1) Meeting goals you have set for yourself is disturbingly easy. The fact golas are being met means nothing if you set your goals at a level you know you will make.
The military has a spcified force level that they cannot go above. Mandated by Congress. They do not take everyone who shows up.
2) There weren't a lot of casualties in the armed forces those days either though.
Clinton made the military a 'not nice' place to be. Failed campains (Somalia) enforced this.
4) I'm not saying Bush wants to bring back the draft, but the fact is he may have little choice if he keeps sending people off to overthow regiemes around the world.
Again...the President cannot simply say "I need another 100,00 troops. That authorization must go through Congress.
What, therefore, stops them from ripping all of the DVD's in, say, NetFlix's library into their format, storing it on their server, and putting up a request system.
This is the cable company you're speaking of. One disgruntled employee call to the MPAA "Hey...Guess what Cox does!"
They're not about to risk their corporate and personal futures for the sake of pissing off the MPAA trying to shave the licensing costs.
None of those you listed are 6 year committments. And all are subject to "the needs of the military".
Is this a function that only a military pilot can do? No. Besides...many, many high end civilian pilots (rotary and fixed wing) came from the military.
1. So why didn't Bill C. do something about it? After all...he knew, right?
2. Tell us, o sage. Where will military helicopter pilots be active on September 8, 2010? Haiti? Sudan? Yemen? Saudi Arabia? Chechnya? Where will a particular pilot be in 2010?
The difference in cost between a couple hours flight for a C-130 or a helicopter isn't even a blip on NASA's budget. And I'm not sure operating a C-130 is actually cheaper per hour than a helicopter.
This is literally a once in a lifetime chance. Why risk it trying to shave a couple of dollars?
A military pilot might be committed elsewhere on that particular day. Somewhere that couldn't have been predicted 6 years ago.
Say, Afghanistan.
Re:Seems like a hard way of doing things...
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Possibly a case of a larger chute, while allowing a slower fall, subjects it to greater variation in landing areas due to whatever winds are happening as it comes down.
Why should I, as a productive citizen, subsidise someone who chooses to slack off for a year or more? Why do *I* have to work my ass of to support him? Why can't he pull his own weight? I do.
Plus, welfare is far more generous there.
Welfare is the biggest pyramid scheme going. Sure, some people need assistance for a while. No problem with that. But unproductive people, some by choice, are merely a drag on society.
How about this...
How about I invest some of my money (instead of it being taken at gunpoint). Or I buy some stuff. Thereby making that company stronger. Maybe they'll have to hire some more people to keep up with the increased demand. How about they hire that guy, who is otherwise sitting on his ass, waiting for me to give him a handout.
...to avoid going to Vietnam as a grunt. He wanted to be a pilot (just like his daddy). If the TX ANG was his best shot at being a pilot, that's what he went for. If he had a burning desire to be a submarine officer, he would have done something else.
Was his score acceptable for entrance into pilot trining? Yes. Low, but acceptable. Please show any specific persons, with higher scores, who were bumped so Bush could become a pilot.
Was the specific jet he flew (F-102) in service in Vietnam? Yes. Being withdrawn, due to the general drawdown in SEA, but still active.
Was the specific unit he was assigned to active in Vietnam? Again, yes.
As I said...that specific duty (F-102 pilot) in that specific unit (147th FIG) was no assurance of not going.
Have you ever been in the military? Do you know how unit moves happen? Are you familiar with the assignment process? Once you're inside the machine (Bush/Kerry/McCain), it's much harder to avoid going somewhere you don't want than if you stay outside completely (Clinton/Cheney/Edwards)
Bush's service in the TANG was no assurance of not going to Vietnam. The aircraft he flew (F-102) was in service there at the time, and his particular unit (147th FIG) regularly sent pilots there.
If the war had gone on longer, he would have accumulated the requisite number of flight hours, and been eligible for the PALACE ALERT program.
...music/video. If it is of value to you, then pay for it. If they are charging too high a price (in your eyes) then don't buy it. Also don't try to obtain it for free.
Re:Beer-can mortars anyone?
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Oh yeah. The old-style beer cans were perfect tennis ball size. What's really cool is soaking the tennis ball with lighter fluid first. About 1/2 the time, it comes out on fire.
When it goes all the way down the street, and rolls under a neighbors car, still on fire...the decision to go get it or run is a tough one. (don't ask how I know this)
Let's say the city offers this at $15/month (the true price is probably similar to what the current ISP's charge (~$40), but we'll just hide that extra $25 in taxes) Who would continue to pay 3x for the same service? So all the other guys leave Philly. Residential Cable, DSL, dialup...bye bye, because they'll have no user base. Small business service soon to follow.
Data access? This 'offers' MS Access, Excel, SQLServer, and formatted text. Not really 'any'. And there are many, many that can link to just about any ODBC compliant data source, not just those from MS.
Agreed, but this is also not "The Next Google". Appears to be a good tool, not too badly priced. But nothing revolutionary, and not worthy of/. frontpage.
I enjoy the London Philharmonic. Traveling to see them play live would be a bit expensive. I enjoy REM (or any number of other bands). I have no desire to go to a concert (anymore).
I enjoy Mike Oldfields' stuff. Quite a lot of it does not transfer well into a live performance. I'd consider going to a Rolling Stones performance, if the tickets weren't sold out in the first 30 minutes, making it impossible except for the people who camp out in line for 3 days prior.
Not all types of music and artists lend themselves to live performances. Similarly, not all music lovers desire to go through the hassle of a concert.
I'm not saying these considerations can't be overcome. Just that we have yet to see anything beyond the basic hover. And yes, a stable, out of ground effect hover is difficult, and he seems to have gotten past that.
I don't expect full forward flight right out of the box. But it's been RealSoonNow for quite a while.
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And so was everyone else at the time. Chirac, Clinton, Kerry, Albright, etc, etc.
Don't trust any of em.
The military has a spcified force level that they cannot go above. Mandated by Congress. They do not take everyone who shows up.
2) There weren't a lot of casualties in the armed forces those days either though.
Clinton made the military a 'not nice' place to be. Failed campains (Somalia) enforced this.
4) I'm not saying Bush wants to bring back the draft, but the fact is he may have little choice if he keeps sending people off to overthow regiemes around the world.
Again...the President cannot simply say "I need another 100,00 troops. That authorization must go through Congress.
This is the cable company you're speaking of. One disgruntled employee call to the MPAA "Hey...Guess what Cox does!"
They're not about to risk their corporate and personal futures for the sake of pissing off the MPAA trying to shave the licensing costs.
Is this a function that only a military pilot can do? No. Besides...many, many high end civilian pilots (rotary and fixed wing) came from the military.
2. Tell us, o sage. Where will military helicopter pilots be active on September 8, 2010? Haiti? Sudan? Yemen? Saudi Arabia? Chechnya?
Where will a particular pilot be in 2010?
This is literally a once in a lifetime chance. Why risk it trying to shave a couple of dollars?
Say, Afghanistan.
A larger chute also mean less payload.
Everything is a tradeoff.
And increased the amount of leverage the government itself may apply to the employee and employer alike.
I'd rather fight to give this guy a job, rather than a handout.
How about 'go get a job'. Any job.
Why should I, as a productive citizen, subsidise someone who chooses to slack off for a year or more? Why do *I* have to work my ass of to support him? Why can't he pull his own weight? I do.
Plus, welfare is far more generous there.
Welfare is the biggest pyramid scheme going. Sure, some people need assistance for a while. No problem with that. But unproductive people, some by choice, are merely a drag on society.
How about this...
How about I invest some of my money (instead of it being taken at gunpoint). Or I buy some stuff. Thereby making that company stronger. Maybe they'll have to hire some more people to keep up with the increased demand. How about they hire that guy, who is otherwise sitting on his ass, waiting for me to give him a handout.
Was his score acceptable for entrance into pilot trining? Yes. Low, but acceptable. Please show any specific persons, with higher scores, who were bumped so Bush could become a pilot.
Was the specific jet he flew (F-102) in service in Vietnam? Yes. Being withdrawn, due to the general drawdown in SEA, but still active.
Was the specific unit he was assigned to active in Vietnam? Again, yes.
As I said...that specific duty (F-102 pilot) in that specific unit (147th FIG) was no assurance of not going.
Have you ever been in the military? Do you know how unit moves happen? Are you familiar with the assignment process?
Once you're inside the machine (Bush/Kerry/McCain), it's much harder to avoid going somewhere you don't want than if you stay outside completely (Clinton/Cheney/Edwards)
Only about 1/3 of the active duty military at the time actually served time in SEA.
The entire online community is not your 'friend'.
Driving and talking on the phone. Obviously doing too much for the brain to handle.
Your employer/union boss/abusive spouse who votes the other way.
If the war had gone on longer, he would have accumulated the requisite number of flight hours, and been eligible for the PALACE ALERT program.
Clinton, OTOH, ran as far as he could.
...music/video. If it is of value to you, then pay for it. If they are charging too high a price (in your eyes) then don't buy it. Also don't try to obtain it for free.
When it goes all the way down the street, and rolls under a neighbors car, still on fire...the decision to go get it or run is a tough one.
(don't ask how I know this)
Let's say the city offers this at $15/month (the true price is probably similar to what the current ISP's charge (~$40), but we'll just hide that extra $25 in taxes)
Who would continue to pay 3x for the same service? So all the other guys leave Philly. Residential Cable, DSL, dialup...bye bye, because they'll have no user base. Small business service soon to follow.
Data access? This 'offers' MS Access, Excel, SQLServer, and formatted text. Not really 'any'. And there are many, many that can link to just about any ODBC compliant data source, not just those from MS.
And this differs from dozens of other similar tools on the market how, exactly?
Agreed, but this is also not "The Next Google". Appears to be a good tool, not too badly priced. But nothing revolutionary, and not worthy of /. frontpage.
Sticking out your side?
I enjoy the London Philharmonic. Traveling to see them play live would be a bit expensive.
I enjoy REM (or any number of other bands). I have no desire to go to a concert (anymore).
I enjoy Mike Oldfields' stuff. Quite a lot of it does not transfer well into a live performance.
I'd consider going to a Rolling Stones performance, if the tickets weren't sold out in the first 30 minutes, making it impossible except for the people who camp out in line for 3 days prior.
Not all types of music and artists lend themselves to live performances. Similarly, not all music lovers desire to go through the hassle of a concert.
I'm not saying these considerations can't be overcome. Just that we have yet to see anything beyond the basic hover. And yes, a stable, out of ground effect hover is difficult, and he seems to have gotten past that.
I don't expect full forward flight right out of the box. But it's been RealSoonNow for quite a while.