Uh, the last time I checked my RF cabling, the electric current that was running through it was only purring along at.81 * the speed of light propagating through a vaccum. That's the "velocity factor" of the cable and any time you have current running through a medium you have some degredation of absolute velocity in relation to the speed of light.
"...science people on TV or in the news... they make you believe that Science will Have All The Answers"
How does one inspire people to look for answers without suggesting that there are answers to be found?
Global Warming: When was the last time you saw a scholarly reference in a global warming news story or press release? Not for a while, because, hey, everyone who's anyone believes in Global Warming!
DDT: It kills the eagles and causes cancer! Everyone knows that! That's why we banned it in 1972! As to the 1.9-2.7 million people who die of Malaria each year, if that's what it takes for a healthy environment, so be it!
Weapons of Mass Destruction: There were never any weapons of mass destruction in Iraq! Everyone says so! (Except for the not less than six 1-run-never-to-be-repeated-or-archived newsstories about the chemical-agent roadside bombs they've discovered and the briefcase full of Sarin gas they found in Falujah, oh and how about the several thousand dead and not-so-dead Iranians and Kurds with atropine-injection scars on their thighs...)
Darwinian Evolution: It must be the truth because obviously the only alternative is creationism and everyone knows how wacky creationism is. The state of our knowledge couldn't possibly be INCOMPLETE in this area, leaving open the possibility of a mystery, something requiring further reasearch and investigation... because then those wacky creationists storm in! So, Darwinian Evolution (Natural Selection and variance by random mutation) explains the origins, development, and future of life, as well as predicting Oscar nominees, baseball pennant winners, and traffic jams on I-95.
I've got to side with the cynics on this. Limiting the implementation of complimentary technology that doesn't pose an imminent threat to your market but could in the future, while certainly not illegal, and maybe not even unethical, is shady. Why? It's exploitation of the uninformed. Do I think those rent-to own places should be illegal? No. Would I spit on the owner's shoes for being an exploittive slime-ball, you-betcha! It's the same thing.
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Uh, the last time I checked my RF cabling, the electric current that was running through it was only purring along at .81 * the speed of light propagating through a vaccum. That's the "velocity factor" of the cable and any time you have current running through a medium you have some degredation of absolute velocity in relation to the speed of light.
Hang in there, man. Don't let the cool kids shake you. Consensus is never a replacement for proof.
I believe the moderation score and comment on this post must have been made by my toenail-chewing, four-foot bong hitting, hippie-cousin Snowflake.
"...science people on TV or in the news... they make you believe that Science will Have All The Answers" How does one inspire people to look for answers without suggesting that there are answers to be found?
Global Warming: When was the last time you saw a scholarly reference in a global warming news story or press release? Not for a while, because, hey, everyone who's anyone believes in Global Warming! DDT: It kills the eagles and causes cancer! Everyone knows that! That's why we banned it in 1972! As to the 1.9-2.7 million people who die of Malaria each year, if that's what it takes for a healthy environment, so be it! Weapons of Mass Destruction: There were never any weapons of mass destruction in Iraq! Everyone says so! (Except for the not less than six 1-run-never-to-be-repeated-or-archived newsstories about the chemical-agent roadside bombs they've discovered and the briefcase full of Sarin gas they found in Falujah, oh and how about the several thousand dead and not-so-dead Iranians and Kurds with atropine-injection scars on their thighs...) Darwinian Evolution: It must be the truth because obviously the only alternative is creationism and everyone knows how wacky creationism is. The state of our knowledge couldn't possibly be INCOMPLETE in this area, leaving open the possibility of a mystery, something requiring further reasearch and investigation... because then those wacky creationists storm in! So, Darwinian Evolution (Natural Selection and variance by random mutation) explains the origins, development, and future of life, as well as predicting Oscar nominees, baseball pennant winners, and traffic jams on I-95.
I've got to side with the cynics on this. Limiting the implementation of complimentary technology that doesn't pose an imminent threat to your market but could in the future, while certainly not illegal, and maybe not even unethical, is shady. Why? It's exploitation of the uninformed. Do I think those rent-to own places should be illegal? No. Would I spit on the owner's shoes for being an exploittive slime-ball, you-betcha! It's the same thing.