On a more serious note, could future unmanned and manned missions take advantage of the stuff we have dropped on Mars? Send up a collection bot, hopefully it won't crash, and then it collects all the parts while mapping/surveying, and then another bot lands and builds something out of the parts. I ask this because any little nut and bolt is extremely valuable in proportion to the distance from a replacement. After paying $400 for some bolts to be brought to a remote location, I can't guess what a good screw would be worth on Mars.
I'm an exploration geologist, so I may be qualified.
When acid-rich water comes in contact with sulfidic rock Fe bearing bodies, such as pyrites, it takes up some of the iron (leaching), which water then, being iron laden, comes into contact with a favorable deposition environment, then then iron drops out. Geochemistry is very complicated here on Earth, and I'd love to get a chance at some off-world geology.
I remember reading about using microwaves for certain refractory ores, I'm pretty sure one of them was "Microwave Heating of Chemicals and Minerals", 1995. They have also used microwaves in the treatment of gold ore, and microwaves for the embrittlement of coal. I haven't heard of it being used on any but a lab scale yet, though.
I'm with you. I go with a cheap Timex with Indiglo and analog display. I work in the Bush of Alaska and other places, and getting bugdope on a plastic watch is the beginning of the meltdown for that timepiece. I have a calculator for calculating, and it weighs a couple of ounces, fits in a pocket, and is solar powered. I still use compass and map to navigate, and carry a waterproof notebook to lay a trail of crumbs. Yes, I have used a Total Station (which required the use of a chainsaw, gasoline, and other support equipment) GPS, laptop, etc. Much like the goldpan and shovel, coupled with experience they are valuable tools that have yet to be beaten. And no one in Ghana or the Sierra Madre will rob you for cheap goods (which is why I also cling to my cheap Kodak film camera-not to mention if I find myself flung into deep red mud, I don't cry over my cheap camera). I also drive a 70's Ford Truck, because I know I can get parts from here to Tierra Del Fuego for it.
In The Valley we have DSL from our member-owned cooperative, and it's about $49.99/month for the first 11 gigs. Dialup is $20, or free sometimes during a promo from some other phone company. I don't know what cable is, since we don't have cable way out here, and I am happy with DSL.
Try Buhach. It is a powder, comes in a yellow can, and is made from PYRETHRINS from the chrysanthemum flowers. We've been using it in Alaska since the 1800's. Pyrethrin compounds have been used primarily to control human lice, mosquitoes, cockroaches, beetles and flies.
The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) website has been taken off several times due to lawsuits over their inability to protect information. Maybe a lawsuit would provide for an injunction, at least. Then Treasury could find the time to remove the addresses.
...my study of the role bacteria play in geology, and in particular (no pun intended) in the formation of valuable precious metal deposits such as this: Alaska Bugs Sweat Gold Nuggets
If nothing else, it might be cool to build one just to look at stuff, and I finally have a use for that ISA slot.
I'd have the Ultimate RC Car! Oh, wait, 5 minutes to send the command until it receives it, and wait 5 more minutes to see what happened. Talk about an unacceptable frame rate! And it moves what, 150 feet per day? I do like the 'field geologist' aspect of it. I'm downloading the Linux version of it right now.
Sometime back, I experimented with controlling the lights and other household stuff from an extra computer. Made it into a PVR/media player, etc as well. It was ok, but I went back to just turning the lights on and off by hand, and didn't find enough interesting programs to watch anyway. I don't worry about anyone breaking in while I'm gone, because my security system consists of 2 Akita/mix and armed neighbors. I don't even use my cellphone anymore-it was like a tether.
I wonder what the market for something like this is? I mean $15,000? First Adopters, I thank you for taking the brunt of R&D and other costs. Maybe they are pricing the first ones high to recoup costs, but all their profits are going to pay for the extra bandwidth on their Flash-sucky site. At first I was thinking "Awesome way to advertise your product or service", and then I thought "Oh, wait, maybe not".
I remember reading an article (and submitting same) about "Bringing Remote Alaskan Villages into the Digital Age" "Philadelphia University Awarded $600,000 by National Science Foundation to Bring Remote Alaskan Villages into the Digital Age" "With this funding the team hopes to supply technology hardware, software
and instruction for the village so, as Dinero puts it, "The Nets'aii Gwich'in
can survive in this modern world while continuing to embrace their culture and
traditional way of life. And, hopefully, if this proves successful in the
Arctic Village, we will be able to utilize this model with other indigenous
communities around the world."
Take a lesson from any Gold Rush in history: the people supplying the shovels, sex, and other services were the ones who really got the gold. Let that guide your business model.
Anyone remember web poison? It was a cgi script (if memory serves me correctly) that I had put on a couple websites that generated lots of useless but very real looking email and web addresses, and each email or web addy led to another page of generated web addy's and email. I heard the spammers shut them down, so that tells me it was somewhat effective.
I can help out in this area of the development, and several others. I've been looking for a grass roots opportunity like this. Contact me thru the website.
I bought an excellent heavy duty 4' tall steel cabinet, complete with smoke colored doors, for a few bucks at the local Telephone co-op surplus sale. Had the rails inside already. They also had lots of parts. For some reason I also bought 5 of those huge teletype machines. Another great place to check is DRMO (Defense Reutilization Management Something). One of ours is located on the Air Force base. Only downside is you sometimes have to purchase an entire pallet of stuff. Not always a bad thing, for once when I went through the stuff, I found a ton (literally) of copper wire (parts for a large generator) which I sold for a handsome profit.
At about 6:15pm, I looked out the window at what I thought was a plane. It's quite dark in this part of Alaska at that time. It attracted my attention because it was bright, and out of the usual flight paths for my area. Suddenly it broke into a number of fragments and got even brighter. I don't know what it was. It was heading from roughly south to north. I plan to plot the vector from my viewpoint and check it out when the snow melts a little.
That's why I wrote this: "Until more people get involved in the political process, the majority will be subject to the will of the minority-those that actually get out and vote, and get involved in election campaigns, writing to their representatives, etc." Getting involved would imply an informed citizen. As someone else mentioned in this thread, people sometimes feel that one person can't make a difference, which is contrary to the evidence. However, it is easier for people to make up an excuse to not do something, then complain about the results later, rather than get involved.
Give me somthing to vote for other then Sock Puppet A or Sock Puppet B and I may care more.
Here's how: "An often overlooked approach to getting the attention of your representatives is to get involved in their campaign. Very few people contribute money or time to a campaign, and those that do are rewarded by having the ear of the politician when they are elected. Even if they aren't elected, they usually have influence on those that are elected, and there is always the possibility that they will run again." Source
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When acid-rich water comes in contact with sulfidic rock Fe bearing bodies, such as pyrites, it takes up some of the iron (leaching), which water then, being iron laden, comes into contact with a favorable deposition environment, then then iron drops out. Geochemistry is very complicated here on Earth, and I'd love to get a chance at some off-world geology.
On Earth, there is a suggested analog: THE TINTO RIVER BASIN: AN ANALOG FOR MERIDIANI HEMATITE FORMATION ON MARS? (*.PDF)
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Apparently it is
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For some people, that would be an incentive to travel more.
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I use Mozilla, and haven't seen a pop-up in a very long time. In fact, I haven't seen any Flash (which I hate) either.
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Then you need what we used in the Army: '100 mile an hour tape.' Just be careful what you stick it to.
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If nothing else, it might be cool to build one just to look at stuff, and I finally have a use for that ISA slot.
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I wonder what the market for something like this is? I mean $15,000? First Adopters, I thank you for taking the brunt of R&D and other costs. Maybe they are pricing the first ones high to recoup costs, but all their profits are going to pay for the extra bandwidth on their Flash-sucky site. At first I was thinking "Awesome way to advertise your product or service", and then I thought "Oh, wait, maybe not".
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Anyone have anything similar?
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I can help out in this area of the development, and several others. I've been looking for a grass roots opportunity like this. Contact me thru the website.
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Here's how: "An often overlooked approach to getting the attention of your representatives is to get involved in their campaign. Very few people contribute money or time to a campaign, and those that do are rewarded by having the ear of the politician when they are elected. Even if they aren't elected, they usually have influence on those that are elected, and there is always the possibility that they will run again." Source
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