They are not going to block email from other countries. The world is interconnected. Every country relies on the rest of the world for its economy to do well (imports and exports). Since email is now just about imperative to do business anywhere, they will not completely block it. They could, though, restrict which people can use email, or receive it from other countries.
Because hybrids make your car more efficient. While the motor is charging your batteries, it is running at its most efficient speed and load (which tends to be at medium RPM and high load). On the other hand, the motor in a non-hybrid car almost NEVER runs at its most efficient settings, so that it has extra hp ready for when you want to slam on the gas. Hence, for regular cars you trade off inefficiency and acceleration. Either you get a 50mpg car that takes 15.3 seconds from 0-60, or a 20mpg car that takes 4.7 seconds to go from 0-60.
"he" is a god of the gaps. Something to put where nothing else fits. The gaps are rapidly disappearing though.
You do not believe in god. That statement shows that you believe god was created by society to explain scientific phenomena that we did not understand. That is fine, it is one viewpoint. But, some sort of "god" has been worshiped by every society that I can think of (if there is a society that did not have a god figure of some sort, show it to me). Maybe human psychology naturally latches on to a "god" figure. Or maybe there is really something out there. I do not know which it is, but I admit the possibility that there is a god.
But, you cannot scientifically prove that god does not exist, and you call it nuts when people believe the opposite. You are entitled to believe anything you want. But, to say concretely that a viewpoint is invalid when you have no conclusive evidence to back it up is just as bad as saying concretely that a viewpoint is valid when you don't have evidence to back it up. Basically, you are just as closed-minded as the ID idiots, and neither of you are worth debating with.
I can prove to you that gravity does or doesn't exist. That is science. I cannot prove whether a god designed us and planted a lot of evidence to make it seem like he didn't, or if we actually came to be by evolution. To hold that viewpoint is not nuts (unless you think you can somehow prove, scientifically, that god does not exist, or that he didn't create humans). On the other hand, to say that the viewpoint is based on science, is nuts.
Are you blaming the "green whackos" for wanting the nuclear power plants to be properly decommissioned? I would think it would be more the NIMBY crowd who don't want anything reactive left over. You have any examples? Or do you just hate hippies?
Wild fluctuations that have gone above and below the extremes in which life "as we know it" might be supported.
The earth is warming. Evolution is at work. Adapt, or die.
Honestly, I think you are an idiot. "It has happened before so we therefore we should let it happen again." You must be some type of religious zealot. Are you saying that god wants the human race to be wiped out?
I don't really care if this has happened before, unless you use that knowledge to figure out the details of what happens when it happens again so we can stop it. If an asteroid is barreling towards the earth, nuke the hell out of it so that we can survive. I don't care if it happened to the dinosaurs, I don't want it to happen to us.
The fact of the matter is that the earth is changing. The earth that we adapted to and based our civilization around is not going to exist if we don't do anything about it. Whether we caused it or not, we should do what we can to limit the effects or, if possible, reverse it. Maybe I'm just selfish, but I want me and my grandchildren (and their grandchildren) to live.
I agree with you in not starting a flame war. I will try to respond to your points and not make inflammatory statements this time.
Capitalism does naturally create monopolies. Capitalism is just an economy where basically everything is privately owned (labor, land, businesses, utilities). Some areas of the economy naturally create monopolies. Utilities are a good example. There is no economic sense for two different gas companies (or electric, water, telephone, internet) in running their infrastructure to a single house to give them a choice. Monopolies result from capitalism and the presence of monopolies does not mean that it isn't capitalism. In some instances, monopolies are the best solution and provide the cheapest solution.
I don't think that oil companies are evil. If that is what you want to do, then go for it. They are just providing a service. It is when their actions try to stifle technologies that compete with oil (classic example is the Great American Streetcar Scandal) that I have a problem them. I would not work for an oil company, though, because I think it is in our country's best interest not to use oil as our primary fuel source. I think the government is going to enact regulations that are not supportive of oil (as they should) and oil companies are going to suffer. It is possible that they can adapt though. I think shell has made many efforts to diversify the energy sources they use.
Eventually oil is going to get more expensive. And if you don't try to do anything about it, politicians will try to keep it cheap so that they stay popular. Then it will become too underpriced and the bubble will pop and the price will increase dramatically. The market reacts in jolts and jerks, which is not good for items which people rely upon for their livelihood.
I completely agree with you about dumbass Americans buying big cars. When gas went up to $4 a gallon, I had a hard time not laughing at people who commuted to and from work in big ass SUVs when they complained about high gas prices. But that is what happens when you let capitalism go free. People make ignorant choices that come back to bite them in the ass later. That is why "big brother" should impose regulations and penalties that help people not make bad choices. The purpose of our government is to maintain stability, and there should be a cost to people that make choices that threaten that stability. I should be able to buy a huge SUV that gets 4mpg and commute to work in it. But I should have to pay extra for it.
Oil is what is wrong with the middle east. Power corrupts and having huge reserves of oil is a huge source of power. It has resulted in the US manipulating the middle east for a long time. The reason the people of Iran hate us is not because of their religion. About 40 years ago the CIA replaced their democratically elected leader with a monarch so that we could get their oil cheaper. And the US has muddled in the internal politics of other Middle Eastern countries as well. Why do you think we went to war with Iraq? And they are not just barren deserts. Civilization originated in the Middle east. They have deserts but they also have very fertile areas as well. I am sure they can find a way to survive without oil.
Yes... government mandates hurt economies. Usually what is cheaper is better in the short term. That is pretty much the definition of capitalism. But that doesn't mean it is better in the long term. The government needs mandates to tax externalities like pollution. By your logic, we should get rid of the EPA. Companies having to pay to dispose of their waste cost money, so hurts the economy, so is therefore bad???
Also, even if you want to destroy the environment, having our country's energy source dependent on other countries is also not a good thing (but it is cheaper). Capitalism is not the end all be all, it has to be regulated. It naturally promotes unfair situations (monopolies) and doesn't take into account a lot of things that do not have a monetary value associated with them (security, freedom).
Were you in the US when gas was $4 a gallon? People were struggling quite badly. They had these big gas guzzlers, but could not afford to buy a more efficient car because all of their money was going to paying for gas. Its a vicious cycle. We should wean ourselves off gas at our own rate when people can adjust for it, not just wait for gas to start doubling in value every year.
Also, do you know why gas is at $2 a gallon now. It is because demand went down. The middle eastern countries are getting LESS MONEY per barrel because Americans stopped buying as much gas. That is simple economics. If the US totally got off oil, the oil would become very cheap and the middle eastern countries would lose a lot of their power. China would be happy because they have cheap oil, but they don't want to take up the slack in our demand because they are polluted already.
I think I addressed all your points, if not tell me which ones and I will continue to tell you why you are wrong.
But that is the problem. Even if the artist gets a set price per work, the recording company then owns that work and owns it for a long time. Just cause most artists don't get compensated properly for their work, doesn't mean the system isn't broken. It actually shows that the system is broken.
If you RTFS (which is only 2 sentances, shouldn't be too hard), this only goes into effect if over half of the electoral votes are doing it. These votes would be blocked together and go toward whoever got the popular vote. So, the person who won the popular vote would become president. It doesn't matter who their votes go to as long as it achieves the result that they want, which in this case is that the popular vote decides the president.
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My ISP supports it and I still cant use it. They don't support linux (I am using firefox on linux). I can't use it so I don't want to pay for it but I have no choice in the matter.
I am sure that the football programs lose money. They are not intended to fund themselves from ticket sales. But, a lot of alumni come back to the colleges to watch the games. This makes them more connected to the college and more likely to donate money to the college. I do not have a cite, but I remember reading about the correlation between alumni donations and football wins and it was definitely a positive correlation. I don't think that we wouldn't have colleges without football, but they would have to find some other way to get their alumni involved to get them to donate or raise tuition.
It seems easy for you to be magnanimous about the holocaust. But, did you live through it? What about other atrocities you did live through? Let us look at recent events. All those people dying in gaza by Israelis. Should all companies that do any business with Israel be blamed as well? Should countries that give support (the Palestinians were probably killed with US weapons)? What about the Iraq war? How many people died there? Should any companies that did business with the United States be blamed? Are you American? If you are, you definitely are to blame for everything that your government does (because a representative government is representing you in all of their actions). I am an American and I feel very guilty. It seems easy for you to judge other people for things that happened a long time ago, but ignore the parallels with the world today.
It depends on what area you are in. Do you use your suburban commuter car on the highway? The drag goes up by the square of the speed. So, if you double your speed you quadruple your drag. But, regardless, an aerodynamic car will get better milage than a non-aerodynamic car. Even if you are going slow. And, I understand if you need a pickup truck (and actually use it consistently instead of just commuting to work in it). It should look like a pickup truck because that is more useful. In that case you should sacrifice your milage for utility. But, if the whole reason why you don't buy an electric car is because you don't like their aerodynamic look, then I think you are shallow and an idiot. (directed in general, not at parent)
What's wrong with renting a car for long trips? I know a guy who has a sports car that rents a car for long trips to save money on the gas. If the need it there, companies will pop up that rent cars for long range trips. Come on, open your mind and think outside the box.
"Natural" vs "Un-natural" really doesn't matter. The main thing is that the things we are doing is CHANGING the environment in which we evolved.
The reason people like "natural" is that things in nature tend not to change very quickly, and they tend to promote homeostasis. I am not really worried about the earth surviving. It will. I am worried that humans will not survive in the environment that we create.
The rate of convection depends on the temperature difference. Heat is being diffused, constantly, so more heat can be diffused per unit time if the temperature differenctial is higher.
Considering how much giving birth to a baby or even something as simple as buying flu medicine costs without health insurance in the USA, I doubt that.
We have insurance for the rest.
I believe the post you originally responded to was about people who did not have health insurance. Even if you have a high deductible, you still have insurance. Which means you are still doing better than a large percentage of Americans.
I have eaten at places that get mobile credit card readers and swipe it at your table. This way, the card never leaves your sight. You can suggest this to the managers of your favorite places to eat at.
And, I worked at a restaurant where a guy got fired for having a card reader hidden in his pocket and stealing credit card info. It is very easy to do and very unobtrusive.
But, when you become president, everything you do is a political statement. Everything done by your administration is your responsibility. He chooses the people below him, who choose the people below them. It is his job to choose people who are politically savvy and take things like this into account. Comes with the territory. So he is to blame.
It is actually NOT ok to hold them without charges on American soil. Hence why they have gitmo. I just read a story on slashdot about tax havens. Well, gitmo is the US government's habeus corpus haven.
It is anti-competitive to use a proprietary software to broadcast an event such as this when a significant percentage of computers (running incompatible OS's) can't use it. If they streamed it in both media, then it would be competitive.
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They care about their profits.... that is all.
They are not going to block email from other countries. The world is interconnected. Every country relies on the rest of the world for its economy to do well (imports and exports). Since email is now just about imperative to do business anywhere, they will not completely block it. They could, though, restrict which people can use email, or receive it from other countries.
Because hybrids make your car more efficient. While the motor is charging your batteries, it is running at its most efficient speed and load (which tends to be at medium RPM and high load). On the other hand, the motor in a non-hybrid car almost NEVER runs at its most efficient settings, so that it has extra hp ready for when you want to slam on the gas. Hence, for regular cars you trade off inefficiency and acceleration. Either you get a 50mpg car that takes 15.3 seconds from 0-60, or a 20mpg car that takes 4.7 seconds to go from 0-60.
"he" is a god of the gaps. Something to put where nothing else fits. The gaps are rapidly disappearing though.
You do not believe in god. That statement shows that you believe god was created by society to explain scientific phenomena that we did not understand. That is fine, it is one viewpoint. But, some sort of "god" has been worshiped by every society that I can think of (if there is a society that did not have a god figure of some sort, show it to me). Maybe human psychology naturally latches on to a "god" figure. Or maybe there is really something out there. I do not know which it is, but I admit the possibility that there is a god.
But, you cannot scientifically prove that god does not exist, and you call it nuts when people believe the opposite. You are entitled to believe anything you want. But, to say concretely that a viewpoint is invalid when you have no conclusive evidence to back it up is just as bad as saying concretely that a viewpoint is valid when you don't have evidence to back it up. Basically, you are just as closed-minded as the ID idiots, and neither of you are worth debating with.
I can prove to you that gravity does or doesn't exist. That is science. I cannot prove whether a god designed us and planted a lot of evidence to make it seem like he didn't, or if we actually came to be by evolution. To hold that viewpoint is not nuts (unless you think you can somehow prove, scientifically, that god does not exist, or that he didn't create humans). On the other hand, to say that the viewpoint is based on science, is nuts.
Are you blaming the "green whackos" for wanting the nuclear power plants to be properly decommissioned? I would think it would be more the NIMBY crowd who don't want anything reactive left over. You have any examples? Or do you just hate hippies?
I think that your computer crashing is an acceptable cost of you learning python. I don't think a nuclear power plant "crash" would be worth it.
Just my 2c
Wild fluctuations that have gone above and below the extremes in which life "as we know it" might be supported.
The earth is warming. Evolution is at work. Adapt, or die.
Honestly, I think you are an idiot. "It has happened before so we therefore we should let it happen again." You must be some type of religious zealot. Are you saying that god wants the human race to be wiped out?
I don't really care if this has happened before, unless you use that knowledge to figure out the details of what happens when it happens again so we can stop it. If an asteroid is barreling towards the earth, nuke the hell out of it so that we can survive. I don't care if it happened to the dinosaurs, I don't want it to happen to us.
The fact of the matter is that the earth is changing. The earth that we adapted to and based our civilization around is not going to exist if we don't do anything about it. Whether we caused it or not, we should do what we can to limit the effects or, if possible, reverse it. Maybe I'm just selfish, but I want me and my grandchildren (and their grandchildren) to live.
I agree with you in not starting a flame war. I will try to respond to your points and not make inflammatory statements this time.
Capitalism does naturally create monopolies. Capitalism is just an economy where basically everything is privately owned (labor, land, businesses, utilities). Some areas of the economy naturally create monopolies. Utilities are a good example. There is no economic sense for two different gas companies (or electric, water, telephone, internet) in running their infrastructure to a single house to give them a choice. Monopolies result from capitalism and the presence of monopolies does not mean that it isn't capitalism. In some instances, monopolies are the best solution and provide the cheapest solution.
I don't think that oil companies are evil. If that is what you want to do, then go for it. They are just providing a service. It is when their actions try to stifle technologies that compete with oil (classic example is the Great American Streetcar Scandal) that I have a problem them. I would not work for an oil company, though, because I think it is in our country's best interest not to use oil as our primary fuel source. I think the government is going to enact regulations that are not supportive of oil (as they should) and oil companies are going to suffer. It is possible that they can adapt though. I think shell has made many efforts to diversify the energy sources they use.
Eventually oil is going to get more expensive. And if you don't try to do anything about it, politicians will try to keep it cheap so that they stay popular. Then it will become too underpriced and the bubble will pop and the price will increase dramatically. The market reacts in jolts and jerks, which is not good for items which people rely upon for their livelihood.
I completely agree with you about dumbass Americans buying big cars. When gas went up to $4 a gallon, I had a hard time not laughing at people who commuted to and from work in big ass SUVs when they complained about high gas prices. But that is what happens when you let capitalism go free. People make ignorant choices that come back to bite them in the ass later. That is why "big brother" should impose regulations and penalties that help people not make bad choices. The purpose of our government is to maintain stability, and there should be a cost to people that make choices that threaten that stability. I should be able to buy a huge SUV that gets 4mpg and commute to work in it. But I should have to pay extra for it.
Oil is what is wrong with the middle east. Power corrupts and having huge reserves of oil is a huge source of power. It has resulted in the US manipulating the middle east for a long time. The reason the people of Iran hate us is not because of their religion. About 40 years ago the CIA replaced their democratically elected leader with a monarch so that we could get their oil cheaper. And the US has muddled in the internal politics of other Middle Eastern countries as well. Why do you think we went to war with Iraq? And they are not just barren deserts. Civilization originated in the Middle east. They have deserts but they also have very fertile areas as well. I am sure they can find a way to survive without oil.
Yes... government mandates hurt economies. Usually what is cheaper is better in the short term. That is pretty much the definition of capitalism. But that doesn't mean it is better in the long term. The government needs mandates to tax externalities like pollution. By your logic, we should get rid of the EPA. Companies having to pay to dispose of their waste cost money, so hurts the economy, so is therefore bad??? Also, even if you want to destroy the environment, having our country's energy source dependent on other countries is also not a good thing (but it is cheaper). Capitalism is not the end all be all, it has to be regulated. It naturally promotes unfair situations (monopolies) and doesn't take into account a lot of things that do not have a monetary value associated with them (security, freedom). Were you in the US when gas was $4 a gallon? People were struggling quite badly. They had these big gas guzzlers, but could not afford to buy a more efficient car because all of their money was going to paying for gas. Its a vicious cycle. We should wean ourselves off gas at our own rate when people can adjust for it, not just wait for gas to start doubling in value every year. Also, do you know why gas is at $2 a gallon now. It is because demand went down. The middle eastern countries are getting LESS MONEY per barrel because Americans stopped buying as much gas. That is simple economics. If the US totally got off oil, the oil would become very cheap and the middle eastern countries would lose a lot of their power. China would be happy because they have cheap oil, but they don't want to take up the slack in our demand because they are polluted already. I think I addressed all your points, if not tell me which ones and I will continue to tell you why you are wrong.
But that is the problem. Even if the artist gets a set price per work, the recording company then owns that work and owns it for a long time. Just cause most artists don't get compensated properly for their work, doesn't mean the system isn't broken. It actually shows that the system is broken.
If you RTFS (which is only 2 sentances, shouldn't be too hard), this only goes into effect if over half of the electoral votes are doing it. These votes would be blocked together and go toward whoever got the popular vote. So, the person who won the popular vote would become president. It doesn't matter who their votes go to as long as it achieves the result that they want, which in this case is that the popular vote decides the president.
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My ISP supports it and I still cant use it. They don't support linux (I am using firefox on linux). I can't use it so I don't want to pay for it but I have no choice in the matter.
I am sure that the football programs lose money. They are not intended to fund themselves from ticket sales. But, a lot of alumni come back to the colleges to watch the games. This makes them more connected to the college and more likely to donate money to the college. I do not have a cite, but I remember reading about the correlation between alumni donations and football wins and it was definitely a positive correlation. I don't think that we wouldn't have colleges without football, but they would have to find some other way to get their alumni involved to get them to donate or raise tuition.
It seems easy for you to be magnanimous about the holocaust. But, did you live through it? What about other atrocities you did live through? Let us look at recent events. All those people dying in gaza by Israelis. Should all companies that do any business with Israel be blamed as well? Should countries that give support (the Palestinians were probably killed with US weapons)? What about the Iraq war? How many people died there? Should any companies that did business with the United States be blamed? Are you American? If you are, you definitely are to blame for everything that your government does (because a representative government is representing you in all of their actions). I am an American and I feel very guilty. It seems easy for you to judge other people for things that happened a long time ago, but ignore the parallels with the world today.
It depends on what area you are in. Do you use your suburban commuter car on the highway? The drag goes up by the square of the speed. So, if you double your speed you quadruple your drag. But, regardless, an aerodynamic car will get better milage than a non-aerodynamic car. Even if you are going slow. And, I understand if you need a pickup truck (and actually use it consistently instead of just commuting to work in it). It should look like a pickup truck because that is more useful. In that case you should sacrifice your milage for utility. But, if the whole reason why you don't buy an electric car is because you don't like their aerodynamic look, then I think you are shallow and an idiot. (directed in general, not at parent)
What's wrong with renting a car for long trips? I know a guy who has a sports car that rents a car for long trips to save money on the gas. If the need it there, companies will pop up that rent cars for long range trips. Come on, open your mind and think outside the box.
Aerodynamics changes the look of a car. If you feel like an idiot driving an aerodynamic car then stick to your gas guzzlers.
"Natural" vs "Un-natural" really doesn't matter. The main thing is that the things we are doing is CHANGING the environment in which we evolved. The reason people like "natural" is that things in nature tend not to change very quickly, and they tend to promote homeostasis. I am not really worried about the earth surviving. It will. I am worried that humans will not survive in the environment that we create.
The rate of convection depends on the temperature difference. Heat is being diffused, constantly, so more heat can be diffused per unit time if the temperature differenctial is higher.
Considering how much giving birth to a baby or even something as simple as buying flu medicine costs without health insurance in the USA, I doubt that.
We have insurance for the rest.
I believe the post you originally responded to was about people who did not have health insurance. Even if you have a high deductible, you still have insurance. Which means you are still doing better than a large percentage of Americans.
I have eaten at places that get mobile credit card readers and swipe it at your table. This way, the card never leaves your sight. You can suggest this to the managers of your favorite places to eat at. And, I worked at a restaurant where a guy got fired for having a card reader hidden in his pocket and stealing credit card info. It is very easy to do and very unobtrusive.
But, when you become president, everything you do is a political statement. Everything done by your administration is your responsibility. He chooses the people below him, who choose the people below them. It is his job to choose people who are politically savvy and take things like this into account. Comes with the territory. So he is to blame.
It is actually NOT ok to hold them without charges on American soil. Hence why they have gitmo. I just read a story on slashdot about tax havens. Well, gitmo is the US government's habeus corpus haven.
It is anti-competitive to use a proprietary software to broadcast an event such as this when a significant percentage of computers (running incompatible OS's) can't use it. If they streamed it in both media, then it would be competitive.