More computers are available in the hands of more people today than at any other time in recorded human history. More novice programmers exist now than at any other time in recorded human history. What worry about sheep stealing from other languages (as if programmers or novices can only ever use or learn a single language at a time) when hundreds of millions of people could write useful programs?
Yeah, no kidding, I hope some of my scorn was apparent there, but probably not. An organization that doesn't cooperate internally would just be a nightmare to work for. Sad.
The import costs on those are through the roof, though. And then you have to pay for chains, and the guy with the whip, and purina IT chow. It adds up to where its almost cheaper to hire American these days.
Actually, there are plenty of people with ideas of how we can put the breaks on, even with a growing population. Go read about steam ships, or space reflectors, among other relatively cheap solutions.
And we are having good luck getting the world to stop having babies. The fertility rate has dropped like a rock over the last 25 years. If it continues, we might well have negative population growth in another 25 years.
He's at a large company, where one department (IT) actually charges other departments (sales, development) for services. He wants to know what he should expect to be charged by IT per GB of storage. He thinks the IT department at his company is overpricing to provide for Aeron chairs.
Exactly my point. But if it will continue and we CAN stop it, then we should think pretty damn hard about doing so, because the outcome if we can but don't is still the downfall of civilization.
All of human civilization has never fallen before. Our civilizations are now so intertwined that the massive global fall that will come from rising temperatures could quite possibly take down all of human civilization.
Big snowstorms aren't the same as global average temperatures being up, it's true. Guess what, we had both this year. Snowstorms are weather, global average temperatures are climate.
That's not the real question. I mentioned this in another post. It does not matter if it is anthropogenic or not. It matters whether it will continue, and whether or not we can stop it if it will.
If it will continue, and we can't stop it, it will end our civilization.
The real question is not whether or not it is anthropogenic, but instead:
1) is the trend going to continue upward 2) can we do anything to mitigate it
Because regardless of the cause, if we cannot do anything about it, there's really no point in having a discussion about it. And if it is going to continue upward, it will hit a tipping point where the consequences will be so severe they will end our civilization.
Adapt or die! Every other animal or plant on this planet has to do this so why do we think we are special?
Animals and plants adapt via evolution. Most people are opposed to this strategy for adaptation, since it will mean, literally, billions of people dying of causes other than old age, and likely the downfall of our current civilization.
Which is depressing, considering how well established it is that police officers widely engage in fraud, lying, etc. In much, much higher percentages than the rest of the population.
They typically take three photos: Photo one shows you, not yet in the intersection, and the light is red. Photo two shows your back axle over the line and the light is still red. Photo three shows the drivers face through the front windshield.
Slashdot Mirror
His IT department wouldn't see fit to sit on a USED Aeron. What are they, animals?
More computers are available in the hands of more people today than at any other time in recorded human history. More novice programmers exist now than at any other time in recorded human history. What worry about sheep stealing from other languages (as if programmers or novices can only ever use or learn a single language at a time) when hundreds of millions of people could write useful programs?
In Perl? L O L.
Personally, I found that the ironing left my tongue without any functional taste buds.
Not more than another decade or so behind, I'd imagine.
Yeah, no kidding, I hope some of my scorn was apparent there, but probably not. An organization that doesn't cooperate internally would just be a nightmare to work for. Sad.
The import costs on those are through the roof, though. And then you have to pay for chains, and the guy with the whip, and purina IT chow. It adds up to where its almost cheaper to hire American these days.
Apologies, that should have been TB, but still ... that's 4 people per pair of enterprise hard drives. :-)
Good god, they have to hire 4 people to manage each GB of storage? They must be employing hundreds of thousands of IT workers!
Actually, there are plenty of people with ideas of how we can put the breaks on, even with a growing population. Go read about steam ships, or space reflectors, among other relatively cheap solutions.
And we are having good luck getting the world to stop having babies. The fertility rate has dropped like a rock over the last 25 years. If it continues, we might well have negative population growth in another 25 years.
He's at a large company, where one department (IT) actually charges other departments (sales, development) for services. He wants to know what he should expect to be charged by IT per GB of storage. He thinks the IT department at his company is overpricing to provide for Aeron chairs.
Exactly my point. But if it will continue and we CAN stop it, then we should think pretty damn hard about doing so, because the outcome if we can but don't is still the downfall of civilization.
Of course not. But I'd rather it didn't happen, I'd rather my children not die of starvation etc.
All of human civilization has never fallen before. Our civilizations are now so intertwined that the massive global fall that will come from rising temperatures could quite possibly take down all of human civilization.
You and I are in complete agreement friend. I had hoped the sarcastic funny in my post would be more obvious, though.
Big snowstorms aren't the same as global average temperatures being up, it's true. Guess what, we had both this year. Snowstorms are weather, global average temperatures are climate.
That's not the real question. I mentioned this in another post. It does not matter if it is anthropogenic or not. It matters whether it will continue, and whether or not we can stop it if it will.
If it will continue, and we can't stop it, it will end our civilization.
The real question is not whether or not it is anthropogenic, but instead:
1) is the trend going to continue upward
2) can we do anything to mitigate it
Because regardless of the cause, if we cannot do anything about it, there's really no point in having a discussion about it. And if it is going to continue upward, it will hit a tipping point where the consequences will be so severe they will end our civilization.
Adapt or die! Every other animal or plant on this planet has to do this so why do we think we are special?
Animals and plants adapt via evolution. Most people are opposed to this strategy for adaptation, since it will mean, literally, billions of people dying of causes other than old age, and likely the downfall of our current civilization.
You evolve people who are smart enough to migrate before disaster strikes.
Here's two sources for you, though you could have seen them posted for the other AC with the same complaint.
Feel free to do a little googling next time you have doubts.
Here's two for you:
http://www.policecrimes.com/
http://www.nytimes.com/1994/04/22/us/new-york-police-often-lie-under-oath-report-says.html?pagewanted=1?pagewanted=1
Yes to both.
Here's two for you:
http://www.policecrimes.com/
http://www.nytimes.com/1994/04/22/us/new-york-police-often-lie-under-oath-report-says.html?pagewanted=1?pagewanted=1
Which is depressing, considering how well established it is that police officers widely engage in fraud, lying, etc. In much, much higher percentages than the rest of the population.
Maybe the question should be: do redlight cameras reduce fatalities and injuries or increase them, as that may be an entirely different answer.
They typically take three photos:
Photo one shows you, not yet in the intersection, and the light is red.
Photo two shows your back axle over the line and the light is still red.
Photo three shows the drivers face through the front windshield.