We think we know what to expect when humans go to live on another rock, but big picture, we have no fucking clue the traits that will be selected for off planet. No diversity, no survival.... it's a statistical certainty on the bizzaro order of winning the lotto.
Following the same line of reasoning, isn't it most likely human life will propagate the universe as eggs and sperm with robotic delivery? Even keeping a single human teacher alive for many interstellar travels would be such a waste of resources, and in many cases impossible.
It will be an interesting moral conundrum when it becomes possible, because then our immortal offspring may not remember us. It's plausibly how we came to be on earth.
Another reason to favor the female of a species for an extended space mission involving possible settlement(s) is the total waste of resources to ship a living male for reproductive purposes.
Literally millions of diverse fathers can be shipped in much smaller containers requiring minimal upkeep.
The factors associated choosing a university, at seventeen or eighteen years young, are often a combination of location, price, opportunity, and parental preference.
Though there tends to be an irrational tribal loyalty to one's alma mater, hiring properly should primarily consider how the individual's talents (& weaknesses) fit the opening and the firm.
I have a hunch a desperate West African dying in a tent, surrounded by strangers wearing astronaut uniforms, will take either one... first come first served, aay?
I remember someone here shared the notion that x white people had to get the disease to get a vaccination underway. Maybe the tipping point was actually x hours of news coverage.
Whatever the motivation, thank you Canadians! This never was a we versus them problem. We are them and they are us, all earthlings.
Electricity tends to flow only so deep in copper wire. High electrical demand industry, like aluminum smelters, tend to use large hollow copper pipes rather than wire as most of the electricity flows near the wires surface.
The Irish may drink too much, they may care too much for their football, and maybe they don't always love the Queen.... but bloody hell mate, they give not a rat's arse for what the other countries think about them.
I don't see why you need a driver's license if you're not currently driving a car... Children probably get through the checkpoint just fine.
They do. I flew with mine, completely uneventfully, multiple times, prior to admitting an 18th birthday had been reached. Note to self: dishonesty is the second best policy. Despite a school-issued photo-ID, they held my son out of line nearly long enough to cost us all the scheduled flight.
"The rest of you can go on ahead," they said, as if we mighty fly on despite the loss of a teenager. I have been talked to like a five-year-old more times than I care to remember during quality time with the TSA.... an exception to the rule, I am certain.
Does this all mean we'll see a rise in baby-faced terrorism?
If you're graduating college, their prime recruiting age, and you say you've never illegally downloaded anything they assume you're a bloody fscking liar.
As an interrogation device, the lie detector is successful on the order of the Chicago area phone book.
Please remember, that is all it is. An instrument that measures pulse, breathing , and stomach contractions as a crucible against lying fails miserably against sociopaths and even your more common practiced liars.
Telling a suspect the technology says you're lying is a heavy club to beat the ill-informed with. There's a reason it's not admissible in court in a Country that allowed a multi-million dollar lawsuit for hot coffee.
There you go Jethro, flouting your math skills again...
If you can flocking believe this, the summary actually misrepresented the original story's intent. It was to be a representation of all the nations a particular survey respondent would consider relocating to.
And yes, I know in my heart that RTFA is the Kobayashi Maru of the green line site.
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I'm sure this is a prerecorded event, but if it were live, I'd be rooting for the snake to win in the style of Grizzly Man.
An exclusively female crew?
Are they sliced sandwich pickles or whole dill?
We think we know what to expect when humans go to live on another rock, but big picture, we have no fucking clue the traits that will be selected for off planet. No diversity, no survival.... it's a statistical certainty on the bizzaro order of winning the lotto.
Following the same line of reasoning, isn't it most likely human life will propagate the universe as eggs and sperm with robotic delivery? Even keeping a single human teacher alive for many interstellar travels would be such a waste of resources, and in many cases impossible.
It will be an interesting moral conundrum when it becomes possible, because then our immortal offspring may not remember us. It's plausibly how we came to be on earth.
It follows, rather fundamentally, that men and women would be but two considerations for a diverse interplanetary expedition.
Lucky, since under this story line's premise, he's still going to be using the hell out of his remaining appendage.
I see why it's news for Nerds... it's about the number of servers.
Literally millions of diverse fathers can be shipped in much smaller containers requiring minimal upkeep.
Though there tends to be an irrational tribal loyalty to one's alma mater, hiring properly should primarily consider how the individual's talents (& weaknesses) fit the opening and the firm.
I remember someone here shared the notion that x white people had to get the disease to get a vaccination underway. Maybe the tipping point was actually x hours of news coverage.
Whatever the motivation, thank you Canadians! This never was a we versus them problem. We are them and they are us, all earthlings.
And the NFL isn't doing very well with their Beats women & children shenanigans either.
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Especially for the elderly, though it hurts none of us, it is vital to keep up the physical exertion that even walking provides.
Though an admittedly small sample, I've seen a number of elders get down on the motorized seat and never get back off.
Hurricanes, flooding, and the occasional viral outbreak would be much easier to weather if some known infrastructure was already in place.
No matter how high a duck flies, you can always break a window with a hammer.
Electricity tends to flow only so deep in copper wire. High electrical demand industry, like aluminum smelters, tend to use large hollow copper pipes rather than wire as most of the electricity flows near the wires surface.
This would affect your weight calculations.
The Irish may drink too much, they may care too much for their football, and maybe they don't always love the Queen.... but bloody hell mate, they give not a rat's arse for what the other countries think about them.
Totally true - and programs like slashdot should insist people use simple passwords.
The equivalent of putting a luggage lock on your luggage, as opposed to a real lock.
Among other things, it will discourage people from reusing a slashdot password for something that pales in comparison.
Your bank account? It's just money. You've blown it before and earned some more.
Your e-mail password? Well, you definitely don't want just anyone posing as the relative of your long-lost cousin of royal Nigerian descent.
But Slashdot? Imagine the destruction wrought with your account in the hands of APK for 24 hours.
I don't see why you need a driver's license if you're not currently driving a car... Children probably get through the checkpoint just fine.
They do. I flew with mine, completely uneventfully, multiple times, prior to admitting an 18th birthday had been reached. Note to self: dishonesty is the second best policy. Despite a school-issued photo-ID, they held my son out of line nearly long enough to cost us all the scheduled flight.
"The rest of you can go on ahead," they said, as if we mighty fly on despite the loss of a teenager. I have been talked to like a five-year-old more times than I care to remember during quality time with the TSA.... an exception to the rule, I am certain.
Does this all mean we'll see a rise in baby-faced terrorism?
If you're graduating college, their prime recruiting age, and you say you've never illegally downloaded anything they assume you're a bloody fscking liar.
Please remember, that is all it is. An instrument that measures pulse, breathing , and stomach contractions as a crucible against lying fails miserably against sociopaths and even your more common practiced liars.
Telling a suspect the technology says you're lying is a heavy club to beat the ill-informed with. There's a reason it's not admissible in court in a Country that allowed a multi-million dollar lawsuit for hot coffee.
What time is it?
It's too bad someone hasn't come up with a way to make credit cards that cannot be compromised in this manner.
I didn't even have time to read the 12,000 words.
If you can flocking believe this, the summary actually misrepresented the original story's intent. It was to be a representation of all the nations a particular survey respondent would consider relocating to.
And yes, I know in my heart that RTFA is the Kobayashi Maru of the green line site.