They have an administration that is perfectly suited to assume the role of manned and unmanned spaceflight regulation. They have years of experience in the issues affiliated with spaceflight and a tremendous body of knowledge.
NASA should get out of human spaceflight and become the FAA of commercial manned spaceflight.
Funny you mention phrasing. I got into my own mis-understanding with a police officer regarding a request to search. I was expecting the question "can I look around" to which I was to answer "no". Instead, he said "do you mind if I look around" to which I answer "no" and then, as he starts to enter my apartment, realizing that I just told him that I don't mind him looking around I said, "wait, I mean you cannot look around". He answers, "I got probable cause now". The look around didn't result in an arrest, so it ended well, but I was very disturbed at the way it went down. Now I much more careful to listen to the way they phrase the question, so my prior notions of my anticipated answers are reflection properly.
I almost swear they train cops to lead questions in a manner to get the answer (compliance) that they are wanting.
Funny you mention bicycles. That is one mixed up area where you get some funny inch/metric stuff.
Bottom bracket threads: there are at least 5 major threadings. English (considered "standard" now) at 1.375" x 24tpi, Italian (this one is funny) at 36mm x 24tpi, French at 35mmx 1, Swiss (ok same threading as French, but one side is lefthand unlike French), Raleigh (ironically different than "English") 1.375x26tpi
As you can see most are either metric or imperial, except for Italian. Rumor has it it is because postwar Italy had imperial machinery. If you've ever done threading on a manual lathe, you can understand why it is easy to convert basic dimensions to inch/metric, but the leadscrew for threading (and thread dial) aren't so "interchangeable". With inch machinery, doing metric threads is a pain and vice versa. There are a few manual machines that make it less a chore, but the leadscrew/thread dial issue is there for most manual lathes. CNC equipment on the other hand, doesn't care.
That is another reason why we're stuck on inch here. Large entrenched base of hardware manufactured to inch standards. From cars to airplanes to missiles, we have a lot of hardware that is not going to metric by decree. It is changing, but slow.
Sure, one wind farm, you can't cause any trouble. However, if you hack a whole bevy of windfarms, you can command the grid to back feed the wind turbine, turning them into gigantic fans that can then alter the rotation of the earth itself. Not to mention the ability to blow away small towns. Truly a threat of S.P.E.C.T.R.E proportions.
And not recognizing that the old plant needs to be shut down after seismic events of greater magnitudes (than designed for) happen elsewhere on earth.
This accident makes it painfully obvious that nuclear plants, currently in service, cannot be shut down to a safe level at the drop of a hat. It requires years of maintenance to shut down a reactor. Yet humans allow older designs to continue running.
It is the orbital inclination that makes the Molniya orbit attractive to the soviets. The high inclination combined with the ~12 hour elliptical orbit gives it a high dwell time near one of the poles (can be either pole, but not both).
For an imaging satellite, you don't want to be farther away. For a signals intelligence satellite, it might not matter as much, so the high dwell at apogee might be more beneficial. For that reason, the US has fielded spy satellites in Molniya orbits for spying on the soviets. As far as I know, it was not for imaging satellites.
I thought Molniya orbits were for primarily higher latitudes, which is where the Middle East isn't.
Not to mention, the apogee dwell occurs at, well, near and at apogee, which is also not what you want for an imaging satellite. Unless you want it swooping by the earth at the perigee, where it is going it's fastest.
The "several explosions" are a result of failure of the the nuclear plant, they are part of the accident resulting from loss of power. Not a cause of the accident, they are an aspect of the accident.
Stealth nukes?
Apollo demonstrated that with a big enough budget and motivation, you could easily drop a nuke anywhere on the moon you wish. I'd imagine that if technology and infrastructure has progressed to the point of a self sustaining moon base, somebody on earth will send some special moon commandos to go deliver some nukes on target. Technology is tit for tat. Sure, the moon is high ground with a large supply of rocks. The earth may be low ground, but the resources here make the moon's advantage null.
Any self sufficient moon base will have to derive it's power somewhere. Is there enough uranium on the moon for nuclear power? Otherwise I see solar and it is venerable to easy attack. Maybe a fueled breeder reactor setup with the proper fueling (from earth) and properly engineered my come close, but what else you got?
In a society that practices social monogamy taking men out of the gene pool is just as bad as taking women out.
"It a society that pretends to practice social monogamy taking men out of the gene pool really isn't that bad as taking women out" There, fixed that for you. And countered your argument.
Sometimes engineering is a noble profession. Other times, like developing weapons well beyond your needs for defense, becomes less than noble. Just my opinion.
Not to mention that Defense Contractors working for the United States Government are also specifically recruiting engineers who have the skills needed to build weapons which are designed to kill people.
Imagine that. Engineers building bombs and weapons. Sometimes a noble profession, sometimes just another job.
This has nothing to do with your love for flash bulb photography. I made my own flashbulb circuit for a 1980's SLR. You could do the same with your Graflex. It won't be authentic Graflex kit, but you shouldn't let that get in the way of your love for flash bulb photography.
This does influence the Graflex collector market, but you should be able to make an equivalent circuit from off the shelf components. You can probably even find Graflex reflectors, because the light saber people don't use the reflector.
Anybody with money can do whatever they want with stuff they purchase. Picasso's 1959 Trois Femmes was purchased with intent to cut it up into 500 one-inch squares and sold as individual Picasso paintings. I was unable to verify if this actually happened, but you get the point.
We do have freedom of religion enshrined in our Constitution; we don't have freedom of language included as far as I know.
The same freedom of religion enshrined in the Constitution appears to enshrine freedom of speech. They don't specify a language, just speech and the press. I would presume that one can speak (or print) any language one chooses. Granted, there is no guarantee that anyone understands you.
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Besides, "wireline" already has a meaning outside of networking, it's used for bringing equipment up and down a drilled hole.
Is that different than wire rope?
The ties "float" on a gravel bed. Watch a train up close as it goes by, the ties move up and down.
I'm sure any differences in length can be sorted out by the ties being moved slightly, making the curves a little different than before.
There is commercial cargo spaceflight. Satellites and stuff.
They have an administration that is perfectly suited to assume the role of manned and unmanned spaceflight regulation. They have years of experience in the issues affiliated with spaceflight and a tremendous body of knowledge.
NASA should get out of human spaceflight and become the FAA of commercial manned spaceflight.
Funny you mention phrasing. I got into my own mis-understanding with a police officer regarding a request to search. I was expecting the question "can I look around" to which I was to answer "no". Instead, he said "do you mind if I look around" to which I answer "no" and then, as he starts to enter my apartment, realizing that I just told him that I don't mind him looking around I said, "wait, I mean you cannot look around". He answers, "I got probable cause now". The look around didn't result in an arrest, so it ended well, but I was very disturbed at the way it went down. Now I much more careful to listen to the way they phrase the question, so my prior notions of my anticipated answers are reflection properly.
I almost swear they train cops to lead questions in a manner to get the answer (compliance) that they are wanting.
Funny you mention bicycles. That is one mixed up area where you get some funny inch/metric stuff.
Bottom bracket threads: there are at least 5 major threadings. English (considered "standard" now) at 1.375" x 24tpi, Italian (this one is funny) at 36mm x 24tpi, French at 35mmx 1, Swiss (ok same threading as French, but one side is lefthand unlike French), Raleigh (ironically different than "English") 1.375x26tpi
As you can see most are either metric or imperial, except for Italian. Rumor has it it is because postwar Italy had imperial machinery. If you've ever done threading on a manual lathe, you can understand why it is easy to convert basic dimensions to inch/metric, but the leadscrew for threading (and thread dial) aren't so "interchangeable". With inch machinery, doing metric threads is a pain and vice versa. There are a few manual machines that make it less a chore, but the leadscrew/thread dial issue is there for most manual lathes. CNC equipment on the other hand, doesn't care.
That is another reason why we're stuck on inch here. Large entrenched base of hardware manufactured to inch standards. From cars to airplanes to missiles, we have a lot of hardware that is not going to metric by decree. It is changing, but slow.
Sure, one wind farm, you can't cause any trouble. However, if you hack a whole bevy of windfarms, you can command the grid to back feed the wind turbine, turning them into gigantic fans that can then alter the rotation of the earth itself. Not to mention the ability to blow away small towns. Truly a threat of S.P.E.C.T.R.E proportions.
Now that they're purchasing National Semi, they can offer RPN calculators.
Win?
And not recognizing that the old plant needs to be shut down after seismic events of greater magnitudes (than designed for) happen elsewhere on earth.
This accident makes it painfully obvious that nuclear plants, currently in service, cannot be shut down to a safe level at the drop of a hat. It requires years of maintenance to shut down a reactor. Yet humans allow older designs to continue running.
It is the orbital inclination that makes the Molniya orbit attractive to the soviets. The high inclination combined with the ~12 hour elliptical orbit gives it a high dwell time near one of the poles (can be either pole, but not both).
For an imaging satellite, you don't want to be farther away. For a signals intelligence satellite, it might not matter as much, so the high dwell at apogee might be more beneficial. For that reason, the US has fielded spy satellites in Molniya orbits for spying on the soviets. As far as I know, it was not for imaging satellites.
I thought Molniya orbits were for primarily higher latitudes, which is where the Middle East isn't.
Not to mention, the apogee dwell occurs at, well, near and at apogee, which is also not what you want for an imaging satellite. Unless you want it swooping by the earth at the perigee, where it is going it's fastest.
His wife suffers from chronic pregnancy.
You guys talking about clean design seen the archives page?
Sure it's clean, but any organization is unapparent. Maybe that is the goal, but his tastes are hit or miss.
The "several explosions" are a result of failure of the the nuclear plant, they are part of the accident resulting from loss of power. Not a cause of the accident, they are an aspect of the accident.
Stealth nukes? Apollo demonstrated that with a big enough budget and motivation, you could easily drop a nuke anywhere on the moon you wish. I'd imagine that if technology and infrastructure has progressed to the point of a self sustaining moon base, somebody on earth will send some special moon commandos to go deliver some nukes on target. Technology is tit for tat. Sure, the moon is high ground with a large supply of rocks. The earth may be low ground, but the resources here make the moon's advantage null. Any self sufficient moon base will have to derive it's power somewhere. Is there enough uranium on the moon for nuclear power? Otherwise I see solar and it is venerable to easy attack. Maybe a fueled breeder reactor setup with the proper fueling (from earth) and properly engineered my come close, but what else you got?
Like Vidmar, Bott, or Lista. Lots of storage, small space. Can also be used to hold up a benchtop. Pricey, but you won't regret them.
That helps explain their TV ads.
In a society that practices social monogamy taking men out of the gene pool is just as bad as taking women out.
"It a society that pretends to practice social monogamy taking men out of the gene pool really isn't that bad as taking women out" There, fixed that for you. And countered your argument.
Sometimes engineering is a noble profession. Other times, like developing weapons well beyond your needs for defense, becomes less than noble. Just my opinion.
Not to mention that Defense Contractors working for the United States Government are also specifically recruiting engineers who have the skills needed to build weapons which are designed to kill people.
Imagine that. Engineers building bombs and weapons. Sometimes a noble profession, sometimes just another job.
This has nothing to do with your love for flash bulb photography. I made my own flashbulb circuit for a 1980's SLR. You could do the same with your Graflex. It won't be authentic Graflex kit, but you shouldn't let that get in the way of your love for flash bulb photography.
This does influence the Graflex collector market, but you should be able to make an equivalent circuit from off the shelf components. You can probably even find Graflex reflectors, because the light saber people don't use the reflector.
Anybody with money can do whatever they want with stuff they purchase. Picasso's 1959 Trois Femmes was purchased with intent to cut it up into 500 one-inch squares and sold as individual Picasso paintings. I was unable to verify if this actually happened, but you get the point.
Greedo is an experienced bounty hunter. How the hell does he miss from that distance??
Greedo was a hack bounty hunter.
We do have freedom of religion enshrined in our Constitution; we don't have freedom of language included as far as I know.
The same freedom of religion enshrined in the Constitution appears to enshrine freedom of speech. They don't specify a language, just speech and the press. I would presume that one can speak (or print) any language one chooses. Granted, there is no guarantee that anyone understands you.
'We will make the Internet real name system a reality as soon as possible.'
When will possible get here?