Sounds good, but there are two problems with electric cars.
1. How many Miles/Kilometers can I drive on a single charge? I need it to be at least $250 as I drive from job site to job site around Houston, TX.
2. Where can I plug in to recharge? Public parking lots and my appartment complex does not facilitate the requirement. In any case, someone is going charge me for its usage (as they should). I can only think of something like parking meters poles.
Note, by the way, that we've never had a person die of exposure to "nuclear waste". Not even at Chernobyl. And noone died at all, or was even exposed to much radioactivity, at TMI.
Depend on how you quantify "death". Last I checked, there was research correlating cancer rates with radiation exposure. Also, you can find a slew of information with regards to high birth defects in the area because of the Chernobyl event. Not suprising being that radiation fractures and fragments DNA. Basically, it corrupts our database of life. Sometimes it kills you. For others, they live a very unplesent life.
I'm all for nuclear energy BTW. But lets not kid ourselves about radioactive waste. It can be insidious stuff.
So what you're saying, is that if we all switch to nuclear, the costs of the fuel will shoot up like oil is doing now?
Yes. Because the government *must* get involved and place all sorts of fucked up restrictions and regulations on the one energy industry we depend so much on. Please thank our "Big Brother" when you get the chance.
Obviously the Iraq war was botched from the get-go. But one does have to ask the question. At what point do you start enforcing UN resolutions? The UN was far too lenient on Saddam. It should also be noted that the "Oil for Food" program was littered with corruption at the highest levels.
While we (the US) are getting the blame for how things are going, perhaps the UN and the international community aren't getting enough of it? Sure looks like it to me.
North Korea is also holding Seoul hostage with their aimed artillery and a heavily fortified DMZ. The moment anyone *thinks* about attacking the NK regime is the moment the sun has been blotted out by the incoming munitions.
The world will just have to wait for the NK regime to change, adapt, and learn from the rest of the world (like China's embracement of capitalism), or its total collapse. How long that will take is anyones guess.
Never assume that just because Backup Exec (or other backup utility) has backed up your data, that you don't indeed have problematic tapes and/or other hardware issues.
Test your god damn tapes people! When a company loses two years worth of data because backups were *never* verified to be working correctly, they're fucked. Needless to say, you'll be out of a job too.
Again. Restore from tape and verify!
Note: this just happened to a company I know. They called me asking for help because their last few IT contractors never verified backups are taking place properly. I really feel sorry for this company, and I've only met the owner once. Sad...
Well. Given this ruling, we no longer need to torture to get the info. Our military will just shoot-to-kill the obviously guilty (they are shooting back). I know I would rather snuff them out rather risk them be set free from an anti-war judge. Besides, intelligence gathering should be a CIA issue, should it not?
Ahhh, the good old laws of unintended consequences strikes again!
I think Dennis Kucinich is the best politician in office today. I think he would make a far better president than anyone running.
Than you're and idiot and completely out of touch with mainstream America. Kucinich being the best politician in office today??? Common, you can't be serious. He's a nincompoop.
I can't seem to remember where I found them, but I remember seeing a "trike" with two wheels in front and one behind. It was basically a motorcycle with a personal cabin that was AC cooled. Not bad looking.
I wouldn't mind driving one of those for my daily commute.
I've been reading this thread down to the bottom. So I'll start from the top and make a general observation about you.
Sir, you put way too much faith in government over the private sector. I can't speak for Europe, but here in America, congress would be fired if it was a public corporation. American government has got to the most inefficient organization next to Russia and China. One thing is for sure though, I give you props for being an optimistic idealist.
I get to vote every four years. But with my wallet, I vote with each penny I personally spend among the private sector. Capitalism is a dirty way of life. But at least it can be relied on over the arrogant congress critters in Washington. And unlike my government, if I don't like doing business with a company, I can take my marbles elseware.
Interesingly enough, the words 'abortion' and 'marriage' does not appear in the US constitution. Nor does the word "internet". So in such cases, should SCOTUS leave them ALL to the states or should they make reasonable extrapolations based on other historical precedents?
Personally, I think such controversial issues should be left at the state level. We have fifty of them. There's nothing wrong with a little diversity in America IMHO. Besides, the general idea behind federalism was to allow more control at the state level so as to have each state compete against each other in the arena of ideas and economy.
Can I make a giant leap here? We are in this mess today because of slavery. While it was necessary to have it abolished, the defeat of the South solidified power/control being stripped at the state level.
That's right buddy! If I see and hear some raghead shouting while waving a weapon arround, I sware it, he/she better use the damn thing. Cause when I done breaking few jaw bones, they will WISH they remained silent and pulled the trigger quitely.
Though personally, I'd rather avoid the whole mess and just leave air-marshals on every flight. It would be cheaper and less bothersome to me.
Though, it would give me an excuse to walk around in-flight for some extended exercise...
WTF?! SCOTUS shouldn't be "left" or "right" wing! I want a Supreme Court that will read the Constitution as-is and from the beginning of it's creation. That last thing we need is for SCOTUS to interperate it in a shape/form that fits with "modern times". Screw that! If a line isn't drawn in drawn in the sand from the get go, what's the point of having this core document?
Sorry for my ranting folks, but this just bugs the hell outta me. If you want the Constitution changed, then vote to ammend it. I do not want some judge changing the original meaning to fit with their own political ideology and/or dreams for a different future.
Ultimately, I believe humans are responsible for what is going on and could stop this any time we are prepared to value life over profit. At every level, however, we're prepared to kill for money... kill for control over our own destiny. Isn't it ironic that its the human desire and instinct to dominate and control that will likely destroy us?
Disease, famine, war, short life span, and over all suffering of the human species dramatically fell in the past hundred years thanks to our science and technology. While no doubt this has an effect on the Earth's ecco-status quo, Humanity is finally gaining the upper hand.
As nice and touchy feely it is to think of Earth, Gaia, and/or Mother Nature as our sole source of existence; keep in mind she's still a BITCH! The fact of the matter is that she has no heart, no soul, and does not give a damn about what species lives or dies. If she did, not a single species would have gone extinct. But alas, they come and they go. We're not special. Don't think that we are.
I'm all for doing our part to stand up for the rest of the animal kingdom as we're the only sentient being on this rock to do so. But at the end of the day, we still have to look after our own asses or forever be lost in time to the ever-growing fossil record below.
By the way, I find the comment "Thanks for displaying your naive faith in science" interesting.
Really if someone is to have faith in anything wouldn't the scientific method be the thing to back? We have a few hundred years of evidence suggesting that the scientific method is far more accurate than anything else we've used in the past.
Faith is blind (inherently). Science OTOH is about following a process for the ultimate goal of truth and knowledge. The idea behind the scientific philosophy is to be impartial to feelings and/or consequences of the obtained information. It simply just "is".
That all said however, "Science" can be wrapped up with another religion or faith once it becomes politicized. In fact, I think the scientific method needs a fail-safe system added to the methodology to combat human emotion and our aggression for power and control. That fail-safe should simply be as follows...
If the end results become politicized, immediately flush all gathered knowledge that led to the politicization and start over. Wash, rinse, repeat.
Eventually, everyone will be forced to STFU until one of two things happen. 1. Everyone accepts the knowledge for what it "is". 2. Just drop the subject and let us suffer at our own peril.
I'm not sure if your trying to make a general point, or making the point by joking.
In any case, it should be noted that the Earth radiates heat into space in the form of infrared radiation. And believe me, there's a whole lot of "nothing" for it to radiate out into.
And for the rest of you readers; no, were *not* going to turn into Venus's twin.
I've heard rumors about how the data is collected for global temperatures. For example, some thermometers have been found on the roof tops of building coated with black tar while others close by a heat exchanger. But naw, that couldn't skew the results could it?
but the trick to avoid that problem is to not act like an arrogant prick
It's been my personal experience that it's the European nations that hold the world's most arrogant (and condescending) people. Americans on the other hand hold the world most bombastic. There *is* a difference between being arrogant and bombastic.
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Sounds good, but there are two problems with electric cars.
1. How many Miles/Kilometers can I drive on a single charge? I need it to be at least $250 as I drive from job site to job site around Houston, TX.
2. Where can I plug in to recharge? Public parking lots and my appartment complex does not facilitate the requirement. In any case, someone is going charge me for its usage (as they should). I can only think of something like parking meters poles.
Note, by the way, that we've never had a person die of exposure to "nuclear waste". Not even at Chernobyl. And noone died at all, or was even exposed to much radioactivity, at TMI.
Depend on how you quantify "death". Last I checked, there was research correlating cancer rates with radiation exposure. Also, you can find a slew of information with regards to high birth defects in the area because of the Chernobyl event. Not suprising being that radiation fractures and fragments DNA. Basically, it corrupts our database of life. Sometimes it kills you. For others, they live a very unplesent life.
I'm all for nuclear energy BTW. But lets not kid ourselves about radioactive waste. It can be insidious stuff.
So what you're saying, is that if we all switch to nuclear, the costs of the fuel will shoot up like oil is doing now?
Yes. Because the government *must* get involved and place all sorts of fucked up restrictions and regulations on the one energy industry we depend so much on. Please thank our "Big Brother" when you get the chance.
Politicians...always in the way of progress.
Well, Saddam did hang...
Obviously the Iraq war was botched from the get-go. But one does have to ask the question. At what point do you start enforcing UN resolutions? The UN was far too lenient on Saddam. It should also be noted that the "Oil for Food" program was littered with corruption at the highest levels.
While we (the US) are getting the blame for how things are going, perhaps the UN and the international community aren't getting enough of it? Sure looks like it to me.
North Korea is also holding Seoul hostage with their aimed artillery and a heavily fortified DMZ. The moment anyone *thinks* about attacking the NK regime is the moment the sun has been blotted out by the incoming munitions.
The world will just have to wait for the NK regime to change, adapt, and learn from the rest of the world (like China's embracement of capitalism), or its total collapse. How long that will take is anyones guess.
Never assume that just because Backup Exec (or other backup utility) has backed up your data, that you don't indeed have problematic tapes and/or other hardware issues.
Test your god damn tapes people! When a company loses two years worth of data because backups were *never* verified to be working correctly, they're fucked. Needless to say, you'll be out of a job too.
Again. Restore from tape and verify!
Note: this just happened to a company I know. They called me asking for help because their last few IT contractors never verified backups are taking place properly. I really feel sorry for this company, and I've only met the owner once. Sad...
Well. Given this ruling, we no longer need to torture to get the info. Our military will just shoot-to-kill the obviously guilty (they are shooting back). I know I would rather snuff them out rather risk them be set free from an anti-war judge. Besides, intelligence gathering should be a CIA issue, should it not?
Ahhh, the good old laws of unintended consequences strikes again!
Otherwise, every two-bit dictator could just declare that their country is immune and do whatever they want.
Like Saddam Hussein? I'm just sayin...
Oh hell, just check out his voting profile here http://www.ontheissues.org/Dennis_Kucinich.htm
This guy is a touchy-feely leftist. And like all leftists, they tend to think more with the emotional part of the brain rather than the logical.
While I'm sure Dennis is a great guy to hang out with, he is simply dangerious on policies such as welfare, crime, and national security.
I think Dennis Kucinich is the best politician in office today. I think he would make a far better president than anyone running.
Than you're and idiot and completely out of touch with mainstream America. Kucinich being the best politician in office today??? Common, you can't be serious. He's a nincompoop.
had a crack in my radiator - sure enough, part of the manifold for the radiator was made out of black plastic as well.
Yup. I had the exact same issue with my 97 Saturn SC2. It's a known flaw with the plastic breaking down over time.
Not sure if these have AC, but I'd buy one of these. http://www.aptera.com/
I can't seem to remember where I found them, but I remember seeing a "trike" with two wheels in front and one behind. It was basically a motorcycle with a personal cabin that was AC cooled. Not bad looking.
I wouldn't mind driving one of those for my daily commute.
I've been reading this thread down to the bottom. So I'll start from the top and make a general observation about you.
Sir, you put way too much faith in government over the private sector. I can't speak for Europe, but here in America, congress would be fired if it was a public corporation. American government has got to the most inefficient organization next to Russia and China. One thing is for sure though, I give you props for being an optimistic idealist.
I get to vote every four years. But with my wallet, I vote with each penny I personally spend among the private sector. Capitalism is a dirty way of life. But at least it can be relied on over the arrogant congress critters in Washington. And unlike my government, if I don't like doing business with a company, I can take my marbles elseware.
Personally, I think such controversial issues should be left at the state level. We have fifty of them. There's nothing wrong with a little diversity in America IMHO. Besides, the general idea behind federalism was to allow more control at the state level so as to have each state compete against each other in the arena of ideas and economy.
Can I make a giant leap here? We are in this mess today because of slavery. While it was necessary to have it abolished, the defeat of the South solidified power/control being stripped at the state level.
Why do airline-security-related articles on /. always attract the racist chest-puffing macho buffoons, anyway..?
Because it's warranted, and I enjoy it. You gotta fucking problem with that AC bitch?!
Someday you'll find yourself looking down the business end of a real live gun, and I'll be standing off to the side laughing as you shit your pants!
FYI, I've been shot at a few times by someone high on PCP (they missed thank God). Not fun. But at least I can walk the walk.
Flamebait huh?
Well, at least *now* we know there are some sympathizers on Slashdot. In-fucking-defensible! I've seen it all...
That's right buddy! If I see and hear some raghead shouting while waving a weapon arround, I sware it, he/she better use the damn thing. Cause when I done breaking few jaw bones, they will WISH they remained silent and pulled the trigger quitely.
Though personally, I'd rather avoid the whole mess and just leave air-marshals on every flight. It would be cheaper and less bothersome to me.
Though, it would give me an excuse to walk around in-flight for some extended exercise...
WTF?! SCOTUS shouldn't be "left" or "right" wing! I want a Supreme Court that will read the Constitution as-is and from the beginning of it's creation. That last thing we need is for SCOTUS to interperate it in a shape/form that fits with "modern times". Screw that! If a line isn't drawn in drawn in the sand from the get go, what's the point of having this core document?
Sorry for my ranting folks, but this just bugs the hell outta me. If you want the Constitution changed, then vote to ammend it. I do not want some judge changing the original meaning to fit with their own political ideology and/or dreams for a different future.
Disease, famine, war, short life span, and over all suffering of the human species dramatically fell in the past hundred years thanks to our science and technology. While no doubt this has an effect on the Earth's ecco-status quo, Humanity is finally gaining the upper hand.
As nice and touchy feely it is to think of Earth, Gaia, and/or Mother Nature as our sole source of existence; keep in mind she's still a BITCH! The fact of the matter is that she has no heart, no soul, and does not give a damn about what species lives or dies. If she did, not a single species would have gone extinct. But alas, they come and they go. We're not special. Don't think that we are.
I'm all for doing our part to stand up for the rest of the animal kingdom as we're the only sentient being on this rock to do so. But at the end of the day, we still have to look after our own asses or forever be lost in time to the ever-growing fossil record below.
Faith is blind (inherently). Science OTOH is about following a process for the ultimate goal of truth and knowledge. The idea behind the scientific philosophy is to be impartial to feelings and/or consequences of the obtained information. It simply just "is".
That all said however, "Science" can be wrapped up with another religion or faith once it becomes politicized. In fact, I think the scientific method needs a fail-safe system added to the methodology to combat human emotion and our aggression for power and control. That fail-safe should simply be as follows...
If the end results become politicized, immediately flush all gathered knowledge that led to the politicization and start over. Wash, rinse, repeat.
Eventually, everyone will be forced to STFU until one of two things happen. 1. Everyone accepts the knowledge for what it "is". 2. Just drop the subject and let us suffer at our own peril.
I'm not sure if your trying to make a general point, or making the point by joking.
In any case, it should be noted that the Earth radiates heat into space in the form of infrared radiation. And believe me, there's a whole lot of "nothing" for it to radiate out into.
And for the rest of you readers; no, were *not* going to turn into Venus's twin.
You know what they say. Garbage in garbage out.
I've heard rumors about how the data is collected for global temperatures. For example, some thermometers have been found on the roof tops of building coated with black tar while others close by a heat exchanger. But naw, that couldn't skew the results could it?
but the trick to avoid that problem is to not act like an arrogant prick
It's been my personal experience that it's the European nations that hold the world's most arrogant (and condescending) people. Americans on the other hand hold the world most bombastic. There *is* a difference between being arrogant and bombastic.
1. Take a dildo and wrap it in tinfoil.
2. Place dildo in your co-workers carry-on bag.
3. Allow co-worker to be the first to have his bag scanned.
4. Enjoy that moment!