Locking the doors is clever, but it only works up until recess/lunch time. Shall we let them play outside, or shall we then pour concrete bunkers to match the front door security? Perhaps we should keep them under their desks in case of [insert your favorite disaster here]?
What's really going on here is the acceptance of an environment of fear and suspicion. Quit practicing it! Quit teaching it to the children!
Your right to not be encroached on, does not trump my right to choose what I will do.
Is it really OK to put all the children in safety deposit boxes? Does the right of dozens or hundreds of children to not be kidnapped - trump the right of millions of children to play outside and not feel like they're in prison?
Apparantly not, instead let's chalk up another one for the police state!!! Woo hoo!!!
I see a persistant problem at the avionics firm where I work. All the software engineers love to optimize. They optimize every last bit and CPU cycle. Hurray for state-of-the-art 1960's!!!
It seems obvious that retrofit insulation, better heating and cooling systems, efficient designs, etc., give orders of magnitude more energy win than manually defeating or legislating against standby circuits.
Focus optimization on the biggest offenders FIRST!
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Locking the doors is clever, but it only works up until recess/lunch time. Shall we let them play outside, or shall we then pour concrete bunkers to match the front door security? Perhaps we should keep them under their desks in case of [insert your favorite disaster here]?
What's really going on here is the acceptance of an environment of fear and suspicion. Quit practicing it! Quit teaching it to the children!
Your right to not be encroached on, does not trump my right to choose what I will do.
Is it really OK to put all the children in safety deposit boxes? Does the right of dozens or hundreds of children to not be kidnapped - trump the right of millions of children to play outside and not feel like they're in prison?
Apparantly not, instead let's chalk up another one for the police state!!! Woo hoo!!!
I see a persistant problem at the avionics firm where I work. All the software engineers love to optimize. They optimize every last bit and CPU cycle. Hurray for state-of-the-art 1960's!!!
It seems obvious that retrofit insulation, better heating and cooling systems, efficient designs, etc., give orders of magnitude more energy win than manually defeating or legislating against standby circuits.
Focus optimization on the biggest offenders FIRST!
they artificially (greedily?) restrict supply instead of just meeting demand.
($#@!$#%!!!)
Not at all. It is currently, and always has been an option to sell oneself into slavery.
The most common modern sales pitch starts out -> "!!!YOU HAVE BEEN PRE-APPROVED FOR..."
Not true.
You are talking about the economic interests of the developers. The author talks about the economic interests of the users.
As the number of users usually far outweighs the number of developers...
-- The worst 9/11 damage has nothing to do with the twin towers, the pentagon or the other lost flight.
-- The worst 9/11 damage is not being commited by terrorists.
-- The worst 9/11 damage will not cease until U.S. citizens awaken, put away their fears and rise up to put a stop to it!