The problem with glass is that it isn’t biodegradable. If it gets broken, it can cause a hazard for humans and wildlife. If it gets thrown away, it’s not going to break down. Glass is good for the ideal case, but not…
Just because Hillary’s campaign contributions were not as effective at persuading voters enough to win a electoral college majority does not mean that Trump (or other politicians) are not influenced by those…
How about international visitors? Since they don’t pay taxes to help maintain the park should they have to pay a higher entrance fee?
It’s $5 for a group wilderness permit application plus $5 per person per permit. I think it’s another $5/person if you want to add on the Half Dome summit.
The linked article indicates that only a small amount of seaweed needs to be added to their diet to be effective and that seaweed is easy to grow, so it doesn’t sound like it would take long to scale.
Several states already ban payday loans and some don’t allow lotteries (let alone state sponsored lotteries that are used to fund things like education). Personally, I think setting an effective interest rate cap…
Per https://www.valuepenguin.com/average-credit-card-debt#income... the lower income earners in the US have almost 10% of their income in credit card debt. Per…
I also didn’t intend on “shouldn’t melt” to be taken sarcastically. I was trying to show how I would like something changed in the article. Probably a bad use of quotes on my part...
Not at all. I expect NASA has done as much due diligence, planning, testing, and verification as possible. I just don’t think they are being upfront as they should be about the possible risks for a previously…
Doesn’t it undermine the credibility of NASA if something goes wrong? The public who is the audience for this article is also paying the bills (through taxes). I’d settle for just changing “won’t melt” to “shouldn’t…
The article makes it sound like there is no possible way for the probe to melt. Is this actually the case? Is there no possibility that manufacturer defects or a solar anomaly that could cause unexpected problems? I…
Personally, I’d be happy with just automated freeway driving. That seems like an easier problem to solve (no pedestrians, complex traffic controls, cars going the other way or turning across your path, and visibility is…
Why not just go with paper milk cartons? They are very recyclable and biodegradeable and I think it would be easy to find a supplier/packager and the stores would have no problem selling it.
I’m just saying there is a factor that could impact the statistics and that how much a person works should be taken into account for all the findings. Not just the gender-based one, so that we have accurate data from…
The same could be said for the racial-based statistics, since race might be tied to cultural opinions which could impact how many hours a week or years in a lifetime someone works.
And cost.
Question: Why do the autonomous cargo missions need to be done in the ideal launch window? It doesn't seem like the systems required to operate and navigate in space should require much energy, once your are up to…
I know deterioration of the solar panels is a concern for land-based installations. I imagine that could be accelerated by sea salt, waves, and storms. I'm also curious how cloudy/foggy ocean sites are compared to ideal…
I did some quick searching and found a Newsweek article with the same claim referencing a study where: "White made that estimation by watching grizzlies with a scope for up to 14 hours per day, while writing his…
I was surprised as this as well. I wouldn't think running these queries on small datasets would take much computing resources and would provide a nice competitive advantage over other alternatives.
Car sharing (if self-driven) does provide an additional perk--time and money saved trying to find a place to park and paying for that parking. In addition, people turning into parking lots/garages (or worse parallel…
I think you are generally right about a primary/family car, but less so for a second, commuter car. I think this mainly hinges around making the self-driving technology safe, reliable and cheap (that is, cheaper than…
What do you hope to gain by being unwelcoming? Does ostricizing someone really help us move forward as a society? In my experience, reaching out to people that aren't like you and trying to understand/relate with them…
"intercity and commuter rail passenger transportation provided by or for Amtrak has preference over freight transportation" What qualifies as commuter rail? I think most of Amtrak's cross-country tracks would probably…
United isn't the first US airline to do this. I believe Spirit, Allegient and Frontier all charge for carry-on luggage -- but you can get flights for $20-40 one way, if you buy direct. You get what you pay for though...
The problem with glass is that it isn’t biodegradable. If it gets broken, it can cause a hazard for humans and wildlife. If it gets thrown away, it’s not going to break down. Glass is good for the ideal case, but not…
Just because Hillary’s campaign contributions were not as effective at persuading voters enough to win a electoral college majority does not mean that Trump (or other politicians) are not influenced by those…
How about international visitors? Since they don’t pay taxes to help maintain the park should they have to pay a higher entrance fee?
It’s $5 for a group wilderness permit application plus $5 per person per permit. I think it’s another $5/person if you want to add on the Half Dome summit.
The linked article indicates that only a small amount of seaweed needs to be added to their diet to be effective and that seaweed is easy to grow, so it doesn’t sound like it would take long to scale.
Several states already ban payday loans and some don’t allow lotteries (let alone state sponsored lotteries that are used to fund things like education). Personally, I think setting an effective interest rate cap…
Per https://www.valuepenguin.com/average-credit-card-debt#income... the lower income earners in the US have almost 10% of their income in credit card debt. Per…
I also didn’t intend on “shouldn’t melt” to be taken sarcastically. I was trying to show how I would like something changed in the article. Probably a bad use of quotes on my part...
Not at all. I expect NASA has done as much due diligence, planning, testing, and verification as possible. I just don’t think they are being upfront as they should be about the possible risks for a previously…
Doesn’t it undermine the credibility of NASA if something goes wrong? The public who is the audience for this article is also paying the bills (through taxes). I’d settle for just changing “won’t melt” to “shouldn’t…
The article makes it sound like there is no possible way for the probe to melt. Is this actually the case? Is there no possibility that manufacturer defects or a solar anomaly that could cause unexpected problems? I…
Personally, I’d be happy with just automated freeway driving. That seems like an easier problem to solve (no pedestrians, complex traffic controls, cars going the other way or turning across your path, and visibility is…
Why not just go with paper milk cartons? They are very recyclable and biodegradeable and I think it would be easy to find a supplier/packager and the stores would have no problem selling it.
I’m just saying there is a factor that could impact the statistics and that how much a person works should be taken into account for all the findings. Not just the gender-based one, so that we have accurate data from…
The same could be said for the racial-based statistics, since race might be tied to cultural opinions which could impact how many hours a week or years in a lifetime someone works.
And cost.
Question: Why do the autonomous cargo missions need to be done in the ideal launch window? It doesn't seem like the systems required to operate and navigate in space should require much energy, once your are up to…
I know deterioration of the solar panels is a concern for land-based installations. I imagine that could be accelerated by sea salt, waves, and storms. I'm also curious how cloudy/foggy ocean sites are compared to ideal…
I did some quick searching and found a Newsweek article with the same claim referencing a study where: "White made that estimation by watching grizzlies with a scope for up to 14 hours per day, while writing his…
I was surprised as this as well. I wouldn't think running these queries on small datasets would take much computing resources and would provide a nice competitive advantage over other alternatives.
Car sharing (if self-driven) does provide an additional perk--time and money saved trying to find a place to park and paying for that parking. In addition, people turning into parking lots/garages (or worse parallel…
I think you are generally right about a primary/family car, but less so for a second, commuter car. I think this mainly hinges around making the self-driving technology safe, reliable and cheap (that is, cheaper than…
What do you hope to gain by being unwelcoming? Does ostricizing someone really help us move forward as a society? In my experience, reaching out to people that aren't like you and trying to understand/relate with them…
"intercity and commuter rail passenger transportation provided by or for Amtrak has preference over freight transportation" What qualifies as commuter rail? I think most of Amtrak's cross-country tracks would probably…
United isn't the first US airline to do this. I believe Spirit, Allegient and Frontier all charge for carry-on luggage -- but you can get flights for $20-40 one way, if you buy direct. You get what you pay for though...