the FAA would have a fit if you let planes land themselves, even though when you're using all the radar equipment modern planes come with in IFR conditions, then you're essentially landing by computer anyways, the only difference being that instead of a computer keeping the needles where they need to be, the pilot does it
Some of the earlier airbus aircraft had technology which detected if the pilot was doing something erratic and corrected for it.
They had this affinity for throwing themselves in to the ground, through a process of taking control untill the computer thought it was ok, then handing off to the pilot, who'd be trying to correct himself, then the computer'd take control again, and so on untill plane + passengers = crater.
Only it didn't, is the thing. As long as you don't run your plant with wonderful Soviet efficiency, nuclear power is safer and cleaner than any alternatives. In fact, I'm not sure the numbers, but a properly working coal fueled plant dumps TONS of radioactive uranium in to the air, and a nuclear plant dumps none
"Anyhow, does anyone know of a site giving the history of chenobyl? I am wondering what happend that day, and what it was like. Was it a fire that spread into an explosion? Was it a chemical reaction that dumped somthing into the water? I think it's a shame since it keeps us from using nuclear energy, which can be clean and efficiant"A total rundown of the events of the Chernobyl4 nuclear meltdown.
What about suing someone who actually did do something wrong, and just to punish them you hire all of the best lawyers in America so that they'll have to pay for your (overkill) legal team at the end on top of any court imposed fees?
I hear that argument all the time, $5 for a cup of coffee. Let's analyze this with my town, shall we?
Starbucks, in Canada, charges $2.10 for a Venti coffee. The mom and pop down the street charges $2.00 for a large coffee. A Tim Hortons doughnut shop across the street charges $1.50 for an extra large coffee, and the gas station near my house charges $1.35 for a large coffee.
The mom and pop serves "premium" coffee, like starbucks. The tim hortons sells generic coffee, like safeway. The gas station sells battery acid, like home depot.
What then of this myth of the overpriced coffee? I'm getting a cup of coffee, with all the added marketing (think buying coca-cola vs buying western family/president's choice) for 50 cents more than "regular" coffee take-out, and 65 cents more than the most vile substance on earth (that stuff strips paint, i swear to god).
I'm not defending starbucks, I hate the corporation... I just think the argument about $3,000 cups of coffee doesn't hold any weight
What's going on here?.
I figgured that when the lawsuits start flying north of 49, Shaw would be the first to belly up and hand over my name, based on their records so far (I had a few billing issues).
""Democracy" has always defined "demos" a bit less generally than I'd like.
What I find interesting is that when non-propertied (and i mean property in the real sense of it, that is to say, income generating property) people couldn't vote, everyone was in favour of large government to uphold the law, crush rebellion, etc. When the franchise was extended to the non-propertied, that's when we start getting this rhetoric about having small government (like the republican party).
Of course people are still using ink-jets. People are really bad at calculating costs over time, for the most part and they see a $50 printer (inkjet) and a $500 laser and go for the one that's 10% of the price of the competition. After a couple years they'dve been better off going with the expensive up-front printer.
Also, I'm not sure if this still holds true, but to get decent colour prints you need an inkjet
I bought a Canon i320 for $80 (canadian), the ink carts cost $15 or so (again, canadian) and last just as long as my mothers' HP deskjet whatever where the carts cost $75 each. On top of this, the print quality is excellent. I have no problems with photos, I actually can't tell the difference between real photographs and printed ones if I use that expensive photo-paper (of which, 15 sheets were included with the printer). I'm not sure where Canon's making money off me... My only guess would be if my (non-existant) business bought a printer, I'd be happy with my Canon experience and buy one of their $1000+ business machines.
Chernobyl Reactor 2 was shut down in 1991 after a fire, Reactor 1 was shut down in '96 to scam money out of the EU, and reactor 3 (the last one standing) was shut down permanantly in December of 2000.
However, the cement structure encasing reactor 4 (the one that went boom) is starting to show signs of wear and about 10% of it is cracked.
Scientific types are warning about structural failure happening sooner rather than later. The real issue here is repairing that, because when it comes tumbling down we're going to be in a world of trouble again... and what with the no-soviet union anymore, good luck convincing anyone to go to ground 0 and clean it up (rather than forcing them to do it at gunpoint.)
What if they don't have a "if this website doesn't appear... etc" link? what if it's a straight WMV redirect... as in, embedded in the file. (and yes, they do exist. I've seen it done)
My girlfriend's on dilantin, her neurologist has her on 400mg, once before bedtime.
She doesn't have problems with concentration or anything all day, and her bloodtests show up that she has the proper concentration.
You might want to check in to something like that.
yes, and when they stop co-operating, they fall apart (usually through revolution). Seeing as how the classes aren't getting along, I seriously wonder what that means in regards to the longevity of our current society.
It seems more that it's not a matter of just general dishonesty, but rather a loss of the 'protestant work ethic'.
I know a bunch of people who avoided work on a regular basis (working for a call centre, during graveyard shift, all but one person would go outside for a smoke while in availiable (= ready to take a call. phones didn't ring)) but they wouldn't as much as tell a white lie to an actual human being.
I think people, especially the young, are dishonest to workplaces because employers have given them absolutely no reason to be honest, they just screw the employees around every chance they get.
If my full-time job doesn't offer me enough money to feed myself, why would I work at it for eight hours a day?
Because without it you'd starve to death instead of scraping out a sustinance diet of rice. Demanding better wages or getting a better job is right out, because the unemployment rate is enough that joe blow unemployed'll do any job for the same pay, and employers know this.
as far as my understanding of 'ethical funds' goes, is that they avoid investment in weapons producers and companies with human rights violations in their history (like Shell oil), not companies that move their jobs overseas.
I'm not an English or history major, I'm a philosophy major. My employment goals for the future? I hope to start a recording studio. What's that got to do with philosophy? Not a damned thing. I'm going to school because I like it, not because I want big bucks.
If I were so inclined, I'd counterfeit 1500$, and use them to buy 1lb of high-grade marijuana. dealers don't check for counterfeits. Then I'd unload it on the streets for 30$ / 1/8oz bag. It'd be all profit!
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the FAA would have a fit if you let planes land themselves, even though when you're using all the radar equipment modern planes come with in IFR conditions, then you're essentially landing by computer anyways, the only difference being that instead of a computer keeping the needles where they need to be, the pilot does it
"Why do you think the space shuttle uses electronic guidance to land?"
To make it boring... Any idiot can land an engine-less airplane (glider) with about 20 hours of training, which after re-entry the shuttle amounts to
Some of the earlier airbus aircraft had technology which detected if the pilot was doing something erratic and corrected for it.
They had this affinity for throwing themselves in to the ground, through a process of taking control untill the computer thought it was ok, then handing off to the pilot, who'd be trying to correct himself, then the computer'd take control again, and so on untill plane + passengers = crater.
Only it didn't, is the thing. As long as you don't run your plant with wonderful Soviet efficiency, nuclear power is safer and cleaner than any alternatives. In fact, I'm not sure the numbers, but a properly working coal fueled plant dumps TONS of radioactive uranium in to the air, and a nuclear plant dumps none
"Anyhow, does anyone know of a site giving the history of chenobyl? I am wondering what happend that day, and what it was like. Was it a fire that spread into an explosion? Was it a chemical reaction that dumped somthing into the water? I think it's a shame since it keeps us from using nuclear energy, which can be clean and efficiant" A total rundown of the events of the Chernobyl4 nuclear meltdown.
you need a researcher's ID (what she calls the 'passport') to get in, so that's not likely to happen
What about suing someone who actually did do something wrong, and just to punish them you hire all of the best lawyers in America so that they'll have to pay for your (overkill) legal team at the end on top of any court imposed fees?
I hear that argument all the time, $5 for a cup of coffee. Let's analyze this with my town, shall we?
Starbucks, in Canada, charges $2.10 for a Venti coffee. The mom and pop down the street charges $2.00 for a large coffee. A Tim Hortons doughnut shop across the street charges $1.50 for an extra large coffee, and the gas station near my house charges $1.35 for a large coffee.
The mom and pop serves "premium" coffee, like starbucks. The tim hortons sells generic coffee, like safeway. The gas station sells battery acid, like home depot.
What then of this myth of the overpriced coffee? I'm getting a cup of coffee, with all the added marketing (think buying coca-cola vs buying western family/president's choice) for 50 cents more than "regular" coffee take-out, and 65 cents more than the most vile substance on earth (that stuff strips paint, i swear to god).
I'm not defending starbucks, I hate the corporation... I just think the argument about $3,000 cups of coffee doesn't hold any weight
My ISP is actually defending my rights?
What's going on here?.
I figgured that when the lawsuits start flying north of 49, Shaw would be the first to belly up and hand over my name, based on their records so far (I had a few billing issues).
""Democracy" has always defined "demos" a bit less generally than I'd like.
What I find interesting is that when non-propertied (and i mean property in the real sense of it, that is to say, income generating property) people couldn't vote, everyone was in favour of large government to uphold the law, crush rebellion, etc. When the franchise was extended to the non-propertied, that's when we start getting this rhetoric about having small government (like the republican party).
Of course people are still using ink-jets. People are really bad at calculating costs over time, for the most part and they see a $50 printer (inkjet) and a $500 laser and go for the one that's 10% of the price of the competition. After a couple years they'dve been better off going with the expensive up-front printer.
Also, I'm not sure if this still holds true, but to get decent colour prints you need an inkjet
I bought a Canon i320 for $80 (canadian), the ink carts cost $15 or so (again, canadian) and last just as long as my mothers' HP deskjet whatever where the carts cost $75 each. On top of this, the print quality is excellent. I have no problems with photos, I actually can't tell the difference between real photographs and printed ones if I use that expensive photo-paper (of which, 15 sheets were included with the printer). I'm not sure where Canon's making money off me... My only guess would be if my (non-existant) business bought a printer, I'd be happy with my Canon experience and buy one of their $1000+ business machines.
Chernobyl Reactor 2 was shut down in 1991 after a fire, Reactor 1 was shut down in '96 to scam money out of the EU, and reactor 3 (the last one standing) was shut down permanantly in December of 2000.
However, the cement structure encasing reactor 4 (the one that went boom) is starting to show signs of wear and about 10% of it is cracked.
Scientific types are warning about structural failure happening sooner rather than later. The real issue here is repairing that, because when it comes tumbling down we're going to be in a world of trouble again... and what with the no-soviet union anymore, good luck convincing anyone to go to ground 0 and clean it up (rather than forcing them to do it at gunpoint.)
A litre is the base unit. A gram is also a base unit. So a mililitre of water is one gram of weight, just as a kilogram is one litre of water
"that idea made America and I kind of dig that place."
Maybe they don't want to be american...
What if they don't have a "if this website doesn't appear... etc" link? what if it's a straight WMV redirect... as in, embedded in the file. (and yes, they do exist. I've seen it done)
The art department at my school offers $35/hour to pose nude for a class. I know how I'm paying tuition this semester, I'd be a sucker not to.
My girlfriend's on dilantin, her neurologist has her on 400mg, once before bedtime.
She doesn't have problems with concentration or anything all day, and her bloodtests show up that she has the proper concentration.
You might want to check in to something like that.
yes, and when they stop co-operating, they fall apart (usually through revolution). Seeing as how the classes aren't getting along, I seriously wonder what that means in regards to the longevity of our current society.
It seems more that it's not a matter of just general dishonesty, but rather a loss of the 'protestant work ethic'.
I know a bunch of people who avoided work on a regular basis (working for a call centre, during graveyard shift, all but one person would go outside for a smoke while in availiable (= ready to take a call. phones didn't ring)) but they wouldn't as much as tell a white lie to an actual human being.
I think people, especially the young, are dishonest to workplaces because employers have given them absolutely no reason to be honest, they just screw the employees around every chance they get.
If my full-time job doesn't offer me enough money to feed myself, why would I work at it for eight hours a day?
Because without it you'd starve to death instead of scraping out a sustinance diet of rice. Demanding better wages or getting a better job is right out, because the unemployment rate is enough that joe blow unemployed'll do any job for the same pay, and employers know this.
I think the best way to equalize the playing field would be to eliminate the federal minimum wage, which is unconstitutional anyway.
And how, praytell, do you expect people to make rent ? And tell me... HOW is the minimum wage law unconstitutional?
as far as my understanding of 'ethical funds' goes, is that they avoid investment in weapons producers and companies with human rights violations in their history (like Shell oil), not companies that move their jobs overseas.
I'm not an English or history major, I'm a philosophy major. My employment goals for the future? I hope to start a recording studio. What's that got to do with philosophy? Not a damned thing. I'm going to school because I like it, not because I want big bucks.
I find it unfortunate that I'm one of a very few.
If I were so inclined, I'd counterfeit 1500$, and use them to buy 1lb of high-grade marijuana. dealers don't check for counterfeits. Then I'd unload it on the streets for 30$ / 1/8oz bag. It'd be all profit!