Anyone else's success is just a threat and chances are the really A players will leave anyway for somewhere with a better work environment and job security.
Exactly. It builds a culture were sabotaging projects becomes the most important goal.
The A players that succeed are the ones that can make their 'A' ideas useful.
No, the players that succeed are the ones that can convince their superiors that they are "A players". Most of time it's just knowing how to play office politics rather than actual merit.
They were surprised to see that the radar systems still used old-fashioned radio valves, and couldn't understand this given the free availability of transistors. Then when they started doing radar-jamming and all sorts of EMI tests, the answer became obvious. Those valves could withstand an EMP from close by. The plane would keep flying while every other aircraft would just fry.
That is an old urban legend like the russian space pencil story. While the MiG-25 did indeed have vacuum tubes, the resistance of vacuum tubes to EMPs was not at all unknown or a surprise to anyone.
The OP was asserting that cops offered protection from criminals. That isn't true and it ignores the point that cops can mess up a person's life much more than any criminal.
From the state's point of view, it is an investment. The point is to give a company a relatively small tax break so that it will generate much more tax revenue for the state in the future.
It also falls into the category of x% of something is better than 100% of nothing.
To be clear, I'd push for the US and the individual states to eliminate business taxes altogether.
Ask them if they've ever seen a fellow LEO break the law or infringe on someone's civil rights. If they say yes, ask them if they arrested them on the spot or pursued the matter.
That may be exactly what the researches are actually looking for. It sounds crazy, but it actually makes much more sense than such a poorly constructed study.
The point though was that those that are drunk or stoned are very unlikely to consent. Other groups that aren't stoned or drunk will be unlikely to consent as well, but it still skews the results to the point that they are useless.
I agree with the first part, but China has made pushes to replace petrodollars - that would be much more damaging to the value of american currency than embracing bitcoin.
It doesn't take much in Georgia to get a $300+ electric bill in the summer. As you pointed out, the insulation works as a thermal battery so much of the heat that was absorbed during the hottest part of the day is radiated back out during the evening and morning hours.
Bedrooms tend to be on the top floor, so the heat from the attic has a significant impact to comfort.
The problem is often exacerbated by builders that undersize the AC units or only put in one for a multi-level home.
It tends to be much cheaper to heat than it is to cool - especially in humid climates. A house in Georgia that may only take $60 a month for natural gas heat may take over $300 to cool it in the summer.
Wouldn't this same situation already be in place for employees that use the company power outlets to recharge their personal laptops and phones? Granted, they aren't feeding energy back to the company grid, but from your post, that doesn't seem like it would eliminate OSHA requirements.
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Anyone else's success is just a threat and chances are the really A players will leave anyway for somewhere with a better work environment and job security.
Exactly. It builds a culture were sabotaging projects becomes the most important goal.
Why did your friend wait so long to let you know that he was ok?
The A players that succeed are the ones that can make their 'A' ideas useful.
No, the players that succeed are the ones that can convince their superiors that they are "A players". Most of time it's just knowing how to play office politics rather than actual merit.
They were surprised to see that the radar systems still used old-fashioned radio valves, and couldn't understand this given the free availability of transistors. Then when they started doing radar-jamming and all sorts of EMI tests, the answer became obvious. Those valves could withstand an EMP from close by. The plane would keep flying while every other aircraft would just fry.
That is an old urban legend like the russian space pencil story. While the MiG-25 did indeed have vacuum tubes, the resistance of vacuum tubes to EMPs was not at all unknown or a surprise to anyone.
Could you give an example?
The OP was asserting that cops offered protection from criminals. That isn't true and it ignores the point that cops can mess up a person's life much more than any criminal.
Cops are the ones that refer to non-cops as "civilians".
Look, all cops have to do to win back support is to start arresting bad cops on the spot.
One month, you could spend the night in the park, with your girlfriend, on a blanket.
If cops found you spending the night in the park, you'd be arrested and probably charged with a sex crime. Your life would be over.
From the state's point of view, it is an investment. The point is to give a company a relatively small tax break so that it will generate much more tax revenue for the state in the future.
It also falls into the category of x% of something is better than 100% of nothing.
To be clear, I'd push for the US and the individual states to eliminate business taxes altogether.
That was my point - the study is useless. Not sure why you thought I was disagreeing with you.
They're worse than non-cops because their testimony is given infinitely more weight by judges and juries.
Next you'll say that officer testimony that "I smelled alcohol on his breath" should be inadmissible in court.
It shouldn't be if there was no reason to pull the car over in the first place.
But you were also only privy to what they didn't mind you seeing or knowing about. The other 90% were just more careful.
Like you said, the other 90% already displayed that they were criminals by covering up for the 10% that were brazen with their criminal activities.
Ask any cop if they've ever witnessed another cop doing something that would get a non-cop in trouble. Then ask them what they did about it.
The universal stock answer is that their jobs are hard so they much more leeway.
There's a reason why psychopaths and sociopaths are attracted to law enforcement professions.
Ask them if they've ever seen a fellow LEO break the law or infringe on someone's civil rights. If they say yes, ask them if they arrested them on the spot or pursued the matter.
That may be exactly what the researches are actually looking for. It sounds crazy, but it actually makes much more sense than such a poorly constructed study.
The point though was that those that are drunk or stoned are very unlikely to consent. Other groups that aren't stoned or drunk will be unlikely to consent as well, but it still skews the results to the point that they are useless.
China has made efforts to undermine the US Dollar's status as reserve currency though. That would devalue the US$ much more than bitcoin.
I agree with the first part, but China has made pushes to replace petrodollars - that would be much more damaging to the value of american currency than embracing bitcoin.
So China is banning the currency because it wants to protect the United States?
Is this in Celsius or Fahrenheit?
It doesn't take much in Georgia to get a $300+ electric bill in the summer. As you pointed out, the insulation works as a thermal battery so much of the heat that was absorbed during the hottest part of the day is radiated back out during the evening and morning hours.
Bedrooms tend to be on the top floor, so the heat from the attic has a significant impact to comfort.
The problem is often exacerbated by builders that undersize the AC units or only put in one for a multi-level home.
It tends to be much cheaper to heat than it is to cool - especially in humid climates. A house in Georgia that may only take $60 a month for natural gas heat may take over $300 to cool it in the summer.
What is your source of heat and what was the temperature differential? Cooling a house in the southeast US can easily cost $200-$300 per month.
Wouldn't this same situation already be in place for employees that use the company power outlets to recharge their personal laptops and phones? Granted, they aren't feeding energy back to the company grid, but from your post, that doesn't seem like it would eliminate OSHA requirements.