Except that basically all extant religions feed on ANYTHING that can be construed as persecution. By trying to censor, you only strengthen their resolve. Same shit with Neo-nazis and Mein Kampf. Nothing could do more damage to that movement than exposing that Das Fuhrer had the language skills of a middle school American sleeping through their first semester German class.
Assuming that it takes a relatively moderate amount of supplies, it's utility may not be in cheaper production, but cheaper storage and better coverage. Yeah, you aren't going to undercut an industrial process for aspirin because it's so widely used, but if you only need small amount of medicine every now and again, it might be cheaper to make than to store, especially if the drug is volatile.
Yes, sometimes words are used figuratively instead of literally. Basically, I'm saying that judges can try legal routes of blocking TPB all they want, but technical workarounds will inevitably happen, likely faster than ISPs implement the blocking.
How about instead of trying to perfect crimestopping activity, we make non-criminal actions more appealing. First off, we'll have to end the War on Drugs, stop using our police and justice systems as revenue streams. If we stop manufacturing crime and turning productive members of society into criminals with no job prospects, then our already low crime rates would be even lower.
You are correct that it would make it easier for them to say "I thought he had a gun", but if they actually do think they have a gun, they may be less trigger happy, since opening fire means that they might actually get shot.
Where, a few years ago, they would have been met with accusations of being a conspiracy theorist. Having documentation can make a big difference in how we handle things. At this point, I think the answer is quite clear regarding the alphabet soup spies: Nuke them from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.
I would suspect that in practice, the gap between the attack and when it was known would be orders of magnitude greater than the time between the attack being known and getting a warrant. Nevermind that the highest priority would generally not be to counterattack, but to protect the target, which probably wouldn't require a warrant.
How about a red button that will result in a spring loaded boxing glove that punches the NSA director in the face when he says something stupid. I think that is a far more pressing and vital need.
Okay. One more question, if you don't mind. Do you think the risks may be offset somewhat by nanoparticles having less mass, and would being nanoscale also prevent them from being carried effectively through the bloodstream?
Realized right there that there was an incredibly low chance of you putting together a coherent argument, and a high probability of an appeal to nature fallacy.
Caution is definitely warranted. It's something new that behaves in a different manner. However, a few ACs have been posting uninformative panic posts without a clear reason why.. Crossing the blood-brain barrier is something to be aware of, but would that be likely to happen for anything other than eating something covered in nano particles? Extra caution would definitely be warranted if used in a medical device or with food.
What leads you to believe this is going to inherently be harmful to us? It's mostly a new field, and at least some of the technology could be harmful if handled improperly, but all I'm seeing regarding solid evidence seems to be AC posts that are basically just shrieking 'nanotech is bad, mmkay.' The concept of superhydrophobic surfaces apparently stems from studying lily pads, which have notably not resulted in the end of humanity. I'm not saying there isn't a danger, but you are doing nobody a favor by just bringing up a concern without good reason. Makes you come off as a shill.
It's not fully tested. However, I'm also not seeing any indication that this is being commercially released yet. So, perhaps it's a bit early to be complaining about not having tested it enough.
Khronos is also a Greek deity representing time. Since Vulcan is also from mythology (although it is a Roman name instead of Greek), it doesn't mean that it's influenced by Trek.
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Except that basically all extant religions feed on ANYTHING that can be construed as persecution. By trying to censor, you only strengthen their resolve. Same shit with Neo-nazis and Mein Kampf. Nothing could do more damage to that movement than exposing that Das Fuhrer had the language skills of a middle school American sleeping through their first semester German class.
I think you are being overly generous in your assessments of the frequency of monkey see monkey do learning. We do tend to be filled with hubris.
That sounds pretty close to the primary human learning method: monkey see monkey do
Have you considered they might be studying human drivers to learn from their mistakes?
Assuming that it takes a relatively moderate amount of supplies, it's utility may not be in cheaper production, but cheaper storage and better coverage. Yeah, you aren't going to undercut an industrial process for aspirin because it's so widely used, but if you only need small amount of medicine every now and again, it might be cheaper to make than to store, especially if the drug is volatile.
And those costs are gone for you as an end user if you print your own drugs.
Is this the beginning of what could become Star Trek-like replicators?
Yes, sometimes words are used figuratively instead of literally. Basically, I'm saying that judges can try legal routes of blocking TPB all they want, but technical workarounds will inevitably happen, likely faster than ISPs implement the blocking.
How about instead of trying to perfect crimestopping activity, we make non-criminal actions more appealing. First off, we'll have to end the War on Drugs, stop using our police and justice systems as revenue streams. If we stop manufacturing crime and turning productive members of society into criminals with no job prospects, then our already low crime rates would be even lower.
You are correct that it would make it easier for them to say "I thought he had a gun", but if they actually do think they have a gun, they may be less trigger happy, since opening fire means that they might actually get shot.
Is the LAPD so bad that they need a police force that exists just to keep them in line?
Judges don't like be circumvented, but the net interprets censorship as damage and routes around it.
If privacy is dead, then let's put up webcams to NSA HQ. Also, the NSA is, in practice, a military organization. That makes it a much larger concern.
Where, a few years ago, they would have been met with accusations of being a conspiracy theorist. Having documentation can make a big difference in how we handle things. At this point, I think the answer is quite clear regarding the alphabet soup spies: Nuke them from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.
I would suspect that in practice, the gap between the attack and when it was known would be orders of magnitude greater than the time between the attack being known and getting a warrant. Nevermind that the highest priority would generally not be to counterattack, but to protect the target, which probably wouldn't require a warrant.
How about a red button that will result in a spring loaded boxing glove that punches the NSA director in the face when he says something stupid. I think that is a far more pressing and vital need.
You also don't actually need to get to total annihilation for the effectiveness of MAD to apply.
Okay. One more question, if you don't mind. Do you think the risks may be offset somewhat by nanoparticles having less mass, and would being nanoscale also prevent them from being carried effectively through the bloodstream?
Realized right there that there was an incredibly low chance of you putting together a coherent argument, and a high probability of an appeal to nature fallacy.
Caution is definitely warranted. It's something new that behaves in a different manner. However, a few ACs have been posting uninformative panic posts without a clear reason why.. Crossing the blood-brain barrier is something to be aware of, but would that be likely to happen for anything other than eating something covered in nano particles? Extra caution would definitely be warranted if used in a medical device or with food.
What leads you to believe this is going to inherently be harmful to us? It's mostly a new field, and at least some of the technology could be harmful if handled improperly, but all I'm seeing regarding solid evidence seems to be AC posts that are basically just shrieking 'nanotech is bad, mmkay.' The concept of superhydrophobic surfaces apparently stems from studying lily pads, which have notably not resulted in the end of humanity. I'm not saying there isn't a danger, but you are doing nobody a favor by just bringing up a concern without good reason. Makes you come off as a shill.
It's not fully tested. However, I'm also not seeing any indication that this is being commercially released yet. So, perhaps it's a bit early to be complaining about not having tested it enough.
Khronos is also a Greek deity representing time. Since Vulcan is also from mythology (although it is a Roman name instead of Greek), it doesn't mean that it's influenced by Trek.
Spocked $5 bills would seem appropriate. It would also alow these charities to see how much of an impact Nimoy has had.
Or, they could have better things to spend taxpayer's money on, such as basically anything else.