Why does everybody overlook that uranium resources are limited and that what is available today barely can feed the existing reactors? Money talks is the only explanation I have.
Nuclear energy has brought nothing but trouble and wasted shiploads of money.
Would you prefer more coal plants polluting the air? Hydro-dams preventing fish breeding? Wind turbines slicing birds apart? Every energy-generation system is going to have its drawbacks. Ever play SimCity?
Amazon is just counting on people to not notice it. They're stealing money and they know it.
This is a very common scam that almost nobody gets busted on, mostly because the IRS is too fucking lazy to do its goddamned job.
The IRS doesn't handle state sales tax issues. If you're going to complain, at least be accurate. Well, unless you're trying to become a talking head on cable news.
Guys like Neil Rubenking at PCMag cause more worry among Product Managers and PR than a thousand forum posters. People with microphones are louder than people without, and this sort of thing is no exception.
I knew exactly one person who used it, it simply wasn't a popular feature, even if it was the homepage on some Gateway PCs.
Sadly, many people don't realize that just because a web feature exists and works now, doesn't mean that it can be considered permanent. Auditing for security, proper functioning in the latest browsers, and other general maintenance still cost money. Google at least gives some notice, not all providers can do so.
Obviously this policy is more about heading of crony capitalism... lobbyists doing favours to get coal power plants built that will buy their companies products for 50 years.
Don't forget it's crony sibling, "job creation". Politicians love to show how some tax money is being used to keep people working or local businesses expanding. Doesn't matter if it is this Luddite way of generating power, "it's about jerbs!"
This is a huge opportunity for Dell to become more than just a badge on custom OEM hardware, and start making innovative products. My impression is this is a tall order, they haven't really been an innovative company outside of direct sales and supply chains. Innovative products are not part of their DNA, and the inertia of existing mid-level managers will be difficult to overcome.
TFA mentions they have a long term plan, but I've not even seen much speculation on what it is. Let the rumor mill churn.
When I was a kid anything bought via phone or mail was "allow 4 to 6 weeks for delivery". Only with Amazon did this finally change to 2 or 3 days.
How much of this is Amazon and how much of this is UPS and FedEx modernizing their services with the advent of newer technology? Amazon doesn't actually deliver anything, though they've made great strides in minimizing the time spent preparing the order. They certainly have a symbiotic relationship with shippers and the two have worked together to streamline the process, but a good bit of that 4-6 weeks was spent in transit, and eliminating much of that time is none of Amazon's doing.
As for the 4-6 weeks, that was due in part to many of these catalog operations not having significant inventory in stock, they'd place their own order after receiving customer orders. For the ones that did have inventory in stock, sitting on your money made them interest, so the longer they took, the more 'free' money they made.
The great part about getting information from a social network is that you can precisely fine-tune what information you allow to seep into your personal bubble.
The downside is the self-selection bias of online news makes for an echo chamber of one's existing beliefs, ensuring no facts that run counter to one's existing thoughts are presented. We're all better informed of the opinions we agree with, but as ignorant as ever of those holding opposing views.
Good luck getting 2/3 of the states to agree on anything, even something as fundamental as "we don't want our own government spying on us." If one side is for it, the other side must be against it (even if it's a good idea), and if someone is neither for nor against it they're probably unable to fully understand it.
One of the claimed benefits of a Constitutionally limited government was that each State had the power to experiment, and try different paths. This was supposed to allow States to govern based on the local desires, rather than force everyone to agree on everything on a Federal level. Sadly, Federal scope creep has made States mere administrative units.
For many people, they simply don't understand the difference between putting a website address in the address bar and in Google's search. This leads to competitors buying ad space on the search results, hoping you'll also check out their brand.
This is a major problem with non-technical users trying to find the phone number for technical support and finding shady service companies pushing yearlong contracts. Try any AV brand + support or phone, and you'll see many other companies offering "Support for X" and making a killing.
The free market doesn't really apply when there is near-zero cost to sending an email other than actually typing the message.
I got greatly annoyed by a colleague who attended a seminar from a training company that had been spamming our company. Buying anything from a spam message promotes spamming, but it's clearly effective for spammers.
You are correct the added capacity would encourage use, and future expansions would be required at some point, but can't the same be said for any other form of transportation?
Why is it that transit; for both roads as well as public transit always gets hit by people talking about pay per use. As if it is somehow natural and obvious that transit should be pay per use.
On a larger issue, we should considering having a single state tax that covers everything. This nickle-and-dime approach is inefficient because it not only requires more government and paperwork, but also the personal and business cost of complying with those taxes and forms. We all benefit from roads, be it from personal transportation to the food and goods we use arriving on roads, so it should be a shared cost.
If everybody bought a hybrid today, next year almost no road repairs would get done, because we wouldn't have the tax revenue. And with the same number of miles driven, there would be the exact same need for revenue. So if we can succeed in tying those related things together, then we'll have a forwards-looking tax code.
Road repairs wouldn't get done because there's no other taxes other than gas taxes? Or simply that it is not politically expedient to raise the taxes a little on everyone, when you can whack drivers more? It's a shame pressure groups for automobiles don't exist like they do for guns, abortion, etc. That would short circuit a lot of these new tax ideas.
They'll stay silent until America's reputation, and the NSA spying specifically, starts to impact sales. Until then, Silicon Valley's lobbying policy seems to be "pray they don't affect us".
If your nuclear systems become unsafe in under 30 days, are they really safe at all?
Some people are confused about why the lapse of appropriations is affecting the NRC when we collect fees for 90 percent of our budget. The bottom line is this: the NRC is not funded directly by the fees we collect. Fees collected by the NRC must be deposited in the U.S. Treasury, and the Congress provides us an appropriation.
Sounds like the NRC should be funded solely by fees paid by the companies they regulate.
Slashdot Mirror
Why does everybody overlook that uranium resources are limited and that what is available today barely can feed the existing reactors? Money talks is the only explanation I have.
Breeder reactors solved this a long time ago, before enriching uranium became practical.
Nuclear energy has brought nothing but trouble and wasted shiploads of money.
Would you prefer more coal plants polluting the air? Hydro-dams preventing fish breeding? Wind turbines slicing birds apart? Every energy-generation system is going to have its drawbacks. Ever play SimCity?
Don't worry, Murica will liberate India if that happens! We're gonna make the world safe fer democracy and freedom!
Amazon is just counting on people to not notice it. They're stealing money and they know it.
This is a very common scam that almost nobody gets busted on, mostly because the IRS is too fucking lazy to do its goddamned job.
The IRS doesn't handle state sales tax issues. If you're going to complain, at least be accurate. Well, unless you're trying to become a talking head on cable news.
OK, Herr Megol.
In New Hampshire, legislators' salary is only $100 per year so the politicians need jobs or independent wealth.
Guys like Neil Rubenking at PCMag cause more worry among Product Managers and PR than a thousand forum posters. People with microphones are louder than people without, and this sort of thing is no exception.
I knew exactly one person who used it, it simply wasn't a popular feature, even if it was the homepage on some Gateway PCs.
Sadly, many people don't realize that just because a web feature exists and works now, doesn't mean that it can be considered permanent. Auditing for security, proper functioning in the latest browsers, and other general maintenance still cost money. Google at least gives some notice, not all providers can do so.
Our politicians can't even agree on who our foes are so they consider everyone to be one.
Don't forget it's crony sibling, "job creation". Politicians love to show how some tax money is being used to keep people working or local businesses expanding. Doesn't matter if it is this Luddite way of generating power, "it's about jerbs!"
This is a huge opportunity for Dell to become more than just a badge on custom OEM hardware, and start making innovative products. My impression is this is a tall order, they haven't really been an innovative company outside of direct sales and supply chains. Innovative products are not part of their DNA, and the inertia of existing mid-level managers will be difficult to overcome.
TFA mentions they have a long term plan, but I've not even seen much speculation on what it is. Let the rumor mill churn.
AmazonFresh is one of their new direct delivery programs and growth of these programs is likely why Amazon became in favor of sales taxes for online purposes. They'll now have a physical presence in many states, so won't be able to duck local taxes. From the Boston Globe: 'A Massachusetts distribution center could allow Amazon to offer same-day delivery in New England, something it has been rolling out in other parts of the country, according to retail analysts.' The sales tax for Amazon purchases starts in November here. Even more strategically important, it adds a barrier to entry for anyone else looking to get into online retailing.
As for the 4-6 weeks, that was due in part to many of these catalog operations not having significant inventory in stock, they'd place their own order after receiving customer orders. For the ones that did have inventory in stock, sitting on your money made them interest, so the longer they took, the more 'free' money they made.
The downside is the self-selection bias of online news makes for an echo chamber of one's existing beliefs, ensuring no facts that run counter to one's existing thoughts are presented. We're all better informed of the opinions we agree with, but as ignorant as ever of those holding opposing views.
One of the claimed benefits of a Constitutionally limited government was that each State had the power to experiment, and try different paths. This was supposed to allow States to govern based on the local desires, rather than force everyone to agree on everything on a Federal level. Sadly, Federal scope creep has made States mere administrative units.
For many people, they simply don't understand the difference between putting a website address in the address bar and in Google's search. This leads to competitors buying ad space on the search results, hoping you'll also check out their brand.
This is a major problem with non-technical users trying to find the phone number for technical support and finding shady service companies pushing yearlong contracts. Try any AV brand + support or phone, and you'll see many other companies offering "Support for X" and making a killing.
The free market doesn't really apply when there is near-zero cost to sending an email other than actually typing the message.
I got greatly annoyed by a colleague who attended a seminar from a training company that had been spamming our company. Buying anything from a spam message promotes spamming, but it's clearly effective for spammers.
You are correct the added capacity would encourage use, and future expansions would be required at some point, but can't the same be said for any other form of transportation?
Now maybe I won't see as many erectile dysfunction, tampon, and reverse mortgage ads during pro sports.
Road tolls have a history back over 2,700 years per Wikipedia.
I was surprised in reading Gridlock: Why We're Stuck in Traffic and What to Do About It that the author suggests tolls as a solution to highway funding, yet the problem seems to lie in state politics where much highway toll money is diverted elsewhere. My own experiences trying to push highway improvements is most people consider traffic a fact of life rather than something that can be fixed. Worse still, some idiots like John Prescott push congestion as government policy to make mass transit more attractive.
On a larger issue, we should considering having a single state tax that covers everything. This nickle-and-dime approach is inefficient because it not only requires more government and paperwork, but also the personal and business cost of complying with those taxes and forms. We all benefit from roads, be it from personal transportation to the food and goods we use arriving on roads, so it should be a shared cost.
Road repairs wouldn't get done because there's no other taxes other than gas taxes? Or simply that it is not politically expedient to raise the taxes a little on everyone, when you can whack drivers more? It's a shame pressure groups for automobiles don't exist like they do for guns, abortion, etc. That would short circuit a lot of these new tax ideas.
David Cameron is doing a great job as governor of Airstrip One in bowing to Washington's pressure.
Patriotism is the last refuge of a spammer?
They'll stay silent until America's reputation, and the NSA spying specifically, starts to impact sales. Until then, Silicon Valley's lobbying policy seems to be "pray they don't affect us".
Since TFS doesn't list it, here's Why Silicon Valley Should Not Normalize Relations With Washington, D.C. from the libertarian think tank Cato Institute.
No new major version? From a Firefox branded product?
Who's the target audience here, if Android is for the customization crowd and Apple is for the just-works crowd?
If your nuclear systems become unsafe in under 30 days, are they really safe at all?
Sounds like the NRC should be funded solely by fees paid by the companies they regulate.
Why didn't AMD's Marketing team name these 8000 series cards? Do they keep changing the naming scheme to be intentionally confusing?