Well, I'm in PA, and this was no where near as bad as Irene+Lee last year. That had horrible flooding.
That said, it does seem that it landed perfectly into NJ/NYC to be quite devastating. My mom is right on the water in Connecticut and it was about 4-6ft up her house. Thankfully the first floor is currently just basement space.
A ship is safer at sea. A crew is not. A crew is ALWAYS safer not on a ship. Idiots like you aren't safe anywhere, because one day, someone is just going to hit you over the fucking head with a large piece of drift wood.
And everyone will mourn and cry over the breaking of the poor driftwood. But acknowledge that it gave it's life for a good cause.
Let's not forget, that the earth is always safer than space. Let's quit going into space. Hell, let's quit doing anything that poses any risk, regardless of it's beauty. Let's just sit in front of our TV and choke on popcorn. But only animated shows, too many actors are injured and killed while filming.
And a sail training ship, and a tool for teaching history. And a reminder of when ships were made of wood and men were made of steel.
Truthfully, these ships are ALWAYS dangerous. Whether it's a risk of being hit by a boom, or block'n'tackle, or falling from the mast a good friend of mine's brother did earlier in the year.
Crews of tall ships are aware there is always a risk of death or injury. But the same exists with baseball and football.
Really, perhaps you should ask the U.S. Navy why they tend to move all their ships out of port during hurricanes?
You'd have opted to see the HMS Bounty guaranteed to be destroyed. Why?
The crew, whom loved that vessel they worked on, rather thought it'd be nice to keep and preserve it. So they tried to sail around the hurricane and do so before it arrived. And truthfully, they probably were a mere 1/2 day from having succeeded. And you would never have even heard this tale.
To concur and re-emphasize... sails in a storm like that become shreddeds ribbons. At most you'd run a single jib of mizzen sail, and that likely reefed, in order to keep the vessel bow/stern to waves.
The problem is that the ship was taking on water, and with the engine/generator down. There was no way to pump it out. Ships like this of old had a full compliment of crew. (ie: 50-100). That's because they were working vessels. And many of those crews were used to perform a variety of tasks. Modern day vessels often use less, because of technology. (You don't need 40 men to run the bilge pumps manually on infinite 4 hour shifts. A Ford diesel will do it.
With the diesel dead, there water could not be controlled.
In 1992, when I was in Connecticut, they hyped a nor'easter. It was to be the worst thing since Hurricane Gloria. It came, it fizzled, it was a little more windy than normal. But seriously, didn't even make me blink. It was hyped the same way Sandy is being hyped.
Two weeks later another nor'easter approached. The embarrassed media downplayed it. This second storm turned out to be everything the first one wasn't. My school was evacuated. Boats were floating down the road. The pier was 18" under water.
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My fear is this will fizzle. And then, in a month or so we'll have another storm, and that will be the one that devestates.
Any Slashdotters want to form a standards association with me. We will evaluate and release a standard for intuitive network connected device (INCD) interactions, recommended design layouts, and features.
> an INCD should have a rectangular shape. It is preferably that a 16:9 ratio is utilized but not required. > an INCD should have slightly rounded faces to reduce user injury. > an INCD should have a flat screen, preferably with touch sensitivity. > an INCD should adopt a number of gestures: - bringing fingers together should bring content closer together. Moving apart should spread concent. - rotating two fingers should result in rotated content. - tapping should trigger actions - etc - etc
Look, there are examples done in Macromedia Flash that basically used the same concept. Albeit, maybe reversed. But still, enough of a similar concept to prove that there was NO invention at play.
One button mouse One button trackpad One button phone One button patent
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In the news, Apple sues Amazon for their One-Click checkout. Amazon says, it's fine, they just have to use a link instead of a button as Apple owns all the rights to "One Button Interfaces"
How much the multiple years of math did I utilize? Algebra2, Calculus, etc....never used ANY OF IT in real life.
Would have been far better of with some basic HTML and comp sci. But wasn't really available. But the truth of the matter, is that America's curriculum is FORGETTABLE
That's right. How many can remember the exact dates of all those wars. 1776 the Revolutionary War...what year did it end? War of 1812 - oh that one was easy. Which century did the Spanish-American war take place? Chemistry...wait, now we don't want kids doing that sort of stuff. In fact we don't even want them to know how to blow up stuff as an adult. Reading really bad books written centuries ago. Seriously, I'd take Heinlein's "Moon is a Harsh Mistress" as a more formulative and conceptually challenging book than pretty much anything I was forced to read. And did I REALLY have to read the Tell Tale Heart 4 times between 6th-12th grade?
Instead of reacting, and exclaiming that this is ludicrous. (And I'm not saying I support the guy.) Let's consider it. Would an personal economics course that focused on interest, loans, amoritization, etc, etc. Real life, usable info. Stuff that woul show why one should choose a Roth vs a typical IRA. Why a 15 year mortgage can save you a hundred thousand dollars.
Perhaps a curriculum focused more on relevant issues, and focused more on the ability to learn and self-teach. With Google, Internet, Khan Academy....the access to knowledge is accessible. The "Learning Method" is what must be taught.
He's 100% right...it would hurt American industry to give foreign companies such a competitive advantage. And that will likely be the reason the Supreme Court will find a way to overturn the appelate court decision.
Well, Afghanis are doing a pretty amazing job considering they have far less resources than Americans do. Granted, it would be a blood bath with far more American militia killed than soldiers. But one must remember, a society can only lose so many before it collapses in it's willingness. That's why it's more affective to divide a populace, then you can enforce on one while privileging the other.
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Well, I'm in PA, and this was no where near as bad as Irene+Lee last year. That had horrible flooding.
That said, it does seem that it landed perfectly into NJ/NYC to be quite devastating. My mom is right on the water in Connecticut and it was about 4-6ft up her house. Thankfully the first floor is currently just basement space.
Sandy Death Toll: 26
2 Dead at Sea
24 Dead on Land
(tree branches the number one killer)
A ship is safer at sea. A crew is not. A crew is ALWAYS safer not on a ship. Idiots like you aren't safe anywhere, because one day, someone is just going to hit you over the fucking head with a large piece of drift wood.
And everyone will mourn and cry over the breaking of the poor driftwood. But acknowledge that it gave it's life for a good cause.
Let's not forget, that the earth is always safer than space. Let's quit going into space. Hell, let's quit doing anything that poses any risk, regardless of it's beauty. Let's just sit in front of our TV and choke on popcorn. But only animated shows, too many actors are injured and killed while filming.
And a sail training ship, and a tool for teaching history. And a reminder of when ships were made of wood and men were made of steel.
Truthfully, these ships are ALWAYS dangerous. Whether it's a risk of being hit by a boom, or block'n'tackle, or falling from the mast a good friend of mine's brother did earlier in the year.
Crews of tall ships are aware there is always a risk of death or injury. But the same exists with baseball and football.
Really, perhaps you should ask the U.S. Navy why they tend to move all their ships out of port during hurricanes?
You'd have opted to see the HMS Bounty guaranteed to be destroyed. Why?
The crew, whom loved that vessel they worked on, rather thought it'd be nice to keep and preserve it. So they tried to sail around the hurricane and do so before it arrived. And truthfully, they probably were a mere 1/2 day from having succeeded. And you would never have even heard this tale.
But for a mechanical failure...
And they decided to do so, having left a week ago.
Sailboats are not motor boats.
To concur and re-emphasize... sails in a storm like that become shreddeds ribbons. At most you'd run a single jib of mizzen sail, and that likely reefed, in order to keep the vessel bow/stern to waves.
The problem is that the ship was taking on water, and with the engine/generator down. There was no way to pump it out. Ships like this of old had a full compliment of crew. (ie: 50-100). That's because they were working vessels. And many of those crews were used to perform a variety of tasks. Modern day vessels often use less, because of technology. (You don't need 40 men to run the bilge pumps manually on infinite 4 hour shifts. A Ford diesel will do it.
With the diesel dead, there water could not be controlled.
In 1992, when I was in Connecticut, they hyped a nor'easter. It was to be the worst thing since Hurricane Gloria. It came, it fizzled, it was a little more windy than normal. But seriously, didn't even make me blink. It was hyped the same way Sandy is being hyped.
Two weeks later another nor'easter approached. The embarrassed media downplayed it. This second storm turned out to be everything the first one wasn't. My school was evacuated. Boats were floating down the road. The pier was 18" under water.
***
My fear is this will fizzle. And then, in a month or so we'll have another storm, and that will be the one that devestates.
I don't know. But it's surely in the running for that label.
Want to see a breathtaking and beautiful yacht...
The Maltese Falcon
http://yachtpals.com/maltese-falcon-7053
There are not many modern vessels that can rival her lines, grace and sleekness. And she boats the most advanced sail system ever.
MOD UP
ASPERGER'S SYNDROME
Flat screen, slightly rounded edges....essential.
Maybe we need to dig up Steve Jobs and put a bullet through his head?
OkaY,
Any Slashdotters want to form a standards association with me. We will evaluate and release a standard for intuitive network connected device (INCD) interactions, recommended design layouts, and features.
> an INCD should have a rectangular shape. It is preferably that a 16:9 ratio is utilized but not required.
> an INCD should have slightly rounded faces to reduce user injury.
> an INCD should have a flat screen, preferably with touch sensitivity.
> an INCD should adopt a number of gestures:
- bringing fingers together should bring content closer together. Moving apart should spread concent.
- rotating two fingers should result in rotated content.
- tapping should trigger actions
- etc
- etc
Look, there are examples done in Macromedia Flash that basically used the same concept. Albeit, maybe reversed. But still, enough of a similar concept to prove that there was NO invention at play.
Yup...
Samsung just adjusted their next quarterly profit estimates up $500 million.
The One Button Curse
One button mouse
One button trackpad
One button phone
One button patent
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In the news, Apple sues Amazon for their One-Click checkout. Amazon says, it's fine, they just have to use a link instead of a button as Apple owns all the rights to "One Button Interfaces"
Less drama and headlines for the media.
How much the multiple years of math did I utilize? Algebra2, Calculus, etc....never used ANY OF IT in real life.
Would have been far better of with some basic HTML and comp sci. But wasn't really available. But the truth of the matter, is that America's curriculum is FORGETTABLE
That's right. How many can remember the exact dates of all those wars. 1776 the Revolutionary War...what year did it end? War of 1812 - oh that one was easy. Which century did the Spanish-American war take place? Chemistry...wait, now we don't want kids doing that sort of stuff. In fact we don't even want them to know how to blow up stuff as an adult. Reading really bad books written centuries ago. Seriously, I'd take Heinlein's "Moon is a Harsh Mistress" as a more formulative and conceptually challenging book than pretty much anything I was forced to read. And did I REALLY have to read the Tell Tale Heart 4 times between 6th-12th grade?
Instead of reacting, and exclaiming that this is ludicrous. (And I'm not saying I support the guy.) Let's consider it. Would an personal economics course that focused on interest, loans, amoritization, etc, etc. Real life, usable info. Stuff that woul show why one should choose a Roth vs a typical IRA. Why a 15 year mortgage can save you a hundred thousand dollars.
Perhaps a curriculum focused more on relevant issues, and focused more on the ability to learn and self-teach. With Google, Internet, Khan Academy....the access to knowledge is accessible. The "Learning Method" is what must be taught.
Nope, that's the release date for Duke Nukem 4D!
I thought Mosanto already invented the chickensaurus. And that's why chicken breasts today are the size of yesteryear's turkey breasts?
Why modded down?
He's 100% right...it would hurt American industry to give foreign companies such a competitive advantage. And that will likely be the reason the Supreme Court will find a way to overturn the appelate court decision.
And do you think it will make a difference which President appoints a justice?
Both are beholden to the copyright holders who fuel their election funds.
We weren't required to buy healthcare back then either....just saying.
Well, Afghanis are doing a pretty amazing job considering they have far less resources than Americans do. Granted, it would be a blood bath with far more American militia killed than soldiers. But one must remember, a society can only lose so many before it collapses in it's willingness. That's why it's more affective to divide a populace, then you can enforce on one while privileging the other.
This is what has often been done by regimes.