Yeah but when you're walking around town you can count on an anklet being aligned properly most of the time. Arms occasionally go perpendicular to the body. d:
I'm not a huge fan of the Ayn Rand fanboys (or of Ayn Rand), but I do like this one quote of hers as it seems to be coming more and more true today:
"There's no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws. Who wants a nation of law-abiding citizens? What's there in that for anyone? But just pass the kind of laws that can neither be observed nor enforced nor objectively interpreted and you create a nation of law-breakers."
It irks me a bit when we have these sweeping changes in policy because "one or two" people die. So what if something kills, say, a thousand people a year? Or ten thousand? There's almost 7 billion people in this world and over 300 million in America alone, and we're crowded enough as it is.
You know, I'm sure one could make a good lot of money by making a gym for geeks in a high-population area. Think about it... instead of frags, pounds lost and leaderboards and whatnot. Sure you'd have to worry about people doing stupid stuff with their health, but that would be pretty low IMO.
Firstly, if we make the move to mostly electric there will likely be ubiquitous charging stations. Those can be taxed directly and very easily. I'm sure they would spring up in places like gas stations, parking lots, car parks/parking garages, etc.
As for private homes, the easiest way to do it would be to figure out a fair amount of how much energy the average car owner uses and then charge a per-car tax based on it. A better (and more accurate) solution would be for the in-home charging stations to have a tamper-proof meter (much like those the electric company use, typically posted out in front of your home) that can be read remotely or read by a meter reader. The government can take the money directly from the power companies (minus a small cut for them for the slight bit of extra work in reading in additional meter).
++ Tax Credits towards your car's power usage for having things like solar installed in your home. Make charging cheaper (tax-wise) at night as well.
I don't think "good graphics" is all about how many lil' triangles you can cram into Krato's left nipple. It's more about having a consistent and interesting art style. I still think Beyond Good & Evil is one of the most beautiful games ever made, even though it was made on PS2 quite a while ago.
Wifi won't be killed so easily. As demand for 3G grows in America, the carriers will have to upgrade their network, and we all know how serious they are about that. They'll slack and lag behind (dragging down everyone's 3G speeds).
It will be at least 10 years before we have 3G coverage on even one carrier that can handle enough of a load to completely replace Wifi and have good coverage IMO.
Why wouldn't it be? It'd be pretty hard to engineer a video that looks like it was taken from a dash cam and recreate all the proper conditions (lighting, pedestrians, weather, etc.) perfectly - or even good enough to fool a trained expert.
Hollywood still can't make photo-realistic CGI, so why would anyone think an individual person could?
But even if it does crash, Firefox has that nice tab restore thing.
The one thing that irks me, though, is that sometimes when FF updates, it kills off all the tabs I had saved on close. It doesn't show them in recently closed tabs either, and then I have to dig through my history. (I'm the sort that has like 15 tabs open at once.)
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Yeah but when you're walking around town you can count on an anklet being aligned properly most of the time. Arms occasionally go perpendicular to the body. d:
Holy shit, I had no idea that you could look up old newspapers on Google. Thanks a bunch man.
Also, George Will is one badass motherfucker. Almost as badass as Paul Mulshine.
Presumably this kind of stuff is checked before parts are approved for governmental purchase.
I'm not a huge fan of the Ayn Rand fanboys (or of Ayn Rand), but I do like this one quote of hers as it seems to be coming more and more true today:
"There's no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws. Who wants a nation of law-abiding citizens? What's there in that for anyone? But just pass the kind of laws that can neither be observed nor enforced nor objectively interpreted and you create a nation of law-breakers."
It irks me a bit when we have these sweeping changes in policy because "one or two" people die. So what if something kills, say, a thousand people a year? Or ten thousand? There's almost 7 billion people in this world and over 300 million in America alone, and we're crowded enough as it is.
Nanny state, no thank you.
Using an HRM is like keeping score on a video game. Or playing the tomagotchi game with your body as the avatar. Or something.
Obligatory.
You know, I'm sure one could make a good lot of money by making a gym for geeks in a high-population area. Think about it... instead of frags, pounds lost and leaderboards and whatnot. Sure you'd have to worry about people doing stupid stuff with their health, but that would be pretty low IMO.
Overall, I like the second better. Tracking where I'm driving is totally unacceptable.
There are some people who don't like to use stuff like EZ Pass because of this.
It doesn't paint a 100% clear picture as to where you've been and whatnot, but nevertheless...
Firstly, if we make the move to mostly electric there will likely be ubiquitous charging stations. Those can be taxed directly and very easily. I'm sure they would spring up in places like gas stations, parking lots, car parks/parking garages, etc.
As for private homes, the easiest way to do it would be to figure out a fair amount of how much energy the average car owner uses and then charge a per-car tax based on it. A better (and more accurate) solution would be for the in-home charging stations to have a tamper-proof meter (much like those the electric company use, typically posted out in front of your home) that can be read remotely or read by a meter reader. The government can take the money directly from the power companies (minus a small cut for them for the slight bit of extra work in reading in additional meter).
++ Tax Credits towards your car's power usage for having things like solar installed in your home. Make charging cheaper (tax-wise) at night as well.
Um, I can't think of any game - ever - that doesn't fall under the header of "Press buttons at the right time".
And they royally fucked that up, what with no native gamepad support. Thank the stars for XPadder.
At age 7 in 1914 it wouldn't have been unusual for her to have a full time job...
Lisa: Almost done. Just lay still.
Linguo: Lie still.
Lisa: I knew that. Just testing.
Linguo: Sentence fragment.
Lisa: Sentence fragment is also a sentence fragment.
[Linguo's eyes move back and forth as it thinks]
Linguo: Must conserve battery power.
[Linguo shuts itself down]
They're not profitable, so it's not likely it will happen, sadly.
Science can be tested and proven, and it's constantly being improved and refined. That's about as perfect as it gets.
I don't think "good graphics" is all about how many lil' triangles you can cram into Krato's left nipple. It's more about having a consistent and interesting art style. I still think Beyond Good & Evil is one of the most beautiful games ever made, even though it was made on PS2 quite a while ago.
Wifi won't be killed so easily. As demand for 3G grows in America, the carriers will have to upgrade their network, and we all know how serious they are about that. They'll slack and lag behind (dragging down everyone's 3G speeds).
It will be at least 10 years before we have 3G coverage on even one carrier that can handle enough of a load to completely replace Wifi and have good coverage IMO.
Really? Wouldn't it just popularize something like GL Block or something?
Scene: a future episode of Cops
Suspect: 142 mph? Fuck yeah, HIGH SCORE! Take THAT, CT Route 67!
Thankfully, Sylvester Stallone is still alive and kicking these days, so I'm sure he'll just go around ripping those machines out of the walls.
Breathalyzer ignition for drivers aged 16-24?
Why wouldn't it be? It'd be pretty hard to engineer a video that looks like it was taken from a dash cam and recreate all the proper conditions (lighting, pedestrians, weather, etc.) perfectly - or even good enough to fool a trained expert.
Hollywood still can't make photo-realistic CGI, so why would anyone think an individual person could?
On the bright side, I used my corporate discount and corporate debit card to buy this sweet 17" MacBook Pro. (Right back at you BillG and SteveB!)
You fool! Surely they'll send Rover for you now! RUN!
Think about it though, would you have wanted an escort from Microsoft? She'd be bound to be full of viruses.
-ducks-
I celebrate it on the 512th day too, but you other guys might have a hard time getting to Mars.
But even if it does crash, Firefox has that nice tab restore thing.
The one thing that irks me, though, is that sometimes when FF updates, it kills off all the tabs I had saved on close. It doesn't show them in recently closed tabs either, and then I have to dig through my history. (I'm the sort that has like 15 tabs open at once.)