But everything is justifiable by blaming all our problems on libertarians & conservatives. So, please, play along. Don't make us consider reality, that just complicates the matter.
My Solution: Upgrade the Municipality to FIOS service to a COLO facility. Bring Fiber to each home (one time bond build out) and have several providers offer service out of the COLO. Net Neutrality issues go away, you can pay for exactly what you want/need. Bandwidth issues become points for competition
Certainly a much better scenario than regulating as a utility and potentially hurting the chances of competition arising.
No, it is anything but simple enough. It is often a legal tie up, and can be very expensive. Even if right of way easements exist, they often not efficient or desirable routes, or even continuous over a long distance.
There is a real need for hi speed technologies like this in rural areas. LOS has its issues, but if there is a reliable, cost effective solution, then there is certainly a market.
360 - 3D Animated would be a lot easier than real life filming. It would me interesting to see an evolution to movies that are animation models rather than video, more like a video game. Then it would not only be a 3D view from a central point, but you could watch the movie from any aspect.
It seems that designing the building exterior and windows to allow for robotic or other automatic means of washing would be the right approach. After the fact, its a lot harder.
As described in the article, the challenges of making a satisfactory robot to fulfill the need would likely make such a robot, as of today, very expensive, to the assumption stated by the OP seems quite on target based on the article.
A great example of how competition drives improvements for all. As consumer demand evolve and new ideas are tested, all mobile OS's will follow suit one way or another.
I'd prefer they accomplish the necessary regulation with declaring them a utility, but maybe in the end that's what it will take. Once they do it, there is no turning back. Other agencies, like the FTC, can implement consumer protections as needed. Personally, I'd prefer they outlaw introductory rates with post intro rate commitments unless they show the average cost over the term and the customer clearly agrees to it.
You mean, exploit the fact that the state decided not to enforce collection of those taxes. We have examples to follow regarding not choosing to enforce the laws....
Efficiency is irrelevant once you have a panel rating. A one KW panel produces 1 KW under standard "full sun" exposure, regardless of its efficiency. The less efficient panels are just larger.
What matters is equivalent full sun hours averaged over the year (solar insolation). From that, you can determine a capacity factor for a given region. Or you can just use real world results. In Germany, the soalr plants with the best capacity factors are at about 13%, and the average for all solar is close to 10% (or less).
You certainly are not applying the environmental measures stated in the article to your application. More dangerous is intentional, agenda-driven mis-characterization or real world risks.
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^quite correct. I'll add that the availability of abundant, low cost energy is a great contributor.
But everything is justifiable by blaming all our problems on libertarians & conservatives. So, please, play along. Don't make us consider reality, that just complicates the matter.
Pay comparisons should be broken down by experience & job level, and possibly age, otherwise they are skewed.
Searched "the web"?
Exactly, its not like the renewables lobby doesn't use similar PR tactics, or any other lobby for that matter.
Still, it won't do squat to encourage competition.
That approach makes more sense than some that think simply declaring US ISPs as utilities will be a step forward.
And what regulation, exactly, enabled that competition? Simply declaring ISPs as utilities will certainly not encourage that type of competition.
Regulation can also inhibit the emergence of competition.
My Solution: Upgrade the Municipality to FIOS service to a COLO facility. Bring Fiber to each home (one time bond build out) and have several providers offer service out of the COLO. Net Neutrality issues go away, you can pay for exactly what you want/need. Bandwidth issues become points for competition
Certainly a much better scenario than regulating as a utility and potentially hurting the chances of competition arising.
Sounds like you are benefiting more from the competition than from the regulation.
simple enough to seize with Imminent Domain
No, it is anything but simple enough. It is often a legal tie up, and can be very expensive. Even if right of way easements exist, they often not efficient or desirable routes, or even continuous over a long distance.
There is a real need for hi speed technologies like this in rural areas. LOS has its issues, but if there is a reliable, cost effective solution, then there is certainly a market.
360 - 3D Animated would be a lot easier than real life filming. It would me interesting to see an evolution to movies that are animation models rather than video, more like a video game. Then it would not only be a 3D view from a central point, but you could watch the movie from any aspect.
It seems that designing the building exterior and windows to allow for robotic or other automatic means of washing would be the right approach. After the fact, its a lot harder.
As described in the article, the challenges of making a satisfactory robot to fulfill the need would likely make such a robot, as of today, very expensive, to the assumption stated by the OP seems quite on target based on the article.
Sorry, I missed your point regarding area in my response...reading too fast. You are right on target...
A great example of how competition drives improvements for all. As consumer demand evolve and new ideas are tested, all mobile OS's will follow suit one way or another.
^correction, meant to say "I'd prefer they accomplish the necessary regulation WITHOUT declaring them a utility"
I'd prefer they accomplish the necessary regulation with declaring them a utility, but maybe in the end that's what it will take. Once they do it, there is no turning back. Other agencies, like the FTC, can implement consumer protections as needed. Personally, I'd prefer they outlaw introductory rates with post intro rate commitments unless they show the average cost over the term and the customer clearly agrees to it.
You mean, exploit the fact that the state decided not to enforce collection of those taxes. We have examples to follow regarding not choosing to enforce the laws....
Could this be an element that led to Khoisan languages? Maybe, for some reason, they were wandering around in dark more than other groups.
You guys can cack as many jokes as you want but being able to navigate in pitch darkness using echolocation is a pretty awesome skill to have.
Especially when there is a blackout and you are looking for your chocolate.
Efficiency is irrelevant once you have a panel rating. A one KW panel produces 1 KW under standard "full sun" exposure, regardless of its efficiency. The less efficient panels are just larger.
What matters is equivalent full sun hours averaged over the year (solar insolation). From that, you can determine a capacity factor for a given region. Or you can just use real world results. In Germany, the soalr plants with the best capacity factors are at about 13%, and the average for all solar is close to 10% (or less).
You certainly are not applying the environmental measures stated in the article to your application. More dangerous is intentional, agenda-driven mis-characterization or real world risks.
Too late, that line was attempted above.