How do you define, "chemicals"? Is CO2 one of them?
Joe Schwarcz may be able to allay some of your media-induced fears.
How in the hell is it illegal for you to capture rainwater? Is it related to the next environmental scare-mongering of water?
As a board-trained draftsman, I know that fancy computer models are not necessarily representative of reality.
Start there.
And yes, I've done my own bit to "do something about this" by co-authoring a book (The Planning Guide to Piping Design), my websites and involvement with local and international CAD and engineering-related organizations.
Do you want airbags? Too bad, buy a car and you get them.
A relatively low-end car I checked out recently had 10(!) airbags. How much did all these add to the overall cost of the car? And do drivers really *need* 10 airbags when wearing a seatbelt is likely good enough?
It's because they can't yet simulate the stretchiness and flexibilty of facial muscles. Cameron Diaz knows how to invoke the "little girl" look and mannerisms which appeal to all, but she's not all that "beautiful", compared to others.
I run an external 30" Samsung 305T (it needs two connections from the laptop) from a 17" MacBook Pro and the display is still flaky, goes fuzzy every now and then.
Perhaps you are right, you make a good case. I'm Canadian, so maybe the flights I typically take are populated with a crowd that is, uh, "less outwardly animated." My apologies in advance if I've offended you in any way...
No, I don't have to admit that, because 30-50 years ago this sort of thing might not have been reported. But a much smaller percentage of the population flew back then also.
As with most things (even more so since the web took hold with the mainstream population, what, 10 years ago?), the first question to be asked is:
Is "IT" ("IT" as an event, not 'Information Technology') _actually_ happening more/more often/getting "worse", or is reporting/willingness to report "IT" more common due to the increased communications possibilities, story ledes and people seeking attention in a 500 channel TV universe?
4) "air rage" is now common whereas it never happened back then.
I've flown at least 20 times in the US and Canada over the past four years and have not seen one incident of "air rage", nor have I heard of any "air rage" incidents from people I know personally who travel often.
Otherwise, I agree with most of what you have to say.
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It's always ironically funny when people invoke the old joke that military intelligence is an oxymoron isn't it?
Maybe it only explodes when people try to take it apart and reverse-engineer it. That's pretty trivial to engineer.
If this is the case we likely won't be seeing any more photos from the finders.
How do you define, "chemicals"? Is CO2 one of them? Joe Schwarcz may be able to allay some of your media-induced fears. How in the hell is it illegal for you to capture rainwater? Is it related to the next environmental scare-mongering of water?
Perhaps many IE users are at work and don't care...
...landfill space isn't unlimited...
Why don't we just send it all to that mythical floating island of garbage in the Pacific Ocean?
Just wait 5 years and see. Can you hang on that long in this horribly polluted, environmentally dangerous world of ours? I wish you the best.
Computer Software Engineers make about twice the average salary in the United States...
Piping designers in Calgary earn up to $120/hour (not me, mind you), with the average probably being around half that for 10 years' experience.
Paul
calgary.spedweb.com
You sound like what used to be called a draftsman.
As a board-trained draftsman, I know that fancy computer models are not necessarily representative of reality. Start there. And yes, I've done my own bit to "do something about this" by co-authoring a book (The Planning Guide to Piping Design), my websites and involvement with local and international CAD and engineering-related organizations.
Do you want airbags? Too bad, buy a car and you get them.
A relatively low-end car I checked out recently had 10(!) airbags. How much did all these add to the overall cost of the car? And do drivers really *need* 10 airbags when wearing a seatbelt is likely good enough?
Correct.
Can anyone name any other technologies that were originally developed by the military which are in common use by private citizens today?
It's because they can't yet simulate the stretchiness and flexibilty of facial muscles. Cameron Diaz knows how to invoke the "little girl" look and mannerisms which appeal to all, but she's not all that "beautiful", compared to others.
Really?
Hey, when I was a kid we didn't even have colour TV. Now I'm pissed-off that my keyboard's backlighting is shitty.
Increased communication results in increased whining (mostly from know-it-all-teenagers), but overall should end up being a good thing.
Great post, thanks.
OMG, we're all gonna die! Again!
I run an external 30" Samsung 305T (it needs two connections from the laptop) from a 17" MacBook Pro and the display is still flaky, goes fuzzy every now and then.
Very insightful comment.
Perhaps you are right, you make a good case. I'm Canadian, so maybe the flights I typically take are populated with a crowd that is, uh, "less outwardly animated." My apologies in advance if I've offended you in any way...
No, I don't have to admit that, because 30-50 years ago this sort of thing might not have been reported. But a much smaller percentage of the population flew back then also.
As with most things (even more so since the web took hold with the mainstream population, what, 10 years ago?), the first question to be asked is:
Is "IT" ("IT" as an event, not 'Information Technology') _actually_ happening more/more often/getting "worse", or is reporting/willingness to report "IT" more common due to the increased communications possibilities, story ledes and people seeking attention in a 500 channel TV universe?
I do appreciate your point, thanks for the reply.
- Paul
4) "air rage" is now common whereas it never happened back then.
I've flown at least 20 times in the US and Canada over the past four years and have not seen one incident of "air rage", nor have I heard of any "air rage" incidents from people I know personally who travel often.
Otherwise, I agree with most of what you have to say.
How many "Enroners" were actual, experienced engineers as opposed to MBA grads needing a job? Therein lies the answer.
Must be the timing - I read that as eSanta.