[T]here's really not much to it. As insightful as it was, Apple's treasure trove of my personal data is a drop in the ocean to what social networks or search giants have on me, because Apple is primarily a hardware maker and not ad-driven, like Facebook and Google, which use your data to pitch you ads.
You can thank the fact that iAds failed miserably (because Facebook and Google already locked-down the ad sector) or they'd have even more information on you, given the lock-in/walled-garden approach they have.
Good thing you posted as an AC or your micro-aggressing bigoted post would have killed your karma! It should be zheirs or, xeirs, or some other all-gender-inclusive way of spelling...
No, it's not like that at all. It's like the Government gave you a few billion dollars to start a solar plant and add all kinds of extra-legal (in the sense they were above and beyond the legislation passed by Congress and signed into law by a President) restrictions on your competition, hydro dams. And now someone comes in, removes those extra-legal restrictions, and stops giving you billions in tax dollar subsidies.
CAFE standard as passed by Congress set CAFE to 35 MPG by 2020; President Obama used an executive action to raise it to 41+ MPG. Well, it's been rolled-back to the passed law.
Social Security is busted already.
Anyone under the age of 50 who's counting on it needs to wake up - because at best you'll get 75% of what a retiree gets now. The average today is about $1400, meaning you'll get around $1000 per month. If you think living on $4K a month is hard - try 1/4 of that, with higher drug and medical costs to boot (half are covered by their employers today).
We lucked out in the US because the men who founded the country believed in something radical - that Government exists to serve men, not the other way around. Our rights are extra-Governmental, and the individual is the unit of value - not the community. We'd be well-served to remember that, but alas it's been slipping for 100 years...
I've had no problems getting my hands dirty and understanding how a computer works whilst using Windows. Writing drivers, all levels of programming, direct-hardware access - all there. And you can even run tools that allow you to create the computer - mechanical 3D CAD, schematic capture/PCB layout programs, etc.
As far as independent thought, what Linux program exists that did not have a prior similar program available on Windows?
You seem convinced of what will come out of this study. What if the results aren't what you expect - are you willing to say "my bad" and leave your current positions?
Are you suggesting that all those banks and credit card companies will go away if we move to bitcoin? That there won't be financial institutions? Really?
Hmm - you're right I see a lot of electric tugs! However, I don't see any that are for typical commercial aircraft (such as the 787 discussed here, or other >12 passenger type planes).
I guess Westside means the Venice Beach area of Los Angeles, which he just calls "Venice" in this article.
It actually is called just "Venice", as that is the name of this neighborhood of Los Angeles. Venice Beach is the actual beach, not the name of the neighborhood.
Recharge time. Battery tech simply cannot support enough power inside the vehicle. I bet after this stunt the model X was down to less than 50% of its capacity. You cannot have your tug move 2 planes, then sit plugged in for 3 hours to recharge. Two tugs should be able to handle a terminal of 12-15 gates, and they need to run pretty much 12-16 hours before refueling (which should only take 3-5 minutes). That takes a massive amount of fuel capacity - which is precisely what batteries do NOT have (people forget that a "massive" 100 kWh battery pack is only about 3 gallons of gas; your typical 15 gallon car has 5X the capacity of energy as the largest Tesla pack out there).
VW did this a while ago with their Toureg. Of course, they didn't chicken out with a 787, they went with the queen of the skies, the 747, which weighs 100 tons more than the smallish 787.
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Ahh, protection of data from Apple! I guess that's why they now allow Google to sift through all your iMessages, because they value your protection and privacy!
[T]here's really not much to it. As insightful as it was, Apple's treasure trove of my personal data is a drop in the ocean to what social networks or search giants have on me, because Apple is primarily a hardware maker and not ad-driven, like Facebook and Google, which use your data to pitch you ads.
You can thank the fact that iAds failed miserably (because Facebook and Google already locked-down the ad sector) or they'd have even more information on you, given the lock-in/walled-garden approach they have.
But we are getting better at it, which a couple completely eliminated and many more on their way to eradication.
Good thing you posted as an AC or your micro-aggressing bigoted post would have killed your karma! It should be zheirs or, xeirs, or some other all-gender-inclusive way of spelling...
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Citation needed.
No, it's not like that at all. It's like the Government gave you a few billion dollars to start a solar plant and add all kinds of extra-legal (in the sense they were above and beyond the legislation passed by Congress and signed into law by a President) restrictions on your competition, hydro dams. And now someone comes in, removes those extra-legal restrictions, and stops giving you billions in tax dollar subsidies.
The law called for 35 MPG by 2020; President Obama used an executive action to raise the CAFE standard above that.
CAFE standard as passed by Congress set CAFE to 35 MPG by 2020; President Obama used an executive action to raise it to 41+ MPG. Well, it's been rolled-back to the passed law.
...after being taken from other people's pockets, of course...
Social Security is busted already. Anyone under the age of 50 who's counting on it needs to wake up - because at best you'll get 75% of what a retiree gets now. The average today is about $1400, meaning you'll get around $1000 per month. If you think living on $4K a month is hard - try 1/4 of that, with higher drug and medical costs to boot (half are covered by their employers today).
We lucked out in the US because the men who founded the country believed in something radical - that Government exists to serve men, not the other way around. Our rights are extra-Governmental, and the individual is the unit of value - not the community. We'd be well-served to remember that, but alas it's been slipping for 100 years...
Ahem.
toss in a Slashdot virgin.
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I've had no problems getting my hands dirty and understanding how a computer works whilst using Windows. Writing drivers, all levels of programming, direct-hardware access - all there. And you can even run tools that allow you to create the computer - mechanical 3D CAD, schematic capture/PCB layout programs, etc.
As far as independent thought, what Linux program exists that did not have a prior similar program available on Windows?
The world in general is still waiting for a good Linux Desktop for adults...
You seem convinced of what will come out of this study. What if the results aren't what you expect - are you willing to say "my bad" and leave your current positions?
I can't believe the number of people who willingly - even GLEEFULLY! - guzzle liter after liter of hyroxyl acid...
Well, debt other than $1 trillion in unfunded pension liability, you mean...
Are you suggesting that all those banks and credit card companies will go away if we move to bitcoin? That there won't be financial institutions? Really?
Hmm - you're right I see a lot of electric tugs! However, I don't see any that are for typical commercial aircraft (such as the 787 discussed here, or other >12 passenger type planes).
I guess Westside means the Venice Beach area of Los Angeles, which he just calls "Venice" in this article.
It actually is called just "Venice", as that is the name of this neighborhood of Los Angeles. Venice Beach is the actual beach, not the name of the neighborhood.
Ever been in a busy warehouse that uses diesel or propane forklifts? There's a reason they use electric - you don't want to gas out your employees!
Recharge time. Battery tech simply cannot support enough power inside the vehicle. I bet after this stunt the model X was down to less than 50% of its capacity. You cannot have your tug move 2 planes, then sit plugged in for 3 hours to recharge. Two tugs should be able to handle a terminal of 12-15 gates, and they need to run pretty much 12-16 hours before refueling (which should only take 3-5 minutes). That takes a massive amount of fuel capacity - which is precisely what batteries do NOT have (people forget that a "massive" 100 kWh battery pack is only about 3 gallons of gas; your typical 15 gallon car has 5X the capacity of energy as the largest Tesla pack out there).
They actually have surprisingly little power. They have massive weight so they have traction. But power? Usually a 100 HP engine, at best.
VW did this a while ago with their Toureg. Of course, they didn't chicken out with a 787, they went with the queen of the skies, the 747, which weighs 100 tons more than the smallish 787.