I just can't believe that republicans aren't calling for impeachment. They seem to attack Obama on literally everything. There was even an article blaming him for Katrina (which happened under Bush). I don't understand why they're so silent on this.
Yeah, I agree. I don't see that much differentiation between the 5S and 5C. If people want a cheap option - won't they just buy the 4S for $0 up front? What demographic is the 5C for?
I post this every time another MarsOne piece of fundraising comes up. So here goes again....
I really wish people would stop posting MarsOne propaganda. It's a scam, pure and simple. It's been pointed out time and time again that their team is primarily artists and PR people. Just look here for yourself:
Of the 7 people listed there's: an artist, an editor, a communication specialist, a communications director, and an MD. There's only 2 people who could conceivably have any expertise on getting to Mars.
They did an interview (AMA) on reddit and were torn apart:
They lack any coherent plan on how they're going to even test their technology, let alone actually get people to Mars. Stop looking towards entertainers to do what you know will require a massive engineering effort. These people are after free press and free money.
That's the point. They're NOT going to even try this. The whole organization is nothing more than an attempt to extract money from suckers. That's $7Million they can bank without barely lifting a finger.
Someone with $40 Billion dollars might just have a different set of standards for his child's education. What I think might be perfectly okay would be unacceptable to Bill Gates because the school doesn't have it's own zoo filled with regrown dinosaurs. I agree that there are problems with the school system we have set up, but just because these people want something else doesn't necessarily make it time to panic.
Public schools are funded primarily through the collection of property taxes from people within that community. It doesn't matter if you have no kids, or if you kids go to a private school - you still pay these taxes. Private schools are usually financed purely through tuition and donations - there is essentially 0 public funding of private schools.
To be honest this system is far from perfect, but the system you described seems batshit crazy. Government funding private schools? What's the point of them being "private"?
A huge chunk of NASA's funding goes directly to private industry like SpaceX and Lockheed Martin. Ask these companies what they think of NASA funding - I guarantee you they're in favor or it. SpaceX's primary funding is to deliver the ISS. Without NASA these companies would be hurting. I don't know why people think NASA spends all its money on itself, it's just not true.
MarsOne is scam perpetuated by people who have no idea what they're doing. They can't put anyone on Mars (intact anyway) for anywhere close to $6 billion. The entire company is a joke designed to sell tshirts and take donations to fund their team (which is full of artists and "communication specialists"). Just look at your own link and compare it to say: http://www.spacex.com/ Their website is far more Web 2.0 (donate here!, Facebook like here! Buy a tshirt here!), then it is technology related.
Yeah I agree, people seem to be really deluding themselves about the cost of mining in space. Until we exhaust all of a particular element on Earth (or something not readily available like He-3) , it's really really hard to imagine mining in space being cheaper than here on Earth. There might be niches for those elements, but everything else I'll bet stays local.
Governments have been funding private industry for decades to do this stuff. NASA routinely contracts out to Lockheed Martin, Northrup Grumman or Ball Aerospace to build vehicles or instruments. People act like all of NASA's budget is spent at NASA centers, when it's actually the exact opposite. SpaceX isn't really anything new, they're just doing it better and cheaper then places like Lockheed Martin.
Yeah, especially when NASA's budget is ~0.1% of GDP. We bitch about NASA's inability to get anywhere these days, but here the NSA is blowing far more money doing far far less. I hope the Republicans can finally jump on this bandwagon now that the issue can be framed as "government waste" instead of "protection from terrorists". It amazes me that conservatives have given Obama such a free pass on all of this so far. Hopefully that changes now.
It would, but if the project is in an early phase they might not even be selling support plans yet. If that's the case they don't have the sales and tax handling infrastructure set up to deal with it.
This is exactly the problem. The pipeline is bled dry waaaay before actual companies try and hire women programmers. There is quite possibly some sexism involved in hiring practices, but the bigger issue is why are there so few women in a position to be hired in the first place? Why aren't many women choosing to study these subjects. Are they being discouraged from studying computer science? Are they graded more harshly? Is it social pressure?
I've been wondering recently if it isn't more to do with expectations. Men are judged very harshly on their career. A man with a crappy job is often unfairly seen as a crappy man. Women are given much more space and encouragement to "find themselves" I find (anecdotal I know....) and can work "lowly" jobs without judgement. This is likely due to the fact that they encounter more obstacles than your average man, so people generally cut them more slack (reasonably). But I can't help but wonder if the lowered expectations isn't also preventing some women from finding their true potential. A more insidious form of sexism since it's based on good intentions.
The google car already has over 300k miles on it without a single at-fault incident. Although I thought the law required a person to be in the car ready to assume control at all times?
I know you think you're hot shit at driving - but I guarantee you that once driverless cars are mature accident rates will plummit. Machines have much better reaction time, much better 360 degree monitoring, and don't get distracted. Granted they might not be there today, but it's unquestionable coming soon. Google's driverless car has 300k miles on it without a single at-fault accident. How many people can say the same?
How do you buy from an actual store without the physical credit card? I can understand online purchases, but don't you need the piece of plastic to buy at McDonalds? Or do you mean her actual card was stolen (in which case hackers wouldn't be selling it for $5)?
You're dating yourself with this comment. If you're paying full fair at most state universities, there's no way you can pay tuition and living expenses on a part-time job (even with full time in the summer). Perhaps this is possible at a community college if you work maximum hours (20/week), full-time in the summer, don't buy any new books/clothes/anything for 5.5 years.
For example - look at the University of California system, once considered the best public university system in the world, and one of the best bargains (not true anymore). They're estimating $30k / year for in-state students (including living expenses). Please tell me how you managed to make $30k/year working part time?
To be fair, the project lasted as long as it's primary lifetime was scheduled (3.5 years). The only reason it wasn't 100% successful is that stars are apparently noisier than our sun, so it requires longer exposures to beat down the noise. This wasn't a failure - it was just an unforeseen issue with reality.
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I just can't believe that republicans aren't calling for impeachment. They seem to attack Obama on literally everything. There was even an article blaming him for Katrina (which happened under Bush). I don't understand why they're so silent on this.
Really? You want a stylus? What is this, 1997?
Yeah, I agree. I don't see that much differentiation between the 5S and 5C. If people want a cheap option - won't they just buy the 4S for $0 up front? What demographic is the 5C for?
I post this every time another MarsOne piece of fundraising comes up. So here goes again....
I really wish people would stop posting MarsOne propaganda. It's a scam, pure and simple. It's been pointed out time and time again that their team is primarily artists and PR people. Just look here for yourself:
http://www.mars-one.com/en/about-mars-one/team
Of the 7 people listed there's: an artist, an editor, a communication specialist, a communications director, and an MD. There's only 2 people who could conceivably have any expertise on getting to Mars.
They did an interview (AMA) on reddit and were torn apart:
http://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/ufb42/ama_i_am_founder_of_mars_one_sending_four_people/
They lack any coherent plan on how they're going to even test their technology, let alone actually get people to Mars. Stop looking towards entertainers to do what you know will require a massive engineering effort. These people are after free press and free money.
STOP FEEDING THESE PEOPLE FREE PRESS!
That's the point. They're NOT going to even try this. The whole organization is nothing more than an attempt to extract money from suckers. That's $7Million they can bank without barely lifting a finger.
Someone with $40 Billion dollars might just have a different set of standards for his child's education. What I think might be perfectly okay would be unacceptable to Bill Gates because the school doesn't have it's own zoo filled with regrown dinosaurs. I agree that there are problems with the school system we have set up, but just because these people want something else doesn't necessarily make it time to panic.
Public schools are funded primarily through the collection of property taxes from people within that community. It doesn't matter if you have no kids, or if you kids go to a private school - you still pay these taxes. Private schools are usually financed purely through tuition and donations - there is essentially 0 public funding of private schools.
To be honest this system is far from perfect, but the system you described seems batshit crazy. Government funding private schools? What's the point of them being "private"?
A huge chunk of NASA's funding goes directly to private industry like SpaceX and Lockheed Martin. Ask these companies what they think of NASA funding - I guarantee you they're in favor or it. SpaceX's primary funding is to deliver the ISS. Without NASA these companies would be hurting. I don't know why people think NASA spends all its money on itself, it's just not true.
MarsOne is scam perpetuated by people who have no idea what they're doing. They can't put anyone on Mars (intact anyway) for anywhere close to $6 billion. The entire company is a joke designed to sell tshirts and take donations to fund their team (which is full of artists and "communication specialists"). Just look at your own link and compare it to say: http://www.spacex.com/ Their website is far more Web 2.0 (donate here!, Facebook like here! Buy a tshirt here!), then it is technology related.
Yeah I agree, people seem to be really deluding themselves about the cost of mining in space. Until we exhaust all of a particular element on Earth (or something not readily available like He-3) , it's really really hard to imagine mining in space being cheaper than here on Earth. There might be niches for those elements, but everything else I'll bet stays local.
Governments have been funding private industry for decades to do this stuff. NASA routinely contracts out to Lockheed Martin, Northrup Grumman or Ball Aerospace to build vehicles or instruments. People act like all of NASA's budget is spent at NASA centers, when it's actually the exact opposite. SpaceX isn't really anything new, they're just doing it better and cheaper then places like Lockheed Martin.
Yeah, especially when NASA's budget is ~0.1% of GDP. We bitch about NASA's inability to get anywhere these days, but here the NSA is blowing far more money doing far far less. I hope the Republicans can finally jump on this bandwagon now that the issue can be framed as "government waste" instead of "protection from terrorists". It amazes me that conservatives have given Obama such a free pass on all of this so far. Hopefully that changes now.
It would, but if the project is in an early phase they might not even be selling support plans yet. If that's the case they don't have the sales and tax handling infrastructure set up to deal with it.
Your flying car is at every airport in the world. They're called planes.
This is exactly the problem. The pipeline is bled dry waaaay before actual companies try and hire women programmers. There is quite possibly some sexism involved in hiring practices, but the bigger issue is why are there so few women in a position to be hired in the first place? Why aren't many women choosing to study these subjects. Are they being discouraged from studying computer science? Are they graded more harshly? Is it social pressure?
I've been wondering recently if it isn't more to do with expectations. Men are judged very harshly on their career. A man with a crappy job is often unfairly seen as a crappy man. Women are given much more space and encouragement to "find themselves" I find (anecdotal I know....) and can work "lowly" jobs without judgement. This is likely due to the fact that they encounter more obstacles than your average man, so people generally cut them more slack (reasonably). But I can't help but wonder if the lowered expectations isn't also preventing some women from finding their true potential. A more insidious form of sexism since it's based on good intentions.
The google car already has over 300k miles on it without a single at-fault incident. Although I thought the law required a person to be in the car ready to assume control at all times?
How do you read more than one book at once?
I know you think you're hot shit at driving - but I guarantee you that once driverless cars are mature accident rates will plummit. Machines have much better reaction time, much better 360 degree monitoring, and don't get distracted. Granted they might not be there today, but it's unquestionable coming soon. Google's driverless car has 300k miles on it without a single at-fault accident. How many people can say the same?
The google car has driven itself over 300,000 miles with 0 at-fault incidents. This includes streets like this: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/77/Sanfran_61_bg_032605.jpg as well as around Lake Tahoe. This technology is meant for all conditions.
How do you buy from an actual store without the physical credit card? I can understand online purchases, but don't you need the piece of plastic to buy at McDonalds? Or do you mean her actual card was stolen (in which case hackers wouldn't be selling it for $5)?
I've often wondered whether we're headed towards a model where even forms a LLC around themselves to get the same rules that companies have.
I agree, I'm just saying that those days are gone.
In state schools aren't necessarily cheap. California's estimate is $30k/year.
http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/paying-for-uc/cost/
You're dating yourself with this comment. If you're paying full fair at most state universities, there's no way you can pay tuition and living expenses on a part-time job (even with full time in the summer). Perhaps this is possible at a community college if you work maximum hours (20/week), full-time in the summer, don't buy any new books/clothes/anything for 5.5 years.
For example - look at the University of California system, once considered the best public university system in the world, and one of the best bargains (not true anymore). They're estimating $30k / year for in-state students (including living expenses). Please tell me how you managed to make $30k/year working part time?
http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/paying-for-uc/cost/
To be fair, the project lasted as long as it's primary lifetime was scheduled (3.5 years). The only reason it wasn't 100% successful is that stars are apparently noisier than our sun, so it requires longer exposures to beat down the noise. This wasn't a failure - it was just an unforeseen issue with reality.