And if you knew anything about these vehicles, you'd know what the 30k tow reference was too...
The price difference between a F-150 and a F-350, when both are loaded up, is actually pretty small.
They aren't the same vehicle made on the same production line, but many people consider the F-150/F-250/F-350 to be the same general F-series family. They are even largely in the same spot on Ford's web site.
I don't understand what's so crazy about needing to register firearms? It's not fucking unreasonable. It's called sanity!
You don't understand it because you don't understand why we have a 2nd amendment...
Learn why it exists and what started the revolution from Britain (what were the first shots fired over) and you'll gain some insight...
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Governments around the world have a history of disarming their population, allowing the government to register all guns would simply allow them to ban them and collect them. There are many such examples, recent examples, around the world of this happening.
Do you want the robber caught at all, that would be a better example...
BTW, unless you've been there, you are just giving an opinion about a hypothetical... I suspect your answer would change if it really happened, most people's do.
All I can say is that there is more legal content than I can ever consume in a lifetime, and at some point my time and energy are better spent elsewhere...
Downloading stuff via bittorrent takes times, storing it and finding it takes time and money, and at some point you just tire of it.
It is also worth noting that via Amazon, you can buy many shows/movies via Amazon Video and then you own them forever. Even if they no longer sell new copies (which does happen sometimes), you always can watch your existing shows.
So "free" via Prime/Netflix, yes those come and go. Purchased items are forever.
This. I've got a 15 year old GMC pickup truck. It's getting a little worn around the edges but it actually works fine. Bits fall off from time to time but it really has been pretty cheap on a per mile basis. Looking at the new trucks - they're close to $50K, basically the same truck in terms of engine and frame
Actually, you are wrong about the engine and frame, those are much improved over 15 years ago... along with the safety equipment and the fuel economy/emissions...
What the heck are you doing on Slashdot if you're so anti-technology?
Personally, I'd say that price is too high for my tastes, but it seems that the majority is willing to pay it.
Would you still feel that way if such limits cost the life of your loved one?
I've seen a hit-and-run in person, some idiot was going WAY over the speed limit, ran a red light, hit the back of a car and shoved it into another. Somehow they managed to drive off.
Missed the plate number, but saw what kind of car it was, my wife called 911 while I got out to go check on the victims, two of whom were badly hurt.
What if it was your loved ones in that car that was hit? Do you not care if the cops can catch the criminals?
$99 to replace the battery in a 128GB iPad Air 2 in 3 years strikes me as a pretty reasonable price. It is about 12% of the cost of the device and it would restore it to like new condition.
If the other option is spending $700 on a new one, $99 for a battery seems quite reasonable.
True... and the main iPad didn't get an update this year... frankly it didn't really need one just yet...
A year ago we replaced an iPad 3 and a iPad 4 with a pair of iPad Air 2s. That was a decent upgrade. My plan/hope is that these new units last us 5 years.
Maybe you're thinking of variable rates, which encourage people to use energy intensive devices when the rates are lower - like starting your electric dryer, which is a large consumer, when you go to bed at night, rather than at 3 PM in the middle of July.
Yea, but I'm not interested in having to remember when to run my clothes dryer, and that is the point...
People want to do what they want, when they want, without worrying about time of day use...
But the really cool thing is going to be something like Tesla's battery system. You can set THAT to timeshift power use during the day and a smart grid that controls batteries to allow people to run their stuff whenever they want may well be successful.
The only major hitch is that to really work we need three things:
1. a whole crap load more wind and solar than we have today, as in an order of magnitude more (very expensive, but doable) 2. a large percentage of people setup with such a system, perhaps 20% or more of homes (and that'll be expensive) 3. a much larger long range power grid that crosses far more political and legal boundaries than today (doable, if we get off our butts and make it happen).
All of the above is technically possible, it'll be political and economic reasons that stop it, not technical ones.
The trick is to setup a system that allows Joe and Jane Consumer to turn on their crap any time they like. You probably don't need more than 12 hour time shifting of power, 24 hours at the most, if you have the above three things.
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Side note: If you wish to replace the 39% of the power generated in the US by coal in 2014, then we need to build about 200 new nuclear reactors. Wind and solar should be built as well and those are fine, but the reality is that you aren't going to replace 39% of current total power generation with wind and solar any time soon. Likely not within a timeframe that is going to matter.
Sadly, the only way to build 200 new nuclear reactors in a timeframe that would matter would be to nationalize them, have the US Navy build and run them (they have a long track record with nuclear, most of it very good) and sell the power in an auction process. This would remove miles and miles of red tape, simply make it a national security issue (which it is) and get moving on it. Left to the current process, clearly this won't happen.
And if he can show that he actually did that with his kids, has pictures showing them playing baseball with the bat, and they go to the park every weekend, then triple your point...
The next step in Smart Grid is going to evoke national controversy: a smart meter that can selectively turn on and off each user's major appliances.
Yea, uhh... no, just no...
Get off the damm Internet and go talk to mothers and ask them if it is ok if the utility can turn off their dishwasher and clothes washer any time they like, that is a non-starter.
Ignoring the point that you really shouldn't be turning those off mid cycle, people are not going to want to move to such a model.
Those examples of adaptation don't count because you don't want them to count?
They don't count because they don't move the needle, they won't change the outcome. Even if everyone did them they wouldn't change the outcome.
If you're trying to avoid the lion, climbing a 3 foot tree won't help, the lion is 6 feet tall on his hind legs, you're still dinner.
If the goal is to stop global warming before we hit 2 degrees C over pre-industrial times, those efforts won't be enough.
Such a defeatist attitude held by someone so intelligent is sickening.
It isn't being a defeatist, it is being a realist. You have to know when you've got a chance and when you don't. Now if you want to make proposals for stopping climate change before it hits 2 degrees C, I'm all ears. Actually, you don't have to do it, it has been done.
The answer is that the US would have to reduce its energy consumption by 90%, that story was published here on Slashdot a few months ago.
We aren't going to do that. I'm a realist, I understand humans well enough to know that you just aren't going to get most people to do that.
Because of that, we have to accept that we're going to pass 2 degrees C, likely 3 degrees as well, regardless of the efforts we do. This doesn't mean we should do nothing, we should. But we also have to start preparing for the long term effects of a warmer planet.
Actually, I'm quite well informed, because I understand economics...
The pipeline simply lowers the price at which pulling the oil out of the tar sands makes sense...
If oil rose back to $150 barrel tomorrow, they'd start pulling it out, even if they had to drive it by truck.
It all comes down to the question of profitability, pipeline or no pipeline. Refusing to build it just raises the point where the oil becomes profitable, it doesn't change the desire to pull the oil out in any respect.
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Fair enough, I concede those items.
Of course, if they aren't for sale and aren't likely to be for sale anytime soon, then is it really piracy to copy them?
I would submit there is room in copyright for abandoned works to move to public domain.
Actually, I'm quite in favor of the death penalty for rapists, but that is not the issue at hand...
I never said anything about the death penalty, you did. I talked about CATCHING the criminals, not killing them.
If your wife was raped, would you be in favor of catching the criminal? That is the question.
And if you knew anything about these vehicles, you'd know what the 30k tow reference was too...
The price difference between a F-150 and a F-350, when both are loaded up, is actually pretty small.
They aren't the same vehicle made on the same production line, but many people consider the F-150/F-250/F-350 to be the same general F-series family. They are even largely in the same spot on Ford's web site.
I don't understand what's so crazy about needing to register firearms? It's not fucking unreasonable. It's called sanity!
You don't understand it because you don't understand why we have a 2nd amendment...
Learn why it exists and what started the revolution from Britain (what were the first shots fired over) and you'll gain some insight...
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Governments around the world have a history of disarming their population, allowing the government to register all guns would simply allow them to ban them and collect them. There are many such examples, recent examples, around the world of this happening.
Hulu does have an option to remove all commercials. It about doubles the monthly cost, but it is there.
And no, the new GMC 2500 frames look just like mine.
"look" and "are" are two different things... a 15 year old 3/4 ton truck is a mile and a half different from a new one...
I personally don't care if they have improved the engine. Mine works just peachy keen.
The irony is that for all the topics about the environment here on Slashdot, you are one of the ones who don't care. :)
The new engines would be much kinder to the planet.
Of course, where I live we have 17 miles of roads, top speed of 45 mph, two stoplights (six bars, six churches). YMMV.
You live on Planet Earth, that is where you live, but I suspect you don't care about anyone else. :)
Nice strawman... not what I said or suggested...
Do you want the robber caught at all, that would be a better example...
BTW, unless you've been there, you are just giving an opinion about a hypothetical... I suspect your answer would change if it really happened, most people's do.
Those are fair and reasonable points...
All I can say is that there is more legal content than I can ever consume in a lifetime, and at some point my time and energy are better spent elsewhere...
Downloading stuff via bittorrent takes times, storing it and finding it takes time and money, and at some point you just tire of it.
It is also worth noting that via Amazon, you can buy many shows/movies via Amazon Video and then you own them forever. Even if they no longer sell new copies (which does happen sometimes), you always can watch your existing shows.
So "free" via Prime/Netflix, yes those come and go. Purchased items are forever.
Many years ago I used to rip movies and download stuff from... sites...
Until cheap streaming came out... Between Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, Hulu, etc. there is no longer a reason to pirate anything...
Offer a reasonable product for a reasonable price and people will pay, including me...
It really isn't rocket science...
No one said anything about F-150... try a F-350, you'll be shocked how much more they DON'T cost over a loaded F-150.
You can tow over 30k pounds with a $75k F-350 and do it in luxury trimmings...
This. I've got a 15 year old GMC pickup truck. It's getting a little worn around the edges but it actually works fine. Bits fall off from time to time but it really has been pretty cheap on a per mile basis. Looking at the new trucks - they're close to $50K, basically the same truck in terms of engine and frame
Actually, you are wrong about the engine and frame, those are much improved over 15 years ago... along with the safety equipment and the fuel economy/emissions...
What the heck are you doing on Slashdot if you're so anti-technology?
Personally, I'd say that price is too high for my tastes, but it seems that the majority is willing to pay it.
Would you still feel that way if such limits cost the life of your loved one?
I've seen a hit-and-run in person, some idiot was going WAY over the speed limit, ran a red light, hit the back of a car and shoved it into another. Somehow they managed to drive off.
Missed the plate number, but saw what kind of car it was, my wife called 911 while I got out to go check on the victims, two of whom were badly hurt.
What if it was your loved ones in that car that was hit? Do you not care if the cops can catch the criminals?
The moons and planets of the solar system don't count?
Voyager, the rovers on Mars, etc.?
Yea, but space exploration didn't really exist when it was written, to be fair...
To be further fair, a great deal of what the US government does isn't really in the constitution, that all changed after the Civil War...
Then by all means, you shouldn't buy an iPad.
Overpriced is a subjective term. It is indeed expensive compared to some other choices, however it is the only option if you want an iOS device.
As for the battery, that is true on the total cycles, but we don't discharge it completely each time and don't use it every day.
We also don't require 10 hours of battery life, half of that is fine for us, so I return to my point, it should last is 5 years.
$99 to replace the battery in a 128GB iPad Air 2 in 3 years strikes me as a pretty reasonable price. It is about 12% of the cost of the device and it would restore it to like new condition.
If the other option is spending $700 on a new one, $99 for a battery seems quite reasonable.
True... and the main iPad didn't get an update this year... frankly it didn't really need one just yet...
A year ago we replaced an iPad 3 and a iPad 4 with a pair of iPad Air 2s. That was a decent upgrade. My plan/hope is that these new units last us 5 years.
Maybe you're thinking of variable rates, which encourage people to use energy intensive devices when the rates are lower - like starting your electric dryer, which is a large consumer, when you go to bed at night, rather than at 3 PM in the middle of July.
Yea, but I'm not interested in having to remember when to run my clothes dryer, and that is the point...
People want to do what they want, when they want, without worrying about time of day use...
But the really cool thing is going to be something like Tesla's battery system. You can set THAT to timeshift power use during the day and a smart grid that controls batteries to allow people to run their stuff whenever they want may well be successful.
The only major hitch is that to really work we need three things:
1. a whole crap load more wind and solar than we have today, as in an order of magnitude more (very expensive, but doable)
2. a large percentage of people setup with such a system, perhaps 20% or more of homes (and that'll be expensive)
3. a much larger long range power grid that crosses far more political and legal boundaries than today (doable, if we get off our butts and make it happen).
All of the above is technically possible, it'll be political and economic reasons that stop it, not technical ones.
The trick is to setup a system that allows Joe and Jane Consumer to turn on their crap any time they like. You probably don't need more than 12 hour time shifting of power, 24 hours at the most, if you have the above three things.
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Side note: If you wish to replace the 39% of the power generated in the US by coal in 2014, then we need to build about 200 new nuclear reactors. Wind and solar should be built as well and those are fine, but the reality is that you aren't going to replace 39% of current total power generation with wind and solar any time soon. Likely not within a timeframe that is going to matter.
Sadly, the only way to build 200 new nuclear reactors in a timeframe that would matter would be to nationalize them, have the US Navy build and run them (they have a long track record with nuclear, most of it very good) and sell the power in an auction process. This would remove miles and miles of red tape, simply make it a national security issue (which it is) and get moving on it. Left to the current process, clearly this won't happen.
And if he can show that he actually did that with his kids, has pictures showing them playing baseball with the bat, and they go to the park every weekend, then triple your point...
The next step in Smart Grid is going to evoke national controversy: a smart meter that can selectively turn on and off each user's major appliances.
Yea, uhh... no, just no...
Get off the damm Internet and go talk to mothers and ask them if it is ok if the utility can turn off their dishwasher and clothes washer any time they like, that is a non-starter.
Ignoring the point that you really shouldn't be turning those off mid cycle, people are not going to want to move to such a model.
If it doesn't work I get fired, if it's slow or buggy I get harassed by the customer or client.
But you don't go to jail... A real engineer can...
That doesn't explain why power costs over 25 cents per kWh there vs. 7.2 cents here.
Those examples of adaptation don't count because you don't want them to count?
They don't count because they don't move the needle, they won't change the outcome. Even if everyone did them they wouldn't change the outcome.
If you're trying to avoid the lion, climbing a 3 foot tree won't help, the lion is 6 feet tall on his hind legs, you're still dinner.
If the goal is to stop global warming before we hit 2 degrees C over pre-industrial times, those efforts won't be enough.
Such a defeatist attitude held by someone so intelligent is sickening.
It isn't being a defeatist, it is being a realist. You have to know when you've got a chance and when you don't. Now if you want to make proposals for stopping climate change before it hits 2 degrees C, I'm all ears. Actually, you don't have to do it, it has been done.
The answer is that the US would have to reduce its energy consumption by 90%, that story was published here on Slashdot a few months ago.
We aren't going to do that. I'm a realist, I understand humans well enough to know that you just aren't going to get most people to do that.
Because of that, we have to accept that we're going to pass 2 degrees C, likely 3 degrees as well, regardless of the efforts we do. This doesn't mean we should do nothing, we should. But we also have to start preparing for the long term effects of a warmer planet.
Actually, I'm quite well informed, because I understand economics...
The pipeline simply lowers the price at which pulling the oil out of the tar sands makes sense...
If oil rose back to $150 barrel tomorrow, they'd start pulling it out, even if they had to drive it by truck.
It all comes down to the question of profitability, pipeline or no pipeline. Refusing to build it just raises the point where the oil becomes profitable, it doesn't change the desire to pull the oil out in any respect.