With rising energy costs, global warming, and environmental concerns, I think the answer to your final question is a resounding "maybe".
Won't happen. Not with Energy companies continuing to keep new technologies from coming to market. Many large companies purchase technologies with the intent of completely destroying them and never bringing them to market.
Why do think there is so much "vaporware" in the Battery industry alone? Build a cheaper/lighter/better battery and it will never see the marketplace (until the energy companies deem it so). They buy the rights to your product for millions of dollars and never create it.
In the case of automobile engines, it's not energy companies, but rich Saudi Princes (and the Bushes [google: House of Saud]). I know of someone whom created a very novel and hyper-efficient engine and made millions by selling the rights and never creating anything more than a working prototype (proof-of-concept). It will never see the light of day, because the rich Saudi Arabians make Billions (with a B) from their Oil. A few million dollars to buy off a potential revenue disruptor for them is a no-brainer.
Why do you think we didn't attack Saudi Arabia after 9/11 even though 15 of 19 hijackers were from Saudi Arabia?
Do your homework kids - this isn't a Tom Clancy novel, it's your real-life future.
.2% downward change is likely statistically insignificant
You're almost certainly correct. Considering that gas prices were quite high for most of the quarter ($3+), it reduced peoples' disposable income. I bet most non-essential sectors (except for Oil and Energy) were affected by gas prices last quarter.
His skeptism stems from the fact that every technology that involves "Energy" never gets brought into mainstream production. Historically, this can be blamed on governments, because it:
a) keeps people under control (if you control how they get from point a to point b, you have complete control over them [particularly if point b puts food on their table]) b) keeps people under control (prevent derision, deviation, and other "unacceptable" practices such as: free-thought [because governments purchase garage technology and quell it if it gives power to the people) c) keeps people under control (promote "Faith" and blind following of a God [ex. "Faithful interpretation of the Constitution"])
This won't come to fruition because the Saudi's would will probably buy up this technology (as they have most other "silver bullets" to Oil Dependency). They give a few million to the alternative energy designer for his idea, and basically just pay him to never bring his idea to market. I personally know people whom have sold their prototypes / product rights to foreign "nationals" (aka, powerbrokers in foreign countries, just not government or "officials" for that country).
Agreed. If it's a night launch, try to watch it from the beach. The Port extends out into the Ocean, and when it goes up it reflects off the ocean and lights the sky up bright white.
I grew up down there, and I've seen a few night launches. Night launches are _extremely_ impressive.
Also, don't get your hopes up too high. You won't see astronauts waving out the windows or anything. At best, you'll see a small object with a huge flame coming out of it.
No Child Left Behind is actually harming more children. The school systems are having to push the slow kids out of school in order to keep funding. It's having the exact opposite effect of what he expected.
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He already own's the Fox Propaganda Channel. Why do you think Tony Snow (Fox's former anchor) is now the Press Secretary for the Bush Administration?
Why is the DOE such a major American Government Organization? What have they provided the American people with in lieu of our upcoming $5 / Gallon Gasoline (after the Perdhoe pipeline gets shut down)?
And why is the DHS (which failed miserably during Katrina) more prevalent/widely-known?
First of all, this "ban" won't last long. Primarily because airlines would go out of business if they didn't have business travelers. The reason they would lose business travelers is because the airlines aren't willing to take on the liability of corporate "laptops" in their cargo holds. If I bring a notebook with $4 million dollars worth of data on it, I can guarantee that the airline would prefer that I carry it on, rather than "check it in" to the cargo hold.
Second, why would you link to a website "halliburton" site? Are you fearmongering (ala Republican: let's scare people and take their civil rights), or are you a Democrat: we're not afraid of being blown up in an airplane (because we know the statistical odds)?
The greatest Democracy that ever existed in our known world (the Romans) was destroyed internally by it's legal system. It became overly complex and everyday citizens were no longer able to live easily. Every man feared that he was breaking the Law, and it led to a complete breakdown of their known civilization.
Well said. You can't fight an unconventional war with conventional bombs. Innocent civilians die en masse, in order to destroy a bomb capable of kill 10 people.
War never makes sense.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE, vote for Democracts in November 2006 and elect a Democratic President in 2008 - we need to balance things the other way for a little while. I don't care if Democrats help unemployed people a little bit; it can't be worse than spending $300 billion dollars on War/Death/Oil.
Afterall, as Ghandi said, the measure of a country is level of it's poorest people.
Of course, be careful about doing it - if you get caught, you'll be labeled a 'terrorist' and be held at Guantanamo Bay indefinitely without a jury of your peers. Remember citizen - during wartime as an "enemy combatant" you have no rights. That includes virtual wars against "ideals", and not a real declared war.
Bring back the WORM drives - Write Once Read Mostly. You can install your program on it, run it from there, but store your config data on a separate (safe/sane) location (ie. USB key device, etc). These days, I guess the CD/DVDrom's are the equivalent to WORM drives. I guess a CD_jukebox_OS with a USB "settings" device is yesterday's future.
Sure he could switch to Linux... And even with Linux, you still have to have a method to distribute and install patches to the OS and applications, so you haven't actually solved the root problem.
He wouldn't need a method to install patches/applications. His core applications would "just work" and he wouldn't have to worry about patching/upgrading every day. Using a Linux OS his core system would be fundamentally secure. He could apply updates if desired, but they wouldn't be mandatory to maintain a secure system.
Either I missed your point, or you just didn't make one.
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With rising energy costs, global warming, and environmental concerns, I think the answer to your final question is a resounding "maybe".
Won't happen. Not with Energy companies continuing to keep new technologies from coming to market. Many large companies purchase technologies with the intent of completely destroying them and never bringing them to market.
Why do think there is so much "vaporware" in the Battery industry alone? Build a cheaper/lighter/better battery and it will never see the marketplace (until the energy companies deem it so). They buy the rights to your product for millions of dollars and never create it.
In the case of automobile engines, it's not energy companies, but rich Saudi Princes (and the Bushes [google: House of Saud]). I know of someone whom created a very novel and hyper-efficient engine and made millions by selling the rights and never creating anything more than a working prototype (proof-of-concept). It will never see the light of day, because the rich Saudi Arabians make Billions (with a B) from their Oil. A few million dollars to buy off a potential revenue disruptor for them is a no-brainer.
Why do you think we didn't attack Saudi Arabia after 9/11 even though 15 of 19 hijackers were from Saudi Arabia?
Do your homework kids - this isn't a Tom Clancy novel, it's your real-life future.
It's almost as logical as the 700 Club.
These 360 are the ones that will be fixed in the October Service Pack release schedule.
It shows people why they should use Linux or OS X.
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You're almost certainly correct. Considering that gas prices were quite high for most of the quarter ($3+), it reduced peoples' disposable income. I bet most non-essential sectors (except for Oil and Energy) were affected by gas prices last quarter.
His skeptism stems from the fact that every technology that involves "Energy" never gets brought into mainstream production. Historically, this can be blamed on governments, because it:
a) keeps people under control (if you control how they get from point a to point b, you have complete control over them [particularly if point b puts food on their table])
b) keeps people under control (prevent derision, deviation, and other "unacceptable" practices such as: free-thought [because governments purchase garage technology and quell it if it gives power to the people)
c) keeps people under control (promote "Faith" and blind following of a God [ex. "Faithful interpretation of the Constitution"])
This won't come to fruition because the Saudi's would will probably buy up this technology (as they have most other "silver bullets" to Oil Dependency). They give a few million to the alternative energy designer for his idea, and basically just pay him to never bring his idea to market. I personally know people whom have sold their prototypes / product rights to foreign "nationals" (aka, powerbrokers in foreign countries, just not government or "officials" for that country).
GOP: Grand Oil Party / God Only Party
"The long awaited XNA Game Studio Express public Beta is finally here."
So now I guess the question is, "Long awaited by whom?"
Agreed. I remember seeing my first night launch and the awe of thinking that humans were on that shuttle going into space.
It can certainly be a tear-jerker if you appreciate science and have empathy for the human condition.
Agreed. If it's a night launch, try to watch it from the beach. The Port extends out into the Ocean, and when it goes up it reflects off the ocean and lights the sky up bright white.
I grew up down there, and I've seen a few night launches. Night launches are _extremely_ impressive.
Also, don't get your hopes up too high. You won't see astronauts waving out the windows or anything. At best, you'll see a small object with a huge flame coming out of it.
When you say BioFuel is mobile, do you mean the vehicle or the vessel (being corn, etc. in this case)?
Where does fossil fuel come from? I'm assuming B) "Stored" Solar...
The most pervasive one I've seen is RT.
For a minute there I thought that someone had "locked up" the linux kernel in the "Windows lock up" style. Whew...
No Child Left Behind is actually harming more children. The school systems are having to push the slow kids out of school in order to keep funding. It's having the exact opposite effect of what he expected.
He already own's the Fox Propaganda Channel. Why do you think Tony Snow (Fox's former anchor) is now the Press Secretary for the Bush Administration?
Do you care about Renewable Resources?
Why is the DOE such a major American Government Organization? What have they provided the American people with in lieu of our upcoming $5 / Gallon Gasoline (after the Perdhoe pipeline gets shut down)?
And why is the DHS (which failed miserably during Katrina) more prevalent/widely-known?
I call "BS".
First of all, this "ban" won't last long. Primarily because airlines would go out of business if they didn't have business travelers. The reason they would lose business travelers is because the airlines aren't willing to take on the liability of corporate "laptops" in their cargo holds. If I bring a notebook with $4 million dollars worth of data on it, I can guarantee that the airline would prefer that I carry it on, rather than "check it in" to the cargo hold.
Second, why would you link to a website "halliburton" site? Are you fearmongering (ala Republican: let's scare people and take their civil rights), or are you a Democrat: we're not afraid of being blown up in an airplane (because we know the statistical odds)?
The greatest Democracy that ever existed in our known world (the Romans) was destroyed internally by it's legal system. It became overly complex and everyday citizens were no longer able to live easily. Every man feared that he was breaking the Law, and it led to a complete breakdown of their known civilization.
Hey, I never said Democrats were perfect, they're just the most sane.
If you have to choose between piss and shit, I'd recommend choosing piss; but do whatever makes you sleep well at night.
Well said. You can't fight an unconventional war with conventional bombs. Innocent civilians die en masse, in order to destroy a bomb capable of kill 10 people.
War never makes sense.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE, vote for Democracts in November 2006 and elect a Democratic President in 2008 - we need to balance things the other way for a little while. I don't care if Democrats help unemployed people a little bit; it can't be worse than spending $300 billion dollars on War/Death/Oil.
Afterall, as Ghandi said, the measure of a country is level of it's poorest people.
I agree. Something is awfully fishy here.
It seems like MSFT is doing _anything_ they can to preserve credibility of their Brand (including Paul as the fringe).
That sure rings of a captain trying to keep his passengers calm as his ship begins to sink.
We need to mobilize.
Steal a Diebold voting machine this election season. Take it apart, and post pictures on the web for the rest of us to analyze/critique.
Someone has to stop Diebold from giving the elections away.
Of course, be careful about doing it - if you get caught, you'll be labeled a 'terrorist' and be held at Guantanamo Bay indefinitely without a jury of your peers. Remember citizen - during wartime as an "enemy combatant" you have no rights. That includes virtual wars against "ideals", and not a real declared war.
Easy solution:
Bring back the WORM drives - Write Once Read Mostly. You can install your program on it, run it from there, but store your config data on a separate (safe/sane) location (ie. USB key device, etc). These days, I guess the CD/DVDrom's are the equivalent to WORM drives. I guess a CD_jukebox_OS with a USB "settings" device is yesterday's future.
Sure he could switch to Linux... And even with Linux, you still have to have a method to distribute and install patches to the OS and applications, so you haven't actually solved the root problem.
He wouldn't need a method to install patches/applications. His core applications would "just work" and he wouldn't have to worry about patching/upgrading every day. Using a Linux OS his core system would be fundamentally secure. He could apply updates if desired, but they wouldn't be mandatory to maintain a secure system.
Either I missed your point, or you just didn't make one.