All I know is that it's good when kids use it to fight the power in countries whose governments we don't like. But it's bad when kids use it to fight the power in countries whose governments we do like. And it's downright fucking criminal if any thug punks *dare* to do it in *OUR* country!!!
Kind of reminds me of the old Reagan days--when labor unions were awful in the U.S., but wonderful in Poland.
It means that certain organic chemicals are probably common in the universe. Depending on your desire to believe, that could mean that life is common "out there" or it could mean fuck all. Take your pick.
The fact that the EU is even *considering* that backwoods Koran-thumping shithole is a fucking embarassment. Fucking hell, it was bad enough when they let Greece in.
From what I understand of Tor though, there is a bigger problem. By using it, aren't you opening yourself up to being charged for other people's shit? I mean, sure they can't trace my IP address if I'm downloading movies off Pirate Bay. But wtf good is that going to do me if the FBI is still kicking down my door because some other asshole used my IP address to download kiddie porn?
How about a solution that doesn't involve some trigger-happy SWAT team thug with a gun to my head because they think I'm diddling kids?
Yeah, it's all my fault that a bunch of punks are attacking and robbing people in Philly. I tell you what, why don't you head over there and go apologize to them for me?
The TEA Party wants the federal government to follow the 10th Amendment and only do what is specifically enumerated in the Constitution--ushering in a bright utopia where the states will repair their own roads, house their own prisoners, and allow people to make their living without being encumbered by too much government interference. (of course regulating interstate commerce is a federal power spelled out in the Constitution. Business entirely within a state would be state regulated only)
What you are describing is antebellum America. You remember that don't you? It was that wonderful era of nullification crises, slavery, incredible poverty and, of course, ultimately a civil war that cost 600,000 lives.
So if you want to go back then, thinking you're going to be the head of a plantation with singing, happy darkies doing your bidding as you sip mint julips on the porch all day--well that's just fine. Just remember that the odds are about 99-1 that you'll end up a semi-starving poor piece of trash, living in squalor with no health care, no safety net if the crop fails, and no hope for ever improving your shitty station in life. Have fun in paradise!
Funny, they had the same thing in one of the dungeons in Bards Tale 2. All you had to do was go into a certain dungeon, passwall a specific wall, and bingo you had the Crystal Sword (one of the most powerful weapons in the game). And you could do that at level 1.
Actually, Charlton Heston was like a lot of old-school leading man actors--in that he only sucked when he was in the lead (playing the cliched handsome leading man). He was pretty good in later supporting roles (where he got out of that leading man mentality).
Give me a break. You really think they're thinking that far ahead? No, they're thinking "I really want that nice new pair of sneakers" or "I want a wad of cash to throw around like my favorite rap star." They're not thinking "My long-term economic prospects are dim."
Simple enough. Find a provider that will give you some server space with shell access and install OpenVPN.
Oh yeah, because there are tons of providers out there who want to let you use their servers to download illegal movies, music, and kiddie porn. Why they're probably lining up already for the chance to have the FBI kicking *their* doors in instead of yours.
Your crass "or it may mean fucking nothing" part is always implied, and doesn't really need to be asserted
Actually, it does--because these press conferences are presumably aimed at non-scientists. Not that NASA would ever do that, of course. They're perfectly happy to have the press misconstrue their claims, as it ultimately benefits them politically.
If this uncertainty bothers you, I suggest you stay away from science and stick to the comforting guarantees of religion, where you don't have to be troubled by rational processes like doubt...
This has nothing to do with science. It's about NASA PR. If it was just about science, NASA would publish a paper, not hold a press conference announcing a mere hypothesis.
I can't do music at all but if I could, I would share it via torrent and receive donations If I want, or "buy my new song for $1 or $5 and get autographed hard copy, don't have money? Invite me a beer or a joint and lets get along"
That all works great as long as you're doing it part-time and don't have a family to support or anything. But you're not going to become rich that way, or even earn enough to quit your day job. Many people say they don't care about the money. But when they're confronted with just how cheap their "fans" are, combined with not being able to pay the rent, it can be hard to stick to the "I don't care about money, I'm an artist" thing. Most would rather have a studio contract and a steady income.
Democrats want the government to spend less and raise more revenue. The TEA Party wants the government to spend much less and raise no new revenue.
FTFY
Actually, some of the more radical elements of the Tea Party might want to take that even further:
The TEA Party wants the government to not exist--ushering in a bright fantasy utopia where we'll presumably repair our own roads, house our own prisoners, and allow corporations and the rich and powerful to do whatever the hell they want (power which they won't, of course, dare abuse or exploit).
You can run the numbers all you want, cook them every way but over-easy, and produce a powerpoint presentation of them that would make even the most die-hard quant choke. But at the end of the day, it's all about confidence. All those dollar bills in your wallet are only as valuable as we collectively agree they are. This can range from "Not worth the paper they're printed on" to "Holy shit, this is the best currency in the world!" But it all depends on confidence. U.S. currency (and bonds too, for that matter) has no real objective value.
The U.S. government takes in so much in revenue each year, and outlays so much in spending. Right now spending way outpaces revenue. Could that economy be balanced? Probably. But who knows what that balanced economy would even look like, or whether it would even work. Maybe even trying to balance the U.S. economy would turn the U.S. into a second-world country, hopelessly spiraling towards collapse. Maybe the U.S. economy is doomed to collapse no matter WHAT we do. In that kind of situation, what are those dollars worth? Who the fuck knows. It's all a question of how much confidence you have that the U.S. economy WON'T collapse, that the government WON'T default on its debts.
Right now, the world has a lot of confidence in the U.S. But recent political events put this seriously into question. Republicans have a vested interest in keeping the U.S. economy in the shitter through 2012 (to help their party's political ambitions). And, more importantly, they have shown their ability (and willingness) to best the Democrats politically at almost every turn. They have a great deal of party discipline and the determination to keep the U.S. economy down. This puts the chances of an ongoing, and possibly much more serious, recession as very high. S&P was just recognizing that fact, along with the fact that it's highly unlikely that either party at this point will ever be able to get the U.S. debt under control without some kind of default.
I live in a state where the summer average temp is in the high 90's. And last month my entire house only used about 30 kwh a day (not just AC, that's everything). That means that an electric car would eat me up for a 50% increase in energy usage (probably more like 75% more in the fall and spring). You think the grid could handle that if everyone (or even a significant percentage of people) suddenly owned one of those things? You think that power plants that usually only run for 12 hours a day suddenly having to run 24/7 to handle the demand wouldn't come at a price? And that's not even factoring in the yahoos who would be charging their cars during the day. It would be a brownout and blackout festival, you can bet on it.
Do you honestly believe that the torque required to move a 2000-lb vehicle 30-60 miles (not to mention run your car AC/heater, radio, etc.) is comparable to the amount of energy it takes to heat up a tea kettle?!? Methinks you really need to check your math.
Oh, you think NASA is about science? And you think *I'm* the deluded one? They're just a political organization that occasionally does some science as part of their larger PR effort.
The big question that seemed/seems lost in all this "The electric car is gonna save the world!" hype is how an energy grid that can barely handle our energy needs AS IT IS is supposed to function when a significant portion of the population replaces their evil petroleum cars with electricity-draining electrics. When I've asked that question in the past to my usual suspect lineup of hippie friends (who also think that organic food and wind turbines are going to save us all too), the only answer I ever got was a vague "Well, most of that'll be happening at night, when the power demand is down anyway." But we're talking HUGE power usage spikes with those cars. Think of how much our system is already taxed when HVAC units have to cool a 10-degree-higher heat wave. Now imagine half the population plugging cars into the gird every night that draw WAY more power than any consumer HVAC unit.
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All I know is that it's good when kids use it to fight the power in countries whose governments we don't like. But it's bad when kids use it to fight the power in countries whose governments we do like. And it's downright fucking criminal if any thug punks *dare* to do it in *OUR* country!!!
Kind of reminds me of the old Reagan days--when labor unions were awful in the U.S., but wonderful in Poland.
It means that certain organic chemicals are probably common in the universe. Depending on your desire to believe, that could mean that life is common "out there" or it could mean fuck all. Take your pick.
The fact that the EU is even *considering* that backwoods Koran-thumping shithole is a fucking embarassment. Fucking hell, it was bad enough when they let Greece in.
From what I understand of Tor though, there is a bigger problem. By using it, aren't you opening yourself up to being charged for other people's shit? I mean, sure they can't trace my IP address if I'm downloading movies off Pirate Bay. But wtf good is that going to do me if the FBI is still kicking down my door because some other asshole used my IP address to download kiddie porn?
How about a solution that doesn't involve some trigger-happy SWAT team thug with a gun to my head because they think I'm diddling kids?
Bypassing this by any means is illegal
Well, obviously then just about anything you do WILL be illegal. Depending on how well this law is enforced, that could be an acceptable risk or not.
I wanted to get some opinions on how this could be done without having to set up a VPN server outside of Turkey
In your situation, just about any solution is going to involve outside help from SOMEONE. And an outside VPN is as good a solution as any.
Yeah, it's all my fault that a bunch of punks are attacking and robbing people in Philly. I tell you what, why don't you head over there and go apologize to them for me?
The TEA Party wants the federal government to follow the 10th Amendment and only do what is specifically enumerated in the Constitution--ushering in a bright utopia where the states will repair their own roads, house their own prisoners, and allow people to make their living without being encumbered by too much government interference. (of course regulating interstate commerce is a federal power spelled out in the Constitution. Business entirely within a state would be state regulated only)
What you are describing is antebellum America. You remember that don't you? It was that wonderful era of nullification crises, slavery, incredible poverty and, of course, ultimately a civil war that cost 600,000 lives.
So if you want to go back then, thinking you're going to be the head of a plantation with singing, happy darkies doing your bidding as you sip mint julips on the porch all day--well that's just fine. Just remember that the odds are about 99-1 that you'll end up a semi-starving poor piece of trash, living in squalor with no health care, no safety net if the crop fails, and no hope for ever improving your shitty station in life. Have fun in paradise!
Funny, they had the same thing in one of the dungeons in Bards Tale 2. All you had to do was go into a certain dungeon, passwall a specific wall, and bingo you had the Crystal Sword (one of the most powerful weapons in the game). And you could do that at level 1.
Juno, once described as a flying armored tank,
I just hope it doesn't crash-land back on earth. Steve Austin is getting way too old to fight shit like this.
Actually, Charlton Heston was like a lot of old-school leading man actors--in that he only sucked when he was in the lead (playing the cliched handsome leading man). He was pretty good in later supporting roles (where he got out of that leading man mentality).
Give me a break. You really think they're thinking that far ahead? No, they're thinking "I really want that nice new pair of sneakers" or "I want a wad of cash to throw around like my favorite rap star." They're not thinking "My long-term economic prospects are dim."
Don't confuse thugs with revolutionaries.
Simple enough. Find a provider that will give you some server space with shell access and install OpenVPN.
Oh yeah, because there are tons of providers out there who want to let you use their servers to download illegal movies, music, and kiddie porn. Why they're probably lining up already for the chance to have the FBI kicking *their* doors in instead of yours.
Your crass "or it may mean fucking nothing" part is always implied, and doesn't really need to be asserted
Actually, it does--because these press conferences are presumably aimed at non-scientists. Not that NASA would ever do that, of course. They're perfectly happy to have the press misconstrue their claims, as it ultimately benefits them politically.
If this uncertainty bothers you, I suggest you stay away from science and stick to the comforting guarantees of religion, where you don't have to be troubled by rational processes like doubt...
This has nothing to do with science. It's about NASA PR. If it was just about science, NASA would publish a paper, not hold a press conference announcing a mere hypothesis.
Like your drinking water isn't already the toilet for fish, birds, and god-knows what other wildlife. Get over yourself, Sally.
I can't do music at all but if I could, I would share it via torrent and receive donations If I want, or "buy my new song for $1 or $5 and get autographed hard copy, don't have money? Invite me a beer or a joint and lets get along"
That all works great as long as you're doing it part-time and don't have a family to support or anything. But you're not going to become rich that way, or even earn enough to quit your day job. Many people say they don't care about the money. But when they're confronted with just how cheap their "fans" are, combined with not being able to pay the rent, it can be hard to stick to the "I don't care about money, I'm an artist" thing. Most would rather have a studio contract and a steady income.
Democrats want the government to spend less and raise more revenue. The TEA Party wants the government to spend much less and raise no new revenue.
FTFY
Actually, some of the more radical elements of the Tea Party might want to take that even further:
The TEA Party wants the government to not exist--ushering in a bright fantasy utopia where we'll presumably repair our own roads, house our own prisoners, and allow corporations and the rich and powerful to do whatever the hell they want (power which they won't, of course, dare abuse or exploit).
You can run the numbers all you want, cook them every way but over-easy, and produce a powerpoint presentation of them that would make even the most die-hard quant choke. But at the end of the day, it's all about confidence. All those dollar bills in your wallet are only as valuable as we collectively agree they are. This can range from "Not worth the paper they're printed on" to "Holy shit, this is the best currency in the world!" But it all depends on confidence. U.S. currency (and bonds too, for that matter) has no real objective value.
The U.S. government takes in so much in revenue each year, and outlays so much in spending. Right now spending way outpaces revenue. Could that economy be balanced? Probably. But who knows what that balanced economy would even look like, or whether it would even work. Maybe even trying to balance the U.S. economy would turn the U.S. into a second-world country, hopelessly spiraling towards collapse. Maybe the U.S. economy is doomed to collapse no matter WHAT we do. In that kind of situation, what are those dollars worth? Who the fuck knows. It's all a question of how much confidence you have that the U.S. economy WON'T collapse, that the government WON'T default on its debts.
Right now, the world has a lot of confidence in the U.S. But recent political events put this seriously into question. Republicans have a vested interest in keeping the U.S. economy in the shitter through 2012 (to help their party's political ambitions). And, more importantly, they have shown their ability (and willingness) to best the Democrats politically at almost every turn. They have a great deal of party discipline and the determination to keep the U.S. economy down. This puts the chances of an ongoing, and possibly much more serious, recession as very high. S&P was just recognizing that fact, along with the fact that it's highly unlikely that either party at this point will ever be able to get the U.S. debt under control without some kind of default.
I live in a state where the summer average temp is in the high 90's. And last month my entire house only used about 30 kwh a day (not just AC, that's everything). That means that an electric car would eat me up for a 50% increase in energy usage (probably more like 75% more in the fall and spring). You think the grid could handle that if everyone (or even a significant percentage of people) suddenly owned one of those things? You think that power plants that usually only run for 12 hours a day suddenly having to run 24/7 to handle the demand wouldn't come at a price? And that's not even factoring in the yahoos who would be charging their cars during the day. It would be a brownout and blackout festival, you can bet on it.
Do you honestly believe that the torque required to move a 2000-lb vehicle 30-60 miles (not to mention run your car AC/heater, radio, etc.) is comparable to the amount of energy it takes to heat up a tea kettle?!? Methinks you really need to check your math.
Don't forget Helium-3 from the moon that we can use for our as-yet-uninvented nuclear fusion reactors.
Your ideas are intriguing to me and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.
Because, unlike solar or wind, nuclear is actually proven, consistent, and practical.
Oh, you think NASA is about science? And you think *I'm* the deluded one? They're just a political organization that occasionally does some science as part of their larger PR effort.
The big question that seemed/seems lost in all this "The electric car is gonna save the world!" hype is how an energy grid that can barely handle our energy needs AS IT IS is supposed to function when a significant portion of the population replaces their evil petroleum cars with electricity-draining electrics. When I've asked that question in the past to my usual suspect lineup of hippie friends (who also think that organic food and wind turbines are going to save us all too), the only answer I ever got was a vague "Well, most of that'll be happening at night, when the power demand is down anyway." But we're talking HUGE power usage spikes with those cars. Think of how much our system is already taxed when HVAC units have to cool a 10-degree-higher heat wave. Now imagine half the population plugging cars into the gird every night that draw WAY more power than any consumer HVAC unit.
No, it actually happening will be proof.