for me, it's more like "oh, Netflix only has that as an actual DVD rental...well, let's see what's on katproxy.com...now, drop in my peer listing...now I only have to wait at max an hour (for a BR rip), maybe under 10 minutes for a 720DPI rip...I don't want DVDs, and Netflix's selection in their Instant View is pretty craptastic. I've watched (or tried to watch) almost every scifri movie they have, and they haven't really added much this year at all. It did allow me to delete a bunch of TV shows my gf watches repeatedly that I never do, cleared up several gigs after those deletions.
I totally feel you, in Oklahoma we now have 2-3+ fracking earthquakes a month; they started about a year or two ago. Instead of a dustbowl, this time we're going to make the whole state a giant sinkhole.
And here in Oklahoma, our electric utilities have decreed that "“When customers have the opportunity to reduce their use of a product or find another provider of such service, utility earnings growth is threatened," so now we have extra taxes on anyone who tries to generate their own electric and send their excess back to the grid.
Personally, if I had a "non utility" power source, at this point I'd just say "well, screw you then" and not even bother trying to distribute back to the grid. Use the extra power to run a huge neon sign saying something like "THIS ELECTRICITY COULD BE YOUR IF NOT FOR PSO"...wouldn't be the first time a consumer has actively advertised against Oklahoma utility companies!
or, you could point them to that giant ball of hydrogen that works as a fuel source in the sky! Fusion _does_ work, obviously. We on Earth just haven't figured it out yet.
Modern people would be surprised with what a huge Bronze-age slave system can build! Combining the elite of the non-slave stone masons and a vast quarrying slave caste can accomplish quite advanced buildings and infrastructure. Much of these buildings are far more resilient and permanent than what we currently build...we are still trying to replicate the "Roman cement" that lasts for thousands of years; just recently we realized it has something to do with the volcanic ash used in it, but their bridges will far outlast even our best steel bridges.
People also seem to lack a grasp of geography, citing "well, this country did XYZ with high-speed rail, why can't the US?" If the US was the same size as Japan, Germany, or wherever then this complaint would be valid. Japan has a MAX distance of 1,869 miles; the US is 2,680 miles and this is straight through the Rocky Mountains. Same kind of false analogy comparing Germany's Autobahn...if we in the US replicated it, it might span a state or two. We have "single highways" (like I-90 at 3000+ miles), which is more than 1/3 of the entire Autobahn. RELATIVE SCALE, people! lol
Also, read up on the massive wars and death in Africa the "electronic age" has brought...it's not just solar panels. Ethnic cleansing due to fighting of rare-earth mines in various countries...every time anyone uses their phone, we should all remember people died to us those minerals.
and his co-workers probably know about Urineluck or other "fake urine" products...unless someone is standing there watching you piss it's pretty easy to use something else and show "clean"...
actually, no. You want people who can understand the people their chasing...and this is the FBI basically admitting that it shouldn't be illegal in the first place, and their missing out on thousands of highly effective hackers because of duPont Chemical's need to protect their profits against hemp paper and the racist policies of the past. Hire a criminal to catch criminals!
Here's some research, at least on the schizophrenia. However, all the studies show that 1. everyone that had schizophrenic issues where already pre-desposed it having it 2. it only to be caused from teen usage, not in adults.
Basically, if you have a genetic pre-disposition to this kind of mental illness already, AND use for at least 2-3 years WHILE your brain is in it's formation period, you MIGHT have your schizophrenia triggered early. The research doesn't indicate this happens with adults (ei, post brain pathway solidification), so the real warning should be stay away from any and all brain-altering substances until your brain is done forming.
you mean this?Here's some more info, dated from 2009. It's 4x stronger than normal glass, it's basically a type of see-though sapphire...but it's been around for awhile, it's "big use" is armored windows.
yes, in fact I've used ping pong balls and nail polish remover before. Cut up the ping pongs, put them into a dish of nail polish remover, and it melts. I then dip whatever tool handle or such into the mix, and then pull it out and wait a few seconds. Once the polish remover evaporates, it turns back into the plastic, giving me an easy way of coating various objects cheaply and quickly. I'll admit I saw the idea on the BBC's "Bang Goes the Theory", a show everyone on here should be watching!
They DO want "regulation", but only in "moral" areas like porn, alternate news, etc. Free-for-all for the money, restrictions because baby Jesus cries every time anyone visits xvideos...
"people" don't think it's at all appropriate, only the telecom/ISP corps feel it's appropriate. But since their now also "people" per Citizen's United...a corp does act like a person, just a psychopathic schizophrenic.
Our toll roads are the only ones that are decent...even when the streets are "fixed", around here (Tulsa, OK) they use the cheapest materials possible, use asphalt to patch cement roads, and at one point had to publish a "public notice" that City Hall wasn't liable to and car damage after an ice storm opened up potholes in "new roads"
and the incumbents will soon be destroyed by Google's continuing roll-out. Eventually Google will move into enough markets and force the "masters of telecom" to keep dropping prices to remain competitive and this will cut too much into their profit margin and will actually hurt them. Of course, this is all dependent on what the FCC does about anti-"municipal broadband" laws and forced monopolies, but this could be the beginning of "death by 1000 cuts" of the giant ISP's.
" a couple of managers in either software or IT who I wouldn't consider technology literate" I find the opposite, I have found a few who are technologically literate, most of them just know some buzzwords, Google, and have enough social skills to find other people who actually do know stuff and claim credit.
Verizon used Title 2 funds to build out their network, and then claimed that only voice on the lines fell under T2, and everything else they wanted to do with the lines we, the taxpayers, paid for is free game. Their now doing the same with voice, claiming that VoIP isn't "actually" a "voice call" and therefor also no longer falls under Title 2. BURN THEM ALL
I keep telling the cable salesman that once he has more BBC channels than just BBC America, I might think about it. I also require Showcase, Sky, etc...I haven't had "cable TV" in years, just bit torrent, netflix, and 5TB of storage. Honestly, after watching the documentary "Century of the Self", even if cable TV was free I still think I'd skip it due to the highly manipulative commercials trying to convince me to "show my individuality" via mass consumerism.
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yeah, VASTLY different. Streaming is max 30% of the whole library.
unfortunately, they shoot us in the stomach first before shooting themselves in the foot..
for me, it's more like "oh, Netflix only has that as an actual DVD rental...well, let's see what's on katproxy.com...now, drop in my peer listing...now I only have to wait at max an hour (for a BR rip), maybe under 10 minutes for a 720DPI rip...I don't want DVDs, and Netflix's selection in their Instant View is pretty craptastic. I've watched (or tried to watch) almost every scifri movie they have, and they haven't really added much this year at all. It did allow me to delete a bunch of TV shows my gf watches repeatedly that I never do, cleared up several gigs after those deletions.
I totally feel you, in Oklahoma we now have 2-3+ fracking earthquakes a month; they started about a year or two ago. Instead of a dustbowl, this time we're going to make the whole state a giant sinkhole.
And here in Oklahoma, our electric utilities have decreed that "“When customers have the opportunity to reduce their use of a product or find another provider of such service, utility earnings growth is threatened," so now we have extra taxes on anyone who tries to generate their own electric and send their excess back to the grid.
Personally, if I had a "non utility" power source, at this point I'd just say "well, screw you then" and not even bother trying to distribute back to the grid. Use the extra power to run a huge neon sign saying something like "THIS ELECTRICITY COULD BE YOUR IF NOT FOR PSO"...wouldn't be the first time a consumer has actively advertised against Oklahoma utility companies!
And a NEW pipeline would leak far less than the current 30-50 year-old pipes we have right now...
or, you could point them to that giant ball of hydrogen that works as a fuel source in the sky! Fusion _does_ work, obviously. We on Earth just haven't figured it out yet.
Modern people would be surprised with what a huge Bronze-age slave system can build! Combining the elite of the non-slave stone masons and a vast quarrying slave caste can accomplish quite advanced buildings and infrastructure. Much of these buildings are far more resilient and permanent than what we currently build...we are still trying to replicate the "Roman cement" that lasts for thousands of years; just recently we realized it has something to do with the volcanic ash used in it, but their bridges will far outlast even our best steel bridges.
People also seem to lack a grasp of geography, citing "well, this country did XYZ with high-speed rail, why can't the US?" If the US was the same size as Japan, Germany, or wherever then this complaint would be valid. Japan has a MAX distance of 1,869 miles; the US is 2,680 miles and this is straight through the Rocky Mountains. Same kind of false analogy comparing Germany's Autobahn...if we in the US replicated it, it might span a state or two. We have "single highways" (like I-90 at 3000+ miles), which is more than 1/3 of the entire Autobahn. RELATIVE SCALE, people! lol
Also, read up on the massive wars and death in Africa the "electronic age" has brought...it's not just solar panels. Ethnic cleansing due to fighting of rare-earth mines in various countries...every time anyone uses their phone, we should all remember people died to us those minerals.
and his co-workers probably know about Urineluck or other "fake urine" products...unless someone is standing there watching you piss it's pretty easy to use something else and show "clean"...
bah, I moved beyond adulterated caffeine many years ago. Coffee? Takes too long, just open up the Jet-alert and slam 2-3 pills!
actually, no. You want people who can understand the people their chasing...and this is the FBI basically admitting that it shouldn't be illegal in the first place, and their missing out on thousands of highly effective hackers because of duPont Chemical's need to protect their profits against hemp paper and the racist policies of the past. Hire a criminal to catch criminals!
Here's some research, at least on the schizophrenia. However, all the studies show that 1. everyone that had schizophrenic issues where already pre-desposed it having it 2. it only to be caused from teen usage, not in adults.
Basically, if you have a genetic pre-disposition to this kind of mental illness already, AND use for at least 2-3 years WHILE your brain is in it's formation period, you MIGHT have your schizophrenia triggered early. The research doesn't indicate this happens with adults (ei, post brain pathway solidification), so the real warning should be stay away from any and all brain-altering substances until your brain is done forming.
Dunno the odds, but I'll bet they already have research that it DOES cause problems but will just "forget" to mention that part...
you mean this? Here's some more info, dated from 2009. It's 4x stronger than normal glass, it's basically a type of see-though sapphire...but it's been around for awhile, it's "big use" is armored windows.
yes, in fact I've used ping pong balls and nail polish remover before. Cut up the ping pongs, put them into a dish of nail polish remover, and it melts. I then dip whatever tool handle or such into the mix, and then pull it out and wait a few seconds. Once the polish remover evaporates, it turns back into the plastic, giving me an easy way of coating various objects cheaply and quickly. I'll admit I saw the idea on the BBC's "Bang Goes the Theory", a show everyone on here should be watching!
They DO want "regulation", but only in "moral" areas like porn, alternate news, etc. Free-for-all for the money, restrictions because baby Jesus cries every time anyone visits xvideos...
"people" don't think it's at all appropriate, only the telecom/ISP corps feel it's appropriate. But since their now also "people" per Citizen's United...a corp does act like a person, just a psychopathic schizophrenic.
Our toll roads are the only ones that are decent...even when the streets are "fixed", around here (Tulsa, OK) they use the cheapest materials possible, use asphalt to patch cement roads, and at one point had to publish a "public notice" that City Hall wasn't liable to and car damage after an ice storm opened up potholes in "new roads"
thus why I only have Netflix, eztv, and kickass.to!
and the incumbents will soon be destroyed by Google's continuing roll-out. Eventually Google will move into enough markets and force the "masters of telecom" to keep dropping prices to remain competitive and this will cut too much into their profit margin and will actually hurt them. Of course, this is all dependent on what the FCC does about anti-"municipal broadband" laws and forced monopolies, but this could be the beginning of "death by 1000 cuts" of the giant ISP's.
" a couple of managers in either software or IT who I wouldn't consider technology literate" I find the opposite, I have found a few who are technologically literate, most of them just know some buzzwords, Google, and have enough social skills to find other people who actually do know stuff and claim credit.
Verizon used Title 2 funds to build out their network, and then claimed that only voice on the lines fell under T2, and everything else they wanted to do with the lines we, the taxpayers, paid for is free game. Their now doing the same with voice, claiming that VoIP isn't "actually" a "voice call" and therefor also no longer falls under Title 2. BURN THEM ALL
I keep telling the cable salesman that once he has more BBC channels than just BBC America, I might think about it. I also require Showcase, Sky, etc...I haven't had "cable TV" in years, just bit torrent, netflix, and 5TB of storage. Honestly, after watching the documentary "Century of the Self", even if cable TV was free I still think I'd skip it due to the highly manipulative commercials trying to convince me to "show my individuality" via mass consumerism.