I think it really depends on what you are using the fuel for. Baring massive change to culture and how we do things, it will never really be an alternative for mainstream automotive fuel. It is a niche market. So I like your farm example. That makes sense. There is also pretty much a net zero cost for fuel distribution (as it is produced where it is generated). So the same could be true for a number of industries. But these would all be limited use.
Using it as fuel for transportation (unless we drastically stop physically transporting) or for general energy distribution (i.e. a power plant), isn't really all that reasonable. The only reason to do it now is for subsidies, payoffs, political favors, etc...
However that said. Canada is behind the US in telecommunication, in speed, cost, and coverage. We implemented "caps" way before the US. Canada pretty much has a government supported duopoly for telecommunications, and it hasn't served Canada well. I am a bit hopeful with the latest CRTC ruling against Bell in regards to Net Neutrality (not counting data used by Bell Mobile TV against users cap), however they as often side with industry. One thing that I think is positive, is that people are starting to take notice and these sorts of issues are actually becoming political issues (not just some unwashed basement dweller rants), and we have an election coming up...
That pretty much sums up the US political system. Many countries have that issue, the US isn't alone in that regard. However when the pendulum swings that far, it is kind of ridiculous.
Sadly we offered a free service to consumers that didn't take up their data caps out of the generosity of our hearts that recently got shut down by government regulations strangling the economic lifeblood out of decent hard working Canadians... Now, because of the government market interference we'll be forced to change now against all your data caps... You can thank your local MP.
Some stoner got hold of a time machine and went back in time and somehow legalized pot in Colorado... Who knows what those time ripples will do to the continuum...
Me too, and I've been working in field for 15 years and have a CS degree. Sounds like a bunch of BS to me.
Also working in IT I know about a Bazillion acronyms. Working for government has expanded that by about a Kazillion. A good rule of thumb, is that unless you are very sure your audience will know wtf it is you are talking about, use the full term first prior to abbreviating it. Otherwise you sound like an elitist asshole, some idiot talking out of your ass, or just someone that can't communicate properly. In all, a poorly written title and summary, so par for the course I guess.
I once got an email that was entirely made up of acronyms connected by small actual words like "the" and "is". It was more than several sentences long. It was not created as a joke. It was a mashup of IT, Government, and Management acronyms. Many of which could have been interchangeable (i.e. Information Technology VS Infrastructure Technology, etc...). So unless you knew not only all the abbreviations, along with the exact context it was given it would have been mostly gibberish. I actually laughed out loud upon reading it, and sent it around for a laugh. The best part was when I re-sent it to the author, they hadn't even realized that they had done it, totally unintentional, just trying to get an email off quickly.
Also to be preventable, it requires some planning, usually with some others to warrant communication (other than the voices in your head).
Randomly grabbing a gun or a knife and just doing something by yourself is going to be pretty hard to catch ahead of time and prevent. Even if you are a loony that posts crazy stuff on Facebook everyday, are the police going to have you under surveillance 24/7 until you actually do something? No, they lack resources for that.
As much as I dislike Harper, I would not be overly surprised if this activity predates Harper, and given technology and timing was instigated under a Liberal government.
Either way, it is BS and should be stopped.
One argument is that it is too wide a net, and tramples too many people, their privacy, and their rights, for too small a return, and one might argue zero usefulness.
Another would be that anyone of any capability doing something of sufficient malfeasance would take simple precautions that would make this type of inspection technically useless on several levels. Anyone that might be caught in this manner, is likely just some nutbar too incompetent of planning anything that would be something that is preventable in the first place.
some project manager just wanted to say "RELEASE THE KRAKEN!" when production was ready...
As for Spartan, that is probably alluding to less feature bloat... Actually a perfect name for a lightweight no nonsense browser. If it actually is or not is another matter.
Perhaps the development of database centric programming languages (at least in enterprise environments) diminished the demand of general purpose programming languages to do that sort or work.
Your post got me thinking. What did they use for programming for the mission to land on the moon. They only did it once, so their was really only one programming language used. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A...
The answer: Assembly Language or specifically AGC. So there you go...
Ya 'cause Canadian's just leave the cases of beer alone? More likely it will turn into a drinking contest and devolve into a poorly played hockey game...
Or we'll start a beer gap, which will cause both countries to create strategic beer reserves...
If the success of Marvel has shown me anything... it is that the convergence of individual movies is the way to go. Nerds need to prepare themselves else they suffer catastrophic head 'splosions when the Star Wars and Star Trek franchises collide in a JJ Abrams script.
Gigantic Lens flare fade... Starship Enterprise in a background field of stars drifts into picture right to left. Pan from below slowly counter clockwise... Appearing behind the ship, a "DEATHSTAR!" Insert Massive ship battle.
Or
Due to public outcry the first 30min of the story will be about how the hilt of a lightsaber works with little tiny lightsabers.
Also
Waiting to see what the Star Wars Disney Princess looks like... If she starts singing a song I'm walking out.
That said, in some cards it is difficult to tell if it is even on, causing you to try the ignition again. Also some seem to have a delay start, probably the hybrids, which is also confusing. So there is some practical sense to engine noise should you want/need it outside of making your engine sound all beefy. Car modders been doing that for many years with custom exhaust (many of which are ridiculous), so this isn't anything that is really new.
The Starship Enterprise exploring a wormhole comes across a region of space controlled by the "Alliance"... After an improbable accident they are all stranded in Alliance space and spend the next 5 years doing more interesting and entertaining things.
My only concern would be how you define "supported lifetime of the device". I know at one time MS liked to think every time you upgraded a component, or changed your hardware configuration slightly, it was suddenly a brand new install.
That said, if you have your physical media for Windows 7 and licencing keys, at worst you just waste your time doing backups/installs. I know I would be more comfortable on an "Upgrade" that they allow you to download and burn a physical disk with individual software keys for a full version of Windows 10. Because when shit goes wrong and you need to fix it, I am not sure how great that upgrade is going to be.
The last Simcity I think really tarnished their reputation. They may have a hard time reclaiming their fans.
That said, if they do a reasonable approximation to MOO2, they will come flocking back. It is a fine line between a Game and a Sim however. MOO3 was the only game I ever pre-ordered (and last) for that reason. It was more Sim than it was Game. In that it wasn't really any fun. Something to be careful of if you are known for making Sim type games.
The problem wasn't the need. Everyone wants that. The problem was it had to be an absolute need, because it was so damn expensive. The handsets started at about 5000$ (and this was quite a long time ago), and the packages you had to buy were exorbitant to say the least, for very little capacity. The Iridium satellites were very expensive to launch, and as a result they needed to change a lot of money to make it worthwhile, couple that with the fact they didn't launch as many as they were going to (I think?), and the fact that the bandwidth was so low that it reduces the number of possible uses/users which also inflate the price.
Branson is likely counting on two things to make this profitable. 1) That due to recent changes in space competition particularly private companies, that launches will be MUCH cheaper. Couple that with the advent of miniaturization of components and microsats, even more bang for the buck launchwise. 2) Advances in technology that will allow for much higher bandwidth. While still maybe not comparable to being able to watch YouTube on your satellite phone, probably more than enough to have a much larger user base for relatively simple things now like voice and text type services. (Though they mention things like LTE, who knows)
Note: I didn't notice a lot of dates being thrown around, so this is likely a very longer term project (or it will be despite any words contrary).
Agree. I do this all myself, mostly because I dislike waste. I do far more than most preachy environmentalists. It is about personal choice.
A perfect example: I work for a pretty "green" organization. Each year they run a big competition with surrounding businesses to see who can conserve the most CO2 for 3 weeks. The ones that do get little prizes...
I participate every year, but do not really contribute much. The reason? Because it is a measurement of what you would waste VS the 3 weeks of conservation. So if you are the worst offender, and then for a scant 3 weeks to actually try and do something you win. I tried to tell the organizers it was a horrible metric to measure success by, as you are basically awarding the behavior of those that pollute the most CO2 normally.
I bought a house that is a 10min walk from work. As a result it is old, small, and expensive (for size). I could go out to the suburbs and get a new, huge, cheaper (for size) house and drive 20min every day to work, or in the country or another community for a 30-50min commute.
So yeah, as the saying goes, actions speak louder than words...
Though not sure about the whole communists comment...:)
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I hear it is pretty flexible already...
They are also one of the best birding areas in the world. I'm pretty sure some ecologists and wildlife people might object to that location also.
I think it really depends on what you are using the fuel for. Baring massive change to culture and how we do things, it will never really be an alternative for mainstream automotive fuel. It is a niche market. So I like your farm example. That makes sense. There is also pretty much a net zero cost for fuel distribution (as it is produced where it is generated). So the same could be true for a number of industries. But these would all be limited use.
Using it as fuel for transportation (unless we drastically stop physically transporting) or for general energy distribution (i.e. a power plant), isn't really all that reasonable. The only reason to do it now is for subsidies, payoffs, political favors, etc...
However that said. Canada is behind the US in telecommunication, in speed, cost, and coverage. We implemented "caps" way before the US. Canada pretty much has a government supported duopoly for telecommunications, and it hasn't served Canada well. I am a bit hopeful with the latest CRTC ruling against Bell in regards to Net Neutrality (not counting data used by Bell Mobile TV against users cap), however they as often side with industry. One thing that I think is positive, is that people are starting to take notice and these sorts of issues are actually becoming political issues (not just some unwashed basement dweller rants), and we have an election coming up...
That pretty much sums up the US political system. Many countries have that issue, the US isn't alone in that regard. However when the pendulum swings that far, it is kind of ridiculous.
I have 55/10 with a 275GB cap in Peterborough, Ontario (Canada's 39th largest City) for 85$. I am sad now.
Bell will likely respond:
Sadly we offered a free service to consumers that didn't take up their data caps out of the generosity of our hearts that recently got shut down by government regulations strangling the economic lifeblood out of decent hard working Canadians... Now, because of the government market interference we'll be forced to change now against all your data caps... You can thank your local MP.
Some stoner got hold of a time machine and went back in time and somehow legalized pot in Colorado... Who knows what those time ripples will do to the continuum...
Me too, and I've been working in field for 15 years and have a CS degree. Sounds like a bunch of BS to me.
Also working in IT I know about a Bazillion acronyms. Working for government has expanded that by about a Kazillion. A good rule of thumb, is that unless you are very sure your audience will know wtf it is you are talking about, use the full term first prior to abbreviating it. Otherwise you sound like an elitist asshole, some idiot talking out of your ass, or just someone that can't communicate properly. In all, a poorly written title and summary, so par for the course I guess.
I once got an email that was entirely made up of acronyms connected by small actual words like "the" and "is". It was more than several sentences long. It was not created as a joke. It was a mashup of IT, Government, and Management acronyms. Many of which could have been interchangeable (i.e. Information Technology VS Infrastructure Technology, etc...). So unless you knew not only all the abbreviations, along with the exact context it was given it would have been mostly gibberish. I actually laughed out loud upon reading it, and sent it around for a laugh. The best part was when I re-sent it to the author, they hadn't even realized that they had done it, totally unintentional, just trying to get an email off quickly.
Also to be preventable, it requires some planning, usually with some others to warrant communication (other than the voices in your head).
Randomly grabbing a gun or a knife and just doing something by yourself is going to be pretty hard to catch ahead of time and prevent. Even if you are a loony that posts crazy stuff on Facebook everyday, are the police going to have you under surveillance 24/7 until you actually do something? No, they lack resources for that.
As much as I dislike Harper, I would not be overly surprised if this activity predates Harper, and given technology and timing was instigated under a Liberal government.
Either way, it is BS and should be stopped.
One argument is that it is too wide a net, and tramples too many people, their privacy, and their rights, for too small a return, and one might argue zero usefulness.
Another would be that anyone of any capability doing something of sufficient malfeasance would take simple precautions that would make this type of inspection technically useless on several levels. Anyone that might be caught in this manner, is likely just some nutbar too incompetent of planning anything that would be something that is preventable in the first place.
some project manager just wanted to say "RELEASE THE KRAKEN!" when production was ready...
As for Spartan, that is probably alluding to less feature bloat... Actually a perfect name for a lightweight no nonsense browser. If it actually is or not is another matter.
Never mind that the chief economist, minister of the economy, finance, or whatever in most countries are significantly less qualified.
Usually at best (if you can call it that) is that they worked for one of the big investment groups like Goldman, or Lynch or something.
Perhaps the development of database centric programming languages (at least in enterprise environments) diminished the demand of general purpose programming languages to do that sort or work.
Your post got me thinking. What did they use for programming for the mission to land on the moon. They only did it once, so their was really only one programming language used.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A...
The answer: Assembly Language or specifically AGC. So there you go...
Ya 'cause Canadian's just leave the cases of beer alone? More likely it will turn into a drinking contest and devolve into a poorly played hockey game...
Or we'll start a beer gap, which will cause both countries to create strategic beer reserves...
Yes, then we'll assimilate you into the Canadian collective with out politeness. Resistance is futile!
"Taking over Canada was easy eh? How aboot we celebrate with some maple syrup and some hockey! Hey wait a minute!"
If the success of Marvel has shown me anything... it is that the convergence of individual movies is the way to go. Nerds need to prepare themselves else they suffer catastrophic head 'splosions when the Star Wars and Star Trek franchises collide in a JJ Abrams script.
Gigantic Lens flare fade...
Starship Enterprise in a background field of stars drifts into picture right to left.
Pan from below slowly counter clockwise...
Appearing behind the ship, a "DEATHSTAR!"
Insert Massive ship battle.
Or
Due to public outcry the first 30min of the story will be about how the hilt of a lightsaber works with little tiny lightsabers.
Also
Waiting to see what the Star Wars Disney Princess looks like... If she starts singing a song I'm walking out.
That said, in some cards it is difficult to tell if it is even on, causing you to try the ignition again. Also some seem to have a delay start, probably the hybrids, which is also confusing. So there is some practical sense to engine noise should you want/need it outside of making your engine sound all beefy. Car modders been doing that for many years with custom exhaust (many of which are ridiculous), so this isn't anything that is really new.
The Starship Enterprise exploring a wormhole comes across a region of space controlled by the "Alliance"... After an improbable accident they are all stranded in Alliance space and spend the next 5 years doing more interesting and entertaining things.
My only concern would be how you define "supported lifetime of the device". I know at one time MS liked to think every time you upgraded a component, or changed your hardware configuration slightly, it was suddenly a brand new install.
That said, if you have your physical media for Windows 7 and licencing keys, at worst you just waste your time doing backups/installs. I know I would be more comfortable on an "Upgrade" that they allow you to download and burn a physical disk with individual software keys for a full version of Windows 10. Because when shit goes wrong and you need to fix it, I am not sure how great that upgrade is going to be.
My favorite explanation:
Windows 9: Because the German market would say "No!"
Also an addendum:
Windows ME: Slowly grinds cats into freezer meat!
I had Windows ME pre-installed on a Dell 4200 back in the day. It lasted a week before I wiped it and replaced it with Windows 2000.
Also you forgot Windows 2000: ...I don't know, a bit more friendly than NT, with Multiprocessor support.
My experience,
Windows Vista: Drivers not included.
The last Simcity I think really tarnished their reputation. They may have a hard time reclaiming their fans.
That said, if they do a reasonable approximation to MOO2, they will come flocking back. It is a fine line between a Game and a Sim however. MOO3 was the only game I ever pre-ordered (and last) for that reason. It was more Sim than it was Game. In that it wasn't really any fun. Something to be careful of if you are known for making Sim type games.
The problem wasn't the need. Everyone wants that. The problem was it had to be an absolute need, because it was so damn expensive. The handsets started at about 5000$ (and this was quite a long time ago), and the packages you had to buy were exorbitant to say the least, for very little capacity. The Iridium satellites were very expensive to launch, and as a result they needed to change a lot of money to make it worthwhile, couple that with the fact they didn't launch as many as they were going to (I think?), and the fact that the bandwidth was so low that it reduces the number of possible uses/users which also inflate the price.
Branson is likely counting on two things to make this profitable.
1) That due to recent changes in space competition particularly private companies, that launches will be MUCH cheaper. Couple that with the advent of miniaturization of components and microsats, even more bang for the buck launchwise.
2) Advances in technology that will allow for much higher bandwidth. While still maybe not comparable to being able to watch YouTube on your satellite phone, probably more than enough to have a much larger user base for relatively simple things now like voice and text type services. (Though they mention things like LTE, who knows)
Note: I didn't notice a lot of dates being thrown around, so this is likely a very longer term project (or it will be despite any words contrary).
Agree. I do this all myself, mostly because I dislike waste. I do far more than most preachy environmentalists. It is about personal choice.
A perfect example: I work for a pretty "green" organization. Each year they run a big competition with surrounding businesses to see who can conserve the most CO2 for 3 weeks. The ones that do get little prizes...
I participate every year, but do not really contribute much. The reason? Because it is a measurement of what you would waste VS the 3 weeks of conservation. So if you are the worst offender, and then for a scant 3 weeks to actually try and do something you win. I tried to tell the organizers it was a horrible metric to measure success by, as you are basically awarding the behavior of those that pollute the most CO2 normally.
I bought a house that is a 10min walk from work. As a result it is old, small, and expensive (for size). I could go out to the suburbs and get a new, huge, cheaper (for size) house and drive 20min every day to work, or in the country or another community for a 30-50min commute.
So yeah, as the saying goes, actions speak louder than words...
Though not sure about the whole communists comment... :)