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I can't begin to relate the number of times that "sleeping on it" has crystallized a problem-solving approach in electronics systems. This has frequently occurred when I've been considering a number of options for approaching a design problem, but i…
When I was 19-20 I spent a year in the Philippines, on a small Coast Guard aid-to-navigation radio station. That station, located at Tarumpitao Point on Palawan Island, was considered "isolated duty", because it was located so far from "civilizatio…
Thanks, @msf. That's exactly the way that I read it. It might have been been better if the scale had been simply "Less/More" or even 1/10. When other technicians would ask my opinion on something I would usually give my answer a "confidence rating"…
@zenbrew- The chart on your link "The Front Line: Visualizing the Occupations with the Highest COVID-19 Risk" expresses the potential for exposure of various occupational categories as a percentage. I think that Derf might be looking for some clarif…
@rforno- Thanx- That's great! :)
My two favorites are "Setting off fireworks in a stranger's car" and "Racing a scooter through a hospital with a mask over your eyes".
Monty Python would approve.
Considering the "Swedish Experiment" (discussed briefly in another MFO thread) I wonder what the estimated "R number" might be for Sweden.
I also would love to know how the Swedish "R#" compares to various states in the US who have followed quite a…
Yes, definitely interesting and helpful info. Thanks much.
I had to look this up, but in case you aren't familiar with "RØ" (R Zero) mentioned in the article, here are excerpts from a New York Times article:
World leaders and public health experts …
Well, the background of the report is focused on Sweden, specifically on the apparent failure of their attempt to evolve a natural herd immunity. So it's no surprise that this data did not consider vaccination penetration issues, since that option (…
Well, we're certainly making America "great" again. Thank you so much Mr. Trump, and all who empowered you.
A Michigan man was shot dead by a sheriff’s deputy on Tuesday, after stabbing another man who challenged him about not wearing a mask at a c…
Yeah, it is pretty funny. Patented right-wing rant, complete with all of the silly labels, directly from the WSJ reader's "comments". Hopefully he's likely not wearing a mask.
Yes, and from a quick scan it looks as if most of those cases were drug-related, likely with great unevenness in the sentencing.
Trump's are mostly self-serving rewards to his political and criminal aiders, abettors, and associates, or designed to…
It seems to me that most of the comments above, including FD's, appear (on the surface, at least) to have some merit.
It might be quite interesting to explore this in some depth, but unfortunately the time required to marshal and evaluate the neces…
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@Anna- I had to check the dictionary to insure that the word meant what I thought it did. Yes, this is a great place to learn lots of things besides the primary focus on investments.
Take care-
OJ
@Old_Skeet: SHE was just repeating long discredited anti-Democratic blather. Forbes, that well-known anti-capitalist organ of the Democratic Party, has a different take. Some excerpts from a Forbes article on the subject:
Looking at ... total retur…
@johnN: Having spent my last twenty years of employment as a radio tech for San Francisco's 911 I'd really like to hear the details of 911 "not showing up", John. Or is this just more of your usual line of BS?
Hi Dennis- I first heard of Fund Alarm from a complimentary article in the WSJ many years ago. @Mark tried to blackball me but I got in anyway. :)
Add- Our Dean of Discipline, @David_Snowball, assures me that at the rate my behavior is improving I…
Hi @LarryB- It's very easy to post a link- all you need do is go to the page of interest- in this case, the Atlantic article- and copy the URL (address) of the article. Again in this case, that would be:
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/20…
"The Congress"? What exactly does that mean? The House? The Senate? A simple majority in both? If "take no prisoners" McConnell is still the Senate leader would you really expect some sort of reasonable compromise?
Good luck!
