In China you cannot even access information that is critical of the government.
Not true. You can find plenty of critical information in China. Ironically, anyone in China can read YOUR POST since Slashdot is not censored.
So, according to you, an evil totalitarian government is OK...
China is authoritarian, not totalitarian. This is 2018, not 1968, and Xi Jinping is not Mao Zedong.
You should get a passport and go visit China. You may be shocked at how different things are compared to the narrative that you have been spoon fed by the American media.
European governments have stopped talking about the Chinese government's human rights abuses.
Is there any evidence that "talking about" rights in China was helping? Maybe Westerners should accept that it is not their place to "fix" China. That is up to the Chinese people.
The Chinese people are more likely than Americans or Europeans to trust their government, and to believe it represents their interests.
Also, an American is four times more likely to be arrested and incarcerated by their government, compared to China.
Here is a link to WorldWatch. They only say "short" flight. They later mention "500 km" but don't say if that is what "short" means. They use other weasel words: "as much as" 25%.
Googling around to other sites that mention "25%", it seems they are actually talking about the take-off AND CLIMB to full altitude. I certainly believe that could account for 25% of a short flight's fuel consumption, since it can also account for 25% of the distance covered.
I may be mistaken but my recollection is that Congress was involved in splitting off the Air Force from the Army and creating a new armed service.
The Army/Air Force split is a good example of how to do it badly. First, the Air Force only acquired the Army's air assets. The Navy, Marines, and Coast Guard still have their own aircraft. Since the Army felt that the USAF was ignoring their needs to close air support, they built a parallel air force based only on rotary wing aircraft (which they were still permitted to have).
So the US has five different air forces, which different aircraft, procedures, and protocols. We are using helicopters in missions where they are inappropriate for purely bureaucratic and political reasons, and the Army's need for CAS is still not being met. When the different branches are forced to work together, such as on the F-35 project, the politics and in-fighting resulted in the worst and most expensive military boondoggle in the history of the world.
On a flight of less than 500 km, a quarter of the energy is used in the takeoff
Do you have a citation for this factoid?
The best I can find by Googling is that the 25% figure is true for "short" flights, where "short" is undefined, thus rendering the statement stupid and meaningless. For a REALLY short flight, 100% of the fuel is used for takeoff.
With a desktop app, they can't track location and it is easier to share an account, and thus makes it harder to track payments to a particular individual. For instance, my family all share one PayPal account.
Venmo is "free", so you are the product. You are worth less, and are apparently worthless, when accessing the service from the desktop.
The money wasn't recovered from the scammers it was paid back by Western Union, which means the real cost will inevitably be passed on to its other customers.
Businesses don't work that way. They set prices to maximize profit. If they could be making more money with higher prices THEY WOULD ALREADY BE DOING IT.
It isn't required, but nearly all applicants still submit scores.
The exceptions are mostly "legacy" children of alumni. If an application comes with a $1M donation to the endowment, then nobody is going worry about a silly little test score.
If the agreement was with a company that no longer exists, how can anyone sue them for violating it?
This is not about "suing". This is about people being charged with CRIMES. If I murder someone, should I be able to say "It doesn't matter because, hey, they are dead"?
Criminalizing IP disputes may be stupid, but that is what is happening here.
I would expect it is because trade secrets are a form of federally recognized and protected intellectual property, as are copyrights and patents.
The Justice Dept does not enforce copyrights or patents. If someone violates your patent, that is your problem, not the government's. You can sue, but you can't go to the police.
Didi is not Uber. In China, if you want a taxi, you can use Didi to hail it. Traditional taxis and "ride sharing" are integrated into a single service.
Uber or not, it's going to take a long time to work out who takes responsibility when something bad happens and there is no steering wheel.
This is already "worked out". Manufacturers are responsible for their products. When brakes failed on Toyotas, it was Toyota's problem. When Tesla Autopilot crashed into a truck the same color as the sky, it was Tesla's problem.
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In China you cannot even access information that is critical of the government.
Not true. You can find plenty of critical information in China. Ironically, anyone in China can read YOUR POST since Slashdot is not censored.
So, according to you, an evil totalitarian government is OK ...
China is authoritarian, not totalitarian. This is 2018, not 1968, and Xi Jinping is not Mao Zedong.
You should get a passport and go visit China. You may be shocked at how different things are compared to the narrative that you have been spoon fed by the American media.
So you link to some Chinese government propaganda ...
The referenced polls and surveys were conducted by American organizations.
European governments have stopped talking about the Chinese government's human rights abuses.
Is there any evidence that "talking about" rights in China was helping? Maybe Westerners should accept that it is not their place to "fix" China. That is up to the Chinese people.
The Chinese people are more likely than Americans or Europeans to trust their government, and to believe it represents their interests.
Also, an American is four times more likely to be arrested and incarcerated by their government, compared to China.
Here is a link to WorldWatch. They only say "short" flight. They later mention "500 km" but don't say if that is what "short" means. They use other weasel words: "as much as" 25%.
Googling around to other sites that mention "25%", it seems they are actually talking about the take-off AND CLIMB to full altitude. I certainly believe that could account for 25% of a short flight's fuel consumption, since it can also account for 25% of the distance covered.
I may be mistaken but my recollection is that Congress was involved in splitting off the Air Force from the Army and creating a new armed service.
The Army/Air Force split is a good example of how to do it badly. First, the Air Force only acquired the Army's air assets. The Navy, Marines, and Coast Guard still have their own aircraft. Since the Army felt that the USAF was ignoring their needs to close air support, they built a parallel air force based only on rotary wing aircraft (which they were still permitted to have).
So the US has five different air forces, which different aircraft, procedures, and protocols. We are using helicopters in missions where they are inappropriate for purely bureaucratic and political reasons, and the Army's need for CAS is still not being met. When the different branches are forced to work together, such as on the F-35 project, the politics and in-fighting resulted in the worst and most expensive military boondoggle in the history of the world.
This actually has almost nothing to do with Norway. The plane was designed, built, and initially tested in Slovenia.
Alpha Electro
The only connection to Norway is that a journalist happened to show up while it was being flown there.
On a flight of less than 500 km, a quarter of the energy is used in the takeoff
Do you have a citation for this factoid?
The best I can find by Googling is that the 25% figure is true for "short" flights, where "short" is undefined, thus rendering the statement stupid and meaningless. For a REALLY short flight, 100% of the fuel is used for takeoff.
With a desktop app, they can't track location and it is easier to share an account, and thus makes it harder to track payments to a particular individual. For instance, my family all share one PayPal account.
Venmo is "free", so you are the product. You are worth less, and are apparently worthless, when accessing the service from the desktop.
Desire for jumping through meaningless hoops ...
Except that the hoops are not meaningless if you want to keep your job, get paid, and feed your family.
Serenity doesn't pay the bills.
Iâ(TM)ve never seen an 8.5 foot circular parking spot.
Look at rooftops, not parking lots.
It can be built with jet engines. It will be loud as F though.
No way. Brushless DC motors are the way to go. Quiet, efficient, and super-reliable.
If you are seriously not interested in PFMs, then you are not a nerd, and you are on the wrong website. Go back to Pinterest.
Now, to get back on topic, what material is everyone else using to 3D print propellers?
The money wasn't recovered from the scammers it was paid back by Western Union, which means the real cost will inevitably be passed on to its other customers.
Businesses don't work that way. They set prices to maximize profit. If they could be making more money with higher prices THEY WOULD ALREADY BE DOING IT.
How is duping a then 67-year-old “natural selection”?
A 67 year old male can still reproduce, especially if he really does inherit $65M.
they would have standardized on a single reasonably modern design ten of fifteen years ago
They did. It is the AP1000. It didn't solve any of the problems that you claim it magically would.
The future of nuclear power is still happening ... in China, where government subsidies are less controversial.
At least just glance at TFA.
I can't. It's paywalled.
Except, according to TFA, it isn't:
TFA doesn't say that. It says they are unfair to minority and low income students. It does NOT say they lack predictive power.
remedial classes/SAT prep classes cost money, but not everyone needs them.
You can buy a $10 test prep book on Amazon that covers the exact same material as the $5,000 classes.
The only thing the classes provide is a babysitter to make sure you actually do the exercises.
Stanford hasn't required the SAT for some time
It isn't required, but nearly all applicants still submit scores.
The exceptions are mostly "legacy" children of alumni. If an application comes with a $1M donation to the endowment, then nobody is going worry about a silly little test score.
College is a series of standardized test culminating in a degree.
The only standardized tests I took in college were the EIT and the GRE. Neither counted toward my degree.
If the agreement was with a company that no longer exists, how can anyone sue them for violating it?
This is not about "suing". This is about people being charged with CRIMES. If I murder someone, should I be able to say "It doesn't matter because, hey, they are dead"?
Criminalizing IP disputes may be stupid, but that is what is happening here.
I would expect it is because trade secrets are a form of federally recognized and protected intellectual property, as are copyrights and patents.
The Justice Dept does not enforce copyrights or patents. If someone violates your patent, that is your problem, not the government's. You can sue, but you can't go to the police.
Perhaps, but today's washers won't last 20 years.
Same with cars. I have seen 100 year old Model-T Fords. I have NEVER seen a 100 year old Tesla.
Survivorship bias
They're a taxi service skirting labor laws.
Didi is not Uber. In China, if you want a taxi, you can use Didi to hail it. Traditional taxis and "ride sharing" are integrated into a single service.
can't say I've ever talked to a life long plumber that seems joyful about his job.
I have met few people in any trade or profession that seem joyful about their job.
Uber or not, it's going to take a long time to work out who takes responsibility when something bad happens and there is no steering wheel.
This is already "worked out". Manufacturers are responsible for their products. When brakes failed on Toyotas, it was Toyota's problem. When Tesla Autopilot crashed into a truck the same color as the sky, it was Tesla's problem.