I have several IT friends who are unemployed and they're noticing that companies have notes on the job description that goes along the lines of "We will not hire those with large amounts of contractor work". I'm not anywhere near the IT business; does anyone know why companies are going this route?
Nope. It is physically impossible for a plant to detonate into a mushroom cloud. Chernobyl was horrific because the engineers deliberately disengaged the safeties and ramped up the power.
There have been significant advances in inherently-safe nuclear plants, such as pebble bed and thorium reactors. There are also breeder reactors that effectively "recycle" used fuel. Because of this, I just can't take seriously anyone who doesn't include nuclear as part of a climate-change-related energy policy.
Plex from a 2TB MyCloud drive (which I'm starting to hate; I'm running into an issue where Plex can't see the media but I can play directly from Windows Explorer) to assorted handheld mynocks. I also do streaming via PS4 and still like my Oppo BD player connected to a Pioneer SC-35 receiver. I also have a completely analog setup for my headphones: turntable feeding a ESS P06 phono stage to Bottlehead Crack headphone amp into Beyerdynamic DT 990 cans)
Anyone else notice that the second story beneath "Apple Tells US Judge It's 'Impossible' To Break Through Locks On New iPhones" is "Self-Encrypting Western Digital Hard Drives Easy To Crack"? (No relationship, just amused)
Most drones that cost less than $150 aren't equipped, true. The DJI Phantoms and heavier quad/hexacopters do indeed have an emergency RTB mode. My hexacopter, when flying in a GPS mode, has a mode that will set it to hover if it loses signal. I can also throw a switch on my controller that will cause the copter to RTB and land on its own.
Naval warships are incredibly tough; these are not the grounded cruise ships you've seen in the news. We have extensive protection and backups, including sound-powered phones, and our crews are very, very good at keeping a ship combat-effective. There's an outstanding chapter in P.J. O'Rourke's Parliament of Whores that describes the resiliency of a Ticonderoga-class cruiser.
Cel-nav training was (rather foolishly) dropped as a cost-saving measure. I'm glad to see it coming back.
DJI already programs their flight controllers to obey FAA restrictions (>5 miles from an aerodrome and 400 feet AGL). Hobbyists also build their own from scratch. Which part of the copter (I hate "drone") is the part that has to be registered? How would that fix the problem?
Unless you've filed a flight plan for your "plain", you should probably let the actual aviators make these kinds of decisions. Until then, here's a link to the FAR/AIM which covers those sort of things.
Am I the only one wondering why DHS is the lead agency here? If only there were some kind of agency in charge of geological surveys of the United States...
(DHS is probably there because energy security is in vogue in the Beltway, but it definitely shouldn't be the lead agency)
Well, no. I've seen Afghan cities set on fire because a few Korans were accidentally destroyed. I saw civilians join ISIS in Mosul because they thought that the Iraqi army wasn't the right kind of Islam. I'm not quite old enough to remember when Muslims demanded tribute from American ships, with the subsequent historically illiterate quotes that the U.S. isn't founded on Christianity.
I don't judge Islam by Fox News. I judge it by the Khobar Towers, the Beirut barracks bombings, assorted school buses and pizza joints in Israel, both World Trade Center bombings, the USS COLE, and the 350+ other attacks since 1980. Christianity and Judaism get a bad rap, but that's only because neither group chases Jon Stewart around the studio with a scimitar.
Didn't I read some time ago that printer ink was more valuable than gold? Any inkjet cartridge holds 10-20 mL of ink compared to a ketchup packet at Burger King (27mL). How much is uranium going for on the Iranian market?
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Curious how the same folks who want to ban anonymous speech are the same folks who show up for demonstrations in Guy Fawkes masks.
Why not? There are already folks who get all misty when they talk of censoring/criminalizing global warming skeptics.
Sodosopa was satire, not a how-to manual.
We're still more than a year from the election and it's anyone's game to lose. At this point in 2011, Herman Cain was beating Romney.
Your lack of pop culture references is disturbing. Nae Nae.
Congress: Securing your private information by making it public since 2001.
I have several IT friends who are unemployed and they're noticing that companies have notes on the job description that goes along the lines of "We will not hire those with large amounts of contractor work". I'm not anywhere near the IT business; does anyone know why companies are going this route?
Crap, you're right. The 228 was what the Navy bought as the M11. It's been awhile since I shot it and thought it was a 226. Mea culpa.
The Navy already uses the Sig P226 (as the "M11"). It's a fantastic gun, though chunky. I bought a P229 as a result of my experience.
"Researchers Warn Computer Clocks Can Be Easily Scrambled Via NTP Flaws" But can it be disassembled and put into a briefcase? Clockmed wants to know!
Nope. It is physically impossible for a plant to detonate into a mushroom cloud. Chernobyl was horrific because the engineers deliberately disengaged the safeties and ramped up the power. There have been significant advances in inherently-safe nuclear plants, such as pebble bed and thorium reactors. There are also breeder reactors that effectively "recycle" used fuel. Because of this, I just can't take seriously anyone who doesn't include nuclear as part of a climate-change-related energy policy.
Plex from a 2TB MyCloud drive (which I'm starting to hate; I'm running into an issue where Plex can't see the media but I can play directly from Windows Explorer) to assorted handheld mynocks. I also do streaming via PS4 and still like my Oppo BD player connected to a Pioneer SC-35 receiver. I also have a completely analog setup for my headphones: turntable feeding a ESS P06 phono stage to Bottlehead Crack headphone amp into Beyerdynamic DT 990 cans)
Anyone else notice that the second story beneath "Apple Tells US Judge It's 'Impossible' To Break Through Locks On New iPhones" is "Self-Encrypting Western Digital Hard Drives Easy To Crack"? (No relationship, just amused)
Bye bye, Clockmed!
Most drones that cost less than $150 aren't equipped, true. The DJI Phantoms and heavier quad/hexacopters do indeed have an emergency RTB mode. My hexacopter, when flying in a GPS mode, has a mode that will set it to hover if it loses signal. I can also throw a switch on my controller that will cause the copter to RTB and land on its own.
Naval warships are incredibly tough; these are not the grounded cruise ships you've seen in the news. We have extensive protection and backups, including sound-powered phones, and our crews are very, very good at keeping a ship combat-effective. There's an outstanding chapter in P.J. O'Rourke's Parliament of Whores that describes the resiliency of a Ticonderoga-class cruiser. Cel-nav training was (rather foolishly) dropped as a cost-saving measure. I'm glad to see it coming back.
DJI already programs their flight controllers to obey FAA restrictions (>5 miles from an aerodrome and 400 feet AGL). Hobbyists also build their own from scratch. Which part of the copter (I hate "drone") is the part that has to be registered? How would that fix the problem?
So anyone to the right of a socialist is a Republican? Apparently it's "meds free night" on /.
Unless you've filed a flight plan for your "plain", you should probably let the actual aviators make these kinds of decisions. Until then, here's a link to the FAR/AIM which covers those sort of things.
Am I the only one wondering why DHS is the lead agency here? If only there were some kind of agency in charge of geological surveys of the United States... (DHS is probably there because energy security is in vogue in the Beltway, but it definitely shouldn't be the lead agency)
Especially if you're traveling to China.
I was published in a respected, peer-reviewed Natalie Portman erotic fan-fic journal!
Well, no. I've seen Afghan cities set on fire because a few Korans were accidentally destroyed. I saw civilians join ISIS in Mosul because they thought that the Iraqi army wasn't the right kind of Islam. I'm not quite old enough to remember when Muslims demanded tribute from American ships, with the subsequent historically illiterate quotes that the U.S. isn't founded on Christianity. I don't judge Islam by Fox News. I judge it by the Khobar Towers, the Beirut barracks bombings, assorted school buses and pizza joints in Israel, both World Trade Center bombings, the USS COLE, and the 350+ other attacks since 1980. Christianity and Judaism get a bad rap, but that's only because neither group chases Jon Stewart around the studio with a scimitar.
Benefit of the doubt? Seriously? Clearly you haven't been paying attention to the zero-tolerance zeitgeist.
Didn't I read some time ago that printer ink was more valuable than gold? Any inkjet cartridge holds 10-20 mL of ink compared to a ketchup packet at Burger King (27mL). How much is uranium going for on the Iranian market?