To be honest I think EV's are merely passing the buck further up the chain of supply. SOMEONE is going to have to produce all that electricity. There is a law of conservation of energy and you don't get around it simply by switching to electric motors from gasoline engines. It's the structure of society and our lifestyles that are going to have to change.
No, his mama told him he was a special snowflake, the smartest most beautiful boy in the world. Mama always made sure he got a prize, even when he came in last. Mama let him do whatever he wanted and told him that he could be or do anything in the world, he just had to close his eyes and wish hard enough. In short, life is extremely fair and you're just a racist bigoted nazi for saying it isn't.
Housing prices are INSANE and a lot of that is owned by foreigners.
Kind of makes you wonder, doesn't it - especially when you hear your politicians tell you how wonderfully Canada and the Canadian economy is doing. Yet foreigners can come and buy up your country because they just happen to have more money than Canadians.
Because there is a significant number of stupid people (at least half the population, quite by definition assuming a normal distribution) who think that despite all this, their "vote" is the most holy and important thing in the world and is the basis of their freedom. If you take the illusion away, why, there's nothing left at all. So occasionally things like this will happen in which case you plan another circus or toss them some bread or ideally both at the same time, and the plunder of society can continue when they settle down again.
One may argue that we are outside the norm for life on Earth
Not trolling - merely a friendly discussion:
Of course there are different TYPES of intelligence too. I like to think that every single being that is alive on this world today is a survivor - it and its ancestors have survived in an unbroken chain all the way back to that first cell. Just that fact alone is a phenomenal accomplishment. And when you look at any creature, even say a colony of ants - well they didn't invent calculus nor do they write poetry, but they are intelligent enough for their niche - they can adapt and they can survive. Sure we have what we call sentience. We like to think we're the "most" intelligent on this world. But our very survival is in question. War. Overpopulation. Pollution. Pick one. How smart were we, really, if we won't even exist anymore in a million years?
How are we outside the norm? Given the size of the universe, the handful of planets we've managed to examine so far can't be considered anywhere near being a representative sample. Who are you to say what the "norm" is? I appreciate the Hitchhiker quote, btw. Just saying - the "norm" might not be what we think it is.
You make a good point. It recalls the argument whether a mayfly actually can perceive a tree as being alive, since the mayfly lives from a few minutes to two days at most, and trees can live hundreds or even thousands of years. But on the other hand - would we have any interest in "life-forms" or beings that have scales or life-spans so large that any perception, let alone communication, between us, is absolutely impossible. It's a bit anthropic but life pretty definitely has to fit within standards we define for us to consider it to be alive. Anything else is simply outside our scope. See? Relativity can apply to xenobiology too.
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To be honest I think EV's are merely passing the buck further up the chain of supply. SOMEONE is going to have to produce all that electricity. There is a law of conservation of energy and you don't get around it simply by switching to electric motors from gasoline engines. It's the structure of society and our lifestyles that are going to have to change.
Putting the "retail" back into "non retail" sales. Seriously wtf - how does this add any value?
All those loud and smelly horseless carriages are a menace and they scare the horses!
Maybe your mama told you this: Life isn't fair.
No, his mama told him he was a special snowflake, the smartest most beautiful boy in the world. Mama always made sure he got a prize, even when he came in last. Mama let him do whatever he wanted and told him that he could be or do anything in the world, he just had to close his eyes and wish hard enough. In short, life is extremely fair and you're just a racist bigoted nazi for saying it isn't.
Canada, and the USA have a lot more debt than other systems.
Fixed that for you.
They're going to drop the "please" any minute now.
Housing prices are INSANE and a lot of that is owned by foreigners.
Kind of makes you wonder, doesn't it - especially when you hear your politicians tell you how wonderfully Canada and the Canadian economy is doing. Yet foreigners can come and buy up your country because they just happen to have more money than Canadians.
Please tell me if visiting my relatives who live 6000 miles away is absolutely necessary.
Visiting relatives is overrated. Skype ftw. And if they don't like it then they can come to me.
Scientists Hold A Secret Meeting
This is the first hint that perhaps your research will not pass the ethics committee review.
And Mexico is going to pay for them!
Yup. Quite firmly on the left side of the curve.
why vote at all then?
Because there is a significant number of stupid people (at least half the population, quite by definition assuming a normal distribution) who think that despite all this, their "vote" is the most holy and important thing in the world and is the basis of their freedom. If you take the illusion away, why, there's nothing left at all. So occasionally things like this will happen in which case you plan another circus or toss them some bread or ideally both at the same time, and the plunder of society can continue when they settle down again.
Thanks Microsoft for giving me yet another reason to be glad I turned off Windows Update.
It's called a sense of humor. Get one. It really helps in our profession, doc.
Is this supposed to be some kind of achievement? Suturing isn't hard - even medical students can do it :)
What, even Todd Hunter?
Yeah yeah go back to Wesnoth.
Never check for updates (not recommended).
Interesting reading, thanks!
One may argue that we are outside the norm for life on Earth
Not trolling - merely a friendly discussion:
Of course there are different TYPES of intelligence too. I like to think that every single being that is alive on this world today is a survivor - it and its ancestors have survived in an unbroken chain all the way back to that first cell. Just that fact alone is a phenomenal accomplishment. And when you look at any creature, even say a colony of ants - well they didn't invent calculus nor do they write poetry, but they are intelligent enough for their niche - they can adapt and they can survive. Sure we have what we call sentience. We like to think we're the "most" intelligent on this world. But our very survival is in question. War. Overpopulation. Pollution. Pick one. How smart were we, really, if we won't even exist anymore in a million years?
How are we outside the norm? Given the size of the universe, the handful of planets we've managed to examine so far can't be considered anywhere near being a representative sample. Who are you to say what the "norm" is? I appreciate the Hitchhiker quote, btw. Just saying - the "norm" might not be what we think it is.
Who is? What - Captain Hollister?
You make a good point. It recalls the argument whether a mayfly actually can perceive a tree as being alive, since the mayfly lives from a few minutes to two days at most, and trees can live hundreds or even thousands of years. But on the other hand - would we have any interest in "life-forms" or beings that have scales or life-spans so large that any perception, let alone communication, between us, is absolutely impossible. It's a bit anthropic but life pretty definitely has to fit within standards we define for us to consider it to be alive. Anything else is simply outside our scope. See? Relativity can apply to xenobiology too.
it's almost as if someone intelligent designed us....
incoming shitstorm
Seriously, we're not that complex. A few billion years is an incredible amount of time.
And I would read the EULA very, very, very carefully.