He has even been so bold as to propose setting up a manned base by 2020, driven by empowering private industry to take the initiative.
What's the economic incentive for private industry to build/support a moon base? Without government funding, what's the return on investment? More moon rocks? Mining what minerals? A good view of the ocean? Seriously. Companies don't really invest in altruistic endeavors without a profit motive.
When I see "should of" or such similar alliteracy*, it says to me that whoever wrote it reads very little and is therefore probably not very well educated.
In this case, the similarity in the pronunciation of "have" and "of" - both have "v" sounds - is likely a factor. I could be slack writing or proofreading skills, but I refer to the visual/linguistic experiment loosely entitled, "Count the number of "F" characters." For example:
Count the number of F's in the following sentence.
Most people miss the "f" in the all the words "of" as they sound like "v", because, even when read silently, I think the speech/hearing centers of the brain are involved and people simply gloss over them. The same thing often happen with repeated words like "the" - the brain silently edits them out. To more reliably catch things like this, proofread things by reading them backwards.
Thanks again. Ya sarcasm is fun. Though I'm now worried as that post is now moderated as +3 Insightful, unless the moderators are being ironic or sarcastic.
I am pretty pissed at how stupid some people seem to be in believing the crap the Republicans are spewing. Skipping all the anti-Obama/Democrat campaign crap, how about: Gingrich *not* a Washington insider - seriously? Gingrich defending the sanctity of marriage - seriously? Romney *just* pays the taxes he's obligated to pay - after he and Bain Capital (and other similar firms) lobbied to defeat the law designed to end the 15% tax cap for carried interest - seriously? Ya, the Democrats are not perfect either, but seriously?
Isn't this really something for the Free Market to decide? I mean, the Government and all its "rules" - talking about public "health" and "safety" - are just going to get in the way of the Job Creators at this Dallas meat packing plant...
Before the treatment, the woman with Stargardt’s was able to see the motion of a hand being waved in front of her but could not read any letters on an eye chart. Twelve weeks after the treatment, she was able to read five of the biggest letters on the eye chart with the treated eye, corresponding to 20/800 vision, according to the paper.
Ms. Freeman, [another woman] who lives in Laguna Beach, Calif., went to 20/320 from 20/500 vision six weeks after the treatment.
Woosh! I was implying that there were no sexy women in the movie. Sure Carrie Fisher was cute, perhaps attractive - for a sister, but sexy? (For reference, the women on Serenity in Firefly were sexy.)
Given the kind of stuff Adam Savage regularly uses in his job, I think it makes sense for him to go through screening to make sure he didn't forget and bring his work with him.
Sure, but simply having something potentially dangerous with you doesn't mean you're going to (or would ever) use it. I'm sure Adam is not interested in hijacking or downing an airplane either - unless he rejects our reality and substitutes his own...:-)
Having knitting needles doesn't mean you're going to knit an afghan on the flight... so to speak.
and there is absolutely no reason that the law should have given Paul the ability to bypass the safety requirements enforced for everyone else.
Agreed. And, if he had been allowed to bypass security, who's to say he couldn't have been testing them (or performing a stunt) to embarrass the TSA? Now, I'm not a fan of people blindly "following the rules" - like when the name Ted Kennedy was on the No-Fly list and Senator Ted Kennedy was denied a boarding pass (for a flight he had taken about a thousand times over his career, no less), but, in the defense of the TSA officers in the airports, they are given a lot of responsibility to enforce the rules with little authority to interpret them intelligently. Still, I won't shed any tears for the TSA or their employees.
To be blunt, we all would like to believe that everyone is and should be treated equally, but that is simply not the case and a reasonable argument could be made that it should not be the case. Senator Paul is not going to hijack or down an airplane - though with his Libertarian leanings, he might not help prevent an incident but rather allow the Free Market to decide the plane's fate.:-) Neither are celebrities. And, on that note, will go on the record saying that I *want* Samuel L. Jackson on the plane in case there are snakes...
I'm sure she didn't come to Slashdot to be facetiously and pseudonymously hit on.
Why not? People certainly don't come here for the deep, unique, insightful commentary or the thoughtful and understanding replies. Sure, perhaps in Soviet Russia... but not here, where all things exist in moderation.:-)
You can walk up to any pretty lady you see and start a conversation if you've got a pretense in your pockets.
Gets tiring running around in "ON" mode all day though.
By "ON" mode, do you mean salesman mode, or the "pretense in your pocket"?
Because, if you have the latter for longer than 4 hours, please consult a physician...
BTW: If you have your pretense in both pockets, either "congratulations!", or "yikes!"
Drones being flown all over the country, by unidentified pilots, Microsoft giving their Flight Simulator game away for free. I coincidence? I think NOT.
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What's the economic incentive for private industry to build/support a moon base? Without government funding, what's the return on investment? More moon rocks? Mining what minerals? A good view of the ocean? Seriously. Companies don't really invest in altruistic endeavors without a profit motive.
In this case, the similarity in the pronunciation of "have" and "of" - both have "v" sounds - is likely a factor. I could be slack writing or proofreading skills, but I refer to the visual/linguistic experiment loosely entitled, "Count the number of "F" characters." For example: Count the number of F's in the following sentence.
Most people miss the "f" in the all the words "of" as they sound like "v", because, even when read silently, I think the speech/hearing centers of the brain are involved and people simply gloss over them. The same thing often happen with repeated words like "the" - the brain silently edits them out. To more reliably catch things like this, proofread things by reading them backwards.
Say... Is that a high gain directional antenna in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?
Damn... I was studying how to wash things.
Basically: weather != climate
Thanks again. Ya sarcasm is fun. Though I'm now worried as that post is now moderated as +3 Insightful, unless the moderators are being ironic or sarcastic.
I am pretty pissed at how stupid some people seem to be in believing the crap the Republicans are spewing. Skipping all the anti-Obama/Democrat campaign crap, how about: Gingrich *not* a Washington insider - seriously? Gingrich defending the sanctity of marriage - seriously? Romney *just* pays the taxes he's obligated to pay - after he and Bain Capital (and other similar firms) lobbied to defeat the law designed to end the 15% tax cap for carried interest - seriously? Ya, the Democrats are not perfect either, but seriously?
Switching gears... How about 30 Major U.S. Companies Spent More on Lobbying than Taxes.
Sorry, stupidity and hypocrisy bug me.
Isn't this really something for the Free Market to decide? I mean, the Government and all its "rules" - talking about public "health" and "safety" - are just going to get in the way of the Job Creators at this Dallas meat packing plant...
Or rather: "Ah. You must be made of stronger stuff! Cardinal Fang! Get... THE COMFY CHAIR!"
Woosh! I was implying that there were no sexy women in the movie. Sure Carrie Fisher was cute, perhaps attractive - for a sister, but sexy? (For reference, the women on Serenity in Firefly were sexy.)
Did that stop you from watching the actual movie? :-)
Sure, but simply having something potentially dangerous with you doesn't mean you're going to (or would ever) use it. I'm sure Adam is not interested in hijacking or downing an airplane either - unless he rejects our reality and substitutes his own ... :-)
Having knitting needles doesn't mean you're going to knit an afghan on the flight ... so to speak.
Agreed. And, if he had been allowed to bypass security, who's to say he couldn't have been testing them (or performing a stunt) to embarrass the TSA? Now, I'm not a fan of people blindly "following the rules" - like when the name Ted Kennedy was on the No-Fly list and Senator Ted Kennedy was denied a boarding pass (for a flight he had taken about a thousand times over his career, no less), but, in the defense of the TSA officers in the airports, they are given a lot of responsibility to enforce the rules with little authority to interpret them intelligently. Still, I won't shed any tears for the TSA or their employees.
To be blunt, we all would like to believe that everyone is and should be treated equally, but that is simply not the case and a reasonable argument could be made that it should not be the case. Senator Paul is not going to hijack or down an airplane - though with his Libertarian leanings, he might not help prevent an incident but rather allow the Free Market to decide the plane's fate. :-) Neither are celebrities. And, on that note, will go on the record saying that I *want* Samuel L. Jackson on the plane in case there are snakes...
Why not? People certainly don't come here for the deep, unique, insightful commentary or the thoughtful and understanding replies. Sure, perhaps in Soviet Russia ... but not here, where all things exist in moderation. :-)
Hey, Questionable Content is pseudo-blacked out.
So is xkcd.
...I can't wait to put them in some wine.
Technically, all the rocks (as well as everything else) on Earth came from space. Some have just been here longer than others.
That's adorable.
So, Cheap, Fast or Good - pick any two - still holds.
And provides material for The Darwin Awards. :-)
FTFY.
Survival tip: Determine #3 before evaluating #2.
By "ON" mode, do you mean salesman mode, or the "pretense in your pocket"?
Because, if you have the latter for longer than 4 hours, please consult a physician...
BTW: If you have your pretense in both pockets, either "congratulations!", or "yikes!"
Drones being flown all over the country, by unidentified pilots, Microsoft giving their Flight Simulator game away for free. I coincidence? I think NOT.