Uh, that's what we have now, except the standard is set by the government and not the majority. Anyway, what the fuck are you doing in left field anyway? How the hell did you even get there?

A scooter that comes out of a luggable case is a great idea. But if it has to cost this much then it's a non-starter.

Maybe in a hundred years we'll have the battery and materials technology to do it for real. Or twenty, who can say any more.

Why do you think the UK founded the nation of Israel? You don't think it was out of altruism, do you? Because that would be hilarious. A lot of people are that amusing, of course. No, Israel was created to keep the region destabilized. T.E. Lawrence famously wrote on the issue of the results of what such a union would be, well before it happened. But there's always some people who want to use a cautionary tale as a user's manual; See also The Prince. And so it goes.

I've read your comments, you cannot possibly be this stupid. You have to be aware that corporations outlive people. So, why did you leave this comment? The deal Gates was obviously offered when the USDoJ had him over a barrel clearly does not benefit the rest of us in the long run. If the heavily moneyed interests would just butt out of a lot of these countries, and let them make their own deals with whoever they like, these nations could lift themselves out of their own problems. Take the foot off of their head and they can save themselves from drowning. But a lot of people have been hoodwinked into thinking that Gates is a good guy, when history proves that he has a small, dark heart.

They did. I'd still have bought one but it doesn't support 4 controllers with displays. That was a massive failure.

I know you just thought you were being clever, but you were wrong. An airsoft gun isn't going to take down a drone. You're going to need at least a good airgun for that. Not even a .22; a .177 pellet packs plenty of punch, especially if it is pointy. And it has the added advantage of being trivial when it comes down, so long as you don't fire it at a shallow angle.

I didn't choose them as enemies. They simply are that. They fight equality, which is one of my primary values. They seek to eliminate dissenting speech. They want to force others to live by their rules. Religions always do these things eventually, because they are a beast which can be ridden by anyone who knows how to lay a hand to the rein. Hence the historical Borgia control of the Catholic church, for example.

That assumes it wasn't opened very rapidly. If someone managed to get an appropriate tool on board, it might not have taken long. Or, it's possible that they were tricked into opening the door. Social engineering is still a great way to bypass security.

If you're so big on reading before replying, perhaps you should consider addressing the issue of Gates' personal investments. As well, The foundation is still invested in biotech, which is tied to big pharma. And they have expanded their investments in energy companies, which kill people.

Whut up, yo? Mostly moved to Twitter... You have an account... why don't I see you there much?

They were quite a bunch, eh? Fun times, if you were on the winning side!

The big difference seems to be that the northerners raped, pillaged, burned, then settled down and became reasonably good neighbors. The easterners (and by extension, the Normans) raped, pillaged, burned, and set themselves up as overlords.

Alas, the castle isn't really in habitable condition, even were I a rich lunatic willing and able to cough up the back taxes. Not irreparable, per the photos I've seen, but rather a ways from a turnkey estate.

So let me get this right. You're an idiot, or an asshole. All I'm saying is that Bill Gates is still a shitheel.

Decentralize everything but the handing out of blocks of addresses, which will probably have to go to some UN body, sigh. Allocate all the existing nations some chunks based on relative land area. Each nation is responsible for name resolution, address allocation etc. within its own borders, and is free to trust another country if that's their thing. When some do decide to do some things "differently" the internet can perceive them as damage and route around them.

In the late 80s I was living near Seagate, so I could get used MFM drives for $1/MB or so. I wasn't the only one getting deals like these. And the Amiga that followed my PC-1 had a SCSI+MFM controller card, so I could actually make use of them.

Those things are only being delivered as a means of exerting control over those countries for the next eternity. They're the foot in the door for Big Pharma, in which both the foundation and Gates are heavily invested.