All carbon credits are designed to do is to lower emissions through impoverishment of the "masses". This will dramatically increase the divide between the rich who can afford to invest in carbon credits, government workers (who will largely live exempt due to special "needs"), the special interests (unions who back political organizations, academics who live in government funded universities, and contractors who perform special services for government workers), and the rest of us. I have not seen an explosion in "green jobs" outside of the jobs that the stimulus package has created, and we all know that none of the "green energy sources" that are a reality today can even come close to providing a fraction of the power needed to sustain the way we live today.
There for, carbon credits are a method of reducing emissions through impoverishment... well... impoverishment of the "masses" (I hate that term). Corporations like Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan will benefit greatly as the ones who provide access to the new carbon trading markets.
Folks, if you truly believe in "equality" and all that jive, carbon credits arent the way to go. They will create the greatest divide in wealth since the creation of the Feudal Society.
Nukes wont deter armed invasions but it WILL deter the use of weapons of mass destruction, which was proven during the 1st gulf war against Sadam Hussein. Hussein used chemical weapons against the Iranians during their 8 year war, but did not do so against the United States and its allies, who were using lots of air craft carriers and conventional weapons. Why? Because they were informed that the second they used Chemical or Biological weapons, the United States would use Nuclear weapons in retaliation.
I'm not arguing the politics of it (I agree with you from that point). I'm simply telling you how much the brontosaurus needs to eat... I'm not telling you why, how, or where you are going to get the food from.
The "services" is giving people a means to more readily comply with regulation, fill out required form, and easily pay it more money.
Your missing the bigger problem. Communications in the commercial world has dramatically advanced due to e-commerce and electronic digital communication. Government is very, very far behind the commercial world, but is looking to catch up. This cannot be done with an isolated and secure network. The need for e-government is becoming ever more evident. With the slow increase in population coupled with the dramatic increases in regulation and bureaucracy, the US government will simply grind to a halt if it does not provide more access to government services via the internet.
This is where the big need for security comes from. How do you provide more access to more services and information while restricting that information to the appropriate parties. Also, once these services become integrated and relied upon, they will become targets for hostile foreign elements. This is a "good" problem to have, but it is one that needs to be addressed now, before massive electronic outreach programs become part of our daily lives (even more than they are now).
Whether your a conservative, or a liberal, government cyber security needs to be addressed. If we go more big central government, then there will be more eggs in one basket. If we go the federalist route, then more information will need to passed between states (in a safe and accountable fashion). Either way the old "paper" way isnt sufficient and will not work forever (unless we have a massive population decrease).
No, this money wont go anywhere near the people who need it. First, the jobs this money creates is only going to be available to people who are able to be "cleared". If you are unfamiliar with the security clearance process, you should check it out. Many people apply, few (with the exception to political appointees) are accepted. The job market for cleared people is nearly always good (but has gotten pretty tight under the anti-military/intelligence Democratic congress/white house), so this will only make life better for them.
Second, the money is going to the Washington DC area... where "skilled" jobs are always in abundance. The big loss in jobs has been in the "low/unskilled" and the trade markets, which this "bubble" will do nothing to improve outside of the support industries.
Consolidation is the only word to describe what has been going on in Federal IT for the past 3 years. If there is money being "funneled" to the problem, than that money isnt reaching the folks in the positions who are actually doing the job to fix the problem. Perhaps this 6-7bn dollars is being sent to shovel ready projects or some other non sense that has nothing to do with cyber security.
Do not ask slashdot on how to act... about anything. If you are THAT pathetic that you have to come HERE to find advice about being appropriately social... your already screwed. Badly.
There are two types of people who use the word "cloud". People who are in charge who have absolutely no idea how technology works, and those who make fun of those who use the word "cloud". Back in the day, we use to call the "cloud" the "network". Of course, the clueless now confuse the cloud with components of the cloud, such as clusters, SAN's, and mainframes
The reason there are people who are up in arms over the whole Climate Gate scandal is very simple to understand. Many of the scientists and the institutions that are involved in the research of Climate Change are also involved in the conversations surrounding "Social Justice", "Climate Justice", "Redistributive Change", and have hopped on the anti-American bandwagon during the Bush years instead of staying "very neutral".
The extreme left are hip deep in the environmental movement. This clip from the Copenhagen Summit paints a disturbing picture for those who are not on board with the Marxist Dream:
If people are really interested in advancing the truth behind Climate Change, they had better divorce themselves from the people in the above clip and fast. Yet, I dont think that is going to happen because these people and the proponents of AGW are one and the same.
And let us not forget the blazen hypocrisy of the AGW leaders who fly in multiple 747's and drive around in stretched limo's during such conferences, and crack pot schemes such as "Cap and Trade" which reduces "carbon emissions" through impoverishment of western nations.
I've always suspected this, but never really cared to address the issue in any meaningful way because wtf can you do about it? I've always hated metal racks, and all the "affordable" stabilization kits do not do much to transfer the vibration from fans and other moving parts from the servers. In fact, the metal racks make for a nice little conduit to help spread out vibration from server to server. The more full the rack, the more the impact.
Over the course of years, I've had plenty of pci cards shake lose for no apparent reason. People always wonder why parts fail, or come loose over time. I explain "vibration"... and then generally look at me like I have 2 heads. Just because you cant see it moving, doesnt mean it is not. And as far as servers grinding away 24/7, the vibration effect is cumulative, and measurable.
Now I have all the research that I need to run into work on Monday and demand we upgrade to a SSD SAN.... if only costs didnt matter.
I have no problem obeying the speed limit. I have a problem with speed limits that do not make sense, and are exploited by law enforcement in order to dish out tickets to ordinarily average law abiding citizens. Its not the fault of law enforcement. Its the fault of legislators and bureaucrats that exploit these obvious poorly placed speed limits. The real problem is that these types of laws (which are directly enforced by law enforcement officers) should be to promote the public good and protect the public safety. Cops are not tax collectors, and turning them into such undermines public confidence, dilutes the authority of law enforcement officials, creates an adversarial stance between citizen and government, and strains the public services provided by emergency service providers.
When governments starts using public safety laws to supplement out of control spending, you begin to descend down a slippery slope.
Being that I am not a physicist (though I am a big fan), I am asking any physicists out there if they have figured out how much time has passed for the Voyager satellites according to the laws of relativity compared to Earth. From what I understand, they are traveling around 17km/s. How does that work out over a span of 30-50 years from earthling perspective.
While the small burgs may enforce the speed limits, it is generally the state DMV that assigns a road its speed limit. Local jurisdictions take advantage of poorly assigned speed limits to raise funds for the local coffers. If these speed limits were raised to reasonable limits, then strict enforcement would be justified for public safety as opposed to public revenue.
I like the idea of strict enforcement, I hate the currently implemented use of selective enforcement which has lead state and local governments to utilize "speed enforcement" as a revenue generation racket. This was made very clear and apparent in the state of Virginia which, in 2006 implemented "Civil Remedial" fees in order to help fill short gaps in the state budget. This is a very nasty habit state governments have gotten into in order to avoid increasing taxes.
Strict enforcement will cause a public backlash against the laws. The right choice would be to reassess most posted speed limits, and make the appropriate fixes to traffic areas that have used the invisible barrier of "low speeds" to protect the public.
I'm not trying to fanboi Steam, but I like it, and I like it a lot. Having been fiddling with the computers for nearly 2 decades now, I am tired of having to deal with media that changes every 6-8 years. Steam solves this problem. It also solves the problem of having to port my media around, store my media, and defend my media from damage. Unless steam starts charging a per bit fee for downloads, I will continue to choose Steam as my 1st choice when deciding the source of my PC game purchase.
Of course, if "Net Neutrality" kicks in and service providers are forced to go to a $$$/per GB model, then I can foresee Steam dying, and a huge amount of money flushed down the drain.
I know I am a bit off topic here, but I am looking for some insight from someone who has a good understanding of physics to help me understand something.
There is obviously a LOT of energy being exerted by the moon and the sun in the form of gravity on the earth. All of these other solutions rely on harnessing this energy via a third source, such as harvesting the energy transmitted by the waves. Would it be possible to directly harness this gravitational and centripetal energy?
What part of 11% efficiency dont you get? It would be better to turn the solar radiation directly into a source of energy than to use that solar radiation to break down the H2O.
The article states that the main mass of a ship for beyond earth missions would be fuel. Would this be true if we were using a form of nuclear propulsion? All safety/weapon/treaty concerns aside, isn't sticking with liquid fuels for space exploration spitting in the face of real technological development?
I think it is reasonable to research refinement and production in zero gravity in general. But arent we wasting time trying to create liquid fuel in space if nuclear is a more feasible solution?
It appears less than 3% of US electric generation is from oil. The argument seems the be "its a start". But is it really a start? What is the environmental impact of Wind turbines? How much electricity from the #1 source of electric generation (aka: coal) is require to manufacture, transport, build, and maintain the wind turbines? How many wind turbines would it take to replace that 2%? What is the net energy gain over the course of the life of the turbine?
Nuclear is the only real answer, all of these purported "green" solutions are horribly inadequate. In fact, I'd call them deliberate distractions. I'd gather that the goal isnt to replace current electric generation means with green ones to meet current needs, but to drive down potential through deprivation of electric production resources.
I'm not sure how its "conspiracy theory" when the plan is literally in their own words? Pay attention around 2:30 seconds. Funny enough the only way to put the coal plants out of business is to simply bankrupt 75% of the US and drive the "masses" into life styles similar to sub Sahara Africa. How do you develop new "clean" technology without electricity? Where are these great new ideas going to come from? The magical government idea center while the hordes quiver in the candle light waiting for that great breakthrough???
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All carbon credits are designed to do is to lower emissions through impoverishment of the "masses". This will dramatically increase the divide between the rich who can afford to invest in carbon credits, government workers (who will largely live exempt due to special "needs"), the special interests (unions who back political organizations, academics who live in government funded universities, and contractors who perform special services for government workers), and the rest of us. I have not seen an explosion in "green jobs" outside of the jobs that the stimulus package has created, and we all know that none of the "green energy sources" that are a reality today can even come close to providing a fraction of the power needed to sustain the way we live today.
There for, carbon credits are a method of reducing emissions through impoverishment... well... impoverishment of the "masses" (I hate that term). Corporations like Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan will benefit greatly as the ones who provide access to the new carbon trading markets.
Folks, if you truly believe in "equality" and all that jive, carbon credits arent the way to go. They will create the greatest divide in wealth since the creation of the Feudal Society.
Nukes wont deter armed invasions but it WILL deter the use of weapons of mass destruction, which was proven during the 1st gulf war against Sadam Hussein. Hussein used chemical weapons against the Iranians during their 8 year war, but did not do so against the United States and its allies, who were using lots of air craft carriers and conventional weapons. Why? Because they were informed that the second they used Chemical or Biological weapons, the United States would use Nuclear weapons in retaliation.
Ironically, havent seen the libtards give up their cars and every modern convenience that relies on oil.
Come on Libtards!
I'm not arguing the politics of it (I agree with you from that point). I'm simply telling you how much the brontosaurus needs to eat... I'm not telling you why, how, or where you are going to get the food from.
The "services" is giving people a means to more readily comply with regulation, fill out required form, and easily pay it more money.
Your missing the bigger problem. Communications in the commercial world has dramatically advanced due to e-commerce and electronic digital communication. Government is very, very far behind the commercial world, but is looking to catch up. This cannot be done with an isolated and secure network. The need for e-government is becoming ever more evident. With the slow increase in population coupled with the dramatic increases in regulation and bureaucracy, the US government will simply grind to a halt if it does not provide more access to government services via the internet.
This is where the big need for security comes from. How do you provide more access to more services and information while restricting that information to the appropriate parties. Also, once these services become integrated and relied upon, they will become targets for hostile foreign elements. This is a "good" problem to have, but it is one that needs to be addressed now, before massive electronic outreach programs become part of our daily lives (even more than they are now).
Whether your a conservative, or a liberal, government cyber security needs to be addressed. If we go more big central government, then there will be more eggs in one basket. If we go the federalist route, then more information will need to passed between states (in a safe and accountable fashion). Either way the old "paper" way isnt sufficient and will not work forever (unless we have a massive population decrease).
No, this money wont go anywhere near the people who need it. First, the jobs this money creates is only going to be available to people who are able to be "cleared". If you are unfamiliar with the security clearance process, you should check it out. Many people apply, few (with the exception to political appointees) are accepted. The job market for cleared people is nearly always good (but has gotten pretty tight under the anti-military/intelligence Democratic congress/white house), so this will only make life better for them.
Second, the money is going to the Washington DC area... where "skilled" jobs are always in abundance. The big loss in jobs has been in the "low/unskilled" and the trade markets, which this "bubble" will do nothing to improve outside of the support industries.
Consolidation is the only word to describe what has been going on in Federal IT for the past 3 years. If there is money being "funneled" to the problem, than that money isnt reaching the folks in the positions who are actually doing the job to fix the problem. Perhaps this 6-7bn dollars is being sent to shovel ready projects or some other non sense that has nothing to do with cyber security.
Do not ask slashdot on how to act... about anything. If you are THAT pathetic that you have to come HERE to find advice about being appropriately social... your already screwed. Badly.
There are two types of people who use the word "cloud". People who are in charge who have absolutely no idea how technology works, and those who make fun of those who use the word "cloud". Back in the day, we use to call the "cloud" the "network". Of course, the clueless now confuse the cloud with components of the cloud, such as clusters, SAN's, and mainframes
It is about political ideologues hijacking science. These people are not hypocrites. They believe in one ruling class and one proletariat.
The reason there are people who are up in arms over the whole Climate Gate scandal is very simple to understand. Many of the scientists and the institutions that are involved in the research of Climate Change are also involved in the conversations surrounding "Social Justice", "Climate Justice", "Redistributive Change", and have hopped on the anti-American bandwagon during the Bush years instead of staying "very neutral".
The extreme left are hip deep in the environmental movement. This clip from the Copenhagen Summit paints a disturbing picture for those who are not on board with the Marxist Dream:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNQqUACJ_Kw&feature=player_embedded#!
If people are really interested in advancing the truth behind Climate Change, they had better divorce themselves from the people in the above clip and fast. Yet, I dont think that is going to happen because these people and the proponents of AGW are one and the same.
And let us not forget the blazen hypocrisy of the AGW leaders who fly in multiple 747's and drive around in stretched limo's during such conferences, and crack pot schemes such as "Cap and Trade" which reduces "carbon emissions" through impoverishment of western nations.
I've always suspected this, but never really cared to address the issue in any meaningful way because wtf can you do about it? I've always hated metal racks, and all the "affordable" stabilization kits do not do much to transfer the vibration from fans and other moving parts from the servers. In fact, the metal racks make for a nice little conduit to help spread out vibration from server to server. The more full the rack, the more the impact.
Over the course of years, I've had plenty of pci cards shake lose for no apparent reason. People always wonder why parts fail, or come loose over time. I explain "vibration"... and then generally look at me like I have 2 heads. Just because you cant see it moving, doesnt mean it is not. And as far as servers grinding away 24/7, the vibration effect is cumulative, and measurable.
Now I have all the research that I need to run into work on Monday and demand we upgrade to a SSD SAN.... if only costs didnt matter.
I have no problem obeying the speed limit. I have a problem with speed limits that do not make sense, and are exploited by law enforcement in order to dish out tickets to ordinarily average law abiding citizens. Its not the fault of law enforcement. Its the fault of legislators and bureaucrats that exploit these obvious poorly placed speed limits. The real problem is that these types of laws (which are directly enforced by law enforcement officers) should be to promote the public good and protect the public safety. Cops are not tax collectors, and turning them into such undermines public confidence, dilutes the authority of law enforcement officials, creates an adversarial stance between citizen and government, and strains the public services provided by emergency service providers.
When governments starts using public safety laws to supplement out of control spending, you begin to descend down a slippery slope.
Being that I am not a physicist (though I am a big fan), I am asking any physicists out there if they have figured out how much time has passed for the Voyager satellites according to the laws of relativity compared to Earth. From what I understand, they are traveling around 17km/s. How does that work out over a span of 30-50 years from earthling perspective.
Thanx in advance.
While the small burgs may enforce the speed limits, it is generally the state DMV that assigns a road its speed limit. Local jurisdictions take advantage of poorly assigned speed limits to raise funds for the local coffers. If these speed limits were raised to reasonable limits, then strict enforcement would be justified for public safety as opposed to public revenue.
I like the idea of strict enforcement, I hate the currently implemented use of selective enforcement which has lead state and local governments to utilize "speed enforcement" as a revenue generation racket. This was made very clear and apparent in the state of Virginia which, in 2006 implemented "Civil Remedial" fees in order to help fill short gaps in the state budget. This is a very nasty habit state governments have gotten into in order to avoid increasing taxes.
Strict enforcement will cause a public backlash against the laws. The right choice would be to reassess most posted speed limits, and make the appropriate fixes to traffic areas that have used the invisible barrier of "low speeds" to protect the public.
I'm not trying to fanboi Steam, but I like it, and I like it a lot. Having been fiddling with the computers for nearly 2 decades now, I am tired of having to deal with media that changes every 6-8 years. Steam solves this problem. It also solves the problem of having to port my media around, store my media, and defend my media from damage. Unless steam starts charging a per bit fee for downloads, I will continue to choose Steam as my 1st choice when deciding the source of my PC game purchase.
Of course, if "Net Neutrality" kicks in and service providers are forced to go to a $$$/per GB model, then I can foresee Steam dying, and a huge amount of money flushed down the drain.
Phew! And I thought it was the government who was going to regulate it. We wouldnt want moon riots would we? Greece? Greeeeeece???
I know I am a bit off topic here, but I am looking for some insight from someone who has a good understanding of physics to help me understand something.
There is obviously a LOT of energy being exerted by the moon and the sun in the form of gravity on the earth. All of these other solutions rely on harnessing this energy via a third source, such as harvesting the energy transmitted by the waves. Would it be possible to directly harness this gravitational and centripetal energy?
What part of 11% efficiency dont you get? It would be better to turn the solar radiation directly into a source of energy than to use that solar radiation to break down the H2O.
The article states that the main mass of a ship for beyond earth missions would be fuel. Would this be true if we were using a form of nuclear propulsion? All safety/weapon/treaty concerns aside, isn't sticking with liquid fuels for space exploration spitting in the face of real technological development?
I think it is reasonable to research refinement and production in zero gravity in general. But arent we wasting time trying to create liquid fuel in space if nuclear is a more feasible solution?
I was wondering myself how many oil fueled electricity generation plants are in the United States. Using this source:
http://www.mnforsustain.org/windpower_schleede_cannot_replace_oil.htm
It appears less than 3% of US electric generation is from oil. The argument seems the be "its a start". But is it really a start? What is the environmental impact of Wind turbines? How much electricity from the #1 source of electric generation (aka: coal) is require to manufacture, transport, build, and maintain the wind turbines? How many wind turbines would it take to replace that 2%? What is the net energy gain over the course of the life of the turbine?
Nuclear is the only real answer, all of these purported "green" solutions are horribly inadequate. In fact, I'd call them deliberate distractions. I'd gather that the goal isnt to replace current electric generation means with green ones to meet current needs, but to drive down potential through deprivation of electric production resources.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9x7t8dGwa0&feature=related
I'm not sure how its "conspiracy theory" when the plan is literally in their own words? Pay attention around 2:30 seconds. Funny enough the only way to put the coal plants out of business is to simply bankrupt 75% of the US and drive the "masses" into life styles similar to sub Sahara Africa. How do you develop new "clean" technology without electricity? Where are these great new ideas going to come from? The magical government idea center while the hordes quiver in the candle light waiting for that great breakthrough???
I think the FITS format allows for clergy friendly content to be posted to Wikipedia.
Thank you, thank you. I'll be here all day.
More government control. Now thats hope and change we can all believe in.
Dont let facts get in the way of the Multicultural Anti-America Neo-Marxist agenda.