Because even more of them died when dumped on the shores of North America in their first year or two from something unexpected. And there's that whole colony that went missing, Roanoke...
The RIAA would love for networks and the Internet to vanish. Sharing information electronically obviously upsets them.
Not quite. They want money out of everything on the Internet. Problem is, they haven't figured out how to pull that off in a way to maximise their own profits. They just want to roll back technology to something they can control and charge out the ass for.
On sheer technicals alone, that bill would outlaw the internet. Viewing a webpage is a peer to peer event involving downloading files (html code, images, javascript, etc) to another computer.
A lot (lot) of people died on those first voyages to the New World. Entire ships were lost as well. I don't think anyone wants to send boatloads of astronauts in an expensive investment without guaranteeing that they'll arrive in one piece.
Most of those colonists were middle & lower class citizens without a whole lot of training other than how to farm, put up a hut, etc. You're talking orders of magnitude of training differential here. I have yet to see any proposal to send Joe Sixpack on a Mars mission.
Would a nuclear powered car be interesting enough?
A fission reactor for that would be a bit heavy. But with lightweight composites and an isotope power supply, you might get it to work. The 5000 mile range would be nice, but the refills would be expensive...
For all its faults, it's still worth noting that this is somewhat of an accomplishment for NASA, as its the first new launch vehicle design they've attempted to launch in 30 years, after a long string of failed designs (X-30, X-33, X-34, National Launch System, Space Launch Initiative, Orbital Space Plane). Actually, now that I think about it, the DC-X [wikipedia.org] successfully launched, although I suppose that was constructed by McDonnell Douglas for the DOD before it was transferred to (and canceled by) NASA.
Usually, NASA stops developing something because Congress cuts its budget and it becomes a choice between funding something you know you can fly right now, or fund something in the development pipeline.
Naw. Start with the lawyers and the more rabid environmentalists. You know, the ones that want to stop all human progress because it'll damage a blade of grass someplace. By using them instead of lab animals, we satisfy two goals at once. We rid the planet of obstructionists and save the monkeys for genetic modification experiments.
Besides, chimps are much less likely to sue. And by getting rid of the lawyers and envirowhackos, it just MIGHT save us money on unnecessary litigation.
Only a total mathematically impaired moron would call the NASA budget "endless resources".
I think he's just not stepping back enough to see the whole picture. Somebody was screaming about 18 billion dollars and he wasn't taking it in context. Sure, 18 billion is a lot to me & thee down here in the streets, but compared to the entire budget of the US, or the 15 TRILLION the government spent in bailouts, 18 billion ain't even coffee & donut money.
I'm driving around an unregistered car because I can't afford to comply with the incoherent burblings coming from the plutocrats in Sacramento.
Prolly not insured, either, since that's just more ramblings of bloated plutocrats funding the insurance-industrial complex, no doubt. Since people like you who refuse to pay also live in Arizona, my insurance premiums are higher than what they should be to cover my uninsured motorist rider.
But we have to start thinking about how much this crap COSTS. $500 million? That's $3-4 taken out of my last paycheck. Just for this project.
With 300 million citizens in the US, your cut is about a buck 75. Now, factor in how much your yearly income tax is. That buck 75 is dirt cheap now, ain't it? About 1/3 the cost of a cup of coffee at Starbucks, right?
I'm not an astronaut. But if I were one, I'd much rather travel in a vehicle that was designed and built by people who know what they're doing (even if at elevated cost) such that the first test launch was a success right there. Because that indicates proper engineering.
This was just a test of the first stage and some accoutrements. Still, something like this is a Good Thing. With new designs, baby steps...
NASA's budget is microscopic compared to other government programs. The 5-8 billion a year they're budgetted would pay about a day, maybe a day & a half of the welfare budget of New York City, IIRC. To me & thee on the street, 5 billion sounds like a lot of money. To the government, with 25 TRILLION dollars of debt to tax off, it's not even coffee & donut money.
Why would someone purposely subject themselves to the abomination that is.pst ?
To update to Thunderbird, or Pronto like I use. It's particularly useful for business users wanting to migrate off Outlook and have access to a decent code monkey.
I'm sure the licensing people would consider the fact of owning a tuner card to be 'evidence' of the owner actually watching tv in realtime as the show is being broadcast.
Well, if you have a tv tuner card in your computer, you can just hook the vcr to it and stream the shows onto your computer, then make your own dvds from that. Oh, wait, you're talking pounds sterling, you're British. Sorry. The solution would work, but you're taxed into bankruptcy there if you have a tv, a tv card, or anything the Beeb could possibly make a shilling on...
'Spaced' has been out of production for almost a decade. Great show, none the less, but not worth watching for 'ten dollars a show" like Bradley Jones suggests we might in TFA.
We all supposed to get strung out on 'Coronation Street' or something?
Amateurs. The correct response to a collection agency is to send them a certified letter disputing the entire amount of the debt, and then requesting them to cease all communications with you pursuant to the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act. Booya, done.
Yup. However, that does not preclude legal action on behalf of the client. It just moves everything from the collection agency to the lawyers.
I love the way they conflate "the space program" with "human space flight".
You do realize they're called the "Review of US HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT Plans Committee"...right?
Sounds like a plan to make spaceflight safer for robots, if you ask me...
Between high costs and not actually doing a whole lot with astronauts, we just can't say whether most tasks are best done by robots or people.
IIRC, there was a Skylab mission that worked because they had humans onboard to do some heavy lifting & repairs on the spacecraft. There wasn't a comparable robot to help deploy the solar cells when they jammed...
A friend of mine was recently telling me that he basically hired a lawyer to go over his credit report, and challenge every negative item for documentation. He was telling me that he was quite surprised at how many items they dropped from his record because the creditor didn't have documentation for their claims.
And then there's idiots that I hadda deal with at the collections shop I used to work at. They'd dispute the debt every fucking month, we'd send them copies of the original bills, highlighting their signatures on it. Next month, they'd dispute AGAIN, because a debt under dispute 'cannot go on their credit report.' Thing about it is, once you verify the debt ONCE, they're fair game.
And no, we didn't do unsecured debt. If it came into the shop, it brought its paperwork with it, otherwise we'd cancel & return it to the client and tell them 'Get better documentation, doods!'
Which reminds me, I gotta send a check to the estate of Warren Zevon. Been hearing "Keep Me In Your Heart" for a few days after watching an episode of Californication...
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Article claims 1100 kg/year in exhaust. That's a lotta exhaust...
Because even more of them died when dumped on the shores of North America in their first year or two from something unexpected. And there's that whole colony that went missing, Roanoke...
Not quite. They want money out of everything on the Internet. Problem is, they haven't figured out how to pull that off in a way to maximise their own profits. They just want to roll back technology to something they can control and charge out the ass for.
On sheer technicals alone, that bill would outlaw the internet. Viewing a webpage is a peer to peer event involving downloading files (html code, images, javascript, etc) to another computer.
Problem is, we can ignore Britney Spears by refusing to torrent her 'music'. Ignore the government? Not so much...
Most of those colonists were middle & lower class citizens without a whole lot of training other than how to farm, put up a hut, etc. You're talking orders of magnitude of training differential here. I have yet to see any proposal to send Joe Sixpack on a Mars mission.
A fission reactor for that would be a bit heavy. But with lightweight composites and an isotope power supply, you might get it to work. The 5000 mile range would be nice, but the refills would be expensive...
Nuclear isotope powered RV, anyone??
Usually, NASA stops developing something because Congress cuts its budget and it becomes a choice between funding something you know you can fly right now, or fund something in the development pipeline.
Naw. Start with the lawyers and the more rabid environmentalists. You know, the ones that want to stop all human progress because it'll damage a blade of grass someplace. By using them instead of lab animals, we satisfy two goals at once. We rid the planet of obstructionists and save the monkeys for genetic modification experiments.
Besides, chimps are much less likely to sue. And by getting rid of the lawyers and envirowhackos, it just MIGHT save us money on unnecessary litigation.
I think he's just not stepping back enough to see the whole picture. Somebody was screaming about 18 billion dollars and he wasn't taking it in context. Sure, 18 billion is a lot to me & thee down here in the streets, but compared to the entire budget of the US, or the 15 TRILLION the government spent in bailouts, 18 billion ain't even coffee & donut money.
Prolly not insured, either, since that's just more ramblings of bloated plutocrats funding the insurance-industrial complex, no doubt. Since people like you who refuse to pay also live in Arizona, my insurance premiums are higher than what they should be to cover my uninsured motorist rider.
With 300 million citizens in the US, your cut is about a buck 75. Now, factor in how much your yearly income tax is. That buck 75 is dirt cheap now, ain't it? About 1/3 the cost of a cup of coffee at Starbucks, right?
This was just a test of the first stage and some accoutrements. Still, something like this is a Good Thing. With new designs, baby steps...
Welcome to Chicago. Vote early, vote often.
NASA's budget is microscopic compared to other government programs. The 5-8 billion a year they're budgetted would pay about a day, maybe a day & a half of the welfare budget of New York City, IIRC. To me & thee on the street, 5 billion sounds like a lot of money. To the government, with 25 TRILLION dollars of debt to tax off, it's not even coffee & donut money.
To update to Thunderbird, or Pronto like I use. It's particularly useful for business users wanting to migrate off Outlook and have access to a decent code monkey.
"And I would have gotten away with it, if those damned kids haddn't reprogrammed my HAL to dispense daisies."
I'm sure the licensing people would consider the fact of owning a tuner card to be 'evidence' of the owner actually watching tv in realtime as the show is being broadcast.
Well, if you have a tv tuner card in your computer, you can just hook the vcr to it and stream the shows onto your computer, then make your own dvds from that. Oh, wait, you're talking pounds sterling, you're British. Sorry. The solution would work, but you're taxed into bankruptcy there if you have a tv, a tv card, or anything the Beeb could possibly make a shilling on...
We all supposed to get strung out on 'Coronation Street' or something?
Yup. However, that does not preclude legal action on behalf of the client. It just moves everything from the collection agency to the lawyers.
Sounds like a plan to make spaceflight safer for robots, if you ask me...
IIRC, there was a Skylab mission that worked because they had humans onboard to do some heavy lifting & repairs on the spacecraft. There wasn't a comparable robot to help deploy the solar cells when they jammed...
And then there's idiots that I hadda deal with at the collections shop I used to work at. They'd dispute the debt every fucking month, we'd send them copies of the original bills, highlighting their signatures on it. Next month, they'd dispute AGAIN, because a debt under dispute 'cannot go on their credit report.' Thing about it is, once you verify the debt ONCE, they're fair game.
And no, we didn't do unsecured debt. If it came into the shop, it brought its paperwork with it, otherwise we'd cancel & return it to the client and tell them 'Get better documentation, doods!'
So where are major metropolitan police forces supposed to get their guns from?
Minitunes!
And we'll have 40 year old virgins sitting in their living rooms singing "I wish I was an Oscar Meyer weiner..."
Which reminds me, I gotta send a check to the estate of Warren Zevon. Been hearing "Keep Me In Your Heart" for a few days after watching an episode of Californication...