Actually, the general thrust of the most recent message coming from the congress critters (not yet "passed" legislation) was to speed up the process and move to first to file. Stupid patents received honorable mention but was really only placed on there as an unrelated decoration for the purpose of providing a talking point during the up and coming election cycle.
I don't recall ever claiming it wasn't NASA/"the governments" place, or that NASA should be defunded. Quite the opposite I think there's a lot to be accomplished if the sciences were given their proper funding. However, advanced research is where the money should be being sent so that they may incubate the technology of the future that business will later commercialize. Business by its nature can't field advanced, high risk research but they are quite good a turning a profit off of other's work. NASA appears to get that. That's why I think they're trying to support ventures like SpaceX in any way they can. They recognize how hard it is to complete big projects given such a fickle legislative and executive branch.
That's neat and all, not sure you have all those correct, but it doesn't argue against what I just said. If anything it provides evidence demonstrating it. NASA will not be the one that brings it from conception through to delivery. Like it or not (in your case quite obviously the later) NASA is unable to see any of their advanced research through to a finished deliverable. However, you will note that business when it picks up a university/government research project or in some rarer cases original work, it has a pretty good track record of delivering. This is why I said commercialization is the only way we'll see a "golden age of space."
Clever. However, I do not think we can rule this out based upon that line of thinking. To begin with there's no mention of the present physical properties of this material nor what they could be after refinement. As suggested in many sci-fi novels, micrometeorite damage can be mitigated through ablative foam skins. Further, it doesn't necessarily have to hold a vacuum. It could very well be used for structural purposes, as layer in a system of materials. Since the material is sintered, damage is localized and probably reasonably reparable using the same process used in the original construction. I suspect that the material itself would actually make for an excellent ablative shield from micrometeorite damage. Ironically its best use could quite possibly be as a protective layer against micrometerorites and the harsh environment in general.
That's easily answered. No. Not from government at any rate. If private enterprise can get a better hold on things sure but we need laws that promote the commercialization of space before even they will care. In the mean time we'll happily spend more than NASA's present budget to bring air conditioning to uninsulated tents out in the desserts of the middle east in support of our troops blowing holes in the sand.
I wonder how "portable" this sort of concept would be towards outpost construction on the Moon, Mars, etc.? It seems like it has the potential for saving mightily on transporting the "cement" used in other such printable hab concepts.
There's nothing inherently wrong in standing up for your beliefs contrary to modern American civil doctrine. The problem can come from what these strongly felt convictions are and what they motivate there adherents to do.
So Petco changes its name to Exotic Foods Co., adds a curious looking butcher department and nothing changes. Mean while bolstered by Exotic Foods Co's new direction various ethnic restaurants start adding hamster, guinea pigs, dog, horse, etc. to the menu.
Even if we don't manage to exterminate ourselves in the interim we won't be getting off this rock in any meaningful way for several more generations on even the most optimistic forecasts. What is the point of divorcing UTC from humanity's relationship to our day to day on earth?
You mean kinda how we screw up elementary and middle school students with a different set of symbols for the multiplication and division operators? Sure why not, lets add more stumbling blocks.
Most right. This is no different than say airline pilots vs. passengers. Statistics show airline pilots have a higher incident of cancer which of course makes sense since they're getting the dosage every working day of their life vs. a passenger that has occasional dosage. So too, a screener is there every work day getting their dose of radiation standing around those things.
On a related note. Does anyone know how successful passengers have been in trying to carry their own personal dosimeter through one of those machines? Are there certain versions more likely to be permitted?
I suppose it's time to get comfortable with the idea of intimate relations with TSA screeners. It wouldn't be so bad but for the lack of choice in who does the screening, the lack of cuddling afterwards and total absence of a commitment. It just makes the whole ordeal seem so tawdry.
You know what's more of a power hog? Retail spaces that insist on 100% artificial lighting. Retail spaces that pull enough wattage into lighting that even during a Minnesotan winter they are forced to run AC units (never think to simply open a window either...). You know what's also more of a power hog? Food markets that have open faced refrigerated shelving.... escalators; water fountains; CRT based televisions; hot water heaters, etc...
I'm sure it'd be great and all for device manufacturers to put their device configurations on non-volatile memory so they can power off. If however you're serious about energy efficiency, going after consumer electronics is like picking pennies out of the fountain when you have an ATM a few steps away.
It's far from the same process. Back then there was nothing for you to do but show up in a boat and maybe go through quarantine, or simply walk across the border. Now there are multi-year queues, cost prohibitive application fees, quotas based upon nationality, etc.. Everything is stacked against anyone that isn't a European, or of European decent that already enjoys at least a middle-class life in the first place. The more money you have and the whiter your skin the more streamlined and rubber stamped the process becomes.
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That's not funny. Highly probable but definitely not funny.
Actually, the general thrust of the most recent message coming from the congress critters (not yet "passed" legislation) was to speed up the process and move to first to file. Stupid patents received honorable mention but was really only placed on there as an unrelated decoration for the purpose of providing a talking point during the up and coming election cycle.
Interesting. I hear they make a pretty good burger too. Win win.
I don't recall ever claiming it wasn't NASA/"the governments" place, or that NASA should be defunded. Quite the opposite I think there's a lot to be accomplished if the sciences were given their proper funding. However, advanced research is where the money should be being sent so that they may incubate the technology of the future that business will later commercialize. Business by its nature can't field advanced, high risk research but they are quite good a turning a profit off of other's work. NASA appears to get that. That's why I think they're trying to support ventures like SpaceX in any way they can. They recognize how hard it is to complete big projects given such a fickle legislative and executive branch.
That's neat and all, not sure you have all those correct, but it doesn't argue against what I just said. If anything it provides evidence demonstrating it. NASA will not be the one that brings it from conception through to delivery. Like it or not (in your case quite obviously the later) NASA is unable to see any of their advanced research through to a finished deliverable. However, you will note that business when it picks up a university/government research project or in some rarer cases original work, it has a pretty good track record of delivering. This is why I said commercialization is the only way we'll see a "golden age of space."
Clever. However, I do not think we can rule this out based upon that line of thinking. To begin with there's no mention of the present physical properties of this material nor what they could be after refinement. As suggested in many sci-fi novels, micrometeorite damage can be mitigated through ablative foam skins. Further, it doesn't necessarily have to hold a vacuum. It could very well be used for structural purposes, as layer in a system of materials. Since the material is sintered, damage is localized and probably reasonably reparable using the same process used in the original construction. I suspect that the material itself would actually make for an excellent ablative shield from micrometeorite damage. Ironically its best use could quite possibly be as a protective layer against micrometerorites and the harsh environment in general.
No, didn't you RTFA? It's 10 years away. 10 years not the typical 20 because we're going to use boron instead of helium-3.
That's easily answered. No. Not from government at any rate. If private enterprise can get a better hold on things sure but we need laws that promote the commercialization of space before even they will care. In the mean time we'll happily spend more than NASA's present budget to bring air conditioning to uninsulated tents out in the desserts of the middle east in support of our troops blowing holes in the sand.
I wonder how "portable" this sort of concept would be towards outpost construction on the Moon, Mars, etc.? It seems like it has the potential for saving mightily on transporting the "cement" used in other such printable hab concepts.
Barely. But... it could be used for risk mitigation on older reactors.
Hey it works great in SimCity! Industry and nuclear plants should always be located on the edge of the map. You halve the pollution, halve the risk.
Hmm, hop? Kangaroos for pets? Anyone know how successful anyone's been domesticating 'roos?
"their adherents..."
There's nothing inherently wrong in standing up for your beliefs contrary to modern American civil doctrine. The problem can come from what these strongly felt convictions are and what they motivate there adherents to do.
Only if you also promise to eat it afterwards.
So Petco changes its name to Exotic Foods Co., adds a curious looking butcher department and nothing changes. Mean while bolstered by Exotic Foods Co's new direction various ethnic restaurants start adding hamster, guinea pigs, dog, horse, etc. to the menu.
Even if we don't manage to exterminate ourselves in the interim we won't be getting off this rock in any meaningful way for several more generations on even the most optimistic forecasts. What is the point of divorcing UTC from humanity's relationship to our day to day on earth?
You mean kinda how we screw up elementary and middle school students with a different set of symbols for the multiplication and division operators? Sure why not, lets add more stumbling blocks.
Ah, the good old days... I remember them well. When a DRM hack consisted of little more than a printed sheet of paper.
All it takes is a little motivation. Kinda like this...
Most right. This is no different than say airline pilots vs. passengers. Statistics show airline pilots have a higher incident of cancer which of course makes sense since they're getting the dosage every working day of their life vs. a passenger that has occasional dosage. So too, a screener is there every work day getting their dose of radiation standing around those things.
On a related note. Does anyone know how successful passengers have been in trying to carry their own personal dosimeter through one of those machines? Are there certain versions more likely to be permitted?
I suppose it's time to get comfortable with the idea of intimate relations with TSA screeners. It wouldn't be so bad but for the lack of choice in who does the screening, the lack of cuddling afterwards and total absence of a commitment. It just makes the whole ordeal seem so tawdry.
You know what's more of a power hog? Retail spaces that insist on 100% artificial lighting. Retail spaces that pull enough wattage into lighting that even during a Minnesotan winter they are forced to run AC units (never think to simply open a window either...). You know what's also more of a power hog? Food markets that have open faced refrigerated shelving. ... escalators; water fountains; CRT based televisions; hot water heaters, etc...
I'm sure it'd be great and all for device manufacturers to put their device configurations on non-volatile memory so they can power off. If however you're serious about energy efficiency, going after consumer electronics is like picking pennies out of the fountain when you have an ATM a few steps away.
LulzSec getting praised for accomplishing good.
It's far from the same process. Back then there was nothing for you to do but show up in a boat and maybe go through quarantine, or simply walk across the border. Now there are multi-year queues, cost prohibitive application fees, quotas based upon nationality, etc.. Everything is stacked against anyone that isn't a European, or of European decent that already enjoys at least a middle-class life in the first place. The more money you have and the whiter your skin the more streamlined and rubber stamped the process becomes.