doesn't that mean my entire face would be 1 pixel large?

Can't we go off the earth for this? I'd start with all the planets in the solar system, but why stop there?

Sure. Replace the word "dead" with "to disappear (for now)" and "kill" with "make prohibitively expensive / make unavailable".

Did you see the movie? The oil companies and other incumbents want it dead. They bought all the patents they could get their hands on for the components of electric cars but the much of the proverbial cat was already out of the bag. However, they already own just about everything related to hydrogen fuel and it's pipeline. So they're pulling out all the stops to kill the electric car.

With Obduction coming out (next year?), I thought I'd go play the entire Myst series. And can i just say WOW? MYST was great. Then RIVEN was BETTER! Then (skipping 3 and 4, not on steam) "End of Ages" was AWESOME, then OMG "URU: Complete Chronicles" just makes my head explode with awesomeness! And if you like 8 bit platformers, and insanely difficult puzzles, then you'll love FEZ.

IMHO Pretty excellent scifi series exploring this and other cool ideas. I don't want to spoil with details, so i'll just say: think neuromancer + matrix + johnny mnemonic + illuminati + these guys and you get the gist.

if you read the whole story then you know he has voltage regulators so exactly that problem you (rightfully) bring up doesn't happen.

a fantastic story from a neighbor of mine in Watsonville, CA. He fought PG&E over some years and finally won: http://www.solarwarrior.com/pgebattle.html

Time is money, right? I like the notion that i can barter with time. Here's a 1-Hour note, redeemable directly by me. What do you want me to do? Fix your network? Do some gardening? Clean your fridge? Or you can spend it to get something else, then i owe someone ELSE 1 hour. You dig my well, i'll fix her solar panels, she installs your carburetor. It seems to me that everyone's *time* should have equal value, whether you're babysitting or programming a nuclear reactor.

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if you're going into app development or IT, probably not much math needed. i've been in app dev for a long time (and quite successful). Those times that i actually need math? I just look it up, program it, then forget it. I never have needed much math. However, if you're going into some CS field that requires math, well, obviously, it's worth your while to study it.

it's meant to just stimulate discussion, not meant as set-in-stone rules upon which to found a new society. i think if we would all just stop hurting each other we'd be a long way toward a better society, and codifying some rational form of "don't violate anyone's free will" moves in that direction. eg: a rule like "don't be a dick" means just about the same thing to most rational, clear-thinking, honest, nice people, but if you ARE being a dick, you can totally argue a million ways in which it's not very clear.

you're not allowed to override the free will of another, but you're required to override the free will of a third party who is overriding the free will of another.

yes, that's the hairy part. those who for selfish reasons override the free will of another give up their right to free will, enabling "the rest of us" to step in and prevent their harming others. yes, we're then overriding the free will of the harmer, but as a harmer you've given up the protection of YOUR free will.

there is a resolvable conflict here:

you're not allowed to override the free will of another, but you're required to override the free will of a third party who is overriding the free will of another.

yes, that's the hairy part. those who for selfish reasons override the free will of another give up their right to free will, enabling "the rest of us" to step in and prevent their harming others. yes, we're then overriding the free will of the harmer, but as a harmer you've given up the protection of YOUR free will.

monsanto: they want to patent all seeds? remove heirloom seeds from the public's use? sue you for not using their stuff? they're willfully doing evil, which violates the free will of "the people" to grow their own food. under law 1, they'd have to be disbanded

monopolies: laws 1 and 2 both come into play because they by their nature violate the free will of "the people" who want choice and not a dictatorship, and also if they have all that power for the sole purpose of making more money and gaining more power, they're also required to "help those less fortunate". laws 1 and 2 totally trump law 3

secret deals? that is a bald-faced violation of my free will, as i require transparency and honesty. i think i am not alone in that.

the intention is to put up a straw man for discussion, not invite a cursory dismissal without any thought.