Whatever knowledge you may be missing is easily filled by info online. Growing anything smaller than an industrial operation is fairly trivial (I haven't grown myself, but I've run upon such places in Canada when I traveled with a friend a few years ago).
That's because corn is *heavily* subsidized by the federal government. Ever wonder why we convert so much of it to ethanol? Because it's fscking subsidized, not because it makes sense.
And if it's taxed too much, people will simply grow it as they always have. You legalize it, and tax it only to the point where people complain but it's still easier to pay the tax than it is to grow it. As soon as it's easier to grow it than pay the tax, game over.
You're forgetting. Most attorneys, if they think you have somewhat of a decent case, also have VC money that gets used to fund a civil suit. So it's VC vs VC. Who has deeper pockets is the question.
It also shows the kind of bargaining power Google has.
I have to agree. China has huge numbers of people and manufacturing might. Google can process and utilize amounts of data that are unfathomable to a typical person. China is a couple decades late to the power struggle. It's all about data now.
"Working solo, TDRS-1 provided more communication coverage, in support of the September 1983 Shuttle mission, than the entire network of NASA tracking stations had provided in all previous Shuttle missions."
While not a rocket scientist, I do have an EE degree and have worked with quite a bit of radio equipment. I'm sure it would be possible for TDRS satellites to handle store and forward if it was thought about during the design phase.
I can't imagine the gear is *that* much different than NASA's other in-space relay satellites, or even Iridium satellites for that matter (considering that they're not just dumb pipes).
Luckily, we're about to see if there are more people who agree with you, or more people who are casual folks who don't care if they own the game or not. An awesome real-life experiment it'll be.
If you can piggyback on something you're sending up to the right orbit anyway, the cost can be somewhat competitive. Having more ground stations means more land in places that have to be friendly, labor, parts, etc.
I think a better solution is to implement store and forward, and start having craft in orbit that can queue data from deep space craft. You can than downlink it at your leisure without worrying either about contention issues on the 70-meters or a gust of wind causing a bit of data to go missing.
Is there any way to slow the junk down so it hits atmosphere and burns up?
Either space or ground based lasers with enough power to ablate debris in order to slow it's orbit until it's dragged into the atmosphere. Plenty of power on Earth and space for optics.
Right, because we're just awash in organs to provide to those who need them. Not every dies providing organs for donation (especially those donating a kidney or a lung). Also, not everyone requires an organ because of reckless/careless activities.
I'm 27, and I think it'd be great for the need to organ donors to no longer be needed in my lifetime. Not because being an organ donor is a bad thing, but simply because we found a better way of getting organs for those who need them.
Or they could use Ajax properly and not refresh the whole god damn page. Gmail seems to do just fine without refreshing the entire page when a new message comes in.
How would you classify the Nexus One as a dead phone or one you're stuck with? I'd much prefer a phone provided by Google that gets timely updates (Froyo) than an iPhone with reception problems that gets a rubber case fix.
I'd have to say that the Economist is *far* more informational in value than the WSJ. When traveling, I almost always pick up a copy of the Economist from a newsstand to read on the plane (but would like/pay for an iPad version if they made it).
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Whatever knowledge you may be missing is easily filled by info online. Growing anything smaller than an industrial operation is fairly trivial (I haven't grown myself, but I've run upon such places in Canada when I traveled with a friend a few years ago).
That's because corn is *heavily* subsidized by the federal government. Ever wonder why we convert so much of it to ethanol? Because it's fscking subsidized, not because it makes sense.
And if it's taxed too much, people will simply grow it as they always have. You legalize it, and tax it only to the point where people complain but it's still easier to pay the tax than it is to grow it. As soon as it's easier to grow it than pay the tax, game over.
You're forgetting. Most attorneys, if they think you have somewhat of a decent case, also have VC money that gets used to fund a civil suit. So it's VC vs VC. Who has deeper pockets is the question.
It also shows the kind of bargaining power Google has.
I have to agree. China has huge numbers of people and manufacturing might. Google can process and utilize amounts of data that are unfathomable to a typical person. China is a couple decades late to the power struggle. It's all about data now.
How about an app like Wired's, so I can read when I don't have an internet connection? Not all aircraft have wireless tubes ya know.
How about in orbit at a Lagrange point? Wide open view, and fairly stable, so less need for propellant for station keeping.
"Working solo, TDRS-1 provided more communication coverage, in support of the September 1983 Shuttle mission, than the entire network of NASA tracking stations had provided in all previous Shuttle missions."
While not a rocket scientist, I do have an EE degree and have worked with quite a bit of radio equipment. I'm sure it would be possible for TDRS satellites to handle store and forward if it was thought about during the design phase.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracking_and_Data_Relay_Satellite
I can't imagine the gear is *that* much different than NASA's other in-space relay satellites, or even Iridium satellites for that matter (considering that they're not just dumb pipes).
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/06/solar-sail-deployment/
Hard? Yes. Impossible? No.
Luckily, we're about to see if there are more people who agree with you, or more people who are casual folks who don't care if they own the game or not. An awesome real-life experiment it'll be.
If that's the case, let's start building some dishes.
If you can piggyback on something you're sending up to the right orbit anyway, the cost can be somewhat competitive. Having more ground stations means more land in places that have to be friendly, labor, parts, etc.
I think a better solution is to implement store and forward, and start having craft in orbit that can queue data from deep space craft. You can than downlink it at your leisure without worrying either about contention issues on the 70-meters or a gust of wind causing a bit of data to go missing.
Is there any way to slow the junk down so it hits atmosphere and burns up?
Either space or ground based lasers with enough power to ablate debris in order to slow it's orbit until it's dragged into the atmosphere. Plenty of power on Earth and space for optics.
"Just testing for research! China still cool!"
Right, because we're just awash in organs to provide to those who need them. Not every dies providing organs for donation (especially those donating a kidney or a lung). Also, not everyone requires an organ because of reckless/careless activities.
I'm just saying that growing a lung from scratch on a 3D degradable scaffolding isn't that far off.
I'm 27, and I think it'd be great for the need to organ donors to no longer be needed in my lifetime. Not because being an organ donor is a bad thing, but simply because we found a better way of getting organs for those who need them.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_dependent_surveillance-broadcast
Wouldn't ADS-B solve a lot of these problems as well?
Or they could use Ajax properly and not refresh the whole god damn page. Gmail seems to do just fine without refreshing the entire page when a new message comes in.
How would you classify the Nexus One as a dead phone or one you're stuck with? I'd much prefer a phone provided by Google that gets timely updates (Froyo) than an iPhone with reception problems that gets a rubber case fix.
I'd have to say that the Economist is *far* more informational in value than the WSJ. When traveling, I almost always pick up a copy of the Economist from a newsstand to read on the plane (but would like/pay for an iPad version if they made it).
http://intellectualventureslab.com/?p=653