"Surely the provision of broadband internet services for a fee is a job for a private company, not a job for the government."
Because even the "private company" option will still require government intervention in the form of eminent domain (try revoking the right-of-way you granted your local telephone/cable/other utility company and see how far that gets you). Either way you end up with a government-mandated monopoly, however with the government service their goal is to provide the service, at least to a standard good enough to get folks re-elected. The "private" company's job is to earn a profit for shareholders, customer service be damned.
It's not as if he really advertises the fact all that much. His handle isn't "I'mWilWheaton," his sig isn't "All trekkies, kneel before Zod^H^H^H Wesley!*" and glancing at his journal currently doesn't find anything there that says "I'm more famous around here than CowboyNeal!" Beyond the email address and homepage URL (two things I don't think anybody bothers to look at, or is that just me?), about the only way you'd know is if you looked at his fans list (broadband reccomended).
* Wil, have you tried this line or something similar at a convention yet? Does it work?
Seriously, though, the Unseen Comic pretty much describes my own opinion of American McGee by now, and somehow I doubt I'm alone judinging the department this came from.
"No, the 22nd amendment should be expanded to include Congress. That way, everyone's in the same boat."
And you think the major political parties are entrenched now? If you can't get re-elected on name recognition, you'll need to suck up even more to the party that controls your jerrymandered district to get elected.
Entrenched members of Congress and a low turn-over are not the problem, only the symptom. The problem is the districting process. IMO, the solution is non-partisan districting (like IA) or, better yet, multi-seat districts.
"The president may forget the long term issues maybe, but congress shouldn't."
They're not supposed to, at least not the House with its two-year terms. The Framers didn't visualize single-member districts and computational statistics that allow jerrymandering individual city blocks. There's supposed to be an extremely high turn-over rate as voters elect issues instead of names.
"US Senate Subcommittee Investigation on Juvenile Delinquency in the United States."
Surely the members of such a distinguished body such as the United States Senate can serve as some positive role models for these delinquent juveniles!
It's nice to know that tinkering with a machine I bought and paid for is now referred to as "mischief." I didn't realize they started "licensing" hardware the way some people do software.
As has been repeated by others ad nauseam, there's economy of scale. A bunch of little fossil fuel engines aren't as efficient as one big one. This is why we have big ones to begin with.
And don't forget that not all power plants involve combustion.
"I am also sure the track version of the car has things like heater, AC, CD players, sound systems, power seats, all removed to reduce weight and power."
... which is also done with ICE cars put on the track...
"Also, in cold climate this car has to work to produce heat, where traditional cars have a natural heat source."
Conversely, ICEs have to work the AC compressor that much more to compensate for its own heat (not to mention running the risk of overheating itself in the process).
Also, don't forget that the heat you're talking about certainly isn't on-demand. The engine has to conserve that heat to keep itself running before it can let you feel any of it, which is why your heater never seems to kick in until you're already half-way to work. Electricity, on the other hand, seems to like the cold.
And don't forget that what you're describing is a bug, not a feature: the entire purpose of an engine, that which defines the word "engine" to begin with, is to convert heat into mechanical energy. Heat that reaches the passenger compartment is energy that didn't make the wheels turn.
I think it's because of marketing. For now, electric cars are still considered "new" and "different," and the marketing folks seem to think that the kind of people that would buy electric cars would also be looking for "new" and "different" design elements as well. It'll probably be this way until you start seeing electric motors as an option in "normal" car models as opposed to having their own unique "Look! I'm electric!" models, kind of like what is currently done with diesel.
Because I'm out of town, about a thousand miles away from my purple lunchbox of joy, and I misremembered it being branded GCN-001 (which would have explained whil everybody abbreviates gamecube as GCN instead o NGC).
"It's interesting to note the branding of NTR around the DS"
The original Game Boy was DMG-001, presumably for "dot matrix game." The Nintendo 64, originally referred to as the "Ultra 64" while it was still in development, was NUS-001. I was half-expecting the GCN to be labelled "DOL-001."
I'm aware of that, but all that seems to do is discriminate by making sure you only eat food you can't easily anthropomorphize. At most, you're minimizing your impact but you can never really eliminate it unless you start to photosynthesize.
"It may not be noble on absolute terms, but I personally think that stalking and raping a woman gives her more dignity relative to women who are raised solely for arranged marriages."
Lack of sex won't kill you (or there'd be no Slashdotters). Lack of food will.
One way or another either you or the other animal will die. You can either let yourself starve to death or Babmi will die to feed you. Most people, for various reasons, would rather have somebody else kill Bambi on their behalf, while some would rather be directly involved in the process. But simply because neither you nor I could stomach the process doesn't mean that all those who do take part in it automatically enjoy the killing, any more than wanting to move out of your parents' house means you enjoy paying rent or taking out a mortgage.
Yes, because Christians only vote for Republicans...
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"I eat steak and chicken and enjoy both, but let's not pretend hunting's anything noble or magnificent"
It may or may not be noble on absolute terms, but I personally I think hunting a wild animal gives it far more dignity relative to livestock raised solely for slaughter. Personally, I'd say the ones who take "pleasure in killing something else" aren't out hunting, they're at the slaughterhouse cracking open the skulls of cattle with a hammer. I mean, with hunting you maybe kill one large mammal a day if you're good and if you're lucky, but you get to see bits of cow brains fly all day, every day at the meat plant. Of course, even that gets boring after a while, but there's always opportunities to get... shall we say "creative?"
"If you can't get to a supermarket, okay, I can understand why you'd need to hunt."
Yes, because you can get venison so cheap at the supermarket...
"As it stands now, though, I have nothing but contempt for the overweight rednecks who need a rifle and a corpse to feel like men."
They're not the ones ignoring where the food on their plate came from. What they think about it and how it effects them is debatable, but it certainly isn't blithe ignorance.
"Therefore - if you're going to tax by the mile, you must use a GPS tracking device to ensure that only miles taxable within your jurisdiction are taxed."
Pull over at the last weigh station before the border and report your odometer. When you enter the state again, report your odometer again. Problem solved.
"Don't fuck with the Interstate Commerce Clause."
Actually, you're talking about the so-called Dormant Commerce Clause. Try to find a part of the constitution that says that states can't affect interstate commerce in any way, shape or form.
(You're right, a federal judge would throw it out, but that doesn't make the judge right.)
When was the last time you saw an airplane that was built in China or India, supersonic or otherwise? Hell, when weas the last time you saw an airplane that was built in Japan? Not all high-tech is IT and just because IT jobs seem to be leaving for those places doesn't mean all high-tech industries are.
Besides, the primary customer for hypersonic planes for the forseeable future will be the United States government, specifically the military. The only military aircraft I can think of that we import is the AV-8B Harrier II built in the UK, and even then it's only imported to suit a specific need (VSTOL). You'll see the US government using French or Swedish aerospace equipment long before you see it use Chinese or Indian aircraft (which, again, they simply can't build).
Maybe in 50-75 years when hypersonic passenger service becomes a reality you'll find yourself in something built buy Airbus instead of Boeing or LockMart. Maybe.
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"Surely the provision of broadband internet services for a fee is a job for a private company, not a job for the government."
Because even the "private company" option will still require government intervention in the form of eminent domain (try revoking the right-of-way you granted your local telephone/cable/other utility company and see how far that gets you). Either way you end up with a government-mandated monopoly, however with the government service their goal is to provide the service, at least to a standard good enough to get folks re-elected. The "private" company's job is to earn a profit for shareholders, customer service be damned.
It's not as if he really advertises the fact all that much. His handle isn't "I'mWilWheaton," his sig isn't "All trekkies, kneel before Zod^H^H^H Wesley!*" and glancing at his journal currently doesn't find anything there that says "I'm more famous around here than CowboyNeal!" Beyond the email address and homepage URL (two things I don't think anybody bothers to look at, or is that just me?), about the only way you'd know is if you looked at his fans list (broadband reccomended).
* Wil, have you tried this line or something similar at a convention yet? Does it work?
He is not a number! He is a free man!
When can we expect their adaptation of Strawberry Shortcake?
I'd provide a link, but, well, you know...
Seriously, though, the Unseen Comic pretty much describes my own opinion of American McGee by now, and somehow I doubt I'm alone judinging the department this came from.
"removing rootkits on Windows servers"
I believe they're called "Service Packs."
"No, the 22nd amendment should be expanded to include Congress. That way, everyone's in the same boat."
And you think the major political parties are entrenched now? If you can't get re-elected on name recognition, you'll need to suck up even more to the party that controls your jerrymandered district to get elected.
Entrenched members of Congress and a low turn-over are not the problem, only the symptom. The problem is the districting process. IMO, the solution is non-partisan districting (like IA) or, better yet, multi-seat districts.
"The president may forget the long term issues maybe, but congress shouldn't."
They're not supposed to, at least not the House with its two-year terms. The Framers didn't visualize single-member districts and computational statistics that allow jerrymandering individual city blocks. There's supposed to be an extremely high turn-over rate as voters elect issues instead of names.
Consider it compensation for decades of unpaid parking tickets.
Nintendo can hold grudges about as well as Squaresoft, and Europe more or less ignored the NES in favor of the SMS, so...
"US Senate Subcommittee Investigation on Juvenile Delinquency in the United States."
Surely the members of such a distinguished body such as the United States Senate can serve as some positive role models for these delinquent juveniles!
We have both kinds of religions here, Catholics and Protestants!
"standard mischief won't get you around it."
It's nice to know that tinkering with a machine I bought and paid for is now referred to as "mischief." I didn't realize they started "licensing" hardware the way some people do software.
Wrong game. For this, the code is:
back, and to the left.
As has been repeated by others ad nauseam, there's economy of scale. A bunch of little fossil fuel engines aren't as efficient as one big one. This is why we have big ones to begin with.
And don't forget that not all power plants involve combustion.
"I am also sure the track version of the car has things like heater, AC, CD players, sound systems, power seats, all removed to reduce weight and power."
"Also, in cold climate this car has to work to produce heat, where traditional cars have a natural heat source."
Conversely, ICEs have to work the AC compressor that much more to compensate for its own heat (not to mention running the risk of overheating itself in the process).
Also, don't forget that the heat you're talking about certainly isn't on-demand. The engine has to conserve that heat to keep itself running before it can let you feel any of it, which is why your heater never seems to kick in until you're already half-way to work. Electricity, on the other hand, seems to like the cold.
And don't forget that what you're describing is a bug, not a feature: the entire purpose of an engine, that which defines the word "engine" to begin with, is to convert heat into mechanical energy. Heat that reaches the passenger compartment is energy that didn't make the wheels turn.
I think it's because of marketing. For now, electric cars are still considered "new" and "different," and the marketing folks seem to think that the kind of people that would buy electric cars would also be looking for "new" and "different" design elements as well. It'll probably be this way until you start seeing electric motors as an option in "normal" car models as opposed to having their own unique "Look! I'm electric!" models, kind of like what is currently done with diesel.
Because I'm out of town, about a thousand miles away from my purple lunchbox of joy, and I misremembered it being branded GCN-001 (which would have explained whil everybody abbreviates gamecube as GCN instead o NGC).
"It's interesting to note the branding of NTR around the DS"
The original Game Boy was DMG-001, presumably for "dot matrix game." The Nintendo 64, originally referred to as the "Ultra 64" while it was still in development, was NUS-001. I was half-expecting the GCN to be labelled "DOL-001."
"the Candarian Demon"
Am I the only one who read that as "Canadian demon?"
"Just how much damage do you think these French Muslim schoolgirls are going to do?"
They can inspire folks in Iraq to take French journalists hostage. Christian Chesnot and Georges Malbrunot are still out there somewhere.
I'm aware of that, but all that seems to do is discriminate by making sure you only eat food you can't easily anthropomorphize. At most, you're minimizing your impact but you can never really eliminate it unless you start to photosynthesize.
"It may not be noble on absolute terms, but I personally think that stalking and raping a woman gives her more dignity relative to women who are raised solely for arranged marriages."
Lack of sex won't kill you (or there'd be no Slashdotters). Lack of food will.
One way or another either you or the other animal will die. You can either let yourself starve to death or Babmi will die to feed you. Most people, for various reasons, would rather have somebody else kill Bambi on their behalf, while some would rather be directly involved in the process. But simply because neither you nor I could stomach the process doesn't mean that all those who do take part in it automatically enjoy the killing, any more than wanting to move out of your parents' house means you enjoy paying rent or taking out a mortgage.
Yes, because Christians only vote for Republicans...
"I eat steak and chicken and enjoy both, but let's not pretend hunting's anything noble or magnificent"
It may or may not be noble on absolute terms, but I personally I think hunting a wild animal gives it far more dignity relative to livestock raised solely for slaughter. Personally, I'd say the ones who take "pleasure in killing something else" aren't out hunting, they're at the slaughterhouse cracking open the skulls of cattle with a hammer. I mean, with hunting you maybe kill one large mammal a day if you're good and if you're lucky, but you get to see bits of cow brains fly all day, every day at the meat plant. Of course, even that gets boring after a while, but there's always opportunities to get... shall we say "creative?"
"If you can't get to a supermarket, okay, I can understand why you'd need to hunt."
Yes, because you can get venison so cheap at the supermarket...
"As it stands now, though, I have nothing but contempt for the overweight rednecks who need a rifle and a corpse to feel like men."
They're not the ones ignoring where the food on their plate came from. What they think about it and how it effects them is debatable, but it certainly isn't blithe ignorance.
"Therefore - if you're going to tax by the mile, you must use a GPS tracking device to ensure that only miles taxable within your jurisdiction are taxed."
Pull over at the last weigh station before the border and report your odometer. When you enter the state again, report your odometer again. Problem solved.
"Don't fuck with the Interstate Commerce Clause."
Actually, you're talking about the so-called Dormant Commerce Clause. Try to find a part of the constitution that says that states can't affect interstate commerce in any way, shape or form.
(You're right, a federal judge would throw it out, but that doesn't make the judge right.)
When was the last time you saw an airplane that was built in China or India, supersonic or otherwise? Hell, when weas the last time you saw an airplane that was built in Japan? Not all high-tech is IT and just because IT jobs seem to be leaving for those places doesn't mean all high-tech industries are.
Besides, the primary customer for hypersonic planes for the forseeable future will be the United States government, specifically the military. The only military aircraft I can think of that we import is the AV-8B Harrier II built in the UK, and even then it's only imported to suit a specific need (VSTOL). You'll see the US government using French or Swedish aerospace equipment long before you see it use Chinese or Indian aircraft (which, again, they simply can't build).
Maybe in 50-75 years when hypersonic passenger service becomes a reality you'll find yourself in something built buy Airbus instead of Boeing or LockMart. Maybe.