Equating Jack to the great monsters of the 20th century is simply a retort to those that claim he was simply a man. When in fact neither is true. He was not a monster that devoured lives nor was he simply a man that left people to grow and prosper of their own cognizance. In reality the man was a bastard, you think he shed some tear for the lawsuit victims that medical bills on top of legal fees, fuck no, he was a ruthless, conniving, greedy bastard, and people that know who he was by reputation or worse by having come under fire of his organization have every right to voice their opinions of this event. You said it best yourself:
Your right not to be offended is now more/as important than my right to free speech.
Now if you want some sappy whitewashed ass kissing watch CNN, a place where none of this man's crimes have been reported. If you want to know what "the people" think of this man and his actions, you stick with the Internet - the place where men like "Jack" are working very hard at gaining control over who gets to say what and what gets published. You my friend, don't know what freedom is when it is staring you in the face.
Mythbusters is no different than Bill Nye, Mr. Wizard or who ever the hell came first. They use the same basic methods for all of their problems. There are some differences though:
Budget (much higher, but it doesn't always meet the problem at hand)
Problems (completely open ended)
Math (same level as most jr. high - high school science, however, sometimes severely short for the issue at hand - see 2)
End result is not known. (again see 2)
Time (they have time constraints - see 1-4)
When I was ten I know I'd much rather watch two guys drive two semis into a small economy car rather than watch Mr. Wizard mix baking soda and vinegar again and again. Mythbusters rocks, because it is exactly what the 10+ set is capable of and it also shows them the constraints of their knowledge because the Mythbusters actually do discredit themselves on the show, you'll hear them say things like "I think you're way off base with your method" or "I'm really happy with the results" and if you hear that from the old guy in the beret it's usually because it was an effective (or ineffective as the case may be) low-level experiment. It's a simple formula:
Find a problem.
Conduct an experiment.
Measure the results (for better or worse)!
Blow something up!!
Profit!!!
Now I'm not saying that all of their experiments are 100% right for all levels of science, I'm just suggesting that they are about as good as you get with pre-algebra to algebra level math. And that isn't that bad, after all that's where we get things like the lever, steam engine, plumbing, and a lot of other cool crap (like higher math). I remember building a trebuchet for a lower level physics class (10*?), they mostly sucked but we did the algebra (Newtonian mechanics) some of us got A's, most of us didn't, but when we were done we had learned a little (by trial and error) about trajectories and conflicting forces, not to mention recording our results. It wasn't in vain, it was a nice precursor for things to come. Between Mythbusters and American Idol I'd easily rather have my kids watch Mythbusters even if they're wrong 80% of the time.
I'm not apologizing for the Mythbusters in the least.
My favorite episode is when they proved that diving in to water is effective in evading gunfire. They placed a gelatin mold 18inches under water in a swimming pool and fired a.50cal at it. The gelatin wasn't pierced. They repeated this test time and time again at several calibers (IIRC even went to 12inches below surface).
Sometimes they don't do so good, but other times they do extremely well.
Yea, when I was in school I had an instructor that wouldn't let us use cite wikipedia, when someone asked why not, the instructor went to wikipedia and wrote that a flea could grow to the size of a dog. It made a lasting impression.
Ok, I'm too stoned (on codeine) and sick to continue this. Co-60 is a red haring.
Of the 100 million curies (4 exabecquerels) of radioactive material, the short lived radioactive isotopes such as I131 Chernobyl released were initially the most dangerous. Due to their short half-lives of 5 and 8 days they have now decayed, leaving the more long-lived Cs 137 (with a half-life of 30.07 years) and Sr 90 (with a half-life of 28.78 years) as main dangers.
The groundwater issue I was talking about seems to have subsided a bit in the years since I've read up on it (more likely it's better understood). It's still an issue though.
Fig. 3 shows a 2D plot of the total elevation level of the Shelter site above Baltic Sea level in m. Furthermore the positions of observations wells for investigation of the groundwater and the aspiration units for air contamination sampling are depicted. Fig. 4 shows Shelter site from the north-west with height profile of the territory and the groundwater table. Fig. 5 shows the groundwater contamination with the radionuclide Sr 90, the contamination for Cs 137 is very similar.
Thanks. I'm sick, and on codeine. Usually, I do a little better. You're right I wasn't even slightly arsed about referencing anything. The groundwater bit is based on reality, I'm sure of it. Hold on.
You didn't catch the "affirmative action" bit that answered your question? Anyways, the job I work at now had me in the position of being interviewed for a job, agreeing to those terms and two weeks later watching every single one of those terms turned on its head. The guy that hired me quit that day, otherwise I completely agree with you.
(or any employee who's a primary caregiver for kids)
I appreciate that. Personally, I think the incentives for being on call should be improved. Before I had kids (and got divorced) I would regularly work 12-14 hour days 6 days a week, because I loved the money. Now my experience in the tech world seems to be that people on call are NOT compensated properly at all. The incentives/differential should prompt those that are capable to these jobs that demand more, unfortunately most IT jobs pay the same whether it's 9-5 or on call + 40hrs adjusted to eliminate overtime or worse 50+ hours on-call on salary. For me, a single dad, it's not the hours that have me daydreaming about an exodus, it's the damn paycheck/employer selection.
If a man and a woman both apply for the same job, but the woman refuses to be on call out of work hours, why would any sane company hire her?
I think it's called affirmative action. Equal treatment would be allowing men to work the hours they need to be with their kids after divorce and vice versa.
Never mind, I hadn't realized the scale of these power plants. Still not so sure I believe...
Much thought has been given to protecting the plant from external factors. For example, if an airliner, even one as big as a Boeing, were to fall on the plant, there is no way it would destroy the reactor.
...otherwise it's really a neat idea, so long as they aren't bullshitting everyone. Wouldn't want to see a tsunami prove these guys liars and all.
Not to mention the fact that Russia is single handedly responsible for the largest nuclear waste accident known to man. Honestly, scientists aren't a 100% sure about the results of that crap seeping into the ocean through the groundwater. Hell one of the longest standing theories on disposing of nuclear waste is to keep it the fuck away from the groundwater. Usually this implies burying the crap deep in a natural clay basin so, that 2,000 years later when the drums begin to leak the crap doesn't immediately hit the drinking water or hit the ocean.
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Equating Jack to the great monsters of the 20th century is simply a retort to those that claim he was simply a man. When in fact neither is true. He was not a monster that devoured lives nor was he simply a man that left people to grow and prosper of their own cognizance. In reality the man was a bastard, you think he shed some tear for the lawsuit victims that medical bills on top of legal fees, fuck no, he was a ruthless, conniving, greedy bastard, and people that know who he was by reputation or worse by having come under fire of his organization have every right to voice their opinions of this event. You said it best yourself:
Your right not to be offended is now more/as important than my right to free speech.Now if you want some sappy whitewashed ass kissing watch CNN, a place where none of this man's crimes have been reported. If you want to know what "the people" think of this man and his actions, you stick with the Internet - the place where men like "Jack" are working very hard at gaining control over who gets to say what and what gets published. You my friend, don't know what freedom is when it is staring you in the face.
Ever seen an episode of survivor?
yep, ten days, definitely ten days...mm hmm..ten days... :)
For anyone that's counting that's ten days ago.
- from the summary
Membership in the forum is free and with over 75 interest groups and 32,000 members, there is always something new and interesting to discuss.- from digital home under "discuss and learn more"
Interesting relationship between those numbers, eh?
Funny thing about that, is none of the Digital Home articles state that they are in trouble. It's only the summary that makes that assertion.
is there anything else to this story?
funny. I weigh ~140+-5lbs here on Earth out there I would weigh ~700+-25lbs, this is not "Earth-like" enough for me at all.
heheh :) I am a mythbusters apologist.
Makes me think of the Ninja Turtles :)
R2-D2, Official Operator? This guy has more nerd creds than everyone in this thread put together!
I don't know what you're trying to say there, but it's creepy either way.
Mythbusters is no different than Bill Nye, Mr. Wizard or who ever the hell came first. They use the same basic methods for all of their problems. There are some differences though:
When I was ten I know I'd much rather watch two guys drive two semis into a small economy car rather than watch Mr. Wizard mix baking soda and vinegar again and again. Mythbusters rocks, because it is exactly what the 10+ set is capable of and it also shows them the constraints of their knowledge because the Mythbusters actually do discredit themselves on the show, you'll hear them say things like "I think you're way off base with your method" or "I'm really happy with the results" and if you hear that from the old guy in the beret it's usually because it was an effective (or ineffective as the case may be) low-level experiment. It's a simple formula:
Now I'm not saying that all of their experiments are 100% right for all levels of science, I'm just suggesting that they are about as good as you get with pre-algebra to algebra level math. And that isn't that bad, after all that's where we get things like the lever, steam engine, plumbing, and a lot of other cool crap (like higher math). I remember building a trebuchet for a lower level physics class (10*?), they mostly sucked but we did the algebra (Newtonian mechanics) some of us got A's, most of us didn't, but when we were done we had learned a little (by trial and error) about trajectories and conflicting forces, not to mention recording our results. It wasn't in vain, it was a nice precursor for things to come. Between Mythbusters and American Idol I'd easily rather have my kids watch Mythbusters even if they're wrong 80% of the time.
I'm not apologizing for the Mythbusters in the least.
My favorite episode is when they proved that diving in to water is effective in evading gunfire. They placed a gelatin mold 18inches under water in a swimming pool and fired a .50cal at it. The gelatin wasn't pierced. They repeated this test time and time again at several calibers (IIRC even went to 12inches below surface).
Sometimes they don't do so good, but other times they do extremely well.
Yea, when I was in school I had an instructor that wouldn't let us use cite wikipedia, when someone asked why not, the instructor went to wikipedia and wrote that a flea could grow to the size of a dog. It made a lasting impression.
Ok, I'm too stoned (on codeine) and sick to continue this. Co-60 is a red haring.
Of the 100 million curies (4 exabecquerels) of radioactive material, the short lived radioactive isotopes such as I131 Chernobyl released were initially the most dangerous. Due to their short half-lives of 5 and 8 days they have now decayed, leaving the more long-lived Cs 137 (with a half-life of 30.07 years) and Sr 90 (with a half-life of 28.78 years) as main dangers.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiation_poisoning#N uclear_reactor_accidents
The groundwater issue I was talking about seems to have subsided a bit in the years since I've read up on it (more likely it's better understood). It's still an issue though.
Fig. 3 shows a 2D plot of the total elevation level of the Shelter site above Baltic Sea level in m. Furthermore the positions of observations wells for investigation of the groundwater and the aspiration units for air contamination sampling are depicted. Fig. 4 shows Shelter site from the north-west with height profile of the territory and the groundwater table. Fig. 5 shows the groundwater contamination with the radionuclide Sr 90, the contamination for Cs 137 is very similar.http://gis2.esri.com/library/userconf/proc02/pap06 58/p0658.htm Ctl+F "5.3" - for the appropriate section (nice graph).
I think you just killed my immune system. :)
Thanks. I'm sick, and on codeine. Usually, I do a little better. You're right I wasn't even slightly arsed about referencing anything. The groundwater bit is based on reality, I'm sure of it. Hold on.
You didn't catch the "affirmative action" bit that answered your question? Anyways, the job I work at now had me in the position of being interviewed for a job, agreeing to those terms and two weeks later watching every single one of those terms turned on its head. The guy that hired me quit that day, otherwise I completely agree with you.
I appreciate that. Personally, I think the incentives for being on call should be improved. Before I had kids (and got divorced) I would regularly work 12-14 hour days 6 days a week, because I loved the money. Now my experience in the tech world seems to be that people on call are NOT compensated properly at all. The incentives/differential should prompt those that are capable to these jobs that demand more, unfortunately most IT jobs pay the same whether it's 9-5 or on call + 40hrs adjusted to eliminate overtime or worse 50+ hours on-call on salary. For me, a single dad, it's not the hours that have me daydreaming about an exodus, it's the damn paycheck/employer selection.
I think it's called affirmative action. Equal treatment would be allowing men to work the hours they need to be with their kids after divorce and vice versa.
How the hell was I moderated troll for this? Post anonymously if you care to explain.
Never mind, I hadn't realized the scale of these power plants. Still not so sure I believe ...
Much thought has been given to protecting the plant from external factors. For example, if an airliner, even one as big as a Boeing, were to fall on the plant, there is no way it would destroy the reactor....otherwise it's really a neat idea, so long as they aren't bullshitting everyone. Wouldn't want to see a tsunami prove these guys liars and all.
Not to mention the fact that Russia is single handedly responsible for the largest nuclear waste accident known to man. Honestly, scientists aren't a 100% sure about the results of that crap seeping into the ocean through the groundwater. Hell one of the longest standing theories on disposing of nuclear waste is to keep it the fuck away from the groundwater. Usually this implies burying the crap deep in a natural clay basin so, that 2,000 years later when the drums begin to leak the crap doesn't immediately hit the drinking water or hit the ocean.