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You can't fit that PC into a 4.3" package with 10 hours of battery life. You don't understand computers.
That wasn't my point at all.
The point is that you can buy a computer for the same price that is capable of so much more than a smartphone, and yet they can cost the same. If you don't understand that, that's not my problem.


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Retrench Warfare
Senator Mike Johanns, a Republican from Nebraska, left, walks with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell from Kentucky to the Senate floor for a vote on the fiscal cliff early this morning.
The Senate vote just before dawn in favor of a permanent tax hike on the top one percent defers virtually all of the other budget battles. Assuming the House follows suit today, it is up to President Obama and the Democrats to radically change the conversation.
In the deal that the Senate agreed to, with only eight senators voting against, the Democrats won big in two respects. They forced the Republicans to raise taxes on the rich, and they took all spending cuts including in Social Security off the table—for now. If Tea Party Republicans vote against the deal and it passes the House with the voters of nearly all Democrats and a few dozen renegade Republicans, it could cost John Boehner his Speakership.
But automatic cuts of $120 billion this year and $1.2 trillion over a decade—the dreaded sequester—were postponed only for two months. So the budget debate ends for the moment, only to start again next week.
The trouble is, Congress and the president are waging the wrong debate. The debate they are having is about how to cut deficits and debts. The right debate is how to get a strong recovery going.
The fiscal cliff was advertised as a potential catastrophe because it would have cut spending and raised taxes by a total of $607 billion in a single year—a fiscal contraction that the Congressional Budget Office says would have pushed the economy back into a recession. But if that cliff was a one-year fiscal disaster, what would ten-year cuts of $4 trillion do to the economy?
It never made any sense to impose larger long-term cuts as a way to head off a short-term contraction. This was always snake oil peddled by the austerity lobby.
Tactically, President Obama is now in a better position to bargain harder over cutting less and raising taxes (on the wealthy) more. But the entire premise of the debate is wrong. We should not be cutting public spending at all. We should be increasing it, because the economy needs both the stimulus and the long-term public investment.
As long as Obama buys into the premise that deficit cuts are the necessary road to recovery, he will have to agree to at least some cuts. In this round, he has done a better job than in the past of clarifying his differences with Republicans on the issue of taxes, but now he needs to move off the idea that austerity can produce recovery—and corner Republicans on that issue the same way he did on taxing the rich.
With Republicans licking their wounds over the fiscal-cliff deal—they were forced to tax the rich and then didn't get spending cuts—Obama has a very strong hand. The question, as always, is how he will play it.
One other detail: I think it was a mistake, both substantively and tactically, not to extend the two-percentage-point tax cut in payroll taxes. A majority of workers pay more in payroll taxes than in income taxes. With the fiscal-cliff deal, the public thinks that 99 percent of Americans have been spared a tax increase. But in the first pay period of the new year, everyone's payroll taxes go up two percentage points. That's a thousand dollars a year on a median income of $50,000.
Better to continue that break on our most regressive tax, and make up the difference by raising the cap on income subject to the tax. That should be added to the debate in the next round.
The fiscal cliff was billed as a one-time, high drama. But that premise, like the fiscal cliff metaphor itself, was way off. This will be more like trench warfare. Obama—and sensible economic policy—will win only by drastically changing the way Americans think about deficits and economic recovery.
Tue, 2013-01-01 18:27
Mr Kuttner has very astutely and concisely analysed this most recent episode in the battle over the purpose and necessity of the federal government.
The GOP led by their TParty members have clearly stated their view that government is too big , overreaching and harmful to the "free market" and our liberty as citizens. Their task has been to prove how bad and ineffective government is so they can point the finger of blame at it and the Democratic President and party who have done so much good up until now through government. They've done this by obstructing every effort to help the majority of Americans get economic help, new and better paying jobs, and access to education and health care!
The last skirmish in their scorched earth battle was the previous Debt Ceiling where they extorted the vast majority of Americans to extend the Bush Tax Cuts to the richest few over their threat to cut off millions from unemployment benefits! Though the President previously said he would never do so he extended the Bush Tax Cuts on the Rich as a paid ransom to help the unemployed.
Over the last couple years of Presidential Campaigning, the President repeatedly said he would not extend the disastrously costly Bush Tax Cuts on the rich because we could not afford it and they didn't ask for it. America by a margin of over 5 million people voted for him largely based on that argument! Now the GOP resorting again to threatening the unemployed have used the phony self created crisis of the Fiscal Cliff to to get the Bush Tax Cuts extended just this time only on those making less than $400,000.
The same vile extortion tactics were used by the Republican Congress and the President and Democratic Congress again paid the ransom only this time paid less and prevented more harm. So we have clearly gotten better at paying ransom.
What we have not done is clearly addressed the real issue here, the real reason our government exists and that is to take measures to create the conditions for and access to the broadest based economic growth for all Americans. To do that we must stand up and speak out about the false idea that cuts create jobs and that the deficit is our most urgent national priority!
Shared Sacrifice has just two big problems associated with it. One, the Middle Class has sacrificed too much already and some would say been sacrificed so that the very well off and well connected could prosper in these harsh economic times. The second problem is the Rich and their powerful allies will Never sacrifice anything as we've just seen they will continue to blame the poor and protect their loopholes and corporate welfare! We Democrats are not about "conserving" wealth but we are about Expanding Opportunity and creating broad based economic growth! That is why I mounted a campaign to get our people to stop preaching the false Republican mantra of Shared Sacrifice and instead promote Shared and Fair Prosperity!
The real crisis is long term unemployment and the massive wealth inequality gap that has threatened the sustainability of our economy and nation. We must have a healthy, well educated middle class with growing upward economic mobility if we are to survive and thrive in this global economy. I hope our leaders and my fellow citizens get back to the real crisis and call the Republican Congress out on their harmful ideas and tactics.
Wed, 2013-01-02 09:36
I almost always agree with Kuttner, but here he seems to forget that this is a permanent tax CUT, from the Clinton rates in effect at the time of the House vote. Even the super rich got a cut on their first $450K of income. Consequently it is a HUGE gain for Grover Norquist's long game to starve the beast. It may be possible for Obama to regain much of the lost ground if he can get enough in real tax reform, eg ending the mortgage deduction for mansions and multiple homes, and major cuts to corporate subsidies and military spending. Unfortunately this deal already taxes unearned income from dividends at 20%, compared to the 39.8% top rate on earned income, and extends tax immunity for overseas profits of transnationals.
Of course Bob is right that the entire debate is based on the folly of cutting deficits when we need more stimulus, a framework extracted by the GOP in the last tax ceiling showdown. Above all, we need MUCH more spending on a transition to clean energy, before the climate crisis becomes catastrophic.
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Mountain lion hunting during the late season in zone 1 is closed immediately. The seventh cat was taken Dec. 14, filling the zone's late-season quota.
Zone 1 includes land south of ND Highway 1804 from the Montana border to the point where ND Highway 1804 lies directly across Lake Sakakawea from ND Highway 8, crossing Lake Sakakawea then south along ND Highway 8 to ND Highway 200, then west on ND Highway 200 to U.S. Highway 85, then south on U.S. Highway 85 to the South Dakota border.
Individuals interested in taking a hunter education class in 2013 should know that most courses are offered early in the calendar year.
To register for a hunter education course, students need to sign up online at the Game and Fish Department's website, gf.nd.gov. Many classes will be added over the next several weeks, and the rest will be added throughout the year as they are finalized.
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department's Becoming an Outdoors-Woman program is accepting registrations for a one-day winter workshop Jan. 26 at Upper Souris National Wildlife Refuge, Lake Darling, and a three-day workshop Feb. 22, 23 and 24 at Lake Metigoshe State Park, Bottineau.
A darkhouse spearfishing class is offered for $50 at Upper Souris.
North Dakota anglers are encouraged to refer to the 2012-14 North Dakota Fishing Guide or the State Game and Fish Department's website for winter fishing regulations.
In addition, anglers can access the Game and Fish website, gf.nd.gov, for an extensive list of fishing questions and answers, and a winter fishing preview from North Dakota Outdoors magazine.
Some winter fishing regulations include:
Winter anglers are encouraged to consider early ice conditions before traveling onto and across North Dakota lakes.
Keep in mind:
North Dakota ice anglers are reminded that regulations designed to reduce the spread of aquatic nuisance species also apply in winter.
It's important to reiterate that only legal live bait can be transported in water in a container up to five gallons. Bot game and nongame species cannot be transported in water, although a daily catch can be packed in snow.
Other simple methods to prevent winter ANS introductions are:
North Dakota waterfowl hunters are reminded the season for Canada geese closes Dec.
North Dakota's fisher trapping season is closed immediately. The 15th fisher was trapped Nov. 30, filling the predetermined quota on the fifth day of the season.
Only North Dakota residents were able to participate, with a season limit of one animal per trapper. The open area was east of U.S. Highway 281 and ND Highway 4.
J. Clark Salyer National Wildlife Refuge is now open to ice fishing, including darkhouse spearfishing, according to state regulations. Ice fishing is open from April 1 through March 31 and darkhouse spearfishing is open from Dec. 1 through March 15. In past years, opening day for ice fishing on the refuge was Dec. 15.
For more information on J. Clark Salyer regulations, contact the refuge manager at (701) 768-2548, or visit fws.gov/jclarksalyer/.
The 2013 North Dakota OUTDOORS calendar, the source for all hunting season and application dates for 2013, is now available. The annual calendar features outstanding color photographs of North Dakota wildlife, scenery and outdoor recreation, and it also includes sunrise-sunset times and moon phases.
Law enforcement authorities are looking for information in the illegal killing of two pronghorn and one moose during the opening week of the deer gun season.
North Dakota Game and Fish Department district game warden Jeff Violett said at least two pronghorn were shot and left along County Road 83 northwest of Mandan in Morton County. Based on the scene, it is possible more pronghorn were killed. The incident took place Sunday morning, Nov. 11.
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department reminds deer hunters who did not fill an antlerless lottery license during the deer gun season, that these licenses are not valid during the upcoming muzzleloader season, or the remainder of the archery season.
For several years prior to 2012, hunters with unfilled concurrent season antlerless licenses could continue hunting during the muzzleloader season, using a muzzleloader. Similarly, hunters could also use a bow during the remainder of the archery season to fill these licenses.


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DeFUNIAK SPRINGS — The Walton County School District is looking for land.
District officials started hunting for property in the south end after noticing the growth trend in the area appears to be continuing, according to Superintendent of Schools Carlene Anderson.
It isn't clear what grade level of school will be built, but acquiring land clearly is necessary based on the last nine years of data, she said.
"We've got to find us some property," Anderson told the Walton County School Board on Thursday.
Between May 2009 and May 2013, about 77 percent of the school district's population growth has been in South Walton, according to Tom Blackshear, the school district's facilities planner.
Ideally, the district would like to find 30 to 40 acres, but that is proving difficult because South Walton has grown so rapidly and so much land lies in flood zones and wetlands or is owned by government agencies such as the Florida Forest Service, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the Northwest Florida Water Management District.
"There's lots of land constraints on the land down there," Blackshear said.
Officials have identified a few possible locations, but are most interested in a parcel two miles east of Emerald Coast Middle School.
The property is mostly useable, has been cleared and has a road in front of it, Blackshear told the School Board.
Board members didn't offer much direction Thursday, but Anderson pressed them to consider making a decision soon.
"I want to know what else you want us to do," she said. "Because this parcel is clear, there will be a road put through it, probably not at our expense."
Blackshear said there is no exact timeline to buy property, but added that he hopes it will work out soon.
"We'll get there," he said.
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DNA length could predict how long you live with heart disease
03/10/2013 5:35pmHeart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S. taking the lives of some 600,000 people each year, according to the CDC. New research from Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute could shed some light on how long people with the disease are likely to live.
Crews rescue paraglider who fell 50 feet at Point of the Mountain, officials say
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03/10/2013 10:50pmOne year ago, the body of a 15-year-old Anne Kasprzak was found in the Jordan River, stabbed to death, according to police. After all that time, all that waiting, there are still no answers as to what happened to her.
Utah lawmakers try to bar Medicaid expansion
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The Incredible Disappearing Office: Making Telework Work
Amy Lui Abel, PhD
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Telework has become a go-to strategy for mitigating work-life conflicts, increasing workforce flexibility, and growing employee engagement. Still, many human capital executives are confused over what to do about telework or how to enhance programs. Analyzing data from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey and culling current research in the field, we provide guidance for executives to understand the shifts occurring in telework practices and to start conversations internally about the value of telework. We also explore best practices and lessons learned, and we provide recommendations for executives thinking of implementing or enhancing telework initiatives to maximize program effectiveness.


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Aug 3, 2006
Custom sensors for NXT
Vernier Software & Technology has published some nice images and videos of NXT robots they created to illustrate the usage of their custom sensors (amongst others a Low-G Accelerometer, a UV sensor and a magnetic field sensor).
Have a look there.
Posted by: Matthias Paul Scholz at 6:52 PM
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Can anyone tell me if there is a way to use Java with NXT? If there is a website, I'd like to know were.
- Aug 4, 2006, 1:24:00 AM
- Brian Davis said...
Not yet, but it's a very common request. Matthius and others are working on a Java environment for the NXT, but it doesn't exist *yet*...
Brian Davis
- Aug 4, 2006, 2:42:00 AM
- Jim Kelly said...
Do a search on Amazon.com for Mindstorms NXT and you'll also find a book that's supposed to be released in Jan 2007 that covers NXT and Java.
- Aug 4, 2006, 2:52:00 AM
Very nice (this is about the post).
I think that the acceleromitor would work very nicly with a segway design.
- Aug 4, 2006, 6:39:00 AM
(Back to the 3rd post)
I saw the book earlier and I'm looking forward to it. I just didn't know whether I could do it sooner. Oh well...
Thanks anyway!
- Aug 4, 2006, 11:18:00 AM
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Woodpecker attacks Cleveland Avenue treesBy Gordon Dritschilo
Staff Writer | February 15,2013
Michael Paul photo A pileated woodpecker chips away at a tree along Cleveland Avenue in Rutland.It may have sounded like someone with an ax was loose on Cleveland Avenue on Thursday, and it may have looked like some of the trees were materials in an abstract art project, but the truth was somewhat less colorful.
The long, deep hollows cut into two trees and piles of wood chips below them were the work of a woodpecker.
"It's the biggest woodpecker I've ever seen," resident Michael Paul said. "It's been around for a while and it's just been going nuts."
Paul said the "thwack-thwack-thwack" of the woodpecker at work has been audible all over the neighborhood.
"It's probably a pileated woodpecker," said Marvin Elliott, co-president of the Rutland County Audubon Society. "That's our biggest woodpecker. It's actually quite common around — I wouldn't expect to find it in the city, but that's not far from Pine Hill Park. A bird that size could easily fly there."
Elliott said that while woodpeckers usually avoid the more densely settled areas, torn-up trees like the ones that appeared on Cleveland Avenue can also be found in Pine Hill Park.
"They have discovered some insect in that tree," Elliott said. "Though they do a lot of damage to the tree, the tree already has something in there the woodpecker is going after."
Paul said he was worried the furrows would prevent proper sap flow, eventually killing the trees. Despite the damage, Elliott said the trees were likely to survive.
"What's more likely to kill the tree is whatever the woodpecker is going after," he said.
City Forester Dave Schneider was not available Thursday.
The cartoon character Woody Woodpecker's call was not far from the real thing, though the "pecking" sounds more like hacking, Elliott said.
"It sounds like somebody's chopping with an ax," he said. "They have a big beak and they're capable of getting right into the tree. They can hear the sound of the bug in the tree. They have a tongue they can go after the bug with — it's quite long."
The tongue is so long, Elliott said, that it has to retract into a hollow in the bird's head that runs from its beak, up and over the top of the brain and into the back of the head.
He said their brains are also cushioned to protect them from damage while pecking.
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The meeting brought together over 300 women religious and community leaders, environmentalists and advocates from 28 countries and from all the major faith traditions, including among others H.H. Shinso Ito, head priest of Shinnyo-en, Japan; Reverand Dr. Celestin Musekura, founder of African Leadership and Reconciliation Ministries, Rwanda/USA; Ms. Wang Yongchen, founder of Green Earth Volunteers, China and Dr. Sakeena Yacoobi, founder of the Afghan Institute of Learning.


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Apr 21, 2006
What do you want to see?
I'll be honest - the FAQ list on the MDP forum just doesn't seem to be getting responses. I obviously can answer some of the questions, but many of the technical ones are still waiting for a response... maybe in the next 10 days the FAQ will start to get some attention.
That said, I've got a digital camera and a substantial amount of Flash memory... what do you want to see?
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- Dreadknot69 said...
My son and I are relative newbies when it comes to this stuff. I know that we would really like to see more detailed shots of how things connect in this 'new' studless system. I'd love to know what types of pieces, joints/structures that we should begin learning to use. (For example, can we use Bionicle pieces with this easily?)
Thanks in advance for any help.
- Apr 21, 2006, 11:31:00 PM
Any Technic sets from the last few years are mostly studless. I'd recommend building them for some unique ideas about how the studless pieces fit together. And if you get those, you'll have a good set of parts for NXT robots.
Personally, I'd like to see videos, if you're able to obtain them, Jim. The NXT set doesn't have that many new pieces... so I'm mostly interested in the performance of the new motors. How fast can they make a car go, how loud are they, etc.
I think it's easier to judge these things with videos.
- Apr 22, 2006, 12:24:00 AM
I am new on this, great blog.
I did some research and found that several models (and references in books) talk about pluging 2 motors to the same RCX output, but I guess the new connectors in the NXT set does not not allow this, so my question is, will this be possible whith the original set or should we wait for a plug spliter or something like that.
- Apr 22, 2006, 4:33:00 AM
Hey Jim!
i am checking in on youre (and Filip`s) blog every day and i am responsible for the biggest dot in norway from youre map over visitors!!
i would like to see every thing that is possible to do on the NXT (robots and software etc. on video) if it is okay for you!
thank you for all the NXT info you gave me!
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Only two ABM systems have previously been operational against ICBMs, the U.S. Safeguard system, which utilized the LIM-49A Spartan and Sprint missiles, and the Russian A-35 anti-ballistic missile system which used the Galosh interceptor, each with a nuclear warhead themselves. Safeguard was only briefly operational; the Russian system has been improved and is still active, now called A-135 and using two missile types, Gorgon and Gazelle. However the U.S. Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD, previously called NMD) system has recently reached initial operational capability. It does not have an explosive charge, but launches a .
Three shorter range tactical ABM systems are currently operational: the U.S. Army Patriot, U.S. Navy Aegis combat system/Standard SM-3, and the Israeli Arrow. The longer-range U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system is scheduled for deployment in 2009. In general short-range tactical ABMs cannot intercept ICBMs, even if within range. The tactical ABM radar and performance characteristics do not allow it, as an incoming ICBM warhead moves much faster than a tactical missile warhead. However it is possible the higher performance THAAD missile could be upgraded to intercept ICBMs.
Latest versions of the U.S. Hawk missile have a limited capability against tactical ballistic missiles, but is usually not described as an ABM. Similar claims have been made about the Russian long-range surface-to-air S-300 and S-400 series.
For current US developments, see Missile Defense Agency. For other short-range missiles, see Sea Wolf, Aster 15 and Crotale missile.
The American armed forces began experimenting with anti-missile missiles shortly after World War II, as the extent of German research into rocketry became clear. But defenses against Soviet long-range bombers took priority until the later 1950s, when the Soviets began to test their missiles (most notably via the Sputnik launch in October 1957). The first experimental ABM system was the soviet V-1000 system (part of the experimental "A-35" ABM programme), closely followed by Nike Zeus, a modification of then-existing air defense systems. Nike Zeus proved unworkable, and so work proceeded with Nike X.
Another avenue of research by the U.S. was the test explosions of several low yield nuclear weapons at very high altitudes over the southern Atlantic ocean, launched from ships. The devices used were the 1.7 kt boosted fission W25 warhead. When such an explosion takes place a burst of X-rays are released that strike the Earth's atmosphere, causing secondary showers of charged particles over an area hundreds of miles across. The movement of these charged particles in the Earth's magnetic field causes a powerful EMP which induces very large currents in any conductive material. The purpose was to determine how much the EMP would interfere with radar tracking and other communications and the level of destruction of electronic circuitry aboard missiles and satellites. The project's results are not known, although similar so-called 'effects tests' were a regular feature of underground tests at the Nevada Test Site up to 1992. These 'effects tests' are used to determine how resistant specific warheads, RVs and other components are to exoatmospheric ABM bursts.
Other countries were also involved in early ABM research. A more advanced project was at CARDE in Canada, which researched the main problems of ABM systems. This included developing several advanced infrared detectors for terminal guidance, a number of missile airframe designs, a new and much more powerful solid rocket fuel, and numerous systems for testing it all. After a series of drastic budget cuts in the late 1950s the research wound down. One offshoot of the project was Gerald Bull's system for inexpensive high-speed testing, consisting of missile airframes fired from a sabot round, which would later form the basis of Project HARP.
Nike X was a US system of two missiles, radars and their associated control systems. The original Nike Zeus (later called Spartan) was upgraded for longer range and a much larger 5 megatonne warhead intended to destroy warheads with a burst of x-rays outside the atmosphere. A second shorter-range missile called Sprint with very high acceleration was added to handle warheads that evaded longer-ranged Spartan. Sprint was a very fast missile (some sources claimed it accelerated to 8,000 mph (13 000 km/h) within 4 seconds of flight--an average acceleration of 100 g) and had a smaller W66 enhanced radiation warhead in the 1-3 kiloton range for in-atmosphere interceptions.
The new Spartan changed the deployment plans as well. Previously the Nike systems were to have been clustered near cities as a last-ditch defense, but the Spartan allowed for interceptions at hundreds of miles range. Therefore the basing changed to provide almost complete coverage of the United States in a system known as Sentinel. When this proved infeasible for economic reasons, a much smaller deployment using the same systems was proposed, Safeguard. Safeguard protected only the US ICBM fields from attack, theoretically ensuring that an attack could be responded to with a US launch, an example of the mutually assured destruction principle.
The only other ICBM ABM system to reach production was the Soviet A-35 system. It was initially a single-layer exoatmospheric (outside the atmosphere) design, using the Galosh (SH-01/ABM-1) interceptor. It was deployed at four sites around Moscow in the early 1970s.
Originally intended to be a larger deployment, the system was downsized to the two sites allowed under the 1972 ABM treaty. It was upgraded in the 1980s to a two-layer system, the A-135. The Gorgon (SH-11/ABM-4) long-range missile was designed to handle intercepts outside the atmosphere, and the Gazelle (SH-08/ABM-3) short-range missile endoatmospheric intercepts that eluded Gorgon. ABM-3 was considered to be technologically equivalent to the United States Safeguard system of the 1970s.
ABM systems were initially developed to counter single warheads launched from large Intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs). The economics seemed simple enough; since rocket costs increase rapidly with size, the price of the ICBM launching a large warhead should always be greater than the much smaller interceptor missile needed to shoot it down. In an arms race the defense would always win.
Things changed dramatically with the introduction of Multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle (MIRV) warheads. Suddenly each launcher was throwing not one warhead, but several. The defense would still require a rocket for every warhead, as they would be re-entering over a wide space and could not be attacked by several warheads from a single antimissile rocket. Suddenly the defense was more expensive than offense; it was much less expensive to add more warheads, or even decoys, than it was to build the interceptor needed to shoot them down.
The experimental success of Nike X persuaded the Lyndon B. Johnson administration to propose a thin ABM defense. In a September 1967 speech, Defense Secretary Robert McNamara described it as Sentinel. McNamara, a private ABM opponent because of cost and feasibility (see cost-exchange ratio), claimed that Sentinel would be directed not against the Soviet Union's missiles (since the USSR had more than enough missiles to overwhelm any American defense), but rather against the potential nuclear threat of the People's Republic of China.
In the meantime a public debate over the merit of ABMs broke out. Even before the MIRV problem made ABM effectiveness non-workable in the late 1960s, some technical difficulties had already made an ABM system questionable for a large sophisticated attack. One problem was the Fractional Orbital Bombardment System (FOBS) that would give little warning to the defense. Another problem was high altitude EMP (whether from offensive or defensive nuclear warheads) which could degrade defensive radar systems.
Technical difficulties aside, the debate turned to an odd position: that no defense at all was better than any defense. Namely, a false sense of security might encourage ABM-defended nations to escalate against minor threats, believing they would be protected against any response. By this reasoning simply starting to deploy such a system could prompt a full-scale attack before it could become operational and thereby render such an attack useless. This curious set of arguments thus put the system in a terrible position: it couldn't possibly work, but if it did that would be even worse.
Under the ABM treaty and a 1974 revision, each country was allowed to deploy a single ABM system with only 100 interceptors to protect a single target. The Soviets deployed a system named A-35 (using Galosh interceptors), designed to protect Moscow. The U.S. deployed Safeguard (using Spartan/Sprint interceptors) to defend ballistic missile sites at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, in 1975. The U.S. Safeguard system was only briefly operational. The Russian system (now called A-135) has been improved and is still active around Moscow.
On June 13, 2002, the United States withdrew from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty and subsequently recommenced developing missile defense systems that would have formerly been prohibited by the bilateral treaty. This action was taken under the auspices of needing to defend against the possibility of a missile attack conducted by a rogue state.
SDI was an extremely ambitious program to provide a total shield against a massive Soviet ICBM attack. The initial concept envisioned large sophisticated orbiting laser battle stations, space-based relay mirrors, and nuclear-pumped X-ray laser satellites. Later research indicated that some planned technologies such as X-ray Lasers were not feasible with then-current technology. As research continued, SDI evolved through various concepts as designers struggled with the difficulty of such a large complex defense system. SDI remained a research program and was never deployed. However several SDI technologies were used in follow on ABM systems.
The Patriot antiaircraft missiles was the first deployed tactical ABM system, although it was not designed from the outset for that task and consequently had limitations. It was used in the 1991 Gulf War to attempt to intercept Iraqi Scud missiles. Post-war analyses show that the Patriot was much less effective than initially thought because of its radar and control system's inability to discriminate warheads from other objects when the Scud missiles broke up during reentry. On the other hand, the Scud itself was highly inaccurate and not very reliable. It was more a psychological than real threat to military targets.
Testing of ABMs and ABM technology continued through the 1990s with mixed success. However, following the Gulf War, improvements were made to several U.S. air defense systems. Patriot PAC-3 was developed and tested following the Gulf War. The PAC-3 is a complete redesign of the system deployed during the war, including a totally new missile. The improved guidance, radar and missile performance improves the probability of kill over the earlier PAC-2. In operation Iraqi Freedom, the initial claims that the Patriot PAC-3 had a near 100% success rate at intercepting short range tactical ballistic missiles (TBMs) was later revised to 70% in Saudi Arabia, and 40% in Israel. [2]. However since no longer range Iraqi Scud missiles were fired, PAC-3 effectiveness against those was untested. Patriot was involved in three friendly fire incidents: two incidents of Patriot firings at coalition aircraft and one of U.S. aircraft firing on a Patriot battery.
From 1992 to 2000 a demonstration system for the US Army Terminal High Altitude Area Defense was deployed at White Sands Missile Range. Tests were conducted on a regular basis and resulted in early failures, but successful intercepts occurred in 1999. A new version of the Hawk missile was tested in the early to mid 90's and by the end of 1998 the majority of US Marine Corps Hawk systems were modified to support basic theater anti-ballistic missile capabilities. Following the Gulf war, the Aegis combat system was expanded to include ABM capabilities. The Standard missile system was also enhanced and tested for ballistic missile interception. In the late 90's SM-2 block IVA missiles were tested in a theater ballistic missile defense role. Standard Missile 3 (SM-3) systems have also been tested for an ABM role. In 2008 an SM-3 missile launched from a Ticonderoga-class cruiser, the USS Lake Erie, successfully intercepted a non-functioning satellite.
In 1998, Defense secretary William Cohen proposed spending an additional $6.6 billion on ballistic missile defense programs to build a system to protect against attacks from North Korea or accidental launches from Russia or China. The Israeli Arrow system was initially tested in 1990, before the first Gulf War. The Arrow was supported by the United States throughout the nineties.
The name Brilliant Pebbles comes from the small size of the satellite interceptors and great computational power enabling more autonomous targeting. Rather than rely exclusively on ground-based control, the many small interceptors would cooperatively communicate among themselves and target a large swarm of ICBM warheads in space or in the late boost phase. Development was later discontinued in favor of a limited ground-based defense.
In several tests, the U.S. military have demonstrated the feasibility of shooting down long and short range ballistic missiles. Combat effectiveness of newer systems against tactical ballistic missiles seems very high, as the Patriot PAC-3 had a 100% success rate in Operation Iraqi Freedom. However NMD real-world effectiveness against longer range ICBMs is less clear because they are much faster and a single warhead much harder to hit. Furthermore, warheads are likely to be accompanied by sophisticated penetration aids that are difficult to defeat.
While the Reagan era Strategic Defense Initiative was intended to shield against a massive Soviet attack, the current National Missile Defense has the more limited goal of shielding against a limited attack by a rogue state.
The Bush administration has accelerated development and deployment of a system proposed in 1998 by the Clinton administration. The system is a dual purpose test and interception facility in Alaska, and as of 2006 is operational with a few interceptor missiles. The Alaska site provides more protection against North Korean missiles or accidental launches from Russia or China, but is likely less effective against missiles launched from the Middle East. The Alaska interceptors may be later augmented by the naval Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System, by ground-based missiles in other locations, or by the Boeing Airborne Laser. President Bush has referenced the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks and the proliferation of ballistic missiles as reasons for missile defense.
Apart from the Moscow ABM deployment during the Cold War, Russia has actively striven for intrinsic ABM capabilities in its late model SAM systems. Russian ABM capable systems include the following:
The Arrow ABM system was designed and constructed in Israel with financial support by the United States in a multi-billion dollar development program called "Minhelet Homa" with the participation of companies like Israel Military Industries, Tadiran and Israel Aerospace Industries.
In 1998 the Israeli military conducted a successful test of their Arrow ABM. Designed to intercept incoming missiles travelling at up to 2 mile/s (3 km/s), the Arrow is expected to perform much better than the Patriot did in the Gulf War. On July 29, 2004 Israel and the United States carried out joint experiment in the USA, in which the Arrow was launched against a real Scud missile. The experiment was a success, as the Arrow destroyed the Scud with a direct hit. In December 2005 the system was successfully deployed in a test against a replicated Shahab-3 missile. This feat was repeated on February 11, 2007.
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Sequels are always fun to watch, when it is the harry potter series, die hard or the toy story. People actually make the sequels of a movie to bring back the old fun and memory of the previous movie in a different situation or to continue the same adventure again. This list that we present now is about the top ten worst movie sequels ever. The reason of their failure may be the new directors, story writers, casts or whatever, but still they were a flop.
10. American Pie Sequel
The original was no doubt a smash! And was among the top 50 comedy movies made ever. But when it was made again like American Pie 2 and American Pie wedding! Guys they were worst than the original movie. No doubt they display the hottest stuff available to them but they never had a proper story! The cheaper talent they presented was I think really inferior.
9. Batman and Robin
It is no doubt a great movie, but after its sequel release it became a flop! Nipples on a bat suit of George Clooney as a super hero! Man that was supposed to be for a BAT GIRL!!
8. The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Indiana Jones has this sequel as the flop! Because this man they chose was a totally not made for this part. They needed a rugged, manly, good looking young actor instead of him.
7. Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins Ball
This was supposed to be an action movie but Tom Beringer spent the 99% of his time mumbling around with Vinnie Jones. Seriously it is GROSS!
6. Crank 2: High Voltage
This movie has the high ranking a little bit, just because the original movie wasn't THAT great. But still it is considered to be the carbon copy of the original movie but kind of made parody of itself.
5. Blues Brothers 2000
Blues are no doubt back but this movie has the lowest audience rankings in the list. The original movie displayed the best car chasing ever and had the wonderful performance of John Belushi. But this was not that good.
4. The Phantom Menace
This was not so thrilling movie at all. Like you see the underwater scene when there was a large sea creature closing up on humans and then another strange creature comes and eats it away and you are like "what was that!!". After some time again the same thing happens with different other larger creatures and the story goes on!
3. Caddyshack II
This one is also among the lowest ranking movies according to IMDB. Well nothing to comment about it, you see it and you'll know!
2. Boondocks Saints II: All Saints Day
This one has the most pathetic story line. No doubt it was really the most anticipated movies because of the characters it was showing were coming again but when you see it you start thinking are they really those?
1. Godfather III
I think Sofia Coppola ruined this movie because of the "NO TALENT INVOLVED FACTOR". Winona Ryder's character could have been revised but seriously the director is no doubt good, but this sequel was a fail.


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- Dave Lim
- Singapore
- Singapore
TEDx Ambassador, TEDxSingapore
This conversation is closed.
What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?
Do share your response to this intriguing question...
Jun 23 2012: I'll try to fail. Here comes the paradox XD
Jul 11 2012: Surely if your intent is to fail, and then you fail, then you've succeeded. Love this old philosophical question.Jul 18 2012: I would attempt to construct a time machine, travel through space and time and learn about all the great, wonderful, and magnificent accomplishments mankind will have made in the next 500 years.
Additionally, I would advise and warn global leaders of future catastrophes and/or unpredictable events that take place in the future in order to prevent said terrifying occurrences.
If only I could find a companion like Dr. Who to assist me on my quest!
Ian Huang
Jul 4 2012: If I knew I could not fail, I would attempt to fail. And, probably, fail at failing. But then, that means I succeeded at failing, which...nvm.
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Jul 4 2012: Brilliant mind you have...the true essence of life.
Saurabh D
Jun 26 2012: I would like to eradicate corruption and scams,All the hard earned money from common man is going to those filthy politicians.
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Vida Bee
Jun 26 2012: End religion.
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Jun 26 2012: why?
Vida Bee
Jun 26 2012: Well, because I think religion (very specifically religion and not the mere belief in god/gods) has become a tool to keep people from thinking logically. Especially when you look at indoctrination and the fact that most people don't make informed choices when it comes to such an important belief. Religion is also moving into a position where many of the religious view science as anti-god. Consequentially, millions of people are refusing to even learn about the world around them because it contradicts the religion that was handed to them.
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Then, I look at war and how much violence, intolerance, and outright hate has been justified by religion. I would never claim that all wars and violence would end without religion, but I'd love to see the difference that I know it would make. I'd love to see a world where believing in any single thing (without exception) for which there is no evidence is laughable. I'd love to see people given a much better chance at exploring and learning about the world around them and the wonderful things that would come from that.
Jun 26 2012: The current arguement is that religion establishes morals, but where would moral be without religions? I think moral will still exist.Jun 27 2012: Derek that is what became of Eastern Europe after the Soviet Union abolished religion.
joy faber
Jun 27 2012: "I'd love to see a world where believing in any single thing (without exception) for which there is no evidence is laughable."
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I believe there is hope for humanity
I believe I can succeed through persistence
Vida Bee
Jun 27 2012: And morals still existed.
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Jun 27 2012: Amen to that Vida!
Vida Bee
Jun 27 2012: Joy, there is evidence that you can succeed though persistence. And "hope" for the world is pretty ambiguous. It would need to be very clearly defined before you could look into evidence. World hunger? World Peace? Does hope mean that it can happen or that it will happen? I still stand by my point that we should not believe things without evidence. I think that's pretty fair.
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Adam Cross
Jun 27 2012: Can you prove anything? I want proof of proof. Do you think you can prove anything at all? I think we believe we are real because we have faith in reality. I am not arguing for/against religion. I address a philosophical question. What is truth? Is it universal?
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Vida Bee
Jun 27 2012: If we stop any exploration of evidence to ask "what is the real reality of what really is the realism of reality?" then we are forever handicapped. Also, how would we ever access a truth that is beyond our reality? Once we access it, doesn't that automatically make it our reality? Just because we may suspect that there are things beyond our understanding doesn't mean we should just start making things up. All opinions are not worthy opinions by sheer default.Jun 22 2012: Get married
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April Tea
Jun 22 2012: I would close down all livestock, fish, dairy, and grain farms and replace them with high nutrition and calorie yield fruit trees like mango, banana, persimmon, date, papaya and all the other thousands more types of fruit, and farms of leafy greens and vegetables. I would remind everyone that we a FRUGIVORES, we are primates, and we need to return to a diet of fruits and leafy greens if we want to prevent cancer, degenerative diseases, obesity, malnutrition, allergies and other health problems.
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People are spending so much money, harming so many animals for research and wasting so much time trying to find a cure for cancer when we already know how to prevent it in the first place - eat right and stop polluting. We are primates and we should be eating like it. Humans, like our cousin apes, are frugivorous animals; everything about our physiology indicates this - from our digestive tract to our teeth to our colour vision to our nutritional requirements. Eat a diet of fruits and leafy greens, drink plenty of water, sleep 10+ hrs a night, play and live your life purpose if you want to avoid health problems.
I also highly highly recommend the book '80 10 10' by Dr Douglas Graham. Many nutritionists, olympic athletes, marathoners, doctors and families have learnt this and are all beginning to return to a high carb raw vegan diet. It is a winfinity concept - brilliant for the environment, animal welfare, human health and sustainability.
If we ate more sweet juicy fruits and stopped eating meat, eggs and dairy, not only would we cut our CO2 emissions in half, but we would also produce more calories and nutrients per acre (since unlike grains the fruit harvest is not on just one horizontal level, but spreads upwards and outwards to produce a higher yield on the same patch of land), the fruit trees would absorb CO2, we would save money on health care, nurturing animals and expanding their habitats whilst opening a new paradigm and reducing excessive consumerism.
Jun 22 2012: You sound connected to a Transition Town group or at least aware of Permaculture...
Great vision!
BTW, do it - you won't fail. Every planted fruit or nut tree or veg patch is a success.
Jun 23 2012: Thanks for the encouragement, I'm not connected to a transition town but am quite interested in them. Some people say that it's an 'extreme' vision, but really the current agricultural system is the one that's extreme.
Jun 24 2012: They work. Learn about Permaculture, or come find me!
Jun 23 2012: Very fascinating. Thank you for the concise and eloquent information. I read a 'diet' book by Kimberly Snyder that purports a similar approach. That we are closer to the, pound for pound, most powerful animal on earth - the gorilla - than any other species. I have stopped dairy but not meat, and am very good with greens. But its the overall sustainability aspect that is most intriguing. I'm fascinated with the 'movement' of sustainability, am a big fan of Paul Hawkin, and appreciate your approach. Would you recommend any groups or blogs, other than TED, where a novice like me can get more information about applicability and transformation, and communicate with others of like mind? Also, what's your take on gluten? Thank you in advance for any input you could offer.
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April Tea
Jun 23 2012: I appreciate your comment, yes I am a member of a brilliant forum called www.30bananasaday.com, founded by cyclist, ahlete and youtuber Durianrider aka Harley Johnstone (here's a really nice talk from him: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ha10HFlurY), as well as www.foodnsport.com, founded by Dr Doug Graham who is actually training several 2012 Olympians on a high carb raw vegan diet.
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My take on gluten is that it is best avoided, by eating tubers like sweet potatoes, potatoes as well as gluten free options made from rice, corn or soy instead of grains. There is a good book called 'Grain Damage' that you could maybe read on the matter. However, though I understand you may disagree, I'd say meat would be a higher priority to eliminate from your diet as many scientific studies have found it to cause diseases -
If you are not ready to fully adopt a diet of fruits and tender veggies, you can still do your body and the environment the world of good by going cooked vegan, and you won't need to change your meals at all as there is a delicious vegan replacement for pretty much every meat and dairy product - the best 'meats' and burgers I ever tasted were vegan.
The plethora of fruits that are abundant to us in supermarkets means there are many cooked dishes you can recreate even when eating high carb raw vegan, from delicious savoury 'spagetti' dishes with sauce, to 'apple pie' with 'ice cream', as well as seriously thousands of new recipes to try. I live in the UK and it costs me £2 to £4 a day to eat this way, beforehand I was spending £3.20 on lunch alone.
Just a few environmental benefits:
- Little to no food packaging
- Free compost from peelings
- Less water and chemicals needed to clean as there are no pots to scrub or dangerous bacteria
- Fruit trees stabilise topsoil and provide a habitat
The all-important PROOF of the super results: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucHEVNX2c9o
Jun 24 2012: It is so wonderful of you to respond so generously. I read in your approach so much positive enthusiasm for the subject, yet tempered by a realism and and a data-driven foundation that is inspriring and 'holistically' energizing. I hope you find much joy in your life and what you do, and that you don't get discouraged if it takes longer to accomplish your goals than desired... I know about meat, but convenience has been a problem for me. It also gets very cold here so something hot and hardy is welcome. I'm sure there are adequate vegan recipes. I need to get better organized. I have no problem with 'raw'. I actually prefer it. As I consider this further, it's really about being organized.I live in a large urban area and everything necessary is available readily. Sustainability is necessary, upon us, and very exciting to me. Next I imagine, after 'sustainability', we'll have true abundance for all. We are on the verge of this exciting transformation! It's happening now.Jun 25 2012: I think you are a very well written and thoughtful individual. Did you know that a combination of beans and corn creates all of the amino acids and proteins needed to live? The pioneers learned this 2-300 years ago and it was just about all they ate.Jun 28 2012: I hope you take a vitamin B12 supplement.Jul 9 2012: My bucket list.
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Arfur Daley
Jun 26 2012: I would cure the cancer that's killing my old aunty :(
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Debra Smith
Jun 27 2012: It killed mine too but it doesn't kill us all and that is progress. I bet you would cure it too, given a real shot!Jun 27 2012: I think this is the best answer I've seen given you "can't fail"Jun 26 2012: I would end homophobia.
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Luke Hobbs
Jun 26 2012: Make the best TED lecture EVER!Jun 25 2012: I think the real question is, what WOULDN'T I attempt to do? :)Jun 24 2012: Start a new civilization based on an equitable relationship with the Earth and all beings.
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Jun 26 2012: What a GREAT answer! I think I woud also do this.
Eric Grovum
Jul 20 2012: I would convince everyone on the planet to be aware of their cognitive biases, open up to changing their minds when new, more accurate information is presented, and pursue truth based decision making. I'd hope to teach the world to suspend their emotions and make logic their primary decision making tool.Jul 19 2012: Bring peace in the Middle East, create a Palestine state, eliminate nuclear weapons, preserve our natural resources, reduce poverty and racialism. The afore mentioned goals needs a commitment from all human beings.Jul 19 2012: I would find a way to restore the balance of Mother Earth for the sake of humankind.
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Jasmin Begic
Jul 18 2012: I would attempt to unite the world.
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Avi Beck
Jul 17 2012: I guess stop all porn
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Ian Willow
Jul 17 2012: I'd implement a global distribution system for the produce of volunteer workers after completely removing the current economic system and all the greed and waste that goes with it..
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Scott Aitken
Jul 8 2012: If you desire to do something worthwhile should attempt to do so regardless of the fear of failure.
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Frank Durso
Jul 4 2012: This is a great, classic self-help question. It is designed to identify desires that are being ignored because of the fear of failure or even the knowledge that you'll fail. I use it with my own students. The point is not that you do the desire--I might want to play in the NBA but am 5 feet tall or sing opera but have no talent--but that your life touches that desire. I've had students who've wanted to swim in the olympics who now coach kids, students who want to end world hunger who now volunteer at the food bank, and those who say they want to be president who then run for student government. Most compelling is when a student realizes that NONE of their life touches their soul--they're studying computer science because of their parents' desire. It can be a transformative question, but admittedly a fun academic exercise as well.
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Jul 4 2012: Wow! That was satisfying!Jul 3 2012: At first I was struggling to imagine which thing to pick from so many good choices - contact advanced alien civilization, find the pattern to pi, make a jillion dollars revolutionizing the computer industry, but then it hit me: Re-boot the American education system, hands down!Jun 29 2012: Thank you Debra. Orphaned children and those born to dysfunctional families deserve just as much of a chance in life as the rest. Unfortunately, most of these children are not likely to succeed. The saddest part of all is that they themselves often feel they don't deserve anything better than what they have and that has to change. So if I could, I would teach these children that it is ok to want more out of life and it is ok to be happy.
This may not be such an unattainable goal, after all, if more people were interested in doing something about it. .
Milin Sharma
Jun 28 2012: Hey all,
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A new joinee..
Well..initially i tried to answer the question in the similar fashion answered by fellow members like curing others, helping society etc but then something stuck me. We don't try something on the premises that we gonna fail or succeed. There is something else that holds us back from trying things that we wish to do. There is some amount of fear and that is not of failure. For eg. my wish of proposing a random girl is irrelevant of the fact that I will succeed or fail but I will be hesitant in approaching her at first place.
So what I am stating is even if we have an option of not failing, may be, it wont matter.
My views
Debra Smith
Jun 29 2012: What if she thinks you are cute and says YES! Your premise is that she will say no or your experiment would come to an end. I hope.
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Jun 30 2012: Well that can be an outcome. But what I wanted to state was that anything that we actually choose to do is not depending on a success or a failure. Suppose I really want to solve the hunger problem of slum kids and I already know that I may not succeed. Still if I really wanted to do it, i would go and see to what extent I can do. If already know that girl is going to say YES or NO, I may stammer or hesitate in the same way as I would have when I was unaware of the outcome. If we really wanted to do something, we will go ahead whether we succeed or not. Rest all is wishful thinking. Hope I make some sense.
Vida Bee
Jun 26 2012: I agree with you, Derek. I'm pretty sure the morals would still exist. Especially since there are so many non-religious people with morals. That's another great discussion in itself! Sam Harris' book, The Moral Landscape, has some interesting points about the emergence of morals.
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Jun 27 2012: I give you a second Amen to that Vida! ;)Jun 26 2012: teletransport
Jul 1 2012: Thought of that too :)
Brian Cox
Jun 22 2012: Paradoxically attempt to fail.
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Jun 26 2012: If you try to fail and succeed, what have you done? Are success and failure the same thing?
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Jun 22 2012: Hi Don, I read your comment I was deeply touched by the meaning of the sentence that you write, so I keep reading your biography in your profile and I think that your story is amazing. I don't know if you have already given a TED talk but you have something important in your hands, so if you haven't, please do it. Thank you Don for what you have shared please uses your experience and your wisdom to make a positive impact in many communities that need it.
In Latin America a lot of children experience the evil every day of there life in their own home, so I would fight to change this reality.
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Jun 26 2012: I have hope in my generation and the ones that come after me, but is a hard work. For the world, to be saved, it needs that we sit down, young and elders, to find the eternal teachings of this life. The youngest generations needs to be heard and support, this refers that have to exist a "worthwhile discussion ", just like you said, with the experience of the people of your generation and with the desire of mine, we can get to the solutions.
The Eternal truths are constituted, according to St. Augustine, through Divine Revelations supported by reason. And it can also be the other way; Arguments, acquired through reason, supported by divine revelations. This is from the point of view of Philosophy, which for me is the way to wisdom. This can be a form to unite people, no matter if they follow a religion or not, the only thing that is required, is to be open to new kind of thoughts and find a consensus reign just by by pure reasoning.
But for this we need to learn to listen again, because what we do is , remaining silent, waiting for the person to say something in which we disagree, and Suddenly we stop to the communication process and begin to organizing our words and ideas in the mind and waiting for the other person to stop talking, to give our point of view, seeking to be right.Jun 21 2012: Change our society's mentality from being driven by greed to be driven by greater good for humanity.
Jon Miner
Jul 20 2012: I would bio-engineer the beautiful Water Lilly to produce a useable electrical flow directly from photosynthesis. Storage cells in the roots would continue to release electrical currents during periods of darkness. A harvesting grid under the plants would distribute the energy to the public grid.
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I would distribute seeds freely all over the world.
Every park and suitable rooftop in the world would become the producer of all the electrical energy needed for humanity.
Adam Sandy
Jul 18 2012: I would find a safe way to harness nuclear fusion and get that energy to every corner of the globe, right after I got clean, fresh, running water to every person on the planet that needed it. And if it's possible, in any way shape or form, I'd like to travel faster than c!
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Jul 18 2012: I support your effort to combat fear. Courage is a waining trait these days...
Adel Zalok
Jul 17 2012: I would end wars, educate poor and invent the happiness pill
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Jul 18 2012: I meant to reflect the idea of "Making people happy" but since it turned this way, then pies would be a better idea, they are not portable though =DJul 18 2012: They already have happiness pills. They cost about $20 but it always ends badly.Jul 18 2012: Would you actually take the pill? And isn;t it called Prozac?Jul 17 2012: Abolish money.. think of the implications.
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Jul 19 2012: Before money there was gold. Before gold there was slaves. There is always a system of trade. The big picture would be to figure out a way to remove greed.Jul 17 2012: Failure is directly proportional to successes ....... The more you fail the more there are chances to get a success .
Henk Mulder
Jul 17 2012: I would do as I do already. Knowing one cannot fail doesn't mean we have a magic wand with which we can end disease and poverty or take flight. What it means is that we live the life we chose to live and do the things we want to do.
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When baby boomers born in the 1950s got their driver's licenses, many of them wanted a 1957 Chevy. Nothing represented "cool" better than a '57, regardless if it was a top of the line Bel Air, a Nomad or a humble 210. They were cheap, easy to work on, and there was nothing to dropping a 327 in place of a tired Stovebolt or an anemic 283. Add a Duntov cam and lifters, bolt on a four-barrel carb and intake, and a set of headers to make that '57 would howl. Ripping the bolt action three-speed off the column in favor of a Hurst floor shifter, adding a set of Cragars and a radio, and cruising Main Street on Saturday night looking for some stop light action was as good as it got.
Those born 10 years later found their own version of the '57 Chevy. It also wore a bow tie, but came in a more potent package. It was the 1966 SS396 Chevelle, and over the years it has become America's favorite musclecar. After all, wasn't it all about "baseball, hot dogs, apple pie and Chevrolet"?
Like the '57 Chevy, a used '66 SS396 was inexpensive (the base price for a new SS396 was just $2,276 for the coupe). They were plentiful; Chevrolet built 66,843 SS396 hardtops and 5,429 convertibles (which base priced at $2,964). And they were powerful. The standard engine was the L35 325hp 396-cid engine. Two other 396s were offered that year, the L34 396 that produced 360 hp and the iron-head L78, rated at 375 hp and a bargain at just $236.
Countless numbers of Chevy gear heads cut their teeth on a second-hand '66 SS396. By the time these cars were hitting used car lots, many had been unmercifully beat on by their first owners. That didn't matter to a 16 year old with enough bread to buy a tired SS396. To him, it was a diamond in the rough, and he had already planned a hundred different ways to build it. The big-block was a ready-made powerhouse that lent itself to modification. The fact it had lousy gas mileage wasn't important; at 24.9 cents a gallon, you could cruise all night on $5 of gas.
Since most SS396s were equipped with the 325hp base engine, the first thing that went in the trash was the black single snorkel air cleaner in favor of an open element with chrome lid. The Rochester Q-Jet also went south, replaced by a huge Holley jug. When the budget allowed, a set of headers and pipes were next. Crane cut a lot of different cam grinds, and your choice wasn't determined as much technically as you just liked the "rumpity rump" sound of a high-lift cam.
Finally, a set of wide Mickey Thompsons on the rear with chrome reverse wheels all around were essential for street racing. To clear the big M/T meats, a set of air shocks was required. That gave your SS396 a mean rake. It wasn't very sophisticated, and you took a serious bounce over speed bumps, but the Mickeys could really hook up.
The 396 engine had been released in mid-1965 to replace the old "W" head 409. The bottom end was beefy, and, with a bore and stroke of 4.094x3.76, it had gobs of torque way past its peak of 410 lb-ft at 3200 rpm. The base L35 had drop-forged steel rods and a cast nodular crankshaft. The heads sported 2.06-inch intake and 1.715-inch exhaust valves with 1.70 rockers and a hydraulic camshaft ground with 322* of intake and exhaust and an overlap of 95*. Because of the valve's splayed position in the head, the 396 was nicknamed the "Porcupine." That unusual valve arrangement positioned the intake valves at a 26* angle to the bore, while the exhaust angle was 17*. This provided better gas flow, since the ports benefited from a larger radius turn and were not siamesed. Either a Holley four-barrel or the new Rochester Quadra-Jet was mounted on a cast-iron intake manifold.


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