well when electric starter/alternators become more commonplace in cars, perhaps you won't see so many people idling in their cars. of course, the auto industry will have to move to a new battery standard before the electric starter/alternator comes into mass use. yes hybrid cars already use them, but they have lots of battery power built in.
I believe the poster said that regardless of population size(ie. if Canada was scaled up in population, or the US was scaled down in population) Canada produces less polution. Another way to look at it, per person Canada produces 3/4 the polution per each US person.
i seem to recall reading that electric lighting didn't work 100% of the time early in its life cycle, nor was or is it free. same with plumbing. and a whole host of other things that nearly all of us in the western world enjoy today.
it will take time for people to accept computers on a large scale. plus by that time, they will probably all be tablet pc's working from centralized hubs over gigabit wireless broadband. or i could just be dreaming again.
the reason dog breeds have so many genetic problems associated with them is from the ignorant mindset of breeders. in humans, having a child with your cousin or even second cousin is considered immoral(and dangerous for the child, genetically speaking), but in dog breeds it is perfectly acceptable and encouraged. this is all in the name of conformance, ie: making a dog that looks like what a judge thinks the dog should look like. this in-breeding compounds naturally occuring genetic diseases, just like it did for european royalty in the middle ages. it also explains why mutts, or mix-breed dogs, are genetically more heathly, seeing as how they have breeding lineages more similar to normal animals and humans. in higher order animals(ie. most vertibrates) it is to their advantage to find a mate that is genetically healthy and not like themselves(ie. not related within many generations).
nope. heck i got thru hi skool wit out lernen hows to reed or rite.
of course sometimes it is just easier to write something up and not worry too much about spelling or punctuation. it is the sentiment that matters, plus you obviously knew which version the author intended to use in the post.
exactly, but having some safeguards will, hopefully, save us from some mistakes. and they would act as checks and balances against technological progress. i think the our current system works very well in allowing progress, yet also checking that progress to prevent some(not all) dangerous activites.
no i meant stupidity. people who are ignorant, in a way can't see the problems with their world views, but people who are stupid can and merely ignore them. this is what makes people like Stalin, Osama, and Sadam and others like them so dangerous. it isn't that they don't know any better, cause they do. they just don't care.
i agree. cause if we don't research them, who will? maybe someone who really does have malintent in mind for nano-tech or gene therapy. this way, those who wish to do good, hopefully, know better than those who might try and do harm.
your dogs example is true, but dog breeds were never "un-naturally" genetically modified. Existing mutations were selectively bred into the "breeds". This is would be equivalent to a human breeding program to select for say athletics or intelligence. i don't think it is quiet the same as genetic engineering as it is currently being worked.
actually in the natural world the most progress is made in large leaps, note small steps. perhaps we are wrong in holding on to our belief that we are doing things properly by going slow.
then again, i am all for safeguards against any new, untested technology.
stupidity does not see race or sex or sexual orientation. it happens to whites, blacks, men, women, gay, or straight. it is not any thing like the nazi's idea of the perfect blonde, blue eyed man. heck, eliminating the stupid gene might help us all get integrated a little better, cause it seems to me that stupid people are often times the most racist/sexist.
The XBox is generally considered to have better looking graphics, though not considerably better. while the gamecube is just below or right at ps2 graphics.
The problem is that each system is built so differently(xbox and gamecube are close, but still not that similar), that paper comparisons are difficult.
I dont remember which, but one Japanese semiconductor corp is planning to put up small sats to beam power to handheld devices via microwave.
that sounds dangerous. i don't want the same microwaves that cook my food(or even waves in the same spectrum) being beamed from over head just so i don't have to replace the batteries in my pda. it is stuff like this that makes me trust technology less and less.
i know that was off topic, but it is my two cents.
on topic, perhaps they could use a swarm of these(say 3-4) and tether a long carbon nanotube in between. it may be a cheap and easy way to get the space elevator started. and they both should be feasible by around the same time in the future too.
But if their craft created an artificial gravity(say through rotation), then most of their time away from earth would not be in the absence of gravity. While artificial gravity probably would not be 1g, even say.5g would be imo sufficient to sustain a reasonable bone density.
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man that sounds a lot cooler than making your own potato cannon. where can i get some plans?
well when electric starter/alternators become more commonplace in cars, perhaps you won't see so many people idling in their cars. of course, the auto industry will have to move to a new battery standard before the electric starter/alternator comes into mass use. yes hybrid cars already use them, but they have lots of battery power built in.
I believe the poster said that regardless of population size(ie. if Canada was scaled up in population, or the US was scaled down in population) Canada produces less polution. Another way to look at it, per person Canada produces 3/4 the polution per each US person.
i can't believe i got first post.
it truely is a shame i don't do anything at work but continuously refresh slashdot.
these are just the spammers to dumb to put their own email addresses in the return line.
so was the television not too long ago. give it time, and we may see the same market penetration with home confusor...i mean computer.
i seem to recall reading that electric lighting didn't work 100% of the time early in its life cycle, nor was or is it free. same with plumbing. and a whole host of other things that nearly all of us in the western world enjoy today.
it will take time for people to accept computers on a large scale. plus by that time, they will probably all be tablet pc's working from centralized hubs over gigabit wireless broadband. or i could just be dreaming again.
This is getting off-topic, but...
the reason dog breeds have so many genetic problems associated with them is from the ignorant mindset of breeders. in humans, having a child with your cousin or even second cousin is considered immoral(and dangerous for the child, genetically speaking), but in dog breeds it is perfectly acceptable and encouraged. this is all in the name of conformance, ie: making a dog that looks like what a judge thinks the dog should look like. this in-breeding compounds naturally occuring genetic diseases, just like it did for european royalty in the middle ages. it also explains why mutts, or mix-breed dogs, are genetically more heathly, seeing as how they have breeding lineages more similar to normal animals and humans. in higher order animals(ie. most vertibrates) it is to their advantage to find a mate that is genetically healthy and not like themselves(ie. not related within many generations).
actually dreamworks and nbc are working on an all cgi show for tv this fall(if i recall correctly).
nope. heck i got thru hi skool wit out lernen hows to reed or rite.
of course sometimes it is just easier to write something up and not worry too much about spelling or punctuation. it is the sentiment that matters, plus you obviously knew which version the author intended to use in the post.
'Also the director is propably more concentrated on the screenplay.'
not if your name is George Lucas. then it is all about the eye-candy
exactly, but having some safeguards will, hopefully, save us from some mistakes. and they would act as checks and balances against technological progress. i think the our current system works very well in allowing progress, yet also checking that progress to prevent some(not all) dangerous activites.
no i meant stupidity. people who are ignorant, in a way can't see the problems with their world views, but people who are stupid can and merely ignore them. this is what makes people like Stalin, Osama, and Sadam and others like them so dangerous. it isn't that they don't know any better, cause they do. they just don't care.
i agree. cause if we don't research them, who will? maybe someone who really does have malintent in mind for nano-tech or gene therapy. this way, those who wish to do good, hopefully, know better than those who might try and do harm.
your dogs example is true, but dog breeds were never "un-naturally" genetically modified. Existing mutations were selectively bred into the "breeds". This is would be equivalent to a human breeding program to select for say athletics or intelligence. i don't think it is quiet the same as genetic engineering as it is currently being worked.
actually in the natural world the most progress is made in large leaps, note small steps. perhaps we are wrong in holding on to our belief that we are doing things properly by going slow.
then again, i am all for safeguards against any new, untested technology.
stupidity does not see race or sex or sexual orientation. it happens to whites, blacks, men, women, gay, or straight. it is not any thing like the nazi's idea of the perfect blonde, blue eyed man. heck, eliminating the stupid gene might help us all get integrated a little better, cause it seems to me that stupid people are often times the most racist/sexist.
now that is too funny.
somebody throw some mod points tommck's way!
we were suposed to inhale/ingest nano machines. thats how they get in our bodies to help us.
The XBox is generally considered to have better looking graphics, though not considerably better. while the gamecube is just below or right at ps2 graphics.
The problem is that each system is built so differently(xbox and gamecube are close, but still not that similar), that paper comparisons are difficult.
I dont remember which, but one Japanese semiconductor corp is planning to put up small sats to beam power to handheld devices via microwave.
that sounds dangerous. i don't want the same microwaves that cook my food(or even waves in the same spectrum) being beamed from over head just so i don't have to replace the batteries in my pda. it is stuff like this that makes me trust technology less and less.
i know that was off topic, but it is my two cents.
on topic, perhaps they could use a swarm of these(say 3-4) and tether a long carbon nanotube in between. it may be a cheap and easy way to get the space elevator started. and they both should be feasible by around the same time in the future too.
But if their craft created an artificial gravity(say through rotation), then most of their time away from earth would not be in the absence of gravity. While artificial gravity probably would not be 1g, even say .5g would be imo sufficient to sustain a reasonable bone density.
warp drive technology!
now every time they use it in star trek my name will apear ahead of it.
SigEp_Ohio Warp Drive!
has a nice ring to it.
them taking over the world. zion, here i come.