Huh, nobody mentions Open Moko? They used to praise it into heaven before it came out... Anyway, there's your answer. If you want something open and blah blah, you get a pile of crap that is openmoko. Some things are better not designed in a commission.
did you check the distribution of Sweden? it's virtually empty a little north of Stockholm.
All of these comments on how things may be a little better in Europe than in the US, and billions of US-ians seem to crawl out of the woodwork to try and convince everyone it cannot be! Would it be so farfetched that in Europe things may actually be a little better in some aspects? *cough*healthcare, public transport, automotive industries, green tech, fast internet access*/cough*
I sincerely hope you meant this as a joke, otherwise please let me know and I can shake my head in despair accordingly.
Oh, things like the LHC, Spring-8, ESRF, etc., each quite a bit more expensive than your hypothetical server farm, is essentially built on peer reviewed scientific papers. Because peer review essentially means "examination of the facts by someone in the know".
mod parent +1: knows what the fuck he's talking about. Also: since when does it need to be explicitly explained that plagiarism is not allowed for a course, as TFS suggests?
That sounds like a job for Top Gear! I mean, *in Jeremy's voice:* "how hard can it be" (Squeeky reply from Hammond: "Don't say that!"). It's the biggest garbage patch... IN THE WORLD!
Can't imagine the kind of injuries you'd get from a high-power infrared laser shooting freely into a car accident due to broken fibre optics. Actually, I can. It's not pretty.
But when the government realises that a very significant fraction of its population is breaking the law, they might want to look at it. This will take excessive lawsuits first, though, to bring it under their attention.
The one does not exclude the other. Breaking down your comment, we see:
"What's frustrating to me is that of all the nations who ratified the Kyoto protocol, 3 of them have done anything about it"
and
"people are still harping Americans because a former president didn't sign it."
The actions of "a former president" in this case were despicable at best, widening the rift between the US and the rest of the world.
The first part of your response also describes a despicable act, although it does provide useful information for the future. Now we have a good idea who will keep themselves to their word, and who will not, in terms of environmental treaties. This can be used for further treaties to strengthen the penalties for not being true to one's word.
The situation without the treaty, poorly executed as it may be, would have been worse than what it is now.
Don't tell me you _really_ need all that energy. A few cheap slabs of isolation in your houses will reduce the energy use dramatically, without much increased complexity. The Danes did it with houses dating (mostly) from the turn of the previous century, and are living in luxury with good health care. The US (or populated parts of it) must be able to achieve similar goals.
True, but a bad start is better than not participating at all. At least it shows us (non-US) where you (US) stand. The annoying bit was that the treaty was heavily adapted that even America would join, then passed, and then mr new president decides it is not good for the industry (although Denmark has a thriving industry, thankyouverymuch). Really quite frustrating.
One difference, tho, is science and technology. Your average citizen knows jack shit about it, and if it were up to him, all that expensive black hole doomsday generation business would be shut down. I, for one, am glad to have the government cough up the energy to sit and listen to a scientist explaining why we need it and then deciding on that information.
Sure, there are a few in the crowd who know what it's all about, but their voices get drowned out by the ignorant (and easily opinion-shaped by the tabloid-)masses. What we need is a referendum system on decisions which weighs based on your knowledge of the topic. Difficult? yes. Impossible? no. Flawed? Yup, the flaw lies in the test of knowledge.
Just my 0.02, but I'd like to see your response to this conundrum. IMHO, in some cases some politicians may actually be able to decide what's best because they have the time (and get paid) to learn the facts and decide on that.
Indeed, it appears too many people have too many long toes that, defying all normal laws of physics, appear to extend through the entire internet! Offense here, offense there, no more exclamations of fuck and damn, self-censorship and, ultimately, a bland, offenseless society which will take offense at the slightest of bumps in the bland.
It all could improve with a little understanding (http://ted.com/ for your weekly dose of understanding).
Pscht. Ireland and the Netherlands are not so bad, you know. At least in the Netherlands we haven't had a serious mass-murdering terrorist attack in ages.
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I can make it erotic by having an erection when I'm in the machine ;).
Mod parent up..
Huh, nobody mentions Open Moko? They used to praise it into heaven before it came out... Anyway, there's your answer. If you want something open and blah blah, you get a pile of crap that is openmoko. Some things are better not designed in a commission.
Have to agree with goldberg here; lame.
did you check the distribution of Sweden? it's virtually empty a little north of Stockholm.
All of these comments on how things may be a little better in Europe than in the US, and billions of US-ians seem to crawl out of the woodwork to try and convince everyone it cannot be! Would it be so farfetched that in Europe things may actually be a little better in some aspects? *cough*healthcare, public transport, automotive industries, green tech, fast internet access*/cough*
B.
Wiki indicates that the solution of burnthrough lies in metallurgy, as it was mainly an oxidation issue.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NK-33
Also notes that it has a big red "emergency off" button in case it revolts against mankind.
B.
I sincerely hope you meant this as a joke, otherwise please let me know and I can shake my head in despair accordingly.
Oh, things like the LHC, Spring-8, ESRF, etc., each quite a bit more expensive than your hypothetical server farm, is essentially built on peer reviewed scientific papers. Because peer review essentially means "examination of the facts by someone in the know".
I so hope you were joking...
mod parent +1: knows what the fuck he's talking about.
Also: since when does it need to be explicitly explained that plagiarism is not allowed for a course, as TFS suggests?
B.
That sounds like a job for Top Gear! I mean, *in Jeremy's voice:* "how hard can it be" (Squeeky reply from Hammond: "Don't say that!").
It's the biggest garbage patch... IN THE WORLD!
that was fiat, wasn't it?
Sure, low power, but you never got zapped with a plug in your eye, did you? The trouble is the eyes are rather sensitive to (laser-)light..
This one summed it up nicely:
http://hardware.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=1310417&cid=28775141
Cheap, Fast, Good, pick any two...
Can't imagine the kind of injuries you'd get from a high-power infrared laser shooting freely into a car accident due to broken fibre optics. Actually, I can. It's not pretty.
So then she should be judged for contempt of court. It should not affect the weight of the fine for the distributing charge.
But when the government realises that a very significant fraction of its population is breaking the law, they might want to look at it. This will take excessive lawsuits first, though, to bring it under their attention.
The one does not exclude the other. Breaking down your comment, we see:
"What's frustrating to me is that of all the nations who ratified the Kyoto protocol, 3 of them have done anything about it"
and
"people are still harping Americans because a former president didn't sign it."
The actions of "a former president" in this case were despicable at best, widening the rift between the US and the rest of the world.
The first part of your response also describes a despicable act, although it does provide useful information for the future. Now we have a good idea who will keep themselves to their word, and who will not, in terms of environmental treaties. This can be used for further treaties to strengthen the penalties for not being true to one's word.
The situation without the treaty, poorly executed as it may be, would have been worse than what it is now.
B.
Yup. Costs about a lump of coal per Megabyte
http://www.ted.com/talks/jay_walker_s_library_of_human_imagination.html
Health care: see Denmark, or even Cuba!
Efficiency: Households in Denmark use 1/2 the amount of energy as those in the US. And we're even much further north than f.ex. NY.:
Denmark: 160.98 GJ/year
US: 327.38 GJ/year
source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_energy_consumption_per_capita
Don't tell me you _really_ need all that energy. A few cheap slabs of isolation in your houses will reduce the energy use dramatically, without much increased complexity. The Danes did it with houses dating (mostly) from the turn of the previous century, and are living in luxury with good health care. The US (or populated parts of it) must be able to achieve similar goals.
B.
True, but a bad start is better than not participating at all. At least it shows us (non-US) where you (US) stand. The annoying bit was that the treaty was heavily adapted that even America would join, then passed, and then mr new president decides it is not good for the industry (although Denmark has a thriving industry, thankyouverymuch). Really quite frustrating.
B.
[...] could be enough to fuel the opponents of nuclear power [...]
Woah! That's worth exploiting, don't you think?
One difference, tho, is science and technology. Your average citizen knows jack shit about it, and if it were up to him, all that expensive black hole doomsday generation business would be shut down. I, for one, am glad to have the government cough up the energy to sit and listen to a scientist explaining why we need it and then deciding on that information.
Sure, there are a few in the crowd who know what it's all about, but their voices get drowned out by the ignorant (and easily opinion-shaped by the tabloid-)masses. What we need is a referendum system on decisions which weighs based on your knowledge of the topic. Difficult? yes. Impossible? no. Flawed? Yup, the flaw lies in the test of knowledge.
Just my 0.02, but I'd like to see your response to this conundrum. IMHO, in some cases some politicians may actually be able to decide what's best because they have the time (and get paid) to learn the facts and decide on that.
"hear, all ye good people, hear what this brilliant and eloquent speaker has to say!" (from: http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1489/why-do-people-say-hear-hear)
Indeed, it appears too many people have too many long toes that, defying all normal laws of physics, appear to extend through the entire internet! Offense here, offense there, no more exclamations of fuck and damn, self-censorship and, ultimately, a bland, offenseless society which will take offense at the slightest of bumps in the bland.
It all could improve with a little understanding (http://ted.com/ for your weekly dose of understanding).
B.
Pscht. Ireland and the Netherlands are not so bad, you know. At least in the Netherlands we haven't had a serious mass-murdering terrorist attack in ages.