Aside from the capacity issue raised by the sibling, taking the capsule from the ISS would leave the ISS crew stranded.. not exactly a desirable situation.
Remember, the first indications of what when wrong with Challenger came from video.
IIRC, NASA was warned about the problems with o-rings and low temperatures. While the first indicators to the public might have been the video, surely there were some people who immediately knew what caused the event.
There was a story on NPR's All Things Considered (or maybe Morning Edition) last week about a community similar to what you describe as an "anarchist community". I believe it was in Maine. Given that Stephen King is from that area, I wouldn't be surprised if this was the model for his town in The Stand (I have not read this).
In the NPR story, the town was having problems because no one wanted to perform the duties necessary (code inspector, etc.) to maintain the government. The town was getting ready to petition the State to take over their local government.
iirc, the main problem with these communities is that while they have few local laws, they still have to comply with State laws.
So far as I'm aware, there was only one high profile attempt in the years that followed, an attempt on New Year's Eve, 1999, to blow up LAX, which was foiled by the intelligence in place at the time.
There was also a plot against the NYC bridges and tunnels. I don't think this plan was as near to completion as the LAX plan (iirc they stopped someone near Seattle with explosives for LAX).
Hmm, that's why WWII ended because folks sat around tables discussing ways to solve the problems, right?
Please don't put words into my mouth. It's very rude. My post did not discuss WWII, nor did I say that "discussing ways to solve the problems" was the solution. I don't know if you invented this based on commonly held stereotypes, or what.
In any case, if I recall correctly, WWII did not end with the complete destruction of the German and Japanese peoples, nor the complete destruction of the German and Japanese military forces.. so I'm not quite sure what you're getting at. In fact, the pacific war almost ended with a conditional surrender by Japan. Do you know how you reach a conditional surrender? That's right: you discuss things. The ultimate surrender still occurred at a table on the USS Missouri.
Oh and nevermind that whole Yalta thing.. they were just hanging out and having some drinks. No discussion took place.
History, you know, kinda has a habit of repeating itself.
That's true, but there are very few, if any, parallels between WWII and the current situation. WWII was a declared war between many nation-states. The current situation, the so-called "War on Terror", is nothing like that. It's a war with an undefined enemy, and an undefined goal.
Considering that DC is specifically mentioned in the Constitution, I think it is safe to say that it is part of the "United States of America" despite the fact that it is not technically a state. I do not consider DC to be legacy. Its purpose still makes sense today. The capital should not be under the authority of any State.
From Article I: "To exercise exclusive Legislation in all Cases whatsoever, over such District (not exceeding ten Miles square) as may, by Cession of Particular States, and the Acceptance of Congress, become the Seat of the Government of the United States..."
what the liberals forget is that no amount of appeasement or accomodation is going to make some asshat of a fundamentalist who receives his orders from a voice in the sky. [sic]
First, liberals do not support appeasement or accomodation of terrorists. Get a grip. What liberals ask for is moderation in response to terror attacks. What this means is that you don't go attacking Iraq because of 9/11.
What conservatives forget is that killing all the terrorists and invading country after country in the Middle East won't magically make the problem go away.
Actually the AQ profile usually avoids attacks during large events. Granted, the G8 is up in Scotland, not down in London, but 9/11, Madrid, the Cole and the embassies were all on what would have been routine days.
Humor is the way that some people deal with things. I know that me and my friends were making jokes on 9/11 but at the same time we all knew it was a serious event.
One reason MP3 encoding has caught on is because it takes 10 minutes to rip and encode a CD. I doubt it would be as popular if everything was recorded in real-time.
I remember using l3enc to encode back in the day and it was slow as hell compared to today's tools (this was after using CDDA to rip the audio). This was probably more my machine than anything, but if I recall correctly, encoding was about real-time. It didn't stop anyone. All it takes is one person to do it and then it's ready for everyone else.
In America, a kid becomes an Adult on his 18th birthday, and still can't touch a drop of liquor until he's 21
That is not technically correct. In many (all?) jurisdictions, parents can serve alcohol to their children, and sometimes also to the cousins of their children. As with drugs, it is the distribution of alcohol that is regulated. Consumption is generally only regulated in the arena of motor vehicles (yes public drunkenness laws exist, but without those drunks could still be charged with lewdness, disturbing the peace, etc.)
However, I have been nailed by the cameras in the EZPass lanes. Those are quite effective.
They are pretty good, when the system behind them is working. In NJ, the system was so bad that for at least a whole month, no violation notices were sent out. This was after many people started receiving violations with a picture that was not their car. AFAIK, they've worked out most of the kinks (after hiring a new contractor and wasting millions).
When I bought my first CD player I had a couple of friends that commented, "but you don't have any CDs." Eveyone starts out this way with a new format and they don't let it stop them from making that purchase.
Right, but there's a fundamental difference between "but you don't have any CDs" and "no CDs exist". As you say, it remains to be seen what the blu-ray library will be like when PS3 arrives.
The only thing that will stop people from factoring the value of blue-ray into their PS3 buying decision is if they think HD-DVD will win.
Or if they don't give a shit either way. I really just don't see people rushing out to get the next DVD standard. I'm willing to bet that DVD is 'good enough' for a vast majority of people.. especially since most people don't have a TV that would be able to display blu-ray OR hd-dvd. So far, from my experience, most people aren't finding a justification to spend the extra $ on HD.
Don't most browsers/hosts now assume the "www" part?
Sadly, no. About once a month, I encounter a site that does not work unless you go and put "www." at the start. It's probably the same site each time.. I just can't remember what it is right now.
The only problem with that argument is that there was a market for DVDs when the PS2 came out. Right now, there is zero market for blu-ray. As you say, there aren't even stand-alone players. Whether this will change by the time the PS3 arrives, I don't know.
The liabilities of employees getting hurt is much of the reason that many employer-offered health plans have increases every year.
The health plan has an increase each year because the cost of health care and the use of prescription drugs keeps going up. For most employers and employees, the health plan is used for injuries/ailments that are not work related.
I guess I'd rather people get no information on what's happening in the world than the 10 second sound bites and wildly innacurate stories that go out on TV news shows. I don't know if you know this, but people did survive before television. Ever heard of radio? There's even radio stations out there that only do news. Weird, huh?
Umm.. have you ever listened to a 24-hour news radio station? 1010 WINS here in New York is the radio equivalent of Headline News. It is ONLY sound bites! "You give us 22 minutes, we'll give you the World" is their slogan. 22 minutes!
The other "news" stations are more like Fox News: Opinion shows wrapped in the guise of "news" (Sean Hannity, Rush, etc), with news breaks thrown in at the top of the hour. Ever hear one of these news breaks? You guessed it, chock full of sound bites!
Finally, there is NPR, which is what I think you were actually referring to in your post. They do a few hours of straight news each day, and if your local affiliate has the money, they may grab some of the news magazine shows, produce their own local discussion shows, or simulcast BBC World. However, even the local NPR affiliate in NYC (there are actually 3 or 4, but one large one) doesn't do 24-hour news.
In summary, radio news is not much different from TV news. PBS/NPR are the only outlets that do any real reporting anymore it seems.
This is a mis-representation of the case and decision. The Court ruled that federal law trumped state law, based on the Interstate Commerce clause. It had nothing to do with personal rights, but federal vs. state rights.
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Aside from the capacity issue raised by the sibling, taking the capsule from the ISS would leave the ISS crew stranded.. not exactly a desirable situation.
Remember, the first indications of what when wrong with Challenger came from video.
IIRC, NASA was warned about the problems with o-rings and low temperatures. While the first indicators to the public might have been the video, surely there were some people who immediately knew what caused the event.
There was a story on NPR's All Things Considered (or maybe Morning Edition) last week about a community similar to what you describe as an "anarchist community". I believe it was in Maine. Given that Stephen King is from that area, I wouldn't be surprised if this was the model for his town in The Stand (I have not read this).
In the NPR story, the town was having problems because no one wanted to perform the duties necessary (code inspector, etc.) to maintain the government. The town was getting ready to petition the State to take over their local government.
iirc, the main problem with these communities is that while they have few local laws, they still have to comply with State laws.
So far as I'm aware, there was only one high profile attempt in the years that followed, an attempt on New Year's Eve, 1999, to blow up LAX, which was foiled by the intelligence in place at the time.
There was also a plot against the NYC bridges and tunnels. I don't think this plan was as near to completion as the LAX plan (iirc they stopped someone near Seattle with explosives for LAX).
...I'm losing faith in the mindset of the left even more than ever.
Given the fact that you make such broad generalizations, why should any of us care about your "faith in the mindset of the left"?
Hmm, that's why WWII ended because folks sat around tables discussing ways to solve the problems, right?
Please don't put words into my mouth. It's very rude. My post did not discuss WWII, nor did I say that "discussing ways to solve the problems" was the solution. I don't know if you invented this based on commonly held stereotypes, or what.
In any case, if I recall correctly, WWII did not end with the complete destruction of the German and Japanese peoples, nor the complete destruction of the German and Japanese military forces.. so I'm not quite sure what you're getting at. In fact, the pacific war almost ended with a conditional surrender by Japan. Do you know how you reach a conditional surrender? That's right: you discuss things. The ultimate surrender still occurred at a table on the USS Missouri.
Oh and nevermind that whole Yalta thing.. they were just hanging out and having some drinks. No discussion took place.
History, you know, kinda has a habit of repeating itself.
That's true, but there are very few, if any, parallels between WWII and the current situation. WWII was a declared war between many nation-states. The current situation, the so-called "War on Terror", is nothing like that. It's a war with an undefined enemy, and an undefined goal.
Considering that DC is specifically mentioned in the Constitution, I think it is safe to say that it is part of the "United States of America" despite the fact that it is not technically a state. I do not consider DC to be legacy. Its purpose still makes sense today. The capital should not be under the authority of any State.
From Article I: "To exercise exclusive Legislation in all Cases whatsoever, over such District (not exceeding ten Miles square) as may, by Cession of Particular States, and the Acceptance of Congress, become the Seat of the Government of the United States..."
what the liberals forget is that no amount of appeasement or accomodation is going to make some asshat of a fundamentalist who receives his orders from a voice in the sky. [sic]
First, liberals do not support appeasement or accomodation of terrorists. Get a grip. What liberals ask for is moderation in response to terror attacks. What this means is that you don't go attacking Iraq because of 9/11.
What conservatives forget is that killing all the terrorists and invading country after country in the Middle East won't magically make the problem go away.
We agree on the goal, but not the solution.
Actually the AQ profile usually avoids attacks during large events. Granted, the G8 is up in Scotland, not down in London, but 9/11, Madrid, the Cole and the embassies were all on what would have been routine days.
Humor is the way that some people deal with things. I know that me and my friends were making jokes on 9/11 but at the same time we all knew it was a serious event.
One reason MP3 encoding has caught on is because it takes 10 minutes to rip and encode a CD. I doubt it would be as popular if everything was recorded in real-time.
I remember using l3enc to encode back in the day and it was slow as hell compared to today's tools (this was after using CDDA to rip the audio). This was probably more my machine than anything, but if I recall correctly, encoding was about real-time. It didn't stop anyone. All it takes is one person to do it and then it's ready for everyone else.
In America, a kid becomes an Adult on his 18th birthday, and still can't touch a drop of liquor until he's 21
That is not technically correct. In many (all?) jurisdictions, parents can serve alcohol to their children, and sometimes also to the cousins of their children. As with drugs, it is the distribution of alcohol that is regulated. Consumption is generally only regulated in the arena of motor vehicles (yes public drunkenness laws exist, but without those drunks could still be charged with lewdness, disturbing the peace, etc.)
However, I have been nailed by the cameras in the EZPass lanes. Those are quite effective.
They are pretty good, when the system behind them is working. In NJ, the system was so bad that for at least a whole month, no violation notices were sent out. This was after many people started receiving violations with a picture that was not their car. AFAIK, they've worked out most of the kinks (after hiring a new contractor and wasting millions).
When I bought my first CD player I had a couple of friends that commented, "but you don't have any CDs." Eveyone starts out this way with a new format and they don't let it stop them from making that purchase.
Right, but there's a fundamental difference between "but you don't have any CDs" and "no CDs exist". As you say, it remains to be seen what the blu-ray library will be like when PS3 arrives.
The only thing that will stop people from factoring the value of blue-ray into their PS3 buying decision is if they think HD-DVD will win.
Or if they don't give a shit either way. I really just don't see people rushing out to get the next DVD standard. I'm willing to bet that DVD is 'good enough' for a vast majority of people.. especially since most people don't have a TV that would be able to display blu-ray OR hd-dvd. So far, from my experience, most people aren't finding a justification to spend the extra $ on HD.
Don't most browsers/hosts now assume the "www" part?
Sadly, no. About once a month, I encounter a site that does not work unless you go and put "www." at the start. It's probably the same site each time.. I just can't remember what it is right now.
omg he said Mc-D instead of Lockheed.. this clearly invalidates his post.
the HSD
FYI, the correct acronym is DHS (Department of Homeland Security).
The bankruptcy laws were recently re-written to favor corporations, specifically credit card companies.
The only problem with that argument is that there was a market for DVDs when the PS2 came out. Right now, there is zero market for blu-ray. As you say, there aren't even stand-alone players. Whether this will change by the time the PS3 arrives, I don't know.
Thank you.
It seems like most threads are a race to see who can come up with the most inappropriate analogy (which is usually all of them).
The liabilities of employees getting hurt is much of the reason that many employer-offered health plans have increases every year.
The health plan has an increase each year because the cost of health care and the use of prescription drugs keeps going up. For most employers and employees, the health plan is used for injuries/ailments that are not work related.
I guess I'd rather people get no information on what's happening in the world than the 10 second sound bites and wildly innacurate stories that go out on TV news shows. I don't know if you know this, but people did survive before television. Ever heard of radio? There's even radio stations out there that only do news. Weird, huh?
Umm.. have you ever listened to a 24-hour news radio station? 1010 WINS here in New York is the radio equivalent of Headline News. It is ONLY sound bites! "You give us 22 minutes, we'll give you the World" is their slogan. 22 minutes!
The other "news" stations are more like Fox News: Opinion shows wrapped in the guise of "news" (Sean Hannity, Rush, etc), with news breaks thrown in at the top of the hour. Ever hear one of these news breaks? You guessed it, chock full of sound bites!
Finally, there is NPR, which is what I think you were actually referring to in your post. They do a few hours of straight news each day, and if your local affiliate has the money, they may grab some of the news magazine shows, produce their own local discussion shows, or simulcast BBC World. However, even the local NPR affiliate in NYC (there are actually 3 or 4, but one large one) doesn't do 24-hour news.
In summary, radio news is not much different from TV news. PBS/NPR are the only outlets that do any real reporting anymore it seems.
even if you don't know the first thing about computers, the G should suggest that GPU is very different from a CPU.
Based on that logic, you would say that a VCR and a VTR are very different machines, correct?
This is a mis-representation of the case and decision. The Court ruled that federal law trumped state law, based on the Interstate Commerce clause. It had nothing to do with personal rights, but federal vs. state rights.
On public roads, yes. However you can drive down to Englishtown a few days a week and drag your own car, if you want.