As I get older, I feel myself being pulled into the ranks of the Libertarian realm, I really don't need my gov't hassling me, and honestly, there isn't anything I'm doing that should warrant any excessive supervision, or certainly not at the levels we experience today. I do think there is a role for government, but it seems to have transformed from "take care of your people" to "hook up your biggest contributor with whatever they want."
It dismays me that an institution I was raised to revere as "the best in the world" sucks so hard now. Honestly, how have we gotten to this point?
...are you really happy with the way that President Obama is handling this issue? His Administration hasn't done jack-shit to halt the growth of the security theater industry.
As a leftie, I have to say that I am dismayed at the rapid disintegration of our individual liberties and freedoms since President Obama came to office, and at the utter lack of discipline of the rest of the party, causing the recent realignment of the House.
The checks seem to keep getting written to the TSA and the companies that supply them with their toys (Smiths, etc.) and there is no end in sight. The Democrats have not made any positive moves in this regard, and seem to rank individual liberties (such as being able to carry my fucking Starbucks through security) below pandering to the fear filled right and left. It all sucks.
The reality, as it has already been stated above, is that passengers now know that their own security is in their hands, and given the proclivity of the average American to "throw down" for very little reason, I feel pretty damn safe on an aircraft, and not an iota of that feeling comes from the TSA.
Sadly, TelavianX, the answer is a resounding "NO" and cannot be yelled loudly enough at our stupid elected officials, who seem to think everything's roses (or at the ass clowns that elected them, me included).
I can't watch the video from work (stupid fucking firewall) but from what I gather, there is an electrically driven turbocharger that aids in scavenging the cylinder post combustion and there must be direct injection of fuel into the cylinder on the next stroke. The turbocharger will supply more than enough air, and if it's electrically driven (or aided) it should eliminate lag.
This would be very important if you have a 4 cylinder version of this engine, and two are disabled to save energy, yet you need to make your left turn through the intersection when the light turns red, as lag could leave you sitting there in the middle of the intersection waiting for that oncoming semi to take you out...
Like I said, I can't watch the video, but it seems like a fancy two stroke, with some sort of way of minimizing the combustion of engine lubricant. Coming from the snowmobile world, I know my 600cc 2 stroke makes a similar amount of power to my 1050cc 4 stroke, but I'll take the 4 stroke any day of the week as I'm not burning lubricant, and don't smell like a lumberjack after a ride. A miniaturized version of this engine would be a snowmobiler's dream. 2 stroke power, 4 stroke clean, and a turbocharger to boot!
I own a diesel VW and have for 8 years, and I still don't get why other manufacturers of reasonably priced autos are not importing more diesel vehicles into the US. I don't think the BMW diesels count, as they're not what I'd consider to be a consumer priced vehicle, in today's economy. I'm thinking Subaru, Honda, Toyota, where are all these players? I know they all offer diesel powered vehicles in other parts of the world. Think of how well a 2l turbodiesel Toyota Tacoma would sell in the US...not everybody needs a SuperDuty.
I have seen 52mpg from my Jetta on a long, flat highway drive (think Kansas), and even in it's bastardized state now (many go fast parts added) I still see 38mpg at the low end, and that's mashing on the accelerator all the time. When a more sedate person drives my car, 45mpg is the norm, but all that torque is addictive and I'll give up 7mpg to really enjoy driving...
The Cinebarre in Thornton, CO is absolutely fantastic, the food is good, the beer is great, and the prices are not astronomical. It's the way a movie should be watched. They have locations in Asheville, Charleston, Denver, Salem and Seattle. Well worth your time if you live in one of these cities.
Plus the waitstaff is fast as can be. They have a heck of a system there (big theater companies I'm looking squarely at your SQUARE asses...popcorn and a 5 dollar coke.)
Now that I don't live in Denver anymore, I don't get to use the Cinebarre, but if you live near one, it should BE your movie viewing destination.
You're one of the lucky ones, my iPhone4 drops calls notoriously, and God forbid I try to call another iPhone4 user, as the incidence of dropped calls then grows exponentially...
The free case made a difference, but the proximity sensor issue allowing my face to mute the phone, or better yet, pull up the keypad and hit numbers while I'm talking makes this phone, as a phone, a worthless pile of crap.
Now as an awesome pocket computer/ipod it rocks the house, but FFS it's a phone and it should work properly as such, first and foremost, and at least in my personal experience it doesn't.
For the record, I was a day 1 adopter of the original iPhone, I skipped the 3g, had the 3gs until somebody lifted it and am now stuck with this pos ip4. I should sell it on cl and get a used 3gs again.
Seriously, you make buying a domain name sound WORSE than going to the DMV.
First off, what's the point of having employees if the principal can't delegate responsibilities such as picking up certified mail and signing for it, acting as agent and signing a contract (which is what you're speaking of with the "matching signatures" point), and lastly, many businesses use a PO Box for whatever reason, and where I live, there is NO local delivery (I guess 2 blocks is too far for the USPS to manage to haul my mail from the PO to my house) so I am forced, if I want to use the US Mail, to have a PO Box as my address.
Trust me, if I could pay to have my mail delivered, I would consider it, but FFS, we don't all live in the city.
Not that I don't agree with you in principle, the system is FAR too lax, but the pendulum swingeth too far...
The feds are getting real itchy with all the aftermarket parts manufacturers "off-road use only" disclaimers, and I betcha we'll see a decline in the quantity of parts that provide an actual performance upgrade once they ban the "off-road" or "racing only" sales to regular folks...
I've got some of ^^ on my car and it's a lot more fun! Conversely, I can say for sure it's more likely a heavier polluter than it was from the factory, but at 45mpg (still) and double the power from stock, I am disinclined to care.
This IS news for those of us that were stuck on ios4 on a 3gs which had not previously been jailbroken. A carrier unlock is soon to follow, and given the fact I'm flying to Amsterdam this fall and want to use a prepaid sim while I'm there, this is BIG NEWS for me.
OK, I am an Obama supporter, but this disappoints me. Maybe it was just being starstruck when entering the oval office that would allow him to relinquish his right to make/receive phone calls, but this would be my first move to tell the SS to F-OFF when they tell me who I can and can't call on my own phone, if I were president...
Since my only historical transgression seems to be shared by our president, I suppose sometime in the future, if I get pissed off enough, I could be in his shoes, and at said moment, I hope that I would have the sack to impose my will on my subordinates.
I would understand if there was some sort of security concern but this smacks of censorship of the President.
We need them so when you show up in my ER gorked out of your head or unconscious and unable to respond, we:
1, have some sort of freaking idea what preexisting issues you might have and may have caused your gorkedness,
2. so we don't repeat a test you just had in some other ER yesterday, which is where the potential cost savings comes into play.
Problem as you refererred to is the security of this information. It will be stored insecurely and abused, you can bet your ass on that.
You're right, drivers aids in F1 were limited as to make driver participation a part of the sport. Drivers aids in current road automobiles are a reaction to the absolutely horrific driving skills of the average driver, or even worse, the aging driver.
I am not a dentist either, although I did just take both of my kids to the dentist today, and got a sweet estimate for 1400 bucks worth of work on baby teeth (woo hoo!). Gotta love private medicine.
The little mountain town I live in does not fluorinate the water, maybe this has something to do with my kids teeth issues. Maybe it's genetics. I don't know, but regardless, we have some very clean water, as indicated by the annual water quality report I received a couple of days ago. The water tastes pretty darned good and given the generally low temperatures here year round it's quite cold right from the tap, which is a plus.
I do run RO/DI for my aquarium, and considered dual purposing the RO portion for drinking water, but opted not to, as I don't like the taste of RO water. To each his own.
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What about the change? Is this the mark of the beast, plus just a little more? Isn't that the Apple way anyway?
Posted from an aging MacBook I'm too cheap to replace.
You're right, righty :-p
As I get older, I feel myself being pulled into the ranks of the Libertarian realm, I really don't need my gov't hassling me, and honestly, there isn't anything I'm doing that should warrant any excessive supervision, or certainly not at the levels we experience today. I do think there is a role for government, but it seems to have transformed from "take care of your people" to "hook up your biggest contributor with whatever they want."
It dismays me that an institution I was raised to revere as "the best in the world" sucks so hard now. Honestly, how have we gotten to this point?
...are you really happy with the way that President Obama is handling this issue? His Administration hasn't done jack-shit to halt the growth of the security theater industry.
As a leftie, I have to say that I am dismayed at the rapid disintegration of our individual liberties and freedoms since President Obama came to office, and at the utter lack of discipline of the rest of the party, causing the recent realignment of the House.
The checks seem to keep getting written to the TSA and the companies that supply them with their toys (Smiths, etc.) and there is no end in sight. The Democrats have not made any positive moves in this regard, and seem to rank individual liberties (such as being able to carry my fucking Starbucks through security) below pandering to the fear filled right and left. It all sucks.
The reality, as it has already been stated above, is that passengers now know that their own security is in their hands, and given the proclivity of the average American to "throw down" for very little reason, I feel pretty damn safe on an aircraft, and not an iota of that feeling comes from the TSA.
Sadly, TelavianX, the answer is a resounding "NO" and cannot be yelled loudly enough at our stupid elected officials, who seem to think everything's roses (or at the ass clowns that elected them, me included).
I'd expat right the fuck now if I could.
Once again, The Netherlands for the win!
I can't watch the video from work (stupid fucking firewall) but from what I gather, there is an electrically driven turbocharger that aids in scavenging the cylinder post combustion and there must be direct injection of fuel into the cylinder on the next stroke. The turbocharger will supply more than enough air, and if it's electrically driven (or aided) it should eliminate lag.
This would be very important if you have a 4 cylinder version of this engine, and two are disabled to save energy, yet you need to make your left turn through the intersection when the light turns red, as lag could leave you sitting there in the middle of the intersection waiting for that oncoming semi to take you out...
Like I said, I can't watch the video, but it seems like a fancy two stroke, with some sort of way of minimizing the combustion of engine lubricant. Coming from the snowmobile world, I know my 600cc 2 stroke makes a similar amount of power to my 1050cc 4 stroke, but I'll take the 4 stroke any day of the week as I'm not burning lubricant, and don't smell like a lumberjack after a ride. A miniaturized version of this engine would be a snowmobiler's dream. 2 stroke power, 4 stroke clean, and a turbocharger to boot!
I own a diesel VW and have for 8 years, and I still don't get why other manufacturers of reasonably priced autos are not importing more diesel vehicles into the US. I don't think the BMW diesels count, as they're not what I'd consider to be a consumer priced vehicle, in today's economy. I'm thinking Subaru, Honda, Toyota, where are all these players? I know they all offer diesel powered vehicles in other parts of the world. Think of how well a 2l turbodiesel Toyota Tacoma would sell in the US...not everybody needs a SuperDuty.
I have seen 52mpg from my Jetta on a long, flat highway drive (think Kansas), and even in it's bastardized state now (many go fast parts added) I still see 38mpg at the low end, and that's mashing on the accelerator all the time. When a more sedate person drives my car, 45mpg is the norm, but all that torque is addictive and I'll give up 7mpg to really enjoy driving...
The Cinebarre in Thornton, CO is absolutely fantastic, the food is good, the beer is great, and the prices are not astronomical. It's the way a movie should be watched. They have locations in Asheville, Charleston, Denver, Salem and Seattle. Well worth your time if you live in one of these cities.
Plus the waitstaff is fast as can be. They have a heck of a system there (big theater companies I'm looking squarely at your SQUARE asses...popcorn and a 5 dollar coke.)
Now that I don't live in Denver anymore, I don't get to use the Cinebarre, but if you live near one, it should BE your movie viewing destination.
You're one of the lucky ones, my iPhone4 drops calls notoriously, and God forbid I try to call another iPhone4 user, as the incidence of dropped calls then grows exponentially...
The free case made a difference, but the proximity sensor issue allowing my face to mute the phone, or better yet, pull up the keypad and hit numbers while I'm talking makes this phone, as a phone, a worthless pile of crap.
Now as an awesome pocket computer/ipod it rocks the house, but FFS it's a phone and it should work properly as such, first and foremost, and at least in my personal experience it doesn't. For the record, I was a day 1 adopter of the original iPhone, I skipped the 3g, had the 3gs until somebody lifted it and am now stuck with this pos ip4. I should sell it on cl and get a used 3gs again.
Or maybe the story could stick to one set of currency to keep confusion to a minimum.
Seriously, you make buying a domain name sound WORSE than going to the DMV. First off, what's the point of having employees if the principal can't delegate responsibilities such as picking up certified mail and signing for it, acting as agent and signing a contract (which is what you're speaking of with the "matching signatures" point), and lastly, many businesses use a PO Box for whatever reason, and where I live, there is NO local delivery (I guess 2 blocks is too far for the USPS to manage to haul my mail from the PO to my house) so I am forced, if I want to use the US Mail, to have a PO Box as my address. Trust me, if I could pay to have my mail delivered, I would consider it, but FFS, we don't all live in the city. Not that I don't agree with you in principle, the system is FAR too lax, but the pendulum swingeth too far...
The feds are getting real itchy with all the aftermarket parts manufacturers "off-road use only" disclaimers, and I betcha we'll see a decline in the quantity of parts that provide an actual performance upgrade once they ban the "off-road" or "racing only" sales to regular folks... I've got some of ^^ on my car and it's a lot more fun! Conversely, I can say for sure it's more likely a heavier polluter than it was from the factory, but at 45mpg (still) and double the power from stock, I am disinclined to care.
GD I need mod points right now. I never mod ac up but you sir deserve it.
It's been released all along in the form of paying for the sw and receiving then entering the activation key. Application cracked (for you).
Duh.
Visit jailbrakeme.com, slide the "jailbrake" slider. Get coffee, sip coffee, wait. Jailbrake complete. You'll probably still have some coffee left.
This IS news for those of us that were stuck on ios4 on a 3gs which had not previously been jailbroken. A carrier unlock is soon to follow, and given the fact I'm flying to Amsterdam this fall and want to use a prepaid sim while I'm there, this is BIG NEWS for me.
OK, I am an Obama supporter, but this disappoints me. Maybe it was just being starstruck when entering the oval office that would allow him to relinquish his right to make/receive phone calls, but this would be my first move to tell the SS to F-OFF when they tell me who I can and can't call on my own phone, if I were president...
Since my only historical transgression seems to be shared by our president, I suppose sometime in the future, if I get pissed off enough, I could be in his shoes, and at said moment, I hope that I would have the sack to impose my will on my subordinates.
I would understand if there was some sort of security concern but this smacks of censorship of the President.
We need them so when you show up in my ER gorked out of your head or unconscious and unable to respond, we:
1, have some sort of freaking idea what preexisting issues you might have and may have caused your gorkedness,
2. so we don't repeat a test you just had in some other ER yesterday, which is where the potential cost savings comes into play.
Problem as you refererred to is the security of this information. It will be stored insecurely and abused, you can bet your ass on that.
I don't mod funny normally, and I used up all my mod points yesterday, but you sir deserve +1 Funny!
Maybe an etiquette endorsement in there somewhere.
Oh that etiquette endorsement has to be revoked prior to becoming eligible for the Server Endorsement. Etiquette towards end users? BAH!
You're right, drivers aids in F1 were limited as to make driver participation a part of the sport. Drivers aids in current road automobiles are a reaction to the absolutely horrific driving skills of the average driver, or even worse, the aging driver.
I know this is OT but should Apple just give them away since they're cheap to manufacture?
What do you make with your time and do you give it away equally freely?
I'm game, send me first and I'll let you know one way or another if it's safe. I'm sure it'll be fun regardless...It's probably safer than driving.
I am not a dentist either, although I did just take both of my kids to the dentist today, and got a sweet estimate for 1400 bucks worth of work on baby teeth (woo hoo!). Gotta love private medicine.
The little mountain town I live in does not fluorinate the water, maybe this has something to do with my kids teeth issues. Maybe it's genetics. I don't know, but regardless, we have some very clean water, as indicated by the annual water quality report I received a couple of days ago. The water tastes pretty darned good and given the generally low temperatures here year round it's quite cold right from the tap, which is a plus.
I do run RO/DI for my aquarium, and considered dual purposing the RO portion for drinking water, but opted not to, as I don't like the taste of RO water. To each his own.
AOL & Time Warner. AOL & Bebo. AOL and & ICQ. Gosh what's next...AOL and GM?
Wanna lose money? Follow AOL's lead...how is it that this company exists anymore?