Taxis, buses, professional drivers, insurance claims, body shops, traffic cops...
Those individuals will be just as affected. And this technology will advance regardless of whether people like it or not. Either we're prepared to accept a future where labor is no longer as important as it once was and we move to allow all people to pursue other interests (work week reductions as well), we're just going to have larger and larger prisons or social as people won't just accept not eating, or the less fortunate will revolt and there will be blood in the streets.
I think there's more peaceful ways to do make the transition but I doubt the elite will necessarily approve. For some reason, re-training will continue to be a fantasy solution in their eyes.
Almonds do use a ton of water. But that's nothing compared to the estimates I've read for cattle. Even when corrected for weight, cattle still use twice the water as almonds.
I'd be happy if they cut alfalfa, cattle, and almonds from California though. Everyone argues that they make a ton of our food. So we go without for the time being, prices rise, and someone else comes in because it's profitable for them to do so. And then add meters for all residential and businesses (I hear it's a mixed bag) so people start paying for their usage and not access.
Imagine all the jobs in the transportation industry that are obsolete. Traffic cops and insurance suffer as you mentioned but body shops also become less needed. Governments have profited off traffic fines instead of raising taxes. What happens then.
And let's not get started if the cars are electric.
The real problem is going out to eat has netted massive serving sizes. If you eat the whole plate, you'd generally eaten more than a day's worth of food. Usually two. Now most of the time when I eat out, I generally cut the meal in half and take the rest home. Now I get two meals out of one (so it was more cost efficient for a broke student) but it's also healthier. Sometimes I could even eat leftovers over two meals too for things like Chinese or Mexican. It's not perfect but works pretty well.
I also dumped sweets from my diet almost exclusively (not soda but the amount is down). The thing is that I saw it as competition between sweets and alcohol in terms of empty calories and I wasn't planning giving up booze. If I did, I'd probably see even more weight loss.
If I have to be attentive and ready to take over in the event something happens, then I might as well be driving the car myself. Why bother having all the stress of driving without having to actually do it?
Is aviation as efficient as many modes of ground transportation? No.
But it's not like manufacturers aren't looking to reduce fuel consumption as there's no incentive to make an inefficient aircraft either. One of the biggest challenges for aviation is the fact that aircraft have a 30 year lifespan. Aviation has NOx emissions and noise standards that already exist and they are working to finalize aircraft CO2 emissions standards. These standards are regularly tightened to help put pressure on continued technical development.
Additionally, load factors for aircraft are far closer to 100% than most automobiles. There's great potential to reduce automobile emissions at minimal standard of living changes. We could easily phase out ancient powerplants and replace them with modern designs or tax buildings/residences that are above some particular power consumption threshold. All it really takes would be a best bang for buck study to figure out what we should do.
ST:ID should have been a battle for the soul of the Federation. You've got Sellers arguing for increased militarization of what was a peaceful and scientific organization. Keep Cumberbun in there as the guy making it all happen - hell, he can even be Khan because I have nothing against that. But the ending should have been with Spock suffering significant injuries and Khan stealing the badass ship to escape. Every attempt to punish Kirk for being disobedient never did anything because he was automatically promoted back in charge almost immediately. Then Khan can come back in the third film and end the cold war between the Klingons and the Federation as they have to work together to defeat him.
As is, they stole too much symbolism from Wrath and made death no longer remotely threatening with magic blood. The fact you need Nimoy to tell us that Khan is bad should have been a clear sign they should have started over. But Orci and Kurtzman aren't talented enough writers to deal with that and JJ is far too loyal to drop them.
Why couldn't we use them as temporary apartments for the homeless? All the infrastructure is there to meet their needs, just replace the cell bars with a wall/door to add privacy. They now have an address in applying for employment. Showers, laundry, and dining facilities. Common areas could help with job training and education. The medical wing could make efforts to help diagnose mental illness and help people with addiction.
Believing you're the greatest is just plain easier. Why do you think Detroit got its ass handed to them? Or why Microsoft typically struggles in other markets.
If I was truly interested in being the best, I'd look at the competition and see what they are doing right and figure out how to make it work for me. But then again, that process involves not telling people what they want to hear.
I would contend that it depends on the subject. I'd seriously consider teaching math or science but given that my friend is making $42,000 with a masters in Industrial Engineering to teach stats and CS, why bother? I can make twice that or more in industry when I finish my doctorate. I'd bet if you were offering $70,000 to math and science teachers, you'd get plenty of talented folks.
I was a part of the group that did the second engine study to defend continuing the funding for the F136. Since it was cancelled, I'd expect GE to continue funding it internally and when the F135 can't do the job, they show up with an engine that costs significantly more than it would otherwise and they've got Uncle Sam by the balls.
I would actually argue that it's not an R&D problem but rather a requirements problem as well as a military acquisition problem. The former is largely due to the VTOL requirements that the Marine Corps want is largely incompatible with the Navy and Air Force requirements. The problem is that the Marines needed a replacement aircraft and Congress wouldn't approve two aircraft programs so they tagged along. The latter is a far bigger problem in that Congress dictates what systems the military get, which is why we're making tanks that we don't need and sending them directly to the Boneyard.
I personally think the military should be able to establish their own priorities and initiate weapons programs as needed subject to review from Congress. Congress could then insist that the military defend their position but they would not be able to force systems on the military that are unwanted or unneeded.
The house I currently live in apparently existed in the early 1900s. It has slowly been improved but it has tons of problems. So many that it would be far more beneficial to tear it down and start over from scratch. But my landlord has no interest in doing that or even having people come in and make minor improvements. Why bother putting that kind of money into a house you're not living in? And there are many houses in the area in the same boat, if not the country.
What I would do is come up with a metric that looks at annual energy used vs size of the house and charge a hefty tax on properties that are higher than some particular value (might be a function of residence so some places aren't as penalized). And over time, reduce that value to include more houses.
I'm honestly not sure how one should fix it as electric cars become much greater in number. I'd hate to have a hybrid system where gas cars are fuel tax and electrics are per mile tax. But the solution I like is to have everyone pay a per mile tax to cover the roads and then gas cars pay the fuel tax as well with the revenues going to energy research.
Is the plan to keep the fuel tax and introduce the per mile on top of it, I assume? What a pack of jackasses. They could just increase the fuel tax and problem solved...
Yep. Unlike aircraft, there just isn't a significant desire by the auto manufacturers to really get serious about drag reduction. It's really a shame too since things like wheel skirts are really simple.
I think part of the problem is that they intentionally put them on the most unconventional looking cars just to help ensure they don't sell because people are hesitant to significant change. I'd rather they step up and tell people how much fuel that would save with them on and what that would cost annually. And have it as a package you can put on at the dealership.
Abrams didn't write either of them. Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman wrote the first one and Damon Lindelof joined them for the second one. But I do concede that if you have Abrams, you get some combination of the rest of them.
Are we supposed to feel bad for those towns? Hampton was a 500 person town that pulled in $200k in traffic revenues in 2012. It was done by annexing part of a state highway and lowering the speeds abruptly to cite people. That's utterly absurd.
Either move them to other types of crimes or let them go. I don't see why law enforcement should be immune to downsizing. If it's essential to keep these guys on the force, it shouldn't be hard to make the case to the taxpayers.
Well that sounds like a problem with people not properly securing their guns. Put severe negligence laws on the books (which many states don't have - http://smartgunlaws.org/child-...) and enforce the penalties when they happen and I imagine that the numbers will significantly drop.
Are there cheap, shitty safes that kids can get in? Yes. So let's certify them to some standard and go from there.
What qualifications are they looking for? I'm finishing an engineering doctorate in the coming months and am still looking for a job. Not that I think I'm qualified but I'm sure intrigued.
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Taxis, buses, professional drivers, insurance claims, body shops, traffic cops...
Those individuals will be just as affected. And this technology will advance regardless of whether people like it or not. Either we're prepared to accept a future where labor is no longer as important as it once was and we move to allow all people to pursue other interests (work week reductions as well), we're just going to have larger and larger prisons or social as people won't just accept not eating, or the less fortunate will revolt and there will be blood in the streets.
I think there's more peaceful ways to do make the transition but I doubt the elite will necessarily approve. For some reason, re-training will continue to be a fantasy solution in their eyes.
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Almonds do use a ton of water. But that's nothing compared to the estimates I've read for cattle. Even when corrected for weight, cattle still use twice the water as almonds.
I'd be happy if they cut alfalfa, cattle, and almonds from California though. Everyone argues that they make a ton of our food. So we go without for the time being, prices rise, and someone else comes in because it's profitable for them to do so. And then add meters for all residential and businesses (I hear it's a mixed bag) so people start paying for their usage and not access.
Imagine all the jobs in the transportation industry that are obsolete. Traffic cops and insurance suffer as you mentioned but body shops also become less needed. Governments have profited off traffic fines instead of raising taxes. What happens then.
And let's not get started if the cars are electric.
The real problem is going out to eat has netted massive serving sizes. If you eat the whole plate, you'd generally eaten more than a day's worth of food. Usually two. Now most of the time when I eat out, I generally cut the meal in half and take the rest home. Now I get two meals out of one (so it was more cost efficient for a broke student) but it's also healthier. Sometimes I could even eat leftovers over two meals too for things like Chinese or Mexican. It's not perfect but works pretty well.
I also dumped sweets from my diet almost exclusively (not soda but the amount is down). The thing is that I saw it as competition between sweets and alcohol in terms of empty calories and I wasn't planning giving up booze. If I did, I'd probably see even more weight loss.
Exactly.
If I have to be attentive and ready to take over in the event something happens, then I might as well be driving the car myself. Why bother having all the stress of driving without having to actually do it?
Bingo.
Nitpicking over aviation CO2 is like arguing over US budget balancing but not touching the military, Medicare/aid, and SS.
Is aviation as efficient as many modes of ground transportation? No.
But it's not like manufacturers aren't looking to reduce fuel consumption as there's no incentive to make an inefficient aircraft either. One of the biggest challenges for aviation is the fact that aircraft have a 30 year lifespan. Aviation has NOx emissions and noise standards that already exist and they are working to finalize aircraft CO2 emissions standards. These standards are regularly tightened to help put pressure on continued technical development.
Additionally, load factors for aircraft are far closer to 100% than most automobiles. There's great potential to reduce automobile emissions at minimal standard of living changes. We could easily phase out ancient powerplants and replace them with modern designs or tax buildings/residences that are above some particular power consumption threshold. All it really takes would be a best bang for buck study to figure out what we should do.
It has a significant number of issues.
ST:ID should have been a battle for the soul of the Federation. You've got Sellers arguing for increased militarization of what was a peaceful and scientific organization. Keep Cumberbun in there as the guy making it all happen - hell, he can even be Khan because I have nothing against that. But the ending should have been with Spock suffering significant injuries and Khan stealing the badass ship to escape. Every attempt to punish Kirk for being disobedient never did anything because he was automatically promoted back in charge almost immediately. Then Khan can come back in the third film and end the cold war between the Klingons and the Federation as they have to work together to defeat him.
As is, they stole too much symbolism from Wrath and made death no longer remotely threatening with magic blood. The fact you need Nimoy to tell us that Khan is bad should have been a clear sign they should have started over. But Orci and Kurtzman aren't talented enough writers to deal with that and JJ is far too loyal to drop them.
Why couldn't we use them as temporary apartments for the homeless? All the infrastructure is there to meet their needs, just replace the cell bars with a wall/door to add privacy. They now have an address in applying for employment. Showers, laundry, and dining facilities. Common areas could help with job training and education. The medical wing could make efforts to help diagnose mental illness and help people with addiction.
The only thing this requires is effort.
I believe it was this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
Believing you're the greatest is just plain easier. Why do you think Detroit got its ass handed to them? Or why Microsoft typically struggles in other markets.
If I was truly interested in being the best, I'd look at the competition and see what they are doing right and figure out how to make it work for me. But then again, that process involves not telling people what they want to hear.
Google aggressively filters out porn from the results. Bing doesn't. Which is convenient when you want to find porn.
I was one of the poor saps who preordered Homefront....
At least I got Metro 2033 for free with it! Hell of a game if you haven't played it.
I would contend that it depends on the subject. I'd seriously consider teaching math or science but given that my friend is making $42,000 with a masters in Industrial Engineering to teach stats and CS, why bother? I can make twice that or more in industry when I finish my doctorate. I'd bet if you were offering $70,000 to math and science teachers, you'd get plenty of talented folks.
I was a part of the group that did the second engine study to defend continuing the funding for the F136. Since it was cancelled, I'd expect GE to continue funding it internally and when the F135 can't do the job, they show up with an engine that costs significantly more than it would otherwise and they've got Uncle Sam by the balls.
I would actually argue that it's not an R&D problem but rather a requirements problem as well as a military acquisition problem. The former is largely due to the VTOL requirements that the Marine Corps want is largely incompatible with the Navy and Air Force requirements. The problem is that the Marines needed a replacement aircraft and Congress wouldn't approve two aircraft programs so they tagged along. The latter is a far bigger problem in that Congress dictates what systems the military get, which is why we're making tanks that we don't need and sending them directly to the Boneyard.
I personally think the military should be able to establish their own priorities and initiate weapons programs as needed subject to review from Congress. Congress could then insist that the military defend their position but they would not be able to force systems on the military that are unwanted or unneeded.
The house I currently live in apparently existed in the early 1900s. It has slowly been improved but it has tons of problems. So many that it would be far more beneficial to tear it down and start over from scratch. But my landlord has no interest in doing that or even having people come in and make minor improvements. Why bother putting that kind of money into a house you're not living in? And there are many houses in the area in the same boat, if not the country. What I would do is come up with a metric that looks at annual energy used vs size of the house and charge a hefty tax on properties that are higher than some particular value (might be a function of residence so some places aren't as penalized). And over time, reduce that value to include more houses.
I'm honestly not sure how one should fix it as electric cars become much greater in number. I'd hate to have a hybrid system where gas cars are fuel tax and electrics are per mile tax. But the solution I like is to have everyone pay a per mile tax to cover the roads and then gas cars pay the fuel tax as well with the revenues going to energy research.
Is the plan to keep the fuel tax and introduce the per mile on top of it, I assume? What a pack of jackasses. They could just increase the fuel tax and problem solved...
Yep. Unlike aircraft, there just isn't a significant desire by the auto manufacturers to really get serious about drag reduction. It's really a shame too since things like wheel skirts are really simple.
I think part of the problem is that they intentionally put them on the most unconventional looking cars just to help ensure they don't sell because people are hesitant to significant change. I'd rather they step up and tell people how much fuel that would save with them on and what that would cost annually. And have it as a package you can put on at the dealership.
Abrams didn't write either of them. Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman wrote the first one and Damon Lindelof joined them for the second one. But I do concede that if you have Abrams, you get some combination of the rest of them.
Are we supposed to feel bad for those towns? Hampton was a 500 person town that pulled in $200k in traffic revenues in 2012. It was done by annexing part of a state highway and lowering the speeds abruptly to cite people. That's utterly absurd.
Either move them to other types of crimes or let them go. I don't see why law enforcement should be immune to downsizing. If it's essential to keep these guys on the force, it shouldn't be hard to make the case to the taxpayers.
Well that sounds like a problem with people not properly securing their guns. Put severe negligence laws on the books (which many states don't have - http://smartgunlaws.org/child-...) and enforce the penalties when they happen and I imagine that the numbers will significantly drop.
Are there cheap, shitty safes that kids can get in? Yes. So let's certify them to some standard and go from there.
What qualifications are they looking for? I'm finishing an engineering doctorate in the coming months and am still looking for a job. Not that I think I'm qualified but I'm sure intrigued.