We also have a government that passed laws like the Community Reinvestment Act (and others) that effectively required banks to make loans to riskier borrowers. These laws were championed by both Republicans (fostering an "ownership society") and Democrats (designed to increase minority home ownership).
As usual, the government's meddling has not only had unintended consequences (catastrophes!), but has left the very people it was intended to help worse off than when they started (mediocre credit --> foreclosure and/or bankruptcy).
Transponder codes tell ATC what the manufacturer of a particular aircraft is.
No, transponder codes tell ATC what your transponder code is (yes, I know that's a tautology). Any other information--such as a type designator or a tail number--is entered into the system by a controller and associated with your squawk code. The transponder only reports a number (four octal digits, for a total of 4096 possible codes), and altitude if in Mode C (Mode S is rare enough yet to be overlooked).
Our museum's B-17 has had a couple instances where a curious ATC will ask why his radar is showing a Boeing aircraft cruising along at 4000ft and moving at 150kts.
Because (nearly) all Boeing aircraft have type designators that start with "B." The controller may not recognize the entire aircraft designator, but probably recognizes that it is a Boeing.
We have 3% of the world population and use 25% of the gasoline.
We use 25% of the world's gasoline, and produce 25% of the world's gross product (2007 numbers, from multiple sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal) ) As long as we continue to be that productive, we'll probably use a pretty sizable chunk of resources, too.
...a significantly lower percentage of his income in taxes than his secretary and other employees because of a major discrepancy between capital gains and income taxes; to his credit, he believes this to be wrong...
...but not wrong enough to cut the IRS a cheque for the difference.
Not petrol, petroleum. As in "an oily, thick, flammable, usually dark-colored liquid that is a form of bitumen or a mixture of various hydrocarbons, occurring naturally in various parts of the world and commonly obtained by drilling: used in a natural or refined state as fuel, or separated by distillation into gasoline, naphtha, benzene, kerosene, paraffin, etc."
Anything distilled from crude is a petroleum product. That includes Diesel fuel (which is very similar to the kerosene mentioned in the definition).
Yes, because it's well known that during employment negotiations, prospective employees hold all the cards, especially during a recession.
Did it occur to you that the "recession" you mentioned--that is, a condition in which the supply of labor exceeds demand--means that you aren't worth as much as during times of tight supply?
Why is it that people lose the ability to understand simple economics as soon as the commodity is labor?
I spend time on several blogs and web fora, and it's considered good practice to reproduce the entire story (along with proper attribution, of course). The problem with posting only a link, or brief excerpts and a link, is that the original sources don't keep the stories available indefinitely. Unlike print--which can usually be found, in some form or another--soft copies really do go away, leaving dead links, and no way to find the article under discussion. If a discussion lasts longer than two weeks (7-14 days seems like a common "no longer available" period), or gets dragged out of the archives after a year or two, the original context is lost.
If the AP wants us to quit quoting full stories, they need to provide a reliable archive for us that will be accessible indefinitely. None of this "this article is available from our archives for $5" crap, either.
Another benefit of making a copy of the text is that digital stories--again, unlike hard copy--are trivially altered without a trace. In fact, we see this frequently, and while some media at least post an "edited at x" line, I haven't seen any that post a full changelog. By copying the original story, we are able to keep the original context.
I suspect this is going to become an interesting issue in defining fair use in the courts.
In what state did the OP's story take place? In some states, the ballpark may not have had the authority to ban legally-carried firearms; it may also have been their policy to prohibit only unlawfully-carried firearms; the permit would have covered that.
Of course, for security theater, I'd say the no-guns policy itself is just for show. Does anybody really believe that somebody intent on murder is really going to be deterred by a sign? If so, why not just post a sign saying "no murder?"
Forbidding carry-under-permit is theater if the place allows cops entry; permit holders are statistically less likely to commit a crime than police officers, and much less likely than the average citizen.
Read your contract. It's what you supposedly agreed to. If you now decide to do as you please, and steal bandwidth for your neighbors because it makes you some kind of hero, you are in violation of your contract (which you agreed to) and are a thief. Actually, my service allows me to use the bandwidth as I see fit (short of disrupting access to others), including running servers and sharing access.
Certainly: http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0923085.html Reading the (clearly-marked) chart, the top 1% earn about 17% of income, yet pay better than 24% of taxes. In other words, more than a third of our taxes fall upon the finances of the top 1%. More than half ("the bulk") fall upon the top 5%, who earn only 31%. This pattern continues.
Really, this is nothing new, or controversial, or even remotely disputed.
(Incidentally, the claim that the "poor people end up in the armed forces" has also been debunked, but I'll leave proof of that as an exercise to the reader.)
The reason we get the coupons is because the Feds took the spectrum away from us (the public) and sold it at auction. Since they're turning a (tremendous) profit from forcing us to switch, the least they can do is cover some of the expenses of that switch.
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We also have a government that passed laws like the Community Reinvestment Act (and others) that effectively required banks to make loans to riskier borrowers. These laws were championed by both Republicans (fostering an "ownership society") and Democrats (designed to increase minority home ownership).
As usual, the government's meddling has not only had unintended consequences (catastrophes!), but has left the very people it was intended to help worse off than when they started (mediocre credit --> foreclosure and/or bankruptcy).
See, for example, the Lautenberg Amendment.
If we did this, where could we banish Bush?
The Marianas Trench?
It's only a right insofar as you're not committing any crimes.
Like, for example, criticizing a tyrannical regime?
I'm glad you weren't in charge in 1773.
Oh, I think they'll be more likely to attempt to avoid taxes than censorship. Based on past performance.
Good on them! A little competition is good for all involved.
Transponder codes tell ATC what the manufacturer of a particular aircraft is.
No, transponder codes tell ATC what your transponder code is (yes, I know that's a tautology). Any other information--such as a type designator or a tail number--is entered into the system by a controller and associated with your squawk code. The transponder only reports a number (four octal digits, for a total of 4096 possible codes), and altitude if in Mode C (Mode S is rare enough yet to be overlooked).
Our museum's B-17 has had a couple instances where a curious ATC will ask why his radar is showing a Boeing aircraft cruising along at 4000ft and moving at 150kts.
Because (nearly) all Boeing aircraft have type designators that start with "B." The controller may not recognize the entire aircraft designator, but probably recognizes that it is a Boeing.
We have 3% of the world population and use 25% of the gasoline.
We use 25% of the world's gasoline, and produce 25% of the world's gross product (2007 numbers, from multiple sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal) )
As long as we continue to be that productive, we'll probably use a pretty sizable chunk of resources, too.
...a significantly lower percentage of his income in taxes than his secretary and other employees because of a major discrepancy between capital gains and income taxes; to his credit, he believes this to be wrong...
...but not wrong enough to cut the IRS a cheque for the difference.
Meh. They're still nearly useless: Mega-efficient * nano-battery = milli-power.
Come back when you have something approaching unity.
Here, we have a story which is not only over 8 months old, but is also a dupe. That has to be some kind of a record.
At Slashdot? Not even close.
Am I the only one thinking that the library should have just given them the hard drive rather than the whole computer?
As a matter of fact, yes, you are.
Not petrol, petroleum. As in "an oily, thick, flammable, usually dark-colored liquid that is a form of bitumen or a mixture of various hydrocarbons, occurring naturally in various parts of the world and commonly obtained by drilling: used in a natural or refined state as fuel, or separated by distillation into gasoline, naphtha, benzene, kerosene, paraffin, etc."
Anything distilled from crude is a petroleum product. That includes Diesel fuel (which is very similar to the kerosene mentioned in the definition).
I don't know that much about aerodynamics, but I suspect at 30,000FT that might result in an uncontrolled decent.
Clearly, you don't. An airplane will glide just fine, thank you. Here's an example of an A330 losing all power and covering 100 km in 19 minutes, to a successful dead-stick landing: http://www.iasa.com.au/folders/Safety_Issues/others/azoresdeadstick.html
This sort of training is among the most basic of fundamentals, and taught to every pilot before he first solos.
Yes, because it's well known that during employment negotiations, prospective employees hold all the cards, especially during a recession.
Did it occur to you that the "recession" you mentioned--that is, a condition in which the supply of labor exceeds demand--means that you aren't worth as much as during times of tight supply?
Why is it that people lose the ability to understand simple economics as soon as the commodity is labor?
He keeps them in a jar on the shelf.
I spend time on several blogs and web fora, and it's considered good practice to reproduce the entire story (along with proper attribution, of course). The problem with posting only a link, or brief excerpts and a link, is that the original sources don't keep the stories available indefinitely. Unlike print--which can usually be found, in some form or another--soft copies really do go away, leaving dead links, and no way to find the article under discussion. If a discussion lasts longer than two weeks (7-14 days seems like a common "no longer available" period), or gets dragged out of the archives after a year or two, the original context is lost.
If the AP wants us to quit quoting full stories, they need to provide a reliable archive for us that will be accessible indefinitely. None of this "this article is available from our archives for $5" crap, either.
Another benefit of making a copy of the text is that digital stories--again, unlike hard copy--are trivially altered without a trace. In fact, we see this frequently, and while some media at least post an "edited at x" line, I haven't seen any that post a full changelog. By copying the original story, we are able to keep the original context.
I suspect this is going to become an interesting issue in defining fair use in the courts.
"So the faster something goes, the shorter it gets. Also known as the Porsche Driver Syndrome."
You'd think a physicist would understand that effect comes after cause.
In what state did the OP's story take place? In some states, the ballpark may not have had the authority to ban legally-carried firearms; it may also have been their policy to prohibit only unlawfully-carried firearms; the permit would have covered that.
Of course, for security theater, I'd say the no-guns policy itself is just for show. Does anybody really believe that somebody intent on murder is really going to be deterred by a sign? If so, why not just post a sign saying "no murder?"
Forbidding carry-under-permit is theater if the place allows cops entry; permit holders are statistically less likely to commit a crime than police officers, and much less likely than the average citizen.
If you're making a combined income of $30k a year, what are you doing having two kids?
I'm just askin' is all.
why can't we have vertical stoplights
In Texas? Wind. Aligning the major axis of the light with the support pole reduces the wind loading.
Read your contract. It's what you supposedly agreed to. If you now decide to do as you please, and steal bandwidth for your neighbors because it makes you some kind of hero, you are in violation of your contract (which you agreed to) and are a thief.
Actually, my service allows me to use the bandwidth as I see fit (short of disrupting access to others), including running servers and sharing access.
I bought business-class service for a reason.
I have ridden the mighty moon worm!
It also didn't help matters any that the government required banks to make loans to riskier borrowers.
Certainly: http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0923085.html
Reading the (clearly-marked) chart, the top 1% earn about 17% of income, yet pay better than 24% of taxes. In other words, more than a third of our taxes fall upon the finances of the top 1%. More than half ("the bulk") fall upon the top 5%, who earn only 31%. This pattern continues.
Really, this is nothing new, or controversial, or even remotely disputed.
(Incidentally, the claim that the "poor people end up in the armed forces" has also been debunked, but I'll leave proof of that as an exercise to the reader.)
The reason we get the coupons is because the Feds took the spectrum away from us (the public) and sold it at auction. Since they're turning a (tremendous) profit from forcing us to switch, the least they can do is cover some of the expenses of that switch.