True, but it's not like the government can please everyone. Some people are going to get the short end of the stick, but it's neccesary for progress.
Aside from which, no one is forcing him to upgrade, he can buy a new set top box, or a whole new tv, or he could just not watch any tv. Not like TV is a right.
They've been trying to force it since the standards were created.
The government has alot of interest in the matter. When broadcasters switch to digital, the government can auction off the old analog spectrum for new uses.
Its not about the TVs, its about the broadcasting method. No one is saying that everyone has to buy Digital TVs, they are just saying broadcasters will have to broadcast in digital. By that time, cheap set top boxes should be available to onvert digital to analog.
Because digital TV is more efficient at using spectrum, and Broadcasters are currently sitting on large amounts of useful spectrum. The FCC forces them to switch over and frees up a large amount of spectrum for other uses, which is good for everyone.:)
The shuttle was scrapped because it was found to be more expensive than traditional rocket launches, as NASA has discovered to its cost.:( >>
Sure, traditional rockets are cheaper to launch sattelites or probes, but the shuttles do much more than that. They can retreive satellites and perform repairs.
I agree that it would be silly to use the shuttle for everything, but NASA doesn't, they still use normal rockets for satellites and probes. The shuttle does have a use though, and it is good at it's job..
The money does not need to be evenly distributed really. Different areas need different amounts of money due to the varying costs of living. If the money was distributed evenly, the schools in areas with high costs of living would do worse and the cheaper areas would do better.
I think that all schools should get the money they need, but one size fits all doesn't work. Aside from that, getting good teachers to work at inner city schools in low income areas is the difficult part.
Of course, I don't even think the government should be in the education business.
Homeless isnt the same as not being able to get food and shelter. In most areas there are plenty of charities and homeless shelters so that it is very rare for someone to go without shelter.
Granted, there is plenty of room for improvement, but even homeless people in this country are taken care of fairly well..
I agree that some resources should be commonly owned, definately air and water for one. Intellectual propety should be common after 20 years maximum, in all cases..
I don't think food and shelter should be though, but we in america don't really have to worry about those two, since we have so much. I do think they shouldn't be out of anyone's reach, but food and shelter are not inalienable rights..
Or just use engines that provide more thrust than the weight of the plane.
Granted, it isn't efficient, but dirigibles would rely too much on good weather. I would imagine a brisk wind would knock a miniature dirigible quite a long distance.
Regardless of your hyperbole, I don't think any government agency should be spending tax dollars trying to convince people to support it.>>
They DON'T spend your tax dollars, for the most part. They aren't technically part of the government, haven't been for while a while. Every now and then, the government has to step in to help them meet their obligations, but it's not like the USPS is a steady budget item or anything..
They were both worn down somewhat, as the war was won mainly through attrition. The North had much more resources (manufacturing and manpower) though, so they could survive the losses much better than the south.
The south had the upper hand for the first part of the war, but ran out of resources fairly quickly..
And it took me maybe 3 hours to get to level 6 in EQ.
That doesn't make EQ a good game, it isn't, but not because you can't level fast. IMO, the reason lots of MMORPGs suck is because they cater to the lowest common denominator in the name of balance..
That's why my favorite MMORPG is (or maybe was, now that they started adding level reqs on spells) AO.
It seems like SOE has learned from EQ, and isnt going to make this game as completely boring as EQ. It has a good basis from what I can tell, use based skills along with no levels and incredible freedom with skills..
Once all countries are industrialized, there will be very little population growth, judging from the countries that are already industrialized.
Several western countries actually have DECLINING populations, as the US will likely have once the babyboomers start dying off..
China is in a unique category though, maybe together with india. They are the only two countries that really really need laws like that, because they really are about to run out of space.
Industrialized countries are not growing though, and soon African countries will be the only countries with appreciable growth rates...
The reason they use depleted uranium is very simple, it is heavy as hell. This allo is supposedly really light, so it wouldn't make a good antitank shell, no matter how hard it is.
The total Military budget for the us is quite small compared to the total federal budget. Something like $400 billion out of more than $2 trillion.
It really depends on what you consider welfare though. If you consider all non repayed financial aid, it probably adds up to more than the military budget, but if you just count pure welfare (ie. public housing projects and food stamps programs) it probably doesn't come close...
NASA was never as efficient as it could be. Back during the space race the government could throw more money to them without jeopardizing their positions though. The Shuttle launches are still really expensive, but it's an incredible improvement over the saturn rockets. Thats all the shuttle was meant to be, a step towards cheaper and cheaper space travel.
IMO, the only difference between NASA then and now is the money they recieve..
Well, Get some cold fusion systems up and working, then give me a call.
And dark matter is a theory to explain gravitaional anomalies and hasn't been fully proves AFAIK. There could be all kinds of small objects floating around outside the solar system that we can't see. Plenty probably big enough to punch some serious holes in spaceships. The chance of an extrasolar spaceship running into a comet or something is not insignificant over the course of several hundred years
Then, if you get lucky enough to find the thing and get the tech to launch a ship there, you have no real promise that the frikking thing will even be there when you finally get there. That'd be a big letdown, a 500+ year trip only to find out that the star supernovaed or the planet got hit by a comet.
I agree with all your ideas, but you're thinking about 10 steps and a few hundred (at least) years ahead of our technology...
I was referring to weapons when I said they don't have the sources. They don't build or sell weapons, they buy them..:/
The cartels exist because of one reason, rich (relatively) people in america are willing to pay extremely well for illegal drugs. If they switch to weapons who will buy them and where will they get the weapons to smuggle? If the switch to counterfeit how will they get pharmacies in america (their 'target market') to stock their counterfeit drugs? The cartels don't have all that much control on the general public here in america, and the prescription drug market is highly regulated here.
I'm not saying they won't try to do other things, but if drugs became legal, they would have hard problems finding a market for any of their potential products. The cartels are mainly in the business of drugs that don't require much work to produce. Most of the synthetic drugs are made in the US or europe. The only things that get smuggled in large amounts are opiates, cocaine and pot, especially the first two, as pot can be, and is, grown in the US.
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True, but it's not like the government can please everyone. Some people are going to get the short end of the stick, but it's neccesary for progress.
Aside from which, no one is forcing him to upgrade, he can buy a new set top box, or a whole new tv, or he could just not watch any tv. Not like TV is a right.
They've been trying to force it since the standards were created.
The government has alot of interest in the matter. When broadcasters switch to digital, the government can auction off the old analog spectrum for new uses.
Its not about the TVs, its about the broadcasting method. No one is saying that everyone has to buy Digital TVs, they are just saying broadcasters will have to broadcast in digital. By that time, cheap set top boxes should be available to onvert digital to analog.
Because digital TV is more efficient at using spectrum, and Broadcasters are currently sitting on large amounts of useful spectrum. The FCC forces them to switch over and frees up a large amount of spectrum for other uses, which is good for everyone. :)
The shuttle was scrapped because it was found to be more expensive than traditional rocket launches, as NASA has discovered to its cost. :( >>
Sure, traditional rockets are cheaper to launch sattelites or probes, but the shuttles do much more than that. They can retreive satellites and perform repairs.
I agree that it would be silly to use the shuttle for everything, but NASA doesn't, they still use normal rockets for satellites and probes. The shuttle does have a use though, and it is good at it's job..
Then a couple steps further, and we'll all be watching 'the family' on the wall and taking TV classes in school..
The money does not need to be evenly distributed really. Different areas need different amounts of money due to the varying costs of living. If the money was distributed evenly, the schools in areas with high costs of living would do worse and the cheaper areas would do better.
I think that all schools should get the money they need, but one size fits all doesn't work. Aside from that, getting good teachers to work at inner city schools in low income areas is the difficult part.
Of course, I don't even think the government should be in the education business.
Homeless isnt the same as not being able to get food and shelter. In most areas there are plenty of charities and homeless shelters so that it is very rare for someone to go without shelter.
Granted, there is plenty of room for improvement, but even homeless people in this country are taken care of fairly well..
I agree that some resources should be commonly owned, definately air and water for one. Intellectual propety should be common after 20 years maximum, in all cases..
I don't think food and shelter should be though, but we in america don't really have to worry about those two, since we have so much. I do think they shouldn't be out of anyone's reach, but food and shelter are not inalienable rights..
Which is WHY he isn't elected.. :p
Or just use engines that provide more thrust than the weight of the plane.
Granted, it isn't efficient, but dirigibles would rely too much on good weather. I would imagine a brisk wind would knock a miniature dirigible quite a long distance.
Regardless of your hyperbole, I don't think any government agency should be spending tax dollars trying to convince people to support it.>>
They DON'T spend your tax dollars, for the most part. They aren't technically part of the government, haven't been for while a while. Every now and then, the government has to step in to help them meet their obligations, but it's not like the USPS is a steady budget item or anything..
What do you think your 32 cents is for?
They were both worn down somewhat, as the war was won mainly through attrition. The North had much more resources (manufacturing and manpower) though, so they could survive the losses much better than the south.
The south had the upper hand for the first part of the war, but ran out of resources fairly quickly..
There are no levels in SWG...
And it took me maybe 3 hours to get to level 6 in EQ.
That doesn't make EQ a good game, it isn't, but not because you can't level fast. IMO, the reason lots of MMORPGs suck is because they cater to the lowest common denominator in the name of balance..
That's why my favorite MMORPG is (or maybe was, now that they started adding level reqs on spells) AO.
It seems like SOE has learned from EQ, and isnt going to make this game as completely boring as EQ. It has a good basis from what I can tell, use based skills along with no levels and incredible freedom with skills..
But it doesn't need to be done..
Once all countries are industrialized, there will be very little population growth, judging from the countries that are already industrialized.
Several western countries actually have DECLINING populations, as the US will likely have once the babyboomers start dying off..
China is in a unique category though, maybe together with india. They are the only two countries that really really need laws like that, because they really are about to run out of space.
Industrialized countries are not growing though, and soon African countries will be the only countries with appreciable growth rates...
Not much mining to do for getting silicon..
;P
Just go to your local beach with a dump truck.
Is it just me, or does it seem as though this research was just area of country divided by population?
Or did they only count arable land and divide that by population for their statistics.
Either way the article is extremely alarmist...
Well, the parent said nothing about metallic aluminum..
;P
And if you couldn't tell, my post was sarcastic..
I doubt they will though..
The reason they use depleted uranium is very simple, it is heavy as hell. This allo is supposedly really light, so it wouldn't make a good antitank shell, no matter how hard it is.
There has always been transparent aluminum.
Those two things are just incomparable...
And guess what?
The western passage to India WASN'T there!
What you are suggesting is closer to Columbus crossing the Atlantic in a rowboat.
Not that I don't agree with the vision, it's just a long way off..
The total Military budget for the us is quite small compared to the total federal budget. Something like $400 billion out of more than $2 trillion.
It really depends on what you consider welfare though. If you consider all non repayed financial aid, it probably adds up to more than the military budget, but if you just count pure welfare (ie. public housing projects and food stamps programs) it probably doesn't come close...
NASA was never as efficient as it could be. Back during the space race the government could throw more money to them without jeopardizing their positions though. The Shuttle launches are still really expensive, but it's an incredible improvement over the saturn rockets. Thats all the shuttle was meant to be, a step towards cheaper and cheaper space travel.
IMO, the only difference between NASA then and now is the money they recieve..
Tang wasn't a product of the space program though, it was only made more popular because of the press it recieved because of it.
Tang was around since the late 50s IIRC..
Well, Get some cold fusion systems up and working, then give me a call.
And dark matter is a theory to explain gravitaional anomalies and hasn't been fully proves AFAIK. There could be all kinds of small objects floating around outside the solar system that we can't see. Plenty probably big enough to punch some serious holes in spaceships. The chance of an extrasolar spaceship running into a comet or something is not insignificant over the course of several hundred years
Then, if you get lucky enough to find the thing and get the tech to launch a ship there, you have no real promise that the frikking thing will even be there when you finally get there. That'd be a big letdown, a 500+ year trip only to find out that the star supernovaed or the planet got hit by a comet.
I agree with all your ideas, but you're thinking about 10 steps and a few hundred (at least) years ahead of our technology...
I was referring to weapons when I said they don't have the sources. They don't build or sell weapons, they buy them.. :/
The cartels exist because of one reason, rich (relatively) people in america are willing to pay extremely well for illegal drugs. If they switch to weapons who will buy them and where will they get the weapons to smuggle? If the switch to counterfeit how will they get pharmacies in america (their 'target market') to stock their counterfeit drugs? The cartels don't have all that much control on the general public here in america, and the prescription drug market is highly regulated here.
I'm not saying they won't try to do other things, but if drugs became legal, they would have hard problems finding a market for any of their potential products. The cartels are mainly in the business of drugs that don't require much work to produce. Most of the synthetic drugs are made in the US or europe. The only things that get smuggled in large amounts are opiates, cocaine and pot, especially the first two, as pot can be, and is, grown in the US.