On the other hand, if somebody had made it a goal to send an unmanned probe to collect a ton of moon rocks, it could have been done too. Scaling from 0.8 grams to 0.8 tonnes is just a matter of using a bigger rocket.
It's because people got bored doing the same thing over and over. Beyond the novelty factor, there's just not much purpose in sending people to walk on the moon.
I have some bitcoins, and I don't find myself in any of the 4 categories. I just think bitcoins are a worthwhile addition to the numerous existing ways to store and transfer value. It has some advantages and some disadvantages, but there are enough different applications in the world that it will find its niche where the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.
Old coins get premium treatment in the transaction scheduling algorihm. I suspect those $3 million were old coins. For new coins, you need a fee to get them transferred within a reasonable time.
You don't even need to transfer bitcoins there yourself. Whenever you receive bitcoins from someone, have them sent to a new wallet. If you can keep the transaction secret, the bitcoins can be kept secret too.
Oh the idea has merit. It is why it keeps coming up. However, who eats the cost? We do. We as end consumers eat it.
If implemented properly, there is no need for extra cost. In addition to raising carbon tax, the government needs to lower sales tax so that the average consumer price can stay the same, and so does the government tax income.
Except that the businesses can decide to change the production process. They could invest in solar energy to power the factory, and because they'll be paying less carbon tax, they can lower the cost of the product, and increase sales and profits.
Make a list of all the hot records, and compare with similar kind of cold records. While I agree a single event has little meaning, the fact that most records are broken on the upside is certainly an indicator of global warming.
So, what ? Al Gore is a self centered hypocrite who doesn't care about the climate, but just wants to use the climate story to live a life of luxury. Maybe, yes, but it doesn't change one iota about the validity of the AGW theory.
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Mars will still be there in a 100 years. There's no rush.
On the other hand, if somebody had made it a goal to send an unmanned probe to collect a ton of moon rocks, it could have been done too. Scaling from 0.8 grams to 0.8 tonnes is just a matter of using a bigger rocket.
It's because people got bored doing the same thing over and over. Beyond the novelty factor, there's just not much purpose in sending people to walk on the moon.
You must be confusing pork barrels with actual intent to produce something that works.
Not only are the fees lower, they are fully paid by the buyer. And also, Dell doesn't have to worry about charge backs.
I have some bitcoins, and I don't find myself in any of the 4 categories. I just think bitcoins are a worthwhile addition to the numerous existing ways to store and transfer value. It has some advantages and some disadvantages, but there are enough different applications in the world that it will find its niche where the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.
Old coins get premium treatment in the transaction scheduling algorihm. I suspect those $3 million were old coins. For new coins, you need a fee to get them transferred within a reasonable time.
If he still has all his coins, and wants to use them to cause trouble in the world, the solution is only a hit man away.
And if there's a community of bitcoin users trading good and work for bitcoins, so will bitcoin be backed by the total economic output of the users.
They just convert it to dollars.
Nobody should have bought Microsoft products until Bill Gates had conclusively demonstrated he wouldn't get billions of dollars.
Most plants need water more than they need CO2.
You don't even need to transfer bitcoins there yourself. Whenever you receive bitcoins from someone, have them sent to a new wallet. If you can keep the transaction secret, the bitcoins can be kept secret too.
Basically yes. Because of the structure of the bitcoin network, some numbers are assets. That was the whole point, wasn't it ?
If it were a ponzi currency, why would you even want to seize it ?
Oh the idea has merit. It is why it keeps coming up. However, who eats the cost? We do. We as end consumers eat it.
If implemented properly, there is no need for extra cost. In addition to raising carbon tax, the government needs to lower sales tax so that the average consumer price can stay the same, and so does the government tax income.
Except that the businesses can decide to change the production process. They could invest in solar energy to power the factory, and because they'll be paying less carbon tax, they can lower the cost of the product, and increase sales and profits.
It's mainly designed to carry huge budgets.
Make a list of all the hot records, and compare with similar kind of cold records. While I agree a single event has little meaning, the fact that most records are broken on the upside is certainly an indicator of global warming.
There aren't that many "coldest on record" events happening. Besides, deniers are going to deny.
The raw data has been available for a while. Where's your analysis ?
So, what ? Al Gore is a self centered hypocrite who doesn't care about the climate, but just wants to use the climate story to live a life of luxury. Maybe, yes, but it doesn't change one iota about the validity of the AGW theory.
It is irrational to deny the facts just because you don't like them.
You mean ~44 Kelvin.
Gravity from Pluto is very small, and the trajectory has already been optimized for the primary mission, so there's not a lot of room for changing it.