Word: worthlessness
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...like to say the technology is 85% to 90% accurate in criminal investigations, but just three years ago the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences dismissed the machines as useless. Says University at Buffalo social psychologist Mark Frank: "Even the greatest technology used at gunpoint is worthless...
...penny killers would seem to have momentum on their side, since inflation makes the penny more worthless by the day. But the pro-penny lobby has a different kind of certainty. Millions of Americans may hate the penny, but they hate change even more...
...19th century--to avoid "a miserly economy in preparation for war." And for a state as dependent on sea power as America, it was unthinkable that the nation "rely for defence [sic] upon a navy composed partly of antiquated hulks, and partly of new vessels rather more worthless than the old." The U.S. was rising to world-power status, but it could do so only on the back of a powerful and efficient Navy...
...Kind of a big deal at [somewhere miserable].” But who gives a shit? As J-Zone reminds us, “A job ain’t nuthin’ but work.” And their souls will be equally worthless at our 10 and 35 year reunions.Although no one really knows what the future holds, it’s probably a mix between Spaceballs and Demolition Man, with a cryogenically preserved Brendan Frasier running around like a hilarious cyber-punk from the past. However, one thing is certain: in 100 years, we?...
...execution of this empirical method tells us that despite Tony Womack’s 27 stolen bases last year and the potentially immeasurable contribution of his heart, desire, and veteran leadership, his .276 on-base percentage made him a virtually worthless player. It tells us that although the sacrifice bunt might be a sure sign of sound fundamentals and good old-fashioned baseball, in practice it almost always decreases the run-expectancy of an offense...