I remember that. Called the iPhone users zombies who pay for their own surveillance. Sounds to me we're held in contempt because we trust our services to act on our behalf.
I'm starting to wonder how dumb it is to have a smart phone. Seriously whats the point anymore? So that it makes it easier for govt to spy on us and companies to advertise to us.
Every nuclear plant will have to close I'm afraid, they can't afford their own meltdown insurance. Coal is obviously gone, gas might survive.
I think that converting the nuclear infrastructure to gas would mean you can still partially get a return on the capital investment on the infrastructure whilst providing a profit motivation to look after the spent fuel that remains on site.
China and India are in their "growing years" so I can understand.
Oi vey. You DO understand that you can't simply "forgive" carbon emissions simply based on "they're growing/modernizing" right?
or radionuclides
The main problem is the activist/regulatory environment here.
Due to poliicies enacted because of the positively PSYCHOTIC "no nuclear" lobby, the chances of implementing nuclear power in the US is virtually zero.
Had you read any of the laws that pertain to the placement of nuclear facilities you would find they specifically exclude the general population from having any influence on where nuclear facilities are situated.
Specifically this is the function of the NRC and the DOE. Nuclear is a funding mechanism for the oil and coal industry. You can find that information in the 2005 US Energy Policy Act SEC 600 onwards.
We quite simply CANNOT implement enough solar or wind power. Nor could we build lesser capacities and back it with batteries. The quantities required simply aren't feasible.
There is *terrawatts* of wind power available in the US.
And it's very EASY to sit back in a country like Germany (with a total area of 138K square miles) and preach about "what ought to be done" in a country like the US (with a total area of 3.7 MILLION square miles). Because hey, logistics is EASY, right? EVERY country on the planet has had a couple millennia to evenly distribute it's population throughout its' borders, right?
Or employ people to build the infrastructure. Change implies change.
Now, if YOU can come up with a REAL solution that the no-nuke crazies will accept, that DOESN'T involve CRASHING OUR ECONOMY or killing off 90% of the populace and forcing the remainder to live in caves and eat grass, knock yourself out!
If you have nothing to aim for you can never achieve it. I'll take the opportunity to thank the Coal and Oil industry for this excellent outcome and the promise of even bigger and better things next year. Way to go guys;-)
Now lets get back to our important work of dumping plastic bags in the ocean to kill Dolphins, there is so much more that we can do.
In any country where you give up your guns, the rest of your freedoms will surely follow.
I didn't want to give up our firearms, we were compelled to on a wave of media hand wringing. The Port Arthur massacre was the impetus and it was conducted with an illegal firearm.
I noted this is where it started, followed by both sides of the lower House collaborating on aggregating the voting system used to count votes in the parliament to nobble the power of the independents. The Australian electorate had a funny habit of pissing the politicians off by not giving them what they wanted.
In that regard Australia had been more faithful to the Westminster style of government used in commonwealth countries until the two major parties got control from 1998/99.
It usually comes crashing down. In my experience Supreme Courts have a habit of wanting reasoning, procedures, redress procedures, limitations and implementations explained to them. Then the inconsistencies come to light in a forum they cant bullshit their way out of. I've seen numerous instances were courts asked the government if they had a severe case teh dumb.
No, only if the law is unconstitutional.
The law now says that if you, as an IT professional, do not comply you are deemed not in compliance and subject to fine ($60,000) and jail terms (up to 10 years). Additionally, you are subject to the liability from users who take legal action to recover damages if they were the victim of a subsequent crime because the government's actions - how is that for a stroke of cuntishness if you want to try to protect you users privacy.
If you do comply you are obliged to keep the actions you have complied with secret or face ($30,000) and 5 years jail and the users have no recourse to recover damages as a result of the consequences.
the government has just moved to block the greens from proposing the "oppositions" amendments to the bill, an opposition who is now voting against their own ammendments.
The "opposition" has just moved to drop their own amendments to the Bill. The Division bell is now ringing. The greens attempted to move the "oppositions" amendments however leave was not granted for them to do so.
So for all of the effort from industry and individuals the Bill now stands before the Senate to be passed as originally presented in its flawed form.
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I remember that. Called the iPhone users zombies who pay for their own surveillance. Sounds to me we're held in contempt because we trust our services to act on our behalf.
I'm starting to wonder how dumb it is to have a smart phone. Seriously whats the point anymore? So that it makes it easier for govt to spy on us and companies to advertise to us.
It is almost as if both parties are being directed on what position to take
Almost as if the people who vote actually matter.
Every nuclear plant will have to close I'm afraid, they can't afford their own meltdown insurance. Coal is obviously gone, gas might survive.
I think that converting the nuclear infrastructure to gas would mean you can still partially get a return on the capital investment on the infrastructure whilst providing a profit motivation to look after the spent fuel that remains on site.
Oi vey. You DO understand that you can't simply "forgive" carbon emissions simply based on "they're growing/modernizing" right?
or radionuclides
The main problem is the activist/regulatory environment here.
Due to poliicies enacted because of the positively PSYCHOTIC "no nuclear" lobby, the chances of implementing nuclear power in the US is virtually zero.
Had you read any of the laws that pertain to the placement of nuclear facilities you would find they specifically exclude the general population from having any influence on where nuclear facilities are situated.
Specifically this is the function of the NRC and the DOE. Nuclear is a funding mechanism for the oil and coal industry. You can find that information in the 2005 US Energy Policy Act SEC 600 onwards.
We quite simply CANNOT implement enough solar or wind power. Nor could we build lesser capacities and back it with batteries. The quantities required simply aren't feasible.
There is *terrawatts* of wind power available in the US.
And it's very EASY to sit back in a country like Germany (with a total area of 138K square miles) and preach about "what ought to be done" in a country like the US (with a total area of 3.7 MILLION square miles). Because hey, logistics is EASY, right? EVERY country on the planet has had a couple millennia to evenly distribute it's population throughout its' borders, right?
Or employ people to build the infrastructure. Change implies change.
Now, if YOU can come up with a REAL solution that the no-nuke crazies will accept, that DOESN'T involve CRASHING OUR ECONOMY or killing off 90% of the populace and forcing the remainder to live in caves and eat grass, knock yourself out!
Ridiculous over emotional claptrap.
nuclear baseline
Perhaps you should listen to Primus
I wrap myself in tinfoil to protect against that.
Maybe you should try educating yourself instead.
oh dear people taking sarcasm seriously.
If you have nothing to aim for you can never achieve it. I'll take the opportunity to thank the Coal and Oil industry for this excellent outcome and the promise of even bigger and better things next year. Way to go guys ;-)
Now lets get back to our important work of dumping plastic bags in the ocean to kill Dolphins, there is so much more that we can do.
Starship is the word for today, of the morrow. Sieze the day by the ballz.
Do you sieze deez nuts?
Come closer my dear... so I can better understand you.
Self sabotage disguised as integrity.
You elected them, you pay the price for it.
Both sides of the house voted for it. This is exactly what politicians do when they are doing something that no one would vote for.
indeed - I do get tired and make spelling and grammar mistakes.
Nicely put.
In any country where you give up your guns, the rest of your freedoms will surely follow.
I didn't want to give up our firearms, we were compelled to on a wave of media hand wringing. The Port Arthur massacre was the impetus and it was conducted with an illegal firearm.
I noted this is where it started, followed by both sides of the lower House collaborating on aggregating the voting system used to count votes in the parliament to nobble the power of the independents. The Australian electorate had a funny habit of pissing the politicians off by not giving them what they wanted.
In that regard Australia had been more faithful to the Westminster style of government used in commonwealth countries until the two major parties got control from 1998/99.
It's been all down hill from there.
It usually comes crashing down. In my experience Supreme Courts have a habit of wanting reasoning, procedures, redress procedures, limitations and implementations explained to them. Then the inconsistencies come to light in a forum they cant bullshit their way out of. I've seen numerous instances were courts asked the government if they had a severe case teh dumb.
No, only if the law is unconstitutional.
The law now says that if you, as an IT professional, do not comply you are deemed not in compliance and subject to fine ($60,000) and jail terms (up to 10 years). Additionally, you are subject to the liability from users who take legal action to recover damages if they were the victim of a subsequent crime because the government's actions - how is that for a stroke of cuntishness if you want to try to protect you users privacy.
If you do comply you are obliged to keep the actions you have complied with secret or face ($30,000) and 5 years jail and the users have no recourse to recover damages as a result of the consequences.
IIUC the difference is that RIPA has judicial oversight written into the law.
Thank you.
I do hope I am reading the situation wrong and we get another chance to lobby against this bill.
The rejection of the amendments has just passed - they are now ringing the division bell to pass it.
the government has just moved to block the greens from proposing the "oppositions" amendments to the bill, an opposition who is now voting against their own ammendments.
It is now before the senate in its original form.
I am reporting this to you in real time watch it for yourself
It has passed the second reading.
Actually the article said it had passed the house. It didn't say it has passed the senate.
I am watching it, in the Senate RIGHT NOW. I have shared the link has just passed the second reading
The "opposition" has just moved to drop their own amendments to the Bill. The Division bell is now ringing. The greens attempted to move the "oppositions" amendments however leave was not granted for them to do so.
So for all of the effort from industry and individuals the Bill now stands before the Senate to be passed as originally presented in its flawed form.
This is disgusting.