It's been a while since I've used a full-service pump but they ALWAYS ask you what kind of gas you want in your vehicle..
What, do you think that people who drive diesels are constantly getting regular gasoline in their tanks because the pump boy doesn't know how to ask you what fuel you want?
You may not know this, but leaded gas, unleaded gas, and diesels fuel pumps all have different
O.D. spouts.
E85 doesn't - it's the same as E10.
If the nozzle doesn't go in, that's usually an indicator that it *shouldn'* go in. (Somebody screwed
up with E85, and didn't spec the spout...damned near pumped it into my care before I realised what
I was about to do.)
I agree that the study focused on production. That being said, I'd be willing to bet, if we
could find an abandoned town somewhere, that pollution would go way up if everything were
to be switched to all electric. Other unintended consequences would follow, as well.
"House burned down? Sorry...the fire truck got here, but couldn't pump water. Batteries died."
"Your spouse died? Sorry - the batteries gave out and we couldn't cardiovert them out
of v-fib."
"Yeah, we know who it was that torched your house, but couldn't chase them, since the
strobes killed the batteries."
"Sorry, grandpa died because the hospital lost power and couldn't switch over to the IC genset
backups. You'll thank us some day, though."
Wasn't the Net created by "hackers" working on open-source? (to share informations for free around the world?)
People stealing money and private informations are Theaves, Not Hackers.
I agree with the second sentiment of thieves. Your first supposition, though, couldn't be more wrong.
The 'Net started out as a US Department of Defese initiative through DARPA to ensure communications
integrity across the US (in particular, the military) in the event of a catastrophe, up to and including nuclear
attack from an enemy. Those communications would most certainly *not* have been shared freely around
the world.
At some point, there were enough private/private-ish entities on ARPAnet, it made sense to split MILNET off
to perform the military functions, and *then* let the rest of the world screw around with the 'Net as you know
it today.
That paper really only addresses "direct tort reform", or the limiting of malpractice liability suits.
In practice, though, malpractice suits are an evil twin of the VAT - you sue the doctor, the hospital,
the company that built the gurney, the company that built the IV titration machine, the company that
manufactured the IV solution, the nurse(s) who started the IV, the mfgr of the lighting in the room,
the ambulance service that got you there, the 2 medics on board, the manufacturer of the ambulance,
the schools involved in educating all of the humans involved, and if you're in a particularly nasty mood,
you also sue several visitors who pissed you off along the way.
I wish that I was kidding, but that's a big reason for high medical costs. A Ferno-Washington ambulance
litter will run you >$6000, even though it's effectively no more than an aluminum tube frame with a vinyl-
wrapped foam mattress. They *know* that they *will* be sued. A lot.
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It's been a while since I've used a full-service pump but they ALWAYS ask you what kind of gas you want in your vehicle..
What, do you think that people who drive diesels are constantly getting regular gasoline in their tanks because the pump boy doesn't know how to ask you what fuel you want?
You may not know this, but leaded gas, unleaded gas, and diesels fuel pumps all have different O.D. spouts. E85 doesn't - it's the same as E10. If the nozzle doesn't go in, that's usually an indicator that it *shouldn'* go in. (Somebody screwed up with E85, and didn't spec the spout...damned near pumped it into my care before I realised what I was about to do.)
I agree that the study focused on production. That being said, I'd be willing to bet, if we could find an abandoned town somewhere, that pollution would go way up if everything were to be switched to all electric. Other unintended consequences would follow, as well. "House burned down? Sorry...the fire truck got here, but couldn't pump water. Batteries died." "Your spouse died? Sorry - the batteries gave out and we couldn't cardiovert them out of v-fib." "Yeah, we know who it was that torched your house, but couldn't chase them, since the strobes killed the batteries." "Sorry, grandpa died because the hospital lost power and couldn't switch over to the IC genset backups. You'll thank us some day, though."
Wasn't the Net created by "hackers" working on open-source? (to share informations for free around the world?) People stealing money and private informations are Theaves, Not Hackers.
I agree with the second sentiment of thieves. Your first supposition, though, couldn't be more wrong. The 'Net started out as a US Department of Defese initiative through DARPA to ensure communications integrity across the US (in particular, the military) in the event of a catastrophe, up to and including nuclear attack from an enemy. Those communications would most certainly *not* have been shared freely around the world. At some point, there were enough private/private-ish entities on ARPAnet, it made sense to split MILNET off to perform the military functions, and *then* let the rest of the world screw around with the 'Net as you know it today.
... I also used NCSA Mosaic web browser on the school's fast pipe (fractal T1!). Years later, I used my own X11 and Linux on my home computers. :)
Dude! A fractal T1? A T1, within a T1, within a T1???? That must've been some serious bandwidth! I'm freakin' jealous! :)
There may be 16.5 million names for the RGB spectrum, but no one knows what all the names are.
Pantone does....
That paper really only addresses "direct tort reform", or the limiting of malpractice liability suits. In practice, though, malpractice suits are an evil twin of the VAT - you sue the doctor, the hospital, the company that built the gurney, the company that built the IV titration machine, the company that manufactured the IV solution, the nurse(s) who started the IV, the mfgr of the lighting in the room, the ambulance service that got you there, the 2 medics on board, the manufacturer of the ambulance, the schools involved in educating all of the humans involved, and if you're in a particularly nasty mood, you also sue several visitors who pissed you off along the way. I wish that I was kidding, but that's a big reason for high medical costs. A Ferno-Washington ambulance litter will run you >$6000, even though it's effectively no more than an aluminum tube frame with a vinyl- wrapped foam mattress. They *know* that they *will* be sued. A lot.