If you are serious about the removal of CO2, I suggest a ban on CO2 injection into beverages (e.g. soda pop). That costs nothing to do and will have an immediate effect.
Not only will it reduce the CO2 footprint, it will improve your health!
Start with reducing the copyright length for music and series videos ("TV") to 5 years, Change movies to 10 years.
You've just eliminated a lot of claims. Simple, straightforward, and easy to implement. No more of this death + so many years crap that does not promote anything but corporate profits.
I hope not - it sounds like the dentists office, and makes me get that horrible smelling drill feeling.
Seriously, the noise is a big part of the sport. Take that away and it is less interesting (see modern F1 engines). Racing is never "green". You go in a loop and get nowhere, using up tires and fuel / power doing so.
Exactly. So if we want it cooler, we fly more jets. If we want it warmer, less.
BUT - The golden question is always - who decides if it should be warmer or cooler? If you live in the north, you want it warmer. In the south, cooler.
Elected officials should always do what is best for their country's citizens, not someone else's. The problem is, most of the time they just do what is best for themselves instead.
Right. As it is they could care less what we think or want. They buy votes with our own tax dollars and do whatever is necessary (completely lie) to get re-elected. They completely ignore the Constitution (our laws for them) and no one (the free press) holds them accountable.
We must ensure that they fear us instead. We must remind them they are public servants - and we are their masters, not the other way around.
The answer is first SHRINK IT. Then bin the horrible excuse of an income tax and replace it with a national sales tax so everyone pays tax.
Look at this list of departments and agencies and tell me you have even a clue at what half of these do for us taxpayers - and how they don't overlap other federal or state agencies. The size of the federal government is obese and needs to be put on a diet. Simply getting rid of departments and agencies that do not have to be at the federal level would be a good starting place (e.g. Dept of Education). Others like pure science, NASA, etc. should remain at the federal level.
Congress - the House and the Senate must work together to pass a BUDGET before the current one expires. That is then signed into law by the current President.
This CR business is a real problem, and the Senate seems uninterested in actually doing to work to create one. Instead of normal, yearly budgets passed in the spring, in plenty of time - we just keep taking onto what we had the previous year in a "crisis" mode not long before 1 October. That honestly IS in a good part Obama's fault. The democrat held Senate has not passed a budget since April 2009! And democrats still had the majority in spring 2010, so no excuses there.
Actually the problem is that 3rd world nations burn a lot of wood (bad since it both pollutes AND reduces a carbon sink - trees), coal, and animal dung with no pollution control equipment at all. On the other hand, our cars and power plants here put out so much less pollution than we did 50 years ago, that there is not much more we can do to make them cleaner. In fact, today's diesel engines actually clean up the air since what goes out the tailpipes is cleaner than what goes into the engine.
So - want to get rid of bulk CO2 sources? Wipe out 3rd world nations. Problem solved.
Yes - that is harsh, but that is the simple truth.
If the ACA is so good, why doesn't Congress beta-test it first and let us know how they like it in a year?
Why? Because it is a huge turd, and they know it. It was written by a committee of lawyers and insurance companies, and then patch-worked by Senators in closed door meetings. Then it was voted on, without being completely read or understood (because it was yet another crisis that just had to be solved NOW), and then only after bribing certain wavering Senators with special exemptions for their states.
So it kills jobs, raises prices, reduces coverage, and essentially eliminates marketplace competition. Not to mention the complete elimination of privacy between you and the government. I mean, they are SO good at keeping private data - private, right?
What could possibly go wrong with that?
Why not start with say, Doctors - to write a healthcare bill?
They would do things like - limit malpractice, so they don't have to run every test in the book to avoid being sued for missing something. They would tell you to ditch insurance all-together for non catastrophic events, so they can again practice medicine, instead of medical billing.
No, that would make sense - and not line the pockets of politicians, trial lawyers, and favored insurance companies. We can't have that... can we?
It became a puppet for the whims of administrations, more of a Department of Offense. Not that we actually have wars any more - they are all conflicts or "peace keeping" missions, as declaring war is more difficult politically.
If we really had a DoD, we would close all foreign bases, and protect our own boarders.
Request from the USAF (hey - if you are in the US, you paid for it's development) a program called CVC (CIPS Visualization Component) from the 38 EIG. It is used to track copper and fiber outside plant world-wide and can easily do what you want. If is all FOSS (beyond requiring Oracle). Supports multiple fiber types, ducts, innerducts, fabric ducts, etc. Supports raster tile backgrounds - supply your own or use Bing or ESRI's online. Supports as many users as you want, but is highly tuned to require very modest server specs.
Requirements:
Oracle database (just needs basic Oracle with locator) Java server (take your pick) - we last used Weblogic Java on the desktop - It uses Java Web-Start to create an ArcGIS like full desktop client for fast multiuser editing.
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If you are serious about the removal of CO2, I suggest a ban on CO2 injection into beverages (e.g. soda pop). That costs nothing to do and will have an immediate effect.
Not only will it reduce the CO2 footprint, it will improve your health!
How many of you will take me up on that?
Exactly. There is NO excuse why a plane has to cost this much money - none, other than greed.
Stop wasting MY tax money.
Start with reducing the copyright length for music and series videos ("TV") to 5 years, Change movies to 10 years.
You've just eliminated a lot of claims. Simple, straightforward, and easy to implement. No more of this death + so many years crap that does not promote anything but corporate profits.
Agree completely. This has nothing to do with Java, other than that is the set of APIs of interest.
Copyrighting APIs is insane. This should be slapped down quickly and forcefully as one of the most ridiculous claims ever.
I hope not - it sounds like the dentists office, and makes me get that horrible smelling drill feeling.
Seriously, the noise is a big part of the sport. Take that away and it is less interesting (see modern F1 engines). Racing is never "green". You go in a loop and get nowhere, using up tires and fuel / power doing so.
Exactly. So if we want it cooler, we fly more jets. If we want it warmer, less.
BUT - The golden question is always - who decides if it should be warmer or cooler? If you live in the north, you want it warmer. In the south, cooler.
Precisely!
Any educational value is just incidental.
I would love to have laser surgery - however my cornea is too thin to do so.
So I wait, until the sleeping FDA approves better lenses for lens replacement - since that is the only kind of eye correction I can have. :-(
...and I'd take tariffs on imports over the IRS any day of the week.
And the problem with that is?
Elected officials should always do what is best for their country's citizens, not someone else's. The problem is, most of the time they just do what is best for themselves instead.
A great example of the heavy hand of government.
Amazing anything ever gets done in America.
National or UN derived standards (common core) are wrong - keep education control local to meet local requirements. Way to go Wyoming.
Well done Fluke.
Still use my 1985 Fluke 77 MM all the time.
Right. As it is they could care less what we think or want. They buy votes with our own tax dollars and do whatever is necessary (completely lie) to get re-elected. They completely ignore the Constitution (our laws for them) and no one (the free press) holds them accountable.
We must ensure that they fear us instead. We must remind them they are public servants - and we are their masters, not the other way around.
Exactly.
The answer is first SHRINK IT. Then bin the horrible excuse of an income tax and replace it with a national sales tax so everyone pays tax.
Look at this list of departments and agencies and tell me you have even a clue at what half of these do for us taxpayers - and how they don't overlap other federal or state agencies. The size of the federal government is obese and needs to be put on a diet. Simply getting rid of departments and agencies that do not have to be at the federal level would be a good starting place (e.g. Dept of Education). Others like pure science, NASA, etc. should remain at the federal level.
http://www.usa.gov/directory/federal/
> Did Obama let it happen?
Let?
Congress - the House and the Senate must work together to pass a BUDGET before the current one expires. That is then signed into law by the current President.
This CR business is a real problem, and the Senate seems uninterested in actually doing to work to create one. Instead of normal, yearly budgets passed in the spring, in plenty of time - we just keep taking onto what we had the previous year in a "crisis" mode not long before 1 October. That honestly IS in a good part Obama's fault. The democrat held Senate has not passed a budget since April 2009! And democrats still had the majority in spring 2010, so no excuses there.
Actually the problem is that 3rd world nations burn a lot of wood (bad since it both pollutes AND reduces a carbon sink - trees), coal, and animal dung with no pollution control equipment at all. On the other hand, our cars and power plants here put out so much less pollution than we did 50 years ago, that there is not much more we can do to make them cleaner. In fact, today's diesel engines actually clean up the air since what goes out the tailpipes is cleaner than what goes into the engine.
So - want to get rid of bulk CO2 sources? Wipe out 3rd world nations. Problem solved.
Yes - that is harsh, but that is the simple truth.
If the ACA is so good, why doesn't Congress beta-test it first and let us know how they like it in a year?
Why? Because it is a huge turd, and they know it. It was written by a committee of lawyers and insurance companies, and then patch-worked by Senators in closed door meetings. Then it was voted on, without being completely read or understood (because it was yet another crisis that just had to be solved NOW), and then only after bribing certain wavering Senators with special exemptions for their states.
So it kills jobs, raises prices, reduces coverage, and essentially eliminates marketplace competition. Not to mention the complete elimination of privacy between you and the government. I mean, they are SO good at keeping private data - private, right?
What could possibly go wrong with that?
Why not start with say, Doctors - to write a healthcare bill?
They would do things like - limit malpractice, so they don't have to run every test in the book to avoid being sued for missing something. They would tell you to ditch insurance all-together for non catastrophic events, so they can again practice medicine, instead of medical billing.
No, that would make sense - and not line the pockets of politicians, trial lawyers, and favored insurance companies. We can't have that... can we?
Ping-Pong and Foosball WERE our sports at Colorado Technical (then) College.
I played on both teams... ;-)
Not that we would actually go to "WAR".
That last happened on Dec 8, 1941, and so we actually then had a Commander in Chief, unlike now.
But facts and laws being pesky things are all but ignored by the ruling class, they are just for us peasants.
It became a puppet for the whims of administrations, more of a Department of Offense. Not that we actually have wars any more - they are all conflicts or "peace keeping" missions, as declaring war is more difficult politically.
If we really had a DoD, we would close all foreign bases, and protect our own boarders.
Never vote for someone because they are a Republican or a Democrat. Those are useless labels.
Vote for Constitutional Conservatives - that is - near anarchy, extremely limited (federal) government. Do this for all levels of Government.
They are few and far between - but if we can get voters to vote for people instead of parties, we can change that and get rid of crap like this!
Request from the USAF (hey - if you are in the US, you paid for it's development) a program called CVC (CIPS Visualization Component) from the 38 EIG. It is used to track copper and fiber outside plant world-wide and can easily do what you want. If is all FOSS (beyond requiring Oracle). Supports multiple fiber types, ducts, innerducts, fabric ducts, etc. Supports raster tile backgrounds - supply your own or use Bing or ESRI's online. Supports as many users as you want, but is highly tuned to require very modest server specs.
Requirements:
Oracle database (just needs basic Oracle with locator)
Java server (take your pick) - we last used Weblogic
Java on the desktop - It uses Java Web-Start to create an ArcGIS like full desktop client for fast multiuser editing.
When going over a cliff....
When merging onto a highway with a short entrance ramp.
You should always get to the highway at a FASTER speed than traffic, as you can always brake quicker than accelerate.
I guess you are that slow poke in front of me that tries to get on the 70 MPH highway at 50 right?