Nope, but I'm comfortable with not having 5 children. So are most people in the first world, that is why our population isn't increasing at a horrific pace. When Africa reaches 1st world status they too will likely feel less obliged to have 5 children. Over time the planets population will slow to a stop and then reverse some before stabilizing.
SpaceX has a launch pad on Omlek Island which is near the equator as well: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=9.048167,167.743083&ie=UTF8&ll=9.102097,168.046875&spn=128.203692,316.054688&z=2
Like how cars had to pick between cheap, fast and reliable since their inception? Oh wait, they got cheaper, faster and more reliable.
Who is to say the same won't happen in space travel? Really if you look at it space travel is way way more expensive than it could be. And reliability increases with experience. In fact one of the falcon 9's main feature for reliability is using the same Merlin rocket a bunch of times. Guess what, that will reduce cost as well, win win.
From SpaceX: "Another notable point is the SpaceX hold-before-release system — a capability required by commercial airplanes, but not implemented on many launch vehicles. After first stage engine start, the Falcon is held down and not released for flight until all propulsion and vehicle systems are confirmed to be operating normally. An automatic safe shut-down and unloading of propellant occurs if any off nominal conditions are detected."
I'm sort of shocked that other companies don't do this but I can see it being helpful.
The Falcon rocket is actually named in honour of the Millennium Falcon. The space craft getting launched with it is called Dragon. Named after Puff the Magic Dragon because all his friends told him he must have been reaaaally high when he decided he was going to make a space company.
Yeah, that Saturn V type multiple engine design really sucks. I heard all the Saturn V rockets failed. Plus they use the same engine everywhere first stage second stage even on the Falcon 1 they've tested. They must be such terrible engineers that they can't come up with new ones........
My reaction to that line was WTF? New power plants are a GOOD THING. WTH does some guy lying (shitty of course) have ANYTHING at all to do with nuclear power? A guy once punched me, I'm not advocating exterminating all humans (most days anyway). Why? Because that would be fucking retarded and arbitrary.
Unless he believes that nuclear power makes CEOs lie under oath or something. Then hes just a nut job.
Troll? He wants population planet wide to stabilize and drop some for the good of all. Not... like slaughtering africans with medicine... Bringing places to the 1st world reduces birth rates. That's a good thing... and exactly what we want to see.
You were on a skiing trip; cost of a cut surface is doable for you no problem. I was thinking something more than a small cut mind you.
How would you feel if (like my older brother) you lost a thumb and needed it re-attached? That runs 20~30 grand! Arguably more than your ski equipment. Many people cannot afford this. That is the equivalent of 5 years of rent for someone. My brother repairs planes and builds ancient replicas. Without a thumb he'd be pretty fucked. But stepping into 30grand of debt would take him a while to pay off as well. Were he in the US if he just lost his job hence his coverage before losing the thumb it would be a big problem. In Canada he just got it stuck back on, has a cool scar and isn't in a shit ton of debt.
And if that isn't seeming tooo huge an issue, manageable really. What about people with advanced diabetes on insulin? That can cost nearly 2 grand a month for life to avoid death. Many diabetics lost their jobs with the recession recently. With that their insurance. And they are unable to regain insurance due to the pre-existing expensive condition. These people are fucked basically. Living in the first world I think we can afford the money.
Disclaimer: 'I think we can afford the money' is probably incorrect since on a country wide basis health care fees would halve (2nd highest spending country in the world spends about half what the US does). So really its win win.
The credit is there to support fringe uses. The credit will allow more people to buy the device and have it drop in cost, perhaps then it will pay for its self in 10years over traditional energy. (A reasonable sounding figure).... Not saying it will work out that way, but it could.
Sounds kind of sociopathic... Why should you care about your neighbor's life? If a dog is keeping you up and you can kill it and get away with it why not?
Just because it won't effect you personally doesn't mean there are no ethical obligations on your part.
Why do you and GP assume this? Ebay says it's: "saved $100,000 USD on energy since.". Why do you believe they weren't counting the cost of methane or plates?
Online coverage atleast the Canadian side of things works DVR style. They even have an instant replay button and labeling parts of the video with different notable events. With a nice 'go to live' button. The net neutrality shit SUCKS ie I can't view the American version or w/e but the setup isn't horrible. (Yeah I know, MS has bought the Olympics, embedding silverlight and bing search but w/e)
Thats stupid. Copyright law has nothing to do with not offending dead people's parents. And Canadian law is VERY clear that news can't be copyrighted. Case closed.
Nice, didn't realize how well the US was doing there vs Europe. I applaud the shift. But your food culture needs to have a similar shift soon as well. Even with double the smoking, people in japan have a lifespan nearly 5years greater than Americans. This is almost purely food.
But i was referring more to medically rather than lifestyle. Doctors doing more checkups, catching things earlier ends up saving more lives and money. One simple example of preventative vs repair work.
Less sure but not much less. It is enough to give incentive for the job so you get the best. And the more socialist countries you see higher in the list are getting less but their costly education was paid for (reducing the risk involved taking the job) encouraging even better doctors (Since you needn't be merely lucky to be able to go to medical school).
What does air conditioning have to do with health (in most cases). It is minor compared to covering more people, and using preventative measures rather than after the fact repairs. And lines while a pain aren't an issue for healthcare. Why? Because people that need to go now go now. Triage. I might wait 2hrs if I have a toothache and go to a hospital downtown. But if I get shot I get seen right away. So lines are an annoyance only.
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Nope, but I'm comfortable with not having 5 children. So are most people in the first world, that is why our population isn't increasing at a horrific pace. When Africa reaches 1st world status they too will likely feel less obliged to have 5 children. Over time the planets population will slow to a stop and then reverse some before stabilizing.
Europe has recently built a space port in Guyana. Which is only a few degrees north of the equator. Mind you, scientifically speaking the equator is the best place to launch spacecraft from.
http://www.esa.int/esaMI/Launchers_Europe_s_Spaceport/index.html
SpaceX has a launch pad on Omlek Island which is near the equator as well:
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=9.048167,167.743083&ie=UTF8&ll=9.102097,168.046875&spn=128.203692,316.054688&z=2
Like how cars had to pick between cheap, fast and reliable since their inception? Oh wait, they got cheaper, faster and more reliable.
Who is to say the same won't happen in space travel? Really if you look at it space travel is way way more expensive than it could be. And reliability increases with experience. In fact one of the falcon 9's main feature for reliability is using the same Merlin rocket a bunch of times. Guess what, that will reduce cost as well, win win.
From SpaceX: "Another notable point is the SpaceX hold-before-release system — a capability required by commercial airplanes, but not implemented on many launch vehicles. After first stage engine start, the Falcon is held down and not released for flight until all propulsion and vehicle systems are confirmed to be operating normally. An automatic safe shut-down and unloading of propellant occurs if any off nominal conditions are detected."
I'm sort of shocked that other companies don't do this but I can see it being helpful.
The Falcon rocket is actually named in honour of the Millennium Falcon. The space craft getting launched with it is called Dragon. Named after Puff the Magic Dragon because all his friends told him he must have been reaaaally high when he decided he was going to make a space company.
Yeah, that Saturn V type multiple engine design really sucks. I heard all the Saturn V rockets failed. Plus they use the same engine everywhere first stage second stage even on the Falcon 1 they've tested. They must be such terrible engineers that they can't come up with new ones........
Plenty of rightwingers are anti-nuclear because of 'dem terrerizers' but also anti-renewable cause of 'damn hippy socialists'.
My reaction to that line was WTF? New power plants are a GOOD THING. WTH does some guy lying (shitty of course) have ANYTHING at all to do with nuclear power? A guy once punched me, I'm not advocating exterminating all humans (most days anyway). Why? Because that would be fucking retarded and arbitrary.
Unless he believes that nuclear power makes CEOs lie under oath or something. Then hes just a nut job.
I think 'zero-carbon energy' implies that we could no longer use humans as fuel.
Troll? He wants population planet wide to stabilize and drop some for the good of all. Not ... like slaughtering africans with medicine... Bringing places to the 1st world reduces birth rates. That's a good thing... and exactly what we want to see.
You were on a skiing trip; cost of a cut surface is doable for you no problem. I was thinking something more than a small cut mind you.
How would you feel if (like my older brother) you lost a thumb and needed it re-attached? That runs 20~30 grand! Arguably more than your ski equipment. Many people cannot afford this. That is the equivalent of 5 years of rent for someone. My brother repairs planes and builds ancient replicas. Without a thumb he'd be pretty fucked. But stepping into 30grand of debt would take him a while to pay off as well. Were he in the US if he just lost his job hence his coverage before losing the thumb it would be a big problem. In Canada he just got it stuck back on, has a cool scar and isn't in a shit ton of debt.
And if that isn't seeming tooo huge an issue, manageable really. What about people with advanced diabetes on insulin? That can cost nearly 2 grand a month for life to avoid death. Many diabetics lost their jobs with the recession recently. With that their insurance. And they are unable to regain insurance due to the pre-existing expensive condition. These people are fucked basically. Living in the first world I think we can afford the money.
Disclaimer: 'I think we can afford the money' is probably incorrect since on a country wide basis health care fees would halve (2nd highest spending country in the world spends about half what the US does). So really its win win.
Doesn't matter if it works for you if you can see that it wouldn't work for everyone. Which kinda causes a problem if you make it policy.
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=1558016&cid=31229558 Good to see your belief overturned :D
You mean E ... not X? At least in Canada.
The credit is there to support fringe uses. The credit will allow more people to buy the device and have it drop in cost, perhaps then it will pay for its self in 10years over traditional energy. (A reasonable sounding figure).... Not saying it will work out that way, but it could.
Sounds kind of sociopathic... Why should you care about your neighbor's life? If a dog is keeping you up and you can kill it and get away with it why not?
Just because it won't effect you personally doesn't mean there are no ethical obligations on your part.
Why do you and GP assume this? Ebay says it's: "saved $100,000 USD on energy since.". Why do you believe they weren't counting the cost of methane or plates?
Online coverage atleast the Canadian side of things works DVR style. They even have an instant replay button and labeling parts of the video with different notable events. With a nice 'go to live' button. The net neutrality shit SUCKS ie I can't view the American version or w/e but the setup isn't horrible. (Yeah I know, MS has bought the Olympics, embedding silverlight and bing search but w/e)
Sure, but codifying it in law is a horrible idea. It wasn't the parents that complained, it is the IOC; fuck them.
Thats stupid. Copyright law has nothing to do with not offending dead people's parents. And Canadian law is VERY clear that news can't be copyrighted. Case closed.
Err... An ironic way to prove my point?
Nice, didn't realize how well the US was doing there vs Europe. I applaud the shift. But your food culture needs to have a similar shift soon as well. Even with double the smoking, people in japan have a lifespan nearly 5years greater than Americans. This is almost purely food.
But i was referring more to medically rather than lifestyle. Doctors doing more checkups, catching things earlier ends up saving more lives and money. One simple example of preventative vs repair work.
http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/15/how-much-do-doctors-in-other-countries-make/
Less sure but not much less. It is enough to give incentive for the job so you get the best. And the more socialist countries you see higher in the list are getting less but their costly education was paid for (reducing the risk involved taking the job) encouraging even better doctors (Since you needn't be merely lucky to be able to go to medical school).
For my metrics: http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=1558016&cid=31224046
What does air conditioning have to do with health (in most cases). It is minor compared to covering more people, and using preventative measures rather than after the fact repairs. And lines while a pain aren't an issue for healthcare. Why? Because people that need to go now go now. Triage. I might wait 2hrs if I have a toothache and go to a hospital downtown. But if I get shot I get seen right away. So lines are an annoyance only.
Was using the world health organisation's rankings. Even if they aren't 100% accurate, tey should be pretty close.
http://www.photius.com/rankings/healthranks.html
They balanced a large bunch of stats to get their numbers and are THE guys to look to for this sorta data. Also, if you want to compare that to expenditures, look here (USA #1):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_total_health_expenditure_(PPP)_per_capita