We went to the moon because a lot of people believed in it and thought it was the right thing to do. They grew up dreaming about it and in many cases sci-fi was the first place they came across the possibility.
At least it's not just stimulating the pleasure centres. Even with all the knowledge at their fingertips, people still just want to watch sitcoms and youtube. I would guess this tech would replace Prozac pretty quickly.
I don't know, Niven & Pournelle's approach in Oath of Fealty (1982) seems more (short-term) realistic: People don't have them because only the rich can afford them. But they're such a significant advantage in business that you pretty much need one above a certain level. Either get lucky (rich parents, lottery, whatever), try to slowly earn one yourself, or suck up to your boss so he'll decide you're worth it.
It's a connection into a single central computer so it feels off compared to current tech. But at least one person stops trusting it due to potential terrorist infiltration and tries to figure out how to make decisions without it again. Until then people just trust it, taking the advantages without considering the potential consequences.
There are 7000 people, that's not a city. But, yes, there are farms within my city's limits (pop: ~320,000). They're being bought up for development but there are still a few left.
Pollination? What would all the old people do when they can't grow flowers? Any farms that you're driving out of business? There's the whole ecosystem thing too: which bugs can you manage to exclude and what they did eat that's now running rampant? But if it means no raccoons assaulting garbage cans, I suppose it's worth it.
He's still out the 30,000+ more per year his undergrad classmates are making and needs to find money for food and rent. Been there, loved it, saw that it doesn't pay (especially if you want to live near the uni or eat decently so you can either have a life in school or live long enough to have one later).
And after what seemed like an eternity, October would finally come. The seasons would pass and, as every other year, September would eventually begin again.
Not necessary, they can just provide larger incentives (tax breaks) to the biggest contributors. Then those foods can be sold cheaper than other food and we'll all save money by living on a mixture of corn, sugar, and processed white flour.
Or smart chicks don't want to be pregnant and hot in the summer or have kids with birthdays near Christmas/Thanksgiving or have to get to the hospital in the middle of a major winter storm. So ideally they would plan for May-June.
I keep seeing insurance-company ads about texting when driving, and wonder if anyone actually sends text messages at the wheel, as opposed to reading them or texting while a passenger?
Does sending email on a blackberry count? I've seen lots of people doing that at the wheel, including on their 10 minute drive home from work. I've also seen shaving, talking on a cellphone using both hands for gestures (probably steering with his knees), and a cyclist coming across a cross-street while either texting or dialing a cellphone (hard to be sure which). I'm sure insurance companies make up imaginary or rare perils but, at least where I live, texting while driving is definitely a real concern.
Diesel is good, but I'd like to see Mazda make a Wankel based Hybrid. It's low weight and excellent fixed speed performance is ideal for hybrid vehicles.
"Hydrogen fuel range is twice that of the [Hydrogen RE] RX-8 at 200 kilometers. Not only that, but the rotary mill can switch to running on gasoline if hydrogen isn't handy. The powerplant and its lithium-ion batteries are then mounted in the oh-so-versatile Premacy microvan, which is better known as the Mazda5 on these shores."
Diesel engines have always been where hybrid cars should go, its just that in North America, most people avoid diesel and gas stations often don't have it.
It may be technically true that the majority of North American avoid diesel but it's not the case everywhere in over here. There are Canadian fishing villages where diesel VWs are popular and even the tiny no-name gas stations have diesel (e.g., Caper Gas). In Ontario there are stations with 2 grades of diesel (Sunoco Gold Diesel). There aren't as many diesel vehicles here as Europe but it's a relatively small market.
You don't need to sign a contract for an iPod Touch which can also access the App Store. You can buy stuff from iTunes with a gift card so you don't need a credit card (at least in the US). I was a 13-y/o NIN fan, though my parents probably figured out I was listening to the loud music I was playing. Someone's older brother would burn a copy for you if you couldn't get it yourself.
Apple could just let parents do the parenting (or wait for the US gov't to do it).
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It would probably be more effective to watch the ads, note who's advertising, and always buy from the companies that don't. Then you're decreasing the effectiveness of the advertising instead of just making the signal noisier. Alternatively you could make purchases based on quality but I don't think the market analysts know how to fit that into the demand models (unless it's perception of quality based on ads).
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We went to the moon because a lot of people believed in it and thought it was the right thing to do. They grew up dreaming about it and in many cases sci-fi was the first place they came across the possibility.
At least it's not just stimulating the pleasure centres. Even with all the knowledge at their fingertips, people still just want to watch sitcoms and youtube. I would guess this tech would replace Prozac pretty quickly.
But as long as it's done collectively it's okay? Or have you given up internet and TV already?
I don't know, Niven & Pournelle's approach in Oath of Fealty (1982) seems more (short-term) realistic: People don't have them because only the rich can afford them. But they're such a significant advantage in business that you pretty much need one above a certain level. Either get lucky (rich parents, lottery, whatever), try to slowly earn one yourself, or suck up to your boss so he'll decide you're worth it.
It's a connection into a single central computer so it feels off compared to current tech. But at least one person stops trusting it due to potential terrorist infiltration and tries to figure out how to make decisions without it again. Until then people just trust it, taking the advantages without considering the potential consequences.
There are 7000 people, that's not a city. But, yes, there are farms within my city's limits (pop: ~320,000). They're being bought up for development but there are still a few left.
Put a dome over the dome as a windbreak.
Pollination? What would all the old people do when they can't grow flowers? Any farms that you're driving out of business? There's the whole ecosystem thing too: which bugs can you manage to exclude and what they did eat that's now running rampant? But if it means no raccoons assaulting garbage cans, I suppose it's worth it.
Yay, I've above average!
So true. Who says making life easy for your descendants is the best move? Poor martians...
He's still out the 30,000+ more per year his undergrad classmates are making and needs to find money for food and rent. Been there, loved it, saw that it doesn't pay (especially if you want to live near the uni or eat decently so you can either have a life in school or live long enough to have one later).
Ad flyers.
And after what seemed like an eternity, October would finally come. The seasons would pass and, as every other year, September would eventually begin again.
Doesn't hurt us at all, we've seen what happens to countries with oil that you consider.
I can see the appeal in spending eternity in something that occupied so many of your hours in this life.
Not necessary, they can just provide larger incentives (tax breaks) to the biggest contributors. Then those foods can be sold cheaper than other food and we'll all save money by living on a mixture of corn, sugar, and processed white flour.
Wait...
Or smart chicks don't want to be pregnant and hot in the summer or have kids with birthdays near Christmas/Thanksgiving or have to get to the hospital in the middle of a major winter storm. So ideally they would plan for May-June.
Not sort of: Toronto Hack Lab Toilet and Mike's Toilet. They're both following a flatulent office-worker's chair.
A series of tubes?
I keep seeing insurance-company ads about texting when driving, and wonder if anyone actually sends text messages at the wheel, as opposed to reading them or texting while a passenger?
Does sending email on a blackberry count? I've seen lots of people doing that at the wheel, including on their 10 minute drive home from work. I've also seen shaving, talking on a cellphone using both hands for gestures (probably steering with his knees), and a cyclist coming across a cross-street while either texting or dialing a cellphone (hard to be sure which). I'm sure insurance companies make up imaginary or rare perils but, at least where I live, texting while driving is definitely a real concern.
Diesel is good, but I'd like to see Mazda make a Wankel based Hybrid. It's low weight and excellent fixed speed performance is ideal for hybrid vehicles.
They do: Mazda Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid. It's looks like it's only available for corporate lease in Japan though.
"Hydrogen fuel range is twice that of the [Hydrogen RE] RX-8 at 200 kilometers. Not only that, but the rotary mill can switch to running on gasoline if hydrogen isn't handy. The powerplant and its lithium-ion batteries are then mounted in the oh-so-versatile Premacy microvan, which is better known as the Mazda5 on these shores."
Diesel engines have always been where hybrid cars should go, its just that in North America, most people avoid diesel and gas stations often don't have it.
It may be technically true that the majority of North American avoid diesel but it's not the case everywhere in over here. There are Canadian fishing villages where diesel VWs are popular and even the tiny no-name gas stations have diesel (e.g., Caper Gas). In Ontario there are stations with 2 grades of diesel (Sunoco Gold Diesel). There aren't as many diesel vehicles here as Europe but it's a relatively small market.
Brings up a good point. Just how are you supposed to link to a book? I can see it now, There's an xkcd for that (page 30).
The standards compliant way.
You don't need to sign a contract for an iPod Touch which can also access the App Store. You can buy stuff from iTunes with a gift card so you don't need a credit card (at least in the US). I was a 13-y/o NIN fan, though my parents probably figured out I was listening to the loud music I was playing. Someone's older brother would burn a copy for you if you couldn't get it yourself.
Apple could just let parents do the parenting (or wait for the US gov't to do it).
It would probably be more effective to watch the ads, note who's advertising, and always buy from the companies that don't. Then you're decreasing the effectiveness of the advertising instead of just making the signal noisier. Alternatively you could make purchases based on quality but I don't think the market analysts know how to fit that into the demand models (unless it's perception of quality based on ads).
The people I know with disabilities, particularly mental ones, are generally happier than the rest of us. ...?
Have you ever spent time with someone with Down's Syndrome, severe Autism,