>P>In 101 comments on this article, there were only 7 links (excluding the dumbass French spam)...and I don't know an audience more likely to link to web content.
Well, shit. Now I feel compelled to link to something slightly relevant.
I was going to argue that Antarctica was different because it is covered by treaty but I think you may be right. There is a UN Outer Space Treaty that has this provision: "the exploration and use of outer space shall be carried out for the benefit and in the interests of all countries and shall be the province of all mankind."
That's what I thought you meant but it seems like a rare bit of humility for the US government to essentially say, if you bring it here, they won't interfere with your claim to ownership. It says nothing at all about the ownership of anything in space.
Any asteroid resources obtained in outer space are the property of the entity that obtained them, which shall be entitled to all property rights to them, consistent with applicable federal law and existing international obligations.
That also indicates that, if somebody finds an asteroid made of crack, they can't keep it.
Thanks for the butt-hurt comment, Anonymous Fucking Coward! It is quite amusing that you compare American capitalism to a product of American capitalism (you do know the Ferengi inhabited the American capitalist-created Star Trek universe, right?). Stop stealing our culture and go create your own.
...of manned space exploration. It's time to get over that notion and concentrate on building scientific missions like rovers and probes and relay stations and fuel depots. All of the gains in understanding the solar system since Apollo ended have been made by unmanned missions.
Let NASA die and start a new, more focused agency.
Wow, I've long thought religion was arrogant with the whole I'm-so-special-my-soul-must-last-forever thing. This the-universe-is-a-simulation-for-my-benefit thing takes that to whole other level.
There are (at least) 270 million civilian guns in the U.S.
There are 800,000 police officers - including security guards and detectives.
If we were delusionally optimistic and said each of those officers could pick up one gun per day, it would take about 11 months.
Just in the time it would take to debate a law authorizing gun removal, those who intend to keep (or amass) a firearm cache would have ample time to acquire and store any number of weapons.
The entire point of the Second Amendment, though, isn't self-defense. It is to ensure the American people can throw out an oppressive government. How can that right be preserved without citizens bearing arms? Facebook DisLikes?
If you review a product on Amazon, that will follow you until the day you die (ok, not based on experience). Not just at Amazon but all over the web.
Also, Amazon, how about fixing your search results. More than once, I've been caught by results that don't meet the search criteria. For example, a 3.5 inch drive mixed in with the results for a search that specifically states 2.5 inch. I know I should read the description completely but, for some reason, I'm biased to expect the returns to match the criteria.
That's interesting because submarines on patrol wouldn't be susceptible to EMP damage. They also have inertial navigation systems. Some of them have a shitload of angry, angry missiles.
To say that full autonomy shouldn't be the goal is like saying copulation shouldn't be the goal of sexual contact. Instead, our goal should be to masturbate and then shake hands with our partners. Some people might want to do that but that isn't the goal.
What would a non-autonomous, self-driving car even look like? I would think the goal would be to tell the car where you want to go (it already knows where you are) and it goes there. If you want to take over the controls, that's a valid use-case but that isn't the development goal.
Having Googled as suggested, I don't find "a huge body of evidence that shows a hell of a lot of police abuse their powers and violate peoples constitutional and legal rights all the time." I didn't do extensive research so maybe it's there on the next page of results.
I believe there is a problem but many of the comments here seem to damn all police based on the actions of a few - and that seems to be supported by the Google search results.
What if a space mining company decides to smash two asteroids together to make it easier to get to the creamy center? Where is the law assigning responsibility / liability when asteroid bits start plummeting to Earth and wiping out cities?
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Well, shit. Now I feel compelled to link to something slightly relevant.
Paul is dead.
Couldn't we just make even cheaper drones that go out and make sounds like a big target?
I was going to argue that Antarctica was different because it is covered by treaty but I think you may be right. There is a UN Outer Space Treaty that has this provision: "the exploration and use of outer space shall be carried out for the benefit and in the interests of all countries and shall be the province of all mankind."
That's what I thought you meant but it seems like a rare bit of humility for the US government to essentially say, if you bring it here, they won't interfere with your claim to ownership. It says nothing at all about the ownership of anything in space.
It does seem presumptuous but I think they are only talking about stuff brought back from space to the US .
Quoting the act:
That also indicates that, if somebody finds an asteroid made of crack, they can't keep it.
This bracket mounts between the monitor and the VESA attachment point.
Thanks for the butt-hurt comment, Anonymous Fucking Coward! It is quite amusing that you compare American capitalism to a product of American capitalism (you do know the Ferengi inhabited the American capitalist-created Star Trek universe, right?). Stop stealing our culture and go create your own.
...of manned space exploration. It's time to get over that notion and concentrate on building scientific missions like rovers and probes and relay stations and fuel depots. All of the gains in understanding the solar system since Apollo ended have been made by unmanned missions.
Let NASA die and start a new, more focused agency.
You could just shoot the hammer.
Is "besmote" etymologically related to "bespoke?"
Because education is required to hear the word, "bespoke."
Wow, I've long thought religion was arrogant with the whole I'm-so-special-my-soul-must-last-forever thing. This the-universe-is-a-simulation-for-my-benefit thing takes that to whole other level.
Yes, we'll all remember your name, A.C.
So much for accepting responsibility...
There are (at least) 270 million civilian guns in the U.S.
There are 800,000 police officers - including security guards and detectives.
If we were delusionally optimistic and said each of those officers could pick up one gun per day, it would take about 11 months. Just in the time it would take to debate a law authorizing gun removal, those who intend to keep (or amass) a firearm cache would have ample time to acquire and store any number of weapons.
The entire point of the Second Amendment, though, isn't self-defense. It is to ensure the American people can throw out an oppressive government. How can that right be preserved without citizens bearing arms? Facebook DisLikes?
If you review a product on Amazon, that will follow you until the day you die (ok, not based on experience). Not just at Amazon but all over the web.
Also, Amazon, how about fixing your search results. More than once, I've been caught by results that don't meet the search criteria. For example, a 3.5 inch drive mixed in with the results for a search that specifically states 2.5 inch. I know I should read the description completely but, for some reason, I'm biased to expect the returns to match the criteria.
I believe that is why there's a big difference between average age at death and life expectancy. Reference here.
For the Hadza in Tanzania: Average age at death is about 21. Life expectancy is about 33.
That's interesting because submarines on patrol wouldn't be susceptible to EMP damage. They also have inertial navigation systems. Some of them have a shitload of angry, angry missiles.
To say that full autonomy shouldn't be the goal is like saying copulation shouldn't be the goal of sexual contact. Instead, our goal should be to masturbate and then shake hands with our partners. Some people might want to do that but that isn't the goal.
What would a non-autonomous, self-driving car even look like? I would think the goal would be to tell the car where you want to go (it already knows where you are) and it goes there. If you want to take over the controls, that's a valid use-case but that isn't the development goal.
Having Googled as suggested, I don't find "a huge body of evidence that shows a hell of a lot of police abuse their powers and violate peoples constitutional and legal rights all the time." I didn't do extensive research so maybe it's there on the next page of results. I believe there is a problem but many of the comments here seem to damn all police based on the actions of a few - and that seems to be supported by the Google search results.
A citation would be really helpful.
It's now open source. Best DVR ever.
What if a space mining company decides to smash two asteroids together to make it easier to get to the creamy center? Where is the law assigning responsibility / liability when asteroid bits start plummeting to Earth and wiping out cities?
JFC! This story makes me really really want a filter for AC comments. Does /. have such a filter?