Yes, but microwave is not a form of light, and light is not a form of microwave. They are of different frequencies and there are different ramifications to using them. HTH, HAND!
Exactly. Specifically, microwaves are four to five orders of magnitude longer wavelength, and therefore have much larger spot size on target-- the laser receiver is much much larger than a photovoltaic receiver.
If the statement "There are no truths, only interpretations" corresponds to some political orientation on the left or right scale, go ahead and file me as whatever the opposite orientation is.
The original is from Fred Nietzsche, but on the Right, we tend to recognize that there are no universal truths, only some people who understand more than others.
I've noticed lately that the right has been denying the existence of any sort of truth, yes. My impression is that this just seems to be a temporary thing, and next year it's just as likely to be the left denying the existence of facts. Back in the Reagan years, it was the opposite: the right was on the side of facts and accuracy, and the left was saying it's all interpretation and that all points of view are valid (they called it "postmodernism").
I'm in favor of science, and also in favor of logic and facts. Is that left or right?
"There are no truths, only interpretations."
If the statement "There are no truths, only interpretations" corresponds to some political orientation on the left or right scale, go ahead and file me as whatever the opposite orientation is.
I'm somewhat surprised-- I would have thought that the people who actually live IN the cities would have short commute times, and the people who live in the 'burbs long commutes, but the map doesn't show that (I assume that the commute time listed is for where people live, not where they work, since it's based on census data.)
Most of the data is simply red for big city, brown for medium city, yellow through blue for smaller towns, but there are a few puzzling exceptions. 61 minute commute for Winnemucca, NV, population 7,000? 64 minute commute if you live in DeRidder, Louisiana?
I really liked the good old days, when everybody just left their wifi open as a public service. Several times, back in the early/mid 2000s, I'd had my laptop with me and needed to look something up or needed a map or wondered if somebody I was meeting had emailed to cancel, so I just grabbed an open wifi network from on the street (literally on the street, in one case-- pulled to the side of the road 'cause I forgot an address), and logged in to get what I needed.
In one case I used a neighbor's wifi for several days while my own internet was waiting to be installed.
Those days are gone, alas-- almost everything but Starbux is locked down these days. Too many jerks downloading too many GB of pirated movies, I guess, as well as people being afraid somebody will use it for kiddy pr)n and get you in trouble.
Linux users always boast of being able to configure their systems any way they want. Making it interface to Dropbox is just one more configuration issue.
You just need to make your Linux box look like a Windows box from the outside....
Funny when Google was helping develop better guided missile programs for the US government that would actually save lives they all had a collective hissy fit. But helping the Chinese government oppress its people is A-Ok with them.
You don't pay attention to the news. Google engineers are complaining about the proposed censored Chinese search engine:
https://www.theguardian.com/wo... https://www.engadget.com/2018/08/16/google-employees-protest-censored-china-search-engine/
https://www.dw.com/en/google-employees-protest-plans-for-chinese-censored-search-engine/a-45113112
I reject left/right, and I reject team sports politics.
Team sports politics is an artifact of democracy.
An artifact of humanity. However, it seems to be much worse lately.
The Left/Right axis however is clear in philosophy and history: Leftists are egalitarians, and Rightists are those who support the methods used before Leftism came along.
I don't think your simple categorization reflects the reality of political opinion. In any case, the left/right divide dates back to the French Revolution, and before that was the absolute right of kings, so "support the methods used before Leftism came along" would mean "support absolute power in a single person's hands, inherited by primogeniture." You know, I don't think that is actually what the right wants.
Where do you fit on that?
Depends on what you think "the methods used before Leftism came along" are. In general, I'm in favor of science, and also in favor of logic and facts. Is that left or right?
Top hit seems to be to American Scientist magazine, which is reasonable (since Google ignores plurals in the search algorithm: "American Scientists" search is identical to "American Scientist"). Other than that, it's mostly whoever has been in the news recently or for some other reason has some web pages.
In that you are right; the 19 months of the Trump presidency is not really enough to judge the economic impact, since changes in policy often take a long time to effect change in the economy.
I disagree.
I notice you quote no data.
We can see the effects of some of what he has done.
I notice you quote no data.
It depends on the act and how long it takes to see its effects generally; not all choices are equal in how deeply they permeate before taking effect and thus how long it is required to see their effects.
My assertion is that under Obama, the purchasing power of American currency declined, something called "shrinkflation" in those articles. I am not necessarily concerned with contrasting it to Trump,
Then you are commenting on a different topic than I was. I was addressing the comparison of the economy under the two different presidencies. All the graphs I see show the economy continuing along the trendlines of the Obama administration.
I am not necessarily concerned with contrasting it to Trump, whose presidency is still young.
In that you are right; the 19 months of the Trump presidency is not really enough to judge the economic impact, since changes in policy often take a long time to effect change in the economy.
He has clearly had some successes but these might need to be observed over time.
Not clear. The "successes" touted so far seem to consist of continuing to follow trendlines of the Obama administration.
Cute conversation. What is your political alignment?
My political ideology is that I don't believe that the single axis left/right scale has useful meaning, but to the extent that there even exists a "left" or a "right" political philosophy-- and I'm not at all sure that there is-- people ignore that coherence and cheer like a sports team: my team's right because it's my team and everything they do is right, even if last year I said that the other team was evil because they did exactly what my team is doing today.
I reject left/right, and I reject team sports politics.
I should expand, since due to some activity in my office this one got cut off:
Having observed the Obama years, the purchasing power of our currency fell off quite a bit. You might look along these lines:
Thanks. At least now you're making an attempt at actual numbers and facts.
Since the comment was to compare the economy under Obama to that under Trump, though, citing articles from 2012 and 2014 does absolutely nothing useful; Trump's first year in office was 2017.
Your sin is cherry-picking. During the Obama years, purchasing power fell quite a bit.
In this particular case, I was responding to the previous poster's original comment. The comment was not about purchasing power under Obama, it was comparing the economy under Obama to the economy under Trump. Your comment does not do any comparison. My statement did: "There was no particular change in purchasing power between Obama and Trump-- the inflation rate stayed about the same."
If you're quoting the drop of purchasing power under Obama as a reason to say the economy is doing better under Trump than Obama, you must also look at whether purchasing power is dropping under Trump. That would seem obvious; I'm surprised you missed it.
For what it's worth, data is here: https://www.usinflationcalcula... Keep in mind Obama's first year in office is 2009, Trump's first year in office is 2017.
You're not a Leftist? Do tell... what are you, then?
A guy who likes numbers. And not vague opinions without numbers.
You're citing political sources for economic data? WTF? It's like you're deliberately seeking out propaganda to believe. Just look at the raw data in any of dozens of places.
Well, what you just stated in your post makes the same case, the only difference being that you cite no sources at all. So, pick either one-- my citing NBC and Brookings, or your citing nobody whatsoever-- and we seem to get to the same place.
...Late 2016 is the point when the US economy went from "recovering but shaky" to "doing great". Credit whoever make you feel better for that.
Since Trump took office in January 2017, if your analysis says "late 2016" is the point where the US economy went to "going great", then I wouldn't credit Trump
Trump exceeds Obama growth. You also fail to mention loss of purchasing power under Obama or the general economic malaise of the country, and have fallen back on two propaganda sources -- Maddow and Politifact -- to make your argument.
And you fall back on no sources whatsoever: you just make up facts.
There was no particular change in purchasing power between Obama and Trump-- the inflation rate stayed about the same: CPI increased 2.9% year over year as of June. Oil prices have goine up 65% since Trump's election, though, so Trump's election has resulted in a net loss in purchasing power.
Leftists really do live in different worlds, don't you? Either that or you are honestly deluded (insane) or liars.
I'm not sure what your point is, since I'm not a leftist. I'm a guy who likes numbers.
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Yes, but microwave is not a form of light, and light is not a form of microwave. They are of different frequencies and there are different ramifications to using them. HTH, HAND!
Exactly. Specifically, microwaves are four to five orders of magnitude longer wavelength, and therefore have much larger spot size on target-- the laser receiver is much much larger than a photovoltaic receiver.
I should note that Lasermotive (now renamed "Powerlight Technologies") did that laser-powered-drone demonstration several years ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
(home page: https://powerlighttech.com/ )
The original is from Fred Nietzsche, but on the Right, we tend to recognize that there are no universal truths, only some people who understand more than others.
I've noticed lately that the right has been denying the existence of any sort of truth, yes. My impression is that this just seems to be a temporary thing, and next year it's just as likely to be the left denying the existence of facts. Back in the Reagan years, it was the opposite: the right was on the side of facts and accuracy, and the left was saying it's all interpretation and that all points of view are valid (they called it "postmodernism").
aka the "Scunthorpe problem".
"There are no truths, only interpretations."
If the statement "There are no truths, only interpretations" corresponds to some political orientation on the left or right scale, go ahead and file me as whatever the opposite orientation is.
But if Reddit people routinely ask people who post opinions to list their sources, my (low) esteem for Reddit will go up a notch.
Your statement that no source is needed translates to "this is an opinion unsubstantiated by any facts."
Most of the data is simply red for big city, brown for medium city, yellow through blue for smaller towns, but there are a few puzzling exceptions. 61 minute commute for Winnemucca, NV, population 7,000? 64 minute commute if you live in DeRidder, Louisiana?
Method of travel also matters -- you can read a book on a train or bus. You can't in a (not self-driving) car stuck in traffic.
yeah, before they invented audiobooks, commuting was a drag.
Usually, when a headline asks a question like "Is x the next big thing?" Usually, the answer is no.
Yes, that's Betteridge's law of headlines.
http://betteridgeslaw.com
It's like the story of Johann and Margaret, you know, those two kids who got abandoned in the forest and tried to follow breadcrumbs to get home.
will they name it "HAL"?
In one case I used a neighbor's wifi for several days while my own internet was waiting to be installed.
Those days are gone, alas-- almost everything but Starbux is locked down these days. Too many jerks downloading too many GB of pirated movies, I guess, as well as people being afraid somebody will use it for kiddy pr)n and get you in trouble.
Linux users always boast of being able to configure their systems any way they want. Making it interface to Dropbox is just one more configuration issue.
You just need to make your Linux box look like a Windows box from the outside....
The summary begins with the words 'well respected'
Looks like the summary got edited, since it doesn't start with that any more.
Funny when Google was helping develop better guided missile programs for the US government that would actually save lives they all had a collective hissy fit. But helping the Chinese government oppress its people is A-Ok with them.
You don't pay attention to the news. Google engineers are complaining about the proposed censored Chinese search engine: https://www.theguardian.com/wo...
https://www.engadget.com/2018/08/16/google-employees-protest-censored-china-search-engine/
https://www.dw.com/en/google-employees-protest-plans-for-chinese-censored-search-engine/a-45113112
Team sports politics is an artifact of democracy.
An artifact of humanity. However, it seems to be much worse lately.
The Left/Right axis however is clear in philosophy and history: Leftists are egalitarians, and Rightists are those who support the methods used before Leftism came along.
I don't think your simple categorization reflects the reality of political opinion. In any case, the left/right divide dates back to the French Revolution, and before that was the absolute right of kings, so "support the methods used before Leftism came along" would mean "support absolute power in a single person's hands, inherited by primogeniture." You know, I don't think that is actually what the right wants.
Where do you fit on that?
Depends on what you think "the methods used before Leftism came along" are. In general, I'm in favor of science, and also in favor of logic and facts. Is that left or right?
Anything missing there?
Top hit seems to be to American Scientist magazine, which is reasonable (since Google ignores plurals in the search algorithm: "American Scientists" search is identical to "American Scientist"). Other than that, it's mostly whoever has been in the news recently or for some other reason has some web pages.
Why, what do you think is missing?
I disagree.
I notice you quote no data.
We can see the effects of some of what he has done.
I notice you quote no data.
It depends on the act and how long it takes to see its effects generally; not all choices are equal in how deeply they permeate before taking effect and thus how long it is required to see their effects.
Vague generalities. Show me some data.
My assertion is that under Obama, the purchasing power of American currency declined, something called "shrinkflation" in those articles. I am not necessarily concerned with contrasting it to Trump,
Then you are commenting on a different topic than I was. I was addressing the comparison of the economy under the two different presidencies. All the graphs I see show the economy continuing along the trendlines of the Obama administration.
I am not necessarily concerned with contrasting it to Trump, whose presidency is still young.
In that you are right; the 19 months of the Trump presidency is not really enough to judge the economic impact, since changes in policy often take a long time to effect change in the economy.
He has clearly had some successes but these might need to be observed over time.
Not clear. The "successes" touted so far seem to consist of continuing to follow trendlines of the Obama administration.
Cute conversation. What is your political alignment?
My political ideology is that I don't believe that the single axis left/right scale has useful meaning, but to the extent that there even exists a "left" or a "right" political philosophy-- and I'm not at all sure that there is-- people ignore that coherence and cheer like a sports team: my team's right because it's my team and everything they do is right, even if last year I said that the other team was evil because they did exactly what my team is doing today.
I reject left/right, and I reject team sports politics.
https://fee.org/articles/forget-policy-politics-is-just-team-sports/
(commenting on this paper: https://academic.oup.com/poq/a... )
I should expand, since due to some activity in my office this one got cut off:
Having observed the Obama years, the purchasing power of our currency fell off quite a bit. You might look along these lines:
Thanks. At least now you're making an attempt at actual numbers and facts.
Since the comment was to compare the economy under Obama to that under Trump, though, citing articles from 2012 and 2014 does absolutely nothing useful; Trump's first year in office was 2017.
Your sin is cherry-picking. During the Obama years, purchasing power fell quite a bit.
In this particular case, I was responding to the previous poster's original comment. The comment was not about purchasing power under Obama, it was comparing the economy under Obama to the economy under Trump. Your comment does not do any comparison. My statement did: "There was no particular change in purchasing power between Obama and Trump-- the inflation rate stayed about the same."
If you're quoting the drop of purchasing power under Obama as a reason to say the economy is doing better under Trump than Obama, you must also look at whether purchasing power is dropping under Trump. That would seem obvious; I'm surprised you missed it.
For what it's worth, data is here: https://www.usinflationcalcula... Keep in mind Obama's first year in office is 2009, Trump's first year in office is 2017.
You're not a Leftist? Do tell... what are you, then?
A guy who likes numbers. And not vague opinions without numbers.
You're citing political sources for economic data? WTF? It's like you're deliberately seeking out propaganda to believe. Just look at the raw data in any of dozens of places.
Well, what you just stated in your post makes the same case, the only difference being that you cite no sources at all. So, pick either one-- my citing NBC and Brookings, or your citing nobody whatsoever-- and we seem to get to the same place.
...Late 2016 is the point when the US economy went from "recovering but shaky" to "doing great". Credit whoever make you feel better for that.
Since Trump took office in January 2017, if your analysis says "late 2016" is the point where the US economy went to "going great", then I wouldn't credit Trump
Trump exceeds Obama growth. You also fail to mention loss of purchasing power under Obama or the general economic malaise of the country, and have fallen back on two propaganda sources -- Maddow and Politifact -- to make your argument.
And you fall back on no sources whatsoever: you just make up facts.
There was no particular change in purchasing power between Obama and Trump-- the inflation rate stayed about the same: CPI increased 2.9% year over year as of June. Oil prices have goine up 65% since Trump's election, though, so Trump's election has resulted in a net loss in purchasing power.
Leftists really do live in different worlds, don't you? Either that or you are honestly deluded (insane) or liars.
I'm not sure what your point is, since I'm not a leftist. I'm a guy who likes numbers.
We have the strngest economy in 20 years. How you doin?
To be more specific, we had the strongest economic growth in 20 years under Obama, and Trump hasn't torpedoed the economy (yet).
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/economic-growth-remains-steady-falls-short-trumps-vows
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2018/05/17/trump-lags-behind-his-predecessors-on-economic-growth/
https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2018/jul/02/donald-trump/donald-trump-base-describing-gdp-growth-his-watch/