I completely disagree with the premise and argue it will have the exact OPPOSITE effect.
With cryptocurrencies helping draining the fossil fuel reserves there is even MORE incentive to research "green energy", LENR (Low Energy Nuclear Reactions), and ZPE (Zero Point Energy).
Fossil fuels are not going to last forever. The sooner we get OFF of them and onto to renewables the better for everyone in the long term.
While last century the test was if we could produce enough energy, the challenge this century is Sustainability. Without a focus on sustainability all our efforts are for naught. We need to start looking at the long term, and not the short term.
Ironically, cryptocurrency might actually help us to shift our POV. It is _already_ re-defining the whole concept of money. It isn't a stretch to see that it just might be a catalyst for alternative energy.
Maybe, just maybe, the problem ISN'T the fact that there are so many "pirate" videos, but maybe a LOGISTICS problem.
People pirate due to THREE _main_ reasons:
* Accessibility -- if you can't even "buy" the product going without is not an option for some people * Convenience -- no bullshit ads * Price -- Free means money can be spent on other things -- such as internet access.
Treating the symptom, piracy, is never going to solve the initial problem of shitty supply and demand logistics.
WOW. You're right (https://developers.google.com/web/progressive-web-apps). (Emphasis added.)
Progressive Web Apps are user experiences that have the reach of the web, and are:
Reliable - Load instantly and never show the downasaur, even in uncertain network conditions. Fast - Respond quickly to user interactions with silky smooth animations and no janky scrolling. Engaging - Feel like a natural app on the device, with an immersive user experience.
... why some of these big companies just don't have their own official town/suburb already -- complete with homes, schools, police, fireman, etc. just to minimize the commute time.
Just let me *gasp* buy a valid Windows 7 key for $20 each (I don't even need a stupid USB nor DVD) and I'll immediately buy 6 copies just so I can stop with the shenanigans of deleting the WPA registry setting just to run indefinitely on my spare machines and VMs.
Excellent analysis! Midnight's Edge's review basically says the same thing
i.e. Start making good STAND alone movies. THEN after 5 to 10 years of good movies, start layer the "Cinematic Universe"
If the foundation is crap the extended universe hasn't got a snowball chance in hell to be financially success -- you've already burnt out the last goodwill of the fans.
So the police / armed guard / army / etc. aren't supposed to use them to shoot back at the people who use them illegally and immorally? Either everyone has the right or no one does.
> b) Harming an animal, or
You DO realize that self defense against an animal that wants to kill you is valid, right?
> A gun's only purpose is to do damage.
That's an incomplete and myopic POV.
That is true ONLY when fired. You are selectively looking at the reactive consequences and blindly ignoring the pro-active ones.
Gun ownership _also_ functions as a prevention tactic. When guns are banned crime goes up because the criminals know that "ordinary" citizens won't fight back.
Banning guns is a lame attempt to treat the symptom and ignore the cause. You could ban all the guns in the world and it wouldn't make a dam difference. You need to to go the heart and soul of the issue instead of focusing on banning a single tool that is a symptom of a much larger disease.
That said, do I own an gun? No, because a) I don't need one to kill a person, and b) violence is the final action in a failed relationship -- you've already failed, gun violence is just sealing the deal.
> There are few other devices or tools in existence that can make that claim.
The practical side of me is suspending judgement and waiting to see how this play outs because MS, at this point, has ZERO confidence that they won't hijack this.
-- "Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it, badly" -- paraphrasing George Santayana
Where I work we are drowning in a sea of acronyms because no one has any time to explain what the fuck half of them even mean. You are just supposed to learn them by "osmosis" or some other shenanigans after a few years. I've asked managers who have been there 10+ years and even they still don't know some of them.
One of the biggest (internal) problems we have is that everything is WAY more complicated then it needs to be.
One of my gaming friends who used to work in the healthcase industry says they have the the exact same problem.
I don't know what is about tech that causes this attitude. Job security?
It is like everyone forgot the wisdom of Einstein: "Make things as simple as possible, but not simpler."
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I completely disagree with the premise and argue it will have the exact OPPOSITE effect.
With cryptocurrencies helping draining the fossil fuel reserves there is even MORE incentive to research "green energy", LENR (Low Energy Nuclear Reactions), and ZPE (Zero Point Energy).
Fossil fuels are not going to last forever. The sooner we get OFF of them and onto to renewables the better for everyone in the long term.
While last century the test was if we could produce enough energy, the challenge this century is Sustainability. Without a focus on sustainability all our efforts are for naught. We need to start looking at the long term, and not the short term.
Ironically, cryptocurrency might actually help us to shift our POV. It is _already_ re-defining the whole concept of money. It isn't a stretch to see that it just might be a catalyst for alternative energy.
Maybe, just maybe, the problem ISN'T the fact that there are so many "pirate" videos, but maybe a LOGISTICS problem.
People pirate due to THREE _main_ reasons:
* Accessibility -- if you can't even "buy" the product going without is not an option for some people
* Convenience -- no bullshit ads
* Price -- Free means money can be spent on other things -- such as internet access.
Treating the symptom, piracy, is never going to solve the initial problem of shitty supply and demand logistics.
Thanks to everyone who pointed out Google's developer pages:
* https://developers.google.com/... (developers.google.com/web/progressive-web-apps/)
Their I/O 2017 talk is online:
* Progressive Web Apps: Great Experiences Everywhere (Google I/O '17)
WOW. You're right (https://developers.google.com/web/progressive-web-apps). (Emphasis added.)
And how are they different from normal web apps?
Thanks for the link to https://www.kinguin.net/ !
... why some of these big companies just don't have their own official town/suburb already -- complete with homes, schools, police, fireman, etc. just to minimize the commute time.
Exactly.
Just let me *gasp* buy a valid Windows 7 key for $20 each (I don't even need a stupid USB nor DVD) and I'll immediately buy 6 copies just so I can stop with the shenanigans of deleting the WPA registry setting just to run indefinitely on my spare machines and VMs.
... that don't respect your:
* time
* space
* money
Why would it be? BitCoin is NOT currency, it is private (digital) property.
You don't report to the Feds when you sell 10,000 WoW gold. Bitcoin is no different.
Excellent analysis! Midnight's Edge's review basically says the same thing
i.e.
Start making good STAND alone movies.
THEN after 5 to 10 years of good movies, start layer the "Cinematic Universe"
If the foundation is crap the extended universe hasn't got a snowball chance in hell to be financially success -- you've already burnt out the last goodwill of the fans.
> a) Harming a person,
So the police / armed guard / army / etc. aren't supposed to use them to shoot back at the people who use them illegally and immorally? Either everyone has the right or no one does.
> b) Harming an animal, or
You DO realize that self defense against an animal that wants to kill you is valid, right?
> A gun's only purpose is to do damage.
That's an incomplete and myopic POV.
That is true ONLY when fired. You are selectively looking at the reactive consequences and blindly ignoring the pro-active ones.
Gun ownership _also_ functions as a prevention tactic. When guns are banned crime goes up because the criminals know that "ordinary" citizens won't fight back.
Likewise we see the exact opposite. Disarming Realities: As Gun Sales Soar, Gun Crimes Plummet
Banning guns is a lame attempt to treat the symptom and ignore the cause. You could ban all the guns in the world and it wouldn't make a dam difference. You need to to go the heart and soul of the issue instead of focusing on banning a single tool that is a symptom of a much larger disease.
That said, do I own an gun? No, because a) I don't need one to kill a person, and b) violence is the final action in a failed relationship -- you've already failed, gun violence is just sealing the deal.
> There are few other devices or tools in existence that can make that claim.
That's completely irrelevant to the discussion.
More people die to automobiles then guns. /sarcasm Ban automobiles in the name of safety!
Banning a (common) tool just because a few idiots mis-use it is idiotic. i.e. My use case is not your use case.
> This balance was moved with flights where sharp objects and liquids are banned.
You mean 9/11 being used as the excuse for the complete and total joke of Theater Security Logic or Security Retards ?
The bigger crime is that the sheeple do fuck all about it.
Murphy's Computer Laws
Meskimen's Law
There is never time to do it right, but there is always time to do it over.
Note: Murphy was an optimist.
The skeptical side of my is saying "It's a trap!"
The practical side of me is suspending judgement and waiting to see how this play outs because MS, at this point, has ZERO confidence that they won't hijack this.
--
"Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it, badly" -- paraphrasing George Santayana
^^ THIS.
Where I work we are drowning in a sea of acronyms because no one has any time to explain what the fuck half of them even mean. You are just supposed to learn them by "osmosis" or some other shenanigans after a few years. I've asked managers who have been there 10+ years and even they still don't know some of them.
One of the biggest (internal) problems we have is that everything is WAY more complicated then it needs to be.
One of my gaming friends who used to work in the healthcase industry says they have the the exact same problem.
I don't know what is about tech that causes this attitude. Job security?
It is like everyone forgot the wisdom of Einstein: "Make things as simple as possible, but not simpler."
--
Over-engineering is the enemy of great.
Because the "editors" are lazy fucks. Been that way since 1999.
Apparently it is too much "work" to spell out an acronym the first time it is used.
Ban all online advertising and tracking.
Maybe one day people will learn to have respect for themselves and tell corporations to stop profiting from selling data about them. Maybe.
/sarcasm Apparently you didn't get the memo. A white male simply saying "Hello!" to a femnazi is now considered "threatening."
It would be funny if weren't so sad. :-/
Apparently they didn't get of the naggers since you keep bitching about them. =P
Winds Of Malodor Discharges ?
Whiffs Odeaus Mephitis Drafts ?
Who knew flatulence was considered a weapon! :-)
Because of the idiotic First Past the Goal Post voting system which degenerates into a 2 party system.
The solution is to use an Alternative Vote system but the majority of Americans are too fucking stupid to:
a) understand the problem, and
b) do anything to fix the problem.
so they end up with the "best" government money can buy!
> They fix the slowness and now everyone bitches about broken extensions.
Oh look, someone who is whining about their special case of Speed is more important then Functionality .
Guess what, your use case is NOT my use case.
Ignoring other people's reasons doesn't make yours magically "right" -- only "right for you."
> It's clearly a violation of whatever made up principals our Luddite collective deemed to be the gospel so many years ago.
Ad Hominem and Straw Man fallacies much?
If you actually watched documentaries, such as the The True Cost, you would quickly see that modernization exploits MORE people.
/sarcasm Because anyone who is against "Change for the sake of Change" is "clearly" a Luddite.
Get off your fucking high horse already.
/whoosh
Hello, McFly. That doesn't help us get closer to the truth.
The point is: Science is not the only way to reach Truth.