Y'know...I used to ask *almost* the same question.
I used to ask..."what the fsck is an ocelot?"
Then, my interior self would say..."much like an ocelittle, only bigger..."
And people wonder why I hate myself...
While we're at it, can we get an IQ-a-lizer for politicians, cops, DMV workers, and anyone else who has the potential to rain on my otherwise decent day? Let's set a nominal rejection level at, oh...85. This should let the odd savant through, while eliminating most of the willfully ignorant.
Oh...wait...this was about planes. I'm for 'em. Generally. In fact, just call me a general plane. (damn...was that supposed to go in the 'So You Think Physics Is Funny' section?
Someone help me...I get so confused.
..and yet so few/.ers will ever pilot even a simple fixed wing aircraft.
Could this be a case of too many pilots, not enough flight attendants? Or could it simply be the fact that "revolutionary" flight mechanisms capture the fancy of the overworked and underpaid?
Um...has there been a creative use for the internet yet? I mean, other than directing swarms of knee-jerk reactionaries at any website that offends/decries/upsets/annoys/otherwise-is-found-o bjectionable to people?
Oh...wait..pr0n. Nevermind.
That is all.
...and never have been. We're a federal republic. Just thought I'd clear that up.
Moving on, there are all manner of creative ways to eliminate gerrymandering. None, to date, have been effectively employed.
The 'one man, one vote' concept could work, wherein we eliminate districting altogether...but that leads to under-represented folks in less densely populated areas, since politicos will pander to the highest concentration of votes. In other words, ALL candidates will spend all of their time and money in the big cities, making promises to those folks, while ignoring the needs of the rural communities.
You could also mandate (gasp!) multi-party rep elections. That is to say, instead of allowing an icumbent to run unopposed, there *must* be a candidate from each party for the election to be valid. The subtext being that, if no one is there to oppose him, things must be going along just fine, and he is not needed. Add a twist, and make it three parties! Or four! Watch how many people become interested in politics then. Watch how many more voters make it to the polls, when given a range of choices instead of 'white meat' or 'dark meat'. Perhaps they are sick of Turkey altogether, and would prefer a nice cheeseburger. What happens when you offer the voter steak? Or veggie-dogs?
There are plenty of other ideas as well. But to eliminate gerrymandering under the current system, one would need to wrest control of district boundaries from elected officials...preferably into a rotating panel of technogeeks who would rather simply get the damn things done so they can get back to their labs.
From the yarkovsky link in the article...
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The effect of this tiny thrust on the object's orbit depends on how it spins. If the spin goes one way, Yarkovsky thrust adds to the orbital speed and the asteroid moves outward, away from the sun. If the asteroid rotates the other way, Yarkovsky thrust slows the asteroid's orbital velocity, and it draws closer to the sun.
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hey...you sound like a pretty open minded person. Wanna come over and make a movie? :)
Awww... looks like I beat the local troll to the punch. Poor troll.
...is there anything coming out of Hollywood that is worth recording? Well...okay...pr0n...
Y'know...I used to ask *almost* the same question. I used to ask..."what the fsck is an ocelot?" Then, my interior self would say..."much like an ocelittle, only bigger..." And people wonder why I hate myself...
Now THAT sounds like a good idea.
While we're at it, can we get an IQ-a-lizer for politicians, cops, DMV workers, and anyone else who has the potential to rain on my otherwise decent day? Let's set a nominal rejection level at, oh...85. This should let the odd savant through, while eliminating most of the willfully ignorant.
Oh...wait...this was about planes. I'm for 'em. Generally. In fact, just call me a general plane. (damn...was that supposed to go in the 'So You Think Physics Is Funny' section? Someone help me...I get so confused.
..and yet so few /.ers will ever pilot even a simple fixed wing aircraft.
Could this be a case of too many pilots, not enough flight attendants? Or could it simply be the fact that "revolutionary" flight mechanisms capture the fancy of the overworked and underpaid?
Science? Or sociology...you be the judge.
Um...has there been a creative use for the internet yet? I mean, other than directing swarms of knee-jerk reactionaries at any website that offends/decries/upsets/annoys/otherwise-is-found-o bjectionable to people?
Oh...wait..pr0n. Nevermind.
That is all.
man...that's cold. (waits obligatory nine seconds)
...and never have been. We're a federal republic. Just thought I'd clear that up. Moving on, there are all manner of creative ways to eliminate gerrymandering. None, to date, have been effectively employed. The 'one man, one vote' concept could work, wherein we eliminate districting altogether...but that leads to under-represented folks in less densely populated areas, since politicos will pander to the highest concentration of votes. In other words, ALL candidates will spend all of their time and money in the big cities, making promises to those folks, while ignoring the needs of the rural communities. You could also mandate (gasp!) multi-party rep elections. That is to say, instead of allowing an icumbent to run unopposed, there *must* be a candidate from each party for the election to be valid. The subtext being that, if no one is there to oppose him, things must be going along just fine, and he is not needed. Add a twist, and make it three parties! Or four! Watch how many people become interested in politics then. Watch how many more voters make it to the polls, when given a range of choices instead of 'white meat' or 'dark meat'. Perhaps they are sick of Turkey altogether, and would prefer a nice cheeseburger. What happens when you offer the voter steak? Or veggie-dogs? There are plenty of other ideas as well. But to eliminate gerrymandering under the current system, one would need to wrest control of district boundaries from elected officials...preferably into a rotating panel of technogeeks who would rather simply get the damn things done so they can get back to their labs.
but does the name Pavlov ring a bell?
From the yarkovsky link in the article... ==== The effect of this tiny thrust on the object's orbit depends on how it spins. If the spin goes one way, Yarkovsky thrust adds to the orbital speed and the asteroid moves outward, away from the sun. If the asteroid rotates the other way, Yarkovsky thrust slows the asteroid's orbital velocity, and it draws closer to the sun.