As a consumer of Google products, I would like the information they provide to be as accurate, up to date, and as high a quality as possible.
If I bought a 2007 Thomas Guide map book and found that the maps it contained were less up-to-date than a previous version, I'd be pretty cheesed off. If Google is going to provide maps, they should be responsible enough to keep those maps reasonably up-to-date. The hurricane substantially altered significant areas of not just New Orleans, but the coastline and delta. If they have reverted to a less accurate map, then they are providing a disservice to their customers. Error or otherwise, it should be resolved.
It takes more energy to grow and process the corn into biofuel than you would get from using the biofuel produced. The only reason why corn has been considered is because lobbying concerns have been pushing for it to increase the bottom line of big agri-businesses like ADM. The US already has massive corporate welfare programs for the 'poor farmers' of corporate agri-business and I'm surprised that the DoE has taken this stance.
I didn't RTFA because it apparently blames Lucas for something he's not to blame for. Wait a minute... You didn't read an article because you thought that it might contain an opinion that does not agree with your world view? I suggest you go find yourself a cave now and crawl in. The rest of us will engage in a little activity called 'critical thinking' and improve ourselves by constantly challenging and testing our own assumptions.
NPR has been on a downhill slope ever since certain parties decided to put a political appointee as its head rather than a more neutral candidate. Just as John Bolton was appointed to be the US ambasador to the UN despite his dislike of the organization, NPR's current head is doing damage in much the same way due to his own political allegiances.
True Fact! In the state of Texas "He needed killin" is a valid defense against a homicide charge
Actually, the appropriate Texan legal phrase is "He done need killin'."
My original title was, "Cell Phone Service in a Bomb Shelter" but I immagine that it was toned down by the/. staff for being a bit too explosive for the actual content.
OP here, thanks for the answers so far. I'm not a telecom expert, but I've been given this task, so I'm having to learn quick. We've been using some cheap PTT radios, but still have some dead areas with them (oddly enough different dead areas than cell phone reception). Unfortunately, the nursing staff need to be able to contact doctors, family, 911, etc. from any location, hence my search for a phone solution. Also, the truly bunkered-in sections are our maintenance shop, break room, and storage, so while the residents get plenty of sunshine and fresh air, I don't. Typical geek stuck in the basement.
I live in a medium-size community who's original roots are in small family farms and orchards. Aside from the local government fixing potholes on Main St. or the local police fighting the growing meth problem (like many rural areas), I understand that much of my tax money goes to state agencies. That's ok with me, as I drive on state highways, and outside city limits, the state police are the law enforcement. In Oregon, I can see where my money is going - healthcare for the poor, maintenance on the infrastructure, and law enforcement.
What I do resent are companies that come into the region and basicly dangle the prospect of jobs to a n economically depressed area in exchange for massive tax breaks. This kind of corporate welfare means that the community supports some out-of-state based industry rather than the industry supporting and adding to the community.
As an Oregonian, I echo the OP's resistance to sales taxes. I'm also a proponent of keeping the taxing body as close to those taxed as possible. If you have more local control over taxes collected, there is less chance for corruption, inefficiency, and more control over how the money collected is spent. I'm very dubious of adding another layer of government between state and federal that would have power to regulate taxes even if states enter into that layer voluntarily. Taxation needs to have more controll by the general population and less by government, as the population has a vested interest in how their money is spent.
You got to admit, we've been having some fantastic luck with some of the recent Mars missions. Unfortunately, the luck has either been fantasticly good or fantasticly bad.
We just have to keep reminding ourselves that sending something millions of miles through space to a speck of rock and have it function so well for so long is an amazing achievement in and of itsself.
My biggest problem is that recently I've been getting a ton of calls from various political groups in regards to some candidate or ballot measure they want to pass. Oddly enough, they all start out with a "Would you like to take a short survey" pitch, (anyone know why?). While they technically ask questions, they're always something like this:
Them: If I said that Proposition #4352B would provide money which would stop baby rape, would you say that this information is Very Useful, Useful, or Not Useful? Me: Hmm... I'm no fan of baby rape, so I'll have to say WHY THE %$#@ ARE YOU CALLING ME!?!?
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I bet that any pictoral representation of the interenet's collective mind will end up pornographic.
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As a consumer of Google products, I would like the information they provide to be as accurate, up to date, and as high a quality as possible.
If I bought a 2007 Thomas Guide map book and found that the maps it contained were less up-to-date than a previous version, I'd be pretty cheesed off. If Google is going to provide maps, they should be responsible enough to keep those maps reasonably up-to-date. The hurricane substantially altered significant areas of not just New Orleans, but the coastline and delta. If they have reverted to a less accurate map, then they are providing a disservice to their customers. Error or otherwise, it should be resolved.
Hmm, would the Dyson model be a massive sphere built around a star that would allow the entire inner surface to be vacuumed?
It takes more energy to grow and process the corn into biofuel than you would get from using the biofuel produced. The only reason why corn has been considered is because lobbying concerns have been pushing for it to increase the bottom line of big agri-businesses like ADM. The US already has massive corporate welfare programs for the 'poor farmers' of corporate agri-business and I'm surprised that the DoE has taken this stance.
I'm glad that our court system is working fine! Guilty until proven innocent, I say!
Wait a minute...
I thought they survived the KT extinction through the grace of Raptor Jesus http://www.encyclopediadramatica.com/index.php/Rap tor_Jesus
NPR has been on a downhill slope ever since certain parties decided to put a political appointee as its head rather than a more neutral candidate. Just as John Bolton was appointed to be the US ambasador to the UN despite his dislike of the organization, NPR's current head is doing damage in much the same way due to his own political allegiances.
Actually, the appropriate Texan legal phrase is "He done need killin'."
So... how long before its extinct due to people harvesting its organs for aphrodisiacs?
My original title was, "Cell Phone Service in a Bomb Shelter" but I immagine that it was toned down by the /. staff for being a bit too explosive for the actual content.
OP here, thanks for the answers so far. I'm not a telecom expert, but I've been given this task, so I'm having to learn quick. We've been using some cheap PTT radios, but still have some dead areas with them (oddly enough different dead areas than cell phone reception). Unfortunately, the nursing staff need to be able to contact doctors, family, 911, etc. from any location, hence my search for a phone solution.
Also, the truly bunkered-in sections are our maintenance shop, break room, and storage, so while the residents get plenty of sunshine and fresh air, I don't. Typical geek stuck in the basement.
I live in a medium-size community who's original roots are in small family farms and orchards. Aside from the local government fixing potholes on Main St. or the local police fighting the growing meth problem (like many rural areas), I understand that much of my tax money goes to state agencies. That's ok with me, as I drive on state highways, and outside city limits, the state police are the law enforcement. In Oregon, I can see where my money is going - healthcare for the poor, maintenance on the infrastructure, and law enforcement.
What I do resent are companies that come into the region and basicly dangle the prospect of jobs to a n economically depressed area in exchange for massive tax breaks. This kind of corporate welfare means that the community supports some out-of-state based industry rather than the industry supporting and adding to the community.
As an Oregonian, I echo the OP's resistance to sales taxes. I'm also a proponent of keeping the taxing body as close to those taxed as possible. If you have more local control over taxes collected, there is less chance for corruption, inefficiency, and more control over how the money collected is spent. I'm very dubious of adding another layer of government between state and federal that would have power to regulate taxes even if states enter into that layer voluntarily. Taxation needs to have more controll by the general population and less by government, as the population has a vested interest in how their money is spent.
The robot arm, in the server room, with the sword.
The biggest engineering obstacle he had to overcome was how to fit in the corkscrew.
You got to admit, we've been having some fantastic luck with some of the recent Mars missions. Unfortunately, the luck has either been fantasticly good or fantasticly bad.
We just have to keep reminding ourselves that sending something millions of miles through space to a speck of rock and have it function so well for so long is an amazing achievement in and of itsself.
My biggest problem is that recently I've been getting a ton of calls from various political groups in regards to some candidate or ballot measure they want to pass. Oddly enough, they all start out with a "Would you like to take a short survey" pitch, (anyone know why?). While they technically ask questions, they're always something like this:
Them: If I said that Proposition #4352B would provide money which would stop baby rape, would you say that this information is Very Useful, Useful, or Not Useful?
Me: Hmm... I'm no fan of baby rape, so I'll have to say WHY THE %$#@ ARE YOU CALLING ME!?!?
I bet that any pictoral representation of the interenet's collective mind will end up pornographic.