The trick, if you're a political party, is to get a bunch of pollsters and others engaged in reporting on predictions and polling and whatnot, to report your desired outcome.
Then you can vote-fraud the night away, and no one will be the wiser. Heck, leave some areas alone, and when they don't track the polls closely enough, complain that there was vote fraud there.
You probably couldn't get away with turning a landslide defeat into a landslide victory, but you could tweak enough close races (and there are plenty of those, anyway) to maintain the power percentages that create the story you want to tell.
Congressman Pelosi doesn't have to care about the midwest, but Speaker Pelosi most certainly does have to consider it. Inasmuch as the other congressmen who would vote her as speaker must weigh that decision against their constituents' wishes.
She's removed enough that she doesn't need to give it too much thought, but it looks like some fraction of her supporters won't be back next term to vote for her. So we'll see on tuesday how that's workin' out.
Indeed that is an extreme example, and not quite a good one. But the evil part in that specific example would be who gets to choose who dies, and what criterion they use to decide.
A better example would be "letting a few people die so that millions can have an extra five minutes with their kids in the afternoon." From a strictly utilitarian point of view, it works out, because those extra minutes, multiplied by millions, balance out entire lifetimes.
Or, in the case of Kilo V. New London, the taking of land from a few worthless homeowners was justified to build a cool office space for Pfizer that they would've paid a lot of taxes on if they'd actually used it....
A less naive view of Utilitarianism realizes that establishing a fundamental property right that sometimes locally prevents just that sort of thing, has benefits society-wide.
And that's the downside of utilitarianism: it can be used to construct a framework under which almost anything appears ethical, even though a further refinement shows just the opposite. It's a problem, because people tend to stop looking any further once they have a reason why the thing they want to do is the "right" thing to do.
No, we like to pretend that a) there is no choice because everybody is doing it, and b) it's not really happening because we didn't see it, my eyes are closed, lalala
WalMart sells a shittier version of this product for $5 less. $5!
Every time i take the "no pat-down at all" of driving instead of flying, it will be my small, quiet protest against both the injustice of the unconstitutional search, and the waste of time. Recommending you arrive two or three hours early for a three hour flight mocks the whole process.
I'd say the real thing I'm amazed at is just how long google has remained the go-to search engine. Results have been juuust passable for about five or six years now, when once they were very good.
Google proved that every so often, you need to refresh search not by "tweaking the algorithm" but by moving to a whole new algorithm, to defeat SEO spam. So why hasn't anyone dethroned them yet, it's long overdue. Is it just that the the expense of initially building the database at google's start was a much lower barrier to entry for newcomers than it is now?
Still, I fail to understand why one would sue the child, when the parents are the obvious targets. Plus, a four year old doesn't have any assets, so what does the old lady expect to be able to recover?
Erm.. You can make a death ray out of your microwave's magnetron, it doesn't need to be a MASER. You can make a death ray out of an equivalent-power incandescent bulb, too...
Well, they offer to keep it. If you decline that offer and they still keep it, then there's a problem. But if they're keeping it because you asked them to to make your purchases more convenient, then, no, you may not question why they're keeping a copy of your credit card info. You would already know that they need to keep that info in order to keep the info.
It's easy to see how they got it wrong in a sensationalist way, though. In scientific and engineering circles, the reference kilogram used to calibrate other reference kilograms which are then used to calibrate scientific instruments, is often referred to as "The kilogram." Both to emphasize its supremacy over other reference masses, and because it's funny to say.
Also, it feels a little pretentious to keep an object in a well-guarded and carefully constructed vault, whose sole value is in "always weighing the same."
Incompressibility is an assumption that we use in fluids equations to simplify things so we don't need an earth-sized super-computer to calculate the efficiency of shapes of various vessels for traveling through it, or relatively low reynolds number flow rates through networks of tubes.
It's a pretty reasonable approximation, too, for those domains.
But it's not an inviolable law. It's not even "believed to be fundamental" like the laws of thermodynamics. It's just a useful assumption for the purpose of eliminating higher order terms from your equations, to get a broad view of select, but practical, phenomenon.
Those "right-handed" desks are even less comfortable for right-handers, what with that huge obstacle blocking your right arm from moving around, picking up stuff, etc. The only thing it's good for is resting your arm while not writing, and even then, not really that comfortable.
The fat kids, though.. those desks were not designed for them. No adjustment, and very little clearance. They probably had it the worst.
Also consider getting one of these so you can switch from standing to sitting and still get good neck positioning, or just so that you don't have to look at the same spot all day while still seated.
Other adjustable height monitor stands are probably good, too, but I was frankly surprised by what came in the mail, it's probably one of the nicest things I own, not in terms of style or total value, but in terms of quality for what it is. It's built within decent tolerances, comes with all of the advertised options, fits together without forcing, and assembles very quickly. It also seems pretty durable, but I won't know for sure until I've had it a few years.
Those student desks are actually more expensive than the solution I would use. Task tables. GP had a great point about desks with a half-slate attached, you can't ever get into a comfortable position to write in, and there's no room for accessories you might need to keep nearby, like extra pencils, erasers, eraser shields, a book, open to a useful page...
And desks aren't much better, even the ones that aren't attached to the chairs.
Better to just forego the fancy furniture altogether and just use those industrial folding tables that get used for everything, or the smaller variety that get used for... desks in college classrooms......
Plenty of room to spread out, expense at a minimum, and the chair can be adjusted somewhat to comfort, so you feel like you're attending a lecture and not like you're locked in a small box for indoctrination.
The problem is a teacher that doesn't know what they're doing, not that you were correct in your solution. In your case, the computer is a great tool to help you solve problems, but it's also a crutch, and if leaned on too heavily, will result in your failure to actually learn the lesson. Which you'll need later if you want to make the computer really do some interesting things for you.
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The trick, if you're a political party, is to get a bunch of pollsters and others engaged in reporting on predictions and polling and whatnot, to report your desired outcome.
Then you can vote-fraud the night away, and no one will be the wiser. Heck, leave some areas alone, and when they don't track the polls closely enough, complain that there was vote fraud there.
You probably couldn't get away with turning a landslide defeat into a landslide victory, but you could tweak enough close races (and there are plenty of those, anyway) to maintain the power percentages that create the story you want to tell.
Congressman Pelosi doesn't have to care about the midwest, but Speaker Pelosi most certainly does have to consider it. Inasmuch as the other congressmen who would vote her as speaker must weigh that decision against their constituents' wishes.
She's removed enough that she doesn't need to give it too much thought, but it looks like some fraction of her supporters won't be back next term to vote for her. So we'll see on tuesday how that's workin' out.
Indeed that is an extreme example, and not quite a good one. But the evil part in that specific example would be who gets to choose who dies, and what criterion they use to decide.
A better example would be "letting a few people die so that millions can have an extra five minutes with their kids in the afternoon." From a strictly utilitarian point of view, it works out, because those extra minutes, multiplied by millions, balance out entire lifetimes.
Or, in the case of Kilo V. New London, the taking of land from a few worthless homeowners was justified to build a cool office space for Pfizer that they would've paid a lot of taxes on if they'd actually used it....
A less naive view of Utilitarianism realizes that establishing a fundamental property right that sometimes locally prevents just that sort of thing, has benefits society-wide.
And that's the downside of utilitarianism: it can be used to construct a framework under which almost anything appears ethical, even though a further refinement shows just the opposite. It's a problem, because people tend to stop looking any further once they have a reason why the thing they want to do is the "right" thing to do.
Korea was UN operation. The first, IIRC.
No, we like to pretend that a) there is no choice because everybody is doing it, and b) it's not really happening because we didn't see it, my eyes are closed, lalala
WalMart sells a shittier version of this product for $5 less. $5!
Every time i take the "no pat-down at all" of driving instead of flying, it will be my small, quiet protest against both the injustice of the unconstitutional search, and the waste of time. Recommending you arrive two or three hours early for a three hour flight mocks the whole process.
I think it's actually a ploy to irritate the general public to drive more.
True, but neither did the poster originally making the analogy....
Why do you say that? Google did it, and when they started it was little more than a couple of college students.
I'd say the real thing I'm amazed at is just how long google has remained the go-to search engine. Results have been juuust passable for about five or six years now, when once they were very good.
Google proved that every so often, you need to refresh search not by "tweaking the algorithm" but by moving to a whole new algorithm, to defeat SEO spam. So why hasn't anyone dethroned them yet, it's long overdue. Is it just that the the expense of initially building the database at google's start was a much lower barrier to entry for newcomers than it is now?
Gah, the old woman's estate. Stupid reading comprehension not-good-ness.
Wait.. who's suing..?
Remember, this is an age group that still pees or poops itself when out playing.
Age group, schmage group. If you're not occasionally peeing or pooping yourself when out playing, you're not playing hard enough.
Not to sound judgemental, but, you're an ass.
Still, I fail to understand why one would sue the child, when the parents are the obvious targets. Plus, a four year old doesn't have any assets, so what does the old lady expect to be able to recover?
But.. Celine Dion is an awesome song.
Erm.. You can make a death ray out of your microwave's magnetron, it doesn't need to be a MASER. You can make a death ray out of an equivalent-power incandescent bulb, too...
Well, they offer to keep it. If you decline that offer and they still keep it, then there's a problem. But if they're keeping it because you asked them to to make your purchases more convenient, then, no, you may not question why they're keeping a copy of your credit card info. You would already know that they need to keep that info in order to keep the info.
It's easy to see how they got it wrong in a sensationalist way, though. In scientific and engineering circles, the reference kilogram used to calibrate other reference kilograms which are then used to calibrate scientific instruments, is often referred to as "The kilogram." Both to emphasize its supremacy over other reference masses, and because it's funny to say.
Also, it feels a little pretentious to keep an object in a well-guarded and carefully constructed vault, whose sole value is in "always weighing the same."
Incompressibility is an assumption that we use in fluids equations to simplify things so we don't need an earth-sized super-computer to calculate the efficiency of shapes of various vessels for traveling through it, or relatively low reynolds number flow rates through networks of tubes.
It's a pretty reasonable approximation, too, for those domains.
But it's not an inviolable law. It's not even "believed to be fundamental" like the laws of thermodynamics. It's just a useful assumption for the purpose of eliminating higher order terms from your equations, to get a broad view of select, but practical, phenomenon.
1m depth in air, (really, really, impressive...) or 1m depth in water? Or mercury?
Only if you don't have 10 kV outlets...
Those "right-handed" desks are even less comfortable for right-handers, what with that huge obstacle blocking your right arm from moving around, picking up stuff, etc. The only thing it's good for is resting your arm while not writing, and even then, not really that comfortable.
The fat kids, though.. those desks were not designed for them. No adjustment, and very little clearance. They probably had it the worst.
Also consider getting one of these so you can switch from standing to sitting and still get good neck positioning, or just so that you don't have to look at the same spot all day while still seated.
Other adjustable height monitor stands are probably good, too, but I was frankly surprised by what came in the mail, it's probably one of the nicest things I own, not in terms of style or total value, but in terms of quality for what it is. It's built within decent tolerances, comes with all of the advertised options, fits together without forcing, and assembles very quickly. It also seems pretty durable, but I won't know for sure until I've had it a few years.
Those student desks are actually more expensive than the solution I would use. Task tables. GP had a great point about desks with a half-slate attached, you can't ever get into a comfortable position to write in, and there's no room for accessories you might need to keep nearby, like extra pencils, erasers, eraser shields, a book, open to a useful page...
And desks aren't much better, even the ones that aren't attached to the chairs.
Better to just forego the fancy furniture altogether and just use those industrial folding tables that get used for everything, or the smaller variety that get used for... desks in college classrooms......
Plenty of room to spread out, expense at a minimum, and the chair can be adjusted somewhat to comfort, so you feel like you're attending a lecture and not like you're locked in a small box for indoctrination.
The problem is a teacher that doesn't know what they're doing, not that you were correct in your solution. In your case, the computer is a great tool to help you solve problems, but it's also a crutch, and if leaned on too heavily, will result in your failure to actually learn the lesson. Which you'll need later if you want to make the computer really do some interesting things for you.
Recall the parable of the butterfly