In addition to the [citation needed] that has already been posted, this is a statistical fallacy.
How many people drive around drunk? How many people have bad documentation? I have bad documentation right now. Forgot to renew last month. Next stop is the tax collector.
I've been to many DWI check points. Never once have I been asked for documentation. Usually they just shine a light in my eyes and ask if I've had anything to drink. I politely tell them no and wish them a good day. Admittedly the DWI checkpoints I've seen have been poorly placed. Too early in the night. I did tell a guy one time "Not yet. But if I do, I won't come back this way later." He laughed.
Now there may be some DWI checkpoints that also documentation checks. And those very well may have issues including things like racial disparity in enforcement. And we should address all of those issues. And at some point we may decide that there is no way to run a DWI checkpoint that doesn't stink of bias. Or any other number of things.
But I stand my original point that DWI checkpoints aren't inherently bad and given the seriousness of impaired driving, they are a fairly well-balanced counter-measure.
How the heck did this get modded up? DWI checkpoints are a reasonable law enforcement tactic. The reason that we may want to side with Google here is because the need for law enforcement needs to be balanced with first amendment protections. Not because enforcing DWI laws in inherently bad.
Funny I commented earlier in this thread that it is silly to spend $91B to abandon perfectly good coal plants. It was also silly to abandon the nuclear plants. I'm glad somebody else sees some sense here. Infrastructure is a long-term investment and you can never have enough of it. When building new, do the best you can, but rarely do you want to shut down something that is still economical and not at end of life.
If it is dead and uneconomical why are they spending $91B to phase it out. I'm definitely no fan of coal and I would consider it crazy to invest in coal infrastructure. As coal plants near retirement, replace them with something better. And maybe not spend much to extend their lives. But to just abandon a perfectly good piece of infrastructure at an astronomical cost doesn't seem very wise. We keep hearing that coal isn't economical. If that's the case, switching should cost this much!
In fact almost everybody uses it. You get a Google Voice number and it can ring your office phone, your mobile phone, and an app on your computer all at once. That way you are always reachable. And it has a call recording feature. So the only thing here that is different is that the call is automatically recorded. There are some places where non-local calls actually still cost incremental money so putting the area code in the customer's locale makes sense. This is a yawner or a story.
I have no idea how this got modded up. The conspiracy theories that everybody is concerned about involve specific people or places and are presented in ways that encourage believers to engage in extra-judicial remedies. Even if Russian interference in the election turns out not to exist, I've yet to see it presented in a way that encourages people to go commit random acts of violence against any ethnic Russian that they happen to encounter. Saying "it's all men's fault" is silly in many cases, but it's only silly. Encouraging violence against men would be problematic. Whenever there is a "call to action" that includes responding with violence (even if it is somewhat of a dog whistle), we then have a problem. It's doubly problematic when leveled against a particular person or establishment.
And let's not forget that, although maybe the 'autopilot' only does what the GP says (I can't say authoritatively as I most definitely do not have a pilots license), most large aircraft are ILS3b capable and can achieve fully automated landings. If current aircraft technology really were at the early autopilot levels, this may be a reasonable argument. But the idea that the general public somehow knows the limits of aircraft 'autopilot' when it's part of a larger completely autonomous system is laughable.
For those who don't slobber over every meaningless Musk tweet, Tesla calls their adaptive cruise control system 'auto-pilot' for a variety of misguided reasons. This has nothing to do with aircraft. No idea why the editors didn't feel compelled to include that information. Aircraft typically don't encounter emergency vehicles.
I don't think this is a bad move since getting cars out of cities is a smart priority. But this has the effect of banning poor people. Late model cars can come in but if you drive an older car you are SOL. Similar to how Mexico City used to have even/odd number days (maybe they still do) where you could only drive every other day based on your license plate. Rich people all suddenly had two cars!
I'm definitely not a lawyer. But I don't think, in this case, there would be anything like a contract until you 'paid' for the coffee. So if the shop refuses to accept your payment for whatever reason (Your cash if covered in feces, they don't like your shoes, they only want credit cards), they haven't yet entered into a contract. As long as they aren't refusing service for discriminatory reasons.
There are two different types of reliable. There is reliable in the sense of availability of sun/wind and then there is reliability in the sense that the power generating device isn't broken. Solar/wind do suffer from less reliability in the sense that it's sometimes dark and not windy. But you never have to shut an entire wind or solar farm down for maintenance. If one panel breaks or one turbine fails, you still get power from the rest. With nuclear you have to have periodic outages where the total output is zero which means you need to have additional backup capacity. We really need a better term than the overloaded word reliability.
Which retirees does this help? I believe the answer is lower-middle class. Truly poor retirees don't own property so it doesn't really help them. For most middle-class retirees, property taxes are a relatively small portion of their income. Certainly a much smaller portion than the time when they were making mortgage payments. But it sure helps rich retirees who own very expensive houses. And in the US since we fund schools with property taxes, it basically decimates the public education system. This works if the taxes are waived on a means-tested basis but it's a terrible idea if applied universally.
I hate to reply to an AC offering a simplistic world view, but this was interesting enough to Google.
https://www.history.com/topics...
I don't think we can say anything definitive though as there were too many moving parts. Honest people who are out of a job and desperate don't usually turn to violent crime right away. The first beg and borrow and then do petty crimes like stealing or falsely claiming disability. It usually takes a stint in prison to turn them into what we normally think of as hardened criminals.
I haven't listened to much of what AOC has to say but she did bring up a valid point. Amazon wants to locate in NYC partly because of the infrastructure. But then Amazon gets a tax break using money that would be better spent on the infrastructure that helps everybody. The next step will be private Amazon buses to ferry employees to work since the subway system is so non-functioning. A better outcome would be to use that money to actually upgrade public transportation. Tax giveaways to wealthy corporations don't really make sense. I'm all for making concessions to lure big employers as long as doing so makes economic sense. But it shouldn't be a direct cash transfer. If the city had committed to upgrading the subways (at the same cost) instead of just giving Amazon the cash, it would be a much more palatable deal.
Congratulations on your +5, but I think you answered your own question! "Failing finances is a consequence of entrenched expenditure largess." Why donate money to an organization that doesn't manage it well? On the other hand, donating it to provide financial aid for students to attend a (perceived as) well-managed institution certainly seems like a more rewarding way to spend your philanthropic dollars. Maybe the leaders who graduate from Johns Hopkins will take on the MTA problem!
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How many people drive around drunk? How many people have bad documentation? I have bad documentation right now. Forgot to renew last month. Next stop is the tax collector.
I've been to many DWI check points. Never once have I been asked for documentation. Usually they just shine a light in my eyes and ask if I've had anything to drink. I politely tell them no and wish them a good day. Admittedly the DWI checkpoints I've seen have been poorly placed. Too early in the night. I did tell a guy one time "Not yet. But if I do, I won't come back this way later." He laughed.
Now there may be some DWI checkpoints that also documentation checks. And those very well may have issues including things like racial disparity in enforcement. And we should address all of those issues. And at some point we may decide that there is no way to run a DWI checkpoint that doesn't stink of bias. Or any other number of things.
But I stand my original point that DWI checkpoints aren't inherently bad and given the seriousness of impaired driving, they are a fairly well-balanced counter-measure.
How the heck did this get modded up? DWI checkpoints are a reasonable law enforcement tactic. The reason that we may want to side with Google here is because the need for law enforcement needs to be balanced with first amendment protections. Not because enforcing DWI laws in inherently bad.
Funny I commented earlier in this thread that it is silly to spend $91B to abandon perfectly good coal plants. It was also silly to abandon the nuclear plants. I'm glad somebody else sees some sense here. Infrastructure is a long-term investment and you can never have enough of it. When building new, do the best you can, but rarely do you want to shut down something that is still economical and not at end of life.
If it is dead and uneconomical why are they spending $91B to phase it out. I'm definitely no fan of coal and I would consider it crazy to invest in coal infrastructure. As coal plants near retirement, replace them with something better. And maybe not spend much to extend their lives. But to just abandon a perfectly good piece of infrastructure at an astronomical cost doesn't seem very wise. We keep hearing that coal isn't economical. If that's the case, switching should cost this much!
In fact almost everybody uses it. You get a Google Voice number and it can ring your office phone, your mobile phone, and an app on your computer all at once. That way you are always reachable. And it has a call recording feature. So the only thing here that is different is that the call is automatically recorded. There are some places where non-local calls actually still cost incremental money so putting the area code in the customer's locale makes sense. This is a yawner or a story.
The one day I don't have mod points so I can't mod this up :(
All ERP products are shitty, not just the Oracle ones.
I have no idea how this got modded up. The conspiracy theories that everybody is concerned about involve specific people or places and are presented in ways that encourage believers to engage in extra-judicial remedies. Even if Russian interference in the election turns out not to exist, I've yet to see it presented in a way that encourages people to go commit random acts of violence against any ethnic Russian that they happen to encounter. Saying "it's all men's fault" is silly in many cases, but it's only silly. Encouraging violence against men would be problematic. Whenever there is a "call to action" that includes responding with violence (even if it is somewhat of a dog whistle), we then have a problem. It's doubly problematic when leveled against a particular person or establishment.
That's also true here in the US. Jet fuel is Kerosene without the road tax and is about US1/gallon cheaper.
And let's not forget that, although maybe the 'autopilot' only does what the GP says (I can't say authoritatively as I most definitely do not have a pilots license), most large aircraft are ILS3b capable and can achieve fully automated landings. If current aircraft technology really were at the early autopilot levels, this may be a reasonable argument. But the idea that the general public somehow knows the limits of aircraft 'autopilot' when it's part of a larger completely autonomous system is laughable.
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For those who don't slobber over every meaningless Musk tweet, Tesla calls their adaptive cruise control system 'auto-pilot' for a variety of misguided reasons. This has nothing to do with aircraft. No idea why the editors didn't feel compelled to include that information. Aircraft typically don't encounter emergency vehicles.
I don't think this is a bad move since getting cars out of cities is a smart priority. But this has the effect of banning poor people. Late model cars can come in but if you drive an older car you are SOL. Similar to how Mexico City used to have even/odd number days (maybe they still do) where you could only drive every other day based on your license plate. Rich people all suddenly had two cars!
I'm definitely not a lawyer. But I don't think, in this case, there would be anything like a contract until you 'paid' for the coffee. So if the shop refuses to accept your payment for whatever reason (Your cash if covered in feces, they don't like your shoes, they only want credit cards), they haven't yet entered into a contract. As long as they aren't refusing service for discriminatory reasons.
There are two different types of reliable. There is reliable in the sense of availability of sun/wind and then there is reliability in the sense that the power generating device isn't broken. Solar/wind do suffer from less reliability in the sense that it's sometimes dark and not windy. But you never have to shut an entire wind or solar farm down for maintenance. If one panel breaks or one turbine fails, you still get power from the rest. With nuclear you have to have periodic outages where the total output is zero which means you need to have additional backup capacity. We really need a better term than the overloaded word reliability.
BTW, gold is really good at reflecting IR. Having gold foil as radiant barrier would be awesome on energy efficiency.
So you're saying I should have used gold foil instead of tin foil fro my hat and then the government wouldn't be able to control my mind?
Which retirees does this help? I believe the answer is lower-middle class. Truly poor retirees don't own property so it doesn't really help them. For most middle-class retirees, property taxes are a relatively small portion of their income. Certainly a much smaller portion than the time when they were making mortgage payments. But it sure helps rich retirees who own very expensive houses. And in the US since we fund schools with property taxes, it basically decimates the public education system. This works if the taxes are waived on a means-tested basis but it's a terrible idea if applied universally.
I hate to reply to an AC offering a simplistic world view, but this was interesting enough to Google. https://www.history.com/topics... I don't think we can say anything definitive though as there were too many moving parts. Honest people who are out of a job and desperate don't usually turn to violent crime right away. The first beg and borrow and then do petty crimes like stealing or falsely claiming disability. It usually takes a stint in prison to turn them into what we normally think of as hardened criminals.
In business what you can accomplish from where you are is what matters, not where you could have been if things had been different.
And in life!
I haven't listened to much of what AOC has to say but she did bring up a valid point. Amazon wants to locate in NYC partly because of the infrastructure. But then Amazon gets a tax break using money that would be better spent on the infrastructure that helps everybody. The next step will be private Amazon buses to ferry employees to work since the subway system is so non-functioning. A better outcome would be to use that money to actually upgrade public transportation. Tax giveaways to wealthy corporations don't really make sense. I'm all for making concessions to lure big employers as long as doing so makes economic sense. But it shouldn't be a direct cash transfer. If the city had committed to upgrading the subways (at the same cost) instead of just giving Amazon the cash, it would be a much more palatable deal.
Congratulations on your +5, but I think you answered your own question! "Failing finances is a consequence of entrenched expenditure largess." Why donate money to an organization that doesn't manage it well? On the other hand, donating it to provide financial aid for students to attend a (perceived as) well-managed institution certainly seems like a more rewarding way to spend your philanthropic dollars. Maybe the leaders who graduate from Johns Hopkins will take on the MTA problem!
It's not VC subsidized. It's subsidized by the drier who earn less than minimum wage. If it were VC subsidized, that would be more comforting.
https://www.livescience.com/29...
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Who says the use Facebook?