If it's further out than the moon, I tend not to be bothered. Less than that and I count it a near miss and get a little adrenaline kick as if I have just avoided a car accident. So, when are we getting some sort of asteroid defence system up there?
Given that it's a UK website, won't they be using UK gallons in the calculation? FYI, 54 miles/gallon(UK) = 44.96 miles/gallon(US).
Gotta love four types of gallons!
Apple also successfully stopped them from selling grey import iPads at international prices. (we get quite stooged on electronics here)
They may have been true in the past and likely still true in many areas but iPads aren't one of them. I bought our new 16GB iPad from Big W for AU$498. It sells on the Australian Apple website for AU$539 incl. shipping. Less sales tax (GST, in this case) makes the price AU$490. The new iPad sells on the US website without sales tax for US$499. Given the US and Australian dollars are hovering around parity with each other and have been for months, I don't think your argument is valid in the specific case you cited.
The actual incident that triggered the request for UAVs was the death in Fyshwick earlier this year - where a serial car thief who delighted in baiting police (because the courts kept letting him off) hit and killed some of his friends after calling them to help escape the police pursuit.
Really? Because the article is a report on minutes from a meeting held in June 2010.
Thanks for the back story since the article obviously didn't mention any of that. Using speed camera pictures in court seems like a perfectly reasonable idea but was never mentioned -- so that's extra information you bring to the table. Thanks for calling me a moron even though you didn't address a single point I raised. Again, Canberran roads are the safest in the world and measures that have been discussed, as mentioned in the article, are an over-reaction to a non-existent problem.
I returned to Canberra 8 months ago after 6 years overseas, living in both Germany and the US (well, California!). Some things we are very glad to be back to and some leave me with a slack jaw. This is one of them. Here is the comment I --usually politically apathetic, like most Australians -- posted to the article linked to in the summary.
Irrespective of whether we can trust the AFP, the installation of point-to-point speed cameras which have "relatively low infringement rates" seems like a gross over-reaction to a non-existent problem. The data --crazy I know to look at it when considering emotionally driven issues -- does not bear out the expense http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Lookup/D18CA4EA930FF0D2CA25773700169CE5?opendocument
Suggesting that reducing tolerances to increase infringements (in this case, I see no other reason than for revenue) to pay for a system that is not needed is abusive. Will it reduce deaths?
The short of the data is that the ACT has about half the traffic accident-related fatalities of the western world, including those countries noted for above-average driving abilities. Indeed, one might argue that Canberra has the safest roads in the world. It makes one ask the question, what is the target death rate? Zero? As always the last 10% takes 90% of the effort and in this case, I believe, such a low rate can be accepted as part of the inherent risk of driving.
You are, of course, correct -- it just made it hard to make the statement dramatic:) And I thank you for being a thinking American. Since I was living there at the time (SoCal), I noticed a difference in my commute time as well. The reactions from other people over the 'horrendous' cost of gasoline only made me smirk and point out how incredibly cheap it was to obtain, refine and burn dead dinosaurs.
Part of the problem is that they are small markets and as such have less competition. All the people erroneously claiming shipping costs, government taxes and consumer protection laws just don't seem to have a clue about how companies fix their pricing based on what the market will bear (i.e. what they can get away with). And of course, this is the essence of capitalism. In the case of Australia, since the market is smaller there is less competition and some companies -- I'm looking at you Canon -- go to great lengths to keep their fat profit margins that they cannot sustain in other markets.
Case in point, "the average price of a movie ticket in Australia for 2010 was AUD$12.98. In the United States, though, the average ticket cost just $US7.89 (approximately AUD$7.40)" [1]
Having said all that, I don't mind the government looking out for it's people who are being priced gouged.
Oh, and any American who thinks this kind of complaint seems a bit whiny (and are under the delusion that there is much a consumer can do about it) you all squealed like stuck pigs when your gasoline hit $4 a gallon for goodness sakes.
Computer models were based on the data. Apparently, they were based on insufficient data.
There is input, output and logic.
Input, in this case was the collected data from weather stations, satellites, ice cores, tree rings, etc.
The model is a computer simulation program. It is a set of logic rules (algorithms) we feed the input to produce the output.
The output is the climate prediction.
The output, or the global warming prediction is flawed because the logic (the model) is flawed.
Of course, there are many that will challenge the data (input) as well (weather stations located inside an active volcano, etc).
It appears as though it is not so much the logic as the magnitude of one of the input variables of the model looks to be incorrect. In this case, the incorrect input is the size of the Earth's energy loss. I believe the new data will allow for a correction on this input magnitude.
However, your comments on tort reform are dead on. As a resident of Illinois (one of the worse states for medical malpractice insurance), I completely agree that the first step toward fixing any healthcare system in our country is malpractice tort reform. I feel that an acquaintance of mine put it best: "You expect a bunch of lawyers to fix tort law to make it harder to sue? Ha!"
All I know about the benefit of tort reform came from two US doctors -- both familiar with their industry -- who both said it would not amount to much difference, money-wise. I am all for tort reform on a matter of principle but I don't think it will fix the myriad of problems that is the US health care 'system'.
Facebook is an excellent spy machine. An appalling spy machine would be, say, my young son assigned to snoop on an Evil Corporation but instead found some interesting belly button lint.
I have a HDHomeRun located upstairs with no real way to get the network signal down to a proposed MythTV box next to the television. A friend suggested HomePlug for ethernet over the electrical wires. The HD HomeRun (dual tuner) states 100Mbps network connection for its specification. HomePlug is 85MBps I believe and should be sufficient. A single HD stream is roughly 19Mbps I believe so all should be good. Note: all theoretical at this stage but perhaps worth looking into for yourself.
Assuming you reach your potential then -- if you are graded to a normal distribution -- it comes down to the luck of who is in your class as to where you end up.
The right-wing thinking seems to be that since businesses bring in money -- which is A Good Thing -- then anything a business does or wants must therefore be good. I'm not sure what a political system run by businesses (or at least unduly influenced by businesses) is called but we can summarise it with the acronym USA.
Only for Americans. Obviously HDMI is digital but SCART has been a European standard for around three decades, including three channel video. Welcome to 1980!
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The truth is the exact opposite of what you said. It is impossible to have free and independent press if it receives even one penny from the government.
Your implication that they are therefore free and independent if they never receive money from the government is unsupported.
I agree that mandating a physical switch would have little effect on consumer habits. I've also measured most of my appliances and computers with my Kill-A-Watt and while many are close to zero or a watt or two some of the older stuff is around 10W. Energy efficiency is a large factor in my purchasing decisions -- bought a Wii instead of a PS3 or XBox, for instance -- and I tend to unplug (when not in use) devices I know have more than 1W power draw. Only a few essential things, like TiVo and refrigerators, are regularly left on. Now that we live in the US, I do miss the Australian power outlets with their built-in switches http://placelessness.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/powerpoint.jpg
Insulation is a huge factor. Our new house of ~2000 sq ft. with double-paned windows and floor, wall and ceiling insulation means a peak electricity usage in late southern California summer of around 20kW per day, 12kW per day last month (
Of course, if you really want to influence consumer behaviour have the price of the energy reflect its true cost, including clean-up and investment in new technologies. Fairly good chance the lazy people will make it off the couch when it has a large enough impact on their wallets.
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Sixteenth year pursuing a doctorate indeed...
Sixteenth year! Holy guacamole. I thought my seven full-time was bad ...
If it's further out than the moon, I tend not to be bothered. Less than that and I count it a near miss and get a little adrenaline kick as if I have just avoided a car accident. So, when are we getting some sort of asteroid defence system up there?
Given that it's a UK website, won't they be using UK gallons in the calculation? FYI, 54 miles/gallon(UK) = 44.96 miles/gallon(US). Gotta love four types of gallons!
Apple also successfully stopped them from selling grey import iPads at international prices. (we get quite stooged on electronics here)
They may have been true in the past and likely still true in many areas but iPads aren't one of them. I bought our new 16GB iPad from Big W for AU$498. It sells on the Australian Apple website for AU$539 incl. shipping. Less sales tax (GST, in this case) makes the price AU$490. The new iPad sells on the US website without sales tax for US$499. Given the US and Australian dollars are hovering around parity with each other and have been for months, I don't think your argument is valid in the specific case you cited.
Just read the headline which reminded me of this case of 'surveillance' helping to solve a crime! Police Slog Through 40,000 Insipid Party Pics To Find Cause Of Dorm Fire
The actual incident that triggered the request for UAVs was the death in Fyshwick earlier this year - where a serial car thief who delighted in baiting police (because the courts kept letting him off) hit and killed some of his friends after calling them to help escape the police pursuit.
Really? Because the article is a report on minutes from a meeting held in June 2010.
Thanks for the back story since the article obviously didn't mention any of that. Using speed camera pictures in court seems like a perfectly reasonable idea but was never mentioned -- so that's extra information you bring to the table. Thanks for calling me a moron even though you didn't address a single point I raised. Again, Canberran roads are the safest in the world and measures that have been discussed, as mentioned in the article, are an over-reaction to a non-existent problem.
Irrespective of whether we can trust the AFP, the installation of point-to-point speed cameras which have "relatively low infringement rates" seems like a gross over-reaction to a non-existent problem. The data --crazy I know to look at it when considering emotionally driven issues -- does not bear out the expense http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Lookup/D18CA4EA930FF0D2CA25773700169CE5?opendocument
Suggesting that reducing tolerances to increase infringements (in this case, I see no other reason than for revenue) to pay for a system that is not needed is abusive. Will it reduce deaths?
The short of the data is that the ACT has about half the traffic accident-related fatalities of the western world, including those countries noted for above-average driving abilities. Indeed, one might argue that Canberra has the safest roads in the world. It makes one ask the question, what is the target death rate? Zero? As always the last 10% takes 90% of the effort and in this case, I believe, such a low rate can be accepted as part of the inherent risk of driving.
You are, of course, correct -- it just made it hard to make the statement dramatic :) And I thank you for being a thinking American. Since I was living there at the time (SoCal), I noticed a difference in my commute time as well. The reactions from other people over the 'horrendous' cost of gasoline only made me smirk and point out how incredibly cheap it was to obtain, refine and burn dead dinosaurs.
Case in point, "the average price of a movie ticket in Australia for 2010 was AUD$12.98. In the United States, though, the average ticket cost just $US7.89 (approximately AUD$7.40)" [1]
Having said all that, I don't mind the government looking out for it's people who are being priced gouged.
Oh, and any American who thinks this kind of complaint seems a bit whiny (and are under the delusion that there is much a consumer can do about it) you all squealed like stuck pigs when your gasoline hit $4 a gallon for goodness sakes.
[1] http://www.choice.com.au/reviews-and-tests/money/shopping-and-legal/shopping/cinema-rip-offs/page/do-the-math.aspx
Computer models were based on the data. Apparently, they were based on insufficient data.
There is input, output and logic. Input, in this case was the collected data from weather stations, satellites, ice cores, tree rings, etc. The model is a computer simulation program. It is a set of logic rules (algorithms) we feed the input to produce the output. The output is the climate prediction.
The output, or the global warming prediction is flawed because the logic (the model) is flawed.
Of course, there are many that will challenge the data (input) as well (weather stations located inside an active volcano, etc).
It appears as though it is not so much the logic as the magnitude of one of the input variables of the model looks to be incorrect. In this case, the incorrect input is the size of the Earth's energy loss. I believe the new data will allow for a correction on this input magnitude.
However, your comments on tort reform are dead on. As a resident of Illinois (one of the worse states for medical malpractice insurance), I completely agree that the first step toward fixing any healthcare system in our country is malpractice tort reform. I feel that an acquaintance of mine put it best: "You expect a bunch of lawyers to fix tort law to make it harder to sue? Ha!"
All I know about the benefit of tort reform came from two US doctors -- both familiar with their industry -- who both said it would not amount to much difference, money-wise. I am all for tort reform on a matter of principle but I don't think it will fix the myriad of problems that is the US health care 'system'.
Fabulously. They also survive the washing cycle much better.
Facebook is an excellent spy machine. An appalling spy machine would be, say, my young son assigned to snoop on an Evil Corporation but instead found some interesting belly button lint.
that the Brits even made televisions. I thought they could never figure out how to make them leak oil. Thank you, I'm here all week!
And I *still* think we got a better deal than some other country that was founded by Puritans.
I have a HDHomeRun located upstairs with no real way to get the network signal down to a proposed MythTV box next to the television. A friend suggested HomePlug for ethernet over the electrical wires. The HD HomeRun (dual tuner) states 100Mbps network connection for its specification. HomePlug is 85MBps I believe and should be sufficient. A single HD stream is roughly 19Mbps I believe so all should be good. Note: all theoretical at this stage but perhaps worth looking into for yourself.
Props to you. Well done! Speaking out for common sense when a situation arises is what this world needs much more of.
Assuming you reach your potential then -- if you are graded to a normal distribution -- it comes down to the luck of who is in your class as to where you end up.
If this is true, it's hard to see how prior art isn't automatically existing on these apps.
The right-wing thinking seems to be that since businesses bring in money -- which is A Good Thing -- then anything a business does or wants must therefore be good. I'm not sure what a political system run by businesses (or at least unduly influenced by businesses) is called but we can summarise it with the acronym USA.
Only for Americans. Obviously HDMI is digital but SCART has been a European standard for around three decades, including three channel video. Welcome to 1980!
The truth is the exact opposite of what you said. It is impossible to have free and independent press if it receives even one penny from the government.
Your implication that they are therefore free and independent if they never receive money from the government is unsupported.
I agree that mandating a physical switch would have little effect on consumer habits. I've also measured most of my appliances and computers with my Kill-A-Watt and while many are close to zero or a watt or two some of the older stuff is around 10W. Energy efficiency is a large factor in my purchasing decisions -- bought a Wii instead of a PS3 or XBox, for instance -- and I tend to unplug (when not in use) devices I know have more than 1W power draw. Only a few essential things, like TiVo and refrigerators, are regularly left on. Now that we live in the US, I do miss the Australian power outlets with their built-in switches http://placelessness.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/powerpoint.jpg
Insulation is a huge factor. Our new house of ~2000 sq ft. with double-paned windows and floor, wall and ceiling insulation means a peak electricity usage in late southern California summer of around 20kW per day, 12kW per day last month (
Of course, if you really want to influence consumer behaviour have the price of the energy reflect its true cost, including clean-up and investment in new technologies. Fairly good chance the lazy people will make it off the couch when it has a large enough impact on their wallets.
He is saying that we have more capacity and usage then even Japan, which wouldn't surprise me as we have about 100X the weight of people.
There, fixed that for you.