It's all for naught anyways. Our population and technology has out paced job growth. We need to realize there simply wont be any more jobs for the majority of the population as time marches forward.
that's demonstrably and patently false.
it's essentially the same argument used against immigration of "they'll take our jobs". (ie, there's a static number of jobs, and more population means more unemployment/underemployment)
It's never been true, and history, whether 300 years ago (arguments against further colonists coming over) or 50 years ago ("the baby boomers will skyrocket unemplyment"), has always disproven the notion.
your chicken little act is nonsense. you dont know what you're talking about.
whomever said the whales are the defenders of the free market? you're getting causes and effects reveresed, and confusing the open stock exchange (ie, walls treet) with a the ideal of a "free market". the phrase you want is rational self-interest
and if the copilot making the wrong input presses the button? sorry, that's a design flaw. an engineer thinking "that's good enough" and ignoring the human factor. linked sticks negate the entire above design issue.
part of the point though is taking cheap beater cars and costuming them. who would take a 50/60's classic, assuming you could find one, and turn it into that monstrosity? literally be flushing money down teh drain.
Also: Sunseeker (1990) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunseeker_I#Sunseeker This is just a fancy european effort at accomplishing something already done, with a lot of corporate sponsors (with links to DICE??), and lots of money.
Did the sailplane hop across the continental U.S.? If not, it appears that this thing is better.
In one hop? No, not yet. But then neither did this toy. But the sailplane record is 1407 miles, which by definition is a single hop.
Sailplanes are limited by pilot endurance, and available daylight hours (because thermals are created by sunlight heating the ground). in fact, you could say sailplanes are the original solar powered aircraft.
that's the point: it isnt really state of the art. sailplanes have already gone distances of 1400 miles, and they use no power whatsoever. this thing is more like a fancy sailplane with its own onboard motor (which is actually common on more expensive sailplanes flown in areas without tows or winches to get airborne). having solar cells means less thermal riding reliance than a sailplane, but the extreme low speed frequent stops, and low low mileage overall make this extremely unimpressive, even by "state of the art 30 years ago" standards. this plane is pure PR and spin.
you mean novels that simply tell the same story over and over......by destroying the Star Crusher..the Planet Killer...the Galaxy Smasher...the Universe Burner...ad inifinitum......by rescuing and redeeming from the Dark Side Luke Skywalker...Leia...Han...Han/Leias Kids... ad inifinitum......and oh by the way, everyone is a Jedi all of a sudden and Luke is no longer the last one. Leia becomes one...and Han...and their kids...and everyone eventually......then some perpetuate the midicholorians travesty......others introduce "force blocking/nullifying" tricks, violating movie canon, to give the bounty hunters more even footing......and oh yeah, the interesting characters...if they arent Jedi, they're a bounty hunter....or a reckless rogue with hodgepodge yet surprisingly capable ship...
IMO it should be a requirement to be a "Man" if you're going to hold these sorts of positions, be a politician, etc. (capital M, gender neutral, expressing a concept of character, not gender)
A "Man" stands up and admits the truth, has integrity and character, and takes his licks. A man does not lie about lying...none of this "i accidentally misspoke" crap when referring to a blatant lie. No matter how much you may disagree with him, a Man is easy to work and deal with.
But a slimeball will lie about lying, will stab you in the back at the first opportunity, try to get away with anything and never take responsibility for anything, never deal fairly and squarely about anything....your basic politician/power broker.
IMO googles constant attempts to filter and block access to certain types of content via its portals is abusive. There is not a lot of competition in this field. Others exist, but Google is the proverbial 800 lb gorilla, compared everyone elses 20 lb lemurs. They become a defacto gatekeeper and while other routes may still exist, when google decides to not show something it effectively ceases to exist. This gives them a lot of power, leaves the wider internet using masses dependent on google's good intentions and desires as to what they will show. IMO google should adopt a totally neutral stance as that would be the most in line with the "do no evil" motto.
who doesnt have an interest in explosives and rc planes? im interested in nuclear physics and DIY drones...does that mean I'm going to make my only nuclear drone delivery system?
read the opinions first before you bash. these are highly intelligent people at the peak of their profession and these are complicated cases legally. and dissenting doesnt always mean "in opposition". sometimes judges dissent because agree with the majority, but feel they didnt go far enough, or do it for the wrong reasons. point is: read the opinions first rather than assume you know why they voted how they did.
specifically the DOMA decision revolves around States Rights, not around gay marriage itself, and is actually a big win for States Rights supporters. people are saying it legalizes gay marriage, but it does nothing of the sort. it simply says that the federal government cant appropriate for itself the power to define marriage as it has always been something held at the state level, and the fed did not show any proper reasoning for why it should be taken away and decided at hte fed level.
the effect is that DOMA is struck down, but the reasoning why is just as important as the result.
the biggest reason sailing fell out of favor is ship size. as freighters get biogger and bigger, the sail needed to move them gets proportionately bigger. can you imagine the sails needed for a modern megatanker? the ballast needed to keep it stable when it heels over? container ships for that matter cant heel, lest the containers fall off (more than already do)
The heirarchy is: ships > trains > trucks > planes
Planes deliver small loads at a very high speed and very high cost. They also get used when the destination is completely inaccessible to all other modes of transport.
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It's all for naught anyways. Our population and technology has out paced job growth. We need to realize there simply wont be any more jobs for the majority of the population as time marches forward.
that's demonstrably and patently false.
it's essentially the same argument used against immigration of "they'll take our jobs".
(ie, there's a static number of jobs, and more population means more unemployment/underemployment)
It's never been true, and history, whether 300 years ago (arguments against further colonists coming over) or 50 years ago ("the baby boomers will skyrocket unemplyment"), has always disproven the notion.
your chicken little act is nonsense.
you dont know what you're talking about.
whomever said the whales are the defenders of the free market? you're getting causes and effects reveresed, and confusing the open stock exchange (ie, walls treet) with a the ideal of a "free market". the phrase you want is rational self-interest
this is /.
all banks and financial institutions are the devil!
how dare you explain how things work in reality without hyperbole and fear mongering!!
its turn on the phrase "Who is the bigger fool? The Fool, or the fool who follows him?"
and if the copilot making the wrong input presses the button?
sorry, that's a design flaw. an engineer thinking "that's good enough" and ignoring the human factor.
linked sticks negate the entire above design issue.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elevator_operator
part of the point though is taking cheap beater cars and costuming them.
who would take a 50/60's classic, assuming you could find one, and turn it into that monstrosity?
literally be flushing money down teh drain.
Also: Sunseeker (1990) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunseeker_I#Sunseeker
This is just a fancy european effort at accomplishing something already done, with a lot of corporate sponsors (with links to DICE??), and lots of money.
^^ THIS.
Truth.
Did the sailplane hop across the continental U.S.? If not, it appears that this thing is better.
In one hop? No, not yet. But then neither did this toy.
But the sailplane record is 1407 miles, which by definition is a single hop.
Sailplanes are limited by pilot endurance, and available daylight hours (because thermals are created by sunlight heating the ground). in fact, you could say sailplanes are the original solar powered aircraft.
that's the point: it isnt really state of the art. sailplanes have already gone distances of 1400 miles, and they use no power whatsoever.
this thing is more like a fancy sailplane with its own onboard motor (which is actually common on more expensive sailplanes flown in areas without tows or winches to get airborne). having solar cells means less thermal riding reliance than a sailplane, but the extreme low speed frequent stops, and low low mileage overall make this extremely unimpressive, even by "state of the art 30 years ago" standards. this plane is pure PR and spin.
and they have the right to not do business with anyone they don't want to.
you mean novels that simply tell the same story over and over... ...by destroying the Star Crusher..the Planet Killer...the Galaxy Smasher...the Universe Burner...ad inifinitum... ...by rescuing and redeeming from the Dark Side Luke Skywalker...Leia...Han...Han/Leias Kids... ad inifinitum... ...and oh by the way, everyone is a Jedi all of a sudden and Luke is no longer the last one. Leia becomes one...and Han...and their kids...and everyone eventually... ...then some perpetuate the midicholorians travesty... ...others introduce "force blocking/nullifying" tricks, violating movie canon, to give the bounty hunters more even footing... ...and oh yeah, the interesting characters...if they arent Jedi, they're a bounty hunter....or a reckless rogue with hodgepodge yet surprisingly capable ship...
Ya, the EU is such a bastion of creativity...
IMO it should be a requirement to be a "Man" if you're going to hold these sorts of positions, be a politician, etc. (capital M, gender neutral, expressing a concept of character, not gender)
A "Man" stands up and admits the truth, has integrity and character, and takes his licks. A man does not lie about lying...none of this "i accidentally misspoke" crap when referring to a blatant lie. No matter how much you may disagree with him, a Man is easy to work and deal with.
But a slimeball will lie about lying, will stab you in the back at the first opportunity, try to get away with anything and never take responsibility for anything, never deal fairly and squarely about anything....your basic politician/power broker.
We need more Honest Men to hold high office.
well what do you expect from random trial and error?
Why bother with the body? ...then they can put it in a jar.
if they can transplant the head and hook it up so it works and lives...
Someone go dig up Nixon. We need his DNA!
The only one unions were demonstrably behind is the 8 hour work day.
the rest are either shared credit (5 day week), or no credit (child labor).
IMO googles constant attempts to filter and block access to certain types of content via its portals is abusive. There is not a lot of competition in this field. Others exist, but Google is the proverbial 800 lb gorilla, compared everyone elses 20 lb lemurs. They become a defacto gatekeeper and while other routes may still exist, when google decides to not show something it effectively ceases to exist. This gives them a lot of power, leaves the wider internet using masses dependent on google's good intentions and desires as to what they will show. IMO google should adopt a totally neutral stance as that would be the most in line with the "do no evil" motto.
who doesnt have an interest in explosives and rc planes?
im interested in nuclear physics and DIY drones...does that mean I'm going to make my only nuclear drone delivery system?
your RC planes can't carry a 1lb block of simtex or c4?
even simpler solution: no special privilidges, rights, or benefits for anyone, married or not.
read the opinions first before you bash. these are highly intelligent people at the peak of their profession and these are complicated cases legally. and dissenting doesnt always mean "in opposition". sometimes judges dissent because agree with the majority, but feel they didnt go far enough, or do it for the wrong reasons. point is: read the opinions first rather than assume you know why they voted how they did.
specifically the DOMA decision revolves around States Rights, not around gay marriage itself, and is actually a big win for States Rights supporters. people are saying it legalizes gay marriage, but it does nothing of the sort. it simply says that the federal government cant appropriate for itself the power to define marriage as it has always been something held at the state level, and the fed did not show any proper reasoning for why it should be taken away and decided at hte fed level.
the effect is that DOMA is struck down, but the reasoning why is just as important as the result.
the biggest reason sailing fell out of favor is ship size. as freighters get biogger and bigger, the sail needed to move them gets proportionately bigger. can you imagine the sails needed for a modern megatanker? the ballast needed to keep it stable when it heels over? container ships for that matter cant heel, lest the containers fall off (more than already do)
handy when the winds die down though. beats having to get the men up on and deck and begin rowing.
The heirarchy is: ships > trains > trucks > planes
Planes deliver small loads at a very high speed and very high cost. They also get used when the destination is completely inaccessible to all other modes of transport.