0.6% on all transactions? good luck getting 0.01% on FX transactions, seriously, that would NEVER go down... people would just trade in other jusisdictions. A 0.60% tax on all trades would destroy the united states...
a marginally more sensible 0.005% tax on all worldwide financial transactions is being proposed, if this goes ahead it will raise a lot of cash, but this would have to be an international decision, not something for the US alone to decide - if they do, forget about the US surviving in the top 5 of world markets.
could it possibly, possibly be that one is scarcer than the other in the crust?
if it were possible to mine more economically given current market prices do you think the companies investing billions every year in exploration and geographical/geochemical surveys every year would pass up that opportunity?
what about... all of the above other than just launch a solar panel array, a small water extraction plant an electrolysis plant and a compression plant.
you have water, you have abundant sunlight, you now have loads of hydrogen and oxygen in a much "cheaper" gravity well that can now be used for fuel for any missions...
is it just me or would this be a fantastic saving given how difficult it is to currently get fuel into orbit?
many shipowners try that... the problem is the people that work on the vessels arent generally well paid (save captain, etc) so you either need to hire guards (expensive from reputable companies, dangerous otherwise) or have a trusted staff (again, expensive and potentially dangerous...)
crew generally dont want the weapons there - if they are attacked and fire back chances are they, or some of their collegues, will be killed if they start trying to shoot back. if they dont have guns the ransom is paid (it almost always is for commercial vessels) and they are safe...
say a 20% chance of death or a 100% chance of a months (conservative) improsonment? which would you choose?
disclaimer: i am very good friends with a shipowner who recently had to pay a large ranson to free his ship and crew
Do you know where youd get a topological map for that area?
Assuming verical cliff walls surrounding the dead sea and digging a canal to it would lower world sea levels by ~1.95mm - in reality would be a lot more (810sq km surface area, 422m below "sea" level), doing likewise with the Caspian sea (28 metres below "sea" level and >300,000sq km surface area) would drop world sea levels by ~6cm.
That basin has a trough of around 155m below sea level - in Djibouti (neighbouring Ethiopia) I believe - only 125m in Ethiopia. I assume the area would be huge, maybe get a couple dozen cm of respite with that...
The DS has a lot of "great" games... I have both the DS (original) and the PSP (later buy) - both a Wii and a PS3 (PS3 i got for "free" oddly enough).
Until the two final fantasy games were released on the PSP I couldnt find anything that would keep me busy for more than 10 minutes at a time... The DS had a fair few more...
Though I have to say, there are some VERY intelligent people working at Sony - being able to switch off the PSP and switch on to continue where you left off (near zero battery pause in effect) is a phenomenal feature!
Slashdot Mirror
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hahahahhhahahahahahah....
0.6% on all transactions? good luck getting 0.01% on FX transactions, seriously, that would NEVER go down... people would just trade in other jusisdictions. A 0.60% tax on all trades would destroy the united states...
a marginally more sensible 0.005% tax on all worldwide financial transactions is being proposed, if this goes ahead it will raise a lot of cash, but this would have to be an international decision, not something for the US alone to decide - if they do, forget about the US surviving in the top 5 of world markets.
since when does business model have anything to do with a consumer? Isn't a business model meant to be a systemised aproach to make money?
For me its the same problem, I wear the leave in overnight lenses occasionally and dont ger enough practice.
My girlfriend puts hers in/takes them out in seconds, for me it can take a few minutes to half an hour...
I have very deep set eyes, so that even the person showing me how to insert the lenses had to make several attempts.
Once every few months i make the effort (before a beach or ski holiday for example) but generally its easier for me to just wear glasses.
the diagram in the link has the dimensions
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8367214.stm
stalker app...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YG074zRpTRA
Ahh the feline version of the turing test - the purring test
I headdesk a little bit more
thats just brilliant on so, so many levels
thank you sir
Why do you think theres a difference in scale?
could it possibly, possibly be that one is scarcer than the other in the crust?
if it were possible to mine more economically given current market prices do you think the companies investing billions every year in exploration and geographical/geochemical surveys every year would pass up that opportunity?
what about... all of the above other than just launch a solar panel array, a small water extraction plant an electrolysis plant and a compression plant.
you have water, you have abundant sunlight, you now have loads of hydrogen and oxygen in a much "cheaper" gravity well that can now be used for fuel for any missions...
is it just me or would this be a fantastic saving given how difficult it is to currently get fuel into orbit?
AMD stock is up 23.3% today... Roughly the cash settlement amount... Markets seem to think its fair...
they are posters only when they have power
aren't taxes also a "pay me or else" scheme?
Given this is slashdot...
which is greater?
Probability that a poster is male
Probability that a poster lives in the USA
i just find the whole thing amusing...
talk about taking things literally...
that had me cracking up...
many shipowners try that... the problem is the people that work on the vessels arent generally well paid (save captain, etc) so you either need to hire guards (expensive from reputable companies, dangerous otherwise) or have a trusted staff (again, expensive and potentially dangerous...)
crew generally dont want the weapons there - if they are attacked and fire back chances are they, or some of their collegues, will be killed if they start trying to shoot back. if they dont have guns the ransom is paid (it almost always is for commercial vessels) and they are safe...
say a 20% chance of death or a 100% chance of a months (conservative) improsonment? which would you choose?
disclaimer: i am very good friends with a shipowner who recently had to pay a large ranson to free his ship and crew
Perhaps a better question is: if we can detect the one that's about to hit us, are we likely to be able to do anything about it?
no
How about 7 "million nanometre asteroid!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111one"
yes, yes we do...
the UK might actually be FINALLY doing something about it
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8349715.stm
Who modded this down?!
Do you know where youd get a topological map for that area?
Assuming verical cliff walls surrounding the dead sea and digging a canal to it would lower world sea levels by ~1.95mm - in reality would be a lot more (810sq km surface area, 422m below "sea" level), doing likewise with the Caspian sea (28 metres below "sea" level and >300,000sq km surface area) would drop world sea levels by ~6cm.
That basin has a trough of around 155m below sea level - in Djibouti (neighbouring Ethiopia) I believe - only 125m in Ethiopia. I assume the area would be huge, maybe get a couple dozen cm of respite with that...
"Trusted Reviews" indeed...
Whats the density? Will they float? Tie a bunch together and dump it in a deep sea trench!
Try a Eucalyptus grove... Those thing grow insanely fast in most climates...
The DS has a lot of "great" games... I have both the DS (original) and the PSP (later buy) - both a Wii and a PS3 (PS3 i got for "free" oddly enough).
Until the two final fantasy games were released on the PSP I couldnt find anything that would keep me busy for more than 10 minutes at a time... The DS had a fair few more...
Though I have to say, there are some VERY intelligent people working at Sony - being able to switch off the PSP and switch on to continue where you left off (near zero battery pause in effect) is a phenomenal feature!
Come on, are we that gullible as consumers ?
yes, yes we are... (take a look at apples success)