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When automobiles became affordable, there was no way that they could afford the roads or traffic lights/signs. But people drove anyway, and eventually, the government put in the infrastructure necessary. The government never leads on future planning - they are always, in every case, lagging behind, and playing catch-up. If more people start flying as a way to commute, they will make changes necessary to support that. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD
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A ballistic parachute will be necessary, like on the Cirrus, if this is supposed to be for the mass consumer market. It's not like a Seque, getting a flat tire, when the thing breaks, people will die. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD
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Gee, since I have an engineering degree, and I've worked as a software engineer for the last 15 years, I should be able to sign that petition myself! I'm convinced it would sway public opinion, since my electrical engineering degree and vast work experience with web applications obviously makes me an expert on explosives and the structural integrity of buildings. Now, if you turn on your gas stove burner, and stare into it for a long time, you will see that there are flashes of orange light in the flame. It's not just red and blue, like a regular fire or gas fire should be. This is proof that there is nuclear fission going on in your stove. I think we should have Congress investigate this! I would make a video of it, with fast and slow rewinds, but my own burners, unfortunately, are electric. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD
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According to Verizon: I checked my own accounts, and this isn't on them, so I don't think it was ever a service available on my own lines. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD
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My own ARM was 3/1, at 4%. After the third year, they raised it to 6%, which was still better than the 7.5% I originally had. The next year, they lowered it to 5.75%, then the next year, they lowered it to 4%, and the next year, they held it at 4%. I keep trying to refinance, but I can't get rates that beat my ARM I have no idea what they're going to do this year, but I think they're just happy that I make the payment on time every month. I predict, in 2015, no one will care about the fact that a bunch of crackpots predicted doom in 2012. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD
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If he lived to 86, there's no way he ate any of his own product. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD
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That's why they'd invite their rich friends to cozy up with them in the cave. Lord knows the poor people can't afford taxes now, so there's no way they could pay them after a cataclysm. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD
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On a related note, Pat Robertson, televangelist extraordinaire, has said that Haiti deserved this earthquake, since they made a pact with the devil, 200 years ago. http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/NewsDetails.aspx?storyid=268744 Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD
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The word of God is amazing. It's infallible, absolute, and changes whenever it feels like it. Just like a few women I've dated. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD
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I guess if you can believe in an invisible dude in the sky, you can also believe a 2,000 year old book that says it's OK to kill animals. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD
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No, but I have flown Frontier international a few times, and they didn't charge me for a second checked bag. Continental has demoted themselves into the "we suck" category in my opinion. And I did need two bags, because one bag had my scuba gear (it was a dive trip), and I have close to 50 pounds of scuba gear. Needed the other bag for clothes, etc. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD
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Good point - people talk about things like asteroids, nuclear war, earthquakes, etc being cataclysmic events. But IMO the most frequent planet-changing scenarios are large volcanoes - it wouldn't take long for all life on one continent to die from a big eruption, and the other continents might do only a little better. Restoration of vegetation to human-sustainable levels would take years. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD
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This being the U.S. government, they would probably find the nearest deep cave, and go hide there until it's over. I doubt they care that much about the people. Of course, when it's over, they would come out and preach about how they saved everyone to try to win votes. Can you tell I'm jaded? Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD
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Last summer, hooknswoop and I were flying back from the Idaho bridge. He wanted to leave a day early, and decided to see if he could change his flight on Southwest. He looked online and saw a flight a day earlier, that was $5 cheaper than his booked flight the next day. I told him, for sure, they were going to charge him money to change his flight, because that's what all the other carriers do. But I was wrong. They changed his flight, and refunded the $5 difference back to him I was amazed. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD
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After flying Continental to Mexico, and getting charged for my checked bags (did I mention this is an international flight?), I'm convinced that Southwest is the best airline going right now. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD
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If Americans kill whales and tell Japanese not to kill whales, I do see that as hypocritical. If you don't, I really don't want your kind of help. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD
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So it was you that wrote the note! Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD
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Want to check your rig? Pack it with a gun for safety!
riddler replied to jdfreefly's topic in Speakers Corner
After the sixth or seventh flight, I'd be worried that I was too rushed at the ticket counter, and forget to declare the gun. I can only imagine what would happen if you checked a gun, while forgetting to declare it Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkJSNZf8uRc Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD
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Last week, Joseph Hedlund Johnson passed a note to a stewardess after takeoff from a Portland flight to Hawaii. The note didn't make much sense, but it was enough to scare the stewardess into turning it over to the captain, who ordered the plane turned around, and an F-15 fighter escort back to Portland. The note, which cites Gilligan's Island, reads thus: And if you are going to write weird things and pose a threat, whether it be a bank robbery note, or threatening a plane crash, please use correct spelling and grammar. It's bad enough you have to scare people, but if they can't decipher your scribbles, they are going to be even more scared. Also last week, Muhammad Abu Tahir had five drinks, then locked himself in the bathroom, leaving his shoes outside, stripped his shirt off, and started shaving. Then he yelled at the flight attendant, and grabbed her. The pilot made an emergency landing here in Colorado, also with military jets scrambled. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD
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The doomsday clock is historically linked with nuclear proliferation. However, I suspect that this time, they are going greener, and will probably cite climate change and other environmental factors as the primary reasons for the change. Terrorism is scary and has proven it can kill many thousands of people, but doubtful it will result in the destruction of all mankind. Environmental degradation is more likely to kill us all. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD
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In some cases, it's a copy of a copy of a copy of a copy of a copy - as the basis of the New Living Translation is the Living Bible, which was done back in 1971, and based on the American Standard Version (1901), which was based on the Revised Version (1800s), and that is based on the King James Version (1600s). But for a lot of the NLV, I guess they went all the way back to Hebrew and Greek. Of course, I don't think the books in the New Testament were ever done in Hebrew But since language changes so much, even in a 100 years, it's kinda important to make old books accessible with modern language. I don't think I would have made it through Shakespeare without Cliff's Notes. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD
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That's what I was originally looking for - I've been comparing the most vile parts of King James to this New Living Translation. I thought for sure that they would tone down the evil parts, like when God says it's OK to sell your daughters to slavery. Or lose the contradictions, like whether God gets tired and rests, or not. But no, they don't try to change the meaning of the wording at all. Those parts are still in there. But they make the Bible sound less like undecipherable Shakespeare, and more like telling a really boring story. It's actually quite readable. So I would like to congratulate the scholars that put this translation together. They obviously cared a great deal about their work, they didn't compromise the integrity of the King James version. It was very obviously a labor of love, and so far, I think they did a fantastic job. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD
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I just had a gnarly dream that I was buying food for a holiday meal at Whole Foods. There, they had frozen humans for sale. They were cut off at the waist, and you bought the lower-half, with no feet, just some fleshy hangings below the ankle. They were wrapped in whte cloth, like a mummy, and they didn't fit that well in the shopping cart. After picking one up and taking it to the register, I was with one of the nannies who was helping me shop, and she was disgusted. I was trying to explain to her how it's much better for the environment to eat people, since we have too many people, and we are using too many resources. I woke up at the point that I almost vomited wondering how I would bake the thing. Yeah, I'm pretty sure I'll never eat meat again ... Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD
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Don't forget the half-&-half Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD