As a form of payment credit cards are great -- that means you buy only what you know you can pay off that same month, and unlike cash you enjoy a paper trail and all sorts of fraud protections and the ability to audit and budget and conveniently purchase online.
With fractional reserve banking you kind of can... If you add all the money in bank accounts it will be a higher amount than what the central bank issued. (up 10 times higher with a reserve ratio of 10%)
During the islam expansion around 1500, many Christian priests attributed it to God's punishment for the moral decline in the Christian world. (At least that's how it was in Hungary, which was conquered territory for 150 years.)
"Proofs from THE BOOK is a book of mathematical proofs by Martin Aigner and Günter M. Ziegler. The book is dedicated to the mathematician Paul Erdös, who often referred to "The Book" in which God keeps the most elegant proof of each mathematical theorem. During a lecture in 1985, Erdös said, "You don't have to believe in God, but you should believe in The Book." "
The issue is a bit more complicated than you assume. In Hungary there's no shame in taking government handout whenever you can: in college you can get financial assistance for coming from a poor family, however the people who benefit from this systems are mostly the kids of enterprenours, who can get very low official income through cheating on taxes. So they hurt society twice: for not paying their tax, and by getting the social benefits they don't deserve.
"I think the fallacy here is that people want to stay unemployed. I don't think they want to."
Even before the financial crisis there were a lot of people working in the black market* and drawing unemployed benefits as well/getting disabled pension. Of course the financial crisis made things worse, as there are quite a few people legitimately using the unemployment benefits, however it's hard to tell them apart.
* moslty due to the employer, who wants to cheat taxes, and shares some of the saved money with the employee
My take on the issue is that the problem is the sub-minimal wage allowance, nothing else. There's a rampant fraud going on in the Hungarian social system, where we have 800k people taking disabled pension, people being on unemployment benefits while taking black market jobs etc.
Also, the current government has the habit of publicizing half baked proposals, and even making the party infighting public. (See the educational laws, where Zoltán Pokorni objected against the proposals, and the law still haven't gone through although the propsals being public for 6 months).
It's not like hacking is legal in Hungary. Although I guess it would take longer to prosecute him in Hungary, knowing the glacial pace of the Hungarian justice system.
"It is a "hard labour camp" in the sense that you're required to work there if you want to eat, i.e. if you want to live. You won't be shot or beaten for not working - you'll just be left to die - but the outcome is the same."
It's nice to see that you know so much about the system that hasn't even put into law.
Sorry, 500+ mph (804 km/h) is ridiculous. Bullet trains go around 190 mph. Even maglev trains max out at 361 mph. (And don't talk about how much they cost per mile.)
No, but that's wasn't the question in the first place. It doesn't matter whether it cures dehydration, the only thing that matters whether the labeling was misleading.
"Water intoxication, also known as water poisoning, is a potentially fatal disturbance in brain functions that results when the normal balance of electrolytes in the body is pushed outside of safe limits by over-consumption of water.
Under normal circumstances, accidentally consuming too much water is exceptionally rare. Nearly all deaths related to water intoxication in normal individuals have resulted either from water drinking contests in which individuals attempt to consume large amounts of water, or long bouts of intensive exercise during which electrolytes are not properly replenished, yet excessive amounts of fluid are still consumed.[1]
Water can be considered a poison when over-consumed just like any other substance.[2]"
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As a form of payment credit cards are great -- that means you buy only what you know you can pay off that same month, and unlike cash you enjoy a paper trail and all sorts of fraud protections and the ability to audit and budget and conveniently purchase online.
Debit cards can do the same.
Ever heard of DV tape?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DV#Magnetic_tape
Is there solid state technology to convert up to the kV level?
With fractional reserve banking you kind of can ... If you add all the money in bank accounts it will be a higher amount than what the central bank issued. (up 10 times higher with a reserve ratio of 10%)
http://www.khanacademy.org/video/banking-3--fractional-reserve-banking?playlist=Banking+and+Money
No, and this proves that you didn't read it.
Then put the Sealand flag on the ship.
During the islam expansion around 1500, many Christian priests attributed it to God's punishment for the moral decline in the Christian world. (At least that's how it was in Hungary, which was conquered territory for 150 years.)
"Proofs from THE BOOK is a book of mathematical proofs by Martin Aigner and Günter M. Ziegler. The book is dedicated to the mathematician Paul Erdös, who often referred to "The Book" in which God keeps the most elegant proof of each mathematical theorem. During a lecture in 1985, Erdös said, "You don't have to believe in God, but you should believe in The Book." "
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proofs_from_THE_BOOK
The issue is a bit more complicated than you assume. In Hungary there's no shame in taking government handout whenever you can: in college you can get financial assistance for coming from a poor family, however the people who benefit from this systems are mostly the kids of enterprenours, who can get very low official income through cheating on taxes. So they hurt society twice: for not paying their tax, and by getting the social benefits they don't deserve.
"I think the fallacy here is that people want to stay unemployed. I don't think they want to."
Even before the financial crisis there were a lot of people working in the black market* and drawing unemployed benefits as well/getting disabled pension. Of course the financial crisis made things worse, as there are quite a few people legitimately using the unemployment benefits, however it's hard to tell them apart.
* moslty due to the employer, who wants to cheat taxes, and shares some of the saved money with the employee
My take on the issue is that the problem is the sub-minimal wage allowance, nothing else. There's a rampant fraud going on in the Hungarian social system, where we have 800k people taking disabled pension, people being on unemployment benefits while taking black market jobs etc.
Also, the current government has the habit of publicizing half baked proposals, and even making the party infighting public. (See the educational laws, where Zoltán Pokorni objected against the proposals, and the law still haven't gone through although the propsals being public for 6 months).
It's not like hacking is legal in Hungary. Although I guess it would take longer to prosecute him in Hungary, knowing the glacial pace of the Hungarian justice system.
"It is a "hard labour camp" in the sense that you're required to work there if you want to eat, i.e. if you want to live. You won't be shot or beaten for not working - you'll just be left to die - but the outcome is the same."
It's nice to see that you know so much about the system that hasn't even put into law.
Hey, it worked for Kevin Mitnick ... after he got out of prison.
Sorry, 500+ mph (804 km/h) is ridiculous. Bullet trains go around 190 mph. Even maglev trains max out at 361 mph. (And don't talk about how much they cost per mile.)
It's easy to solve unemployment with a genocide ...
You mean like the site of Encyclopedia Britannica?
If it can be copied it's a cultural item.
No, but that's wasn't the question in the first place. It doesn't matter whether it cures dehydration, the only thing that matters whether the labeling was misleading.
Or just don't marry habitual liars.
Guess where will the extra water go? You piss it out with the ions as well.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urinalysis#Ions_and_trace_metals
I can buy pretty fine cake for $1, but I live in Eastern Europe.
Pot calling the kettle ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_intoxication
"Water intoxication, also known as water poisoning, is a potentially fatal disturbance in brain functions that results when the normal balance of electrolytes in the body is pushed outside of safe limits by over-consumption of water.
Under normal circumstances, accidentally consuming too much water is exceptionally rare. Nearly all deaths related to water intoxication in normal individuals have resulted either from water drinking contests in which individuals attempt to consume large amounts of water, or long bouts of intensive exercise during which electrolytes are not properly replenished, yet excessive amounts of fluid are still consumed.[1]
Water can be considered a poison when over-consumed just like any other substance.[2]"
And distilled water creates ion imbalance even more badly than tap/botlled water, so what's your point?
Only isotonic water is any good against dehydration, regular bottled water won't cut it (it will more likely create ion imbalance).