It wasn't even an indirect detection, it was a series of observations about physical results that could be explained if the theory for gravity waves holds true.
Or as we used to be known as back in my day, kids. We used to go all over the place or be home all day by ourselves in the summer. Can anyone explain how humanity has managed to survive this far without the nanny state watching over us continuously?
Yeah, I linked to the wrong incident for the first one. The second one, the teen in question did act poorly, but the shooting was an excessive use of force. Besides, the cop was stupid for pulling the teen over for brighting him. He could have just flashed the kid back and moved on with life. I'm probably also a little pumped up right now because I just got done watching Making a Murderer.
A lot of the things that have happened recently in the U.S. could have been put to rest - one way or another - with first person video (and often multiple points of view).
Dash cams are great, and we should continue using them on EVERY car, but every officer should also have this kind of tech. There should also be punishments or reprimands if the device is turned off during a shift (malfunctions aside). The video should also be streamed to their vehicles and, perhaps, even relayed directly back to the station.
I'm all for this, but some recent eventscaught on video haven't been enough to draw up charges. They make sure to take care of their own.
I have no contract, I'm month-to-month. It allows me to make changes fairly easily. Oh, I forgot that the most recent thing I did was buy my own Netgear N600 Wifi Cable Modem Router. It cost me $95, but will save me $10 a month, so it pays for itself in under a year. Of course, getting that set up was another ordeal. I followed the instructions, got a success message on Comcast's page, and still had to call tech support. Couldn't do chat, because the only time I could connect to the internet was by going through the Comcast modem setup page. It was literally the only page that worked. Took a half-hour phone call to get it working correctly.
Pardon my ignorance, but could you or someone else please explain the difference between a "cable box" and a "digital converter"?
A cable box decodes both HD & SD signals and sends them to your TV. A digital converter basically only decoded the SD signals. It's also much smaller and doesn't have digital numbers for the channel on it. That's the practical differences, not the technical, but that's all I'm concerned about. From my understanding, the digital converters COULD handle up to 4k transmissions, but we still can't get our HD channels because Comcast.
We've had them for years for cable, phone & internet. Then we dropped our land line, and they actually wanted to increase our phone bill when we wanted the service stopped! They said we paid less for all 3 services because of the "triple play discount", so it cost more for cable & internet than it cost for cable, internet & telephone. It wasn't until I threatened to leave that they took that off of our service and dropped our bill by $10. Then, to save more money, we got rid of our extra cable boxes ($10 each) and replaced them with digital converters for our upstairs TVs ($ each). After I installed them, they didn't work. So I called, the tech fixed it on their end, so we could watch TV in bed. Of course, when they "fixed" that problem, they "accidentally" turned off my DVR service. Then we got a notice saying we were not being billed correctly, and they boosted the price back up to $10 for each converter. Called & argued with them again. They fixed the price. Then the devices stopped working again. Called again, and now neither the converters OR the DVR is working. So now I have to have a tech come to my house. I almost have to believe they are doing it on purpose at this point, but WOW!!! I wonder how much Comcast wastes per year fixing things they screwed up on the previous tech support call? In some instances above, I did use chat, which is a semi-improvement, but only by a little. <\rant>
Seems like some politicians could use this to their own advantage. Post duplicate mundane tweets like "I voted 'No' on HB 121", then delete the extra. Then this Twitter feed basically becomes a second sounding board for their actual Tweets. Took me about 10 seconds to figure out how to game this, should probably only take the average politician a few days.
So Facebook is offering FREE, limited internet to poor people in third world countries. What are the critics of this plan offering to poor people in third world countries? Nothing. Some people like to complain for the sake of complaining.
Queue angry Sanders supporters complaining about a broader conspiracy by Hillary/DNC/Mainstream Media/etc. to destroy his campaign in three... two... one...
This. They are causing massive harm to individuals and society in several ways: careerwise (since social media is now checked by employers), by reducing social mobility (the same way), and in terms of chilling free speech. All so that they can sell your identity to advertisers, intelligence agencies, and data mining firms.
Last time I checked, using Facebook is voluntary. I am under no obligation to click any ad, and if I don't like one, I can mark it as repetitive/offensive/etc. If any employee tries to view my profile, the only thing they'll see is that I have one, if they can even guess that it's mine, since I don't use my photo for my profile. Stop pretending that using a private site is a right instead of a privilege.
I don't see why they would need this.. if the rates you get aren't competitive... why even do it... move on and do something else... it's not like uber is the only option in seatle...
Because entitlement! It's not my fault that I'm a bad driver and my car smells bad and I'm rude to people. I deserve just as much money as the guy who actually puts in an effort. Plus, where else am I going to find another job where the only time I need to work is when I was planning on going on a Taco Bell run already?
Uber is very interested in self driving cars. They know what the end game is. Having human drivers is just a stop gap step in getting their foot in the door in the taxi industry.
Don't worry, it's Seattle. I'm sure self-driving cars will be allowed to join the union as well!
The original has been completely ruined by Lucas with all his remakes and extra scenes.
Cutesy extra creatures _everywhere_, Han shooting second, that barf-worthy fake scene with Jabba The Hut... it completely changes the feel. And it's awful.
Take all those out and it's still quite good.
That's why I bought the theatrical releases when they came out on DVD, just in case they decided to never release them again.
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It wasn't even an indirect detection, it was a series of observations about physical results that could be explained if the theory for gravity waves holds true.
Did you say Theory of Gravity? Curse you, I just kicked my Civilization habit!!!
Or as we used to be known as back in my day, kids. We used to go all over the place or be home all day by ourselves in the summer. Can anyone explain how humanity has managed to survive this far without the nanny state watching over us continuously?
Seriously... is this what Salon has fallen to?
Pfft! That's where Salon has always been.
I had JROTC in my high school, and I was a member of the varsity rifle team. That was in the late 80's.
Yeah, I linked to the wrong incident for the first one. The second one, the teen in question did act poorly, but the shooting was an excessive use of force. Besides, the cop was stupid for pulling the teen over for brighting him. He could have just flashed the kid back and moved on with life. I'm probably also a little pumped up right now because I just got done watching Making a Murderer.
A lot of the things that have happened recently in the U.S. could have been put to rest - one way or another - with first person video (and often multiple points of view). Dash cams are great, and we should continue using them on EVERY car, but every officer should also have this kind of tech. There should also be punishments or reprimands if the device is turned off during a shift (malfunctions aside). The video should also be streamed to their vehicles and, perhaps, even relayed directly back to the station.
I'm all for this, but some recent events caught on video haven't been enough to draw up charges. They make sure to take care of their own.
you're lock into a 2 year or more agreement
I have no contract, I'm month-to-month. It allows me to make changes fairly easily. Oh, I forgot that the most recent thing I did was buy my own Netgear N600 Wifi Cable Modem Router. It cost me $95, but will save me $10 a month, so it pays for itself in under a year. Of course, getting that set up was another ordeal. I followed the instructions, got a success message on Comcast's page, and still had to call tech support. Couldn't do chat, because the only time I could connect to the internet was by going through the Comcast modem setup page. It was literally the only page that worked. Took a half-hour phone call to get it working correctly.
Pardon my ignorance, but could you or someone else please explain the difference between a "cable box" and a "digital converter"?
A cable box decodes both HD & SD signals and sends them to your TV. A digital converter basically only decoded the SD signals. It's also much smaller and doesn't have digital numbers for the channel on it. That's the practical differences, not the technical, but that's all I'm concerned about. From my understanding, the digital converters COULD handle up to 4k transmissions, but we still can't get our HD channels because Comcast.
We've had them for years for cable, phone & internet. Then we dropped our land line, and they actually wanted to increase our phone bill when we wanted the service stopped! They said we paid less for all 3 services because of the "triple play discount", so it cost more for cable & internet than it cost for cable, internet & telephone. It wasn't until I threatened to leave that they took that off of our service and dropped our bill by $10. Then, to save more money, we got rid of our extra cable boxes ($10 each) and replaced them with digital converters for our upstairs TVs ($ each). After I installed them, they didn't work. So I called, the tech fixed it on their end, so we could watch TV in bed. Of course, when they "fixed" that problem, they "accidentally" turned off my DVR service. Then we got a notice saying we were not being billed correctly, and they boosted the price back up to $10 for each converter. Called & argued with them again. They fixed the price. Then the devices stopped working again. Called again, and now neither the converters OR the DVR is working. So now I have to have a tech come to my house. I almost have to believe they are doing it on purpose at this point, but WOW !!! I wonder how much Comcast wastes per year fixing things they screwed up on the previous tech support call? In some instances above, I did use chat, which is a semi-improvement, but only by a little. <\rant>
Are you allowed to code them to be aware of jury nullification?
For those who don't know what jury nullification is: Fully Informed Jury Association
Lots of good information here, that you will almost never hear from a judge or prosecuting attorneys.
If they were smart, they would have offered Lyft drivers incentives on new GM vehicles.
Seems like some politicians could use this to their own advantage. Post duplicate mundane tweets like "I voted 'No' on HB 121", then delete the extra. Then this Twitter feed basically becomes a second sounding board for their actual Tweets. Took me about 10 seconds to figure out how to game this, should probably only take the average politician a few days.
I wonder how much stuff this is going to break?
So Facebook is offering FREE, limited internet to poor people in third world countries. What are the critics of this plan offering to poor people in third world countries? Nothing. Some people like to complain for the sake of complaining.
By what mechanism do they expect stresses in rocks to produce electric fields?
All of this, and MORE can be explained by the Electric Universe Theory. Any gaps in EUT are filled in by TIMECUBE.
It's been a long time since I've visited that site. Looks like they've had a major redesign.
In many more progressive countries, having a database of individuals for this purpose would be illegal.
Can you give an example?
Queue angry Sanders supporters complaining about a broader conspiracy by Hillary/DNC/Mainstream Media/etc. to destroy his campaign in three... two... one...
FEEL THE BE^hURN!!!
This. They are causing massive harm to individuals and society in several ways: careerwise (since social media is now checked by employers), by reducing social mobility (the same way), and in terms of chilling free speech. All so that they can sell your identity to advertisers, intelligence agencies, and data mining firms.
Last time I checked, using Facebook is voluntary. I am under no obligation to click any ad, and if I don't like one, I can mark it as repetitive/offensive/etc. If any employee tries to view my profile, the only thing they'll see is that I have one, if they can even guess that it's mine, since I don't use my photo for my profile. Stop pretending that using a private site is a right instead of a privilege.
I can imagine this getting abused rather quickly, like someone important getting tricked into clicking a link.
I could see Anonymous hacking a bunch of websites to redirect to ISIS sites, even if they're at "war" with each other. They can't arrest everyone.
Actually, there's no such thing as a non-capitalist system.
You mean the revolution was all for nothing? The comrades are going to be very disappointed.
I don't see why they would need this.. if the rates you get aren't competitive... why even do it... move on and do something else... it's not like uber is the only option in seatle...
Because entitlement! It's not my fault that I'm a bad driver and my car smells bad and I'm rude to people. I deserve just as much money as the guy who actually puts in an effort. Plus, where else am I going to find another job where the only time I need to work is when I was planning on going on a Taco Bell run already?
Uber is very interested in self driving cars. They know what the end game is. Having human drivers is just a stop gap step in getting their foot in the door in the taxi industry.
Don't worry, it's Seattle. I'm sure self-driving cars will be allowed to join the union as well!
If you think the Ewoks are worse than Jar Jar then you won't find many who will go along with that one.
Maybe it is because I was 12 at the time, but the Ewoks never bothered me. Jar Jar annoyed me to no end.
The original has been completely ruined by Lucas with all his remakes and extra scenes.
Cutesy extra creatures _everywhere_, Han shooting second, that barf-worthy fake scene with Jabba The Hut... it completely changes the feel. And it's awful.
Take all those out and it's still quite good.
That's why I bought the theatrical releases when they came out on DVD, just in case they decided to never release them again.
"On some worlds could are water"
Please speak Terran...
"On some worlds could are water" is a perfectly cromulent Terran phrase.