Hard to shield against, yes. Focus, yes I think it's difficult focus at either extreme of the spectrum. However you don't necessarily need to focus a laser, eh? Just use a really aperture in your emission chamber? Toxicity has nothing to do with reflectivity.
I still remember the bit on 3-2-1 Contact where they featured Alex. The coolest bit was that he invented a word for an apple (banerry) based on its similarities in color and taste to fruits he knew.
Indeed, one need look no further than our back yard, at black smoker dwelling bacteria that consume hydrogen sulfide, also a chemical toxic to many forms of life.
Funny, in my driver's ed. class they always made the point to drive home that it was a privelege, not a right.
>>See recent FBI troubles. >...wherein the government got in trouble for patronizing commercially-available databases? I'm not saying you're >definitely wrong, but I've never heard of such a story, and I'd be impressed if you can link me to one. I cannot find anything right now, I may be misremembering some other debacle.
>Good thing this attitude has never been widespread, or we'd never have any sort of technological progress. Yeah, of course, a I'm luddite. The applicability of this view to technology has its (de)merits, but we're talking about government here: a very different beast.
>mandatory, ubiquitous state-issued ID (driver's licenses) and mandatory They aren't mandatory.
>ubiquitous federal ID (passports, birth certificates, social security cards, and... dun dun DUN... Real ID). Passports are the only you listed which are actually IDs. In fact, your fucking SSI card is explicitly not an ID. And goodluck identifying someone by a footrpint taken 20+ years ago.
>If you are like the overwhelming majority of Americans, you buy everything by credit card. Facts please.
>Private companies track every purchase, collate them all, match them with your supermarket loyalty cards, and >mine the data for all sorts of personal information. Private companies aren't (yet) the government. similarly, nothing prevents me from lying to Albertsons. I'm perfectly happy with them tracking the purchases of Mrs. Simpson at 742 Evergreen Terrace.
>There is already nothing to stop the government from buying access to those databases. >In fact, they probably already do. There is. See recent FBI troubles.
>but that seems like a phenomenon independent from the stuff this Real ID would be used for. You can't foresee all of the ramifications of such a thing, and by the time you do it shall likely be too late.
It's bad enough the State thinks it can interpose itself in so many other areas, even mandating warrantless searches to ride the fucking subway, but shoving this down our throats just to make bartenders' jobs easier (the only real benefit) is really too much.
Think for a minute, eh? How many people visting Yosemite hike in from the backwoods? Next to none. How many come in via the limited road network which is infamous for its traffic jams?
You might want to take a reemdial reading course because you seem to have had difficulty understanding:
It's renewable in some sense, but not others. More specfically, big hydro genereally ends up not being sustainable: i.e; It is renewable in the strictest sense of the word, but because most people play fast and loose with words I pointed out that it is not particularly renewable in the generally assumed, broader sustainable sense.
That first page clearly indicates each color has its own key, so there are five keys. In addition, any scheme like this could be defeated by the user buying their own lock to get a key.
Because you obviously don't understand the meaning of the word theory. Gravity is as much a theory (Newton's Theory of Universal Gravitation) as evolution. It's had a few hundred more years of testing, but both are on terra firma.
As for you non-specific question which shows a blatant misconception of the "theory." We have "the tube" because we've evolved since we split off the family tree, just as we have proper feet instead of another pair of hands. A few million years will do that to a large long-lived animal. Smaller, shorter-lived beasties will experience drift on much shorter time scales. As for the mysterious lizards, what of it? Birds and butterflies have wings, must one have evolved from the other? Nothing says that similar forms will not arise independently. Indeed, evolution and *history* has taught us that similar problems will indeed result in similar solutions.
It's renewable in some sense, but not others. More specfically, big hydro genereally ends up not being sustainable: fish spawning, methane, changes to the microclimate. On the other hand, we've not done enough with run-of-river.
The real failing in the system isn't the lack of advanced courses per se, but the general lack of challenge and all of the ensuing ramifications. On the scale of a lifetime, getting a few semesters ahead in one topic or another really isn't that big of a deal. No, the problem with all of this is that it leaves one unprepared for actual work. How does one cope with the rigorous demands of an institution of higher education when you've only ever had to barely be awake to get by? Poorly.
I don't have a particular solution mind you, and am not convinced many of the usual suspects (Montessori, vouchers, etc.) are improvements. However I thought this aspect should be brought up: Challenge is not merely to keep a student interested, but to train him in the necessary skills for coping with future challenges*
Finally, as an aside, grade inflation (which does not affect standardized tests) must certainly have entered into getting us to where we are today.
*The real point of education some might say. "Kindling of a flame, not filling of a vessel" kind of thing.
P.S. Our system was called GATE, Gifted and Talented Education, none of this stupid "GT" or "TAG" bullshit.
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The protons are decaying! "Longer than the expected life of the universe," my ass.
Hard to shield against, yes. Focus, yes I think it's difficult focus at either extreme of the spectrum.
However you don't necessarily need to focus a laser, eh? Just use a really aperture in your emission
chamber? Toxicity has nothing to do with reflectivity.
Cause they ain't exactly cells anymore are they?
I still remember the bit on 3-2-1 Contact where they featured Alex.
The coolest bit was that he invented a word for an apple (banerry)
based on its similarities in color and taste to fruits he knew.
Time? No, it's POP-CORN!
mission duration * baud
Indeed, one need look no further than our back yard, at black smoker dwelling bacteria that consume hydrogen sulfide,
also a chemical toxic to many forms of life.
"any access to some channels" => "access to some channels"
Umm, you lost a few zeroes, that's 10 kW per rack.
Total power is a misnomer though, since the broke out cooling separately.
More importantly, it's et al. , short for et alia (et alii, et aliae)
Burke is cool, but better described as a historian: teasing out plausible tales of causality and coincidence.
Funny, in my driver's ed. class they always made the point to drive home that it was a privelege, not a right.
>>See recent FBI troubles.
>...wherein the government got in trouble for patronizing commercially-available databases? I'm not saying you're
>definitely wrong, but I've never heard of such a story, and I'd be impressed if you can link me to one.
I cannot find anything right now, I may be misremembering some other debacle.
>Good thing this attitude has never been widespread, or we'd never have any sort of technological progress.
Yeah, of course, a I'm luddite. The applicability of this view to technology has its (de)merits, but we're
talking about government here: a very different beast.
The Swiss are but one simple refutation of the simplistic numbers of weapon argument.
Canada is another, btter example. See Bowling for Columbine.
As for the ease of buying a firearm, it depends. In MA you must take an approved gun
safety course and buy a lock to obtain a license.
Regarding crime rates and gun ownership trends (and capital punishment) you might
want to read up on Ulster Scots emmigrant history.
>mandatory, ubiquitous state-issued ID (driver's licenses) and mandatory
They aren't mandatory.
>ubiquitous federal ID (passports, birth certificates, social security cards, and... dun dun DUN... Real ID).
Passports are the only you listed which are actually IDs. In fact, your fucking SSI card is explicitly not an ID.
And goodluck identifying someone by a footrpint taken 20+ years ago.
>If you are like the overwhelming majority of Americans, you buy everything by credit card.
Facts please.
>Private companies track every purchase, collate them all, match them with your supermarket loyalty cards, and
>mine the data for all sorts of personal information.
Private companies aren't (yet) the government. similarly, nothing prevents me from lying to Albertsons.
I'm perfectly happy with them tracking the purchases of Mrs. Simpson at 742 Evergreen Terrace.
>There is already nothing to stop the government from buying access to those databases.
>In fact, they probably already do.
There is. See recent FBI troubles.
>but that seems like a phenomenon independent from the stuff this Real ID would be used for.
You can't foresee all of the ramifications of such a thing, and by the time you do it shall likely be too late.
It's bad enough the State thinks it can interpose itself in so many other areas, even mandating warrantless
searches to ride the fucking subway, but shoving this down our throats just to make bartenders' jobs easier
(the only real benefit) is really too much.
Think for a minute, eh? How many people visting Yosemite hike in from the backwoods? Next to none.
How many come in via the limited road network which is infamous for its traffic jams?
I pointed out that it is not particularly renewable in the generally assumed, broader sustainable sense.
That first page clearly indicates each color has its own key, so there are five keys.
In addition, any scheme like this could be defeated by the user buying their own lock
to get a key.
I also abhor this word. Of course, it doesn't help that it's generally accepted as a synonym for think despite,
some might aruge, being its antonym.
Because you obviously don't understand the meaning of the word theory. Gravity is as much a theory (Newton's Theory
of Universal Gravitation) as evolution. It's had a few hundred more years of testing, but both are on terra firma.
As for you non-specific question which shows a blatant misconception of the "theory." We have "the tube" because
we've evolved since we split off the family tree, just as we have proper feet instead of another pair of hands.
A few million years will do that to a large long-lived animal. Smaller, shorter-lived beasties will experience
drift on much shorter time scales. As for the mysterious lizards, what of it? Birds and butterflies have wings,
must one have evolved from the other? Nothing says that similar forms will not arise independently. Indeed,
evolution and *history* has taught us that similar problems will indeed result in similar solutions.
This is a rather good question, but keep in mind that Bush campaigned on being an idiot and claimed he'd have the best adviors.
It's renewable in some sense, but not others. More specfically, big hydro genereally ends up not being sustainable:
fish spawning, methane, changes to the microclimate. On the other hand, we've not done enough with run-of-river.
See "district steam" and "industrial ecology," also "nuclear hydrogen generation."
The real failing in the system isn't the lack of advanced courses per se, but the general lack of challenge and
all of the ensuing ramifications. On the scale of a lifetime, getting a few semesters ahead in one topic or
another really isn't that big of a deal. No, the problem with all of this is that it leaves one unprepared for
actual work. How does one cope with the rigorous demands of an institution of higher education when you've only
ever had to barely be awake to get by? Poorly.
I don't have a particular solution mind you, and am not convinced many of the usual suspects (Montessori, vouchers, etc.) are improvements. However I thought this aspect should be brought up: Challenge is not merely
to keep a student interested, but to train him in the necessary skills for coping with future challenges*
Finally, as an aside, grade inflation (which does not affect standardized tests) must certainly have entered
into getting us to where we are today.
*The real point of education some might say. "Kindling of a flame, not filling of a vessel" kind of thing.
P.S. Our system was called GATE, Gifted and Talented Education, none of this stupid "GT" or "TAG" bullshit.
I was wondering if someone would bring this up.
P.S. Fix the fucking pagination in nested view already!!!!