You're absolutely correct. However, the thieves may not know how to fix it, and would have to (at the very least) pay somebody else to fix it (if they want to use it themselves) or if they were planning on fencing it, they will not get as much. So basically, this suggestion at least takes away SOME of the reward of stealing the machine.
Let's see here, fifteen minutes from work... we'll be generous and assume you AVERAGE 60 miles/hr. That means it's a 30-mile round trip.
Furthermore, we'll assume you work 5 days a week so that's 150 miles per week.
And finally, let's guess that the gas prices in your area are $4.50 -- the highest price listed for average US gas prices on this page. (I presume that you're in the US.) For $50, you can therefore get a little over 11 gallons.
That would mean you're getting just over 13 miles per gallon. I would suggest that, if your vehicle's gas consumption is keeping you from buying a house, you may want to trade it in for something a little more efficient.
With the dollar being as weak as it is, it's probably (marginally) less attractive to have the work done elsewhere as well, because it's not quite as cheap as it would be with a strong dollar.
While I agree with your sentiment, you are overly exaggerating their distraction level. To be more fair, you should have formatted your post like they did:
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I find it highly insensitive that you have overlooked the deaf community. I considered that... but only after I'd submitted my original post. I suggest that some text could pop up, explaining to the deaf person just what the music sounds like. I leave the actual wording of that description as an exercise for the reader.
Thankfully we've mostly gotten rid of the horrible... musical home pages.
Are you kidding? Those at least can be enjoyed by blind and seeing people alike!
The person who overdosed didn't cause you to pay for their care. The legislators who put the law in place that says you have to pay for their care are the ones who connected the action of the drug user to your wallet.
Let's get one thing straight: NOBODY is paying for the care of the overdosed person. It's not that there's a law saying that those bills will be paid from taxes, it's that there's a law saying that the health care HAS to be given.
The problem is that, when those bills are not paid by the person who overdosed, the Hospital has to raise costs for everybody else to compensate. In this case, the person who overdosed IS causing others to pay for their care -- indirectly -- through increased costs. They cause this by not paying for their healthcare.
The only ways to get around that problem are: a) not to treat them in the first place, or b) make them pay. Since the first is not morally acceptable to society and the second is technically infeasible, the problem continues.
A lot of the wording on the site refers to an idealized version of the RepRap; i.e. what they hope to have someday. As of right now, they're still working on getting it to fabricate the plastic parts.
Currently it only builds things out of extruded thermoplastic. But it would certainly be possible (and this is a future plan) to use other materials. From the plastic extrusion they're doing now, it's a relatively small step to add a solder-extruder as well, allowing for circuit boards to be assembled.
Actually manufacturing semi-conductors is, granted, a little further off.
It doesn't "copy" itself, per se. It is a rapid prototyper; a machine capable of taking a digital description of an object and then fabricating that object by itself (in this case, using layers of extruded thermoplastic). So no, degradation is not an issue here.
I guess you could build some sort of scanner-type machine that would scan an object and create a digital description of it. Then maybe you could get generation-based degradation, if you really want to.;)
Piracy is not restricted to P2P. Having a user bring in pirated software, or installing multiple instances of an otherwise legitimate copy of software is still a problem.
How can one transmit science to a polarized audience? It's easy. There are two obvious methods:
Transmit parallel-polarized science. As long as the polarization is in the same direction as society, there will be no loss.
Use diffuse science. Reflect it off of something first (like a non-polarizing issue) and allow the polarized society to absorb what they will. There will be less overall reception, but at least SOME science that is not polarized the same way they are will get through to them. The likelihood any given tidbit of science is of course inversely proportional to its alignment to them, but with enough science projected, they should get a measurable amount over the whole spectrum.
I find it unfortunate that so much of public debate today has degenerated into a knee-jerk contest. "Oh, that guy works for X company, so he cannot possibly have a good point." When did people decide that thoughtful analysis of articulate, well-composed arguments is unnecessary to reaching a good understanding? Who can better speak out for a product/idea/standard/whatever than those who are most passionate about its qualities (i.e. its developers, backers, etc)? Who can better point out its flaws than those who are most motivated to FIND and EXPOSE those flaws?
Arguments should be accepted based on their validity and their accuracy. What if Einstein (or any other scientist, for that matter) were not allowed to defend his own theories?
You're absolutely right. However, that does not make it untrue that "many scientists are pushing atheism as the new religion." And frankly, I am getting as fed up with anti-religion bigotry as I am with religious bigotry.
Holy stinking cow. I sure hope that site was generated by a semi-random-text generator (it reads like it was), because if not... well, let's just say that if the author wasn't crazy before he started he would have DRIVEN himself crazy just coming up with that much and that quality of bunk.
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You're absolutely correct. However, the thieves may not know how to fix it, and would have to (at the very least) pay somebody else to fix it (if they want to use it themselves) or if they were planning on fencing it, they will not get as much. So basically, this suggestion at least takes away SOME of the reward of stealing the machine.
Furthermore, we'll assume you work 5 days a week so that's 150 miles per week.
And finally, let's guess that the gas prices in your area are $4.50 -- the highest price listed for average US gas prices on this page. (I presume that you're in the US.) For $50, you can therefore get a little over 11 gallons.
That would mean you're getting just over 13 miles per gallon. I would suggest that, if your vehicle's gas consumption is keeping you from buying a house, you may want to trade it in for something a little more efficient.
With the dollar being as weak as it is, it's probably (marginally) less attractive to have the work done elsewhere as well, because it's not quite as cheap as it would be with a strong dollar.
Silly... that's what's in the wallet.
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Now I know samba has its bugs, but come on... it's not THAT bad.
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You must have a remarkably good memory (or you habitually record your conversations?) to quote that whole thing verbatim.
You keep using that word. I don't think it means what you think it means.
That's exactly what they want you to think.
Thank you, Mike1024.
And the International Olympic Committee members, of course.
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Are you kidding? Those at least can be enjoyed by blind and seeing people alike!
Let's get one thing straight: NOBODY is paying for the care of the overdosed person. It's not that there's a law saying that those bills will be paid from taxes, it's that there's a law saying that the health care HAS to be given.
The problem is that, when those bills are not paid by the person who overdosed, the Hospital has to raise costs for everybody else to compensate. In this case, the person who overdosed IS causing others to pay for their care -- indirectly -- through increased costs. They cause this by not paying for their healthcare.
The only ways to get around that problem are: a) not to treat them in the first place, or b) make them pay. Since the first is not morally acceptable to society and the second is technically infeasible, the problem continues.
The same flaw in my original post occurred to me... five minutes after I submitted it. ;)
Currently it only builds things out of extruded thermoplastic. But it would certainly be possible (and this is a future plan) to use other materials. From the plastic extrusion they're doing now, it's a relatively small step to add a solder-extruder as well, allowing for circuit boards to be assembled.
Actually manufacturing semi-conductors is, granted, a little further off.
I guess you could build some sort of scanner-type machine that would scan an object and create a digital description of it. Then maybe you could get generation-based degradation, if you really want to. ;)
Maybe not, but I'd guess a million non-existent, script-generated names may nevertheless end up on the petition, after this slashdot posting.
Piracy is not restricted to P2P. Having a user bring in pirated software, or installing multiple instances of an otherwise legitimate copy of software is still a problem.
So how about: "You're as dense as a wet Pomeranian."
Silane is pyrophoric and boils at 161 K at natural air pressures.
Arguments should be accepted based on their validity and their accuracy. What if Einstein (or any other scientist, for that matter) were not allowed to defend his own theories?
You're absolutely right. However, that does not make it untrue that "many scientists are pushing atheism as the new religion." And frankly, I am getting as fed up with anti-religion bigotry as I am with religious bigotry.
Holy stinking cow. I sure hope that site was generated by a semi-random-text generator (it reads like it was), because if not... well, let's just say that if the author wasn't crazy before he started he would have DRIVEN himself crazy just coming up with that much and that quality of bunk.