Isn't that another one of those windos, internet exploder-only sites? uh... nope. I'm a mac user, works fine with both safari and FF. The only somewhat disappointing aspect is that you need to download a (free) application in order to purchase full albums. However, it's a lightweight application that works great, and is available for both Windows and Mac users. Sorry Linux users! You can still buy by the track!
As I've said many times before, When someone offers music online, DRM free, cheaper than a physical album (mp3's should NOT be the same price as a physical, lossless album) I'll buy MP3's.downloading. Have you checked out Amazon's service? It meets all your criteria, and is a tremendous step forward in my opinion.
2. As you know, nuclear proponents continually ignore the major immediate problem with nuclear power -- waste storage....
3. What is Hubbart's Peak for uranium? I have no idea, but it surely must have one.
Breeder reactors address both these issues beautifully. It is estimated we could generate 100% of US electricity demand for hundreds of years by simply burning our *currently existing nuclear waste* in breeder reactors. Turns out the reason the waste is so volatile and dangerous is that it still contains 95-99% of the original energy store. Breeder reactors can extract nearly all of this energy, rendering waste that is dangerous for decades... not eons.
Sure they're expensive. There's no cheap answer - unless we're willing to face a future with significantly reduced per capita energy consumption.
And I just want to point out that if Congress has to subsidize receivers to force this change along, it's probably not a good idea in the first place. And let me also point out that F*@& Congress for spending tax money on paying for unnecessary digital upgrades. Next they'll be buying everyone blue ray and HD-DVD players to fund the HD war. It's frustratingly ridiculous. Actually, the subsidy isn't to be funded by tax dollars, it will be funded by the proceeds raised through the auction for the spectrum this will free up. This auction will result in many billion dollars of new revenue for the federal government, and they've set aside part of that revenue to make sure that tax payers DON'T foot the bill for the transition. Seems fair to me.
"I spent the rest of that semester teaching the entire class after the instructor left because I felt bad for them. They all agreed I did a much better job than the instructor. I would have gotten a job as a teacher there, but they couldn't afford my rate."
right.....
Isn't it amazing how one's ego shapes their memories?
Ballistic missile interceptors don't quite undermine MAD, for the key reason you state - you only need one warhead to get through to accomplish a potentially devastating attack. There are literally tens of thousands of nuclear armed ICBMs in the world, and on the order of 100 ballistic missile interceptors. You do the math. They are intended to defend against small salvos from rogue states - by no means do they mitigate the threat of nuclear strike from a country like Russia or China.
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Solving the class of NP-complete class of problems is a much loftier goal than making a convincing chatbot.
uh... nope. I'm a mac user, works fine with both safari and FF. The only somewhat disappointing aspect is that you need to download a (free) application in order to purchase full albums. However, it's a lightweight application that works great, and is available for both Windows and Mac users. Sorry Linux users! You can still buy by the track!
3. What is Hubbart's Peak for uranium? I have no idea, but it surely must have one.
Breeder reactors address both these issues beautifully. It is estimated we could generate 100% of US electricity demand for hundreds of years by simply burning our *currently existing nuclear waste* in breeder reactors. Turns out the reason the waste is so volatile and dangerous is that it still contains 95-99% of the original energy store. Breeder reactors can extract nearly all of this energy, rendering waste that is dangerous for decades... not eons. Sure they're expensive. There's no cheap answer - unless we're willing to face a future with significantly reduced per capita energy consumption.
"I spent the rest of that semester teaching the entire class after the instructor left because I felt bad for them. They all agreed I did a much better job than the instructor. I would have gotten a job as a teacher there, but they couldn't afford my rate." right..... Isn't it amazing how one's ego shapes their memories?
Ballistic missile interceptors don't quite undermine MAD, for the key reason you state - you only need one warhead to get through to accomplish a potentially devastating attack. There are literally tens of thousands of nuclear armed ICBMs in the world, and on the order of 100 ballistic missile interceptors. You do the math. They are intended to defend against small salvos from rogue states - by no means do they mitigate the threat of nuclear strike from a country like Russia or China.