which flashed over. They don't actually what the bushing is ATTACHED to, which could be almost anything. Such bushings are the standard terminal connections on HV switchgear such as transformers, capacitors, reclosers, etc. The bushing itself is most likely replaceable individually, though.
Hopefully, it just flashed over from foreign debris (another baguette?), and did little damage except to itself. Such a flashover should have tripped upstream circuit breakers, resulting in the power outage.
Exactly what does controlling information and oppressing citizens have to do with Socialism?
For that matter, what does the government of the PRC have to do with Socialism? Their situation looks a lot more like crony capitalism and kleptocracy mixed with old fashioned totalitarianism than a system where the workers control the means of production and allocate resources toward the common good...
I have contemporaries who tell me that beyond C++ 101 you can get through a CS degree without writing any code...
CS must be heading down the same road as engineering curricula, then. It is quite worrying how many modern EE graduates never learn how to use a soldering iron or multimeter, or how many ME grads can't manage to drill and tap a hole...
often need to be "certified and approved"(usually by government issued license), as well. But most folks wouldn't consider them "professionals", in the sense of doctors or lawyers...
Just about anything could be considered "entheogenic" if you are using it for a religious/spiritual purpose. A function of intended use, rather than the properties of the drug itself...
None of the classic psychedelics (LSD, mescaline, psilocybin, etc.) really produce true hallucinations, at least in the vast majority of users.
To be considered an actual hallucination, the person needs to think that what they are perceiving is REAL. No matter how hard you trip on LSD, some part of your consciousness still remembers that you have taken a drug, and all the colors and patterns are simply the effects of that drug, and will wear off in a while.
The only common drugs that produce true hallucinations would be stuff like Datura (Jimsonweed), scopolamine, or other atropine-like drugs. But for some twisted reason, "hallucinogen" is used for drugs that are properly termed "psychedelics", while the drugs that make you hallucinate are called "deliriants".
Probably the same reasoning that classifies cocaine and amphetamines as "narcotics"...
I can't see sodium being cheaper when construction/environment/maintenance costs are factored in.
Exactly. And that's what killed it.
As far as I can tell, sodium cables were one of those brainfarts cooked up by a bunch of beancounters and engineers who never actually worked hands-on with anything in their lives. I don't think the stuff is being used in new installations anymore, because the one advantage (cheaper material cost) was outweighed in the long term by the many downsides.
, not because of spectacular electrical properties. The obvious problem with moisture reactivity, as well as the less obvious problem of making secure electrical connections to such a soft material greatly limited its use, however.
, capable of putting out 500-1000 Watts. And much more powerful devices are pretty widely available from surplus dealers and even ham radio fleamarkets.
I assume that the troll's logic was that Turing's work helped defeat Nazi Germany. Had the Nazis won WW2, the "Final Solution" might have played itself out more completely, resulting in the near elimination of the Jewish population, with no consequent need for the creation of the state of Israel. Without the existence of the Israeli state, the Palestinians wouldn't be subjected to the treatment that they are today.
living in a world where our deepest-held moral convictions are set aside for technological progress sounds like a nightmare scenario.
Sounds like paradise to me. A society governed by reason rather than moronic superstitions.
At the risk of invoking Godwin, your "paradise" could easily devolve into Dr. Mengele's laboratory, no? Afterall, some scientifically useful data did come out of the Nazi medical experiments, but at the cost of fundamental principles of humanity.
Are you actually advocating the complete abandonment of all moral principles if they get in the way of scientific/technological progress? Even to the point of things like vivisections on unwilling subjects?
, so, accordingly, an important step in the process is to NOTIFY the timber company and the media as soon as the spikes are in place. This is pretty clearly spelled out in "Ecodefense" and other literature of the radical environmental movement. The idea is to keep the trees standing, not to exact some kind of revenge against the loggers or sawmill operators.
If the loggers cut the trees after they have been warned about spikes, any injuries are their responsibility, not the spiker's.
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Oh and that works better than using the original attachment screws which fell out due to vibration ...
Might a bit of loctite on the screw threads make for a more permanent fix?
Ever heard of Joseph Lucas, Prince of Darkness?
That's why the Brits drink warm beer--Lucas makes the refrigerators!
which flashed over. They don't actually what the bushing is ATTACHED to, which could be almost anything. Such bushings are the standard terminal connections on HV switchgear such as transformers, capacitors, reclosers, etc. The bushing itself is most likely replaceable individually, though.
Hopefully, it just flashed over from foreign debris (another baguette?), and did little damage except to itself. Such a flashover should have tripped upstream circuit breakers, resulting in the power outage.
http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/5156601
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/135709/benefits_of_boogereating.html?cat=51
http://straightuptruth.blogspot.com/2006/09/eating-boogers-is-like-really-grody.html
http://www.blogster.com/anaibendai/eating-your-boogers-healthy
Exactly what does controlling information and oppressing citizens have to do with Socialism?
For that matter, what does the government of the PRC have to do with Socialism? Their situation looks a lot more like crony capitalism and kleptocracy mixed with old fashioned totalitarianism than a system where the workers control the means of production and allocate resources toward the common good...
Dennis Kucinich called for TRIPLING the NASA budget, far better than anything that Clinton proposed:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x446335
I have contemporaries who tell me that beyond C++ 101 you can get through a CS degree without writing any code...
CS must be heading down the same road as engineering curricula, then. It is quite worrying how many modern EE graduates never learn how to use a soldering iron or multimeter, or how many ME grads can't manage to drill and tap a hole...
often need to be "certified and approved"(usually by government issued license), as well. But most folks wouldn't consider them "professionals", in the sense of doctors or lawyers...
Based on the fact that any random bills in their wallets are likely to test positive for cocaine?
Not to mention that their brain and muscle tissues will contain measurable amounts of DMT and GHB?
Just about anything could be considered "entheogenic" if you are using it for a religious/spiritual purpose. A function of intended use, rather than the properties of the drug itself...
Pharmacologically, yes.
Legally, crimes involving coke or amphetamines will be handled by the NARCOTICS division of your local police agency...
None of the classic psychedelics (LSD, mescaline, psilocybin, etc.) really produce true hallucinations, at least in the vast majority of users.
To be considered an actual hallucination, the person needs to think that what they are perceiving is REAL. No matter how hard you trip on LSD, some part of your consciousness still remembers that you have taken a drug, and all the colors and patterns are simply the effects of that drug, and will wear off in a while.
The only common drugs that produce true hallucinations would be stuff like Datura (Jimsonweed), scopolamine, or other atropine-like drugs. But for some twisted reason, "hallucinogen" is used for drugs that are properly termed "psychedelics", while the drugs that make you hallucinate are called "deliriants".
Probably the same reasoning that classifies cocaine and amphetamines as "narcotics"...
The headquarters of "Sinautec US", maybe.
The true corporate headquarters actually appears to be in France:
http://www.sinautec.com/
Sinautec, as I suspected, is a Chinese firm, with an office in VA.
http://www.sinautecus.com/contact.html
I can't see sodium being cheaper when construction/environment/maintenance costs are factored in.
Exactly. And that's what killed it.
As far as I can tell, sodium cables were one of those brainfarts cooked up by a bunch of beancounters and engineers who never actually worked hands-on with anything in their lives. I don't think the stuff is being used in new installations anymore, because the one advantage (cheaper material cost) was outweighed in the long term by the many downsides.
, not because of spectacular electrical properties. The obvious problem with moisture reactivity, as well as the less obvious problem of making secure electrical connections to such a soft material greatly limited its use, however.
In this case, wouldn't you expect "pink" to actually be some shade of yellow?
That can only mean that folks out there aren't trying hard enough!
, capable of putting out 500-1000 Watts. And much more powerful devices are pretty widely available from surplus dealers and even ham radio fleamarkets.
which were in response to a police curfew and crackdown on the nascent "hippie" counterculture. This was in 1966, 4 years before Kent State.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunset_Strip_curfew_riots
http://articles.latimes.com/2007/aug/05/local/me-then5
As far as a song about Kent State, you are surely thinking about "Ohio", by CSN+Y.
, but when will they come out with a bong that tweets to yell you to change the water?
I assume that the troll's logic was that Turing's work helped defeat Nazi Germany. Had the Nazis won WW2, the "Final Solution" might have played itself out more completely, resulting in the near elimination of the Jewish population, with no consequent need for the creation of the state of Israel. Without the existence of the Israeli state, the Palestinians wouldn't be subjected to the treatment that they are today.
living in a world where our deepest-held moral convictions are set aside for technological progress sounds like a nightmare scenario.
Sounds like paradise to me. A society governed by reason rather than moronic superstitions.
At the risk of invoking Godwin, your "paradise" could easily devolve into Dr. Mengele's laboratory, no? Afterall, some scientifically useful data did come out of the Nazi medical experiments, but at the cost of fundamental principles of humanity.
Are you actually advocating the complete abandonment of all moral principles if they get in the way of scientific/technological progress? Even to the point of things like vivisections on unwilling subjects?
, so, accordingly, an important step in the process is to NOTIFY the timber company and the media as soon as the spikes are in place. This is pretty clearly spelled out in "Ecodefense" and other literature of the radical environmental movement. The idea is to keep the trees standing, not to exact some kind of revenge against the loggers or sawmill operators.
If the loggers cut the trees after they have been warned about spikes, any injuries are their responsibility, not the spiker's.