You're thinking way too far ahead. The first and foremost goal of a terrorist is to see people die. If you are attracting attention, you're halfway to having your bomb diffused, and 90% of the way to being caught.
My friend, unlike most people in our western society, I understand who the enemy really is, and what needs to be done to them. This pussyfooting "winning hearts and minds" bullshit isn't the answer, and I think we can all agree on that. Neither is betting the "all times : one time" odds that we can prevent all future attacks, instead of eliminating the source of the threat.
I cannot mention any of them here because I would be moderated troll, since they are unacceptable. Indeed, if you refuse to think outside the box of current western "christianity-based" morality, the situation is untenable, and the "war" is unwinnable.
If real attacks come, they'll be like Madrid. You won't know it until it happens, it'll be in a crowded place, during rushhour, and there won't be any ambiguity or warning. Boom, and it's done, and lots of people will be dead. And there's little chance of stopping it. That's life, and it fucking sucks, but here's what I can tell you for sure:
They won't be leaving fucking light-brites at the side of the road.
Most people aren't capable of thinking in shades of grey, always keeping a hint of doubt, however small, which is what real scientific reasoning amounts to. They only understand right vs wrong, good vs bad, and so on.
When people refer to the big bang theory as "the truth", it's because people will assume if it's not "truth", it's a lie, or at best woefully incomplete. It may be that, indeed; however, it is far more complete an explanation than anything else out there, and has proof to back up its claims, as well as offering us testable predictions. There can be no proof for metaphysical theories without direct intervention by a diety. Please note that books which proclaim themselves to be true are not proof, no matter how much some people might wish it so.
Yes, I know it's ancient Greek. Ancient Greek can also go suck a cock for all the awful loanwords it's given us over the years, especially in Biology. I'm seriously thinking of compiling a list of Latin alternatives for all the Greek out-of-nowhere bullshit words assigned to objects in the cell.
DRMed. What is it with slashdot and misplaced apostrophes anyway? They're turning up all over the place. They must be fleeing the Quebec language laws.
There was a time in the western world, when it was unified under a common government, culture, and language; where the citizens enjoyed peace and protection across the known world.
This was during the reign of the Roman emperors, and it was not some happy coincidence. These various peoples didn't unite willingly, but once they had, the resulting state of affairs was the best it would ever be for a thousand years thence.
Or you could just CIA-Covert Ops the spammers. If enough of them start 'disappearing' there will finally be some risk to spamming, and hopefully, some deterrent.
Heh, you want Congress to govern based on what the people think? There are some real mouth-breathers around here, I'd hate to see what a country run by those would look like. Look, a republican government run in the manner you suggest would be mob rule by proxy.
The people need to be listened to less, not more. Abortion, gay marriage, all those rights issues need to be moved to the state level and out of federal politics forever, but 'people' continue getting into the process and trying to impose their will on the rest of the country by keeping it federal and hoping for a federal law. And Congress obliges them, because they're elected by them. I'm sorry if this 'seems' offtopic, but it really isn't, it relates directly to the ability of the majority of Americans to properly govern their own nation if given a real say in things, and directly to the implication in the last paragraph of your post.
You seem to be a fan of 'democracy', however it simply doesn't work. The fact that the US is shielded as much as it is from democracy by the filter of money is the only reason it's still around.
The link itself references the December 8th, 1978 Science magazine article "Radiological Impact of Airborne Effluents of Coal and Nuclear Plants", where the authors determined that:
"Americans living near coal-fired power plants are exposed to higher radiation doses than those living near nuclear power plants that meet government regulations. This ironic situation remains true today and is addressed in this article."
More specifically:
Trace quantities of uranium in coal range from less than 1 part per million (ppm) in some samples to around 10 ppm in others. Generally, the amount of thorium contained in coal is about 2.5 times greater than the amount of uranium. For a large number of coal samples, according to Environmental Protection Agency figures released in 1984, average values of uranium and thorium content have been determined to be 1.3 ppm and 3.2 ppm, respectively. Using these values along with reported consumption and projected consumption of coal by utilities provides a means of calculating the amounts of potentially recoverable breedable and fissionable elements (see sidebar). The concentration of fissionable uranium-235 (the current fuel for nuclear power plants) has been established to be 0.71% of uranium content.
When used correctly, nuclear power has no emissions and no leaked radioactivity. Its only associated problem is NIMBY-related, namely the long-term storage of "waste", which would in any case be less important if the US rescinded its silly ban on breeder reactors.
Most people drive, and will understand distances given in metres to something the length of their trip to the grocery store, or something. At least, that's what I do.
(~2km to my store of choice, 100m to something closer with fewer choices)./I walk
This is a nice overreaction on your part to the hypothetical suggestion that a med tech might at some point play and mp3 while taking an MRI (not likely to happen for many reasons). Calm down.
Usually it's just a community-college trained tech who takes the actual MRI, and the Ph.D/MD reviews it at some later point (immediately or a few weeks later if it's forwarded to a specialist). That guy is getting paid maybe $15/hr, not $400, though the hospital itself might be charging that to the government / your insurance (if you live in the US).
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You're thinking way too far ahead. The first and foremost goal of a terrorist is to see people die. If you are attracting attention, you're halfway to having your bomb diffused, and 90% of the way to being caught.
My friend, unlike most people in our western society, I understand who the enemy really is, and what needs to be done to them. This pussyfooting "winning hearts and minds" bullshit isn't the answer, and I think we can all agree on that. Neither is betting the "all times : one time" odds that we can prevent all future attacks, instead of eliminating the source of the threat.
I cannot mention any of them here because I would be moderated troll, since they are unacceptable. Indeed, if you refuse to think outside the box of current western "christianity-based" morality, the situation is untenable, and the "war" is unwinnable.
If real attacks come, they'll be like Madrid. You won't know it until it happens, it'll be in a crowded place, during rushhour, and there won't be any ambiguity or warning. Boom, and it's done, and lots of people will be dead. And there's little chance of stopping it. That's life, and it fucking sucks, but here's what I can tell you for sure:
They won't be leaving fucking light-brites at the side of the road.
Some things just aren't plausible.
Most people aren't capable of thinking in shades of grey, always keeping a hint of doubt, however small, which is what real scientific reasoning amounts to. They only understand right vs wrong, good vs bad, and so on.
When people refer to the big bang theory as "the truth", it's because people will assume if it's not "truth", it's a lie, or at best woefully incomplete. It may be that, indeed; however, it is far more complete an explanation than anything else out there, and has proof to back up its claims, as well as offering us testable predictions. There can be no proof for metaphysical theories without direct intervention by a diety. Please note that books which proclaim themselves to be true are not proof, no matter how much some people might wish it so.
Fuck you're lazy.
hillbillies
No damned apostrophe required either.
Don't act like it's such a surprise. Everyone needs to eat and pay the bills.
Yes, I know it's ancient Greek. Ancient Greek can also go suck a cock for all the awful loanwords it's given us over the years, especially in Biology. I'm seriously thinking of compiling a list of Latin alternatives for all the Greek out-of-nowhere bullshit words assigned to objects in the cell.
adamas, adamantis N M 3 6 M [XTXCO]
steel, hardest iron (early); anything hard, adamant; white sapphire; diamond;
DRMed. What is it with slashdot and misplaced apostrophes anyway? They're turning up all over the place. They must be fleeing the Quebec language laws.
BIOSes, thanks. Really, we're not idiots, we don't need the silly apostrophe to read it properly. Give us the benefit of the doubt.
Don't promote tobacco on this site please. Mentioning the names is the same as doing so. Those products don't need more mindshare.
There was a time in the western world, when it was unified under a common government, culture, and language; where the citizens enjoyed peace and protection across the known world.
This was during the reign of the Roman emperors, and it was not some happy coincidence. These various peoples didn't unite willingly, but once they had, the resulting state of affairs was the best it would ever be for a thousand years thence.
No, not a king, but an emperor.
Or you could just CIA-Covert Ops the spammers. If enough of them start 'disappearing' there will finally be some risk to spamming, and hopefully, some deterrent.
Heh, you want Congress to govern based on what the people think? There are some real mouth-breathers around here, I'd hate to see what a country run by those would look like. Look, a republican government run in the manner you suggest would be mob rule by proxy.
The people need to be listened to less, not more. Abortion, gay marriage, all those rights issues need to be moved to the state level and out of federal politics forever, but 'people' continue getting into the process and trying to impose their will on the rest of the country by keeping it federal and hoping for a federal law. And Congress obliges them, because they're elected by them. I'm sorry if this 'seems' offtopic, but it really isn't, it relates directly to the ability of the majority of Americans to properly govern their own nation if given a real say in things, and directly to the implication in the last paragraph of your post.
You seem to be a fan of 'democracy', however it simply doesn't work. The fact that the US is shielded as much as it is from democracy by the filter of money is the only reason it's still around.
The link itself references the December 8th, 1978 Science magazine article "Radiological Impact of Airborne Effluents of Coal and Nuclear Plants", where the authors determined that:
"Americans living near coal-fired power plants are exposed to higher radiation doses than those living near nuclear power plants that meet government regulations. This ironic situation remains true today and is addressed in this article."
More specifically:
When my dealing with nuclear power is what?
When used correctly, nuclear power has no emissions and no leaked radioactivity. Its only associated problem is NIMBY-related, namely the long-term storage of "waste", which would in any case be less important if the US rescinded its silly ban on breeder reactors.
He probably threw in c as 300,000km/s instead of 300,000,000m/s. That happens a lot, and results in order-of-magnitude errors.
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Most people drive, and will understand distances given in metres to something the length of their trip to the grocery store, or something. At least, that's what I do.
/I walk
(~2km to my store of choice, 100m to something closer with fewer choices).
This is a nice overreaction on your part to the hypothetical suggestion that a med tech might at some point play and mp3 while taking an MRI (not likely to happen for many reasons). Calm down.
Usually it's just a community-college trained tech who takes the actual MRI, and the Ph.D/MD reviews it at some later point (immediately or a few weeks later if it's forwarded to a specialist). That guy is getting paid maybe $15/hr, not $400, though the hospital itself might be charging that to the government / your insurance (if you live in the US).
Bah you're right. Sorry.
That's because Microsoft has a proven, repulsive reputation.