"The budget cut argument is nothing more than a mechanism to transfer wealth to the rich.... To the rest of us it causes nothing but harm."
More massive government spending in support of housing, mortgage banking, infrastructure development will also transfer wealth to the rich - but do it faster.
Don't buy into the "We need to spend." argument. Throwing money at a problem will not cure it, not even a fiscal problem.
They don't need replacement. They _are_ obsolete. There will be a first time when a nuke-tipped cruise missile obliterates a carrier and it won't be pretty. But that's what it takes to wake up the Navy where, as usual, they're always "fighting the previous war."
"If you can have ONE buddy that NOBODY else knows about, you just go stay at his house. You agree to do the same for him. Since both your odds of needing the service are about a zillion to one, it's a cheap promise to make. You just have to pick the right guy who will actually come through for you - and not squeal when doing so."
And what happens if TSHTF for both of you at the same time, not an unlikely possibility if government is the instigator of change? Where's Plan B?
" Come to think of it, it is hunting season and I could easy load up on moose and caribou and not have to surface for quite a while."
In the wilds of Alaska not a problem but getting your vegetables might be! Be careful of the mushrooms.
"The sky is falling, the sky is falling! Selling carbon credits will save us!" - Ha! Bring it on, the sooner the better. What's that? "Hundreds, if not thousands of years?"
Below-ground installation is more costly to install and repair. It is more secure against wind damage.
But wind damage occurs infrequently and above-ground wind damage can be quickly repaired: all components are visible, easily evaluated visually and no digging is required. Parts are less inexpensive than those for below-ground.
In contrast, below-ground is a costly PITA when _flooding_ occurs. Repairs cannot begin until flood waters subside and the water table goes down..
Demand for below-ground installation is predominantly driven by homeowners concerned that poles and lines mar the appearance of their neighborhood.
Yet another iteration on the SES (Surface Effect Ship). It isn't quiet. In fact it literally roars out its position. It isn't fast enough and maneuverable enough to evade a missile or cannon. It can't outrun the latest Russian Shkval torpedoes. It is a fuel hog. It can't carry much armament or material. Its a pain to be onboard (too noisy).
Navy needs to concentrate more on small missile-equipped remotely-piloted (or small crew) boats. Think cheap fast PT boats + cheap fast missiles.
The world has had "serious reductions in biodiversity" before and it is still here.
The Earth could be in " a state far different from the original" and we would still be here.
"The other choice is just to throw up our hands and say, 'Let's just go on as usual and see what happens.'"
Spoken as if Earth were a laboratory experiment, we knew all the variables, knew all the interactions and could predict and control all the outcomes. What hubris!
Why such fear of the unknown? If I didn't know better, I might conclude that someone was trying to manipulate me.
Conscientiously re-installing Windows, insuring that no malware and/or feelthy peectures remain, and installing updates and antivirus can keep you busy all week. Surprising how much of this stuff is around. Rinse, repeat... (lots of repeat customers)
My own memories of chemistry teaching in school are of disappointment, a shocking waste of everyone's time....
Ditto here, especially the chemistry labs. Even in college, chem lab was tedious and almost nothing was learned.
But you can start by
Teaching your grandson how to cook: measuring, various ingredients (baking soda, flour, eggs, vinegar, etc.), how they react and what they do in food. He should learn about both liquid and dry measures. And he has some motivation to learn - the ability to cook will always be useful. .
Pointing out the obvious about that most important of chemicals - water. Changes of phase, cooling, boiling, sublimation (why meat dries out in a freezer), supercooling and superheating (can be done with a microwave, but be careful).
Demonstrating solubility in water and oils, surface tension (put a small bug in water - it usually floats), the effect of detergents on surface tension (add a drop of detergent to the water and watch what happens to the bug). Effect of surface tension on water (the shape of raindrops' minimal surface),
The weather: what are fog, mist, rain? What is a "cold front" and what happens when it sweeps into a region filled with warm moist air?
Acids and bases can be demonstrated with simple experiments with household materials (vinegar, soap, drain cleaner, baking soda). You can go to the hardware store and buy more serious stuff if you want to make an impression (e.g., place various items in muriatic acid (hydrochloric acid) solution and/or lye solution). But in that case, buy goggles and gloves for both of you, work in a well-ventilated area and have plenty of water on hand for flushing if something goes wrong. Note to him and observe the warnings about mixing certain substances (e.g., arbitrarily mixing household cleaners such as muriatic acid, bleach and ammonia - a not uncommon error). Just because it's OK to mix acidic vinegar and basic baking soda (releases harmless CO2) does no make it OK to mix acidic muriatic acid and basic bleach (releases chlorine gas).
At some point introduce formal "chemistry", which is mostly book-learning. By providing an understanding of the natural world, how to observe, and how to measure you will put him on a path where he will be ready to accept chemistry.
Oh, one last thing, that I didn't learn well until I first walked into a university chemistry lab: initially touch nothing, do nothing but observe what is already present, what it's settings, colors, readings, connections etc. are. Write them down, take pictures. And unlike the "scientists" in the new movie Prometheus, do not tempt fate by playing with anything, especially the cobra-like organism in the corner.
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If so many cheated on a gut intro to Congress course, it must be rampant for difficult courses.
WTF else could a "Dump Ape" be?!!
computers. You'll be much happier and richer re-programming humans.
Honestly with your background you'll go broke in no time trying to be a programmer.
absolutely nothing whatsoever can be inferred from the study.
Thanks to our fractious political climate this study falls apart on every dimension under the piercing steel scrutiny of /. contributors.
Robinson,
if you don't get the lead outta your ass, quit posting to /. and get that project finished then you're gonna be toast!
- The Boss Man
Semantic and Conceptual Development: An Ontological Perspective, 1979, Harvard University Press.
Frank C. Keil's web page
This paper has an excerpt of his earlier work: look for Figures 1 and 2, the predicability tree and ontological tree.
Glad to see more independent verification of Keil's work!8-))
is the operating temperature of molten salt in molten salt batteries.
And I thought lithium-ion batteries were a curse.
"The budget cut argument is nothing more than a mechanism to transfer wealth to the rich. ... To the rest of us it causes nothing but harm."
More massive government spending in support of housing, mortgage banking, infrastructure development will also transfer wealth to the rich - but do it faster.
Don't buy into the "We need to spend." argument. Throwing money at a problem will not cure it, not even a fiscal problem.
They don't need replacement. They _are_ obsolete. There will be a first time when a nuke-tipped cruise missile obliterates a carrier and it won't be pretty. But that's what it takes to wake up the Navy where, as usual, they're always "fighting the previous war."
prosthetically-enhanced cocaine-addicted monkey overlords!
"If you can have ONE buddy that NOBODY else knows about, you just go stay at his house. You agree to do the same for him. Since both your odds of needing the service are about a zillion to one, it's a cheap promise to make. You just have to pick the right guy who will actually come through for you - and not squeal when doing so." And what happens if TSHTF for both of you at the same time, not an unlikely possibility if government is the instigator of change? Where's Plan B?
" Come to think of it, it is hunting season and I could easy load up on moose and caribou and not have to surface for quite a while." In the wilds of Alaska not a problem but getting your vegetables might be! Be careful of the mushrooms.
But no banana! I'll keep my blackberry, thank you.
determines the likelihood of violent crime. There's probably a peak (a baby boom) in that statistic in 2020.
Easy, no mathematician required.
I'll wait for the Cliff's Notes version, thank you.
"The sky is falling, the sky is falling! Selling carbon credits will save us!" - Ha! Bring it on, the sooner the better. What's that? "Hundreds, if not thousands of years?"
With a name like "THE_WELL_HUNG_OYSTER" I just gotta ask.
Below-ground installation is more costly to install and repair. It is more secure against wind damage.
But wind damage occurs infrequently and above-ground wind damage can be quickly repaired: all components are visible, easily evaluated visually and no digging is required. Parts are less inexpensive than those for below-ground.
In contrast, below-ground is a costly PITA when _flooding_ occurs. Repairs cannot begin until flood waters subside and the water table goes down..
Demand for below-ground installation is predominantly driven by homeowners concerned that poles and lines mar the appearance of their neighborhood.
Finally those Park Rangers get a decent upscale meal!
Yet another iteration on the SES (Surface Effect Ship). It isn't quiet. In fact it literally roars out its position. It isn't fast enough and maneuverable enough to evade a missile or cannon. It can't outrun the latest Russian Shkval torpedoes. It is a fuel hog. It can't carry much armament or material. Its a pain to be onboard (too noisy).
Navy needs to concentrate more on small missile-equipped remotely-piloted (or small crew) boats. Think cheap fast PT boats + cheap fast missiles.
Needs a bit of english grammar!
"This here dog has fleas."
"That there bean patch is done loaded with pests."
If "this here" be the future of education then we all be down the shit river with no paddle.No wut I mean?
But that's how Chomsky sees everything: as a vast right-wing conspiracy that keeps moving his cheese.
The world has had "serious reductions in biodiversity" before and it is still here.
The Earth could be in " a state far different from the original" and we would still be here.
Spoken as if Earth were a laboratory experiment, we knew all the variables, knew all the interactions and could predict and control all the outcomes. What hubris!
Why such fear of the unknown? If I didn't know better, I might conclude that someone was trying to manipulate me.
Conscientiously re-installing Windows, insuring that no malware and/or feelthy peectures remain, and installing updates and antivirus can keep you busy all week. Surprising how much of this stuff is around. Rinse, repeat... (lots of repeat customers)
Ditto here, especially the chemistry labs. Even in college, chem lab was tedious and almost nothing was learned.
But you can start by
At some point introduce formal "chemistry", which is mostly book-learning. By providing an understanding of the natural world, how to observe, and how to measure you will put him on a path where he will be ready to accept chemistry.
Oh, one last thing, that I didn't learn well until I first walked into a university chemistry lab: initially touch nothing, do nothing but observe what is already present, what it's settings, colors, readings, connections etc. are. Write them down, take pictures. And unlike the "scientists" in the new movie Prometheus, do not tempt fate by playing with anything, especially the cobra-like organism in the corner.