Which is why we should build generation after generation of superb robots, which humans will require anyway in the utterly hostile environment of space, and use THEM to actually "explore". Tourists don't explore shit, and no matter how horny people are for adventure that doesn't justify sending them first unless they personally foot the bill.
We need robots, we can get a much faster development cycle than for manned missions, and there is ZERO urgency to send people because there is no short-term benefit and there are many drawbacks to sending them.
When ships were cheap and life was cheaper, sending expendable humans to explore Terra was a Good Idea. Now systems are extremely expensive, at an extremely early developmental stage, and the burden of meat support is too high for zero return. Send the robots first. We could wait a thousand years and master space remotely without losing anything.
It wouldn't apply in this case, but the military has the legal authority to order G.I.s not to patronize any "Off Limits" business, Reasons for that order are at military (usually Base Commander) discretion.
"I find it hilarious that Time Warner Cable is, at least by implication, suggesting that there actually exists a browser in which dealing with them could represent "the best possible shopping experience"..."
To be fair, if I had to choose between "being blinded by a burning penis" and "dealing with Time Warner Cable", I'd probably choose the latter.
You can decline, but no one in their right mind does:
"i. Public Law 104-106, effective April 1, 1996, increased the amount of basic coverage to $200,000. Members were automatically insured for $200,000 and had to elect in writing to decline or reduce their coverage to less than $200,000. The law also granted to Secretaries of the military service departments the authority to terminate SGLI coverage when premiums are not paid. "
"EV batteries bring new problems to the table but they also eliminate a whole bunch of other old-fashioned mechanical problems."
Those problems are economic to solve by using salvage parts, which is why the vehicle salvage business is huge.
I've built many used cars for a used car lot, using organ donor vehicles.
Hybrid and EV don't yet have the installed base to fill salvage yards, and with a fixed battery longevity salvage support won't work as well.
I can pull a diesel or gas drivetrain and leave it in a shed for years, install it, and drive off. Good luck doing that with a battery pack. I'm waiting to snag a hybrid to play with, so the depreciation makes me smile, but no way I'd buy new. For that much money I could feed my 460-powered F350 and drive it to work for many years.
Why do salvage and auction values influence depreciation? Because they are a LARGE part of the vehicle food chain. If a dealer can't get shit for a trade-in, he won't GIVE shit for a trade-in. He has to sell that trade-in to make a profit, so it usually goes to auction.
We should have had more and better robots, fittings should have been optimized for ROBOT manipulation, and robot teams should be ready to deploy to _each_ exploratory rig 24/7.
The undersea environment is even more hostile than outer space. Both merit building superb robot systems to work where man can't or shouldn't venture.
If BP is seized it will quit laying golden eggs. BP isn't human, so damaging the shareholder value does _nothing_ against the employees who screwed up.
Paper entities don't feel pain, people do. Find and punish the malefactors to deter future screwups and to SAVE BP, whose stock is held by many US and other pension funds.
The management at Arlington appears to have been too old. Computer literacy should be required of all Federal job holders and they should be shitcanned if they cannot adapt.
Hold them to the standards expected of the military, which is to do your job or suffer appropriate punishment.
Reflecting the adult choices made in their societies. Nothing of value was lost, and I'm bored with decades of being bombarded about the fate of humans not in my society who make bad decisions and die in droves. Fuck 'em.
Mankind is more advanced by prostheticat than by saving people from natural selection.
hey are fat, successful, perhaps the first cadre who built them are gone, and the new folks view "activity as progress". Many PHBs change shit so they can mark territory.
The response (relentless flaming) to Google's Stupid Background Trick" is the only way to get through to them.
Cute stupid shit has a place, but inflicting it on users who prefer clean, elegant, efficient design is fucktarded.
Slashdot Mirror
"Fairly new undertaking? I don't think so."
Then there's the Macondo method. Nothing indicates oil contamination quite like a crude-drenched pelican.
"A joy ride simply isn't worth the money."
Which is why we should build generation after generation of superb robots, which humans will require anyway in the utterly hostile environment of space, and use THEM to actually "explore". Tourists don't explore shit, and no matter how horny people are for adventure that doesn't justify sending them first unless they personally foot the bill.
We need robots, we can get a much faster development cycle than for manned missions, and there is ZERO urgency to send people because there is no short-term benefit and there are many drawbacks to sending them.
When ships were cheap and life was cheaper, sending expendable humans to explore Terra was a Good Idea. Now systems are extremely expensive, at an extremely early developmental stage, and the burden of meat support is too high for zero return. Send the robots first. We could wait a thousand years and master space remotely without losing anything.
"In other words, the US has realized it is broke and now wants the rest of the world to foot the bill for space exploration."
China figured out you don't have to lead to make money and benefit from modern technology.
It wouldn't apply in this case, but the military has the legal authority to order G.I.s not to patronize any "Off Limits" business, Reasons for that order are at military (usually Base Commander) discretion.
Example:
http://www.fortcampbellcourier.com/news/article_bffa90b2-2d53-11df-b2ce-001cc4c03286.html
Then join the fight, and try to bag one yourself. You can do better than trolling, you can join the contest and "enlist" on the side of your choice.
IMO there might be fewer wars if the cheerleaders went too. :)
"Why aren't we providing end of life payouts to widowed military wives?"
Widows and widowers are eligible (chicks get killed too):
http://usmilitary.about.com/library/milinfo/casualty/blgratuity.htm
There is also SGLI, which all but utter idiots retain (it's opt-out).
http://www.insurance.va.gov/sglisite/sgli/sgli.htm
Easier to read fact sheet:
http://www.navymutual.org/ServicemembersGroupLifeInsuranceSGLI.asp
"I'm sure they paid a lot of money to get their site developed, so there can't be anything wrong with that."
Cost /= Quality.
"I find it hilarious that Time Warner Cable is, at least by implication, suggesting that there actually exists a browser in which dealing with them could represent "the best possible shopping experience"..."
To be fair, if I had to choose between "being blinded by a burning penis" and "dealing with Time Warner Cable", I'd probably choose the latter.
Doh, THIS User Agent Switcher. I use FF so much posting the original was automatic. (Self-LARTing ensues.)
http://www.renjusblog.com/2010/03/google-chrome-user-agent-switcher.html
Sometimes, due to the Soldiers and Sailors Civil Relief Act:
http://usmilitary.about.com/od/sscra/l/blsscra4.htm
You can decline, but no one in their right mind does:
"i. Public Law 104-106, effective April 1, 1996, increased the amount of basic coverage to $200,000. Members were automatically insured for $200,000 and had to elect in writing to decline or reduce their coverage to less than $200,000. The law also granted to Secretaries of the military service departments the authority to terminate SGLI coverage when premiums are not paid. "
http://www.insurance.va.gov/sgliSite/handbook/handbookch1.htm
Good benefit overview page (applies to all services):
http://www.navymutual.org/ActiveDutySurvivorBenefits.asp
User Agent Switcher.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/59/
(Lee Ermey voice)
"Private Pyle, what about "on its network" do you not understand?
You had best square your ass away and start shitting me Tiffany cufflinks or I will definitely fuck you up!"
Go for auto mech. You'll be able to deal with the electronics, it's fun, and a decent mechanic will never lack for jobs or side jobs.
You can do any gig from torch cutting (takes a couple of hours to learn, don't cut burny objects) in a salvage yard on up.
"EV batteries bring new problems to the table but they also eliminate a whole bunch of other old-fashioned mechanical problems."
Those problems are economic to solve by using salvage parts, which is why the vehicle salvage business is huge.
I've built many used cars for a used car lot, using organ donor vehicles.
Hybrid and EV don't yet have the installed base to fill salvage yards, and with a fixed battery longevity salvage support won't work as well.
I can pull a diesel or gas drivetrain and leave it in a shed for years, install it, and drive off. Good luck doing that with a battery pack.
I'm waiting to snag a hybrid to play with, so the depreciation makes me smile, but no way I'd buy new. For that much money I could feed my 460-powered F350 and drive it to work for many years.
Why do salvage and auction values influence depreciation? Because they are a LARGE part of the vehicle food chain. If a dealer can't get shit for a trade-in, he won't GIVE shit for a trade-in. He has to sell that trade-in to make a profit, so it usually goes to auction.
Making the company pay is completely different from bankrupting the company.
Dead cows don't give milk.
Doing BOTH would make sense, as they are not mutually exclusive.
Once plots are inventoried, make sure the STONE INVENTORY MARKERS MATCH WHAT'S UNDER THEM.
We should have had more and better robots, fittings should have been optimized for ROBOT manipulation, and robot teams should be ready to deploy to _each_ exploratory rig 24/7.
The undersea environment is even more hostile than outer space. Both merit building superb robot systems to work where man can't or shouldn't venture.
If BP is seized it will quit laying golden eggs. BP isn't human, so damaging the shareholder value does _nothing_ against the employees who screwed up.
Paper entities don't feel pain, people do. Find and punish the malefactors to deter future screwups and to SAVE BP, whose stock is held by many US and other pension funds.
The management at Arlington appears to have been too old. Computer literacy should be required of all Federal job holders and they should be shitcanned if they cannot adapt.
Hold them to the standards expected of the military, which is to do your job or suffer appropriate punishment.
"hundreds of people died of Malaria."
Reflecting the adult choices made in their societies. Nothing of value was lost, and I'm bored with decades of being bombarded
about the fate of humans not in my society who make bad decisions and die in droves. Fuck 'em.
Mankind is more advanced by prostheticat than by saving people from natural selection.
Amazon products fit comfortably in UPS, Fedex, and DHL trucks.
Hubris and change of vision. T
hey are fat, successful, perhaps the first cadre who built them are gone, and the new folks view "activity as progress". Many PHBs change shit so they can mark territory.
The response (relentless flaming) to Google's Stupid Background Trick" is the only way to get through to them.
Cute stupid shit has a place, but inflicting it on users who prefer clean, elegant, efficient design is fucktarded.
"Seriously he's blind..."
Priceless!
With the legacy components you collected over the years because you were smart enough to anticipate that eventuality.