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by implements 6y ago
He sounds like he may be on the autistic spectrum, which if treated as a form of social disability would (or should, IMO) grant him some leeway. If his intent wasn’t sexist then his failure to perfectly negotiate the complex social way tho
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by implements 6y ago
Aside: “Soldier of Fortran” is a great user ID!
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by implements 6y ago
I believe companies sometimes convert their bonds into stock - and as bond holders don’t have voting rights it makes sense (from some perspectives) for that stock to have reduced rights.
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by implements 7y ago
I gather some senior military people answer calls with a curt “Speak!” - and will get the hump if a junior presumes to “Out” them.
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by implements 7y ago
The Abrams M1 Tank uses a turbine: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honeywell_AGT1500 It’s light, powerful and can run on petrol, diesel, jet fuel - but at pretty poor mpg. Edit: Crikey - about 5 gallons to the mile!
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by implements 7y ago
Commodore was effectively “Senior Captain” I believe. In the UK Brigadier is still similar - “Senior Colonel” and not a general officer.
547.
by implements 7y ago
They bought EDES in 1998 - it was a company I’d done a bit of contract work for. (Trivia) EDES was one of the few users of RPL (RapidGen Programming Language) - Decision Table based, and running on PDP11s and later MicroVaxs. https:/&
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by implements 7y ago
Sterling Commerce - that’s a name I haven’t heard in a •long• time. Do you by any chance remember a company called “EDES” (Electronic Data Exchange Service)?
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by implements 7y ago
Well, about 10% of the heat a reactor creates is from the radioactive decay of fission products, so even when a reactor is “scrammed” (shutdown, no fission occurring) you need to be able to extract megawatts of heat to keep it stable - henc
550.
by implements 7y ago
Well they were already +1 by choosing to go in Winter, when it's colder.
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by implements 7y ago
Not if you define democracy as rule that occurs within a framework of fundamental human rights. The Swiss were denying women the vote in federal elections until the early 1970s. And that's the problem with 'tyranny of the masses&#
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by implements 7y ago
> ... had engines so loud, and i mean insanely loud they would not be popular these days. I remember covering my ears as it flew overhead. I lived near Heathrow and Concorde was such a thing of beauty that the noise, if anything, just ad
553.
by implements 7y ago
There's "War is the continuation of Diplomacy by other means." - Carl von Clausewitz (Military theorist)
554.
by implements 7y ago
"Installed" usually meant "aerial plugged in and stations tuned in". Plug in and tune only the radio stations - that doesn't require a licence (radio isn't TV even when carried on a TV network, the TV effective
555.
by implements 7y ago
Refugees from the UK's Guardian newspaper talk board ended up here: https://justthetalk.com/ Big enough to be interesting, small enough to become familiar with individual posters.
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by implements 8y ago
The matrix is a simulation of the past (the late 90s) - which is a great film idea because it means even the presence of deep CRT monitors doesn't date the movie - unlike (say) in "Alien", where they do (imo).
557.
by implements 8y ago
Not a scientist, but I assume using "radiative heat transfer" ie a hot surface shielded from the sun emitting thermal radiation away from the spacecraft.
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by implements 8y ago
> They have tachometers ... Heavy Goods Vehicles are also legally required to be ECU speed limited to 90 kph (56 mph) as well - which is pretty soul-crushing if you ever have to drive one.
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by implements 8y ago
> (which I had not encountered before) Me neither, in this context - though there's the US legal concept of "exigent circumstances" which allows police officers to enter property without a warrant if they believe a crime i
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by implements 8y ago
Here's a good example - the film was loaded incorrectly and started to burn whenever it slowed down: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCNR6rnl8LQ
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by implements 8y ago
There's some in the military that'd beg you not to work on MS Office - specifically Powepoint: http://theweek.com/articles/673091/general-mattis-save-milit... [Genuine question: New here, is this style o
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by implements 8y ago
Season 1, episode 3 of "The Wire" has a pretty inciteful scene featuring Chess as a metaphor for the criminal life ("Pawns get capped early."): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztc7o0NzFrE
563.
by implements 8y ago
Also UK: Yep - the 2018 edition will be the last printed one, apparently - then online only.
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by implements 8y ago
Ahh. I had it as "Device Direct (Copy)" for some reason.
565.
by implements 8y ago
Fresh whole milk freezes ok, and only takes a few days to thaw out in a fridge. Same with bread, btw. (To be fair, I think I'm the only person I know who does this)
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by implements 8y ago
"Existence is Suffering" is a paraphrase of the First Noble Truth of Buddhism, I think.
567.
by implements 8y ago
Well, technically it's an air-curing silicone rubber ... but you're right, actual thermoplastics like Polymorph are cheaper, don't expire and can be re-melted if you're not happy with a first attempt at something, or you