A stock screener that shall remain nameless has been partially broken for two months. The screens that I used to be able to run in 20 minutes now take about 80 minutes. This is inexcusable, especially since I pay $200 a year for the service. But what am I going to do about it, other than complain? The results are worth about $25,000/year.
That was my thought also, but especially at small geometries CMOS has leakage everywhere. Flash devices can have zero leakage, but they have programming speed and durability problems. Magnetic devices could have zero standby current, but I have substantial doubts about the practicality of very small devices. On the other hand, there is already a supplier of ferroelectric RAM, Ramtron (now a part of Cypress Semiconductor).
Trust is a factor, but incentive is far more powerful. Most people will work harder when there is incentive to do so, and that far outweighs the effect of someone who will work if mommy is nice to him. The Laffer Curve, like much in economics, studies what happens in groups of people rather than the quirks that motivate very few.
You make $100,000 with a take home pay of $50,000. Taxes are reduced to zero. Your wage is cut back to $55,000.
Your claim is justified neither by experience nor theory. But even if it were, the employee then sees that being an employer is a very good thing, so he quits and starts his own business, realizing he can greatly undercut his old employer's prices because his old employer has a profit margin exceeding 45%. The ex-employee sells goods for 75% of what his old employer did and has a higher personal income than before. This happens generally throughout the country, and prices generally fall by 25%: A dollar now goes farther.
Defense does not always cost more than offense. In the case of land forces, the offense has the problem of long supply lines. It's easier to build a tank trap than a tank.
The capability to outspend the Soviets appears to be what worked, but was that actually the plan from the beginning? It seems unlikely to me. Any reliable reference?
The targets would include: capital city and other major cities. Troop concentrations. Long range launch facilities. Dams. Manufacturing plants. Harbors. Military targets generally.
Losing a substantial portion of a fleet would be a nasty blow, but unless the US leadership is too vile to counterattack, it would be suicidal for the attacker.
At the time the US forces left Vietnam, the war was won: South Vietnam had the capability to defend itself, provided that North Vietnam received no outside help. Well, China provided N.V. with arms and ammunition, the Democrat controlled US Congress refused to provide any money to help S.V., and the rest was history. Go on believing your leftist lies; there aren't many people who know the truth.
A what? Who/what "propped up" the American standard of living? Certainly not a foreign country, and if you think the government can "prop up" the standard of living you are ignorant of economics, like Obama. The US had a high standard of living because its people were productive, and that is not "propped up".
Running is fun. Children will run around as play, for no obvious purpose.
Domesticated dogs are in many ways smarter than wolves and foxes, although there's a lot of variation by breed. They can be trained to pick up on human gestures, and wolves (generally) can't.
water power is only weakly dependent on the weather
That's not generally true; it takes very large reservoirs to even out flow over the year, not to mention over drought years. Many hydropower systems only tap a small portion of the average available flow, because a fair portion of the year there is little flow. Where I live (southern New Hampshire) some streams go dry in August and some others are reduced to a trickle.
Of course, it is absolutely impossible to synthesize oil or grow plants that produce oil. At the local supermarket the shelves labeled "canola oil" are all empty. There is no possibility that technology will ever change this situation.
A person's work will always have value, and in the absence of theft and major disasters all but a very small fraction (the severely crippled) can accumulate enough to have a satisfying life. The "concentration of capital" is quite simply irrelevant: It's not a zero sum gain; what I produce increases the capital in the world and especially in my pocket.
The green revolution also consists of superior plants, including those that are GMO. Disease resistance, drought resistance, pest resistance. Also, dams to reduce flooding and spread out the growing season.
Using a wide mix of crops and no supplemental fertilizer, it is quite easy to sustain a person on one acre, and there are currently 3.5 billion acres under cultivation worldwide. With more effective plants, less land is needed. Thus, long term, with no improvements in technology, at least 3.5 billion humans is a sustainable number.
There's a big difference between government funded "green tech" and privately funded tech and production, beyond the fact that the former usually fails and the latter succeeds. The GOP tends to oppose government control of industry (at least in comparison to the Democrats), and that means killing government funded green tech. But that's too fine a distinction for a liberal to comprehend.
If all transportation in Manhattan were horsedrawn, how many times a day would the streets have to be flushed to keep the manure from being ankle deep? What would the Hudson River look like? (hint: brown). Keep in mind that a lot of that stuff gets into the air, too, and it's not good for lungs.
You are calling a problem one of the finest things a person can have in his life, a house of his own. Do you think that people should be forced to live in dormitories? Do you like the suicides that occur in China's Foxcon?
Detroit's problem is not sprawl, it's the nature of its people. 60 years ago, Detroit was the city in which there was most likely to be a riot if the home team won a major victory. It hasn't improved.
Hence "renewable" energy is a poorly chosen name, because it's too easy to change the context and shift a particular energy source in or out of the renewable category. Apparently, what is being attempted is the elimination of mined fuel, and the name should be changed to "Unmined" energy. Alas, the proponents would then be called "minedless".
The idea that expensive elements are the driving cost of conventional PV cells is just silly. The manufacturing process is labor, capital, and energy intensive.
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In many cases, it's cheaper to buy a new camera than to have the old one repaired.
A stock screener that shall remain nameless has been partially broken for two months. The screens that I used to be able to run in 20 minutes now take about 80 minutes. This is inexcusable, especially since I pay $200 a year for the service. But what am I going to do about it, other than complain? The results are worth about $25,000/year.
That was my thought also, but especially at small geometries CMOS has leakage everywhere. Flash devices can have zero leakage, but they have programming speed and durability problems. Magnetic devices could have zero standby current, but I have substantial doubts about the practicality of very small devices. On the other hand, there is already a supplier of ferroelectric RAM, Ramtron (now a part of Cypress Semiconductor).
Trust is a factor, but incentive is far more powerful. Most people will work harder when there is incentive to do so, and that far outweighs the effect of someone who will work if mommy is nice to him. The Laffer Curve, like much in economics, studies what happens in groups of people rather than the quirks that motivate very few.
Your claim is justified neither by experience nor theory. But even if it were, the employee then sees that being an employer is a very good thing, so he quits and starts his own business, realizing he can greatly undercut his old employer's prices because his old employer has a profit margin exceeding 45%. The ex-employee sells goods for 75% of what his old employer did and has a higher personal income than before. This happens generally throughout the country, and prices generally fall by 25%: A dollar now goes farther.
Still happy with your scenario?
Do you honestly think the assumption of sanity is justified?
Defense does not always cost more than offense. In the case of land forces, the offense has the problem of long supply lines. It's easier to build a tank trap than a tank.
The capability to outspend the Soviets appears to be what worked, but was that actually the plan from the beginning? It seems unlikely to me. Any reliable reference?
The targets would include: capital city and other major cities. Troop concentrations. Long range launch facilities. Dams. Manufacturing plants. Harbors. Military targets generally.
Losing a substantial portion of a fleet would be a nasty blow, but unless the US leadership is too vile to counterattack, it would be suicidal for the attacker.
Aren't the artillery shells used to shoot down these drones a lot cheaper than the drones?
At the time the US forces left Vietnam, the war was won: South Vietnam had the capability to defend itself, provided that North Vietnam received no outside help. Well, China provided N.V. with arms and ammunition, the Democrat controlled US Congress refused to provide any money to help S.V., and the rest was history. Go on believing your leftist lies; there aren't many people who know the truth.
A what? Who/what "propped up" the American standard of living? Certainly not a foreign country, and if you think the government can "prop up" the standard of living you are ignorant of economics, like Obama. The US had a high standard of living because its people were productive, and that is not "propped up".
Running is fun. Children will run around as play, for no obvious purpose.
Domesticated dogs are in many ways smarter than wolves and foxes, although there's a lot of variation by breed. They can be trained to pick up on human gestures, and wolves (generally) can't.
You've chosen the only other example of a cursorial hunter. Over the course of a few days, no other land animals can outpace fit humans and dogs.
Would you mind pointing out the line item in Exxon-Mobile's annual report?
That's not generally true; it takes very large reservoirs to even out flow over the year, not to mention over drought years. Many hydropower systems only tap a small portion of the average available flow, because a fair portion of the year there is little flow. Where I live (southern New Hampshire) some streams go dry in August and some others are reduced to a trickle.
Of course, it is absolutely impossible to synthesize oil or grow plants that produce oil. At the local supermarket the shelves labeled "canola oil" are all empty. There is no possibility that technology will ever change this situation.
Why are my fingers slimy after I eat peanuts?
A person's work will always have value, and in the absence of theft and major disasters all but a very small fraction (the severely crippled) can accumulate enough to have a satisfying life. The "concentration of capital" is quite simply irrelevant: It's not a zero sum gain; what I produce increases the capital in the world and especially in my pocket.
The green revolution also consists of superior plants, including those that are GMO. Disease resistance, drought resistance, pest resistance. Also, dams to reduce flooding and spread out the growing season.
Using a wide mix of crops and no supplemental fertilizer, it is quite easy to sustain a person on one acre, and there are currently 3.5 billion acres under cultivation worldwide. With more effective plants, less land is needed. Thus, long term, with no improvements in technology, at least 3.5 billion humans is a sustainable number.
There's a big difference between government funded "green tech" and privately funded tech and production, beyond the fact that the former usually fails and the latter succeeds. The GOP tends to oppose government control of industry (at least in comparison to the Democrats), and that means killing government funded green tech. But that's too fine a distinction for a liberal to comprehend.
If all transportation in Manhattan were horsedrawn, how many times a day would the streets have to be flushed to keep the manure from being ankle deep? What would the Hudson River look like? (hint: brown). Keep in mind that a lot of that stuff gets into the air, too, and it's not good for lungs.
You are calling a problem one of the finest things a person can have in his life, a house of his own. Do you think that people should be forced to live in dormitories? Do you like the suicides that occur in China's Foxcon?
Detroit's problem is not sprawl, it's the nature of its people. 60 years ago, Detroit was the city in which there was most likely to be a riot if the home team won a major victory. It hasn't improved.
Gee, in just 2 paragraphs you move from education to forcing into poverty a people who have chosen to have a large family. Nice guy.
Hence "renewable" energy is a poorly chosen name, because it's too easy to change the context and shift a particular energy source in or out of the renewable category. Apparently, what is being attempted is the elimination of mined fuel, and the name should be changed to "Unmined" energy. Alas, the proponents would then be called "minedless".
The idea that expensive elements are the driving cost of conventional PV cells is just silly. The manufacturing process is labor, capital, and energy intensive.