It seems to me that you've eliminated the tiny ongoing costs of modern conveniences without doing anything about the infrastructure costs.
When I lived too far, I took the subway. Huge infrastructure already in place, all the pollution to create and install the cars and track are already sunk. All you're avoiding is the tiny amount of energy your additional weight incurs.
I don't print anything unless someone else requires me to... The printer and toner are already manufactured and the printer is plugged in consuming energy. The only thing you're preventing is the tiny amount of energy and paper (a renewable resource) used to print your pages.
I have the cheapest cellphone I could buy (and I use it once every 2 weeks maybe)... Again, huge infrastructure in place, etc.
I don't play games on my computer... What does that matter, aside from perhaps having it on a little longer? You admit to 'play time', so what does it matter that your 'play time' does not involve games?
My point is not to rag on your lifestyle - if that makes you feel good about your global impact, then more power to you. I just don't think that the things you mention have any real impact other than the tiny incremental costs of using existing infrastructures. You could argue that if _everyone_ lived like you those infrastructures would either be smaller or non-existent, but I don't think that argument would hold water.
"I heard people in Australia thought UFOs were visiting:)," SpaceX's millionaire founder Elon Musk told SPACE.com in an e-mail. "The venting of propellants, which is done to ensure that an overpressure event doesn't produce orbital debris, created a temporary halo caught the sun at just the right angle for a great view from Australia. I thought the pictures looked really cool."
And expect you to serve the ticket to the pictured driver on pain of arrest if they fail to pay it?
No thank you.
Their job is to apprehend the violator at the time of the infraction, not expect the car's owner to do your legwork for you.
Taken to the extreme this is the same as sending a ticket to every red Ford Focus owner and expecting the violator to fess up because one ref Ford focus was photographed running a red light.
Do they even compare the picture with the driver's license photo of the car's registrant? If not, I'd mail it back saying "it wasn't me - try again."
Sadly, we've lost the space race to all those 'desperately needed' 'entitlement' programs that are killing the whole world economy. Instead of spending a dollar on space research to help all of mankind, we've spent the dollar to breed and feed a mouth that will be hungry again tomorrow.
Dragon/Falcon 9's orbit: 242 x 268 km, 34.5 (Epoch Jun 7)
I'd say they made their orbit. If you live within about 40 degrees of the equator you're likely to have visible passes of the spacecraft. Use heavens-above.com to get listings for your location.
New types of propellant, new types of engines, new designs of rocket design, more frequent launches...
You left out the real reason - new procedures to prevent space junk from exploding boosters and fuel tanks - they now routinely dump the remaining fuel overboard after the boost phase is complete, making the spirals.
Better hurry on getting those tubes. Supplies are limited. Operators are standing by.
You might also need to replace the electrolytic caps - they love to dry out over time. Google for hints on restoring old radios - there are some tricks that you can use to diagnose issues without letting the magic smoke out.
One in Richmond, VA. This is more like a 5.5 way intersection, as Hermitage Rd that dangles off Brookland Parkway is a popular route. Note also that the sum of 2 major interstates (95 and 64) has entrance and exit ramps in amongst this intersection.
I think he meant the same level of privacy afforded any other civilian when off duty vs his level of privacy when on duty.
You know, using the word 'civilian' when describing people who are not police officers rubs me the wrong way. They're not military, so why do they call us civilians? They're civilians, too. I see that some dictionaries include the police (and firefighters?) as non-civilians, but I think that distinction feeds into the militaristic mindset of some police forces. Frankly, it worries me when SWAT teams are better equipped and trained than the National Guard.
If you talk over a CB radio you don't expect a private conversation too do you?
That's what common sense would dictate, but that didn't stop the cellular phone industry back in the analog-only days. They jammed through severalpathenticlaws to 'prevent' eavesdropping of in-the-clear cellular phone conversations instead of doing any sort of obfuscation or encryption. A simple frequency inversion technique or noxious filterable carrier tone would've prevented casual eavesdropping at the cost of pennies per phone.
The industry apparently found it less expensive to buy Congressmen that better handsets. Once again, we all lose a little freedom in the name of corporate profits when our elected officials can be 'bought'.
If someone did certify the safety precautions, they should lose whatever authority they have to certify anything.
Certifying a process and making sure the process is performed are two very separate acts. I would investigate how much of each were to blame before going nuts.
From what I can tell, there are hugely involved and expensive processes in place to prevent this sort of disaster. Could the procedures be better? Probably. Were the procedures followed to the letter? I seriously doubt it.
IMHO only if it's traveling in the plane of the galaxy. If it was ejected normal to the galactic plane, there's likely insufficient matter to create a significant shock wave.
Any of the school employees that had access to and/or "Dominion and Control" over the images.
Isn't that the standard for illegal things found in your car/apartment, etc? Even if they're not yours, if you had access or dominion and control over them, you're presumed to 'own' them.
... any viable energy source we have except theoretical fusion processes will run out in less than 100 years time... 200 years tops for nuclear power...
Actually it only took 66 satellites due to changes in orbit configuration that increased coverage. They didn't bother to change the name to Dysprosium.
Me saying that "Water is all you need to drink" doesn't mean that's all that you _can_ drink. That statement doesn't require them to accept currency, it just says that if they do, it's a legal means to settle the debt.
She's investigated Morgellon's? How cool - I've always thought Morgellon's was an interesting experiment in people's beliefs vs the medical establishment.
One acronym: VLBI. He didn't say optical telescope. The other reason to put a radio 'scope on the far side of the moon is that the far side is shielded from all of the RF noise that we generate - since the moon is tidally locked, we have a perfect Earth-radio-quiet place to do research that would be impossible on Earth or in LEO.
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It seems to me that you've eliminated the tiny ongoing costs of modern conveniences without doing anything about the infrastructure costs.
When I lived too far, I took the subway.
Huge infrastructure already in place, all the pollution to create and install the cars and track are already sunk. All you're avoiding is the tiny amount of energy your additional weight incurs.
I don't print anything unless someone else requires me to...
The printer and toner are already manufactured and the printer is plugged in consuming energy. The only thing you're preventing is the tiny amount of energy and paper (a renewable resource) used to print your pages.
I have the cheapest cellphone I could buy (and I use it once every 2 weeks maybe) ...
Again, huge infrastructure in place, etc.
I don't play games on my computer...
What does that matter, aside from perhaps having it on a little longer? You admit to 'play time', so what does it matter that your 'play time' does not involve games?
My point is not to rag on your lifestyle - if that makes you feel good about your global impact, then more power to you. I just don't think that the things you mention have any real impact other than the tiny incremental costs of using existing infrastructures. You could argue that if _everyone_ lived like you those infrastructures would either be smaller or non-existent, but I don't think that argument would hold water.
I guess you missed the coverage and the fact that Russia Admitted it was a failed missile test?
Admit it, you're just a crackpot.
Ass.
Perhaps you'll believe Elon Musk himself:
"I heard people in Australia thought UFOs were visiting :)," SpaceX's millionaire founder Elon Musk told SPACE.com in an e-mail. "The venting of propellants, which is done to ensure that an overpressure event doesn't produce orbital debris, created a temporary halo caught the sun at just the right angle for a great view from Australia. I thought the pictures looked really cool."
Or perhaps let me google it for you.
They mail the photo with the ticket.
And expect you to serve the ticket to the pictured driver on pain of arrest if they fail to pay it?
No thank you.
Their job is to apprehend the violator at the time of the infraction, not expect the car's owner to do your legwork for you.
Taken to the extreme this is the same as sending a ticket to every red Ford Focus owner and expecting the violator to fess up because one ref Ford focus was photographed running a red light.
Do they even compare the picture with the driver's license photo of the car's registrant? If not, I'd mail it back saying "it wasn't me - try again."
Sadly, we've lost the space race to all those 'desperately needed' 'entitlement' programs that are killing the whole world economy. Instead of spending a dollar on space research to help all of mankind, we've spent the dollar to breed and feed a mouth that will be hungry again tomorrow.
From Heavens-above.com:
Dragon/Falcon 9's orbit: 242 x 268 km, 34.5 (Epoch Jun 7)
I'd say they made their orbit. If you live within about 40 degrees of the equator you're likely to have visible passes of the spacecraft. Use heavens-above.com to get listings for your location.
New types of propellant, new types of engines, new designs of rocket design, more frequent launches...
You left out the real reason - new procedures to prevent space junk from exploding boosters and fuel tanks - they now routinely dump the remaining fuel overboard after the boost phase is complete, making the spirals.
I loaded up my apartment's gutters on 80m back in the early 90's and had phones ringing for miles. Oops!
Better hurry on getting those tubes. Supplies are limited. Operators are standing by.
You might also need to replace the electrolytic caps - they love to dry out over time. Google for hints on restoring old radios - there are some tricks that you can use to diagnose issues without letting the magic smoke out.
And all that money they invested in the clothing factory went down the drain.
One in Richmond, VA. This is more like a 5.5 way intersection, as Hermitage Rd that dangles off Brookland Parkway is a popular route. Note also that the sum of 2 major interstates (95 and 64) has entrance and exit ramps in amongst this intersection.
I think he meant the same level of privacy afforded any other civilian when off duty vs his level of privacy when on duty.
You know, using the word 'civilian' when describing people who are not police officers rubs me the wrong way. They're not military, so why do they call us civilians? They're civilians, too. I see that some dictionaries include the police (and firefighters?) as non-civilians, but I think that distinction feeds into the militaristic mindset of some police forces. Frankly, it worries me when SWAT teams are better equipped and trained than the National Guard.
If you talk over a CB radio you don't expect a private conversation too do you?
That's what common sense would dictate, but that didn't stop the cellular phone industry back in the analog-only days. They jammed through several pathentic laws to 'prevent' eavesdropping of in-the-clear cellular phone conversations instead of doing any sort of obfuscation or encryption. A simple frequency inversion technique or noxious filterable carrier tone would've prevented casual eavesdropping at the cost of pennies per phone.
The industry apparently found it less expensive to buy Congressmen that better handsets. Once again, we all lose a little freedom in the name of corporate profits when our elected officials can be 'bought'.
If someone did certify the safety precautions, they should lose whatever authority they have to certify anything.
Certifying a process and making sure the process is performed are two very separate acts. I would investigate how much of each were to blame before going nuts.
From what I can tell, there are hugely involved and expensive processes in place to prevent this sort of disaster. Could the procedures be better? Probably. Were the procedures followed to the letter? I seriously doubt it.
...and creating a bow shock...
IMHO only if it's traveling in the plane of the galaxy. If it was ejected normal to the galactic plane, there's likely insufficient matter to create a significant shock wave.
But who is "you" in this case?
Any of the school employees that had access to and/or "Dominion and Control" over the images.
Isn't that the standard for illegal things found in your car/apartment, etc? Even if they're not yours, if you had access or dominion and control over them, you're presumed to 'own' them.
... any viable energy source we have except theoretical fusion processes will run out in less than 100 years time ... 200 years tops for nuclear power ...
Integral Fast Reactors can extend our nuclear fuel reserves out for 1,000 - 50,000 years, depending on the estimate, while burning up our current waste.
Actually it only took 66 satellites due to changes in orbit configuration that increased coverage. They didn't bother to change the name to Dysprosium.
I bet the car dealer loved having to fill out an IRS form 8300 on you.
Me saying that "Water is all you need to drink" doesn't mean that's all that you _can_ drink. That statement doesn't require them to accept currency, it just says that if they do, it's a legal means to settle the debt.
http://www.ustreas.gov/education/faq/currency/legal-tender.shtml#q1
You mean like this little puppy?
She's investigated Morgellon's? How cool - I've always thought Morgellon's was an interesting experiment in people's beliefs vs the medical establishment.
I'd still like to know what they were thinking when the put that fraudulent FCC id on it.
That's the first thing I wondered, too. Apple wouldn't be using a non-type accepted device, would they?
One acronym: VLBI. He didn't say optical telescope. The other reason to put a radio 'scope on the far side of the moon is that the far side is shielded from all of the RF noise that we generate - since the moon is tidally locked, we have a perfect Earth-radio-quiet place to do research that would be impossible on Earth or in LEO.
No, Hell is on Grand Cayman.