Etch everyone's name on it who contributes, and you just might do it. It helps that you wouldn't have to actually pay unless the entire sum was raised. I'd kick in a hundy.
They reference miles traveled by car per capita. The US population grows by 2.5M people every year, which would lead me to believe the total miles driven is still increasing.
When I've seen peak oil discussed, usually they are talking about total oil output and not per capita consumption.
And the problem is, all politicians are too big of pussies to rein them in. Their eventual goal is 0% legal BAC and probably after that, a complete prohibition on alcohol at all. And you know what? I think they'll eventually get it. Baby steps. It's been going on for decades.
No, I don't condone drunk driving. I'm sorry people get hurt and die. But at some point, you have to stand up and say, I think our system is OK as-is.
Why not just force them to take the damn breathalyzer rather than jabbing them with a needle? Do they have an RN there for that, or does Barney Fife take a crack at it?
Here is a press release from a couple of years ago basically trumpeting the same thing. I think it is policy to recycle this every so often to prop up their stock price.
Why would this be any different from any other aspect of modern technology, or anything else for that matter? People become accustomed to things. It's like when you had a PS car when you were younger, didn't mind it. Then, you moved up to something brand new and loved it until you became used to it. Now, if you were to go back to that same old PS car you would not believe you ever were able to tolerate that jalopy. It's human nature.
Seriously, though, if someone were committed enough, and could find a sympathetic medical professional, what's to stop them from having a kidney, appendix, portion of small intestine, and anything they could do without for a little while removed, and replaced with a few pounds of high explosive?
The only real problem is keeping the detonator undetectable by the metal detector.
For that matter, once that were done, this 'human bomb' would probably be able to get past just about any security checkpoint, not just airports.
Let's face it, if someone really wants to bring down a plane and has more than a moderate IQ, they probably are going to have a pretty decent shot at doing it. Maybe these devices and this system isn't perfect, but it's better than the alternative, which is doing nothing.
It's a requirement for getting more funding and a bigger budget. With the current emphasis on cutting costs and everyone's budget under the microscope, they are trying to generate as much interest as possible in their work.
Well, I'm not sure about a VC in 1976, but if you'd invested $666.66 in 12/12/1980 the date of the IPO, you would have received your shares at $2.75 per share (after adjusting for stock splits that have occurred since then). Given that the same shares are trading around $315, you'd be sitting on right around $76,350.
Because accelerometers tell you your acceleration, not your speed. If you turned the phone on while the car was already moving, it would think you were standing still. And you'd have to account for gravity and the orientation of the phone, etc.
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Etch everyone's name on it who contributes, and you just might do it. It helps that you wouldn't have to actually pay unless the entire sum was raised. I'd kick in a hundy.
It is the dream of all software companies to get products that generate recurring revenue indefinitely. Looks like this might fit that bill.
No need to install aftermarket botnets.
It'd be cool if this finally gained us access to the RSX....
They reference miles traveled by car per capita. The US population grows by 2.5M people every year, which would lead me to believe the total miles driven is still increasing.
When I've seen peak oil discussed, usually they are talking about total oil output and not per capita consumption.
I have a friend who was asked to recite the alphabet backwards from Z to M. Looking for a response like "not even a sober person can do that."
And the problem is, all politicians are too big of pussies to rein them in. Their eventual goal is 0% legal BAC and probably after that, a complete prohibition on alcohol at all. And you know what? I think they'll eventually get it. Baby steps. It's been going on for decades.
No, I don't condone drunk driving. I'm sorry people get hurt and die. But at some point, you have to stand up and say, I think our system is OK as-is.
Why not just force them to take the damn breathalyzer rather than jabbing them with a needle? Do they have an RN there for that, or does Barney Fife take a crack at it?
Here is a press release from a couple of years ago basically trumpeting the same thing. I think it is policy to recycle this every so often to prop up their stock price.
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I hope the Time Cops aren't actually out again. I thought Jean-Claude Van Damme was more or less washed up.
Why would this be any different from any other aspect of modern technology, or anything else for that matter? People become accustomed to things. It's like when you had a PS car when you were younger, didn't mind it. Then, you moved up to something brand new and loved it until you became used to it. Now, if you were to go back to that same old PS car you would not believe you ever were able to tolerate that jalopy. It's human nature.
You should always initialize war: int war=0;
Seriously, though, if someone were committed enough, and could find a sympathetic medical professional, what's to stop them from having a kidney, appendix, portion of small intestine, and anything they could do without for a little while removed, and replaced with a few pounds of high explosive? The only real problem is keeping the detonator undetectable by the metal detector. For that matter, once that were done, this 'human bomb' would probably be able to get past just about any security checkpoint, not just airports. Let's face it, if someone really wants to bring down a plane and has more than a moderate IQ, they probably are going to have a pretty decent shot at doing it. Maybe these devices and this system isn't perfect, but it's better than the alternative, which is doing nothing.
The idea being that anyone with wires hanging out of their bottom would not make it through security?
Yeah. Screw Stuxnet, we need to get some of these into Iran, pronto.
It's a requirement for getting more funding and a bigger budget. With the current emphasis on cutting costs and everyone's budget under the microscope, they are trying to generate as much interest as possible in their work.
We've added another dimension, and got 50% denser. Sounds like we didn't do our jobs very well.
So nice of our gubernment to take some of the load off of those congested cellular networks. Phew.
Just because it is on the internet does not mean it is in the public domain.
If gasoline were to suddenly become significantly more expensive, the asking price could be adjusted accordingly.
It's obviously not the same, but in some ways it sounds similar to Intel's Lightpeak. I guess it is the next logical step once you get to that point.
One of the examples that's now used when teaching this stuff is a brief engagement from the last Golf War
Insert $TIGER_WOODS_JOKE here.
Well, I'm not sure about a VC in 1976, but if you'd invested $666.66 in 12/12/1980 the date of the IPO, you would have received your shares at $2.75 per share (after adjusting for stock splits that have occurred since then). Given that the same shares are trading around $315, you'd be sitting on right around $76,350.
So they think it's OK if journalists steal souls?
Because accelerometers tell you your acceleration, not your speed. If you turned the phone on while the car was already moving, it would think you were standing still. And you'd have to account for gravity and the orientation of the phone, etc.