We have combat airplanes and ships that receive a heck of a lot LESS stress than the shuttle receives, and we replace them in less than 30 years.
The cost per flight is outrageous on the shuttle.
They basically REBUILD THE SHUTTLE every flight!
Engines stripped down and overhauled, tires, flight control hydraulics, etc. You just can't dump out
the port-a-potty and put it back on the launch pad
like was originally designed. If the shuttle worked as it was designed, it would be one thing,
but just as with every government program, it is
behind schedule, over priced, and under used.
This big push for DTV in the USA, is nothing more than a money grab.
I'm on cable, so the switch isn't going to impact me one bit. I'm all for big business, but this one stinks.
A. TV manufacturers, who will sell thousands
B. Some businesses who want that bank of frequencies
such as wireless phone companies.
C. The federal government, who will rake in the $$$
when they sell off the old analog(e) frequencies.
Most of the ones I deal with on a daily basis are a bunch of lazy worthless idiots anyway. I see them hang up on people, surfing the net instead of working, putting people on hold etc...
EXACTLY! But, you won't hear that in the drive by media. It will be all gloom & doom. What's bad for America is good for liberal democrats.
When the social security garbage was designed, the lifespan of Americans was in the upper 60 range, which meant if you made it to 65, the government would at best be paying out for a couple of years.
Now, ROUTINELY, you have people living beyond their 80's! I plan on working until they push the dirt over me, not because I have to, but because I LIKE TO WORK. Something lost on a lot of people these days! They want an 8 hour day,
tons of time off, and a 5 figure salary with no experience. Working your way up the ladder is lost on a lot of these spoiled brats.
They've been going on and on for at least 15 years about "the youth vote", but election after election,
statistically the youth vote is a non even. Most of them are too wrapped up in school, work, and partying to involve themselves in the political process.
I still say we try voting "None Of The Above" this year. I know constitutionally, you can't, but it would be interesting to see how well the country would run if we had NO ONE in DC. Just go back to the way the constitution says. Put the government in charge of the military & making treaties, and let the states run everything else. Make people more responsible for their own lives.
When they built their 2nd house, on an undeveloped lot, the utility company wanted the transformer in the FRONT yard...easy access and everything. She told them flat out, you plant that thing in the front yard, I will plant thick rose bushes around it. They put it in the back yard.
When they built their third and last house, the sub division was already done, which meant the transformer was in the front, year the curb. She planted that thing full of rose bushes, and a ton of other plants, which has grown up to pretty much hide it from view.
A little planning and you can hide those things from view.
Why not refer to the Apollo/Saturn program? IT WORKED. Whey they canceled Apollo/Saturn, those on that program said it was the worst thing they could do. Those rockets were cutting edge, and WORKED. Not ONE Saturn launch vehicle ever failed (the CM doesn't count). The problem is that now, all of those engineers are either long gone or retired. Those engineers didn't have the "beauty" of a CAD/CAM system to design it. Those guys used slide rules and gray matter. I'm sure eventually they will iron it out, it's just a shame that they threw away 30 years of success in the Apollo/Saturn program with the disaster called the Shuttle Transportation System.
was because the bulk of the world doesn't give a rats ass about crap like the Olympics. You have swimmers using suits for extra speed, China using girls who are 12-14. Who knows what DNA or steroid
manipulation is being done in weightlifting, the basketball teams are (at least the USA) from the ranks of the NBA....so, who cares, it's not "sport"
as much as it use to be. Plus you have China faking a 9 year old singing, fake fireworks and who knows what else.
Yeah, and land area of Japan is smaller than the land area of the state of Texas. I wonder if that might have a little to do with it?
Gee...you think? Japan has ONE time zone. USA has (continental U.S.) four.
Japan has one telephone company. The U.S. has local, long distance, wireless etc...
So, the article is moot, because there are too many variables.
If the general public had a BASIC understanding of economics & business, we wouldn't be in debt to the tune of trillions of dollars, and the numbnuts wouldn't be "thankful" that the government is using its power to give us "rebates" (or whatever they call it) to buy votes.
I didn't realize they were even on, until I saw something on the news website Saturday afternoon.
I don't bother with crap like the Olympics...most of the (so called) athletes are doped up on something for the "extra" edge anyway.
I fix my own, if they aren't too deeply scratched.
It's time consuming, but, I have a LOT of patiences.
I build (actually use to) scale plastic models, and sometimes the clear plastic parts are scratched from bouncing around the box. Depending on how deep the scratch, I will dry sand 400 grit, then wet sand 400 grit, and then switch to wet sanding 800 grit, taking it all the way down to (they call it) 1200 grit. After that I take some plastic polish (but you can use a light abrasive toothpaste), and polish with that. Then I'll usually give it a coat of Future floor wax.
99% of the time, the skips go away.
For those of you familar...Homer is asking Flanders
"I thought you had cable?". Flanders replies, yep,
493 channels....blocked out. The only channels he had were religious and the weather channel.
Kind of reminds me what China's internet is probably
like. Yep, unlimited access! You only get to the web sites WE want you to see.
So, given China's population, I bet they have more internet users, but, they don't have the FREEDOM to see the TRUE internet.
When you have at home movie/entertainment systems coupled with the high gas prices, coupled with the OUTRAGEOUS prices they charge for concessions, coupled with the price they charge you FOR the movie, coupled with the idiots who can't/won't SHUT THE H&LL up, it's no wonder more people are opt'ing out of "going" to the movies, and waiting for the movie to hit pay per view & the DVD rental/purchase to actually watch the movie at home, when they choose to. They can watch it at their leisure, make their own INEXPENSIVE concessions, watch it in their jammies if they want to. Some home entertainment systems other than the 3 story tall screens, rival what you see in the theater. The business model of getting a large percentage of the population to run out and see a movie is dying out, but the movie industry
doesn't see it that way.
Look, take a "typical" family of four seeing an opening run movie. Take 8 bucks as an average...
that 16 bucks for the adults, say 4-5 bucks for the kids, add say 10 bucks, now you are up to almost 30 dollars just to get in the door! You know the kids are going to want something to munch on, so even if you get one of those family pack things, kick in another 10-20 bucks, split the middle, that's 15 bucks. Now you are at 45 bucks.
Add in what it costs for gas, and you are on a
conservative side of 50 bucks JUST TO SEE A MOVIE!
Now, figuring you can watch it on pay per view usually for 9.99 and have your own popcorn soda, nachos or whatever and it's a no brainer! Stay at home and watch it.
Obviously spending MORE money isn't working, how about we try spending LESS money. Better yet, school choice. Make it where schools compete for students, and watch the QUALITY go up.
Let see, they are searching for the possibility of ICE on a planet where it is WAY BELOW zero. None of these rocket scientist every tried to get more than one scoop of ice cream out of a tub of ice cream with an ice cream scoop? Never heard of a non stick
scoop or a heated one?
Once again, we are being asked to "sacrifice". I'll bet you all these empty suits that are telling us to cut back, have their thermostats set to 68 degrees, have every light on in the house etc.
I love some of the ideas of having a remote control on your AC, and when the all-knowing-all-powerful government thinks we are using too much AC, they will just cuts us off.
Who is to blame for this lack of power problem? You can blame the not-in-my-back-yard crowd, along with the (extreme) environmentalist.
How long until Algore et al, try to ban this "technology" because it uses mercury? They've already banned R12 freon (even though NOW they find out it isn't that bad), they tell you to get a moon suit if you break a CF light bulb, because it contains mercury vapor, some injections use to contain traces of mercury, can't have that either you know.
I can tell you as an employer, we scan all the popular "social networking" sites before looking at someone as a possible employee.
You kids out there who think it is cute to have suggestive crap on your site be forewarned...employers look at these sites too, not just the 18-30 year old hotties you are trying to seduce.
How said that they are WASTING all this money to build something that probably will blow up, when they already have (had) the best rocket design out there. The Saturn V was the ONLY rocket launched that had a 100% record. All they would have to do is build it with modern materials, modern electronics and they would be good to go. Oh wait...engineers didn't think of that, so we can't use that idea can we?
Heck, like you said, just unplug the damn thing.
Or if you are paranoid, get a ball of tin foil and cover up the antenna. I love how people give up their freedoms for "safety". Onstar says we can call
the police in the event your air bags are deployed.
No kidding, gee, golly wow. You and the 3,452 people that see your wreck are going to whip out their cell phones and call the police. Onstar, just getting people use to the idea that big brother is listening. How long until insurance companies get to peak into onstar?
Man, you kids think you are hot stuff for all this texting mumbo-jumbo. Hell, back in the mid 70's, a buddy of mine and myself came up with one.
PTSBWWASLA. See if you can figure that one out.
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We have combat airplanes and ships that receive a heck of a lot LESS stress than the shuttle receives, and we replace them in less than 30 years. The cost per flight is outrageous on the shuttle. They basically REBUILD THE SHUTTLE every flight! Engines stripped down and overhauled, tires, flight control hydraulics, etc. You just can't dump out the port-a-potty and put it back on the launch pad like was originally designed. If the shuttle worked as it was designed, it would be one thing, but just as with every government program, it is behind schedule, over priced, and under used.
This big push for DTV in the USA, is nothing more than a money grab. I'm on cable, so the switch isn't going to impact me one bit. I'm all for big business, but this one stinks. A. TV manufacturers, who will sell thousands B. Some businesses who want that bank of frequencies such as wireless phone companies. C. The federal government, who will rake in the $$$ when they sell off the old analog(e) frequencies.
Most of the ones I deal with on a daily basis are a bunch of lazy worthless idiots anyway. I see them hang up on people, surfing the net instead of working, putting people on hold etc...
EXACTLY! But, you won't hear that in the drive by media. It will be all gloom & doom. What's bad for America is good for liberal democrats. When the social security garbage was designed, the lifespan of Americans was in the upper 60 range, which meant if you made it to 65, the government would at best be paying out for a couple of years. Now, ROUTINELY, you have people living beyond their 80's! I plan on working until they push the dirt over me, not because I have to, but because I LIKE TO WORK. Something lost on a lot of people these days! They want an 8 hour day, tons of time off, and a 5 figure salary with no experience. Working your way up the ladder is lost on a lot of these spoiled brats.
They've been going on and on for at least 15 years about "the youth vote", but election after election, statistically the youth vote is a non even. Most of them are too wrapped up in school, work, and partying to involve themselves in the political process.
I still say we try voting "None Of The Above" this year. I know constitutionally, you can't, but it would be interesting to see how well the country would run if we had NO ONE in DC. Just go back to the way the constitution says. Put the government in charge of the military & making treaties, and let the states run everything else. Make people more responsible for their own lives.
When they built their 2nd house, on an undeveloped lot, the utility company wanted the transformer in the FRONT yard...easy access and everything. She told them flat out, you plant that thing in the front yard, I will plant thick rose bushes around it. They put it in the back yard. When they built their third and last house, the sub division was already done, which meant the transformer was in the front, year the curb. She planted that thing full of rose bushes, and a ton of other plants, which has grown up to pretty much hide it from view. A little planning and you can hide those things from view.
Why not refer to the Apollo/Saturn program? IT WORKED. Whey they canceled Apollo/Saturn, those on that program said it was the worst thing they could do. Those rockets were cutting edge, and WORKED. Not ONE Saturn launch vehicle ever failed (the CM doesn't count). The problem is that now, all of those engineers are either long gone or retired. Those engineers didn't have the "beauty" of a CAD/CAM system to design it. Those guys used slide rules and gray matter. I'm sure eventually they will iron it out, it's just a shame that they threw away 30 years of success in the Apollo/Saturn program with the disaster called the Shuttle Transportation System.
was because the bulk of the world doesn't give a rats ass about crap like the Olympics. You have swimmers using suits for extra speed, China using girls who are 12-14. Who knows what DNA or steroid manipulation is being done in weightlifting, the basketball teams are (at least the USA) from the ranks of the NBA....so, who cares, it's not "sport" as much as it use to be. Plus you have China faking a 9 year old singing, fake fireworks and who knows what else.
Yeah, and land area of Japan is smaller than the land area of the state of Texas. I wonder if that might have a little to do with it? Gee...you think? Japan has ONE time zone. USA has (continental U.S.) four. Japan has one telephone company. The U.S. has local, long distance, wireless etc... So, the article is moot, because there are too many variables.
If the general public had a BASIC understanding of economics & business, we wouldn't be in debt to the tune of trillions of dollars, and the numbnuts wouldn't be "thankful" that the government is using its power to give us "rebates" (or whatever they call it) to buy votes.
I didn't realize they were even on, until I saw something on the news website Saturday afternoon. I don't bother with crap like the Olympics...most of the (so called) athletes are doped up on something for the "extra" edge anyway.
I fix my own, if they aren't too deeply scratched. It's time consuming, but, I have a LOT of patiences. I build (actually use to) scale plastic models, and sometimes the clear plastic parts are scratched from bouncing around the box. Depending on how deep the scratch, I will dry sand 400 grit, then wet sand 400 grit, and then switch to wet sanding 800 grit, taking it all the way down to (they call it) 1200 grit. After that I take some plastic polish (but you can use a light abrasive toothpaste), and polish with that. Then I'll usually give it a coat of Future floor wax. 99% of the time, the skips go away.
Until I see Marvin the Martian, with his uranium Q38 explosive space modulator, I don't buy it. LOL
For those of you familar...Homer is asking Flanders "I thought you had cable?". Flanders replies, yep, 493 channels....blocked out. The only channels he had were religious and the weather channel. Kind of reminds me what China's internet is probably like. Yep, unlimited access! You only get to the web sites WE want you to see. So, given China's population, I bet they have more internet users, but, they don't have the FREEDOM to see the TRUE internet.
When you have at home movie/entertainment systems coupled with the high gas prices, coupled with the OUTRAGEOUS prices they charge for concessions, coupled with the price they charge you FOR the movie, coupled with the idiots who can't/won't SHUT THE H&LL up, it's no wonder more people are opt'ing out of "going" to the movies, and waiting for the movie to hit pay per view & the DVD rental/purchase to actually watch the movie at home, when they choose to. They can watch it at their leisure, make their own INEXPENSIVE concessions, watch it in their jammies if they want to. Some home entertainment systems other than the 3 story tall screens, rival what you see in the theater. The business model of getting a large percentage of the population to run out and see a movie is dying out, but the movie industry doesn't see it that way. Look, take a "typical" family of four seeing an opening run movie. Take 8 bucks as an average... that 16 bucks for the adults, say 4-5 bucks for the kids, add say 10 bucks, now you are up to almost 30 dollars just to get in the door! You know the kids are going to want something to munch on, so even if you get one of those family pack things, kick in another 10-20 bucks, split the middle, that's 15 bucks. Now you are at 45 bucks. Add in what it costs for gas, and you are on a conservative side of 50 bucks JUST TO SEE A MOVIE! Now, figuring you can watch it on pay per view usually for 9.99 and have your own popcorn soda, nachos or whatever and it's a no brainer! Stay at home and watch it.
Obviously spending MORE money isn't working, how about we try spending LESS money. Better yet, school choice. Make it where schools compete for students, and watch the QUALITY go up.
Let see, they are searching for the possibility of ICE on a planet where it is WAY BELOW zero. None of these rocket scientist every tried to get more than one scoop of ice cream out of a tub of ice cream with an ice cream scoop? Never heard of a non stick scoop or a heated one?
Once again, we are being asked to "sacrifice". I'll bet you all these empty suits that are telling us to cut back, have their thermostats set to 68 degrees, have every light on in the house etc. I love some of the ideas of having a remote control on your AC, and when the all-knowing-all-powerful government thinks we are using too much AC, they will just cuts us off. Who is to blame for this lack of power problem? You can blame the not-in-my-back-yard crowd, along with the (extreme) environmentalist.
How long until Algore et al, try to ban this "technology" because it uses mercury? They've already banned R12 freon (even though NOW they find out it isn't that bad), they tell you to get a moon suit if you break a CF light bulb, because it contains mercury vapor, some injections use to contain traces of mercury, can't have that either you know.
And I thought some gamer types were weird.
I can tell you as an employer, we scan all the popular "social networking" sites before looking at someone as a possible employee. You kids out there who think it is cute to have suggestive crap on your site be forewarned...employers look at these sites too, not just the 18-30 year old hotties you are trying to seduce.
How said that they are WASTING all this money to build something that probably will blow up, when they already have (had) the best rocket design out there. The Saturn V was the ONLY rocket launched that had a 100% record. All they would have to do is build it with modern materials, modern electronics and they would be good to go. Oh wait...engineers didn't think of that, so we can't use that idea can we?
Heck, like you said, just unplug the damn thing. Or if you are paranoid, get a ball of tin foil and cover up the antenna. I love how people give up their freedoms for "safety". Onstar says we can call the police in the event your air bags are deployed. No kidding, gee, golly wow. You and the 3,452 people that see your wreck are going to whip out their cell phones and call the police. Onstar, just getting people use to the idea that big brother is listening. How long until insurance companies get to peak into onstar?
Man, you kids think you are hot stuff for all this texting mumbo-jumbo. Hell, back in the mid 70's, a buddy of mine and myself came up with one. PTSBWWASLA. See if you can figure that one out. > > > > > > > > > > > > > Give up? Pretty Tough Sh*t But Who Wants A Sh*t Laying Around We came up with a few more, but those we take to our grave. (Yes, I know I need to lay off the Mt. Dew