So, you do not want to pay for "ObamaCare"? Now, let's consider what happens if you are seriously injured crossing the street. Possibility 1: You are transported to the nearest hospital. You receive care, without which you would DIE. The hospital have health insurance, so the hospital is compensated for saving your life. Possibility 2: You are transported to the nearest hospital. You receive care, without which you would DIE. The hospital cannot legally refuse to provide you services even though you cannot afford to pay (EMTALA law). This happens frequently at this hospital. Since the doctors and other healthcare professionals do not work for free, the hospital can no longer afford to stay in operation. Possibility 3: You are transported to the nearest hospital. You receive care, without which you will DIE. You are unconscious, and the hospital workers see no proof that you have the means to pay for your care. Since EMTALA no longer exists, the hospital has no legal obligation to treat your injuries, so the allow you to DIE in their surgical pay and sent a bill to your estate for the disposition of your corpse.
The problem is that people don't want to have single-payer, where there is a general tax on the population for health care services, but they don't want to be forced to buy insurance, yet when they need health care, they don't want to be left to DIE.
The idea of significant figures is to avoid grossly overstating the precision of a measurement (or a calculation involving measurements). For example, if substance A is measured as 25 g with spring-type kitchen scale and substance B is measured as 10.3682 g with a digital analytical balance, it would be misleading to report the result as 35.3682 g.
Taken out of context, without further instructions, the issue about 8 + 5 = 10 is unclear. As an instructor, I suspect that the intend was to see if the student can use the rule for significant figures when performing addition. A student who confuses the sigfig rules for addition and multiplication would conclude that since 8 and 5 each have 1 sigfig, the result should have 1 sigfig.
A couple notes: Numbers with 0 on the right without any decimal point (e.g. 10, 2500) create an ambiguity with sigfigs as to whether those zeros are significant or not. Some authors put a bar over the last significant figure to clarify, but many do not. In fact, one of the textbooks I used --- I believe it was for trig --- changed its practice in a later addition regarding whether those zeros are significant or not.
Many states are "right to work" states, which actually means the opposite of what it sounds like. In those states, you can be fired for any reason or no reason, so long as if there is a reason, it is not an illegal one. That is, you cannot be fired based on your ethnicity, for example. (At least in theory.)
Once they realized that this one guy made it through, it was a signal that the security station was not being monitored effectively. The concern then is whether other people also made it through without being processed.
Applle didn't adopt Objective-C. Objective-C came with the package when Steve Jobs returned to Apple and brought NeXTSTEP/OpenStep with him from NeXT. Objective-C is an attempt to graft SmallTalk style object oriented programming onto standard C without breaking too many other things.
A bus is not a realistic option for many people. A few times I've entered destinations in Google Maps and a trip that should take 10 minutes shows up as requiring 1.5 hours. WTF?! Then realize that I had accidentally clicked the Bus route icon. So let me review my options: I can spend 20 minutes a day for a round trip to school or work, or I can spend 3 hours. I think I'm going to stick with the car.
So, what size does my family have to be before I'm "allowed" to buy a certain size vehicle? And what if I have a only a husband and one child, but I spend much of my time, shuttling my child's friends around and working as a volunteer to take elderly people to their medical appointments? Do I have to keep a trip log and signatures of my passengers so that I can get some kind of tax break?
I need a large screen mostly because the screen is also the input device. The small size of the iPhone kept me from even considering it. The first time I used a smartphone was at the Apple Store. I could not even enter text reliably.
But techs are exactly what companies are looking for. The main reason that they even look for people with computer science degrees is that there aren't many schools that have a degree titled "computer programming."
I've watched enough Battlestar Galactica to know the importance of treating cyborgs well. There is a cycle that keeps repeating: humans (or some other life form) creates artificial sentient life form but treats it badly, like a slave race. The artificial life form rebels and begins to conquer its creators, but the artificial life cannot reproduce. That leads to some kind of joining between a faction of the artificial life with its creators for reproduction. The group of hybrids grows and prospers but forgets its origins and creates new artificial life. Repeat.
Actually, your insurance is worth quite a bit even if you never meet your deductible. With insurance, you get the insurance company's negotiated rates, which are much cheaper than the price without insurance. Just looking at some of my bills: lab work that was billed at $343 was knocked down to $79; medical visit billed at $150 was knocked down to $117; medical visit billed at $250 knocked down to $114. Even if the insurance never actually paid for anything, it would be much cheaper to have it than not.
Some current vehicles have systems that automatically brake when they detect a potential rear-end collision. First, the driver receives an audible warning. If the driver does not react, the vehicle will apply up to 40% of braking power. If the driver does react at this point, the braking system will modify the pedal pressure input from the driver, applying more or less braking force with the goals of (1) stopping the vehicle before hitting the object in front and (2) avoiding braking too hard so that a vehicle following will not hit your car from behind.
This sounds good, but I wonder about the fact that the vehicle's computer does not have all the information that a human does. For example, the computer will not know that the road has a wet (or oily) patch ahead or that the road surface changes from concrete to gravel ahead. I'm sure that there are other factors that would also modify the collision avoidance attempts a human would try.
If you're speeding, you are not necessarily breaking the law in many states. The speed limit is by default interpreted as the maximum safe speed. Interesting, speeds limits are generally determined by performing a traffic study and setting the speed limit at the 85th percentile. The idea is that about 85% of drivers will choose an appropriate speed, and about 15% will exceed the safe speed. The final speed limit determination can modify the 85th percentile based on engineering factors, and there are some maximum limits established my law in many places. For example, there is generally a maximum speed on freeways (expressways, highways, whatever they are called in your area) prescribed by the law.
In the US, we can't even do things that we used to be able to do. We used to be able to go to the moon, but we can't do that anymore. Next, we mothballed the space shuttle fleet without having a via replacement. Now we're dependent on Russia to get to the ISS. Good thing we have such a cozy relationship with Russia. Oh, wait. We managed to royally piss them off. It seems kind of like being stranded in the desert, and we give the finger to the only car that passes by.
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So, you do not want to pay for "ObamaCare"? Now, let's consider what happens if you are seriously injured crossing the street. Possibility 1: You are transported to the nearest hospital. You receive care, without which you would DIE. The hospital have health insurance, so the hospital is compensated for saving your life. Possibility 2: You are transported to the nearest hospital. You receive care, without which you would DIE. The hospital cannot legally refuse to provide you services even though you cannot afford to pay (EMTALA law). This happens frequently at this hospital. Since the doctors and other healthcare professionals do not work for free, the hospital can no longer afford to stay in operation. Possibility 3: You are transported to the nearest hospital. You receive care, without which you will DIE. You are unconscious, and the hospital workers see no proof that you have the means to pay for your care. Since EMTALA no longer exists, the hospital has no legal obligation to treat your injuries, so the allow you to DIE in their surgical pay and sent a bill to your estate for the disposition of your corpse.
The problem is that people don't want to have single-payer, where there is a general tax on the population for health care services, but they don't want to be forced to buy insurance, yet when they need health care, they don't want to be left to DIE.
The idea of significant figures is to avoid grossly overstating the precision of a measurement (or a calculation involving measurements). For example, if substance A is measured as 25 g with spring-type kitchen scale and substance B is measured as 10.3682 g with a digital analytical balance, it would be misleading to report the result as 35.3682 g.
Taken out of context, without further instructions, the issue about 8 + 5 = 10 is unclear. As an instructor, I suspect that the intend was to see if the student can use the rule for significant figures when performing addition. A student who confuses the sigfig rules for addition and multiplication would conclude that since 8 and 5 each have 1 sigfig, the result should have 1 sigfig.
A couple notes: Numbers with 0 on the right without any decimal point (e.g. 10, 2500) create an ambiguity with sigfigs as to whether those zeros are significant or not. Some authors put a bar over the last significant figure to clarify, but many do not. In fact, one of the textbooks I used --- I believe it was for trig --- changed its practice in a later addition regarding whether those zeros are significant or not.
Many states are "right to work" states, which actually means the opposite of what it sounds like. In those states, you can be fired for any reason or no reason, so long as if there is a reason, it is not an illegal one. That is, you cannot be fired based on your ethnicity, for example. (At least in theory.)
Well said! Your words embiggen us all.
Once they realized that this one guy made it through, it was a signal that the security station was not being monitored effectively. The concern then is whether other people also made it through without being processed.
Apple's Software Update says that my system is up to date, but your code still results in "vulnerable" being printed.
Another power grab by a federal government agency. Some kind of dick size complex.
"Yes, well, it sounds delightful. I can't wait to start pawing through my garbage like some starving raccoon!"
The fun never stops at your house. (Probably because it never starts.)
Applle didn't adopt Objective-C. Objective-C came with the package when Steve Jobs returned to Apple and brought NeXTSTEP/OpenStep with him from NeXT. Objective-C is an attempt to graft SmallTalk style object oriented programming onto standard C without breaking too many other things.
Except for certain times in school zones, in my state, it's not specifically a violation of the law to text and drive.
So, if get special training, if will be okay if I text and drive?
There is a reason why Europe has a more-developed public transportation system. Two words: population density.
A bus is not a realistic option for many people. A few times I've entered destinations in Google Maps and a trip that should take 10 minutes shows up as requiring 1.5 hours. WTF?! Then realize that I had accidentally clicked the Bus route icon. So let me review my options: I can spend 20 minutes a day for a round trip to school or work, or I can spend 3 hours. I think I'm going to stick with the car.
So, what size does my family have to be before I'm "allowed" to buy a certain size vehicle? And what if I have a only a husband and one child, but I spend much of my time, shuttling my child's friends around and working as a volunteer to take elderly people to their medical appointments? Do I have to keep a trip log and signatures of my passengers so that I can get some kind of tax break?
I need a large screen mostly because the screen is also the input device. The small size of the iPhone kept me from even considering it. The first time I used a smartphone was at the Apple Store. I could not even enter text reliably.
But techs are exactly what companies are looking for. The main reason that they even look for people with computer science degrees is that there aren't many schools that have a degree titled "computer programming."
Some of the people who have problems with people's reclining in front of them have bought seats with the extra legroom, but it isn't enough.
It seems that almost every job posting wants JavaScript, and I only rarely see one that mentions C.
I've watched enough Battlestar Galactica to know the importance of treating cyborgs well. There is a cycle that keeps repeating: humans (or some other life form) creates artificial sentient life form but treats it badly, like a slave race. The artificial life form rebels and begins to conquer its creators, but the artificial life cannot reproduce. That leads to some kind of joining between a faction of the artificial life with its creators for reproduction. The group of hybrids grows and prospers but forgets its origins and creates new artificial life. Repeat.
Actually, your insurance is worth quite a bit even if you never meet your deductible. With insurance, you get the insurance company's negotiated rates, which are much cheaper than the price without insurance. Just looking at some of my bills: lab work that was billed at $343 was knocked down to $79; medical visit billed at $150 was knocked down to $117; medical visit billed at $250 knocked down to $114. Even if the insurance never actually paid for anything, it would be much cheaper to have it than not.
Some current vehicles have systems that automatically brake when they detect a potential rear-end collision. First, the driver receives an audible warning. If the driver does not react, the vehicle will apply up to 40% of braking power. If the driver does react at this point, the braking system will modify the pedal pressure input from the driver, applying more or less braking force with the goals of (1) stopping the vehicle before hitting the object in front and (2) avoiding braking too hard so that a vehicle following will not hit your car from behind.
This sounds good, but I wonder about the fact that the vehicle's computer does not have all the information that a human does. For example, the computer will not know that the road has a wet (or oily) patch ahead or that the road surface changes from concrete to gravel ahead. I'm sure that there are other factors that would also modify the collision avoidance attempts a human would try.
If you're speeding, you are not necessarily breaking the law in many states. The speed limit is by default interpreted as the maximum safe speed. Interesting, speeds limits are generally determined by performing a traffic study and setting the speed limit at the 85th percentile. The idea is that about 85% of drivers will choose an appropriate speed, and about 15% will exceed the safe speed. The final speed limit determination can modify the 85th percentile based on engineering factors, and there are some maximum limits established my law in many places. For example, there is generally a maximum speed on freeways (expressways, highways, whatever they are called in your area) prescribed by the law.
What, has the BSOD been changed to a different color?
In the US, we can't even do things that we used to be able to do. We used to be able to go to the moon, but we can't do that anymore. Next, we mothballed the space shuttle fleet without having a via replacement. Now we're dependent on Russia to get to the ISS. Good thing we have such a cozy relationship with Russia. Oh, wait. We managed to royally piss them off. It seems kind of like being stranded in the desert, and we give the finger to the only car that passes by.