Besides, Adobe has figured out an even better way to screw their users - they're going to put their heads in the cloud and their fingers in our wallets by switching to a subscription service.
Your are missing my point. Research, real research, is done by intelligent, motivated people with appropriate background and training. While we could be doing a better job of figuring out who that small percentage of the population is and supporting them correctly it cannot be done by everyone.
Remember, 50% of the population is of below average intelligence. I'm sorry you swallowed the nonsense about the 'information economy' but that is complete and utter bullshit. Information is part of an economy. In no way shape or form is it the majority. Again, we have to wed ourselves of this bizarre concept that everyone is above average, everyone can (and wants) to do white collar work. We need a society where you CAN be a tradesman and support a family. Or even a farm worker.
Like I said, I'm not exactly sure how to do that, but you need to frame the question appropriately before you can answer it. We all can't be bloggers and art directors.
So, buy giving every little kid a chemistry set (and thereby sending them to Harvard) we will think ourselves out of this mess?
No. Realize that very, very few people are ever going to be 'innovators' no matter how much government money we toss at the problem. It's not in their DNA, not in the upbringing, not in their heads. We have to come up with society that lets middle of the road people live a reasonable life, not expect everyone on the block to go off to work in a lab.
Not sure how to do that, but giving more money to the Education Industrial Complex in this country so far has yielded little fruit.
Do you believe the article? Industrial scale cell culture (think a number of very expensive pharmaceutical products) is incredibly complicated. You don't drop a bunch of stem cells into a vat and come back two weeks later.
Besides, the nice thing about cows is that you can make other cows from cows (paraphrased and modernized from Heinlein).
But MOST meat (at least in the US and I believe in Europe) is NOT grassfed. It's feedlotted (there, I made something up). And as tsa said, that takes a lot of resources.
That said, I can't imagine that vat grown 'meat' would take less resources - you're talking about a complicated industrial process with a lot of feedstock.
And how do you fund ongoing projects? Many (if not most) worthwhile scientific endeavors take decades. Having funding depending on a crowd's momentary whim doesn't seem like a good long term strategy. This problem already exits in the current funding scheme - long term projects often get dinged when money is scarce but at least there are (imperfect) mechanisms to deal with the problems.
Prioritizing science and technology funding is difficult. Letting the 'crowd' do it makes no sense at all.
And, according to TFA, you are supposed to call the manufacturer, explain what happened and get some advice. Apparently they didn't do that. Think of it as a Poison Control center for cars.....
Hah! I shall strike at your anecdote with another!
I have a 1999 GMC K5 pickup - 12 years old. Runs fine, body is pretty good (considering I live in a rust prone environment). Various bits and pieces have broken over the years but the engine and body are basically sound. Seats, etc are also in pretty good shape.
Of course, children, extended family and dogs are relegated to the bed of the pickup but at least Americans can make a 3/4 ton truck better than anyone else.
When the Zombie apocalypse comes, I will be running around in my tank of a truck squishing the damn things left and right while everyone else is ripped out of their flimsy little enviro cars by the mutants. At least until I run out of gas.
How long before we see a TV show or mystery novelist use an intentional puncturing of a battery to kill someone weeks later?
OTOH, if EV's really take over, then Micheal Bay is toast. Waiting 3 weeks after a collision for the big kaboom is going to wreck havoc on what little plot line his movies have.
Indeed, the TFA had little to do with risk aversion.
A battery pack burned several weeks after damage. They're looking at it. Big whoop.
As a further public service, TFA points out a couple of failure modes of electric vehicles that not everyone is aware of and ways the manufacturer has attempted to mitigate them. Sounds like good engineering to me.
The few people I know are always complaining about funding. Of course, that statement and yours aren't necessarily incompatible - it's just that the money isn't going to the right place.
On second thought, I'm shocked, thoroughly shocked, that this could be the case...
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Besides, Adobe has figured out an even better way to screw their users - they're going to put their heads in the cloud and their fingers in our wallets by switching to a subscription service.
How do you like them Apples, Charly?
They will need to a plan with out the roaming fees that can be as high as $20 meg.
No problem. Just take over the damned country. Give the cell phone service to AT&T. Presto! Not roaming anymore.
A customised version of Android on the Dell Streak has been certified by the DoD.
Ah, makes sense. Certify the discontinued product.
USA! USA! All the Way!
Your are missing my point. Research, real research, is done by intelligent, motivated people with appropriate background and training. While we could be doing a better job of figuring out who that small percentage of the population is and supporting them correctly it cannot be done by everyone.
Remember, 50% of the population is of below average intelligence. I'm sorry you swallowed the nonsense about the 'information economy' but that is complete and utter bullshit. Information is part of an economy. In no way shape or form is it the majority. Again, we have to wed ourselves of this bizarre concept that everyone is above average, everyone can (and wants) to do white collar work. We need a society where you CAN be a tradesman and support a family. Or even a farm worker.
Like I said, I'm not exactly sure how to do that, but you need to frame the question appropriately before you can answer it. We all can't be bloggers and art directors.
Perhaps.
Discuss.
So, buy giving every little kid a chemistry set (and thereby sending them to Harvard) we will think ourselves out of this mess?
No. Realize that very, very few people are ever going to be 'innovators' no matter how much government money we toss at the problem. It's not in their DNA, not in the upbringing, not in their heads. We have to come up with society that lets middle of the road people live a reasonable life, not expect everyone on the block to go off to work in a lab.
Not sure how to do that, but giving more money to the Education Industrial Complex in this country so far has yielded little fruit.
They don't eat the cute animals, but fishes aren't cute.
Well PETA would disagree with you.
Do you believe the article? Industrial scale cell culture (think a number of very expensive pharmaceutical products) is incredibly complicated. You don't drop a bunch of stem cells into a vat and come back two weeks later.
Besides, the nice thing about cows is that you can make other cows from cows (paraphrased and modernized from Heinlein).
its soy
and no. the best meat is grassfed.
But MOST meat (at least in the US and I believe in Europe) is NOT grassfed. It's feedlotted (there, I made something up). And as tsa said, that takes a lot of resources.
That said, I can't imagine that vat grown 'meat' would take less resources - you're talking about a complicated industrial process with a lot of feedstock.
If I had mod points I would mod this funny. It would be like shooting a video of the snail race.
Oh, like this?
Nice, currently modded 'informative'.
How about this - TFA has some beautiful pictures including nifty maps and satellite views. Even a computer generated 3D view of the sea floor.
Outstanding!
Yeah, I wonder what real estate agents on the Canary Islands are going to say now.
Get it while it's hot?
Hopefully cooler heads will prevail.
And how do you fund ongoing projects? Many (if not most) worthwhile scientific endeavors take decades. Having funding depending on a crowd's momentary whim doesn't seem like a good long term strategy. This problem already exits in the current funding scheme - long term projects often get dinged when money is scarce but at least there are (imperfect) mechanisms to deal with the problems.
Prioritizing science and technology funding is difficult. Letting the 'crowd' do it makes no sense at all.
Not quite, he forgot the appropriate Hallmark(TM) card.
Same thing for me, but it's about assholes with 50 megawatts subwoofers in their fucking cars that can be heard 5 miles around.
Target practice. Gives you plenty of time to set up.
You overstate your argument a bit, but have an important point. However, salvation is at hand.
The Chinese.
No Red Blooded American politician will allow a significant space gap once they actually get past the 1970's in terms of accomplishments.
What could possibly go wrong? What about that black hole? First, the LHC now this. Those damned Europeans are going to kill us yet!
And, according to TFA, you are supposed to call the manufacturer, explain what happened and get some advice. Apparently they didn't do that. Think of it as a Poison Control center for cars.....
Everyone seems to have forgotten the Volkswagen bug (the original ones). The magnesium transfer case burned wonderfully. Damned hard to put out.
Hah! I shall strike at your anecdote with another!
I have a 1999 GMC K5 pickup - 12 years old. Runs fine, body is pretty good (considering I live in a rust prone environment). Various bits and pieces have broken over the years but the engine and body are basically sound. Seats, etc are also in pretty good shape.
Of course, children, extended family and dogs are relegated to the bed of the pickup but at least Americans can make a 3/4 ton truck better than anyone else.
When the Zombie apocalypse comes, I will be running around in my tank of a truck squishing the damn things left and right while everyone else is ripped out of their flimsy little enviro cars by the mutants. At least until I run out of gas.
How long before we see a TV show or mystery novelist use an intentional puncturing of a battery to kill someone weeks later?
OTOH, if EV's really take over, then Micheal Bay is toast. Waiting 3 weeks after a collision for the big kaboom is going to wreck havoc on what little plot line his movies have.
Indeed, the TFA had little to do with risk aversion.
A battery pack burned several weeks after damage. They're looking at it. Big whoop.
As a further public service, TFA points out a couple of failure modes of electric vehicles that not everyone is aware of and ways the manufacturer has attempted to mitigate them. Sounds like good engineering to me.
Affectionately yours,
Nancy
different from the Google translation, that is. Sadly, it's not a whole lot different from tales told in many bureaucracies.
The few people I know are always complaining about funding. Of course, that statement and yours aren't necessarily incompatible - it's just that the money isn't going to the right place.
On second thought, I'm shocked, thoroughly shocked, that this could be the case...