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Comment Apparently the economics of wave power. (Score 2) 198

OR the conservative Australian government has been busy undermining the investments that fund their R&D. The conservative governments in Australia have a long history of undermining future investments and gear their election promises to the older generation of baby boomers.

They have rapidly turned Australia from leaders in renewable energy to followers.

Comment Why not just make it safer? (Score 1) 326

Instead of making it more difficult to text while driving - why not make it easier? People are going to do it so why not have speech to text conversions and heads up displays so people don't have to take their hands or eyes off the wheel and road. The technology is already out there, people will use it even when it is irresponsible to do so - so instead why not just make it safer and easier so that people can get on with driving?

There is no law out there that has more influence than a partner, child or obligation has to take the risk in the first place.

Comment Re:What are the bounds of property? (Score 1) 166

and guns are legal in most of the USA so i can shoot someone's drone out of the sky if it's spying on my property

Falling bullets still mame and injure people, even if they don't kill. Wouldn't it just be easier to interfere with the control signals and "liberate" the drone from it's owner? You have a mains powered transmitter - they have batteries. Yes they can encrypt the signals, yes you can still make the drone uncontrollable.

Comment Blood immunity (Score 1) 119

Some people exposed to this disease will survive and develop an immunity.

Shouldn't we be developing vaccines based on human beings who have survived and develop that? The human condition itself is a remarkable platform for self preservation and we have science as a tool. Thinking this is not our problem or that it is a challenge of a particular country seems to be a great way to spead this disease.

Ebola is a human challenge, shouldn't we treat it that way?

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