Well in another poll of 1000, 800 CEO's said a fair tax is batshit crazy, and would intentionally burn down any offices they own in the US if it were instituted. The other 200 stabbed themselves in the eye at the mere thought of the idea.
FT opponents say that, if instituted, Satan would split the world asunder and slither out of the depths of hell, feeding on the souls of all good men and women, and dispute the claim of 3% unemployment in 2 years.
Ok the radiation thing is definitely an issue, true. The thrust could be done gently with VaSIMR thrusters over a long time, but would then leave it in the van Allen belt for way too long.
But I don't even care so much about the current electronics or modules. By the time it's retired, the modules will have been thoroughly lived in, like 30 year old underwear. Deorbit anything that won't be useful.
The most important component up there, long term, is the Truss. I doubt it will be turned into a lunar transfer vehicle, but the Truss could be used as the core of a orbital construction platform for missions to mars. Moving it to a proper orbit will be much easier than moving the whole station.
Put it into a lunar transfer orbit and use it as a "shuttle" to the moon. you'd just need to send a small capsule (like a dragon) to dock with it and hitch a ride.
I know, i know, ISS isn't in the right plane, and plane changes are expensive (fuel-wise), not to mention the energy needed to boost to a transfer orbit.
But it is a good reason why we shouldn't deorbit it. it's probably cheaper to send up the fuel to do this than it is to send up a dedicated lunar tranfer shuttle the size of the ISS
not many hurricanes in Arizona, but seeing as this is as tall as the tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, I can't seeing this being economical at only 200 MW.
And if it did survive, it would have to evolve an entirely new way to infect cells. it would become so different from what we see now that it might not even "want" be infectious anymore.
Seriously, I wonder how much money we can get donated to keep this going. in retrospect, I'd gladly have paid what i could for the Hubble, and the repair/upgrade missions, out of my own pocket.
Since alcohol literally dissolves cell membranes, I'd be pretty impressed if they evolved past that impediment. Also remember that those bacteria that 'shit' alcohol are eventually killed off by all that 'shit'. That's why you can't brew vodka, but distill it instead.
Then why not 1TB, or 5? When does it become unnecessary, in your opinion?
the probability of you listening to some of those songs in your library during your ownership of the device is infinitesimally small. You will have plugged the device into your computer many, many times before you listen to some of those songs. The benefit is marginal, and is no justification to build a factory.
Apple products aren't magically intuitive. For example, i can't seem to grok my girlfriends ipod. I don't think the wheel is a good way to navigate a linear list, at least not in the way they've presented it. Apple obviously doesn't either, since they haven't emulated this same interface into the iphone/ipad.
So just because you've learned to use apple products doesn't make then intuitive, it just means that you've learned their paradigms, and therefore perceive them as more intuitive.
The problem with the flash argument is that you just need more chips. If you can only buy 32 gig chips, then use 2. And if 32 gig chips are made in vastly larger quantities than the 64 gig chips that only one OEM uses, then the prices for 2 32 gig chips approach 1 64 gig chip.
Another problem is that 64 gig in a portable device is unnecessary. Sure, you can carry around a lifetimes worth of music, but you'll never listen to it all before the end-of-life of the device. That's why most other OEMs add a micro SD slot, so the consumer can add more memory as he/she sees fit, at the price they can afford. In my eyes this is a much more elegant solution, since I can then take my memory out when needed in a camera or phone, or at the end-of-life of the device.
the cruft that is there is the cruft that you've turned on (or not turned off). At least you have the option of making all their services minimalistic, if you so choose.
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Well in another poll of 1000, 800 CEO's said a fair tax is batshit crazy, and would intentionally burn down any offices they own in the US if it were instituted. The other 200 stabbed themselves in the eye at the mere thought of the idea.
FT opponents say that, if instituted, Satan would split the world asunder and slither out of the depths of hell, feeding on the souls of all good men and women, and dispute the claim of 3% unemployment in 2 years.
Why has it become so commonplace to think about government debt in a macroeconomic way? US citizens and companies hold 68% of the US debt.
Or to use the modern way of thinking about this issue: if you have $10, but you owe Billy $3 and owe yourself $7, how much money do you have?
Hard to find numbers on just the truss mass, but it's ~110,000 to 130,000 Kg, or about a quarter of the mass of the whole structure.
Ok the radiation thing is definitely an issue, true. The thrust could be done gently with VaSIMR thrusters over a long time, but would then leave it in the van Allen belt for way too long.
But I don't even care so much about the current electronics or modules. By the time it's retired, the modules will have been thoroughly lived in, like 30 year old underwear. Deorbit anything that won't be useful.
The most important component up there, long term, is the Truss. I doubt it will be turned into a lunar transfer vehicle, but the Truss could be used as the core of a orbital construction platform for missions to mars. Moving it to a proper orbit will be much easier than moving the whole station.
Put it into a lunar transfer orbit and use it as a "shuttle" to the moon. you'd just need to send a small capsule (like a dragon) to dock with it and hitch a ride.
I know, i know, ISS isn't in the right plane, and plane changes are expensive (fuel-wise), not to mention the energy needed to boost to a transfer orbit.
But it is a good reason why we shouldn't deorbit it. it's probably cheaper to send up the fuel to do this than it is to send up a dedicated lunar tranfer shuttle the size of the ISS
when it's slow, i find the extra internets really help with the twittering speed.
How will this giant hollow tube and it's foundation react to being cooled and heated by 100 degrees (+/- depending on the season) every 12 hours?
unlike an office building, a solar tower will have massive temperature swings warping the structure at every day/night transition.
not many hurricanes in Arizona, but seeing as this is as tall as the tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, I can't seeing this being economical at only 200 MW.
15 years ago, 'typical users' didn't know how to use napster. 6 years ago, 'typical users' didn't know how to bittorrent.
This kind of argument shows how little they've learned.
The train conductor/robber-baron look is coming back
And if it did survive, it would have to evolve an entirely new way to infect cells. it would become so different from what we see now that it might not even "want" be infectious anymore.
what reason would it have, then, to infect a human host? (drunk college kid jokes aside)
Seriously, I wonder how much money we can get donated to keep this going. in retrospect, I'd gladly have paid what i could for the Hubble, and the repair/upgrade missions, out of my own pocket.
Since alcohol literally dissolves cell membranes, I'd be pretty impressed if they evolved past that impediment. Also remember that those bacteria that 'shit' alcohol are eventually killed off by all that 'shit'. That's why you can't brew vodka, but distill it instead.
Then why not 1TB, or 5? When does it become unnecessary, in your opinion?
the probability of you listening to some of those songs in your library during your ownership of the device is infinitesimally small. You will have plugged the device into your computer many, many times before you listen to some of those songs. The benefit is marginal, and is no justification to build a factory.
I didn't imply that they would include one, but that they could emulate the clickwheel, if they thought it was so intuitive.
Apple products aren't magically intuitive. For example, i can't seem to grok my girlfriends ipod. I don't think the wheel is a good way to navigate a linear list, at least not in the way they've presented it. Apple obviously doesn't either, since they haven't emulated this same interface into the iphone/ipad.
So just because you've learned to use apple products doesn't make then intuitive, it just means that you've learned their paradigms, and therefore perceive them as more intuitive.
The problem with the flash argument is that you just need more chips. If you can only buy 32 gig chips, then use 2. And if 32 gig chips are made in vastly larger quantities than the 64 gig chips that only one OEM uses, then the prices for 2 32 gig chips approach 1 64 gig chip.
Another problem is that 64 gig in a portable device is unnecessary. Sure, you can carry around a lifetimes worth of music, but you'll never listen to it all before the end-of-life of the device. That's why most other OEMs add a micro SD slot, so the consumer can add more memory as he/she sees fit, at the price they can afford. In my eyes this is a much more elegant solution, since I can then take my memory out when needed in a camera or phone, or at the end-of-life of the device.
What's the point of a heavier-than-air, tethered, actively powered, stationary platform?
the cruft that is there is the cruft that you've turned on (or not turned off). At least you have the option of making all their services minimalistic, if you so choose.
Maybe we could do one of those rapping songs the kids are so keen on these days?
Disable compatibility check
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/add-on-compatibility-reporter/
i think i've only had a problem once with a plugin not working once the compatibility check was disabled.
I pay my local power company for delivery, not for generation. My power comes from wind, solar, and nuclear.
If I had an electric car, it wouldn't be powered by fossil fuels. It's not like you don't have a choice, which is what you are implying.
Just because the majority of US households are powered by fossil fuels doesn't mean yours has to be as well.
Furthermore, Lotus is discontinuing their current Elise model. It'll be 2015 before they have a new Elise, and has a totally new body and frame.
http://www.autoweek.com/article/20110609/CARNEWS/110609849
How, exactly, is Tesla supposed to keep building it's roadster without a frame?