Agreed. Just looking out the door at what's going on with Ukraine - we really should be taking a hard look at what we should be doing to prepare for warfare today instead of 30 years ago.
Actually, the US has screwed up titles just a little bit more as well, but in reverse! While "Esquire" is a courtesy title in the UK, and can be used the same way in Canada, there are specific individuals that might use Esquire in Commonwealth countries in place of Mister based on position or status. In the USA, lawyers have started using "Esquire" meaning 'passed the bar in their state.'
We have systems for that. We can join the various 'teams' of people doing the punching and we can, as a group, demand that they change their practices - next convention the group votes on replacing ball punches with a hearty 'punchbuggy' to the shoulder. Several leaders run and make promises on how hearty to make that shoulder-punch, and we select someone for the next election between face, neck and shoulder. You don't get to complain about where the 3 parties are punching if you aren't in there telling them to change their target - otherwise you got party die-hards saying things like "we've always punched to the neck, and that's what Canadians want."
I'm sure if you looked into the etymology of 'sanitation engineer,' it might have seen its creation in parody of the US practice of euphemistically calling their programmers lofty titles like 'software engineer.' The idea is that you don't need to call yourself by your actual title if you're ashamed of it, you just need to call yourself a "(name of industry) engineer" and that becomes a catch-all for all position names in the industry even when it's not helpful to anyone trying to communicate the actual requirements. A Marine Engineer and a Hull Technician are two very different jobs, and a lot can get wet if I'm looking for the latter but they've hung their shingle out as the former.
11 years is a long time for some things, and too late for other things. It's a bold statement about a goal line I expect to shift by constant small movements by this party as reality doesn't match their enthusiasm, and broad leaps by another party when they get a chance.
certainty
I like this one the best. A dilemma is not necessarily that there's no good options, but rather the decision is difficult. Think of the time traveler killing Hitler problem: if you kill Hitler too early, he isn't globally hated anymore when time plays out, and you're just a murderer. Too late, and you've allowed so many people to die just to justify that he deserves to die... Where's the 'right time?' There's a giant spectra of time that you can make as a justification of when to kill Hitler.
Actually, the agreement is with The Beer Store, a private enterprise that is mostly 2 global super-breweries. The current agreement prevents the LCBO from selling 24s of your beer so that Molson-Coors, AB InBev and Sapporo corner that format in the market. Removing the agreement allows the LCBO to carry large format, and possibly directing more shopping to a government owned outlet.
Yeah, unofficial word on the Canada 'briefing' was that the US 'PowerPoint' to going to war in Iraqi was a lazy and stupid presentation that didn't impress anyone.
Yeah. Bicycle - two wheels. Bisection - two sections. Yes, you are cutting a something into parts, but it's identifying you have 2 of them after the cut. If you have 3 sections after the cutting, it's trisected.
Sorry buddy, but being dragged up and offered where to be punched, I'm absolutely exercising my right to choose (and to be honest, I'm kind of thinking neck at the moment). I refuse to be a sad sack that gets punched in the balls and laments that there was no other option.
Small cells and industrial plants are different. Charging some cells produces an off-gas of hydrogen, which requires you to change the air in the room with the cells, which means fans. You also have to ensure that the temperature of the room stays within certain bounds, which could mean bigger fans.
In terms of cells, batteries don't really smell like anything I find. However, you need to top up the water levels which requires distilled or deionized water. Will they be doing water treatment on site?
All that being said, there's more than enough room for a discussion about concerns. These yokels jumped right to death threats instead of progress. I wish nothing but rolling blackouts and a lack of jobs for them in the future.
I wouldn't mind writing, but I'd first have to find a date...