Except the vendor no longer supports your device after a few years and stops releasing updates, then apps are no longer supported and stop working, and parts become so scarce that they cost more than a new device. Yeah, just KEEP DOING THAT.
And this can be done by any number of watchmakers who have been plying their trade for over 100 years, and will still be doing so in another 100. Good luck getting parts for your iToy in even 10 years time...
You might want to try adjusting your body clock throughout the year instead. Don't rely on the clock, sleep next to an unblinded window and get your body in sync with nature again. Of course you'll need a flexible employer that allows variable starting hours, but it worked for me.
I had to live in my car for nearly a year and during that time noticed much improved sleeping patterns. I had a wagon with a full mattress so it was comfortable, but due to no distractions of powered devices and staying up late, I was a lot more "in-tune" with nature. I went to sleep when it went dark and woke up with the sun, and felt much better for it. Not sure if it was related but I also lost a few kgs too.
I'm sure there's something in that somewhere.
The pen is mightier than the sword, unless you have the mightiest sword on the field.
That's 1990's thinking. If we've learnt anything form Al Qaeda, ISIS etc it's that even a small sword can be quite effective if directed appropriately.
Why do you even answer your phone? It beats me why people feel the compelling need to answer a ringing phone. I'll be in the middle of a conversation and the phone rings and I ignore it (mute it). The other person says "aren't you going to answer that"? Why? What culture have we been brought up when it seems impolite to not answer a ringing phone?
I only ever answer if it's a known number, and only if I feel like talking. The phone has no power over you, take back control of that relationship.
Tires actually get more efficient as they get hot. You don't want to be cooling your tires. Heat raises the internal pressure and it makes the rubber more flexible, both of which reduce rolling losses. Really, really stupid idea, taking the heat away for a tiny bit of thermoelectric power.
Tyres get hot under normal operation, so tyre manufacturers create rubber compounds that perform best at the expected operating temperature. If for whatever reason this operational temperature was known to be reduced, then they can simply change their compound to suit the new temperature.
Any next gen transport will be autonomous, it simply has to be from a convenience and saftey POV. We already have it with some metro rail systems and of course escalators and elevators which are so convenient and safe that we take them for granted.
All of this is well understood, so the real challenge is propulsion. I can't it ever see flying cars being viable with current engine technology. Our best bet will be a revelation in the understanding of how gravity works.
What is this, 2008? For most people a laptop/convertible has more than enough power (my work provided machine is a Surface Pro 3 which I run with 2 additional monitors and it works) for anything I can't do on that I have AWS or vCloud. There is simply no reason for desktops to exist anymore.
but don't deny your kids a chance at something millions of people would die for.
Millions of third world peasants maybe, but those of us in the developed world couldn't give a shit about American Citizenship. You couldn't pay me to have it, and my anecdotal evidence tells me a lot of other people I've met agree.
Stay in Europe where the word progressive still has some meaning. (Note for haters, I'm neither European or American)
True, but depending on your local tax rates, you could save nearly half. I pay 45% on the highest few dollars I earn, meaning if I buy a $20k car and write it off as business expense, it has only cost me $11k. That sure beats paying $20k.
And if your business expense just happens to be an appreciating asset then you can in fact get it for free, or even make money off of it.
Sure it's more complicated than that as there's a whole phone book of taxes and levies you have to try and navigate to avoid being stung somewhere else, but there are benefits to be had for those with good/bad accountants.
To be fair, NZ is a group of islands in the Pacific Ocean, Australia isn't.
This has more to do with geographic circumstance than any premeditated intention.
Playing devils advocate here, but it's hard to give a shit when there is no visible impact to anyone anywhere. Pre-spying I did stuff, post-spying I'm doing the same stuff. If there's no impact why should anyone go out of their way to care?
Just to repeat, this is not my personal opinion, but can see why this there is no traction among the general public.
Mod up. As unacceptable as this behaviour is, nothing here is being missed by the govt. In fact if there's anything positive to come out of the whole NSA thing it's that the spotlight on politicians can now be more rigorous since we know every communication is actually being recorded somewhere or other.
Not sure how elections work there, but in Australia the senate is elected by percentage of vote for the party (there's more to it but that's the quick version). eg If the Blue party get 47% of the vote, and the Red party get 47%, and there's 100 seats, then each party gets to each put 47 people in office. These 47 people are not necessarily voted for by the electorate since most people vote blue or red at this level rather than individual candidates. What this means is that the party runs out of quality candidates, and usually ends up with some duds at the end. Even worse, every now and again a Ross Perot style rich & popular guy will run his personal party in the Senate and win 5% of the vote. He then gets 5 people to put in office, most of which are clowns.
The effects of this are interesting, but from experience I much prefer a professional politician over this type. At least someone with skills in the machinery of government and how to make things happen in a political landscape. Sure it's not perfect, but it beats the alternative.
Information is trivial to transport these days. Sneakernet seems a bit clumsy when you can broadcast bandwidth invisibly through the air, or at worst physically drop in millions of SD cards via cheap drone or light aircraft. Hell, if you are serious, you could drop in an millions of ipod nano sized media players fully loaded with propaganda, for the cost of one military jet. The Swarm effect is difficult to combat using conventional military tactics.
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Except the vendor no longer supports your device after a few years and stops releasing updates, then apps are no longer supported and stop working, and parts become so scarce that they cost more than a new device. Yeah, just KEEP DOING THAT.
And this can be done by any number of watchmakers who have been plying their trade for over 100 years, and will still be doing so in another 100. Good luck getting parts for your iToy in even 10 years time...
No, why do you think about me when you masturbate? I'm flattered.
Awesome. You spent time and energy replying just for that? Cool.
Great argument. You could've used your energy to give a use case to justify your opinion, instead you contribute sweet fuck all. Thanks bro.
The OP is not one of those, so you know, it's not really in context of the question yeah?
It's not perfect (duh) but in a lot of ways, the US is a great place to live and work. Denying that is just plain silly.
Only if where you already live is one of the places with a worse standard of living than the US. Which in the case of Western Europe is not many.
You might want to try adjusting your body clock throughout the year instead. Don't rely on the clock, sleep next to an unblinded window and get your body in sync with nature again. Of course you'll need a flexible employer that allows variable starting hours, but it worked for me.
I had to live in my car for nearly a year and during that time noticed much improved sleeping patterns. I had a wagon with a full mattress so it was comfortable, but due to no distractions of powered devices and staying up late, I was a lot more "in-tune" with nature. I went to sleep when it went dark and woke up with the sun, and felt much better for it. Not sure if it was related but I also lost a few kgs too.
I'm sure there's something in that somewhere.
The pen is mightier than the sword, unless you have the mightiest sword on the field.
That's 1990's thinking. If we've learnt anything form Al Qaeda, ISIS etc it's that even a small sword can be quite effective if directed appropriately.
Why do you even answer your phone? It beats me why people feel the compelling need to answer a ringing phone. I'll be in the middle of a conversation and the phone rings and I ignore it (mute it). The other person says "aren't you going to answer that"? Why? What culture have we been brought up when it seems impolite to not answer a ringing phone?
I only ever answer if it's a known number, and only if I feel like talking. The phone has no power over you, take back control of that relationship.
Tires actually get more efficient as they get hot. You don't want to be cooling your tires. Heat raises the internal pressure and it makes the rubber more flexible, both of which reduce rolling losses. Really, really stupid idea, taking the heat away for a tiny bit of thermoelectric power.
Tyres get hot under normal operation, so tyre manufacturers create rubber compounds that perform best at the expected operating temperature. If for whatever reason this operational temperature was known to be reduced, then they can simply change their compound to suit the new temperature.
Any next gen transport will be autonomous, it simply has to be from a convenience and saftey POV. We already have it with some metro rail systems and of course escalators and elevators which are so convenient and safe that we take them for granted. All of this is well understood, so the real challenge is propulsion. I can't it ever see flying cars being viable with current engine technology. Our best bet will be a revelation in the understanding of how gravity works.
What is this, 2008? For most people a laptop/convertible has more than enough power (my work provided machine is a Surface Pro 3 which I run with 2 additional monitors and it works) for anything I can't do on that I have AWS or vCloud. There is simply no reason for desktops to exist anymore.
but don't deny your kids a chance at something millions of people would die for.
Millions of third world peasants maybe, but those of us in the developed world couldn't give a shit about American Citizenship. You couldn't pay me to have it, and my anecdotal evidence tells me a lot of other people I've met agree.
Stay in Europe where the word progressive still has some meaning. (Note for haters, I'm neither European or American)
True, but depending on your local tax rates, you could save nearly half. I pay 45% on the highest few dollars I earn, meaning if I buy a $20k car and write it off as business expense, it has only cost me $11k. That sure beats paying $20k.
And if your business expense just happens to be an appreciating asset then you can in fact get it for free, or even make money off of it.
Sure it's more complicated than that as there's a whole phone book of taxes and levies you have to try and navigate to avoid being stung somewhere else, but there are benefits to be had for those with good/bad accountants.
To be fair, NZ is a group of islands in the Pacific Ocean, Australia isn't. This has more to do with geographic circumstance than any premeditated intention.
Playing devils advocate here, but it's hard to give a shit when there is no visible impact to anyone anywhere. Pre-spying I did stuff, post-spying I'm doing the same stuff. If there's no impact why should anyone go out of their way to care?
Just to repeat, this is not my personal opinion, but can see why this there is no traction among the general public.
Edward Snowden was active to 2013. surely he'd have a copy of it all somewhere?
Mod up. As unacceptable as this behaviour is, nothing here is being missed by the govt. In fact if there's anything positive to come out of the whole NSA thing it's that the spotlight on politicians can now be more rigorous since we know every communication is actually being recorded somewhere or other.
To get paid. I'm a contractor and every day I'm on a jury I'm not feeding my family.
Not sure how elections work there, but in Australia the senate is elected by percentage of vote for the party (there's more to it but that's the quick version). eg If the Blue party get 47% of the vote, and the Red party get 47%, and there's 100 seats, then each party gets to each put 47 people in office. These 47 people are not necessarily voted for by the electorate since most people vote blue or red at this level rather than individual candidates. What this means is that the party runs out of quality candidates, and usually ends up with some duds at the end. Even worse, every now and again a Ross Perot style rich & popular guy will run his personal party in the Senate and win 5% of the vote. He then gets 5 people to put in office, most of which are clowns. The effects of this are interesting, but from experience I much prefer a professional politician over this type. At least someone with skills in the machinery of government and how to make things happen in a political landscape. Sure it's not perfect, but it beats the alternative.
Isn't satire supposed to be funny? Commentary yes, but nothing in that clip had any humour in it.
Information is trivial to transport these days. Sneakernet seems a bit clumsy when you can broadcast bandwidth invisibly through the air, or at worst physically drop in millions of SD cards via cheap drone or light aircraft. Hell, if you are serious, you could drop in an millions of ipod nano sized media players fully loaded with propaganda, for the cost of one military jet. The Swarm effect is difficult to combat using conventional military tactics.
Laptop/Tablet/Battery powered device?