On the other hand, for a first time offense, there are many times you can plea-deal it down.
When I got pulled over with a BAL of 0.08 (roadside test), I contacted a lawyer and pretty easily got it knocked down to a "Wet Reckless" (Alcohol-Related Reckless Driving). The cops who pulled me over were very nice and actually drove my car to a local hotel, so I wouldn't have to deal with the impound. No prison time and about a $500 fine and a $500 lawyer fee. Oh, and I had to visit the local AA meeting a dozen times.
But I did get to spend the rest of the night in the local lock-up. Frankly, I couldn't imagine doing that for a day, much less a year. That's why I stopped drinking and driving.
Rather than try and address the CAUSE of these problems, they are treating the SYMPTOM instead...
In their defense, they need to know the symptoms before they can treat the cause. You try walking into your doctor's office and say, "I feel fine" and then wonder why he didn't find the cancer in your pancreas.
Pep rally Friday always sucked, that is when the jocks and the cheerleaders came to school in their uniforms and got to show off to the school and have their achievements broadcast over the speakers. Did the science team or chess team ever get that? Hell no.
Aww...po' widdwe baboo! "Nobody recognizes my unique gifts and talents and it's just not fair!"
Back in high school, I wasn't much of an athlete--like you, I spent most of my time in the computer lab at the local college. But just because I wasn't a good athlete, I didn't whine because nobody patted me on the head and said, "You, too, are a special snowflake."
I was Captain of the Math Team. Imagine how much recognition I got for that! Hell, even our "faculty advisor" (e.g., "coach") usually had better things to do than attend a math meet, meaning that I was the one "in charge." I had to arrange the transportation, usually checking with the other schools in the area to see who was going and could we bus-pool with them. We didn't even get our own bus! But I did it because it was fun and interesting. I didn't whine about how we never had pep rallies for the Math Team. I didn't whine about how the administration didn't announce our victories over the PA system. I didn't whine about how we didn't get the same backing and support from the school that the sports teams got. You don't join the Math Team for accolades--you do it because you like solving math problems.
Yes, some thing are more popular than other things. The Super Bowl is more popular than the World Series which is more popular than the NBA Finals which is more popular than the Masters Golf Tournament which is more popular than professional bowling, whose championship I can't even be bothered to look up. And if you're involved in one of those lesser popular sports, you won't get the attention. But if you're playing sports--or doing anything, really--to get attention, you're probably not going to be very good at it. Here in LA, I know a few people who are looking to become famous. They long to be a famous director or a famous actor. I also know a few people who love to direct films or act. The people who love what they do tend to do a better job than the ones who are looking to become famous.
Yes and no. A rock falling out space, well, that can happen. Remember that the mission wasn't just to destroy the Tree of Souls but to do so in such a way as to "Blast a hole so deep in their racial memory so deep that they won't come within a thousand klicks of this place ever again."
The idea was to beat them and be seen beating them so that the natives wouldn't even think of messing with them ever again. A rock from space probably wouldn't achieve those goals.
And they must be default - doesn't matter if the vendor wants you to use HERE maps or other map service - the Google Maps must be the default.
FTFY.
If you want to use some other map service, you can change the default. The problem, as you say, is that the default must be Google. In manufacturers want to sign their own deals with other map services, TFB.
I don't necessarily disagree with you, by the way. I'm just clarifying that it's not like iOS where it is incredibly inconvenient to use a different map service/application. With Google's Android, you can change the default service. But you have to change it from Google.
Actually, I enjoyed the movie. Good popcorn flick. I got the DVD--with a whole batch of scenes that ended up on the cutting room floor. It was pretty interesting and I'm kind of sorry they didn't leave them in to make a 4 hour film.
That said, I have two complaints (SPOILER WARNING)...
First, we see Norm get shot. We see him wake up in his pod. A little later, we see a resolute Norm march out into the jungle with his machine gun going...where? It was a good thing he left, because his empty pod gets trashed later on. But where was Norm going? Why did he leave? I don't normally catch holes like this while the movie is playing, but this one stuck in my craw.
That said, I watched the unedited version which sort of gives a bit more of a rationale. See, Norm and Trudy had a romance going (I have a hard time believing Trudy would be interested in Norm, but whatever). The last thing Norm may have heard over the comms was Trudy saying, "Rogue One is hit--going in. Sorry Jake." He then got shot and then we see the helicopter blown up. He may not know that helicopter was destroyed and he's going out to find her. Kinda ridiculous, but he's a man in love, so...
The other one, though, is the whole battle at the end. Let's be honest--if Eywa hadn't intervened, Jake would have ended up getting pretty much everyone killed and getting the Tree of Souls destroyed. Like, on the ground, the natives essentially decided on a calvary charge against machine guns. World War I taught us that doesn't work very well. Jake is a Force Recon Marine and this is the best battle plan he can come up with?
In the air, maybe he doesn't have the experience. But, again, his battle plan seemed to be "CHARGE!" Everyone drop out of the sky and pick an opponent. Nobody seemed to be supporting anyone else. Even without any air-to-air experience, I would think that between him and Trudy, they could have come up with something a little more effective.
Eywa, on the other hand, seemed to have a clue. On the ground, start off with the bullet-proof tanks in a brutal shock-and-awe attack and then send in the infantry to clean up whatever's left behind them. In the air, pair off and support your wingman. While one beastie attacks from one side, the other one comes in from the other side and wreaks havoc.
The article says "Likely reason" but the independent investigation only found it to be the "most probable cause" which doesnt at all mean "likely reason"..
Very true. It could have lost it's propellant because of an badly designed valve. It could have been hit by a meteor. It could have been screwed up by a solar flare. It could have been that a squirrel accidentally got in there and ate the wires. It could have been that space aliens abducted the craft.
You found a non-authoritative source that agreed with you [...]
Actually, I didn't find that non-authoritive source. You did. You're the one who referenced the wikipedia article in your reply. I merely pointed out that the article you referenced said that the likely reason was a leak.
[...] and then you stopped, rather than you finding an authoritative source. You obviously don't care about veracity.... about facts.
Well, I wouldn't go that far. Again, you're the one who gave the reference. So if anyone should be checking their sources, it's you.
I on the other hand balk at the fact that a 10 year old tv show is still $25/season (for SD).
In their defense, 10 years ago many shows were shot on video tape in SD (or maybe a little better) because it was going to air in SD and people would be watching it in SD and why spend the extra money to do film?
As an old example, the original Star Trek was shot on film. They did this originally because there wasn't an easy way to do special effects with video tape. But everything was optimized for an SD screen. 50 years later, they still had the high resolution film, so they could start with that and redo the special effects, fix some of the background issues (e.g. walls painted with chalk that is blatantly obvious in HD), and come up with something pretty good.
But, at least as I understand it, Star Trek: The Next Generation was shot on video tape because, by 1987, they could do visual effects on a computer. So there is no "high resolution master" for TNG episodes. I believe that's also true with Deep Space 9 and Voyager. I think the second season of Enterprise was the first to actually film with High-Def cameras.
Personally, I agree with you. I balk at paying $25 for an old TV Show--even a favorite. But in regards to SD/HD, they may not really have a choice...
I am confident that the actual number of probes which we have mysteriously lost contact with is at least a dozen.
Uh, Mars Observer was not "mysteriously" lost. FTFA:
Likely reason for spacecraft failure was the leakage of fuel and oxidizer vapors through the improperly designed PTFE check valve to the common pressurization system. During interplanetary cruise, the vapor mix had accumulated in feed lines and pressurant lines, resulting in explosion and their rupture after the engine was restarted for routine course correction.
i.e., it wasn't mysteriously lost. We have a pretty good idea of why it was lost.
But, hey, let's say it's a dozen. Here's a wikipedia list of Solar System probes. Now, I'm not going to go through and count them, but I'd be willing to bet that a dozen would account for less than 10%.
I'd also argue that "casual listeners" don't really care.
I used to subscribe to HBO, Cinemax, Showtime, The Movie Channel, Starz, Encore, and Epix. Which meant wherever a particular movie ended up, I could watch it. Yeah, it cost a lot of money, but it was worth it to me. I want to be able to watch certain movies multiple times and pick up all the nuances.
I'm not what I would consider a "casual movie watcher."
So,yes, if I absolutely positively have to listen to the latest and greatest from a particular musician right now, it's worth it to subscribe to all of those services. However, if I'm a "casual listener," I probably don't care that much.
Well, you can visit the Bikini Atoll and, in 10 years or so, you should be able to visit the Enewetak Atoll. You could check out the Sedan Crater in Nevada.
Discrimination cases must also show an injury--you are somehow being injured by this discrimination. If you cannot show injury, you don't really have a case.
For example, as others have pointed out, gyms like "Curves" (which don't allow men) are discriminating. However--at least where I live--there's a "Curves" about a mile from my house, an "LA Fitness" about 2 miles from my house, a "24-Hour Fitness" about 2 miles from my house, and approximately 20 other gyms of some sort within a 5 mile radius.
It would be really tough for me to show that this discrimination has somehow made my life more difficult. It's not like going to another gym would somehow create a hardship for me.
However, let's say that there was a "Curves" about a mile from my house and the nearest other gym was 20 miles away. I could probably make a reasonable claim that the I am being injured through their discriminatory practices. And I'm sure the judge would order that particular "Curves" to accept me.
So I could see this ride-share service not having a problem for the same reason. If this is "Uber for Women Only," the argument would go, "Why don't you just call Uber or Lyft or a cab?" Now if there were no Uber, Lyft, or cab that can pick you up, you might have a legitimate discrimination case.
Agreed, which is why there may be appropriate lawsuits.
The argument for this service is safety and the belief is that safety trumps civil rights. I'm not sure I'm buying it, but it's an interesting argument.
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On the other hand, for a first time offense, there are many times you can plea-deal it down.
When I got pulled over with a BAL of 0.08 (roadside test), I contacted a lawyer and pretty easily got it knocked down to a "Wet Reckless" (Alcohol-Related Reckless Driving). The cops who pulled me over were very nice and actually drove my car to a local hotel, so I wouldn't have to deal with the impound. No prison time and about a $500 fine and a $500 lawyer fee. Oh, and I had to visit the local AA meeting a dozen times.
But I did get to spend the rest of the night in the local lock-up. Frankly, I couldn't imagine doing that for a day, much less a year. That's why I stopped drinking and driving.
Rather than try and address the CAUSE of these problems, they are treating the SYMPTOM instead...
In their defense, they need to know the symptoms before they can treat the cause. You try walking into your doctor's office and say, "I feel fine" and then wonder why he didn't find the cancer in your pancreas.
Pep rally Friday always sucked, that is when the jocks and the cheerleaders came to school in their uniforms and got to show off to the school and have their achievements broadcast over the speakers. Did the science team or chess team ever get that? Hell no.
Aww...po' widdwe baboo! "Nobody recognizes my unique gifts and talents and it's just not fair!"
Back in high school, I wasn't much of an athlete--like you, I spent most of my time in the computer lab at the local college. But just because I wasn't a good athlete, I didn't whine because nobody patted me on the head and said, "You, too, are a special snowflake."
I was Captain of the Math Team. Imagine how much recognition I got for that! Hell, even our "faculty advisor" (e.g., "coach") usually had better things to do than attend a math meet, meaning that I was the one "in charge." I had to arrange the transportation, usually checking with the other schools in the area to see who was going and could we bus-pool with them. We didn't even get our own bus! But I did it because it was fun and interesting. I didn't whine about how we never had pep rallies for the Math Team. I didn't whine about how the administration didn't announce our victories over the PA system. I didn't whine about how we didn't get the same backing and support from the school that the sports teams got. You don't join the Math Team for accolades--you do it because you like solving math problems.
Yes, some thing are more popular than other things. The Super Bowl is more popular than the World Series which is more popular than the NBA Finals which is more popular than the Masters Golf Tournament which is more popular than professional bowling, whose championship I can't even be bothered to look up. And if you're involved in one of those lesser popular sports, you won't get the attention. But if you're playing sports--or doing anything, really--to get attention, you're probably not going to be very good at it. Here in LA, I know a few people who are looking to become famous. They long to be a famous director or a famous actor. I also know a few people who love to direct films or act. The people who love what they do tend to do a better job than the ones who are looking to become famous.
Yes and no. A rock falling out space, well, that can happen. Remember that the mission wasn't just to destroy the Tree of Souls but to do so in such a way as to "Blast a hole so deep in their racial memory so deep that they won't come within a thousand klicks of this place ever again."
The idea was to beat them and be seen beating them so that the natives wouldn't even think of messing with them ever again. A rock from space probably wouldn't achieve those goals.
In dollars, you're correct. In percentage, you're probably wrong.
The US made several landings on the moon and decided that it was too expensive.
FTFY.
Fuck that. I'm staying put. According to most models, I'll have beachfront property in 100 years!
If only I could think of a way to live that long...
...which is bad for Russia how?
...and, after all, who wants to live forever?
And they must be default - doesn't matter if the vendor wants you to use HERE maps or other map service - the Google Maps must be the default.
FTFY.
If you want to use some other map service, you can change the default. The problem, as you say, is that the default must be Google. In manufacturers want to sign their own deals with other map services, TFB.
I don't necessarily disagree with you, by the way. I'm just clarifying that it's not like iOS where it is incredibly inconvenient to use a different map service/application. With Google's Android, you can change the default service. But you have to change it from Google.
I dunno...I've heard some real horror stories about Audi's lower-end cars (A3, A4). I know a lawyer who lemon-lawed two TTs.
On the other hand, my low-end Audi runs like a champ with 200,000+ miles.
I believe Douglas Adams defined it is "Falling on the ground and missing."
Same here--without the chocolates.
For those of you kids who don't get it, this might help.
Actually, I enjoyed the movie. Good popcorn flick. I got the DVD--with a whole batch of scenes that ended up on the cutting room floor. It was pretty interesting and I'm kind of sorry they didn't leave them in to make a 4 hour film.
That said, I have two complaints (SPOILER WARNING) ...
First, we see Norm get shot. We see him wake up in his pod. A little later, we see a resolute Norm march out into the jungle with his machine gun going...where? It was a good thing he left, because his empty pod gets trashed later on. But where was Norm going? Why did he leave? I don't normally catch holes like this while the movie is playing, but this one stuck in my craw.
That said, I watched the unedited version which sort of gives a bit more of a rationale. See, Norm and Trudy had a romance going (I have a hard time believing Trudy would be interested in Norm, but whatever). The last thing Norm may have heard over the comms was Trudy saying, "Rogue One is hit--going in. Sorry Jake." He then got shot and then we see the helicopter blown up. He may not know that helicopter was destroyed and he's going out to find her. Kinda ridiculous, but he's a man in love, so...
The other one, though, is the whole battle at the end. Let's be honest--if Eywa hadn't intervened, Jake would have ended up getting pretty much everyone killed and getting the Tree of Souls destroyed. Like, on the ground, the natives essentially decided on a calvary charge against machine guns. World War I taught us that doesn't work very well. Jake is a Force Recon Marine and this is the best battle plan he can come up with?
In the air, maybe he doesn't have the experience. But, again, his battle plan seemed to be "CHARGE!" Everyone drop out of the sky and pick an opponent. Nobody seemed to be supporting anyone else. Even without any air-to-air experience, I would think that between him and Trudy, they could have come up with something a little more effective.
Eywa, on the other hand, seemed to have a clue. On the ground, start off with the bullet-proof tanks in a brutal shock-and-awe attack and then send in the infantry to clean up whatever's left behind them. In the air, pair off and support your wingman. While one beastie attacks from one side, the other one comes in from the other side and wreaks havoc.
That brings up an interesting question--what do we do about it?
"We've determined that on May 17, 2015, there will be a 6.0-level earthquake in San Francisco. We believe the accuracy of this prediction to be 90%."
Great! We've got a month's warning. It's going to be major. We're pretty sure it's going to happen--but there's a possibility that it won't.
Now what? Evacuate 800,000 people? Start building shelters that can withstand the earthquake? Do you tell people so that they can prepare?
The article says "Likely reason" but the independent investigation only found it to be the "most probable cause" which doesnt at all mean "likely reason" ..
Very true. It could have lost it's propellant because of an badly designed valve. It could have been hit by a meteor. It could have been screwed up by a solar flare. It could have been that a squirrel accidentally got in there and ate the wires. It could have been that space aliens abducted the craft.
You found a non-authoritative source that agreed with you [...]
Actually, I didn't find that non-authoritive source. You did. You're the one who referenced the wikipedia article in your reply. I merely pointed out that the article you referenced said that the likely reason was a leak.
[...] and then you stopped, rather than you finding an authoritative source. You obviously don't care about veracity.... about facts.
Well, I wouldn't go that far. Again, you're the one who gave the reference. So if anyone should be checking their sources, it's you.
But, okay, I went and dug out NASA's "Mars Observer Loss of Signal: Special Review Board Final Report." On page 7-62, the report says that the meteoroid impact scenario was credible, but very unlikely.
There are already electric trucks and even electric semi trucks out there [...]
Yes. Here's one. There's only one issue, FTA:
The 40-ton truck has a range of about 62 miles per charge [...]
This might be okay for Germany, but it isn't going to work out well in the US.
Backward companies like Mack,GM, Ford,and Freightliner [...]
Well, for the US, Freightliner is going hybrid.
I on the other hand balk at the fact that a 10 year old tv show is still $25/season (for SD).
In their defense, 10 years ago many shows were shot on video tape in SD (or maybe a little better) because it was going to air in SD and people would be watching it in SD and why spend the extra money to do film?
As an old example, the original Star Trek was shot on film. They did this originally because there wasn't an easy way to do special effects with video tape. But everything was optimized for an SD screen. 50 years later, they still had the high resolution film, so they could start with that and redo the special effects, fix some of the background issues (e.g. walls painted with chalk that is blatantly obvious in HD), and come up with something pretty good.
But, at least as I understand it, Star Trek: The Next Generation was shot on video tape because, by 1987, they could do visual effects on a computer. So there is no "high resolution master" for TNG episodes. I believe that's also true with Deep Space 9 and Voyager. I think the second season of Enterprise was the first to actually film with High-Def cameras.
Personally, I agree with you. I balk at paying $25 for an old TV Show--even a favorite. But in regards to SD/HD, they may not really have a choice...
So...about a year-and-a-half, then.
I am confident that the actual number of probes which we have mysteriously lost contact with is at least a dozen.
Uh, Mars Observer was not "mysteriously" lost. FTFA:
Likely reason for spacecraft failure was the leakage of fuel and oxidizer vapors through the improperly designed PTFE check valve to the common pressurization system. During interplanetary cruise, the vapor mix had accumulated in feed lines and pressurant lines, resulting in explosion and their rupture after the engine was restarted for routine course correction.
i.e., it wasn't mysteriously lost. We have a pretty good idea of why it was lost.
But, hey, let's say it's a dozen. Here's a wikipedia list of Solar System probes. Now, I'm not going to go through and count them, but I'd be willing to bet that a dozen would account for less than 10%.
I'd also argue that "casual listeners" don't really care.
I used to subscribe to HBO, Cinemax, Showtime, The Movie Channel, Starz, Encore, and Epix. Which meant wherever a particular movie ended up, I could watch it. Yeah, it cost a lot of money, but it was worth it to me. I want to be able to watch certain movies multiple times and pick up all the nuances.
I'm not what I would consider a "casual movie watcher."
So,yes, if I absolutely positively have to listen to the latest and greatest from a particular musician right now, it's worth it to subscribe to all of those services. However, if I'm a "casual listener," I probably don't care that much.
Well, you can visit the Bikini Atoll and, in 10 years or so, you should be able to visit the Enewetak Atoll. You could check out the Sedan Crater in Nevada.
IANAL. But as I understand it...
Discrimination cases must also show an injury--you are somehow being injured by this discrimination. If you cannot show injury, you don't really have a case.
For example, as others have pointed out, gyms like "Curves" (which don't allow men) are discriminating. However--at least where I live--there's a "Curves" about a mile from my house, an "LA Fitness" about 2 miles from my house, a "24-Hour Fitness" about 2 miles from my house, and approximately 20 other gyms of some sort within a 5 mile radius.
It would be really tough for me to show that this discrimination has somehow made my life more difficult. It's not like going to another gym would somehow create a hardship for me.
However, let's say that there was a "Curves" about a mile from my house and the nearest other gym was 20 miles away. I could probably make a reasonable claim that the I am being injured through their discriminatory practices. And I'm sure the judge would order that particular "Curves" to accept me.
So I could see this ride-share service not having a problem for the same reason. If this is "Uber for Women Only," the argument would go, "Why don't you just call Uber or Lyft or a cab?" Now if there were no Uber, Lyft, or cab that can pick you up, you might have a legitimate discrimination case.
Agreed, which is why there may be appropriate lawsuits.
The argument for this service is safety and the belief is that safety trumps civil rights. I'm not sure I'm buying it, but it's an interesting argument.
Are we talking about a neutron source, like the Farnsworth Fusor? A good neu--
--ews everyone!
(Since I have no idea what a Farnsworth Fusor is, I'll just make a pithy cultural reference.)
It really does rain/drizzle for much of the fall, winter, and spring [...]
and summer.
Yeah, I know, cheap Seattle joke. Like the summers in Minnesota being so beautiful--both weeks!