I don't disagree with you, I was simply making the observation that we spend a great deal of energy worrying about this in comparison to working on our own actions that have a far greater impact into the enjoyment of our lives.
Most people fear things that are very unlikely to happen: -Death from terrorism -Death from oppressive government
We rant and shout with each other over which one is the bigger threat.
Meanwhile, most of us die from lack of proper personal health (diet, exercise, etc) or automobile wrecks, all of which are 100% within our ability to control.
There has never been a piece of framing lumber, iron, or plumbing pipe sold in the US labeled with metric dimensions. The total cost in actual dollars, education, retraining, wasted material, etc, to convert these industries alone would likely equal the GDP of all but the top 20 coutries in the world.
Two things: -No one in suggesting throwing out all of the existing material. Just start labeling it in both. Eventually, label it only in metric. -We're not doing this for us, we're doing it for our kids. Yes, there will be expense during the transition, which normally takes 10 years. Those that were taught Imperial units will use them until they die. But once most of those people die (and die they will, eventually), everyone else will stop wasting money converting stuff into American units. Something made in the US could be used world-wide with no re-labeling or re-measurement.
Learn the difference between a one-time cost and something that saves money forever.
Mainly that the rest of the Earth uses it, and we live on Earth. Perhaps you never have to work with people in other countries now. My guess is that if you continue to work, you will have to deal with this sooner or later.
Other reasons: Waste of money to make products in US units and metric units. Cooking with grams & ml is MUCH easier than cups, quarts, tablespoons, teaspoons, etc. as you can scale quite easily.
As a Christian, I applaud your calm & rational response.
You are completely correct that these issues are for us to wrestle with, not compel others to explain to us.
None the less, you've explained well & correctly the history of the church & the issues the deal with.
I wish my fellow Christian Americans would realize that the Christianity they practice in the USA can be quite different than the versions that are practiced around the world, and that this is OK.
since we're talking about servers, what exactly can't linux do that windows can?
Run Exchange Server 2013 which integrates into the email platform the business has chosen. Run Sharepoint Server which integrates into the wordprocessor & spreadsheet the business has chosen. Run Active Directory which integrates into the desktop OS the business has chosen.
Oh, you have replacements to all of those as well? I'm sure you do. Now good luck convincing not only the PHBs in your company, but in all of the companies that supply the hardware & software your company uses to make its product.
So, if every business is a professional services company, this might be easy. If they make physical product, welcome to the world of legacy. Most of them still keep their AS400s running, do you think you can switch them off Microsoft?
I'm not ripping Windows 8 because of the start screen, even though I don't see the wisdom in covering an entire screen while I type in the command I want to run on a small text bar.
I'm ripping Windows 8 because I constantly step on the land-mines called "apps" that run full-screen, non-windowed, on fucking WINDOWS.
I shouldn't have to spend a ton of time tracking down all of these apps & removing their icons just o use the OS.
I'm really pissed about this because I believe the core OS improvements are GREAT compared to Windows 7, but even though I have Windows 8 on two of my laptops, I still get more done on the one that runs Windows 7 because the UI of Windows 8 fucks up my workflow, and they took away any option for me to run it like Windows 7.
Tell me a good reason why I should accept taking more time to do things in Windows 8, and I'll switch everything over.
Just make sure you don't visit a country where you broke their laws.
US might not be able to arrest you in your home country if there is no extradition treaty, but if you visit the US, you'll be arrested for breaking their laws.
An HD camera that is sending real-time video back on a ROV that is being controlled by a human in real-time is a far cry from the long delays of planet to planet communication.
Robots can only do the tasks we imagined they would need to do when we get there.
Humans can use their imagination to change what they do based off of the new information received.
In addition, the technology of getting off this rock is a worthwhile pursuit. As Dr. Hawking pointed out recently, we have to get off this planet & colonize somewhere else to increase our chances of survival.
Our God-given curiosity will force us to go there ourselves because in the final analysis, only man can fully evaluate the moon in terms understandable to other men. -Gus Grissom
This was also proven in several instances where manual human intervention saved a mission when automated systems failed.
Before you counter, yes, there were also man-made mistakes that caused problems during a mission. (Example Lovell's mistake in Apollo 8, which he manually corrected, and then used the skill on Apollo 13 when he didn't make a mistake).
I'd also agree that sending the Mars automated rovers were the best first step, rather than jumping right to a manned landing.
I think the thing we must accept is that both manned and unmanned missions are useful and different in their abilities & goals. Calling one "better" is over-simplifying.
Sadly, there is some truth to that statement. Often, the money is made on sales incentives. If you sell 30 cars, you get an extra $10,000 from the car maker, or something along those lines.
In test after test it has been conclusively shown that passengers in a braced position are more likely to survive than those that are not...
I've listened to countless safety briefings & have not once heard about the braced position. So, again, the point about the safety briefing at the start of the flight is BS.
No, it isn't magic, but situations that require passenger intervention are about as common as magic.
Odds of dying in a flight are around 5 million to 1. Odds of a lightening strike killing you while walking outside are around 280,000 to 1.
So, if we care about safety, we should require a warning message about lightening safety before we leave the house each day.
Flying is incomprehensibly safe, yet we treat it like it is some risky activity. The time spent on safety lessons before each flight are an absolute waste of time, and should be looked at just as hatefully as a mandatory lightening safety lesson each morning.
However, to bring this back on track, the main point of TFA has little to do with the few wasted minutes of safety. It has to do with around 30-60 minutes spent waiting on the tarmac, climbing to 10,000 feet (where the electrons suddenly are safe!), and the descending below 10,000 feet, circling the airport, etc. This is the part where people are really fed up with the stupidity of the FAA rules.
Even if a situation comes up, most of the time, it is going to be along the lines of "Wait for the plane to crash & die or land safely". Someone strapped in a seat can do almost nothing to help.
If anything, I'd rather the passengers be oblivious to their potential doom with their earphones in rather than screaming bloody murder while the pilot attempts an emergency procedure.
There is a world of difference between negotiating on the floor of the House versus a 435-thumbnail Google Hangout.
You think they negotiate on the floor of the House? How cute.
Decisions are made well before they walk onto the floor. I'd rather have my Representative within punching distance from me instead of handshake distance from the lobbyists.
Perhaps Senators can stay in DC and require the Reps to stay in their home districts. It would provide a bit more separation of their viewpoints.
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I don't disagree with you, I was simply making the observation that we spend a great deal of energy worrying about this in comparison to working on our own actions that have a far greater impact into the enjoyment of our lives.
Most people fear things that are very unlikely to happen:
-Death from terrorism
-Death from oppressive government
We rant and shout with each other over which one is the bigger threat.
Meanwhile, most of us die from lack of proper personal health (diet, exercise, etc) or automobile wrecks, all of which are 100% within our ability to control.
There has never been a piece of framing lumber, iron, or plumbing pipe sold in the US labeled with metric dimensions. The total cost in actual dollars, education, retraining, wasted material, etc, to convert these industries alone would likely equal the GDP of all but the top 20 coutries in the world.
Two things:
-No one in suggesting throwing out all of the existing material. Just start labeling it in both. Eventually, label it only in metric.
-We're not doing this for us, we're doing it for our kids. Yes, there will be expense during the transition, which normally takes 10 years. Those that were taught Imperial units will use them until they die. But once most of those people die (and die they will, eventually), everyone else will stop wasting money converting stuff into American units. Something made in the US could be used world-wide with no re-labeling or re-measurement.
Learn the difference between a one-time cost and something that saves money forever.
so really what is the advantage of metric then?
Mainly that the rest of the Earth uses it, and we live on Earth.
Perhaps you never have to work with people in other countries now. My guess is that if you continue to work, you will have to deal with this sooner or later.
Other reasons:
Waste of money to make products in US units and metric units.
Cooking with grams & ml is MUCH easier than cups, quarts, tablespoons, teaspoons, etc. as you can scale quite easily.
Here is the listing of fees:
http://www.nps.gov/grca/parkmgmt/upload/GRCA-2007change-in-FilmingFees.pdf
As a Christian, I applaud your calm & rational response.
You are completely correct that these issues are for us to wrestle with, not compel others to explain to us.
None the less, you've explained well & correctly the history of the church & the issues the deal with.
I wish my fellow Christian Americans would realize that the Christianity they practice in the USA can be quite different than the versions that are practiced around the world, and that this is OK.
Also a gun owner, and I completely agree with your point #2, without sarcasm.
I actually do like Windows 8.
A lot less eye candy
It is perfectly clear to me that either you have not used Windows 7, or you have not used Windows 8.
since we're talking about servers, what exactly can't linux do that windows can?
Run Exchange Server 2013 which integrates into the email platform the business has chosen.
Run Sharepoint Server which integrates into the wordprocessor & spreadsheet the business has chosen.
Run Active Directory which integrates into the desktop OS the business has chosen.
Oh, you have replacements to all of those as well? I'm sure you do. Now good luck convincing not only the PHBs in your company, but in all of the companies that supply the hardware & software your company uses to make its product.
So, if every business is a professional services company, this might be easy. If they make physical product, welcome to the world of legacy. Most of them still keep their AS400s running, do you think you can switch them off Microsoft?
I'm not ripping Windows 8 because of the start screen, even though I don't see the wisdom in covering an entire screen while I type in the command I want to run on a small text bar.
I'm ripping Windows 8 because I constantly step on the land-mines called "apps" that run full-screen, non-windowed, on fucking WINDOWS.
I shouldn't have to spend a ton of time tracking down all of these apps & removing their icons just o use the OS.
I'm really pissed about this because I believe the core OS improvements are GREAT compared to Windows 7, but even though I have Windows 8 on two of my laptops, I still get more done on the one that runs Windows 7 because the UI of Windows 8 fucks up my workflow, and they took away any option for me to run it like Windows 7.
Tell me a good reason why I should accept taking more time to do things in Windows 8, and I'll switch everything over.
Just make sure you don't visit a country where you broke their laws.
US might not be able to arrest you in your home country if there is no extradition treaty, but if you visit the US, you'll be arrested for breaking their laws.
Don't underestimate lag time.
An HD camera that is sending real-time video back on a ROV that is being controlled by a human in real-time is a far cry from the long delays of planet to planet communication.
Robots can only do the tasks we imagined they would need to do when we get there.
Humans can use their imagination to change what they do based off of the new information received.
In addition, the technology of getting off this rock is a worthwhile pursuit. As Dr. Hawking pointed out recently, we have to get off this planet & colonize somewhere else to increase our chances of survival.
Our God-given curiosity will force us to go there ourselves because in the final analysis, only man can fully evaluate the moon in terms understandable to other men.
-Gus Grissom
This was also proven in several instances where manual human intervention saved a mission when automated systems failed.
Before you counter, yes, there were also man-made mistakes that caused problems during a mission. (Example Lovell's mistake in Apollo 8, which he manually corrected, and then used the skill on Apollo 13 when he didn't make a mistake).
I'd also agree that sending the Mars automated rovers were the best first step, rather than jumping right to a manned landing.
I think the thing we must accept is that both manned and unmanned missions are useful and different in their abilities & goals. Calling one "better" is over-simplifying.
Tell me more.
Indiana already did this, removed the ability for local cities & counties to regulate these matters.
Internet progress has not improved.
Your opinion is in conflict with the facts.
*facepalm*
I concede my stupidity.
That only works until somebody like Castro (or Chavez) comes along
Chavez has to come back from the dead, first.
Then buy a phone without a contract somewhere else & bring it to them. They don't care.
Sadly, there is some truth to that statement. Often, the money is made on sales incentives. If you sell 30 cars, you get an extra $10,000 from the car maker, or something along those lines.
In test after test it has been conclusively shown that passengers in a braced position are more likely to survive than those that are not...
I've listened to countless safety briefings & have not once heard about the braced position. So, again, the point about the safety briefing at the start of the flight is BS.
No, it isn't magic, but situations that require passenger intervention are about as common as magic.
Odds of dying in a flight are around 5 million to 1. Odds of a lightening strike killing you while walking outside are around 280,000 to 1.
So, if we care about safety, we should require a warning message about lightening safety before we leave the house each day.
Flying is incomprehensibly safe, yet we treat it like it is some risky activity. The time spent on safety lessons before each flight are an absolute waste of time, and should be looked at just as hatefully as a mandatory lightening safety lesson each morning.
However, to bring this back on track, the main point of TFA has little to do with the few wasted minutes of safety. It has to do with around 30-60 minutes spent waiting on the tarmac, climbing to 10,000 feet (where the electrons suddenly are safe!), and the descending below 10,000 feet, circling the airport, etc. This is the part where people are really fed up with the stupidity of the FAA rules.
Real and dangerous?
Do you know how rare those situations really are?
Even if a situation comes up, most of the time, it is going to be along the lines of "Wait for the plane to crash & die or land safely". Someone strapped in a seat can do almost nothing to help.
If anything, I'd rather the passengers be oblivious to their potential doom with their earphones in rather than screaming bloody murder while the pilot attempts an emergency procedure.
There is a world of difference between negotiating on the floor of the House versus a 435-thumbnail Google Hangout.
You think they negotiate on the floor of the House? How cute.
Decisions are made well before they walk onto the floor. I'd rather have my Representative within punching distance from me instead of handshake distance from the lobbyists.
Perhaps Senators can stay in DC and require the Reps to stay in their home districts. It would provide a bit more separation of their viewpoints.
OK, screw the children.
If some punk is flying through my neighborhood over the speed limit & almost hits *me*, he is getting a hand full of rocks thrown at him.
Proportionality?
He is talking about throwing rocks at a car that is going fast enough to kill his child.
Dead Child > scratched car.