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Comment Princess Diana all over (Score 1) 112

I distinctly remember after the crash there were comparisons between the way ambulance service is done in this country and how it is done in (most of) France.

Here, the general rule is scoop and go whereas in France the idea is perform treatment on the spot then get the person to a hospital.

This difference was used to explain why she died (bled out from internal injuries). The idea was, and as others on here have already commented, had she been taken directly to a hospital she had a better chance of survival than being held at the scene for nearly two hours while they worked on her.

For reference.

Comment No. Just no. (Score 1) 107

We, the taxpayers, have already paid hundreds of billions to private companies to give us the astoundingly fast broadband speed of 10 Mbps (on average) in this country, two DECADES after these same companies assured us they would get us 45 Mbps by 2010.

There are already enough fees levied on users, for numerous such issues, that money can be moved from area to another if necessary.

Instead of adding more costs to consumers, how about having the companies do this work for free since they failed so miserably the last time we gave them taxpayer money? Considering the sorry state of affairs of broadband in this country, this is the absolute least these folks could do to justify their existence.

Comment Shouldn't be a surprise (Score 5, Insightful) 299

This is the same company who set up operations to have people call a competitor then cancel the call later, thus costing the other company money.

The story was posted on Slashdot a while back which included a discussion of how burner phones were used so the same person could call multiple people.

Now we have this. Instead of reviewing the complaints and saying they will look into the issues, Uber's response is to criticize the reviewer.

Why admit something is wrong with your company when you can deflect the subject to the person doing the complaining?

Comment The plane is the wrong type (Score 4, Informative) 340

If one is to believe the Russians (ha!) the picture shows a jet which is clearly not an Su-25 but rather a more modern Mig.

First, look at the wings. An Su-25 has a very shallow swept wing design which is because it is for ground attack. You need wings which are stable at slow speeds.

The jet in the forgery clearly has very sharp swept back wings consistent with all modern jet fighters.

In addition, if you look closely at the picture the Russians provided, there are no pods on the wingtips of the jet shown. Now look at the Su-25. Pods on each wing tip.

Also, the elevators (the small wings at the back of the jet) are too large in the picture provided. The Su-25 has much smaller, more narrow ones.

Second, look at the nose of the jet in the forgery. Long and pointy. Now go look at a picture of an Su-25. Shorter and more stubby, similar to a Harrier.

Finally, there is issue of ceiling. The Su-25 has a max ceiling of 23,000 feet. Most 777s fly from 35,000 to roughly 60,000. If the Su-25 was flying at roughly the same altitude as the jetliner, that means the pilot was flying higher than Mt. Everest without any oxygen because the Su-25 does not have a pressurized cabin.

Granted, none of this will matter to the Russian people, but anyone who has two brain cells can clearly see this isn't even close to being an Su-25 as the Russians claim.

Comment Re:About time for a Free baseband processor (Score 2) 202

It is quite apparent you have never read the words of the guy who wrote the Constitution, James Madison, because in both The Federalist Papers and in his own writings, he makes it very clear that the state shall have a listing of people to call up in case of invasion or insurrection and that these same lists would be used to insure the people could properly use their weapons.

In fact, this was the exact process put in place during Colonial times because how were you supposed to call up the militia if you didn't know who had a weapon? Just shout and hope people showed up?

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