I'd imagine the technology would be transfered to missles.. at that speed do you even need explosives?
But for commercial use, if you can get materials that can withstand mach 20 I'm sure someone will be able to create a commercial airline that can economically go mach 3 or 4.
No they don't. What China has are a bunch of "promises" that they'll get money in the future. If China tries to bring down the US, the US will default on everything to China and really screw up both economies.
Sounds like a good reason to not be friends with them, or to block that person individually.
I started blocking certain games then I started hiding certain people that just spammed every facebook app ever invented. For a friends list of around 200 people, it's amazing how little clutter my feed actually has.
I don't know many people on g+ yet, I have it but only have 4 friends. So far I don't think it's any easier to use than FB. But I'll wait and see how the end product turns out.
I think if you work here you should pay as much as the next guy. If you don't like it, find a job in another country.
My wife is currently on an H1B visa (though we're going through the green card process right now). She's always had to pay the same taxes I've had to pay. She also cannot vote so she doesn't have a 'voice'.
But you know what, that's part of the cost of immigrating to the US.
Before they were terribly inefficient businesses which is why they had to charge so much for a ticket. Operationally, they are better now... of course so much competition means profit margins are slim.
I was originally responding to the post which claimed, though it may have been a humoric exaggeration, that airlines only serve a small amount of beverage now.
I've been on roughly 30 flights just in the past 5 years, yes a lot has changed since the pre 9/11 days. First of all, ticket prices don't seem to be rising nearly as fast as inflation. In 1994 I went to Brazil and my ticket was $1500. In 2007 I went back and my ticket was $1100. So yes, profit margains for airlines has strunk considerably. Yes, you now have to pay for a meal on all domestic flights. If you want a non-alcoholic drink, all you have to do is ask and they will provide it to you. If you'd like another snack bag, chances are they will give you one. Some airlines charge for the headsets, some only charge if you keep them.
It is so much cheaper to fly these days than it was 15 years ago. I'm not going to complain that they only offer me 1 can of soda and a small back of crackers on my 4 hour flight from Ohio to LAX. 4 hours is nothing. The other option is to drive... which would end up being more costly if it required just 1 over-night stop.
What do you fly? I fly coach and have touched just about every major US airline in the past 3 years.. they always give me a full can of soda and if I get thirsty later in the flight they will give me a 2nd can if I request.
I agree with you about the snack, though. Need 4 or 5 of those to tide me over on a cross-country filght. But again, usually once everyone has gotten 1 they will let you have more.
I ask because I know 5 Americans who are fluent in Japanese. Kanji is just borrowed Chinese. Granted I have Japanese ties being married to a Japanese woman, but we're also in a small town in the mid-west. Surely there have to be at least a handful of people, on average, per state that are fluent in Chinese without having been born there. Not to mention all of Europe as well?
They've been around in the US far longer than 21 years. The one in my small town preceded me (born in '79). The flow is the same as what is shown on the wiki (other than the right/left side of the road difference).
Not unless he is a trained sniper with enough cover and 1-way visibility to allow him to get off shots without anyone on the outside seeing him getting ready.
I really doubt "hey man, they are on the roof" is going to be very helpful, unless going through the roof was his escape route.
You must have a really lazy driver. Here they will bring the package up to the door. If you are not home, they leave the note and take the package back to the truck if it requires a signature.
But it's ok for Apple to run years long advertising campaigns on tv trying to portray the average windows user as a middle aged balding guy while Apple is young and hip?
I don't see the difference. Both are trying to get press at the other one's expense.
I don't like multi-player RTS... probably because I was never very good. I play slow and like to build up everything. Therefore I enjoy the RTS single player missions.
That young people still discover things is proof there's still low hanging fruit or that exceptional talent matters more than a PhD and 20 years of working with the subject matter. Of course there's many cookie cutter professors too but usually there are some that are exceptional talents and PhDs and have worked on it 20 years who has picked clean any reasonably accessible discovery.
What I think it means is that when you've been working on something so long you tend to lose focus on something obvious. It takes a fresh pair of eyes without a vested interest to make the connection.
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I'd imagine the technology would be transfered to missles.. at that speed do you even need explosives?
But for commercial use, if you can get materials that can withstand mach 20 I'm sure someone will be able to create a commercial airline that can economically go mach 3 or 4.
Isn't Apple also trying to get an injunction on Samsung tablets in Australia?
No they don't. What China has are a bunch of "promises" that they'll get money in the future. If China tries to bring down the US, the US will default on everything to China and really screw up both economies.
Yeah, we buy everyone else's raw materials while they are cheap. When those start to go scarce or the price goes up, we tap into our own resources.
Part of it is strategy, part of it is economics.
If you think THIS is a scam, read up more on fractional-reserve banking. The debt-driven US dollar is the biggest ponzi scheme ever.
Sounds like something that should land a person in federal pound-me-in-the-ass prison.
It's about as surprising as Amy Winehouse being found dead in her apartment...
Sounds like a good reason to not be friends with them, or to block that person individually.
I started blocking certain games then I started hiding certain people that just spammed every facebook app ever invented. For a friends list of around 200 people, it's amazing how little clutter my feed actually has.
I don't know many people on g+ yet, I have it but only have 4 friends. So far I don't think it's any easier to use than FB. But I'll wait and see how the end product turns out.
I'm curious if the products themselves are counterfeit or if the manufacturers are selling extra production to these fake stores to turn more profit.
Past experience tells me the products could very well be the real deal.
If they were paid to do the work, who cares how pointless it seems?
Now slave or indentured labor is another story.
I think if you work here you should pay as much as the next guy. If you don't like it, find a job in another country.
My wife is currently on an H1B visa (though we're going through the green card process right now). She's always had to pay the same taxes I've had to pay. She also cannot vote so she doesn't have a 'voice'.
But you know what, that's part of the cost of immigrating to the US.
Maybe my memory is off but I thought the holes that you could blow in walls only occured in very specific areas.
Before they were terribly inefficient businesses which is why they had to charge so much for a ticket. Operationally, they are better now... of course so much competition means profit margins are slim.
I was originally responding to the post which claimed, though it may have been a humoric exaggeration, that airlines only serve a small amount of beverage now.
I've been on roughly 30 flights just in the past 5 years, yes a lot has changed since the pre 9/11 days. First of all, ticket prices don't seem to be rising nearly as fast as inflation. In 1994 I went to Brazil and my ticket was $1500. In 2007 I went back and my ticket was $1100. So yes, profit margains for airlines has strunk considerably. Yes, you now have to pay for a meal on all domestic flights. If you want a non-alcoholic drink, all you have to do is ask and they will provide it to you. If you'd like another snack bag, chances are they will give you one. Some airlines charge for the headsets, some only charge if you keep them.
It is so much cheaper to fly these days than it was 15 years ago. I'm not going to complain that they only offer me 1 can of soda and a small back of crackers on my 4 hour flight from Ohio to LAX. 4 hours is nothing. The other option is to drive... which would end up being more costly if it required just 1 over-night stop.
What do you fly? I fly coach and have touched just about every major US airline in the past 3 years.. they always give me a full can of soda and if I get thirsty later in the flight they will give me a 2nd can if I request.
I agree with you about the snack, though. Need 4 or 5 of those to tide me over on a cross-country filght. But again, usually once everyone has gotten 1 they will let you have more.
That's not a better solution. The best solution is to get a competent MBA and a competent engineer to COMMUNICATE well with each other.
If it was that big of a deal to you, you should have already known about it... unless /. is your only source of news.
Is that a fact?
I ask because I know 5 Americans who are fluent in Japanese. Kanji is just borrowed Chinese. Granted I have Japanese ties being married to a Japanese woman, but we're also in a small town in the mid-west. Surely there have to be at least a handful of people, on average, per state that are fluent in Chinese without having been born there. Not to mention all of Europe as well?
They've been around in the US far longer than 21 years. The one in my small town preceded me (born in '79). The flow is the same as what is shown on the wiki (other than the right/left side of the road difference).
Not unless he is a trained sniper with enough cover and 1-way visibility to allow him to get off shots without anyone on the outside seeing him getting ready.
I really doubt "hey man, they are on the roof" is going to be very helpful, unless going through the roof was his escape route.
"The International Air Transport Association unveiled a mock-up Tuesday in Singapore "
Do you hate the entire world?
You must have a really lazy driver. Here they will bring the package up to the door. If you are not home, they leave the note and take the package back to the truck if it requires a signature.
But it's ok for Apple to run years long advertising campaigns on tv trying to portray the average windows user as a middle aged balding guy while Apple is young and hip?
I don't see the difference. Both are trying to get press at the other one's expense.
I don't like multi-player RTS... probably because I was never very good. I play slow and like to build up everything. Therefore I enjoy the RTS single player missions.
I'm going to wait until all 3 are out. After a few months they will release the "bundle", probably for the price of 1. At least that's what I hope.
What I think it means is that when you've been working on something so long you tend to lose focus on something obvious. It takes a fresh pair of eyes without a vested interest to make the connection.