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Disclaimer: I have no doubts that climate change is happening and CO2 plays some role in that change.
The greenhouse effect actually works? How is that possible??? Surely it's just a matter of opinion.
Disclaimer: I have no doubts that climate change is happening and CO2 plays some role in that change.
The greenhouse effect actually works? How is that possible??? Surely it's just a matter of opinion.
There's always been evidence of this, many people do it quite openly. That it's worse than we thought? Not really surprising. It's probably much worse still.
It's good to have some documented proof though.
True, but the people who don't look at the evidence or think about the data are in the majority. They get all their information from these guys. They vote, too.
That's why this is bad - a bunch of rich guys are using the ignorant masses as a way to trade the future of the planet for their nth new mansion in some tax haven or other.
Yeah, a good bar system should take longer to get through than anyone would be willing to commit.
And also be so ugly that customers might decide to go to the mall instead.
In Spain we already pay a tax on all computer media (SD cards, hard disks, etc) which is supposed to go to the copyright cartels.
Isn't this enough? Are they going to refund all that if we switch to a different set of laws?
Yep.
The idea is to make the thief think that breaking in would be a bad idea. If he doesn't make that decision then no amount of fancy sensors will make any difference, he'll just walk in, grab some stuff then walk out admiring all your expensive flashing lights and sirens. He knows the cops won't turn up for half an hour (if at all).
You'll still have a broken window, broken doors, etc. to clean up next morning.
No, that's far too simple. He's after a high-tech solution.
I still want to know how sending an email will prevent the burglars. Is he going to put up a sign: "Warning! This shop protected by email!" ?
I'm not sure I'd hire him as a security consultant. I might do something crazy like ask a local cop what to do. Somebody who knows the area and knows what sort of people break into shops. That's just me though...YMMV.
More profitable than making a tablet that people would want to buy even if Office was available on iPads?
"Far enough" being the scrapping of all trivial patents.
The ONLY problem with the patent office is that they accept the most trivial, obvious patents imaginable. Despite that fact that patents are supposed to only be granted for things that are novel and ingenious.
Worse...most of them are so trivial that a couple of lines of code would cover it.
Sorry, this proposal is a complete failure.
Examples:
I applaud Microsoft for this. Using Office as a stick to try to force people into buying a tablet they don't want is a much better strategy than selling Office to people who actually want to buy it.
I just think this Tesla company is getting all a lot of hype for a car that the overwhelming majority of people won't be able to afford.
Most of the equipment you take for granted in your car (air conditioning, airbags, ABS, traction control, etc.) started life in cars the overwhelming majority of people couldn't afford.
Now a lot of it is mandatory even in cheap cars.
You can always rent a gas-burner for special occasions.
every few years I need to drive to somewhere odd that would be outside that range, and not knowing if I will be able to recharge would be a worry.
Rental?
Yep, and if you can charge it at home then you actually eliminate all those trips to the gas station. How would anybody not want that?
If roadside cafes and/or mall parking lots with chargers become common, the only remaining problem would be the price. We all know what happens to the price of high-tech stuff...
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