Maybe we could call it "Digital Deeds, Done Dirt Cheap".
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The problem is that sales taxes are inherently regressive, not flat.
It depends. My proposal is to only tax things that aren't necessities. I've listed what I consider necessities in other posts, but in general:
1) Raw, unprocessed, or canned foods bought for off-premises consumption. Veggies, raw meats, flour, etc. What your grandparents called 'staples'. 2) Rent/mortgage payments 3) Medical care/meds
Under this plan the poor would pay an effective tax of zero, and the tax on non-necessities would be high enough to cover the difference.
Civilian airport radars aren't really that powerful, although they have fairly high ERP due to their high gain, narrow beamwidth antennas. Weather radars are more powerful.
Narrow beamwidth signals from Arecibo are mind-numbingly powerful as far as ERP goes.
The telescope has three radar transmitters, with effective isotropic radiated powers of 20 TW at 2380 MHz, 2.5 TW (pulse peak) at 430 MHz, and 300 MW at 47 MHz.
That's 20 Terawatts ERP - holy Christmas! I once calculated the RF exposure exclusion zone for that radar - it extends beyond low Earth orbit.
How may times have you heard commercials saying "Own it on DVD today!" or "Own it on Blu-ray Today!" ? Since they mention 'it', referring to the advertised movie, and the medium, the DVD or the blu-ray disk, they're saying that the ownership is for the movie, not the medium. Note also that they say 'OWN' it, not 'license' it.
Gamba grass is tolerant to fire at any time of the year. Burning gamba grass in the dry season can be hazardous to property, people and livestock due to the high fuel loads and height of the plants, which create an extremely intense fire.
Plus, IIRC, scientists have worked out a gravitational mechanism by which the rocks could have actually made the journey from Mars to Earth. The odds of them coming from elsewhere are very low given transit constraints.
Interestingly the non-O2 reaction produces flammable CO and H2 (which is seen burning at the exhaust pipes of top fuel dragsters). If you've never been to a real NHRA drag race, you owe it to yourself. Those thing are _loud_. You can feel your lungs vibrate. The nitro fumes bring tears to your eyes. Seeing a vehicle go from 0-300+ MPH in 4-ish seconds is amazing.
I think certain states should form providences and have more control, but I have no clue how that would happen smoothly.
We had that before - before, as you say, "They tried that once." It's called State's Rights, and the loss of the war of northern aggression assured a strong federal government and the loss of state's individuality.
I think the point is that 'life existed on on Mars' will be declared if we find a single dessicated, long-dead microbe, even if it fell dead as a doornail from Earth's comet-like tail. Even if it's been slowly fossilized by eons of miniscule water and mineral migration on Mars' surface, it'll be hard to tell if it was from Mars or from Earth.
If we had standardized designs, the NRC could issue mandatory safety bulletins are require upgrades across all instances of a particular reactor model much like the FAA/NTSB does for aircraft. As it stands all plants are custom-built, making lessons learned at plant A impossible to apply to plant B.
I sure wouldn't want to fly in a plane where the pilot were allowed to have their cell phone switched on.
Funny you mention that. I was talking via amateur radio to a pilot flying at 40k+ ft in a private jet just the other day. I was in VA and he was over one of the great lakes. I don't know if he was pilot in command at the time or not, but pilots are regularly required to fly and talk on the radio at the same time. The difference - pilots are _trained_ to do it, drivers are barely trained to drive, much less multitask.
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Maybe we could call it "Digital Deeds, Done Dirt Cheap".
The problem is that sales taxes are inherently regressive, not flat.
It depends. My proposal is to only tax things that aren't necessities. I've listed what I consider necessities in other posts, but in general:
1) Raw, unprocessed, or canned foods bought for off-premises consumption. Veggies, raw meats, flour, etc. What your grandparents called 'staples'.
2) Rent/mortgage payments
3) Medical care/meds
Under this plan the poor would pay an effective tax of zero, and the tax on non-necessities would be high enough to cover the difference.
Civilian airport radars aren't really that powerful, although they have fairly high ERP due to their high gain, narrow beamwidth antennas. Weather radars are more powerful.
If you want high power and wide beamwidth, look to the Air Force Space Surveillance Radar, OTH-B radars, or some of these beasts.
Narrow beamwidth signals from Arecibo are mind-numbingly powerful as far as ERP goes.
The telescope has three radar transmitters, with effective isotropic radiated powers of 20 TW at 2380 MHz, 2.5 TW (pulse peak) at 430 MHz, and 300 MW at 47 MHz.
That's 20 Terawatts ERP - holy Christmas! I once calculated the RF exposure exclusion zone for that radar - it extends beyond low Earth orbit.
Maybe they're the ones that kill us with flying spiky balls, shrink us, and send us to work on their high gravity planet.
There was even a sequel, and another, and another.
How may times have you heard commercials saying "Own it on DVD today!" or "Own it on Blu-ray Today!" ? Since they mention 'it', referring to the advertised movie, and the medium, the DVD or the blu-ray disk, they're saying that the ownership is for the movie, not the medium. Note also that they say 'OWN' it, not 'license' it.
To quote from the Aus gov't PDF on Gamba grass:
Gamba grass is tolerant to fire at any time of the year.
Burning gamba grass in the dry season can be hazardous
to property, people and livestock due to the high fuel
loads and height of the plants, which create an extremely
intense fire.
How big is the disturbance made by the lander's engines? Surely that's visible from Earth.
The bank bailout was spending money here on Earth ...
You don't think they just launched $25.5B into space, do you?
[No whoosh needed - I realize he wasn't serious.]
How much actual science has been done on the effects of THz radiation? Man-made emitters of THz radiation are relatively new and certainly intentional exposure has not been subjected to the same amount of research as IR or microwaves. The current ANSI laser and IEEE RF limits [in the THZ region] are based on extrapolation, not actual measurement. Some LANL research has shown that T-waves can unzip DNA - I'm not comfortable with extrapolated data when the number of people intentionally exposed is so high.
How about having an invitation done up in e-ink like that magazine ad? A coin cell and voila!
Or do what I did for a geek friend's wedding card - instead of calling it a wedding, call it your 0th anniversary.
...making sure people aren't sick is much more profitable.
I would say it's less costly, not more profitable.
Plus, IIRC, scientists have worked out a gravitational mechanism by which the rocks could have actually made the journey from Mars to Earth. The odds of them coming from elsewhere are very low given transit constraints.
We were using 68000 processors...
Wow - you really did imagine a Beowulf cluster of ... oh, you mean Motorola 68000 (tm) processors. Drat!
They say specifically that it's ok to circumvent the blackout - they just want you to see their message at least once. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:SOPA_initiative/Learn_more
For the record, nitromethane can burn without added O2.
Monofuel reaction: 2 CH3NO2 2 CO + 2 H2O + H2 + N2
Oxygen reaction: 4CH3NO2 + 3O2 4CO2 + 6H2O + 2N2
Interestingly the non-O2 reaction produces flammable CO and H2 (which is seen burning at the exhaust pipes of top fuel dragsters). If you've never been to a real NHRA drag race, you owe it to yourself. Those thing are _loud_. You can feel your lungs vibrate. The nitro fumes bring tears to your eyes. Seeing a vehicle go from 0-300+ MPH in 4-ish seconds is amazing.
I think certain states should form providences and have more control, but I have no clue how that would happen smoothly.
We had that before - before, as you say, "They tried that once." It's called State's Rights, and the loss of the war of northern aggression assured a strong federal government and the loss of state's individuality.
"do you know the [size] of the smallest possible nuclear reactor plus adequate shielding?"
Yes, I do. About 11 microns in diameter and very, very light. Fascinating reading material, BTW.
That is for bulk metallic iron. Nanoparticles will be a different matter.
Ha! I see what you did there.
KHANNNNNnnnnnnnnnn!!!!
(In case you didn't know, he was supposed to have been an Indian prince).
Only six or so at a time, here.
I think the point is that 'life existed on on Mars' will be declared if we find a single dessicated, long-dead microbe, even if it fell dead as a doornail from Earth's comet-like tail. Even if it's been slowly fossilized by eons of miniscule water and mineral migration on Mars' surface, it'll be hard to tell if it was from Mars or from Earth.
2. Reproduction. It must be capable of creating copies of itself (or approximate copies of itself.)
Male mules aren't alive, then?
If we had standardized designs, the NRC could issue mandatory safety bulletins are require upgrades across all instances of a particular reactor model much like the FAA/NTSB does for aircraft. As it stands all plants are custom-built, making lessons learned at plant A impossible to apply to plant B.
It sounds like they've created nano-scale insulated wire, kinda like myelin-coated nerve fibers.
I sure wouldn't want to fly in a plane where the pilot were allowed to have their cell phone switched on.
Funny you mention that. I was talking via amateur radio to a pilot flying at 40k+ ft in a private jet just the other day. I was in VA and he was over one of the great lakes. I don't know if he was pilot in command at the time or not, but pilots are regularly required to fly and talk on the radio at the same time. The difference - pilots are _trained_ to do it, drivers are barely trained to drive, much less multitask.