Those kinds of campgrounds are called "Very drafty living rooms".
I never understood the desire to duplicate your home on a patch of dirt. This is usually accompanied by alcohol. Why not just stay and home and get drunk, cook steaks and watch TV? I think the fun is to see how LITTLE you can go on.
I took my GPS with me on a recent trip to Yosemite and Mt Whitney. My main reason for using it was to check my altitude when climbing. However I found that it was constantly having trouble locking onto satellites when I was near any cliffs, peaks or in a canyon. Depending solely on a GPS unit to navigate in the mountains is foolish. Plus GPS units become unusable in very cold weather as the screens grind to a halt and alkaline batteries die. Even keeping in my jacket couldn't keep it warm enough.
It is a good idea to have a watch unless you are very good at reading the sun. Being able to estimate your speed and where you'll be by sundown is a very important skill in the outdoors.
I agree on the escaping the crapola of regular life though. If you bring a cell phone with you, turn it off and only use it for an emergency. It is incredibly annoying to get to a beautiful summit only to listen to some idiot who has to tell everyone they know where they are (usually at the top of their lungs).
I just came back from Yosemite and climbing Mt Whitney and I agree with you wholeheartedly. I didn't miss the net for one moment the whole time I was out there. Hiking and climbing become a kind of moving mediation and everything else drops away.
I was thankful to have the net to plan my trip and get advice, permit info, etc. It is just a matter of there being a time and place for everything.
The chronically homeless are also susceptible to TB from basically nonexistent health care and occasionally living in close quarters in shelters. Add to that their bodies are frequently weakened by alcohol abuse, poor shelter and poor hygiene and you have a vector for TB frequenting public transportation, emergency rooms, shelters, police, etc.
Requiring them to take medicine isn't even a viable option since many suffer from mental illness and they also tend to move around a lot with no way to contact them.
My gut tells me you are a troll but none the less...
"Without manned travel, we're guaranteeing that the cost of sending probes will always be high."
Actually unmanned probes will continue to become more capable and cheaper as time goes on. They don't need bulky and expensive life-support systems and can go into very hostile environments.
"We're guaranteeing that we'll run out of raw materials in less than a century. We're guaranteeing that we will not have enough energy to sustain our civilization."
Run out of raw materials in less than a century? HUH? Were do you live, an asteroid?
Are you saying that in less than 100 yrs we can develop a manned space program that can return enough minerals to support the entire earth's industries? If you think we have energy concerns now just wait until you start that project.
Oil and gas may become an issue in my lifetime but raw materials and energy on the whole won't be for a VERY long time.
"And most importantly, we're guaranteeing that we will NEVER reach another star system."
Putting all of your efforts into manned missions will almost guarantee that you'll never reach another star.
"That's enough power to send a five year Alpha Centauri mission every second."
Thanks for that pointless statement. If we have the ability to capture the sun's entire output I'd say that our space program had advanced well beyond needing shuttles.
"My GF had hundreds of dollars on her table left alone because the thief didn't have time to sort through underwear"
The guy (I assume) who robbed my GF had different priorities, he took the underwear. I couldn't resist telling her that there was probably some big hairy pervert walking around town wearing her underwear.
Great, NOW you tell me. Where were you when I was in school? If I could do it over again...
I found myself skipping some classes when I realized they were reading out of the textbook line for line. I was basically paying to have someone read a book to me. I did do all of the work though.
The best classes (and the ones I tried to attend regularly) were the ones with discussions.
"If Deckard obviously possessed superhuman strength and stamina, it wouldn't take long before people figured out that he was a replicant."
"...the videos of the replicants, you'll note that there is some text that appears next to their faces and in addition to name and incept date..."
If this info was available on replicants and Deckard seemed strangely unnatural then how did he get hired to serve in a critical police force? I'd assume that they'd go over his past with a fine-toothed comb before hiring him and they would have found the truth about Deckard.
Since artificial reefs are usually sunken wrecks I wonder if the iron constantly leaching out of these wrecks is the key element to the reefs vigor. I know oceanographers have found that sea water is generally very iron poor and that experiments with iron "seeding" have produced phytoplankton blooms.
"Plants and animals die every day, and have for millions of years. All of a sudden it's a problem we need to solve?"
They have but we are the equivalent of a massive meteor strike. We accomplish in one generation what used to happen in a million years. Since we supposedly have the power to think and claim to be capable of moral choices I'd say just throwing our hands up in the air is a pretty lame and lazy excuse.
It all started with some rulings in the late 1800's.
Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad (1886)
The substance of this case (a tax dispute) is of little significance, but several resources linked above detail how this fateful case subsequently was cited as precedent for granting corporations constitutional rights.
Noble v. Union River Logging Railroad Company (1893)
A corporation first successfully claims Bill of Rights protection (5th Amendment)
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Those kinds of campgrounds are called "Very drafty living rooms".
I never understood the desire to duplicate your home on a patch of dirt. This is usually accompanied by alcohol. Why not just stay and home and get drunk, cook steaks and watch TV? I think the fun is to see how LITTLE you can go on.
I took my GPS with me on a recent trip to Yosemite and Mt Whitney. My main reason for using it was to check my altitude when climbing. However I found that it was constantly having trouble locking onto satellites when I was near any cliffs, peaks or in a canyon. Depending solely on a GPS unit to navigate in the mountains is foolish. Plus GPS units become unusable in very cold weather as the screens grind to a halt and alkaline batteries die. Even keeping in my jacket couldn't keep it warm enough.
It is a good idea to have a watch unless you are very good at reading the sun. Being able to estimate your speed and where you'll be by sundown is a very important skill in the outdoors.
I agree on the escaping the crapola of regular life though. If you bring a cell phone with you, turn it off and only use it for an emergency. It is incredibly annoying to get to a beautiful summit only to listen to some idiot who has to tell everyone they know where they are (usually at the top of their lungs).
I was thankful to have the net to plan my trip and get advice, permit info, etc. It is just a matter of there being a time and place for everything.
"Happens every time"
Except when it comes to CDs
The chronically homeless are also susceptible to TB from basically nonexistent health care and occasionally living in close quarters in shelters. Add to that their bodies are frequently weakened by alcohol abuse, poor shelter and poor hygiene and you have a vector for TB frequenting public transportation, emergency rooms, shelters, police, etc.
Requiring them to take medicine isn't even a viable option since many suffer from mental illness and they also tend to move around a lot with no way to contact them.
Worst map ever!
My gut tells me you are a troll but none the less...
"Without manned travel, we're guaranteeing that the cost of sending probes will always be high."
Actually unmanned probes will continue to become more capable and cheaper as time goes on. They don't need bulky and expensive life-support systems and can go into very hostile environments.
"We're guaranteeing that we'll run out of raw materials in less than a century. We're guaranteeing that we will not have enough energy to sustain our civilization."
Run out of raw materials in less than a century? HUH? Were do you live, an asteroid?
Are you saying that in less than 100 yrs we can develop a manned space program that can return enough minerals to support the entire earth's industries? If you think we have energy concerns now just wait until you start that project.
Oil and gas may become an issue in my lifetime but raw materials and energy on the whole won't be for a VERY long time.
"And most importantly, we're guaranteeing that we will NEVER reach another star system."
Putting all of your efforts into manned missions will almost guarantee that you'll never reach another star.
"That's enough power to send a five year Alpha Centauri mission every second."
Thanks for that pointless statement. If we have the ability to capture the sun's entire output I'd say that our space program had advanced well beyond needing shuttles.
You REALLY need to stop reading so much sci-fi.
"My GF had hundreds of dollars on her table left alone because the thief didn't have time to sort through underwear"
The guy (I assume) who robbed my GF had different priorities, he took the underwear. I couldn't resist telling her that there was probably some big hairy pervert walking around town wearing her underwear.
Great, NOW you tell me. Where were you when I was in school? If I could do it over again...
I found myself skipping some classes when I realized they were reading out of the textbook line for line. I was basically paying to have someone read a book to me. I did do all of the work though.
The best classes (and the ones I tried to attend regularly) were the ones with discussions.
My advice, don't schedule ANY class before 10am.
"If Deckard obviously possessed superhuman strength and stamina, it wouldn't take long before people figured out that he was a replicant."
"...the videos of the replicants, you'll note that there is some text that appears next to their faces and in addition to name and incept date..."
If this info was available on replicants and Deckard seemed strangely unnatural then how did he get hired to serve in a critical police force? I'd assume that they'd go over his past with a fine-toothed comb before hiring him and they would have found the truth about Deckard.
I just write this off as a necessary plot device.
You'd probably prefer "Silent Running" then for green sci-fi.
The MBTA in Boston late at night is more like Mad Max.
Actually CGI and her makeup artist have what it takes.
You get a virtual girlfriend but become a real-life loser.
I wonder if it comes with a nagging feature?
Guy on bike
Since artificial reefs are usually sunken wrecks I wonder if the iron constantly leaching out of these wrecks is the key element to the reefs vigor. I know oceanographers have found that sea water is generally very iron poor and that experiments with iron "seeding" have produced phytoplankton blooms.
"Plants and animals die every day, and have for millions of years. All of a sudden it's a problem we need to solve?"
They have but we are the equivalent of a massive meteor strike. We accomplish in one generation what used to happen in a million years. Since we supposedly have the power to think and claim to be capable of moral choices I'd say just throwing our hands up in the air is a pretty lame and lazy excuse.
Great, now I'll get "Page Not Found" or "Bandwidth exceeded" errors at lightspeed. Too bad the server wait times won't change one bit either.
I thought it said "ATTRACTIVE Woman IN Computer Science". I got pretty excited there for a moment.
I can imagine companies doing genetic screening for the workaholic gene.
Parents, make sure your fetus gets that gene therapy it'll need to compete in the global marketplace!
Oh yah, and try to enjoy life sometimes.
I hope this will help drive down the price for the AMD 64 FX CPUs to a level I can afford. The AMD chips are plenty powerful for any home system.
Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad (1886)
The substance of this case (a tax dispute) is of little significance, but several resources linked above detail how this fateful case subsequently was cited as precedent for granting corporations constitutional rights.
Noble v. Union River Logging Railroad Company (1893)
A corporation first successfully claims Bill of Rights protection (5th Amendment)
"Corporate Personhood"
A car that acts like a pet? Great, now I'll have to carry around a bunch of jumbo sized trash bags and a glove to pick up my car's "messes".
They showed it at a comics convention? I can hear the Comic Book Store Guy now, "Worst sequal EVER!"
I'm waiting for them to go back and add voices to silent movies.
People like Lucas need to know when to say "It is finished" and leave it alone.