This was a horrible dereliction of duty by the destroyer, but I've seen hundreds of cargo ships at night in the open ocean and none of them have had any lights beyond the minimal navigation lights mandated by the coast guard.
It takes some getting used to how giant ships can appear "out of nowhere" in good visibility with an attentive watch.
It is really challenging to navigate through congested areas, even with good equipment. I would expect the navy to have the best procedures, training, and personnel but in several cases lately they have fallen short.
I don't have a phone number either, but I guess I'm not as stubborn as you are. I got a google voice account which lets me do voice calls or sms for people/businesses that require a number. There are other providers if you hate the gooble. The one I use is "free."
I'm not familiar with the term. Guessing, I'd assume someone who feels they need to hide their conservative leanings, similar to crypto-fascists. I don't see many people these days who sneak around like that, they are proud to don swastikas, endorse the KKK, etc.
This app is probably designed for a "big city" such as San Francisco. I'm guessing you live in a midsize city. In SF there are lots of really good restaurants, and many of them have lines. Some people are kind of wary of going somewhere that isn't popular since so many great places have big lines. Maybe you have a good restaurant but need to get the critical mass to establish regular patrons.
I think you're misguided here. Most people will never be sued, so they are free to admit mistakes without repercussion. Then there are people who are never ever wrong who get sued constantly, many thousands of times. There is a certain President who comes to mind.
Dollar tree has 8 packs of carbon zinc AA cells and 2 packs of alkaline AA cells. The alkalines have precisely 4x the capacity which makes me feel good about their pricing.
My favorite is trying to enter 15 character randomized passwords into a "force mask" field. The algorithm always seems to pick confusing characters like `'|][;: I often have no idea if I'm even attempting to enter the correct password, let alone if all the rando miscreant characters were entered as intended.
Yeah that one cracks me up, everyone that bought there is super rich so the lawsuits are gonna be spectacular. The engineers didn't screw that one up, they suggested the expensive preferred method of sinking piles into bedrock. The developer decided to ignore their advice and cheap out with stubbies that only go down into garbage. It saved many millions but will cost way more than that in the long run. They hired a crooked firm to fake engineering data to back their corner cutting.
A trucker told me those signs are intended to warn drivers tempted to pass on the right at intersections. Often there will be a right turn lane but the truck needs to turn from the straight lane in order to fit into the intersection. If cars attempt to pass in the right turn lane they will get smooshed. Even with turn signals and the sign you still need to be careful of people.
It's not that grim. There isn't any undeveloped land around here. The opportunities for a conventional large development simply aren't there. You need to buy an existing office park, level it at great expense, then rebuild. They are doing this at literally hundreds of sites all the time, all over silicon valley. You never know what you'll get with these old office parks. Often there are hazmat issues. I think it's a testament to how strong the area is that it is cost effective to build on a landfill despite all the challenges.`
Your thinking is so rigid. It is a simple fact that being willing to move for better jobs is strongly correlated with much higher income. Being weighed down by a house makes that decision much tougher. Also, you are stuck. I know so many people that used to live near work but now live 2 ugly hours away from work due to job changes over the years. They can't afford to sell/buy near work due to Prop 13 and cost gradients. They hate their commute and feel trapped by their investment. Sure they are rich on paper but they are not happy and quality of life is low.
I found a path that works really well for me - I have some houses here and there, rent them out, and rent a small room easy biking distance from work. The nice thing about owning property while renting is as rents go up you get more rental income, and I have easy ability to move at the drop of a hat.
Much of San Francisco and several entire cities nearby are built on landfills. We get earthquakes regularly and engineers have figured out how to build stable structures for the area. You need good anchoring and design, which isn't cheap. Thankfully real estate is sky high here so affording earthquake proof structures isn't out of reach.
He also works 40 hour weeks unless he gets overtime IIRC. Many of my friends who make big bucks work 90 hour weeks and want to kill themselves. They have anger problems and their wives cheat on them. I think living a happy life on low income is a way better choice than being miserable and rich.
Common misconception, pesticides work sort of like antibiotics. You can bring back a banned antibiotic and it will only work for a few years before microbes become resistant. Same with bedbugs. They were becoming resistant to DDT before it was banned, and if it was commonly used they would be quite resistant to it.
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You experience is vastly different from mine. Worst case I've seen was from infested books. I've been bitten at theaters and on transit. If they are hungry they will feed, sleeping or not. A badly infected home will have everything covered with eggs. Shoes, backpacks, books, pens, everything that is taken out of the house will spread the evil little fuckers.
The 3 hour drive from calgary to edmonton took me 9 hours during a blizzard. I'll never drive that again so I suppose they are infinity apart from each other now!
You may want to re-think how smart it is to train computers to see you everywhere in random noise. These kinds of systems are going to sprout like crazy, do you really want to get pulled aside in every security gate you pass through?
You could say the same thing about New York or most other states. The only places that are nice without technology are along the west coast. Bring your wallet!
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If Navy procedures, training, and personnel cannot deal with malfunctioning equipment then they are woefully inadequate.
This was a horrible dereliction of duty by the destroyer, but I've seen hundreds of cargo ships at night in the open ocean and none of them have had any lights beyond the minimal navigation lights mandated by the coast guard.
It takes some getting used to how giant ships can appear "out of nowhere" in good visibility with an attentive watch.
It is really challenging to navigate through congested areas, even with good equipment. I would expect the navy to have the best procedures, training, and personnel but in several cases lately they have fallen short.
I don't have a phone number either, but I guess I'm not as stubborn as you are. I got a google voice account which lets me do voice calls or sms for people/businesses that require a number. There are other providers if you hate the gooble. The one I use is "free."
Yes. By the way, they are crypto-conservatives
I'm not familiar with the term. Guessing, I'd assume someone who feels they need to hide their conservative leanings, similar to crypto-fascists. I don't see many people these days who sneak around like that, they are proud to don swastikas, endorse the KKK, etc.
This app is probably designed for a "big city" such as San Francisco. I'm guessing you live in a midsize city. In SF there are lots of really good restaurants, and many of them have lines. Some people are kind of wary of going somewhere that isn't popular since so many great places have big lines. Maybe you have a good restaurant but need to get the critical mass to establish regular patrons.
The blame game is really counterproductive. I'm glad it is falling out of fashion.
I think you're misguided here. Most people will never be sued, so they are free to admit mistakes without repercussion. Then there are people who are never ever wrong who get sued constantly, many thousands of times. There is a certain President who comes to mind.
Dollar tree has 8 packs of carbon zinc AA cells and 2 packs of alkaline AA cells. The alkalines have precisely 4x the capacity which makes me feel good about their pricing.
You have a depressing lack of curiosity about the world. I'm glad there are people who are curious and learning how things work!
Just say that it is fracking. The current regulatory bodies will say DRILL BABY DRILL!
My favorite is trying to enter 15 character randomized passwords into a "force mask" field. The algorithm always seems to pick confusing characters like `'|][;: I often have no idea if I'm even attempting to enter the correct password, let alone if all the rando miscreant characters were entered as intended.
Yeah that one cracks me up, everyone that bought there is super rich so the lawsuits are gonna be spectacular. The engineers didn't screw that one up, they suggested the expensive preferred method of sinking piles into bedrock. The developer decided to ignore their advice and cheap out with stubbies that only go down into garbage. It saved many millions but will cost way more than that in the long run. They hired a crooked firm to fake engineering data to back their corner cutting.
A trucker told me those signs are intended to warn drivers tempted to pass on the right at intersections. Often there will be a right turn lane but the truck needs to turn from the straight lane in order to fit into the intersection. If cars attempt to pass in the right turn lane they will get smooshed. Even with turn signals and the sign you still need to be careful of people.
It's not that grim. There isn't any undeveloped land around here. The opportunities for a conventional large development simply aren't there. You need to buy an existing office park, level it at great expense, then rebuild. They are doing this at literally hundreds of sites all the time, all over silicon valley. You never know what you'll get with these old office parks. Often there are hazmat issues. I think it's a testament to how strong the area is that it is cost effective to build on a landfill despite all the challenges.`
Your thinking is so rigid. It is a simple fact that being willing to move for better jobs is strongly correlated with much higher income. Being weighed down by a house makes that decision much tougher. Also, you are stuck. I know so many people that used to live near work but now live 2 ugly hours away from work due to job changes over the years. They can't afford to sell/buy near work due to Prop 13 and cost gradients. They hate their commute and feel trapped by their investment. Sure they are rich on paper but they are not happy and quality of life is low.
I found a path that works really well for me - I have some houses here and there, rent them out, and rent a small room easy biking distance from work. The nice thing about owning property while renting is as rents go up you get more rental income, and I have easy ability to move at the drop of a hat.
Much of San Francisco and several entire cities nearby are built on landfills. We get earthquakes regularly and engineers have figured out how to build stable structures for the area. You need good anchoring and design, which isn't cheap. Thankfully real estate is sky high here so affording earthquake proof structures isn't out of reach.
He also works 40 hour weeks unless he gets overtime IIRC. Many of my friends who make big bucks work 90 hour weeks and want to kill themselves. They have anger problems and their wives cheat on them. I think living a happy life on low income is a way better choice than being miserable and rich.
Common misconception, pesticides work sort of like antibiotics. You can bring back a banned antibiotic and it will only work for a few years before microbes become resistant. Same with bedbugs. They were becoming resistant to DDT before it was banned, and if it was commonly used they would be quite resistant to it.
If you like to learn about things you can read more here
You experience is vastly different from mine. Worst case I've seen was from infested books. I've been bitten at theaters and on transit. If they are hungry they will feed, sleeping or not. A badly infected home will have everything covered with eggs. Shoes, backpacks, books, pens, everything that is taken out of the house will spread the evil little fuckers.
If laws are outlawed only outlaws will have laws!
The 3 hour drive from calgary to edmonton took me 9 hours during a blizzard. I'll never drive that again so I suppose they are infinity apart from each other now!
This submarine is 6000km long and cost $300m, so a submarine costs $2m per 10km.
You may want to re-think how smart it is to train computers to see you everywhere in random noise. These kinds of systems are going to sprout like crazy, do you really want to get pulled aside in every security gate you pass through?
You could say the same thing about New York or most other states. The only places that are nice without technology are along the west coast. Bring your wallet!
What about clicks, eh?