The agricultural subsidies are nothing but pork-barrel politics that enable family farms to survive in order to get their votes. And everyone is guilty of it, to the detriment of the third-world who cannot sell it's produce (but at least, energy is not wasted to transport it, though).
There. You just defeated your own argument. Rather than depleting the available food stocks, converting some of the world's agricultural operations to efficent bio-diesel crops can only be good for farmers in both North America and developing nations. And since the device described in the article is suitable for private use, farmers can produce their own fuel from waste and byproducts. Plus there the creation of new markets for agriculture where food crops were not produceable, like the algae tanks described elsewhere.
Unless you were expecting the internal combustion engine to be phased out in the next year or two, there really is no downside to this.
I may be mistaken, but the screenplay was (at least orignally) written by Jim Henson at the same time as the first film. It's also not an immediate sequel, but a story from a entirely different era of that world. These factors + Genndy = my optimism.
Yes, file me also under Would Not Rather Have an iPod With A Phone In It. I thought it was widely understood that most consumers feel this way... I couldn't even tell if FalconZero meant the original question sincerely.
The future of convergence is not having one big device that trys to do everything... unless maybe in a laptop. Convergence will come from tiny ubiquitous devices that can communicate with and augment eachother.
Raw materials are a little harder. Making things just out of dirt is a bit simplistic. because there's lots of different minerals and such present in dirt, and they're not all suitable for any purpose. There's lots of stuff available in the earth, but extracting it, even if it becomes easy, will most likely be rather destructive. The solution is to make spaceflight reliable enough that we can mine other places, asteroids and the like.
Another option is that we can get materials from waste products. Our landfills are full of every kind of element we could ask for... At least that's what I tell myself when I get lazy about recycling.
I know a number of those people. You'd be surprised by how many are scientists, writers, business owners, engineers...
Obviously you're trying to make a joke and all, but it makes me sad that there are some people who can only see hippies on drugs. It seems to explain a great deal of what's wrong with mainstream America.
That outfit comment was in relation to a specific party. And yes, they do appreciate (with good reason) some form of effort put into one's dress, but it's not exactly what one would call a strict dress code.
Your basic premise is right... Burning Man isn't for everyone, and not everyone who isn't into it is an Old Navy shopper. But they still deserve more credit than you seem to be offering. There's a lot more going on that you know about.
You must have an intensely low opinion of human ingenuity if you don't think we can do better than coal plants and internal combustion engines.
Developing new green technologies that support, rather than diminish the biosphere's sustainability ought to be a driving priority for all industiral societies. For you to sit there and say "fuck the environment" just because certain agencies are reluctant to diminish their profit margin... that, my friend, is bullshit.
The word is "polluting". There is no such word as "pollutive" when you use it you reveal yourself to be a stupid fuck. And if you're a stupid fuck who can't master English then why should anyone listen to what you have to say?
I have no idea. Clearly your brilliant use of Spelling Flame Technique has discredited me to the core of my being. And yet, for some reason you continue...
How about this little doozie from Jeremy Rifkin:
Oh good. You're quoting a Luddite. Well played sir! Way to nail that barn side! Googling this quote only leads to a bunch of Ann Ryndian blog sites, but nothing in it's original context. You'll have to forgive me if I'm too much of a Stupid Fuck to conclude that there couldn't be anything more to his argument (however misguided) than freedom-hatery.
Let's face it, if someone invented a clean and cheap source of energy tomorrow there would be two losers, the fossil fuels industry and environmental groups.
Right, right... the same way Amnesty International would lose if all governments abandoned torture.
Now if you'll excuse me, it's only the 8th and I've already exhaused this month's supply of sarcasm.
What if you wished to burn off all your hair? Makes no difference to me. I just don't think that urban design should be based around the assumption that everyone needs their own car. Walkable neighborhoods and convienent public transportation should be available for everyone in dense population areas, and hydrogen or hybrid cars make a good option for everyone else.
If you're that terribly attached to your internal combusion engine, that's your own business, but I wouldn't expect keeping them fueled to be this cheap forever.
I'm largely pro-nuclear, but I'll accept that the Greens resistance to nuclear power is "incoherent" when we have a safe means of getting rid of (and I mean really getting rid of) nuclear waste.
People who want the car to be less central to American society do so because cars are wasteful, pollutive, and there ought to be more alternatives available... not because they "hate our freedom."
Unless you can provide a quote from this "sub-culture" where they specifically say that they're against clean energy, I must conclude that you are either having paranoid delusions or a troll.
(PS... you can keep "praying" for clean and cheap energy. I'll fund it. We'll see who gets a hydrogen pellet first)
In all seriousness, I sometimes wonder if the Fundimetalist "Left Behind" fans would be happy to accept a identification mark on, say, the _left_ hand...
I mean, if they're being Literalists, then it only makes sense that they'd be Literalist all the way.
"never mind the effects and the acting, they're a minor distraction. If Joss didn't need actors and a set then you'd still get the best bits - the plot and the script."
Rent the DVDs. I cannot stress this enough. Even out of people who saw a couple out-of-sequence airings on Fox and were underwhelmed, I don't know anyone who wasn't blown away by watching the series on DVD.
I mean, I'm sure it's not for _everyone_, but if you're reading Slashdot, it's probably for you.
Some could even argue that disposal costs are INFINITE!
I don't understand that argument at all
My guess it that he's refering to the fact that nuclear waste remains dangerous for many thousands of years, and storage faculities will likely need to be maintained longer than we can even expect our civilization to last. I remember seeing designs for solid granite monuments with non-linguistic hazard symbols intended to warn off archeologists from the year 100,000 AD.
Techically, this still falls well short of "infinite" cost... and I'd like to think that someday we'll have technology capable of de-irradiating waste, or at least cheaply launching it into the sun, but this stuff is toxic enough that the safety of our next 20 generations is a real and actual concern.
(Unless, like Bush, you're expecting Jesus to show up any day now and make all this concern irrelevant...)
I've never understood why homosexuals require special protection beyond those already offered by existing laws. What's next, a law that protects left handed people?
Yeah, totally... and after that they might pass wacky laws protecting people based on gender, ethnicity, or religion...
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Or, depending on the size of the chip, it could be kept on something harder to snatch... say, a nipple ring.
There. You just defeated your own argument. Rather than depleting the available food stocks, converting some of the world's agricultural operations to efficent bio-diesel crops can only be good for farmers in both North America and developing nations. And since the device described in the article is suitable for private use, farmers can produce their own fuel from waste and byproducts. Plus there the creation of new markets for agriculture where food crops were not produceable, like the algae tanks described elsewhere.
Unless you were expecting the internal combustion engine to be phased out in the next year or two, there really is no downside to this.
So? What does it matter if the guy doesn't believe in evolution. I don't believe in the Greek pantheon, but I can still play God of War...
I'm asking this next question in the utmost sincerity:
Are you saying this because of specific misinformation in the piece, or is this a knee-jerk reaction you had without even hearing it?
I may be mistaken, but the screenplay was (at least orignally) written by Jim Henson at the same time as the first film. It's also not an immediate sequel, but a story from a entirely different era of that world. These factors + Genndy = my optimism.
The future of convergence is not having one big device that trys to do everything... unless maybe in a laptop. Convergence will come from tiny ubiquitous devices that can communicate with and augment eachother.
Another option is that we can get materials from waste products. Our landfills are full of every kind of element we could ask for... At least that's what I tell myself when I get lazy about recycling.
Hell, the Feds burnt though more than 20 million in Iraq this weekend.
Obviously you're trying to make a joke and all, but it makes me sad that there are some people who can only see hippies on drugs. It seems to explain a great deal of what's wrong with mainstream America.
Your basic premise is right... Burning Man isn't for everyone, and not everyone who isn't into it is an Old Navy shopper. But they still deserve more credit than you seem to be offering. There's a lot more going on that you know about.
Developing new green technologies that support, rather than diminish the biosphere's sustainability ought to be a driving priority for all industiral societies. For you to sit there and say "fuck the environment" just because certain agencies are reluctant to diminish their profit margin... that, my friend, is bullshit.
I have no idea. Clearly your brilliant use of Spelling Flame Technique has discredited me to the core of my being. And yet, for some reason you continue...
How about this little doozie from Jeremy Rifkin:
Oh good. You're quoting a Luddite. Well played sir! Way to nail that barn side!
Googling this quote only leads to a bunch of Ann Ryndian blog sites, but nothing in it's original context. You'll have to forgive me if I'm too much of a Stupid Fuck to conclude that there couldn't be anything more to his argument (however misguided) than freedom-hatery.
Let's face it, if someone invented a clean and cheap source of energy tomorrow there would be two losers, the fossil fuels industry and environmental groups.
Right, right... the same way Amnesty International would lose if all governments abandoned torture.
Now if you'll excuse me, it's only the 8th and I've already exhaused this month's supply of sarcasm.
If you're that terribly attached to your internal combusion engine, that's your own business, but I wouldn't expect keeping them fueled to be this cheap forever.
I'm largely pro-nuclear, but I'll accept that the Greens resistance to nuclear power is "incoherent" when we have a safe means of getting rid of (and I mean really getting rid of) nuclear waste.
Unless you can provide a quote from this "sub-culture" where they specifically say that they're against clean energy, I must conclude that you are either having paranoid delusions or a troll.
(PS... you can keep "praying" for clean and cheap energy. I'll fund it. We'll see who gets a hydrogen pellet first)
I mean, if they're being Literalists, then it only makes sense that they'd be Literalist all the way.
So read the X-Men comics he's writing.
Rent the DVDs. I cannot stress this enough. Even out of people who saw a couple out-of-sequence airings on Fox and were underwhelmed, I don't know anyone who wasn't blown away by watching the series on DVD. I mean, I'm sure it's not for _everyone_, but if you're reading Slashdot, it's probably for you.
You didn't like it, fine. I personally didn't care much for Touched By An Angel, so I suppose that makes us even.
My guess it that he's refering to the fact that nuclear waste remains dangerous for many thousands of years, and storage faculities will likely need to be maintained longer than we can even expect our civilization to last. I remember seeing designs for solid granite monuments with non-linguistic hazard symbols intended to warn off archeologists from the year 100,000 AD.
Techically, this still falls well short of "infinite" cost... and I'd like to think that someday we'll have technology capable of de-irradiating waste, or at least cheaply launching it into the sun, but this stuff is toxic enough that the safety of our next 20 generations is a real and actual concern.
(Unless, like Bush, you're expecting Jesus to show up any day now and make all this concern irrelevant...)
Yeah, totally... and after that they might pass wacky laws protecting people based on gender, ethnicity, or religion...
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Why are so many straight guys suddenly into homosexual incest if it involves weak beer?