I agree that Chicken Littlism is a bad strategy if you want to convince stupid people who are unable to distinguish between shrill alarmism and serious research. Nevertheless, that doesn't mean that YOU should be stupid.
A hypothesis should be judged on its merits and the evidence, not on the behavior or character of its advocates.
Cuba has two parallel currencies. The normal peso can't be legally exchanged for foreign currency, and is worth about 4 cents on the black market. The CUC can be converted, and is pegged one-to-one with the US dollar.
Many corrupt dictatorships have parallel currencies. The elite are paid in the convertible currency, which they can then sell on the black market for a huge profit (2500% in Cuba).
The fact that the 3G service described in TFA can only be bought with CUC means that normal people, paid in unconvertible pesos, can't use it unless they buy CUC on the black market at an exorbitant markup.
Marxist Utopia works better in theory than in practice.
Once upon I time, I thought it was a legitimate concern. But they've Chicken Littled it way beyond anything I have patience for at this point.
You should improve your critical thinking skills. Whether it is a "legitimate concern" or not, is completely unrelated to whether "they" are Chicken Littling it.
DC is low enough to be affected by tides in the Potomac estuary. The lowest area is in the southeast near the confluence of the Potomac and Anacostia rivers. If you have ever been to the 'hood in that area, and survived without being shot, you would know that if it was flooded, nothing of value would be lost.
You should not ridicule hydrogen fuel cells. They turned out to not be the best solution, but when facing a critical need the best approach is a Flooding Algorithm, where you research every plausible solution. It is important to not only identify what works, but also what doesn't work. The cost of the research failures is negligible compared to the benefit of finding the best alternative transportation technology.
I also have a hard time believing that my ancient fob is always broadcasting, rather then when pushing the unlock button.
My spouse has a Tesla, and there is no button on the fob. As she walks toward her car, it automatically unlocks when she is about 5 meters away. She doesn't even have to take the fob out of her purse.
I had assumed it was an RFID transponder, and the interrogation signal originated from the car, which has plenty of power. But maybe not.
Everyone I know "wants" a new phone, but they don't want to pay a grand.
You have it backwards. People DON'T want new phones. Their existing phones are "good enough", so they are waiting longer and longer between upgrades.
Since upgrade cycles are longer, the phone makers can only maintain revenues by pushing up the price of new phones, and adding silly features to justify the higher price. So far this strategy is working, with record revenues even in the face of falling unit sales.
I have a 4 year old iPhone 6. It works fine. I have no plans to replace it.
Does anyone remember fake pagers? If you were stuck in a meeting or some other uncomfortable situation like a wedding or a funeral, you could surreptitiously push the button on your "pager", and a minute later it starts beeping. Then you can pull it off the belt clip, pretend to look at the call back number, and then frantically run out while everyone assumes you must be somebody important.
With cell phones, you can no longer get out of meetings, but at least you can play Tetris while the boss drones on and on.
Unions sometimes have weird affiliations. For instance, when graduate students at the University of California organized, they formed a local of the United Auto Workers.
Given that the moon always has the same side towards Earth I assume that a Moon day will be about a month. It would be interesting to see if there is anything that would grow under those conditions.
There are some high points near the poles that have constant sunshine. This is also close to polar ice deposits, so it is a perfect spot for a moon base.
Polar sunlight on earth is weakened by atmospheric diffusion. That is obviously not a problem on the moon, where even at the poles the sun is at full intensity, about twice as bright as on earth.
Being that, from time to time, the Earth blocks light from the sun to the moon (a lunar eclipse), the other side gets more light.
I don't think so. Lunar eclipses occur so infrequently that the total amount of light blocked is inconsequential.
Meanwhile, the nearside gets "earthshine": reflected sunlight from the earth. The earth is much bigger than the moon, and the albedo of earth's clouds is much higher than lunar regolith, so earthshine on the moon is much brighter than moonshine on the earth.
Obvious solution: When you need to buy drugs, hire an assassin, or process your bitcoin payment from the Russian FSB, just use someone else's computer. I use my cubie-mate's while he is taking a toilet break.
Another option is to use the terminals at the public library. Just watch out for the security cameras.
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What does the term "broadband" refer to exactly?
The exact definition of broadband: My wife and daughter can stream two different movies while I can still get work done.
I agree that Chicken Littlism is a bad strategy if you want to convince stupid people who are unable to distinguish between shrill alarmism and serious research. Nevertheless, that doesn't mean that YOU should be stupid.
A hypothesis should be judged on its merits and the evidence, not on the behavior or character of its advocates.
argumentum ad hominem
Cuba has two parallel currencies. The normal peso can't be legally exchanged for foreign currency, and is worth about 4 cents on the black market. The CUC can be converted, and is pegged one-to-one with the US dollar.
Many corrupt dictatorships have parallel currencies. The elite are paid in the convertible currency, which they can then sell on the black market for a huge profit (2500% in Cuba).
The fact that the 3G service described in TFA can only be bought with CUC means that normal people, paid in unconvertible pesos, can't use it unless they buy CUC on the black market at an exorbitant markup.
Marxist Utopia works better in theory than in practice.
Off the top of my head: Al Gore & Leo DiCaprio
Other "Lear Jet Liberals": Madonna, Brad & Angelina, John Travolta (owns five jets), Barbra Streisand.
Once upon I time, I thought it was a legitimate concern. But they've Chicken Littled it way beyond anything I have patience for at this point.
You should improve your critical thinking skills. Whether it is a "legitimate concern" or not, is completely unrelated to whether "they" are Chicken Littling it.
Washington D.C. is very near sea-level, isn't it?
DC is low enough to be affected by tides in the Potomac estuary. The lowest area is in the southeast near the confluence of the Potomac and Anacostia rivers. If you have ever been to the 'hood in that area, and survived without being shot, you would know that if it was flooded, nothing of value would be lost.
Having more people in the warehouse Ofste instead of robots won't make it any safer
But having fewer people would make it safer.
The safest number of people is zero.
Don't forget hydrogen fuel cells! Remember those?
You should not ridicule hydrogen fuel cells. They turned out to not be the best solution, but when facing a critical need the best approach is a Flooding Algorithm, where you research every plausible solution. It is important to not only identify what works, but also what doesn't work. The cost of the research failures is negligible compared to the benefit of finding the best alternative transportation technology.
Most sites that actually care use either 4096-bit RSA or have switched to EC at a comparable bit-strength.
What about the sites that don't care, but should?
I also have a hard time believing that my ancient fob is always broadcasting, rather then when pushing the unlock button.
My spouse has a Tesla, and there is no button on the fob. As she walks toward her car, it automatically unlocks when she is about 5 meters away. She doesn't even have to take the fob out of her purse.
I had assumed it was an RFID transponder, and the interrogation signal originated from the car, which has plenty of power. But maybe not.
Perhaps and only maybe this is one of those things that we do without a great amount of consideration if we should?!?!
Perhaps you should not be so judgemental. The mother and baby are both doing fine, so no harm was done. Medical knowledge was advanced.
Individuals should be allowed to own and control their own bodies, and make their own informed decisions. It is none of your business.
marketing dead wombs to people with broken wombs seems a bit macabre
This is the very first successful procedure, so I doubt if any "marketing" was done.
Everyone I know "wants" a new phone, but they don't want to pay a grand.
You have it backwards. People DON'T want new phones. Their existing phones are "good enough", so they are waiting longer and longer between upgrades.
Since upgrade cycles are longer, the phone makers can only maintain revenues by pushing up the price of new phones, and adding silly features to justify the higher price. So far this strategy is working, with record revenues even in the face of falling unit sales.
I have a 4 year old iPhone 6. It works fine. I have no plans to replace it.
Now Apple sales are plummeting
Apple's 3rd quarter revenues were up 17% over a year earlier. Profits were up 40%.
3rd Quarter results
Actually there's a lot of that shit going on these days.
Sure, but the other companies don't have as much money as Apple.
This law firm chooses defendants the same way Willie Sutton chose banks.
Does anyone remember fake pagers? If you were stuck in a meeting or some other uncomfortable situation like a wedding or a funeral, you could surreptitiously push the button on your "pager", and a minute later it starts beeping. Then you can pull it off the belt clip, pretend to look at the call back number, and then frantically run out while everyone assumes you must be somebody important.
With cell phones, you can no longer get out of meetings, but at least you can play Tetris while the boss drones on and on.
Unions sometimes have weird affiliations. For instance, when graduate students at the University of California organized, they formed a local of the United Auto Workers.
Student workers reach agreement with UC
If you enjoy watching a big liberal-on-liberal cat fight, there is nothing better than Union vs. University.
This isn't about helping the drivers. It is about limiting competition with the taxi racket.
I have never seen one in use in Denmark.
Then how do Danish CEOs pump up the value of their stock options with short term cost cutting?
DIFFERENT computer, unrelated to me.
Nobody logged in on it (on YouTube).
But still in the same house, and connected to the same router, right?
Most likely they are tracking you by your IP address.
Given that the moon always has the same side towards Earth I assume that a Moon day will be about a month.
It would be interesting to see if there is anything that would grow under those conditions.
There are some high points near the poles that have constant sunshine. This is also close to polar ice deposits, so it is a perfect spot for a moon base.
Polar sunlight on earth is weakened by atmospheric diffusion. That is obviously not a problem on the moon, where even at the poles the sun is at full intensity, about twice as bright as on earth.
Being that, from time to time, the Earth blocks light from the sun to the moon (a lunar eclipse), the other side gets more light.
I don't think so. Lunar eclipses occur so infrequently that the total amount of light blocked is inconsequential.
Meanwhile, the nearside gets "earthshine": reflected sunlight from the earth. The earth is much bigger than the moon, and the albedo of earth's clouds is much higher than lunar regolith, so earthshine on the moon is much brighter than moonshine on the earth.
Ergo, the nearside gets more light.
What is a cubie-mate?
Someone with whom you share a cubicle when your employer is too cheap to provide each employee their own.
Actually, the dark side of the moon gets more sunlight than the side that faces Earth.
Then why is it dark?
Perhaps because it only faces the sun at night.
My observation: In recent years, Google has been, more and more, poorly managed.
You should check the GOOG chart on NASDAQ. Companies are managed to maximize profit, not privacy.
Obvious solution: When you need to buy drugs, hire an assassin, or process your bitcoin payment from the Russian FSB, just use someone else's computer. I use my cubie-mate's while he is taking a toilet break.
Another option is to use the terminals at the public library. Just watch out for the security cameras.