You are my hero. This is one of the most important skills for any profession, and I've been experiencing the lack of it in more and more engineers. It is a disheartening tendency to react to anything unexpected or poorly defined by throwing up hands and giving up. You would think the anemic support from most companies these days would strengthen the ability to dig deeper on your own, but I have not seen it.
"Make stuff work in the face of difficulty." may be a little more accurate.
I'm not in the industry, but I don't doubt that they crunched numbers... not network capacity, but how little can you give a consumer and how much can you charge before they leave.
The US federal government does NOT have a moratorium on building refineries. New refineries are currently being built in Arizona (Arizona Clean Fuels Yuma, LLC) and South Dakota (Hyperion). Additionally existing refineries are being upgraded in place, like the Motiva Houston refinery that doubled capacity.
Of course not, I was clearly talking about decades of dictatorship under a ruling family. Kim Jong-il was no better than his father Kim il-sung, even though some people said initially it was a chance for a fresh start. There is no reason or history to suggest Kim Jong-un will be better than his father.
You may choose to ignore that history, but I don't.
The lack of food giveaways may not bring down the NK dictatorship, but the presence of the aid helps it. Why pay to help a government that is so immutably hostile to us? It does nothing to further our interests. We get no real concessions, just lip service until they have extracted more tribute from us. This is not theoretical, we have been down this road many times before and NK has proven themselves reliably dishonest.
NK is China's client state, let China feed their populace.
Yes. Once again, the West plays grocery store to NK, propping up the dictatorship so they can continue development of nuclear weapons, sell military tech to our enemies, shell South Korea and oppress their own people to the point of starvation. The phrase rinse and repeat comes to mind.
purchased a Magic 8 ball, gave it a set of stock options...
The Magic 8 ball got caught up in a sexual harassment scandal and was replaced by a Ouija board. The Ouija board was caught illegally spying on board members and was replaced by a pack of Tarot cards.
What do the cards say? Devil, Tower, and Ten of Swords...
Did you write those words with the idea that Wil Wheaton might read them?
There was nothing mean about that. The fiction character Sheldon in the OP had a problem with Wil, and the post you are responding to references that.
From Wikipedia: "He also used to idolize fictional prodigy Wesley Crusher from Star Trek: The Next Generation for qualities of the character Wesley Crusher he found similar to himself, but Wil Wheaton's surprise cancellation of an appearance at a Jackson, Mississippi Star Trek convention in 1995 soured him to both the character and actor."
If *anyone* would get a chuckle out of the reference, it is Wil Wheaton.
People know he is a nice guy, that is why I nominated him for "Tyrannical Overlord" in this Slashdot poll.
Wil Wheaton: [Still at the drive-thru] I want a hamburger, I want a cheeseburger, I want a hot dog-...
Patrick Stewart: [Patrick slams his head against the window] You'll get nothing and like it!
Bring your own booze, they don't have a liquor license. It's also heavily family oriented so lots of screaming kids. They have a great collection of pinball games, but the classic video games are kind of lacking and in really poor condition. They should take out the crap stuffed animal crane type games to make room for some more classic video.
alcohol still accounts for between a third and a half of road deaths.
If a drunk pedestrian walks into the road and is killed by a car, is that included in this statistic? If so, how does a breathalyzer in the car help?
If a driver has one beer, and a different driver runs a red light and kills them both, is that included? If so, how does a breathalyzer in the car help?
Drunk driving is evil, but let's be clear about justifications for such intrusive laws.
Took away your right to a lawyer.
Took away your right to a trial.
Nope, plenty of lawyers and trials everyday here in the US of A.
Forced you to buy health insurance against your will.
Everyone will need health care, some expensive enough to bankrupt any average working person. Insurance is a practical way to pool resources and avoid that. Without insurance, you end up in the emergency room sponging off of others.
...asking my doctor how long my dick is without at least a court order?
Most women would appreciate the government staying out of their vaginas as well. Unlike your joke about penis size, they have real intrusions to complain about on the privacy front.
I like Santorum. He says what modern Republicans are thinking, as wrong as that may be. He does not hide the crazy behind a manufactured persona like Romney. Ron Paul has too many heart felt beliefs that are antithetical to the GOP. Gingrich is a dishonest retread from a previous era, pushing the same failed policies.
But Ricky is a true reflection what Republicans are all about, and proud of it. If there is any justice, Rick will win the nomination where he faithfully campaign for what the GOP believes in.
Am I the only one who finds the existence of this lawsuit a bit hypocritical? China isn't exactly known for its strict policy towards intellectual property.
The real driver here seems to be mainland Chinese banks had loans to Proview, and Proview wanted to declare bankruptcy. If that is the end of it, Chinese banks (aka Chinese government) will lose money. If mainland Chinese courts are told to find for Proview and award billions of dollars, the loans are paid off or mitigated with Apple money.
Welcome to business in a country without rule of law.
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"make-stuff-work-in-the-face-of-no-documentation person"
You are my hero. This is one of the most important skills for any profession, and I've been experiencing the lack of it in more and more engineers. It is a disheartening tendency to react to anything unexpected or poorly defined by throwing up hands and giving up. You would think the anemic support from most companies these days would strengthen the ability to dig deeper on your own, but I have not seen it.
"Make stuff work in the face of difficulty." may be a little more accurate.
Milla Jovovich with a lisp... very sexy.
I'm not in the industry, but I don't doubt that they crunched numbers... not network capacity, but how little can you give a consumer and how much can you charge before they leave.
Trust me, with our current socialist trends...
Warning: misinformation code phrase!
The US fed refuses to allow any new refineries.
The US federal government does NOT have a moratorium on building refineries. New refineries are currently being built in Arizona (Arizona Clean Fuels Yuma, LLC) and South Dakota (Hyperion). Additionally existing refineries are being upgraded in place, like the Motiva Houston refinery that doubled capacity.
Here are some facts about US refining capability.
Of course not, I was clearly talking about decades of dictatorship under a ruling family. Kim Jong-il was no better than his father Kim il-sung, even though some people said initially it was a chance for a fresh start. There is no reason or history to suggest Kim Jong-un will be better than his father.
You may choose to ignore that history, but I don't.
There is a new leader. A goodwill gesture toward getting him to be friends with the international community is not a lost cause.
I like your optimism. Mine is exhausted by decades of history on this issue, but I salute your willingness to try again.
The lack of food giveaways may not bring down the NK dictatorship, but the presence of the aid helps it. Why pay to help a government that is so immutably hostile to us? It does nothing to further our interests. We get no real concessions, just lip service until they have extracted more tribute from us. This is not theoretical, we have been down this road many times before and NK has proven themselves reliably dishonest.
NK is China's client state, let China feed their populace.
Yes. Once again, the West plays grocery store to NK, propping up the dictatorship so they can continue development of nuclear weapons, sell military tech to our enemies, shell South Korea and oppress their own people to the point of starvation. The phrase rinse and repeat comes to mind.
purchased a Magic 8 ball, gave it a set of stock options...
The Magic 8 ball got caught up in a sexual harassment scandal and was replaced by a Ouija board. The Ouija board was caught illegally spying on board members and was replaced by a pack of Tarot cards.
What do the cards say? Devil, Tower, and Ten of Swords...
Did you write those words with the idea that Wil Wheaton might read them?
There was nothing mean about that. The fiction character Sheldon in the OP had a problem with Wil, and the post you are responding to references that.
From Wikipedia: "He also used to idolize fictional prodigy Wesley Crusher from Star Trek: The Next Generation for qualities of the character Wesley Crusher he found similar to himself, but Wil Wheaton's surprise cancellation of an appearance at a Jackson, Mississippi Star Trek convention in 1995 soured him to both the character and actor."
If *anyone* would get a chuckle out of the reference, it is Wil Wheaton.
People know he is a nice guy, that is why I nominated him for "Tyrannical Overlord" in this Slashdot poll.
On the down side, you also get HD Beverly Crusher.
Family Guy TNG episode:
Wil Wheaton: [Still at the drive-thru] I want a hamburger, I want a cheeseburger, I want a hot dog-...
Patrick Stewart: [Patrick slams his head against the window] You'll get nothing and like it!
Girl robot is a sexist term. They prefer fembots.
Bring your own booze, they don't have a liquor license. It's also heavily family oriented so lots of screaming kids. They have a great collection of pinball games, but the classic video games are kind of lacking and in really poor condition. They should take out the crap stuffed animal crane type games to make room for some more classic video.
alcohol still accounts for between a third and a half of road deaths.
If a drunk pedestrian walks into the road and is killed by a car, is that included in this statistic? If so, how does a breathalyzer in the car help?
If a driver has one beer, and a different driver runs a red light and kills them both, is that included? If so, how does a breathalyzer in the car help?
Drunk driving is evil, but let's be clear about justifications for such intrusive laws.
Real men grill with charcoal.
Nothing cooks like clean burning propane. Taste the meat, not the heat. -- Hank Hill
"Let the joyous news be spread." --Munchkin Mayor
Microsoft's new mobile player has a portal to an alternate plane of existence and is called Zuul. Mind the ectoplasm.
Took away your right to a lawyer.
Took away your right to a trial.
Nope, plenty of lawyers and trials everyday here in the US of A.
Forced you to buy health insurance against your will.
Everyone will need health care, some expensive enough to bankrupt any average working person. Insurance is a practical way to pool resources and avoid that. Without insurance, you end up in the emergency room sponging off of others.
...asking my doctor how long my dick is without at least a court order?
Most women would appreciate the government staying out of their vaginas as well. Unlike your joke about penis size, they have real intrusions to complain about on the privacy front.
...and no OnStar or GPS. All we had was an Aerosmith 8-track and a doobie, and that's no way to fix a car.
I like Santorum. He says what modern Republicans are thinking, as wrong as that may be. He does not hide the crazy behind a manufactured persona like Romney. Ron Paul has too many heart felt beliefs that are antithetical to the GOP. Gingrich is a dishonest retread from a previous era, pushing the same failed policies.
But Ricky is a true reflection what Republicans are all about, and proud of it. If there is any justice, Rick will win the nomination where he faithfully campaign for what the GOP believes in.
What are the effects of too much exposure to light?
Combustion.
Am I the only one who finds the existence of this lawsuit a bit hypocritical? China isn't exactly known for its strict policy towards intellectual property.
The real driver here seems to be mainland Chinese banks had loans to Proview, and Proview wanted to declare bankruptcy. If that is the end of it, Chinese banks (aka Chinese government) will lose money. If mainland Chinese courts are told to find for Proview and award billions of dollars, the loans are paid off or mitigated with Apple money.
Welcome to business in a country without rule of law.
...and his evil alter-ego the electric field!
Mr. Falcone better wear a cape and tights for this battle. It won't help LightSquared, but it will be entertaining for spectators.