Yeah, it seems like that last sentence of the summary is the key. Of course coal is cheaper when so much of the cost is hidden in externalities. Other forms of energy may not become cheaper than coal until all of the costs can be factored in.
On the other hand, why should there even be the concept of a "beast of burden"? The real question is "what does ethical interaction with animals look like?", and PETA seems to have taken the position that there is practically no such thing. To the PETA fanatics, any deviation from an animal's natural life is cruel. To an extent, they have a point - where mankind once relied on animals to provide capabilities humans do not possess, technology has now progressed to the point where there is little need for domesticated animals.
I guess that at least would make their killing of animals consistent with their ideology. For all of these species that only exist because of humans, they have no natural life, so the only solution is to eliminate the species. I still completely disagree with it, but maybe that's their end goal.
Calling bullshit. I was helping my daughter with her math homework the other night. One of the questions was: 8 + 5 = 10. True or false ? The lesson's answer was true. How can that be ? By somehow ignoring the extra 3.
He basically threatened them with reporting them to the IRS and SEC for violating accounting standards, and he didn't just threaten a nobody, he threatened another accountant... But the fact is they called his employer and got him fired. There is almost nothing he could have said on the phone to them to justify that.
These two statements seem to contradict each other. You don't think that an accountant threatening to falsely report violations of accounting regulations is an offense that warrants being fired?
for me, and I think for a lot of/. readers, the biggest issue is comparing a solution that currently exists to vaporware that may exist in the future. The iOS solution is already implemented in the new OS which is on 50%+ of all iDevices after just one week. In contrast, Google's solution is promised for the next version of Android which will be released on TBD. This version will be used by new devices but likely trickle back to just a small percentage of old devices.
As a community we've always been skeptical of vaporware, especially when a lagging company announces vaporware in response to an innovator releasing a tangible product. Can we hold android to this standard?
You mean something like supporting full-disk encryption, which I enabled on my tablet a couple years ago? If I remember correctly, Android has had full-disk encryption since 4.0, maybe even 3.0.
...like accessing memories and implanting them is soon going to be possible.
I know, it's about time, isn't it? Humanity has been held back so much over the past millennia without any way to record in our brains information about observed events and then access them at some later time. Just imagine all of the incredible scientific breakthroughs we'll be able to accomplish once we manage this long-overdue feat.
You are probably more right than you realize. If the phone is parallel to your leg it won't bend. If it rests non-parallel against your thigh and you sit down, the fabric of your clothes will stretch it around your thigh, thus bending it.
If the fabric of my pants is stronger than my phone, then something is wrong, either with the phone or my pants.
I think there's some disturbing parallels to the zombie/ebola outbreak scenario.
A lot of people laughed when the CDC put out their "Zombie Survival Guide", but this is why it wasn't just some big joke. The CDC published what is really just a guide for handling an outbreak of a major contagious disease, like Ebola, and just called the disease "Zombie" for fun.
Whatever Apple says you want, that's what you get.
Sadly, there are people out there that consider this a good thing. They don't want to think about what they want, they just want Apple to tell them what's best for them.
And neither does the American Secret Service. If you intend to use this technology to engage in terrorist activities, we will find you. You can't escape the SS.
Ignoring the desires of 40% of the population is a wee bit undemocratic, wouldn't you agree?
Uh, no, if the other 60% desired otherwise, ignoring the desires of 40% of the population would, by definition, be completely democratic. That's why we don't have true democracies.
...for real estate agents to create quick walk throughs or better descriptions of property.
Similarly, if the resolution is good enough, it might let contractors and designers get an accurate model of a room without needing to use a camera and tape measure on every surface.
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Yeah, it seems like that last sentence of the summary is the key. Of course coal is cheaper when so much of the cost is hidden in externalities. Other forms of energy may not become cheaper than coal until all of the costs can be factored in.
Put this in Politics where it belongs.
Uh, as opposed to Idle?
On the other hand, why should there even be the concept of a "beast of burden"? The real question is "what does ethical interaction with animals look like?", and PETA seems to have taken the position that there is practically no such thing. To the PETA fanatics, any deviation from an animal's natural life is cruel. To an extent, they have a point - where mankind once relied on animals to provide capabilities humans do not possess, technology has now progressed to the point where there is little need for domesticated animals.
I guess that at least would make their killing of animals consistent with their ideology. For all of these species that only exist because of humans, they have no natural life, so the only solution is to eliminate the species. I still completely disagree with it, but maybe that's their end goal.
http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/38777.html
Warning: Pro Publica is a site for leftists posing as journalists.
Reality has a well-known liberal bias.
Calling bullshit. I was helping my daughter with her math homework the other night. One of the questions was: 8 + 5 = 10. True or false ? The lesson's answer was true. How can that be ? By somehow ignoring the extra 3.
What kind of crap is that ?
The kind of crap known as "significant figures".
Half of all marketing is useless. The problem is figuring out which half.
He basically threatened them with reporting them to the IRS and SEC for violating accounting standards, and he didn't just threaten a nobody, he threatened another accountant... But the fact is they called his employer and got him fired. There is almost nothing he could have said on the phone to them to justify that.
These two statements seem to contradict each other. You don't think that an accountant threatening to falsely report violations of accounting regulations is an offense that warrants being fired?
for me, and I think for a lot of /. readers, the biggest issue is comparing a solution that currently exists to vaporware that may exist in the future. The iOS solution is already implemented in the new OS which is on 50%+ of all iDevices after just one week. In contrast, Google's solution is promised for the next version of Android which will be released on TBD. This version will be used by new devices but likely trickle back to just a small percentage of old devices.
As a community we've always been skeptical of vaporware, especially when a lagging company announces vaporware in response to an innovator releasing a tangible product. Can we hold android to this standard?
You mean something like supporting full-disk encryption, which I enabled on my tablet a couple years ago? If I remember correctly, Android has had full-disk encryption since 4.0, maybe even 3.0.
I'm pretty sure random chance is more accurate than Gartner anyway.
But what percentage of the job market do those jobs represent? I doubt it's more than a fairly small minority.
22+22 is no longer 44. its now 40 (plus 4)
By your reasoning, 22+22 never was 44, it was 4 plus 40.
...like accessing memories and implanting them is soon going to be possible.
I know, it's about time, isn't it? Humanity has been held back so much over the past millennia without any way to record in our brains information about observed events and then access them at some later time. Just imagine all of the incredible scientific breakthroughs we'll be able to accomplish once we manage this long-overdue feat.
Of course not, they call it Microsuave Ventanas
Is that for users who are too sexy for their computers?
How many jobs were created in Ireland because of this? Was any manufacturing moved to Ireland? Any product development? Even any sales or marketing?
I'd say just to be safe, you should be using 3- or 4-phase commit.
Oh yeah? Well my database goes up to 11-phase commit.
You are probably more right than you realize. If the phone is parallel to your leg it won't bend. If it rests non-parallel against your thigh and you sit down, the fabric of your clothes will stretch it around your thigh, thus bending it.
If the fabric of my pants is stronger than my phone, then something is wrong, either with the phone or my pants.
I think there's some disturbing parallels to the zombie/ebola outbreak scenario.
A lot of people laughed when the CDC put out their "Zombie Survival Guide", but this is why it wasn't just some big joke. The CDC published what is really just a guide for handling an outbreak of a major contagious disease, like Ebola, and just called the disease "Zombie" for fun.
Whatever Apple says you want, that's what you get.
Sadly, there are people out there that consider this a good thing. They don't want to think about what they want, they just want Apple to tell them what's best for them.
Truth... is a river.
And neither does the American Secret Service. If you intend to use this technology to engage in terrorist activities, we will find you. You can't escape the SS.
Apparently you didn't read the news this weekend.
Actually, give me one regulatory agency that has shrunk or disbanded itself when it was no longer needed.
Your request contains an assumption that you have provided no reason to believe is true.
Ignoring the desires of 40% of the population is a wee bit undemocratic, wouldn't you agree?
Uh, no, if the other 60% desired otherwise, ignoring the desires of 40% of the population would, by definition, be completely democratic. That's why we don't have true democracies.
NFC payments, big screens, and optical image stabilization are the second coming, apparently.
I see what you did there.
...for real estate agents to create quick walk throughs or better descriptions of property.
Similarly, if the resolution is good enough, it might let contractors and designers get an accurate model of a room without needing to use a camera and tape measure on every surface.