Whole countries have been taken down because of political decisions, so I don't consider it "Petty."
Germany essentially does not have long term debt or unfunded liabilities of consequence because they know the effect from their post WW1 collapse. Nicaragua is seeing the result of petty politics today. Argentina arguably has been held down for a century by bad politics. Brazil has its problems today because of politics. China had it.
Between MS Win10 nagging and failure of both hardware & software products to be secure (recent Windows laptops security issues), customers are being let down.
I'm beginning to think Windows & the hardware is now on a downhill slide as it is just too complex to maintain.
"Everyone" was not using their political office to use the subterfuge of giving speeches to foreign government and multi-nationals to enrich themselves personally in their non-profit foundation.
Most of the press and public are not seeing the huge Clinton Corruption Campaign they conducted using Hillary's private email server. But the DOJ and others are now going through those emails with a fine toothed comb.
Hillary may not get jail for a personal server, but she may get jail time for selling out the US with "special favors" in her decisions for foreign entitities from which she received "donations" in the form of both speech fees and contributions to the Clinton foundation.
It is truly mind boggling that she & Bill thought they could get away with this.
What "lost" a number of SR-71s was the "coffin corner."
The faster planes go, the narrower the control of allowable angle of attack is to maintain attitude control. At take off speeds you have many degrees of angle of attack to use without loss of control.
At 2500 mph, the angle of attack allowable variance gets very small and the plane can only be safely flown in level flight in a straight line in non-turbulent weather.
Successful test of the engine in a small experimental device is hardly justify thinking we will soon do this in our lifetime. Practical and safety issues about, not the least of which is the fact that it will have to be the most complicated computer controlled object ever to fly.
No pilot will be able to control a hypersonic plane when something goes WRONG. Computers will have to take over from other computers to control a malfunctioning hypersonic aircraft.
Most people have seen the inside of some government offices and they do not impress one with the concept of efficiency, when the piles of papers are seen.
We are a good 30 years into the small computer revolution and it is time for routine tasks to be taken over by AI programs, leaving minimal staff to take care of the "exceptions", "errors" and "omissions."
Well, Wikipedia's notes on ice and sea level are brief but referenced:
"During the most recent North American glaciation, during the latter part of the Wisconsin Stage (26,000 to 13,300 years ago), ice sheets extended to about 45 degrees north latitude. These sheets were 3 to 4km thick.
During the last glacial period the sea-level has fluctuated 20–30 m as water was sequestered, primarily in the Northern Hemisphere ice sheets."
Whoa, it has already occurred in the last 15,000 years or so.
This is based on geologist's measurements of core sediments along shorelines.
So now you tell me that we should have no more than 50 meters rise and that the god of all gods, the United Nations shall decree there shall be no more seal level rise? What is normal given past history? Does it stop at 50 meters after the end of an ice age?
When will the Earth start cooling and then sea levels go down and coastal communities loose their harbors and beachfronts? Wah, wah, wah.
For city areas, it is easily possible to build systems of small transporters similar to ski slope gondola pods holding 2 -6 people which travel above sidewalks and parking places on overhead rails with linear motors.
"Pods + people" would use dramatically smaller amounts of power compared to cars or buses and they wouldn't require double decking or widening of roads. Pod rails could be supported by posts that also serve as street lights. With modern engineering including lightweight construction, sensors and computing devices for control and safety, the pod power needed to move them is minimal compared to any auto or bus.
Since "Smart Pods" would be communicating with other Smart Pods, there would be little "start-stop" activities and that dramatically reduces power use. Lots of pods arriving at a venue would cause the pods to alter to let passengers off at alternate locations or the pods could continue & stand in line for those with walking problems.
Most transport within a 20-50 mile radius of home could ultimately eliminate huge amounts of energy use as they would move only when called by a person's smartphone app. Pods would normally not move unless someone had called them, except to go to a storage position when not used.
When you look up the rates for problems, you see huge % of the staff have problems.
The non-stop pressure from management to work faster coupled with major decisions being made with often not enough diagnostics or time means burnout is high and part of that is the recognition they make mistakes.
A friend who works the ED noted he had an inconclusive diagnosis of a new patient and took extra time to get other tests done. He got the results and the patient was moved into the hospital and he was on to his next patient when a 'bean counter' shows up and says "We noticed you took an extra 20 minutes on your last patient. You are slowing down. etc. etc."
Then to counter the stress and sometimes double shifts, they start taking drugs.
Numbers of real world tests have shown the need for real world herbivores to inhabit valleys to keep the vegetation growing properly on the land. Introducing herds of sheep roaming a rather vegetation depleted land resulted in dramatic vegetation growth.
Of course, when you fence off, kill off and replace herbivores with chemical agents for plant growth, fungicides, herbicides, etc, then you don't need the herbivores.
Given the nature of the millennial shift to electronic everything everywere, IOT, the US had better figure out how to set up its own mega sized hacking teams which aren't limited by USGovt pay grades.
You can't grow at 25% per year for a decade, from Apple's existing point or it will have sales 10 times what it has today which would be over $5 Trillion market cap.
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Whole countries have been taken down because of political decisions, so I don't consider it "Petty."
Germany essentially does not have long term debt or unfunded liabilities of consequence because they know the effect from their post WW1 collapse. Nicaragua is seeing the result of petty politics today. Argentina arguably has been held down for a century by bad politics. Brazil has its problems today because of politics. China had it.
Schmidt looks at himself as omniscient now.
Between MS Win10 nagging and failure of both hardware & software products to be secure (recent Windows laptops security issues), customers are being let down.
I'm beginning to think Windows & the hardware is now on a downhill slide as it is just too complex to maintain.
Isn't this the way capitalism is supposed to work? Find a need and fill it?
"Everyone" was not using their political office to use the subterfuge of giving speeches to foreign government and multi-nationals to enrich themselves personally in their non-profit foundation.
Most of the press and public are not seeing the huge Clinton Corruption Campaign they conducted using Hillary's private email server. But the DOJ and others are now going through those emails with a fine toothed comb.
Hillary may not get jail for a personal server, but she may get jail time for selling out the US with "special favors" in her decisions for foreign entitities from which she received "donations" in the form of both speech fees and contributions to the Clinton foundation.
It is truly mind boggling that she & Bill thought they could get away with this.
Or the Clinton Global Initiative. You know, the initiative to provide the Clinton family with hundreds of millions ...
That should be evident since SJ started the ball rolling in Jan 2007.
Apple, too, must face the same issue.
People used to laugh at me when I told them my Win 7 install is never connected to a network.
Young dumb journalists. A little research would have clued them in to what goes on in legitimate and illegitimate buying of guns.
What "lost" a number of SR-71s was the "coffin corner."
The faster planes go, the narrower the control of allowable angle of attack is to maintain attitude control. At take off speeds you have many degrees of angle of attack to use without loss of control.
At 2500 mph, the angle of attack allowable variance gets very small and the plane can only be safely flown in level flight in a straight line in non-turbulent weather.
"about" should have been 'abound'
Sorry
Successful test of the engine in a small experimental device is hardly justify thinking we will soon do this in our lifetime. Practical and safety issues about, not the least of which is the fact that it will have to be the most complicated computer controlled object ever to fly.
No pilot will be able to control a hypersonic plane when something goes WRONG. Computers will have to take over from other computers to control a malfunctioning hypersonic aircraft.
And I've got a bridge I want to sell you cheap!
Most people have seen the inside of some government offices and they do not impress one with the concept of efficiency, when the piles of papers are seen.
We are a good 30 years into the small computer revolution and it is time for routine tasks to be taken over by AI programs, leaving minimal staff to take care of the "exceptions", "errors" and "omissions."
Well, Wikipedia's notes on ice and sea level are brief but referenced:
"During the most recent North American glaciation, during the latter part of the Wisconsin Stage (26,000 to 13,300 years ago), ice sheets extended to about 45 degrees north latitude. These sheets were 3 to 4km thick.
During the last glacial period the sea-level has fluctuated 20–30 m as water was sequestered, primarily in the Northern Hemisphere ice sheets."
Whoa, it has already occurred in the last 15,000 years or so.
This is based on geologist's measurements of core sediments along shorelines.
So now you tell me that we should have no more than 50 meters rise and that the god of all gods, the United Nations shall decree there shall be no more seal level rise? What is normal given past history? Does it stop at 50 meters after the end of an ice age?
When will the Earth start cooling and then sea levels go down and coastal communities loose their harbors and beachfronts? Wah, wah, wah.
What a bleeping joke.
For city areas, it is easily possible to build systems of small transporters similar to ski slope gondola pods holding 2 -6 people which travel above sidewalks and parking places on overhead rails with linear motors.
"Pods + people" would use dramatically smaller amounts of power compared to cars or buses and they wouldn't require double decking or widening of roads. Pod rails could be supported by posts that also serve as street lights. With modern engineering including lightweight construction, sensors and computing devices for control and safety, the pod power needed to move them is minimal compared to any auto or bus.
Since "Smart Pods" would be communicating with other Smart Pods, there would be little "start-stop" activities and that dramatically reduces power use. Lots of pods arriving at a venue would cause the pods to alter to let passengers off at alternate locations or the pods could continue & stand in line for those with walking problems.
Most transport within a 20-50 mile radius of home could ultimately eliminate huge amounts of energy use as they would move only when called by a person's smartphone app. Pods would normally not move unless someone had called them, except to go to a storage position when not used.
When you look up the rates for problems, you see huge % of the staff have problems.
The non-stop pressure from management to work faster coupled with major decisions being made with often not enough diagnostics or time means burnout is high and part of that is the recognition they make mistakes.
A friend who works the ED noted he had an inconclusive diagnosis of a new patient and took extra time to get other tests done. He got the results and the patient was moved into the hospital and he was on to his next patient when a 'bean counter' shows up and says "We noticed you took an extra 20 minutes on your last patient. You are slowing down. etc. etc."
Then to counter the stress and sometimes double shifts, they start taking drugs.
You mean like learning how to tolerate outsized egos and intrusive innuendos so the Pao's of the world don't quit?
No matter where you are, you learn to fit in or you become a crybaby and leave.
Sorry, but refrigeration would be impossible without that little rotating electric thingy called an electric motor.
Numbers of real world tests have shown the need for real world herbivores to inhabit valleys to keep the vegetation growing properly on the land. Introducing herds of sheep roaming a rather vegetation depleted land resulted in dramatic vegetation growth.
Of course, when you fence off, kill off and replace herbivores with chemical agents for plant growth, fungicides, herbicides, etc, then you don't need the herbivores.
Life is increasingly becoming 'artificial.'
Could likely do better than they do now.
Given the nature of the millennial shift to electronic everything everywere, IOT, the US had better figure out how to set up its own mega sized hacking teams which aren't limited by USGovt pay grades.
Supply vs Demand.
The Phoenicians before Christ might be described the Netflix of their day with trade items.
When sales settle down, dividends come into play.
You can't grow at 25% per year for a decade, from Apple's existing point or it will have sales 10 times what it has today which would be over $5 Trillion market cap.
make something wild up and toss it out their as "maybe its real or can become real."
The descent into madness.