Driven under normal conditions, other than the extremely touchy clutch at launch, there's nothing difficult or dangerous about it. The vehicle belongs to my uncle, and in the proper settings is a blast to drive. But, you have to know that when someone hands you the keys to 600hp, and more torque than anyone rationally needs, you have to respect it. My daily drive is a 470hp Charger SRT8, but even with that, I was amazed what a kick in the pants the Porsche is.
If corporations are people, I'm going to demand alimony the next time one asks me to leave. After all, I deserve to be kept in the manner to which I've become accustomed.
Having played in that "casino" for over 30 years, I'll call BS. Unemployment has always been a lagging indicator of the direction of the overall economy, while the markets are forward looking. You can certainly approach it that way by placing your money on more risky companies, but that's entirely up to the individual investor. There are plenty of lower risk investment vehicles...S&P500, utilities (I have my own anecdote on that one above), etc. where you can put money down long term, and expect a decent rate of return. Take a look at the historical returns on just the S&P. There have been a total of 2 periods when you would have lost money over a ten year period, the first was during the Great Depression, and the second was 2008-2009. Don't believe me?...look at:
Or, you could simply put your money into the S&P500, and do pretty well. You'd also save yourself a lot on broker fees, and the headaches of researching individual companies. Here's a chart going back to 1950. You can clearly see the "Internet bubble", and the collapse from from the housing bubble as well. But, over time, it's essentially, a continuous climb.
There's no reason you can't start collecting on that trickle at an early age. At 23 years old, I had $600 to my name back in '82, and on the advice of a broker (and remembering that my grandmother had invested in the same company) purchased 60 shares of Detroit Edison. I joined their dividend reinvestment program (DRIP), which was much better back then (no fees, and 5% discount to the market price). I've long since sold the original 60 shares, and only hold onto those that were accumulated via dividends and reinvestment...now worth about $20k.
If you participate in a 401k, chances are that you're already in the market, and enjoying some trickle.
Do some homework on the markets, it's much easier now than when I started. It's not only for 1 percenters.
Actually, it is, and this is the reason that the FAA has requirements for pilots to remain current. They're required to execute a minimum number of take-offs and landings. And any training program worth a shit gives them simulator time, and practice with emergency procedures. I haven't sat in the controls in 20+ years, but maybe these guys aren't getting enough practice now.
Your example with a car is irrelevant. Cars are not planes, and you don't have to stop the plane to take over from an auto-pilot. Frequently, in an aircraft, you'll have more time to figure things out than in an automobile. You don't have to deal with trees, pedestrians, or other solid objects until you get close to the ground.
This entire idea is insane, either it is just a PR stunt by Toyota trying to appear "green" or someone is trying to pull a fast one
Yup, and most of the auto industry is out to get us. Just look at this from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogen_vehicle At the 2012 World Hydrogen Energy Conference, Daimler AG, Honda, Hyundai and Toyota all confirmed plans to produce hydrogen fuel cell vehicles for sale by 2015.[6] General Motors said it had not abandoned fuel-cell technology and still plans to introduce hydrogen vehicles like the GM HydroGen4 to retail customers by 2015....In 2009, Nissan started testing a new FC vehicle in Japan.
So, maybe, just maybe, you're overlooking something.
You can see this in the U.S. in a much smaller way with communities that have homeowner's associations (HOAs). Some people hate them, and hate being told what they're allowed to do with their own properties. I've belonged to a couple, and been to HOA meeting where it was lucky someone wasn't packing heat. On the other hand, you have the option of living in areas without an HOA, and your neighbor might paint his home yellow, and impact the value of your property by doing so. In the end, it's all about striking a balance, in this, and in larger forms of government.
The time window to hear or detect someone, while looking in the right direction, makes winning the lotto look easy.
At least on this planet, transmissions are rarely just a single push to talk, or even just a few. The frequency is reused multiple times, or even constantly on a carrier. Spectral displays can show activity across very large bands, and automatic reporting and recording of the activity isn't that difficult.
All that said, I agree that I'd place my money on winning the lottery many, many times before anyone finds ET.
Okay, well maybe I misunderstood you, but I'm still missing it as the discussion is about SARS, not influenza. And, for that my comparison is still accurate. Your numbers for fires are the same as mine, only stated differently.
Flu deaths are excellent. They cull the elderly off social security and medicare and cull the weak children out of our gene pool. Still waiting for a disease that selectively targets the stupid and the criminally insane.
I have a jar with 30 jelly beans. 1 contains cyanide. Would you eat one of those jelly beans?
This is the typical panicked response that the media depends upon. Your chances of contracting the disease isn't anywhere near 1 in 30, and your chance of dying is much smaller still. Learn what the real numbers are, and you can pay attention to the things that really matter in life instead of what you've heard on the boob tube. Relatively speaking, a much higher number (and percentage) of the population died in auto accidents. Should everyone stay home?...maybe not because more people died in home fires (10-14 per million in the U.S over the last ten years).
It was abandoned because of decades of mismanagement. Having been born there 55 years ago, I'd be happy to support it again if it every showed signs of stability. People didn't leave because of not wanting to pay a "fair share". They left, in part (there are many reasons to leave...crime, lack of work, etc.) because of tax rates that were higher than any other major city in the country. You call it "fair share", I'll call it theft by government.
I don't think you can point to Sweden as a success story. From what I've read, they've gone through a large amount of austerity cuts, and reductions to healthcare subsidies.
The peer review process, which has been around quite some time, works to prevent exactly the problems you claim exist with science today
No, the peer review process is broken as several articles here have pointed out recently. Little actual review is accomplished as there's no money in the review, and you don't get any credit for doing so.
So, I think we're mostly in agreement, but the sticking point is that we're not all equal when it comes to tax breaks such as this. I don't blame MS for taking advantage of every legal break they can find. I just think it's unfair to the rest of us who can't participate in such fortune.
Wow, you made a load of wild assumptions, completely misinterpreted my statement, and then went way off topic.
I'm well aware that that's middle class, and have argued that point previously on./ You made the claim that I quoted, and I simply dispute your claim that they're not going anywhere. I've had others here claim that making six digit incomes is wealthy, and it's clearly not...we agree. That's why I stated "maybe your definition...".
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It does meet basic safety standards. So does a handgun, so don't pull the trigger with the barrel stuck in your mouth.
Driven under normal conditions, other than the extremely touchy clutch at launch, there's nothing difficult or dangerous about it. The vehicle belongs to my uncle, and in the proper settings is a blast to drive. But, you have to know that when someone hands you the keys to 600hp, and more torque than anyone rationally needs, you have to respect it. My daily drive is a 470hp Charger SRT8, but even with that, I was amazed what a kick in the pants the Porsche is.
If corporations are people, I'm going to demand alimony the next time one asks me to leave. After all, I deserve to be kept in the manner to which I've become accustomed.
...ever gone into the anechoic chamber, on weeeed?
Yes, you still get the munchies.
Having played in that "casino" for over 30 years, I'll call BS. Unemployment has always been a lagging indicator of the direction of the overall economy, while the markets are forward looking. You can certainly approach it that way by placing your money on more risky companies, but that's entirely up to the individual investor. There are plenty of lower risk investment vehicles...S&P500, utilities (I have my own anecdote on that one above), etc. where you can put money down long term, and expect a decent rate of return. Take a look at the historical returns on just the S&P. There have been a total of 2 periods when you would have lost money over a ten year period, the first was during the Great Depression, and the second was 2008-2009. Don't believe me?...look at:
http://financeandinvestments.blogspot.com/2012/06/historical-annual-returns-for-s-500.html
Or, you could simply put your money into the S&P500, and do pretty well. You'd also save yourself a lot on broker fees, and the headaches of researching individual companies. Here's a chart going back to 1950. You can clearly see the "Internet bubble", and the collapse from from the housing bubble as well. But, over time, it's essentially, a continuous climb.
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=^GSPC&t=my&l=on&z=l&q=l&c=
There's no reason you can't start collecting on that trickle at an early age. At 23 years old, I had $600 to my name back in '82, and on the advice of a broker (and remembering that my grandmother had invested in the same company) purchased 60 shares of Detroit Edison. I joined their dividend reinvestment program (DRIP), which was much better back then (no fees, and 5% discount to the market price). I've long since sold the original 60 shares, and only hold onto those that were accumulated via dividends and reinvestment...now worth about $20k.
If you participate in a 401k, chances are that you're already in the market, and enjoying some trickle.
Do some homework on the markets, it's much easier now than when I started. It's not only for 1 percenters.
Let's try another analogy...
Suppose you have a pool in your backyard, and some kids use it w/o your permission. When one of them drowns, who's liable?
Now, I'm not taking Spamhaus' side on this, but analogies are just that, and often apples vs. oranges.
Actually, it is, and this is the reason that the FAA has requirements for pilots to remain current. They're required to execute a minimum number of take-offs and landings. And any training program worth a shit gives them simulator time, and practice with emergency procedures. I haven't sat in the controls in 20+ years, but maybe these guys aren't getting enough practice now.
Your example with a car is irrelevant. Cars are not planes, and you don't have to stop the plane to take over from an auto-pilot. Frequently, in an aircraft, you'll have more time to figure things out than in an automobile. You don't have to deal with trees, pedestrians, or other solid objects until you get close to the ground.
Get some time under the hood, and come back and tell us the same. Been there, done that.
This entire idea is insane, either it is just a PR stunt by Toyota trying to appear "green" or someone is trying to pull a fast one
Yup, and most of the auto industry is out to get us. Just look at this from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogen_vehicle
At the 2012 World Hydrogen Energy Conference, Daimler AG, Honda, Hyundai and Toyota all confirmed plans to produce hydrogen fuel cell vehicles for sale by 2015.[6] General Motors said it had not abandoned fuel-cell technology and still plans to introduce hydrogen vehicles like the GM HydroGen4 to retail customers by 2015....In 2009, Nissan started testing a new FC vehicle in Japan.
So, maybe, just maybe, you're overlooking something.
You can see this in the U.S. in a much smaller way with communities that have homeowner's associations (HOAs). Some people hate them, and hate being told what they're allowed to do with their own properties. I've belonged to a couple, and been to HOA meeting where it was lucky someone wasn't packing heat. On the other hand, you have the option of living in areas without an HOA, and your neighbor might paint his home yellow, and impact the value of your property by doing so. In the end, it's all about striking a balance, in this, and in larger forms of government.
The time window to hear or detect someone, while looking in the right direction, makes winning the lotto look easy.
At least on this planet, transmissions are rarely just a single push to talk, or even just a few. The frequency is reused multiple times, or even constantly on a carrier. Spectral displays can show activity across very large bands, and automatic reporting and recording of the activity isn't that difficult.
All that said, I agree that I'd place my money on winning the lottery many, many times before anyone finds ET.
Incorrect. There are plenty of ways for the government to sole source products. It's done all the time.
'It's our hardware, it's our networking.'"
Until they tell us it's not.
Okay, well maybe I misunderstood you, but I'm still missing it as the discussion is about SARS, not influenza. And, for that my comparison is still accurate. Your numbers for fires are the same as mine, only stated differently.
Flu deaths are excellent. They cull the elderly off social security and medicare and cull the weak children out of our gene pool. Still waiting for a disease that selectively targets the stupid and the criminally insane.
It's not working, you're still here.
I have a jar with 30 jelly beans. 1 contains cyanide. Would you eat one of those jelly beans?
This is the typical panicked response that the media depends upon. Your chances of contracting the disease isn't anywhere near 1 in 30, and your chance of dying is much smaller still. Learn what the real numbers are, and you can pay attention to the things that really matter in life instead of what you've heard on the boob tube. Relatively speaking, a much higher number (and percentage) of the population died in auto accidents. Should everyone stay home?...maybe not because more people died in home fires (10-14 per million in the U.S over the last ten years).
It was abandoned because of decades of mismanagement. Having been born there 55 years ago, I'd be happy to support it again if it every showed signs of stability. People didn't leave because of not wanting to pay a "fair share". They left, in part (there are many reasons to leave...crime, lack of work, etc.) because of tax rates that were higher than any other major city in the country. You call it "fair share", I'll call it theft by government.
No one is against Capitalism, but to use other countries political system that does benefit U.S TV set Business is bloody genuis!
There's only one small company making TVs in the U.S.
I don't think you can point to Sweden as a success story. From what I've read, they've gone through a large amount of austerity cuts, and reductions to healthcare subsidies.
Who's to say that everything shouldn't be free?
Anyone with common sense.
The peer review process, which has been around quite some time, works to prevent exactly the problems you claim exist with science today
No, the peer review process is broken as several articles here have pointed out recently. Little actual review is accomplished as there's no money in the review, and you don't get any credit for doing so.
So, I think we're mostly in agreement, but the sticking point is that we're not all equal when it comes to tax breaks such as this. I don't blame MS for taking advantage of every legal break they can find. I just think it's unfair to the rest of us who can't participate in such fortune.
Wow, you made a load of wild assumptions, completely misinterpreted my statement, and then went way off topic.
I'm well aware that that's middle class, and have argued that point previously on ./ You made the claim that I quoted, and I simply dispute your claim that they're not going anywhere. I've had others here claim that making six digit incomes is wealthy, and it's clearly not...we agree. That's why I stated "maybe your definition...".