That's like saying you support freedom of speech only as long as it's NOT exercised in front of the Capitol building, in National Parks, public beaches, post offices, police stations, courts, schools, et cetera.
While you're all arguing about the INEVITABLE, i'm buying up farmland in Canada. If this all pans out, my dynasty will be a rich and powerful one, commanding great swaths of fertile Canadian farmland that will be ripe when the climate warms up. Canadian oranges, anyone?
That's such a stupid thing to say. China is polluting absolutely, and just because it's less per capita doesn't mean it's any less damaging. The crucial point that is missing your rat brain is the quality of life that results from the pollution. We are here to live a good life, and pollution will always be a factor. China's pollution is much less efficient at creating that quality of life we enjoy in the 1st world.
They're also quick to use the death penalty, but that's not really that bad; they're not executing innocent fishermen, they're executing convicted criminals.
I'm sure they got a fair trial. Even in the united states, there have been INNOCENT people put to DEATH. I don't think you fully comprehend that. INNOCENT PEOPLE killed by their OWN GOVERNMENT. You can, of course, imagine that they don't have the first-world court system we have.
Even with ad hominem being so overused, I, for one, would not mind to see your ignorant ass stand on trial in China.
Angle of attack determines the amount of lift generated. Lift is generated perpendicular to the angle of attack, therefore creating drag when your wings are angled. This is completely normal and reduces efficiency of the airplane, of course. That's why there's an optimal angle of attack for minimum fuel consumption, as well as a different angle of attack for maximum altitude gain in the shortest horizontal difference.
Airplanes can fly upside down because their ailerons and elevators comprise a significant portion of the wing that they can change it's geometry based on pilot input.
What you said is incorrect, aside from the phenomenon of "ground effect," which increases lift when the aircraft is close to the ground because the air bounces off the ground and creates even higher pressure under the wing.
Souce: Aerodynamics for naval aviators (http://www.amazon.com/Aerodynamics-Naval-Aviators-FAA-Handbooks/dp/156027140X)
Source is algebra-based to be comprehendable by people other than aerospace engineers.
That's great, but there's also a dark side to the FDA, and the dark side is much darker than you'd imagine.
The problem with the FDA is that it holds up good drugs that could save lives. Yes, it may also hold back drugs that could cost lives, but that doesn't matter when you have a TERMINAL ILLNESS and the drug could have saved your life! The FDA is absolutely and positively an evil entity (albeit with good intentions). But good intentions don't do any good; it's results that matter. And the FDA's history is as tainted as the legacy of Stalin.
It's hard to see the evil because those are HIDDEN COSTS. But they still cost lives.
You are a terrible human being for forcing people to not be able to work more than 40 hours a week if they choose. You live insulated in your ivory tower while a struggling auto worker cannot send his child to college because he cannot work overtime. You sick bastard.
You also drive up the cost of production by keeping people in inefficient jobs. You could care less about the poor who cannot afford a car so they could get a better job on the other side of town and get ahead in life.
I petition you to rethink your evil ways and see the consequences of your actions. The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
Higher gas taxes mean that there is an increase in the cost of production (energy for machinery, gas to get worker to work, et cetera) and in a finite world, there will be less things produced. This equals a lower standard of living.
Your idea is evil, and therefore i infer that you must be a real sicko to care more about a damned frog being able to jump around in a puddle than the suffering of another human being.
That's a noble goal, but it's going about it in a round-about way, and that's WRONG.
The better way would be to legislate that there should be no discrimination based on past actions. What happened in the past is a fact (doesn't mean they were guilty, it just means the conviction happened and it's a factual occurrence that the conviction happened). Just as gender, age, religious persuasion are all facts, but they cannot be used to discriminate against persons. Include this in the litany of conditions for which you cannot be persecuted and the existing laws will serve their intent.
Nooo, that's the nothing that means there's something and I'm supposed to fish.
A real man says whats on his mind. He also doesn't fish. If someone is afraid to speak their mind, they are lower status than you, and should be ignored. Do not feel guilty about being a real man.
The reality is that we will NEVER run out of oil! Many people lie, and the rest are too stupid to realise the folly of their words. Still others just want to push their own agenda — but the reality is that we will never run out of oil.
Imagine you're in a big room full of peanuts. And you open the shell, eat the nut, and throw the shell aside. Eventually, it will be harder and harder to find a peanut, because you'll be finding increasingly more peanut shells with no peanut inside.
The same story is with oil. It will just be harder and harder to find the oil, and the price will rise to reflect the increased costs of getting it. But there will always be some oil, somewhere, to be drilled. We will NEVER RUN OUT OF OIL!!!
Maybe we could answer that by seeing whether we can invent a machine that can discern said acceleration. But as far as i know we can only calculate it based on observation and acceleration differentials that must be calibrated to a reference point. I think.
I don't see how you can have a sense of acceleration. Perhaps change of acceleration....but acceleration? Categorically NO.
We orbit the sun, but i wager you have no sense of angular acceleration about the sun. The other senses are persistent.
It's a very-well-known FACT in bodybuilding circles that you must take anti-catabolics to keep your body from burning those hard-earned muscles. Your body will convert muscle into energy FIRST because it's easier to burn muscle tissue. And reduced muscle mass will also reduce your caloric needs( F=ma, reduce m and you need less force ).
I have traveled extensively inside the USA and have never seen one such occurence. Tell me, does it appear blue to color blind people only? I was under the impression that RED YELLOW & GREEN colors were always in the same place to accomodate color-blind people, who can still see the light shine from each spot.
Right. I'm just hoping that (in the example) with the increased prosperity of the Indian people, they will like to buy our goods and services, mitigating this effect.
It may be unfortunate for us if we are to go down a bit and another country goes up a lot, but i would say that's the way it has to be to provide the maximum benefit.
Of course, it doesn't have to be a zero-sum game since technology can increase our productivity, so COMPARATIVELY we aren't advancing as fast as another country, but we're still advancing. There's so many variables; no doubt it's difficult to foresee everything. I just hope our leadership can make the right choices that increase our productivity and everyone can win.
I would like to know what the Libertarian position is on monopolistic competition?
I believe one ought be free to do what one wishes with one's money, and it follows that paying someone (some people call it bribery) to persuade them to a position is fine. The problem is i haven't studied this and, not being an expert, it's difficult for me to see negative externalities that may ensue should this be brought into practice. Any advice?
No. The motorcycle helmet law ensures that you pay more in medical care because there's a chance the idiot will survive.
But seriously, it infringes on somebody else's freedom. Individuals should be free to do as they please up to the point where it does not affect anyone else. Exercising the freedom to not be encumbered by a helmet does not affect anyone besides the user. (Personally, i wear a helmet and eye protection from the wind even on my bicycle, but i don't feel forcing others to be prudent in their health is the right thing, no matter how righteous the cause is. The road to hell is paved with good intentions.)
You mentioned increased medical costs in case of an accident. That is a flaw in the laws of the land, and these laws should be changed. It does not follow that you should patch a bad law with another law; NO. You should amend and fix the law. NO ONE should be FORCED to pay for ANYONE ELSE's healthcare.
Are you at risk and would like peace of mind of being taken care of in case of an accident? Buy insurance. Too poor to buy insurance? There's charity for that, and everyone who wishes to help you is more than welcome to contribute. But DO NOT FORCE individuals to support other individuals or groups. Unfortunately, some people feel entitled to other hard-working people's money and resources.
Exactly. When you fly an airplane, you have a checklist for the most common types of emergencies, and you must have it memorized!! To have no such discipline while operating a motor vehicle is pure folly.
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It is unreasonable to compel someone to publish something in which they do not believe using their own name.
That's like saying you support freedom of speech only as long as it's NOT exercised in front of the Capitol building, in National Parks, public beaches, post offices, police stations, courts, schools, et cetera.
Yeah, brilliant thinking on your part.
Looks like Manulife is practicing medicine without a license. Does anyone know the penalty for that?
While you're all arguing about the INEVITABLE, i'm buying up farmland in Canada. If this all pans out, my dynasty will be a rich and powerful one, commanding great swaths of fertile Canadian farmland that will be ripe when the climate warms up. Canadian oranges, anyone?
That's such a stupid thing to say. China is polluting absolutely, and just because it's less per capita doesn't mean it's any less damaging.
The crucial point that is missing your rat brain is the quality of life that results from the pollution. We are here to live a good life, and pollution will always be a factor. China's pollution is much less efficient at creating that quality of life we enjoy in the 1st world.
Agreed. Poor grammar that makes a statement INCOMPREHENSIBLE is a sign of stupidity. You're 100% on-target with that one.
They're also quick to use the death penalty, but that's not really that bad; they're not executing innocent fishermen, they're executing convicted criminals.
I'm sure they got a fair trial. Even in the united states, there have been INNOCENT people put to DEATH. I don't think you fully comprehend that. INNOCENT PEOPLE killed by their OWN GOVERNMENT. You can, of course, imagine that they don't have the first-world court system we have.
Even with ad hominem being so overused, I, for one, would not mind to see your ignorant ass stand on trial in China.
Angle of attack determines the amount of lift generated. Lift is generated perpendicular to the angle of attack, therefore creating drag when your wings are angled. This is completely normal and reduces efficiency of the airplane, of course. That's why there's an optimal angle of attack for minimum fuel consumption, as well as a different angle of attack for maximum altitude gain in the shortest horizontal difference.
Airplanes can fly upside down because their ailerons and elevators comprise a significant portion of the wing that they can change it's geometry based on pilot input.
What you said is incorrect, aside from the phenomenon of "ground effect," which increases lift when the aircraft is close to the ground because the air bounces off the ground and creates even higher pressure under the wing. Souce: Aerodynamics for naval aviators (http://www.amazon.com/Aerodynamics-Naval-Aviators-FAA-Handbooks/dp/156027140X) Source is algebra-based to be comprehendable by people other than aerospace engineers.
That's great, but there's also a dark side to the FDA, and the dark side is much darker than you'd imagine.
The problem with the FDA is that it holds up good drugs that could save lives. Yes, it may also hold back drugs that could cost lives, but that doesn't matter when you have a TERMINAL ILLNESS and the drug could have saved your life! The FDA is absolutely and positively an evil entity (albeit with good intentions). But good intentions don't do any good; it's results that matter. And the FDA's history is as tainted as the legacy of Stalin.
It's hard to see the evil because those are HIDDEN COSTS. But they still cost lives.
Yes, please keep modding reductio ad absurdum arguments as INTERESTING.
You are a terrible human being for forcing people to not be able to work more than 40 hours a week if they choose. You live insulated in your ivory tower while a struggling auto worker cannot send his child to college because he cannot work overtime. You sick bastard.
You also drive up the cost of production by keeping people in inefficient jobs. You could care less about the poor who cannot afford a car so they could get a better job on the other side of town and get ahead in life.
I petition you to rethink your evil ways and see the consequences of your actions. The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
Higher gas taxes mean that there is an increase in the cost of production (energy for machinery, gas to get worker to work, et cetera) and in a finite world, there will be less things produced. This equals a lower standard of living.
Your idea is evil, and therefore i infer that you must be a real sicko to care more about a damned frog being able to jump around in a puddle than the suffering of another human being.
That's a noble goal, but it's going about it in a round-about way, and that's WRONG.
The better way would be to legislate that there should be no discrimination based on past actions. What happened in the past is a fact (doesn't mean they were guilty, it just means the conviction happened and it's a factual occurrence that the conviction happened). Just as gender, age, religious persuasion are all facts, but they cannot be used to discriminate against persons. Include this in the litany of conditions for which you cannot be persecuted and the existing laws will serve their intent.
Nooo, that's the nothing that means there's something and I'm supposed to fish.
A real man says whats on his mind. He also doesn't fish. If someone is afraid to speak their mind, they are lower status than you, and should be ignored. Do not feel guilty about being a real man.
Sand is a finite resource. You imagine that you're powerful enough to collect EVERY LAST SAND PARTICLE IN THE WORLD. You, sir, are insane.
The reality is that we will NEVER run out of oil! Many people lie, and the rest are too stupid to realise the folly of their words. Still others just want to push their own agenda — but the reality is that we will never run out of oil.
Imagine you're in a big room full of peanuts. And you open the shell, eat the nut, and throw the shell aside. Eventually, it will be harder and harder to find a peanut, because you'll be finding increasingly more peanut shells with no peanut inside.
The same story is with oil. It will just be harder and harder to find the oil, and the price will rise to reflect the increased costs of getting it. But there will always be some oil, somewhere, to be drilled. We will NEVER RUN OUT OF OIL!!!
Maybe we could answer that by seeing whether we can invent a machine that can discern said acceleration. But as far as i know we can only calculate it based on observation and acceleration differentials that must be calibrated to a reference point. I think.
I don't see how you can have a sense of acceleration. Perhaps change of acceleration....but acceleration? Categorically NO.
We orbit the sun, but i wager you have no sense of angular acceleration about the sun. The other senses are persistent.
It's a very-well-known FACT in bodybuilding circles that you must take anti-catabolics to keep your body from burning those hard-earned muscles. Your body will convert muscle into energy FIRST because it's easier to burn muscle tissue. And reduced muscle mass will also reduce your caloric needs( F=ma, reduce m and you need less force ).
I have traveled extensively inside the USA and have never seen one such occurence. Tell me, does it appear blue to color blind people only? I was under the impression that RED YELLOW & GREEN colors were always in the same place to accomodate color-blind people, who can still see the light shine from each spot.
Right. I'm just hoping that (in the example) with the increased prosperity of the Indian people, they will like to buy our goods and services, mitigating this effect.
It may be unfortunate for us if we are to go down a bit and another country goes up a lot, but i would say that's the way it has to be to provide the maximum benefit.
Of course, it doesn't have to be a zero-sum game since technology can increase our productivity, so COMPARATIVELY we aren't advancing as fast as another country, but we're still advancing. There's so many variables; no doubt it's difficult to foresee everything. I just hope our leadership can make the right choices that increase our productivity and everyone can win.
I would like to know what the Libertarian position is on monopolistic competition?
I believe one ought be free to do what one wishes with one's money, and it follows that paying someone (some people call it bribery) to persuade them to a position is fine. The problem is i haven't studied this and, not being an expert, it's difficult for me to see negative externalities that may ensue should this be brought into practice. Any advice?
No. The motorcycle helmet law ensures that you pay more in medical care because there's a chance the idiot will survive.
But seriously, it infringes on somebody else's freedom. Individuals should be free to do as they please up to the point where it does not affect anyone else. Exercising the freedom to not be encumbered by a helmet does not affect anyone besides the user. (Personally, i wear a helmet and eye protection from the wind even on my bicycle, but i don't feel forcing others to be prudent in their health is the right thing, no matter how righteous the cause is. The road to hell is paved with good intentions.)
You mentioned increased medical costs in case of an accident. That is a flaw in the laws of the land, and these laws should be changed. It does not follow that you should patch a bad law with another law; NO. You should amend and fix the law. NO ONE should be FORCED to pay for ANYONE ELSE's healthcare.
Are you at risk and would like peace of mind of being taken care of in case of an accident? Buy insurance. Too poor to buy insurance? There's charity for that, and everyone who wishes to help you is more than welcome to contribute. But DO NOT FORCE individuals to support other individuals or groups. Unfortunately, some people feel entitled to other hard-working people's money and resources.
Exactly. When you fly an airplane, you have a checklist for the most common types of emergencies, and you must have it memorized!! To have no such discipline while operating a motor vehicle is pure folly.
1103 lbs = 4 906 newtons As much as i like kilograms, newtons just don't speak to me like pounds or kilograms do.