Note that he says it reduces foreign spending, but not cost.
Cost is not the issue - its the cash going off-shore. Even if it costs double the amount to establish the infrastructure for wind power, the cash remains in the US's pockets - provided of course that some nut doesn't but the bits from off-shore.
No, lets take this further... Half the problem with starting a tourists-in-space is the cost and weight penalty of the couches/chairs for the passengers. Here's my solution:
First, you get the tourists drunker than a parrot on a bender, Next, load the blighters into a container, then into the cargo bay with a forklift, Once in orbit, use the handy-dandy-remote-controlled-arm-thingy to swing the container out to docking position with the Hilton-in-the-Sky Hotel that's been handily placed there... Wait until the poor souls recover and herd 'em into the lobby!
What effect would this have on the tourists? who cares - they wouldn't feel a thing!
FTA: "A panel member said Wednesday the report was still in draft form..." Me, I'd prefer the bottled version... Of course, I'd have to read it quickly, because of the 12 hour "throttle the bottle" rule. Dang - got that the wrong way around again!
I didn't know that Dubya was able to operificate the innernet.
Welcum Mr. Prez - log in so we can see ya!
Can't get this out of my head
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I just had a vision of the Cosmonaut hitting the ball, then watching it recede into the distance... but as he basks in the congratulations of the crews, the ball hits him in the back of the head.
Yes, I know that this could only occur if he were not in orbit but you must admit it is a nice thought...
What amazes me about this topic (though it shouldn't - this IS/.) is the almost automatic descent into emotionalism, bad assumptions or Jurassic park references to put forward some sort of specious (sorry) argument against this tactic. What particularly disappoints me is that only ONE poster has done the math... Queuetue: "This thousand-carp batch's children will all be male. That 10,000-carp batch's children will also all be male. That 100,000-carp batch's children will also be male. And so on. The existing males will have to work extra hard to find females, and eventually, one species (ether the GM ones or the non-GM ones, quickly followed by the GM ones) will die out, with considerably less fish left afterwards."
The idea here is that there is a geometric increase in the ratio of Male-Only to Male/Female breedings - no gay jokes, please - you know what I mean - until the carp population in AU is entirely made up of males. At this point it does not matter whether some of those males can produce female offspring as there are no female fish for them to reproduce with.
Could it perhaps be that this was the last telemetered reading? Seems to me that some alert bod with a handy pair of binoculars could see this brave little craft a mile or two off shore - they did know where to look after all - and promptly take manual control. As soon as this happens any further telemetry readings are invalid/irrelevant as the plane is no longer under its own control. Suspicious? I think not...
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There - Fixed it for ya...
Note that he says it reduces foreign spending, but not cost.
Cost is not the issue - its the cash going off-shore. Even if it costs double the amount to establish the infrastructure for wind power, the cash remains in the US's pockets - provided of course that some nut doesn't but the bits from off-shore.
Carr go 'Baroom'...
is there a theme here or what?
"Reading in a car always made me feel sick anyway."
Funny - usually puts me in hospital...
Is this anything like a Vegetarian?
Yeah, you're right...
Terrorists do sweat when you put them in a zip-loc bag...
I'm not at all worried about this - it could only be a token ring...
I cannot believe that nobody else in this bastion of geekdom has pointed this out.
Would you prefer that we place enormous power in everybody's hands? Regardless of their level of skill or ethics?
Now why does that post make me think of a bowl of petunias?
No, no, no, NOOOO!!!!
Get it out of my head!!! Help!!!
No, lets take this further...
Half the problem with starting a tourists-in-space is the cost and weight penalty of the couches/chairs for the passengers. Here's my solution:
First, you get the tourists drunker than a parrot on a bender,
Next, load the blighters into a container, then into the cargo bay with a forklift,
Once in orbit, use the handy-dandy-remote-controlled-arm-thingy to swing the container out to docking position with the Hilton-in-the-Sky Hotel that's been handily placed there...
Wait until the poor souls recover and herd 'em into the lobby!
What effect would this have on the tourists? who cares - they wouldn't feel a thing!
FTA: "A panel member said Wednesday the report was still in draft form..."
Me, I'd prefer the bottled version...
Of course, I'd have to read it quickly, because of the 12 hour "throttle the bottle" rule. Dang - got that the wrong way around again!
I didn't know that Dubya was able to operificate the innernet.
Welcum Mr. Prez - log in so we can see ya!
I just had a vision of the Cosmonaut hitting the ball, then watching it recede into the distance...
but as he basks in the congratulations of the crews, the ball hits him in the back of the head.
Yes, I know that this could only occur if he were not in orbit but you must admit it is a nice thought...
What amazes me about this topic (though it shouldn't - this IS /.) is the almost automatic descent into emotionalism, bad assumptions or Jurassic park references to put forward some sort of specious (sorry) argument against this tactic. What particularly disappoints me is that only ONE poster has done the math...
Queuetue:
"This thousand-carp batch's children will all be male.
That 10,000-carp batch's children will also all be male.
That 100,000-carp batch's children will also be male.
And so on. The existing males will have to work extra hard to find females, and eventually, one species (ether the GM ones or the non-GM ones, quickly followed by the GM ones) will die out, with considerably less fish left afterwards."
The idea here is that there is a geometric increase in the ratio of Male-Only to Male/Female breedings - no gay jokes, please - you know what I mean - until the carp population in AU is entirely made up of males. At this point it does not matter whether some of those males can produce female offspring as there are no female fish for them to reproduce with.
Could it perhaps be that this was the last telemetered reading? Seems to me that some alert bod with a handy pair of binoculars could see this brave little craft a mile or two off shore - they did know where to look after all - and promptly take manual control. As soon as this happens any further telemetry readings are invalid/irrelevant as the plane is no longer under its own control.
Suspicious? I think not...
This one is definitely going on the permanent bookmarks list!
And if you take too much you break out in... (stop! stop! that hurts! AAAAAARGH!)
Whingeing? Thats what you hear from kids when you won't let them do exactly what they want to - you know - "But mummy said I could... "
What REALLY gets me is where they advertise the scar removal cream. Any Applications for Applicator, anyone?