PietdeVries

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by PietdeVries 11y ago
Makes you wonder, if these secret services can't keep their own data safe, what's gonna happen with the data they capture from us?
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by PietdeVries 11y ago
So if you have the right to modify the software in a tractor, doesn't that imply that you have the right to modify the software that Microsoft is selling as well? The fact that the software we're discussing here is installed on a
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by PietdeVries 11y ago
True - but if it takes the size of the capital of Morocco to replace half a nuclear power plant, imagine the size of the installations needed to truely power the world with solar energy?
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by PietdeVries 11y ago
I think it's not that straight forward... Photo-voltaic cells produce electricity, but not at a constant rate. At night zero, in the morning a bit, at noon a lot, etc. So unless you want to keep a regular power generator as backup, you
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by PietdeVries 11y ago
There might not be a need to equal the energy density of jet fuel in a battery. If the efficiency of the engine and propulsion improve significantly compared to fuel jets, an electrical system might not need that much energy after all. See
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by PietdeVries 11y ago
cat -v backdoor.sh also does the trick...
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by PietdeVries 11y ago
Well, cutting open is perhaps a bit drastic, but how about just stopping the river for a day or so? After all, the OP mentions that this hole appears at the split of a river, so diverting the water to the other arm of the river might not be
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by PietdeVries 11y ago
Then again, as long as the big pharmaceuticals still have a profit margin of 25% or so I don't think they are the victims here... Point is that there are two sides to this coin: the pharmaceuticals charging way too much for their medic
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by PietdeVries 11y ago
That's the whole idea of patents, isn't it? Just like you can't import medicine that infringes patents you also cannot parallel import iPhones or start making jeans and attach a Levi's tag to it... edit @aikah: ok, point