I hope we will have that for one year. I'm confident the vast majority of "free information" extremists will finally understand that every extreme position is dangerous bullshit.
Well yes. if they want to act like animals they will probably try to do as you say. Respectful people will know who/what is responsible for any problems with the free flow. Hopefully they can keep the pigs at bay.Computers have some what appears to be truly intractable security issues. Let's try to exploit those. Regardless, I hope it will be impossible to stop without destroying the universe. The ongoing fear is that somebody will attempt exactly that to cling to their power.
In the real world, there are always exceptions to every rule.
There is no need to kill the tyrant. He is powerless without followers, of which you appear to be one in believing their propaganda. Just want to take away the power. Nobody has any right to decide what I can see and hear, ever. I certainly wouldn't let you* decide what the 'exceptions' would be. You* are nothing but a little man wanting to rule the world. Feel free to continue your little 'debate'. I'm not interested in such masturbation. Here's to high technology to break the circle and put an end to it, aside from mere theoretical, and fond memories of the past. Maybe it might finally switch to the more correct matter of the deed and leave the words be. Words are completely, utterly inert, more inert than helium. There is no exception to that rule. You're just making them up.
...I'd rather see drives with double the MTBF than double the capacity.
That's not the way the market sees it. Increased reliability can only hurt sales. Our economy system requires perpetual growth, or it will collapse. Planned obsolescence is a very old method of keeping the growth alive. There is no reason that a computer and all its components can't last 20-25 years like our old TVs and refrigerators did.
No, you are advocating censorship, a non solution to a basic personal problem of people who believe everything they hear. They are the ones ruining lives. Deal with them. Leave Google alone! You only have the right to prevent information from being used against you, not the dispersal of the information. I'm always hoping we can achieve P2P internet that will be impossible to censor. Something to make the authorities squirm. That's the best way I know how to finally end this silly discussion every time the subject comes up. Censorship is always evil, without exception.
We can do nothing about people remembering things wrong.
To bad, they are the people who cause the damage and should be sanctioned. You are attacking the wrong guy. Please learn the difference between word and deed. They are as distinct as anything can be.
Please, forget that I even exist.... Excuse me for bumping into you. I'm playing a different game that doesn't seem to apply here.. Maybe tomorrow, when I'm sober...
If they are logged and stored, they are impossible to protect without destroying the records. The best defense of privacy comes from spoofing. Unfortunate, but that's the way they want to play it.
You gotta elect people who will rewrite the law. Or you can call a constitutional convention. Either way, it's pretty straight up. If you vote for garbage, don't complain when you get garbage, and especially when you all reuse the same garbage for 20-30 years in some cases. And please, save me all the bullshit about money. Just tune it out.
Now, since we are dealing with a vast majority(98% at present) who will dance to anything, maybe it's time to consider alternatives to majority rule. Some sort of lottery system that would make political campaigns and party affiliations obsolete, and put an end to the career in public service. Everybody over 35 or 40 is subject to being conscripted in. Give them some time to experience life first. Make it like the military, do your three years, and then GTFO, with a small severance, of say six months pay, which would also be reduced to a less obscene level.. You'll still get the occasional Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin, Pelosi, and Cruz, but they won't have the powerful financial alliances and the time to cause any irreparable damage. Regardless of what system you use, if you don't apply proper oversight, you are farting into the wind..
What, should they be paid in bananas? I mean, what's the problem? If I'm going through the effort to help them tap into my line, I would want to be compensated also. Seems only fair.
And to all those people out there complaining about the government, and then turning around and reelecting the sons of bitches, I don't have any family safe words to say. I believe the proper British phrase is, Piss off!
Remember that there's human costs tied up in generating the power in the first place - both capital in creating the equipment to do so*, and the maintenance required to keep it generating.
*sigh* --- I measure 'efficiency' by the amount of human effort it takes to run the machine. So, if the process can be automated and low maintenance....
You didn't see that part, did you? If we make machines that can make their own batteries from raw materials, why should I care how long the batteries last? That is a problem for the machine to deal with.
100 times the power generation capacity would be required to make your system work.
Why should I care if it requires no more effort on my or your part? If you have space/time/weight issues, sure then efficiency requires more attention, but for stationary energy production, I don't see any insurmountable problem, other the money/political/cultural thing. The tech is comparatively trivial.
They are not insurmountable. We also have 7 billion brains to set upon any difficulties, but right now they're busy looking after other things. I see nothing that collective action can't overcome. The major problem is the status seeking individual ego that precludes major cooperation
Chemical batteries clearly aren't going to cut it, so the question is, what massive physical process can we use to store power that's more efficient than moving water arround?
I measure 'efficiency' by the amount of human effort it takes to run the machine. So, if the process can be automated and low maintenance, efficiency isn't really relevant outside the amount of real estate needed to do the job.
You know, if I showed up for one day every two years at my job, I shouldn't really expect to get much done. The system only works for those who work the system.
Ah today... Today I couldn't recommend buying any vehicle made after 1971. Something you can fix with a screwdriver and a hammer, and if you're well off, a pair of vice grips.
Wait... you had remote starters in the 60's?
Absolutely. You seen surprised. And a couple of neighbors also had phones in the car. Both the garage door opener and the phone had to be built in. Neither were portable. The remote starter was one of the earliest handhelds. The funny thing was sometimes you would still have to get inside the car to set the automatic choke if you wanted the engine to actually start. But there it was, a big old radio controlled starter solenoid. And yes, we did actually like our electric garage doors also, despite them opening and closing like a cartoon show.
It is utterly impossible to become president of the USA without media support...
That would be a bad reflection on the passive media consumer... They are free to change the channel, or look elsewhere for information. It's just too easy to do a background check these days.
Well, the thing is, I really don't give a shit. I am only responding to those who complain. When they vote for big money, that is what will run the show. I never said anything more. The voter is the problem... That is the only pertinent fact
'Tinkering'? Bullshit like campaign finance reform, that's tinkering. I'm trying to get people to see that the root of the problem is in their mirror.
So I maintain my position that remote starters are a bad idea.
Eh, maybe they are, but we never had a problem. Granted, this was back in the 60s, we didn't have to deal with all these silly computers. And it was for the Cadillac, not the MG... I sure do remember liking the car to be as warm as the toilet seat when I sat down.
You don't feel the same about remote control garage doors, do you? I can tell you those were a pain in the ass, opening and closing every time an airliner flew over the house. The thing is, if I can build/use a machine to make my life a little more convenient, damned if I won't do it. It's why we invent them to begin with.
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I hope we will have that for one year. I'm confident the vast majority of "free information" extremists will finally understand that every extreme position is dangerous bullshit.
Well yes. if they want to act like animals they will probably try to do as you say. Respectful people will know who/what is responsible for any problems with the free flow. Hopefully they can keep the pigs at bay.Computers have some what appears to be truly intractable security issues. Let's try to exploit those. Regardless, I hope it will be impossible to stop without destroying the universe. The ongoing fear is that somebody will attempt exactly that to cling to their power.
In the real world, there are always exceptions to every rule.
There is no need to kill the tyrant. He is powerless without followers, of which you appear to be one in believing their propaganda. Just want to take away the power. Nobody has any right to decide what I can see and hear, ever. I certainly wouldn't let you* decide what the 'exceptions' would be. You* are nothing but a little man wanting to rule the world. Feel free to continue your little 'debate'. I'm not interested in such masturbation. Here's to high technology to break the circle and put an end to it, aside from mere theoretical, and fond memories of the past. Maybe it might finally switch to the more correct matter of the deed and leave the words be. Words are completely, utterly inert, more inert than helium. There is no exception to that rule. You're just making them up.
*speaking editorially, of course :-)
Probably only about 50% of it can be used effectively...
...passed down by malicious halfwits.
Malicious, yes.
Halfwits? Only the ones that lose the election.
...I'd rather see drives with double the MTBF than double the capacity.
That's not the way the market sees it. Increased reliability can only hurt sales. Our economy system requires perpetual growth, or it will collapse. Planned obsolescence is a very old method of keeping the growth alive. There is no reason that a computer and all its components can't last 20-25 years like our old TVs and refrigerators did.
No, you are advocating censorship, a non solution to a basic personal problem of people who believe everything they hear. They are the ones ruining lives. Deal with them. Leave Google alone! You only have the right to prevent information from being used against you, not the dispersal of the information. I'm always hoping we can achieve P2P internet that will be impossible to censor. Something to make the authorities squirm. That's the best way I know how to finally end this silly discussion every time the subject comes up. Censorship is always evil, without exception.
We can do nothing about people remembering things wrong.
To bad, they are the people who cause the damage and should be sanctioned. You are attacking the wrong guy. Please learn the difference between word and deed. They are as distinct as anything can be.
"The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter." -- Same
Just find a way to circumvent it.. and tell the rest how to to do it.
Please, forget that I even exist.... Excuse me for bumping into you. I'm playing a different game that doesn't seem to apply here.. Maybe tomorrow, when I'm sober...
If they are logged and stored, they are impossible to protect without destroying the records. The best defense of privacy comes from spoofing. Unfortunate, but that's the way they want to play it.
No... Public, or private? That is the question.
You gotta elect people who will rewrite the law. Or you can call a constitutional convention. Either way, it's pretty straight up. If you vote for garbage, don't complain when you get garbage, and especially when you all reuse the same garbage for 20-30 years in some cases. And please, save me all the bullshit about money. Just tune it out.
Now, since we are dealing with a vast majority(98% at present) who will dance to anything, maybe it's time to consider alternatives to majority rule. Some sort of lottery system that would make political campaigns and party affiliations obsolete, and put an end to the career in public service. Everybody over 35 or 40 is subject to being conscripted in. Give them some time to experience life first. Make it like the military, do your three years, and then GTFO, with a small severance, of say six months pay, which would also be reduced to a less obscene level.. You'll still get the occasional Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin, Pelosi, and Cruz, but they won't have the powerful financial alliances and the time to cause any irreparable damage. Regardless of what system you use, if you don't apply proper oversight, you are farting into the wind..
What, should they be paid in bananas? I mean, what's the problem? If I'm going through the effort to help them tap into my line, I would want to be compensated also. Seems only fair.
And to all those people out there complaining about the government, and then turning around and reelecting the sons of bitches, I don't have any family safe words to say. I believe the proper British phrase is, Piss off!
Remember that there's human costs tied up in generating the power in the first place - both capital in creating the equipment to do so*, and the maintenance required to keep it generating.
*sigh* --- I measure 'efficiency' by the amount of human effort it takes to run the machine. So, if the process can be automated and low maintenance....
You didn't see that part, did you? If we make machines that can make their own batteries from raw materials, why should I care how long the batteries last? That is a problem for the machine to deal with.
Never said they were. We can do them all very cleanly and safely.
100 times the power generation capacity would be required to make your system work.
Why should I care if it requires no more effort on my or your part? If you have space/time/weight issues, sure then efficiency requires more attention, but for stationary energy production, I don't see any insurmountable problem, other the money/political/cultural thing. The tech is comparatively trivial.
The problem isn't the money. It's how people respond. Address the desire, not the object.
They are not insurmountable. We also have 7 billion brains to set upon any difficulties, but right now they're busy looking after other things. I see nothing that collective action can't overcome. The major problem is the status seeking individual ego that precludes major cooperation
...everything from finding fissile materials to getting rid of them.
We just have to dig deeper. There's more than enough. We are being rationed (held ransom) by the 'economy'.
Chemical batteries clearly aren't going to cut it, so the question is, what massive physical process can we use to store power that's more efficient than moving water arround?
I measure 'efficiency' by the amount of human effort it takes to run the machine. So, if the process can be automated and low maintenance, efficiency isn't really relevant outside the amount of real estate needed to do the job.
We just have to learn to recycle... Nuclear is clean and safe. The human operators are not.
You know, if I showed up for one day every two years at my job, I shouldn't really expect to get much done. The system only works for those who work the system.
Ah today... Today I couldn't recommend buying any vehicle made after 1971. Something you can fix with a screwdriver and a hammer, and if you're well off, a pair of vice grips.
Wait... you had remote starters in the 60's?
Absolutely. You seen surprised. And a couple of neighbors also had phones in the car. Both the garage door opener and the phone had to be built in. Neither were portable. The remote starter was one of the earliest handhelds. The funny thing was sometimes you would still have to get inside the car to set the automatic choke if you wanted the engine to actually start. But there it was, a big old radio controlled starter solenoid. And yes, we did actually like our electric garage doors also, despite them opening and closing like a cartoon show.
It is utterly impossible to become president of the USA without media support...
That would be a bad reflection on the passive media consumer... They are free to change the channel, or look elsewhere for information. It's just too easy to do a background check these days.
Well, the thing is, I really don't give a shit. I am only responding to those who complain. When they vote for big money, that is what will run the show. I never said anything more. The voter is the problem... That is the only pertinent fact
'Tinkering'? Bullshit like campaign finance reform, that's tinkering. I'm trying to get people to see that the root of the problem is in their mirror.
So I maintain my position that remote starters are a bad idea.
Eh, maybe they are, but we never had a problem. Granted, this was back in the 60s, we didn't have to deal with all these silly computers. And it was for the Cadillac, not the MG... I sure do remember liking the car to be as warm as the toilet seat when I sat down.
You don't feel the same about remote control garage doors, do you? I can tell you those were a pain in the ass, opening and closing every time an airliner flew over the house. The thing is, if I can build/use a machine to make my life a little more convenient, damned if I won't do it. It's why we invent them to begin with.