On the other hand, why should we, the American people, continually foot the bill for policing these skirmishes? The UN body has HOW many member states, and what do they do to help? Not a thing. Why should we be the ones to do it? We are tens of trillions in debt due in part to policing the world and it has got to stop. Yes, there is genocide, but where were we one, two, three years ago when Syria was already engaging in these atrocities? Napalm, concussion bombs, swords, and firing squads all this time and it has been a non-issue but now that they're using chemical weapons it's suddenly an issue. Why? I think it's just profiteering on the part of certain sponsors behind the politicians, and not a moral issue at all. Were it a moral issue, we would have already intervened long ago. They're just saying "ZOMG chemical weapons" to try to rally support of The People but we are so fed up with the runaway spending, sending OUR troops to die trying to defend people who are intent upon killing each other, benefiting a handful of companies to the tune of hundreds of billions in profits as we continue to bankrupt not only ourselves but many generations to come, and we have grown wise to it and are saying ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.
Let them kill each other - we cannot be their babysitters. We have our own problems to deal with, and besides, every time we send aid or troops to help resolve these issues we accomplish nothing but earning more enemies, because we politicize these issues and restrain the military rather than let them do their work quickly and efficiently, costing us far more money and then having to engage in reduced freedom and increased security theater due to the terrorist cells which rise in response to our very politicized "police actions."
Nuclear winter was a hoax perpetuated by Sagan, a man I respect, but a man who seemed to have an irrational fear of nuclear things, which corrupted his integrity on those matters.
Perhaps not so irrational when he probably anticipated that both the USA and the USSR would lob all 10,000+ weapons at each other in one round. Those 500 devices detonated were of varying sizes and spread out over decades, not thousands upon thousands all detonated within an hour of each other. Consider that a large explosive volcanic eruption (such as Mount St. Helens) - a localized event - can throw enough particulate matter into the atmosphere to cause widespread cooling for several seasons.
Now consider thousands of 10kt to 100mt devices being detonated all over three continents (central North America, northern Asia, and eastern Europe), all vaporizing and shattering all kinds of matter including silicates as well as creating a lot of soot and water vapor. I think in a MAD situation that his nuclear winter hypothesis is fairly plausible. It's fair to point out that only a few 100mt-design devices existed and that most were much smaller, but in 1982 between the USA and the USSR the actively deployed warheads (numbering 23,000 - with a stockpile of about 70,000!!) available for immediate launch was 12,300 megatons - so they averaged about 500kt each. As of today there is still about 25,000 nuclear weapons between the two nations (USA and Russia) plus an indeterminate number from other powers.
As far as North Korea is concerned - it seems they just want to talk without being threatened, and when they see us (the USA) lead by puppets who are bought and paid for by warmongering profiteers, why shouldn't they pursue a nuclear deterrent? Our government is very dangerous and are ignoring the will of the people with all of the sabre-rattling in the Middle East, and innuendos toward NK. Why should they not build weapons to deter what is perceived as imperialism? Besides, without talks, for all we know, NK is just trying to continue to industrialized and become a civilized society and may just be using the power plants which have already been bought and paid for since it makes good financial sense than to throw away a perfectly good generator and wait 5-10 years for new power plants to be completed.
BTW the reason most people don't look for an IR blaster is that they don't know they can use it to replace all of their remote controls. My S4 is set up to control all the IR-remote-controlled devices in three rooms at home, and also one television at my office. I don't have to run around searching for remotes, and what's more, the Samsung WatchON app will actually show me a guide I can click on, rather than having to go through the provider's channel guide. Great stuff, and if people knew that existed, they would use it more.
2GB of memory takes up a lot of space? Really? Hmm, and here I am silly thinking that they would cram more transistors into a given die size. I guess that's just crazy - oh wait, that's what manufacturers usually do. Moore's law and such.;)
I know several people who use the IR blaster. I started using mine - it makes a fantastic universal remote.:-)
an SD card is slow? No slower than internal flash, if you compare to a class 10 card.
I've owned an iPhone 3GS, an iPhone 4, and I have a now-ancient Macbook Pro (aka paperweight - Core Duo processor) and a Sawtooth mac (aka doorstop) and also a couple of G3 Blue & White Macs hanging around. However, I think that Apple is shoveling shit out the door when it comes to the iPhone, if you want to comparison shop. The iPhone is stuck in 2010, while everyone else has passed them on.
I don't suppose you're an Apple fanboi who worships everything they shovel out the door?
They could at least keep up with their competitors (especially Samsung) rather than sue them over really trivial shit (rounded rectangle "design patent?" Really? Really?)
my iPhone is great, but even the new iPhone is stuck in 2010. I upgraded to a Samsung Galaxy S4 - what an amazing phone. I can actually get real work done on it with a keyboard and mouse, in a pinch.
The innovation for the next iPhone is - get this - purty colors. A colored phone which most iPhone users are immediately going to hide inside a custom case. I was hoping for a 1080p 5" screen option, IR blaster, 2GB RAM, and now that Steve Jobs is gone, an SD/microSD slot and perhaps even a user-replaceable/upgradable battery. Nope, the great innovation is colors, and possibly maybe a fingerprint reader. No NFC, no IR blaster, barely-better task and memory management, same crappy low-resolution hugeass-pixel screen. I know, it's just "rumors" at this point but past leaks have been pretty darn accurate in the past.
About three weeks ago I thought fuck it, I'm switching to Android and picked up a Galaxy S4 that day, and between Samsung Kies and Google, I was able to move over most of my data, including my playlists. I haven't been disappointed - all I miss, really, is Plants vs. Zombies 2, so I am keeping my iPhone 4 for the few games I can't find on the Google Play marketplace, and the videos I've purchased.
I might go back to the iPhone in the future, but Apple needs to seriously upgrade the iPhone to catch up with their competitors.
in MA that would definitely happen. As it is Nannychusetts now requires all dirt bikes and ATVs to be registered (even if used only on your own private property!) and no one under 16 may operate any such vehicles at any time (even under guardian supervision), except to train within 21 days of a sanctioned competition.
I see it now: all RC devices are now required to be registered and may not be operated by minors (even under guardian supervision) unless within one week of a sanctioned event.
Thankfully I don't live in People's Republik of Nannychusetts any more. I know NYC can be pretty draconian but they don't compare to the insanity of Nannychusetts, sugary drink ban notwithstanding.
Apples and oranges. Your metaphor is flawed - a logical fallacy in fact. The evidence is growing so quickly that I am inclined to try MJ for my migraines; it reputedly works better than Imitrex and based on the amount I would need it would be much cheaper than Imitrex - plus there is a lower side effect profile, and since it is actually the low THC/high CBD strains which are appropriate for migraines I would not get a mental high from it (the highs is why I never tried it - I have zero interest in getting high off of MJ or anything else, zero interest in getting buzzed on alcohol, etc). Alcohol does work for my migraines but it takes 5-6 drinks to do so - which is bad for the liver and makes it impossible for me to drive (both legally and functionally since I am a lightweight as I rarely drink since I hate the feeling of being "buzzed"/drunk).
Look up. I just moved away from Boston to New Hampshire. I'd say NH is far more cultured since people are far more polite and entertainment is plentiful, plus it's nice to actually GO OUTSIDE and enjoy nature, especially the dark sky at night. You know, SCIENCE SHIT, as in astronomy.
I have been in well-lighted gated communities where the lighting was well designed; you could clearly see around you for safety but light pollution was minimized, such that you could luck up and enjoy a great view of the sky. How did they accomplish this? They installed the lights properly, such that all of the light was aimed down at the ground on and surrounding walkways. It was very safe, minimized light pollution (you cannot eliminate it because some light will reflect off the ground and of course off of fog), and of course, very "green" because all of the light produced was aimed at the ground.
I live in Lee, NH - on most nights, except when the moon is at or within a couple of days of full, I can see the Milky Way very clearly - I consider our sky to be very dark, but by astronomical standards it isn't (compared to oh, say, north-central Maine, Antarctica, northern Canada, and central Australia - or North Korea where the only people who have lights is tyrants). The only (clear) nights I cannot see the Milky Way is Friday Nights, when the NASCAR track has events going on - when I drive by there it pisses me off. The lights are installed improperly, spraying probably >70% of the light produced straight up into the sky. This is commonplace in the city, where people are ignorant asses and I get that, but this is rural NH. Why the hell are you assholes at Lee Speedway wasting all that electricity to produce wasted light, rendering the sky unviewable? When it comes up for vote, I will be voting to NOT give them an extended season, and if the vote is at a town meeting I will explain why - it won't be the noise, nor the traffic, but the light pollution.
I don't mind the noise of the cars (hell I love engines as I'm a motorhead myself, having driven many muscle, sports and exotic cars, and having rebuilt several engines myself, but the idea of a race where you only turn left bores me to tears) but the light pollution is awful; it ruins one of the best aspects of living in a rural area.
Lighting fixtures are stupid-easy to select and install properly.
> "Um.. it'll work if we build it out of titanium! what do you mean we'll have to invent the machinery to make it happen? do it already!"
Completely false. They tried less exotic, more conventional materials before turning to titanium. They also wrestled with how to deal with thermal expansion - and the state of metallurgy at the time was such that the best way they could come up with to deal with it was to have gaps in the fuselage (including the fuel tanks!) at normal temperatures, which caused the tanks to leak until the fuselage came up to operating temperature. This is why after a Blackbird/Oxcart/etc. takes off they would immediately go supersonic to heat up the airframe so the designed-in leaks would seal up, then they would meet up with a tanker to refuel. The A-12/YF-12A/SR-71 was absolutely b;eeding edge at the time, and remained so in many ways even to this day. The only manned air-breathing aircraft which could match the "official" top speed of the Blackbird was the MiG-25, and such a sprint in that bird requires an immediate overhaul or replacement of the engines. The SR-71 could CRUISE up to and well past the published speed because it was constructed largely of titanium throughout.
> Most projects are overdue and over budget because of two reasons: mission creep, and poor systems analysis in the first place.
The poor systems analysis is by far too often due to unwillingness to pay for a lot of systems analysis and design up front, instead insisting the vendor rush ahead on the new system based on a limited spec.
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We could always make nice with North Korea or Iran and buy theirs. . . ;)
> If trek was real life (it isn't),
Thank you for clarifying that. ;)
And yet, XP, Win2K3, Win2K8, and Win7 are all far more accurate. . .
On the other hand, why should we, the American people, continually foot the bill for policing these skirmishes? The UN body has HOW many member states, and what do they do to help? Not a thing. Why should we be the ones to do it? We are tens of trillions in debt due in part to policing the world and it has got to stop. Yes, there is genocide, but where were we one, two, three years ago when Syria was already engaging in these atrocities? Napalm, concussion bombs, swords, and firing squads all this time and it has been a non-issue but now that they're using chemical weapons it's suddenly an issue. Why? I think it's just profiteering on the part of certain sponsors behind the politicians, and not a moral issue at all. Were it a moral issue, we would have already intervened long ago. They're just saying "ZOMG chemical weapons" to try to rally support of The People but we are so fed up with the runaway spending, sending OUR troops to die trying to defend people who are intent upon killing each other, benefiting a handful of companies to the tune of hundreds of billions in profits as we continue to bankrupt not only ourselves but many generations to come, and we have grown wise to it and are saying ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.
Let them kill each other - we cannot be their babysitters. We have our own problems to deal with, and besides, every time we send aid or troops to help resolve these issues we accomplish nothing but earning more enemies, because we politicize these issues and restrain the military rather than let them do their work quickly and efficiently, costing us far more money and then having to engage in reduced freedom and increased security theater due to the terrorist cells which rise in response to our very politicized "police actions."
ENOUGH.
Perhaps not so irrational when he probably anticipated that both the USA and the USSR would lob all 10,000+ weapons at each other in one round. Those 500 devices detonated were of varying sizes and spread out over decades, not thousands upon thousands all detonated within an hour of each other. Consider that a large explosive volcanic eruption (such as Mount St. Helens) - a localized event - can throw enough particulate matter into the atmosphere to cause widespread cooling for several seasons.
Now consider thousands of 10kt to 100mt devices being detonated all over three continents (central North America, northern Asia, and eastern Europe), all vaporizing and shattering all kinds of matter including silicates as well as creating a lot of soot and water vapor. I think in a MAD situation that his nuclear winter hypothesis is fairly plausible. It's fair to point out that only a few 100mt-design devices existed and that most were much smaller, but in 1982 between the USA and the USSR the actively deployed warheads (numbering 23,000 - with a stockpile of about 70,000!!) available for immediate launch was 12,300 megatons - so they averaged about 500kt each. As of today there is still about 25,000 nuclear weapons between the two nations (USA and Russia) plus an indeterminate number from other powers.
As far as North Korea is concerned - it seems they just want to talk without being threatened, and when they see us (the USA) lead by puppets who are bought and paid for by warmongering profiteers, why shouldn't they pursue a nuclear deterrent? Our government is very dangerous and are ignoring the will of the people with all of the sabre-rattling in the Middle East, and innuendos toward NK. Why should they not build weapons to deter what is perceived as imperialism? Besides, without talks, for all we know, NK is just trying to continue to industrialized and become a civilized society and may just be using the power plants which have already been bought and paid for since it makes good financial sense than to throw away a perfectly good generator and wait 5-10 years for new power plants to be completed.
That requirement was in place for Windows Mobile/PocketPC as well. How did that turn out?
BTW the reason most people don't look for an IR blaster is that they don't know they can use it to replace all of their remote controls. My S4 is set up to control all the IR-remote-controlled devices in three rooms at home, and also one television at my office. I don't have to run around searching for remotes, and what's more, the Samsung WatchON app will actually show me a guide I can click on, rather than having to go through the provider's channel guide. Great stuff, and if people knew that existed, they would use it more.
Yes, the iPhone has huge pixels:
Retina(tm): 326 ppi
4.99" 1080p display: 441 ppi
2GB of memory takes up a lot of space? Really? Hmm, and here I am silly thinking that they would cram more transistors into a given die size. I guess that's just crazy - oh wait, that's what manufacturers usually do. Moore's law and such. ;)
I know several people who use the IR blaster. I started using mine - it makes a fantastic universal remote. :-)
an SD card is slow? No slower than internal flash, if you compare to a class 10 card.
I've owned an iPhone 3GS, an iPhone 4, and I have a now-ancient Macbook Pro (aka paperweight - Core Duo processor) and a Sawtooth mac (aka doorstop) and also a couple of G3 Blue & White Macs hanging around. However, I think that Apple is shoveling shit out the door when it comes to the iPhone, if you want to comparison shop. The iPhone is stuck in 2010, while everyone else has passed them on.
I don't suppose you're an Apple fanboi who worships everything they shovel out the door?
> (in that if we are going to require registration of other internal combustion engine vehicles, why should an ATV get an exception?)
Because they do not get driven/ridden on public streets (as a general rule anyhow).
no, other than treating it as manslaughter or assault depending on the result, and follow up with a civil liability suit.
They could at least keep up with their competitors (especially Samsung) rather than sue them over really trivial shit (rounded rectangle "design patent?" Really? Really?)
my iPhone is great, but even the new iPhone is stuck in 2010. I upgraded to a Samsung Galaxy S4 - what an amazing phone. I can actually get real work done on it with a keyboard and mouse, in a pinch.
Apple has stalled innovation.
The innovation for the next iPhone is - get this - purty colors. A colored phone which most iPhone users are immediately going to hide inside a custom case. I was hoping for a 1080p 5" screen option, IR blaster, 2GB RAM, and now that Steve Jobs is gone, an SD/microSD slot and perhaps even a user-replaceable/upgradable battery. Nope, the great innovation is colors, and possibly maybe a fingerprint reader. No NFC, no IR blaster, barely-better task and memory management, same crappy low-resolution hugeass-pixel screen. I know, it's just "rumors" at this point but past leaks have been pretty darn accurate in the past.
About three weeks ago I thought fuck it, I'm switching to Android and picked up a Galaxy S4 that day, and between Samsung Kies and Google, I was able to move over most of my data, including my playlists. I haven't been disappointed - all I miss, really, is Plants vs. Zombies 2, so I am keeping my iPhone 4 for the few games I can't find on the Google Play marketplace, and the videos I've purchased.
I might go back to the iPhone in the future, but Apple needs to seriously upgrade the iPhone to catch up with their competitors.
in MA that would definitely happen. As it is Nannychusetts now requires all dirt bikes and ATVs to be registered (even if used only on your own private property!) and no one under 16 may operate any such vehicles at any time (even under guardian supervision), except to train within 21 days of a sanctioned competition.
I see it now: all RC devices are now required to be registered and may not be operated by minors (even under guardian supervision) unless within one week of a sanctioned event.
Thankfully I don't live in People's Republik of Nannychusetts any more. I know NYC can be pretty draconian but they don't compare to the insanity of Nannychusetts, sugary drink ban notwithstanding.
Apples and oranges. Your metaphor is flawed - a logical fallacy in fact. The evidence is growing so quickly that I am inclined to try MJ for my migraines; it reputedly works better than Imitrex and based on the amount I would need it would be much cheaper than Imitrex - plus there is a lower side effect profile, and since it is actually the low THC/high CBD strains which are appropriate for migraines I would not get a mental high from it (the highs is why I never tried it - I have zero interest in getting high off of MJ or anything else, zero interest in getting buzzed on alcohol, etc). Alcohol does work for my migraines but it takes 5-6 drinks to do so - which is bad for the liver and makes it impossible for me to drive (both legally and functionally since I am a lightweight as I rarely drink since I hate the feeling of being "buzzed"/drunk).
Oh sorry I didn't read the details.
I'm not for recreational use on a personal level but I do believe it should be legalized because the "war on drugs" is a failure of epic proportions.
Modern politicians find due process to be too constricting, that's why.
And yet, it can fix broken juvenile brains
You voted against helping children like this:
http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/07/health/charlotte-child-medical-marijuana
I disagree, and so does this young child and her parents:
http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/07/health/charlotte-child-medical-marijuana
Look up. I just moved away from Boston to New Hampshire. I'd say NH is far more cultured since people are far more polite and entertainment is plentiful, plus it's nice to actually GO OUTSIDE and enjoy nature, especially the dark sky at night. You know, SCIENCE SHIT, as in astronomy.
I have been in well-lighted gated communities where the lighting was well designed; you could clearly see around you for safety but light pollution was minimized, such that you could luck up and enjoy a great view of the sky. How did they accomplish this? They installed the lights properly, such that all of the light was aimed down at the ground on and surrounding walkways. It was very safe, minimized light pollution (you cannot eliminate it because some light will reflect off the ground and of course off of fog), and of course, very "green" because all of the light produced was aimed at the ground.
I live in Lee, NH - on most nights, except when the moon is at or within a couple of days of full, I can see the Milky Way very clearly - I consider our sky to be very dark, but by astronomical standards it isn't (compared to oh, say, north-central Maine, Antarctica, northern Canada, and central Australia - or North Korea where the only people who have lights is tyrants). The only (clear) nights I cannot see the Milky Way is Friday Nights, when the NASCAR track has events going on - when I drive by there it pisses me off. The lights are installed improperly, spraying probably >70% of the light produced straight up into the sky. This is commonplace in the city, where people are ignorant asses and I get that, but this is rural NH. Why the hell are you assholes at Lee Speedway wasting all that electricity to produce wasted light, rendering the sky unviewable? When it comes up for vote, I will be voting to NOT give them an extended season, and if the vote is at a town meeting I will explain why - it won't be the noise, nor the traffic, but the light pollution.
I don't mind the noise of the cars (hell I love engines as I'm a motorhead myself, having driven many muscle, sports and exotic cars, and having rebuilt several engines myself, but the idea of a race where you only turn left bores me to tears) but the light pollution is awful; it ruins one of the best aspects of living in a rural area.
Lighting fixtures are stupid-easy to select and install properly.
Maybe they could bring in Carly Fiorina? She worked wonders for Compaq and HP.
> "Um.. it'll work if we build it out of titanium! what do you mean we'll have to invent the machinery to make it happen? do it already!"
Completely false. They tried less exotic, more conventional materials before turning to titanium. They also wrestled with how to deal with thermal expansion - and the state of metallurgy at the time was such that the best way they could come up with to deal with it was to have gaps in the fuselage (including the fuel tanks!) at normal temperatures, which caused the tanks to leak until the fuselage came up to operating temperature. This is why after a Blackbird/Oxcart/etc. takes off they would immediately go supersonic to heat up the airframe so the designed-in leaks would seal up, then they would meet up with a tanker to refuel. The A-12/YF-12A/SR-71 was absolutely b;eeding edge at the time, and remained so in many ways even to this day. The only manned air-breathing aircraft which could match the "official" top speed of the Blackbird was the MiG-25, and such a sprint in that bird requires an immediate overhaul or replacement of the engines. The SR-71 could CRUISE up to and well past the published speed because it was constructed largely of titanium throughout.
> Most projects are overdue and over budget because of two reasons: mission creep, and poor systems analysis in the first place.
The poor systems analysis is by far too often due to unwillingness to pay for a lot of systems analysis and design up front, instead insisting the vendor rush ahead on the new system based on a limited spec.
Maybe the Surface 2.0 will sell twice as many tablets as the current product, doubling market share, to four customers.
Unfortunately both current Windows tablet customers will feel cheated with their now-obsolete tablets.