Well, it's like asking an Engineer if something's possible: "Of course it's possible... How much money do we have?" Most mechanical (ie: not necessarily medical or emotional) problems can be solved by throwing enough money and time at it, such as going to the moon, or building a tunnel from England to France, etc.
It would just be an extremely expensive project, because you'd sit down with your Scientists and Engineers and say, "For this voyage to work, what do we have to invent?" Then get out the checkbook, because that bill's going to be a doozy by the time you get through blueprinting, prototyping, building, testing for each thing we'll need to fly there....
I don't see the funding taking us there naturally for a very long time, in excess of 200 years at least; possibly never. Unless (of course) it looked like they have really good shopping malls there, or a lot of Gold to throw around, etc.;)
Plus, if we're imaging a planet that's 10 ly away, then aren't we seeing what it looked like 10 years ago? (or 50 or 100?) To sensitive instruments I can imagine Earth looking very different from 100 ly away than it does from LEO.:)
So the goofy part is, say you get a 'scope that can see individual cities on a planet 20ly away... you build a faster-than-light craft and go there, (I know, just stay with me here), and arrive only to find that all the residents wiped themselves out a decade and a half ago- All cities are grey craters. Still looks good in the telescope though!!
Well, at first it seems that way, but since the 'begat' lines to show family lineage and not census data, the argument could be made that there were other A&E children. Wonder if even Cain would've showed up if he hadn't offed Abel...
The point where I get some confusion is where suddenly Egypt is mentioned in chapter 12 verse 10 (KJV Translation)... seems weird that there's no mention at all of Egyptians or Egypt before this, and then suddenly say 'Abram went down to Egypt'.
Sure, this is reconcilable; you just have to pick the right sets. The Set of God's children is the population of all your planets. Prophets on all planets are told of the great redeemer's sacrifice, (and it would probably be marked by some great sign on each). Jesus is killed on Earth, one planet in the set, which redeems the souls of all God's children, galaxy/universe wide, (ie: in the whole set). Location is taken out of the equation because someone in Thailand is as eligible for forgiveness as someone in Israel, right? So what difference would it make if they were on Mars, or a planet 50 l.y. away?
First I learned from personal experience that having only one wife also can create a great deal of conflict, and from that I concluded that one should have none at all. However, then I found out that having no wife at all also creates a great deal of conflict. Please advise on how to proceed;)
Hmmm... given the situation it sounds like you need -1 Wife. (Wonder how that would work)
If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear" is a recipe for a police state, not a civil society.
That wasn't my point at all. My point was that on public mass transportation there is an assumption that one has a reasonable chance of getting to the destination in one piece. Security measures provide some deterrent, so there are easier targets elsewhere. I'm not saying you'll keep anyone from doing anything they really want to do, just that most of the time people will choose the route with a higher chance of success...
Clearly, if someone wants to bomb a/an X (where X = Subway, Airplane, other mass transit of your choice), their chance of success is far improved when targeting a totally unsecured target vs. one with some chance of getting caught. Sorta the same principle as locking the door on your house... no one would leave their front door unlocked and hanging wide open and go to work for 9 hrs... (and expect anything to still remain when they get back). That's not a huge deterrent; anyone who really wants to get in, can, but it lowers your chances of being robbed dramatically.
I don't really see the problem with this; we've been searched when we get on airplanes for years and years and no one seems too unhappy about it...
It's just another means of mass transportation, so who cares?
It can spot when you're plotting to do something before you're even half ready to strike, and stop you, without cheating.
Like the standard Chess game? I mean, hey, you both start out even, and the AIs beat me all the time without 'cheating', (ie: making impossible moves, etc).:)
Not to mention that the geological discoveries made from the space program are just fascinating. After the geology we learned from the Apollo program's recovery of materials from the moon, I can hardly wait to see what more we will discover during this next 'apollo'. And that was just the first taste... The mysteries of the formation and history of the inner solar system are just laying there, waiting to be discovered...
That's not what he meant at all in the TFA... he meant that the ISS and SS cost a great deal of money, and human space exploration was stymied as a result...
In many cases what you do at home is also owned by the company... that is if there's any way they can claim a connection to it. So, using any company property, devising something that you wouldn't have thought of without your work, coding something that is remotely similar to anything you do at work, etc. are all suspect. If you work for a business coding java, and you invent a new kind of fly fishing rod at home, you probably own the rights to the rod... if you write code for gaming systems at work, and then at home write a game on your own, they may claim it's their property. IANAL but I've seen it happen! Be careful, and CYA!
This is exactly the same in Colorado. You'll need to talk to a lawyer because as the parent says, since you're an employee the contract you write may not be enforceable. (ie: if it's written using company resources, then it is the company's property regardless.)
Centurion: What's this, then? "Romanes eunt domus"? People called Romans, they go, the house?
Brian: It says, "Romans go home. "
Centurion: No it doesn't! What's the Latin for "Roman"? Come on, come on!
Brian: Er, "Romanus"!
Centurion: Vocative plural of "Romanus" is?
Brian: Er, er, "Romani"!
Centurion: [Writes "Romani" over Brian's graffiti] "Eunt"? What is "eunt"? Conjugate the verb, "to go"!
Brian: Er, "Ire". Er, "eo", "is", "it", "imus", "itis", "eunt".
Centurion: So, "eunt" is...?
Brian: Third person plural present indicative, "they go".
Centurion: But, "Romans, go home" is an order. So you must use...? [He twists Brian's ear]
Brian: Aaagh! The imperative!
Centurion: Which is...?
Brian: Aaaagh ! Er, er, "i"!
Centurion: How many Romans?
Brian: Aaaaagh! Plural, plural, er, "ite"!
Centurion: [Writes "ite"] "Domus"? Nominative? "Go home" is motion towards, isn't it?
Brian: Dative![the Centurion holds a sword to his throat]
Brian: Aaagh! Not the dative, not the dative ! Er, er, accusative, "Domus"!
Centurion: But "Domus" takes the locative, which is...?
Brian: Er, "Domum"!
Centurion: [Writes "Domum"] Understand? Now, write it out a hundred times.
Brian: Yes sir. Thank you, sir. Hail Caesar, sir.
Centurion: Hail Caesar! And if it's not done by sunrise, I'll cut your balls off.
Yeah, that was actually funny, but I had to read your post before I understood GP. I'll give him the benefit of the doubt that English is not his first language...
Oh yeah, sure! I've lived in apartments for the last 6 years, and I've used my HF Ham radio most of this time. Also there are several VHF and higher bands that have very short antennas, (think typical FM radio antenna size), which are useful (and fun) in urban/suburban areas.
Incidentally, there are several books about how to build low-profile antennas for those of us where apartment/condo regs are Ham-unfriendly. So, you can enjoy the hobby normally, and then if you have to flee somewhere for an emergency, you can hang a wire as an antenna somewhere, and be able to actually communicate with the outside world. Very useful.
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And then you should probably...run!
It would just be an extremely expensive project, because you'd sit down with your Scientists and Engineers and say, "For this voyage to work, what do we have to invent?" Then get out the checkbook, because that bill's going to be a doozy by the time you get through blueprinting, prototyping, building, testing for each thing we'll need to fly there....
I don't see the funding taking us there naturally for a very long time, in excess of 200 years at least; possibly never. Unless (of course) it looked like they have really good shopping malls there, or a lot of Gold to throw around, etc. ;)
So the goofy part is, say you get a 'scope that can see individual cities on a planet 20ly away... you build a faster-than-light craft and go there, (I know, just stay with me here), and arrive only to find that all the residents wiped themselves out a decade and a half ago- All cities are grey craters. Still looks good in the telescope though!!
Weird, looking back through history...
Whoops, thought it was implied but I guess I should've said 'in Genesis' chapter verse etc. etc.
Well, at first it seems that way, but since the 'begat' lines to show family lineage and not census data, the argument could be made that there were other A&E children. Wonder if even Cain would've showed up if he hadn't offed Abel...
The point where I get some confusion is where suddenly Egypt is mentioned in chapter 12 verse 10 (KJV Translation)... seems weird that there's no mention at all of Egyptians or Egypt before this, and then suddenly say 'Abram went down to Egypt'.
If they don't die and there's a war we're in deep trouble. ;)
Sure, this is reconcilable; you just have to pick the right sets. The Set of God's children is the population of all your planets. Prophets on all planets are told of the great redeemer's sacrifice, (and it would probably be marked by some great sign on each). Jesus is killed on Earth, one planet in the set, which redeems the souls of all God's children, galaxy/universe wide, (ie: in the whole set). Location is taken out of the equation because someone in Thailand is as eligible for forgiveness as someone in Israel, right? So what difference would it make if they were on Mars, or a planet 50 l.y. away?
Anyway, just following up your thought...
First I learned from personal experience that having only one wife also can create a great deal of conflict, and from that I concluded that one should have none at all. However, then I found out that having no wife at all also creates a great deal of conflict. Please advise on how to proceed ;)
Hmmm... given the situation it sounds like you need -1 Wife. (Wonder how that would work)
If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear" is a recipe for a police state, not a civil society.
That wasn't my point at all. My point was that on public mass transportation there is an assumption that one has a reasonable chance of getting to the destination in one piece. Security measures provide some deterrent, so there are easier targets elsewhere. I'm not saying you'll keep anyone from doing anything they really want to do, just that most of the time people will choose the route with a higher chance of success...
Clearly, if someone wants to bomb a/an X (where X = Subway, Airplane, other mass transit of your choice), their chance of success is far improved when targeting a totally unsecured target vs. one with some chance of getting caught. Sorta the same principle as locking the door on your house... no one would leave their front door unlocked and hanging wide open and go to work for 9 hrs... (and expect anything to still remain when they get back). That's not a huge deterrent; anyone who really wants to get in, can, but it lowers your chances of being robbed dramatically.
Mexico. ;)
I don't really see the problem with this; we've been searched when we get on airplanes for years and years and no one seems too unhappy about it... It's just another means of mass transportation, so who cares?
Heh, I was skimming replies so fast I didn't realize it wasn'tOpenVMS until I read your comment... ;)
I don't see why this is flamebait, he's expressing a legitimate (and perfectly understandable) opinion on the subject matter... Anyway, my .02
No, he was reading it for the articles. ;)
Hah! That was good! Maybe shorten to:
If it don't transmit,
You must acquit!
It can spot when you're plotting to do something before you're even half ready to strike, and stop you, without cheating.
:)
Like the standard Chess game? I mean, hey, you both start out even, and the AIs beat me all the time without 'cheating', (ie: making impossible moves, etc).
Not to mention that the geological discoveries made from the space program are just fascinating. After the geology we learned from the Apollo program's recovery of materials from the moon, I can hardly wait to see what more we will discover during this next 'apollo'. And that was just the first taste... The mysteries of the formation and history of the inner solar system are just laying there, waiting to be discovered...
That's not what he meant at all in the TFA... he meant that the ISS and SS cost a great deal of money, and human space exploration was stymied as a result...
In many cases what you do at home is also owned by the company... that is if there's any way they can claim a connection to it. So, using any company property, devising something that you wouldn't have thought of without your work, coding something that is remotely similar to anything you do at work, etc. are all suspect. If you work for a business coding java, and you invent a new kind of fly fishing rod at home, you probably own the rights to the rod... if you write code for gaming systems at work, and then at home write a game on your own, they may claim it's their property. IANAL but I've seen it happen! Be careful, and CYA!
This is exactly the same in Colorado. You'll need to talk to a lawyer because as the parent says, since you're an employee the contract you write may not be enforceable. (ie: if it's written using company resources, then it is the company's property regardless.)
Good luck!
Centurion: What's this, then? "Romanes eunt domus"? People called Romans, they go, the house?
Brian: It says, "Romans go home. "
Centurion: No it doesn't! What's the Latin for "Roman"? Come on, come on!
Brian: Er, "Romanus"!
Centurion: Vocative plural of "Romanus" is?
Brian: Er, er, "Romani"!
Centurion: [Writes "Romani" over Brian's graffiti] "Eunt"? What is "eunt"? Conjugate the verb, "to go"!
Brian: Er, "Ire". Er, "eo", "is", "it", "imus", "itis", "eunt".
Centurion: So, "eunt" is...?
Brian: Third person plural present indicative, "they go".
Centurion: But, "Romans, go home" is an order. So you must use...? [He twists Brian's ear]
Brian: Aaagh! The imperative!
Centurion: Which is...?
Brian: Aaaagh ! Er, er, "i"!
Centurion: How many Romans?
Brian: Aaaaagh! Plural, plural, er, "ite"!
Centurion: [Writes "ite"] "Domus"? Nominative? "Go home" is motion towards, isn't it?
Brian: Dative![the Centurion holds a sword to his throat]
Brian: Aaagh! Not the dative, not the dative ! Er, er, accusative, "Domus"!
Centurion: But "Domus" takes the locative, which is...?
Brian: Er, "Domum"!
Centurion: [Writes "Domum"] Understand? Now, write it out a hundred times.
Brian: Yes sir. Thank you, sir. Hail Caesar, sir.
Centurion: Hail Caesar! And if it's not done by sunrise, I'll cut your balls off.
Yeah, that was actually funny, but I had to read your post before I understood GP. I'll give him the benefit of the doubt that English is not his first language...
Oh yeah, sure! I've lived in apartments for the last 6 years, and I've used my HF Ham radio most of this time. Also there are several VHF and higher bands that have very short antennas, (think typical FM radio antenna size), which are useful (and fun) in urban/suburban areas.
Incidentally, there are several books about how to build low-profile antennas for those of us where apartment/condo regs are Ham-unfriendly. So, you can enjoy the hobby normally, and then if you have to flee somewhere for an emergency, you can hang a wire as an antenna somewhere, and be able to actually communicate with the outside world. Very useful.
Hey, I have one of those as decoration in my living room! Never thought of it as emergency preparedness before...
future Mythbusters in the works...