SethInMI

I'm with the "pro-United" crowd on this one, and I guess when I consider why that is I think it is odd that there is the strong distinction between being in the boarding area and being on the plane, and that comes from my own experience of never really being sure I am getting to my destination on a particular plane, due to weather or mechanical issues. I have had to leave the plane due to mechanical issues: 1. After boarding. 2. After pushing back and return to gate. 3. After taxiing out to runway and return to gate. 4. and once after taking off and getting to about 5000ft, had to circle around and land again and return to gate. So I am never really feel comfortable believing I will arrive on the plane I am on until I'm at cruising altitude, and these experiences lessen the difference between: 1. Being in the boarding area with a seat assignment 2. Being seated in that seat on the plane So the idea that if the passenger had been denied boarding, but had pushed past the agent and boarded anyway, feel free to taze him, but once you let him on the jetbridge you have to let him fly regardless of the rules, does not make sense to me. One thought experiment: 1. United announces the plane is broken and a replacement plane will be brought in. Everyone deplanes. Then United announces that plane is fixed but due to re-scheduling issues not everyone can get back on. Is our stubborn hero passenger still a hero if he pushes his way back on the plane, or is the fact that he is in the boarding area mean he's fucked? Seth It's flare not flair, brakes not breaks, bridle not bridal, "could NOT care less" not "could care less".

are you molesting that pony? no, i'm just feeling a little horse. It's flare not flair, brakes not breaks, bridle not bridal, "could NOT care less" not "could care less".

And an AAD is not "supposed" to be a post-cutaway scenario tool anyway. That is what an RSL is for. It's flare not flair, brakes not breaks, bridle not bridal, "could NOT care less" not "could care less".

Without looking into it online, my guess is the argument for the change would be that although the standard walking figure is gender neutral in principle, in practice most people would instantly assume it was male. In most of the world a similar figure marks the men's restroom for example. So I assume that unconscious gender assignment is what the initiative is trying to work against. It's flare not flair, brakes not breaks, bridle not bridal, "could NOT care less" not "could care less".

We've used AirBnB in Europe, Canada, NZ, and the USA, and had a lot of great experiences and a few so-so ones, but we continue to use them almost exclusively now for travel (the wife and I). I've even used them a few times for business travel, just to switch it up a bit. We've rented whole houses/apartments and also just a room. In addition to the good "read the reviews" advice, I would also caution if you are just renting a room, be aware that you are living with other people which is a lot more of a crapshoot than getting a whole place to yourself. Some owners are never around or are mouse-quiet, others are more invasive which can be good or bad. The worst for us was staying with a family with a young child who woke everyone up crying at 4 am cause he wet the bed. Not the end of the world, but not what we wanted on a vacation either. It's flare not flair, brakes not breaks, bridle not bridal, "could NOT care less" not "could care less".

Indiana Jones voice: "That belongs in a museum!" I'd actually chip in some $ so the skydiving museum could acquire it, but I would like to know exactly what skydiving gear they are selling. I think the special skydiving altimeter that changes altitude slower than normal to allow extra freefall time would be really valuable. It's flare not flair, brakes not breaks, bridle not bridal, "could NOT care less" not "could care less".

I know AFLAC supplemental insurance excludes all non-commercial aviation activities. It's flare not flair, brakes not breaks, bridle not bridal, "could NOT care less" not "could care less".

https://youtu.be/u2e58U1m3Po?t=36s I hadn't seen that video, wow things went south fast. I backed the start time up by a few seconds in the link above. And dthames, if you just watch the video to the end, you see the outside video perspective. Fun and exciting! Seth It's flare not flair, brakes not breaks, bridle not bridal, "could NOT care less" not "could care less".

I think getting an insulated container of some kind for the pot would be best. Keeps the water cold when you want it cold, and saves energy when you want it warm, like for a long cook of ribs or brisket, so you are not effectively heating the entire house when you don't want to. It's flare not flair, brakes not breaks, bridle not bridal, "could NOT care less" not "could care less".

I did a little more reading on bacteria growth vs temperature, and found out that it REALLY matters how warm the temp is for bacteria to grow well. The literature is full of curves like the one attached, showing logarithmic growth vs temp. The fact that the Y axis is a log means that the curve is REALLY big in reality. The bacteria we worry about like e-coli and salmonella grow best at (surprise) around our body temp 98 degrees (37 deg C). Move away from that by even 20 deg F and growth is substantially reduced. for example one curve showed (not the attached image, but similar to it): 1. At 98 deg F, doubling time is 20min 2. At 86 deg F, doubling time is 30min 3. At 77 deg, doubling time is 60min 4. At 68 deg, doubling time is 2 hours 5. At 60 deg, doubling time is 5 hours 6. At 50 deg, doubling time is 7 hours So IMHO, (very humble opinion) the danger zone for this type of remote start cooking (a delay of 6-10 hours) is really between 65 deg - 110 degrees. You really want to get the food through that temp range pretty quickly. So for me, in the winter I could see letting unfrozen meat sit in a water bath on my counter all working day (at 55-60 degrees). But in the summer some sort of chilling would be required, as the temp would be 75-80 in the house. One remark I read on pasteurization said that yes pasteurization will kill all bacteria, but some bacteria produce toxins (e.g.botulism) and for those kind the question is not how many are still alive on this food, but how many WERE alive, as pasteurization does not break down the toxins. So it is always a good idea to minimize ability of bacteria to grow... It's flare not flair, brakes not breaks, bridle not bridal, "could NOT care less" not "could care less".

Yeah, its an interesting problem in heat transfer. Freezing the food would help, and insulating the pot would help a lot too. Refrigerating the water in the pot overnight would also be a good thing, so you are starting with 37 degree water and not 50 degree tap water. You could also easily freeze a big ziploc bag of water and put that in the pot instead of a shitload of ice cubes. Experiment with bag size to find the one that takes 8 hours to melt. If you can monitor the water temp remotely, you can get a feel for when to start the cook. It's flare not flair, brakes not breaks, bridle not bridal, "could NOT care less" not "could care less".

I spent some time over the weekend learning far more about food safety and bacteria that I expected to, but I am glad for the extra knowledge. From what I read, leaving meat out for more than 2 -4 hours between 40 and 130 degrees is a no-no, so using a remote wifi-start would require an ice bath or some other way to keep the temp below 40 until a few hours before you arrived home. My house in the winter (like it is now) is set at 56 degrees when we are sleeping or not home during the day, so actually keeping a bath cool would not be a problem, but summers are the opposite, and so it probably would be better just keep it above 130 for 8-10 hours like you said, as it sounds like it does not lower the meat quality that much. Having said that, I also read about pasteurization of meat, and how it does not actually take a really high heat source to do it. Even 145 degrees for 10-20 min is enough too kill all the bacteria, so having meat a little too long at room temp theoretically should not be a problem for the sous vide method. Not really into tempting fate though... It's flare not flair, brakes not breaks, bridle not bridal, "could NOT care less" not "could care less".

well that was exciting. with all the red lights they ran, amazing no one got hurt. Its been 10 years since I've owned a game console, but that made me want to get another one! It was Colin Mcrae WRC that I played all the time. Rip. It's flare not flair, brakes not breaks, bridle not bridal, "could NOT care less" not "could care less".

it's in the SIM. http://sim.uspa.org/#1=1|2=7|3=79|page=242 Section 5-c-4. It's flare not flair, brakes not breaks, bridle not bridal, "could NOT care less" not "could care less".

I was wondering about that. I could read on a sous vide forum i suppose, but what are the rules? Could I turn it on to 115 degrees for 6 hours then bump it up? Or put ice in to keep it cool for the 6 hours? It's flare not flair, brakes not breaks, bridle not bridal, "could NOT care less" not "could care less".

According to their website, Anova has a wifi one now. Released early last year sometime. It would be handy to start a 2 hour cook 1.5 hours before you got home. It's flare not flair, brakes not breaks, bridle not bridal, "could NOT care less" not "could care less".

Everyone pays for everything. That is how an economy works. What happens in a post-scarcity economy is that things that are not scarce become really cheap, and if the basics of life are plentiful, then people can afford them with no to little cost. The things that actually are expensive are things that people don't want automated, or are limited in access. (only so many people can live in a certain area, or visit a place etc). It's flare not flair, brakes not breaks, bridle not bridal, "could NOT care less" not "could care less".

One thing I keep in mind is that in the past 200 years, massive changes in automation and productivity have shifted jobs from mostly back-breaking farm labor to what we have today. I feel pretty confident that even with the changes we foresee moving to our robot-economy, there will be tasks people can do, and the ability to pay them to do it. Maybe we all become artists, teachers with tiny class sizes, or tour guides and hosts / entertainers. Who knows, but I'm not worried as long as we don't become more resource constrained and that does not seem likely as the population growth curve continues to level off. It's flare not flair, brakes not breaks, bridle not bridal, "could NOT care less" not "could care less".

I think you are confusing no income with basic income. No income or too small an income will sap your soul. But if you have enough to meet your needs, then to me your life becomes better modeled by a retiree than a chronically unemployed person. One model is the deliberate early retiree, the person who consciously decides to stop working and live off savings, even if the savings income is modest. I know a few people like this, who are satisfied with a simple life, driving / camping vacations, few expensive hobbies. The volunteer when they want, but the spend a lot of their time travelling, visiting / hanging out with friends, working on their inexpensive hobbies. It's flare not flair, brakes not breaks, bridle not bridal, "could NOT care less" not "could care less".

this idea of what do humans do when robots can do everything has been explored by sci-fi writers extensively over the past 40-50 years, both with dystopian and utopian futures imagined. This wikipedia article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-scarcity_economy has some examples. The most well-known utopian example is the Star Trek economy referred to in TNG. The concept is that people work solely to create unique experiences that they can share and trade. It's flare not flair, brakes not breaks, bridle not bridal, "could NOT care less" not "could care less".

I suspect you are just trying to be funny, and there is nothing wrong with that, but on the off chance you are partly serious, I should point out the obvious that you are wrong. Other than DC, the largest rallies were in California and New York, with Illinois and Seattle Wash, Massachusets with large rallies too, and democrats won all those states, so if democrat voter turnout was higher, it would not have mattered. I strongly suspect that if someone cared enough to go to a rally they would have voted. I know two people who went to DC and one to our state capitol, and all voted. Now maybe when you say "progressives are upset" you mean people other than those going to rallies? If you are a democrat in a red state and didn't vote, then yes I suspect you are feeling guilty, but I think those are not the people you are seeing on the news. It's flare not flair, brakes not breaks, bridle not bridal, "could NOT care less" not "could care less".

I'm not a lawyer, but I think you are wrong. According to what I read, and what others in this thread have said, if you personally cause injury to someone, you personally can be sued. For example, if I'm running down some stairs and bump someone, causing them to trip and fall and break their face, they can sue me as I caused their injury. Does not matter what LLC I have. Same thing if I was a TI and my student broke their leg on landing. They can sue me personally. An LLC won't help. The DZ waiver should help, if it is written well. It's flare not flair, brakes not breaks, bridle not bridal, "could NOT care less" not "could care less".

www.wolframalpha.com is my goto equation solver. Rigger lee posted the (trivial) solution, here is the input string to give the equation solver on that site: solve a x + b y x + c z x = t for x and it will give you Lee's answer. It can also solve MUCH harder equations. It's flare not flair, brakes not breaks, bridle not bridal, "could NOT care less" not "could care less".

Well, it is better than Google's version, the Home, that does not have a bluetooth connection at all. Since it is marketed as a cloud supported device, I am not surprised that it does not have an "offline" mode. My parents have one, we bought it for them for Christmas last year. They use it as a voice activated music player, and they use the shopping list feature. They like it. It's flare not flair, brakes not breaks, bridle not bridal, "could NOT care less" not "could care less".

Interesting idea. You would have to have a way to authenticate jumps (at least if you wanted to use them for licence or ratings qualifications). This would probably mean sending a sign request or review request to another jumper with the appropriate ratings, and they could log into their own account and digitally sign your requested jumps. Now to get fancy, manifest could also be linked in, and automatically add a jump to your USPA account when you landed. To get the jump signed, you and your instructor / friend touch phones (with the app active) and a sign request is generated and acknowledged. It's flare not flair, brakes not breaks, bridle not bridal, "could NOT care less" not "could care less".