Law enforcement used to be encouraged to be part of the community. They were given fixed beats, and everyone knew them by name. They knew the people in the community. And there was a problem with corruption of the officers. SO the solution was to rotate beats, bring the cops in from elsewhere. The thought being that the officers would be more impartial, and difficult to corrupt if the didn't know the people they were policing. And it worked.... The officers are less corrupt than in the past, but on the other hand they have no F'ing clue who the bad guys are. And everyone hates them. Public relations have never been worse. So the pendulum is swinging back towards trying to integrate officers into the community again. Expect cops to start playing golf with the bad guys again:)
The average tire pressure on a car tire is 32 psi, the average pressure on a large truck is well over 60 psi, most run over 100. I was told by a highway engineer years ago that one large truck creates the same amount of wear and tear as thousands of cars, especially if it's overloaded. It is my understanding that large trucks and environmental effects are responsible for the vast majority of all damage. If you start looking at the damage closely you'll start to notice that most of it seems indicative of the dual tires that trucks run, or the long trailers they pull. For example in urban environments where the rear wheels track out of the standard path of a tire on a turn.
You shoot for center mass because that's the most effective point of aim to "stop" or "end the threat". You don't say "Kill" because it looks REALLY bad under cross examination, and furthur more it's not true, that is unless you would walk over to the incapacitated person and execute them before the ambulance arrived. Why do you draw your weapon? To kill someone, Or to protect yourself? That's the critical distinction.
As someone who consumes very little media, and I mean VERY LITTLE. I wonder if by having a large quantity of media readily available for pirating doesn't actually encourage the habit of consumption. I know that often my media purchases (almost exclusively CDs and books) almost always follow an influx of new media loaned or given to me by a friend. I'll listen to some new music and think "this is good stuff" and frequently go out and purchase a few cd's or a couple books as a result, usually tangentially related, sometimes not
I'm not saying that I purchase what was loaned to me I don't. Those poor starving artists usually get nothing from me. What I am saying is that fresh media tends to wet my appetite for more fresh media, and that if I'm in the mood for something new I usually don't hesitate to purchase it.
In other words If it were not for books and CD's traded about I probably wouldn't purchase ANY media, other than what was necessary. For me I am quite certain that the amount of "free samples" that pass my way is directly correlated to the amount of impulsive shopping I do. Granted if I had access to all media known to man in high quality for free I wouldn't ever purchase any of it.
Sure you would be crazy to not wear a seat-belt. But the question is, should the government make it illegal to not wear one? It is the Governments job to enforce good common sense? Is saving lives or strengthening the economy justification enough for our Government to dictate our actions?
Umm... I totally understand what you are saying, but I feel compelled to give you a heads up, call it a bit of a warning. You see, your comment clearly reveals your age. As you get older those numbers will start to shift. Be forewarned, It wont be an unnoticed shift, in fact it'll be disturbing. I prefer to think that with maturity one gains the ability to appreciate the finer and previously un-noticed qualities of those other girls... Could just be that as you grow old you get a permanent case of beer goggles...
I have personally known many people who smoke because they *think* it helps suppress appetite. In fact they often justify the cost by claiming they save on food. I've always assumed this is one of the many reasons young females choose to smoke.
"There's been lots of discussion here over the Fukushima incident. It's been dominated by the "pro-nuke" side, if you can call it that, but that's not surprising considering Slashdot's demographics."
Yeah, I've noticed that too. My advice for them is to get used to saying "would you like fries with that?" This is already bad news for anyone trying to make a living in any way related to nuclear power, we wont know how bad for months to come, but no matter how you slice it it's not good.
"Ironically, the anti-nuclear proponents are their own worst enemies if they actually want to prevent things like this. The demand for power isn't going away, but installing newer plants, which would be of the modern and inherently safe designs, would allow the old ones to be decommissioned or at least overhauled."
You sir are a douche.
If the plants are not safe, they shouldn't be run. If we are going to have safe nuclear energy, it needs to be managed by people who believe this. Not by people who would claim that "we could be safe if it wasn't for our detractors." This incident has nothing to do what-so-ever with anti-nuclear proponents, and everything to do with the people who choose to run and operate the reactor. Right now they have succeeded in making the entire industry look like shit. The problem isn't the outdated designs. The problem is the people who continue to use outdated designs!
If you think gun ownership is expensive, try actually knowing how to use one...
On a good day you can buy a box of 50 9mm rounds for $13. That's 26 cents each time you pull the trigger. The cost of the gun becomes moot if you want to practice regularly, as a good practice session is going to consume several boxes of ammo. Just like anything else you must practice to become proficient, and practice regularly to maintain your proficiency.
Who gives £120,000 to their kid so they can put it in a savings account for them.
Just a guess, but perhaps someone trying to dodge taxes, or exploit some sort of loophole. The article claims that the son has some money in an offshore account and is refusing to give it back. From this I make the inference that the son knows how to handle, transfer and manage money in ways that the ordinary person isn't familiar with.
Well, if you had a rioting mob in your street when something is posted which they don't like then you too would be more careful not to incite violence.
It's very easy to defend free speech from your comfortable home in a stable society, but if you live in a less fortunate country then you have to take a different route to prevent people dying unnecessarily.
Perhaps if there was more freedom of speech, instability would not exist to the degree that censorship is required to prevent riots. Arguing the merits of censorship is essentially circular logic. The people are oppressed. Why are they oppressed? Because it's for their own good, if we didn't oppress them they would riot and hurt themselves... Why would they riot? Because they are oppressed. Ahh.. Makes perfect sense.
It's not actually free unless EVERYONE has access to it. If my personal information is being SOLD that seems to indicate it's not very free. And furthermore, I suspect that the Govt and The Corporations involved are working very hard to keep much of their personal information from escaping and becoming free.
Here in the USA most of us have been duped into thinking that the Government and Large corporations are at odds with each other. Instead of realizing that each represent a consolidation of power, and pose similar threats (and more often than not work together). We spend so much time divided and arguing about who represents "evil" ( the Govt or the Corporations) that they both pretty much get to do whatever the hell they want.
A 454 is most definitely a rebuildable engine. Standard procedure is to bore the cylinders over and use larger pistons. You can bore a 454 (big block) up to.060" over. Therefore you should be able to get atleast two rebuilds before you need to find a new block. Don't take my word for it, Google 454 rebuild kit, or big block rebuild kit, or how to rebuild a 454...
I find it hard to imagine a situation with a passenger vehicle where it would need more than 2 or 3 rebuilds during it's useful lifespan (taxi cab perhaps?), and I suspect that's why engines like this do not have easily removable sleeves.
My understanding as to one reason large diesels have sleeves is that it becomes possible to service only one cylinder. As in you can replace one piston, rings and sleeve, while keeping all the cylinders the same size. It also makes it possible to do said repair without removing the engine from the truck (no machining necessary)
The biggest problem with this scheme is that given the choice most people wouldn't invest it. The entire reason for social security is to assure that everyone has some form of a safety net. We have no faith in the ability of the masses to plan for retirement, therefore we take the money from them and do it for them.
As far as not giving them the option of spending the money, but letting them manage it however they seem fit... Hrmm... First off we have this program in effect because they are not smart enough to save. This sort of disqualifies them from managing their own 401k IMO. And it seems suspicious to me also. Safety nets are not something you gamble on, they are the sort of thing that should have a *guaranteed* return. A lot of people experienced extreme losses with 401k's during the whole Worldcom and Enron escapades. I don't call that a great safety net. On the other hand if I had a vested interest in the stock market, or heck even owned a company that sold stock I'm sure I'd be all for it.
While the big block wont EVER make it to a million, I've seen an awful AWFUL lot of diesels fail to make 500k. When it comes time to rebuild the engine the big block can be rebuilt several times over for what the Diesel will Cost. (atleast in parts and machining costs) Diesels commonly give twice the service life of their gas equivalents, anything more than that while not unheard of, is not to be expected either. (some gas engines go 400k too) Don't get me wrong, I would trade my Vortec 454 for a diesel in a heartbeat. But my motivation would be for the improved gas mileage. ESPECIALLY when Towing. The only reason I own Big block is for pulling a 10,000# trailer, and it does this VERY VERY well. But it get's about 10mpg when towing (15.5 when not) A Diesel would probably get 18mpg when towing and i could run homemade bio diesel. My tow vehicle with a big block is inexpensive, dependable, easy to work on, and gets pretty poor gas mileage....
I predict the conspiracy theorists are going to be very disappointed.
An easy prediction. If they are wrong we are not having the wool pulled over our eyes by a conspiring govt. If they are right then said govt wouldn't dare release the incriminating evidence!
Because it shows them using this intelligence in the wild, in a natural setting, presumably without human prompting. It's probably not surprising at all to those who study them, but science tends to demand evidence....
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Law enforcement used to be encouraged to be part of the community. They were given fixed beats, and everyone knew them by name. They knew the people in the community. And there was a problem with corruption of the officers. SO the solution was to rotate beats, bring the cops in from elsewhere. The thought being that the officers would be more impartial, and difficult to corrupt if the didn't know the people they were policing. And it worked.... The officers are less corrupt than in the past, but on the other hand they have no F'ing clue who the bad guys are. And everyone hates them. Public relations have never been worse. So the pendulum is swinging back towards trying to integrate officers into the community again. Expect cops to start playing golf with the bad guys again :)
The average tire pressure on a car tire is 32 psi, the average pressure on a large truck is well over 60 psi, most run over 100. I was told by a highway engineer years ago that one large truck creates the same amount of wear and tear as thousands of cars, especially if it's overloaded. It is my understanding that large trucks and environmental effects are responsible for the vast majority of all damage. If you start looking at the damage closely you'll start to notice that most of it seems indicative of the dual tires that trucks run, or the long trailers they pull. For example in urban environments where the rear wheels track out of the standard path of a tire on a turn.
You shoot for center mass because that's the most effective point of aim to "stop" or "end the threat". You don't say "Kill" because it looks REALLY bad under cross examination, and furthur more it's not true, that is unless you would walk over to the incapacitated person and execute them before the ambulance arrived. Why do you draw your weapon? To kill someone, Or to protect yourself? That's the critical distinction.
As someone who consumes very little media, and I mean VERY LITTLE. I wonder if by having a large quantity of media readily available for pirating doesn't actually encourage the habit of consumption. I know that often my media purchases (almost exclusively CDs and books) almost always follow an influx of new media loaned or given to me by a friend. I'll listen to some new music and think "this is good stuff" and frequently go out and purchase a few cd's or a couple books as a result, usually tangentially related, sometimes not
I'm not saying that I purchase what was loaned to me I don't. Those poor starving artists usually get nothing from me. What I am saying is that fresh media tends to wet my appetite for more fresh media, and that if I'm in the mood for something new I usually don't hesitate to purchase it.
In other words If it were not for books and CD's traded about I probably wouldn't purchase ANY media, other than what was necessary. For me I am quite certain that the amount of "free samples" that pass my way is directly correlated to the amount of impulsive shopping I do. Granted if I had access to all media known to man in high quality for free I wouldn't ever purchase any of it.
Sure you would be crazy to not wear a seat-belt. But the question is, should the government make it illegal to not wear one? It is the Governments job to enforce good common sense? Is saving lives or strengthening the economy justification enough for our Government to dictate our actions?
Umm... I totally understand what you are saying, but I feel compelled to give you a heads up, call it a bit of a warning. You see, your comment clearly reveals your age. As you get older those numbers will start to shift. Be forewarned, It wont be an unnoticed shift, in fact it'll be disturbing. I prefer to think that with maturity one gains the ability to appreciate the finer and previously un-noticed qualities of those other girls... Could just be that as you grow old you get a permanent case of beer goggles...
I have personally known many people who smoke because they *think* it helps suppress appetite. In fact they often justify the cost by claiming they save on food. I've always assumed this is one of the many reasons young females choose to smoke.
Monkey island!
"Everyone wants cool stuff. But nothing is free. It is just basic economics."
Fine then charge me for it. I don't want to give up my privacy.
"There's been lots of discussion here over the Fukushima incident. It's been dominated by the "pro-nuke" side, if you can call it that, but that's not surprising considering Slashdot's demographics."
Yeah, I've noticed that too. My advice for them is to get used to saying "would you like fries with that?" This is already bad news for anyone trying to make a living in any way related to nuclear power, we wont know how bad for months to come, but no matter how you slice it it's not good.
To those who would claim "yeah but next time it'll be different" I would say, correct, next time I'm not going to try and kick the football. http://pratie.blogspot.com/2005/09/charlie-brown-and-lucy-and-football.html
"Ironically, the anti-nuclear proponents are their own worst enemies if they actually want to prevent things like this. The demand for power isn't going away, but installing newer plants, which would be of the modern and inherently safe designs, would allow the old ones to be decommissioned or at least overhauled."
You sir are a douche.
If the plants are not safe, they shouldn't be run. If we are going to have safe nuclear energy, it needs to be managed by people who believe this. Not by people who would claim that "we could be safe if it wasn't for our detractors." This incident has nothing to do what-so-ever with anti-nuclear proponents, and everything to do with the people who choose to run and operate the reactor. Right now they have succeeded in making the entire industry look like shit. The problem isn't the outdated designs. The problem is the people who continue to use outdated designs!
That my parents divorced. Wish I had used more self control....
Who decides what is right and wrong? In your world it certainly isn't you :)
If you think gun ownership is expensive, try actually knowing how to use one... On a good day you can buy a box of 50 9mm rounds for $13. That's 26 cents each time you pull the trigger. The cost of the gun becomes moot if you want to practice regularly, as a good practice session is going to consume several boxes of ammo. Just like anything else you must practice to become proficient, and practice regularly to maintain your proficiency.
Yeah really, just add some kevlar body armor, a camera, blinders, and a remote controlled stick with a carrot on the end of it!
I noticed you used the word "work" Would you consider owning copywrite on a 40 year old book that your father wrote as work???
Who gives £120,000 to their kid so they can put it in a savings account for them.
Just a guess, but perhaps someone trying to dodge taxes, or exploit some sort of loophole. The article claims that the son has some money in an offshore account and is refusing to give it back. From this I make the inference that the son knows how to handle, transfer and manage money in ways that the ordinary person isn't familiar with.
Well, if you had a rioting mob in your street when something is posted which they don't like then you too would be more careful not to incite violence.
It's very easy to defend free speech from your comfortable home in a stable society, but if you live in a less fortunate country then you have to take a different route to prevent people dying unnecessarily.
Perhaps if there was more freedom of speech, instability would not exist to the degree that censorship is required to prevent riots. Arguing the merits of censorship is essentially circular logic. The people are oppressed. Why are they oppressed? Because it's for their own good, if we didn't oppress them they would riot and hurt themselves... Why would they riot? Because they are oppressed. Ahh.. Makes perfect sense.
It's not actually free unless EVERYONE has access to it. If my personal information is being SOLD that seems to indicate it's not very free. And furthermore, I suspect that the Govt and The Corporations involved are working very hard to keep much of their personal information from escaping and becoming free.
Here in the USA most of us have been duped into thinking that the Government and Large corporations are at odds with each other. Instead of realizing that each represent a consolidation of power, and pose similar threats (and more often than not work together). We spend so much time divided and arguing about who represents "evil" ( the Govt or the Corporations) that they both pretty much get to do whatever the hell they want.
A 454 is most definitely a rebuildable engine. Standard procedure is to bore the cylinders over and use larger pistons. You can bore a 454 (big block) up to .060" over. Therefore you should be able to get atleast two rebuilds before you need to find a new block. Don't take my word for it, Google 454 rebuild kit, or big block rebuild kit, or how to rebuild a 454...
I find it hard to imagine a situation with a passenger vehicle where it would need more than 2 or 3 rebuilds during it's useful lifespan (taxi cab perhaps?), and I suspect that's why engines like this do not have easily removable sleeves.
My understanding as to one reason large diesels have sleeves is that it becomes possible to service only one cylinder. As in you can replace one piston, rings and sleeve, while keeping all the cylinders the same size. It also makes it possible to do said repair without removing the engine from the truck (no machining necessary)
The biggest problem with this scheme is that given the choice most people wouldn't invest it. The entire reason for social security is to assure that everyone has some form of a safety net. We have no faith in the ability of the masses to plan for retirement, therefore we take the money from them and do it for them. As far as not giving them the option of spending the money, but letting them manage it however they seem fit... Hrmm... First off we have this program in effect because they are not smart enough to save. This sort of disqualifies them from managing their own 401k IMO. And it seems suspicious to me also. Safety nets are not something you gamble on, they are the sort of thing that should have a *guaranteed* return. A lot of people experienced extreme losses with 401k's during the whole Worldcom and Enron escapades. I don't call that a great safety net. On the other hand if I had a vested interest in the stock market, or heck even owned a company that sold stock I'm sure I'd be all for it.
While the big block wont EVER make it to a million, I've seen an awful AWFUL lot of diesels fail to make 500k. When it comes time to rebuild the engine the big block can be rebuilt several times over for what the Diesel will Cost. (atleast in parts and machining costs) Diesels commonly give twice the service life of their gas equivalents, anything more than that while not unheard of, is not to be expected either. (some gas engines go 400k too) Don't get me wrong, I would trade my Vortec 454 for a diesel in a heartbeat. But my motivation would be for the improved gas mileage. ESPECIALLY when Towing. The only reason I own Big block is for pulling a 10,000# trailer, and it does this VERY VERY well. But it get's about 10mpg when towing (15.5 when not) A Diesel would probably get 18mpg when towing and i could run homemade bio diesel. My tow vehicle with a big block is inexpensive, dependable, easy to work on, and gets pretty poor gas mileage....
I predict the conspiracy theorists are going to be very disappointed.
An easy prediction. If they are wrong we are not having the wool pulled over our eyes by a conspiring govt. If they are right then said govt wouldn't dare release the incriminating evidence!
Because it shows them using this intelligence in the wild, in a natural setting, presumably without human prompting. It's probably not surprising at all to those who study them, but science tends to demand evidence....