Agree, though there are people who seem to have a level of drive, initiative, that is several sigma above the mean. I'm thinking of the likes of Musk, Bezos, Gates.BillTre said:I have done things that are not exceedingly difficult but take forethought and persistence to bring to fruition, like getting some research building built on time and on budget. It merely took funding, having a well-defined plan, and being able to work well with others. These are not extra special human traits. Any reasonably intelligent, well informed, and determined person could do it.
There is no way I could not go out and play major league baseball. That would take special traits that I can not reasonably expect to acquire.
As long as we win something. Looking at the Euro performances England will be eviscerated by one of the stronger teams.WWGD said:I gave up long ago trying to figure out whether England, Scotland, Wales, were countries and why they don't have a single team for the whole of the UK.
Well, people are playing Ice Hockey in Florida, where humidity is near 60%+, temperature above 60o most of the year.pinball1970 said:As long as we win something. Looking at the Euro performances England will be eviscerated by one of the stronger teams.
Like Portugal who have a 39 and 41 year old in the starting 11!
And they are playing attacking football!
I had a ticket for the game. Can't remember: 2B or not 2B? Something rotten there. Ask Bill.fresh_42 said:Let it be Denmark!
As long as they lose tonight.WWGD said:Well, people are playing Ice Hockey in Florida, where humidity is near 60%+, temperature above 60o most of the year.
Wow, I barely follow Baseball. Bet that's the only one that you don't follow, right?fresh_42 said:As long as they lose tonight.
Right. I have no idea how it works and I don't want to know. Cricket and Baseball are lamer than Golf.WWGD said:Wow, I barely follow Baseball. Bet that's the only one that you don't follow, right?
Golf broadcasters sound like they're on a respirator. Or the ones who make obscene phone calls. " It's a Birdie/ What are you wearing?" . Same voice.fresh_42 said:Right. I have no idea how it works and I don't want to know. Cricket and Baseball are lamer than Golf.
But I do envy hardcore fans like you. All you need for a good time is a TV, a couple of iced beers. No need for more elaborate schemes.WWGD said:Golf broadcasters sound like they're on a respirator. Or the ones who make obscene phone calls. " It's a Birdie/ What are you wearing?" . Same voice.
Cricket, test cricket at least is like a game of chess.fresh_42 said:Right. I have no idea how it works and I don't want to know. Cricket and Baseball are lamer than Golf.
And the NBA. Last time I was watching there were Pippen, Jordan, and Bird playing.
Over several days??? Chess has at least a clock. And no red sofa.pinball1970 said:Cricket, test cricket at least is like a game of chess.
I was getting at the strategic part of the game. Plus, the techniques involved are amazing.fresh_42 said:Over several days??? Chess has at least a clock. And no red sofa.
If it has to be a British sport, how about Hockey or Rugby (15)? @US-Readers: no, there is no "ice" in Hockey. I think I prefer it when something actually happens! Even chess has more action than Baseball.pinball1970 said:I was getting at the strategic part of the game. Plus, the techniques involved are amazing.
Bowling, batting and fielding all very different specialities.
Its fine. If we England meet you at later stages it will be a bad result for us.fresh_42 said:If it has to be a British sport, how about Hockey or Rugby (15)? @US-Readers: no, there is no "ice" in Hockey. I think I prefer it when something actually happens! Even chess has more action than Baseball.
The "Blue Visby Solution," which New Atlas referred to as "head-slappingly obvious," would have cargo ships simply change the way they operate their ships to save massive amounts of fuel, reducing carbon pollution by as much as 28%.
Currently, cargo ships use an operational practice known as "sail fast, then wait," which is exactly what it sounds like: They travel as quickly as possible from one port to the next and then spend as much as 8% of their time idling at anchor outside the port while they wait for their turn to dock and unload/load their cargo.
The Blue Visby Solution, developed by a consortium of experts in maritime technology and maritime law, would instead have ships coordinate with each and slow down, with each one arriving at port at its designated time. That way, the ships would burn less planet-overheating fuel while also reducing "hull fouling," the accumulation of algae and slime on the hull of a boat that sits stationary in the water.
Wow, given the importance of fuel cost:Astronuc said:Company develops wildly simple solution for enormous fuel and pollution savings in shipping industry: 'On track for commercial deployment this year
Go slower.
it is hard to believe that the shipping companies don't have a team devoted to optimizing their operational practices. On the other hand, maybe they do, but there are "hidden" cost factors not obvious to us outsiders. Things like penalties for arriving late -- maybe they force the optimum practice to burn fuel and arrive early.https://www.morethanshipping.com/fuel-costs-ocean-shipping/ said:Fuel costs represent as much as 50-60% of total ship operating costs, depending on the type of ship and service.
I was wondering that myself.gmax137 said:it is hard to believe that the shipping companies don't have a team devoted to optimizing their operational practices.
I imagine there is some impact by the ports themselves, such as when the railroads were having trouble clearing containers from the ports recently.gmax137 said:On the other hand, maybe they do, but there are "hidden" cost factors not obvious to us outsiders.
I'm not versed in marine practices, but I would think there would be penalties for not arriving at one's assigned birth on time. It doesn't make sense to arrive at a port, usually outside, e.g., off the coast, and sit idle for days. I thought 'just-in-time' is the practice adopted by the different transportation companies.gmax137 said:Things like penalties for arriving late -- maybe they force the optimum practice to burn fuel and arrive early.
I believe JIT was initiated decades ago by companies to reduce their inventory which is usually taxed by states and of course, transportation companies need to respond. For this to work the system must be finely tuned. When a major clod is thrown into the churn like Covid you have serious problems.Astronuc said:I thought 'just-in-time' is the practice adopted by the different transportation companies.
Astronuc said:It doesn't make sense to arrive at a port, usually outside, e.g., off the coast, and sit idle for days.
I was going to give the same example - Baltimore (or Ballmer, if you're a native). I have family on the eastern shore and see the freighters anchored outside the bay bridge. Nothing new, I've seen it since the 1970s.gleem said:But they do. In the Chesapeake Bay for example there is an anchorage outside of Annapolis where ships anchor waiting to get a berth in Baltimore. The same for Norfolk where ships anchor just outside the Bay tunnel. I don't know if all ships anchor before docking.
I've never heard of such a thing. According to this Tax Foundation article, only 9 states fully tax inventory, 5 states partially tax inventory, while the rest do not.gleem said:...inventory which is usually taxed by states...
OmCheeto said:According to this Tax Foundation article, only 9 states fully tax inventory, 5 states partially tax inventory, while the rest do not.
No biggy. The tax foundation explanation didn't make much sense to me so I looked at a couple of other articles. One said that a good way to avoid the tax is to get a warehouse in an adjoining state that doesn't have such a tax and keep your inventory there.gleem said:I made the statement based on what I heard many years ago without checking current regs. (mea culpa)
Not a clue. But I get my cat food from a warehouse(Chewy) in the Reno neighborhood, 532 miles away, and it usually arrives within 48 hours from when I ordered it.gmax137 said:Around here (Nevada near Reno) there are lots and lots of warehouses. Just huge one-story buildings with tons of loading docks. I read a while back that they're here because of the state tax laws, something like "goods in transit are not taxed." Maybe that's true, or not?
EDIT: and they are building more of them every day.