Yes, Iran and North Korea (e.g.) aren't quite trustworthy when it comes to implements of destruction. However, you're making the assumption that the US is the opposite. That's where the hypocrisy lies.
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Indeed, descending order of significance is the only order that makes sense. All other systems are local perversions.
How is that "smarter"? I think you still don't get the point: both cats and dogs are dumb, when compared to humans. Comparing cats to dogs and vice versa using a human measure doesn't work, we would have to be either cats or dogs to do that. Whatever we think looks like "intelligence" is more than likely behavioural patterns.
So from what I can gather, what you call prayer, I call introspection. In which case, sure it works, and is even recommended!
And to defuse the admittedly trollish tone of what I just wrote: I've always had the feeling that Christianity is not about God at all, but about the followers. God is merely a tool that is used for self control (and mass control too perhaps), possibly without the user realising it.
Whatever attributes you ascribe to the god, are part of the tool. Except, some attributes (like 'originator of existence', 'miracles', 'Jesus') have separate discussions attached to them, but that's another story.
But does prayer ever work under favourable circumstances, e.g. within a relationship with a god? Does it work under any circumstances at all? Not that I've heard of.
Besides, what prayer and which god(s) are we talking about? Automatically assuming Christianity is a certain kind of arrogance that I'm not fond of.
Don't get me wrong, cats are cute and funny, but I have never and WILL NEVER, EVER trust a cat. They can't be trusted; Even as pets. Cats are independent. They won't throw themselves off a cliff even if they watch their caregiver do so, symbolically speaking.
That is not to say they're smart, because both dogs and cats are stupid as bricks, they just have different lifestyles and instincts, that's all.
I don't see why that should be deleted, since that information is not at the whim of a one person or a few people, but rather factual information on physical processes. The problem with character pages is that the characters were thought up by a very small number of people, often only one. The information on what motivates the characters may thus be totally incorrect, which means the article is a subjective interpretation, rather that encyclopedic knowledge.
Now, character articles can be good and informational, they just run a higher risk of being wrong and useless.
Out of curiousity, what would happen to a transsexual's id number there? Seems like the best that could be done is to give them a new number as if they were born at the very end of the day... which could be strange if they were born at any other time, but I suppose it wouldn't be the only reason one might have to be assigned such a number.
Regardless, it seems unwise to encode one's gender into an id number. Good question! I checked it out, and the Supreme Administrative Court decided in 1988 that the ID can be changed for transsexuals. There are about 5-7 cases each year. Apparently, a person's gender is also currently stored in the registry alongside the other info, though it's not mandated by law.
It is the equivalent the social security number and it consists of my birthdate in format yyyymmdd followed by a three digit number. Unlike in the US, knowing this number means nothing. Finland, and probably a lot of other countries have something very similar. Here it's ddmmyy-xxxc, where xxx is assigned in birth order with even for females and odd for males, c is a checksum character, and the dash can be (+|-|A) depending on century. These are assigned at birth, so everyone has one of these.
I just don't see how the database in TFA is any different from this or the multitude of population registries that exist all over the world. Can someone enumerate the problems with this, please?
It is a shame that the world places such high value on the "degree." The world should place high value on degrees. Whether the industry should is another matter, and your real complaint.
If they have to answer for it, then they are not exactly sovereign. In that case no country is exactly sovereign, because all countries are party to some agreements that they can choose to ignore, but then would have to face the consequences.
Your calculations are a bit off. The LCF, like the Beluga and similar, is meant to transport aircraft parts which are large, not heavy. Additionally, the bulky airframe means it can actually lift less weight than a regular cargo carrier, and maximum takeoff weight is the limitation for bandwidth, not volume. Besides, the LCF is not for sale to customers.
Redoing for the 747-400ERF:
Assume each disc weighs 16g, like a CD.
This gives us a box with a volume of 1,38 m^3 that contains 80000 discs, weighing 1280 kg, let's say 1300 kg including the box.
With a maximum payload of 112760 kg, that means 86,7 boxes, giving a fuel range of 9782 km. Note that if you want to go the full 14212 km, you'll have to throw off some weight to load more fuel.
This means about 6 936 000 discs giving the following jumbo packet sizes:
Not including landing and takeoff times, the aircraft will travel 9782 km in about 10 hours, but let's add in 30 minutes for loading and unloading, giving the following practical bandwidths:
Now, according to wikipedia the Airbus A380F has a maximum range of 3800 km less, but has a maximum payload of about 37240 kg more, and would thus be better for bandwidth over normal distances as opposed to extreme long haul transmission. The calculations for this are left as an excercise to the reader.
I've had the real deal rural home-made kimchi, as well as numerous restaurant versions, and I still don't think it smells particularly bad, if anything. I can think of many dishes that are orders of magnitude worse, even. Is it just my nose, or is it other people's noses?
In fact, I've never even heard of kimchi smelling bad before this!
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Huh, you mean you don't even eat bibimbap? That's gotta be the easiest dish ever to eat.
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I agree, I'm wondering if kimchi outside of korea is for some reason more foul-smelling.
The larvae aren't all that bad though. A strange taste for sure, but not really particularly strong.
It's very similar to sauerkraut, in fact. The difference is mostly in the veggies used, and the red hot spices in kimchi.
Additionally, I've never had any kind of gas problem with kimchi at all. Not sure why people say it smells as well. Put it in a sealed container, not in the microwave!
For those who have boys as kids and they have too narrow a foreskin: do something about it before they reach puberty. There is no fund in having stiches and waking up with a woody (and unable to do anything about it for several weeks) That's phimosis, but circumcision is not the only treatment for it. Depending on the degree, varying amounts of foreskin can be cut away, not just the whole shebang, and in many cases, simple stretching of the skin will do the trick.
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Cutting off an arm because it's behaving badly ain't surgery, you know.
That the line exists is not the point. The point is that the line can be moved.
/.jp is utf-8, so it supports any language.
Yes, Iran and North Korea (e.g.) aren't quite trustworthy when it comes to implements of destruction. However, you're making the assumption that the US is the opposite. That's where the hypocrisy lies.
Indeed, descending order of significance is the only order that makes sense. All other systems are local perversions.
How is that "smarter"? I think you still don't get the point: both cats and dogs are dumb, when compared to humans. Comparing cats to dogs and vice versa using a human measure doesn't work, we would have to be either cats or dogs to do that. Whatever we think looks like "intelligence" is more than likely behavioural patterns.
Not only that, but none of the prophecies are in any way self-fulfilling. No way, could never happen, uh-huh.
And to defuse the admittedly trollish tone of what I just wrote: I've always had the feeling that Christianity is not about God at all, but about the followers. God is merely a tool that is used for self control (and mass control too perhaps), possibly without the user realising it.
Whatever attributes you ascribe to the god, are part of the tool. Except, some attributes (like 'originator of existence', 'miracles', 'Jesus') have separate discussions attached to them, but that's another story.
Besides, what prayer and which god(s) are we talking about? Automatically assuming Christianity is a certain kind of arrogance that I'm not fond of.
That is not to say they're smart, because both dogs and cats are stupid as bricks, they just have different lifestyles and instincts, that's all.
Now, character articles can be good and informational, they just run a higher risk of being wrong and useless.
I just don't see how the database in TFA is any different from this or the multitude of population registries that exist all over the world. Can someone enumerate the problems with this, please?
Isn't there any project to build a GUI library that automatically makes good design choices for the programmer? One can always dream...
Huh. I'm still not sure whether it's a cult or science. Peer-reviewed papers please.
4 Gbps as well as 1500 km, mind you.
Redoing for the 747-400ERF:
- Assume each disc weighs 16g, like a CD.
- This gives us a box with a volume of 1,38 m^3 that contains 80000 discs, weighing 1280 kg, let's say 1300 kg including the box.
- With a maximum payload of 112760 kg, that means 86,7 boxes, giving a fuel range of 9782 km. Note that if you want to go the full 14212 km, you'll have to throw off some weight to load more fuel.
- This means about 6 936 000 discs giving the following jumbo packet sizes:
CD = 4,5 petabytesDVD(DL) = 51 PB
HD-DVD = 184,8 PB
BD = 308,3 PB
- Not including landing and takeoff times, the aircraft will travel 9782 km in about 10 hours, but let's add in 30 minutes for loading and unloading, giving the following practical bandwidths:
CD = 124.8 GBpsDVD(DL) = 1.38 TBps
HD-DVD = 5 TBps
BD = 8.35 TBps
Now, according to wikipedia the Airbus A380F has a maximum range of 3800 km less, but has a maximum payload of about 37240 kg more, and would thus be better for bandwidth over normal distances as opposed to extreme long haul transmission. The calculations for this are left as an excercise to the reader.
That sounds unlikely, unless you disregard the recycling at the end of the cars life.
In fact, I've never even heard of kimchi smelling bad before this!
Huh, you mean you don't even eat bibimbap? That's gotta be the easiest dish ever to eat.
The larvae aren't all that bad though. A strange taste for sure, but not really particularly strong.
Additionally, I've never had any kind of gas problem with kimchi at all. Not sure why people say it smells as well. Put it in a sealed container, not in the microwave!