Variability in averages when the set is large enough. Average is meaningless when dealing with a specific need.
In this case, an "Average" pilot didn't actually exist.
Or, as my dad used to say, "In theory, theory and practice are the same, in practice, they are not". "Average" is Theory, and practice is measuring each pilot and discovering that none are in fact "average".
I have learned that people get what they expect. Rarely more, often less. Average is simply settling for less than what you should expect.
Average of exceptional is still "average", if you keep your set exclusively "exceptional". Top ten athletes have an "average" among them, and if you're just looking at those ten, then "average" is still exceptional.
The problem with metrics such as these, is they are easily exploitable, either for benefit or harm. If you're staff is barely proficient, and all you look at is the "average" of barely proficient, you're not getting what you could if you had other metrics to which you gauge your staff. Which is why I hate "average" (whatever definition you may have) as a metric, it is almost meaningless.
I grew up less than 100M from a busy 4 lane street, where traffic often moves at 40MPH. The street where I grew up, was "sleepy" except for the idiots who thought that 40MPH traffic was too slow, and went 50 MPH down my street (25MPH residential) to get around the "slow" mainstreet. And now, with apps like WAZE telling people how to bypass the busy streets for the less busy streets, the road I grew up on, is no longer safe for kids, at anytime.
What I don't get, is why people feel the need to justify Speeding down Residential streets where kids want to play, simply because they are inconvenienced by normal traffic.
Following your logic, we would need a $50,000/6 Month traffic study to justify wanting 25 MPH residential street speeds for every neighborhood that wanted them. Here's a fucking thought, how about you drive 25MPH in a residential neighborhood, and if you can't, then don't drive those streets.
People complaining about residential neighborhoods aren't the ones that usually live there.
I can see this happening, MAYBE. But only because he installed all the dependencies when he also installed the game. When he tried to uninstall the game, it took all the dependencies that were installed when the game itself was installed. MAYBE.
That would be the ONLY case where I could see something like that happening. Again, MAYBE.
Avatar was pretty much groundbreaking. The visuals were, at the time, spectacular and brought you into the world. The story was a tad Pocahontas meets Fern Gully, but it worked at bringing that world to the screen.
Over regulation. government prohibition of mining in the US, so we have to outsource to locations of less savory nature. Cost prohibitive regulations that only push the pollution to other places (like China) just so it can flow back over the US via the gulf stream.
As opposed to "Socialism in Action" which includes "hey you can't use that, or that , or that, or that or that...." Because of some bug, slug, rock formation, the 1% or the.....
And denying income to people because you don't like kids working, when they are likely the only wages they'll ever see is cruel. Yeah, better for the kids to starve because there is no income than to have them work in mines.
In other words, for every choice you make, there is likely to be something someone can criticize.
You might try not getting your science information off of conservative politicians
You might try getting your science information from Science, not "consensus". Science doesn't require consensus. Yet that is the ONLY argument AGW people can actually use. "We believe global warming, because 85% of scientists believe it"
Please remember, Piltdown Man was consensus "science";)
It was sarcasm. And yet, also true. AGW people have said "its never been hotter". Because if it has been hotter, and cooler, then AGW and GW in General is not really a problem. Humans will survive. I'm more concerned with nutjobs with Nuclear weapons, which is much more immediate threat.
I don't know where you get your ideas from. However, let me give you a hint. We already have High Speed Rail, they are called Airplanes. They are more flexible, faster, cheaper and thus more convenient. For the Trillion dollars (and climbing) it is going to cost California to build the HSR system, we could build a dozen more airports and expand existing airports, and give every man/woman/child in the state several "Free" round trip tickets on commercial aircraft. That is before the first person rides from SF to LA.
Add in the projected cost per ticket, the subsidies needed to offset the difference between ticket and actual cost, and you're looking at a huge tax increases, just to afford the HSR.
But nobody cares about cost when there is a romantic notion about HSR out there.
I can assure you, that my transportation needs would be WAY more expensive with your plan, than what I am paying now. Mainly, because I am a tightwad. My current vehicle, just purchased, and repaired cost me just about $2500. It should be good for at least 100K Miles. My previous car, I paid $1500 for, and it lasted me nearly 3 years, and close to 75,000 miles and other than brakes, tires, oil, gas etc I didn't spend a dime on it. I sold it for $600. And both are are nice comfy rides (leather seats etc)
The problem is, people like "SHINY!" and "NEW!", and I like being cheap. Because it works for you, doesn't mean it works for me. And knowing how "One Size fits all" mentality goes, I wouldn't fit inside one of your PODS. I'm kind of big (6'5"/1.95m, 260lb/118kg) guy.
Let me know when your universal solutions allow for people outside the 95th Percentile.
IF by "Nothing broken" you consider NAT functional. IF by "nothing broken' mean that routers have to work harder, to support the limited numbers and crappy routing tables.
IF by "Nothing Broken" means "It works fine by me, and I don't care that it doesn't work for you"
Whooping Cough outbreaks in vaccinated populations exist. Including deaths of previously vaccinated children. The problem is, we don't know the comparative advantages (if any) in vaccinated population. There are no double blind widespread testing to verify anything.
1) You're comparing death rates for those that catch (and report) Whooping Cough (relatively small numbers) to wide scale Vaccines immunizations. These skew the statistics, since very few people actually catch/report Whopping cough. If you spread that out to the MILLIONS of people who don't get it, have already gotten it, or otherwise, the numbers become relatively similar
2) Excluding the children Ineligible to get the Vaccine, which account for the most deaths, you're looking at even larger numbers. Young babies are the highest risk, riskier than ALL OTHER cases combined.
3) In the United States in 2012 there were over 41,000 reported cases.
4) There were 18 reported deaths.
If there is a 1:1,000,000 chance of death by vaccine, the vaccine will kill more than 18 deaths. That is proper RISK assessment. And you're saying that is a fair tradeoff. I'm saying we need to look at it more closely.
. I wish for a president who would lead, foster cooperation, and encourage people to focus on being united rather than divided.
Liberty is the answer. "How does this make us more free?" Would be my pat answer for just about every question in a Debate against either (D) or (R) candidate.
"Your proposal sound nice, but I am curious, how does this make Americans more free?"
Their answer would be great doublespeak, "Freedom is slavery, slavery is Freedom"
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Variability in averages when the set is large enough. Average is meaningless when dealing with a specific need.
In this case, an "Average" pilot didn't actually exist.
Or, as my dad used to say, "In theory, theory and practice are the same, in practice, they are not". "Average" is Theory, and practice is measuring each pilot and discovering that none are in fact "average".
So, you're the selfish twit that drives 50 MPH on a residential street, expecting kids to dodge your car. Got it.
People do things like say "I only want someone with > average height, > average salary,
Clueless people often say things like that. What they mean by that is "I have no idea what I want", which is exactly what they will get.
I have learned that people get what they expect. Rarely more, often less. Average is simply settling for less than what you should expect.
Average of exceptional is still "average", if you keep your set exclusively "exceptional". Top ten athletes have an "average" among them, and if you're just looking at those ten, then "average" is still exceptional.
The problem with metrics such as these, is they are easily exploitable, either for benefit or harm. If you're staff is barely proficient, and all you look at is the "average" of barely proficient, you're not getting what you could if you had other metrics to which you gauge your staff. Which is why I hate "average" (whatever definition you may have) as a metric, it is almost meaningless.
I grew up less than 100M from a busy 4 lane street, where traffic often moves at 40MPH. The street where I grew up, was "sleepy" except for the idiots who thought that 40MPH traffic was too slow, and went 50 MPH down my street (25MPH residential) to get around the "slow" mainstreet. And now, with apps like WAZE telling people how to bypass the busy streets for the less busy streets, the road I grew up on, is no longer safe for kids, at anytime.
What I don't get, is why people feel the need to justify Speeding down Residential streets where kids want to play, simply because they are inconvenienced by normal traffic.
Following your logic, we would need a $50,000/6 Month traffic study to justify wanting 25 MPH residential street speeds for every neighborhood that wanted them. Here's a fucking thought, how about you drive 25MPH in a residential neighborhood, and if you can't, then don't drive those streets.
People complaining about residential neighborhoods aren't the ones that usually live there.
I can see this happening, MAYBE. But only because he installed all the dependencies when he also installed the game. When he tried to uninstall the game, it took all the dependencies that were installed when the game itself was installed. MAYBE.
That would be the ONLY case where I could see something like that happening. Again, MAYBE.
Avatar was pretty much groundbreaking. The visuals were, at the time, spectacular and brought you into the world. The story was a tad Pocahontas meets Fern Gully, but it worked at bringing that world to the screen.
The whole 3D thing just doesn't work for me. I find it distracting, and generally doesn't add value to the movie.
And most of the time, it looks like "hey, lets 3D this movie!" afterthought.
Over regulation. government prohibition of mining in the US, so we have to outsource to locations of less savory nature. Cost prohibitive regulations that only push the pollution to other places (like China) just so it can flow back over the US via the gulf stream.
Yeah, kids need our protection, from REAL problems, mostly adults who shouldn't be breeding.
As opposed to "Socialism in Action" which includes "hey you can't use that, or that , or that, or that or that ...." Because of some bug, slug, rock formation, the 1% or the .....
And denying income to people because you don't like kids working, when they are likely the only wages they'll ever see is cruel. Yeah, better for the kids to starve because there is no income than to have them work in mines.
In other words, for every choice you make, there is likely to be something someone can criticize.
You might try not getting your science information off of conservative politicians
You might try getting your science information from Science, not "consensus". Science doesn't require consensus. Yet that is the ONLY argument AGW people can actually use. "We believe global warming, because 85% of scientists believe it"
Please remember, Piltdown Man was consensus "science" ;)
So, you're admitting AGW are using geologically short sighted view of climate. Got it .
It was sarcasm. And yet, also true. AGW people have said "its never been hotter". Because if it has been hotter, and cooler, then AGW and GW in General is not really a problem. Humans will survive. I'm more concerned with nutjobs with Nuclear weapons, which is much more immediate threat.
I don't know where you get your ideas from. However, let me give you a hint. We already have High Speed Rail, they are called Airplanes. They are more flexible, faster, cheaper and thus more convenient. For the Trillion dollars (and climbing) it is going to cost California to build the HSR system, we could build a dozen more airports and expand existing airports, and give every man/woman/child in the state several "Free" round trip tickets on commercial aircraft. That is before the first person rides from SF to LA.
Add in the projected cost per ticket, the subsidies needed to offset the difference between ticket and actual cost, and you're looking at a huge tax increases, just to afford the HSR.
But nobody cares about cost when there is a romantic notion about HSR out there.
I can assure you, that my transportation needs would be WAY more expensive with your plan, than what I am paying now. Mainly, because I am a tightwad. My current vehicle, just purchased, and repaired cost me just about $2500. It should be good for at least 100K Miles. My previous car, I paid $1500 for, and it lasted me nearly 3 years, and close to 75,000 miles and other than brakes, tires, oil, gas etc I didn't spend a dime on it. I sold it for $600. And both are are nice comfy rides (leather seats etc)
The problem is, people like "SHINY!" and "NEW!", and I like being cheap. Because it works for you, doesn't mean it works for me. And knowing how "One Size fits all" mentality goes, I wouldn't fit inside one of your PODS. I'm kind of big (6'5"/1.95m, 260lb/118kg) guy.
Let me know when your universal solutions allow for people outside the 95th Percentile.
Yes, and AGW people say today is hotter than it was back then, when clearly this indicates otherwise!
No way! It was warmer back then?
Why All the AGW people are saying that today is the HOTTEST on record! Are they lying?
IF by "Nothing broken" you consider NAT functional. IF by "nothing broken' mean that routers have to work harder, to support the limited numbers and crappy routing tables.
IF by "Nothing Broken" means "It works fine by me, and I don't care that it doesn't work for you"
You don't get the disease. You don't die.
Except that is not entirely true. Both have happened in Vaccinated populations.
Whooping Cough outbreaks in vaccinated populations exist. Including deaths of previously vaccinated children. The problem is, we don't know the comparative advantages (if any) in vaccinated population. There are no double blind widespread testing to verify anything.
Okay, lets stop for just a second.
1) You're comparing death rates for those that catch (and report) Whooping Cough (relatively small numbers) to wide scale Vaccines immunizations. These skew the statistics, since very few people actually catch/report Whopping cough. If you spread that out to the MILLIONS of people who don't get it, have already gotten it, or otherwise, the numbers become relatively similar
2) Excluding the children Ineligible to get the Vaccine, which account for the most deaths, you're looking at even larger numbers. Young babies are the highest risk, riskier than ALL OTHER cases combined.
3) In the United States in 2012 there were over 41,000 reported cases.
4) There were 18 reported deaths.
If there is a 1:1,000,000 chance of death by vaccine, the vaccine will kill more than 18 deaths. That is proper RISK assessment. And you're saying that is a fair tradeoff. I'm saying we need to look at it more closely.
"You have no self control, have sex, we adults understand,
No that is not the adults telling the teenagers to have sex, it's their own hormones that are hardwired to do so.
You repeated exactly what I said, in reverse order. Or do the subtleties of nuance in language escape you?
BTW, some kids manage to get through Junior High (and High School) without having sex. Something about self control, and having a bit of it.
. I wish for a president who would lead, foster cooperation, and encourage people to focus on being united rather than divided.
Liberty is the answer. "How does this make us more free?" Would be my pat answer for just about every question in a Debate against either (D) or (R) candidate.
"Your proposal sound nice, but I am curious, how does this make Americans more free?"
Their answer would be great doublespeak, "Freedom is slavery, slavery is Freedom"
Democrats aren't any better, and it is arguable who is worse. The problem is that both sides continue towards the "worse", as if it is a contest.
That is why I won't ever vote for (D) or (R) ever again.