Technically quite correct, but few readers not greatly interested in aircraft will get those differences between a conventional external "prop", turbojets, and turbofans. I'm prior avionics/engines/crew dog (cross-training was fun) but try to keep it simple for layfolk.
You must not have lived in dangerous urban areas. Help them by calling 9/11 if need be. They make tow trucks for a reason.
If they have a flat they can drive on the rim for quite a distance. Unless they are a cripple they can change their own tire. I don't need help with flats and neither does my wife.
Fine except for the "by law" part. That's not the governments business.
Don't like the working conditions, organize a union or leave. It's not like you work in a coal mine where you need the MSHA to keep you from getting killed.
Yours is the only major post here that doesn't sound like the Slashdot equivalent of a Fox News rant. (I've deployed to Kuwait, Turkey, KSA, Abu Dhabi, and Bahrain during Desert Shield/Storm, Southern Watch and Northern Watch.)
How dare people on a supposedly tech forum not bother to study a bit before they post? They ought to don a combat load and body armor, or perform ordinary vehicle maintenance in that level of heat and methinks they'd shut their hole promptly. Just staying hydrated takes considerable effort.
Think "bad summer in Arizona" heat stress levels, then add the requirement to work and fight in that heat.
When I went to the AMARC boneyard for Battle Damage Repair Training (hack holes in aircraft and fix them with what ever is handy) there were reports of locals dying in their sleep when their AC went out. Observing work/rest cycles in that heat are vital to performance and health.
Foam: Foaming the tents isn't a bad idea for those which will be left in place. The idea that tents should be recovered isn't strictly true. They are going to get torn and nasty and likely left in-theater anyway.
Chrome is for those who want speed and efficiency, while Firefox is for power users who want the add-ons, without which there would be no reason to care about Firefox.
Businesses don't need Firefox. Businesses need Windows/IE/Office because they interact with Windows/IE.Office users.
I wouldn't think of suggesting Firefox or Linux where I work. I do just fine rescuing Winboxes when they fuck up. That was true during the Win95/NT era too. I don't evangelize at work. Note my money. Not my concern. Firefox Portable runs fine off my USB stick. I get what I want, and it's all about me.
Building in flood plains or areas guaranteed to get smothered by storm surge is equally stupid. Nothing in NOLA should be built in areas that require levee protection and nothing should be built below any possible flood level in flood plains.
The flood plains are easy. Giant dragline excavators are old news. If it matters, build it on a huge fucking mound. As for NOLA, the ORIGINAL settlers built things where they wouldn't get flushed. Do likewise.
They take work and either space or a greenhouse, but it's doable for millions of people and can greatly supplement store-bought. One need not be a farmer to have an impact.
The urban hives of the Northeast aren't a player, but if you are wealthy enough to live there food doesn't cost enough to matter.
The HOA slaves can't play (except for hydroponics and growing in attractive, code compliant attached greenhouses), but if you can afford to live in a gilded cage then ditto. Living in heavily managed communities is a choice with pros and cons.
"This is the generation that hires people to put up mouse traps for crying out loud."
Good. It's fine that those who can't should pay those who can to do things for them.
This generation, BTW, also includes many young people who can do everything the older generations could. Their skills are often valuable. Young farming enthusiasts are not very visible in the East, but they exist and the demand for food means many will have employment.
The US doesn't need land "urgently" for either purpose. If prices rise too high, more people will grow food. It's not a lost art.
It was once typical for even suburban homes to have a serious garden out back. Many older lot sizes and home positions reflect this. "Victory Gardens" produced massive amounts of quality produce (hint, not the flavorless shit you buy in stores) during WWII, and domestic fowl provided eggs and meat. (The Backyard Chicken movement is reasserting itself. I have more eggs than I can use, and barter or gift them to friends who hook me up with produce.)
The modern world doesn't have an arable land problem, it has a land use problem.
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Technically quite correct, but few readers not greatly interested in aircraft will get those differences between a conventional external "prop", turbojets, and turbofans. I'm prior avionics/engines/crew dog (cross-training was fun) but try to keep it simple for layfolk.
These are kinda neat:
http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2010-03/naked-engine-cleaner-flights
"commercial and private jetliners" "When an airplane flies through a cloud, its propellers"
The number of jetliners with "propellers" is mighty fucking few, though not zero.
Linking to the PARENT Science Daily piece
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110630142835.htm
instead of the pointless Inhabitat bullshit summary would have been nice. There is NO excuse for the Inhabitat link other than SPAM.
AC is anonymous because he/she/it wants page hits for Inhabitat.
Now I know not to visit Inhabitat again. Fuck you too and thanks for nothing.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110630142835.htm
"They also get to hire from a market of educated employees rather than taking in savages from the fields and teaching them letters and numbers."
Some Red States excepted.
Dead tree spam provides desperately needed money to the US Post Office, which is is bad financial shape. Junk mailers PAY postage to get eyeballs.
I'd rather use junk mail (desanitized of personal info) for packing what I ship USPS than pay more for postage.
"Any expectation of not losing your data if you don't keep a backup yourself is entirely your own fault."
That applies anywhere.
"Do you put mace in your wallet so that if you drop it and someone tries to return it that it sprays them in the face?"
Your ideas intrigue me and I would like to subscribe to your newsletter.
"too much porn"
Contradiction in terms. Explain plox?
If it's "mysterious" then boot a WinPE live CD and examine it that way.
This IS a geek forum, so it's reasonable to expect readers to collect live distros. :-)
You must not have lived in dangerous urban areas. Help them by calling 9/11 if need be. They make tow trucks for a reason.
If they have a flat they can drive on the rim for quite a distance. Unless they are a cripple they can change their own tire. I don't need help with flats and neither does my wife.
Did you plug it into a WINDOWS computer, or one where it lacked permission to do serious damage?
Fine except for the "by law" part. That's not the governments business.
Don't like the working conditions, organize a union or leave. It's not like you work in a coal mine where you need the MSHA to keep you from getting killed.
Yours is the only major post here that doesn't sound like the Slashdot equivalent of a Fox News rant.
(I've deployed to Kuwait, Turkey, KSA, Abu Dhabi, and Bahrain during Desert Shield/Storm, Southern Watch and Northern Watch.)
How dare people on a supposedly tech forum not bother to study a bit before they post? They ought to don a combat load and body armor, or perform ordinary vehicle maintenance in that level of heat and methinks they'd shut their hole promptly. Just staying hydrated takes considerable effort.
Think "bad summer in Arizona" heat stress levels, then add the requirement to work and fight in that heat.
When I went to the AMARC boneyard for Battle Damage Repair Training (hack holes in aircraft and fix them with what ever is handy) there were reports of locals dying in their sleep when their AC went out. Observing work/rest cycles in that heat are vital to performance and health.
Foam:
Foaming the tents isn't a bad idea for those which will be left in place. The idea that tents should be recovered isn't strictly true. They are going to get torn and nasty and likely left in-theater anyway.
"You work for Symantec?"
It's been faster to download Ghost boot discs than install Ghost since the late 1990s.
Chrome is for those who want speed and efficiency, while Firefox is for power users who want the add-ons, without which there would be no reason to care about Firefox.
Businesses don't need Firefox. Businesses need Windows/IE/Office because they interact with Windows/IE.Office users.
I wouldn't think of suggesting Firefox or Linux where I work. I do just fine rescuing Winboxes when they fuck up. That was true during the Win95/NT era too. I don't evangelize at work. Note my money. Not my concern. Firefox Portable runs fine off my USB stick. I get what I want, and it's all about me.
Businesses don't need Firefox, or anything but IE for desktops.
Why cater to them?
Most businesses run Windows, so there is no need for Firefox to support them.
Those businesses which run Linux can handle whatever they require.
The US can afford to produce differently. Floods only reduce production in flooded areas. There is other land. Land use is a choice.
If you build where water WILL be dumped, expect water and construct accordingly.
Build a mound for the next flood, or move, or live in something you can drive off (custom ISO container, etc).
"I can drive to the local Cal State campus, pull the journal off the shelf, and photocopy this paper for 50 cents. "
You can bring a digital camera and copy it for free.
Building in flood plains or areas guaranteed to get smothered by storm surge is equally stupid.
Nothing in NOLA should be built in areas that require levee protection and nothing should be built below any possible flood level in flood plains.
The flood plains are easy. Giant dragline excavators are old news. If it matters, build it on a huge fucking mound. As for NOLA, the ORIGINAL settlers built things where they wouldn't get flushed. Do likewise.
They take work and either space or a greenhouse, but it's doable for millions of people and can greatly supplement store-bought. One need not be a farmer to have an impact.
The urban hives of the Northeast aren't a player, but if you are wealthy enough to live there food doesn't cost enough to matter.
The HOA slaves can't play (except for hydroponics and growing in attractive, code compliant attached greenhouses), but if you can afford to live in a gilded cage then ditto. Living in heavily managed communities is a choice with pros and cons.
"This is the generation that hires people to put up mouse traps for crying out loud."
Good. It's fine that those who can't should pay those who can to do things for them.
This generation, BTW, also includes many young people who can do everything the older generations could. Their skills are often valuable.
Young farming enthusiasts are not very visible in the East, but they exist and the demand for food means many will have employment.
Damn, where is "Useful Offtopic" when we need it?
The levees aren't the problem, The water accumulation is the problem, so choose not to accumulate that much water.
It is not reasonable to expect to control such a large river while containing ALL rainfall for expedient release.
The US doesn't need land "urgently" for either purpose. If prices rise too high, more people will grow food. It's not a lost art.
It was once typical for even suburban homes to have a serious garden out back. Many older lot sizes and home positions reflect this. "Victory Gardens" produced massive amounts of quality produce (hint, not the flavorless shit you buy in stores) during WWII, and domestic fowl provided eggs and meat. (The Backyard Chicken movement is reasserting itself. I have more eggs than I can use, and barter or gift them to friends who hook me up with produce.)
The modern world doesn't have an arable land problem, it has a land use problem.