This is a straw man argument. You present the solutions as if there are no other options.
The real problem with No 3 is that it fundamentally changes democratic freedoms in a way that makes it very easy to slip into a dictatorship. When those with the reigns of power have the ability to silence its critics then it is only a matter of time before they are abused.
I agree that this is a hard problem to solve, but if your number 3 is the route to follow then a further step is needed. In order to maintain democratic freedom the powers granted to the state to monitor it's citizens then the same power needs to be granted to the citizens to monitor and change the state. If the state needs to monitor us to such a degree without needing to go through the courts then we should be able to monitor the agents of government to the same degree.
If you have mastered fusion and have no particular attachment to natural sunlight then why not?
A bit of insulation is not going to stop a species that can travel between the stars.
If the home star is over crowded and it is a shorter distance to an interplanetary body than another star then it could be an appealing option. Especially if it was rich in heavier elements.
Not the only purpose. Reddit committing to going black set the ball rolling, encouraging other sites to follow suit. Also it encourages the visitors to actually do something - such as ring their representative. There are always many more lurkers than active participants.
Thankfully I did all that before I checked slashdot.
If you are in Europe then contact your MEP about ACTA. Which has similar problems to SOPA and PIPA.
If you are in the UK you can do so easily at writetothem.com.
More info here and here.
It's a relatively new currency using a new model that takes free market ideas to a new extreme; there is no central authority to ease the peaks and troughs - and no long term consequences as a result. It is going to be bumpy to start with. If it is still all over the place in ten years (assuming it lasts that long) then I will consider it a failure. Meanwhile it is for speculators to have fun with.
Kids these days are so impatient.
"Alas, having the machines do all the work liberates the working man to abject poverty and crime or starvation. Economies function on scarcity, and if you don't have natural scarcity, you invent artificial scarcity."
The economic system is something that almost has to change for many other changes to happen. There is no reason why it won't. The free market isn't a god, just a system that has worked well for a long time, but it is in need of a a major overhaul as the globe connects up, resources deplete, jobs dry up and computer automation make the stock market a joke.
I made a 3D model of the first level. I had too much time on my hands in those days. I was going to make the whole set as a cube, but I never finished it. Probably got hooked on the next game to come along.
You're right, in that the OP pointed out that they could not attend this, but I didn't know the book was used in the class, so the info was useful nonetheless.
Except you don't want to boot up one day with an urgent task to perform only to discover that your user interface has completely changed.
There are pros and cons to this.
Have you been living on the moon or something because over here in Yorkshire I can see them just fine.
http://www.google.com/+1/button/
You only see the buttons if you are logged on to your Google+ account.
"And one of the big problems we’re working on today is car safety and efficiency."
Regarding efficiency, they are clearly oblivious to Jevons Paradox. I''d say this development is more likely to increase car use than decrease it, even if it increases car sharing.
I recognize what raw human desire, greed and ambition can drive people to do -- anything.
Human psychology is much more complex than that. The reason it tends towards this at the moment is very much a part of the environment of the social structure we find ourselves in.
For example, if you look at many tribal systems, you find that people tend to be much more co-operative, with a gift economy being the main means of exchange of value.
The free distribution of information on the internet is challenging the fabric of a meritocratic society. This is why the copyright question is so difficult to answer.
The judge makes perfect sense from a meritocratic perspective, but do we want that? I would prefer we moved towards a new set of values (probably peer based anarchism), but this would ultimately involve overhauling our entire politico economic system, pretty much in the same way that the renaissance and scientific enlightenment moved us from an autocratic/monarchist system to the meritocratic one we have today.
That is the position I started from.
But does everyone really need or want to be involved in the nitty gritty details of creating new laws.
The problem with the current system is that MPs are not held accountable. However I think that having specialists who study the implications of new laws is a good thing.
Describing this for the UK but it can be adapted for anywhere.
After the election which took place as normal. Every member of parliament gets a vote that is proportionate to the number of constituents that are eligible to vote.
Everyone who is eligible to vote can change who represents them to any of the sitting MPs, once every 3 moths or so. This takes a vote away from their MP and gives it to the MP they want to have it. (Suggest that libraries are used for this purpose).
This process has the following effects.
1. It does not disenfranchise those who don't want to do more than they already do.
2. It maintains an element of local representation.
3. It makes MPs do what they say they will do, because if they don't people will stop supporting them a lot more quickly.
4. It allows for a far greater degree of representation. Out of the several hundred sitting MPs it is likely that at least one will closely represent your views.
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This is a straw man argument. You present the solutions as if there are no other options. The real problem with No 3 is that it fundamentally changes democratic freedoms in a way that makes it very easy to slip into a dictatorship. When those with the reigns of power have the ability to silence its critics then it is only a matter of time before they are abused. I agree that this is a hard problem to solve, but if your number 3 is the route to follow then a further step is needed. In order to maintain democratic freedom the powers granted to the state to monitor it's citizens then the same power needs to be granted to the citizens to monitor and change the state. If the state needs to monitor us to such a degree without needing to go through the courts then we should be able to monitor the agents of government to the same degree.
If you have mastered fusion and have no particular attachment to natural sunlight then why not?
A bit of insulation is not going to stop a species that can travel between the stars.
If the home star is over crowded and it is a shorter distance to an interplanetary body than another star then it could be an appealing option. Especially if it was rich in heavier elements.
OP is not claiming that life would evolve on nomads, but that other aliens would use them as stepping stones.
While there is going to be very little heat on these planets, every single atom on them bundles up a lot of energy.
I don't see why aliens of sufficient technological ability couldn't inhabit a nomad indefinitely - as long as they evolved elsewhere.
I wonder if it will be possible to make the printed resin conductive? Or even better variably conductive.
In what way is this a reply to it's parent? It is a thread jack.
True, but the stronger the material behind claims for reform the closer we will get to that.
Unless you have already given up and you are just waiting for the day it completely falls apart.
Not the only purpose. Reddit committing to going black set the ball rolling, encouraging other sites to follow suit. Also it encourages the visitors to actually do something - such as ring their representative. There are always many more lurkers than active participants.
Thankfully I did all that before I checked slashdot.
If you are in Europe then contact your MEP about ACTA. Which has similar problems to SOPA and PIPA.
If you are in the UK you can do so easily at writetothem.com.
More info here and here.
It's a relatively new currency using a new model that takes free market ideas to a new extreme; there is no central authority to ease the peaks and troughs - and no long term consequences as a result. It is going to be bumpy to start with. If it is still all over the place in ten years (assuming it lasts that long) then I will consider it a failure. Meanwhile it is for speculators to have fun with. Kids these days are so impatient.
"Alas, having the machines do all the work liberates the working man to abject poverty and crime or starvation. Economies function on scarcity, and if you don't have natural scarcity, you invent artificial scarcity." The economic system is something that almost has to change for many other changes to happen. There is no reason why it won't. The free market isn't a god, just a system that has worked well for a long time, but it is in need of a a major overhaul as the globe connects up, resources deplete, jobs dry up and computer automation make the stock market a joke.
I made a 3D model of the first level. I had too much time on my hands in those days. I was going to make the whole set as a cube, but I never finished it. Probably got hooked on the next game to come along.
You're right, in that the OP pointed out that they could not attend this, but I didn't know the book was used in the class, so the info was useful nonetheless.
Except you don't want to boot up one day with an urgent task to perform only to discover that your user interface has completely changed. There are pros and cons to this.
Have you been living on the moon or something because over here in Yorkshire I can see them just fine. http://www.google.com/+1/button/ You only see the buttons if you are logged on to your Google+ account.
Except when it comes to defense. Which is a very large part of the budget.
"And one of the big problems we’re working on today is car safety and efficiency."
Regarding efficiency, they are clearly oblivious to Jevons Paradox. I''d say this development is more likely to increase car use than decrease it, even if it increases car sharing.
I'd love to have one though.
I didn't have an overly clean childhood. I am a very sensitive to gluten. Does my anecdotal evidence disprove your position?
I recognize what raw human desire, greed and ambition can drive people to do -- anything.
Human psychology is much more complex than that. The reason it tends towards this at the moment is very much a part of the environment of the social structure we find ourselves in. For example, if you look at many tribal systems, you find that people tend to be much more co-operative, with a gift economy being the main means of exchange of value.
Wrong. They would be drilling in both.
The free distribution of information on the internet is challenging the fabric of a meritocratic society. This is why the copyright question is so difficult to answer. The judge makes perfect sense from a meritocratic perspective, but do we want that? I would prefer we moved towards a new set of values (probably peer based anarchism), but this would ultimately involve overhauling our entire politico economic system, pretty much in the same way that the renaissance and scientific enlightenment moved us from an autocratic/monarchist system to the meritocratic one we have today.
That is the position I started from.
But does everyone really need or want to be involved in the nitty gritty details of creating new laws.
The problem with the current system is that MPs are not held accountable. However I think that having specialists who study the implications of new laws is a good thing.
Describing this for the UK but it can be adapted for anywhere.
After the election which took place as normal. Every member of parliament gets a vote that is proportionate to the number of constituents that are eligible to vote.
Everyone who is eligible to vote can change who represents them to any of the sitting MPs, once every 3 moths or so. This takes a vote away from their MP and gives it to the MP they want to have it. (Suggest that libraries are used for this purpose).
This process has the following effects.
1. It does not disenfranchise those who don't want to do more than they already do.
2. It maintains an element of local representation.
3. It makes MPs do what they say they will do, because if they don't people will stop supporting them a lot more quickly.
4. It allows for a far greater degree of representation. Out of the several hundred sitting MPs it is likely that at least one will closely represent your views.