This has got to be the ultimate 'think of the children' post. If, indeed they could think.
Perhaps this isn't so far fetched after all. It would explain the recent observation about the depressing number of Americans who think that Astrology is a science. And the depressing number of Americans who aren't aware that the earth revolves around the sun.
Or perhaps the combination of rising population and mass migrations of humans due to abrupt climate change might create orders of magnitude more problems than you are thinking about. We can't do anything short term about the population. We presumably can do something about climate change, although I doubt we actually will be able to slow things down given the political and economic and quite possibly physical barriers ahead of us.
Might not be the rather benign situation you're envisioning.
Fracking occurs MILES below any aquifers, and the bore is very well sealed
is only potentially a true statement. Yes, if it's done right, the well bore is sealed and there is very little chance of contamination through the bore. However, cementing a well (the process that seals it) is not a trivial task (cf, the Macando disaster). It can be done correctly or not. The testing isn't easy and there is always going to be the temptation to just call it OK and go with the cement job.
If you don't have processes in place to supervise the drilling company (like, for example, Pennsylvania) you're going to end up with contaminated well bores. Most of the time a small leak won't do anything untoward - at least not right away. But left in place for a couple of years you can get significant migration of petrochemicals at very shallow depths.
Same issue with capping a well once it's finished producing - you can do it cheaply or you can do it correctly.
What needs to happen is for the 'non traditional' petrochemical producing states to create and administrative structure like the Texas Railroad Commission (dumb, historical name) with regulatory powers and significant legal teeth to ensure that things are done correctly. Seems like a no brainer - it's self funding and Texas has a long track record of creating a really high level of well control without undue fuss. That doesn't seem to have happened. I'm sure drilling companies would love to NOT be adequately supervised but we all know how well that works out.
He's not even the first. It's basically the Peter Principle. And he wasn't even the first.
Probably originally noted by the Sumarians when they tried to get the Zuggernauts higher than two stories.
He's really just whining and his rant shows you how out of touch these Silicon Valley guys really are. Companies like Boeing, Lockheed, the consortium that made the LHC - they work on engineering projects that would make a Silicon Valley company curl up in a little ball. You can argue that some of the megacorps are indeed getting to big to manage. Witness Boeing's stupid attempt to outsource pretty much the entire 787 in order to curry favor from various countries. As well as Lockheed's inability to get the F-35 going.
But those projects are several orders of magnitude larger than his. He just needs to learn something from the pros.
What folks around here seem to forget is that Apple tends to punch above it's market share weight. Likely because it inhabits a very profitable niche and the Reality Distortion Field is still has some power to it. And it's Apple. And MacBooks are cool. But is is a small player overall.
And just to keep all of the Apple haters happy, let's be clear that the US Government has spent quite a bit of time attempting to nail Apple when it thinks they've abused a position in the market place.
Man, if you think that Americans believe in weird stuff, you should spend some time looking around modern Chinese culture. Rhino Horns? Vaguely phallic quasi edible marine life? Lucky numbers?
Stop whining and get your concepts straight. The US still leads pretty much everybody in advanced technology. China is playing catchup. They're playing a good game - not terribly surprising as their economy is pretty much the same size as ours and they have a more than a few smart, hardworking people. Yes, they steal our intellectual property. We steal theirs (and everybody else's). Get used to it.
However, they are world leaders in literally bulldozing the opposition. The major reason we can't build a high speed train between anywhere where you would want to build a high speed train is that there are things in the way. Buildings, roads and other annoyances. In China a few bribes and some physical / emotional threats to the less enthusiastic folks and you're there. In the US, where we still follow the rule of law most of the time, not so much.
The world is a complicated place. Certainly the shine on America is wearing off - it always was a thin layer of chrome. Happens to every society and civilization. China may be ascendant but it is not clear just how high they will go. China has a long, very long history of ups and downs.
No, all researchers should have be able to pass graduate level statistics courses.
Yes, I realize that most of us would be back at flipping hamburgers or worse, end up going to law school. But to understand what you're doing, you really need to understand statistics.
Why the bleeding shit does Congress *need* to do this? Why can't this be left up to the airlines as a business decision?
Because, if you bothered to RTFA, Congress and the FAA have received thousands of complaints asking them to do this very thing. Perhaps they are just trying to do what their constituency wants?
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You must have the wrong man. I spell my name "Danger".
This has got to be the ultimate 'think of the children' post. If, indeed they could think.
Perhaps this isn't so far fetched after all. It would explain the recent observation about the depressing number of Americans who think that Astrology is a science. And the depressing number of Americans who aren't aware that the earth revolves around the sun.
It's somebody elses fault.
Stop. Just stop. You clearly have no clue of what you're writing about.
Your point being?
Yes, sounds suspiciously like a Stillsuit
Or perhaps the combination of rising population and mass migrations of humans due to abrupt climate change might create orders of magnitude more problems than you are thinking about. We can't do anything short term about the population. We presumably can do something about climate change, although I doubt we actually will be able to slow things down given the political and economic and quite possibly physical barriers ahead of us.
Might not be the rather benign situation you're envisioning.
Part of what you say is true, however
Fracking occurs MILES below any aquifers, and the bore is very well sealed
is only potentially a true statement. Yes, if it's done right, the well bore is sealed and there is very little chance of contamination through the bore. However, cementing a well (the process that seals it) is not a trivial task (cf, the Macando disaster). It can be done correctly or not. The testing isn't easy and there is always going to be the temptation to just call it OK and go with the cement job.
If you don't have processes in place to supervise the drilling company (like, for example, Pennsylvania) you're going to end up with contaminated well bores. Most of the time a small leak won't do anything untoward - at least not right away. But left in place for a couple of years you can get significant migration of petrochemicals at very shallow depths.
Same issue with capping a well once it's finished producing - you can do it cheaply or you can do it correctly.
What needs to happen is for the 'non traditional' petrochemical producing states to create and administrative structure like the Texas Railroad Commission (dumb, historical name) with regulatory powers and significant legal teeth to ensure that things are done correctly. Seems like a no brainer - it's self funding and Texas has a long track record of creating a really high level of well control without undue fuss. That doesn't seem to have happened. I'm sure drilling companies would love to NOT be adequately supervised but we all know how well that works out.
He's not even the first. It's basically the Peter Principle. And he wasn't even the first.
Probably originally noted by the Sumarians when they tried to get the Zuggernauts higher than two stories.
He's really just whining and his rant shows you how out of touch these Silicon Valley guys really are. Companies like Boeing, Lockheed, the consortium that made the LHC - they work on engineering projects that would make a Silicon Valley company curl up in a little ball. You can argue that some of the megacorps are indeed getting to big to manage. Witness Boeing's stupid attempt to outsource pretty much the entire 787 in order to curry favor from various countries. As well as Lockheed's inability to get the F-35 going.
But those projects are several orders of magnitude larger than his. He just needs to learn something from the pros.
The Sherman Antitrust Act is most certainly a law. It's part of the US Code (Title 15). It describes who to prosecute and how. Rather law like.
What folks around here seem to forget is that Apple tends to punch above it's market share weight. Likely because it inhabits a very profitable niche and the Reality Distortion Field is still has some power to it. And it's Apple. And MacBooks are cool. But is is a small player overall.
And just to keep all of the Apple haters happy, let's be clear that the US Government has spent quite a bit of time attempting to nail Apple when it thinks they've abused a position in the market place.
Man, if you think that Americans believe in weird stuff, you should spend some time looking around modern Chinese culture. Rhino Horns? Vaguely phallic quasi edible marine life? Lucky numbers?
We're just posers.
What about them? This is a UK study. The UK doesn't operate any mobile telephone devices between 900Mhz & 1800Mhz.
Hmmm. Makes you wonder why. Maybe they know something...
Here. this should help a bit.
if the vapour was over the LEL and the battery was removed ( fell out when dropped ) you may be able to cause ignition.
Ah, that Steve Jobs. Always looking out for us.
Stop whining and get your concepts straight. The US still leads pretty much everybody in advanced technology. China is playing catchup. They're playing a good game - not terribly surprising as their economy is pretty much the same size as ours and they have a more than a few smart, hardworking people. Yes, they steal our intellectual property. We steal theirs (and everybody else's). Get used to it.
However, they are world leaders in literally bulldozing the opposition. The major reason we can't build a high speed train between anywhere where you would want to build a high speed train is that there are things in the way. Buildings, roads and other annoyances. In China a few bribes and some physical / emotional threats to the less enthusiastic folks and you're there. In the US, where we still follow the rule of law most of the time, not so much.
The world is a complicated place. Certainly the shine on America is wearing off - it always was a thin layer of chrome. Happens to every society and civilization. China may be ascendant but it is not clear just how high they will go. China has a long, very long history of ups and downs.
Stay tuned.
No, all researchers should have be able to pass graduate level statistics courses.
Yes, I realize that most of us would be back at flipping hamburgers or worse, end up going to law school. But to understand what you're doing, you really need to understand statistics.
Einstein was basically a very good statistician.
Then you must live in a state of bliss.
For $180 that flashlight better cook breakfast and kill zombies in it's spare time.
Until you can 3D print me a teleporter keep on inventing.
Oh, he can stop as soon as he gets to Girlfriend v. 3.01.
As long as it works correctly. Given the half life of BMW electronics these days, I suspect that it will be fine for the first three weeks.
Bell Bottoms, avocado and orange kitchens, wide lapels, afros.
Thank you very much, but some of us are trying to forget.
But the photons are no longer coherent after the phosphor to make them white.
OK, OK, "release the formerly coherent photons".
Now are you happy?
They're new, more expensive and associated with sharks.
That's BMW.
His BMW to be precise.
Why the bleeding shit does Congress *need* to do this? Why can't this be left up to the airlines as a business decision?
Because, if you bothered to RTFA, Congress and the FAA have received thousands of complaints asking them to do this very thing. Perhaps they are just trying to do what their constituency wants?