" If he had been any other applicant he would probably have been rejected"
Indeed. And while he's a brave man and a hero I'm afraid the human body doesn't care. 86 is old no matter who you are or how fit you are and the south pole is really no place for someone of that age.
And how many people drink alcohol compared to those who take class As? Exactly. Scale it up then lets see what the cost of massive class A addiction would be.
One in a few thousand people become addicted to alcohol, almost 1 in 1 beccome addicted to crack & heroin so any supposed study that says its worse than the above drugs is utter BS. If you think alcohol related issues are a problem then you have NO idea how bad things would become if class As were legalised.
Also I've no idea where you got the idea I'm a millennial. Try reading the thread first.
"Your generation already had prohibition to learn from, and yet you still don't get it"
Perhaps you haven't see what class A drug use does to a person and to their family, I have. So spare me your self righteous BS. If alcohol was as addictive as as destructive as heroin or crack it would be prohibited today.
"it's the older generations' lack of critical thinking that got us into so many messes like the drug war"
Yeah, right, lets make all drugs legal because its hard to police. Using your millenial logic lets make all crimes legal and save the entire police force bill! Yes, I can see why your generation are doing SO well.
"Are you really that dense? Just because a person's in a wheelchair,"
So a person in a wheelchair can't exercise? Did you not notice the paralympics this year?
"What I find really odd is that the level of comments in a science and technology site aren't much better than on YouTube."
What I find really odd is some people using any feeble excuse to try and convince us that gluttony is something that can't be helped. Sorry, but thats the mentality of a child.
"It is apparent you are one of those people desperately clinging to whatever group you can freely look down upon in order to bolster a fragile self image""
Am I? Well you tell yourself whatever makes you feel justified in your gluttony. "Its not my fault whine whine, I can't help it whine whine, the food just jumps into my mouth!". Yeah, just like a cigarette jumps into a smokers mouth and lights itself or a bottle of whisky pours itself into a glass in front of the alcy, not their fault honest!
"The last thing you can afford is to let science get in your way."
Oh please. The science simply says the biota might make you more hungry, they bacteria don't go and order the food for you FFS or make you eat it. Do you understand what "self control" even means? "BTW, I eat one meal a day and I can probably blow you away in the 50."
One meal of about 6 courses probably. And in the 50m? Who knows. I've spent 20 years weight lifting, I could probably bench press your fat corpse a dozen times without even breaking a sweat. So what. And I've seen plenty of fat bastards turn up to the gym for a few weeks then give up, "cos its too hard". Awww, boo hoo.
"Some people have a more powerful drive to eat than others."
Another pathetic excuse for people with no willpower or self control. Also FYI breathing is an autonomous bodily function, eating is not so hardly a like for like comparison, but nice try. Now run, sorry, waddle along lardbutt, theres a nice double cheese waiting for you at the counter...
People can't lose weight because they have no willpower and/or are too lazy to exercise. All other excuses are BS and for anyone who comes along and mewls that they just can't lose weight no matter what they do I just ask them to go and point out where the fatties are standing in the background of those news reports from famine hit areas. Quite.
Its been a LONG time since Nintendo were front of the pack in terms of hardware. They seem to have pretty much thrown in the towel on that front and are concentrating on the gameplay. Which is laudable, but if all you want is gameplay there are millions of 2nd hand previous gen consoles out there you can buy.
Yes, you have to wonder why on a mission of this expense and complexity the height about the ground is essentially done by mathematical dead reckoning. Would adding a ranging radar really have added so much to the weight and/or required package size that it was infeasible to include it? Obviously they must have considered it and I'd be interested to know why in the end it was not seen as a viable part of the solution.
"That's a fact. Humans can fill in some gaps and AI could probably do the same, but there is no guarantee the results are correct."
True, but for something like straight lines or curves that may have missing sections, filling in the missing bits would probably give a reasonable fascimile to the original. But sure, at the end of the day, whatever they call it , its just educated guesswork by a program. In most cases though it won't matter so long as it *looks* sharper and more detailed, whether the fine detail is correct probably won't concern many people.
"Bricks are a poor choice for general construction. They're poor insulators. They're difficult to make leakproof."
What a load of BS. Brick houses have been built in europe for generations. Yes, they're poor insulators, thats why you - surprise! - you insulation. As for making leakproof, no idea what you're on about. Clearly you've never even been in a brick house.
"monolithic masonry structures would be uncomfortable and expensive to condition and heat unless they have some scheme where insulation incorporated"
Believe it or not that complex problem has been solved. You have a double brick wall with a gap inbetween that you fill with insulation. Its been done for oh, 70 years in europe. Google cavity insulation.
Probably because they built their houses out matchwood. Perfect to be blown down in a hurricane or tornado. You know all those news reports of tornado hit towns with only the chimneys still standing? You'd think that might be a clue as to what to build the whole building out of , but nope...
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Actually Mr Troll they're not. The moon in the daylight is about 100C.
" If he had been any other applicant he would probably have been rejected"
Indeed. And while he's a brave man and a hero I'm afraid the human body doesn't care. 86 is old no matter who you are or how fit you are and the south pole is really no place for someone of that age.
"would be horribly dangerous."
More like virtually impossible.
No matter how fit he is, I think visiting the south pole aged 86 its taking awesomeness a bit too far.
And how many people drink alcohol compared to those who take class As? Exactly. Scale it up then lets see what the cost of massive class A addiction would be.
One in a few thousand people become addicted to alcohol, almost 1 in 1 beccome addicted to crack & heroin so any supposed study that says its worse than the above drugs is utter BS. If you think alcohol related issues are a problem then you have NO idea how bad things would become if class As were legalised.
Also I've no idea where you got the idea I'm a millennial. Try reading the thread first.
"Your generation already had prohibition to learn from, and yet you still don't get it"
Perhaps you haven't see what class A drug use does to a person and to their family, I have. So spare me your self righteous BS. If alcohol was as addictive as as destructive as heroin or crack it would be prohibited today.
"it's the older generations' lack of critical thinking that got us into so many messes like the drug war"
Yeah, right, lets make all drugs legal because its hard to police. Using your millenial logic lets make all crimes legal and save the entire police force bill! Yes, I can see why your generation are doing SO well.
"I love it when I hear a story about some asshole gym-rat like you blow-out a couple joints and go from 235 and 8% body fat to 325 and 50% in a year."
Obviously stories from your mates who don't know what they're doing.
"Are you really that dense? Just because a person's in a wheelchair,"
So a person in a wheelchair can't exercise? Did you not notice the paralympics this year?
"What I find really odd is that the level of comments in a science and technology site aren't much better than on YouTube."
What I find really odd is some people using any feeble excuse to try and convince us that gluttony is something that can't be helped. Sorry, but thats the mentality of a child.
"It is apparent you are one of those people desperately clinging to whatever group you can freely look down upon in order to bolster a fragile self image""
Am I? Well you tell yourself whatever makes you feel justified in your gluttony. "Its not my fault whine whine, I can't help it whine whine, the food just jumps into my mouth!". Yeah, just like a cigarette jumps into a smokers mouth and lights itself or a bottle of whisky pours itself into a glass in front of the alcy, not their fault honest!
"The last thing you can afford is to let science get in your way."
Oh please. The science simply says the biota might make you more hungry, they bacteria don't go and order the food for you FFS or make you eat it. Do you understand what "self control" even means?
"BTW, I eat one meal a day and I can probably blow you away in the 50."
One meal of about 6 courses probably. And in the 50m? Who knows. I've spent 20 years weight lifting, I could probably bench press your fat corpse a dozen times without even breaking a sweat. So what. And I've seen plenty of fat bastards turn up to the gym for a few weeks then give up, "cos its too hard". Awww, boo hoo.
"Some people have a more powerful drive to eat than others."
Another pathetic excuse for people with no willpower or self control. Also FYI breathing is an autonomous bodily function, eating is not so hardly a like for like comparison, but nice try. Now run, sorry, waddle along lardbutt, theres a nice double cheese waiting for you at the counter...
"Some people can't exercise because they have a physical health condition that prevents them from doing so."
Odd how it doesn't prevent them heading off to buy a burger or doughnut isn't it?
People can't lose weight because they have no willpower and/or are too lazy to exercise. All other excuses are BS and for anyone who comes along and mewls that they just can't lose weight no matter what they do I just ask them to go and point out where the fatties are standing in the background of those news reports from famine hit areas. Quite.
I would suggest they use it. Until at least its banned using some facile "terrorism" argument.
Its been a LONG time since Nintendo were front of the pack in terms of hardware. They seem to have pretty much thrown in the towel on that front and are concentrating on the gameplay. Which is laudable, but if all you want is gameplay there are millions of 2nd hand previous gen consoles out there you can buy.
Yes, you have to wonder why on a mission of this expense and complexity the height about the ground is essentially done by mathematical dead reckoning. Would adding a ranging radar really have added so much to the weight and/or required package size that it was infeasible to include it? Obviously they must have considered it and I'd be interested to know why in the end it was not seen as a viable part of the solution.
"That's a fact. Humans can fill in some gaps and AI could probably do the same, but there is no guarantee the results are correct."
True, but for something like straight lines or curves that may have missing sections, filling in the missing bits would probably give a reasonable fascimile to the original. But sure, at the end of the day, whatever they call it , its just educated guesswork by a program. In most cases though it won't matter so long as it *looks* sharper and more detailed, whether the fine detail is correct probably won't concern many people.
"Bricks are a poor choice for general construction. They're poor insulators. They're difficult to make leakproof."
What a load of BS. Brick houses have been built in europe for generations. Yes, they're poor insulators, thats why you - surprise! - you insulation. As for making leakproof, no idea what you're on about. Clearly you've never even been in a brick house.
Haven't you heard of insulation over there?
"monolithic masonry structures would be uncomfortable and expensive to condition and heat unless they have some scheme where insulation incorporated"
Believe it or not that complex problem has been solved. You have a double brick wall with a gap inbetween that you fill with insulation. Its been done for oh, 70 years in europe. Google cavity insulation.
I'm sure you think you're trying to make some profound point there, but fuck knows what it is. Go back to shouting at the pigeons.
What can you expect from a country that seems to be allergic to brick or concrete for houses and seems to build most of them out of cheap plywood.
Probably because they built their houses out matchwood. Perfect to be blown down in a hurricane or tornado. You know all those news reports of tornado hit towns with only the chimneys still standing? You'd think that might be a clue as to what to build the whole building out of , but nope...
Musk touts his green credintials with Tesla, yet then he proposes something like this. Hypocrite of the first order.
Go buy yourself a clue sonny.