Richard Latham

Richard Latham

  • Commented on Houston: what are the long-term consequences?
    Its a particle ... no its a wave. They're both correct, just in different contexts. However, I don't think that using a population figure for an incorporated city and purposefully excluding the 5+ million people living in the surburbs of...
  • Commented on Houston: what are the long-term consequences?
    slew of propaganda equivalences You're too subtle for me. entire conceptual framework Postulating that someone as dull-witted and brutish as I even has a conceptual framework is asserting facts not in evidence. Why, most people question what my first...
  • Commented on Houston: what are the long-term consequences?
    Then you should work on your reading comprehension. Ponder for a moment the difference between "bad" and "3 sigma event". This difference isn't subtle. Filing this under ... why am I wasting my time responding to Miss Line Noise ?...
  • Commented on Houston: what are the long-term consequences?
    A minor nit ... I don't know what source you are using for population https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Metropolitan_Statistical_Areas claims Dallas-Fort Wort at 4 and Houston at 5. There are several competing MSA lists....
  • Commented on Houston: what are the long-term consequences?
    Houston and its suburbs have a population of 2.303 million persons. According to the US Census, the Houston MSA (Metropolitan Statistical Area) is estimated to have a 2016 population of about 6.7 million people. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Houston The city of Houston...
  • Commented on The Day After
    In re: 'uncommon', I did say it was a value judgement, and you certainly have a colorable argument. Was amusing to see Mrs. Line Noise reaction to the injection of facts to the discussion :-) Now, in re: "they can't...
  • Commented on The Day After
    If I were smart, I'd know the difference between egress and ingress. And if I were really smart, I'd know better than to waste my time replying to someone whose posts are commonly indistinguishable from line-noise....
  • Commented on The Day After
    "make sure you have a passport (uncommon for most USA people). " A quick google search for "U.S. Passports issued returns: "According to the State Department, there are 113,431,943 valid passports in circulation, which means 36% of Americans own a...
  • Commented on The Day After
    "You have it backwards. If the President ignores a bill it does NOT become law. This is called a pocket veto. I assume it means he sticks it in his pocket and pretends it never showed up.". Hmmm. http://constitutionus.com/#a1s7c2 Article...
  • Commented on Duelling - Essentially a Bloody Stupid Idea
    It might not be as long as you think. http://phys.org/news/2016-10-driverless-truck-uber-otto-colorado.html "A self-driving truck built by Uber's unit Otto made a pioneering delivery of beer in Colorado last week, Otto announced Tuesday. The 18-wheel semi loaded down with Budweiser made the...
  • Commented on The Biggest Little SF Publisher you never heard of pulls on the jackboots
    The petition has been taken down. I suspect someone, after a bit of introspection, realized that they had just created a competing slate, and were soliciting people ... oops....
  • Commented on The Biggest Little SF Publisher you never heard of pulls on the jackboots
    Alas, someone like VD could very well 'publish' a book before the next WorldCon with exactly that title, just to cause waves....
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