Why wouldn't we sink a fishing boat? Australia intercepts, boards and scuttles illegal fishing vessels many times a year, so why wouldn't we?
Rickety old things carrying illegal immigrants are a far cry from expensive factory ships packed to the gills with expensive fish.
I've just been around long enough (remembering when Maggie was first elected PM) to learn how Official Britain acts. Hell, they even want to give Gibraltar back to Spain...
police misbehavior might be taken more seriously now that a successful white male, rather than black person, was the victim of it.
Murdock was a relatively anonymous white male who took the coward's way out when faced with police abuse. If he killed himself so as to "raise awareness" of police brutality, then substitute "coward's way out" with "silly fool with grossly overblown delusions of his own self-importance".
With great certainty, I predict no general outrage over this.
If you're running that close to the red, perhaps a new TV shouldn't be top on your to-do list.
But... consumerism!!! We must all spend, spend spend our last dollars. Fiduciary responsibility is for Mormons and other weirdos that should never be elected to public office!!!
Every competent bank offers a mobile app which lets you manipulate your accounts and deposit checks via OCR, and companies like Vanguard and Fidelity offer mobile apps, too.
For support on-call personnel, there are laptops (bigger screens and real keyboards) plus tethering.
"You do realize that growing potatoes in a human habitat in orbit and growing potatoes in a human habitat on Mars are closely related problems, very closely related?
How? One is a microgravity and the other is 38% of Earth gravity.
Having astronauts on long endurance missions grow some of their own food is not only cost effective but incredibly good for morale.
We can agree on that.
Thank you for confirming that you do not know what a "human habitat" is. Hint: Its not a colony.
People on Mars would have to live somewhere. It would be in... a habitat!!!
The international space station is a human habitat and it is in an even more hostile environment than mars.
You're either (1) joking, (2) delusional, or (3) didn't make yourself clear.
People have been living in that particular habitat for 15+ years.
It's -- on average -- 250 miles away, not 140 million miles away. So, take the $100 billion (*not* including the $50 billion in Shuttle launches) cost of the ISS and multiply it by a jillion.
That's what the Mars Colony would cost, and it's why there will never be a Mars Colony until some miraculous new compact power source can be invented.
want to spend the money. I've been in the computer world -- first as a programmer, and then as a DBA -- for 25+ years, mostly for Very Large Businesses, and there's one undeniable truth: bean counters rule the roost.
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Why wouldn't we sink a fishing boat? Australia intercepts, boards and scuttles illegal fishing vessels many times a year, so why wouldn't we?
Rickety old things carrying illegal immigrants are a far cry from expensive factory ships packed to the gills with expensive fish.
I've just been around long enough (remembering when Maggie was first elected PM) to learn how Official Britain acts. Hell, they even want to give Gibraltar back to Spain...
yes, we still do
Barely. And not for long.
that is very successful at apprehending illegal fishing boats
Close to home, I bet.
pirates and other criminals.
By yourselves or as part of a coalition?
we have some ships with big guns that can stop you.
As if the UK is going to finance a navy large enough to permanently patrol that area with enough warships to successfully defend the area.
Permanently.
As if Britain has the collective testicles to sink a fishing boat. Now you're just being stupid.
if you violate it, you have been warned.
I'm quaking in my fucking boots. Really. My ass is all a-quiver with fear.
then take them to court and strip to of all assets.
What jurisdiction does England have over a Japanese fishing vessel?
the big multinationals that own the factory ships fear
Do multinationals really own Japanese fishing vessels?
Who's going to stop factory ships from going in there and trawling up the fish?
They are the ones who should be thrown in jail, on a charge of Stupidity Against Humanity.
you mean the platinum that's in every First World car currently
FTFY.
How expensive would platinum be if it were in every Chinese, Indian, Mexican, car.
Advances are being made that will be able to use non-exotic materials in fuel cells.
Like there are advances in battery tech. Get back to us when they're actually in mass production.
police misbehavior might be taken more seriously now that a successful white male, rather than black person, was the victim of it.
Murdock was a relatively anonymous white male who took the coward's way out when faced with police abuse. If he killed himself so as to "raise awareness" of police brutality, then substitute "coward's way out" with "silly fool with grossly overblown delusions of his own self-importance".
With great certainty, I predict no general outrage over this.
"and a number of improvements will need to be made to fuel cells themselves."
No mention of the high operating temperatures or precious metals required as catalysts.
If you're running that close to the red, perhaps a new TV shouldn't be top on your to-do list.
But... consumerism!!! We must all spend, spend spend our last dollars. Fiduciary responsibility is for Mormons and other weirdos that should never be elected to public office!!!
Every competent bank offers a mobile app which lets you manipulate your accounts and deposit checks via OCR, and companies like Vanguard and Fidelity offer mobile apps, too.
For support on-call personnel, there are laptops (bigger screens and real keyboards) plus tethering.
Ironically enough, they now have a web presence that doesn't work 99% of the time.
Unsurprising? Yes.
Ironic? No.
"You do realize that growing potatoes in a human habitat in orbit and growing potatoes in a human habitat on Mars are closely related problems, very closely related?
How? One is a microgravity and the other is 38% of Earth gravity.
Having astronauts on long endurance missions grow some of their own food is not only cost effective but incredibly good for morale.
We can agree on that.
Thank you for confirming that you do not know what a "human habitat" is. Hint: Its not a colony.
People on Mars would have to live somewhere. It would be in... a habitat!!!
The international space station is a human habitat and it is in an even more hostile environment than mars.
You're either (1) joking, (2) delusional, or (3) didn't make yourself clear.
People have been living in that particular habitat for 15+ years.
It's -- on average -- 250 miles away, not 140 million miles away. So, take the $100 billion (*not* including the $50 billion in Shuttle launches) cost of the ISS and multiply it by a jillion.
That's what the Mars Colony would cost, and it's why there will never be a Mars Colony until some miraculous new compact power source can be invented.
that version of socialism
What other kinds of socialism are there? Small, Homogeneous European Socialist Pseudo-utopias don't really scale up that well.
Because in the new reality they're trying to create, you are liable for what your customers do with your product.
The RIAA/MPAA should sue the electric companies that supply the power to pirates. After all, those computers don't run on hamsters!!
That's more than the number of weekdays in the year. What the hell does he do with that many?
LOL
I wrote 10,000x less hospitable, not 10x less.
Take the Atacama Desert and make it 10,000x less suitable to life. That's Mars.
IOW, there aren't going to be any human habitats on Mars.
but the politicians are not listening
Because NASA keeps on suggesting idiotic stuff. Like growing potatoes on Mars.
I think NASA has officially jumped the shark.
In real-world everywhere, companies will produce the shoddiest quality they can get away with.
Do you really think that communist Russia was or workers' paradise Cuba is that thorough with all their work?
The compiler backdoors can now be prevented
Great. But is that technique actually implemented in the compiler(s) that Cisco uses?
In relation to the assets protected
That requires long-term thinking.
My guess is it is so rare because they do not ...
want to spend the money. I've been in the computer world -- first as a programmer, and then as a DBA -- for 25+ years, mostly for Very Large Businesses, and there's one undeniable truth: bean counters rule the roost.
My kingdom, my kingdom for some mod points!!