When I was a kid, I coded for fun. I met a lot of guys in highschool who did this too. In college, I met even more. How many women have I meet who coded for fun since they were kids? Zero. That's telling. I think a lot of people here will say the same thing. You say there are barriers...what barriers are there preventing girls from downloading a compiler and googling some "learn to code" websites?
Why oh why do people lend these arguments any credence? Change is not automatically awesome because it's "change". Unity is a shitty UI...just like Win8. They changed with the menu's so it's more difficult to find and launch applications. So now making things harder is good change? And it's also somehow related to my political beliefs? Why was this post even modded up? It's ridiculous.
No they have made mistakes but they try to not be evil more often then not, and that is far more than I can say about most other companies in their line(s) of business.
They might not be so evil at present. But what happens years down the road when they decide to be evil? They'll have this enormous treasure trove of data, and widespread control of information infrastructure. You know it's inevitable, right? They will not have this anti-evil philosophy forever...and in the meantime they chum the water...we eat happily...they begin pulling the net in around us.
Why would you be dynamically loading new code in the middle of a game loop anyway? You would have know this causes issues when you designed the application and would have loaded it all up prior to executing the loop.
You're ignoring too many social forces at play - especially religion. Despite the growth of atheism in the USA, a large majority of people in the US still turn to God as a last resort when really pressed by a life or death crisis. If the country actually fractured, it would likely be on those cultural/social lines.
This is one of the problems with Christianity in America. You seem to think atheism is some kind of powerful growing cult opposed to Christianity. Atheists are not organizing against anyone. You guys blow these Festivus Pole next to your Nativity incidents way out of proportion. They get publicized by the national media because you guys love that stuff.... you like the idea of being a persecuted minority. In reality, there is a very small politically active atheist scene, almost nonexistent. It's probably smaller than the Occupy movement. Most atheists don't care about religion as long as you're not creating religious laws or imposing religious education.
it will probably take future historians decades to realize that the real USA (as it was - "one nation, under God, indivisible"...
Oh please. Really? The only ammunition atheists have against the American Christian political juggernaut, is the First Amendment...created by the same people who apparently designed this to be "on nation, under God".
Still, it's not like we'll look up and there will be bulldozers and power lines and fields of garbage. It's a pale white disk with a few darkish spots. Nothing man can do for hundreds of years will change the way it looks from Earth. If we can one day alter the shape of a few of shadows through industry, would anyone even notice?
I predict that other countries, companies, will mine the moon and we'll have like one company that will be doing exploration of some barren piece of non mine-able area
Okay, fine. Did it really need to be buried in all that insult? Well, here's what I think about that. There's nothing to find on the moon except resources that may one day be useful for colonizing space. Maybe we can find a use for the Helium-3...maybe not. What do you think we'll find when we explore? Certainly not life or alien artifacts.
I love the fact that the USA thinks we own the universe
What about this article implies this?
Shouldn't we encourage a gold rush to the moon? I have no idea what you're getting at here. If we allow this model I predict that other countries, companies, will mine the moon and we'll have like one company that will be doing exploration of some barren piece of non mine-able area.
Who cares if other countries mine the moon? What "model" are you referring to here, and why do "we" have any authority over it?
The USA really needs to get rid of this elitist attitude that we are the best and control everything
What about this article implies an elitist attitude? NASA is taking applications for ideas to work with NASA. Not selling permission to go to the moon.
because we are falling behind other countries on everything... I think the love of our country is clouding reality.
Certainly not on space exploration. NASAs accomplishments have not been reproduced by anyone else. Besides it's a scientific endeavor, not an international dick waving contest. It's worth doing for the science, not national pride. If we don't do it, there's nobody else to fill NASAs shoes completely. There are smaller successful space programs in other countries, but they're not as well funded as NASA.
We don't have a monopoly on ideas and other countries have exploited some of our finest values and leveraged them to their benefit. We need to do the same and look at what other countries are doing and take advantage of their experiences.
What monopoly on ideas are we assuming? Certainly nothing was implied in the article. What are other countries doing in space that we should be doing?
Your post just sounded like a childish troll, and I was treating you like one. If you want to participate in the discussion then write something coherent.
if they use a lot of industrial lighting to illuminate the operations a new moon could easily become a sparkly moon
We're too far away to see those lights without strong telescopes. And considering the mining would probably be done by robots, we might not even need visible spectrum lights.
The moon is not mine to mine, it's not yours to mine. The NASA understands that.
This is ridiculous. If we can't mine anything in the solar system, how do we ever expect to get off the planet? The moon can mined until there's some presence there that can enforce property rights...or until we have an agreed upon set of laws that state we all agree not to mine the moon.
Hmm. That makes it sound like the difference between "China" or "Red China". Politically overcharged older people always say "Red China". However, I wasn't aware that anybody in the English speaking world had much of an opinion on Ukraine. Saying like that just doesn't sound right to me:...opinion on Ukraine vs;...opinion on the Ukraine.
Did anyone else know about this? Is it really a thing?
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We used to say the same thing about people with cell phones...until everyone could afford them.
soon we will see signs posting that say something like " no filming, and no recording devices ".
Which means, no cell phones. No bar owner would dare post that.
When I was a kid, I coded for fun. I met a lot of guys in highschool who did this too. In college, I met even more. How many women have I meet who coded for fun since they were kids? Zero. That's telling. I think a lot of people here will say the same thing. You say there are barriers...what barriers are there preventing girls from downloading a compiler and googling some "learn to code" websites?
He implied that illegal immigrants are NOT taking STEM jobs....not that they can't do them. Jesus....some people just see racism everywhere.
Why oh why do people lend these arguments any credence? Change is not automatically awesome because it's "change". Unity is a shitty UI...just like Win8. They changed with the menu's so it's more difficult to find and launch applications. So now making things harder is good change? And it's also somehow related to my political beliefs? Why was this post even modded up? It's ridiculous.
I thought it was the infra-red filter that prevented you from seeing through bathing suits.
No they have made mistakes but they try to not be evil more often then not, and that is far more than I can say about most other companies in their line(s) of business.
They might not be so evil at present. But what happens years down the road when they decide to be evil? They'll have this enormous treasure trove of data, and widespread control of information infrastructure. You know it's inevitable, right? They will not have this anti-evil philosophy forever...and in the meantime they chum the water...we eat happily...they begin pulling the net in around us.
* or, what if they disable your entire game library because you visited a blacklisted website.
Is it not compiled as soon it browser receives it?
Why would you be dynamically loading new code in the middle of a game loop anyway? You would have know this causes issues when you designed the application and would have loaded it all up prior to executing the loop.
You're ignoring too many social forces at play - especially religion. Despite the growth of atheism in the USA, a large majority of people in the US still turn to God as a last resort when really pressed by a life or death crisis. If the country actually fractured, it would likely be on those cultural/social lines.
This is one of the problems with Christianity in America. You seem to think atheism is some kind of powerful growing cult opposed to Christianity. Atheists are not organizing against anyone. You guys blow these Festivus Pole next to your Nativity incidents way out of proportion. They get publicized by the national media because you guys love that stuff .... you like the idea of being a persecuted minority. In reality, there is a very small politically active atheist scene, almost nonexistent. It's probably smaller than the Occupy movement. Most atheists don't care about religion as long as you're not creating religious laws or imposing religious education.
it will probably take future historians decades to realize that the real USA (as it was - "one nation, under God, indivisible"...
Oh please. Really? The only ammunition atheists have against the American Christian political juggernaut, is the First Amendment...created by the same people who apparently designed this to be "on nation, under God".
Nice try, Mr Zubrin.
Not sure how such an economy, so separated from Earth's would even start.
We start by mining the moon with robots. Refining on the moon with robots. Then finally building human habitats with robots.
Still, it's not like we'll look up and there will be bulldozers and power lines and fields of garbage. It's a pale white disk with a few darkish spots. Nothing man can do for hundreds of years will change the way it looks from Earth. If we can one day alter the shape of a few of shadows through industry, would anyone even notice?
I predict that other countries, companies, will mine the moon and we'll have like one company that will be doing exploration of some barren piece of non mine-able area
Okay, fine. Did it really need to be buried in all that insult? Well, here's what I think about that. There's nothing to find on the moon except resources that may one day be useful for colonizing space. Maybe we can find a use for the Helium-3...maybe not. What do you think we'll find when we explore? Certainly not life or alien artifacts.
I love the fact that the USA thinks we own the universe
What about this article implies this?
Shouldn't we encourage a gold rush to the moon? I have no idea what you're getting at here. If we allow this model I predict that other countries, companies, will mine the moon and we'll have like one company that will be doing exploration of some barren piece of non mine-able area.
Who cares if other countries mine the moon? What "model" are you referring to here, and why do "we" have any authority over it?
The USA really needs to get rid of this elitist attitude that we are the best and control everything
What about this article implies an elitist attitude? NASA is taking applications for ideas to work with NASA. Not selling permission to go to the moon.
because we are falling behind other countries on everything... I think the love of our country is clouding reality.
Certainly not on space exploration. NASAs accomplishments have not been reproduced by anyone else. Besides it's a scientific endeavor, not an international dick waving contest. It's worth doing for the science, not national pride. If we don't do it, there's nobody else to fill NASAs shoes completely. There are smaller successful space programs in other countries, but they're not as well funded as NASA.
We don't have a monopoly on ideas and other countries have exploited some of our finest values and leveraged them to their benefit. We need to do the same and look at what other countries are doing and take advantage of their experiences.
What monopoly on ideas are we assuming? Certainly nothing was implied in the article. What are other countries doing in space that we should be doing?
Your post just sounded like a childish troll, and I was treating you like one. If you want to participate in the discussion then write something coherent.
Please go back to reddit, junior. Adults are trying to have a discussion here.
if they use a lot of industrial lighting to illuminate the operations a new moon could easily become a sparkly moon
We're too far away to see those lights without strong telescopes. And considering the mining would probably be done by robots, we might not even need visible spectrum lights.
The moon is not mine to mine, it's not yours to mine. The NASA understands that.
This is ridiculous. If we can't mine anything in the solar system, how do we ever expect to get off the planet? The moon can mined until there's some presence there that can enforce property rights...or until we have an agreed upon set of laws that state we all agree not to mine the moon.
When was the last time you built a website? 1996? Things are a lot different now.
They want you to care...and obey. Basically, you should love doing what your betters order you to do.
He does. That was part of the Patriot Act.
our rights online were sure to erode in the name of fighting terrorism, CP, hacking, and/or drug dealing. Wow, that was an amazing prediction
No it wasn't. Even before the internet, these things were used violate peoples constitutional rights.
Anarchy is about whichever individuals or groups have the bigger bombs, biceps, knives or guns.
Then we must currently live in anarchy because it's still about having bigger bombs, biceps, knives and guns.
Hmm. That makes it sound like the difference between "China" or "Red China". Politically overcharged older people always say "Red China". However, I wasn't aware that anybody in the English speaking world had much of an opinion on Ukraine. Saying like that just doesn't sound right to me: ...opinion on Ukraine vs; ...opinion on the Ukraine.
Did anyone else know about this? Is it really a thing?