I remember reading that if the black hole is large enough, then the event horizon would be far enough away so that the tidal forces might not even be noticeable.
I wasn't really making an argument (although I'm British and don't agree with having a death penalty as part of a justice system), I was pointing out a counter-intuitive fact.
You're right that changing the rules would change the cost, but as I see it, the cheapest way to perform capital punishment would be to allow the police to execute suspects/prisoners. I'm sure there would still be a lot of paperwork, but you'd skip the cost of all those courts and lawyers.
To my mind, if there were more executions, there'd be more mistakes and probably even more appeals allowed. However, in lieu of more data, the fact is that it costs more to incarcerate for life.
There's a whole world of difference between killing/butchering a wild animal and the disgusting process that goes on in modern food production factories. If you were to have a good look around a modern abattoir it would probably convince you to never eat processed meat again.
That makes sense. Most of my rides are less than 2 hours long, so I just start Strava and put the phone in my pocket until I finish. It's interesting to see actual performance stats especially when coupled with a heart rate monitor. I think you can get the same kind of stats with some of the Garmin models, but as I've already got a phone, it saves spending yet more money on my bike.
I ride with a helmet cam as well. Out of interest, have you ever needed to use the footage for an incident? I've never needed to use mine, but it feels like a kind of insurance in case I do end up in a dispute.
I commute on my bike in the mornings and I think it's the cars that are causing the problems with the heavy traffic. If half of those car drivers were cycling instead, then I bet the average flow of traffic would increase. Also, if you're in that much of a rush, why not just leave a few minutes earlier?
I do a lot of cycling and go reasonably fast when I can and I have to admit that I get annoyed when car drivers slow me down during rush hour. However, the roads are a shared resource and the fact is that most cycle lanes are very poorly designed, so bikes and cars are going to end up on the same roads at the same times. I've been shouted at by a couple of car drivers for not using a bike lane and instead being on a main road, but bike lanes are optional and would be more dangerous for me to go full speed along.
If you're driving and the conditions are poor (sun glare in your eyes) then slow down appropriately. When you're not in complete control of your vehicle, you're a hazard to other road users.
I'd like to recommend bike commuting to you as it's not as dangerous as you might think. What's required is a strong sense of road position - I'm safer when I'm visible to other road users, even if it might seem that I'm "in the way". The more cyclists there are, the safer it becomes.
If you've got a smart-phone then Strava is a really fun bike odometer and speedometer.
I've clocked up over 5200km (commuting and fun rides) so far this year and had only one accident. I was overtaking a line of stationary traffic on a main road going on the outside of the cars (i.e. the "correct" way which is unusual for me) and one idiot decided that he wanted to turn into a side road. He skipped the whole mirror-indicate-mirror-maneouvre and just started turning. I hit my brakes and ended up just lightly hitting him.
He pulled into the side road, stopped and started apologising profusely. I admonished him and went on my way with a slightly sore hand for the next couple of days.
What annoyed me the most was how preventable the incident was - he would have seen me if he had bothered to look and if he'd indicated then I would have stopped in time.
I'm a great believer in cyclists doing whatever is safest for them in the circumstances without necessarily worrying too much about the traffic laws. I regularly go through red lights when I think it's safe to do so and I usually overtake cars on the inside or go between lines of traffic rather than waiting in line.
Surely it's better to scare off any social "scientists" that try to use maths in a cargo-cult kind of way? If you're going to use maths, don't just throw in random equations that have no bearing on the actual topic - that's basically just lying.
Since reading your post, I'm now going to rename any "Caps Lock" button as the "CRAZY" button. Any post that has seemingly random sections of capitalisations always looks like it's been written by a strung-up meth-head.
You seem to be confusing UEFI and SecureBoot. UEFI itself is fine and not a problem and SecureBoot is okay if it can be disabled, however, Microsoft have dictated that Arm based Windows 8 devices cannot allow the SecureBoot to be disabled.
It was most likely a local chapter of the IAF, but originally the IAF is from Italy. Stating "torched by locals" makes it sound like everyday folk were that upset by it that they stormed it with pitchforks etc.
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That post is making my eyes bleed from the poor writing skills. Please tell me that it was written by a cat.
Well, I'm actually British, but then I reckon our government has been mostly non functional for most of my life. I should definitely ask for a refund.
I remember reading that if the black hole is large enough, then the event horizon would be far enough away so that the tidal forces might not even be noticeable.
There's no accounting for taste, I suppose.
Not if he believes in himself as the son of god as that would convert him to a christian wouldn't it?
Actually, that would be kinda cool if you didn't have to pay taxes. Opt-in government!
I wasn't really making an argument (although I'm British and don't agree with having a death penalty as part of a justice system), I was pointing out a counter-intuitive fact.
You're right that changing the rules would change the cost, but as I see it, the cheapest way to perform capital punishment would be to allow the police to execute suspects/prisoners. I'm sure there would still be a lot of paperwork, but you'd skip the cost of all those courts and lawyers.
The cost is most likely due to the lengthy appeals process. Here's a link to calculated costs http://www.amnestyusa.org/our-work/issues/death-penalty/us-death-penalty-facts/death-penalty-cost/
I'd heard that the costs of execution were higher, but can't remember where from, so after a quick google, this seems to be semi-reputable: http://www.amnestyusa.org/our-work/issues/death-penalty/us-death-penalty-facts/death-penalty-cost/ .
The problem with the death penalty is allowing for the mistakes that people always make (police, judges, jury, lawyers, dna labs etc).
To my mind, if there were more executions, there'd be more mistakes and probably even more appeals allowed. However, in lieu of more data, the fact is that it costs more to incarcerate for life.
That doesn't change the fact that if you put more people on death-row that it would cost the tax-payers more.
There's a whole world of difference between killing/butchering a wild animal and the disgusting process that goes on in modern food production factories. If you were to have a good look around a modern abattoir it would probably convince you to never eat processed meat again.
Also, anyone who voted for the party that doesn't win shouldn't be allowed to use any government services.
Are you aware that it costs more to the tax payers to kill prisoners than to keep them incarcerated for the rest of their life?
That makes sense. Most of my rides are less than 2 hours long, so I just start Strava and put the phone in my pocket until I finish. It's interesting to see actual performance stats especially when coupled with a heart rate monitor. I think you can get the same kind of stats with some of the Garmin models, but as I've already got a phone, it saves spending yet more money on my bike.
I ride with a helmet cam as well. Out of interest, have you ever needed to use the footage for an incident? I've never needed to use mine, but it feels like a kind of insurance in case I do end up in a dispute.
I commute on my bike in the mornings and I think it's the cars that are causing the problems with the heavy traffic. If half of those car drivers were cycling instead, then I bet the average flow of traffic would increase. Also, if you're in that much of a rush, why not just leave a few minutes earlier?
I do a lot of cycling and go reasonably fast when I can and I have to admit that I get annoyed when car drivers slow me down during rush hour. However, the roads are a shared resource and the fact is that most cycle lanes are very poorly designed, so bikes and cars are going to end up on the same roads at the same times. I've been shouted at by a couple of car drivers for not using a bike lane and instead being on a main road, but bike lanes are optional and would be more dangerous for me to go full speed along.
If you're driving and the conditions are poor (sun glare in your eyes) then slow down appropriately. When you're not in complete control of your vehicle, you're a hazard to other road users.
I'd like to recommend bike commuting to you as it's not as dangerous as you might think. What's required is a strong sense of road position - I'm safer when I'm visible to other road users, even if it might seem that I'm "in the way". The more cyclists there are, the safer it becomes.
If you've got a smart-phone then Strava is a really fun bike odometer and speedometer.
I've clocked up over 5200km (commuting and fun rides) so far this year and had only one accident. I was overtaking a line of stationary traffic on a main road going on the outside of the cars (i.e. the "correct" way which is unusual for me) and one idiot decided that he wanted to turn into a side road. He skipped the whole mirror-indicate-mirror-maneouvre and just started turning. I hit my brakes and ended up just lightly hitting him.
He pulled into the side road, stopped and started apologising profusely. I admonished him and went on my way with a slightly sore hand for the next couple of days.
What annoyed me the most was how preventable the incident was - he would have seen me if he had bothered to look and if he'd indicated then I would have stopped in time.
I'm a great believer in cyclists doing whatever is safest for them in the circumstances without necessarily worrying too much about the traffic laws. I regularly go through red lights when I think it's safe to do so and I usually overtake cars on the inside or go between lines of traffic rather than waiting in line.
The author originally did use "Chuck Norris-like", but Chuck found out and kicked him back in time to change it.
Surely it's better to scare off any social "scientists" that try to use maths in a cargo-cult kind of way? If you're going to use maths, don't just throw in random equations that have no bearing on the actual topic - that's basically just lying.
Since reading your post, I'm now going to rename any "Caps Lock" button as the "CRAZY" button. Any post that has seemingly random sections of capitalisations always looks like it's been written by a strung-up meth-head.
You seem to be confusing UEFI and SecureBoot. UEFI itself is fine and not a problem and SecureBoot is okay if it can be disabled, however, Microsoft have dictated that Arm based Windows 8 devices cannot allow the SecureBoot to be disabled.
It was most likely a local chapter of the IAF, but originally the IAF is from Italy. Stating "torched by locals" makes it sound like everyday folk were that upset by it that they stormed it with pitchforks etc.
That's not too far from where I live, but it wasn't exactly "torched by locals", but torched by an anarchist group.
So, it has come to this.