According to one of my history teachers, the only reason public servants were originally paid is because they didn't think people would do the job otherwise. Of course, back then politician was rarely a full time job.
"Watch Tower Society publications teach that the Witnesses' refusal of transfusions of whole blood or its four primary components—red cells, white cells, platelets and plasma—is a non-negotiable religious stand and that those who respect life as a gift from God do not try to sustain life by taking in blood,[4][5] even in an emergency.[6] Witnesses are taught that the use of fractions such as albumin, immunoglobulins and hemophiliac preparations are "not absolutely prohibited" and a matter of personal choice.[5]"
It sounds like if you can call it blood, they won't take it. Doesn't matter where it's from. Of course, they could decide this is an exception because it's not "real" blood.
That's generally a vocal minority that's mostly perpetuated by the older population that has always been deaf. Deaf people who aren't exposed to the older deaf generation are much more open minded. Unfortunately, some colleges aimed at the deaf (I'm looking at you, RIT NTID) continue to perpetuate this - as a result, many students there come to equate deafness with being an asshole. And I don't blame them.
People who are functionally deaf are a minority (less than a million in the US), and hearing aids will likely never help them. People who are partially deaf and would benefit from hearing aids are thought to number at least 10 million in the US, and that may be a low estimate. To put it in comparison, there are only 7 states with more than 10 million residents (and three of those aren't too much higher).
There's also a lot of people with partial hearing loss who do not identify with any "deaf community". I recognize that it exists, but equating hearing loss with being part of the deaf community is just plain wrong.
Not just text messages, but also online college courses, Facebook messages, etc. Especially for people like me who are deaf enough that suffer a lot - socially, academically and in the workplace, but not so deaf that we qualify for any sort of assistance. It's a shame Obamacare doesn't address hearing aids and glasses, it would have likely gotten a lot more support.
There were probably counterfeit goods before then in the sense that they were incredible crap that appeared real until the trade was over with and the counterfeiter long gone.
I used to do small subcontract jobs for extra cash. More than once, I was left alone in a bank branch with the vault open after the employees had left for the day. The only one still around was the manager, and he went outside for 10 minutes for a smoke and a phone call. Again, vault was wide open and less than 10 feet away... not to mentioned unfettered access to all of their PCs and other equipment behind the counter. The only ID check was to see that the name on my driver's license matched the guy they were expecting.
If a major international bank has branch security that lax, imagine what your average corner store has.
Option 3: The AI nukes the humans and then dies slowly with no one to maintain it. The resulting radiation leads to a sentient cockroaches which proceed to conquer the galaxy.
It's been decades since it was common for aerial combatants to be in visual range of each other, much less close enough to risk collision. Not to say it doesn't happen now and then, but it's pretty unusual.
Most police work means they can make up whatever they want if cases of your word vs theirs (which is very often). However, most traffic cops aren't going to bother with you if you don't do something to catch their attention in the first place, such as going much faster than traffic, changing lanes often, swerving within or between lanes, not signaling, tailgating, etc. Sure, there's a few assholes out there who do it just to be an asshole but even then they usually go after someone who caught their attention for some reason.
One difference between training and experience is that training usually follows best-practice whereas experience follows hasn't-killed-me-yet. There's plenty of 'experienced' drunk drivers out there who will be dead within the year.
Even if you account for the increase in speed, planes are still surrounded by mostly nothing when not taking off or landing. Cars, however, are essentially *always* taking off or landing.
Furthermore, there's only one night out of the year that pilots need to watch out for deer while cruising, and that's not until late December.
Except, as I just mentioned, a reflective surface would be a piss poor defense against a laser. Between dust, condensation, wavelengths, and the fact there's no such thing as a perfect reflective surface it would be mostly pointless. An ablative surface, such as the space shuttle used, would be a significantly better defense.
Metal conducts heat away from the focal point much better than wood or paper, plus most metals used for that purpose have considerably higher melting points. However, you might not need to punch through. If you can just heat up the casing, it might be enough to kill the electronics inside the missile.
Any sort of adjustable mirror designed to reflect lasers seems like it would have a huge impact on missile aerodynamics. You'd also need to make sure the mirrors stay very clean throughout flight... condensation or dust would absorb the laser's energy and begin melting the mirror underneath. There's also issues with matching the mirror to the wavelength of the laser, the fact that no mirror reflects 100% of light and any distortions in the mirror could make it worse.
You'd be better off with some sort of ablative armor on the missile.
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Does choice still matter if every competitor acts the same?
It is free. It's called "Go to your local library."
In other words, the wants of the many subsidize the needs of the few.
According to one of my history teachers, the only reason public servants were originally paid is because they didn't think people would do the job otherwise. Of course, back then politician was rarely a full time job.
What kind of remotes do you grow? And can you teach my grandmother? She can never figure out how to work her remote.
There's a big difference between an academic "end of the world" deadline and a business "we can patch it later" deadline.
From Wikipedia:
"Watch Tower Society publications teach that the Witnesses' refusal of transfusions of whole blood or its four primary components—red cells, white cells, platelets and plasma—is a non-negotiable religious stand and that those who respect life as a gift from God do not try to sustain life by taking in blood,[4][5] even in an emergency.[6] Witnesses are taught that the use of fractions such as albumin, immunoglobulins and hemophiliac preparations are "not absolutely prohibited" and a matter of personal choice.[5]"
It sounds like if you can call it blood, they won't take it. Doesn't matter where it's from. Of course, they could decide this is an exception because it's not "real" blood.
That's generally a vocal minority that's mostly perpetuated by the older population that has always been deaf. Deaf people who aren't exposed to the older deaf generation are much more open minded. Unfortunately, some colleges aimed at the deaf (I'm looking at you, RIT NTID) continue to perpetuate this - as a result, many students there come to equate deafness with being an asshole. And I don't blame them.
People who are functionally deaf are a minority (less than a million in the US), and hearing aids will likely never help them. People who are partially deaf and would benefit from hearing aids are thought to number at least 10 million in the US, and that may be a low estimate. To put it in comparison, there are only 7 states with more than 10 million residents (and three of those aren't too much higher).
There's also a lot of people with partial hearing loss who do not identify with any "deaf community". I recognize that it exists, but equating hearing loss with being part of the deaf community is just plain wrong.
Not just text messages, but also online college courses, Facebook messages, etc. Especially for people like me who are deaf enough that suffer a lot - socially, academically and in the workplace, but not so deaf that we qualify for any sort of assistance. It's a shame Obamacare doesn't address hearing aids and glasses, it would have likely gotten a lot more support.
There were probably counterfeit goods before then in the sense that they were incredible crap that appeared real until the trade was over with and the counterfeiter long gone.
I used to do small subcontract jobs for extra cash. More than once, I was left alone in a bank branch with the vault open after the employees had left for the day. The only one still around was the manager, and he went outside for 10 minutes for a smoke and a phone call. Again, vault was wide open and less than 10 feet away... not to mentioned unfettered access to all of their PCs and other equipment behind the counter. The only ID check was to see that the name on my driver's license matched the guy they were expecting.
If a major international bank has branch security that lax, imagine what your average corner store has.
That's starting to sound like I should rent a sub and start looking for Rapture.
Option 3: The AI nukes the humans and then dies slowly with no one to maintain it. The resulting radiation leads to a sentient cockroaches which proceed to conquer the galaxy.
That's my line. But I see your point.
It's been decades since it was common for aerial combatants to be in visual range of each other, much less close enough to risk collision. Not to say it doesn't happen now and then, but it's pretty unusual.
Most police work means they can make up whatever they want if cases of your word vs theirs (which is very often). However, most traffic cops aren't going to bother with you if you don't do something to catch their attention in the first place, such as going much faster than traffic, changing lanes often, swerving within or between lanes, not signaling, tailgating, etc. Sure, there's a few assholes out there who do it just to be an asshole but even then they usually go after someone who caught their attention for some reason.
One difference between training and experience is that training usually follows best-practice whereas experience follows hasn't-killed-me-yet. There's plenty of 'experienced' drunk drivers out there who will be dead within the year.
There's a big difference between what a HUD *could* do to help a driver and what most drivers *would* do with one that could also access the Internet.
Even if you account for the increase in speed, planes are still surrounded by mostly nothing when not taking off or landing. Cars, however, are essentially *always* taking off or landing.
Furthermore, there's only one night out of the year that pilots need to watch out for deer while cruising, and that's not until late December.
Except, as I just mentioned, a reflective surface would be a piss poor defense against a laser. Between dust, condensation, wavelengths, and the fact there's no such thing as a perfect reflective surface it would be mostly pointless. An ablative surface, such as the space shuttle used, would be a significantly better defense.
Metal conducts heat away from the focal point much better than wood or paper, plus most metals used for that purpose have considerably higher melting points. However, you might not need to punch through. If you can just heat up the casing, it might be enough to kill the electronics inside the missile.
Any sort of adjustable mirror designed to reflect lasers seems like it would have a huge impact on missile aerodynamics.
You'd also need to make sure the mirrors stay very clean throughout flight... condensation or dust would absorb the laser's energy and begin melting the mirror underneath. There's also issues with matching the mirror to the wavelength of the laser, the fact that no mirror reflects 100% of light and any distortions in the mirror could make it worse.
You'd be better off with some sort of ablative armor on the missile.
I bet it involves sharks, lasers and a moonbase.
No, his fucking hand is the one that is preoccupied.