But the real problem is how much coal, natural gas, etc. do you have to keep on reserve even if you don't use it. For example, your windmills may be capable of providing 50% of your needs, but if the wind doesn't blow you need backup. Solar is more predictable, but you still get cloudy days and seasonal patterns.
Keeping power plants in reserve is very expensive. All you save when you don't use them is the fuel. You might try massively overbuilding wind and solar, but that still increases the cost per delivered KWH.
Also, once they seize your computer for running a Tor node they can also look for evidence of illegal activity elsewhere on the drives. After all, they still have be sure that you aren't the source of the activity. Nothing says there couldn't be several independent sources of illegal activity running through your Tor node or open access Wi-Fi, including possibly your own.
If unfortunately *you* found yourself out of a job, I don't know if any CEO would hire you. You've basically said that at under 50 you've already checked out. You're only willing to give the company only 8 or 9 hours a day, never on weekends. You have a very bad opinion of many of the people who work for you, thinking you know their job better than they do. You may believe you're better at hiding those opinions than the programmer who's out of work, but really it doesn't fool anybody after awhile. It doesn't sound like you are a very enthusiastic supporter of your CEO.
Given the attitudes in your post, what CEO knowing about them would hire you for a VP position?
In short, I really don't think you're any better than the poor guy that started this thread, just luckier.
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If only they can grow brain cells, we'll have something to stave off the zombie apocalypse, sort of like "True Blood" for vampires.
But the real problem is how much coal, natural gas, etc. do you have to keep on reserve even if you don't use it. For example, your windmills may be capable of providing 50% of your needs, but if the wind doesn't blow you need backup. Solar is more predictable, but you still get cloudy days and seasonal patterns. Keeping power plants in reserve is very expensive. All you save when you don't use them is the fuel. You might try massively overbuilding wind and solar, but that still increases the cost per delivered KWH.
Also, once they seize your computer for running a Tor node they can also look for evidence of illegal activity elsewhere on the drives. After all, they still have be sure that you aren't the source of the activity. Nothing says there couldn't be several independent sources of illegal activity running through your Tor node or open access Wi-Fi, including possibly your own.
If unfortunately *you* found yourself out of a job, I don't know if any CEO would hire you. You've basically said that at under 50 you've already checked out. You're only willing to give the company only 8 or 9 hours a day, never on weekends. You have a very bad opinion of many of the people who work for you, thinking you know their job better than they do. You may believe you're better at hiding those opinions than the programmer who's out of work, but really it doesn't fool anybody after awhile. It doesn't sound like you are a very enthusiastic supporter of your CEO. Given the attitudes in your post, what CEO knowing about them would hire you for a VP position? In short, I really don't think you're any better than the poor guy that started this thread, just luckier.