But the scary part is that Governments never admit to their incompetence, so this system will be used as if it actually works, people will be arrested and evidence will be found to convict those fingered by the system. Then the system can be declared a success, since it can be demonstrated that it is catching the terrorists.
Yes, but don't you think that this unhealthy focus on protecting everyone from anything which can be labelled terrorism, and spending billions in the process, is just the military industrial complex finding its feet again after being blindsided by the end on the cold war?
It would be interesting to see the statistics of how many songs are previewed and how many are purchased with/without preview.
I'm sure Apple would collect these figures, so they would have a good idea how effective the preview is in clinching a sale.
> All of it without adverts.
Except for the adverts between shows and the adverts in the middle of shows. (It doesn't matter that they advertise BBC programs and merchandise, they are still adverts).
Agreed. The problem I had with the pseudo-privatisation of Telstra was that the infrastructure had been paid for by our taxes, but was being sold off with the company, giving Telstra a huge advantage in the marketplace. To me, the organisation should have been split into three independent units - (1) Mobile phone/data, (2) landline, internet and other services and (3) infrastructure. The last would become a govt authority which would take a cut from all the phone companies for using the infrastructure and in return build more/improved infrastructure by tendering out jobs. That way the infrastructure costs would not have been borne by the telcos, allowing them to come into the market cheaply and improve competition. The other parts of Telstra could then have been sold off to operate as private companies with no market advantage apart from their incumbency. This would have allowed them to operate in the marketplace without having the govt as a major shareholder and being forced to guarantee services including unprofitable ones.
But it's too late now.
But you must ask what is a Declaration of War? What is a War? The War in Iraq? In Afghanistan? The War on Terror? The War on Drugs?
Unfortunately, politicians realised a long time ago that the could perform an end-run around laws and constitutions as long as they made it seem urgent and necessary, and didn't inconvenience the public directly.
As a result the unacceptable is accepted and soon becomes the norm.
And this, I assume, is how empires fall.
One thing I'm wondering about is how the panels are fixed to the ground and/or each other and if there expansion gaps between each panel filled with rubber?
The FAQ or other pages don't seem to mention this. If so, the road would be annoying to drive on with these regular thump-thumps.
It also seems from the illustrations that the texturing would be regularly spaced circles - I hope not and assume this is for illustrative purposes only. Some sort of random pattern would be preferable to avoid harmonic noise.
I don't live in a climate which receives snow, so I'm just wondering - would it be more efficient to rotate the panels to vertical when it is snowing? This would require little energy, only need to be done infrequently, and vertical panels would still produce some energy, while heating the panels all day and night in a cold climate would waste much energy.
I agree with you that the cure could be worse than the disease. But the problem we are likely to face is that there will be continued ongoing efforts to increase that 5%, so a continued ongoing effort will be required to improve filters.
And in the meanwhile, the net is flodded with spam which is never delivered, but impacts us all with the costs for bandwidth and storage which it uses.
I have no idea how this problem is being "solved" currently, but I would assume that the large electric motor used to propel the car would generate heat. Nowhere near as much as an ICE but enough to make it worth capturing and using as the first stage in heating, supplemented if necessary. In fact, I'd imagine that compact high performance electric motors require active cooling.
Confirmed. I last time I tried to buy some tracks I had to download and run their downloader and jump through the hoops, providing my details, only to be told that they couldn't sell to me here in Oztrailya.
Can someone explain to me how it would be feasible to have millions of cars uploading data regularly? Where is the infrastructure for this? Who pays for the comms and equipment?
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But the scary part is that Governments never admit to their incompetence, so this system will be used as if it actually works, people will be arrested and evidence will be found to convict those fingered by the system.
Then the system can be declared a success, since it can be demonstrated that it is catching the terrorists.
Yes, but don't you think that this unhealthy focus on protecting everyone from anything which can be labelled terrorism, and spending billions in the process, is just the military industrial complex finding its feet again after being blindsided by the end on the cold war?
Maybe his plan is:
It would be interesting to see the statistics of how many songs are previewed and how many are purchased with/without preview.
I'm sure Apple would collect these figures, so they would have a good idea how effective the preview is in clinching a sale.
> All of it without adverts.
Except for the adverts between shows and the adverts in the middle of shows. (It doesn't matter that they advertise BBC programs and merchandise, they are still adverts).
Agreed. The problem I had with the pseudo-privatisation of Telstra was that the infrastructure had been paid for by our taxes, but was being sold off with the company, giving Telstra a huge advantage in the marketplace. To me, the organisation should have been split into three independent units - (1) Mobile phone/data, (2) landline, internet and other services and (3) infrastructure. The last would become a govt authority which would take a cut from all the phone companies for using the infrastructure and in return build more/improved infrastructure by tendering out jobs. That way the infrastructure costs would not have been borne by the telcos, allowing them to come into the market cheaply and improve competition. The other parts of Telstra could then have been sold off to operate as private companies with no market advantage apart from their incumbency. This would have allowed them to operate in the marketplace without having the govt as a major shareholder and being forced to guarantee services including unprofitable ones.
But it's too late now.
Actually, wouldn't the insurance company put up their rates for customers who eat Brand X, while leaving the premiums for other drivers as is?
When you consider the state of materials science and controls technology in 1968
... moon landing?
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Yes, but the reception wasn't always the best, and the handsets were a bit large as a result
Fasterizer is a perfectly cromulent word. In fact, claiming their internet service is fasterizer is just showing their truthiness.
Here you go my friend... Relief is at hand
Yeah, you can't trust the UN - did you know that most of them are foreigners?
Couldn't that be confusing if they put it next to the big red button on his desk labelled "BANG" which launches the nukes?
But you must ask what is a Declaration of War? What is a War? The War in Iraq? In Afghanistan? The War on Terror? The War on Drugs?
Unfortunately, politicians realised a long time ago that the could perform an end-run around laws and constitutions as long as they made it seem urgent and necessary, and didn't inconvenience the public directly.
As a result the unacceptable is accepted and soon becomes the norm.
And this, I assume, is how empires fall.
One thing I'm wondering about is how the panels are fixed to the ground and/or each other and if there expansion gaps between each panel filled with rubber?
The FAQ or other pages don't seem to mention this. If so, the road would be annoying to drive on with these regular thump-thumps.
It also seems from the illustrations that the texturing would be regularly spaced circles - I hope not and assume this is for illustrative purposes only. Some sort of random pattern would be preferable to avoid harmonic noise.
I don't live in a climate which receives snow, so I'm just wondering - would it be more efficient to rotate the panels to vertical when it is snowing? This would require little energy, only need to be done infrequently, and vertical panels would still produce some energy, while heating the panels all day and night in a cold climate would waste much energy.
I agree with you that the cure could be worse than the disease. But the problem we are likely to face is that there will be continued ongoing efforts to increase that 5%, so a continued ongoing effort will be required to improve filters.
And in the meanwhile, the net is flodded with spam which is never delivered, but impacts us all with the costs for bandwidth and storage which it uses.
This will work even better if your invention is a great way to slaughter his whole family!
I have no idea how this problem is being "solved" currently, but I would assume that the large electric motor used to propel the car would generate heat. Nowhere near as much as an ICE but enough to make it worth capturing and using as the first stage in heating, supplemented if necessary. In fact, I'd imagine that compact high performance electric motors require active cooling.
Confirmed. I last time I tried to buy some tracks I had to download and run their downloader and jump through the hoops, providing my details, only to be told that they couldn't sell to me here in Oztrailya.
Do look at laser with remaining eyesight!
uploaded to a billing center
Can someone explain to me how it would be feasible to have millions of cars uploading data regularly? Where is the infrastructure for this? Who pays for the comms and equipment?
But you are thinking about this the wrong way. Their revenue base is eroding as people move to more fuel-efficient (and eventually electric) cars.
They want revenue to increase, not decrease.
Thus this is the initial planning for a non-fuel dependent income stream.
Also, you would get cramps in your fingers from having to dial, yes, I mean that literally kiddies, dial a number with a rotary action.
The kids these days have it so easy...
Try this: http://www.inquisitorx.com/safari/