"Tax fuels based on their carbon content."
I agree completely with your thoughts. However, if a politician would submit this as a law it would rapidly end his career.
Duke out
Well, it can happen that way. OTOH, there is a lot of information out there that is compelling and free. Should you want to teach a section in my field (structural biology) there are thousands of structures to download and free programs for looking at them and evaluating how the proteins/enzymes work. I'd have killed for that access in college/medical school (1970's) much less high school.
All you need today is a PC/Mac, an Internet connection and some curiosity.
From the fine article - I believe the new weapons would be of limited number, and only launched from Vanderburg (as compared to North Dakota). And the Russians (and Chinese?) would have inspection rights at Vandenburg to assure that the warheads were only non-nukes.
Indeed, the v of the 1/2 mv ^2 equation would be so enormous for the impact that I don't imagine they need explosives at all. Let the physics to the heavy lifting.
As to fighter plane range - there is also planning for the strike with AAA suppression and fighter cover. Call it 24 to 48 hours. With this thing, if you see a rocket on the NK launch pad at breakfast, it is gone by lunchtime.
Back in the day when computer games were complex simulations, extensive manuals were essential for gameplay - and often brought the flavor of the period to the game. One of the best I can think of was 'Red Baron'. That manual was a fine treatise on the evolution of air warfare in WWI. And then there was SSN688 and the waterfall sonar display. Really interesting to get to understand that thing - and context help wasn't going to cut it. And of course the grand daddy of all manuals was Falcon 4.0. An amazing sim in the midst of a real-time evolving war.
Awesome games. Great manuals. Now we get point and shoot.
This is a great idea. Unfortunately for me, much of what I do with 'online banking' is download activity into my Quicken register. That would not be compatible.
duke out
actually many of us, beyond a certain age, grew up with the DOS or Apple CLI. Windows, after 3.1, was rather a nice change. But now it and MacOS have grown rather monster like, and want to hide things so as not to spook GrandMa or the CEO. Fortunately LINUX came along about that time to offer an alternative.
duke -writing on his xo laptop- out
I was in your position 10 years ago, with an active Family Practice and a love of computers. I took advantage of a family move for my wife's career to change mine from medicine. I looked hard at CS, but ultimately decided that I'd be happier _using_ computers to do something, rather than supporting computers for those doing the research. So I ultimately ended up in Biochemisty/Biophysics researching protein crystal structures. It provides plenty of opportunity to work with computers in depth, while I still feel like I'm pushing back the limits of our knowledge. And the medical background has been quite valuable. It has been a fun move for me.
Good luck. Duke out.
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"Tax fuels based on their carbon content." I agree completely with your thoughts. However, if a politician would submit this as a law it would rapidly end his career. Duke out
Well, it can happen that way. OTOH, there is a lot of information out there that is compelling and free. Should you want to teach a section in my field (structural biology) there are thousands of structures to download and free programs for looking at them and evaluating how the proteins/enzymes work. I'd have killed for that access in college/medical school (1970's) much less high school. All you need today is a PC/Mac, an Internet connection and some curiosity.
From the fine article - I believe the new weapons would be of limited number, and only launched from Vanderburg (as compared to North Dakota). And the Russians (and Chinese?) would have inspection rights at Vandenburg to assure that the warheads were only non-nukes. Indeed, the v of the 1/2 mv ^2 equation would be so enormous for the impact that I don't imagine they need explosives at all. Let the physics to the heavy lifting. As to fighter plane range - there is also planning for the strike with AAA suppression and fighter cover. Call it 24 to 48 hours. With this thing, if you see a rocket on the NK launch pad at breakfast, it is gone by lunchtime.
I'm another Falcon 4.0 fan. Immersive.
Back in the day when computer games were complex simulations, extensive manuals were essential for gameplay - and often brought the flavor of the period to the game. One of the best I can think of was 'Red Baron'. That manual was a fine treatise on the evolution of air warfare in WWI. And then there was SSN688 and the waterfall sonar display. Really interesting to get to understand that thing - and context help wasn't going to cut it. And of course the grand daddy of all manuals was Falcon 4.0. An amazing sim in the midst of a real-time evolving war. Awesome games. Great manuals. Now we get point and shoot.
This is a great idea. Unfortunately for me, much of what I do with 'online banking' is download activity into my Quicken register. That would not be compatible. duke out
actually many of us, beyond a certain age, grew up with the DOS or Apple CLI. Windows, after 3.1, was rather a nice change. But now it and MacOS have grown rather monster like, and want to hide things so as not to spook GrandMa or the CEO. Fortunately LINUX came along about that time to offer an alternative. duke -writing on his xo laptop- out
I was in your position 10 years ago, with an active Family Practice and a love of computers. I took advantage of a family move for my wife's career to change mine from medicine. I looked hard at CS, but ultimately decided that I'd be happier _using_ computers to do something, rather than supporting computers for those doing the research. So I ultimately ended up in Biochemisty/Biophysics researching protein crystal structures. It provides plenty of opportunity to work with computers in depth, while I still feel like I'm pushing back the limits of our knowledge. And the medical background has been quite valuable. It has been a fun move for me.
Good luck. Duke out.
Excellent sci-fi. You will enjoy it.