I agree that China will know that North Korea had launched. Knowing that will not make the missiles aimed back in their general direction seem much less menacing, even with our assurances. And this all assumes accuracy of our missiles. An effective missile defence system makes the requirement of a counter strike optional on our part, and makes a first strike on their part much less attractive.
On wind direction, I dont know, but I think there will be greater problems than just the fallout pattern. There will be the initial damage ( to a country nominally an Ally of China's ), refugees, and probably other things I have not thought of. I cant help but imagine that a response will not be one or two missiles, but an attempt to ensure no further missiles are launched or possible of launching in the future.
Thanks for reading my post. I did read yours, I dont agree that this is a bargaining chip.:-)
Yes, for China, Russia, et al to launch, that would be suicidal.
North Korea, on the other hand, is potentially a bit different.
A: How can China know that any nukes sent by us in retaliation for an NK first strike are not aimed at them?
B: Will they care? Nukes detonating in NK are sure to cause Chinese problems, them being close geographically.
And NK is working on missiles with the range to hit continental US targets. Then there is the latest brewhaha about enriching Uranium.
C: I am not sure that NK leadership cares about the counterstrike.
I think having something to swat those missiles is a good thing, not a waste of money. And no, it will not work against those other attack vectors. And it is not designed to.
Perhaps it would have been better to say "one protects people who have little power to protect themselves".
No, not no skills, not unemployable, not so stupid they cannot aquire new skills. It is harder for those lower in the economic brackets to do these things. Think not? Go get rid of your money and prove me wrong.:-) Note, I did not say impossible, I said harder.
And just who is better positioned to do these things, the executive suite guys, or those "beneath" them? So why do the top people have this protection and those "below" dont?
No, Oracle does not have an on/off switch, but they do have their hand around the oxygen hose.
My own observation. He explained the poison pill as a way for the board members to protect / inflate ( depending on how you look at it ) their value. Unions can be looked at as ways to protect / inflate ( same proviso ) labor's value. Many business types believe that unions are bad, but, at least some seem to think business tactics such as this are OK. I see it as hypocritical.
As to it being modded up, can you explain why you think this? I did not expect it to get modded any particular way ( just like most of my posts... ).
Did it strike anyone else that the DC power is converted into AC to be fed into the house?
Where all the devices then proceed to convert AC into DC?
I know there would be issues with voltages/amps/watts, but wouldnt it be better to bypass all that heat generation ( unless it can be harnessed ) and go direct DC? Store excess in batteries?
And isnt that the full circle? Edison's wish was for the power to be provided DC, not AC.
How would you know how much risk you were in? The suits will always tell you that everything is OK, right up until they let you go. The job-holder has no real factual way to make an assessment.
I agree that people in general *should* take personal responsiblity and make sure that they have enough in the bank to ride out some level of joblessness. That said, saving can be difficult.
On the other side, however, how is it that AOL suddenly decided they did not need 750 or so employees? Did the business fundamentals suddenly change? No, they have probably been in decline for a while, with the suits in charge in denial or out to lunch or whatever. How about some "personal responsiblity" from them? How about guidance to the employee's in the same way companies provide guidance to "the market"?
The "reciept" would not be for the person to walk away with, but would be the "ballot". That ballot would be marked with the choices the voter made in plain english ( perhaps OCR'able for easy computer scanning ). It would be kept for recounting, verification, and "quality control" type spot checking. To avoid fraud. Obviously additional process of the type we ought to be familiar with would be required to prevent the ballots from being tampered with, and ballot boxes from being "stuffed". This is where the paper trail would give you the confidence you rightly seek.
The voter would walk away with an "I voted" sticker and nothing else. Why? So that people outside the voting station cannot confront voter with "vote this way, or I will beat you senseless when you come out" or even "I will give you $ for a vote for 'X'".
*My ultimate thesis was, its simply dishonest to blame teachers for the ills of society*
Absolutely. All the teachers I have met so far have been very interested in helping the students rise above.
The parents have to take the majority of the heat on this, I think. They need to get their children to understand why education is important. ( And I understand this very well with my 11 year old... He *just* isnt inspired. It is *hard*. ( Means I have more work ahead of me... ) )
Califoria. Poway ( San Diego ) to be precise. I have three kids in school ( 11, 9 and 7 ), and the three schools ( the 9 year old is attending school in Alpine ( dont ask how that works, please, unless you want a novel in return...:-) ) ) they attend have mostly interested parents and teachers, and my kids seem to be getting along OK. So, you cant speak for all areas in CA, either.:-) I have no doubts that educating illegal immigrants is a heavy burden in some places, like the school you mother teachs in. I used to live in Chula Vista, near Otay Valley road, and things seemed worse there. I cant speak authoritatively, but it seemed that some of the immigrant students were doing OK, and that the many were close to your description above.
Perhaps you should put a disclaimer in front of your site so that people know what is coming. The expectation on the internet is that if you have caused the site to be available over the net that people can browse there without regard to precisely *how* they browse. Otherwise there is no consent to your policy before I end up in your site.
And here is the next question: Is it theft if I view the ads but dont purchase? And what is the difference between viewing and not purchasing and not viewing?
Own a TIVO or other PVR? Fast forward over the commercials? If so, then, by your logic, that is theft. Report yourself to jail.
Republican == "Upstanding, never lie, cheat or steal, or in any other way do anything wrong"
Democrat == "Lieing Commie pervert bastard who would do anything to anyone, just because".
Or maybe there are some good people with different points of view that arrive at them honestly on both side of the equation, and some that dont on both side of the equation.
If you believe the former, then *why* didnt those lieing cheating Democrats win this last election?
I did not read the article, but maybe it is because the TV channel is broadcasting whatever they want to, while the internet download would allow me to ( potentially ) watch what *I* want to, when I want to, instead of waiting for the TV channel(s) to broadcast it.
So, Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, Pontiac, Saturn, Cadillac, Oldsmobile dont count?:-)
I'll grant you that most of those aquisitions happened a while ago. But....
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There is value to being local, even in code. The knowledge of what needs to be done is embedded in subject matter experts "in" the business, for the most part. Having the ability to meet, talk ( time zones ) and show progress is enhanced when the developer and the SME are easily accessable. Also, I presume that the author was considering that the local developer had probably been working on the project for some time, giving them the domain knowledge needed to successfully complete the project. Compared to a fresh new outsourcing partner, that *is* an advantage to the local developer.
Another related note, it is difficult to fully specify what you want built, even when you are a big shop that has experience with specification work. Even assuming both developers ( local and remote ) having the same knowledge of the domain, the ability to duck over and have a few words *right now* are invaluable. ( Not that I expect a PBH to understand this.. ).
Another unrelated note. Working for an Indian company producing a product for company "X" in America, and being an American working in company "X". Who would you expect to put company "X"'s priorities first?
I dont think that racism is nessesarily present.
And no, Indian engineers are no slouches. Neither are American ( caviat, I dont include the "I can do a website, but nothing else" in "engineers". )
I dont believe that you will find proof ( in the mathematical sense ) of the existance or lack thereof of God. There is no point to faith, very little free will, no decision for you if there is proof of God's existance. Kinda a catch 22 for you.
You are correct, I think, about the "my father told me..." line of reasoning. Unless, of course, it truly was God speaking to you.:-) But then, you would be back at point 1 above.
The decision to believe or disbelieve is yours and yours alone. I would say to you, read it with an open mind, critically, but not looking to jump on every small detail. Think about it, mull it over, decide for yourself. Take some time about it.
No. You should believe the bible an authoritative guide to living because you have read it, understand it, and believe in God and in the Bible's message.
I do not recommend compiler construction so you will know how to *write* a compiler so much. Rather I recommend it so that you know what a compiler *does* with the code you write. And how that resultant object code "works".
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I agree that China will know that North Korea had launched. Knowing that will not make the missiles aimed back in their general direction seem much less menacing, even with our assurances. And this all assumes accuracy of our missiles. An effective missile defence system makes the requirement of a counter strike optional on our part, and makes a first strike on their part much less attractive.
:-)
On wind direction, I dont know, but I think there will be greater problems than just the fallout pattern. There will be the initial damage ( to a country nominally an Ally of China's ), refugees, and probably other things I have not thought of. I cant help but imagine that a response will not be one or two missiles, but an attempt to ensure no further missiles are launched or possible of launching in the future.
Thanks for reading my post. I did read yours, I dont agree that this is a bargaining chip.
Depends on the players...
Yes, for China, Russia, et al to launch, that would be suicidal.
North Korea, on the other hand, is potentially a bit different.
A: How can China know that any nukes sent by us in retaliation for an NK first strike are not aimed at them?
B: Will they care? Nukes detonating in NK are sure to cause Chinese problems, them being close geographically.
And NK is working on missiles with the range to hit continental US targets. Then there is the latest brewhaha about enriching Uranium.
C: I am not sure that NK leadership cares about the counterstrike.
I think having something to swat those missiles is a good thing, not a waste of money. And no, it will not work against those other attack vectors. And it is not designed to.
So, you tell him what your time is going to cost him, and tell him what the cost of the new machine is.
:-)
Or "help" that PC on it's journey to heaven.
Perhaps it would have been better to say "one protects people who have little power to protect themselves".
:-)
No, not no skills, not unemployable, not so stupid they cannot aquire new skills. It is harder for those lower in the economic brackets to do these things. Think not? Go get rid of your money and prove me wrong.
Note, I did not say impossible, I said harder.
And just who is better positioned to do these things, the executive suite guys, or those "beneath" them? So why do the top people have this protection and those "below" dont?
No, Oracle does not have an on/off switch, but they do have their hand around the oxygen hose.
No, he didnt say that.
My own observation. He explained the poison pill as a way for the board members to protect / inflate ( depending on how you look at it ) their value. Unions can be looked at as ways to protect / inflate ( same proviso ) labor's value. Many business types believe that unions are bad, but, at least some seem to think business tactics such as this are OK. I see it as hypocritical.
As to it being modded up, can you explain why you think this? I did not expect it to get modded any particular way ( just like most of my posts... ).
Interesting.
So, poison pills are OK, but labor unions are not.
Guess it depends on whos job is threatened.
The computer may not have been a good example.
I understand that for transporting electrical energy for distances, AC is by far the way to go. But from the roof of the house to the inside?
Just asking the question.
Did it strike anyone else that the DC power is converted into AC to be fed into the house?
Where all the devices then proceed to convert AC into DC?
I know there would be issues with voltages/amps/watts, but wouldnt it be better to bypass all that heat generation ( unless it can be harnessed ) and go direct DC? Store excess in batteries?
And isnt that the full circle? Edison's wish was for the power to be provided DC, not AC.
How would you know how much risk you were in? The suits will always tell you that everything is OK, right up until they let you go. The job-holder has no real factual way to make an assessment.
I agree that people in general *should* take personal responsiblity and make sure that they have enough in the bank to ride out some level of joblessness. That said, saving can be difficult.
On the other side, however, how is it that AOL suddenly decided they did not need 750 or so employees? Did the business fundamentals suddenly change? No, they have probably been in decline for a while, with the suits in charge in denial or out to lunch or whatever. How about some "personal responsiblity" from them? How about guidance to the employee's in the same way companies provide guidance to "the market"?
*they're saying that Red Hat could be making more money.*
No, they are saying that *Dell* would make more money.
The "reciept" would not be for the person to walk away with, but would be the "ballot". That ballot would be marked with the choices the voter made in plain english ( perhaps OCR'able for easy computer scanning ). It would be kept for recounting, verification, and "quality control" type spot checking. To avoid fraud. Obviously additional process of the type we ought to be familiar with would be required to prevent the ballots from being tampered with, and ballot boxes from being "stuffed". This is where the paper trail would give you the confidence you rightly seek.
The voter would walk away with an "I voted" sticker and nothing else. Why? So that people outside the voting station cannot confront voter with "vote this way, or I will beat you senseless when you come out" or even "I will give you $ for a vote for 'X'".
Could be to look at this as outsourcing the management team. The work sounds like it has been outsourced for a while now.
*My ultimate thesis was, its simply dishonest to blame teachers for the ills of society*
:-)
Absolutely. All the teachers I have met so far have been very interested in helping the students rise above.
The parents have to take the majority of the heat on this, I think. They need to get their children to understand why education is important. ( And I understand this very well with my 11 year old... He *just* isnt inspired. It is *hard*. ( Means I have more work ahead of me... ) )
Thank you for a good "conversation".
You may.
:-) ) ) they attend have mostly interested parents and teachers, and my kids seem to be getting along OK. So, you cant speak for all areas in CA, either. :-) I have no doubts that educating illegal immigrants is a heavy burden in some places, like the school you mother teachs in. I used to live in Chula Vista, near Otay Valley road, and things seemed worse there. I cant speak authoritatively, but it seemed that some of the immigrant students were doing OK, and that the many were close to your description above.
Califoria. Poway ( San Diego ) to be precise. I have three kids in school ( 11, 9 and 7 ), and the three schools ( the 9 year old is attending school in Alpine ( dont ask how that works, please, unless you want a novel in return...
A sample size of one school out of many, and for everyone, everywhere, it is their fault?
I have no doubt that you are mostly seeing what you claim above, but that doenst mean that that obtains elsewhere.
I do agree with your last paragraph.
Theft? Really?
Perhaps you should put a disclaimer in front of your site so that people know what is coming. The expectation on the internet is that if you have caused the site to be available over the net that people can browse there without regard to precisely *how* they browse. Otherwise there is no consent to your policy before I end up in your site.
And here is the next question: Is it theft if I view the ads but dont purchase? And what is the difference between viewing and not purchasing and not viewing?
Own a TIVO or other PVR? Fast forward over the commercials? If so, then, by your logic, that is theft. Report yourself to jail.
Sorry, we had forgotten that
Republican == "Upstanding, never lie, cheat or steal, or in any other way do anything wrong"
Democrat == "Lieing Commie pervert bastard who would do anything to anyone, just because".
Or maybe there are some good people with different points of view that arrive at them honestly on both side of the equation, and some that dont on both side of the equation.
If you believe the former, then *why* didnt those lieing cheating Democrats win this last election?
I did not read the article, but maybe it is because the TV channel is broadcasting whatever they want to, while the internet download would allow me to ( potentially ) watch what *I* want to, when I want to, instead of waiting for the TV channel(s) to broadcast it.
So, Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, Pontiac, Saturn, Cadillac, Oldsmobile dont count? :-)
I'll grant you that most of those aquisitions happened a while ago. But....
There is value to being local, even in code. The knowledge of what needs to be done is embedded in subject matter experts "in" the business, for the most part. Having the ability to meet, talk ( time zones ) and show progress is enhanced when the developer and the SME are easily accessable. Also, I presume that the author was considering that the local developer had probably been working on the project for some time, giving them the domain knowledge needed to successfully complete the project. Compared to a fresh new outsourcing partner, that *is* an advantage to the local developer.
Another related note, it is difficult to fully specify what you want built, even when you are a big shop that has experience with specification work. Even assuming both developers ( local and remote ) having the same knowledge of the domain, the ability to duck over and have a few words *right now* are invaluable. ( Not that I expect a PBH to understand this.. ).
Another unrelated note. Working for an Indian company producing a product for company "X" in America, and being an American working in company "X". Who would you expect to put company "X"'s priorities first?
I dont think that racism is nessesarily present.
And no, Indian engineers are no slouches. Neither are American ( caviat, I dont include the "I can do a website, but nothing else" in "engineers". )
Thanks!
I dont believe that you will find proof ( in the mathematical sense ) of the existance or lack thereof of God. There is no point to faith, very little free will, no decision for you if there is proof of God's existance. Kinda a catch 22 for you.
:-) But then, you would be back at point 1 above.
You are correct, I think, about the "my father told me..." line of reasoning. Unless, of course, it truly was God speaking to you.
I am sorry I dont have anything better for you.
The decision to believe or disbelieve is yours and yours alone. I would say to you, read it with an open mind, critically, but not looking to jump on every small detail. Think about it, mull it over, decide for yourself. Take some time about it.
No. You should believe the bible an authoritative guide to living because you have read it, understand it, and believe in God and in the Bible's message.
I do not recommend compiler construction so you will know how to *write* a compiler so much. Rather I recommend it so that you know what a compiler *does* with the code you write. And how that resultant object code "works".