I take umbrage with solar and wind power being called renewable. They aren't. When the sun is used up we won't get another one. When the heat from the sun is gone we won't have any more wind.
A few months ago I ran across a study about the polarizing effect of internet forums. As I understood the theory, they thought that we all have these black/white ideas, but they're normally moderated by social interaction. Unfortunately the ease and anonymity of internet communcation allows us to express the exremeties of our beliefs without any social cost.
Oh, I don't even remotely expect him to say that to them. I don't imagine that he even wants them to stop. I was just pointing out that he has the power to do so. It's unfortunate that he's not in the position of representing the American populace.
"shouldn't the goal at this stage of the game really be CS education for all?" - shouldn't the goal at this stage of the game really be Art History education for all? - shouldn't the goal at this stage of the game really be Macroeconomics education for all? - shouldn't the goal at this stage of the game really be Diesel Mechanic education for all?" - -...
Nobody ever seems to remember that the NSA falls under the Executive Branch. Congress doesn't have to do squat. There's this one guy who has the authority to tell the NSA "Don't do that," and they're required to stop. Clue: He lives in a really big house with a boring paint job.
In 1943 it probably cost a few hundred thousand $ to build - if that.
Today's "updates" will cost $4.3 billion, be obsolete 6 months before completed, take 6 years, be the subject of multiple disciplinary hearings, congressional investigations and DOJ corruption probes, won't work, then ultimately will be outsourced to China for completion prior to being abandoned for a new technology.
Of course it will work. It was built for WWII. They made that stuff so you couldn't screw it up. There were still four Iowa class battlships active in the '90s.
I'm pretty sure a lot of people in the US know what a kilo feels like. Just ask the folks in Colorado and Washington. Well, OK, maybe not the whole kilo - unless they toss one in the campfire.
We in the USA are really sorry that the rest of the world doesn't have the mental capacity to deal with multiple measurement systems. Now run along and play with your cubic centimeter.
So, is it your assumption that size is directly responsible for the malware? Why can't a large hosting company also institute the best protection mechanisms to reduce their malware content? GoDaddy I can see not giving a crap, but Amazon should do some proper management to reduce this problem.
Do you realize how much business they would lose if they did that? You can't just kick off all your best customers.
I remember the oudtoor mags running photos of a bass snagging a small bird in the '70s. Maybe it's a first in Africa or something, but it's old news on this continent. I've personally seen a bass come out of the water to grab a spinnerbait while it's still in the air.
Dental insurance on the rise for those without smart toothbrushes. Or those unwilling to upload their data to the insurance companies...
or those who use smart toothbrushes, but not correctly, or those who use smart toothbrushes, but not often enough...or, oh heck, who are we kidding? Rates are going to rise for everybody regardless.
While I don't condone their capturing of this data it's really easy to see what they would do with it. Think about it - you make and sell cars, you have a gigantic database that you can mine to see exactly how, when, and where individual people drive their cars; the design and marketing potential is staggering.
You may not know this, but Yellowstone is largely in a state called Wyoming.
You may not know this, but the Yellowstone volcano complex has a history of massively explosive eruptions, not just pouring out lava. The Lava Creek ash bed from the explosion 630,000 years ago extends to the Gulf of Mexico and is as much as 4m thick in places like New Mexico and Kansas.
planets can't gain weight over the holidays like the rest of us
Actually they do. It's estimated that the Earth gains at least 164,000 kg per day from meteoric accretion. (Barker, J.L. and Anders, E. "Accretion rate of cosmic matter from iridium and osmium contents of deep-sea sediments." Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 32, 627-645 (1968))
... illegal and un-Constitutional activity and I do think it is "criminal" and "un-American" respectively.
You forgot "treason". That's the other word for acts against the Constitution. You know, I think I heard that one of these NSA/CIA guys had a suggestion about what should be done with people who commit treason - something about ropes and necks...
Snowden's job was to incite outrage, soon after which the public would grow tired of outrage, settle down, and learn to get used to business as usual.
If you want to bend over and getting the shaft, hey, please do it privately.
I'd wager that there won't be too many people like you, happy to be "shagged" by NSA (or any other spooks)
You'd lose that wager. There are definitely too many. Spend 30 seconds on Facebook or Twitter to see how concerned people are about their privacy. As long as they can keep publicly posting their most intimate details they don't care what the NSA does.
If it's done right (probably not) this is what trucks need to be. Rust is one of the biggest killers of working trucks so a well-built aluminum truck would be a godsend. But as Firethorn said, skip the.0 version.
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I take umbrage with solar and wind power being called renewable. They aren't. When the sun is used up we won't get another one. When the heat from the sun is gone we won't have any more wind.
A few months ago I ran across a study about the polarizing effect of internet forums. As I understood the theory, they thought that we all have these black/white ideas, but they're normally moderated by social interaction. Unfortunately the ease and anonymity of internet communcation allows us to express the exremeties of our beliefs without any social cost.
What next, giving one to Jethro Tull?!
I'd vote for that one!
Can't be all that juice pumped into the ground.
Can be, but you're looking at the wrong process. Overly aggressive wastewater injection is the more likely culprit.
That's it, science has failed once again. I'm going back to christianity.
lol
You should try both. That way you're always covered.
"What if in the future you could buy a car and unlock options later? "
You mean like the XM Radio that's installed in most new cars?
Oh, I don't even remotely expect him to say that to them. I don't imagine that he even wants them to stop. I was just pointing out that he has the power to do so.
It's unfortunate that he's not in the position of representing the American populace.
"shouldn't the goal at this stage of the game really be CS education for all?"
- shouldn't the goal at this stage of the game really be Art History education for all?
- shouldn't the goal at this stage of the game really be Macroeconomics education for all?
- shouldn't the goal at this stage of the game really be Diesel Mechanic education for all?"
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-...
Nobody ever seems to remember that the NSA falls under the Executive Branch. Congress doesn't have to do squat. There's this one guy who has the authority to tell the NSA "Don't do that," and they're required to stop.
Clue: He lives in a really big house with a boring paint job.
I was watching the launch on TV when it happened. I still can't watch the videos or look at the pictures.
In 1943 it probably cost a few hundred thousand $ to build - if that.
Today's "updates" will cost $4.3 billion, be obsolete 6 months before completed, take 6 years, be the subject of multiple disciplinary hearings, congressional investigations and DOJ corruption probes, won't work, then ultimately will be outsourced to China for completion prior to being abandoned for a new technology.
Of course it will work. It was built for WWII. They made that stuff so you couldn't screw it up. There were still four Iowa class battlships active in the '90s.
I'm pretty sure a lot of people in the US know what a kilo feels like. Just ask the folks in Colorado and Washington.
Well, OK, maybe not the whole kilo - unless they toss one in the campfire.
We in the USA are really sorry that the rest of the world doesn't have the mental capacity to deal with multiple measurement systems. Now run along and play with your cubic centimeter.
Does anybody else think it's funny that we're reading an article about an anachronistic clock?
So, is it your assumption that size is directly responsible for the malware? Why can't a large hosting company also institute the best protection mechanisms to reduce their malware content? GoDaddy I can see not giving a crap, but Amazon should do some proper management to reduce this problem.
Do you realize how much business they would lose if they did that?
You can't just kick off all your best customers.
I guess I missed the humor tag in your original post.
That's OK. You were publicly correcting someone for the misuse of units of measure.
None of us expected you to have a functional sense of humor.
I remember the oudtoor mags running photos of a bass snagging a small bird in the '70s. Maybe it's a first in Africa or something, but it's old news on this continent.
I've personally seen a bass come out of the water to grab a spinnerbait while it's still in the air.
Dental insurance on the rise for those without smart toothbrushes. Or those unwilling to upload their data to the insurance companies...
or those who use smart toothbrushes, but not correctly, or those who use smart toothbrushes, but not often enough...or, oh heck, who are we kidding? Rates are going to rise for everybody regardless.
Don't buy ford.
...or any other car built since services like OnStar came into existence. Ford is just the only one that's talked about this publicly.
While I don't condone their capturing of this data it's really easy to see what they would do with it. Think about it - you make and sell cars, you have a gigantic database that you can mine to see exactly how, when, and where individual people drive their cars; the design and marketing potential is staggering.
You may not know this, but Yellowstone is largely in a state called Wyoming.
You may not know this, but the Yellowstone volcano complex has a history of massively explosive eruptions, not just pouring out lava. The Lava Creek ash bed from the explosion 630,000 years ago extends to the Gulf of Mexico and is as much as 4m thick in places like New Mexico and Kansas.
planets can't gain weight over the holidays like the rest of us
Actually they do. It's estimated that the Earth gains at least 164,000 kg per day from meteoric accretion. (Barker, J.L. and Anders, E. "Accretion rate of cosmic matter from iridium and osmium contents of deep-sea sediments." Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 32, 627-645 (1968))
... illegal and un-Constitutional activity and I do think it is "criminal" and "un-American" respectively.
You forgot "treason". That's the other word for acts against the Constitution.
You know, I think I heard that one of these NSA/CIA guys had a suggestion about what should be done with people who commit treason - something about ropes and necks...
Snowden's job was to incite outrage, soon after which the public would grow tired of outrage, settle down, and learn to get used to business as usual.
If you want to bend over and getting the shaft, hey, please do it privately.
I'd wager that there won't be too many people like you, happy to be "shagged" by NSA (or any other spooks)
You'd lose that wager. There are definitely too many.
Spend 30 seconds on Facebook or Twitter to see how concerned people are about their privacy. As long as they can keep publicly posting their most intimate details they don't care what the NSA does.
If it's done right (probably not) this is what trucks need to be. Rust is one of the biggest killers of working trucks so a well-built aluminum truck would be a godsend. .0 version.
But as Firethorn said, skip the