What about a counterweight system?
If we move two payloads up and down at the same time can't the use the descent of one to power the ascent (at least partially) of the other?
I'm not an engineer, so do we have one who can answer that. Just spitballing
That's what driver's cards, social security cards, bank statements and their accompanying cards and hundreds of other things are for.
Why do we need another one?
Your refusal to admit the truth behind your gender (and probably racial!) motivated cheering at these movies is just a symptom of your sexism.
Or at least some feminists I know would claim so.
Wait so basically we've programmed a robot to detect deceptive use of robots. Anyone else here the Twilight Zone theme? Really though, can the Turing Police be far behind?
We shouldn't give them spinnerets because spiders are creepy and the future of humanity should be filled with shiny flowers and puppies rather than creepy spider people. Plus a "new sport..." where people try to "...tie people up..." sounds far to much like competitive BDSM.
I can think of one potential source of energy with few to no consequences on Earth. The trick is to build nuclear reactors, solar panels, and microwave satellites at the nearest Lagrangian point and in near earth orbit. Obviously we wouldn't want the nuclear ones floating around over our heads so put them at the Lagrangian point. Use some conductive carbon monofilament to string 'em together and bam!
SPACE POWER PLANT!
Who cares if space is (more) radioactive? Well based on my informal survey of the crazy guy who talked in my Peace (read "Hippy") Studies class some environmentalists might have a problem with making space even more radioactive than it already is, but as one poster pointed out; those are the crazy people anyway. We would need to produce more radioactive material on Earth initially but many of these hypothetical reactors (and there could be thousands) could serve as breeders and make the operation self-sufficient (at least mostly). As to human cost, well automate the hell out of the thing and leave it alone. As previously stated space is radioactive, so if one or a hundred of these things melts down just let them. If there's a good place for nuclear power, space would seem to be it.
Hell, while we're at it move all heavy polluting industry into Lagrange points and to the moon. Then it doesn't suck up as many resources on Earth (you know because of solar power and all) and pollution is pretty much dealt with as a problem.
I mean by all means continue the progression of cleaner fuels and power sources on earth. Wind, solar, biomass, whatever but there are other options literally hanging over our heads.
But maybe I just read Heinlein's "Blowups Happen" to many times in high school.
But I was watching the news and it seems to me that this is a huge epidemic...one moment please...I have just been informed that the news is run as a business and that horrific descriptions of crimes of a sexual nature apparently sell well in America.
I retract my comments.
Seriously though, the poster is right, most sexual abuse occurs within the family a fact that is not highlighted when the news media picks a single case of kidnapping and/or sexual abuse and lovingly outlines every single facet of it for your enjoyment.
I don't mean to say that these things aren't horrible (no child should ever be abused, EVER) but our wonderful media does tend to blow things out of proportion.
Yeah but typically you see that kind of behavior from unpopular district attourneys. It's unfortunate the president has to resort to dredging up dirt. Especially since NASA and the DHS are apparently riddled with child-pornographers.
BTW re: Rummy; Rummy is not screwing up Iraq, being in Iraq is a screw up and Bush as the C-in-C and Rumsfeld's boss is responsible directly for this.
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What about a counterweight system? If we move two payloads up and down at the same time can't the use the descent of one to power the ascent (at least partially) of the other? I'm not an engineer, so do we have one who can answer that. Just spitballing
Does it apply to molecule thick carbon nanotubes? If it does I would like to subscribe to your publication.
That's what driver's cards, social security cards, bank statements and their accompanying cards and hundreds of other things are for. Why do we need another one?
National ID cards you need to access goverment services are here to trample your rights. Papers please?
Your refusal to admit the truth behind your gender (and probably racial!) motivated cheering at these movies is just a symptom of your sexism. Or at least some feminists I know would claim so.
Wait so basically we've programmed a robot to detect deceptive use of robots. Anyone else here the Twilight Zone theme? Really though, can the Turing Police be far behind?
We shouldn't give them spinnerets because spiders are creepy and the future of humanity should be filled with shiny flowers and puppies rather than creepy spider people. Plus a "new sport..." where people try to "...tie people up..." sounds far to much like competitive BDSM.
I can think of one potential source of energy with few to no consequences on Earth. The trick is to build nuclear reactors, solar panels, and microwave satellites at the nearest Lagrangian point and in near earth orbit. Obviously we wouldn't want the nuclear ones floating around over our heads so put them at the Lagrangian point. Use some conductive carbon monofilament to string 'em together and bam! SPACE POWER PLANT! Who cares if space is (more) radioactive? Well based on my informal survey of the crazy guy who talked in my Peace (read "Hippy") Studies class some environmentalists might have a problem with making space even more radioactive than it already is, but as one poster pointed out; those are the crazy people anyway. We would need to produce more radioactive material on Earth initially but many of these hypothetical reactors (and there could be thousands) could serve as breeders and make the operation self-sufficient (at least mostly). As to human cost, well automate the hell out of the thing and leave it alone. As previously stated space is radioactive, so if one or a hundred of these things melts down just let them. If there's a good place for nuclear power, space would seem to be it. Hell, while we're at it move all heavy polluting industry into Lagrange points and to the moon. Then it doesn't suck up as many resources on Earth (you know because of solar power and all) and pollution is pretty much dealt with as a problem. I mean by all means continue the progression of cleaner fuels and power sources on earth. Wind, solar, biomass, whatever but there are other options literally hanging over our heads. But maybe I just read Heinlein's "Blowups Happen" to many times in high school.
But I was watching the news and it seems to me that this is a huge epidemic...one moment please...I have just been informed that the news is run as a business and that horrific descriptions of crimes of a sexual nature apparently sell well in America. I retract my comments. Seriously though, the poster is right, most sexual abuse occurs within the family a fact that is not highlighted when the news media picks a single case of kidnapping and/or sexual abuse and lovingly outlines every single facet of it for your enjoyment. I don't mean to say that these things aren't horrible (no child should ever be abused, EVER) but our wonderful media does tend to blow things out of proportion.
Yeah but typically you see that kind of behavior from unpopular district attourneys. It's unfortunate the president has to resort to dredging up dirt. Especially since NASA and the DHS are apparently riddled with child-pornographers. BTW re: Rummy; Rummy is not screwing up Iraq, being in Iraq is a screw up and Bush as the C-in-C and Rumsfeld's boss is responsible directly for this.
I couldn't agree more, but Rome only made it a few centuries why should we be any different? Because we could've been? I scoff at your silly idealism!