I'm all for civilian aid. I'm all for accepting refugees. I'm just against running expensive military homicide campaigns worldwide that make our government both bankrupt and despised.
We have ample non-renewable energy sources available in the US. Oil, natural gas, uranium, etc. Let the countries that actually need the oil fight the wars.
To be a doctor, you need to do well on the MCAT, get into med school, take the USMLE, and get a residency. Or get into a combined medical program out of high school and still pass the USMLE and get a residency.
Engineering in life-critical fields involves passing the FE and PE exams. Not trivial.
There will still be standard exams as gatekeepers for both fields.
This is more like a bunch of bullies fighting down the street, and us wanting to jump in, even if whether they get black eyes doesn't concern us. They're not family or friends, so why is this our problem?
Domestic terrorists been coming out of the woodwork literally since the 1800s. The KKK. The Haymarket bomb. Weather Underground. Symbionese Army. McVeigh. The "Sons of Gestapo" train wrecking incident. Not to mention mass shootings.
None of this lead to the kind of expansion of the mass surveillance and security-theater apparatus that's happened since 9/11. We'd be better of as a country if we took the advice "never forget" as sentimental garbage and forgot 9/11 ever happened. Moved on, stopped quaking in fear and thanking over-reaching cops for "keeping us safe."
"Law enforcement" hasn't protected the average American in decades -- it's been turned into an industry with its own lobbyists, fueled by laws that allow mass long-term incarceration. Sadly, many Americans support it, but this country would be a better place if police powers were severely curtailed.
You have way too much belief and trust in the US as a "democracy" and "free society." This kind of society ended after 9/11, if it ever existed at all. We might as well build as many fortresses as possible (even if they contain nothing illegal), just to frustrate law enforcement which has made an industry out of eroding Americans' freedoms.
You know what we should do to prevent terrorism? Stop pissing off the terrorists. That's right -- stop fighting wars in places where we don't belong. Stop playing favorites in the Middle East and Central Asia. None of the countries there are our problem. You might think of it as capitulation or surrender, but not all fights are worth fighting.
But you, as a member of the US military, can't be expected to support putting yourself out of a job.
Let me rephrase that -- I get panicky if I'm stuck in a damn tube without access to a window. I'll take the risk of damaging my eyes. Window seat for life, babeh!
Women probably get a greater volume of harassment, but male-on-male harassment is likely more abusive and dangerous. I've never heard of a woman being SWAT'ted.
Other than probably costing 50 cents per iMac more, what was wrong with the pre-2013 iMacs, where the screen glass was held on with small magnets and the actually LCD was bolted below it?
Other the mean-spirited customer-hostile design, why glue the LCD on to the case, requiring removal with a pizza roller or knife to fix anything on your own?
If Apple had spent a tiny bit more per machine, repairability would probably be more like 7 or 8 out of 10.
If I'm not going to be sleeping and am flying over land, at least I can look out the window, sightsee, and daydream, not be tied to a book or a tablet.
Doesn't bother me -- I'd rather fly on a machine, not a giant flying couch. I'd just bring some earplugs. Baggage isn't a big deal -- gate-check that which doesn't fit, get it upon deplaning. No fighting over luggage bins with other cattle.
Also, the ERJ-135/145 are not fly-by-wire -- the pilots still have a direct connection from their yokes to the control surfaces. Makes me more confident that the thing can be hand-flown if needed even if the autopilot cumpooters poop out.
Easy enough to power trains using nuclear or renewables -- overhead electric wires. If we need fuel for aircraft, hydrogen-burning planes have been done. Hydrogen is not a fuel, but it works as a means of energy storage.
Does Japan still fly coach-only 747s on short shuttle flights within the country? I flew one across the mountains Tokyo-Toyama in the 90s -- up and down like an elevator, all of 20 minutes' flight time.
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I'm all for civilian aid. I'm all for accepting refugees. I'm just against running expensive military homicide campaigns worldwide that make our government both bankrupt and despised.
We can't fight everyone's wars for them.
Except for the whole thing about warrantless searches being allowed.
We have ample non-renewable energy sources available in the US. Oil, natural gas, uranium, etc. Let the countries that actually need the oil fight the wars.
To be a doctor, you need to do well on the MCAT, get into med school, take the USMLE, and get a residency. Or get into a combined medical program out of high school and still pass the USMLE and get a residency.
Engineering in life-critical fields involves passing the FE and PE exams. Not trivial.
There will still be standard exams as gatekeepers for both fields.
This is more like a bunch of bullies fighting down the street, and us wanting to jump in, even if whether they get black eyes doesn't concern us. They're not family or friends, so why is this our problem?
Domestic terrorists been coming out of the woodwork literally since the 1800s. The KKK. The Haymarket bomb. Weather Underground. Symbionese Army. McVeigh. The "Sons of Gestapo" train wrecking incident. Not to mention mass shootings.
None of this lead to the kind of expansion of the mass surveillance and security-theater apparatus that's happened since 9/11. We'd be better of as a country if we took the advice "never forget" as sentimental garbage and forgot 9/11 ever happened. Moved on, stopped quaking in fear and thanking over-reaching cops for "keeping us safe."
Maybe you assume that both are corrupt and rotten, and neither works for you.
"Law enforcement" hasn't protected the average American in decades -- it's been turned into an industry with its own lobbyists, fueled by laws that allow mass long-term incarceration. Sadly, many Americans support it, but this country would be a better place if police powers were severely curtailed.
You have way too much belief and trust in the US as a "democracy" and "free society." This kind of society ended after 9/11, if it ever existed at all. We might as well build as many fortresses as possible (even if they contain nothing illegal), just to frustrate law enforcement which has made an industry out of eroding Americans' freedoms.
You know what we should do to prevent terrorism? Stop pissing off the terrorists. That's right -- stop fighting wars in places where we don't belong. Stop playing favorites in the Middle East and Central Asia. None of the countries there are our problem. You might think of it as capitulation or surrender, but not all fights are worth fighting.
But you, as a member of the US military, can't be expected to support putting yourself out of a job.
I've always wanted the chance to poop on Amazon/Alexa ...
The main flight controls of a 737NG are still hydromechanical, not run by a computer. I'd rather be on a 737 than an 777 or 787.
Let me rephrase that -- I get panicky if I'm stuck in a damn tube without access to a window. I'll take the risk of damaging my eyes. Window seat for life, babeh!
Better than a cumpootah flying you into the ground. LUDD!
Women probably get a greater volume of harassment, but male-on-male harassment is likely more abusive and dangerous. I've never heard of a woman being SWAT'ted.
737 still has hydromechanical controls, with no fly-by-wire cumpuker in the middle. Not as simple as the ERJ, but better than Airbus Eurogarbage.
Anything not to get the center section. 757 is perfectly sized, and you have a 33% chance of a window seat. Fuck sitting where you can't see outside.
They used a strong double-stick tape instead of a removable means of attaching the screen. Idiotic.
It WOULD be easy to open if Crapple didn't glue the FUCKING screen to the case with double-stick tape.
Other than probably costing 50 cents per iMac more, what was wrong with the pre-2013 iMacs, where the screen glass was held on with small magnets and the actually LCD was bolted below it?
Other the mean-spirited customer-hostile design, why glue the LCD on to the case, requiring removal with a pizza roller or knife to fix anything on your own?
If Apple had spent a tiny bit more per machine, repairability would probably be more like 7 or 8 out of 10.
If I'm not going to be sleeping and am flying over land, at least I can look out the window, sightsee, and daydream, not be tied to a book or a tablet.
Doesn't bother me -- I'd rather fly on a machine, not a giant flying couch. I'd just bring some earplugs. Baggage isn't a big deal -- gate-check that which doesn't fit, get it upon deplaning. No fighting over luggage bins with other cattle.
Also, the ERJ-135/145 are not fly-by-wire -- the pilots still have a direct connection from their yokes to the control surfaces. Makes me more confident that the thing can be hand-flown if needed even if the autopilot cumpooters poop out.
Easy enough to power trains using nuclear or renewables -- overhead electric wires. If we need fuel for aircraft, hydrogen-burning planes have been done. Hydrogen is not a fuel, but it works as a means of energy storage.
Coast-to-coast on an ERJ would be great -- easy to stick your feet into the aisle for more legroom when the flight attendant is not walking by.
Does Japan still fly coach-only 747s on short shuttle flights within the country? I flew one across the mountains Tokyo-Toyama in the 90s -- up and down like an elevator, all of 20 minutes' flight time.
I'd rather be on a 737, 757, or Mad Dog 80. At least I have a 1/3 to 2/5 chance of a window seat, not 2/9 or 1/5 with 8 or 10 across.
Better yet, put me on a Dash-8 or Embraer where my chances go up to 1/2 or 2/3. I love looking out the window down at the world.