Ahh, so great to have my own troll brigade. And one of them is a 4 digit UID! That's gotta count double, at least... I hope you never move to central America, the temperature change would simply vaporize you instantly!
Wait - so actions have consequences? Being immature and irresponsible can haunt you for decades later? Who knew? Well - I did... So I didn't go to those wild beer-fueled parties during college, I kept my fun times a bit more private and guarded. And still do. But I guess in a modern culture where students demand that loans they willfully and knowingly took out must be forgiven because "too expensive", I shouldn't be surprised that people demand the ability to edit history in their personal favor.
So a permanent 2 deg C change over decades will kill you, but a permanent 5 deg C change over 2 days is fine? Or was the GP just hyperventilating and greatly exaggerating a fictional apocalypse to make an imaginary point?
Awww, someone mad they're stuck in traffic as we motorcyclists go by you - legally? Too bad you pay so much more for insurance, upkeep - and original purchase price. Not to mention gas (I get a solid 60 MPG on my bike), free parking, etc. Keep yourself locked up in your box and stew in traffic!
You're comparing a tunnel against the Viaduct which was condemned in 2001 Seattle earthquake. Now about a tunnel against surface streets? That's more applicable to the LA area.
Wow - had no clue that NYC had anything close to a steep incline! Of course, being 1 block long - it's more of a big speed-bump than a hill. But folks out East keep talking about "mountains" that are a few thousand feet high; until it's at least a mile up - it's no mountain!
Christ. How dumb. The problem is that the few degrees warmer is going to kill you first because it is happening in decadal time.
Wait - what? I moved from Seattle to Ventura, that was quite a bit of a change in just a few weeks! From ~52 deg F to ~61 deg F. Still alive, even though I had a massive 5 deg C change in a matter of 2 days!
Which is why I ride a motorcycle in the LA area. No traffic (we can lane split like the rest of the world), free parking (all public garages - including the airports - allow for free parking for motorcycles in the slashed sections of parking garages), and cheap.
How do you account for the fact there are 27 major fault lines in the LA Metro area? And those are just major fault lines; there are literally hundreds of minor fault lines. Additionally, about half the valley and the main metro area are at risk of liquefaction in a strong earthquake. Earthquakes/liquefaction and tunnels don't combine really well...
You can get around NYC on foot, by bus, or by subway. LA is so sprawled that even 100 more miles of subway won't actually cover much ground.
This - exactly. To put numbers on it, the greater New York City area is 302 square miles. And it's basically flat (about 400 feet of elevation change).
The Los Angeles Metro area is around 4,850 square miles (about 16 times the area) and is quite hilly (Santa Monica mountains reach over 3000 feet) with lots of steep grades (I don't think you can find a grade over 3% in NYC). NYC is geologically stable; the LA Metro area has 27 major fault lines through it.
Much bigger, much more elevation changes, much more dynamic geology - no one should wonder why a NYC-style solution doesn't work for LA.
Federal gas taxes were net incomes for roads; transit was big drains. And President Clinton and Obama were both Democrats; of course President Kennedy was a huge tax cutter, cutting more as a percent of the budget than Reagan.
No, they are not cheaper. Wind and solar REQUIRE a massive backup system - coal, nuclear, hydro. They cannot stand on their own. They have to bear the costs of complete backup AS WELL AS their own generation. Versus just the "cost of backup" if you went with just that.
Yep! Now combine that somewhat predictable behavior of power consumption with completely unpredictable power production. It's one thing to have a variable load - quite another to have a variable supply!
So what? If you sign your name in public, does that give everyone nearby licence to photograph and reproduce it as often as they like?
Yes, as long as it does no damage to you. Then that is fraud
If you read a book in public, can I photograph every page and then read it myself for free?
No, because the author/publisher can show actual monetary harm (someone bought the book for $11.99, and you didn't) - unlike your photos on your Instagram feed.
Such things are covered by GDPR and the European Convention on Human Rights.
Both of which are terrible ideas. For many reasons...
I don't see the issue? You cannot take public photos and alter them to damage a person's reputation. And you cannot broadcast private data. Taking your selfies from your public Youtube or Google+ channels? As long as they're not edited to embarrassing situations - there is no harm, no foul.
It doesn't matter where the pictures were taken - the issue is what happened later. The expectation of privacy applies to what happened after they were uploaded to servers
which are publicly open and the content hosted on them are visible by the entire Internet. In other words - there should be ZERO expectation of privacy when you post a public photo openly on Google, Instagram, Youtube, etc.
"Choices have consequences, and forgiveness is not dependent upon everyone pretending the past never happened."
No but there needs to remain a reasonable ability to make it difficult for new people to find out.
That is easy. Just don't Instagram/Post about every little drunken binge or cutesy thing you ever see. The problem is that people want all the validation that lots of attention gets, but do not want the drawbacks when the attention is for being stupid. If you want to be famous and have thousands of followers see and ogle your photos and "envy your trips", then you also need to realize there can be a downside when a future employer/partner/mate sees you have spent 10 years on a drunken bender in Barcelona...
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Ahh, so great to have my own troll brigade. And one of them is a 4 digit UID! That's gotta count double, at least... I hope you never move to central America, the temperature change would simply vaporize you instantly!
Wait - so actions have consequences? Being immature and irresponsible can haunt you for decades later? Who knew? Well - I did... So I didn't go to those wild beer-fueled parties during college, I kept my fun times a bit more private and guarded. And still do. But I guess in a modern culture where students demand that loans they willfully and knowingly took out must be forgiven because "too expensive", I shouldn't be surprised that people demand the ability to edit history in their personal favor.
Sad but true... Hydro is not a renewable resource, and there is an active movement to tear down dams and replace them with wind turbines.
So a permanent 2 deg C change over decades will kill you, but a permanent 5 deg C change over 2 days is fine? Or was the GP just hyperventilating and greatly exaggerating a fictional apocalypse to make an imaginary point?
All the cool, popular kids have their PB&J sandwiches made with the crust cut off. So Mother Gaia just tried to copy!
Awww, someone mad they're stuck in traffic as we motorcyclists go by you - legally? Too bad you pay so much more for insurance, upkeep - and original purchase price. Not to mention gas (I get a solid 60 MPG on my bike), free parking, etc. Keep yourself locked up in your box and stew in traffic!
You're comparing a tunnel against the Viaduct which was condemned in 2001 Seattle earthquake. Now about a tunnel against surface streets? That's more applicable to the LA area.
Wow - had no clue that NYC had anything close to a steep incline! Of course, being 1 block long - it's more of a big speed-bump than a hill. But folks out East keep talking about "mountains" that are a few thousand feet high; until it's at least a mile up - it's no mountain!
Christ. How dumb. The problem is that the few degrees warmer is going to kill you first because it is happening in decadal time.
Wait - what? I moved from Seattle to Ventura, that was quite a bit of a change in just a few weeks! From ~52 deg F to ~61 deg F. Still alive, even though I had a massive 5 deg C change in a matter of 2 days!
Which is why I ride a motorcycle in the LA area. No traffic (we can lane split like the rest of the world), free parking (all public garages - including the airports - allow for free parking for motorcycles in the slashed sections of parking garages), and cheap.
How do you account for the fact there are 27 major fault lines in the LA Metro area? And those are just major fault lines; there are literally hundreds of minor fault lines. Additionally, about half the valley and the main metro area are at risk of liquefaction in a strong earthquake. Earthquakes/liquefaction and tunnels don't combine really well...
You can get around NYC on foot, by bus, or by subway. LA is so sprawled that even 100 more miles of subway won't actually cover much ground.
This - exactly. To put numbers on it, the greater New York City area is 302 square miles. And it's basically flat (about 400 feet of elevation change).
The Los Angeles Metro area is around 4,850 square miles (about 16 times the area) and is quite hilly (Santa Monica mountains reach over 3000 feet) with lots of steep grades (I don't think you can find a grade over 3% in NYC). NYC is geologically stable; the LA Metro area has 27 major fault lines through it.
Much bigger, much more elevation changes, much more dynamic geology - no one should wonder why a NYC-style solution doesn't work for LA.
Federal gas taxes were net incomes for roads; transit was big drains. And President Clinton and Obama were both Democrats; of course President Kennedy was a huge tax cutter, cutting more as a percent of the budget than Reagan.
Back in the 50s, when the interstate highway system was planned and construction began, did anyone budget for future maintenance?
Yes, it is part of the Federal tax on fuel ($0.184 gallon). Cars and trucks actually pay more in than they use, with transit (in particular, rail) being heavily subsidized in cost. In Seattle, fares cover about 40% of the cost of the Link light rail, and only 20% of commuter buses. Seems that roads were properly budgeted for, but transit was not.
And consumers want to minimize cost for a big comfortable place with their own yard, which also drives consumers further out beyond the city...
A lot of jurisdictions do not consider hydro to be renewable.
Wind turbines are wearing out a lot faster than anticipated. Both on-and-off shore turbines.
No, they are not cheaper. Wind and solar REQUIRE a massive backup system - coal, nuclear, hydro. They cannot stand on their own. They have to bear the costs of complete backup AS WELL AS their own generation. Versus just the "cost of backup" if you went with just that.
Do the calculations about pumped storage - anything less than a good sized valley gives you tens of minutes of power at most.
Yep! Now combine that somewhat predictable behavior of power consumption with completely unpredictable power production. It's one thing to have a variable load - quite another to have a variable supply!
I get it. You think your simplistic example is more important than the conclusions if actual power grid engineers. Enjoy!
So what? If you sign your name in public, does that give everyone nearby licence to photograph and reproduce it as often as they like?
Yes, as long as it does no damage to you. Then that is fraud
If you read a book in public, can I photograph every page and then read it myself for free?
No, because the author/publisher can show actual monetary harm (someone bought the book for $11.99, and you didn't) - unlike your photos on your Instagram feed.
Such things are covered by GDPR and the European Convention on Human Rights.
Both of which are terrible ideas. For many reasons...
I don't see the issue? You cannot take public photos and alter them to damage a person's reputation. And you cannot broadcast private data. Taking your selfies from your public Youtube or Google+ channels? As long as they're not edited to embarrassing situations - there is no harm, no foul.
It doesn't matter where the pictures were taken - the issue is what happened later. The expectation of privacy applies to what happened after they were uploaded to servers
which are publicly open and the content hosted on them are visible by the entire Internet. In other words - there should be ZERO expectation of privacy when you post a public photo openly on Google, Instagram, Youtube, etc.
"Choices have consequences, and forgiveness is not dependent upon everyone pretending the past never happened."
No but there needs to remain a reasonable ability to make it difficult for new people to find out.
That is easy. Just don't Instagram/Post about every little drunken binge or cutesy thing you ever see. The problem is that people want all the validation that lots of attention gets, but do not want the drawbacks when the attention is for being stupid. If you want to be famous and have thousands of followers see and ogle your photos and "envy your trips", then you also need to realize there can be a downside when a future employer/partner/mate sees you have spent 10 years on a drunken bender in Barcelona...