There are many NGOs building up skills so that the locals can learn to become technicians to assemble the solar lights, cookers, chargers, ect... using the basic raw materials - which also has the added benefit of providing employment and ensuring sustainability. When things break down, you need someone in the village who has the spare parts and know-how to fix it.
lives. Give them a $20 cellphone and a $20 solar panel with LED light and battery charger; this alone will transform their life in a multitude of ways.
good for population control because they can put condoms on better when there is light?
The only thing that reduces population is education. Those who are better educated have fewer children. Being able to study after dark increases one's odds to further their education. It's not rocket science.
In other news, the average life expectancy of Americans FELL this year.
-the middle class is disappearing - greater than 10% unemployment
- The USD is losing value
- America is increasingly uncompetitive on the world stage
-infrastructure is in desperate need of modernization
Not that this matters to most people, as they are too obese, entertained, and in debt to notice.
....and what has Obama done about any of this? He extended tax cuts to the richest 2% and pushed the football a little farther down the line. Given all of this, perhaps it makes sense to continue subsidizing a fuel additive that actually damages engines, more fuel for the fire.
You make some good points. I think the main problem that the great powers are dealing with, the United States and China, is that for there to be an information based society, based on high technology and commerce... well it becomes very difficult to censor all dissent when the global economy is becoming increasingly unbalanced. Traditionally democratic countries are suffering economically, while those with few democratic ideals find their economies booming. This is a recipe for further crackdowns and more FUD from all sides.
Also, I don't quite understand how COMMERCIAL services such as Twitter and Facebook are the new bookends for protecting freedom.... they are just companies providing a ruse to gullible users while they pilfer their most personal details for financial gain.
Working for the US gov, only I'm not a chicken-shit, brainwashed, sorry excuse for a human being who feels that the truth should be covered up. If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem.
If you really are working for the US Gov (and you're not just a simpleton soldier following orders) you have a responsibility to make the world a better place. Now, please go back to the safety of silence and obedience with the knowledge that your next pay-check from the good American People is on its way.
IF you play this game the CIA will record your IP and sexy left leaning Swedish intellectual feminists will pick you up in the bar for drinks then invite you to their house, let you have sex with them, cook you breakfast, and then accuse you rape a month later.
They'll put out international 'red notices' for your arrest; Pursue you across international boundaries, and spread insidious false rumours of your poor performance in bed.
You really are trying too hard to troll. iPad not suitable to use in Hospitals for mission critical applications you say? No kidding! The ipad is still Rev. A....not to mention ipad is geared primarily toward consumers.
I suppose you don't count educational uses and the ipad's role in promoting ebooks....no I guess not.
...or the fact that most executives find many uses for ipads.
Since it is almost the same age as me, I feel a kinship with the little guy. It's amazing that it's still sending back readings after all theses years and millions of miles travelled in the deep dark infinite space. Onward to interstellar space! Godspeed!
Tell me, is it also normal for all your one night stands to take $400 out of your wallet as they sneak out of the room when you're in the shower? Because that always happens to me.;(
Just feel the beating heart in your chest. Thump Thump Thump. Now imagine it slowly stopping. The world around you going fuzzy and out of focus. A slow, deep, sleep over coming your senses, beckoning you to release yourself to the void. You try to take a breath, but have no strength left to do so. Slowly the air exits your lungs and you become numb. Everything becomes quiet...then silence. Peace at last.
As a thought exercise, its un-nerving to say the least!
"I don't sleep. I hate those little slices of death."
I am quite sure I have been an insomniac for most of my life. I'll sleep enough when I'm dead.
More likely we need Russia on line to defend against the only country likely to be a powerful near future military adversary.... China (and possibly North Korea). Iran doesn't have what it takes.
Pakistan will be running on US funds for the foreseeable future and will be no threat to anyone but itself.
Terrorists use bombs, not intercontinental ballistic missiles.
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There are many NGOs building up skills so that the locals can learn to become technicians to assemble the solar lights, cookers, chargers, ect... using the basic raw materials - which also has the added benefit of providing employment and ensuring sustainability. When things break down, you need someone in the village who has the spare parts and know-how to fix it.
lives. Give them a $20 cellphone and a $20 solar panel with LED light and battery charger; this alone will transform their life in a multitude of ways.
The only thing that reduces population is education. Those who are better educated have fewer children. Being able to study after dark increases one's odds to further their education. It's not rocket science.
You still sound like a moron though.
Food prices doubled or more in many parts of the world. This was due to climate change + use of crops for bio-fuels.
There are almost 8 billion people on the earth at the moment and more than enough food to go around. It's just not...you know, equitably distributed.
-the middle class is disappearing - greater than 10% unemployment
- The USD is losing value
- America is increasingly uncompetitive on the world stage
-infrastructure is in desperate need of modernization
Not that this matters to most people, as they are too obese, entertained, and in debt to notice.
Yea! Damn those capitalist pigs! The information wants to be free! Now, does anyone have the torrent? ;)
Also, I don't quite understand how COMMERCIAL services such as Twitter and Facebook are the new bookends for protecting freedom.... they are just companies providing a ruse to gullible users while they pilfer their most personal details for financial gain.
This is why I come to Slashdot. To stay current. We nerds need to be up-to-date.
If you really are working for the US Gov (and you're not just a simpleton soldier following orders) you have a responsibility to make the world a better place. Now, please go back to the safety of silence and obedience with the knowledge that your next pay-check from the good American People is on its way.
They'll put out international 'red notices' for your arrest; Pursue you across international boundaries, and spread insidious false rumours of your poor performance in bed.
I suppose you don't count educational uses and the ipad's role in promoting ebooks....no I guess not.
Ok I'm done.
The x-files were right!
That was a press release from Amazone, this is Amazon.
I have to change the password on my luggage.
but we think big.
Since it is almost the same age as me, I feel a kinship with the little guy. It's amazing that it's still sending back readings after all theses years and millions of miles travelled in the deep dark infinite space. Onward to interstellar space! Godspeed!
Go see for yourself!
Doublethink? More like a doubletake!
This is.
Tell me, is it also normal for all your one night stands to take $400 out of your wallet as they sneak out of the room when you're in the shower? Because that always happens to me. ;(
As a thought exercise, its un-nerving to say the least!
"I don't sleep. I hate those little slices of death."
I am quite sure I have been an insomniac for most of my life. I'll sleep enough when I'm dead.
my router has lots of bandwidth.
They could hover over the Rhinos and protect them with AI assisted tracking cameras and laser guided missiles. It's a beautiful future.
Pakistan will be running on US funds for the foreseeable future and will be no threat to anyone but itself.
Terrorists use bombs, not intercontinental ballistic missiles.