Look again at society. If you want to see how disproportionately white men can be and are punished simply for being male and white, go to any court but especially family court.
Men may be discriminated against in family court, but that is because of their gender, not their race. I have been discriminated against because of my gender many times. The worst was when I was a girl scout*. I endured some horrific abuse from the other scouts that felt I had no right to be there. But the only anti-white discrimination was in other countries. For instance, in China, they often have a higher posted admission prices for foreigners, which in practice means non-Asian looking.
*Yes, I was a male girl scout. My mom was the scout leader, and she didn't believe in babysitters, so she dragged me along.
In 2014, only 19% of minimum wage workers were the sole income for their household. It makes more sense to target that 19% with EITC, which is based on total household income, rather than raising wages above the market rate for teenagers looking to earn gas money.
because it's of course not possible to hate-speak against whitey
That is mostly true. I am white, and I don't get offended at people insulting my race. Anti-white speech seems more funny than offensive, which may be why it is so common in comedy. People are bothered by hate speech when there is not just words, but also social and economic repression, which rarely happens to white people because of their race.
I think I have some offline maps stored on paper somewhere.
Unless they are in your car when the network fails, that isn't going to help. Also, paper maps are hard to use because there is no blinking dot that shows your current location.
People living along the road had landlines, and now many of them do not. Also, in the olden days we had "phone booths" and "pay phones" which no longer exist.
Anyway, I think this "crisis" is overblown. When networks are congested, casual users drop off, and important calls can get through with persistence. 911 calls have priority. Text msgs need far less bandwidth than voice.
These predictions of mass congestion usually fizzle. Does anyone remember Carmaggedon, when LA highways were supposed to freeze up with massive congestion? Traffic that day was actually lighter than normal.
Also I question how many people are really going to travel to see an eclipse. They aren't that exciting.
What of the external costs of wind power? We know that there are some.
Indeed. When wind turbines spin, they suck angular momentum out of the earth, causing it to slow, and eventually fall into the sun. Besides that, is there some other external costs we should know about?
Imagine the German navy's delight if this were 1939...
In 1939 the Royal Navy couldn't retaliate with Trident ballistic missiles, and nuclear Tomahawks. Seriously, which navy do you think is going to attack these turbines? Any nation state would suffer overwhelming retaliation. Any terrorist organization already has many far softer targets.
Except for the cost of putting turbines out at sea...
Duh. Of course the cost is higher at sea. But the winds are stronger, and power goes up as the cube of the windspeed, so the same size rig can generate far more power. Sea winds are also steadier, which means less expense on peakers.
The first vat-grown hamburger cost $325,000. The cost is now about $12 per pound. That is a decline in price by a factor of 30,000 in four years. Progress happens.
Move to areas with better wind if the wind gets to fast, stops or gets too slow?
They will be anchored to the seafloor, and once in place they won't move. But it doesn't matter: in the North Sea, the wind never stops, nor does it often even slow down. The whole point of putting the turbines out at sea is for the strong and steady wind.
It is expensive because it is the first of its kind. We will learn from it, and version 2.0 will be better.
A gas fired combined cycle plant runs from $500 to $1000 per kW.
That is the installation cost. You still have to buy gas. Of course the gas will be cheaper because that is mature technology, and many of the costs are externalized.
Absolutely stupid.
If you only look at the short term gain, yes. If you consider the long term, including the value of knowledge, then no.
There are tons of problems with the "vertical farm" concept. The economics of it make no sense at all. If you grow food in the city, and it takes 3 months to go from seed to harvest, you save shipping one box of produce into the city from the countryside. However, if you use that same space to house one family, you could have avoided 65 round-trip commutes from the suburbs. Meanwhile you are growing crops under electric lights rather than sunlight, and dumping agricultural waste into the sewer rather than recycling it into the soil. Using expensive urban real estate for "farming" is insane.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
There is nothing in this sentence about "Americans". All people have the same rights to life, liberty, and happiness. I am proud to be an American because my country was founded on this principle.
Why are people actually buying stuff like that google box and amazons Alexia?
I keep mine in the kitchen. Voice activation is nice when my hands are busy with other things. While fixing breakfast: "Alexa, give me a news report." While eating lunch: "Alexa, tell me some jokes about Donald Trump." After cooking dinner: "Alexa, turn off the sink light."
I never will have need for such a thing
The Slashdot consensus was that every new tech product in the last decade was stupid, pointless, and doomed to failure. Google's share price would collapse right after their IPO, Facebook was another passing fad, and the iPhone would never be successful. So I doubt if Amazon cares what you think. They have a successful product and their customers are mostly happy with it.
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Look again at society. If you want to see how disproportionately white men can be and are punished simply for being male and white, go to any court but especially family court.
Men may be discriminated against in family court, but that is because of their gender, not their race. I have been discriminated against because of my gender many times. The worst was when I was a girl scout*. I endured some horrific abuse from the other scouts that felt I had no right to be there. But the only anti-white discrimination was in other countries. For instance, in China, they often have a higher posted admission prices for foreigners, which in practice means non-Asian looking.
*Yes, I was a male girl scout. My mom was the scout leader, and she didn't believe in babysitters, so she dragged me along.
That stopped being the case about 30 years ago.
In 2014, only 19% of minimum wage workers were the sole income for their household. It makes more sense to target that 19% with EITC, which is based on total household income, rather than raising wages above the market rate for teenagers looking to earn gas money.
because it's of course not possible to hate-speak against whitey
That is mostly true. I am white, and I don't get offended at people insulting my race. Anti-white speech seems more funny than offensive, which may be why it is so common in comedy. People are bothered by hate speech when there is not just words, but also social and economic repression, which rarely happens to white people because of their race.
Try to police speech and expression and you fuck it up every time.
Slashdot's moderation system works pretty well.
Creating jobs is meaningless when that job can't support a family.
Not everyone looking for a job is a head of household.
But it will run on moonshine.
There is prior art. The V2 ran on ethanol from fermented potatoes.
I think I have some offline maps stored on paper somewhere.
Unless they are in your car when the network fails, that isn't going to help. Also, paper maps are hard to use because there is no blinking dot that shows your current location.
People living along the road had landlines, and now many of them do not. Also, in the olden days we had "phone booths" and "pay phones" which no longer exist.
Anyway, I think this "crisis" is overblown. When networks are congested, casual users drop off, and important calls can get through with persistence. 911 calls have priority. Text msgs need far less bandwidth than voice.
These predictions of mass congestion usually fizzle. Does anyone remember Carmaggedon, when LA highways were supposed to freeze up with massive congestion? Traffic that day was actually lighter than normal.
Also I question how many people are really going to travel to see an eclipse. They aren't that exciting.
Local climate is affected in terms of temperature and rainfall.
Wow. Slightly less rain falling on the North Sea will have devastating consequences. I can't imagine how humanity will survive.
What of the external costs of wind power? We know that there are some.
Indeed. When wind turbines spin, they suck angular momentum out of the earth, causing it to slow, and eventually fall into the sun. Besides that, is there some other external costs we should know about?
Imagine the German navy's delight if this were 1939...
In 1939 the Royal Navy couldn't retaliate with Trident ballistic missiles, and nuclear Tomahawks. Seriously, which navy do you think is going to attack these turbines? Any nation state would suffer overwhelming retaliation. Any terrorist organization already has many far softer targets.
Except for the cost of putting turbines out at sea...
Duh. Of course the cost is higher at sea. But the winds are stronger, and power goes up as the cube of the windspeed, so the same size rig can generate far more power. Sea winds are also steadier, which means less expense on peakers.
You still have to buy replacement blades and generators...
Nope. Both the blades and turbines are designed to last the full 25 year operational life of the windfarm.
With vat-grown meat, we can also avoid the methane emissions from cows that contribute to AGW.
The first vat-grown hamburger cost $325,000. The cost is now about $12 per pound. That is a decline in price by a factor of 30,000 in four years. Progress happens.
Move to areas with better wind if the wind gets to fast, stops or gets too slow?
They will be anchored to the seafloor, and once in place they won't move. But it doesn't matter: in the North Sea, the wind never stops, nor does it often even slow down. The whole point of putting the turbines out at sea is for the strong and steady wind.
Installed cost of over $8500 per kW.
It is expensive because it is the first of its kind. We will learn from it, and version 2.0 will be better.
A gas fired combined cycle plant runs from $500 to $1000 per kW.
That is the installation cost. You still have to buy gas. Of course the gas will be cheaper because that is mature technology, and many of the costs are externalized.
Absolutely stupid.
If you only look at the short term gain, yes. If you consider the long term, including the value of knowledge, then no.
and people will die.
Human driven cars kill about 3300 per day worldwide, and about 90 per day in America.
My degree is in mathematics. I spent a year unemployed out of school
What were you expecting? Before you decided on that major, did you count the job ads for mathematicians?
Math is a tool. Majoring in math rather than applications of math makes as much sense as studying hammers rather than learning carpentry.
/. has devolved into mostly partisan bickering. Sad!
Slashdot has always had partisan bickering.
There are tons of problems with the "vertical farm" concept. The economics of it make no sense at all. If you grow food in the city, and it takes 3 months to go from seed to harvest, you save shipping one box of produce into the city from the countryside. However, if you use that same space to house one family, you could have avoided 65 round-trip commutes from the suburbs. Meanwhile you are growing crops under electric lights rather than sunlight, and dumping agricultural waste into the sewer rather than recycling it into the soil. Using expensive urban real estate for "farming" is insane.
Americans have RIGHTS! Non-citizens DO NOT!
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
There is nothing in this sentence about "Americans". All people have the same rights to life, liberty, and happiness. I am proud to be an American because my country was founded on this principle.
The problem is your voice command requires a login to work.
But you already have an Amazon account. How else did you order an Echo?
You give up a huge amount of personal information as payment for that convenience vs plugging a simple http request at a server.
Amazon already has my name and address. I don't care if they find out that I occasionally buy toothpaste.
Why are people actually buying stuff like that google box and amazons Alexia?
I keep mine in the kitchen.
Voice activation is nice when my hands are busy with other things.
While fixing breakfast: "Alexa, give me a news report."
While eating lunch: "Alexa, tell me some jokes about Donald Trump."
After cooking dinner: "Alexa, turn off the sink light."
I never will have need for such a thing
The Slashdot consensus was that every new tech product in the last decade was stupid, pointless, and doomed to failure. Google's share price would collapse right after their IPO, Facebook was another passing fad, and the iPhone would never be successful. So I doubt if Amazon cares what you think. They have a successful product and their customers are mostly happy with it.
Claiming to be part of Anonymous is going to get you some unwanted attention from law enforcement authorities.
That is why you do it anonymously.