Mars has gravity, resources in place, an atmosphere to protect from micrometeorites, the ability to go outside more easily (nice psychologically), the opportunity to burrow deep down to protect from radiation, etc.
Voyager 2 has been flying for over 40 years and it's still only twice as far as Pluto's orbit. New Horizons is actually faster than Voyager 2. Gravity assists to build speed aren't hard to find.
The Voyager probes benefited from a planetary alignment that allowed it to visit most of the outer solar system, which isn't a concern for an interstellar mission.
Ever notice that beyond the bold carrier emblems on the phones themselves that virtually all smartphones sold on Verizon are advertised by Verizon instead of the handset makers themselves? Contrast that with the iPhone which might be sold exclusively in the US on AT&T but it is marketed by Apple directly and there are no AT&T (or other carriers for that matter) logos anywhere to be found on the phone or in the manuals.
Other AT&T phones have AT&T branding all over them, just like the other cell phone networks. I'd imagine AT&T wanted the iPhone branded with their logo, but that they got shot down. I also suspect Apple wouldn't give on that issue in talks with Verizon.
In previous cases of billing the non-subscriber afterwards, the South Fulton FD collects less than 50% of the time.
So you do what hospitals, banks, etc. do - bill everyone several times the actual cost to make up for the fact that some won't pay. Send collections agencies after the folks who don't pay up, too.
He must have fallen for the pre-launch hype, where the inventor and a variety of major tech figures were claiming that cities would be designed around the things. Maybe he thought it levitated?
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Firefox got spun off the Mozilla Suite because the Suite was so bloated. Firefox then proceeded to get more and more bloated.
This really doesn't make me confident in their ability to make a lean, fast Office suite.
Sure, if we wanted Somali-style warlords running the country.
This dev is more concerned about Minecraft not working...
Mars has gravity, resources in place, an atmosphere to protect from micrometeorites, the ability to go outside more easily (nice psychologically), the opportunity to burrow deep down to protect from radiation, etc.
Colonisation to prevent the death of human civilisation if the Earth gets pegged?
Potential discovery of life/fossils, which would have massive implications for exobiology and evolutionary theory?
A better platform for space telescopes than Earth? (the Moon would be even better, though)
Voyager 2 has been flying for over 40 years and it's still only twice as far as Pluto's orbit. New Horizons is actually faster than Voyager 2. Gravity assists to build speed aren't hard to find.
The Voyager probes benefited from a planetary alignment that allowed it to visit most of the outer solar system, which isn't a concern for an interstellar mission.
Anyone who has had a 401(k) for more than a few years?
A house is an investment. It's simply not a get-rich-quick investment, or even necessarily a good investment even over 30+ years.
Bout the only thing I have heard her say that sounded to have some kind of sanity to it was not fluorinating tap water.
$irony++;
Right, because Harry Reid gets so much positive press.
I rather hope (and suspect) they've got better fire suppression systems than the Library of Alexandria.
Ever notice that beyond the bold carrier emblems on the phones themselves that virtually all smartphones sold on Verizon are advertised by Verizon instead of the handset makers themselves? Contrast that with the iPhone which might be sold exclusively in the US on AT&T but it is marketed by Apple directly and there are no AT&T (or other carriers for that matter) logos anywhere to be found on the phone or in the manuals.
Other AT&T phones have AT&T branding all over them, just like the other cell phone networks. I'd imagine AT&T wanted the iPhone branded with their logo, but that they got shot down. I also suspect Apple wouldn't give on that issue in talks with Verizon.
The Court will evaluate the contract under the terms of "If the person's house wasn't on fire, would they have agreed to these terms".
... how?
Of course they wouldn't have agreed to such terms if their house was on fire. No one would pay for firefighters to spray water on a non-burning house.
If they were responsible, they'd be paying the $75 fee.
In previous cases of billing the non-subscriber afterwards, the South Fulton FD collects less than 50% of the time.
So you do what hospitals, banks, etc. do - bill everyone several times the actual cost to make up for the fact that some won't pay. Send collections agencies after the folks who don't pay up, too.
Simple to fix. "Hi, we're here to put out your fire. Please sign this contract and we'll get started."
My credit card company can't fine me, either, but they sure as hell can sic a collections agency on me and ruin my credit if I don't pay.
Amen to that.
My twins spent 64 days in a NICU. $100 wouldn't be noticeable on the bill - it's a rounding error.
And that would cause massive releases of methane how, exactly?
Both are big deals - Mars isn't believed to be geologically active, and life would be a massively interesting find for obvious reasons.
The seasonality rules out explanations like cosmic rays generating methane.
We are one of the smallest lifeforms by population.
We are the only lifeform that can change that fact if we feel like it.
He must have fallen for the pre-launch hype, where the inventor and a variety of major tech figures were claiming that cities would be designed around the things. Maybe he thought it levitated?
It's been doing that off and on all afternoon here.
So Fred Phelps is relevant? Or is he just a loud asshole?