I run a small business, and when I interview/hire people, I prefer people who know the material without a degree. Anyone can throw 4 years away at a "higher education institution". I want someone who learned how to run on their own. I also don't pay them peanuts.
So if I take the local community college welding classes levels 1-4 (which I am, just because I'd like to learn Mig/Tig/Oxyacetylene welding/cutting) but don't take the final examination where they rate my work, I can't say I've studied the material? If the material is online, you've studied it, and have it down cold, than just like in most cases, the degree/transcript doesn't matter.
When they outlaw CNC machinery and fabrication systems, only outlaws will have them =) You can take my CNC lathe and UV plastic prototype from my cold, dead hands.
Homer: Not a bear in sight. The Bear Patrol must be working like a charm.
Lisa: That's spacious reasoning, Dad.
Homer: Thank you, dear.
Lisa: By your logic I could claim that this rock keeps tigers away.
Homer: Oh, how does it work?
Lisa: It doesn't work.
Homer: Uh-huh.
Lisa: It's just a stupid rock.
Homer: Uh-huh.
Lisa: But I don't see any tigers around, do you?
Homer: Lisa, I want to buy your rock.
Do Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs (CFLs) produce a hazardous amount of UV light?
Regular fluorescent light bulbs used in your home and office, including CFLs, do not produce a hazardous amount of ultraviolet light (UV). Ultraviolet light rays are the light wavelengths that can cause sunburn and skin damage. Most light sources, including fluorescent bulbs, emit a small amount of UV light, but the UV light produced by fluorescent light bulbs is far less than the amount produced by natural daylight. The amount of UV given off by regular fluorescent light bulbs used in your home and office are not hazardous. A recent report from E Source indicates a level of UV radiation from CFLs at a range of 50-140 microwatts/lumen. In comparison, this report also sites that some incandescent products have been found to have UV levels exceeding 100 microwatts/ lumen.
I actually rode my motorcycle from Chicago to Connecticut to see them with a friend at the beginning of August. I wasn't able to get in on the pre-order because those fantastic tickets sold out in minutes (only 100-200 rockstar tickets). I ended up getting tickets that were on the very side of stage, so we could see the band play, but none of the visuals of the show. Very disappointed.
The real issue isn't what would work in court, but what the media or HR people would do even without a conviction.
Don't think for a second that this is up for debate. You'll be publicly shunned and humiliated for a long time to come even if the charges are dropped or your found innocent.
My handle comes from the projects I'd like to work on, not a day job. I spend my time working on electric vehicle conversions, renewable energy projects, software (specifically hosting automation and interfaces to Amazon S3/EC2), etc.
Just because someone has wealth doesn't mean they sit around on a yacht all day long. I take advantage of the fact that I don't need a day job to do productive projects I might not have been able to do had I been a wage slave.
Also, I'd like to point out I'm nowhere near a billionaire. I said we don't have to worry about our day jobs, not that we never have to work again.
We don't trade oil and corn on principle, not just because there's a higher degree (in our opinion) of risk involved. We try to stay out of food and energy, and stick to financial instruments (although we've been doing well with soybeans and hogs lately). We would use options I suppose to trade oil and corn, I think it's more we haven't gotten that far yet.
Our small group of friends trade commodities programmatically using algorithms we've developed over the last 5 years. We ignore fundamentals and focus specifically on technical data. Suffice it to say none of us worry about our day jobs too much anymore.
They need to get cheaper, and they need to be easy as pie to recycle, because people who write intensively to them are going to go through them faster than consumers.
I'm assuming Google would go more with a barge and less with a ship. The barge is going to be a bit more stable (although there will still be pitch and roll) and there would be a fiber umbilical connecting the barge to land (no satellite).
While I'm not a fan of government incompetancy, I don't want Air Traffic Control run as a for-profit enterprise. Lockheed Martin can barely provide weather briefings to private pilots.
The FAA should contract the work out to Google. Crazy you say? Compared to IBM, Google has proven they can manage massive amounts of data extremely quickly in a highly available environment. Call me crazy though.
The problem wasn't info, it's training. During flight school, you're told that if TCAS comes into play (and an RA is given by TCAS), you listen to TCAS and only TCAS (and ignore the controller). Otherwise, you end up with airframe loss (i.e. you die).
I'm a firm believer that TCAS should be linked to the autopilot. In most accidents where TCAS came into play, one pilot followed TCAS, and the other listened to the controller.
I think you'll see engines with a higher reliability as GA aircraft moves toward diesel or Jet A for fuel (as 100LL is made in limited quantities, and I wouldn't be surprised if it's phased out in 5-10 years).
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I run a small business, and when I interview/hire people, I prefer people who know the material without a degree. Anyone can throw 4 years away at a "higher education institution". I want someone who learned how to run on their own. I also don't pay them peanuts.
So if I take the local community college welding classes levels 1-4 (which I am, just because I'd like to learn Mig/Tig/Oxyacetylene welding/cutting) but don't take the final examination where they rate my work, I can't say I've studied the material? If the material is online, you've studied it, and have it down cold, than just like in most cases, the degree/transcript doesn't matter.
When they outlaw CNC machinery and fabrication systems, only outlaws will have them =) You can take my CNC lathe and UV plastic prototype from my cold, dead hands.
Homer: Not a bear in sight. The Bear Patrol must be working like a charm.
Lisa: That's spacious reasoning, Dad.
Homer: Thank you, dear.
Lisa: By your logic I could claim that this rock keeps tigers away.
Homer: Oh, how does it work?
Lisa: It doesn't work.
Homer: Uh-huh.
Lisa: It's just a stupid rock.
Homer: Uh-huh.
Lisa: But I don't see any tigers around, do you?
Homer: Lisa, I want to buy your rock.
Do Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs (CFLs) produce a hazardous amount of UV light?
Regular fluorescent light bulbs used in your home and office, including CFLs, do not produce a hazardous amount of ultraviolet light (UV). Ultraviolet light rays are the light wavelengths that can cause sunburn and skin damage. Most light sources, including fluorescent bulbs, emit a small amount of UV light, but the UV light produced by fluorescent light bulbs is far less than the amount produced by natural daylight. The amount of UV given off by regular fluorescent light bulbs used in your home and office are not hazardous. A recent report from E Source indicates a level of UV radiation from CFLs at a range of 50-140 microwatts/lumen. In comparison, this report also sites that some incandescent products have been found to have UV levels exceeding 100 microwatts/ lumen.
I actually rode my motorcycle from Chicago to Connecticut to see them with a friend at the beginning of August. I wasn't able to get in on the pre-order because those fantastic tickets sold out in minutes (only 100-200 rockstar tickets). I ended up getting tickets that were on the very side of stage, so we could see the band play, but none of the visuals of the show. Very disappointed.
Coops and not-for-profits (such as credit unions) for the win.
My bad =) Sorry. I've been up 36 hours so far.
The real issue isn't what would work in court, but what the media or HR people would do even without a conviction.
Don't think for a second that this is up for debate. You'll be publicly shunned and humiliated for a long time to come even if the charges are dropped or your found innocent.
Just because someone has wealth doesn't mean they sit around on a yacht all day long. I take advantage of the fact that I don't need a day job to do productive projects I might not have been able to do had I been a wage slave.
Also, I'd like to point out I'm nowhere near a billionaire. I said we don't have to worry about our day jobs, not that we never have to work again.
We don't trade oil and corn on principle, not just because there's a higher degree (in our opinion) of risk involved. We try to stay out of food and energy, and stick to financial instruments (although we've been doing well with soybeans and hogs lately). We would use options I suppose to trade oil and corn, I think it's more we haven't gotten that far yet.
We trade extremely conservatively, don't trade on things like oil, corn, etc. Some people have 401ks, IRAs, this is our retirement account.
Our small group of friends trade commodities programmatically using algorithms we've developed over the last 5 years. We ignore fundamentals and focus specifically on technical data. Suffice it to say none of us worry about our day jobs too much anymore.
In most efficient businesses, if you need something done faster, you can substitute money for time. Most of the time.
They need to get cheaper, and they need to be easy as pie to recycle, because people who write intensively to them are going to go through them faster than consumers.
Note to self: Tell Netflix to store all their watch it now content on these drives.
Or pump some cash into SpaceX to get a reliable vehicle faster.
Thanks for the info. I'm an AOPA member, but did not see this article. I'll have to go digging for it.
I'm assuming Google would go more with a barge and less with a ship. The barge is going to be a bit more stable (although there will still be pitch and roll) and there would be a fiber umbilical connecting the barge to land (no satellite).
While I'm not a fan of government incompetancy, I don't want Air Traffic Control run as a for-profit enterprise. Lockheed Martin can barely provide weather briefings to private pilots.
The FAA should contract the work out to Google. Crazy you say? Compared to IBM, Google has proven they can manage massive amounts of data extremely quickly in a highly available environment. Call me crazy though.
The problem wasn't info, it's training. During flight school, you're told that if TCAS comes into play (and an RA is given by TCAS), you listen to TCAS and only TCAS (and ignore the controller). Otherwise, you end up with airframe loss (i.e. you die).
I would hope you're a fan of ADS-B than. It'll greatly simplify your life.
I'm a firm believer that TCAS should be linked to the autopilot. In most accidents where TCAS came into play, one pilot followed TCAS, and the other listened to the controller.
I think you'll see engines with a higher reliability as GA aircraft moves toward diesel or Jet A for fuel (as 100LL is made in limited quantities, and I wouldn't be surprised if it's phased out in 5-10 years).