It is their executive's compensation that is the problem. When you are being asked to give charity, you expect that those you are giving it to are charitable minded themselves. I quit donating a percentage of my paycheck to the United Way when I found out that their executives were sucking up many times my salary in compensation. If I give, and I am more than willing to do that, you give.
Because these idiots want to have these things flying over everyones heads without regard for their rights. Whatever happened to your rights end at my nose?
Not really. These drone proponents seem to want to be able fly over everybodies head with impunity. I remember reading a post the other day where someone had a dream of ruining other bather's peaceful enjoyment of the beach just to have a towel delivered to him.
"...all the downsides to this seem like nonsense to me..."
That's probably because you don't want to think critically about how some of those downsides will effect others. Besides all the safety concerns, there simple nuisance and property right issues to examine. Look, I want flying cars as much as the next guy, but I don't want them or delivery drones buzzing over my house.
Surely I'm not the only one who noticed the guard whose belly hung so far over his beltline that it jiggled as he trotted towards the scene. Surely there has to be some physical fitness requirements for his job.
That depends. Are you more interested in how something happens, or are you more interested in preventing something from happening? I think that is the factor that differeniates technicians from scientists.
Which just goes to show you that people need to be better educated on how to compare the risks and benefits of the substances that they consume. We have a good understanding of what ASA does, and a good understanding of what APAP does. It is not beyond a person of normal intelligence to weigh the benefits and risks of each.
x86 assembly is not that difficult to understand. You MOV, CMP, and JMP to memory addresses according to the values in the processors registors. My guess is that exponetially more exploits are introduced when what you MOV and CMP and where you JMP to is abstracted away than when it is not.
ASA, or aspirin, is first line treatment for heart attacks and all hospitals have it in stock, and plavix is prescribed a lot more often than warfarin for anti-platelet therapy. Research aspirin's side effects and you will understand why it just isn't handed out willy-nilly. If ASA were a new drug coming to market it is doubtful that it would be available over the counter.
If they only provided cable television, that would be fine. What Comcast has now is a monopoly over the roads that enable people to access the internet.
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It is their executive's compensation that is the problem. When you are being asked to give charity, you expect that those you are giving it to are charitable minded themselves. I quit donating a percentage of my paycheck to the United Way when I found out that their executives were sucking up many times my salary in compensation. If I give, and I am more than willing to do that, you give.
Why is this suddenly a big deal?
Because these idiots want to have these things flying over everyones heads without regard for their rights. Whatever happened to your rights end at my nose?
Not really. These drone proponents seem to want to be able fly over everybodies head with impunity. I remember reading a post the other day where someone had a dream of ruining other bather's peaceful enjoyment of the beach just to have a towel delivered to him.
"...all the downsides to this seem like nonsense to me..."
That's probably because you don't want to think critically about how some of those downsides will effect others. Besides all the safety concerns, there simple nuisance and property right issues to examine. Look, I want flying cars as much as the next guy, but I don't want them or delivery drones buzzing over my house.
10th graders are taught not to use Google because Google spies on them.
What force do you propose to enforce these regulations?
Damn good idea if only some medical conditions didn't take more than a 10th grade education to understand.
"holding private companies accountable is the solution"
So government regulation is the answer then?
The market is speaking to you Comcast and TWC! Perhaps it would behoove both of you to listen to what it is saying.
Like all other currencies, bitcoin is all about sucking from those who have little to feed those who have alot.
As long as it isn't drones buzzing over my property I'm for it.
Revisiting underground tube systems is a far better idea than letting anybody and his uncle fly drones over the publics head.
Surely I'm not the only one who noticed the guard whose belly hung so far over his beltline that it jiggled as he trotted towards the scene. Surely there has to be some physical fitness requirements for his job.
Maybe I misunderstood the question? I thought it was about whether or not humanity could achieve its current level without the use of fossil fuels?
So knowing that you seem to have some understanding of it. Interesting!
Why are you bringing up such a high level abstractive language as C in this discussion of assembly language?
...stations be free of this forced payola as well? If not, is there are list somewhere of which dieties must be worshipped to escape this tax?
Of course there are. The point is that when you "abstract" them away you hide them.
...do you know what the machine is doing with the codes that you type? Abstractions neccessarily lead to assumptions.
That depends. Are you more interested in how something happens, or are you more interested in preventing something from happening? I think that is the factor that differeniates technicians from scientists.
Who can sight read assembly anymore?
Everybody who is interested in "How Things Work" can read assemblly code. Those who depend on hopes and prayers do not.
Which just goes to show you that people need to be better educated on how to compare the risks and benefits of the substances that they consume. We have a good understanding of what ASA does, and a good understanding of what APAP does. It is not beyond a person of normal intelligence to weigh the benefits and risks of each.
x86 assembly is not that difficult to understand. You MOV, CMP, and JMP to memory addresses according to the values in the processors registors. My guess is that exponetially more exploits are introduced when what you MOV and CMP and where you JMP to is abstracted away than when it is not.
ASA, or aspirin, is first line treatment for heart attacks and all hospitals have it in stock, and plavix is prescribed a lot more often than warfarin for anti-platelet therapy. Research aspirin's side effects and you will understand why it just isn't handed out willy-nilly. If ASA were a new drug coming to market it is doubtful that it would be available over the counter.
If they only provided cable television, that would be fine. What Comcast has now is a monopoly over the roads that enable people to access the internet.