When I take the NY LIRR commuter train, I opt for the rear facing seat, just on the off chance of an accident/ sudden stop. Those trains can hit speeds of 90mph (mostly straight runs in Long Island) with no seat belts. I find it's easier to get pressed into the seat when slowing quickly instead of being lurched forward.
Rear-facing seats are annoying on take-off as the pitching of the plane tends to make you slide off the seat (so you have to push with your legs and tense your back). A forward-facing seat is more comfortable as you can relax while the plane is in a nose-up orientation.
Comfort vs. safety. That'd be a hard sell to the flying public, I'm sure. Same as 5Point car seat belts are way safer than 3Point, but inconvenient for car occupants.
They're leaving them either in the slot in the dash or in the glove compartment and just walking away. Stupidity of the owners. Perhaps we will be seeing the re-marketing of kill switches and steering wheel locks soon for these 'secure' keyless cars.
In the New York area a lot of keyless cars get stolen from car lots/convience stores because the owners leave the fob in the car, the thieves just get in and drive off. People get pretty complacent with their expensive cars.
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The demon core was a 6.2-kilogram (14 lb; 1 st), 3.5-inch-diameter (89 mm) subcritical mass of plutonium which went briefly critical in two separate accidents at the Los Alamos laboratory in 1945 and 1946. Each incident resulted in the acute radiation poisoning and subsequent death of a scientist. After these incidents the spherical plutonium pit was referred to as the "demon core."
The demon core was used in the first atomic bomb test to be conducted after World War II, five weeks after the second fatal accident. It performed normally and with the same explosive yield as the next core used in this set of two tests.
VirginMobile has gotten quite adept at throttling. For some time after announcing they were going to throttle they wasn't any change. Now, once I hit the 2.5 gb limit, still on 4G, the slowdown kicks right in.
"...Xenex is a company that produces a germ-zapping robot that could be a beneficial support in fighting potential risks of contamination in hospital settings and address sterilizing spaces contaminated by Ebola. A video from the company explains what the machine does in general: the Xenex technology utilized is all about ultraviolet light, produced by the sun in three types, UV-A, -B and -C. The A and B types cause suntans and burns, but C is filtered by the ozone layer around the earth. As it does not occur in nature, bacteria and viruses have no defense against it. When germs are exposed to UV-C, the light kills the germs. The Xenex machine, once producing this light in a hospital room, can in five minutes drastically reduce germs in the room. The user stays outside the room; with prolonged exposure, UV-C could damage the eyes; the robot must always be run in an empty room. For additional safety, an orange cone stays outside of the room, as well as caution signs for the door. Inside the room, there is a gray cone that watches out for motion. Should motion be detected, the gray cone will turn the device off. The device is run when the room is empty after the patient is discharged and terminal cleaned. The xenon bulb —the Xenex robot utilizes pulsed xenon to create UVC light—will pulse for five minutes, disinfecting the area around the device. UV-C light cannot go through glass, walls or windows."
So we've basically told several generations that they aren't trustable, and everthing that they do will be monitored, and they cannot trust anyone. I feel a darkness has encroached on the population.
If you tell a police officer you smoked pot last week, whaaaaaat law did you just break?
None yet. If you're in your car, you have now given him "probable cause" to search your vehicle. In some states, if there is one seed, you're under arrest. Never talk to the police.
Tom & Jerry's violence would never be shown today, too much violence in them
I've still seen it is on TV as recent as a year ago, the old ones even with some of the somewhat racial stereotyping that got removed from other old cartoons.
That's rare to see on TV today, and I guarantee that those cartoons are sanitized for today's audiences. We used to regularly see Our Gang shows uncensored on television that were accepted in their day. There's no way those shows would be aired today, they were much too racist for todays standards. And screw LSD,, if you wanted bizarre, drugged out images, find some old original Max Sennet, Disney, or Heckle and Jeckle cartoons to trip out on, all aired then. Just try to find the originals now, if you can I'll buy them off you (offer invalid where I live).
I was born in '59, basically raised on TV. In fact I was my family's walking TV Guide. Cartoons then were mostly the repeats of what were shown in theaters. Heckle & Jeckle cartoons were strange, Bugs Bunny 'toons were un-uncensored, and U.S. militarily bent. Tom & Jerry's violence would never be shown today, too much violence in them. A lot of the gags when those cartoons were made then tried to entertain the kids and the adults, with double entendres that would never be allowed to be shown to today's kids. Somehow, we survived.
I can remember turning on the TV early Sunday morning, before anyone else in the house was awake, and after the early morning test pattern went by, Davey & Goliath would fill my mind with 'magical images' of a wondrous, magical, moral world. It was a very nice time to grow up in, at least until the grownups woke up, but I digress.
R.I.P., Saturday morning cartoons. I guess it's all real news for the kids of today...
I've lived enough to know how some people are not ready to receive help. Some never get full understanding and clarity of thought before they pass on to the next life, they live their entire life with their continuously reinforced delusions. These people refuse to admit the possibility that their mindset might just be incorrect. Food for thought, ace...
I hope that one day you will achieve clarity of thought. Hurling insults around seem to make you feel empowered, as well as when you are seeing your fellow human being falter. Godd luck to you with that outlook of yours, which seems a so very sad one.
True happiness and fulfillment comes from performing acts of kindness to others. That's it.
Running a business, successful or not, will not bring a person that feeling of inner worth. For a citation, watch "Citizen Kane". There is a line in that movie, spoken by the 'successful' Charles Foster Kane character, that goes, "Becoming a millionaire is easy, just make sure it's the only thing you care about."
It is what we do for others that defines our self worth, to get love you need to give love. You don't find true fulfillment from money. Money is fleeting, and a poor substitute for happiness. If you aren't getting fulfillment in your life from your profession, do something that does fulfill you. Volunteer in some way. As you go through your life, give to people who you can help, who need your help. You'll be so busy happily doing good deeds that you wont have time to dwell on suicidal thoughts. Dont put all your eggs in one basket expecting more money will make you happy. If your job/business isn't working for you anymore, change it, try something different. Help the people around you in your little world, and go where you're needed. If you're not happy and fulfilled, re-read the first line of my post, and never give in to suicidal thoughts. Something good might just be around the bend, and you won't get to experience it if you give up on life.
--- Leland: That's all he ever wanted out of life... was love. That's the tragedy of Charles Foster Kane. You see, he just didn't have any to give.
Volcanologists say the disaster was not caused by rising magma, but was instead due to what’s called a phreatic eruption, in which steam is the main force.
Ground water within the volcano boiled and built up pressure until it exploded as water vapor, launching ash and hot stones high into the air. Such a blast often occurs without warning.
Despite the 12 seismometers positioned around the slopes of Mount Ontake, the only warning hikers had of the eruption was a thunderous explosion moments before the ash began billowing out of the crater.
The volcanoe in Japan was likely caused by large amounts of water entering it, turning quickly to steam, all of which happened too fast to be predicted in time to give advance warning.
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When I take the NY LIRR commuter train, I opt for the rear facing seat, just on the off chance of an accident/ sudden stop. Those trains can hit speeds of 90mph (mostly straight runs in Long Island) with no seat belts. I find it's easier to get pressed into the seat when slowing quickly instead of being lurched forward.
Rear-facing seats are annoying on take-off as the pitching of the plane tends to make you slide off the seat (so you have to push with your legs and tense your back). A forward-facing seat is more comfortable as you can relax while the plane is in a nose-up orientation.
Comfort vs. safety. That'd be a hard sell to the flying public, I'm sure. Same as 5Point car seat belts are way safer than 3Point, but inconvenient for car occupants.
Windowless planes makes for a much stronger fuselage, in case of a crash. Rear facing seats while you're at it, much safer.
They're leaving them either in the slot in the dash or in the glove compartment and just walking away. Stupidity of the owners. Perhaps we will be seeing the re-marketing of kill switches and steering wheel locks soon for these 'secure' keyless cars.
In the New York area a lot of keyless cars get stolen from car lots/convience stores because the owners leave the fob in the car, the thieves just get in and drive off. People get pretty complacent with their expensive cars.
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Sad to say, the conversations done at Reddit on this subject were far more enlightening as to this topic. What the hell has happened to Slashdot?
www.imgur.com/a/TKI3r
The demon core was a 6.2-kilogram (14 lb; 1 st), 3.5-inch-diameter (89 mm) subcritical mass of plutonium which went briefly critical in two separate accidents at the Los Alamos laboratory in 1945 and 1946. Each incident resulted in the acute radiation poisoning and subsequent death of a scientist. After these incidents the spherical plutonium pit was referred to as the "demon core."
The demon core was used in the first atomic bomb test to be conducted after World War II, five weeks after the second fatal accident. It performed normally and with the same explosive yield as the next core used in this set of two tests.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demon_core
I didn't know the U.S. exploded bombs in space, why?
And I always thought that the 'draughtsmen' were the guys that tapped the keg, ay?
VirginMobile has gotten quite adept at throttling. For some time after announcing they were going to throttle they wasn't any change. Now, once I hit the 2.5 gb limit, still on 4G, the slowdown kicks right in.
www.phys.org/news/2014-10-germ-zapping-robot-war-ebola-video.html
I hate getting on a plane with a huge stack of $100 bills...
Yeah, that's gotta' really suck.
So we've basically told several generations that they aren't trustable, and everthing that they do will be monitored, and they cannot trust anyone. I feel a darkness has encroached on the population.
If you tell a police officer you smoked pot last week, whaaaaaat law did you just break?
None yet. If you're in your car, you have now given him "probable cause" to search your vehicle. In some states, if there is one seed, you're under arrest. Never talk to the police.
Slashdot is forcing the beta format down our throats, is now the time for /. to lose it's viewership?
http://xkcd.com/1258/
Tom & Jerry's violence would never be shown today, too much violence in them
I've still seen it is on TV as recent as a year ago, the old ones even with some of the somewhat racial stereotyping that got removed from other old cartoons.
That's rare to see on TV today, and I guarantee that those cartoons are sanitized for today's audiences. We used to regularly see Our Gang shows uncensored on television that were accepted in their day. There's no way those shows would be aired today, they were much too racist for todays standards. And screw LSD,, if you wanted bizarre, drugged out images, find some old original Max Sennet, Disney, or Heckle and Jeckle cartoons to trip out on, all aired then. Just try to find the originals now, if you can I'll buy them off you (offer invalid where I live).
I can remember turning on the TV early Sunday morning, before anyone else in the house was awake, and after the early morning test pattern went by, Davey & Goliath would fill my mind with 'magical images' of a wondrous, magical, moral world. It was a very nice time to grow up in, at least until the grownups woke up, but I digress.
R.I.P., Saturday morning cartoons. I guess it's all real news for the kids of today...
I've lived enough to know how some people are not ready to receive help. Some never get full understanding and clarity of thought before they pass on to the next life, they live their entire life with their continuously reinforced delusions. These people refuse to admit the possibility that their mindset might just be incorrect. Food for thought, ace...
I hope that one day you will achieve clarity of thought. Hurling insults around seem to make you feel empowered, as well as when you are seeing your fellow human being falter. Godd luck to you with that outlook of yours, which seems a so very sad one.
Running a business, successful or not, will not bring a person that feeling of inner worth. For a citation, watch "Citizen Kane". There is a line in that movie, spoken by the 'successful' Charles Foster Kane character, that goes, "Becoming a millionaire is easy, just make sure it's the only thing you care about."
It is what we do for others that defines our self worth, to get love you need to give love. You don't find true fulfillment from money. Money is fleeting, and a poor substitute for happiness. If you aren't getting fulfillment in your life from your profession, do something that does fulfill you. Volunteer in some way. As you go through your life, give to people who you can help, who need your help. You'll be so busy happily doing good deeds that you wont have time to dwell on suicidal thoughts. Dont put all your eggs in one basket expecting more money will make you happy. If your job/business isn't working for you anymore, change it, try something different. Help the people around you in your little world, and go where you're needed. If you're not happy and fulfilled, re-read the first line of my post, and never give in to suicidal thoughts. Something good might just be around the bend, and you won't get to experience it if you give up on life.
--- Leland: That's all he ever wanted out of life... was love. That's the tragedy of Charles Foster Kane. You see, he just didn't have any to give.
Ground water within the volcano boiled and built up pressure until it exploded as water vapor, launching ash and hot stones high into the air. Such a blast often occurs without warning.
Despite the 12 seismometers positioned around the slopes of Mount Ontake, the only warning hikers had of the eruption was a thunderous explosion moments before the ash began billowing out of the crater.
www.earthweek.com/2014/ew141003/ew141003d.html
The volcanoe in Japan was likely caused by large amounts of water entering it, turning quickly to steam, all of which happened too fast to be predicted in time to give advance warning.