Though I've yet to read the entire article (it's after 2A here and I need to work tomorrow), I take issue on your stance (stated in your summary section) on less war.
Less War: A move to electric cars would vastly decrease the need to import oil from unfriendly nations.
Trade promotes peace. What do you think the societies in the middle east will do once we turn off the tap of constantly flowing wealth into their region of the world? This wealth is the only thing that contains their religious fanaticism. When we turn that tap off, we need to prepare for a major war -- a very nasty war, in fact.
Not that I'm saying I disagree with what I believe to be your central belief. My mind has been swimming with all kinds of ideas on robocars since I've read _Rainbow's (sic? I guess) End_. I think autonomous cars are coming for many reasons and that we will be off foreign oil in the next few decades (as we should be). But cutting off a society's only means of supporting itself (no, they do not produce much else; Saudi's don't even work in their own service industries) does not breed peace. It breeds hatred and resentment.
I confess I haven't read TFA (yet), but at the beginning of air flight, I believe congress passed a limitation of liability related to air flight fatalities. It did this to encourage investment and limit the burgeoning field's investor's downside. Something like this still exists today. You would need a strong Washington lobby from a powerful software shop (Google, MS) or car manufacturer, or whoever, to get this done, but it's doable.
Hmm, I do find it grimly interesting that he spared the son. Was this manacle murdering asshole reminded of his wife when looking at his daughter and reminded of himself when looking at his son?
I've always wondered what kind of tard sends these F&^%** spam messages out. Is it a brilliant, maligned person looking to make money and doesn't care about other people, or is it a technical retard that doesn't know much, so they resort to hacking shitty Windows servers to send spam.
Turns out I was wrong on both counts... they're honest to God criminals in every sense of the word.
I'd love to spit on his grave. What a piece of shit.
Yeah, I see your point, and that's cool and all; it's a great accomplishment, but judging by the end result, we're still not there. My point was that had this been gasoline, the 2400 miles could've been traversed much faster and for 24 hours a day with the switching of drivers.
But I salute the hard work people are obviously putting into solar. Don't get me wrong, I hope solar gets there, but solar is not even close to gasoline yet. I'm just speaking from an objective analysis of the facts.
Yep, just read TFA and there was no mention of why it took so long. I'm sure the students worked very hard and pushed the envelope forward, but "racing" only 50 hours over 9 days during a time of year when sun is the most plentiful kind of illustrates the unfortunate fact that solar is not ready for prime time, real world use.
Of course I didn't read TFA, but 50 hours over 9 days doesn't sound overly impressive to me. You'd think they could do much better than that in summer.
Just a/.-ish nitpick here, but it's an important one... the original text of the bible says "thou shall not MURDER". It was translated in most versions as "thou shall not kill", but you can see how the distinction would give power to those that wish to see someone else dead.
Agreed, I grew up a poor, white kid in a rough neighborhood. Luckily, I went to Catholic school and didn't have to get my ass kicked every day like I would have if it were a public school.
Many times, especially in the poor neighborhoods, Catholic schools are the best choices for quality education. It involves great sacrifice for the families involved, but the tuition is actually affordable. And they are not quite as backwards as those with no experience would lead you to believe... for example, I was taught about the formation of the solar system, the development of the earth over eons, and (though to a lesser extent) evolution.
I say this a lot, but people confuse Catholic doctrine with Evangelical doctrine. They are very different -- Catholics learned their lesson with Galileo.
I dunno. I agree with GP. I'd think there's a lot more spam than you see on -1. Sure you get stupid crap, but true spam I see maybe a few times in any one given article.
It may be a credit to/. and keeping out spammers.
And, btw, yours is the lowest UID I think I've ever seen. WOOOOOOOOOOOOOW (impressed)
You need to reread what you just wrote and check who thinks they're "better" than everybody else.
"They think they're better than me" Ugh, I just *can't stand* that talk... unless they say something like oh, "I'm better than you", odds are they probably don't give a shit about you or if they're better or worse.
They're doing their scientific research and if you're interested in learning, great; if you're interested in contributing, even better... but to think they get up there specifically to tell YOU that THEY are better is... well... ridiculous, to put it mildly.
I've got to say, I think the compromise struck is a pretty good one. Pluto being a planet with similar objects not being a planet was not really scientific.
Cure? The gay gene? That's why despite the fact that I think freedom of choice should be a general principle (including this kind of genetic choice), this kind of stuff makes me nervous.
What other things do you want to cure? How about the things you think the government should require to be "cured"?
Perhaps I'm getting jaded as I get older, but the longer I'm around, the more I wonder how on earth democracy works at all... and how it's managed to stay around so long. I'm almost a skeptic, but it truly is the least worst option, at least so far, that we've been able to come up with. (I wouldn't mind being ruled by an all powerful benevolent AI, should one become available).
(To paraphrase Carlin) Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize 50% are DUMBER THAN THAT...
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Slashdot slashdotting itself?! Sheesh, guys must've been emailing the link to friends who were not currently on /.
Less War: A move to electric cars would vastly decrease the need to import oil from unfriendly nations.
Trade promotes peace. What do you think the societies in the middle east will do once we turn off the tap of constantly flowing wealth into their region of the world? This wealth is the only thing that contains their religious fanaticism. When we turn that tap off, we need to prepare for a major war -- a very nasty war, in fact.
Not that I'm saying I disagree with what I believe to be your central belief. My mind has been swimming with all kinds of ideas on robocars since I've read _Rainbow's (sic? I guess) End_. I think autonomous cars are coming for many reasons and that we will be off foreign oil in the next few decades (as we should be). But cutting off a society's only means of supporting itself (no, they do not produce much else; Saudi's don't even work in their own service industries) does not breed peace. It breeds hatred and resentment.
I confess I haven't read TFA (yet), but at the beginning of air flight, I believe congress passed a limitation of liability related to air flight fatalities. It did this to encourage investment and limit the burgeoning field's investor's downside. Something like this still exists today. You would need a strong Washington lobby from a powerful software shop (Google, MS) or car manufacturer, or whoever, to get this done, but it's doable.
I wish I could get a count of how many guys clicked on your uid when you revealed you're female.
Hmm, I do find it grimly interesting that he spared the son. Was this manacle murdering asshole reminded of his wife when looking at his daughter and reminded of himself when looking at his son?
I was thinking this same exact thing, but forgot to mention it
I've always wondered what kind of tard sends these F&^%** spam messages out. Is it a brilliant, maligned person looking to make money and doesn't care about other people, or is it a technical retard that doesn't know much, so they resort to hacking shitty Windows servers to send spam.
Turns out I was wrong on both counts... they're honest to God criminals in every sense of the word.
I'd love to spit on his grave. What a piece of shit.
Yeah, I see your point, and that's cool and all; it's a great accomplishment, but judging by the end result, we're still not there. My point was that had this been gasoline, the 2400 miles could've been traversed much faster and for 24 hours a day with the switching of drivers.
But I salute the hard work people are obviously putting into solar. Don't get me wrong, I hope solar gets there, but solar is not even close to gasoline yet. I'm just speaking from an objective analysis of the facts.
This will be in wider use in 30 years than IPv6
Maybe not, but wouldn't it be crazy if it was?
Yep, just read TFA and there was no mention of why it took so long. I'm sure the students worked very hard and pushed the envelope forward, but "racing" only 50 hours over 9 days during a time of year when sun is the most plentiful kind of illustrates the unfortunate fact that solar is not ready for prime time, real world use.
It's a shame, because we sure could use it.
Of course I didn't read TFA, but 50 hours over 9 days doesn't sound overly impressive to me. You'd think they could do much better than that in summer.
Just a /.-ish nitpick here, but it's an important one... the original text of the bible says "thou shall not MURDER". It was translated in most versions as "thou shall not kill", but you can see how the distinction would give power to those that wish to see someone else dead.
Agreed, I grew up a poor, white kid in a rough neighborhood. Luckily, I went to Catholic school and didn't have to get my ass kicked every day like I would have if it were a public school.
Many times, especially in the poor neighborhoods, Catholic schools are the best choices for quality education. It involves great sacrifice for the families involved, but the tuition is actually affordable. And they are not quite as backwards as those with no experience would lead you to believe... for example, I was taught about the formation of the solar system, the development of the earth over eons, and (though to a lesser extent) evolution.
I say this a lot, but people confuse Catholic doctrine with Evangelical doctrine. They are very different -- Catholics learned their lesson with Galileo.
I can't say I completely understand the extreme apprehension for these types of "non-lethal" weapons as use on a US population.
What makes this any more potent or dangerous from the old methods of horses and fire hoses?
ok, I give up. I'm sure I could figure it out if I put some amount of effort into it (other than the two minutes I've just spent).
What type of encoding is that?
Yeah, those killer robot attacks are becoming more and more com
I dunno. I agree with GP. I'd think there's a lot more spam than you see on -1. Sure you get stupid crap, but true spam I see maybe a few times in any one given article.
/. and keeping out spammers.
It may be a credit to
And, btw, yours is the lowest UID I think I've ever seen. WOOOOOOOOOOOOOW (impressed)
You need to reread what you just wrote and check who thinks they're "better" than everybody else.
"They think they're better than me" Ugh, I just *can't stand* that talk... unless they say something like oh, "I'm better than you", odds are they probably don't give a shit about you or if they're better or worse.
They're doing their scientific research and if you're interested in learning, great; if you're interested in contributing, even better... but to think they get up there specifically to tell YOU that THEY are better is... well... ridiculous, to put it mildly.
AppleTalk is the way to go... make the switch NOW, before it's too late!!
I've got to say, I think the compromise struck is a pretty good one. Pluto being a planet with similar objects not being a planet was not really scientific.
Plus, plutoid has a good ring to it.
Cure? The gay gene? That's why despite the fact that I think freedom of choice should be a general principle (including this kind of genetic choice), this kind of stuff makes me nervous.
What other things do you want to cure? How about the things you think the government should require to be "cured"?
Upon inserting the trojan on your box, their message reads...
"You've been hacked... purple monkey dishwasher"
GAH!
HAHA, dunno if I can wait that long!
I love these types of breakthroughs, but when is something actually going to happen in the real world with this stuff?!
Off oil as quick as possible!
Perhaps I'm getting jaded as I get older, but the longer I'm around, the more I wonder how on earth democracy works at all... and how it's managed to stay around so long. I'm almost a skeptic, but it truly is the least worst option, at least so far, that we've been able to come up with. (I wouldn't mind being ruled by an all powerful benevolent AI, should one become available).
(To paraphrase Carlin) Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize 50% are DUMBER THAN THAT...