Some people seem to be putting this off as an example of a market failure when in truth it's not.
Many TVs have features that allow you to level out the sound from programming to commercials (kind of an old school ad blocker). That is how the market has seen fit to address this problem.
Also, the market hasn't done more than than because this is more of a minor annoyance than a real problem (and yes, I do find it annoying, especially when I have a sleeping kid in my arms and they get woken up by the commercials). It's also not like the sound is getting louder and louder and louder over the years.
Markets work, just not always in the way that people expect.
My last name is O'Leary and over the past 5 years web sites have not gotten any better, and arguably have gotten worse, at handling the apostrophe in my last name
...supposed to be proposed before the ISS was launched?
I'm sorry, but I'm a big fan of NASA and I find this whole effort to be ridiculous. The ISS was sold as a tool that would provide all of these critical capabilities and now, all of a sudden, they have to drum up business.
Sorry, but the ISS has officially become a Solution In Search Of A Problem.
Some have called the RPG a tripod, but have ignored the fact that war photographers don't use tripods because they slow them down. There's also the fact that an RPG was found at the scene, and nobody else in the group was carrying one, so this must be the RPG.
Some have called the AK-47 a jacket, but ignore the fact the jackets don't glint in the sunlight when they are turned to a certain angle. Only things that are made of metal do that. You can also see the general shape of the AK-47, including the barrel and the magazine.
These were guys who were heading into the fight and were armed. The decision to attack was made when -- mistakenly -- one of the Apache crews thought they saw the guy with the RPG setting up to take a firing position.
Also, the presence of the RPG at the scene was confirmed by a Washington Post reporter.
Listen, I think a whole set of poor decisions were made, but to call this an unprovoked slaughter of a bunch on innocent civilians, as some have, is simply wrong.
This is one of those -- terrible -- things that happens during war.
On NPR (TOTN) right now they are interviewing a Washington Post reporter who was in the neighborhood at the time of the attack. He confirmed that an RPG was found among the bodies.
An RPG is not a defensive weapon that is carried by bodyguards.
I'm not thrilled with how they shot up the van. I'm not sure what the rationale was for that strike.
However, at the end of the day the Apaches were providing perimeter security and air support for a mission down the street, saw armed men heading toward the fight, and took justifiable action.
It's also ridiculous for you to say who's a civilian and who isn't. Generally, civilians run away from the fight.
First, war photographers typically don't carry tripods because they slow them down too much. There was also no mention of a tripod being found at the scene, but an RPG was mentioned as being found.
Second, it may be a machine gun, perhaps a PKM, based on how the bearer is carrying it and how he leans up against it. The pilots clearly identify this as one of many weapons held by the group. You can also see an AK-47 being held by one other person in that group.
Third, it's debatable what the object at 4:07 is. It's probably a long, sports-type camera lens, but it looks like a LAW or similar RPG-type weapon.
While a camera lens was mis-identified later on in the clip, an RPG is clearly visible at 3:44 of the original clip. A camera lens isn't 4.5 feet long, 2 inches in diameter, and bulbous at one end.
Perhaps, but an RPG doesn't fit in the same bucket.
The pilot seems to have been under the impression that the guy at the corner was on one knee and taking aim with an RPG, which would represent an imminent threat and justify the strike.
I just put together a quick analysis that makes it clear that the two journalists who were killed in the Apache attack video were unfortunately caught up in an attack on a legitimate target.
It's inaccurate to say that no weapons were seen in this film. At 3:40 you can see a guy with an AK-47 (he's swinging it by his side from his right hand) and at 3:45 you can see an RPG (the guy turns around to look behind him). The guys in question were walking behind the two photographers, who may not have known they were behind them.
I was talking to a company about a semi-technical consulting job and their CTO pointed it out. I think he was semi-serious. We ended up not working together.
Of course, this was 10 years ago and I had and AOL address because of their big dial-up network. That made sense given that I traveled a lot.
How hard is it to sign up for g-mail?
Like hunters who protect wetlands, I love to fish and it pisses me off to no end when people trash the environment.
I'm just saying that you shouldn't romanticize things or people. You have to strike a balance.
In the case of the movie, there was no obvious reason why you had to strip mine the unobtainium and thus destroy the home tree. Why couldn't they have done sub-surface mining? God knows it still would have been profitable given the margins they were working with. That would have presented a reasonable third way.
I think the movie went to some lengths to portray the corporation (and by inference all corporations) as greedy and uncaring. While that was certainly true of the past, I think it's much less true of the present. Just look at ideas like horizontal drilling.
Even rich CEOs have kids and most care about the world they leave their kids.
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Volume levelers work, on my TV at least. There's also the Tivo example that someone else proposed.
Some people seem to be putting this off as an example of a market failure when in truth it's not.
Many TVs have features that allow you to level out the sound from programming to commercials (kind of an old school ad blocker). That is how the market has seen fit to address this problem.
Also, the market hasn't done more than than because this is more of a minor annoyance than a real problem (and yes, I do find it annoying, especially when I have a sleeping kid in my arms and they get woken up by the commercials). It's also not like the sound is getting louder and louder and louder over the years.
Markets work, just not always in the way that people expect.
My last name is O'Leary and over the past 5 years web sites have not gotten any better, and arguably have gotten worse, at handling the apostrophe in my last name
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You say it like that's a BAD thing.
...supposed to be proposed before the ISS was launched?
I'm sorry, but I'm a big fan of NASA and I find this whole effort to be ridiculous. The ISS was sold as a tool that would provide all of these critical capabilities and now, all of a sudden, they have to drum up business.
Sorry, but the ISS has officially become a Solution In Search Of A Problem.
1. I fail to see the problem with this.
2. So it turned her into a teenaged boy?
So what are the objects?
Some have called the RPG a tripod, but have ignored the fact that war photographers don't use tripods because they slow them down. There's also the fact that an RPG was found at the scene, and nobody else in the group was carrying one, so this must be the RPG.
Some have called the AK-47 a jacket, but ignore the fact the jackets don't glint in the sunlight when they are turned to a certain angle. Only things that are made of metal do that. You can also see the general shape of the AK-47, including the barrel and the magazine.
If you can't attack the content, attack the author...
These were guys who were heading into the fight and were armed. The decision to attack was made when -- mistakenly -- one of the Apache crews thought they saw the guy with the RPG setting up to take a firing position.
Also, the presence of the RPG at the scene was confirmed by a Washington Post reporter.
Listen, I think a whole set of poor decisions were made, but to call this an unprovoked slaughter of a bunch on innocent civilians, as some have, is simply wrong.
This is one of those -- terrible -- things that happens during war.
The RPG was seen earlier on in the clip. The pilot then mistook the camera lens for the RPG.
I posted the relevant frames here...
- Apache Attack Analysis
One shows an AK-47 and the other shows the RPG that was found at the scene.
The presence of an RPG at the scene was confirmed on NPR by a Washington Post reporter who was in the neighborhood.
On NPR (TOTN) right now they are interviewing a Washington Post reporter who was in the neighborhood at the time of the attack. He confirmed that an RPG was found among the bodies.
An RPG is not a defensive weapon that is carried by bodyguards.
I'm not thrilled with how they shot up the van. I'm not sure what the rationale was for that strike.
However, at the end of the day the Apaches were providing perimeter security and air support for a mission down the street, saw armed men heading toward the fight, and took justifiable action.
It's also ridiculous for you to say who's a civilian and who isn't. Generally, civilians run away from the fight.
First, war photographers typically don't carry tripods because they slow them down too much. There was also no mention of a tripod being found at the scene, but an RPG was mentioned as being found.
Second, it may be a machine gun, perhaps a PKM, based on how the bearer is carrying it and how he leans up against it. The pilots clearly identify this as one of many weapons held by the group. You can also see an AK-47 being held by one other person in that group.
Third, it's debatable what the object at 4:07 is. It's probably a long, sports-type camera lens, but it looks like a LAW or similar RPG-type weapon.
While a camera lens was mis-identified later on in the clip, an RPG is clearly visible at 3:44 of the original clip. A camera lens isn't 4.5 feet long, 2 inches in diameter, and bulbous at one end.
An RPG is.
Perhaps, but an RPG doesn't fit in the same bucket.
The pilot seems to have been under the impression that the guy at the corner was on one knee and taking aim with an RPG, which would represent an imminent threat and justify the strike.
I just put together a quick analysis that makes it clear that the two journalists who were killed in the Apache attack video were unfortunately caught up in an attack on a legitimate target.
- Apache Attack Analysis
I also highlight the frames where weapons are visible.
At 3:44 the guy with the RPG (in his right hand) turns around to look behind him.
It's inaccurate to say that no weapons were seen in this film. At 3:40 you can see a guy with an AK-47 (he's swinging it by his side from his right hand) and at 3:45 you can see an RPG (the guy turns around to look behind him). The guys in question were walking behind the two photographers, who may not have known they were behind them.
I'm still waiting for my jet pack (and supersonic flight).
"How hard is it to sign up for g-mail?" Sorry if I wasn't clear, but this was a rhetorical question. I've been on g-mail for years.
I was talking to a company about a semi-technical consulting job and their CTO pointed it out. I think he was semi-serious. We ended up not working together. Of course, this was 10 years ago and I had and AOL address because of their big dial-up network. That made sense given that I traveled a lot. How hard is it to sign up for g-mail?
Nobody's dismissing it.
Like hunters who protect wetlands, I love to fish and it pisses me off to no end when people trash the environment.
I'm just saying that you shouldn't romanticize things or people. You have to strike a balance.
In the case of the movie, there was no obvious reason why you had to strip mine the unobtainium and thus destroy the home tree. Why couldn't they have done sub-surface mining? God knows it still would have been profitable given the margins they were working with. That would have presented a reasonable third way.
I think the movie went to some lengths to portray the corporation (and by inference all corporations) as greedy and uncaring. While that was certainly true of the past, I think it's much less true of the present. Just look at ideas like horizontal drilling.
Even rich CEOs have kids and most care about the world they leave their kids.
The wolves attacked the oafish outsider but left the Na'vi alone.
Real packs of wolves don't just live and let live. Thus the use of phrases like "wolves at the door" and "wolfpack".
But people forget that nowadays.
Agreed.
IMO this was a cheap shot that reflects lazy, knee-jerk thinking.