Re:The ./ obsession with a cashless society?
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"I look in my wallet 23 years later, and I still have a *wad of cash* in there, along with a credit card and ATM card. "
Clearly you're not a married man.
Re:As a friend once remarked
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Where is your sig from? Sounds like something I'd enjoy reading.
I'm 40 and couldn't agree with you more. My motto is "Learn or die". When people ask me about being a programmer, the first thing I ask them is "Do you like to learn?" "Do you like to study?" If the answer to either is no, I point them in some other direction.
Kind of Blue is one of the best jazz albums ever produced. You're right it was a first take example of genius at work. But the chances of getting that sort of veteran talent all in the same room and in right mind set are one in a million.
Personally, I don't choose my mechanic based his accreditation. In fact, the mechanics with the most accreditation is the dealer and my car NEVER goes there except for warranty-covered repairs! So, how do most of us pick a mechanic? By reputation, of course. Some of the best mechanics I have ever known (my dad included) never had a single shingle.
Thank about it, you choose professionals who work for you based first on their reputation, then as a secondary item, their bonding/insurance for items that have major risk (like plumbing). When was the last time you checked the schooling of your plumber?
It has been my sad experience, that government intervention does not improve the general quality of services, it only creates an entry barrier into the market. (Think lawyers.) Regulation may curtail a few of very worst offenders, but by and large, they aren't licensed anyway (except in the case of lawyers)!
I work with a variety of IDE's and tools so my debuggers range in quality from acceptable to non-existant.
Therefore, I make every effort not to depend entirely on my debugger. I use a combination of assertions, exceptions and logging to make sure that when something goes out of bounds, the reasons and the states are there in black and white.
Yes, it takes a bit longer to code, but it makes testing, debugging and especially exception path fixes much, much faster.
The first principle I learned when leading troops in the field is KISS: Keep It Simple Stupid. You can never overestimate what will go wrong or how badly equipment suffers under real world combat conditions (or how benheaded troops can be after 48 hours without sleep). The best piece of equipment is a simple one that is designed for one specific task (i.e. a K-Bar knife). When they get as complex as this truck, they almost never work after you leave the pavement. This whole project serves only 2 purposes. 1) Give some Army general something to put down on his next report card and 2) continue giving our tax dollars to defense contractors.
I found it fascinating that at only one place in the article, buried at the end of a long and complex paragraph did the author use the terms lies. He frequently used euphemisms such as "creative", but only once he did directly refer to dishonesty. Yet in the end, this sort of scientific smoke is simple dishonesty at its core. Only when a man chooses to surrender his personal integrity, do these problems occur. Our attempt to color them with quiet shades of pastel only makes the behavior more likely.
What does this say about our culture in general and the effect on our scientific community?
I rode every day for 7 years and I'm not sure about this product. This won't protect against the slide (as others have already pointed out), but that only accounts for about 5-10% of accidents.
The biggest cause of motorcyle accidents is when the car driver doesn't see you and either turns left in front of you, or pulls into your lane. In the left hand turn accident, the bike would experience the sudden deacceleration and the vest would inflate. But if it does, the inflated vest makes you a slightly more "round shape." I believe this would tend to cause more rolling and less sliding. At 30+ mph, the rolling effect would likely protect the head and neck (IF you are wearing a helmet), but tend to cause a LOT more arm and leg injuries.
In the accident where a car pulls into your lane, you usually bounce off the car and go into an uncontrolled tumble. I don't believe the vest would inflate.
I also wonder about the vulnerability of the wireless link. If a passing cell phone/CB/Ham radio/TV tower caused it to go off accidentally, it would almost certainly cause an accident.
The biggest hurdle by far, though is cost and use. Most riders are young, predominately male. As a general rule, we either are so young we don't fully understand the risk of riding (or after about 2 weeks of street riding) we realize the risk and accept it as the cost for our freedom. Most riders will spend plenty of money on their bike, but not much at all on their gear, so you would first have to convince the young guy that the risk will really be minimized and that the financial cost is worth the reduction in risk. Not an easy sale! I give it a 10% chance of being successful.
I really think this is only looking at a small, unscientific sample of the population, and is therefore highly prone to skewing.
It has also been my observation that most spending on-line is from discretionary funds, so this tends to skew the results as well.
Finally, it does take into account the type of information being accepted by their target audience. Those who get their information primarily from internet sources, deal with a different set of information than those who rely primarily on TV/newspapers, and will therefore make different buying decisions.
First, I share your disgust with these foul vermin. But please be aware that directly enciting others with the proper skills to harm or kill others can get you a nice small room with a big friendly roommate.
I was an M1 platoon leader at Fort Stewart in days gone by (24th ID then). From those of us not wearing a uniform any more, thanks for serving your nation. I remember the nights without sleep, the lousy rations, the cranky CO's and all the other "friction." Hang tough. Consider this a salute from one ex-soldier.
Thanks!
Nelson Sebright
Then I am sorry for you my friend. To think you would have skipped Tolkien, Poe and Shakespeare for so many years, waiting on a movie, when all you needed was your imagination. Tolkien for instance is good literature in addition to being a good story......
As an ex-M1 platoon leader, I can tell you the reason they were so bloody thirsty is the weight as you pointed out, but also that the turbine ate more fuel idling than doing 40. Since the tank actually spends most of it's time sitting still, with the engine running to power the infrared vision, it's the idling that killed you. Now they are putting small diesel generators in the back (APU's) that make a big difference.
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"I look in my wallet 23 years later, and I still have a *wad of cash* in there, along with a credit card and ATM card. " Clearly you're not a married man.
Where is your sig from? Sounds like something I'd enjoy reading.
I'm 40 and couldn't agree with you more. My motto is "Learn or die". When people ask me about being a programmer, the first thing I ask them is "Do you like to learn?" "Do you like to study?" If the answer to either is no, I point them in some other direction.
Kind of Blue is one of the best jazz albums ever produced. You're right it was a first take example of genius at work. But the chances of getting that sort of veteran talent all in the same room and in right mind set are one in a million.
Personally, I don't choose my mechanic based his accreditation. In fact, the mechanics with the most accreditation is the dealer and my car NEVER goes there except for warranty-covered repairs! So, how do most of us pick a mechanic? By reputation, of course. Some of the best mechanics I have ever known (my dad included) never had a single shingle.
Thank about it, you choose professionals who work for you based first on their reputation, then as a secondary item, their bonding/insurance for items that have major risk (like plumbing). When was the last time you checked the schooling of your plumber?
It has been my sad experience, that government intervention does not improve the general quality of services, it only creates an entry barrier into the market. (Think lawyers.) Regulation may curtail a few of very worst offenders, but by and large, they aren't licensed anyway (except in the case of lawyers)!
I work with a variety of IDE's and tools so my debuggers range in quality from acceptable to non-existant.
Therefore, I make every effort not to depend entirely on my debugger. I use a combination of assertions, exceptions and logging to make sure that when something goes out of bounds, the reasons and the states are there in black and white.
Yes, it takes a bit longer to code, but it makes testing, debugging and especially exception path fixes much, much faster.
The first principle I learned when leading troops in the field is KISS: Keep It Simple Stupid. You can never overestimate what will go wrong or how badly equipment suffers under real world combat conditions (or how benheaded troops can be after 48 hours without sleep). The best piece of equipment is a simple one that is designed for one specific task (i.e. a K-Bar knife). When they get as complex as this truck, they almost never work after you leave the pavement. This whole project serves only 2 purposes. 1) Give some Army general something to put down on his next report card and 2) continue giving our tax dollars to defense contractors.
If I buy one, I'll have to paint a big grin on it with a bright red tongue hanging out!!
I found it fascinating that at only one place in the article, buried at the end of a long and complex paragraph did the author use the terms lies. He frequently used euphemisms such as "creative", but only once he did directly refer to dishonesty. Yet in the end, this sort of scientific smoke is simple dishonesty at its core. Only when a man chooses to surrender his personal integrity, do these problems occur. Our attempt to color them with quiet shades of pastel only makes the behavior more likely.
What does this say about our culture in general and the effect on our scientific community?
Nope. Far more likely is that the check itself was counterfeit. Not hard to do these days.
I rode every day for 7 years and I'm not sure about this product. This won't protect against the slide (as others have already pointed out), but that only accounts for about 5-10% of accidents.
The biggest cause of motorcyle accidents is when the car driver doesn't see you and either turns left in front of you, or pulls into your lane. In the left hand turn accident, the bike would experience the sudden deacceleration and the vest would inflate. But if it does, the inflated vest makes you a slightly more "round shape." I believe this would tend to cause more rolling and less sliding. At 30+ mph, the rolling effect would likely protect the head and neck (IF you are wearing a helmet), but tend to cause a LOT more arm and leg injuries.
In the accident where a car pulls into your lane, you usually bounce off the car and go into an uncontrolled tumble. I don't believe the vest would inflate.
I also wonder about the vulnerability of the wireless link. If a passing cell phone/CB/Ham radio/TV tower caused it to go off accidentally, it would almost certainly cause an accident.
The biggest hurdle by far, though is cost and use. Most riders are young, predominately male. As a general rule, we either are so young we don't fully understand the risk of riding (or after about 2 weeks of street riding) we realize the risk and accept it as the cost for our freedom. Most riders will spend plenty of money on their bike, but not much at all on their gear, so you would first have to convince the young guy that the risk will really be minimized and that the financial cost is worth the reduction in risk. Not an easy sale! I give it a 10% chance of being successful.
Actually, that (seeing Ents walk) is the part I was waiting to see as well. Hope they do a good job of it!
I really think this is only looking at a small, unscientific sample of the population, and is therefore highly prone to skewing.
It has also been my observation that most spending on-line is from discretionary funds, so this tends to skew the results as well.
Finally, it does take into account the type of information being accepted by their target audience. Those who get their information primarily from internet sources, deal with a different set of information than those who rely primarily on TV/newspapers, and will therefore make different buying decisions.
I'm a serious /. 'er and I have 4 kids and a beautiful wife. Something must be seriously wrong with me!
First, I share your disgust with these foul vermin. But please be aware that directly enciting others with the proper skills to harm or kill others can get you a nice small room with a big friendly roommate.
Sorry, I forgot to mark the obvious sarcasm. I'll try harder for you n-e-x-t t-i-m-e.
If only Scotty had one of these for the Enterprise!!??
I was an M1 platoon leader at Fort Stewart in days gone by (24th ID then). From those of us not wearing a uniform any more, thanks for serving your nation. I remember the nights without sleep, the lousy rations, the cranky CO's and all the other "friction." Hang tough. Consider this a salute from one ex-soldier. Thanks! Nelson Sebright
Then I am sorry for you my friend. To think you would have skipped Tolkien, Poe and Shakespeare for so many years, waiting on a movie, when all you needed was your imagination. Tolkien for instance is good literature in addition to being a good story......
I have 4 monitors and 4 kids. Coincidence??
I play Conquerors nearly every day. I love it. Thanks for your hard work. Keep it up !!
If it's dead, doesn't that make it an 'Ex' ?? :-)
So, why is your ex-mule wearing your jeans?
As an ex-M1 platoon leader, I can tell you the reason they were so bloody thirsty is the weight as you pointed out, but also that the turbine ate more fuel idling than doing 40. Since the tank actually spends most of it's time sitting still, with the engine running to power the infrared vision, it's the idling that killed you. Now they are putting small diesel generators in the back (APU's) that make a big difference.
Thanks for the mirror!