Perhaps my bank is unique, but all I did was ask customer service for just such a file, and they gave it to me. Yes, I actually had to get off my butt and go to the branch and ask for it (and identify myself), but I'm kind of glad that no one, including me, is able to easily download my entire banking history.
Well, to be fair, we don't know the true credentials of any of these guys. I mean they claim to have held the positions they held, but who really knows?
And basically, if you're clean cut, reliable, and do not have a criminal record, a top secret clearance is not that hard to get. I know a guy right now who had a top secret clearance, and I wouldn't trust him further than I could toss him. Within the context of military secrets, he could probably be relied upon, but outside of that, he's a shyster through and through.
I get that we want to think that military officers are supposed to be more reliable than your average Joe Schmuckatellii, but come on.
No kidding. From my experience, military officers are just as prone to kookiness, chicanery, and mental illness as anyone else. L. Ron Hubbard is a notable example.
Any Ozarks farm boy could have pointed out the folly of this solution. Opossums are adept survivors. They can thrive in urban environments quite easily. All they need is a reliable food source, like garbage, and they'll breed like, uh, rats.
Here is another reason why it matters. I noticed that they are doing RT search now. So I tried typing in something that would be innocuous, like "doggie" -- as if I were searching for doggie daycare. It automatically popped up a link to a video of two dogs having sex. This is what I mean. It pops up stuff that you have no interest in. I bet if I played with it, I could get it to pop up all sorts of inappropriate and NSFW stuff just by typing in perfectly innocent words.
I would like to ignore it, but sometimes it is not possible to ignore it. On some systems that allow RT searches, you have to wait on the system to return results for each character typed. This creates considerable lag time between the moment you pressed a key and when it appears on the screen.
I suppose a lot of people like it, but I hate real-time search. It's like trying to carry on a conversation with someone who won't let you finish your sentences.
First, 6% unemployment is not high at all. The "sweet spot" is about 5%. Any lower and it becomes too hard to find people.
Second, all this talk about "cutting edge" technology is a lot of bullshit. I haven't seen anything that I would really consider "cutting edge" technology for at least a decade. Whatever they are calling "cutting edge" can be quickly grasped by all but the most stupid engineers.
Personally, I think this complaint about a lack of people with the right skills is just an excuse used by mid-level managers and VP's to cover up the fact that they can't get things accomplished.
Welllll... It might be more correct to say that the term "philosophy" once included the sciences. What we call a biologist now, was once referred to as a "natural philosopher", for instance. The modern definition of philosophy has narrowed and is primarily concerned with ethics, beliefs and purpose.
I hate it when scientists delve into philosophy, just as much as I hate it when religious leaders delve into science.
Perhaps there is no room for Hawking's (or Newton's) perception of God, but that perception is flawed -- arising out of a Western, medieval concept which is actually quite pagan.
For all their intelligence, scientists often have a rather simple concept of God which barely matures beyond what they learned in Sunday school, or see on TV.
Similarly, religious leaders usually have no more than an elementary understanding of science.
As the moon is geologically inactive,.....the lunar crust (skin) is wrinkling as the body of the moon (the flesh) shrinks due to cooling contraction inside the moon's core.
I'm glad there no one had thought of ADHD when I was a kid. Having a summer birthday meant that I was behind my classmates in terms of emotional maturity those first couple of years in school -- which probably explained much of my behavior. I should have been held back a year.
Additionally, the feminization of institutions means that little boys aren't allowed to be boys any longer. They are expected to be quiet, pensive little girls. If they're not, they're medicated until they act that way.
"Do not wait for death to come, because death has indeed already come and has not left you. Its teeth are continually in your flesh." - St. Nikolai Velimirovic
I don't see how you could possibly tell that a planet was Earth-like. Earth-size maybe. I mean, I can kind of understand how one could get excited at the discovery of exoplanets. But ultimately all you've discovered are some really, really big rocks orbiting other stars. You can only guess what those rocks are comprised of.
If there was a fault in the electronics, the data recorders could be recording incorrect data. If anything, this raises more questions. It is completely out of the ordinary for a driver to have the throttle wide open under any circumstances. And for it to be happening to so many drivers, is very suspicious.
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Perhaps my bank is unique, but all I did was ask customer service for just such a file, and they gave it to me. Yes, I actually had to get off my butt and go to the branch and ask for it (and identify myself), but I'm kind of glad that no one, including me, is able to easily download my entire banking history.
Plus, we're talking about over a hundred of these guys.
Well, the article is misleading. Actually there will only be six people at the meeting.
Well, to be fair, we don't know the true credentials of any of these guys. I mean they claim to have held the positions they held, but who really knows?
And basically, if you're clean cut, reliable, and do not have a criminal record, a top secret clearance is not that hard to get. I know a guy right now who had a top secret clearance, and I wouldn't trust him further than I could toss him. Within the context of military secrets, he could probably be relied upon, but outside of that, he's a shyster through and through.
These are not UFOs! These are UAOs! They are TOTALLY different!
(tongue firmly planted in cheek)
I get that we want to think that military officers are supposed to be more reliable than your average Joe Schmuckatellii, but come on.
No kidding. From my experience, military officers are just as prone to kookiness, chicanery, and mental illness as anyone else. L. Ron Hubbard is a notable example.
A Reticulated Gap-Toothed Yokel would have known better than to try to use 'possums to get rid of rats.
Any Ozarks farm boy could have pointed out the folly of this solution. Opossums are adept survivors. They can thrive in urban environments quite easily. All they need is a reliable food source, like garbage, and they'll breed like, uh, rats.
Other than the fact that it's a Dell, and therefore a complete piece of shit, it sounds great.
That's nothing. Bob Ross used to remotely put countless PBS viewers to sleep every week.
Here is another reason why it matters. I noticed that they are doing RT search now. So I tried typing in something that would be innocuous, like "doggie" -- as if I were searching for doggie daycare. It automatically popped up a link to a video of two dogs having sex. This is what I mean. It pops up stuff that you have no interest in. I bet if I played with it, I could get it to pop up all sorts of inappropriate and NSFW stuff just by typing in perfectly innocent words.
I would like to ignore it, but sometimes it is not possible to ignore it. On some systems that allow RT searches, you have to wait on the system to return results for each character typed. This creates considerable lag time between the moment you pressed a key and when it appears on the screen.
I suppose a lot of people like it, but I hate real-time search. It's like trying to carry on a conversation with someone who won't let you finish your sentences.
First, 6% unemployment is not high at all. The "sweet spot" is about 5%. Any lower and it becomes too hard to find people.
Second, all this talk about "cutting edge" technology is a lot of bullshit. I haven't seen anything that I would really consider "cutting edge" technology for at least a decade. Whatever they are calling "cutting edge" can be quickly grasped by all but the most stupid engineers.
Personally, I think this complaint about a lack of people with the right skills is just an excuse used by mid-level managers and VP's to cover up the fact that they can't get things accomplished.
The way to "protect" it is to not use it for stuff that, um, needs protecting.
Welllll... It might be more correct to say that the term "philosophy" once included the sciences. What we call a biologist now, was once referred to as a "natural philosopher", for instance. The modern definition of philosophy has narrowed and is primarily concerned with ethics, beliefs and purpose.
I hate it when scientists delve into philosophy, just as much as I hate it when religious leaders delve into science.
Perhaps there is no room for Hawking's (or Newton's) perception of God, but that perception is flawed -- arising out of a Western, medieval concept which is actually quite pagan.
For all their intelligence, scientists often have a rather simple concept of God which barely matures beyond what they learned in Sunday school, or see on TV.
Similarly, religious leaders usually have no more than an elementary understanding of science.
...'When I can't remember, I will take out my cellphone and find it (the character) and then copy it down.'
So, it's the Chinese equivalent of running a spellchecker.
It does highlight the pitfalls of a written language that relies on symbols as opposed to a phonetic alphabet.
Ah. So it should have read, "As the moon was thought to be geologically inactive..."
As the moon is geologically inactive,.. ...the lunar crust (skin) is wrinkling as the body of the moon (the flesh) shrinks due to cooling contraction inside the moon's core.
This is "geologically inactive?"
I'm glad there no one had thought of ADHD when I was a kid. Having a summer birthday meant that I was behind my classmates in terms of emotional maturity those first couple of years in school -- which probably explained much of my behavior. I should have been held back a year.
Additionally, the feminization of institutions means that little boys aren't allowed to be boys any longer. They are expected to be quiet, pensive little girls. If they're not, they're medicated until they act that way.
ADHD is definitely over-diagnosed.
A new study reveals that the faster it goes, the more squashed it gets.
Well duh. Of course it does. Anyone who has watched a Roadrunner cartoon knows that.
"Do not wait for death to come, because death has indeed already come and has not left you. Its teeth are continually in your flesh." - St. Nikolai Velimirovic
I don't see how you could possibly tell that a planet was Earth-like. Earth-size maybe. I mean, I can kind of understand how one could get excited at the discovery of exoplanets. But ultimately all you've discovered are some really, really big rocks orbiting other stars. You can only guess what those rocks are comprised of.
True, but then not all of the incidents involved "old farts". Furthermore, why does it happen more often with Toyotas than with other makes?
If there was a fault in the electronics, the data recorders could be recording incorrect data. If anything, this raises more questions. It is completely out of the ordinary for a driver to have the throttle wide open under any circumstances. And for it to be happening to so many drivers, is very suspicious.