darkmarx
You mean protesters in uniform?
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Sodium Hydroxide, when exposed to Carbon Dioxide (already in the air), combines to become Sodium Carbinate.
NaOH + CO2 → Na2CO3 + H2O
Sodium Carbinate then reacts with water and more Carbon Dioxide to become Sodium Bicarbinate, which is baking soda.
Na2CO3 + CO2 + H2O → 2 NaHCO3
Not only does a Sodium Oxyde fuel cell produce electricity, it takes CO2 out of the atmosphere.
From a physics and chemistry point of view, it's pretty cool. I'm curious how well it scales though.
Depends which part of myself I'm talking to. If it's just a general conversation, it's "we." If it's more of a direct conversation to a part of my mind, it's "you." If I'm talking about myself to a third-party, such as this response, it's "I."
"The government" is multiple agencies and departments. There is no single computer system, database, mainframe, or file store that the entire US goverment uses. There is no standard programming language used. There is no standard server configuration. Each agency is different. Each software project is different.
When someone says the government doesn't use sql, they don't know what they are talking about. It could be refering to the fact that many government systems are ancient mainframe applications that store everything in vsam. But it is patently false that the government doesn't use sql. I've been on a number of government contracts over the years, spanning multiple agencies. MsSQL was used in all but one.
Furthermore, some people share SSNs, they are not unique. It's a common misconception that they are, but anyone working on a government software learns this pretty quickly. The fact that it seems to be a big shock goes to show that he doesn't know what he is doing and neither do the people reporting to him.
Not only is he failing to understand the technology, he is failing to understand the underlying data he is looking at.
I'd fit in this category. I'm a company executive and I have a voice that carries. I tend to be the quiet person in the room until I need to speak up. When I do, a mix of my position, and the whole quiet-person-speaking-forcefully thing tends to make others listen.
In general, I don't mind being in front of a room, giving a presentation to 2000 strangers. The faces blur together and it's like being alone. Because I'm willing to do this, many people think I'm an extrovert. On the other hand, I don't like being in a room with 4 strangers. I can do it, and I'll interact with everyone, but it is freaking exhausting.
Anytime I'm with people for a decent length of time, I need time alone to recover. A large part of my job is managing or dealing with people for one thing or another. It's become a habit that when I get home from work, my family leaves me alone for an hour so that I can decompress and recharge.