No. The money came from fractional reserve banking.
So, if a bank has to have 25% of cash on hand, it literally makes up the 75% it loans you.
Even better. If they don't have the money, they borrow it from the Federal government at a low interest rate. So say that's 50,000$ at 1% borrowed from the government, turns into a 200,000 5% housing loan it sells to you.
Need more buoyancy? Just pump more underneath the area that needs it.
However, one problem I didn't think of at all was the buildup of coral and other "Cling-ons". Perhaps let it build up to the point where its weight will cause it to pull off small chunks off the main mass?
As for what people would do for a living, I thought the best use would be equatorial launch facilities.
Getting someone to pilot the shuttle who is barely qualified is *interesting*. Getting someone to take care of security who sucks at it is also interesting.
Putting people out of their comfort zone and watching them deal with it is great stuff.
Watching a lesbian couple struggle with their relationship over millions of light years while one of them is inhabiting the body of a woman in a wheelchair is boring soap opera garbage. Please shoot them both.
So why not make the sentence that he either needs to return the electricity to the grid, or pay for it at the cost the power company has to pay for it?
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The brownouts in CA were caused by the lack of supply. That's why CA has to buy electricity from other states.
If it were a hardware problem, buying electricity from other states wouldn't help.
No. The money came from fractional reserve banking.
So, if a bank has to have 25% of cash on hand, it literally makes up the 75% it loans you.
Even better. If they don't have the money, they borrow it from the Federal government at a low interest rate. So say that's 50,000$ at 1% borrowed from the government, turns into a 200,000 5% housing loan it sells to you.
And that's the bulk of how banks make money.
I could do that, but your tears are delicious.
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I always figured floating concrete would fix most of the problems you listed: http://flashweb.com/blog/2007/09/float-my-concrete-boat.html
Need more buoyancy? Just pump more underneath the area that needs it.
However, one problem I didn't think of at all was the buildup of coral and other "Cling-ons". Perhaps let it build up to the point where its weight will cause it to pull off small chunks off the main mass?
As for what people would do for a living, I thought the best use would be equatorial launch facilities.
Well sure. Why, has there been a bunch of white or black terrorists attacking the US?
Also, I'm wondering why you haven't differentiated between men and women, or age.
"Dude! What happened to your bones?"
'Lost them.'
The Galaxy May Have Billions of Habitable Planets
Or, you know, less than that.
So, you put deregulation in quotes. So...it's not deregulation? It's a problem with elected officials that believe in regulation?
Getting someone to pilot the shuttle who is barely qualified is *interesting*.
Getting someone to take care of security who sucks at it is also interesting.
Putting people out of their comfort zone and watching them deal with it is great stuff.
Watching a lesbian couple struggle with their relationship over millions of light years while one of them is inhabiting the body of a woman in a wheelchair is boring soap opera garbage. Please shoot them both.
With a few hundred long range Nukes at the US's disposal, signs point to "Yes, easily.".
Fuck yes.
Isn't this the same "Cathedral vs. the Bazaar" argument?
That looks...terrible.
How come when people decide to throw millions of dollars at a project like this, they won't spend 10k on an artist to make it look good?
And if you start out using traditional publishing, it won't take many many years to reach the level Konrath is at?
The US spends over $1 trillion on defense. More than the rest of the world combined. It needs to be increased by a large percentage.
How did you erase, as you say, infinity significant digits?
With an eraser.
So why not make the sentence that he either needs to return the electricity to the grid, or pay for it at the cost the power company has to pay for it?
Because you could raise taxes on the rich to 100% and it still wouldn't cover the hideous amount of debt a government can create.
How did crops pollinate before the Americas imports the honey bees?
The same way they tax everything else that's sold in the store.
If US states had top-level domains under their control, I can imagine quite a few that would try to do the same thing.
I can imagine winning the lottery, that doesn't mean it's going to happen.
My Kindle 2 will last 2 weeks with the wireless off.
The new Kindles will last a month. If you're seriously going to go A MONTH without seeing an electrical outlet of any type, well...
Get a solar charger.
However, if you're planning a mission in space where you don't see any kind of electrical outlet, and the sun is too dim for solar...
Tell whoever made your spaceship that you need an electrical plug. The mass savings are worth it.
The law is correct in your example, only if you think security through obscurity is correct.
The C-130 is a 60+ year old design. Designed by engineers with slide rules.
I don't think anyone will have difficultly copying it.