Captain Planet, he's our hero, Gonna take pollution down to zero, He's our powers magnified, And he's fighting on the planet side
Captain Planet, he's our hero, Gonna take pollution down to zero, Gonna help him put us under, Bad guys who like to loot and plunder
"You'll pay for this Captain Planet!"
(chanting) We're the planeteers, You can be one too! 'Cause saving our planet is the thing to do, Looting and polluting is not the way, Hear what Captain Planet has to say:
Something tells me that account won't last long if you keep that up, but damn, it's been awhile since I've seen anyone audacious enough to post content like that, even as AC.
Now that you mention it, you DO offer sound advice. All the of the scenarios portrayed therein represent terrible situations which young programmers (or anyone else, really) would do well to avoid. The chain(saw) especially.
1). At least in the United States, problems seem to exist in the logistical and political arena when it comes to macro-engineering. Example: The Big Dig. It was a technically feasible plan ruined by graft, corruption, and possibly incompetence.
2). Modern industry, or at least the face of modern industry visible to the public, seems more concerned with small, disposable/replaceable products. In a sense, even our housing and infrastructure (roads in particular) are disposable.
3). Owners of existing infrastructure that would be replaced by that mentioned in my plan (or in plans like mine) would not enjoy seeing the value of their assets undermined and would interfere accordingly.
However, you are correct in asserting that much of the technology associated with "green" political movements has improved so vastly that it makes sense to adopt it on technical merit alone without worrying about environmental benefits. The question is, who really wants a safer and more efficient tomorrow?
Some of these may seem impractical, but I would think the following should hold true:
It is theoretically possible that we will reduce the variety of building materials to include carbon-based materials such as carbon nanotubes, diamond-nanotube composite, aggregated diamond nanorods, and other similar materials. We'll still probably need metals for a variety of tasks, but our current concrete/steel/asphalt/wood/plaster/sheetrock economy will likely be scrapped in favor of an economy based around superior technology. In light of this potential development, our primary resources will include:
1). Energy 2). Fresh Water 3). Carbon
Therefore, the most intelligent way to counter the effects of global warming on human society would be to ensure the rapid and stable mass-distribution of the aforementioned resources, in one form or another, to as many communities as possible.
Energy, most likely in the form of electricity transmitted across a grid (as we have now) or stored in the form of hydrogen transmitted by pipeline or ground transit, will be at the core of our economy moreso than it does now. Carbon-based construction utilizing multi-walled nanotubes and similar substances will likely require massive amounts of energy to produce building material in desirable quantities. It is also likely that we will be utilizing an increasingly mechanized workforce in the future which will further our need for energy.
With sufficient energy, we should be able to:
1). Build intracontinental water distribution networks much larger than anything currently available to ensure proper irrigation of lands regardless of weather conditions 2). Power massive pump/levee/dam systems to evacuate water faster than it can accumulate due to flooding and store it until it can be safely released into normal drainage channels. 3). Provide sufficient desalinization services to keep water distribution networks fully supplied, at least until we perfect technology that lets us separate water into hydrogen and oxygen from mere exposure to sunlight (a process that would yield rather than consume useable energy). 4). Fabricate building materials out of super-strong carbon-based materials which we may use to reinforce existing structures or build advanced infrastructure that will withstand the punishment of Cat 5+ hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, and tsunamis. 5). Power armies of automated construction machines tasked with rebuilding our entire civilization's housing and infrastructure out of materials stronger than those which we use now.
That would nearly handle any crisis imaginable outside of soil depletion and rising sea levels. I would imagine that coastal cities would eventually have to be moved inland or built on stilts (which is doable with the right materials and a sufficient amount of effort) to survive unless someone wants to protect entire coasts with sea wall networks or . . . something.
In any case, all of the above have one thing more than anything else: energy. Lots of it. Maybe more than a hundred times the energy we produce now, too. Sadly, supply is currently being outstripped by demand. That's one situation that must be reversed.
Provided that MS is able to get developers to switch to DX10, nobody will notice how much slower Vista is for modern gaming once they are rendered incapable of running current titles under anything BUT Vista. Vista's sluggishness is only an issue whenever XP can compete in the same arena.
Sadly, DX10 won't fix any current driver issues.
Also keep in mind that some people leave the TV on as background noise that rarely garners full attention from the "viewer". I used to leave the tube on in the background while at my computer when I still had a TV in the same room as my PC. Other individuals have been known to leave the TV on while they sleep (and apparently know nothing of these new-fangled sleep buttons lurking on their remote controls).
You know, you could just get a Core 2 chip and forget about P4s. At about 2.0-2.5 ghz a Core 2 will deliver the same performance or better than any P4 ever released, and almost all the Core 2s overclock easily to 3.2 ghz. Heck, you're almost guarenteed 2.9 ghz with the stock HSF and stock vcore.
Unfortunately, anyone smart enough to game the system could use magic to completely dominate Oblivion regardless of the difficulty setting. All you really need is a magicka pool of 400+ and 100+ Willpower for good magicka regen (provided you aren't using uber magicka restoration postions and magicka-leeching spells/items to achieve the same effect). Then you set up custom attack and summon spells that all have a 5-15 second Invisibility (target: self) component. Nothing can ever detect you. You don't even have to use equipment for 100% chameleon. If you felt particularly annoying, you could set your character up to accomplish much of the above at level 2 (or so).
Even though you appear when casting a combat spell, there's no gap between losing your old invis effect and gaining the new one.
It was similarly simple to dominate Morrowind by using an Atronach caster plus enchanted items that summoned ghosts. All you had to do was punch the ghost a few times to piss it off, and then let it cast spells at you to absorb the spells for massive amounts of magicka. Recharging the items was simple enough.
There can be other problems as well, particularly if the account being canceled is on a site using a separate billing company to handle monthly billing. This gets even worse if one winds up signing up with several different sites as some sort of a referral program (some dating sites have used schemes like this before; sign up with xyz affiliates, get free premium access on dating site for a few months). One could wind up dealing with fly-by-night affiliate sites that conveniently fail to notify their billing companies of account closures.
Yes, perhaps 'business plan' might have been a better choice. However, difficulties facing op-ed writers, bloggers, pundits, columnists, and other forms of talking-heads sometimes also make me question why I would even want to be such a creature in the first place.
In a way, yes. Pursuing a career as a writer could be hazardous to the health of my financial future, particularly if I do so while neglecting other possible career paths.
I would agree, though I certainly hope they get past using plastic circuits. Wouldn't it be better to use something like this stuff? Or maybe something else?
I considered buying some, only to realize that I have no reason to do so. Sitting around in the dark is an excellent way to prevent incandescent bulbs from burning out.
I have some el-cheapo incandescents in the house that have lasted 3+ years as result.
Those who "get it later" may wind up with software that has fewer bugs due to updates, patches, etc. This is a Microsoft OS we're talking about here. Even good MS software products require patching (usually).
Will early adopters need to pull in to the dealership to get the latest patches, I wonder?
It's also a haven for sleaze. Say what you want about people's right to free expression, but there is such a thing as going too far. It's no wonder that Second Life has attracted so much ire. It was a "dodgy online game" long before Copybot and grey goo hit the scene.
Unless you're already in the business of helping firms secure their systems/networks/etc from attack, most firms will probably look upon your offer with a jaundiced eye. Now if you want to become a fly-by-night security expert, offer your services as a consultant to said firms, and then conveniently discover the security flaws AFTER they've hired you, they probably won't be too upset.
But really, unless you have experience as a security expert already, how likely are they to hire you whether you know of a security flaw in their network/systems/etc or not?
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Of course, why else would I call him audacious for posting such drivel in the first place? Such blatant trolling is pretty rare nowadays.
Earth!
Fire!
Wind!
Water!
Heart!
GO PLANET!
With your powers combined I am Captain Planet!
Captain Planet, he's our hero,
Gonna take pollution down to zero,
He's our powers magnified,
And he's fighting on the planet side
Captain Planet, he's our hero,
Gonna take pollution down to zero,
Gonna help him put us under,
Bad guys who like to loot and plunder
"You'll pay for this Captain Planet!"
(chanting)
We're the planeteers,
You can be one too!
'Cause saving our planet is the thing to do,
Looting and polluting is not the way,
Hear what Captain Planet has to say:
"THE POWER IS YOURS!!"
Something tells me that account won't last long if you keep that up, but damn, it's been awhile since I've seen anyone audacious enough to post content like that, even as AC.
Now that you mention it, you DO offer sound advice. All the of the scenarios portrayed therein represent terrible situations which young programmers (or anyone else, really) would do well to avoid. The chain(saw) especially.
D00dd itz 4 rl, Im stealin ur megahurtz.
There are a few problems with plans like mine:
1). At least in the United States, problems seem to exist in the logistical and political arena when it comes to macro-engineering. Example: The Big Dig. It was a technically feasible plan ruined by graft, corruption, and possibly incompetence.
2). Modern industry, or at least the face of modern industry visible to the public, seems more concerned with small, disposable/replaceable products. In a sense, even our housing and infrastructure (roads in particular) are disposable.
3). Owners of existing infrastructure that would be replaced by that mentioned in my plan (or in plans like mine) would not enjoy seeing the value of their assets undermined and would interfere accordingly.
However, you are correct in asserting that much of the technology associated with "green" political movements has improved so vastly that it makes sense to adopt it on technical merit alone without worrying about environmental benefits. The question is, who really wants a safer and more efficient tomorrow?
Some of these may seem impractical, but I would think the following should hold true:
It is theoretically possible that we will reduce the variety of building materials to include carbon-based materials such as carbon nanotubes, diamond-nanotube composite, aggregated diamond nanorods, and other similar materials. We'll still probably need metals for a variety of tasks, but our current concrete/steel/asphalt/wood/plaster/sheetrock economy will likely be scrapped in favor of an economy based around superior technology. In light of this potential development, our primary resources will include:
1). Energy
2). Fresh Water
3). Carbon
Therefore, the most intelligent way to counter the effects of global warming on human society would be to ensure the rapid and stable mass-distribution of the aforementioned resources, in one form or another, to as many communities as possible.
Energy, most likely in the form of electricity transmitted across a grid (as we have now) or stored in the form of hydrogen transmitted by pipeline or ground transit, will be at the core of our economy moreso than it does now. Carbon-based construction utilizing multi-walled nanotubes and similar substances will likely require massive amounts of energy to produce building material in desirable quantities. It is also likely that we will be utilizing an increasingly mechanized workforce in the future which will further our need for energy.
With sufficient energy, we should be able to:
1). Build intracontinental water distribution networks much larger than anything currently available to ensure proper irrigation of lands regardless of weather conditions
2). Power massive pump/levee/dam systems to evacuate water faster than it can accumulate due to flooding and store it until it can be safely released into normal drainage channels.
3). Provide sufficient desalinization services to keep water distribution networks fully supplied, at least until we perfect technology that lets us separate water into hydrogen and oxygen from mere exposure to sunlight (a process that would yield rather than consume useable energy).
4). Fabricate building materials out of super-strong carbon-based materials which we may use to reinforce existing structures or build advanced infrastructure that will withstand the punishment of Cat 5+ hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, and tsunamis.
5). Power armies of automated construction machines tasked with rebuilding our entire civilization's housing and infrastructure out of materials stronger than those which we use now.
That would nearly handle any crisis imaginable outside of soil depletion and rising sea levels. I would imagine that coastal cities would eventually have to be moved inland or built on stilts (which is doable with the right materials and a sufficient amount of effort) to survive unless someone wants to protect entire coasts with sea wall networks or . . . something.
In any case, all of the above have one thing more than anything else: energy. Lots of it. Maybe more than a hundred times the energy we produce now, too. Sadly, supply is currently being outstripped by demand. That's one situation that must be reversed.
You must obey the taco man!
Provided that MS is able to get developers to switch to DX10, nobody will notice how much slower Vista is for modern gaming once they are rendered incapable of running current titles under anything BUT Vista. Vista's sluggishness is only an issue whenever XP can compete in the same arena. Sadly, DX10 won't fix any current driver issues.
I wanna dip my BALLS in it!
Also keep in mind that some people leave the TV on as background noise that rarely garners full attention from the "viewer". I used to leave the tube on in the background while at my computer when I still had a TV in the same room as my PC. Other individuals have been known to leave the TV on while they sleep (and apparently know nothing of these new-fangled sleep buttons lurking on their remote controls).
You know, you could just get a Core 2 chip and forget about P4s. At about 2.0-2.5 ghz a Core 2 will deliver the same performance or better than any P4 ever released, and almost all the Core 2s overclock easily to 3.2 ghz. Heck, you're almost guarenteed 2.9 ghz with the stock HSF and stock vcore.
Unfortunately, anyone smart enough to game the system could use magic to completely dominate Oblivion regardless of the difficulty setting. All you really need is a magicka pool of 400+ and 100+ Willpower for good magicka regen (provided you aren't using uber magicka restoration postions and magicka-leeching spells/items to achieve the same effect). Then you set up custom attack and summon spells that all have a 5-15 second Invisibility (target: self) component. Nothing can ever detect you. You don't even have to use equipment for 100% chameleon. If you felt particularly annoying, you could set your character up to accomplish much of the above at level 2 (or so).
Even though you appear when casting a combat spell, there's no gap between losing your old invis effect and gaining the new one.
It was similarly simple to dominate Morrowind by using an Atronach caster plus enchanted items that summoned ghosts. All you had to do was punch the ghost a few times to piss it off, and then let it cast spells at you to absorb the spells for massive amounts of magicka. Recharging the items was simple enough.
I would have to say yes. After all, global warming may now be unstoppable. We need to find ways to survive the coming climate changes, and fast.
There can be other problems as well, particularly if the account being canceled is on a site using a separate billing company to handle monthly billing. This gets even worse if one winds up signing up with several different sites as some sort of a referral program (some dating sites have used schemes like this before; sign up with xyz affiliates, get free premium access on dating site for a few months). One could wind up dealing with fly-by-night affiliate sites that conveniently fail to notify their billing companies of account closures.
Yes, perhaps 'business plan' might have been a better choice. However, difficulties facing op-ed writers, bloggers, pundits, columnists, and other forms of talking-heads sometimes also make me question why I would even want to be such a creature in the first place.
In a way, yes. Pursuing a career as a writer could be hazardous to the health of my financial future, particularly if I do so while neglecting other possible career paths.
I would agree, though I certainly hope they get past using plastic circuits. Wouldn't it be better to use something like this stuff? Or maybe something else?
I considered buying some, only to realize that I have no reason to do so. Sitting around in the dark is an excellent way to prevent incandescent bulbs from burning out.
I have some el-cheapo incandescents in the house that have lasted 3+ years as result.
Those who "get it later" may wind up with software that has fewer bugs due to updates, patches, etc. This is a Microsoft OS we're talking about here. Even good MS software products require patching (usually).
Will early adopters need to pull in to the dealership to get the latest patches, I wonder?
We do! We do!
Some people have been talking it up ever since several SomethingAwful users ran afoul of Second Life admins.
It's also a haven for sleaze. Say what you want about people's right to free expression, but there is such a thing as going too far. It's no wonder that Second Life has attracted so much ire. It was a "dodgy online game" long before Copybot and grey goo hit the scene.
Yes!
Enjoy the Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.
Unless you're already in the business of helping firms secure their systems/networks/etc from attack, most firms will probably look upon your offer with a jaundiced eye. Now if you want to become a fly-by-night security expert, offer your services as a consultant to said firms, and then conveniently discover the security flaws AFTER they've hired you, they probably won't be too upset. But really, unless you have experience as a security expert already, how likely are they to hire you whether you know of a security flaw in their network/systems/etc or not?