Not that it matters much to the US, because of the quotas and massive tariffs to protect the crappy corn ethanol industry...
Being from one of the few cane producing regions of the country, I'd say that it's more because Brazil sits right smack dab in the middle of the tropics, and thus can grow cane all year round on huge plantations, whereas only a small amount of the US is adequate to the task.
Now, *Cuba*... there's a country that could produce *lots* of ethanol. If it didn't get ripped by hurricanes which yearly would destroy the industrial distilleries.
We should be pushing to bring everyone up, not pulling back to give everyone the bare minimum.
I don't think that's what OP wrote or meant.
Everyone, even those who "can't do math", in a modern society needs to *understand* percentages, orders of magnitude, estimation and basic statistics.
While I never use calculus at work, and obviously never at home, I frequently use the 4 items mentions above at work and I *constantly* use it while watching basketball and American Football.
It's also vital when thinking about how to reduce government budget deficits: eliminating the Corporation for Public Broadcasting's US$422M sounds great, but it's only 1.2% of 1% of the budget.
Wheat Chex contain 5 g of sugar per serving, which is equivalent to about 1.2 tsp.
That math seems so wrong, since 5 grams is less than 1/5 (specifically, 0.176) of a ounce. I can't believe that a singe ounce of sugar is 6.8 tsp, or more than 2 tablespoons.
intelligence correlates strongly with liberal tendencies
Based on the quality of (supporting) comments I've seen in liberal blogs, I'd say that it's a darned low correlation.
Those people are either world class Trolls or (no matter how much education they been through) have the analytical capacity of jello but the blind fervor of a Holy Roller.
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Being from one of the few cane producing regions of the country, I'd say that it's more because Brazil sits right smack dab in the middle of the tropics, and thus can grow cane all year round on huge plantations, whereas only a small amount of the US is adequate to the task.
Now, *Cuba*... there's a country that could produce *lots* of ethanol. If it didn't get ripped by hurricanes which yearly would destroy the industrial distilleries.
Completely agree.
Some "eternal truths" I'm been relentlessly drilling into my kids:
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For a guy with such a low /. id, you have a shocking lack of clue about the world beyond geekdom.
We need to teach math with a calculator and Google. Because let's be honest you aren't ever going to be blah blah
No. We must teach "manual" math, because (IMNSHO) that's a precursor (and integral to) to understanding math.
Remember a few weeks ago the article about most American kids not knowing what the "=" sign means because they are so used to calculators?
We should be pushing for everyone to learn differential equations by the time they finish high school.
ROFLMAO.
We should be pushing to bring everyone up, not pulling back to give everyone the bare minimum.
I don't think that's what OP wrote or meant.
Everyone, even those who "can't do math", in a modern society needs to *understand* percentages, orders of magnitude, estimation and basic statistics.
While I never use calculus at work, and obviously never at home, I frequently use the 4 items mentions above at work and I *constantly* use it while watching basketball and American Football.
It's also vital when thinking about how to reduce government budget deficits: eliminating the Corporation for Public Broadcasting's US$422M sounds great, but it's only 1.2% of 1% of the budget.
Which is 1/2 ounce, and also means that a tsp = 4g.
I bow to physical reality...
No shit, Sherlock.
Let me ask you a question: how many people say "My body's 65kg of mass exerts 637.4N of gravitational force"?
Right. No one says that, except may is Physics class.
Every one says "I weigh 65kg", even though the kg is a unit of mass, and weight is a unit of force.
But 99.9999999999999999% are not on the Moon and never will be, since they're on the Earth, where weight effectively equals mass.
Which is why for all practical everyday purposes and uses, 1 kg == 2.205 lbs.
Weight refers to measure of the force of gravity on a mass. Mass is independent of gravity.
Which is fortunate for all those people on the ISS.
For the other 99.9999999999999999% of us of terra firma, "weight == mass" is Good Enough.
Of *course* it's all George Bush's fault!!!
Wheat Chex contain 5 g of sugar per serving, which is equivalent to about 1.2 tsp.
That math seems so wrong, since 5 grams is less than 1/5 (specifically, 0.176) of a ounce. I can't believe that a singe ounce of sugar is 6.8 tsp, or more than 2 tablespoons.
However, I've been wrong before...
You missed the part about how is it related to the PATRIOT Act?.
intelligence correlates strongly with liberal tendencies
Based on the quality of (supporting) comments I've seen in liberal blogs, I'd say that it's a darned low correlation.
Those people are either world class Trolls or (no matter how much education they been through) have the analytical capacity of jello but the blind fervor of a Holy Roller.
so things like the Patriot Act [snip] were ... conservative freedom initiatives?
What can't you do now that you couldn't do in 2001, and how is it related to the PATRIOT Act?
the GOP's largest expansion of government in our history were ... conservative freedom initiatives?
Yeah, that's pretty (make that really) non-conservative.
Keyboard noise level is the only metric my boss uses to measure my productivity since he's code illiterate.
You don't need to be code literate to know whether a program works and was completed on time.
Obligatory(?) Futurama reference.
But Ada won't ever go anywhere, and wishing it would is futile.
Just like COBOL, the best Domain-Specific Language for writing financial apps.
They didn't do a language from scratch
Yes, you're right.
they extended Java
That doesn't obviate my point that they should have extended an OO language that's already more secure than Java.
So you expect all programmers to switch to Fabric just overnight?
All the programmers who want to work on the DOD contract that specifies that the work be implemented in Fabric...
they should have extended Ada.
it ignores the valuable role they serve in the markets.
What valuable role?
The ability to buy a tiny fraction of 1% a company, decades after it's IPO?
Or the gambling which is what 99.999999% of stock trading is.
What are you plans on record oriented interfaces for the vfs layer
That would be completely antithetical to the "every file is a byte-stream, just link to libdb" mantra.
I'm a Doctor (Doctor of Chiropractic) ... You'll never get heart disease or cancer.
Two names:
Anyway, my uncle was all into health food, exercise, acupuncture, etc and died of cancer in his 50s.
What's even more ridiculous is the loaded wording of the summary.
I think he was being sarcastic...