1) Electric scooters are quiet 3) nope, don't need insurance, or even a helmet by law
My personal preference . . . I don't like to go to work with sweat on my back, and I often like to take 1 or 2 additional people on the motor scooter with me. With ~80 miles/gallon, I'm not worried about gas prices, or even running out of gas.
Well, the point that I was trying to make is that from an economic point of view it doesn't make sense. For example, some people just want to save on gas, or use it for short-distance shopping, or to take their girl out on a date. They'd care less about exercise =P
However, as you point out, there are other reasons to purchase an ebike.
> I would prefer carpet bombing in fact, > since that results in less deaths to our side I'm personally against violence towards all civilians, no matter what side.
> And where did did you pull the ridiculous > conclusion that I like Obama or think that all > wars (or even any wars) are bad from? You repeated common anti-war propaganda, so I just assumed . . .
> I just don't see it reducing costs. I got my numbers by assuming one bomb, from one pilot-less plan, during one operation, with minimal staff, is cheaper than all the planes and pilots and bombs needed during a single WWII carpet bombing operation. I assume robots will take it even further . . .
But the price of a war doesn't define its legality . . . and the deaths of innocents will always result in people not liking it. Its silly to assume Americans will support robotic wars simply because American soldiers won't be harmed.
Hitler wouldn't have recalled his troops if we sent him a box of cookies and flowers. Would you make love, not war, with Obama, knowing his life goal is the destruction of democracy?
Assuming that a war is unavoidable, would you prefer laser guided bombs, or old-fasioned carpet bombing?
No military will use robots that are less effective than human soldiers.
So if robots are being used, what does that mean? It means fewer civilian casualties, fewer friendly-fire accidents, and more tax money remaining for non-military purposes.
Perhaps I'm different, but music significantly boosts my productivity.
I like to listen to loud alternative style music when I'm programming (and doing 3D modeling), as it really gets me into the 'zone'.
I find that if I don't listen to music, I get bored, easily distracted, start day dreaming, etc.
The exception is when I'm doing heavy math, where I need to derive some new equation. Or when I'm reading, as words from songs confuse me with the words on paper.
I was out of the country during tax season, meaning by tax law I had an additional 2 months to file my taxes. I can simply state that in my return.
But HR Block insisted that I needed to revoke my US citizenship to file 2 months late (wtf?). The rep also contradicted the instructions on the forms, even when specifying the form number and asking for a clarification.
In effect, the rep refused to make any statements on my form, was fairly rude, and then the IRS came at me with fees.
An *hour* on the phone with the IRS, and they agreed to waive the fees. Actually, that IRS call was fairly peaceful/civil, albeit long.
Moral of the story: HR doesn't hire anyone familiar with tax law. So treat their advice as such.
A soil sample return can be amazingly useful, if anything. Tons of advances have been made by doing a moon soil sample return, and companies even sell 'regolith', or moon soil simulant. Definitely something that needs to be done with Mars soil!
Of interesting note, my Norton Antivirus detected a trojan stored directly in my Chrome cache trying to spread on my laptop today. Possibly hacked, maybe not. Something got through for sure!
I keep copies on my server, my laptop, my external harddrive, and on various DVDs in 2 different states. And occasionally in a bank safety deposit box when I have one.
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1) Electric scooters are quiet
3) nope, don't need insurance, or even a helmet by law
My personal preference . . . I don't like to go to work with sweat on my back, and I often like to take 1 or 2 additional people on the motor scooter with me. With ~80 miles/gallon, I'm not worried about gas prices, or even running out of gas.
There are always tradeoffs . . .
Well, the point that I was trying to make is that from an economic point of view it doesn't make sense. For example, some people just want to save on gas, or use it for short-distance shopping, or to take their girl out on a date. They'd care less about exercise =P
However, as you point out, there are other reasons to purchase an ebike.
An brand-name electric scooter is ~$300, and much more portable.
A Honda motor scooter is under $2000, can seat two people, and go 30mph.
$2300 for an electric bike is just silly.
SARS, mad cow disease, bird flu, swine flu, the list of fear mongering disease history keeps going . . .
The media is crying wolf for non-serious diseases, and we'll all pay for it when something serious comes along.
> I would prefer carpet bombing in fact,
> since that results in less deaths to our side
I'm personally against violence towards all civilians, no matter what side.
> And where did did you pull the ridiculous
> conclusion that I like Obama or think that all
> wars (or even any wars) are bad from?
You repeated common anti-war propaganda, so I just assumed . . .
> I just don't see it reducing costs.
I got my numbers by assuming one bomb, from one pilot-less plan, during one operation, with minimal staff, is cheaper than all the planes and pilots and bombs needed during a single WWII carpet bombing operation. I assume robots will take it even further . . .
But the price of a war doesn't define its legality . . . and the deaths of innocents will always result in people not liking it. Its silly to assume Americans will support robotic wars simply because American soldiers won't be harmed.
Hitler wouldn't have recalled his troops if we sent him a box of cookies and flowers. Would you make love, not war, with Obama, knowing his life goal is the destruction of democracy?
Assuming that a war is unavoidable, would you prefer laser guided bombs, or old-fasioned carpet bombing?
That was the point of my post . . .
No military will use robots that are less effective than human soldiers.
So if robots are being used, what does that mean? It means fewer civilian casualties, fewer friendly-fire accidents, and more tax money remaining for non-military purposes.
Perhaps I'm different, but music significantly boosts my productivity.
I like to listen to loud alternative style music when I'm programming (and doing 3D modeling), as it really gets me into the 'zone'.
I find that if I don't listen to music, I get bored, easily distracted, start day dreaming, etc.
The exception is when I'm doing heavy math, where I need to derive some new equation. Or when I'm reading, as words from songs confuse me with the words on paper.
Unlike most other loans, student loans can get you a large tax deduction come April.
Worse than me!
I was out of the country during tax season, meaning by tax law I had an additional 2 months to file my taxes. I can simply state that in my return.
But HR Block insisted that I needed to revoke my US citizenship to file 2 months late (wtf?). The rep also contradicted the instructions on the forms, even when specifying the form number and asking for a clarification.
In effect, the rep refused to make any statements on my form, was fairly rude, and then the IRS came at me with fees.
An *hour* on the phone with the IRS, and they agreed to waive the fees. Actually, that IRS call was fairly peaceful/civil, albeit long.
Moral of the story: HR doesn't hire anyone familiar with tax law. So treat their advice as such.
Ranting this out made me feel better =)
I will verify this. No earned income below $600 from a single source needs to be reported - assuming of course it is not considered a 'business'.
This lawyer is obviously not a tax lawyer =P
I re-read my old college entrance essay, and I'm horribly shocked anyone at all accepted me!
Especially Carnegie Mellon . . . must have been my technical skills =P
Its autonomous, as all AUVs (autonomous underwater vehicles) are.
They probably just mis-programmed it to go in the wrong direction (a very common mistake with AUVs).
As all AUVs are positively buoyant, it should be floating somewhere just waiting to be found within a radius of its power supply.
Would it still save money if the companies rose prices to make a profit?
With NASA, its science oriented. With business, its profit oriented.
I think the current status quo is best, only outsource if something better already exists.
There were only ~63 battlebots there. The other robots were mostly autonomous, and were not involved in combat.
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You can always find robot help here:
http://www.societyofrobots.com/robotforum
(disclaimer, its my site)
As such, robot engineers will rule the world, make robot women to serve us, and put freakin lasers on sharks.
Don't you suddenly want to change career?
A soil sample return can be amazingly useful, if anything. Tons of advances have been made by doing a moon soil sample return, and companies even sell 'regolith', or moon soil simulant. Definitely something that needs to be done with Mars soil!
I see it odd they didn't even test the chemical detector process in realistic simulant soil before launching it to Mars . . .
I'm a professional robotics engineer, and can confirm that nukes result in an EMP, thereby frying any robot, too.
As such, I don't care. I enjoy movies of robots with lasers and taking over the world. Its like my career goal becoming reality =P
Of interesting note, my Norton Antivirus detected a trojan stored directly in my Chrome cache trying to spread on my laptop today. Possibly hacked, maybe not. Something got through for sure!
Why hire expert consultants when you have writers making up stuff for cheap?
Now class, everyone repeat this:
Off - site - backup.
I keep copies on my server, my laptop, my external harddrive, and on various DVDs in 2 different states. And occasionally in a bank safety deposit box when I have one.
I'm probably extremely biased, but I do believe this is the best website ever to learn how to make robots:
http://www.societyofrobots.com/