They've gotten missiles to their neighbors before, and don't seem to have any trouble. In one case, they launched two missiles, one that landed on the north side of Japan and one that landed of the south side of Japan, presumably as a demonstration of their capabilities. The recent tests that have been failures have either been submarine based launches, or other experiments. It would not be surprising if they had ICBM + true submarine launch capabilities by the end of the decade.
As for right now, they have enough artillery to pulverize Seoul, so that's millions of people dead almost immediately.
My guess: for a mountain, all you need to do is pile up dirt. It's like a reverse mining operation: we have proven skill in moving enough dirt to build a mountain.
But for a wall, you need to do a heavy bit of engineering and a bunch of maintenance, too.
Either people will find it unbearable and move away,
or the general economy will improve so much that they'll just buy air conditioning (like people in death valley).
This is actually pretty common, there are a number of manufacturers that produce truck-bed fuel tanks intended for refuelling other vehicles, you just don't often see them in the city. They're used for transporting fuel to construction sites (it's not like someone is going to drive that skid steer to the nearest gas station to fill up every 8 hours), and also not uncommon for those who enjoy power "sports"
Look, OBVIOUSLY it is possible to get permission to legally drive a vehicle around full of gasoline. That's how the gasoline stations get their gasoline.
That's the fear, right? like Spanish Influenza, only worse. H5N1, except with the horrific predictions actually coming true.
With better sanitation and care, the outcome of Spanish Influenza would likely not have been nearly as bad, and with proper personal protective equipment, the chances of infection are low, even while working directly with people.
Consider the analogy that if everyone used condoms properly, AIDS would be extinguished because the transmission rate with a condom (even with an infected person) is so low.
Quarantine isn't a guarantee, as seen by the two health care workers who contracted Ebola in Texas when caring for a patient.
Ebola is another example that supports what I am saying. It devastated parts of Africa, but because of our responses, it didn't spread at all when it arrived to the US. Infectious disease is something we know how to handle.
Because of modern sanitation, and the understanding of how to deal with quarantine, the chances of a catastrophic pandemic are really low. For comparison, think how we've eliminated malaria from most places, without actually curing it.
In fact, most of these scenarios are more of the type, "imagine the worst thing that could happen" instead of rationally estimating the probabilities.
Man, they've already lost out on mobile, and given up on it.
They want that revenue from the playstore as well which is how Apple beat Microsoft.
They won't complain if they get revenue from the playstore, but their money comes from small to medium sized businesses, so Office, and now, the cloud is the huge opportunity they are chasing like crazy. Read the article I linked to, it clarifies a lot about the 'new' Microsoft.
Yes, Google, I did want you to actually find pages with all of my search terms in it, rather than you randomly deciding that I was just kidding about half of them...."
Even if you put a + in front of them they'll leave it out.......
Well, it's true that systemd can log to a text file, so the logging issue is really a non-issue in terms of systemd - but claiming that a text file is a binary file is just purposely being obtuse.
If you can't tell the difference between a text file and a binary file, and the reasons some people prefer one over the other (and vice versa), then you're not experienced enough to discuss systemd knowledgeably.
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:) Reminds me of Monte Testaccio.
"advertises its leadership team as the 'big brains and small egos creating amazing technology".
Those pictures are really amazing. You can see the channels grow in the sand as the snow melts off the mountains.
They've gotten missiles to their neighbors before, and don't seem to have any trouble. In one case, they launched two missiles, one that landed on the north side of Japan and one that landed of the south side of Japan, presumably as a demonstration of their capabilities. The recent tests that have been failures have either been submarine based launches, or other experiments. It would not be surprising if they had ICBM + true submarine launch capabilities by the end of the decade.
As for right now, they have enough artillery to pulverize Seoul, so that's millions of people dead almost immediately.
Um... retaliation from whom?
From North Korea.
Just trying to move that much materiel would break the bank.
We already move that much material with mining operations.
I wouldn't be surprised if the cost of desal + irrigating the whole country comes in at a lower price....
Yeah, you're probably right.
My guess: for a mountain, all you need to do is pile up dirt. It's like a reverse mining operation: we have proven skill in moving enough dirt to build a mountain.
But for a wall, you need to do a heavy bit of engineering and a bunch of maintenance, too.
It sets a bad precedent.
And the risk of retaliation is great.
The only negative I can see is that you'd want to remain buckled in, even with a self-driving car. So it wouldn't be very safe, but you know......
Either people will find it unbearable and move away,
or the general economy will improve so much that they'll just buy air conditioning (like people in death valley).
This is actually pretty common, there are a number of manufacturers that produce truck-bed fuel tanks intended for refuelling other vehicles, you just don't often see them in the city. They're used for transporting fuel to construction sites (it's not like someone is going to drive that skid steer to the nearest gas station to fill up every 8 hours), and also not uncommon for those who enjoy power "sports"
Huh, interesting.
It works better as diesel, because that's not nearly as dangerous.
Look, OBVIOUSLY it is possible to get permission to legally drive a vehicle around full of gasoline. That's how the gasoline stations get their gasoline.
Not in a pickup truck though.....
That's true too (at least for most people in the US)
That's the fear, right? like Spanish Influenza, only worse. H5N1, except with the horrific predictions actually coming true.
With better sanitation and care, the outcome of Spanish Influenza would likely not have been nearly as bad, and with proper personal protective equipment, the chances of infection are low, even while working directly with people.
Consider the analogy that if everyone used condoms properly, AIDS would be extinguished because the transmission rate with a condom (even with an infected person) is so low.
Quarantine isn't a guarantee, as seen by the two health care workers who contracted Ebola in Texas when caring for a patient.
Ebola is another example that supports what I am saying. It devastated parts of Africa, but because of our responses, it didn't spread at all when it arrived to the US. Infectious disease is something we know how to handle.
Because of modern sanitation, and the understanding of how to deal with quarantine, the chances of a catastrophic pandemic are really low. For comparison, think how we've eliminated malaria from most places, without actually curing it.
In fact, most of these scenarios are more of the type, "imagine the worst thing that could happen" instead of rationally estimating the probabilities.
they lose out on mobile to Apple and Google.
Man, they've already lost out on mobile, and given up on it.
They want that revenue from the playstore as well which is how Apple beat Microsoft.
They won't complain if they get revenue from the playstore, but their money comes from small to medium sized businesses, so Office, and now, the cloud is the huge opportunity they are chasing like crazy. Read the article I linked to, it clarifies a lot about the 'new' Microsoft.
Now that they don't make many printed maps anymore,
FWIW you can still go into AAA and get a whole case of them free (for members).
Yes, Google, I did want you to actually find pages with all of my search terms in it, rather than you randomly deciding that I was just kidding about half of them...."
Even if you put a + in front of them they'll leave it out.......
Windows isn't a major segment of Microsoft's revenue anymore. Because of that, they have gotten complacent, and don't really care much anymore. Remember how things went with IE when that happened? Expect roughly the same for Windows.
What chacter set is your "text" file in?
Most likely utf-8, everyone's doing it now.
Well, it's true that systemd can log to a text file, so the logging issue is really a non-issue in terms of systemd - but claiming that a text file is a binary file is just purposely being obtuse.
If you can't tell the difference between a text file and a binary file, and the reasons some people prefer one over the other (and vice versa), then you're not experienced enough to discuss systemd knowledgeably.
Well tbh you are great for achieving it, but I don't think it's because of your virtue, I think you just figured out the puzzle lol