"B5 had some of the first realistic space combat ever showed on a screen."
This was one of the best things, in my mind, going on in Bab5. Yeah, the aliens had their anti-grav and super stuff, but Earth had the Starfuries with their opposing jets, the destroyers with the rotating sections. It was even better when they did the space battles with silence.
Loved that show. And my wife got me the complete series on DVD for Christmas last year!
There is a difference here though- your dad was already there doing a competent job. These folks are just trying to hire non-US workers. If you watched the video, the guy said (paraphrasing) "Our goal is to not hire US workers".
The Army did your dad a solid, these guys are screwing US workers to save some bucks.
After reading most of the comments below, I will summarize for you, Sparky:
1) Money orders are cheap and have a paper trail 2) Universities don't have top notch people to file away cash 3) You really want to keep a big wad of cash under you dorm bed? 4) You WILL need credit in the future, like it or not 5) Banks are federally monitored. My wife works for a bank, I know. If you don't trust banks, don't even bother trusting the government. 6) Use a debit card- paper trail but no interest 7) Don't post stupid questions on the Internet when you could just ask a few friends or family. 8) Large cash exchanges will have to be disputed in court. A debit/credit card dispute is generally easier and more favorable for you to go through. 9) Get mugged lately? 10) Pre-paid debit cards that are not personally traceable.
"Of course, a manual credit card machine is useless if the cash register is electronic and the power goes out. "
Must be a youngin'?
Ever heard of a manually written receipt? Sure, you may have to go back and re-enter everything into your fancy systems (if you have them), but no need to close the store. Amazing how some people/businesses get so tied to their electronic systems they can even function if the system(s) go offline.
"ook, ook, my computerized spear guidance system is offline!" "ook, ook, well, call it a day, we'll get the deer tomorrow after Bob fixes it"
I play Res Evil for a long time before bed...I dream about taking out Tyrant. I watch Star Wars.... I dream about being a crewman of Millenium Flacon. I read a book of Star Trek... I dream about being on the Enterprise. I watch a bunch of Bab 5 episodes... I dream about being on Bab 5. I watch a bucnh of South Park on dvd... I had a dream where I was in Starship Troopers (wtf?!)
Basically, if you immerse yourself into something for a long time before bed, as someone else put it, your brain likes to defrag itself. (Thought the South Park/Troopers thing? Got me).
Also, I find these dreams to be the best, but that's probably I can semi-lucidly dream and sorta control what's going on. Nothing like telling Kenny to take on an arachnid and get walloped. Then yell "you bastards" just before he spawns again.....
I so wish I could videotape my dreams, I'd be a billionaire.
"Um...don't you need sunlight to grow (almost) anything? "
Not to be silly, but not mushrooms. I just like mushrooms (yes, the legal kind!). And my alma mater has the biggest mushroom research facility in the country!
In addition to what the AC said, there is a very limited space where buildings that high can be built, ie. southern Manhattan. That's the only place on the island that has bedrock close enough to the surface to build anything close to 50 stories. Harlem doesn't have skyscrapers because it's a bad neighborhood, it's that the bedrock needed to put in a skyscraper is several hundred feet under the surface.
So basically, if you could add 10 stories to a 'scraper, you'd have to do it in downtown, or possible midtown. Not very cheap. Though a neat thing, which would never pass any politician's desk, would be to make the WTC site one of these. Don't bash me, I lost people there. A huge site that could be used for something really innovative, and if it didn't work you could always gut it. I don't know, some kind of circle of life, renew the world, whatever crap you want to call it. I think it would be better than 400 insurance companies sitting on top of there. Some kinda mojo or such.
"because they can charge enough for the product to recover the costs."
Wouldn't it be neat if the government stopped subsidizing farmers to NOT grow anything, and we could all just pay what it really cost? Sure, some things go up, some things go down. Someone earlier said that profit on corn would be zero. Ok, then less people grow corn, less supply, price goes up, maybe less people buy corn, but at a higher price. At least no stupid restriction on what or how much a farmer can sell, and no tax dollars to a farmer to just sit on his butt while his field is just empty.
With how many millions of tax dollars. Never, ever cite NJ as a progressive state. Some, if not many, politicians somehow benefited from this. Yes, I lived in NJ for years, and basically moved because I hated their corruption.
If you ask me for details, I'll just tell you "Look at any random law they pass."
I don't know much about hydroponics, or evening farming, but I do know that in general a small scale setup (such as yours) very often does not scale up. I assume you do not have a very large setup, say a whole room. This article is talking about multi-story building on a pretty big scale. I assume you do your farming by hand, so how many people would be needed to do however many thousands of square footage? Do you have an automated water/nutrient system? If not, how many people are going to be needed to do that in your fashion?
I'm not trashing you, it's just that scale IS a problem. I know we have lots of low-paid migrant/immigrant workers in the fields today, but how could they afford to live in a big city?
I've done small and large projects (not in agronomy), and scale always seems to wonkers peoples' expectations.
When I saw "Vertical Farming" I was thinking of cows, pigs, and chickens roaming up and down the outside walls of the skyscrapers of NY. Holding an investor meeting on floor 37 and there goes a cow just clomping up the window.... neat.
I guess we need that anti-grav stuff first,though.
I agree with you 99.999% But if the game had some sci-fi hypno thing going on that compelled the users to go kill, well then I would have to agree with you. I'm talking verifiable scientifically repeatable studies. That where I disagree with the "completely responsible" part. I don't believe games have anything to do with violence (hell, I've played all the Res Evil and Silent Hill games and I haven't wonked out yet), but IF, and I mean IF, somehow some subliminal stuff was stuffed in there, I would have the opinion that 1st Amendment stuff just goes out the window.
I know, sci-fi type stuff, but just putting it out there.
Without getting into any browser war stuff, I would just like to say that Penn State U (yes, the one with JoePa and the football team) is migrating from official support of IE to Firefox for it's course management, student management, etc. systems. Whatever it is, the program is called FrontMotion Firefox. IE support is supposed to be officially gone by the end of the year. And yes, the offical OS is MS.
I'm not saying your lying, but I have never run across pop-up windows asking me do anything with Firefox. I have had websites tell me you can't do X without this plugin Y.
I guess you go to more media rich sites than I do? Just wondering since I never ran across this behavior. But again, I'm not trying to knock you.
So, exactly, when did the anti-photon special interest buy your vote? Hmmm? 2 photons > 5 photons? So, you are trying to tell us highly edumecated and super-specialized uber-professionals the 2 is great than 5, huh! We can see through you sophisticated PR blah blah. What next? That camera phones can out resolve the the Hubble!?!?! I see your evil plans on single-transistor phones. I am soooo onto you. I WILL patent this first, you bastard!
Muahahhahahaa!
(for the humorous deprived (and I still can't believe how many of these are on/.), this was a parody)
So sad I had to even say that. But really triweb, I agree with you.
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"B5 had some of the first realistic space combat ever showed on a screen."
This was one of the best things, in my mind, going on in Bab5. Yeah, the aliens had their anti-grav and super stuff, but Earth had the Starfuries with their opposing jets, the destroyers with the rotating sections. It was even better when they did the space battles with silence.
Loved that show. And my wife got me the complete series on DVD for Christmas last year!
There is a difference here though- your dad was already there doing a competent job. These folks are just trying to hire non-US workers. If you watched the video, the guy said (paraphrasing) "Our goal is to not hire US workers".
The Army did your dad a solid, these guys are screwing US workers to save some bucks.
Seems like some judges are starting to understand this whole "electronic medium" stuff.
I wonder if their (grand)kids play WoW?
After reading most of the comments below, I will summarize for you, Sparky:
1) Money orders are cheap and have a paper trail
2) Universities don't have top notch people to file away cash
3) You really want to keep a big wad of cash under you dorm bed?
4) You WILL need credit in the future, like it or not
5) Banks are federally monitored. My wife works for a bank, I know. If you don't trust banks, don't even bother trusting the government.
6) Use a debit card- paper trail but no interest
7) Don't post stupid questions on the Internet when you could just ask a few friends or family.
8) Large cash exchanges will have to be disputed in court. A debit/credit card dispute is generally easier and more favorable for you to go through.
9) Get mugged lately?
10) Pre-paid debit cards that are not personally traceable.
Well, beaver pelts make a nice hat, or coat. Maybe a scarecrow beaver giant?
"Of course, a manual credit card machine is useless if the cash register is electronic and the power goes out. "
Must be a youngin'?
Ever heard of a manually written receipt? Sure, you may have to go back and re-enter everything into your fancy systems (if you have them), but no need to close the store. Amazing how some people/businesses get so tied to their electronic systems they can even function if the system(s) go offline.
"ook, ook, my computerized spear guidance system is offline!"
"ook, ook, well, call it a day, we'll get the deer tomorrow after Bob fixes it"
"the government could collapse before"
Methinks at this point, your money order would probably be close to the last thing on your mind. Doing the dishes or laundry would probably land last.
I believe for the IRS you can pick up $9,999 off the street scot free.
"Wait, you actually get to mimic the motions?"
Thank God that Nintendo makes the Wii, or could you imagine the kinds of porn games that would be made?
Yikes. "This is indeed a disturbing universe."
I play Res Evil for a long time before bed...I dream about taking out Tyrant.
I watch Star Wars.... I dream about being a crewman of Millenium Flacon.
I read a book of Star Trek... I dream about being on the Enterprise.
I watch a bunch of Bab 5 episodes... I dream about being on Bab 5.
I watch a bucnh of South Park on dvd... I had a dream where I was in Starship Troopers (wtf?!)
Basically, if you immerse yourself into something for a long time before bed, as someone else put it, your brain likes to defrag itself. (Thought the South Park/Troopers thing? Got me).
Also, I find these dreams to be the best, but that's probably I can semi-lucidly dream and sorta control what's going on. Nothing like telling Kenny to take on an arachnid and get walloped. Then yell "you bastards" just before he spawns again.....
I so wish I could videotape my dreams, I'd be a billionaire.
"Heck, I wouldn't be surpised if we've had a few ants on the space station by now."
Fool, we have aardvarks there now! Muahhahah!
And they ARE crafty!
"Um...don't you need sunlight to grow (almost) anything? "
Not to be silly, but not mushrooms. I just like mushrooms (yes, the legal kind!). And my alma mater has the biggest mushroom research facility in the country!
Ummm.... stuffed portobello!
In addition to what the AC said, there is a very limited space where buildings that high can be built, ie. southern Manhattan. That's the only place on the island that has bedrock close enough to the surface to build anything close to 50 stories. Harlem doesn't have skyscrapers because it's a bad neighborhood, it's that the bedrock needed to put in a skyscraper is several hundred feet under the surface.
So basically, if you could add 10 stories to a 'scraper, you'd have to do it in downtown, or possible midtown. Not very cheap. Though a neat thing, which would never pass any politician's desk, would be to make the WTC site one of these. Don't bash me, I lost people there. A huge site that could be used for something really innovative, and if it didn't work you could always gut it. I don't know, some kind of circle of life, renew the world, whatever crap you want to call it. I think it would be better than 400 insurance companies sitting on top of there. Some kinda mojo or such.
My stick of Big Joe Gum.
"because they can charge enough for the product to recover the costs."
Wouldn't it be neat if the government stopped subsidizing farmers to NOT grow anything, and we could all just pay what it really cost? Sure, some things go up, some things go down. Someone earlier said that profit on corn would be zero. Ok, then less people grow corn, less supply, price goes up, maybe less people buy corn, but at a higher price. At least no stupid restriction on what or how much a farmer can sell, and no tax dollars to a farmer to just sit on his butt while his field is just empty.
end rant
"False. New Jersey, for example, "
With how many millions of tax dollars. Never, ever cite NJ as a progressive state. Some, if not many, politicians somehow benefited from this. Yes, I lived in NJ for years, and basically moved because I hated their corruption.
If you ask me for details, I'll just tell you "Look at any random law they pass."
"How about spending this money on ways to reduce the world's population growth? "
I do not mean to sound like a smart ass- but isn't the current "war" doing a pretty good job?
I don't know much about hydroponics, or evening farming, but I do know that in general a small scale setup (such as yours) very often does not scale up. I assume you do not have a very large setup, say a whole room. This article is talking about multi-story building on a pretty big scale. I assume you do your farming by hand, so how many people would be needed to do however many thousands of square footage? Do you have an automated water/nutrient system? If not, how many people are going to be needed to do that in your fashion?
I'm not trashing you, it's just that scale IS a problem. I know we have lots of low-paid migrant/immigrant workers in the fields today, but how could they afford to live in a big city?
I've done small and large projects (not in agronomy), and scale always seems to wonkers peoples' expectations.
But good for your turtles!
When I saw "Vertical Farming" I was thinking of cows, pigs, and chickens roaming up and down the outside walls of the skyscrapers of NY. Holding an investor meeting on floor 37 and there goes a cow just clomping up the window.... neat.
I guess we need that anti-grav stuff first,though.
Ever hear about the ASAT projects? Could this be a platform for taking out the anti-sat sats?
I agree with you 99.999% But if the game had some sci-fi hypno thing going on that compelled the users to go kill, well then I would have to agree with you. I'm talking verifiable scientifically repeatable studies. That where I disagree with the "completely responsible" part. I don't believe games have anything to do with violence (hell, I've played all the Res Evil and Silent Hill games and I haven't wonked out yet), but IF, and I mean IF, somehow some subliminal stuff was stuffed in there, I would have the opinion that 1st Amendment stuff just goes out the window.
I know, sci-fi type stuff, but just putting it out there.
Without getting into any browser war stuff, I would just like to say that Penn State U (yes, the one with JoePa and the football team) is migrating from official support of IE to Firefox for it's course management, student management, etc. systems. Whatever it is, the program is called FrontMotion Firefox. IE support is supposed to be officially gone by the end of the year. And yes, the offical OS is MS.
I'm not saying your lying, but I have never run across pop-up windows asking me do anything with Firefox. I have had websites tell me you can't do X without this plugin Y.
I guess you go to more media rich sites than I do? Just wondering since I never ran across this behavior. But again, I'm not trying to knock you.
This is why my kids will have to deal with an Atari 2600.
"It's failing because despite all the hype"
Just one point. It has not even been released yet.
I don't want to go back to the whole iPod intro fiasco, but at least the iPod was released at that point.
So, exactly, when did the anti-photon special interest buy your vote? Hmmm? 2 photons > 5 photons? So, you are trying to tell us highly edumecated and super-specialized uber-professionals the 2 is great than 5, huh! We can see through you sophisticated PR blah blah. What next? That camera phones can out resolve the the Hubble!?!?! I see your evil plans on single-transistor phones. I am soooo onto you. I WILL patent this first, you bastard!
/.), this was a parody)
Muahahhahahaa!
(for the humorous deprived (and I still can't believe how many of these are on
So sad I had to even say that. But really triweb, I agree with you.