I'm not an oilman, so I don't have any genuine knowledge of how to fix the problem, but why the hell not fix that blowout preventer right away? All they would have to do after that is activate the damn thing. Why is nobody saying very much about BP's failure to do that?
If I were in charge of fixing the oil spill, I'd have a shotgun pointed at them, telling them "Fix the blowout preventer and activate it. Now."
It appears to me that BP cares nothing about the damage they're doing. The seem to only be interested in keeping the well available for future oil production. The oil lost before they gain control has little value compared to the oil they will be able to get from the well later. I predict that everything BP tries to do will fail to permanently close the well.
In order to prevent law-enforcement activities against me, I issue this disclaimer: In no way do I advocate fixing giant oil spills with the aid of a comparatively small shotgun.
Amazon seems to have made an error in its patent claim. When I try to use amazon.com's one-click system to make a purchase, I hear and feel two clicks.
There must be many experts designing systems that will be able to scan retinas and other body characteristics to make a confident ID. I'm not one of them, but in a few short minutes, I think I've been able to see what they may be planning.
A common location for scanning devices will be at crosswalks, probably inside a crossing light. As each pedestrian approaches, he or she will be ID'd by one or more scanning devices.
After that, the real fun starts. To save work for human investigators, instant investigations will be run on every positively-ID'd pedestrian. (Unidentifiable peds will be marked as needing further attention.) Investigation software will run checks on things like job status, recent spending, unpaid bills, proximity to gambling venues, keywords in recent phone calls and email, and many more things that I haven't thought of, but others probably have.
At your last eye exam, did anyone take any kind of photo of your eye(s)? Be aware of the possibility next time you go in. Ask exactly why any photos are being taken.
I wonder if a street-corner iris scanning device could get a better scan if it knows enough about your prescription to compensate for your lenses.
"Svenburg is a member of the Windows Vista Launch Team and is leading early adoption efforts for Windows Vista within the Federal community"
The USG should adopt a policy of never being an early adopter. Recently-released software generally has too many bugs to be used safely.
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I'm not an oilman, so I don't have any genuine knowledge of how to fix the problem, but why the hell not fix that blowout preventer right away? All they would have to do after that is activate the damn thing. Why is nobody saying very much about BP's failure to do that?
If I were in charge of fixing the oil spill, I'd have a shotgun pointed at them, telling them "Fix the blowout preventer and activate it. Now."
It appears to me that BP cares nothing about the damage they're doing. The seem to only be interested in keeping the well available for future oil production. The oil lost before they gain control has little value compared to the oil they will be able to get from the well later. I predict that everything BP tries to do will fail to permanently close the well.
In order to prevent law-enforcement activities against me, I issue this disclaimer:
In no way do I advocate fixing giant oil spills with the aid of a comparatively small shotgun.
Amazon seems to have made an error in its patent claim. When I try to use amazon.com's one-click system to make a purchase, I hear and feel two clicks.
There must be many experts designing systems that will be able to scan retinas and other body characteristics to make a confident ID. I'm not one of them, but in a few short minutes, I think I've been able to see what they may be planning.
A common location for scanning devices will be at crosswalks, probably inside a crossing light. As each pedestrian approaches, he or she will be ID'd by one or more scanning devices.
After that, the real fun starts. To save work for human investigators, instant investigations will be run on every positively-ID'd pedestrian. (Unidentifiable peds will be marked as needing further attention.) Investigation software will run checks on things like job status, recent spending, unpaid bills, proximity to gambling venues, keywords in recent phone calls and email, and many more things that I haven't thought of, but others probably have.
At your last eye exam, did anyone take any kind of photo of your eye(s)? Be aware of the possibility next time you go in. Ask exactly why any photos are being taken.
I wonder if a street-corner iris scanning device could get a better scan if it knows enough about your prescription to compensate for your lenses.
"Svenburg is a member of the Windows Vista Launch Team and is leading early adoption efforts for Windows Vista within the Federal community" The USG should adopt a policy of never being an early adopter. Recently-released software generally has too many bugs to be used safely.