I have written software for the Zumwalt DDX-1000 propulsion,the DDG Arleigh Burke class, and several aircraft carriers. The level of DDX-1000 Linux based software complexity is astounding compared to the Windows-based code of its predecessors. Linux was supposed to save money. LOL
Nobody has mentioned the obvious reason why Madison was retained on our currency, but Jackson removed.
Bankers. Madison was the quintessential prototype of a central banker while Jackson was their reviled enemy after having dissolved the Second Bank of the United States.
In 100 years the Federal Reserve has destroyed the savings of millions, and even now is stepping up the pace through plans for negative interest rates.
And why did Nixon float the dollar in 1971 ? Inflation starting with the Vietnam war eventually caused France and others to demand gold in exchange for inflated dollars. We HAD to build a finance industry to sell the escalating debt - bonds which have been inflating the dollar ever since. After forty years it has caught up with us - the excess of debt growth over GDP growth has finally precipitated an endgame. There is one person in the country who clearly shows the destructive divergence of this exponential math - Karl Denninger (tickerforum.org). His message remains silenced by politicians and their enablers desperate to continue the ponzi scheme.
I agree about eating only what your body's needs, no more. But you also have to feel satiated or you will lapse into old habits. So my solution is to eat lots of home made soup - the large amount of fluid fills the stomach. Every month I make a large batch of soup base with my favorite meats and rice and freeze it. Every meal I microwave a large bowl of soup using the base, cheap frozen stir fry vegetables plus water. Plus six snacks between the meals, total 1800 calories.
There is a lifetime supply of He3 on the moon. It's just sitting on the surface ready to scoop up. He3 is more valuable than gold. We also need it for fusion reactors. A moon mission would re-unite this country and get out from under the tyranny of OPEC.
I always get amused by the focus on bandwidth. Even a few seconds of latency above 200 ms will kill a Netflix movie or Youtube video. I know because I have a dedicated T1 business line and this is NOT covered in the contract. They will compensate you for time lost but that doesn't help when a movie or episode has to be restarted every half hour.
'Software based safety system' is a contradicion in terms in my experience as a EE who has implemented software based safety systems for offshore platforms. You can prove that the system fails gracefully under normal conditions. What you can't predict are the variety of power glitches amongst multiple distributed nodes, hoping that there won't be a common mode failure that went unanalyzed. For instance when a bettery voltage gets low at the end of life, has that been adequately tested or simulated ? There are race conditions that scare the hell out of me and the Toyota glitch caused by a simple short circuit was a power glitch scenario obviously NOT anticipated nor tested.
Direct the Federal Reserve to peg the price of gold, instead of interest rates. If the price of gold goes up, reduce the money supply. If it goes down, increase the money supply.
That would encourage people to save again since inflation would be near zero.
It would prevent politicians from spending money that we do not have.
It would also prevent endless bubbles in real esate, stocks, and commodities.
Defense comapnies complain all the time about the lack of American Engineers. Defense contracts can't be outsourced to India because of national security.
Eventually all 'American' engineers will be working on military projects.
Since both Star Trek and Star Wars franchises are coming to an end individually, surely they could be merged (somehow) with an interesting twist to preserve and promulgate the best of both story lines ?
The real story is that the government has millions of IBMs bought in the past two years that are now just so much scrap due to lack of support.
I know that at my own company, heads are rolling over having standardized on IBM (from Dell) and now laptop problems are going unfixed due to 'attitude' problems from support vendors.
Many here forget that American cities were electrified more than 20 years before Congress created the National Rural Electrification Act in the 20s after agreeing that electricity was a basic need instead of just a luxury.
The same will happen for broadband within 20 years.
IOW, your kids will have broadband then we will be fighting the next great 'human right' ie access to local transporters and anti-grav.
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Today's drones are 'extreme geek'. Having upwards of 12 microprocessors, flight controller, radios. GPS, gyros, accelerometers, barometer, magnetometer...
That's why you should get your kid a drone kit of parts. Plus all of the tools, soldering iron, hand tools, volt meter, shrink tubing, wire, etc.
I have written software for the Zumwalt DDX-1000 propulsion,the DDG Arleigh Burke class, and several aircraft carriers. The level of DDX-1000 Linux based software complexity is astounding compared to the Windows-based code of its predecessors. Linux was supposed to save money. LOL
Nobody has mentioned the obvious reason why Madison was retained on our currency, but Jackson removed.
Bankers. Madison was the quintessential prototype of a central banker while Jackson was their reviled enemy after having dissolved the Second Bank of the United States.
In 100 years the Federal Reserve has destroyed the savings of millions, and even now is stepping up the pace through plans for negative interest rates.
Trump is the long anticipated revolution.
Burn the mutha down.
Thanks to clueless media the public thinks software can do anything.
Well software sux at most things. Especially the myriad of chaotic situations a driver encounters.
Excuse me while I go to the store to get more popcorn.
A $1500 drone can lift 30 pounds of C4, fly it 3 miles from a boat crusing the Potomac, then drop it from 500 feet with deadly GPS accuracy.
And why did Nixon float the dollar in 1971 ? Inflation starting with the Vietnam war eventually caused France and others to demand gold in exchange for inflated dollars. We HAD to build a finance industry to sell the escalating debt - bonds which have been inflating the dollar ever since. After forty years it has caught up with us - the excess of debt growth over GDP growth has finally precipitated an endgame. There is one person in the country who clearly shows the destructive divergence of this exponential math - Karl Denninger (tickerforum.org). His message remains silenced by politicians and their enablers desperate to continue the ponzi scheme.
What happens to the Olympics and professional sports when blacks are displaced by Neanderthals as the best athletes ?
I agree about eating only what your body's needs, no more. But you also have to feel satiated or you will lapse into old habits. So my solution is to eat lots of home made soup - the large amount of fluid fills the stomach. Every month I make a large batch of soup base with my favorite meats and rice and freeze it. Every meal I microwave a large bowl of soup using the base, cheap frozen stir fry vegetables plus water. Plus six snacks between the meals, total 1800 calories.
There is a lifetime supply of He3 on the moon. It's just sitting on the surface ready to scoop up. He3 is more valuable than gold. We also need it for fusion reactors. A moon mission would re-unite this country and get out from under the tyranny of OPEC.
So how to prevent men stampeding in the theater to get a look behind the actress in the shower ?
I always get amused by the focus on bandwidth. Even a few seconds of latency above 200 ms will kill a Netflix movie or Youtube video. I know because I have a dedicated T1 business line and this is NOT covered in the contract. They will compensate you for time lost but that doesn't help when a movie or episode has to be restarted every half hour.
I will watch their ads when they start subsidizing the distribution as happened with broadcast TV many years ago.
By cherry picking the rich suburbs advertisers are sending me a message that my time is not worth their bother.
'Software based safety system' is a contradicion in terms in my experience as a EE who has implemented software based safety systems for offshore platforms. You can prove that the system fails gracefully under normal conditions. What you can't predict are the variety of power glitches amongst multiple distributed nodes, hoping that there won't be a common mode failure that went unanalyzed. For instance when a bettery voltage gets low at the end of life, has that been adequately tested or simulated ? There are race conditions that scare the hell out of me and the Toyota glitch caused by a simple short circuit was a power glitch scenario obviously NOT anticipated nor tested.
Eyeglass semitransparent displays are already available and attach the env3 cellphone on your wrist with velcro problem solved
I just want to beat Tiger Woods.
First, septic and water service is not usually provided to truly rural customers.
Second, the internet is unnecessary to your well being, it is not a necessity like electricity.
Direct the Federal Reserve to peg the price of gold, instead of interest rates. If the price of gold goes up, reduce the money supply. If it goes down, increase the money supply.
That would encourage people to save again since inflation would be near zero.
It would prevent politicians from spending money that we do not have.
It would also prevent endless bubbles in real esate, stocks, and commodities.
Defense comapnies complain all the time about the lack of American Engineers. Defense contracts can't be outsourced to India because of national security.
Eventually all 'American' engineers will be working on military projects.
The hidden agenda is staggering especially coming from an administration of Bible-thumpers.
If life is discovered on Mars, it would bring an immediate end to the 'intelligent design' movement and religious hegemony in general.
'Pray' for this to happen.
Since both Star Trek and Star Wars franchises are coming to an end individually, surely they could be merged (somehow) with an interesting twist to preserve and promulgate the best of both story lines ?
The real story is that the government has millions of IBMs bought in the past two years that are now just so much scrap due to lack of support.
I know that at my own company, heads are rolling over having standardized on IBM (from Dell) and now laptop problems are going unfixed due to 'attitude' problems from support vendors.
Many here forget that American cities were electrified more than 20 years before Congress created the National Rural Electrification Act in the 20s after agreeing that electricity was a basic need instead of just a luxury.
The same will happen for broadband within 20 years.
IOW, your kids will have broadband then we will be fighting the next great 'human right' ie access to local transporters and anti-grav.
Get over it.
Every product eventually evolves to cutting out any middleman who provides marginal added value.
Such is now the case with TV since every show hits the internet an hour after broadcast. Isn't it time the TV 'middleman' is relegated to obscurity ?
Ding Ding Ding
We have a winner !
Bill is smarter than we acknowledge.