If surge pricing isn't really turning out "new" supply - if it's just that the existing supply goes idle in off-peak times - then is it actually a good thing to have the price fluctuate dramatically, or would it not be better to level it out?
How are you going to force it to "level out"?
If I only like to drive when things aren't crazy, I'll be glad to undercut all those guys who now try to charge higher prices to make up for their price caps during surges.
Are you going to force me to charge a minimum price too? To make it "level out"?
(Before you call that ridiculous, forcing people to charge a minimum price, either directly or through various manipulations, has been done many times and places, e.g. with milk. Once you start, it's hard to stop fine tuning price controls.)
What if your left thumb unlocked your phone and your right thumb wiped the device invisibly? The criminal could never know, you deniability and the police will be too scared to tap your dead finger to the phone.
Or what if left-right-left unlocked and left-right-right wiped?
I'm hoping this is tongue in cheek... humans are far too unreliable to make it this easy to accidentally wipe your phone.
The real problem these days is fingerprinting. Particularly installed fonts and user agent strings. Those two alone are often pretty unique, and combined with canvas fingerprinting and IP address are very powerful tracking mechanisms.
They are addressing this as well in Mojave. Slimmed down system information, it only reports system fonts. Essentially one MacBook will look like the next, etc. In theory, anyway
Wouldn't that mean you only get to see system fonts then? (Assuming the reported list of fonts actually does something?)
(I'd be fine with that, but will the public at large be fine with it)?
Actually, since CSS lets you specify a list of fallbacks, why does the browser have to report fonts anyway? I have neglected to look into this little corner of madness...
Crucially, the findings suggest that a rapid decline in fossil fuel demand is no longer dependent on stronger policies and actions from governments around the world.
This dangerous trend can and will be stopped: We will use a combination of tariffs, executive orders and obscure WWII-era federal statutes to nationalize the energy sector and stamp out this "change" nonsense, ensuring that fossil fuel jobs in key voting districts will endure for decades to come!
What an odd conclusion. Maybe it's because you accidentally forgot to quote the next sentence:
That is because advances in technologies for energy efficiency and renewable power, and the accompanying drop in their price, have made low-carbon energy much more economically and technically attractive.
If that's true, then you have nothing to worry about. The economic incentives will win out.
That is because advances in technologies for energy efficiency and renewable power, and the accompanying drop in their price, have made low-carbon energy much more economically and technically attractive.
Oh... so we don't need to go nuts and go all socialist to handle this, after all.
Despite decades of insisting that we do, and that the only solutions possible just happen to magically align with policies that certain parties favored anyway.
but Macpatchers seems to have taken it a step farther and asked him to read a script that appeared on the screen, claiming he was pleased with the service. Unbeknownst to him, Macpatchers were accessing his camera, and recorded the statement. The group then reportedly uploaded the video to YouTube along with the videos of 68 other victims -- a chorus of fake testimonials recommending the service.
If you are willing to perform like a trained monkey, I'm not sure anything can help you.
Woah woah woah, easy there, Tex. Struck a real chord with you, didn't that? Take a few deep breaths and ask yourself what would happen if you had to seriously consider the possibility that it's all true. Now read that part again carefully. I'm not saying to bother thinking about whether it's true or not. I'm just saying to consider how it would affect you if it wasn't a forgone conclusion to you. How would that change your behavior? How would it affect your judgement if you had to take this all seriously. What would it mean about you? Think you could cope?
There. See what you just learned?
Dang. You are seriously full of yourself.
If I thought the whole oh noes Russia thing was real, I'd hire every single Russian involved. To sell chewing gum. They are clearly the best and most cost effective advertisers who ever lived on Earth.
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The major issue with evacuations is that there really are no good ways to empty out cities and coastal areas always have cities.
It's unfortunate that the genius planners keep wanting to pack us into them then.
If your niece already has gender issues, this probably isn't going to help.
Gasp! You dare offend zir on Slashdot??
If surge pricing isn't really turning out "new" supply - if it's just that the existing supply goes idle in off-peak times - then is it actually a good thing to have the price fluctuate dramatically, or would it not be better to level it out?
How are you going to force it to "level out"?
If I only like to drive when things aren't crazy, I'll be glad to undercut all those guys who now try to charge higher prices to make up for their price caps during surges.
Are you going to force me to charge a minimum price too? To make it "level out"?
(Before you call that ridiculous, forcing people to charge a minimum price, either directly or through various manipulations, has been done many times and places, e.g. with milk. Once you start, it's hard to stop fine tuning price controls.)
"And if it holds true for Earth's location in the universe, it's not too much of a leap to imagine it's true elsewhere."
That's just what the lab coat wearing aliens would want you to think!!!
Phineas and Ferb hardest hit?
Unless Trump is personally checking code into the repos, that means he's an imbecile!!
Does it show the future on one of the screens?
What if your left thumb unlocked your phone and your right thumb wiped the device invisibly? The criminal could never know, you deniability and the police will be too scared to tap your dead finger to the phone. Or what if left-right-left unlocked and left-right-right wiped?
I'm hoping this is tongue in cheek ... humans are far too unreliable to make it this easy to accidentally wipe your phone.
It won't ever work!
You think your puny mere natural laws can stand against the power of our government laws?? Bwa ha ha!
The real problem these days is fingerprinting. Particularly installed fonts and user agent strings. Those two alone are often pretty unique, and combined with canvas fingerprinting and IP address are very powerful tracking mechanisms.
They are addressing this as well in Mojave. Slimmed down system information, it only reports system fonts. Essentially one MacBook will look like the next, etc. In theory, anyway
Wouldn't that mean you only get to see system fonts then? (Assuming the reported list of fonts actually does something?)
(I'd be fine with that, but will the public at large be fine with it)?
Actually, since CSS lets you specify a list of fallbacks, why does the browser have to report fonts anyway? I have neglected to look into this little corner of madness ...
Crucially, the findings suggest that a rapid decline in fossil fuel demand is no longer dependent on stronger policies and actions from governments around the world.
This dangerous trend can and will be stopped: We will use a combination of tariffs, executive orders and obscure WWII-era federal statutes to nationalize the energy sector and stamp out this "change" nonsense, ensuring that fossil fuel jobs in key voting districts will endure for decades to come!
What an odd conclusion. Maybe it's because you accidentally forgot to quote the next sentence:
That is because advances in technologies for energy efficiency and renewable power, and the accompanying drop in their price, have made low-carbon energy much more economically and technically attractive.
If that's true, then you have nothing to worry about. The economic incentives will win out.
That is because advances in technologies for energy efficiency and renewable power, and the accompanying drop in their price, have made low-carbon energy much more economically and technically attractive.
Oh ... so we don't need to go nuts and go all socialist to handle this, after all.
Despite decades of insisting that we do, and that the only solutions possible just happen to magically align with policies that certain parties favored anyway.
"Ever had the nagging suspicion that your prospective employee was charging outrageous prices for his salary, simply because he could?"
Everyone does this (unless there is some kind of charity element).
When you do it with your labor, it's savvy job hunting. When a retailer does it with stuff, it's a heinous evil ... somehow.
but Macpatchers seems to have taken it a step farther and asked him to read a script that appeared on the screen, claiming he was pleased with the service. Unbeknownst to him, Macpatchers were accessing his camera, and recorded the statement. The group then reportedly uploaded the video to YouTube along with the videos of 68 other victims -- a chorus of fake testimonials recommending the service.
If you are willing to perform like a trained monkey, I'm not sure anything can help you.
One user has started a petition to stop Microsoft from buying GitHub.
Yeah, that'll have MS quaking in their boots. And if that doesn't work, we shall pout in your general direction a zecond time!
So, a computer program does what you programmed it to do?
Or there is a meme of posting your "breakdown", or at least of you talking about your breakdown.
What does the CPU maker have to do with all that?
Just execute the instructions, thanks. Oh, and don't give things access to the memory that shouldn't have it. Thanks again.
Gosh, that sounds like a problem. Whatever shall we do?
Wait! I know! Maybe we could just import more cheap ... er, I mean, invite talented folks from abroad!
(What's that Bob? Yes, that's right; we don't want our job postings showing to anyone over 35.)
Anyway, where was I? Yes, woe is us! Just no domestic workers out there :(
Well, there's yer problem! You're doing this on that i-Cyber internet thingie!
Woah woah woah, easy there, Tex. Struck a real chord with you, didn't that? Take a few deep breaths and ask yourself what would happen if you had to seriously consider the possibility that it's all true. Now read that part again carefully. I'm not saying to bother thinking about whether it's true or not. I'm just saying to consider how it would affect you if it wasn't a forgone conclusion to you. How would that change your behavior? How would it affect your judgement if you had to take this all seriously. What would it mean about you? Think you could cope?
There. See what you just learned?
Dang. You are seriously full of yourself.
If I thought the whole oh noes Russia thing was real, I'd hire every single Russian involved. To sell chewing gum. They are clearly the best and most cost effective advertisers who ever lived on Earth.
Yep, those tech savvy teens are way smarter than us oldsters!
"Take that, you privacy-invading Facebook! We're going with Google!"
You do know that this kind of pervasive propaganda actually makes you the ... oh, never mind.
Also, not all gym memberships are fully utilized.
it's hard to remember a more contentious period between the two countries in recent times.
Well, Saudi Arabia is bombing the crap out of Yemen. Russia has been covertly sending troops into Ukraine. Israel and Iran are almost at war.
Yeah, but you can't blame those on the US (not for lack of trying) so they don't count.
War schmar, Trump tweeted something today! get your priorities straight!!