Do you believe that there are more terrorists in the USofA than there are perverts who would have access to that system?
Yes. Yes, I do. The whole "pervert around every corner just waiting to rape YOUR DAUGHTER!" argument is every bit as exploitative and dishonest as terrorism scare-mongering.
Sounds like you've never been around Catholic priests then.
Apparently nor have you, since Catholic Priests are only interested in YOUR SONS!
I was going to say 19-20 mpg is rubbish - but then when you're getting your fuel for free (or incredibly low price) I guess that only matters if you want to go a long distance.
Except it doesn't discourage piracy at all. It encourages people to break DRM. Sure most people have internet connections, and they are interested in breaking the DRM, they will use that connection to follow the instructions people post online on how to break that DRM.
To be fair - I'm not entirely sure about the benefit of having a device like this on an ICU bed at all.
And you're right - I'd be more worried that the ventilator is still working if it's an ICU bed.
As for motivations? Well there are plenty of assholes in the world who just like to fuck things up. Also for some reason there seems to be a general trend towards making things as complicated as it could possibly be for no real benefit all because they can charge more for their product.
It's weird. I remember using Dragon Naturally Speaking many years ago, and then more recently. Despite many years of improvement in processor speed, memory size increases etc, it just doesn't seem to have got any faster. I've not got any stats to prove that, just my (somewhat dodgy) memory.
I very much doubt it's anywhere near as high as 90%. It wouldn't be hard for the water to be collected at the bottom of the mirror in a trough of some kind and then pumped away to be cleaned and re-used. Water just doesn't evaporate that fast.
That's kinda the point though. Gas and oil *is* running out. Peak Oil happened back in the 70's
As for Carbon Neutral being code for giving up liberties? That's rubbish. No one is infringing you liberties by suggesting you move to a carbon neutral source of energy. It might cost more to switch, but that's mostly an economy of scale issue, than anything else. I'd love to see how you connect those dots - but I'd suspect it would involve smoking more of your aforementioned marijuana.
CO2 is a pollutant - it clearly changes the quality of the air you breath. On top of that, all the human uses of fuel that create CO2 also create other pollutants, many of which are incredibly harmful to the environment of everyone around you. But don't let that infringe your liberties you selfish idiot.
I remember being taught in school (which was some years ago now, and I'm too lazy to google it right now), but doesn't Iceland have several geothermal plants, which the by-products (heated water/steam) then go on to be used to heat nearby homes and provide hot water?
Did you dictate that? I assume you meant recognition.
Where I used to work, they were trying to get rid of the medical secretaries in favour of voice recognition for reporting the x-rays. It worked, but was incredibly slow because they were using a general dictionary. They changed over to a dedicated dictionary, and although it was still a little slow, for the majority of their reports it worked great. It was particularly good once the Radiologists got the hang of the short cuts. You can get through a LOT of "No fracture seen" reports with short cuts. That helped lighten their load, and helped cut costs as they needed fewer secretaries. Better yet, the results were able to be distributed faster to the relevant departments. It was a win-win.
CT and MRI results (particularly where there were several disease processes going on) still got reported on tape and were then typed up. The last thing you want is for a Radiologist to be distracted by trying to work with the technology when they should be concentrating on the patient.
There's no reason to use a wireless connection on a desktop. Why would you need a wireless keyboard for that? I can see the argument for a wireless mouse on a desktop, but TBH I still prefer a wired one. The wire just isn't that big a deal.
Laptops OTOH are a different story - they are designed by their nature to be a portable, so a wireless mouse and wireless networking are a good idea. I still use a cable if I'm transferring large files (backing up the HD for example), but that's mainly because it's much quicker.
I'm not convinced why we would need wireless networking for printers and other static devices.
The ball bearing is a perfect solution: 1) It won't fail if there is a power cut 2) It's incredibly cheap - it's a ball bearing and a couple of pieces of plastic after all 3) There's no real way to interfere with it. If you really want to stop people messing with it with magnets use an aluminium or plastic sphere.
Because the "smart" part of the meter is the part where it gives the utility company (and the powers that be) the ability to monitor in real-time what you've got running and at what times, along with the ability to take control of heating/cooling of a residence away from the consumer.
Why would any company want to do that? Why would anyone want to take control of your heating/cooling? What could anyone possibly gain by doing that? Aside from not being able to charge you more money for using your heating?
The difference between the loyalty thingy and this is that the loyalty thingy pays you a nominal amount. The amount you get paid varies from company to company, and usually you can only buy from that company. It's purely an opt-in process.
This on the other hand gives you nothing - and it's opt out in the one of the most invasive ways. Most people carry phones because they want to be contactable.
Except Amazon's shit at it. They keep on trying to sell me stuff I've already bought from them. It's rare for me to want to buy the same DVD twice, despite what the MPAA wants (ie one copy of a DVD per person watching the movie)
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Thanks for helping me be paranoid about the government spying on me when in fact they don't give a f***.
FTFY
That's still rubbish. The cars I drove in the UK regularly got 35 mpg+
Do you believe that there are more terrorists in the USofA than there are perverts who would have access to that system?
Yes. Yes, I do. The whole "pervert around every corner just waiting to rape YOUR DAUGHTER!" argument is every bit as exploitative and dishonest as terrorism scare-mongering.
Sounds like you've never been around Catholic priests then.
Apparently nor have you, since Catholic Priests are only interested in YOUR SONS!
Allegedly.
Nah - you'd get done by the local feudal Lord or King for troll harvesting. Fireball is the way to go.
Canada isn't in Europe, but uses kph
England is in Europe, but still uses mph.
That and getting the idiots at the Vatican to saying that condoms/the pill are OK for population control.
I was going to say 19-20 mpg is rubbish - but then when you're getting your fuel for free (or incredibly low price) I guess that only matters if you want to go a long distance.
Except it doesn't discourage piracy at all. It encourages people to break DRM. Sure most people have internet connections, and they are interested in breaking the DRM, they will use that connection to follow the instructions people post online on how to break that DRM.
To be fair - I'm not entirely sure about the benefit of having a device like this on an ICU bed at all.
And you're right - I'd be more worried that the ventilator is still working if it's an ICU bed.
As for motivations? Well there are plenty of assholes in the world who just like to fuck things up. Also for some reason there seems to be a general trend towards making things as complicated as it could possibly be for no real benefit all because they can charge more for their product.
It's weird. I remember using Dragon Naturally Speaking many years ago, and then more recently. Despite many years of improvement in processor speed, memory size increases etc, it just doesn't seem to have got any faster. I've not got any stats to prove that, just my (somewhat dodgy) memory.
Except of course to the Icelanders. It's pretty relevant to them, don't you think?
I very much doubt it's anywhere near as high as 90%. It wouldn't be hard for the water to be collected at the bottom of the mirror in a trough of some kind and then pumped away to be cleaned and re-used. Water just doesn't evaporate that fast.
Yay for medical advances - the unintended consequences is destroying the world.
That's kinda the point though. Gas and oil *is* running out. Peak Oil happened back in the 70's
As for Carbon Neutral being code for giving up liberties? That's rubbish. No one is infringing you liberties by suggesting you move to a carbon neutral source of energy. It might cost more to switch, but that's mostly an economy of scale issue, than anything else. I'd love to see how you connect those dots - but I'd suspect it would involve smoking more of your aforementioned marijuana.
CO2 is a pollutant - it clearly changes the quality of the air you breath. On top of that, all the human uses of fuel that create CO2 also create other pollutants, many of which are incredibly harmful to the environment of everyone around you. But don't let that infringe your liberties you selfish idiot.
Granted, some of the water will evaporate from the panels as they get washed, but most of the water will run off - get filtered and then get re-used.
I remember being taught in school (which was some years ago now, and I'm too lazy to google it right now), but doesn't Iceland have several geothermal plants, which the by-products (heated water/steam) then go on to be used to heat nearby homes and provide hot water?
Indeed - isn't glass mostly silicon-dioxide and is one of the most recyclable products available?
Judging by some of the people I've met, they need arresting for their anti-social behaviour
Did you dictate that? I assume you meant recognition.
Where I used to work, they were trying to get rid of the medical secretaries in favour of voice recognition for reporting the x-rays. It worked, but was incredibly slow because they were using a general dictionary. They changed over to a dedicated dictionary, and although it was still a little slow, for the majority of their reports it worked great. It was particularly good once the Radiologists got the hang of the short cuts. You can get through a LOT of "No fracture seen" reports with short cuts. That helped lighten their load, and helped cut costs as they needed fewer secretaries. Better yet, the results were able to be distributed faster to the relevant departments. It was a win-win.
CT and MRI results (particularly where there were several disease processes going on) still got reported on tape and were then typed up. The last thing you want is for a Radiologist to be distracted by trying to work with the technology when they should be concentrating on the patient.
There's no reason to use a wireless connection on a desktop. Why would you need a wireless keyboard for that? I can see the argument for a wireless mouse on a desktop, but TBH I still prefer a wired one. The wire just isn't that big a deal.
Laptops OTOH are a different story - they are designed by their nature to be a portable, so a wireless mouse and wireless networking are a good idea. I still use a cable if I'm transferring large files (backing up the HD for example), but that's mainly because it's much quicker.
I'm not convinced why we would need wireless networking for printers and other static devices.
The ball bearing is a perfect solution:
1) It won't fail if there is a power cut
2) It's incredibly cheap - it's a ball bearing and a couple of pieces of plastic after all
3) There's no real way to interfere with it. If you really want to stop people messing with it with magnets use an aluminium or plastic sphere.
Not sure why you would need much else.
Because the "smart" part of the meter is the part where it gives the utility company (and the powers that be) the ability to monitor in real-time what you've got running and at what times, along with the ability to take control of heating/cooling of a residence away from the consumer.
Why would any company want to do that? Why would anyone want to take control of your heating/cooling? What could anyone possibly gain by doing that? Aside from not being able to charge you more money for using your heating?
Or is it you're just paranoid?
What a surprise when it can bought and sold like a company on the stock exchange.
The difference between the loyalty thingy and this is that the loyalty thingy pays you a nominal amount. The amount you get paid varies from company to company, and usually you can only buy from that company. It's purely an opt-in process.
This on the other hand gives you nothing - and it's opt out in the one of the most invasive ways. Most people carry phones because they want to be contactable.
Except Amazon's shit at it. They keep on trying to sell me stuff I've already bought from them. It's rare for me to want to buy the same DVD twice, despite what the MPAA wants (ie one copy of a DVD per person watching the movie)