"Our international airport has been fine for many, many days of 105+ temperatures."
Pulled it up on Google Maps and those runways, taxiways, and ramps sure look like CONCRETE to me, other than the standard asphalt "shoulders" which make for easier FOD control because sweepers can straddle the edge of the concrete.
Note the color (hint, NOT BLACK) and the lines denoting expansion joints between the poured slabs.
"And, crucially, it makes for runway repair work that is relatively efficient. "
That's a nice way of saying "cheap", be it on runways or roads.
There's good reason Air Force bases use concrete in the vast majority of cases for runways, ramp, and taxiways.
Got asphalt "problems"? Dig that cheap shit up and recycle it by crushing (makes terrific residential driveways which stay packed but some foliage can penetrate, I've used it for many years) then man up and pour proper concrete instead.
....all they need is a cheap lift and an old pickup to bolt it on and they can drag it off in seconds.
If you are repo driver, no one cares, so a thief using the same equipment could drag cars all day (and I'm sure many do).
It ain't like the fat fucks on "reality" television except for the "fat".:-)
Repo drivers just pull up, hook up (or toggle a few switches if they have in-cab controls) , and drive off.
People don't take any action even when you are driving down the street with the towed vehicle brakes still locked and the tires smoking! (Once clear if the property you release the parking brake.)
"But at least it didn't murder tens of millions of its own citizens."
It had no incentive to kill to take power since it HAD power. It wasn't very good at killing to RETAIN power since it had just bled out its own armies fighting the Imperial German Army to the tune of millions of military and civilian casualties. It still inflicted and sustained heavy losses.
RELIGION is always a bad idea. It's unsupported by evidence, yet posed as Truth. That makes it a LIE.
If the Superstitionists who disagree can prove their Sky Fairie exists, I'll recant and grovel before it. If not, fuck off. Lies merit nor respect, nor do liars however seductive the lie.
"their massive market losses to Apple which are mostly predicated on usability."
How much of those losses are due to malware and "UI change for changes sake"?
People invest considerable TIME and effort learning a UI to GET SHIT DONE. Then, some artfuck decides to "rearrange the furniture" for shits and grins and considers change to be progress.
Their Superstitionist staff believe in inflicting their Superstitious doctrine to REDUCE the Freedom of others because Superstition (which defines their lives) gives them marching orders.
Religion, all of it, is slavery. We laugh at the obsolete beliefs of Bronze Age primitives, so why respect their fantasy?
PROVE your Imaginary Friend exists, NOW, and I'll recant and kiss his/her/its Noodly Appendage. Absent that, fuck off and take your unsupportable lies with you.
"What I'd really like to hear is for a gay marriage advocate to explain to me why polygamy should be illegal yet gay marriage should be legal."
Why would they? As you point out, polygamy has worked in many societies and the only objections to it are RELIGIOUS.
There is no logical secular objection to polygamy or polyandry or "poly-cluster" sexual unions. Where existing contracts don't cover the bases, add riders to the base marriage contract and have at it!
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SAC bomber bases were in many of those locations. They took heavily loaded strategic bombers and tankers year-round.
Pour thicker concrete.
The solution is do it Air Force style and concrete the whole airport. Much more durable.
All "tarmac" IS "asphalt", more properly "asphalt concrete" but the term is confusing since pure concrete is quite different.
OPs clue was made of "asphalt" and melted.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarmac
AZ uses concrete in most case, hence "no sinky de aircraft".
Asphalt is what people use when they won't spend on concrete. The original Interstate system was also concrete-paved.
...concrete.
"Our international airport has been fine for many, many days of 105+ temperatures."
Pulled it up on Google Maps and those runways, taxiways, and ramps sure look like CONCRETE to me, other than the standard asphalt "shoulders" which make for easier FOD control because sweepers can straddle the edge of the concrete.
Note the color (hint, NOT BLACK) and the lines denoting expansion joints between the poured slabs.
Bing that beyotch up close.
"And, crucially, it makes for runway repair work that is relatively efficient. "
That's a nice way of saying "cheap", be it on runways or roads.
There's good reason Air Force bases use concrete in the vast majority of cases for runways, ramp, and taxiways.
Got asphalt "problems"? Dig that cheap shit up and recycle it by crushing (makes terrific residential driveways which stay packed but some foliage can penetrate, I've used it for many years) then man up and pour proper concrete instead.
There's no nice way to put it.
....all they need is a cheap lift and an old pickup to bolt it on and they can drag it off in seconds.
If you are repo driver, no one cares, so a thief using the same equipment could drag cars all day (and I'm sure many do).
It ain't like the fat fucks on "reality" television except for the "fat". :-)
Repo drivers just pull up, hook up (or toggle a few switches if they have in-cab controls) , and drive off.
People don't take any action even when you are driving down the street with the towed vehicle brakes still locked and the tires smoking! (Once clear if the property you release the parking brake.)
Here's a decent vid of the process:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEIPNKPvID0
Mod Up for Extreme Truthiness.
"I'm all about preserving culture"
If a culture is toxic, then it has only entertainment value.
"But at least it didn't murder tens of millions of its own citizens."
It had no incentive to kill to take power since it HAD power. It wasn't very good at killing to RETAIN power since it had just bled out its own armies fighting the Imperial German Army to the tune of millions of military and civilian casualties. It still inflicted and sustained heavy losses.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Civil_War
""Religious" governments are ALWAYS a bad idea."
RELIGION is always a bad idea. It's unsupported by evidence, yet posed as Truth. That makes it a LIE.
If the Superstitionists who disagree can prove their Sky Fairie exists, I'll recant and grovel before it. If not, fuck off. Lies merit nor respect, nor do liars however seductive the lie.
That would be because they wanted "computers" and those machines were loaded with Vista.
"their massive market losses to Apple which are mostly predicated on usability."
How much of those losses are due to malware and "UI change for changes sake"?
People invest considerable TIME and effort learning a UI to GET SHIT DONE. Then, some artfuck decides to "rearrange the furniture" for shits and grins and considers change to be progress.
As TOOLS become REFINED they change less.
EMP testing trestle with B-52:
http://www.brookings.edu/FP/PROJECTS/NUCWCOST/trestle.jpg
Superstition is not supported by evidence and does not merit respect.
The only reason respect for religion is taught is due to religious influence.
"More people get killed by lightning in a couple of months than from terrorism in the last few years."
Not in Pakistan, A-stan, or Iraq.
They are not supporting freedom, they are supporting "lining their own pockets", and it works well for them.
"Do the crazy cat ladies have cats because they are crazy, or are they crazy because they have cats?"
Yes.
"This campaign will do nothing but antagonize 'the right' in the US. The GOP will hate us even more."
Nonsense. They HATE you anyway. Either resist or submit, but they are required to hate you.
Their Superstitionist staff believe in inflicting their Superstitious doctrine to REDUCE the Freedom of others because Superstition (which defines their lives) gives them marching orders.
Religion, all of it, is slavery. We laugh at the obsolete beliefs of Bronze Age primitives, so why respect their fantasy?
PROVE your Imaginary Friend exists, NOW, and I'll recant and kiss his/her/its Noodly Appendage. Absent that, fuck off and take your unsupportable lies with you.
Thank you for your post demonstrating the toxicity of Superstition.
Prove your Imaginary Friend exists, NOW, and I'll recant and kiss his/her/its Noodly Appendage.
No proof? Fuck off and take your doctrine of spiritual slavery with you.
"What I'd really like to hear is for a gay marriage advocate to explain to me why polygamy should be illegal yet gay marriage should be legal."
Why would they? As you point out, polygamy has worked in many societies and the only objections to it are RELIGIOUS.
There is no logical secular objection to polygamy or polyandry or "poly-cluster" sexual unions. Where existing contracts don't cover the bases, add riders to the base marriage contract and have at it!
They are promoting Freedom and Equality.
Know the difference.
"APK is currently stalking me, replying with off-topic trolling to all of my posts. Sorry for the inconvenience."
He's been a legend since many years ago on Ars Technica and elsewhere. Everyone should Google "APK jeremy reimer" for the lulz.