Ah good, political maneuvering isn't just restricted to "think of the children" internet and tv campaigns. We shall, slowly but surely, ban being stupid in the United States. Either that or choke everyone to death in paperwork trying.
- Techdirt: If even the police don't follow driving while phoning rules...
- Techdirt: You can't ban stupidity, no matter how hard you try.
- Techdirt: What's next? A ban on walking?
- Techdirt: After we ban Driving while Drowsy, can we just ban legislating while stupid?
I made some wild claims about electric power and cars the other day and this was what I was thinking of. 330 GW might seem like a lot of power, but its only enough to provide for: Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina. AND allow for a 50% increase in usage in those states. Lets go dig up Alaska and ship fuel across the continent or burn food instead of building some damn windmills. (whoa, the sarcasmometer is off the chart!) They also talk about using cars to help store energy for peak hours.
And just in case you didn't hear, the less optimistic bunch (or more prepared bunch, depending on your outlook) are just assuming that something bad (I mean worse that what we've got now) is going to happen to our environment. And in true bomb-shelter-in-the-backyard style are building a doomsday vault to house specimen of seed. Cause whether you think we'll be repopulating the world, colonizing mars or terraforming a whole new planet after we blow ours up, its harder without plants. Mostly the food part. Or the shade. Or the oxygen. I mean, sure, we could probably work out ways around some of that stuff. But if you ever get egotistical enough to think we don't need plants, or that we're more valuable than plants are, just notice that you don't see plants digging a bunker to store your seed for after the end of the world..
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