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What has happened before will happen again. California had similar issues with mild winters and the reduced water associated with them back in the 1930s. [1][2] The difference now of course is that there are a great many more people there and a great many more farms.

The Bureau of Reclamation is pretty much at fault for the lack of water available for human consumption because of mismanagement and prices below the cost which encouraged over development of farming.

The current drought can likely be traced to changes in the Pacific Ocean dating to 1976 [3]. As in, we have more than time enough to see something was changing.

What can be done? Rationing won't solve it all. The states need to have more control over the water that the Bureau of Reclamation currently controls. They are in a far better position to understand their needs and cooperate amongst each other instead of using the weight of Washington politics to force a way.

First and foremost priorities have to be set and reasonable prices for the cost of water need to be assigned. Yes this will likely mean a reduction in farming but it is artificially propped up now by unrealistically low water prices. People also need to understand conservation and large lawns should either be restricted or the water use for such maintenance needs to be surcharged.

The key is better use of resources and not redirecting the problem which is more mismanagement than natural causes.

note, I haven't read much on site #2, but they consolidated nicely some NOAA charts which make it easier to view.

[1] http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/mwr/061/mwr-061-09-0251.pdf
[2] http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2015/01/california-dro...
[3] http://icecap.us/images/uploads/More_on_The_Great_Pacific_Cl...
Unprecedented stall of global carbon emissions in 2014 while economy grows
The poor and the middle class, screwed by lower food prices.

Agriculture (food) actually does have benefits for nearly everyone, you know.
Even if we just grant that agriculture should be moved away from CA, no one wants to just see it stop immediately for the same reason that the government didn't demolish all buildings that were made with asbestos when they determined that it was harmful to human health.
No, because the price would go up and some of the crop would get grown in other states. Hard to say what the exact percentage would stabilize at, though, and it certainly takes a long time to plant orchards, etc.

But what is the percentage of income taken by produce? Not very high, I'd guess. Probably affect the poor the most.
> Arguably she was drugged (by her own alcohol consumption) enough to make shitty decisions ... being drunk and making shitty decisions comes in the realm of don't drink and drive...

This comparison is wrong to the point of being offensive. It's classic victim blaming. You're drunk, get raped? Your fault! "Being raped" and "driving a dangerous piece of equipment" seem very obviously different in terms of who is the victim and who the perpetrator.
Bootable OpenBSD USB sticks are simple to make. Just use a computer with a CD drive to install OpenBSD onto a USB stick. Then you can plug the USB stick into most any computer and boot bsd.rd to do an install. You can even copy various versions of bsd.rd onto the USB stick, current, etc.
Manufactured electronics were really different in those pre-robot, pre-SMD days. As a musician, I have old amps and synths that are really fascinating internally. My favorite guitar amp is a 1977 Mesa/BOOGIE. There are a couple of "gimmick capacitors" wired into the circuit here and there to control oscillations in the high-voltage, high gain circuits (tube amps have 400+ volts in them!). Someone did those manually, in the shop. Really handmade.
This is a sound point. There's nothing wrong with some price flexibility.
You have a very valid point. We are looking for funding now to be able to provide blockchain support for voting in democracyOS
It's pretty clear, given the resources being put into serving this warrant, that Sweden is going to charge him with at least some of these crimes regardless of what he says (or doesn't say) during the interview. That's probably why they are conceding here. After all, even if he were successfully arrested and brought to Sweden, he could refuse to answer any questions during the interview.

Once charges are filed, Ecuador will have to face the question of whether or not they want to be viewed by the world as shielding an accused rapist from justice. I'm just guessing here, but I see no scenario in which he doesn't eventually wind up in Sweden to face these charges (and if he did it, then he should IMO).
A "gimmick capacitor" is just two strands of insulated wire twisted together - very little capacitance, but it works.
To exit vim use <ESC> :wq, not just :wq - most of the problem is it getting stuck in insert mode, and not knowing how to escape into normal mode.
Disclaimer: I have no clue if what I'm proposing is realistic or not, but:

Perhaps the federal government should step in and gradually step down the level of subsidies given to farmers in California and gradually increase subsidies given to NEW farmers in other, more water rich parts of the country. This would have the effect of moving farms to more sustainable locations in the country. Sure, the types of crops produced would change and consumer demands would have to shift with that, but that isn't the worst thing in the world.

Another solution is to allow utilities to drastically increase water prices for communities that import most of their water anyways.

All in all, both solutions are geared towards population displacement in unsustainable locations. Just as New Orleans is probably destined for another Katrina, SoCal is probably destined to be a desert despite the demands we've put on the land in the last century.
Or type `cd ~username` to goto that user's home path
Why We Removed the Word ‘Hacker’ from Buffer Job Descriptions
I personally loved this article because it lets others in the same situation know some risks that other people took to reach their ideal career.

I remember graduating college with a 2.9 but that's after being put on academic probation twice because i was burning the candle at both ends. Meaning i was working two jobs to pay for school, but was so tired I didn't do well in school. Not until 2+ years in the military did I start prioritizing what needed to be done. My GPA still wasn't high enough to show my worth, but i was happy with what i accomplished and knew what I can do. This was only a year ago, so I'm still not near my dream career, but my GPA won't stop me. Just one thing checked off on my checklist

I realize after graduating that I only wanted to finish school at the time because of society told me i couldn't have a career unless I did. So instead of going to school for education and learning i just went through the motions.

The basic thing i got from this article was just his willing to share what he went through. It might empower others to purse what they love or not, but one can't be scared to take a risk because you are scared of failure or consider yourself unworthy.
You implicitly assume that the research that shows red meat is bad for you is correct.
Also: Accidentally ran `cd`? Run `cd -` to return

I think there are some pop/push mechanics for working directory too, but I can't find them right now.
Sure, we don't pay for the full costs of running those machines.

But we also don't pay for the full costs of the stuff needed to have programmers optimize those programs.

A watt used to run an EC2 instance would become more expensive in the world you're suggesting - but so would the watt used to power the light while the developer worked on optimizing the code, or the watt used to power his car, etc.

So unless there's any particular reason why the costs of running EC2 instances are particularly less "priced in" than other costs, I see no reason to think the balance between the two options would change significantly.

When I say they're cheap, I mean relatively. Whether they're cheap in absolute terms (which is what you're arguing) is irrelevant to my argument.

To make an analogy, a bowling ball still weights more than a feather, even if you measure it on the Moon.
Representative democracy today is 500 representatives for 300 million population. That's not representative democracy but corporation democracy. If you think you get to pick, think about who picks those you get to pick.

That's why we also have a political party: The Net Party aims to provide DemocracyOS with a compatible political vehicle that guarantees that the decisions taken online have a REAL impact in the offline world.
Not really. If the US opened up its agricultural markets much more to the rest of the world, there will be no shortage of suppliers. Problem is that to sell crops to the US there is a maze of regulations and tariffs.
Crowdsourcing the spam identification would be a great move.

Unfortunately it would also reveal to customers that there are fake reviews, causing them to lose confidence in and lessen the value of reviews. They may then read reviews and subconsciously be evaluating if the comment is fake, not if the product is a good buy.

If you hid the "Irrelevant Review" button under a dropdown it might work better, since it wouldn't be there as a constant reminder.
A Not So Glamorous Startup Life in Mexico
The entire Midwest and plains states. They would just need to switch from growing field corn to something that people can actually eat.
Yes! I'm quite hopeful that they are on to something.
I find the discs are collectable in a way. A niche collection but interesting none the less.

The covers are great (artwork that is). And they only press so many copies and once they sell out they become pretty scarce.

So maybe not comic book collectable but in my mind more sane than some of the weird stuff people collect. :-)
Total market share is not useful in this context, since contributions to innovation are not evenly distributed among the global set of computer systems.
What is true democracy in your mind?
"...I was intrigue and more interested in playing minecraft knowing different tips and tricks that can help me to win the game. "

Lol. chuckle
Not true. Once a H1-b recipient has a receipt number, they can effectively transfer the H1-b to any company willing to sponsor.

Source: I hold a H1-b.
Would it cause more panic and economic instability than California having zero water next year, but at a great price?
> Even if they hire in at a market wage (and they often don't), you don't have to give H-1B workers raises or promotions.

And do you "have" to give "normal" workers raises or promotions? Is any employee entitled to such a trajectory?
What's incorrect?
The title says that, but its not the reality. The funded The DemocracyOS Foundation. The founders have also created a political party in Argentina to prove their model and ran for elections in 2013 (1% of the votes).
Many people collect the CDs for the artwork.
That's a great point for our next session - Summingbird would be perfect for everyone trying to implement Lambda Architecture without having to produce separate code for streaming and batch.
It's not automated but probably outsourced. Thus making it much harder to track.
Sierra made my favorite game of all time. I'm sad such a creative team was destroyed by maliciousness and greed.

Quest for Glory V - Dragon Fire
I've been a gamer all my life, and I'd still recommend this game as equal to anything out there today. (http://www.gog.com/game/quest_for_glory)

It was action-packed, subtle, had deep quests, an engaging storyline, and a wacky sense of humor. Each puzzle could be solved differently by the different character types. For example, in one quest you had to assault a mercenary fortress under cover of darkness.

As a thief you could sneak behind every guard and blackjack them one by one, then use your grappling hook to climb up the garbage shoot into the fortress proper. A skilled set of sneakery, and you could take the entire base out without the alarm being raised.

The wizard would go in fireballs blazing, but had a lot of cool spells to use when dueling the fortress's wizard. All combat was real time - you're ability to deflect enemy spells, block attacks (as a fighter), or chuck a stream of daggers was all reliant on your fast-twitch skills.

And the humor – in one quest arc you had to repair a cable car to get to science island, pass a ridiculous multiple choice quiz:

2. What is the goal of the True Scientist?
a) To get tenure at a major university and be set for life.
b) To impress babes with your towering intellect.
c) To plot to take over the world!
d) All of the above.

And then, to gain the scientist's acceptance, you had to construct the perfect pizza out of ingredients scavenged in the field (how's that for crafting?). You needed access to their lab so you could get their pterodactyl skeleton, coat it with wax and pegasus feathers, and launch yourself out overseas to fly to Hydra Island.

And that was one quest.

It was also one of the few cross platform games of its time.

I'm fully aware of the rosy colored glow of nostalgia but in this case... man, they don't make 'em like they used to.

RIP, Pre-Takeover Sierra
I use IE11 almost exclusively these days when I'm on Windows, and this part of why. But ironically, this article doesn't even work on it. (and zooming doesn't fix the issue)

http://i.imgur.com/jlNT8vt.png
I would prefer if we just remove the government distortion in price of water that drives down the price farmers have paid and force them to pay a market-driven rate. (Deregulate, then?) Perhaps if they would pay the market-dictated rate, smart farmers will get to keep their farms by choosing to not do idiotic things like plant rice patties and walnut groves in a desert.

Water is one of those scarce resources that have alternative uses. If we would just charge farmers what the water in California is truly worth, rational decision making will return to agriculture there. Or, agriculture could move to a more suitable place.
I get where you're coming from, though I can't help but disagree with it. Why does it necessarily need to be hard for people to immigrate to ensure that they are people that you want in your country? Couldn't quality be enforced or even cared about by the people that are hiring them? I should think the act of immigrating alone presents enough challenges to 'thin out' the people who don't 'want it enough'.

I think we're more likely to end up with higher quality immigrants if we provide higher quality opportunity in our countries rather than making it a ridiculous game of hoop jumping to immigrate. In fact, "lying, twisting the rules, or hiding in container ships or swimming rivers in the dark of night" sounds like it's more likely to instill contempt for the rules of the country before they're even citizen's rather than ensure their entrepreneurial spirit.

Edited to space out paragraphs.
Once upon a time, IE was the best browser available on Mac -- mostly due to being actually quite good. If that quality would return, I can see some people switching. Maybe not the "rockstar Ruby/Go developers", but a lot of the people who just need their $1k facebook machines.

As for Linux, well, I don't think you'll go far there with proprietary programs. But let's assume a .NET like open source initiative. I'd give IE the application a pretty small market share then, but see no problem at all with programs using the rendering engine, i.e. a common "libIE" dependency.

(And, of course, if it actually is the same engine as on Windows, testing alone would guarantee a lot of installations)
That's what happens when parents are so desperate to help their kids that they will try absolutely anything if someone even hints it might help.

Doing nothing is not seen as a valid choice. "At least try something!"
Desalination is expensive and not great for the environment, but its starting to happen.

http://www.technologyreview.com/featuredstory/533446/desalin...
> Your post makes sense and I don't wanna make it sound like I'm disagreeing with you but can't this be used as a launching point by congress to start deeming new internet content as unlawful?

Insofar as Congress power under the Constitution to pass laws declaring material (whether or not it is on the internet) unlawful, this regulatory action neither expands nor constrains that power. And, in fact, Congress has plenty of laws in place which make content (including internet content) unlawful.

All this does is applies non-blocking and other rules which do not apply to any content which is unlawful. It doesn't, in any way, effect what content is unlawful, or what content might become unlawful in the future.
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> "You're right, if people can't afford water to drink, they're clearly not valuable enough to live."

Let's do the math.

Adults need about 3 liters of water per day [1], but let's round up to 1 gallon. Where I live, in SF, a single family residence is currently charged about $5 for the first "unit" of water per month, which is 748 gallons, so about $0.007 per gallon.

Residential water prices could go up at least an order of magnitude and no one would die of dehydration. People may have to cut back on showers/laundry/car washes, but isn't that exactly what we want?

[1] http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-living/nutrition-and-healt...

[2] http://www.sfwater.org/index.aspx?page=168
[spoiler alert for ME3]

> In Mass Effect you save the entire galaxy from robots, at the cost of forever losing the ability for FTL travel (and stranding a lot of people where they are in the galaxy).

There are different ways you can save the galaxy (you can also fail to do that, and the world goes on, organic life gets reset). You can just destroy the robots, along with all other artificial life forms - some of them are those for whose right to live you just fought (if you choose so). You can resolve the issue by performing what amounts to a galactic-scale rape, changing everyone without their consent. Or you can risk becoming the very force you tried to destroy, hoping that you have enough morality in yourself to not go dark yourself.

I spent something around 20 minutes just sitting there and thinking those choices through. Which one is the right thing to do?

I think they did a good job of taking the "save the world" trope and turning it into a huge moral conundrum for the player.
Very few people know this. People in my all Windows firm believe that OSX is everywhere because everyone in coffee shops is using it and same on TV, and I tell them its only them lol
Lately, all of my tar use has been `tar -xvf filename`. I don't remember it always being the case that those options would automatically gunzip/uncompress, but they do now!
/u/timtadh summed it up perfectly: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9198672

"From my perspective the problem with water in the US is that no one is charged for the actual water. You are only charged for the processing costs. This means that the market never acts to regulate how much water you use. People will use less water if it costs them more."
The first people to be hit by the price increase will be the farmers of water-intensive crops. The people will be paying much, much less.

The current situation is due to aggressive subsidy of agriculture. Get rid of the subsidies, and the problem will take care of itself. Of course, it will badly hurt California's agricultural sector, but it still needs to happen. You can't fool nature.
Agricultural and home use are inelastic, but irrigation of suburbs and similar luxury uses are not.
This is not true. Demand for water is inelastic in the short term only.

The (obvious) effect of increasing water prices over the medium and long term would be the displacement of water hungry crops such as almonds and rice, as it would no longer be economical to farm them in California. The equilibrium level of water consumption would be much lower as a result.
Water use in California is mostly agriculture. Almond, rice, and hay production in California is going to stop. Rice and hay can come from elsewhere. Almonds are almost entirely from California, and they come from trees, so no place else can pick up the demand quickly.
My experience in SF is that 85% of the people at the climbing gyms are either scientists or engineers. Somehow it got popular all of a sudden.
Inside One Asian College Girl's Panty Selling Business (NSFW)
If water costs more, that's a signal to entrepreneurs to invest money into methods of providing water, and also a signal to everyone to conserve water, both of which are exactly what you should want if you're worried about the supply of water.

The issue of very poor people being unable to afford water is obviously important, but completely separate.
^C also pops up this helpful dialog (after you've already pressed it once to get to normal mode, but the use case is that you're probably mashing it trying to figure out why you can't exit this crazy editor):

Type :quit<Enter> to exit Vim
Give me a break. Metered residential water servive in LA is less than a penny a gallon! There's nobody who couldn't afford water to drink even if we doubled or tripled the price. Nobody in the entire state!
In the absence of fresh water, it becomes a matter of the energy required to clean / desalinate / or distill contaminated water.

Abundant clean renewable energy would solve "rare" water issues.
If you have to, you can subsidize food costs for the poor later on.

Right now, the subsidy is going to the wrong place.
A sharp increase in price is exactly how to gain focus. The only damage to policy will be the at-last recognition that this can has been kicked down the road by every policy setter for the last two decades.
Actually, to quote the article:

The first bank contacted almost immediately with me and I respect National Bank of Greece for that.

The second bank took another approach.
Couldn't agree more - the few times I've soloed and felt a rush it was definitely because I faced something unexpected and undesirable. That rush is a terrible one to feel.
The Evolution of a Data-Driven Startup
> The average American uses about 90 gallons of water each day in the home, and each American household uses approximately 107,000 gallons of water each year. For the most part, we use water treated to meet drinking water standards to flush toilets, water lawns, and wash dishes, clothes, and cars. In fact, 50-70 percent of home water is used for watering lawns and gardens.Nearly 14 percent of the water a typical homeowner pays for is never even used—it leaks down the drain.
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The national average cost of water is $2.00 per 1,000 gallons. The average American family spends about $474 each year on water and sewage charges. American households spend an additional $230 per year on water heating costs.[0]

I don't think people will be dying of thirst. It might just make more sense to let the price people pay bare some resemblance to what it actually costs to deliver the good and avert this whole catastrophe.

[0] http://www.epa.gov/ogwdw/wot/pdfs/book_waterontap_full.pdf
Let me just say that we got 1.2% of the votes in a 2 million electorate election in 2013.

And you (from the Pirate Party in Argentina) never got more than 20 affiliates to join.
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Maybe you were being tongue in cheek, but I kind of like this solution. Why don't we just find some non-essential crops and ban them. I am sure it will suck for that farmer, but we're not really in a position to be accommodating to every industry at this point.
The parent is talking about developers, and especially those that might use the features in question.

What I'm seeking to clarify from the parent, is the data to support the premise that Windows, despite having upwards of 90% of the market share of the environment being discussed, somehow has a small share of developers compared to eg GNU/Linux (which has 2% of said market share among users). I'm skeptical of that extreme ratio falling so much between usage share and developer share, that it supports the parents position that IE's big problem is that it needs to be cross-platform.