The Star Trek tricorder was in part informed by the ideas of Royal Rife where everything under the sun had a characteristic resonant radio frequency. You could not only identify the virusiod that caused cancer, you should blast it with the right combination of frequencies so it would shake itself to bits like Ol' Galloping Gertie.
As Fort said, "It's steam engines when it's steam engine time". In the 20's and 30's, radio was all the rage. (Likewise, at the turn of the century, it was thought everything could be understood in terms of electricity. 1860's, steam engines.) These days, it's computators all the way down.
what's wrong with X10 and a wifi bridge? other than the obvious...
I really don't see why someone in China hasn't started cranking out some knockoff TRIAC modules and got the price down to where every switch & socket in a house/office/factory can be on this.
Schools probably banned metal lunchboxes as potential dangerous weapons.
If you carry an Altoids tin, they probably assume you're storing contraband drugs (like aspirin) in it.
Why does there have to be a physical representation for this extra money?
Because they're positing taking advantage of a loophole that allows the US Treasury to mint platinum coins. Marked with any denomination they see fit.
The alternative is that they have to deal with raising the imaginary debt ceiling so they can issue more treasuries to borrow the money to pay for the budget.
What stops a government just saying "we've now got $1tn extra dollars"?
The (imaginary) debt ceiling.
The actual debt ceiling would be the point at which people lose faith in the US Government making good on the treasuries it sells, and people stop buying them.
In the end, it all boils down to barter anyway. We take cheap stuff from China so they can keep their populace employed and they haul off our debt.
so who is responsible if the rocket crashes into someone's home?
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky.
Why can't these spaceports just be required to carry some amount of insurance? You know, let the free market do its work. If people value shooting rockets into space more than not having an occasional house squashed by a failed rocket, we'll have rockets.
"Rocket corp is a real person(tm), just like you. Except that you can be sued into poverty if you happen to drop a rocket on somebody's house."
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This sounds like something Wally from "Dilbert" would do.
There's nothing "cheap" about antimatter.
Maybe for you filthy savages that are still trapped on planet Dirt.
You've got a 3.8 x 10^26 Watt fusion reactor, why don't you fucking use it?
I hope these eggheads don't accidentally the whole biosphere into carbon nanotubes. That would be bad. And zombies.
or you could just build your boat out of ice and sawdust .
The Star Trek tricorder was in part informed by the ideas of Royal Rife where everything under the sun had a characteristic resonant radio frequency.
You could not only identify the virusiod that caused cancer, you should blast it with the right combination of frequencies so it would shake itself to bits like Ol' Galloping Gertie.
As Fort said, "It's steam engines when it's steam engine time". In the 20's and 30's, radio was all the rage. (Likewise, at the turn of the century, it was thought everything could be understood in terms of electricity. 1860's, steam engines.) These days, it's computators all the way down.
I regularly go through my entire work day without swearing.
Must be someone who doesn't work with computers.
Or the public.
Really?!
The Israelis are bad for killing the guy that was going to give Saddam a GIANT GODDAMNED GUN to lob poison gas shells at Tel Aviv ?!!
Bull was pulling a Von Braun and just didn't have the luck of getting a buyout offer at the end.
blah blah blah
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you don't have to pay taxes because it's unconstitutional, but the IRS doesn't want you to know that.
blah blah blah
Wesley, they let you have internet access there?
Being disbarred means your no longer an attorney.
Doesn't mean you can't still be an asshole.
what's wrong with X10 and a wifi bridge? other than the obvious...
I really don't see why someone in China hasn't started cranking out some knockoff TRIAC modules and got the price down to where every switch & socket in a house/office/factory can be on this.
way to cite your imaginary antisocial DRUG ADDICT friend!
Schools probably banned metal lunchboxes as potential dangerous weapons.
If you carry an Altoids tin, they probably assume you're storing contraband drugs (like aspirin) in it.
I forget. Is evil Mickey is the one without the goatee?
Why does there have to be a physical representation for this extra money?
Because they're positing taking advantage of a loophole that allows the US Treasury to mint platinum coins. Marked with any denomination they see fit.
The alternative is that they have to deal with raising the imaginary debt ceiling so they can issue more treasuries to borrow the money to pay for the budget.
What stops a government just saying "we've now got $1tn extra dollars"?
The (imaginary) debt ceiling.
The actual debt ceiling would be the point at which people lose faith in the US Government making good on the treasuries it sells, and people stop buying them.
In the end, it all boils down to barter anyway. We take cheap stuff from China so they can keep their populace employed and they haul off our debt.
It's gonna take both John McClane and Ben Gates to keep those Gruber boys from stealing a TRILLION DOLLAR COIN!!!
Once you start behaving rationally, then I'll treat you seriously.
Right. Because if we had just let the banks fail, then people wouldn't be able to borrow money. whoops.
BAH! Fiddling small change.
the same sort of crap.
You mean mermaids aren't real ?!!!
totally OT, but cool noththeless -- staged train wrecks used to be a popular tourist draw
John McAfee is no Chuck Barris
so who is responsible if the rocket crashes into someone's home?
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky.
Why can't these spaceports just be required to carry some amount of insurance? You know, let the free market do its work. If people value shooting rockets into space more than not having an occasional house squashed by a failed rocket, we'll have rockets.
"Rocket corp is a real person(tm), just like you. Except that you can be sued into poverty if you happen to drop a rocket on somebody's house."
Nah. It must be you he's talking about. Because it certainly couldn't be me.
every time I read "smart quotes", I picture Doctor Evil making "air quotes".
Disco still SUCKS!
Nothing is perfect, but this is better than nothing.
How can anything better than Nothing? You yourself just said Nothing was perfect.