Why would they choose that particular saying? Why a camel and the eye of the needle? Why not a snake if they wanted to say all rich people are evil? Or a dove if they wanted to say that even good people won't be saved if they're rich? Understanding the bible means being able to understand the culture at the time and place it was written, including the idiosyncrasies of the language. Taking literal meaning from a book that was translated from half a dozen different languages, none of which are in common usage any more, probably isn't going to lead to a great deal of understanding.
The first of those is misunderstood, the 'eye of the needle' was a term that described that back door to a walled city - the door that would be used after dark when the main gate was closed. It was too small for a fully loaded camel to fit through, so wealthy merchants that arrived at a city after dark would be forced to unload the camel to get into the city. Basically it's just saying that rich people can get to heaven, but they can't take all their stuff with them.
So every year you fire the bottom 50% of teachers? Ya, that'll work really well. Not everyone can be in the top 50%. That's kind of the point of an average. Even if 100% of the teachers at a school are excellent, 50% of them are below average for that school.
If several States were to move together, or if a major state (like Texas) had the balls to pass the legislation and force the federal government to actually screw with people's travel they may not get their way. At that point it would probably largely depend on which way public opinion fell and which politicians were sure to lose their jobs if they didn't back down.
Thank you for a concise summary of the difference between the 2 systems. I must say though that such informative and level-headed comparisons have no place in a slashdot discussion;)
Most modern automatic transmissions have a mode that lets you select the gear if you think you know better than the car. The really nice ones can shift gears faster than you can possibly do it in a standard, meaning that there's less need to anticipate what gear the car needs anyway.
No, this is wrong. When you put a standard into gear the gears mesh, hence the need for either a synchro or double-clutching. The clutch is just controlling if the transmission is receiving any power from the engine at the time.
My Dad could talk on the phone, eat an ice cream cone, and drive a stick just fine. Steer with the knees, shift with the base of your hand. This was in a vehicle with no power steering, and a cell phone that was attached to something the size of a small briefcase.
It always amazes me that some people know that multitasking is bad, yet still think that adding tasks to driving will somehow make people safer drivers.
Yes, but a bus doesn't leave the minute I want to leave, doesn't take me from the parking lot of the building I'm in to my front door, and generally won't work well at all outside of large urban areas.
Next you'll be saying that having an automatic starter doesn't improve driving performance! Obviously everyone was a better driver when they had to manually crank their engine to get it to start.
If they're to the point where they're writing legislation I assume they've at least started thinking about the laws that need to be modified to deal with the insurance issues.
And it's only getting better. KickStarter is great, but limited (intentionally) to a specific list of project areas. Imagine what could happen if you crowd-sourced VC or angel financing. Bypassing the stock market to be able to acquire shares of a company pre-IPO when they need start-up funds, having the high-risk, high-reward options currently only possible for people with millions. And from the other side, it would be an option for companies that want financing without the traditional VC breathing down their neck.
This hurts the airlines a lot more than the TSA. The airlines don't have any control over security screening, and the TSA isn't funded by your airline tickets.
Fine for short-distance trips, but cheap small planes have small ranges, don't fly very fast, require regular maintenance, and are totally out the window if the weather is even remotely bad. What constitutes small turbulence or minor icing conditions for a 777 is downright dangerous for most 2-seaters.
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Why would they choose that particular saying? Why a camel and the eye of the needle? Why not a snake if they wanted to say all rich people are evil? Or a dove if they wanted to say that even good people won't be saved if they're rich? Understanding the bible means being able to understand the culture at the time and place it was written, including the idiosyncrasies of the language. Taking literal meaning from a book that was translated from half a dozen different languages, none of which are in common usage any more, probably isn't going to lead to a great deal of understanding.
5, Insightful? Mods, can I have some of whatever you're smoking?
The first of those is misunderstood, the 'eye of the needle' was a term that described that back door to a walled city - the door that would be used after dark when the main gate was closed. It was too small for a fully loaded camel to fit through, so wealthy merchants that arrived at a city after dark would be forced to unload the camel to get into the city. Basically it's just saying that rich people can get to heaven, but they can't take all their stuff with them.
Your score is currently '2, Troll'. I didn't know that was possible.
So every year you fire the bottom 50% of teachers? Ya, that'll work really well. Not everyone can be in the top 50%. That's kind of the point of an average. Even if 100% of the teachers at a school are excellent, 50% of them are below average for that school.
What do you think 'average' means?
Agreed, which is why Texas should just call the bluff.
I thought is was firearms per capita?
I thought it was 'A conservative is a liberal who's been mugged, a liberal is a conservative who's been mugged by the police.'
If several States were to move together, or if a major state (like Texas) had the balls to pass the legislation and force the federal government to actually screw with people's travel they may not get their way. At that point it would probably largely depend on which way public opinion fell and which politicians were sure to lose their jobs if they didn't back down.
I thought managers wanted pretty graphs and meaningless statistics? Maybe he's an executive?
Thank you for a concise summary of the difference between the 2 systems. I must say though that such informative and level-headed comparisons have no place in a slashdot discussion ;)
That sounds depressingly similar to how a Nigerian coworker described Nigeria's election process.
Your post combined with the context combined with your sig does not encourage me to click on your link.
Most modern automatic transmissions have a mode that lets you select the gear if you think you know better than the car. The really nice ones can shift gears faster than you can possibly do it in a standard, meaning that there's less need to anticipate what gear the car needs anyway.
No, this is wrong. When you put a standard into gear the gears mesh, hence the need for either a synchro or double-clutching. The clutch is just controlling if the transmission is receiving any power from the engine at the time.
My Dad could talk on the phone, eat an ice cream cone, and drive a stick just fine. Steer with the knees, shift with the base of your hand. This was in a vehicle with no power steering, and a cell phone that was attached to something the size of a small briefcase.
It always amazes me that some people know that multitasking is bad, yet still think that adding tasks to driving will somehow make people safer drivers.
Yes, but a bus doesn't leave the minute I want to leave, doesn't take me from the parking lot of the building I'm in to my front door, and generally won't work well at all outside of large urban areas.
Next you'll be saying that having an automatic starter doesn't improve driving performance! Obviously everyone was a better driver when they had to manually crank their engine to get it to start.
If they're to the point where they're writing legislation I assume they've at least started thinking about the laws that need to be modified to deal with the insurance issues.
Good article. Thanks for sharing that.
And it's only getting better. KickStarter is great, but limited (intentionally) to a specific list of project areas. Imagine what could happen if you crowd-sourced VC or angel financing. Bypassing the stock market to be able to acquire shares of a company pre-IPO when they need start-up funds, having the high-risk, high-reward options currently only possible for people with millions. And from the other side, it would be an option for companies that want financing without the traditional VC breathing down their neck.
Most airlines aren't overly profitable, a normal recession will often kill off one or two. The defense industry has much deeper pockets.
This hurts the airlines a lot more than the TSA. The airlines don't have any control over security screening, and the TSA isn't funded by your airline tickets.
Fine for short-distance trips, but cheap small planes have small ranges, don't fly very fast, require regular maintenance, and are totally out the window if the weather is even remotely bad. What constitutes small turbulence or minor icing conditions for a 777 is downright dangerous for most 2-seaters.