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Like the taxation/welfare system,, it basically re-distributes wealth to those in need. there are many ways to implement it, and many ways to fund it. IOW the devil is in the details. And without those details, its very hard to make arguments for or against. Have any countries actually implemented a workable BUI system? I know quite a few have considered/studied a BUI system.

You don't seem to understand the concept of significant digits in a calculation. As for infinities cropping up in the calculation of the charge of an electron when its radius is zero, that is correct. I suggest you look up renormalization; another concept you seem unfamiliar with, but otherwise essential to QED and QCD.

All of our theories run into problems if fundamental particles are allowed to have a volume. They are treated as 'point' particles. I.E. no radius > no volume.

Hated seeing Nigeria leave the tournament after that lucky, half-hearted attempt by Argentina. Should have gone the other way. I'm reminded of a quote by Michael Jordan... " Some athletes want great things to happen, and, some athletes wish for great things to happen. Great athletes make great things happen." As much as I detest C Ronaldo's smugness, it is by his determination that Portugal is playing as well as they are. L Messi, on the other hand, seems disinterested in the tournament. Hope France puts an end to his misery.

The basic premise upon which you base your whole argument is flawed. Elementary particles cannot be spheres. That implies they have a volume, and so, cannot be elementary or fundamental, because they can then be subdivided. What exactly is half an electron ? Or a quarter photon ? And what does that imply for charge/energy quantization ? The foundation of your argument is wrong; that makes the rest of it gibberish. ( especially the part about accuracy and significant digits )

Used to love the old Equalizer TV series with an aged E Woodward helping out people in trouble. Kind of what J Bond would be doing once he 'retired'. Unfortunately the Equalizer movie reboot with D Washington, while excellent, changed the back story and got rid of the British accent.

I wonder which came first... Did the opiate addicts vote in D Trump, or, did the D Trump voters become opiate addicts once they realized what they've done.

Definitely S Connery. Its no coincidence Swansont picked him for his avatar. Only good thing about G Lazenby was the fact that D Rigg was the co-star. ( fell in love with her while she was Emma Peel on the Avengers ) R Moore was a good Saint but a joke as Bond. Much too 'cheesy'. T Dalton wasn't bad, but I expect Bond to be larger than life. I actually liked the P Brosnan films, but you're right about the last one. Don't really mind D Craig, although the plotlines seem a little convoluted. Would have loved for the old man taking care of Bond's ancestral home in Skyfall to have been played by S Connery, but he was already retired, and the 'differences' between him and the Broccolis are too deep to cross. Wonder who will play Bond next.

Any large scale modified gravity ( TeVeS is a re-worked MOND ) has mostly been put to rest by the recent Gravitational wave detections. GR is a geometric model, and as such, can only be quantized by quantizing space-time, as LQG attempts. That doesn't mean that a return to a field model will forever resist quantization, or that an entirely new approach, such as M-theory won't yield the desired results. The only requirement is that each model reduces to the others ( gives equivalent results ) at the appropriate boundaries.

Here, have a look at this discussion... https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/31613/why-are-contra-rotating-jet-engines-so-rare

Why watch it if it upsets you. As Ten oz has suggested, there are many other sources of less biased news ( none are unbiased ).

The hard-working ( and lucky ) Icelanders came up against a team that works even harder, and are leaving the tournament. Nigeria looks set to go through, as I don't think Argentina can pull off a decisive win. England ( my favorite as Italy didn't qualify ) shouldn't have a problem with Panama ( but you never know ). The first test of their mettle will come against Belgium.

Call me old fashioned but, although I have ordered things from Amazon ( mostly the British, French, Russian and American Secret bombers/fighter Projects book series ), ALIExpress and eBay ( mostly watches for my collection ), I prefer to 'feel' the heft of things I am about to lay down hard-earned cash for.

The world would be a boring place if everyone thought the same.

Quantum theory is a paradigm ( the foundation of how we think about things ) shift in the way we view reality. At very small scales, classical physics ceases to make sense, and the only way we can force it to make sense, and agree with observation, is by treating events as probability distributions. I get the impression you're young student. Anything we tell you will presently sound like gibberish. But if you stay interested eventually you'll learn the math to make sense of it, and one day, far in your future, and probably long after you've forgotten the math, you'll say "Ah-Ha, now it all makes sense. ( Oh wait, that's me )

Energy is also a property and information. So are the winning lottery numbers. And if you know them before they're actually drawn, you are breaking causality. ( time travel also implies causality breaks, But GR, being strictly classical, does not forbid it )

And how would you ensure that, since the rotation of the gas flow through the compressor changes with different compressor speed and output power ? You can't have variable pitch fan blades, so your only option is to ensure straight flow at all times.

Information is any property of a system, say momentum, for example. If I can transfer the momentum of photons to a solar sail faster than the photons can get to the sail, then it will move without cause, so breaking causality. Is that simple enough ?

Agreed on the gyroscopic effects ( only valid for a hovering aircraft ), but the attitude of the gas flow entering the next stage has to be straight, otherwise the compressor blades lose effectiveness. Most older, straight turbojets use variable pitch guide vanes/stators on the first few compressor stages ( see GE J-85 and J-79 ). Low pressure fans on turbofan engines are driven by a separate shaft/spool such that most engines are two shaft/spool designs. Only RR has ever gone to three shaft/spool designs, and they've mostly given up on more than two. Last engines to use tree shafts/spools were the 70s vintage RB 199 ( multinational ) and RB 211 ( commercial ). Complexity ( and part count ) also grow with number of bearings since at least two are needed for each shaft. Specific fuel consumption and thrust are more important than part count these days. The most advanced military engines employ variable cycle/ bypass to optimize thrust/SFC at all speeds to supersonic, while the most advanced civil engines use geared fans to optimize the same at typical ( subsonic ) cruise.

Of course he's done something good for the country. He quit show business, didn't he ? ( he's taken his act on the road, and is now firing people in government about as often as he did on that stupid show )

Damn straight, iNow. We'll conquer the US and burn the white House down again ( ? ).

G W Bush axis of evil... Iraq, Iran and North Korea. D trump axis of evil... Canada, Mexico and most of Europe.

Brazil has failed to impress during the last decade, they may be losing their magic. Germany has lost some key players, don't know if the youngsters can pull it off. Spain is starting to wind down, amazing play still, but have lost some very important games. Both Italy and Holland failed to qualify, while Argentina barely slipped in. I would say France is the odds on favorite, but I'm hoping for an English miracle. Haven't worn my St George's cross jersey in a while

I'm glad you think you know me so well, Ten oz. I think I've come to know quite a bit about your character as well. As For D Ford I only mentioned him in passing while describing the current state of affairs in Ontario and our ballooning deficit. But that would have to mean you actually read other's posts, and don't already have preconceived notions. I mentioned several months back how I was going to vote in this election, as I only have respect for one of the leaders, Andrea Horwath. She happens to lead the NDP, a SOCIALIST party. So I have no idea why you keep referring to D Ford. But that would have to mean you actually read other's posts, and don't already have preconceived notions. That speaks volumes about your character ! I'm sure others are bored by our bickering ( at least Phi is ), so I'll give it a rest. You go ahead and keep on going, if you like. There's plenty of other stuff to make up about me.

While your concerns might be true if Ten oz spoke only of Republicans, or even American Conservatives, the fact that he labels ALL Conservatives, CharonY, wherever they may be from, is prejudicial and hateful. We did not vote in D Trump, nor support him in any way. Need I remind that the typical Canadian Conservative is far to the left of Republicans, Democrats and probably even B Sanders ? I suggest you use a much finer brush, Ten oz. And while I may have brought up some subjects you did not like and consider unsavory, what I don't like, is the hypocrisy of preaching tolerance and respect for all people, while actively vilifying and disrespecting those that disagree with you.