It's not really that heavy a lift, Washington State has a number of counties which already generate high levels of renewable energy, it's more a matter of phasing out dying coal energy from nearby states. If you look at the entire West Coast, you'll see that, at present, CA OR WA BC are all aiming for 100 percent RPS (Renewable Portfolio Standard) energy, and since we all have interties, there's a surplus of green energy sloshing around somewhere.
At this rate, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Arizona, and Mexico will soon be part of people doing things, rather than coming up with excuses for why they use expensive power from non-renewables.
Sure, if you're driving a 12 mpg truck, getting a new hybrid with 40 mpg will be better, but it had to be made first.
Replace more trucks and cars with trains, and convert those to electric/hydrogen hybrids instead. High speed passenger/freight trains and medium-speed efficient trains.
And stop ordering Same Day Service or Amazon Prime, you're killing the planet.
They have walled communities that aren't age restricted in the Santa Barbara area, but an autonomous vehicle could easily crash through those walls, IMHO. I think they're called "planned communities" and, like retirement communities, they have restrictions on tons of stuff, so you could easily do something in a more desert-like or island-like area. Then anyone they mow down has "agreed" to the risk, other than the kids sacrificed on the alter of technology when they visit the rels.
The US won't be out of power, just the places not using renewables.
The major concern with magnetic flipping is directional indicators, affecting a lot of other telemetry systems, and planes crashing. The days when you could go full manual are sadly in the past, so it's more sudden lack of systems that do the right thing.
Agreed. I get a land line phone, voice mail, all the cable channels I don't want, and internet for less.
If I wasn't a curling and soccer fanatic, I could probably just use my HDTV antenna to watch most of that (except CBC which has a player app and BBC which has a player app), but right now it's cheaper.
Actually, BC is converting its local planes to electric planes, so if these were electric flying cars, charged from renewable energy, they would be more environmentally friendly. Private jets are about 20x worse for the environment than flying first class in one of the worst passenger jets, though.
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It's not really that heavy a lift, Washington State has a number of counties which already generate high levels of renewable energy, it's more a matter of phasing out dying coal energy from nearby states. If you look at the entire West Coast, you'll see that, at present, CA OR WA BC are all aiming for 100 percent RPS (Renewable Portfolio Standard) energy, and since we all have interties, there's a surplus of green energy sloshing around somewhere.
At this rate, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Arizona, and Mexico will soon be part of people doing things, rather than coming up with excuses for why they use expensive power from non-renewables.
I see, where did they teach you that theft of a copyrighted work (which all work is by creation) is ok in Communism School?
I hold copyrights from works I did a long time ago. Stealing my work is still theft.
Same goes for the picture.
It's theft.
Call it what it is.
There you go. See, we already paid for it.
Cancel the telecom execs bonus payments and any salary over $100,000 until they roll it out.
Why can't they build their own rural coops and do it themselves using private enterprise?
I see you've never had to drive from North of LA to San Diego.
It's all highways. But you won't get there fast.
Neither one has a chance.
"They seek him here, they seek him there, that darned illusive Pimpernel!"
Total nest of terrorists in those recordings
1. Unplug Alexa
2. Take a hammer to the electronics
3. Melt it in a fire of a thousand suns
4. Toss in the rubbish bin
This will still increase actual emissions.
Sure, if you're driving a 12 mpg truck, getting a new hybrid with 40 mpg will be better, but it had to be made first.
Replace more trucks and cars with trains, and convert those to electric/hydrogen hybrids instead. High speed passenger/freight trains and medium-speed efficient trains.
And stop ordering Same Day Service or Amazon Prime, you're killing the planet.
Actually, the planet will survive, you won't.
They have walled communities that aren't age restricted in the Santa Barbara area, but an autonomous vehicle could easily crash through those walls, IMHO. I think they're called "planned communities" and, like retirement communities, they have restrictions on tons of stuff, so you could easily do something in a more desert-like or island-like area. Then anyone they mow down has "agreed" to the risk, other than the kids sacrificed on the alter of technology when they visit the rels.
The US won't be out of power, just the places not using renewables.
The major concern with magnetic flipping is directional indicators, affecting a lot of other telemetry systems, and planes crashing. The days when you could go full manual are sadly in the past, so it's more sudden lack of systems that do the right thing.
You can't run and you can't hide. Putin won't save you.
No, that means "retirement community" and "corporate parks".
But, walled in a sense.
Internal engineers say this is pie in the sky (2023) and it's more like 2035 for dev and 5 more years for extensive real world testing.
But that's reality.
Face it, you're more likely to have working commercial (non-military) safe fusion reactors before you see self-driving cars.
Let alone their security implications.
Sorry, my radio only goes up to 11
I think you meant to say "has been", not "could be".
His hearing was partially impaired by the earbuds.
Lock him up and throw away the digital key.
Two bucks, comrade
It's $2500 a transaction if you want it. Mmm, that's a tasty -$2498 candy bar!
Good thing I don't have an android phone.
Agreed. I get a land line phone, voice mail, all the cable channels I don't want, and internet for less.
If I wasn't a curling and soccer fanatic, I could probably just use my HDTV antenna to watch most of that (except CBC which has a player app and BBC which has a player app), but right now it's cheaper.
Actually, BC is converting its local planes to electric planes, so if these were electric flying cars, charged from renewable energy, they would be more environmentally friendly. Private jets are about 20x worse for the environment than flying first class in one of the worst passenger jets, though.
Why are you using an iPhone? You poor underprivileged loser.
Because I stopped using my flip phone