On the subject of decertification of broadcast meteorologists, we're not really taking away their ability to dissent, it's more like saying that if you're a faith healer, you're not going to do surgery. You are still free to practice your "faith" but not... operate on patients in a licensed facility.
I think your analogy is a little flawed. Broadcasts meteorologists do not have to consider global warming when making short-term local forecasts, so their beliefs concerning global warming won't affect their product, and decertification would make the meteorological association appear to be acting as a religion. Your analogy would be closer if it said surgeons who believed faith healing was possible were barred, regardless of their ability to conduct surgery.
That said, I doubt the meteorological associations would revoke certifications/seals. The associations would lose revenue (since members have to pay for a membership) and scientific credibility (for stifling dissenting opinions).
The reason that turbines are used in airlines has NOTHING to do with maintenance...
WRONG - Turbine engine maintenance is much more predictable, which reduces unplanned costs. Although actual costs are greater, the predictability allows the aircraft to generate more revenue.
...it's all about power produced, power to weight ratios, and fuel efficiency. Go take a look at the maintenance protocols for a turbine vs. piston powerplants and then get back to me.
Sort of right, sort of wrong. Piston engines are generally more efficient for a given thrust, but can't operate at higher altitudes, and require large propeller disks for high thrust. Jet engines can operate at altitudes high enough where the reduction in drag allows them to be more efficient on a per mile basis. For example, the air density at 40,000 feet is about a fifth of the density near the surface, so drag is significantly less, and this allows the jet to use less fuel. If a piston and a jet aircraft with identical configurations were flown at the same altitude, (assuming it was an altitude within the piston aircraft'sservice ceiling,) the piston aircraft would use less fuel. The jet engine would be lighter, though, than the piston engine and propeller combination.
For a good comparison, look at the BD-5B (piston), BD-5T (turboprop), and BD-5J (turbojet). Very similar aircraft, with the BD-5J having the least range with identical fuel.
And yes, piston engine maintenance costs will be cheaper than the jet engine, on a per engine basis alone. Commercial operators have to consider more than repair and overhaul costs, however. Airlines just pull and replace the engine prior to a major maintenace requirement so that the aircraft can still generate revenue, which allows the predictability of turbine engine maintenance to more than offset the cost savings of piston engine maintenance.
From the US Constitution (applicable in this case):
Amendment IV
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
Filming in public does not go against the Fourth Amendment. Your proposal does. That is the difference.
Before the arguments about the effectiveness of this drug compared to the patented one, the morality of patents on medicine and the soviet russia jokes break out; I'd like to show my respect for these people. It's great to see this effort!
...I hear that you can beat them by curling your toes//It's not a lie if you believe it's true
Whether or not you believe it is a lie is often not relevant. If the subject/victim knows that the purpose is to find out who committed a specific act, it is likely that there will be some sort of response when that question is asked, whether the subject/victim committed that act or not. I know of one case where the employee knew that he was going to be asked about taking money from the safe. They asked the question, he had a response, and the polygraph basta... er, company stated that he was guilty of taking money from the safe. The fact that he didn't have keys to the safe didn't even slow them down in making their assertion.
Wouldn't using an existing network like say the internet be much cheaper?
If they did that, they couldn't sell the.vr and.cin domain names for their proposed network, and it looks like the sale of these names is to be their near-term source of revenue.
I am not a Bible scholar or philosopher, but I don't think Christians believe they create a soul. I think that the belief is that the soul is added when life begins. The "when life begins" part is the area where the pro-life and pro-choice people disagree.
Is it a re-incarnation or a fresh new soul?
Since identical twins do not share one soul (as far as I know), I don't think a clone would have a non-unique soul.
Again, I am not a philosopher or Biblical scholar, so there is a possibility I have something wrong.
It's an issue because the general populous isn't as smart as the average slashdotter.
While I don't disagree, just thinking about that really worries me. And now it will be in the back of my mind as I read posts, worrying me even more in many cases.
616 rw--r-rw Doesn't make sense to have group read only, and everybody read/write. I am now very very afraid of the file that his these permissions. No group will be able to write or execute.
I thought 616 translated to rw---xrw-. Am I incorrect?
By your definition an interface can never be innovative then. It would only be the same functionality as before but "moved around".
Good point, which is why I self-nominated for the bad analogy award. Even so, let me strengthen my case for that award with some explanation.
As far as interfaces go, I think the only real notable innovation was the move from command line to graphics. Anything else (to this point,) is "moving the shift lever." A commercially-viable, dependable, verbal command interface would be an innovation, but I haven't seen one yet.
Others with more info may disagree, and I hope they chime in.
I am not an engineer by any means, or even close. But, if I understand the explanation, it is relatively easy (as in going to the Moon is relatively easy compared to going to Pluto,) to lose Mach 2 of airstream velocity between the inlet and compressor compared to velocities in excess of that - am I correct in this case? If so, do you know why NASA-Dryden started their scramjet tests at Mach 5?
When I think of innovation, I think of things like the automatic transmission when only the manual transmission existed before. Office 2007 innovations (the ribbon interface) seem to be more like moving the manual transmission's shift lever instead of implementing automatic shifting.
I could be wrong, though, and I am sure others may disagree. I DO accept my nomination for the Bad Analogy award, if one exists, and I am nominated.
The research team has currently tested the combustor at Mach 2 in a supersonic wind tunnel, and Kothari plans to test both his design and the combustor in a small, model space plane before marketing their vehicle design.
The F4 Phantom II and other aircraft from decades ago were able to approach Mach 3, without using a scramjet. (Admittedly, the afterburners were ramjets, but that still isn't scramjet tech.) NASA-Dryden (at Edwards AFB) has recently conducted successful tests with scramjets, and those tests were in the Mach 5-10 range. From this I gather that Mach 5 to 10 is different tech than Mach 2 to 3. If these guys are only at Mach 2, they have a long way to go.
That being said, let's just say hypothetically that Ford did make a deal. If this were the case, he still did the right thing.
I agree, it was pretty much the best thing to do as far as moving the country forward. That is why I wondered if it were a negotiated deal. The whole Watergate affair was soiling politics pretty bad, and the sooner it went away, the better. With this in mind, a negotiated resignation real soon with a pardon later would seem to be better for the GOP and arguably the country than dragging out the process.
Not sure I agree with the Nixon pardoning but it did get the messiness behind us. However, it allows presidents to seem to operate with out regard to legality (ie, current war crimes, etc...)
I always wondered if Nixon's resignation was a negotiated deal with other members of the Republican part, with the pardon being part of the deal.
During rush hour where I live, separation is more like 1/2 a second, if that. That small separation doesn't seem to cause as many problems. I've driven in Houston, TX during rush hour, where 70+mph bumper-to-bumper traffic is considered slow.
You go and post something intelligent, insightful, and sensible on a day I DON'T have mod points. And when I DO have mod points, we have three days of news for losers, stuff that really doesn't matter once you venture out of Mom's basement.
...an IBM ThinkPad 2662-35U,...with a Pentium III 600MHz processor, 192MB of SDRAM, and a 20GB hard drive.
I read the article on an IBM Thinkpad 560X with a Pentium 200MMX processor, 96MB of EDO RAM, and a 30GB Linux partition, running Debian Sarge. If his laptop is old, is mine an antique?
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I think your analogy is a little flawed. Broadcasts meteorologists do not have to consider global warming when making short-term local forecasts, so their beliefs concerning global warming won't affect their product, and decertification would make the meteorological association appear to be acting as a religion. Your analogy would be closer if it said surgeons who believed faith healing was possible were barred, regardless of their ability to conduct surgery.
That said, I doubt the meteorological associations would revoke certifications/seals. The associations would lose revenue (since members have to pay for a membership) and scientific credibility (for stifling dissenting opinions).
WRONG - Turbine engine maintenance is much more predictable, which reduces unplanned costs. Although actual costs are greater, the predictability allows the aircraft to generate more revenue.
Sort of right, sort of wrong. Piston engines are generally more efficient for a given thrust, but can't operate at higher altitudes, and require large propeller disks for high thrust. Jet engines can operate at altitudes high enough where the reduction in drag allows them to be more efficient on a per mile basis. For example, the air density at 40,000 feet is about a fifth of the density near the surface, so drag is significantly less, and this allows the jet to use less fuel. If a piston and a jet aircraft with identical configurations were flown at the same altitude, (assuming it was an altitude within the piston aircraft'sservice ceiling,) the piston aircraft would use less fuel. The jet engine would be lighter, though, than the piston engine and propeller combination.
For a good comparison, look at the BD-5B (piston), BD-5T (turboprop), and BD-5J (turbojet). Very similar aircraft, with the BD-5J having the least range with identical fuel.
And yes, piston engine maintenance costs will be cheaper than the jet engine, on a per engine basis alone. Commercial operators have to consider more than repair and overhaul costs, however. Airlines just pull and replace the engine prior to a major maintenace requirement so that the aircraft can still generate revenue, which allows the predictability of turbine engine maintenance to more than offset the cost savings of piston engine maintenance.
Hope this helps.
I was hoping that it wasn't totally FUD, and the result would be that the term Web 2.0 would be killed. Guess my luck isn't that good.
I meant setting, not settomg.
Two points:
1) They were out in public. There is no legal expectation of privacy in public. Privacy can be expected in a private settomg, but not in public.
2) This was in Philadelphia, not London. I can't see how Londoners would be inconvenienced.
Filming in public does not go against the Fourth Amendment. Your proposal does. That is the difference.
Apparently not. Look at all of the comments below.
Another patented drug to treat Hep C is on its way as well.
Whether or not you believe it is a lie is often not relevant. If the subject/victim knows that the purpose is to find out who committed a specific act, it is likely that there will be some sort of response when that question is asked, whether the subject/victim committed that act or not. I know of one case where the employee knew that he was going to be asked about taking money from the safe. They asked the question, he had a response, and the polygraph basta... er, company stated that he was guilty of taking money from the safe. The fact that he didn't have keys to the safe didn't even slow them down in making their assertion.
If they did that, they couldn't sell the
I am not a Bible scholar or philosopher, but I don't think Christians believe they create a soul. I think that the belief is that the soul is added when life begins. The "when life begins" part is the area where the pro-life and pro-choice people disagree.
Since identical twins do not share one soul (as far as I know), I don't think a clone would have a non-unique soul.
Again, I am not a philosopher or Biblical scholar, so there is a possibility I have something wrong.
While I don't disagree, just thinking about that really worries me. And now it will be in the back of my mind as I read posts, worrying me even more in many cases.
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Judging from this crowd, (myself included,) it appears you are correct.
I thought 616 translated to rw---xrw-. Am I incorrect?
Good point, which is why I self-nominated for the bad analogy award. Even so, let me strengthen my case for that award with some explanation.
As far as interfaces go, I think the only real notable innovation was the move from command line to graphics. Anything else (to this point,) is "moving the shift lever." A commercially-viable, dependable, verbal command interface would be an innovation, but I haven't seen one yet.
Others with more info may disagree, and I hope they chime in.
I am not an engineer by any means, or even close. But, if I understand the explanation, it is relatively easy (as in going to the Moon is relatively easy compared to going to Pluto,) to lose Mach 2 of airstream velocity between the inlet and compressor compared to velocities in excess of that - am I correct in this case? If so, do you know why NASA-Dryden started their scramjet tests at Mach 5?
Thanks for the info.
When I think of innovation, I think of things like the automatic transmission when only the manual transmission existed before. Office 2007 innovations (the ribbon interface) seem to be more like moving the manual transmission's shift lever instead of implementing automatic shifting.
I could be wrong, though, and I am sure others may disagree. I DO accept my nomination for the Bad Analogy award, if one exists, and I am nominated.
The F4 Phantom II and other aircraft from decades ago were able to approach Mach 3, without using a scramjet. (Admittedly, the afterburners were ramjets, but that still isn't scramjet tech.) NASA-Dryden (at Edwards AFB) has recently conducted successful tests with scramjets, and those tests were in the Mach 5-10 range. From this I gather that Mach 5 to 10 is different tech than Mach 2 to 3. If these guys are only at Mach 2, they have a long way to go.
I agree, it was pretty much the best thing to do as far as moving the country forward. That is why I wondered if it were a negotiated deal. The whole Watergate affair was soiling politics pretty bad, and the sooner it went away, the better. With this in mind, a negotiated resignation real soon with a pardon later would seem to be better for the GOP and arguably the country than dragging out the process.
I always wondered if Nixon's resignation was a negotiated deal with other members of the Republican part, with the pardon being part of the deal.
During rush hour where I live, separation is more like 1/2 a second, if that. That small separation doesn't seem to cause as many problems. I've driven in Houston, TX during rush hour, where 70+mph bumper-to-bumper traffic is considered slow.
You go and post something intelligent, insightful, and sensible on a day I DON'T have mod points. And when I DO have mod points, we have three days of news for losers, stuff that really doesn't matter once you venture out of Mom's basement.
I read the article on an IBM Thinkpad 560X with a Pentium 200MMX processor, 96MB of EDO RAM, and a 30GB Linux partition, running Debian Sarge. If his laptop is old, is mine an antique?
As usual, Ben's brother Dick wasn't included. That poor guy never gets a break.
We all know that slashdot is full of bad humor, and if we want good humor, we have to look somewhere else.