No. Most christians are. Or most insert least favourite ideology here.
Considering the fact that we are discussing Atheist Shoes, I'd say that is being pretty preachy.
Your point about confirmation bias is valid though but I think that part of the problem that atheists in general tend to suffer from is that the noisy ones are making difficult for everyone else. This of course, is the same problem that most of the religions in the world tend to suffer from.
Depending upon the enviorment, KISS is actually a bad idea as you must ensure that things fail safe when lives are potentially on the line. I also tend to pick extreme examples on purpose since there is no single methodlogy that works for everything - there is no silver bullet
Also, other than a couple very extreme examples where you only really got one shot with something I don't think anyone has really ever advocated that the pure waterfall model actually be used. But if you look at every single development methodology othere there you will see the the waterfall model under the hood in one way or another. It's like of the the OSI Model, you have to learn it, but you will likely never see it in a pure form.
teaching nothing is better than teaching the wrong thing
On one hand you are right in that ignorance can be better than being wrong at times; but on the other hand, how many people do you know really want to standup and admit they are ignorant about something?
Also, with regards to Keynesian economics, well, the Marshall Plan was quite successful and had a lot of Keynesian aspects to it.
Depends what you are doing, for web applications where lots of user feedback is useful then trying to use a waterfall model is fairly useless, if your are trying to write reactor control softwere that has to be right the first time, well, you are better off using the waterfall model.
Comparing government spending and business spending might be a better way of doing things, after all personnel finance adviser is going to advise you cut your spending and you income at the same time? With regards to business spending, some small businesses can bootstrap themselves without taking out any loans but they tend to be rare and have a upper limit as to how large they can grow. Larger businesses tend to need a business loan (i.e. spend more than they make) and may run with a deficit for several years before they become profitable.
Except if North Korea collapses then the US doesn't have reason to stay in South Korea any more and would most likely give up most if not all of the bases there just to save money. Or for that matter, since the Status of Forces agreement is likely contingent upon the contination of the Korean War (remember, the Korean War never offically ended) the collapse of South Korea would require a new Status of Forces agreement which means the South Korean government could just decline to sign again.
If the recent Southwest flight I was on is any indication then they are actually doing a fairly good job with the QoS as there appeared to be quite a few people on the plane using the service. The cost was also fairly reasonable, $5 per device for the entire day so if you have a couple connections to make then you don't keep getting hit for the cost. However, based upon their website they are using satellite based services instead of ground based so they might have a more advanced network.
They did say they blocked streaming video though so that might be part of the reason the bandwidth was decent.
You're not offering proof --- I stand by what I say, based upon my very own military experience --- and I didn't even bother to mention that those closest to Lee Oswald never were aware of his spending any time at the firing ranger, other than the mandatory qualififying, when he failed and they would pencil him in. sgt_doom
I'm not saying that they aren't mistaken or lying about seeing Oswald I'm just saying that there is nothing about that story that seems implasable on the face of it meerly because of a women on the firing range. Although the more I think about it and with regards to what the other commenter said, I can't think of any reason that a woman couldn't have been an RO given that WAC's where armorers during WWII (also a hard job to do if you can't fire the weapon in testing). Some of the basic of the story check out as women did serve overseas during during that time frame and someone bending the rules (or breaking them outright) isn't exactly unheard of in the military so I'm just saying that you can't dismiss it on those two grounds. There are tons of other better reasons to do so.
The real question is why do we need more firepower? How do highly evolved highly intelligent people benefit from this?
Shooting stuff is fun! That's really all there is to it. For most it's just like any other hobby that people have except that it tends to be more expensive.
This clown claimed to have run into a woman in Tennessee who had served in the military back in the 1950s, and while practising on the firing range at the base she was stationed in at Japan, frequently saw a young quiet Marine who came almost every day to practise firing his rifle. The Rambler claimed this woman told him she later recognized him again as Lee Harvey Oswald, on the day of Kennedy's assassination in November of 1963.
Problem? Women weren't allowed on any military firing range back then, and not even back in the late 1960s and 1970s when I was in the bag (in military and combat). Fiction is fiction, sonny, no matter how many times you spin it....
Eh, without knowing more of the story there is no reason to say off hand that she might not have been on the firing range unofficially. According to official history about 20% of the WACs served overseas in the 1950s and even if they weren't officially allowed on the firing range, there is nothing to say that the rules might have been bent or broken for someone. There is just know way to know for sure without more information. Also, June 1975 is when the weapons training became mandatory for women.
This isn't to say that the story is true, but that off hand there isn't anything that raises an immediate alarm bell.
At the expense of putting people at risk due to the exposure. Had he of just release one or two documents and/or a limited number of videos then there would likely have still been a public outcry and major investigations launched to root things out; however, by releasing everything he effectively put lives at risks as well as years if not decades of diplomacy on the chance that there might have been other crimes.
How would congress even know about this? Do you think they would report such actions? Do you think congress knows about the renditions being performed? Do they know what secret prisons are used for torture?
There is a reason that the various branches of the US military have inspector generals and a part of their job is to ensure that such things do not happen. So the US militiary effectively uses the same system that polices forces (i.e. internal affairs) as the check to ensure that gross abuses don't occur. Also, there is a whisleblowing program that is fairly well documented that should also be used to filter such abuses back to those who are in a position to do something about it.
So? Depending upon how you have the investments setup and what country you live in you are likely going to be paying a lot less in taxes than you would have if you were drawing a pay check. Plus, since it's investment income you aren't going to be paying payroll taxes if you compare notes with someone who has a salary of $250,000 your net monthly income ins likely to be significantly higher than theirs.
Odds are you would still end up with some sort of job just to stave off the boredom that might be associated so you would still get an income from that as well in which case it would be a combination of âoerainy dayâ funds, retirement funds, and investments that can give you play money.
...the simplest (and therefore best) definitions of reality...
Serious question, but how do you find such things as M-Theory or Quantum Mechanics to be the simplest explanation?
Also with regards to scientific research that strips away the mysticism, there is actually quite a bit of solid scientific research into meditation that has been going on the past couple years that have been pointing to a number of positive effects due to it.
Odds are you have heard her, but didn't know who it was a the time as she has been performing for a several decades now and has done some extremely high profile events.
That said though, if she really did pay $51M for a ticket to space then there is a not insignificant chance that she is spending almost all of her fortune as it is only estimated to be around $52M.
A certain Mr Randi has a million dollars waiting for the first person to do it.
I'm not sure that would really apply in this case as they aren't claiming anything that is paranormal per se as they aren't claiming anything paranormal in the same way that someone who claims to predict the future is.
Yep, the guy with multiple Ph.D's disagrees with the your particular brand of invisible sky daddy, must be a dumbass.
Yes, because having a PhD automatically makes you an expert in everything and you should trust what they have to say about anything.
Sorry, mild pet peeve, but seriously, holding a PhD doesn't mean that you are intelligent or even know what you are talking about, as theories can go stale. At best they might be worth taking about, but I've meet some PhD's that knew a lot about a very narrow topic but not much about anything else.
They will not be any cheaper if they didn't cover the medical costs and you are required to have them if you drive a car or are buying a home. If i remember right, car insurance in Canada is still more expensive then in the US. So shifting the medical cost doesn't seem to lower the expense automatically. A good friend moved to the US from Canada and was surprised that her rates in the US were about $100 per month less for equal coverage.
This might end up being a bit of a regional issue, but I just checked my policy and the premium for bodily injury liability, personal injury protection, and other nominal health coverages is $285 a year so about 32% of my bill each year goes towards medical. On top of that there is also coverage associated with renters and homeowners policies that covers injury to guests which is significantly less, but once you factor it in what you are paying for medical with regards to automotive coverage then I can see it easily saving several hundred dollars over a year. So if there was universal coverage then most likely people would see various forms of savings across the board even though their tax liability would go up.
Honestly, I'd say the problem is more willingness to invest in infrastructure than anything else. The MBTA is continuously running into issues with signalling problems leading to train delays but since they are effectively broke (even though ridership goes up every year), there hasn't been any push to invest in infrastructure.
The secondary problem is that there are a lot more than just 1% of the drivers being lousy drivers in the Boston area. It's not unusual to run into problems with drivers that a) will not let other drivers merge (resulting in traffic jams around on ramps), b) will speed up when the light turns yellow, c) will sit in the middle of the intersection after the light turns red, and d) change lanes without signaling their intentions followed by slowing down.
You're joking, right? Males pretty much start the mean jokes and mockery when they are in grade school and it doesn't really stop. About the only thing that really changes is the extent of it, how obvious it is, and if it extends beyond their social circle or not.
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No. Most christians are. Or most insert least favourite ideology here.
Considering the fact that we are discussing Atheist Shoes, I'd say that is being pretty preachy.
Your point about confirmation bias is valid though but I think that part of the problem that atheists in general tend to suffer from is that the noisy ones are making difficult for everyone else. This of course, is the same problem that most of the religions in the world tend to suffer from.
Depending upon the enviorment, KISS is actually a bad idea as you must ensure that things fail safe when lives are potentially on the line. I also tend to pick extreme examples on purpose since there is no single methodlogy that works for everything - there is no silver bullet
Also, other than a couple very extreme examples where you only really got one shot with something I don't think anyone has really ever advocated that the pure waterfall model actually be used. But if you look at every single development methodology othere there you will see the the waterfall model under the hood in one way or another. It's like of the the OSI Model, you have to learn it, but you will likely never see it in a pure form.
teaching nothing is better than teaching the wrong thing
On one hand you are right in that ignorance can be better than being wrong at times; but on the other hand, how many people do you know really want to standup and admit they are ignorant about something?
Also, with regards to Keynesian economics, well, the Marshall Plan was quite successful and had a lot of Keynesian aspects to it.
Depends what you are doing, for web applications where lots of user feedback is useful then trying to use a waterfall model is fairly useless, if your are trying to write reactor control softwere that has to be right the first time, well, you are better off using the waterfall model.
Seriously you must be joking? Most schools are doing good if they teach even the basic of personal finance in schools these days for economics.
Comparing government spending and business spending might be a better way of doing things, after all personnel finance adviser is going to advise you cut your spending and you income at the same time? With regards to business spending, some small businesses can bootstrap themselves without taking out any loans but they tend to be rare and have a upper limit as to how large they can grow. Larger businesses tend to need a business loan (i.e. spend more than they make) and may run with a deficit for several years before they become profitable.
Except if North Korea collapses then the US doesn't have reason to stay in South Korea any more and would most likely give up most if not all of the bases there just to save money. Or for that matter, since the Status of Forces agreement is likely contingent upon the contination of the Korean War (remember, the Korean War never offically ended) the collapse of South Korea would require a new Status of Forces agreement which means the South Korean government could just decline to sign again.
If the recent Southwest flight I was on is any indication then they are actually doing a fairly good job with the QoS as there appeared to be quite a few people on the plane using the service. The cost was also fairly reasonable, $5 per device for the entire day so if you have a couple connections to make then you don't keep getting hit for the cost. However, based upon their website they are using satellite based services instead of ground based so they might have a more advanced network.
They did say they blocked streaming video though so that might be part of the reason the bandwidth was decent.
You're not offering proof --- I stand by what I say, based upon my very own military experience --- and I didn't even bother to mention that those closest to Lee Oswald never were aware of his spending any time at the firing ranger, other than the mandatory qualififying, when he failed and they would pencil him in. sgt_doom
I'm not saying that they aren't mistaken or lying about seeing Oswald I'm just saying that there is nothing about that story that seems implasable on the face of it meerly because of a women on the firing range. Although the more I think about it and with regards to what the other commenter said, I can't think of any reason that a woman couldn't have been an RO given that WAC's where armorers during WWII (also a hard job to do if you can't fire the weapon in testing). Some of the basic of the story check out as women did serve overseas during during that time frame and someone bending the rules (or breaking them outright) isn't exactly unheard of in the military so I'm just saying that you can't dismiss it on those two grounds. There are tons of other better reasons to do so.
The real question is why do we need more firepower? How do highly evolved highly intelligent people benefit from this?
Shooting stuff is fun! That's really all there is to it. For most it's just like any other hobby that people have except that it tends to be more expensive.
This clown claimed to have run into a woman in Tennessee who had served in the military back in the 1950s, and while practising on the firing range at the base she was stationed in at Japan, frequently saw a young quiet Marine who came almost every day to practise firing his rifle. The Rambler claimed this woman told him she later recognized him again as Lee Harvey Oswald, on the day of Kennedy's assassination in November of 1963.
Problem? Women weren't allowed on any military firing range back then, and not even back in the late 1960s and 1970s when I was in the bag (in military and combat). Fiction is fiction, sonny, no matter how many times you spin it....
Eh, without knowing more of the story there is no reason to say off hand that she might not have been on the firing range unofficially. According to official history about 20% of the WACs served overseas in the 1950s and even if they weren't officially allowed on the firing range, there is nothing to say that the rules might have been bent or broken for someone. There is just know way to know for sure without more information. Also, June 1975 is when the weapons training became mandatory for women.
This isn't to say that the story is true, but that off hand there isn't anything that raises an immediate alarm bell.
extreme but justified measures to expose it.
At the expense of putting people at risk due to the exposure. Had he of just release one or two documents and/or a limited number of videos then there would likely have still been a public outcry and major investigations launched to root things out; however, by releasing everything he effectively put lives at risks as well as years if not decades of diplomacy on the chance that there might have been other crimes.
How would congress even know about this? Do you think they would report such actions? Do you think congress knows about the renditions being performed? Do they know what secret prisons are used for torture?
There is a reason that the various branches of the US military have inspector generals and a part of their job is to ensure that such things do not happen. So the US militiary effectively uses the same system that polices forces (i.e. internal affairs) as the check to ensure that gross abuses don't occur. Also, there is a whisleblowing program that is fairly well documented that should also be used to filter such abuses back to those who are in a position to do something about it.
So? Depending upon how you have the investments setup and what country you live in you are likely going to be paying a lot less in taxes than you would have if you were drawing a pay check. Plus, since it's investment income you aren't going to be paying payroll taxes if you compare notes with someone who has a salary of $250,000 your net monthly income ins likely to be significantly higher than theirs.
Odds are you would still end up with some sort of job just to stave off the boredom that might be associated so you would still get an income from that as well in which case it would be a combination of âoerainy dayâ funds, retirement funds, and investments that can give you play money.
...the simplest (and therefore best) definitions of reality...
Serious question, but how do you find such things as M-Theory or Quantum Mechanics to be the simplest explanation?
Also with regards to scientific research that strips away the mysticism, there is actually quite a bit of solid scientific research into meditation that has been going on the past couple years that have been pointing to a number of positive effects due to it.
Ditto for the existence of supernatural beings.
I'm not well studies on Buddhism, but I thought that the Buddha said that the concept of gods or a creator god was not relevant to his teachings?
Odds are you have heard her, but didn't know who it was a the time as she has been performing for a several decades now and has done some extremely high profile events.
That said though, if she really did pay $51M for a ticket to space then there is a not insignificant chance that she is spending almost all of her fortune as it is only estimated to be around $52M.
A certain Mr Randi has a million dollars waiting for the first person to do it.
I'm not sure that would really apply in this case as they aren't claiming anything that is paranormal per se as they aren't claiming anything paranormal in the same way that someone who claims to predict the future is.
Yep, the guy with multiple Ph.D's disagrees with the your particular brand of invisible sky daddy, must be a dumbass.
Yes, because having a PhD automatically makes you an expert in everything and you should trust what they have to say about anything.
Sorry, mild pet peeve, but seriously, holding a PhD doesn't mean that you are intelligent or even know what you are talking about, as theories can go stale. At best they might be worth taking about, but I've meet some PhD's that knew a lot about a very narrow topic but not much about anything else.
They will not be any cheaper if they didn't cover the medical costs and you are required to have them if you drive a car or are buying a home. If i remember right, car insurance in Canada is still more expensive then in the US. So shifting the medical cost doesn't seem to lower the expense automatically. A good friend moved to the US from Canada and was surprised that her rates in the US were about $100 per month less for equal coverage.
This might end up being a bit of a regional issue, but I just checked my policy and the premium for bodily injury liability, personal injury protection, and other nominal health coverages is $285 a year so about 32% of my bill each year goes towards medical. On top of that there is also coverage associated with renters and homeowners policies that covers injury to guests which is significantly less, but once you factor it in what you are paying for medical with regards to automotive coverage then I can see it easily saving several hundred dollars over a year. So if there was universal coverage then most likely people would see various forms of savings across the board even though their tax liability would go up.
Honestly, I'd say the problem is more willingness to invest in infrastructure than anything else. The MBTA is continuously running into issues with signalling problems leading to train delays but since they are effectively broke (even though ridership goes up every year), there hasn't been any push to invest in infrastructure.
The secondary problem is that there are a lot more than just 1% of the drivers being lousy drivers in the Boston area. It's not unusual to run into problems with drivers that a) will not let other drivers merge (resulting in traffic jams around on ramps), b) will speed up when the light turns yellow, c) will sit in the middle of the intersection after the light turns red, and d) change lanes without signaling their intentions followed by slowing down.
You would be surprised - or maybe not - at how hard the concept of "Don't block the box!" is for Americans to grasp.
You're joking, right? Males pretty much start the mean jokes and mockery when they are in grade school and it doesn't really stop. About the only thing that really changes is the extent of it, how obvious it is, and if it extends beyond their social circle or not.
How is Ada Lovelace not being given the credit she is done and in what way is her accomplishment more than that of Alan Turing?