No, I did not miss that line. My objection to the original parent is same objection that I have to all similar overly simplistic statements. Replace his line with " we can afford to put a man on the moon, but not solve poverty in the US." In my view, both are equally senseless.
Imagine what the station could have been like if our government hadn't wasted that $300 billion dollars bombing the shit out of another nation based on lies about invisible weapons of mass destruction.
I have imagined, and it would be exactly like it is now. Do you honestly think that the federal government was intending to shower 10s or 100s of billions of dollars on NASA if we didn't go to Iraq? The answer is simply no. The NASA budget has been tight for decades. Any argument that NASA would be in much better shape if it wasn't for Iraq is simply ludicrous. Let's stay on subject.
The problem that I have with comments like this is that the extremely wealthy pay the majority of US income tax. Therefore, any change will affect them disproportionaly. Look at IRS data. Taypayers in the top 1%, as ranked by income, pay 34% of all federal income tax. The top 5% pays over 54% of all income tax. The top 10% pay 65% of all taxes. Compare this to the bottom 50% which pays only just over 3% of all income tax. The wealthy are paying their fair share.
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IANAL, and I may not have used the terms reasonable suspicion and probable cause in a technically correct manner. However, I do know that a search warrant is not required if the police have a reasonable belief that a crime is in progress. A quick google will show this...
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Consider the other point of view. Consider what if this was a domestic dispute? What if someone called 911, but was forced to hang up at gun point. Do you want the police to blindly accept the word of anyone who answers the door. To search your house, the police have to have probable cause. And if they reasonably believe that a crime is occuring, they have probable cause to enter. I believe that receiving a 911 call, even if it is cut off, provides the police with reasonable suspicion that a crime is occuring. If this happened to me, I would be upset, but understanding.
From the article, the real issue seems to be the US Commerce Dept dropping support for a new XXX domain. This is perceived as causing ICANN to drop support. Any insiders with info on what happened?
Scientific analysis http://instapundit.com/archives/011803.php does not support your statement. According to the CDC, there is "insufficient evidence" that bans, waiting periods and other gun control laws reduce crime rates.
When I was in grad school, so many people declared, "I will never work in the dog-eat-dog business world. I'll stay here in the much nicer academic world." Back then and today, I thought they had it backwards. In my experience, the academic world is more cut-throat, more manipulative, and more political than the business world.
The same is true in the U.S. When we complain about encroaching civilization, we are complaining about areas around major metropolitans areas. Rural america is being depopulated. Forests are growing back, and are much larger than they were 100 years ago. Etc. Etc.
The articles cited are light on details. But nowhere do the articles suggest that Cisco was burying the flaw. In fact, the opposite is indicated. ISS and Cisco are apparently working on a fix. In my mind whistle blower protection is valid if the whistle blower is uncovering corruption. Which does not appear to be the case here. Based on the information presented, the system was working on the problem, he just wasn't happy with it.
Based on my experience you need to change the way you're doing things. Not happy with the employers you've had, rethink the way you find jobs.
This life lesson is from my wife. She was married and divorced before we met. One of the things she noticed was that all of her relationships headed the same way - to disaster. So she consciously changed the way she dated. She forced herself to look for a different type of man, to look in different places for dates. We've been married well over a decade.
It sounds like you need to force yourself to look for a different type of employer. To look in different places for work.
...Isn't the whole point that this would not be possible if the house had a completely fair wheel?...
Your preception of what they did is wrong. What makes the roulette wheel work is that no one, with the naked eye, can measure the initial conditions well enough to predict the outcome. From the articles discussed in various links, the group apparently used a laser to measure spin rate and other variables when the roullette wheel was set in motion. Then a computer estimated the final position of the ball. They had a brief window in which to do this. Bets must be placed before the wheel spins three times. If the reports are true, they could do this on a completely fair wheel.
In other words, they were NOT looking at long term averages and saying, for this wheel, the ball lands an unusual number of times on 6. They were looking at the initial conditions of the spin and used to physics to say on the spin, the ball will likely land here. They reduced the odds from 1 in 32 to 1 in 6.
For those of us old enough to remember the moon landings, history is repeating itself. The same worries about a "moon plague." The special "van" in which the lunar astronauts were quarantined. And how can I forgot a scary book and movie called the "Andromeda Strain," about a plague from outer space. Ahhh, to live in the late 60s and early 70s... Hey wait, bell bottom jeans are back. So are corduroys. And those sneakers, I wore those in high school. I'm in a timewarp. Anybody for a midnight showing of "Rocky Horror Picture Show?"
With the amount of coolant in the radiator, would it have been easier to use a five gallon bucket? It's not like he's really using the radiator's fins.
I know several people in the military, who were absolutely enraged with the last election because their absentee ballots were'nt counted. See this for example. They were far more angry that their vote was usurped, then they were concerned about someone seeing their vote.
Are you saying that now we can, for example, sue Ford because they produced the car that was purchased by a drunken driver who killed someone?
They are suing them for violating a contract. Do you have a contract with Ford forbidding them from selling cars to drunks? I doubt it. But the MPAA apparently has a contract limiting who the chip manufacturers can sell their chips to, and the MPAA claims the chip manufacturers are violating that contract.
Just this week I flew to Boston, and I was blacklisted because I was on the no-fly list. The consequence... When I tried to use the E-ticket machine to get my boarding pass, the machine said it was unable to finish the transaction, please ask for assistance. After waiting in line, the airline rep at the counter asked for my ID, made a phone call, asked a few questions, and then gave me my ticket. He told me that my name was on the no-fly list, however, my middle name and driver license number did not match who they were looking for. On the return flight, I had not problem at all.
My point is that I was marginally inconvenienced, but it was not the end of the world. It cost me maybe 10 minutes of my life. How much of this is that Ted Kennedy doesn't like being treated like the masses?
I googled for a sample Canadian ballot, but I could not find one. How many items do you typically vote on? In the US, a ballot is frequently (but not always) several pages long with national, state, and local issues. Are Canadian ballots similar?
I remember when remotes had a cable coming out of the end of them.
I remember those too. Saw my first one years AFTER the sound-powered one I mentioned previously. My roommate in college got one with her VCR. I thought what a step backwards.
When I was a child, TV remotes were uncommon and worked very differently -- they used sound. I vividly remember our remote. It had four metal bars visible thru the grating. Pushing the on/off button caused a hammer to hit one of the bars. The TV reacted to the sound. Very basic functionality: On/Off, volume in steps, and up/down channel changing.
Oh the hours of fun. Learning how to change channels by jiggling my Mom's car keys. Or the dog perking up when we hit certain buttons.
Although it beat by Dad's previous remote. Hey son, go change the channels. Kids today don't know what they're missing.
Apple has repeatedly said that they make very little money on iTMS. It is mainly a tool for selling iPods, where they make a ton of money.
And most of the 95 million songs have been sold. Apple and Pepsi stated only about five million songs were given away in the Pepsi contest (although there were 100 million chances to win). And that was the biggest promotion that they have had
The Pentagon gave Soviet land-based missiles names starting with "S" For example, the SS-19 is the STILLETO, SS-20 is the SABRE, SS-21 is SCARAB, SS-17 is SPANKER, etc. etc. Similar patterns were used for other missiles. Air-launched missiles used names starting with "K" For example, AS-17 Krypton, AS-16 Kickback, AS-15 Kent, etc.
...Those American passports, Europe is nice, come over here,...
I did a quick google, and it is not like Europe is free of regulation for model rocketry. It seems that things are very similar:
Engines can be shipped via postal services or for larger parcels via special postal services because you can only buy A,B,C and D. Shops can sell motors but only A,B,C and sometimes D.
I assume the A, B, C, and D engines sizes are the same as easily bought in the U.S.
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No, I did not miss that line. My objection to the original parent is same objection that I have to all similar overly simplistic statements. Replace his line with " we can afford to put a man on the moon, but not solve poverty in the US." In my view, both are equally senseless.
The problem that I have with comments like this is that the extremely wealthy pay the majority of US income tax. Therefore, any change will affect them disproportionaly. Look at IRS data. Taypayers in the top 1%, as ranked by income, pay 34% of all federal income tax. The top 5% pays over 54% of all income tax. The top 10% pay 65% of all taxes. Compare this to the bottom 50% which pays only just over 3% of all income tax. The wealthy are paying their fair share.
IANAL, and I may not have used the terms reasonable suspicion and probable cause in a technically correct manner. However, I do know that a search warrant is not required if the police have a reasonable belief that a crime is in progress. A quick google will show this...
Consider the other point of view. Consider what if this was a domestic dispute? What if someone called 911, but was forced to hang up at gun point. Do you want the police to blindly accept the word of anyone who answers the door. To search your house, the police have to have probable cause. And if they reasonably believe that a crime is occuring, they have probable cause to enter. I believe that receiving a 911 call, even if it is cut off, provides the police with reasonable suspicion that a crime is occuring. If this happened to me, I would be upset, but understanding.
From the article, the real issue seems to be the US Commerce Dept dropping support for a new XXX domain. This is perceived as causing ICANN to drop support. Any insiders with info on what happened?
Scientific analysis http://instapundit.com/archives/011803.php does not support your statement. According to the CDC, there is "insufficient evidence" that bans, waiting periods and other gun control laws reduce crime rates.
When I was in grad school, so many people declared, "I will never work in the dog-eat-dog business world. I'll stay here in the much nicer academic world." Back then and today, I thought they had it backwards. In my experience, the academic world is more cut-throat, more manipulative, and more political than the business world.
The same is true in the U.S. When we complain about encroaching civilization, we are complaining about areas around major metropolitans areas. Rural america is being depopulated. Forests are growing back, and are much larger than they were 100 years ago. Etc. Etc.
The articles cited are light on details. But nowhere do the articles suggest that Cisco was burying the flaw. In fact, the opposite is indicated. ISS and Cisco are apparently working on a fix. In my mind whistle blower protection is valid if the whistle blower is uncovering corruption. Which does not appear to be the case here. Based on the information presented, the system was working on the problem, he just wasn't happy with it.
The story that NASA lost the Saturn V blueprints is an urban legend.
This life lesson is from my wife. She was married and divorced before we met. One of the things she noticed was that all of her relationships headed the same way - to disaster. So she consciously changed the way she dated. She forced herself to look for a different type of man, to look in different places for dates. We've been married well over a decade.
It sounds like you need to force yourself to look for a different type of employer. To look in different places for work.
Your preception of what they did is wrong. What makes the roulette wheel work is that no one, with the naked eye, can measure the initial conditions well enough to predict the outcome. From the articles discussed in various links, the group apparently used a laser to measure spin rate and other variables when the roullette wheel was set in motion. Then a computer estimated the final position of the ball. They had a brief window in which to do this. Bets must be placed before the wheel spins three times. If the reports are true, they could do this on a completely fair wheel.
In other words, they were NOT looking at long term averages and saying, for this wheel, the ball lands an unusual number of times on 6. They were looking at the initial conditions of the spin and used to physics to say on the spin, the ball will likely land here. They reduced the odds from 1 in 32 to 1 in 6.
For those of us old enough to remember the moon landings, history is repeating itself. The same worries about a "moon plague." The special "van" in which the lunar astronauts were quarantined. And how can I forgot a scary book and movie called the "Andromeda Strain," about a plague from outer space. Ahhh, to live in the late 60s and early 70s... Hey wait, bell bottom jeans are back. So are corduroys. And those sneakers, I wore those in high school. I'm in a timewarp. Anybody for a midnight showing of "Rocky Horror Picture Show?"
...Finally a 60 mpg car that can go 90 mph and look cool at the same time!!...
If we're going to talk about a Daimler-Chrysler product that looks cool, how about this. The Zap looks like a golf cart with a good paintjob.
With the amount of coolant in the radiator, would it have been easier to use a five gallon bucket? It's not like he's really using the radiator's fins.
I know several people in the military, who were absolutely enraged with the last election because their absentee ballots were'nt counted. See this for example. They were far more angry that their vote was usurped, then they were concerned about someone seeing their vote.
They are suing them for violating a contract. Do you have a contract with Ford forbidding them from selling cars to drunks? I doubt it. But the MPAA apparently has a contract limiting who the chip manufacturers can sell their chips to, and the MPAA claims the chip manufacturers are violating that contract.
My point is that I was marginally inconvenienced, but it was not the end of the world. It cost me maybe 10 minutes of my life. How much of this is that Ted Kennedy doesn't like being treated like the masses?
BTW, my name is as WASP as it gets.
I googled for a sample Canadian ballot, but I could not find one. How many items do you typically vote on? In the US, a ballot is frequently (but not always) several pages long with national, state, and local issues. Are Canadian ballots similar?
I remember those too. Saw my first one years AFTER the sound-powered one I mentioned previously. My roommate in college got one with her VCR. I thought what a step backwards.
Oh the hours of fun. Learning how to change channels by jiggling my Mom's car keys. Or the dog perking up when we hit certain buttons.
Although it beat by Dad's previous remote. Hey son, go change the channels. Kids today don't know what they're missing.
And most of the 95 million songs have been sold. Apple and Pepsi stated only about five million songs were given away in the Pepsi contest (although there were 100 million chances to win). And that was the biggest promotion that they have had
The Pentagon gave Soviet land-based missiles names starting with "S" For example, the SS-19 is the STILLETO, SS-20 is the SABRE, SS-21 is SCARAB, SS-17 is SPANKER, etc. etc. Similar patterns were used for other missiles. Air-launched missiles used names starting with "K" For example, AS-17 Krypton, AS-16 Kickback, AS-15 Kent, etc.
I did a quick google, and it is not like Europe is free of regulation for model rocketry. It seems that things are very similar:
I assume the A, B, C, and D engines sizes are the same as easily bought in the U.S.