No. Akamai gives boxes to ISPs that cache Akamai's customer's content closer to the ISP's customers. Akamai then uses logic they've put together into DNS to redirect requests to the appliance closest to the request.
I can live pretty cheaply (trees for shade in the summer; minimal heating in the winter), but I know most Americans would not be willing to make that sacrifice.
When the oil is gone, it's gone. Whether someone is willing to make that sacrifice when the physical system forces them to (you can't reason with the universe). Be efficient or deal with the consequences.
You are aware that enough energy falls on the Earth in the form of sunlight in 1 hour to power all the energy needs of the Earth for 1 year, correct? It's just a matter of harnessing all that power.
I agree with your post, but at the same time think the government should be plowing cash into the National Science Foundation for medical R&D. Diabetes (your example), if cured, would save the economy billions of dollars a year. So wouldn't it make sense to spend some cash upfront to reap future benefits? Same applies to cancer and any other medical disorder that requires a huge amount of cash to treat.
Or I get to buy from the public option. Which I'll do just to make sure I don't support Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Cigna, or some other private health insurance organization. Vote with my dollars and all the jazz.
That easily fixed by the government stepping in and saying "We're splitting the cost of everyone's healthcare across the entire population. Done." That may sound crazy, but as long as there are more people in support of the plan than against, it's a done deal.
My wife watch NCIS on Hulu last night, and afterwards was asked to take a brief survey. Question #1: Do you prefer to watch shows for free with advertising, or pay for shows with no advertising. The rest was just marketing information to see how they rate compared to CBS, Netflix Watch It Now, etc.
Can my Playstation yell "Danger Will Robinson!" while doing this? Or perhaps it can scan the disc, and simply play back all the frames containing Megan Fox, and then destroy the disc.
Urban cell towers usually get fiber backhauls, but rural and sometimes even suburban towers usually have either T1 backhauls or microwave back to an aggregation point.
You totally miss my point. I'm not saying I shouldn't pay any towards their education. I'm saying those without children are paying an exorbitant amount towards the education of other people's children. I refuse to be held hostage by the notion that "well, they'll be grown up some day, and you're screwed without paying for their education so they can take care of you then". Fuck. that. You might as well say "It'd be a mighty shame if something were to happen to you if you didn't pay for those kids you didn't have."
Parent poster stated motorcycle helmet laws prevent their tax money being used for medical expenses for said motorcycle rider. My argument still stands. If you ride a motorcycle, you likely have private health insurance or no insurance (and if you have no insurance, the hospital is going to eat the cost, not get funding from taxes to cover the difference).
From your DeviantArt homepage, I'll hazard a guess you're an artsy type who thinks education should be free for everyone. My argument is that if you decide to be a parent, cough up the cash to pay for your kid and don't expect society to pay the entire fucking bill. Advocating personal responsibility isn't libertarian, it's common sense.
You're correct, as the quality of life in a country increases, women have less children which means more resources can be dedicated to each child.
Is anything going to change? Probably not. But I have just as much right to spend my money on things that aren't children as people who have kids and want to spend the cash on them. I don't even want to hear the bullshit argument "Won't someone think of the children?!" Children are an economic choice, just as if you'd decide if you could afford a house or a car. If you can't afford a child and you say "Fuck it, I'm having one anyway", you shouldn't be looking for sympathy from those of us who are responsible
A reasonable argument unless you hope to collect social security.
Ahh! If I've just been exposing on personal responsibility, I probably don't plan on collecting social security (I don't; I don't even plan on retiring in the US in 30-40 years). My first comment also covers your second argument.
I was one of those nerdy kids once (26 now). I dropped out of my high school my junior year. Went to join a tech startup. Been doing IT for 10 years now and own my own consulting/hosting firm. Would love to say I agree with you, but I don't. I like spending my money on my Tesla Roadster, my GA plane, and my wife. What? No tax deduction because I'm not breeding like crazy? Well, luckily that's what a good tax adviser is for, to ensure you pay the least amount of tax you're legally required to and not a penny more. Shouldn't you be complaining at your parents that they weren't able to send you somewhere where teachers don't get outraged and leave?
My argument is that if you want to have children, you should have to shoulder more of the cost to have them. You get federal and state tax deductions for having children, the ability to get pre-tax money out of your paycheck to pay for their daycare, very close to zero cost primary education (where I live in Illinois, you pay about $150/year to send your child to school), and that's just to start.
I want to live in an educated society that promotes personal responsibility. That doesn't mean couples with children should get to freeload on everyone else's hard work. Be prepared to shoulder the costs you've incurred by the decisions you've made, or don't make the decision. It's that simple. Anything else is whining.
I shell out almost 20K a year in medical insurance ($250 on my side, my company pays $1400). My medical costs don't come out of your taxes. I ride without a helmet (Illinois doesn't require it).
Do you have kids? Because I'm not a fan of my $5K/year property taxes with 70% of that going to our local school district, when I don't have kids.
How much does it cost if I distribute the SHA256 generation to free workers running the BOINC client, and having the results pushed into SimpleDB with Amazon? Much cheaper.
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No. Akamai gives boxes to ISPs that cache Akamai's customer's content closer to the ISP's customers. Akamai then uses logic they've put together into DNS to redirect requests to the appliance closest to the request.
I would indeed pay for that ability, especially on long haul drives (100+ miles).
I can live pretty cheaply (trees for shade in the summer; minimal heating in the winter), but I know most Americans would not be willing to make that sacrifice.
When the oil is gone, it's gone. Whether someone is willing to make that sacrifice when the physical system forces them to (you can't reason with the universe). Be efficient or deal with the consequences.
You are aware that enough energy falls on the Earth in the form of sunlight in 1 hour to power all the energy needs of the Earth for 1 year, correct? It's just a matter of harnessing all that power.
I agree with your post, but at the same time think the government should be plowing cash into the National Science Foundation for medical R&D. Diabetes (your example), if cured, would save the economy billions of dollars a year. So wouldn't it make sense to spend some cash upfront to reap future benefits? Same applies to cancer and any other medical disorder that requires a huge amount of cash to treat.
Or I get to buy from the public option. Which I'll do just to make sure I don't support Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Cigna, or some other private health insurance organization. Vote with my dollars and all the jazz.
Where I live (western suburbs of Chicago), garbage collectors are paid fairly well ($18-$20/hr). I wouldn't consider that a poor wage.
That easily fixed by the government stepping in and saying "We're splitting the cost of everyone's healthcare across the entire population. Done." That may sound crazy, but as long as there are more people in support of the plan than against, it's a done deal.
Is it hard to immigrate from the US to the UK? =)
My wife watch NCIS on Hulu last night, and afterwards was asked to take a brief survey. Question #1: Do you prefer to watch shows for free with advertising, or pay for shows with no advertising. The rest was just marketing information to see how they rate compared to CBS, Netflix Watch It Now, etc.
Can my Playstation yell "Danger Will Robinson!" while doing this? Or perhaps it can scan the disc, and simply play back all the frames containing Megan Fox, and then destroy the disc.
Urban cell towers usually get fiber backhauls, but rural and sometimes even suburban towers usually have either T1 backhauls or microwave back to an aggregation point.
http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/t-mobile-7-2mbps-hspa-rolling-out-now/
You totally miss my point. I'm not saying I shouldn't pay any towards their education. I'm saying those without children are paying an exorbitant amount towards the education of other people's children. I refuse to be held hostage by the notion that "well, they'll be grown up some day, and you're screwed without paying for their education so they can take care of you then". Fuck. that. You might as well say "It'd be a mighty shame if something were to happen to you if you didn't pay for those kids you didn't have."
So I'm taking personal responsibility by shelling out for other people's decisions? Your post makes no sense.
Parent poster stated motorcycle helmet laws prevent their tax money being used for medical expenses for said motorcycle rider. My argument still stands. If you ride a motorcycle, you likely have private health insurance or no insurance (and if you have no insurance, the hospital is going to eat the cost, not get funding from taxes to cover the difference).
From your DeviantArt homepage, I'll hazard a guess you're an artsy type who thinks education should be free for everyone. My argument is that if you decide to be a parent, cough up the cash to pay for your kid and don't expect society to pay the entire fucking bill. Advocating personal responsibility isn't libertarian, it's common sense.
Is anything going to change? Probably not. But I have just as much right to spend my money on things that aren't children as people who have kids and want to spend the cash on them. I don't even want to hear the bullshit argument "Won't someone think of the children?!" Children are an economic choice, just as if you'd decide if you could afford a house or a car. If you can't afford a child and you say "Fuck it, I'm having one anyway", you shouldn't be looking for sympathy from those of us who are responsible
A reasonable argument unless you hope to collect social security.
Ahh! If I've just been exposing on personal responsibility, I probably don't plan on collecting social security (I don't; I don't even plan on retiring in the US in 30-40 years). My first comment also covers your second argument.
I was one of those nerdy kids once (26 now). I dropped out of my high school my junior year. Went to join a tech startup. Been doing IT for 10 years now and own my own consulting/hosting firm. Would love to say I agree with you, but I don't. I like spending my money on my Tesla Roadster, my GA plane, and my wife. What? No tax deduction because I'm not breeding like crazy? Well, luckily that's what a good tax adviser is for, to ensure you pay the least amount of tax you're legally required to and not a penny more. Shouldn't you be complaining at your parents that they weren't able to send you somewhere where teachers don't get outraged and leave?
I'd be more a fan of him/her not having kids if they can't afford to feed/cloth/educate them.
I want to live in an educated society that promotes personal responsibility. That doesn't mean couples with children should get to freeload on everyone else's hard work. Be prepared to shoulder the costs you've incurred by the decisions you've made, or don't make the decision. It's that simple. Anything else is whining.
Do you have kids? Because I'm not a fan of my $5K/year property taxes with 70% of that going to our local school district, when I don't have kids.
How much does it cost if I distribute the SHA256 generation to free workers running the BOINC client, and having the results pushed into SimpleDB with Amazon? Much cheaper.
You dump the rainbow tables files into an EBS and have all your EC2 instances mount it. Cheaper.