its close to a resonant frequency of water, higher power microwaves at those frequencies cause heating of water (see your microwave oven for a demo, thats 2.4ghz too), your body is around 70% water. but wifi is at far to low power level to have any effect at all. try cooking food on your wap, it doesnt work;)
it takes a lot more energy to seperate hydrogen from water than you get back by burning it, perpetual motion machines arent possible. we'd have no problem at all if we got back more energy from burning hydrogen than it takes to produce it (even a small amount), as the waste product is water, so it could be recycled, sadly its impossible. hydrogen fuel wastes energy.
the advantage of hydrogen fuel cells is that they produce energy good for running cars on, from electricity. we need nuclear power even more, if we are going to use hydrogen as a fuel, if the energy needed to produce it comes from oil or gas, we only make the current situation worse.
well its been done before, nuclear waste can be used to power unmanned spacecraft, like voyager, and i think a few satellites have small reactors on them.
i've just watched a documentary (bbc's horizon) about 'Global Dimming'. the theory is that the more ash & soot thats released into the atmosphere, the more clouds we get & those clouds are more reflective than normal ones. so these extra reflective clouds actually reflect more solar radiation back out into space. multiple experiments conducted independly confirm that we get less sunlight than we used to. the only reason its not colder than it used to be is because of global warming.
we shouldnt be relying on one source of energy for all our needs. as the gas & oil runs out, we will need more nuclear power, but we also need more renewables. If theres a problem with a reactor, or worse still, a reactor design is found to be faulty & power stations have to be shut down, where will we be then? or if theres a problem with the supply of uranium, we're screwed too.
tidal/hydro power, solar & wind power all have a part to play, yes they are all intermittant & dont produce much energy yet, but with improving technology & large installations, they can provide a valuable source of energy that'll never run out & is relatively pollution free. again, we cant just rely on renewables either, that'd obviously be very stupid.
coal should have a big part to play too, filters can remove most of the pollution & its a constant reliable, tried & tested source of power, that isnt likely to run out soon.
theres also other sources of energy that could play a small part, biogas, biodiesel & other plant based fuels. even waste incinerators can provide some power, or heat & also reduce landfill needs. the incinerator in my city heats most of the public buildings in the centre.
a lot of work needs to be done anyway, if we have actually hit 'peak oil', then oil & gas will only get more expensive until we start to use more alternaves.
My parents bought their first computer (zx spectrum, 48k, rubber keyboard) when I was 18 months old, not long after I'd learned to talk. It taught me to read, write, basic maths & started me off with computer programming.
by the time i'd started school, i had a huge head start on the other kids, and i've been able to benefit from that for the rest of my life too.
you'd be suprised by how quickly even a very young child can learn to use a computer.
well, its hardly rusty or very old, and it was totally different types of camera i was referring to.
but it is a very valid point, im sure most of these automated surveillance technologies have a significant error rate, when applied to a population of millions. Its only a matter of time until someone is convicted of a crime they didnt commit & their alibi doesnt matter, because the machine says they were commiting a crime.
yes the uk government does make a digital copy of your photo for your driving license, i doubt it is deleted, but it may or may not be much use for facial recognition.
currently facial recognition has high error rates, it is also fooled by wearing a hat, a hood, or growing a beard, among other things. it has been trialed in the uk, although im not sure if its currently in use, as the trials werent very successful. obviously though, the technology will improve & its only a matter of time before it is considered 'good enough' for use by governments & other organisations.
jaywalking is perfectly legal here in the uk (for now)
the rest of what you say is correct tho & its even worse than you think. in around 10 years the government will be able to track every movement of every person in the country (at least in cities & towns) & keep a database of those movements for at least 2 years.
i live in the country with the highest number of cctv cameras per capita, in the world, it is 'democratic'. we were never asked to vote on if we wanted to be tracked or not. it doesnt matter which party we vote for, they both have very similar policies. compulsory id cards are about to be forced on us, again, no possible democratic way to stop them. number plate recognition systems are already in use on our streets to track the movement of cars. facial recognition has been trialed & no doubt will be used widely once it works well enough. Public opinion is easily manupulated by the mass media, surveys are often faked, i could go on.
so please tell me the difference?
at least china seem to be more honest about it than the west
of course, it has to be fine if it happens here, we wouldnt want china to lag behind the west in the total surveillance of their entire population.
maybe they could share info with the west too, incase any chinese dissidents try to hide in europe or north america. we could also persecute people that disagree with 'western values', should they be silly enough to try to hide in china.
I wasnt just talking about internet companies, lots of things are 'made in china'. You'd have to be very selective in your purchasing to not buy anything made in china, or made by a company that does business in china.
the moderates dont get airtime. we're back to the propaganda thing here. if they only show extreme muslims in the media, many people start to think all muslims are extremists.
Most muslims I know / have known are reasonable people, but they'd never get in the media saying how they dont want any trouble & wish we could all live in peace.
there is a problem with a minority of muslim extremists though & i agree that moderate muslims should be stronger in standing up to them,.
it was a complaint by kazaa, about kazaa-lite infringing their copyright.
kazaa lite is censored, worldwide, despite the fact that the DMCA only applies in the USA.
there are several other sites censored, worldwide, because google is obeying US law, even in countries where it doesnt apply.
use this link to find other examples of censorship - http://www.chillingeffects.org/search.cgi
if you search for google, you'll notice several governments are keen to censor google search results, but only us censorship applies worldwide.
a virus is actually an executable that attaches itself to other executables & runs whenever they run.
this is a trojan/worm, just like most malware that matches your incorrect description of a virus.
computer virus
n.
A computer program that is designed to replicate itself by copying itself into the other programs stored in a computer. It may be benign or have a negative effect, such as causing a program to operate incorrectly or corrupting a computer's memory.
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its close to a resonant frequency of water, higher power microwaves at those frequencies cause heating of water (see your microwave oven for a demo, thats 2.4ghz too), your body is around 70% water. but wifi is at far to low power level to have any effect at all. try cooking food on your wap, it doesnt work ;)
it takes a lot more energy to seperate hydrogen from water than you get back by burning it, perpetual motion machines arent possible. we'd have no problem at all if we got back more energy from burning hydrogen than it takes to produce it (even a small amount), as the waste product is water, so it could be recycled, sadly its impossible. hydrogen fuel wastes energy.
the advantage of hydrogen fuel cells is that they produce energy good for running cars on, from electricity. we need nuclear power even more, if we are going to use hydrogen as a fuel, if the energy needed to produce it comes from oil or gas, we only make the current situation worse.
well its been done before, nuclear waste can be used to power unmanned spacecraft, like voyager, and i think a few satellites have small reactors on them.
i've just watched a documentary (bbc's horizon) about 'Global Dimming'. the theory is that the more ash & soot thats released into the atmosphere, the more clouds we get & those clouds are more reflective than normal ones. so these extra reflective clouds actually reflect more solar radiation back out into space. multiple experiments conducted independly confirm that we get less sunlight than we used to. the only reason its not colder than it used to be is because of global warming.
Theres a transcript of the programme here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/tvradio/programmes/horizon /dimming_trans.shtml
You can probably find more information on google too: http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=%22global%20dimmi ng%22
so increasing global warming wont achieve your aim, at least not if the co2 also contains other products of combustion, like ash & soot.
we shouldnt be relying on one source of energy for all our needs. as the gas & oil runs out, we will need more nuclear power, but we also need more renewables. If theres a problem with a reactor, or worse still, a reactor design is found to be faulty & power stations have to be shut down, where will we be then? or if theres a problem with the supply of uranium, we're screwed too.
tidal/hydro power, solar & wind power all have a part to play, yes they are all intermittant & dont produce much energy yet, but with improving technology & large installations, they can provide a valuable source of energy that'll never run out & is relatively pollution free. again, we cant just rely on renewables either, that'd obviously be very stupid.
coal should have a big part to play too, filters can remove most of the pollution & its a constant reliable, tried & tested source of power, that isnt likely to run out soon.
theres also other sources of energy that could play a small part, biogas, biodiesel & other plant based fuels. even waste incinerators can provide some power, or heat & also reduce landfill needs. the incinerator in my city heats most of the public buildings in the centre.
a lot of work needs to be done anyway, if we have actually hit 'peak oil', then oil & gas will only get more expensive until we start to use more alternaves.
My parents bought their first computer (zx spectrum, 48k, rubber keyboard) when I was 18 months old, not long after I'd learned to talk. It taught me to read, write, basic maths & started me off with computer programming. by the time i'd started school, i had a huge head start on the other kids, and i've been able to benefit from that for the rest of my life too. you'd be suprised by how quickly even a very young child can learn to use a computer.
well, its hardly rusty or very old, and it was totally different types of camera i was referring to.
but it is a very valid point, im sure most of these automated surveillance technologies have a significant error rate, when applied to a population of millions. Its only a matter of time until someone is convicted of a crime they didnt commit & their alibi doesnt matter, because the machine says they were commiting a crime.
so how many people do have to use a word before it becomes accepted as part of the language?
it means limited co-operation between competitors. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coopetition
sorry, missed your other points.
yes the uk government does make a digital copy of your photo for your driving license, i doubt it is deleted, but it may or may not be much use for facial recognition.
currently facial recognition has high error rates, it is also fooled by wearing a hat, a hood, or growing a beard, among other things. it has been trialed in the uk, although im not sure if its currently in use, as the trials werent very successful. obviously though, the technology will improve & its only a matter of time before it is considered 'good enough' for use by governments & other organisations.
the photographer owns the copyright on any photograph they take, you cannot copyright your face
what on earth are you talking about?
there are 99,700 google results for the word coopetition, looks like it is becoming quite a popular new word.
yes, its a new word, get over it.
english is reinvented all the time, hundreds of new words are added each year, maybe this will be one of them if it ever gains popularity.
so, stfu grammer nazi, you are stifling the progress of the english language!
jaywalking is perfectly legal here in the uk (for now)
the rest of what you say is correct tho & its even worse than you think. in around 10 years the government will be able to track every movement of every person in the country (at least in cities & towns) & keep a database of those movements for at least 2 years.
i still dont see it
i live in the country with the highest number of cctv cameras per capita, in the world, it is 'democratic'. we were never asked to vote on if we wanted to be tracked or not. it doesnt matter which party we vote for, they both have very similar policies. compulsory id cards are about to be forced on us, again, no possible democratic way to stop them. number plate recognition systems are already in use on our streets to track the movement of cars. facial recognition has been trialed & no doubt will be used widely once it works well enough. Public opinion is easily manupulated by the mass media, surveys are often faked, i could go on.
so please tell me the difference?
at least china seem to be more honest about it than the west
of course, it has to be fine if it happens here, we wouldnt want china to lag behind the west in the total surveillance of their entire population.
maybe they could share info with the west too, incase any chinese dissidents try to hide in europe or north america. we could also persecute people that disagree with 'western values', should they be silly enough to try to hide in china.
I wasnt just talking about internet companies, lots of things are 'made in china'. You'd have to be very selective in your purchasing to not buy anything made in china, or made by a company that does business in china.
why dont they boycott every other company that does business in china too?
is it ok to 'do evil' if you didnt say you wouldnt?
the moderates dont get airtime. we're back to the propaganda thing here. if they only show extreme muslims in the media, many people start to think all muslims are extremists. Most muslims I know / have known are reasonable people, but they'd never get in the media saying how they dont want any trouble & wish we could all live in peace. there is a problem with a minority of muslim extremists though & i agree that moderate muslims should be stronger in standing up to them,.
yeah & look wot happend to teh romans
the criteria is this, you can be an amateur, or an american
it was a complaint by kazaa, about kazaa-lite infringing their copyright. kazaa lite is censored, worldwide, despite the fact that the DMCA only applies in the USA. there are several other sites censored, worldwide, because google is obeying US law, even in countries where it doesnt apply. use this link to find other examples of censorship - http://www.chillingeffects.org/search.cgi if you search for google, you'll notice several governments are keen to censor google search results, but only us censorship applies worldwide.
a virus is actually an executable that attaches itself to other executables & runs whenever they run.
this is a trojan/worm, just like most malware that matches your incorrect description of a virus.
http://www.answers.com/topic/computer-viruseffective laws against bribery of politicians might help. but then who'd run the country?