The overwhelming majority of passenger trains consist of a fixed and integrated set of carriages.
You'll have to excuse me: I'm Australian. That only applies to suburban commuter trains on electric lines here. Our few intercity trains still uses diesel-electric locomotives. (Like Americans, we prefer to drive or fly.) And of course, most trains are freight trains. I think you will find similar applies to much of the world outside Europe. Are all European intercity rail lines electrified?
I suppose you hear about it a lot because it affects young people. But its way down on the list of things to worry about after arthritis, obesity, heart disease, depression, back pain, diabetes, various cancers, dementia...
Doesn't matter how "good" it is if you cannot get it. Squandering tens of billion of dollars is the disaster. A financial disaster second only to the submarine replacement program.
These are specific regular journeys identified by a special name in the timetable, not to be confused with the names of engines or individual physical train rakes. One-off charter or sporadic special trains are not included.
Is Sweden the same? So these are names that go on a timetable or station departure board, not on a brass plaque on the physical locomotive?
by singlehandedly botching the NBN fibre-to-the-premises rollout project.
It takes more than one person. The NBN Corp was already a disaster before the Liberals came to power, it was just was not as apparent to the public back then. Turnbull was put in charge of communications because he was the only senior member with any clue how the internet worked.
FTTN using old copper pairs to the house is a horrible plan, but they are so slow that by the time it reaches my street, we will all be using high-speed fixed wireless. And the taxpayers (and super funds) will have a massive debt for a white elephant.
As an Australian, you can pay $15/mo for Foxtel Now "Pop pack", which includes Game of Thrones
That's a huge improvement over past seasons, which required a very expensive Foxtel package. However, limited platforms, and the "Foxtel Now" Android app is a steaming pile of excrement. e.g. it works with chromecast, but no FF/RWD ability, just pause. Mostly 1-star ratings in the Play Store. If you have a "Telstra TV" device, it might be better?
Also, UK borders to be closed in both direction and to be secured by mine-fields and auto-guns
Geography is not your strong point, is it? There is a reason that Britain has not been invaded in nearly a thousand years: the reason is deep, cold and wet.
The standard images of Jesus just come from the first paintings, done by early Greek-speaking Christians in the eastern Mediterranean, who made him in their own image. The icons likely more resemble St Paul and the gospel authors than Jesus himself. It is not a modern-day anti-Jewish conspiracy.
Did they? There's little doubt, and even some sly statements, but did they actually admit it?
Not officially, but by multiple orchestrated "leaks" of details to the media. They certainly did not follow the usual "neither confirm nor deny" approach. See NY Times June 1, 2012 . http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06...
they have committed an act of war and should face the consequences.
What consequences? The previous US gov't admitted to Stuxnet, a clear act of war - major sabotage, not just spying. And the consequences? None, except setting a precedent for everybody else. Its hard for the US to be taken seriously now if condemning other countries for cyber-attacks.
Going into google maps/earth, I see a country covered in mountains, with villages and intensive farming crowded into every crevice between the mountains. My Australia is said to be the second-most urbanised country after Japan, but our cities more resemble Los Angeles than Tokyo. ie sprawl.
Unlike Japan, the US is not severely overpopulated. You folks have plenty of room to move, while Japanese people are crowded into small amounts of useful land between mountains, which they have been known to level to get new land. Japanese population decline is no tragedy. They can afford to import guest labour in future if needed to care for the elderly.
These robots are very expensive, and may not truly satisfy the cravings.
Why not find some kids who are emotionally resilient, teach them about deviant sexuality, train them to service the market while providing counselling and support services to empower them. They could be generously compensated, allowing poor families who could not otherwise afford it to send their children to college. They could go into this eyes-open, as junior therapists, no risk of being traumatised. At least no more than from the poverty they have escaped. Instead of being a burden to their parents or country, they would be beneficial to the publick.
Russia could pay it. Its a lot less than what Putin has already paid to fund this attack. Makes him look good, and he can still deny responsibility, while reducing scope for escalating payback attacks.
More likely the group just announces an anonymous benefactor has paid the ransom. (Is the bitcoin transaction visible so they need to indirectly pay themselves?) We are still assuming the ransom demand is just cover for a state-sponsored cyber-attack on Ukraine, right?
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Incidence is actually lower in Western countries, including the US. Though rates are much higher in black immigrants to the West.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
The overwhelming majority of passenger trains consist of a fixed and integrated set of carriages.
You'll have to excuse me: I'm Australian. That only applies to suburban commuter trains on electric lines here. Our few intercity trains still uses diesel-electric locomotives. (Like Americans, we prefer to drive or fly.)
And of course, most trains are freight trains. I think you will find similar applies to much of the world outside Europe. Are all European intercity rail lines electrified?
I suppose you hear about it a lot because it affects young people. ...
But its way down on the list of things to worry about after arthritis, obesity, heart disease, depression, back pain, diabetes, various cancers, dementia
Doesn't matter how "good" it is if you cannot get it.
Squandering tens of billion of dollars is the disaster. A financial disaster second only to the submarine replacement program.
How can you name a train? A train is an ephemeral object - they come and go as carriages are added and removed.
Ah, googling I see they may mean "train route" names:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
These are specific regular journeys identified by a special name in the timetable, not to be confused with the names of engines or individual physical train rakes. One-off charter or sporadic special trains are not included.
Is Sweden the same?
So these are names that go on a timetable or station departure board, not on a brass plaque on the physical locomotive?
by singlehandedly botching the NBN fibre-to-the-premises rollout project.
It takes more than one person. The NBN Corp was already a disaster before the Liberals came to power, it was just was not as apparent to the public back then.
Turnbull was put in charge of communications because he was the only senior member with any clue how the internet worked.
FTTN using old copper pairs to the house is a horrible plan, but they are so slow that by the time it reaches my street, we will all be using high-speed fixed wireless.
And the taxpayers (and super funds) will have a massive debt for a white elephant.
You've got me by a few thousand counts. Carry on..
Woosh! The joke works *because* you have a low user id.
I think they mean "locomotive", rather than train. A bad translation.
We have been naming locomotives ever since Rocket .
It follows the precedent of naming ships.
As an Australian, you can pay $15/mo for Foxtel Now "Pop pack", which includes Game of Thrones
That's a huge improvement over past seasons, which required a very expensive Foxtel package.
However, limited platforms, and the "Foxtel Now" Android app is a steaming pile of excrement. e.g. it works with chromecast, but no FF/RWD ability, just pause. Mostly 1-star ratings in the Play Store. If you have a "Telstra TV" device, it might be better?
A good, funny, explanation of Foxtel Now here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
I'll stick with Netflix, iView and SBS, and torrent the dragons.
Ditto lots of food.
Amen brother! That week-old chicken just needs a wash.
"Use by" dates are just a conspiracy by Big Farmer to sell more.
The average bus has 7 passengers.
Where? I'm beginning to think you are not in Shanghai.
It means there are some things even the NSA will not do.
So they want a new group combining the tech skills of the NSA with the morals of the CIA.
Also, UK borders to be closed in both direction and to be secured by mine-fields and auto-guns
Geography is not your strong point, is it? There is a reason that Britain has not been invaded in nearly a thousand years: the reason is deep, cold and wet.
The standard images of Jesus just come from the first paintings, done by early Greek-speaking Christians in the eastern Mediterranean, who made him in their own image.
The icons likely more resemble St Paul and the gospel authors than Jesus himself. It is not a modern-day anti-Jewish conspiracy.
The '70s was the golden age of masturbation songs.
My favourite is Skyhooks "Smut" from the album "Living in the 70s".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
Russia is just angry because Pornhub rejected their "Golden Showers in the Moscow Ritz-Carlton" submission.
Did they? There's little doubt, and even some sly statements, but did they actually admit it?
Not officially, but by multiple orchestrated "leaks" of details to the media. They certainly did not follow the usual "neither confirm nor deny" approach. See NY Times June 1, 2012
.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06...
https://www.theregister.co.uk/...
https://arstechnica.com/tech-p...
they have committed an act of war and should face the consequences.
What consequences? The previous US gov't admitted to Stuxnet, a clear act of war - major sabotage, not just spying. And the consequences?
None, except setting a precedent for everybody else. Its hard for the US to be taken seriously now if condemning other countries for cyber-attacks.
Yes, why not just buy a few from the Russians? It'd save a lot of trouble.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Going into google maps/earth, I see a country covered in mountains, with villages and intensive farming crowded into every crevice between the mountains.
My Australia is said to be the second-most urbanised country after Japan, but our cities more resemble Los Angeles than Tokyo. ie sprawl.
Unlike Japan, the US is not severely overpopulated.
You folks have plenty of room to move, while Japanese people are crowded into small amounts of useful land between mountains, which they have been known to level to get new land. Japanese population decline is no tragedy. They can afford to import guest labour in future if needed to care for the elderly.
These robots are very expensive, and may not truly satisfy the cravings.
Why not find some kids who are emotionally resilient, teach them about deviant sexuality, train them to service the market while providing counselling and support services to empower them. They could be generously compensated, allowing poor families who could not otherwise afford it to send their children to college. They could go into this eyes-open, as junior therapists, no risk of being traumatised. At least no more than from the poverty they have escaped.
Instead of being a burden to their parents or country, they would be beneficial to the publick.
I read the headline and expected a story about animated dancing rodents, set to a catchy MIDI tune.
Ah, the good old days.
Russia could pay it. Its a lot less than what Putin has already paid to fund this attack.
Makes him look good, and he can still deny responsibility, while reducing scope for escalating payback attacks.
More likely the group just announces an anonymous benefactor has paid the ransom. (Is the bitcoin transaction visible so they need to indirectly pay themselves?)
We are still assuming the ransom demand is just cover for a state-sponsored cyber-attack on Ukraine, right?
Won't somebody please think of the robot children?!