The most advanced nations of the planet mostly deforested their nations too. Europe has basically nothing left of the old growth forests outside of some small preserves. The US has a smaller percentage of forest than Brazil and two third of that is fucking timberland...
Yes, but we're smarter now. We're not supposed to be repeating those mistakes.
I'm not sure this is accurate. First, as any woodworker can tell you, the alleged logging isn't making Brazilian hardwood better available or less expensive. Second, as carnivores can tell you, beef isn't becoming less expensive
Neither of those follows from the premise. It's all about profit, not lowering prices or improving product.
nor is Brazil a prime source for best quality beef.
Again: It doesn't follow that they'd be selling it to your local supplier.
No, but really: a) All currencies trend downwards in the long term, due to inflation. b) To make money, you're relying on the difference between two currencies becoming larger over time. c) You're relying mostly on one currency going down, not the other one going up (ie. the other one won't be worth more in the country where it's used).
Right now: i) All cryptocurrencies are going down so the advice of any sensible person would be to switch to $, not the other way around. ii) It's a negative feedback loop, less people using Bitcoin as a currency means it won't "recover", it will be worth less and less as time passes.
Think about how much Bitcoin would rise again if even 10% of the people in most modern cities around the world bought and started using a few hundred $ worth.
Now think about how much it would be worth if they didn't.
PS: Currencies aren't supposed to "rise", they're supposed to be stable.
You'll be mocked mercilessly until you grasp this concept: A thing can't be both an investment instrument and a working currency at the same time.
Yeah, the slashdot echo chamber says over and over "NSA bad!", but, really, learn something about what the Chinese government is doing to see some serious repression.
They're not doing it to me or anybody I know. The NSA/GCHQ just might.
Explain this reasoning.... how is a foreign backdoor preferable to a domestic one?
The Chinese government isn't going to try to arrest a US citizen in his own home, put them on a no-fly list because they read the Koran once, or whatever.
I played fortnite a few times. It's a lot of walking.
This too.
You'll spend 50% (or more) of the "game" just running through fields, trying to get to where the action is. When you arrive you'll instantly be shot and become a spectator for the rest of the time.
Maybe if you've played 1000 games before you'll know the right places to drop in but I had no desire to find out.
Surely I can't be the only one who doesn't "get" what the fuss is about. Anybody? Bueller...?
One thing: Their "compact" models aren't spill proof. I killed one by spilling earl grey into it. The full size ones have the proper liquid-catching tray that drains to the front of the keyboard.
A modern airship using Hydrogen would be orders of magnitude safer then the Hindenburg. That being said, still not safe enough. Just use helium and deal with the reduced efficiency.
Weird. It's almost as if you believe that helium is cheap and unlimited.
You know that no ship is watertight, right? It's much easier to pump out a bit of water once a day than it is to get a perfect seal.
Blimps could do the same thing, ie. have some tanks of hydrogen on board to keep themselves topped up when some escapes.
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These day "increased performance" just means the developers will care about optimization even less than before.
The apps will bloat to absorb any difference within a couple of months.
But it was designed by clowns.
The most advanced nations of the planet mostly deforested their nations too. Europe has basically nothing left of the old growth forests outside of some small preserves. The US has a smaller percentage of forest than Brazil and two third of that is fucking timberland ...
Yes, but we're smarter now. We're not supposed to be repeating those mistakes.
-1 Stupid
This seems to be a world-wide trend. What is driving it?
The usual: Greed and profit
A handful of worthless people will get mega-rich, the planet (and everybody's future) will get a lot poorer.
illegal logging was to blame
Time for helicopter gunships, methinks.
I'm not sure this is accurate. First, as any woodworker can tell you, the alleged logging isn't making Brazilian hardwood better available or less expensive. Second, as carnivores can tell you, beef isn't becoming less expensive
Neither of those follows from the premise. It's all about profit, not lowering prices or improving product.
nor is Brazil a prime source for best quality beef.
Again: It doesn't follow that they'd be selling it to your local supplier.
B) are you really trying to say that currencies are never are treated as investments? Really?
No, but really:
a) All currencies trend downwards in the long term, due to inflation.
b) To make money, you're relying on the difference between two currencies becoming larger over time.
c) You're relying mostly on one currency going down, not the other one going up (ie. the other one won't be worth more in the country where it's used).
Right now:
i) All cryptocurrencies are going down so the advice of any sensible person would be to switch to $, not the other way around.
ii) It's a negative feedback loop, less people using Bitcoin as a currency means it won't "recover", it will be worth less and less as time passes.
Think about how much Bitcoin would rise again if even 10% of the people in most modern cities around the world bought and started using a few hundred $ worth.
Now think about how much it would be worth if they didn't.
PS: Currencies aren't supposed to "rise", they're supposed to be stable.
You'll be mocked mercilessly until you grasp this concept: A thing can't be both an investment instrument and a working currency at the same time.
Both sides know there's a federal insurance policy that'll pay for a nice new house if theirs is wrecked by climate change.
They're mostly retired and don't pay taxes, so... shrug. Let's live on the beach!
Yeah, the slashdot echo chamber says over and over "NSA bad!", but, really, learn something about what the Chinese government is doing to see some serious repression.
They're not doing it to me or anybody I know. The NSA/GCHQ just might.
Explain this reasoning.... how is a foreign backdoor preferable to a domestic one?
The Chinese government isn't going to try to arrest a US citizen in his own home, put them on a no-fly list because they read the Koran once, or whatever.
Even if we assume that the Chinese have a backdoor into that equipment, it's better than the NSA/GCHQ having a backdoor into it.
Yep. Unless you're a company who competes directly with Chinese imports or something.
For home use? Chinese all the way!
The feature they *should* have added is a tab count display on the right of the bar.
I'll get right on it, right after you paypal me the money for the upgrade.
I played fortnite a few times. It's a lot of walking.
This too.
You'll spend 50% (or more) of the "game" just running through fields, trying to get to where the action is. When you arrive you'll instantly be shot and become a spectator for the rest of the time.
Maybe if you've played 1000 games before you'll know the right places to drop in but I had no desire to find out.
Surely I can't be the only one who doesn't "get" what the fuss is about. Anybody? Bueller...?
What's fun about Fortnite?
Not much. You'll spend more time waiting around and downloading updates than you will playing the game.
When you play it? Meh. I totally failed to see what the fuss was about.
Would I like it?
If UT2004 was the absolute best thing you ever did in your life then you might enjoy it.
I didn't.
Yep.
(LOL!)
This one's about 12 years old so YMMV.
One thing: Their "compact" models aren't spill proof. I killed one by spilling earl grey into it. The full size ones have the proper liquid-catching tray that drains to the front of the keyboard.
I accidentally dropped it once and it didn't skip a beat.
Low expectations.
I expect a keyboard to break the floor when I drop it, not the other way around.
Unicomp buckling spring - if you want a traditional model M made by the same folks who produced the beasts for IBM, go there.
Yep. Thread over. No need to read any further.
(typed on a 12-year-old Unicomp)
Because an awful lot* of social media-ing is done on smartphones.
(*) most?
It's a bit different when your job expects to be able to reach you on your phone.
What does that have to do with social networking?
You just don't have one of those jobs.
Do you look in the mirror in the morning and repeat that to yourself.
A modern airship using Hydrogen would be orders of magnitude safer then the Hindenburg. That being said, still not safe enough. Just use helium and deal with the reduced efficiency.
Weird. It's almost as if you believe that helium is cheap and unlimited.
You know that no ship is watertight, right? It's much easier to pump out a bit of water once a day than it is to get a perfect seal.
Blimps could do the same thing, ie. have some tanks of hydrogen on board to keep themselves topped up when some escapes.
Where can this SS tech go? Batteries will get lighter, but no where near enough to give this plane a practical payload or range.
What if we attach this engine to a big Zeppelin?