It's not just Vudu economics, for a small income entity, it's the difference between possible and effective now, as compared to continuing to pay much more 4 large awesome, future generation power.
Pumped storage is a superb energy storage system for short interval use. But it doesn't replace standby generation requirements, as it can't sequester enough water to last very long (and remember, it's not a generator, you need sufficient capacity to fill it while also covering normal consumption as well.)
I may misunderstand this -- my quantum physics are hazy at best -- but I am under the impression that "brute force" isn't the leverage that quantum computing will apply to the problem.
Can anyone who actually understands what a quantum computer could do give us (ok, me) a lesson on the nature of the threat to encryption?
You entirely missed the point. The community is on FB. They are not going to move, even if I build a much better site. I can't -- no one can, in fact -- offer them what FB does, which is that hub, plus connection to family and friends and job, including the very good chance of re-connecting with old friends, associates and classmates.
What they have is the public. Getting the public away from them is a pipe dream for anyone. Google couldn't do it, and Google+ is *far* better, technically speaking, then FB is.
It is simply glib to say "go build your optimum site" because to be optimum, the community would have to be there. And that is not going to happen no matter what you do.
As I already said, I can live with the down-side. What I can't do is replace with something of equal value.
When the government subsidizes the costs, it doesn't actually make the energy any cheaper it just makes it more affordable. The costs remain the same, the burden is just shifted around a bit.
When they require a "professional installer" in order to obtain the subsidy, it takes more out of anyone's pocket who was already willing and competent. Which actually does make it more expensive.
Soylent green wasn't made of people. Read the book: "Make Room, Make Room" by Harry Harrison. I guarantee the original story is better than the Hollywood vomit-fest that ignored every salient point the book made in favor of drooler fodder.
A huge proportion of the population is on Facebook. Your "other service" simply won't reach them. For instance, my community has a hub on Facebook; it's unofficially, but without any question, the actual "only place you can talk to the community." More generally, there are many sites that use a Facebook plugin for comments. No Facebook account, no ability to comment.
I can live with this -- and I do -- but I certainly recognize it as far from optimum.
You can't watch television any more. There's no "tele." Now you can watch packetvision. Not that I'd recommend it. Near as I can tell, if it's in the form of an image recording, it's very, very rarely worth watching.
Why do you want to ruin the economy of the United States?
Yes, I want to "ruin" it. By hiring qualified US citizens instead of cheaper, green-carded imports. Indeed I do. I suspect the "ruined" result would be a far stronger economy.
Uhm.... not taking sides on the original point, but I am curious: Do you really believe that a country as resource-rich as the USA could not do well with brick-wall trade barriers? That seems absurdly naive to me. Sure, it would take a good bit of restructuring, but economic destruction? Hardly.
When it comes to espionage and national security, European citizens have fewer protections from their governments than Americans have from the US government.
That'd be great, if the US government actually complied with those protections in a more significant manner than lip service.
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It's not just Vudu economics, for a small income entity, it's the difference between possible and effective now, as compared to continuing to pay much more 4 large awesome, future generation power.
"When they are too small, power generation isn't even possible"
Someone needs to tell NASA their satellites and probes are running on optimism, then.
Pumped storage is a superb energy storage system for short interval use. But it doesn't replace standby generation requirements, as it can't sequester enough water to last very long (and remember, it's not a generator, you need sufficient capacity to fill it while also covering normal consumption as well.)
Many of the technically viable sites have inconvenient things like towns and cities in them, like the Delaware river valley.
Hey, check this out. 50 dead, 50 wounded.
Tool of choice: Knives.
We Must Ban All Knives!
Permissions problem, my apologies. Fixed now.
ok, now *that* was funny :)
only viable scripting language choice
FTFY
I may misunderstand this -- my quantum physics are hazy at best -- but I am under the impression that "brute force" isn't the leverage that quantum computing will apply to the problem.
Can anyone who actually understands what a quantum computer could do give us (ok, me) a lesson on the nature of the threat to encryption?
You entirely missed the point. The community is on FB. They are not going to move, even if I build a much better site. I can't -- no one can, in fact -- offer them what FB does, which is that hub, plus connection to family and friends and job, including the very good chance of re-connecting with old friends, associates and classmates.
What they have is the public. Getting the public away from them is a pipe dream for anyone. Google couldn't do it, and Google+ is *far* better, technically speaking, then FB is.
It is simply glib to say "go build your optimum site" because to be optimum, the community would have to be there. And that is not going to happen no matter what you do.
As I already said, I can live with the down-side. What I can't do is replace with something of equal value.
My. Scott says you're cracked. Uh, They're cracked, I mean. No, wait. He's dead, right? Sorry. I have trouble with hallucinations from time to time.
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When they require a "professional installer" in order to obtain the subsidy, it takes more out of anyone's pocket who was already willing and competent. Which actually does make it more expensive.
That. Was. Awesome.
But you really should take your meds.
That's very nice. If you live in California.
Soylent green wasn't made of people. Read the book: "Make Room, Make Room" by Harry Harrison. I guarantee the original story is better than the Hollywood vomit-fest that ignored every salient point the book made in favor of drooler fodder.
A huge proportion of the population is on Facebook. Your "other service" simply won't reach them. For instance, my community has a hub on Facebook; it's unofficially, but without any question, the actual "only place you can talk to the community." More generally, there are many sites that use a Facebook plugin for comments. No Facebook account, no ability to comment.
I can live with this -- and I do -- but I certainly recognize it as far from optimum.
Yep. And I've always not been a member of Facebook. :)
You can't watch television any more. There's no "tele." Now you can watch packetvision. Not that I'd recommend it. Near as I can tell, if it's in the form of an image recording, it's very, very rarely worth watching.
Haven't connected your Windows machine to the Internet yet, I see.
Yes, I want to "ruin" it. By hiring qualified US citizens instead of cheaper, green-carded imports. Indeed I do. I suspect the "ruined" result would be a far stronger economy.
Uhm.... not taking sides on the original point, but I am curious: Do you really believe that a country as resource-rich as the USA could not do well with brick-wall trade barriers? That seems absurdly naive to me. Sure, it would take a good bit of restructuring, but economic destruction? Hardly.
I... I... have found a true optimist!
That'd be great, if the US government actually complied with those protections in a more significant manner than lip service.
In Montana, it's "Uber's Butte"
That's an.... interesting... way of looking at it. :/