This is the most retarded part of that proposal. Even beyond the "let's put LEDs in it and forgo on paint".
Heat does not magically disappear. Even should all of the electricity used come from solar sources, melting snow with heat is LITERALLY producing global warming. Not climate change, not greenhouse effect - putting heaters in the ground and running power through them to evaporate ice and snow. Literally heating the fucking surface of the globe.
It would probably be more effective AND ecologically sound to simply spray the roads with gasoline and light them on fire. At least nobody would be driving on the roads while they burn.
Dutch used 2.5 x 3.5 concrete slabs with a solar cell layer on top - for bicycles.
French are supposed to be GLUED ONTO existing asphalt roads AND they are supposedly sturdy enough to handle trucks. Well... at least regarding weight... no mention of how they handle a truck or a bus slamming on the breaks on that glued on surface.
Wattway's price per m2 is to be seen in light of the production cost of electricity. Photovoltaic energy is measured in watt-peak, which takes into account sunlight conditions. Today, depending on the technology used and the support on which the panels are installed, prices fluctuate between 2 to 8 euros/watt-peak. The cost with Wattway is estimated at 6 euros/watt-peak. Furthermore, it is interesting to note that Wattway can turn an existing surface into a money-maker by providing an additional use, which has a positive impact on the final price. With Wattway, there is no need to rent or purchase farmland to install solar panels, nor do you need to redo your entire roof to produce photovoltaic electricity!
How efficient is Wattway compared to a conventional solar panel?
Wattway panels have a 15% yield, compared to 18-19% for conventional photovoltaic panels.
So... More expensive (per watt) than conventional solar panels, with ~20% lesser yield. Which would probably decrease by at least 30% per panel, as that is about the area of the panel that would get most tires tracking over it. Which brings us down to ~10% yield. While the cost stays in the upper 25%, meaning it's 3 times more expensive than the cheapest panels out there. Per watt. Combine that with the (optimistic) reduction in yield due to dirt, and they are ~5-6 times more expensive.
Now... considering this article's claim that "4m of solarised road is enough to supply one household's electricity needs, apart from heating, and one kilometre will light a settlement with 5,000 inhabitants"... And similar claims regarding similar but FAR MORE realistic project in Amsterdam and the claims of "enough energy to power three households" per 100 meters, later readjusted a bit to "provide a single-person household with electricity for a year" for about half a year of work, per 70 meters or road installed (which comes out to not quite but almost 3 homes per 100 meters)... Those 4 meters of road per household seem to be calculated based on roads some 4-5 lanes wide. Granted, not the same tech as that Dutch bike lane but that's how wide those bike lanes would have be to to provide that same amount of power.
Which is not the issue of lack of such roads... but that's a lot of potential potholes. Which does not really sound realistic for regular roads, considering Wattway's "fresh asphalt with no deformations or ruts" policy.
How long does a Wattway panel last?
A Wattway panel lasts as long as conventional pavement, meaning at least 10 years depending on the traffic, which speeds up wear. If the section is not heavily trafficked - a stadium parking lot for example - then Wattway panels can last roughly 20 years.
Are Wattway panels all-weather?
Wattway panels are rainproof thanks to the fact that the silicon cells are encapsulated and the junction box which provides the connection between the panels complies with IP66 sealing effectiveness standards. The panels have even passed the snowplow test with flying colors. Operators do, however, need to operate the machines with a bit more care on Wattway panels than on conventional pavement.
Can Wattway be installed on any type of road? Are there any constraints (road
He pulled that article out of his ass, without being able to read it properly. I frankly don't care about Finland or refugees or what will both sides end up telling themselves about themselves and others five or ten years down the road.
I just refuted his "arguments" by pointing out that he can't read - which leaves only the question "Why did he read something that was not there?" on the table. Which he provided with an answer by replying with a "sell your computer right now and give it to the "brown people" you worship" tirade.
Just remember to give sources to your quotes - cause he clearly can't even google up anything for himself. You apparently have different sources. Feel free to source him up.
Who is that mythical "someone else" if "everyone" is already paying it? Martians? God? Smurfs? When "everyone pays", everyone pays LESS, and everyone gets to have the same (and much higher) quality of service due to the pooling and sharing of resources. And there is no "someone else" - cause "everyone" already includes EVERYONE. Thus everyone pays less and gets more.
That's why a bus ticket costs less than a ride in a taxi and a ride in a taxi costs less than renting a car which costs less than buying a car - same resources get used by many people thus reducing per capita costs of being driven or driving from A to B instead of walking there until you can afford a car of your own.
But hey... you said racist. I just called you a coward.
But it's nice to see that when faced with your own ignorance and inability to refute any of the arguments (which IS kinda hard to do when facing truth) - you run and hide behind a fallacy. Or two... Or more... While even the punctuation fails you. Or are you secretly a 12 year old? Or maybe a dog?
My advice? Focus on content quality - Slashdot could easily post 3x the stories it does today, and have better QA - just by maybe hiring someone with some journalism credentials rather than making the people who write the back end server code pretend to be editors. Improve the quality and make it "must read" material that people are willing to pay for. And try encouraging some writers to create original content - not BS video interviews with talking heads from sponsors, but actual longform journalism. If Slashdot is actually a good enough read, you can monetize a subscription tier that echoes "Slate Plus," "ESPN Insider," etc.
In Slashdot's "glory days," it didn't have a lot of competition. There was no Gawker/Gizmodo/iO9/whatever to read about the coolest Star Wars prequel rumors; people came to Slashdot for that. Even though there's a lot of competition now, Slashdot (barely) hangs on to a superior virtue: a better quality of commenters and a better moderation system than other "nerd" sites. Slashdot was never very well managed, even back in the "CmdrTaco/Hemos Glory Days." Inject some QA into the story vetting/writing process and you'll see a resurgence of readership.
It might become clearer that you are promoting things which are essentially opposite to each other. I.e. Readership and commenters - not the same people. Also, quantity ain't quality. "3x the stories" only mean that those who comment and discuss ON A SINGLE STORY now miss out on even seeing 3 times more stories.
Say, you spend an hour each day on slashdot, and it takes you 1 minute to read through summaries of 20-24 daily stories and another 5-15 minutes to read through 4++ comments, after which you'll make 1-3 insightful posts, each taking you at least 15 minutes. That's 22+10+2*15. Little over an hour, on average. About hour and a half on the higher end. Multiply the number of stories by 3, and now summaries alone takes up all of your Slashdot ALLOTTED time. While a day still comes with only 24 hours in it to do all the things that need to be done "today". Godforbid you stumble onto an interesting discussion or debate. There goes your time for work, for your wife and kids, you get fired, wife leaves you and takes the kids, economy tanks, you turn to drugs and online porn... Why do you hate America so much?
And while that might seem great from the "keep them glued to the screen" standpoint of a marketing drone - it clashes with the reality where, despite the popular opinion, Slashdot readership are no longer basement dwelling teenagers. A 6-digit UID correlates with a 30+ age now. And it's impolite to stare at one's 5-digit and lower UID. Cause they may die soon. That's 25% (or more) of actual commenters/readers. And where nearly all of the "better quality of commenters" comes from. Also, that's where the disposable income is, for those looking to "monetize" the "audience".
At the same time, increase of the number of stories now means those same numbers of commenters comment LESS per story - cause they too have the same number of hours in their day. And as it took decades to reach 4+ million UIDs - there's no chance in hell that will become 12+ million over night to maintain the comments per story ratio. More stories to read == less time to comment. I.e. Increase in the number of stories takes up time and kills discussion - that thing everyone is here for.
And if you somehow figure out a formula for better quality of comments and discussions... I reserve the right to be the first to congratulate you on getting the last Nobel Peace Prize. Like... the final one. Ever. As you'd basically discover world peace. Also, you owe me 10% of that money for the idea. Fuck it... Make it 9%. It IS world peace...
As for gamifying moderation... which is what karma boils down to... You don't want to turn your democratic process (voting comments up/down) into a gotta-catch-them-all game of collecting perks and badges. BTW, remember achievem
I'm not saying you're illiterate... or a liar. Just that your prejudices lead you to be afraid of brown people so much, that all you see are large numbers. And then you multiply them until you get millions.
But let's take another look at that link of yours.
Earlier this week, the Migration Service of Finland said that all the reception centers in the country were overcrowded, and the authorities were urgently looking for new places to host migrants.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Over 15,000 refugees have arrived in Finland in 2015, local media reported Saturday, citing the country's migration service.
"During this year, more than 15,000 asylum seekers have arrived in Finland. If you look at the number of arrivals in recent days, it appears that 600 people arrive every day," Juha Simila, spokesman of the migration service, said, as cited by the Yle news portal.
According to Simila, Finland spends around 15,000 euros a year per asylum seeker living in a refugee reception center. The amount also includes wages of the center employees, the media reported.
Earlier this month, Finland agreed to take in 2,400 asylum seekers as part of the European Commission's initiative to relocate 120,000 refugees from southern EU member states.
According to Prime Minister Juha Sipila, Finland is likely to resettle asylum seekers to other countries of the European Union if the bloc creates a permanent and binding mechanism of redistribution of refugees.
So... to sum it up.
1 - It's 15k euros per year, per an asylum seeker, LIVING IN THE RECEPTION CENTER. 2 - That sum includes salaries of people working in those reception centers. 3 - 15000 people arrived in Finland, but ONLY 2400 would be taken by said reception centers. Incidentally, Finland takes in 3-4000 asylum seekers yearly. 4 - Rest (that is 15000 - 2400 = 12600) will be sent on their merry way to other countries. 5 - Out of that money (those 15k euros) nearly all of it goes right back into Finnish economy.
I.e. Living costs in Finland are estimated to be 218.09 euros higher than what is provided per a refugee. Actual living costs are closer to 900 euros per month, or 585.09 more than what they spend monthly on feeding and clothing (that's what those 92.3 euros are supposed to be) a single refugee.
Now... deduct those 314.91 euros from those 1250 euros (15k divided by 12 months) - and you will get the costs of heating, cleaning, electricity, water, and the salaries of the people working in those centers.
Put some "obscene" and "violent" elements throughout the movie but keep it just within the allowed parameters. For bonus points, put some of them in audio only (a "fuck" every few hours should do), while others are single frame images.
Then either call them out on not doing their work or have them stare at paint drying for 10 hours.
Rachel Maddow did cover that several times. It used to be available under a group header "Uganda be kidding me" on her show's NBC site, before NBC changed the format of the site... and other things. Now you have to search Youtube for all the videos.
Don't look now, but you're arguing against your own points there.
Also, those homes are both heavily subsidized (plus the profit margin is limited to no more than 3% of production costs) and there are housing funds - which are mandatory for both the employer and the employee. And then that money is used as a down-payment on a loan.
So, if you take that 100%, cut it in half for a married couple, then cut it in half again on account of the employer paying half... suddenly that housing is a lot more affordable. And that's not taking in account possible savings OR the changes of living standard and the rise in salaries - while the loan remains in RMBs which Chinese government loves to devalue to keep the foreign investments pouring in.
Meanwhile, while they can't exactly push through laws against being gay at home, though they still try, they shift their focus where they can create such laws. See... it's not just a local thing. God hates gays EVERYWHERE!
As for bombing and killing indiscriminately and war... How many wars was it that US is fighting this week? After being left that as legacy from a guy who was convinced that god himself wanted him to be the president and punish the "evildoers".
US is closer to communism than China. In China, if you lose your job - no unemployment. Have no income - no welfare. No food - no food stamps. No housing - no section 8. We "give stuff" to our residents much more than China...
Sure, Chinese welfare programs are a lot poorer than the US ones. But China is a developing nation with 1.5 billion people and a far lower standard of living than the world's largest economy with a mere 319 million people.
As for housing... They started over 30 million and finished over 20 million affordable and social housing units during the 2011-2014 period alone.
They arrested TWO (1+1) people, and promptly let one of them loose to "defend themselves from outside incarceration" - i.e. released on their own recognizance. The other guy, who is in custody, is a philosophy professor.
We should invade their countries, kill their leaders and convert them to Christianity. We weren't punctilious about locating and punishing only Hitler and his top officers. We carpet-bombed German cities; we killed civilians. That's war. And this is war.
...on Friday's Republican campaign event, showing videos of Ted Cruz, Bobby Jindal and Mike Huckabee engaging in question-and-answer sessions with extremist pastor Kevin Swanson, who then went on to say that he would smear cow dung over his body to protest a gay couple's wedding and urged the government to execute gays in the future if they don't repent.
the one that believes woman are equal to men is better. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... That last one is a longer read. But it includes such gems as "legitimate rape", sexual assaults in the military excused as "hormone level created by nature" and last but not least - rape as god's will.
P.S. Dear, right-wing, moderators... we can play this game of you trying to ignore facts while calling pointing out such facts trolling until you run out of mod points or I run out of copy/paste.
We should invade their countries, kill their leaders and convert them to Christianity. We weren't punctilious about locating and punishing only Hitler and his top officers. We carpet-bombed German cities; we killed civilians. That's war. And this is war.
...on Friday's Republican campaign event, showing videos of Ted Cruz, Bobby Jindal and Mike Huckabee engaging in question-and-answer sessions with extremist pastor Kevin Swanson, who then went on to say that he would smear cow dung over his body to protest a gay couple's wedding and urged the government to execute gays in the future if they don't repent.
the one that believes woman are equal to men is better. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... That last one is a longer read. But it includes such gems as "legitimate rape", sexual assaults in the military excused as "hormone level created by nature" and last but not least - rape as god's will.
You call your car to you across the state lines... and it shows up with a kilo of weed under the seat. How did it get there? You don't know! It's a mystery. Maybe it fell in through the sunroof?
...a sociopath decides to compare himself to a comicbook hero, who is also portrayed as a sociopath. Lacking actual comparison points he decides to pretend to create artificial intelligence.
That line edited for the summary (and people say editors don't do anything) actually goes like this:
"The idea that we have a single piece of glowing display is too limiting. By then, every table, every wall, every surface will have a screen or can project," he told the Telegraph. "Hypothetically you walk upto a wall, sit at a table and [talk to] an earpiece or eyeglasses to make a call. The term is ambient or ubiquitous computing."
If tables, walls etc. have screens or projectors - why special earpieces or glasses? If special glasses are ubiquitous - who needs screens in tables and walls? Wouldn't empty and clean flat surfaces be far more useful then? And what's the use of a chip in a chair? To tell you that it is occupied or not? Wouldn't a single camera in the room do that and more?
Article further gives examples such as:
Pharmaceutical companies transporting drugs or vaccines need to constantly monitor temperature; logistics or delivery companies track their fleet of vehicles over long distances; and perishable food companies need to monitor internal temperature and humidity of trucks to check if their goods are spoiling.
None of that is "Internet of Things" or "ambient or ubiquitous computing" nor would those examples benefit from chips and sensors on every single item that is being transported in those trucks. Why then all those additional sensors?
Well... cause it would be expensive to make dedicated case by case monitoring systems to replace somewhat manual (but cheap) solutions already employed. As in, there's an employee doing that right now. So the solution is to cover EVERYTHING with sensors instead. Thus eliminating the cost of installing sensors and networks by shifting it to every producer of everything in the world. Who would then shift that cost (and all the unnecessary "features" they'd have to invent for their products) - to the customers. While "the cloud" will pick up the rest.
Thus, "reducing the costs" of creating "ubiquitous computing" to software only - i.e. nothing, as developers are already being paid anyway, or they'll just do it for fun and experience. That's the logic.
"The problem is that manual measurements are very common in hospitals, pharmaceutical delivery chains, and even the distribution of dairy and meat produce. Someone actually goes to the warehouse to fill out a report with pen and paper every 3 hours," says Samsara's CEO Sanjit Biswas, whose previous network technology startup Meraki sold to Cisco for over $2 billion.
His big idea: installing cheap sensors, and uploading and analysing data to the cloud makes Samara 1/10th of the cost of existing industrial sensors (complex systems made by huge incumbents like Intel), and deployable in under 10 minutes.
"If you want a tailored system, someone like IBM will build you a custom solution but it usually costs $5m so it doesn't make sense unless you're a large company," he explains.
Andreessen is a fierce believer in the impact of this wave of software-driven sensor startups. His core thesis is that over the next 20 years every physical item will have a chip implanted in it. "The end state is fairly obvious - every light, every doorknob will be connected to the internet. Just like with the web itself, there will be thousands of of use cases - energy efficiency, food safety, major problems that aren't as obvious as smartwatches and wearables," he says.
Except that is not "software-driven sensors" but "sensor-driven software". Which relies on someone first providing ubiquitous sensors in every doorknob - which could then be used for "major problems that aren't as obvious".
I.e. It's a solution we don't really have a problem for quite yet. But it would be great if someone else paid for it.
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incorporate heating elements
This is the most retarded part of that proposal. Even beyond the "let's put LEDs in it and forgo on paint".
Heat does not magically disappear.
Even should all of the electricity used come from solar sources, melting snow with heat is LITERALLY producing global warming.
Not climate change, not greenhouse effect - putting heaters in the ground and running power through them to evaporate ice and snow.
Literally heating the fucking surface of the globe.
It would probably be more effective AND ecologically sound to simply spray the roads with gasoline and light them on fire.
At least nobody would be driving on the roads while they burn.
Dutch used 2.5 x 3.5 concrete slabs with a solar cell layer on top - for bicycles.
French are supposed to be GLUED ONTO existing asphalt roads AND they are supposedly sturdy enough to handle trucks.
Well... at least regarding weight... no mention of how they handle a truck or a bus slamming on the breaks on that glued on surface.
http://www.wattwaybycolas.com/...
What is the price per m2?
Wattway's price per m2 is to be seen in light of the production cost of electricity.
Photovoltaic energy is measured in watt-peak, which takes into account sunlight conditions.
Today, depending on the technology used and the support on which the panels are installed, prices fluctuate between 2 to 8 euros/watt-peak.
The cost with Wattway is estimated at 6 euros/watt-peak.
Furthermore, it is interesting to note that Wattway can turn an existing surface into a money-maker by providing an additional use, which has a positive impact on the final price.
With Wattway, there is no need to rent or purchase farmland to install solar panels, nor do you need to redo your entire roof to produce photovoltaic electricity!
How efficient is Wattway compared to a conventional solar panel?
Wattway panels have a 15% yield, compared to 18-19% for conventional photovoltaic panels.
So... More expensive (per watt) than conventional solar panels, with ~20% lesser yield.
Which would probably decrease by at least 30% per panel, as that is about the area of the panel that would get most tires tracking over it.
Which brings us down to ~10% yield.
While the cost stays in the upper 25%, meaning it's 3 times more expensive than the cheapest panels out there. Per watt.
Combine that with the (optimistic) reduction in yield due to dirt, and they are ~5-6 times more expensive.
Now... considering this article's claim that "4m of solarised road is enough to supply one household's electricity needs, apart from heating, and one kilometre will light a settlement with 5,000 inhabitants"...
And similar claims regarding similar but FAR MORE realistic project in Amsterdam and the claims of "enough energy to power three households" per 100 meters, later readjusted a bit to "provide a single-person household with electricity for a year" for about half a year of work, per 70 meters or road installed (which comes out to not quite but almost 3 homes per 100 meters)...
Those 4 meters of road per household seem to be calculated based on roads some 4-5 lanes wide.
Granted, not the same tech as that Dutch bike lane but that's how wide those bike lanes would have be to to provide that same amount of power.
Which is not the issue of lack of such roads... but that's a lot of potential potholes.
Which does not really sound realistic for regular roads, considering Wattway's "fresh asphalt with no deformations or ruts" policy.
How long does a Wattway panel last?
A Wattway panel lasts as long as conventional pavement, meaning at least 10 years depending on the traffic, which speeds up wear.
If the section is not heavily trafficked - a stadium parking lot for example - then Wattway panels can last roughly 20 years.
Are Wattway panels all-weather?
Wattway panels are rainproof thanks to the fact that the silicon cells are encapsulated and the junction box which provides the connection between the panels complies with IP66 sealing effectiveness standards.
The panels have even passed the snowplow test with flying colors.
Operators do, however, need to operate the machines with a bit more care on Wattway panels than on conventional pavement.
Can Wattway be installed on any type of road? Are there any constraints (road
He pulled that article out of his ass, without being able to read it properly.
I frankly don't care about Finland or refugees or what will both sides end up telling themselves about themselves and others five or ten years down the road.
I just refuted his "arguments" by pointing out that he can't read - which leaves only the question "Why did he read something that was not there?" on the table.
Which he provided with an answer by replying with a "sell your computer right now and give it to the "brown people" you worship" tirade.
Just remember to give sources to your quotes - cause he clearly can't even google up anything for himself.
You apparently have different sources. Feel free to source him up.
Here... Let me quote you.
Everyone there pays for it through large taxes
Someone else is forced to pay for it.
Who is that mythical "someone else" if "everyone" is already paying it? Martians? God? Smurfs?
When "everyone pays", everyone pays LESS, and everyone gets to have the same (and much higher) quality of service due to the pooling and sharing of resources.
And there is no "someone else" - cause "everyone" already includes EVERYONE.
Thus everyone pays less and gets more.
That's why a bus ticket costs less than a ride in a taxi and a ride in a taxi costs less than renting a car which costs less than buying a car - same resources get used by many people thus reducing per capita costs of being driven or driving from A to B instead of walking there until you can afford a car of your own.
But hey... you said racist. I just called you a coward.
But it's nice to see that when faced with your own ignorance and inability to refute any of the arguments (which IS kinda hard to do when facing truth) - you run and hide behind a fallacy. Or two... Or more...
While even the punctuation fails you. Or are you secretly a 12 year old? Or maybe a dog?
What a truly pathetic creature you must be.
Can you explain how are those posts homophobic?
I thought they were just someone being... well... retarded.
My advice? Focus on content quality - Slashdot could easily post 3x the stories it does today, and have better QA - just by maybe hiring someone with some journalism credentials rather than making the people who write the back end server code pretend to be editors. Improve the quality and make it "must read" material that people are willing to pay for. And try encouraging some writers to create original content - not BS video interviews with talking heads from sponsors, but actual longform journalism. If Slashdot is actually a good enough read, you can monetize a subscription tier that echoes "Slate Plus," "ESPN Insider," etc.
In Slashdot's "glory days," it didn't have a lot of competition. There was no Gawker/Gizmodo/iO9/whatever to read about the coolest Star Wars prequel rumors; people came to Slashdot for that. Even though there's a lot of competition now, Slashdot (barely) hangs on to a superior virtue: a better quality of commenters and a better moderation system than other "nerd" sites. Slashdot was never very well managed, even back in the "CmdrTaco/Hemos Glory Days." Inject some QA into the story vetting/writing process and you'll see a resurgence of readership.
It might become clearer that you are promoting things which are essentially opposite to each other.
I.e. Readership and commenters - not the same people. Also, quantity ain't quality.
"3x the stories" only mean that those who comment and discuss ON A SINGLE STORY now miss out on even seeing 3 times more stories.
Say, you spend an hour each day on slashdot, and it takes you 1 minute to read through summaries of 20-24 daily stories and another 5-15 minutes to read through 4++ comments, after which you'll make 1-3 insightful posts, each taking you at least 15 minutes.
That's 22+10+2*15.
Little over an hour, on average. About hour and a half on the higher end.
Multiply the number of stories by 3, and now summaries alone takes up all of your Slashdot ALLOTTED time.
While a day still comes with only 24 hours in it to do all the things that need to be done "today".
Godforbid you stumble onto an interesting discussion or debate.
There goes your time for work, for your wife and kids, you get fired, wife leaves you and takes the kids, economy tanks, you turn to drugs and online porn...
Why do you hate America so much?
And while that might seem great from the "keep them glued to the screen" standpoint of a marketing drone - it clashes with the reality where, despite the popular opinion, Slashdot readership are no longer basement dwelling teenagers.
A 6-digit UID correlates with a 30+ age now. And it's impolite to stare at one's 5-digit and lower UID. Cause they may die soon.
That's 25% (or more) of actual commenters/readers. And where nearly all of the "better quality of commenters" comes from.
Also, that's where the disposable income is, for those looking to "monetize" the "audience".
At the same time, increase of the number of stories now means those same numbers of commenters comment LESS per story - cause they too have the same number of hours in their day.
And as it took decades to reach 4+ million UIDs - there's no chance in hell that will become 12+ million over night to maintain the comments per story ratio.
More stories to read == less time to comment.
I.e. Increase in the number of stories takes up time and kills discussion - that thing everyone is here for.
And if you somehow figure out a formula for better quality of comments and discussions... I reserve the right to be the first to congratulate you on getting the last Nobel Peace Prize. Like... the final one. Ever.
As you'd basically discover world peace.
Also, you owe me 10% of that money for the idea.
Fuck it... Make it 9%. It IS world peace...
As for gamifying moderation... which is what karma boils down to...
You don't want to turn your democratic process (voting comments up/down) into a gotta-catch-them-all game of collecting perks and badges.
BTW, remember achievem
The 15 k x 15 k was the figure I put up.
I'm not saying you're illiterate... or a liar.
Just that your prejudices lead you to be afraid of brown people so much, that all you see are large numbers.
And then you multiply them until you get millions.
But let's take another look at that link of yours.
Earlier this week, the Migration Service of Finland said that all the reception centers in the country were overcrowded, and the authorities were urgently looking for new places to host migrants.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Over 15,000 refugees have arrived in Finland in 2015, local media reported Saturday, citing the country's migration service.
"During this year, more than 15,000 asylum seekers have arrived in Finland. If you look at the number of arrivals in recent days, it appears that 600 people arrive every day," Juha Simila, spokesman of the migration service, said, as cited by the Yle news portal.
According to Simila, Finland spends around 15,000 euros a year per asylum seeker living in a refugee reception center. The amount also includes wages of the center employees, the media reported.
Earlier this month, Finland agreed to take in 2,400 asylum seekers as part of the European Commission's initiative to relocate 120,000 refugees from southern EU member states.
According to Prime Minister Juha Sipila, Finland is likely to resettle asylum seekers to other countries of the European Union if the bloc creates a permanent and binding mechanism of redistribution of refugees.
So... to sum it up.
1 - It's 15k euros per year, per an asylum seeker, LIVING IN THE RECEPTION CENTER.
2 - That sum includes salaries of people working in those reception centers.
3 - 15000 people arrived in Finland, but ONLY 2400 would be taken by said reception centers.
Incidentally, Finland takes in 3-4000 asylum seekers yearly.
4 - Rest (that is 15000 - 2400 = 12600) will be sent on their merry way to other countries.
5 - Out of that money (those 15k euros) nearly all of it goes right back into Finnish economy.
Actual money that a single, living alone refugee gets is 314.91 euros if the reception center does not provide meal - or 92.3 euros per month if there are meals provided.
Incidentally, if you plan to study in Finland (free tuition) you must provide a proof of having a MINIMUM of 560 euros per month to your name.
I.e. Living costs in Finland are estimated to be 218.09 euros higher than what is provided per a refugee.
Actual living costs are closer to 900 euros per month, or 585.09 more than what they spend monthly on feeding and clothing (that's what those 92.3 euros are supposed to be) a single refugee.
Now... deduct those 314.91 euros from those 1250 euros (15k divided by 12 months) - and you will get the costs of heating, cleaning, electricity, water, and the salaries of the people working in those centers.
make things like expensive university programs
Ok... 95.9% free. AND you have to provide your own food, water, living quarters, underwear...
Put some "obscene" and "violent" elements throughout the movie but keep it just within the allowed parameters.
For bonus points, put some of them in audio only (a "fuck" every few hours should do), while others are single frame images.
Then either call them out on not doing their work or have them stare at paint drying for 10 hours.
It IS Planet Nine from outer space.
Rachel Maddow did cover that several times.
It used to be available under a group header "Uganda be kidding me" on her show's NBC site, before NBC changed the format of the site... and other things.
Now you have to search Youtube for all the videos.
And pretty quickly, these guys start popping up.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
You know... guys who organize National Prayer Breakfast(s) and who think that Jesus was awesome - like Hitler, Mao, Lenin, Stalin, Pol Pot, Bin Laden...
Don't look now, but you're arguing against your own points there.
Also, those homes are both heavily subsidized (plus the profit margin is limited to no more than 3% of production costs) and there are housing funds - which are mandatory for both the employer and the employee.
And then that money is used as a down-payment on a loan.
http://www.china-briefing.com/...
So, if you take that 100%, cut it in half for a married couple, then cut it in half again on account of the employer paying half... suddenly that housing is a lot more affordable.
And that's not taking in account possible savings OR the changes of living standard and the rise in salaries - while the loan remains in RMBs which Chinese government loves to devalue to keep the foreign investments pouring in.
You mean in USA?
Meanwhile, while they can't exactly push through laws against being gay at home, though they still try, they shift their focus where they can create such laws.
See... it's not just a local thing. God hates gays EVERYWHERE!
As for bombing and killing indiscriminately and war... How many wars was it that US is fighting this week?
After being left that as legacy from a guy who was convinced that god himself wanted him to be the president and punish the "evildoers".
US is closer to communism than China. In China, if you lose your job - no unemployment. Have no income - no welfare. No food - no food stamps. No housing - no section 8. We "give stuff" to our residents much more than China...
Now that's some Trump-channeling.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Sure, Chinese welfare programs are a lot poorer than the US ones.
But China is a developing nation with 1.5 billion people and a far lower standard of living than the world's largest economy with a mere 319 million people.
As for housing... They started over 30 million and finished over 20 million affordable and social housing units during the 2011-2014 period alone.
They arrested TWO (1+1) people, and promptly let one of them loose to "defend themselves from outside incarceration" - i.e. released on their own recognizance.
The other guy, who is in custody, is a philosophy professor.
That's it. Smallest of the little fish.
the one that doesn't believe in killing and raping the infidels is better.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
We should invade their countries, kill their leaders and convert them to Christianity.
We weren't punctilious about locating and punishing only Hitler and his top officers.
We carpet-bombed German cities; we killed civilians. That's war. And this is war.
the one that believes in not killing homo sexuals is better.
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/...
...on Friday's Republican campaign event, showing videos of Ted Cruz, Bobby Jindal and Mike Huckabee engaging in question-and-answer sessions with extremist pastor Kevin Swanson, who then went on to say that he would smear cow dung over his body to protest a gay couple's wedding and urged the government to execute gays in the future if they don't repent.
the one that believes woman are equal to men is better.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
That last one is a longer read.
But it includes such gems as "legitimate rape", sexual assaults in the military excused as "hormone level created by nature" and last but not least - rape as god's will.
P.S. Dear, right-wing, moderators... we can play this game of you trying to ignore facts while calling pointing out such facts trolling until you run out of mod points or I run out of copy/paste.
the one that doesn't believe in killing and raping the infidels is better.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
We should invade their countries, kill their leaders and convert them to Christianity. We weren't punctilious about locating and punishing only Hitler and his top officers. We carpet-bombed German cities; we killed civilians. That's war. And this is war.
the one that believes in not killing homo sexuals is better.
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/...
...on Friday's Republican campaign event, showing videos of Ted Cruz, Bobby Jindal and Mike Huckabee engaging in question-and-answer sessions with extremist pastor Kevin Swanson, who then went on to say that he would smear cow dung over his body to protest a gay couple's wedding and urged the government to execute gays in the future if they don't repent.
the one that believes woman are equal to men is better.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
That last one is a longer read.
But it includes such gems as "legitimate rape", sexual assaults in the military excused as "hormone level created by nature" and last but not least - rape as god's will.
"Umm... Delirious." - Alexander Dane.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
"Umm... kof... galaxyquest..." - Alexander Dane.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
He also cancels Christmas in that one.
You call your car to you across the state lines... and it shows up with a kilo of weed under the seat.
How did it get there? You don't know! It's a mystery. Maybe it fell in through the sunroof?
LED bulbs in the 1 to 3 Watt range are already available, costing only a few dollars on eBay.
...a sociopath decides to compare himself to a comicbook hero, who is also portrayed as a sociopath.
Lacking actual comparison points he decides to pretend to create artificial intelligence.
That line edited for the summary (and people say editors don't do anything) actually goes like this:
"The idea that we have a single piece of glowing display is too limiting.
By then, every table, every wall, every surface will have a screen or can project," he told the Telegraph.
"Hypothetically you walk upto a wall, sit at a table and [talk to] an earpiece or eyeglasses to make a call. The term is ambient or ubiquitous computing."
If tables, walls etc. have screens or projectors - why special earpieces or glasses?
If special glasses are ubiquitous - who needs screens in tables and walls? Wouldn't empty and clean flat surfaces be far more useful then?
And what's the use of a chip in a chair? To tell you that it is occupied or not? Wouldn't a single camera in the room do that and more?
Article further gives examples such as:
Pharmaceutical companies transporting drugs or vaccines need to constantly monitor temperature;
logistics or delivery companies track their fleet of vehicles over long distances;
and perishable food companies need to monitor internal temperature and humidity of trucks to check if their goods are spoiling.
None of that is "Internet of Things" or "ambient or ubiquitous computing" nor would those examples benefit from chips and sensors on every single item that is being transported in those trucks.
Why then all those additional sensors?
Well... cause it would be expensive to make dedicated case by case monitoring systems to replace somewhat manual (but cheap) solutions already employed. As in, there's an employee doing that right now.
So the solution is to cover EVERYTHING with sensors instead.
Thus eliminating the cost of installing sensors and networks by shifting it to every producer of everything in the world.
Who would then shift that cost (and all the unnecessary "features" they'd have to invent for their products) - to the customers.
While "the cloud" will pick up the rest.
Thus, "reducing the costs" of creating "ubiquitous computing" to software only - i.e. nothing, as developers are already being paid anyway, or they'll just do it for fun and experience.
That's the logic.
"The problem is that manual measurements are very common in hospitals, pharmaceutical delivery chains, and even the distribution of dairy and meat produce.
Someone actually goes to the warehouse to fill out a report with pen and paper every 3 hours," says Samsara's CEO Sanjit Biswas, whose previous network technology startup Meraki sold to Cisco for over $2 billion.
His big idea: installing cheap sensors, and uploading and analysing data to the cloud makes Samara 1/10th of the cost of existing industrial sensors (complex systems made by huge incumbents like Intel), and deployable in under 10 minutes.
"If you want a tailored system, someone like IBM will build you a custom solution but it usually costs $5m so it doesn't make sense unless you're a large company," he explains.
Andreessen is a fierce believer in the impact of this wave of software-driven sensor startups.
His core thesis is that over the next 20 years every physical item will have a chip implanted in it.
"The end state is fairly obvious - every light, every doorknob will be connected to the internet.
Just like with the web itself, there will be thousands of of use cases - energy efficiency, food safety, major problems that aren't as obvious as smartwatches and wearables," he says.
Except that is not "software-driven sensors" but "sensor-driven software".
Which relies on someone first providing ubiquitous sensors in every doorknob - which could then be used for "major problems that aren't as obvious".
I.e. It's a solution we don't really have a problem for quite yet. But it would be great if someone else paid for it.