I'm not certain I see the positive point of this comment; personally, it just seems like bashing to me. Perhaps you meant it as a joke? Still, at what point do we stop picking on people for being different? As IT workers, we're the brunt of a lot of "less than funny" jokes; why continue that practice on another group? I just don't understand it.
The world moves ever more quickly, so people need to scramble to keep up, and staying offline for an entire car drive can be problematic.
I submit that this is just an excuse for a lack of self-control and/or a feeling of self-importance/self-indulgence. It is entirely possible to hold a position of high responsibility, do an hour commute each way to a tech job and NEVER turn on your phone. It is even possible to go to the theater, the philharmonic, out to dinner, have drinks with friends, or even read a book with your phone off. Really.
If you seriously subscribe to this notion then I think you have sold your life too cheaply.
What I meant was the size (700), like the Align T-Rex 700 Nitro I thought he was sponsored on, but yeah, didn't mean to infer 700 displacement, I have no idea what they displace, around 90 or so? Big, whatever. I fly DLG and and motorized sailplanes on a field next to rotor guys and I get to see all kinds of 3D stuff. I will admit there have been times I've felt nervous when they were figuratively tossing a tumbling heli in our direction. I'll agree to disagree with you on how sharp the LE is on the CF rotors are at speed; I got a deep cut on my calf attempting to fly a small electric heli of the guys at the club offered me one day. It was my fault, buddy box cable wasn't working and after him insisting it was easy (and I did have some sim time on helis), I gave it a go. I got it hovering and should have landed happy; instead, ended up in an accident. Live and learn. Sailplanes are exciting enough for me.
I will give you the benefit of doubt and assume you have never seen or touched the rotors on a 700-size nitro and have little or no first-hand knowledge of the rotor R/C hobby. I recommend you drop by a hobby shop and run a finger over the LE of even a small, electric rotorcraft. I believe you will be quite surprised by just how sharp it is. In my opinion, calling BS is something you do when you have factual experience to back yourself up, not just opinions; but like I said, that's just my opinion.
That is certainly one way to look at it; another is that Conner acted the complete douche and, through bad behavior, humiliated himself, the US and the spirit of the race by whining after being beaten fairly and decisively, then used "American Smarts" to weasel waterline lengths to build and campaign what he thought would be a "face-saver" that turned out to be another US humiliation, as he figuratively had his crew dragging their feet in the water in an effort to under-sail a high performance multi against a hull built to the spirit of the rule, and ended up in another great American institution, a court of law, defending against an accusation of being a douche - unfortunately, there is no law in the US preventing douchery, and Conner prevailed, but not after heaping more shame on the country. Conner's "Cheat To Win" - sorry, "Stars and Stripes" boats pretty much put an end to the spirit of the cup races, but went a long way in upholding the image of the "Ugly American" throughout the sailing world.
At this point, match racing production hulls, something you or I might take around the world, would be, in my opinion, a much better and more exciting and informative race than what the Cup has turned into.
Over-controlling bosses as in "I pay you to work, not spend your day surfing and looking at cat videos and chatting up your friends"? Those kinds of bosses? Yeah, I hate those guys,those over-controlling douche-bags.
Why not spend some time reading, then? It's not rocket science, and like it or not, this is how the game works. To remain ignorant to how wealth is generated in this country is to give up. Time and something as simple as dollar cost averaging $10-$20 a week in extremely low risk mutuals could get you a better future life than bitching about "Elitists" and sticking your money in a mattress (or blowing it all on crap every month). The market is comprised of "common people" investing for a better future. The only person stopping you is you. Just my opinion.
Interesting. I wonder how many "Green Party" folks are still feeling like you do now; Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Gitmo, TSA, Homeland Security, Corps are People, Market Dump of '08, Think of the Children, etc. I am really sorry I will probably be long dead when you are 60; I would love to revisit your comment with you then to see how you are feeling about 3rd party shakups.
Well, I based it on the fact that about 20 mins had gone by without an upmod - that's a "Whoosh" IMO. Don't overestimate the average slashdotter - they might have seen the movie, but seems to be only the hardcore folks can recite dialogue from memory. Just sayin' what my experience has been MSTing movies. Jeremy shoulda got 5-Funny in two minutes minutes or so based on other stuff I've seen on Slash over the years. But, just my opinion, it doesn't really matter, just killin' some time between hardware orders.
OK, so the fact that I can get a pretty good image of Saturn and a couple of it's moons with my 130mm parabolic short tube from my driveway in a light-soaked neighborhood in a washed out sky means I should actually be pretty damn happy. I'd like to step up to a 10" - 12" OTA but the GEM is stupidly expensive and I have little love for a Dob (imaging is my goal but man, what a budget you have to have...)
He is allowed to purchase any seeds he wants. As I understand it, he chose to buy seeds already "'Roundup' resistant" but not pay the Monsanto price to keep his maintenance costs down and profits up, rather than purchasing non-genetically enhanced seeds which require more maintenance dollars on his part.
Whether or not Monsanto should be doing this is moot; they are following the rules of the game, and fiercely (almost insanely, IMO) going after any infringement at all. They will continue to do this until the rules change.
Unfortunately, getting the rules changed is a very, very tough row to hoe and I do not expect to see it happen in my (or my grand-kid's) lifetime.
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Wish I had mod points, I always like a good "yo' momma" joke.
I'm not certain I see the positive point of this comment; personally, it just seems like bashing to me. Perhaps you meant it as a joke? Still, at what point do we stop picking on people for being different? As IT workers, we're the brunt of a lot of "less than funny" jokes; why continue that practice on another group? I just don't understand it.
The world moves ever more quickly, so people need to scramble to keep up, and staying offline for an entire car drive can be problematic.
I submit that this is just an excuse for a lack of self-control and/or a feeling of self-importance/self-indulgence. It is entirely possible to hold a position of high responsibility, do an hour commute each way to a tech job and NEVER turn on your phone. It is even possible to go to the theater, the philharmonic, out to dinner, have drinks with friends, or even read a book with your phone off. Really.
If you seriously subscribe to this notion then I think you have sold your life too cheaply.
I think Amazon already has a "fitting room"; it's called Best Buy, and they don't seem to be too happy about it...
Actually, I was laughing at the notion of greed being a "Clerical/technical" fuck up. Sorry to be so subtle.
Yeah, same thing happened with that "Hobbit" movie, and that last "Harry Potter" movie. Man, I hate those "Clerical/technical" fuck ups!
Not absolutely certain, but I imagine it has something to do with the trucking, auto manufacturing and petroleum industries in the US. Just a guess.
What I meant was the size (700), like the Align T-Rex 700 Nitro I thought he was sponsored on, but yeah, didn't mean to infer 700 displacement, I have no idea what they displace, around 90 or so? Big, whatever. I fly DLG and and motorized sailplanes on a field next to rotor guys and I get to see all kinds of 3D stuff. I will admit there have been times I've felt nervous when they were figuratively tossing a tumbling heli in our direction. I'll agree to disagree with you on how sharp the LE is on the CF rotors are at speed; I got a deep cut on my calf attempting to fly a small electric heli of the guys at the club offered me one day. It was my fault, buddy box cable wasn't working and after him insisting it was easy (and I did have some sim time on helis), I gave it a go. I got it hovering and should have landed happy; instead, ended up in an accident. Live and learn. Sailplanes are exciting enough for me.
I will give you the benefit of doubt and assume you have never seen or touched the rotors on a 700-size nitro and have little or no first-hand knowledge of the rotor R/C hobby. I recommend you drop by a hobby shop and run a finger over the LE of even a small, electric rotorcraft. I believe you will be quite surprised by just how sharp it is. In my opinion, calling BS is something you do when you have factual experience to back yourself up, not just opinions; but like I said, that's just my opinion.
Anyhow, I think we might be on the wrong forum.
Agreed. Perhaps one day we'll cross wakes in the "roaring forties", heave to and share a libation or two. Now, that would be a story!
That is certainly one way to look at it; another is that Conner acted the complete douche and, through bad behavior, humiliated himself, the US and the spirit of the race by whining after being beaten fairly and decisively, then used "American Smarts" to weasel waterline lengths to build and campaign what he thought would be a "face-saver" that turned out to be another US humiliation, as he figuratively had his crew dragging their feet in the water in an effort to under-sail a high performance multi against a hull built to the spirit of the rule, and ended up in another great American institution, a court of law, defending against an accusation of being a douche - unfortunately, there is no law in the US preventing douchery, and Conner prevailed, but not after heaping more shame on the country. Conner's "Cheat To Win" - sorry, "Stars and Stripes" boats pretty much put an end to the spirit of the cup races, but went a long way in upholding the image of the "Ugly American" throughout the sailing world.
At this point, match racing production hulls, something you or I might take around the world, would be, in my opinion, a much better and more exciting and informative race than what the Cup has turned into.
Just my opinion.
@ pe1rxq - Good, concise, thoughtful reply. Unfortunately, the "faithful" don't seem to get it, at least in my experience.
Over-controlling bosses as in "I pay you to work, not spend your day surfing and looking at cat videos and chatting up your friends"? Those kinds of bosses? Yeah, I hate those guys,those over-controlling douche-bags.
Why not spend some time reading, then? It's not rocket science, and like it or not, this is how the game works. To remain ignorant to how wealth is generated in this country is to give up. Time and something as simple as dollar cost averaging $10-$20 a week in extremely low risk mutuals could get you a better future life than bitching about "Elitists" and sticking your money in a mattress (or blowing it all on crap every month). The market is comprised of "common people" investing for a better future. The only person stopping you is you. Just my opinion.
Interesting. I wonder how many "Green Party" folks are still feeling like you do now; Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Gitmo, TSA, Homeland Security, Corps are People, Market Dump of '08, Think of the Children, etc. I am really sorry I will probably be long dead when you are 60; I would love to revisit your comment with you then to see how you are feeling about 3rd party shakups.
You, Sir or Madam, are clearly a sentient being I would enjoy having a drink with.
My first thoughts exactly. My "friend" would appreciate a verifiable Doctorate.
Well, I based it on the fact that about 20 mins had gone by without an upmod - that's a "Whoosh" IMO. Don't overestimate the average slashdotter - they might have seen the movie, but seems to be only the hardcore folks can recite dialogue from memory. Just sayin' what my experience has been MSTing movies. Jeremy shoulda got 5-Funny in two minutes minutes or so based on other stuff I've seen on Slash over the years. But, just my opinion, it doesn't really matter, just killin' some time between hardware orders.
Sigh. Thanks, now we'll probably be seeing this douchery opening for Christmas, 2016. (Nicely done, though!)
Lustmord.
Dude, I wish I had mod points right now! I think you just "Wooshed" the whole crowd...
OK, so the fact that I can get a pretty good image of Saturn and a couple of it's moons with my 130mm parabolic short tube from my driveway in a light-soaked neighborhood in a washed out sky means I should actually be pretty damn happy. I'd like to step up to a 10" - 12" OTA but the GEM is stupidly expensive and I have little love for a Dob (imaging is my goal but man, what a budget you have to have...)
Thanks for the pics.
Is that your Orbo-powered D-Wave?
He is allowed to purchase any seeds he wants. As I understand it, he chose to buy seeds already "'Roundup' resistant" but not pay the Monsanto price to keep his maintenance costs down and profits up, rather than purchasing non-genetically enhanced seeds which require more maintenance dollars on his part.
Whether or not Monsanto should be doing this is moot; they are following the rules of the game, and fiercely (almost insanely, IMO) going after any infringement at all. They will continue to do this until the rules change.
Unfortunately, getting the rules changed is a very, very tough row to hoe and I do not expect to see it happen in my (or my grand-kid's) lifetime.
This is the world we have made.
And also a regular computer!
Touche'!