. If we made it a national priority, we could go 90% nuclear in 10 years in the US, but we'd have to wipe out a whole bunch of local government NIMBY regulations that do absolutely nothing to make anyone or any thing any safer.
Great! Lets do just that! A good place to start would be implementing your foolproof method of uniting all US citizens behind you. Make sure you use data and experts and jesus to prove your point.
The majority of improvement of battery life in....
Don't forget the 6-7%/year energy density increase in Li-based battery chemistries! I haven't done the math but if say one improvement such as battery energy density accounts for 40% of battery life improvement and you list 3 things that account for the other 60% then you're just being a debbie downer.
True, but they can afford to. Sucks that as you make more money you have to pay more taxes in western societies. It may not be the best system but in practical terms it generally works out better* than all other systems that have been tried and doesn't have any prerequisites (such as: assume everyone is perfect) for the systems that haven't. Oh, and as you make more money you're still making more money!
*in economic terms. The richest country in the history of humanity has a progressive tax. The top country I could find with a flat tax was Russia at #14 in GDP rankings.
I'm... going to need a slightly more reputable source to believe it.
How about a +5 informative comment that cites said source as "slightly more reputable" for ya! I mean just look, +5! That's as reputable as we can possibly get! Thanks./, for letting us know which conspiracy theories we should believe (pretty sure it's all of them).
I know right? The way I remember it, there was a clip of JFK saying lets go to the moon and then a clip of Neil Armstrong planting the flag...which probably happened within a day or so because no human's attention span could possibly last longer than that. Why NASA is wasting so much time with these boring engineering process details is beyond me. If they want to keep us entertained just engineer by tweet. You know, tweet a rocket emoji and a link to a vine of a flag waving on mars. Then we can be proud for 3-5 seconds as we scroll through our feed*.
*yeesh, just realized implications of it being called a "feed"
There is absolutely no moral ground to insisting it be provided to the public.
There is one special case in which there absolutely is: when someone is running for president of the US.
As an office that represents the will of an entire country and has immense sway over all manner of global issues (supposedly...maybe this election will be the nail in the coffin of that ideal), the public requires a complete picture of a candidate's character to make a well informed decision if they should vote for that person or not. Since money is at the top of the list of corrupting agents, a tax return is valuable knowledge for the public to ensure that, say, a candidate's livelihood isn't being kept afloat by Russia. I'm not aware of any substitutes.
Maybe not but I think you just provided an example of what happens with more or less equal opportunity.
The NBA is interested in the highest possible basketball talent. In the US, if you're good at sports, chances are you'll be noticed by the time you hit your teens. If your background is disadvantaged you have a pretty good shot of "making it out" as an elite athlete because colleges will notice you in time to avoid falling into the stereotypical poverty traps (gangs, drugs, etc). Basically, pro sports has a pretty good system in place to find the best candidates no matter where they come from so it's likely black men aren't over represented, they are mostly the best possible candidates out of the entire US.
Contrast that with academics. Colleges might send out a mailer in 10th grade but scholarships generally only come around once you've completed entrance exams by which point it can be too late. The coach certainly isn't going to visit the house of a 4.0 GPA sophomore that's good at numbers to tell them stay on course and you'll be making 6 figures by the time you're 30, much less a 3.5GPA who can become a fine mid level coder living comfortably in the burbs. Thus, the "we can't find qualified applicants" problem.
How does Google fit in? Maybe they don't. After all they aren't responsible for racial/economic disparities in the US (well maybe in San Fran...). But if I had a few $100B sitting around and truly wanted the best applicants no matter where they came from, starting a contingent scholarship for promising middle schoolers to local and state colleges seems like a cheap and easy place to start. If your resume stack is still all white brogrammers after 10-15 years then you can probably rest easy knowing you didn't leave anyone out.
Trump is just trying to call attention back to Clinton's crimes with respect to federal record keeping laws.
Well he did his usual great job on that. He has changed the topic of conversation from the emails to "trump wants russia to hack us". A few more fun facts now that trump himself has "pivoted"
- trumps businesses are heavily dependent on russian investment (source: trump jr) - trumps campaign manager's last job was lobbyist for the Ukrainian dictator whos ouster set up the Crimea debacle - the only change to the republican party platform that the trump campain made was erasing the hardline stance against russia
As for the emails themselves (DNC emails that is), they probably didn't matter much since Hillary won the primary popular vote by 25% and the DNC chair was forced out on the eve of the convention! What more can you ask for? Maybe $100M worth of congressional hearings that all end with no new findings?
He doesn't even believe half of what he says himself.
How can we possibly know that? He doubles down anytime someone calls him out! Best case he believes it while the words are coming out of his mouth and changes his mind or forgets about it like a goldfish...hmm...borderline fetish for gold plating things, orange skin, short memory, always curls his lips into that "fish face"....TRUMP IS A GOLDFISH!!!
It may seem that way until you watch him say it completely straight faced as he does when he says any other combination of words. It seems those in the "hes joking" camp are projecting how a normal person might act when they tell a joke. Think long and hard, has trump ever made an actual joke...that is not actually a personal insult?
I'll give you that trump may meet the definition of person but how do you know he is actually joking? Not counting insults is he even capable of joking? Quick aside, some podcast pointed out: has trump ever laughed on camera?
And the OTHER real issue is that we have as close to proof that makes no difference that Russia, a country who's leader is trying his best to restore the glory days of the cold war, is actively screwing with our general election.
Sure the DNC should be impartial but to suggest we ignore Russia's attempt to influence our democratic process (however flawed it may be) is asinine, especially given they seem to have chosen a side. There two big problems here and both should be addressed!
And people wonder why we don't believe Global Warming.
I don't wonder. I see it as one of the human brain's greatest weaknesses. More and more research shows that once people pick a side, they are highly likely to dig in and contrary evidence actually reinforces their incorrect position. Perhaps this served some evolutionary purpose (you only need to learn fire is hot once) but in today's world where humans have the capability to drastically alter the environment we need to listen to the fucking facts.
Lead is bad for the brain even if the lead industry spends 50 years and $millions trying to prove otherwise. Smoking causes cancer even if the cigarette industry spends 50 years and $millions trying to prove otherwise. The average global temperature is rising due to human emissions of a known greenhouse gas into the atmosphere at a rate that does indeed match most models even if the fossil fuel industry spends 50 years and $millions trying to prove otherwise. Not exactly sure what industry is against vaccinations (maybe religion) but apparently you might not even need a shadowy group to cause trouble (see recent measles outbreaks).
For an especially hilarious example, see the John Oliver clip where newt ginrich repeatedly basically says "my feelings are more important than your facts for making policy". If humanity as a whole can evolve past that bullshit maybe we have a shot at colonizing space...or at least finding out if the physics of the universe allow it. If not, then I guess we don't deserve to and we'll get wiped out and the earth will try again in a few hundred million years.
Anyway, hopefully the deniers are right cause if not, we're fucked.
No the problem is both deniers and "alarmists" can both pick temperature extremes in a given year but the global average continues stair stepping upwards likely resulting in ~4B people trying to migrate in the next century or so. But hey, the venn diagram of AGW deniers and friends of immigrants has a huge overlap right?
Until I see real evidence, a random pilot claiming "I couldn't do X because of a drone" isn't going to convince me to tighten regulations.
there have been 15 instances of drones interfering with firefighter operations this year, including several leading to grounded aircraft
Yeah, best wait until a few disasters happen before taking action or something. And because most drones are cheap and light...and not likely capable of flying near a forest fire....the ones that are big and heavy probably aren't a problem either?
Also, your common sense solution is to add another layer of complexity instead of attempting to mitigate the source or the issue?
the problem isn't with who reveals it, the problem is with you.
Those scenarios are not mutually exclusive. There can be enormous problems with both, simultaneously. In this case one is problem for the DNC, the other is a problem for the entire USA.
Unless maybe 3M people were swayed by superdelegates somehow? Not saying you are wrong, just that superdelegates are almost certainly a red-herring in this case.
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. If we made it a national priority, we could go 90% nuclear in 10 years in the US, but we'd have to wipe out a whole bunch of local government NIMBY regulations that do absolutely nothing to make anyone or any thing any safer.
Great! Lets do just that! A good place to start would be implementing your foolproof method of uniting all US citizens behind you. Make sure you use data and experts and jesus to prove your point.
The majority of improvement of battery life in....
Don't forget the 6-7%/year energy density increase in Li-based battery chemistries! I haven't done the math but if say one improvement such as battery energy density accounts for 40% of battery life improvement and you list 3 things that account for the other 60% then you're just being a debbie downer.
True, but they can afford to. Sucks that as you make more money you have to pay more taxes in western societies. It may not be the best system but in practical terms it generally works out better* than all other systems that have been tried and doesn't have any prerequisites (such as: assume everyone is perfect) for the systems that haven't. Oh, and as you make more money you're still making more money!
*in economic terms. The richest country in the history of humanity has a progressive tax. The top country I could find with a flat tax was Russia at #14 in GDP rankings.
I'd prefer the format to be a "binders full of victims". Thanks.
I'm ... going to need a slightly more reputable source to believe it.
How about a +5 informative comment that cites said source as "slightly more reputable" for ya! I mean just look, +5! That's as reputable as we can possibly get! Thanks ./, for letting us know which conspiracy theories we should believe (pretty sure it's all of them).
Do mosquitos fart?
Serious question!
I know right? The way I remember it, there was a clip of JFK saying lets go to the moon and then a clip of Neil Armstrong planting the flag...which probably happened within a day or so because no human's attention span could possibly last longer than that. Why NASA is wasting so much time with these boring engineering process details is beyond me. If they want to keep us entertained just engineer by tweet. You know, tweet a rocket emoji and a link to a vine of a flag waving on mars. Then we can be proud for 3-5 seconds as we scroll through our feed*.
*yeesh, just realized implications of it being called a "feed"
but how news worthy is it?
Its not! That's why it belongs here! You said it yourself: "built to withstand rocket blasts".
There is absolutely no moral ground to insisting it be provided to the public.
There is one special case in which there absolutely is: when someone is running for president of the US.
As an office that represents the will of an entire country and has immense sway over all manner of global issues (supposedly...maybe this election will be the nail in the coffin of that ideal), the public requires a complete picture of a candidate's character to make a well informed decision if they should vote for that person or not. Since money is at the top of the list of corrupting agents, a tax return is valuable knowledge for the public to ensure that, say, a candidate's livelihood isn't being kept afloat by Russia. I'm not aware of any substitutes.
I have a lot more faith in this being known to Bill Maher than to trump
Spend?! Hell, I can jump in front of a human controlled car at a blind intersection and earn money while I sleep*!
*in traction of course.
Maybe not but I think you just provided an example of what happens with more or less equal opportunity.
The NBA is interested in the highest possible basketball talent. In the US, if you're good at sports, chances are you'll be noticed by the time you hit your teens. If your background is disadvantaged you have a pretty good shot of "making it out" as an elite athlete because colleges will notice you in time to avoid falling into the stereotypical poverty traps (gangs, drugs, etc). Basically, pro sports has a pretty good system in place to find the best candidates no matter where they come from so it's likely black men aren't over represented, they are mostly the best possible candidates out of the entire US.
Contrast that with academics. Colleges might send out a mailer in 10th grade but scholarships generally only come around once you've completed entrance exams by which point it can be too late. The coach certainly isn't going to visit the house of a 4.0 GPA sophomore that's good at numbers to tell them stay on course and you'll be making 6 figures by the time you're 30, much less a 3.5GPA who can become a fine mid level coder living comfortably in the burbs. Thus, the "we can't find qualified applicants" problem.
How does Google fit in? Maybe they don't. After all they aren't responsible for racial/economic disparities in the US (well maybe in San Fran...). But if I had a few $100B sitting around and truly wanted the best applicants no matter where they came from, starting a contingent scholarship for promising middle schoolers to local and state colleges seems like a cheap and easy place to start. If your resume stack is still all white brogrammers after 10-15 years then you can probably rest easy knowing you didn't leave anyone out.
Trump is just trying to call attention back to Clinton's crimes with respect to federal record keeping laws.
Well he did his usual great job on that. He has changed the topic of conversation from the emails to "trump wants russia to hack us". A few more fun facts now that trump himself has "pivoted"
- trumps businesses are heavily dependent on russian investment (source: trump jr)
- trumps campaign manager's last job was lobbyist for the Ukrainian dictator whos ouster set up the Crimea debacle
- the only change to the republican party platform that the trump campain made was erasing the hardline stance against russia
As for the emails themselves (DNC emails that is), they probably didn't matter much since Hillary won the primary popular vote by 25% and the DNC chair was forced out on the eve of the convention! What more can you ask for? Maybe $100M worth of congressional hearings that all end with no new findings?
He doesn't even believe half of what he says himself.
How can we possibly know that? He doubles down anytime someone calls him out! Best case he believes it while the words are coming out of his mouth and changes his mind or forgets about it like a goldfish...hmm...borderline fetish for gold plating things, orange skin, short memory, always curls his lips into that "fish face"....TRUMP IS A GOLDFISH!!!
plenty of asphalt, steel, and gold plated evil though!
It may seem that way until you watch him say it completely straight faced as he does when he says any other combination of words. It seems those in the "hes joking" camp are projecting how a normal person might act when they tell a joke. Think long and hard, has trump ever made an actual joke...that is not actually a personal insult?
Clinton, who has done much much worse.
For those curious to specifics, here is a handy list of all of Hillary's publicized transgressions:
http://www.marketwatch.com/sto...
where the person who makes a joke
I'll give you that trump may meet the definition of person but how do you know he is actually joking? Not counting insults is he even capable of joking? Quick aside, some podcast pointed out: has trump ever laughed on camera?
And the OTHER real issue is that we have as close to proof that makes no difference that Russia, a country who's leader is trying his best to restore the glory days of the cold war, is actively screwing with our general election.
Sure the DNC should be impartial but to suggest we ignore Russia's attempt to influence our democratic process (however flawed it may be) is asinine, especially given they seem to have chosen a side. There two big problems here and both should be addressed!
And people wonder why we don't believe Global Warming.
I don't wonder. I see it as one of the human brain's greatest weaknesses. More and more research shows that once people pick a side, they are highly likely to dig in and contrary evidence actually reinforces their incorrect position. Perhaps this served some evolutionary purpose (you only need to learn fire is hot once) but in today's world where humans have the capability to drastically alter the environment we need to listen to the fucking facts.
Lead is bad for the brain even if the lead industry spends 50 years and $millions trying to prove otherwise. Smoking causes cancer even if the cigarette industry spends 50 years and $millions trying to prove otherwise. The average global temperature is rising due to human emissions of a known greenhouse gas into the atmosphere at a rate that does indeed match most models even if the fossil fuel industry spends 50 years and $millions trying to prove otherwise. Not exactly sure what industry is against vaccinations (maybe religion) but apparently you might not even need a shadowy group to cause trouble (see recent measles outbreaks).
For an especially hilarious example, see the John Oliver clip where newt ginrich repeatedly basically says "my feelings are more important than your facts for making policy". If humanity as a whole can evolve past that bullshit maybe we have a shot at colonizing space...or at least finding out if the physics of the universe allow it. If not, then I guess we don't deserve to and we'll get wiped out and the earth will try again in a few hundred million years.
Anyway, hopefully the deniers are right cause if not, we're fucked.
No the problem is both deniers and "alarmists" can both pick temperature extremes in a given year but the global average continues stair stepping upwards likely resulting in ~4B people trying to migrate in the next century or so. But hey, the venn diagram of AGW deniers and friends of immigrants has a huge overlap right?
Until I see real evidence, a random pilot claiming "I couldn't do X because of a drone" isn't going to convince me to tighten regulations.
there have been 15 instances of drones interfering with firefighter operations this year, including several leading to grounded aircraft
Yeah, best wait until a few disasters happen before taking action or something. And because most drones are cheap and light...and not likely capable of flying near a forest fire....the ones that are big and heavy probably aren't a problem either?
Also, your common sense solution is to add another layer of complexity instead of attempting to mitigate the source or the issue?
the problem isn't with who reveals it, the problem is with you.
Those scenarios are not mutually exclusive. There can be enormous problems with both, simultaneously. In this case one is problem for the DNC, the other is a problem for the entire USA.
Not counting the 25% margin in the popular vote I assume...
http://www.realclearpolitics.c...
Unless maybe 3M people were swayed by superdelegates somehow? Not saying you are wrong, just that superdelegates are almost certainly a red-herring in this case.
I'd prefer a best case scenario that wasn't "we will just punt for 4 years"