A habit shared by both sides of this argument. The (let's call it) liberals are oppressors because we want to limit your options in portable hurricane generators. Likewise, the (for the sake of labels) conservatives are willing to consume more than their fair share of finite resources so they can say they have the right to do so.
The 'fair share' thing is a subjective argument that the oppressors use to justify their actions. It's well established that oppressors usually comes with a 'justifications'. This is how the 17th century La Fontaine described it (translated to English):
The reason of those best able to have their way is always the best:
We now show how this is true.
[remainder of fable deleted]
For the oppressors, liberty is a dirty word.
Its fascinating how the people that mind their own business are called 'extremists' and the ones that calls for oppression are called 'enlighten'. That's the real Newspeak.
QuoteWhat's your function in life? I can't imagine ist's something useful, maximum something contemplative.
Payed by the state, more than you could get elsewhere, that's clear too.
Nope. I am a electrical/firmware engineer who makes industrial products, working for a private company.
EU to ban high-energy hair dryers, smartphones and kettles
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/eu/11061538/EU-to-ban-high-energy-hair-dryers-smartphones-and-kettles.html
Talking about banning 'high power' smartphones? Something's not smart there.
You idiot.
- It's the Torygraph, a well known source of balanced and reliable information about the EU (hint: sarcasm)
- The article says "smartphones" in the headline but not in the body of the article, and you fell for it
- The study they linked to is just that, a study to see if it is worth doing these things and not an actual plan to do them
- Much of it is about requiring reasonably efficient power supplies, like we already do with PF correction etc.
- As the study points out, phone chargers use about 20 PJ of energy per year
- You didn't read the comments explaining the limit on vacuum cleaner power, which also explain why you don't really need a 2300W hairdryer when most of the world copes with 900W just fine
I can't believe people who otherwise appear to be of at least average intelligence keep falling for this kind of thing. BTW, those Nigerian prince emails are a scam too.
I can't believe people who otherwise appear to be of at least average intelligence keep falling for this kind of thing.
You idiot.
- It's the Torygraph, a well known source of balanced and reliable information about the EU (hint: sarcasm)
- The article says "smartphones" in the headline but not in the body of the article, and you fell for it.
- The study they linked to is just that, a study to see if it is worth doing these things and not an actual plan to do them
- Much of it is about requiring reasonably efficient power supplies, like we already do with PF correction etc.
- As the study points out, phone chargers use about 20 PJ of energy per year
- You didn't read the comments explaining the limit on vacuum cleaner power, which also explain why you don't really need a 2300W hairdryer when most of the world copes with 900W just fine
I can't believe people who otherwise appear to be of at least average intelligence keep falling for this kind of thing. BTW, those Nigerian prince emails are a scam too.
The world copes just fine without such nitpicking intrusive egomaniacal regulation. Especially when the whole premise of such restrictions is based on the false (actually fraudulent) premise of AGW.
Missing the point. The world copes just fine without such nitpicking intrusive egomaniacal regulation. Especially when the whole premise of such restrictions is based on the false (actually fraudulent) premise of AGW.
Missing the point. The world copes just fine without such nitpicking intrusive egomaniacal regulation.
Missing the point. The world copes just fine without such nitpicking intrusive egomaniacal regulation. Especially when the whole premise of such restrictions is based on the false (actually fraudulent) premise of AGW.
+10^10^100
"And posting 'Me too!' like some braindead AOLer
I should do the world a favor and cap you like Ol' Yeller
You're just about as useless as JPEGs to Helen Keller..."
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+10^10^100
... The whole article is a troll.
In the sense that life goes on, yes. However -- once again -- half the world isn't even capable of powering these devices, and yet there's no shortage of dry hair and clean carpets.
For the 200V+ countries, there is such a huge amount of power on tap, you don't notice when the demands of your appliances are disproportionately large. That ignorance is at least forgivable for the general populace, but you lot should know better. SOMETHING IS WRONG when you're using a hair dryer with an equivalent amount of power to a small kitchen stove.
"And posting 'Me too!' like some braindead AOLer
I should do the world a favor and cap you like Ol' Yeller
You're just about as useless as JPEGs to Helen Keller..."
"SHRIEK! How can anyone agree with such abhorrent views! Death to anyone who has an opinion of their own! SHRIEK!"
"And posting 'Me too!' like some braindead AOLer
I should do the world a favor and cap you like Ol' Yeller
You're just about as useless as JPEGs to Helen Keller..."
"SHRIEK! How can anyone agree with such abhorrent views! Death to anyone who has an opinion of their own! SHRIEK!"
So quoting a bit of Weird Al's humorous verse to highlight your lack of originality is shrieking death threats in ALL CAPS now?
You really need to lighten up, chum
"And posting 'Me too!' like some braindead AOLer
I should do the world a favor and cap you like Ol' Yeller
You're just about as useless as JPEGs to Helen Keller..."
"SHRIEK! How can anyone agree with such abhorrent views! Death to anyone who has an opinion of their own! SHRIEK!"
So quoting a bit of Weird Al's humorous verse to highlight your lack of originality is shrieking death threats in ALL CAPS now?
You really need to lighten up, chum
No shortage of hot water either but I'm rather pleased I don't have to stand around waiting twice as long to make it.
I sometimes dry my hair with a 3kW fan heater - nothing goes wrong. There is nothing to go wrong with a high powered hair dryer anymore than there is to go wrong using two half powered ones. The more power the faster it gets the job done.
The miserablist pricks of the world who don't have 1000cc motorbikes feel better about it when no one else is allowed to have one.
You're just about as useless as JPEGs to Helen Keller..."
QuoteYour form of address, attitude and 'reasoning' are offensive and trollish.
I'm normally a nice guy, ...
"And posting 'Me too!' like some braindead AOLer
I should do the world a favor and cap you like Ol' Yeller
You're just about as useless as JPEGs to Helen Keller..."
"SHRIEK! How can anyone agree with such abhorrent views! Death to anyone who has an opinion of their own! SHRIEK!"
So quoting a bit of Weird Al's humorous verse to highlight your lack of originality is shrieking death threats in ALL CAPS now?
You really need to lighten up, chum
Where might be the professionalism in all this? Just a bystander making some observations!
You're just about as useless as JPEGs to Helen Keller..."
This JPEG is not useless. I am sure she would appreciate having it on the internet. ;-)
[large photo of Helen Keller removed]