California's housing prices are a huge part of their affordable housing problem. In the booming tech cities, housing prices have gone up so much that minimum wage workers can't afford to live in the city they work in.
It's called price and demand. High demand with limited availability results in scarcity which drives up the price. This isn't rocket science.
There's many ways to do that other than solar panels. Maybe someone wants to use a geothermal energy system, or a wind turbine.
But neither of those are for housing and would imply they must be subsidized in some manner to displace existing energy producers. This is an inexpensive way to ensure the proliferation of renewable energy. Also, geothermal by a fault line? A bold move for sure!
Often times regulations that tell people *how* to solve the problem are really corporations trying to use the regulations to steer people toward their products. Like requiring a particular safety valve, that only one company has a patent on.
Nobody is requiring any special patented solar panels, just solar panels. Considering most solar cells are from China, it's quite clear this isn't corruption as you imply.
the cost of building a roof capable of supporting the weight of solar panels also has to be taken into account,
It has been taken into account. No additional changes to regulations to support the weight of solar panels. I guess you don't know about fire codes but your roof has to be able to support a fully geared up firefighter.
California has areas with serious problems with affordable housing.
And that literally has nothing to do with the cost of the houses themselves but rather their scarce availability.
They shouldn't be adding to the problem for anything not required for safety or basic habitability.
This is required for the basic habitability of our planet.
Congratulations on failing to make a competent argument!
Finally! This is the direction we need to move all newly constructed homes. We could power almost every home off of isolated power systems (solar+battery) if we only made the effort. It doesn't solve all our energy needs but if you are looking for a silver bullet then you aren't really looking for a solution.
Absolutely. The key difference however is that EVs have the potential for 0% pollution while ICEs will always pollute. I don't foresee coal lasting much longer due to natural gas. However, this too will be displaced as energy storage (e.g. batteries) becomes cheaper and regulations become more stringent.
It's possible to reclaim the pollution but that requires even more energy and when you have to start paying reclamators to clean up the pollution you produce then fossil fuels will become a niche product.
The EPA set overly high emissions standards to begin with, the EPA now is just settling on a more realistic goal and letting that sit for a few years so companies can adjust
Nope. Electric cars are the future because they don't put out any pollution. Get with it, you rube.
It was the original goals that were an attack on the auto industry,
So... like they draw a pentagram, hold hands and say his name three times while looking in the mirror? Does that work?
Don't be ridiculous! You draw a magic circle (using salt) around your smartphone then poke Mark Zuckerberg on Facebook three times while chanting, "Friend me, Zuck.";)
The point wasn't to impress you by wrecking the car, it was the compromise the security of the car's computer network which is exactly what was done. Stop moving the goal posts.
The brake system is pretty well secured from the infotainment system, exactly because infotaintment systems are often not 100% secure.
Actually, critical systems like brakes are on a separate CAN bus than the normal crap to prevent a DoS attack from making you crash. However, both CAN busses are connected to the ECU. Hacking an ECU via CAN bus isn't a new trick.
They could have tried to go after the brake system, but I doubt they would have been successful.
They aren't blackhats, so attacking the ECU was never their objective. Instead, they successfully demonstrated significant vulnerabilities in the wireless systems which could enable remote attacks.
I say that not because the vote going one way or the other is essentially meaningless, but even the posturing itself is meaningless.
No-one outside of a few tech nerds really care about Net Neutrality at all, not even as an abstract concept.
a) Hahaha! b) If it really was meaningless then ISPs wouldn't be fighting it tooth and nail. c) People care, some just don't know that they care about things until they are gone. d) Ha HA HA!
Title II is the absolute WRONG way to address net neutrality.
Why is it wrong? What ill effects would we see from Title II designation? People want ISPs to work like a utility, so why shouldn't ISPs be regulated like a utility?
Title II is nothing more than a power grab by the government, those that don't see this are either on board with this, or intentionally ignorant.
How is it a power grab? I see it as making ISPs neutral by removing their ability to interfere with the internet connection that I've paid to have.
If you think there is any real kind of reform happening at Facebook then you are the kind of fool they want on their platform. The reality is that they are pulling back and creating the appearance that they are changing. Why the sham? Simple, they are trying to stem the exodus of US users not because they care about a measly 200M users but because that could create a vacuum for a new platform. That new platform could them go on to displace them globally.
Expect the level data access to be restored to it's former glory in a year or so. Naturally, they may start charging by the number of profiles you request to prevent us "little people" from using it.
A$201 million to improve water quality through reducing fertilizer use and adapting new technologies and land management practices A$100 million for science research to restore the reef and boost its resilience A$58 million to fight the coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish A$45 million for sea country management, coastal clean-up days and to raise awareness A$40 million to enhance reef health monitoring
But skeptics warned that North Korea previously made similar pledges of denuclearization on numerous occasions, with little or no intention of abiding by them. Mr. Kim’s friendly gestures, they said, could turn out to be nothing more than empty promises aimed at lifting sanctions on his isolated country.
The sanctions shouldn't lifted until it's been verified to be fully denuclearized. That would reduce that two year estimate.
She had a family history of XLHED, a young son with the condition, and was found to be carrying twin boys with it, too.
I think it's terrible that despite having a life's worth of warning about the outcome that the parents decided to go ahead and burden children with their own genetic shortcomings. There are orphans that need adopting but despite that they decided to pass on their problems to an entirely new generation. The selfishness of humans really just blows my mind.
I'm all for science but I can't help but scorn people who insist on having their own children while knowing the price their progeny will have to pay.
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California's housing prices are a huge part of their affordable housing problem. In the booming tech cities, housing prices have gone up so much that minimum wage workers can't afford to live in the city they work in.
It's called price and demand. High demand with limited availability results in scarcity which drives up the price. This isn't rocket science.
There's many ways to do that other than solar panels. Maybe someone wants to use a geothermal energy system, or a wind turbine.
But neither of those are for housing and would imply they must be subsidized in some manner to displace existing energy producers. This is an inexpensive way to ensure the proliferation of renewable energy. Also, geothermal by a fault line? A bold move for sure!
Often times regulations that tell people *how* to solve the problem are really corporations trying to use the regulations to steer people toward their products. Like requiring a particular safety valve, that only one company has a patent on.
Nobody is requiring any special patented solar panels, just solar panels. Considering most solar cells are from China, it's quite clear this isn't corruption as you imply.
Absolutely, just as soon as fossil fuel companies have to clean up the pollution they are producing... and we cut the subsidies that they get too.
the cost of building a roof capable of supporting the weight of solar panels also has to be taken into account,
It has been taken into account. No additional changes to regulations to support the weight of solar panels. I guess you don't know about fire codes but your roof has to be able to support a fully geared up firefighter.
California has areas with serious problems with affordable housing.
And that literally has nothing to do with the cost of the houses themselves but rather their scarce availability.
They shouldn't be adding to the problem for anything not required for safety or basic habitability.
This is required for the basic habitability of our planet.
Congratulations on failing to make a competent argument!
I get it, in your religion, solar panels are free. Hate to break it to you, but your religion is fake.
Nobody claimed they were free but dude, solar panels are cheap as hell now. I mean, have you even looked at the price per watt in recent years?
Finally! This is the direction we need to move all newly constructed homes. We could power almost every home off of isolated power systems (solar+battery) if we only made the effort. It doesn't solve all our energy needs but if you are looking for a silver bullet then you aren't really looking for a solution.
Absolutely. The key difference however is that EVs have the potential for 0% pollution while ICEs will always pollute. I don't foresee coal lasting much longer due to natural gas. However, this too will be displaced as energy storage (e.g. batteries) becomes cheaper and regulations become more stringent.
It's possible to reclaim the pollution but that requires even more energy and when you have to start paying reclamators to clean up the pollution you produce then fossil fuels will become a niche product.
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Lock him up!
Lock him up!
Lock him up!
What?... you guys seemed to like that chant before. What changed? ;)
The EPA set overly high emissions standards to begin with, the EPA now is just settling on a more realistic goal and letting that sit for a few years so companies can adjust
Nope. Electric cars are the future because they don't put out any pollution. Get with it, you rube.
It was the original goals that were an attack on the auto industry,
LOL! Who needs to attack the auto industry when they needed to be bailed out by a democratic congress and president?
The only thing being attacked here is people who profit from polluting the environment.
You're super when it comes to bullshit but not so much with common sense.
So... like they draw a pentagram, hold hands and say his name three times while looking in the mirror? Does that work?
Don't be ridiculous! You draw a magic circle (using salt) around your smartphone then poke Mark Zuckerberg on Facebook three times while chanting, "Friend me, Zuck." ;)
the people who wrote the paper. try reading it.
The point wasn't to impress you by wrecking the car, it was the compromise the security of the car's computer network which is exactly what was done. Stop moving the goal posts.
The brake system is pretty well secured from the infotainment system, exactly because infotaintment systems are often not 100% secure.
Actually, critical systems like brakes are on a separate CAN bus than the normal crap to prevent a DoS attack from making you crash. However, both CAN busses are connected to the ECU. Hacking an ECU via CAN bus isn't a new trick.
They could have tried to go after the brake system, but I doubt they would have been successful.
They aren't blackhats, so attacking the ECU was never their objective. Instead, they successfully demonstrated significant vulnerabilities in the wireless systems which could enable remote attacks.
What does this proposed vote actually do?
It will expose who represents the voter interests and who represents business interests.
And re-reference my point about tech nerds thinking if they just explained it right people would care... nope.
Actually, NN already has the support of 80% of the people, so there's nothing that needs to be explained to them.
That didn't stop you from you from grabbing my ass.
Stupid sexy Flanders!
I did not use my position to stalk women! One turned out to be a really effeminate man. ;)
It's beyond naive, it's full-on delusional.
I say that not because the vote going one way or the other is essentially meaningless, but even the posturing itself is meaningless.
No-one outside of a few tech nerds really care about Net Neutrality at all, not even as an abstract concept.
a) Hahaha!
b) If it really was meaningless then ISPs wouldn't be fighting it tooth and nail.
c) People care, some just don't know that they care about things until they are gone.
d) Ha HA HA!
Title II is the absolute WRONG way to address net neutrality.
Why is it wrong? What ill effects would we see from Title II designation? People want ISPs to work like a utility, so why shouldn't ISPs be regulated like a utility?
Title II is nothing more than a power grab by the government, those that don't see this are either on board with this, or intentionally ignorant.
How is it a power grab? I see it as making ISPs neutral by removing their ability to interfere with the internet connection that I've paid to have.
If you think there is any real kind of reform happening at Facebook then you are the kind of fool they want on their platform. The reality is that they are pulling back and creating the appearance that they are changing. Why the sham? Simple, they are trying to stem the exodus of US users not because they care about a measly 200M users but because that could create a vacuum for a new platform. That new platform could them go on to displace them globally.
Expect the level data access to be restored to it's former glory in a year or so. Naturally, they may start charging by the number of profiles you request to prevent us "little people" from using it.
Feel free to email them and tell them they are fucking stupid and wasting a lot of money. After all, you're the expert here, right?
Well if you RTFA...
The funding includes:
A$201 million to improve water quality through reducing fertilizer use and adapting new technologies and land management practices
A$100 million for science research to restore the reef and boost its resilience
A$58 million to fight the coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish
A$45 million for sea country management, coastal clean-up days and to raise awareness
A$40 million to enhance reef health monitoring
But skeptics warned that North Korea previously made similar pledges of denuclearization on numerous occasions, with little or no intention of abiding by them. Mr. Kim’s friendly gestures, they said, could turn out to be nothing more than empty promises aimed at lifting sanctions on his isolated country.
The sanctions shouldn't lifted until it's been verified to be fully denuclearized. That would reduce that two year estimate.
Another technical achievement that can be defeated by aluminum foil. ;)
She had a family history of XLHED, a young son with the condition, and was found to be carrying twin boys with it, too.
I think it's terrible that despite having a life's worth of warning about the outcome that the parents decided to go ahead and burden children with their own genetic shortcomings. There are orphans that need adopting but despite that they decided to pass on their problems to an entirely new generation. The selfishness of humans really just blows my mind.
I'm all for science but I can't help but scorn people who insist on having their own children while knowing the price their progeny will have to pay.