It is generally given in the US that the higher the grade of beef, the higher the fat content (seen as marbling) for a particular cut. That said, higher dollar primals generally have less fat than standard ground beef becuase most primals are trimmed prior to grinding (get a whole sirloin roast ground, and it should be in the 12-15% fat range, iirc, vs 30% for standard ground beef).
Unverified (by me) rumors have it that McDonalds (among others) intentionally introduces older livestock into the beef to keep the cost down, which also would keep the fat content down (as older animals have less fat). I would not doubt it.
I read your post to mean that in Nigeria, 2/3 of the population goes uneducated because there is no state system for education. Are you saying that it's the poorest 1/3 of the nation that is in private schools, in which case I'll concede the point. Otherwise, that's exactly what would happen in the US - the top third gets "cherry picked", and the bottom 2/3ds gets the shaft.
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Yeah, but Sweden has less than a third of the population of California (20 people/km^2, vs 84 people/km^2), and California is only the 12th densest state. In fact, Sweden is less dense than 32 of the 50 states. So how come we don't have 20MB connections for $15 in those states? Lord knows the big telcos don't bother to serve most of the outlying regions, so we know they already cherry pick the population centers.
It's good old protection. Contracts with towns for exclusive cable rights, and a lack of any meaningful oversight of the telco networks means no competition. And no competition in a corporate setting means high prices. It has nothing to do with population density.
And I would only offer my private schools in the richest areas. I would provide the basic services, and then offer on-the-side payments from parents for "enhanced" services (I'd get the $9k/pupil plus performance bonuses from the government, then capture the Sylvan/Huntington dollars as well!). And, of course, as you pointed out I'd deny renewal entry to anyone who scored lower than a B average each year.
There would be no reason to offer the service in poor or troubled areas - poor performers don't pay from the government, security and upkeep costs are high, and there's no side money from the parents.
I think public schools are absolutely necessary, because we all have a vested interest in _everyone_ getting a basic education. Only the government can offer these types of services to everyone, as corporations cannot operate effectively in a socialist environment. In fact, the more education the better - though I realize that there are limits, both in value per dollar and human limitations.
I have a child, and I'd be happy to see the elimination of the whole child deduction/tax credit/daycare thing. Children are inordinately expensive and reduce overall productivity (hence income and therefor axes).
Sadly, we need less humans rather than more, and I'd really rather not be subsidizing the process (well, I'm okay with the process, just not the outcome;-) If you want lots of kids, that's fine, just don't ask me to pay more in taxes because you feel you deserve a tax credit for each one you have. We all pay for education because it benefits society as a whole for the populus to be educated to a basic level.
As for the state needing people*, if you're referring to the ponzi scheme that is Social Security - let's just cut it off in 2036. That's before I'm elegible, so there's no conflict of interest there. I'm saving for my retirement as if I'll never get it, 'cause I don't trust it to be there - we can just make it official. Anybody under 38 has enough time to start saving for a post-70 retirement.
*yes I caught the sarcasm, but I'll take any opportunity to break out the ol' soap box!
Well, a P-M 1.5 with integrated i915 graphics and a 4200RPM disk drive isn't going to be exactly snappy for real compute-intensive stuff anyway. My 2 year old lappy smokes that "new" thinkpad, and I haven't upgraded a thing since I got it.
Somehow, a "prettier" OS isn't really very high on my list. The ability to hide more and more of the inner workings behind a "friendly" interface does squat for me when I need fix a problem. I suppose it's good for the average user, 'cause it keeps them from screwing stuff up too easily. I still run with the classic windows style, and all the fancy stuff is off. Heck, until two weeks ago, I didn't even have a background. Don't get me wrong - I like an aesthetically pleasing, well laid out UI as much as the next guy, but I can (and will) do without the window dressing for its own sake.
These "marriage" amenedments are written to specifically deny any status to any couple, which is not one man and one woman, which imitates or substantially provides the same or similar benefits as those afforded to those legally married. They are anti-gay just as whites-only hotels and restaurants were anti-black. Most people who vote for these measures can't tell you what specific harm will come to them or their families (other than their sensibility) should gay people be allowed to marry.
Personally, I voted against my (VA) amendment because I know more unstable heterosexual married couples than homosexual couples (as numbers or percentages). Of course, the amendment passed, because Virginia ia filled with homophobes. My father in law won't even go into the local Michael's craft store, and I'm pretty sure it's because he was helped by someone who he believed was gay - and there are lots of people just like him around here. They're not bad people (the homophobes, that is), they just have no ability to empathise.
Of course, the amendment in VA will also prevent non-married heterosexual couples from gaining rights. Who would that be? How about all the retired couples who are living together, but have decided - for whatever reason - not to get re-married. There are more in that situation that you might expect. We'll see if it ever actually comes up as a problem.
I think if they wanted to really protect marriage, they should outlaw divorce.
No, they didn't. You rerun the interview or you don't, and you don't ask Bill Maher back because he acted like an asshole in an interview. It's that simple. You don't just edit it out because it's not politically correct, especially if it's billed as the original interview.
Now, I haven't a clue who Ken Mehlman is, but if he is a politician, or political operative, who creates or influenced policy on issues affecting homosexuals, then his orientation may indeed be salient.
I'm not trying to say Bill Maher is wrong or right (back when I was born, it used to be a free country), but a news organization altering facts and then using copyright law to cover up that modification is certainly not okay.
Have you ever priced automatic drapes? Not some $70 break-in-a-year crap from x-10, but something to actually count on for partof your heat? They start at about $500/window (google for Somfy). Even in my old 1962 clunker of a house, with poor siting and uninsulated first floor (CMU, partially below grade), I spend about $750 to heat and cool the house in a year. Just equiping the "primary" solar gain windows in my house would run about $4000 for the parts alone (yes, I've looked).
I'm all for green building (and I regularly interact with LEED certified professionals), but right now there isn't hard ($$$) justification for many of these technologies. Part of it is that there isn't sufficient quantity. Part is that the margins are insane. One recent Somfy brochure claimed that contractors could make more off of one window than they normally made on a whole house of manual window treatments. That'll sure keep somebody warm in the winter, but it won't be you!
Of course, one thing often overlooked is incandescent lighting. The most incandescent lighting is used in the winter, after dark, in the "active" rooms of the house. Not too suprisingly, that's where you need teh most heat to make people comfortable. Except that many people are switching to fluorescent. Now, instead of heating the rooms their in during the non-solar-gain hours of the winter, they're heating the whole house - or at least significant portions. Oh, and don't bother with the "zoning" argument in residential construction - residential units do a very poor (read: inefficient) job at zoning, and installing multiple units is only partially effective as there a diminishingly small number of homes that can partition the space effectively.
You'd be better off building your house underground, well insulated. You might go bonkers, but you'll certainly save energy!
The retail value of UN-DRM's files for about the same as DRM'd files ($12-20 Amazon prices for a CD containing 11-16 tracks), so you could say that an unencrypted, uncompressed file is also close to $0.70 at the wholesale level.
And, of course, you should only be liable for the songs you distribute, not those which are subsequently distributed. Those damages would need to be litigated against the other distributers.
As far as I'm aware, he did not renouce his party affiliation, he simply ran for office without being endorsed or supported by the Democratic Party. He's still a Democrat, he just wasn't elected on their ticket.
All sematics, to be sure. You're probably right on the next two years, though. To think that dubya and pilosi will get in bed together on anything of substance is beyond all comprehension. My biggest fear is that Nancy Pilosi is this decade's Newt Gingrich. *shiver*
You may be correct (I'm not going to check), but according to most pundits the voting lines/alliances are divided 49-49, with two tight D/R races yet to be called. If the independent caucases with the Republicans, he/she is in their column.
Well, maybe there should be an argument that Microsoft Windows doesn't really add any value to the product, so should be exempt from the Value Added Tax.
Because vouchers, limits on affirmative action, parental consent, and free trade are all core democratic positions?
No, he sits the fence. I think he's still more at home with the left, because his right-leaning positions are limited in depth. Nobody will every confuse him for a neocon, but he's got some solidly left positions.
BTW - I like him a lot (well, at least his positions, I don't know the man personally), because over the issues with which I disagree he has not taken an untenable stance.
If either VA or MT go to the Republican, Sen Liberman is just another moderate Democrat. If both VA or MT go for the Democrats, he could hold the balance of power in the Senate.
Oddly, I find him to straddle the fence. Some here will say he only agrees with the administration on Iraq. However, he is still on board with vouchers, limitation of punitive damages in liability cases, he's back and forth on affirmative action, he's for content restriction, he's for parental consent. Now, he's not neocon in any of those issues, and I tend to agree at least partially with those stances. He can never be part of the Republican mainstream, as he's primarily pro-choice and not a homophobe.
Overall, he rides to either side of the middle, never really straying too far. That's a Good Thing(TM), imo, but I tend to be a moderate (though a registered D).
Still, he could find a place on the Right if the stakes were high enough. Remember that a senate term is 6 years, so he may be happy ending his career in 2012 and not really care about the reelection politics. Keeping him in check (in addition to not selling out some of his personal beliefs) is the possibility that the Dems could take the Senate in '08, giving him only 2 years to savor his revenge.
I think he'll stay a D, but I also think he's got some real capital, should he want to spend it.
They still have one thing going for them - GWB is in the White House and he will probably veto anything the Dems try to get passed. That's going to be their "ace" in 2008 - a cry that "it's His fault." Will that really count for much? Not in my book, but this is national politics where you've got 100,000,000 uninformed voters that take the pink or blue slip handed to them at the poll entrances and dutifully vote the party line.
...will not be pleased if the only thing to come out of the House in the next two years is a bunch of investigations and impeachment hearings. (ha, you thought I was going to say something abuot overlords, didn't you?)
Now that the Dems control the House, and will have a solid say in what happens in the Senate (regardless of outcome in Montana and Virginia), I want to see some action on real issues.
(BTW - can you really call Liberman a Democrat now? I mean he votes with the Republicans and the national Democrats gave him the finger earlier this year. I wonder if he will consider switching parties? That woul d be the ultimate up-yours, especially if the Dems get both tight races left - as his switch would put it at 50-50, and "the duck" would then cast all tie-breaking votes)
Part of being a citizen of the United States is the responsibility to inform yourself about the issues which govern the country. That means reading the ballot measures and reading at least the basic stances of the candidates on the issues. It's not that hard - most towns have a local paper with a pull-out section a couple days before the election with information on who's running. You posted to/., so I assume you're talented enough to use the internet to look up the candidates in the race if you should need more information.
Part of enjoying the status of being in a free state (and all you libertarians can put quotes around free) is taking the responsibility to vote.
So disallow patent rights to those who cannot produce commercial quanitites for sale, or require mandatory precriptive licensing fees, set by the USPTO, for those who do not or cannot produce. Since different patents have different market sizes, set the bar based on end units produced, with fees due on an annual or biannual basis (to allow time for quantities to be determined). Start at $1,000 for single unit quantities, and drop the amount by $5 for every unit produced until you reach $5. After 1000 units, drop the cost to $1, and drop it by $0.01 per extra 1000 units until you hit - and stay at - $0.01 per unit.
If your invention is so great and you want to make money, produce the product yourself. Anybody with a great idea and a bit of VC can get their mousetrap made. Take some risk, you losers.
Actually, the estimated failure rate for the shuttle program was 1 in 35, though the shuttles themselves may have been designed to withstand 100 launch/landing cycles*. This was a bit of an issue when the 25th mission resulted in a failure (since most of the population does not understand statistics).
And, for the record, there have been 117 launches, according to wiki, which I will take as accurate enough for this discussion (far less than 200).
*yes, IWAAE (I was an aerospace engineer) working for NASA, and was involved with shuttle payloads and structural reliability analyses.
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It is generally given in the US that the higher the grade of beef, the higher the fat content (seen as marbling) for a particular cut. That said, higher dollar primals generally have less fat than standard ground beef becuase most primals are trimmed prior to grinding (get a whole sirloin roast ground, and it should be in the 12-15% fat range, iirc, vs 30% for standard ground beef).
Unverified (by me) rumors have it that McDonalds (among others) intentionally introduces older livestock into the beef to keep the cost down, which also would keep the fat content down (as older animals have less fat). I would not doubt it.
As for KFC - yes, of course it's chicken.
Wow. Hot young chick does a demo tape (video blog), and a network picks her up. This is new because...?
Oh, right..it's on the Internet (TM)
I read your post to mean that in Nigeria, 2/3 of the population goes uneducated because there is no state system for education. Are you saying that it's the poorest 1/3 of the nation that is in private schools, in which case I'll concede the point. Otherwise, that's exactly what would happen in the US - the top third gets "cherry picked", and the bottom 2/3ds gets the shaft.
Yeah, but Sweden has less than a third of the population of California (20 people/km^2, vs 84 people/km^2), and California is only the 12th densest state. In fact, Sweden is less dense than 32 of the 50 states. So how come we don't have 20MB connections for $15 in those states? Lord knows the big telcos don't bother to serve most of the outlying regions, so we know they already cherry pick the population centers.
It's good old protection. Contracts with towns for exclusive cable rights, and a lack of any meaningful oversight of the telco networks means no competition. And no competition in a corporate setting means high prices. It has nothing to do with population density.
And I would only offer my private schools in the richest areas. I would provide the basic services, and then offer on-the-side payments from parents for "enhanced" services (I'd get the $9k/pupil plus performance bonuses from the government, then capture the Sylvan/Huntington dollars as well!). And, of course, as you pointed out I'd deny renewal entry to anyone who scored lower than a B average each year.
There would be no reason to offer the service in poor or troubled areas - poor performers don't pay from the government, security and upkeep costs are high, and there's no side money from the parents.
I think public schools are absolutely necessary, because we all have a vested interest in _everyone_ getting a basic education. Only the government can offer these types of services to everyone, as corporations cannot operate effectively in a socialist environment. In fact, the more education the better - though I realize that there are limits, both in value per dollar and human limitations.
I will never give in. I do not fear the rats.
I have a child, and I'd be happy to see the elimination of the whole child deduction/tax credit/daycare thing. Children are inordinately expensive and reduce overall productivity (hence income and therefor axes).
;-) If you want lots of kids, that's fine, just don't ask me to pay more in taxes because you feel you deserve a tax credit for each one you have. We all pay for education because it benefits society as a whole for the populus to be educated to a basic level.
Sadly, we need less humans rather than more, and I'd really rather not be subsidizing the process (well, I'm okay with the process, just not the outcome
As for the state needing people*, if you're referring to the ponzi scheme that is Social Security - let's just cut it off in 2036. That's before I'm elegible, so there's no conflict of interest there. I'm saving for my retirement as if I'll never get it, 'cause I don't trust it to be there - we can just make it official. Anybody under 38 has enough time to start saving for a post-70 retirement.
*yes I caught the sarcasm, but I'll take any opportunity to break out the ol' soap box!
Well, a P-M 1.5 with integrated i915 graphics and a 4200RPM disk drive isn't going to be exactly snappy for real compute-intensive stuff anyway. My 2 year old lappy smokes that "new" thinkpad, and I haven't upgraded a thing since I got it.
Somehow, a "prettier" OS isn't really very high on my list. The ability to hide more and more of the inner workings behind a "friendly" interface does squat for me when I need fix a problem. I suppose it's good for the average user, 'cause it keeps them from screwing stuff up too easily. I still run with the classic windows style, and all the fancy stuff is off. Heck, until two weeks ago, I didn't even have a background. Don't get me wrong - I like an aesthetically pleasing, well laid out UI as much as the next guy, but I can (and will) do without the window dressing for its own sake.
These "marriage" amenedments are written to specifically deny any status to any couple, which is not one man and one woman, which imitates or substantially provides the same or similar benefits as those afforded to those legally married. They are anti-gay just as whites-only hotels and restaurants were anti-black. Most people who vote for these measures can't tell you what specific harm will come to them or their families (other than their sensibility) should gay people be allowed to marry.
Personally, I voted against my (VA) amendment because I know more unstable heterosexual married couples than homosexual couples (as numbers or percentages). Of course, the amendment passed, because Virginia ia filled with homophobes. My father in law won't even go into the local Michael's craft store, and I'm pretty sure it's because he was helped by someone who he believed was gay - and there are lots of people just like him around here. They're not bad people (the homophobes, that is), they just have no ability to empathise.
Of course, the amendment in VA will also prevent non-married heterosexual couples from gaining rights. Who would that be? How about all the retired couples who are living together, but have decided - for whatever reason - not to get re-married. There are more in that situation that you might expect. We'll see if it ever actually comes up as a problem.
I think if they wanted to really protect marriage, they should outlaw divorce.
No, they didn't. You rerun the interview or you don't, and you don't ask Bill Maher back because he acted like an asshole in an interview. It's that simple. You don't just edit it out because it's not politically correct, especially if it's billed as the original interview.
Now, I haven't a clue who Ken Mehlman is, but if he is a politician, or political operative, who creates or influenced policy on issues affecting homosexuals, then his orientation may indeed be salient.
I'm not trying to say Bill Maher is wrong or right (back when I was born, it used to be a free country), but a news organization altering facts and then using copyright law to cover up that modification is certainly not okay.
Buy neither. Technology designed by lawyers should not be rewarded.
Have you ever priced automatic drapes? Not some $70 break-in-a-year crap from x-10, but something to actually count on for partof your heat? They start at about $500/window (google for Somfy). Even in my old 1962 clunker of a house, with poor siting and uninsulated first floor (CMU, partially below grade), I spend about $750 to heat and cool the house in a year. Just equiping the "primary" solar gain windows in my house would run about $4000 for the parts alone (yes, I've looked).
I'm all for green building (and I regularly interact with LEED certified professionals), but right now there isn't hard ($$$) justification for many of these technologies. Part of it is that there isn't sufficient quantity. Part is that the margins are insane. One recent Somfy brochure claimed that contractors could make more off of one window than they normally made on a whole house of manual window treatments. That'll sure keep somebody warm in the winter, but it won't be you!
Of course, one thing often overlooked is incandescent lighting. The most incandescent lighting is used in the winter, after dark, in the "active" rooms of the house. Not too suprisingly, that's where you need teh most heat to make people comfortable. Except that many people are switching to fluorescent. Now, instead of heating the rooms their in during the non-solar-gain hours of the winter, they're heating the whole house - or at least significant portions. Oh, and don't bother with the "zoning" argument in residential construction - residential units do a very poor (read: inefficient) job at zoning, and installing multiple units is only partially effective as there a diminishingly small number of homes that can partition the space effectively.
You'd be better off building your house underground, well insulated. You might go bonkers, but you'll certainly save energy!
The retail value of UN-DRM's files for about the same as DRM'd files ($12-20 Amazon prices for a CD containing 11-16 tracks), so you could say that an unencrypted, uncompressed file is also close to $0.70 at the wholesale level.
And, of course, you should only be liable for the songs you distribute, not those which are subsequently distributed. Those damages would need to be litigated against the other distributers.
As far as I'm aware, he did not renouce his party affiliation, he simply ran for office without being endorsed or supported by the Democratic Party. He's still a Democrat, he just wasn't elected on their ticket.
All sematics, to be sure. You're probably right on the next two years, though. To think that dubya and pilosi will get in bed together on anything of substance is beyond all comprehension. My biggest fear is that Nancy Pilosi is this decade's Newt Gingrich. *shiver*
Actually, I so use FF, and often have to open up a few tabs to make my comments in the time I use for reading /. (damned limits on posting).
/. as long as I want, as long as I don't mind making no money.
And, for the record, I own the company. I can surf
You may be correct (I'm not going to check), but according to most pundits the voting lines/alliances are divided 49-49, with two tight D/R races yet to be called. If the independent caucases with the Republicans, he/she is in their column.
Well, maybe there should be an argument that Microsoft Windows doesn't really add any value to the product, so should be exempt from the Value Added Tax.
You must not post often. I usually post, then go get a cup of coffee or *gasp* - go do work - while the page loads.
Because vouchers, limits on affirmative action, parental consent, and free trade are all core democratic positions?
No, he sits the fence. I think he's still more at home with the left, because his right-leaning positions are limited in depth. Nobody will every confuse him for a neocon, but he's got some solidly left positions.
BTW - I like him a lot (well, at least his positions, I don't know the man personally), because over the issues with which I disagree he has not taken an untenable stance.
If either VA or MT go to the Republican, Sen Liberman is just another moderate Democrat. If both VA or MT go for the Democrats, he could hold the balance of power in the Senate.
Oddly, I find him to straddle the fence. Some here will say he only agrees with the administration on Iraq. However, he is still on board with vouchers, limitation of punitive damages in liability cases, he's back and forth on affirmative action, he's for content restriction, he's for parental consent. Now, he's not neocon in any of those issues, and I tend to agree at least partially with those stances. He can never be part of the Republican mainstream, as he's primarily pro-choice and not a homophobe.
Overall, he rides to either side of the middle, never really straying too far. That's a Good Thing(TM), imo, but I tend to be a moderate (though a registered D).
Still, he could find a place on the Right if the stakes were high enough. Remember that a senate term is 6 years, so he may be happy ending his career in 2012 and not really care about the reelection politics. Keeping him in check (in addition to not selling out some of his personal beliefs) is the possibility that the Dems could take the Senate in '08, giving him only 2 years to savor his revenge.
I think he'll stay a D, but I also think he's got some real capital, should he want to spend it.
They still have one thing going for them - GWB is in the White House and he will probably veto anything the Dems try to get passed. That's going to be their "ace" in 2008 - a cry that "it's His fault." Will that really count for much? Not in my book, but this is national politics where you've got 100,000,000 uninformed voters that take the pink or blue slip handed to them at the poll entrances and dutifully vote the party line.
...will not be pleased if the only thing to come out of the House in the next two years is a bunch of investigations and impeachment hearings. (ha, you thought I was going to say something abuot overlords, didn't you?)
Now that the Dems control the House, and will have a solid say in what happens in the Senate (regardless of outcome in Montana and Virginia), I want to see some action on real issues.
(BTW - can you really call Liberman a Democrat now? I mean he votes with the Republicans and the national Democrats gave him the finger earlier this year. I wonder if he will consider switching parties? That woul d be the ultimate up-yours, especially if the Dems get both tight races left - as his switch would put it at 50-50, and "the duck" would then cast all tie-breaking votes)
Part of being a citizen of the United States is the responsibility to inform yourself about the issues which govern the country. That means reading the ballot measures and reading at least the basic stances of the candidates on the issues. It's not that hard - most towns have a local paper with a pull-out section a couple days before the election with information on who's running. You posted to /., so I assume you're talented enough to use the internet to look up the candidates in the race if you should need more information.
Part of enjoying the status of being in a free state (and all you libertarians can put quotes around free) is taking the responsibility to vote.
Well, then again, you sound like a troll. *shrug*
So disallow patent rights to those who cannot produce commercial quanitites for sale, or require mandatory precriptive licensing fees, set by the USPTO, for those who do not or cannot produce. Since different patents have different market sizes, set the bar based on end units produced, with fees due on an annual or biannual basis (to allow time for quantities to be determined). Start at $1,000 for single unit quantities, and drop the amount by $5 for every unit produced until you reach $5. After 1000 units, drop the cost to $1, and drop it by $0.01 per extra 1000 units until you hit - and stay at - $0.01 per unit.
If your invention is so great and you want to make money, produce the product yourself. Anybody with a great idea and a bit of VC can get their mousetrap made. Take some risk, you losers.
Actually, the estimated failure rate for the shuttle program was 1 in 35, though the shuttles themselves may have been designed to withstand 100 launch/landing cycles*. This was a bit of an issue when the 25th mission resulted in a failure (since most of the population does not understand statistics).
And, for the record, there have been 117 launches, according to wiki, which I will take as accurate enough for this discussion (far less than 200).
*yes, IWAAE (I was an aerospace engineer) working for NASA, and was involved with shuttle payloads and structural reliability analyses.