That thought crossed my mind too. It's all about cost: how much does the device cost, and how much maintenance it requires, this translates into a cost per Kwh, which tells us if it is a good idea; but I guess it'll probably be more expensive than wind power.
internationals don't have a nationality. In fact, internationals and the people behind them are seriously past the nation-theme, or should I say : they exploit it.
keep drinking coca-cola-corp products, eating nestle foods, and driving GM cars... The problem with your reasoning is that you don't apply it to corporations.
that's 30km * 30km * 3.14 of land free from human intervention for another 100K yrs. that's still a day in the life of our planet; but not in the life of our species.
a single government? you think government is indivisble ? a government is made up of people, all with different ideas, all with different goals; and them coming from far different regions(even if we would assume they having the same language!) makes it nearly impossible to homogenise them (and if you would try to let the leaders come from 1 geographic region, it will end in revolution.).
when the C64 came out with 64K No-ONE doubted it had 65536 Bytes of RAM. if it would came out now, there would be confusion, so the kibi-business introduced confusion. people who don't understand the difference between binary and decimal have no place in IT
only if we can change fast enough from oil to something else. And I don't think we can. 'inelasticity' of demand comes to mind; and cost/construction_time/write-off_time of a car/tractor/fertilizerproductionfacility/... we need 20 years to wean society from oil(in a painless way that is), that means we have to start before oil production starts to go down. But talk to the man in the street and you know there won't be a painless transition, because he can't even think/plan five years ahead, let alone him voting for people that plan/think 5 years ahead (of which there aren't any in politics).
We can't really run out of oil, though it can become more expensive over time. The slightest hint that supply might not meet demand causes a sharp price spike that (with a bit of latency) causes a reduction in demand and an increase in supply (from less economic sources, eventually including oil shale and oil sands). Almost as if some invisible hand reached out and adjusted the economy.
you are kidding right ? there is a finite amount of oil in the ground, so we WILL run out, even if we can pump every last drop.
I happen to agree with your post, but only partly. those advances you talk about are advances of the past; something went wrong the last decade: and I think it has to do with too few people controlling too much of the wealth. And I wonder what will happen when we really DO run out of oil; our food supply is 100% dependent on it.
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Don't forget cows sh@tting a lot, it getting all over the machine means a high maintenance cost.
That thought crossed my mind too. It's all about cost: how much does the device cost, and how much maintenance it requires, this translates into a cost per Kwh, which tells us if it is a good idea; but I guess it'll probably be more expensive than wind power.
the possibilities of VERY extensive maps for various games.
the invisible hand of the market: SURE !
internationals don't have a nationality. In fact, internationals and the people behind them are seriously past the nation-theme, or should I say : they exploit it.
That's meant sarcastically I guess?
Turning over power to multinationalists
keep drinking coca-cola-corp products, eating nestle foods, and driving GM cars ... The problem with your reasoning is that you don't apply it to corporations.
that's 30km * 30km * 3.14 of land free from human intervention for another 100K yrs. that's still a day in the life of our planet; but not in the life of our species.
I tought we got some of our mothers' bacterial community during pregnancy. is there a biologist or doctor in the room ?
the battery would cost 25M, while a second transmission line would cost 60M. o_O
you really should see 'Mars attacks' then. now THAT was a fun movie.
Why can't I just exist on my own?
because you wouldn't have land to stand on ?
They DO gather up monopoly power, manipulate governments, and do all the nasty things that humans with accumulate power tend to do.
fixed that for you.
a single government? you think government is indivisble ? a government is made up of people, all with different ideas, all with different goals; and them coming from far different regions(even if we would assume they having the same language!) makes it nearly impossible to homogenise them (and if you would try to let the leaders come from 1 geographic region, it will end in revolution.).
your hands are Gaia's hands.
at the rate humanity is eating up the land and removing species at an astonishing rate (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holocene_extinction), it could be we're a cancer.
when the C64 came out with 64K No-ONE doubted it had 65536 Bytes of RAM. if it would came out now, there would be confusion, so the kibi-business introduced confusion. people who don't understand the difference between binary and decimal have no place in IT
you don't need to second-guess.
a few years ago you didn't need to: 1kb was 1024 byte. it was defined like that. why don't we define 2 as 1 and 1 as 2 next ?
This "peak oil" scam is vapid.
only if we can change fast enough from oil to something else. And I don't think we can. 'inelasticity' of demand comes to mind; and cost/construction_time/write-off_time of a car/tractor/fertilizerproductionfacility/... we need 20 years to wean society from oil(in a painless way that is), that means we have to start before oil production starts to go down. But talk to the man in the street and you know there won't be a painless transition, because he can't even think/plan five years ahead, let alone him voting for people that plan/think 5 years ahead (of which there aren't any in politics).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-QA2rkpBSY
watch this very carefully. this is a SCIENTIST, not an economist.
We can't really run out of oil, though it can become more expensive over time. The slightest hint that supply might not meet demand causes a sharp price spike that (with a bit of latency) causes a reduction in demand and an increase in supply (from less economic sources, eventually including oil shale and oil sands). Almost as if some invisible hand reached out and adjusted the economy.
you are kidding right ? there is a finite amount of oil in the ground, so we WILL run out, even if we can pump every last drop.
I happen to agree with your post, but only partly. those advances you talk about are advances of the past; something went wrong the last decade: and I think it has to do with too few people controlling too much of the wealth.
And I wonder what will happen when we really DO run out of oil; our food supply is 100% dependent on it.
A mouse can detect motion, does that mean that a simple mouse infringes on that patent ?
other peoples health care
s/health care/pension ...
s/health care/roads
s/health care/education
s/health care/police protection
s/health care/justice
s/health care/defense
s/health care/religion
s/health care/consumer protection
s/health care/unemployment
where do you draw the line ?
99% of Americans live better than 95% of people who have ever lived.
have you got any sources to back that up ?
I prefer a system where the poor get an increasing standard of living
but do they?
If you want to advocate socialism, you have to provide an answer to this.
There are problems with capitalism too ...
been to europe lately ? it's called Social_capitalism http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_capitalism
Van Kersbergen identifies social capitalism as the "common kernel" of the European welfare state and situates social capitalism as a "middle way" between socialist collectivism and neo-liberal individualism