I also suspect that more youtube videos are downloaded than various porn videos - but nobody is talking about the environmental costs of Google - oh no they're the 'do no harm' company, right?
No, it isn't. While Ham is absolutely important, I know of no police or fire agency that even considers its use.
And I'm an x-cop and a volunteer fireman.
Obviously some , of which I am unaware, may use them. But for the most part the existing network of VHF repeaters etc. have emergency backup that is presumed , at least in the 48 continental states of the US, to be sufficient for any power outage.
Personally I doubt that it is, but I'm just reporting the prevailing ideas. It's unfortunate because emergency preparadeness organizations need to be prepared (duh ) but in my opinion they usually aren't. As one Sergeant said to me years ago "Why, plan for disasters? It's always a cluster f---." I quit that department soon after that comment.
Which AT&T? The pre-1984 AT&T, who built the telephone plant throughout the nation? The post-1984 AT&T who did long distance and tried, desperately, to sell computers and did sell network elements? The post-AT&T AT&T, the company now called 'at&t' who is really Southwestern Bell?
To which AT&T do you refer?
Yeah all this is liberalism at its best - sorry, this is a left wing organization in the most left wing city int he USA. This is NOT late stage capitalism - it's leftyism at its finest - you know, the same type of people like Stalin, whose policies murder 60 million Ukrainians?
Sure this makes sense. But unfortunately I still think most people are hypocrites. Look a the left in the America right now, who are believing allegations of sexual abuse throughout numerous industries. Certainly if someone did it they should lose jobs get punished etc. But people are losing livelyhoods on a mere ALLEGATION - it reminds me more of 1930s Germany than what it should be in 21st century First World (because it's happening in UK, Canada etc. too I think). Western civilization is, alas, circling the drain in the toilet and the dark ages that'll come in because of hypocrisy will be long and terrible.
Not dissing you - but perhaps some of it is because people of the US pay obscene prices for medicines - so the rest of the world negotiates cheap rates.
You don't realize that this was the intention of the Democrats who pushed this bill did you?
Liberals indeed.
And oh by the way - what stops the abuse by government employees running this single payer system? Look at the bloated waste in every other program run by the feds - except, ironically Nasa who keeps getting funding cut and also continues to do amazing thing.
So what you're saying, then is that people are hypocrites. No argument there. But don't pretend that liberals are caring. Trust me, I grew up in one of the bluest states in the USA and it is NOT a caring place.
It is very relevant here. What you choose to avoid saying is that your supposedly "caring liberals" are anything but - indeed, they are money grubbing NIMBYs who will see people starve rather than ruin their pristine neighborhoods with riff-raff.
Clearly you haven't dealt with leftists. They aren't nice, they aren't good people, and their entire idea that "we" need to help the poor is "I'm shielding my wealth but your taxes must rise for social programs."
Almost EVERYONE working in SV is 'Liberal" and it's one of the most unpleasant, unhelpful, uncaring, expensive, awful places I've ever seen, frankly.
You're describing a specific case of what FDR started in the 1930s, do you realize this.
It's the death of freedom - and nobody gives a rip because they all think 'D is good and R is bad" or "R is good and D is bad" -- "All animals good, some animals better" is more like it.
Not in the slightest IF we aren't having crony capitalism. So. If the state does it and you're told 'You will get this" this is somehow better ? I think both are awful but lacking the money to build my own internet, I put up with it.
Never, ever think the state has your best interests at heart. It does not.
Oh I'm sure they do experience sexism in some places, and I'm not saying that is right. Absolutely not. But what I mean is that perhaps women don't go into this field because as the years go by it sucks more and more?
I agree. It's exactly why the 'down with everything' left LOVES social media - how can we discredit, and destroy, everything? Look at the fallacy of "kids don't need dads.' Lunacy if I ever heard it - too bad my parents believed it. that was decades ago and I survived just fine, but I see kids who have divorced parents today versus non divorced parents and there's quite the difference.
Not really. If e-commerce parcels are driven to neighborhoods on a truck where many are delivered in the same area, versus everyone in the neighborhood driving to the shopping center, there's less fuel actually used by ecommerce parcels.
Year back - in the 1980s actually - I had a female boss in a math department in a college. Her take on things was this: You get fewer women in tech as overall job prospects for women increased.
It has always been the case that we need brains in this field, and that nobody really cares what your gender is if you have brains. But women have a lot more job opportunities than they used to have, many of which pay better than cranking code. Personally I note A LOT more young female doctors than young male doctors these days, as an example.
Also, this field has declined, a lot, in the >30 years I have been in it. It used to be considered a job that required professionalism and brains - and now it's considered car mechanics with keyboards. Frankly, being a diesel mechanic pays north of 80K and it's probably more fun.
Indeed. Obama cut funding to Orion. Bush cut funding to whatever - that was a while back. I think above someone mentioned the space shuttle. (It was probably time for that, no spare parts anymore)
And so what? The original space program was a "male member measurement war" between Kennedy and whomever was head of the USSR at the time. But look what it accomplished?
Almost EVERYTHING humans do is for applause.
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I also suspect that more youtube videos are downloaded than various porn videos - but nobody is talking about the environmental costs of Google - oh no they're the 'do no harm' company, right?
You mean they should give up their chat so you can have yours?
No, it isn't. While Ham is absolutely important, I know of no police or fire agency that even considers its use. And I'm an x-cop and a volunteer fireman. Obviously some , of which I am unaware, may use them. But for the most part the existing network of VHF repeaters etc. have emergency backup that is presumed , at least in the 48 continental states of the US, to be sufficient for any power outage. Personally I doubt that it is, but I'm just reporting the prevailing ideas. It's unfortunate because emergency preparadeness organizations need to be prepared (duh ) but in my opinion they usually aren't. As one Sergeant said to me years ago "Why, plan for disasters? It's always a cluster f---." I quit that department soon after that comment.
I think in urban cores they're underground - but almost everywhere else ('suburbs' aren't really 'rural' they're quite urban) they're above ground.
Which AT&T? The pre-1984 AT&T, who built the telephone plant throughout the nation? The post-1984 AT&T who did long distance and tried, desperately, to sell computers and did sell network elements? The post-AT&T AT&T, the company now called 'at&t' who is really Southwestern Bell? To which AT&T do you refer?
It's amazing how many people don't know history, isn't it?Thanks for pointing this out.
Yeah all this is liberalism at its best - sorry, this is a left wing organization in the most left wing city int he USA. This is NOT late stage capitalism - it's leftyism at its finest - you know, the same type of people like Stalin, whose policies murder 60 million Ukrainians?
Sure this makes sense. But unfortunately I still think most people are hypocrites. Look a the left in the America right now, who are believing allegations of sexual abuse throughout numerous industries. Certainly if someone did it they should lose jobs get punished etc. But people are losing livelyhoods on a mere ALLEGATION - it reminds me more of 1930s Germany than what it should be in 21st century First World (because it's happening in UK, Canada etc. too I think). Western civilization is, alas, circling the drain in the toilet and the dark ages that'll come in because of hypocrisy will be long and terrible.
It is barely used in the USA either - because of cost to use them.
Not dissing you - but perhaps some of it is because people of the US pay obscene prices for medicines - so the rest of the world negotiates cheap rates.
Hate to tell you this but folks throughout the world hate the Europeans as much as they hate the Americans.
You don't realize that this was the intention of the Democrats who pushed this bill did you? Liberals indeed. And oh by the way - what stops the abuse by government employees running this single payer system? Look at the bloated waste in every other program run by the feds - except, ironically Nasa who keeps getting funding cut and also continues to do amazing thing.
So what you're saying, then is that people are hypocrites. No argument there. But don't pretend that liberals are caring. Trust me, I grew up in one of the bluest states in the USA and it is NOT a caring place.
Exactly. Margaret Sanger's Planned Parenthood didn't work (thank goodness, because eugenics is disgusting).
It is very relevant here. What you choose to avoid saying is that your supposedly "caring liberals" are anything but - indeed, they are money grubbing NIMBYs who will see people starve rather than ruin their pristine neighborhoods with riff-raff.
Clearly you haven't dealt with leftists. They aren't nice, they aren't good people, and their entire idea that "we" need to help the poor is "I'm shielding my wealth but your taxes must rise for social programs." Almost EVERYONE working in SV is 'Liberal" and it's one of the most unpleasant, unhelpful, uncaring, expensive, awful places I've ever seen, frankly.
You're describing a specific case of what FDR started in the 1930s, do you realize this. It's the death of freedom - and nobody gives a rip because they all think 'D is good and R is bad" or "R is good and D is bad" -- "All animals good, some animals better" is more like it.
Not in the slightest IF we aren't having crony capitalism. So. If the state does it and you're told 'You will get this" this is somehow better ? I think both are awful but lacking the money to build my own internet, I put up with it. Never, ever think the state has your best interests at heart. It does not.
Oh I'm sure they do experience sexism in some places, and I'm not saying that is right. Absolutely not. But what I mean is that perhaps women don't go into this field because as the years go by it sucks more and more?
I agree. It's exactly why the 'down with everything' left LOVES social media - how can we discredit, and destroy, everything? Look at the fallacy of "kids don't need dads.' Lunacy if I ever heard it - too bad my parents believed it. that was decades ago and I survived just fine, but I see kids who have divorced parents today versus non divorced parents and there's quite the difference.
Not really. If e-commerce parcels are driven to neighborhoods on a truck where many are delivered in the same area, versus everyone in the neighborhood driving to the shopping center, there's less fuel actually used by ecommerce parcels.
And they DON'T taste the same. I'd rather eat vegetarian than eat this stuff. I agree with you.
Year back - in the 1980s actually - I had a female boss in a math department in a college. Her take on things was this: You get fewer women in tech as overall job prospects for women increased. It has always been the case that we need brains in this field, and that nobody really cares what your gender is if you have brains. But women have a lot more job opportunities than they used to have, many of which pay better than cranking code. Personally I note A LOT more young female doctors than young male doctors these days, as an example. Also, this field has declined, a lot, in the >30 years I have been in it. It used to be considered a job that required professionalism and brains - and now it's considered car mechanics with keyboards. Frankly, being a diesel mechanic pays north of 80K and it's probably more fun.
Indeed. Obama cut funding to Orion. Bush cut funding to whatever - that was a while back. I think above someone mentioned the space shuttle. (It was probably time for that, no spare parts anymore)
And so what? The original space program was a "male member measurement war" between Kennedy and whomever was head of the USSR at the time. But look what it accomplished? Almost EVERYTHING humans do is for applause.