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Just wanted to point out, this is not an original. There is obvious half-toning. | r/highresprints | comment | r/HighResPrints | 2011-10-07 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1bFM2QU5hODR5cFMwV0lCVHljV0lNQWhTVXVTS1Z1ZVNISTZERDl1TmdsOTg5b1ZNdGRySFJZVFVRZ0VxX3oxOHZ2QzdtSTBzYWgtcmttcUI1Q2RtNHA0VzRWOGZCZVJTUEdERENfa2dmcG89 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1Zsbkh6XzZFblV1NV9LMF9HS3JKOFdkUlJYUkdsbDdrQ0Q2amcyMk1odGxEdkhqZl9fMk82SHh6cWE2cG9mMUlNN29KQ2lJMXlyMWNKSS13ZG5lWUU3cW1nOWFjTEhydTE2UXVrbDlBcl9PNlVWOTZDVE9HNTFRYkM1RWhlYUpZSlE1TXgxZThLV0RvS19IZlV5MmV6bUtTd3JaR0swVUxUaERKcENXbGVYV2E2MGFUcWlxcC1ubzdkekplQWVWQ3Bfa2RPUUdHeFdJaXJ2dGM1YUVEZ0k2UT09 |
So... where can I hear this guy speak in person? | r/postearth | comment | r/postearth | 2011-10-07 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1dUxmeE1NRndJTTh2dklFTzVaamtRYy1ZUmdINzcxcmhTcTdrWmJ2VHV4V3phekpfQUE2REFxUW1uTnp6NW9Gc1RfdVRYTllqZk5veE1wVFFYR1BieHc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsZ0s0eEpHelBuc2tuaF9OZ0xnRFd1RS15cTJfVjJNR0ZkX1pGYkZqV3RVWXpsNVVwUzhVLVpYemU4TXFLNVRHVzhNczIxYWpzUXl0di1heVJEdjl1S01sY3c2aWZocUdod2dMcEVmd1duSGUzOU5ic1lDajY3aHhXWVNRVU5BQlVYTTc3T0VNdl9OWnBQRVNGcUdXMGJpSUxWUU9pRnhzNU0zN1lvMUlTamx1Q1BtZldBUzNaVHVDakVOVjNySWhlblhVel9md2ZMMDZoZUFIM1RXTTV6Zz09 |
I really liked this! Can somebody tell me is there any newer games with similar experience around? I have no idea on todays PC games anymore :(
...and it would be cool if I could play them on my linux, althought I guess wine is quite good nowdays? | r/postearth | comment | r/postearth | 2011-10-07 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1bWh0RlJmbG1iRE9vUlV3Y3k0VDNQYzBPcUlmZHNISnlIS3lWTkt1ZWxwbVQzM2Z0ZS1va3FqZmQ1RnBlM1FkMzFFbnJNbjhxVWJ0dG9fdTRtSlgtQ2c9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsTHJWX3FadnVDVWZDQ19TYzZIeFI0NkRnT2tTVGxyUnc4Vk5xdFl2ZmF2RzQtdGU0MDVaR3JONXJCdWtMMkFsVDZRb3BHeDhVU0NwR1VzaHd0WjktVXdnN2tTWktRUzloRGxvR0V5QmQ5WGpOYUZTdGUyZVBIWEY3cDFoeWhDQWhmZG5vbWRDTFc2bFlBYnh2amtDRmVESlZySV9PQU9qOVNSb2R0OUx5b3VfSl9URl95amE2RnY1QzBQTzc2ajF4 |
That is good to know. I can't imagine there being any other useful resource on the moon that we can attain for much cheaper on earth. I might be wrong about that too. | r/postearth | comment | r/postearth | 2011-10-07 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1ekZteklDVEdqeXRKM3lBZkVTUkdEenpESVRlRHFzbFMtSUZUc2lid2FnN0psV2R2QXp1dDFqUjBVSTY2Q0EwbGR5SnhoalFYUnBmNlhTeFVrTlFlU3c9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsZk4yc0hVc29acWd2bHBOeE8waHFhTFRLWmpHdlNYZ2Q3TjBoeGRMYnVBMkZJNlIzQXFHNjVsTmxkNnp4TzRJM2pIYVFWS1hYMmlTNG5CdVNrWHlsMldzUHJSLUNjLUk0WGNGQ2tNemgxem9FUENiNDQ5dGFSYXhyRjh1amxwVTljZWloV0p6NDZ0eWtxd3ZUb2NBNl90Y3ZBcXFXWTI4ams5VEhFWUNQRXQ5NFNDTEVPOHBDOXBhNU93U2dUZEs2dmJPYnlGLU41bWZrUWM1d3ZRekplUT09 |
I say a moon colony is a better idea in the short term. Assuming spacecraft could be built on the moon, it would be a convenient staging area for deep space exploration. No atomosphere, and less gravity make it very easy to launch from, using less fuel, and less energy. Its close enough to earth to make travel easy, quick, and relatively cheap, and communication gaps would be minimal if anything goes wrong. Basically, a good experience in colonization, and will lay a solid foundation of space infastructure. | r/postearth | comment | r/postearth | 2011-10-07 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1U2hhbkk1b0pRdkUyaHh2WlRBQUw3b1BBc05vOUlkVW9VTVlCS3JwV1ozU2c4TEZpLWtqaURCaWdDS3lhOHhzSTVMbDVyUG0wV3ZMVHNEUkFONmxrZkE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsLWpuMjBnOHUxdVV1M01nNy01T3BYVk04WkV1eERSRVdJUGh3TTctZzFlUU1uWmtITDF3RjF2Q3h1TVgySGNxUU5FOTVwX1JxVlhZRWZBSnBKOHVSbmk2d1FnTnU2VUxuRU9WNHd5REJfYk1uOW5JRWNzZ2hGMmliN3ZSdTR3MlBKN3J3THBZTDV5MmJ6MGhQeE1hTjF5UFRyZ0czQmxVcmN0V25iLTV6TlhkQnRaZ1RuR2lBWWs4T3BUVDdsaWw0eXhXb3l6bGJnRDlsQTE0bXhJdUFldz09 |
you also have to consider that communication between Earth and Mars take nearly half an hour at some points, where as the gap in time between the Moon and Earth is seconds. Especially in space or an another planet, that 20-30 minutes could mean life or death. The moon would give us experience in extraterrestrial colonization that we dont have, and is relatively easy to get to. | r/postearth | comment | r/postearth | 2011-10-07 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1WllNekVfNlVlWnFvSjhrZ3hnX0xaRy12cDhNUjBYcHRPYlA2UDJERXk0b1ZfYklORU9xbmJzZC0yd0tuYXViZGNtb0VYajFQR1pjMEhhM2JXT1A2Nmc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsOHc3MExMYS1ucmdZYUYwMUNmclFTZ3hGT1lxTmJYZWI4dXhXMS1EbDRpaENGeFBNQ3lTNmlDZVotTEFYNWJXRlNrX1RacThBcnBxU1pmU09WRGxZWjVjaGtYaFBKN1BaeExrWUF5Yng5ZC1WN0dyNDVMTFF6ZE9sNGNfamRLNHFHWUJMbUF2c2E0WFRjc3hHY2twZVNpcTAwMzhtdUhSWHYwZFdZN29faDlFcDdibG1OY0J5V1JIN0NFMjRSdkQ2QnZYR080MGhmLXJnZFVCUW95NnRzQT09 |
This guy basically says what I've been saying for years. The primary goal right now should not be colonization, but low-gravity mining. Producing fuel outside of Earth's atmosphere will drastically reduce the amount of fuel needed for liftoff, and by contrast, the weight of the spacecraft. The extra space could be used for transporting (for the time being) non-renewable resources, primarily food.
Once we start building these mines, permanent settlements will almost happen naturally. Look at how many cities and towns in America alone that started as Mining Colonies. | r/postearth | comment | r/postearth | 2011-10-07 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1SVVVNnJPZ004d04xZWJrVXRkakdsX2ZhZTNYbmdDMkJtX3lTQVFWOUZKUVEtdWtiOWRwUFptbmw2OWE0dW1VRVp3RlNYdGJVUFI3Y0dZcWV2TFRUWlE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsVkZ2b0d4X0txeWRXZHUtZmRnRkdJT0dTa2ZIT1lEMVU0M3NhMm5mRmJpdklraW5lUEhYNzhvbzQwQjc3YUhiejZqMEdZVm9BakVyazNPcWhQM0lMRU00U1pVQ1ZaeXAtd3REUUVoaFIxLXpybzBNcHdSa2k0MnNPbmxaVkR2WEhxUmx2UjhkUE1DR0lQb1BFOGV1SXl1WTcyeWZzZllGeC1JdUVXNDdjT2lNQUp5V1NwajcyRF9GZU5EYnhxaXgzV2dMVnYwdnhjVmVkd3JldFB4QmFtdz09 |
[IAMA Equipment Leasing Agent here to answer all the questions I wouldn't while at work](http://www.reddit.com/r/Entrepreneur/comments/l3nrc/iama_equipment_leasing_agent_here_to_answer_all/)
When I read this post, I thought, wouldn't it be great if people from every industry did this? | r/businessinsiders | post | r/BusinessInsiders | 2011-10-07 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1emtmZC1xVVE0eUhyY1JRYkpfVFpwbGtWSVVqZm4tSlpwUDNvc0lLMG9ibmdFdEZOV01PMFBIbi1xd18yLUdJdFEydzN5ODN4YnVhUHpsb3g5c3l0OEVMUWNTUjNmSWdvRlY2WG9JNkxzd009 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsblYxelNralFrSEhsYXEwUHFPVUZBX01DYlRlRkREdy0tV2p3NG1TUVUzVkJaVXZnMm1JS1lHeDJzWW1tRkJkRXdEYVQ5bkRsTW9PbkIxYzBnTUUzNnlyUWJfYWs1dnJZOXZqdlRQSTU5dEJpWTIyakFMTlR6SXlVTElFdkxYSmU0ZlBVMXN2NTZwYzJVYm9oaC1TWEpmdV83VDBTOVE0aFZWWVJ0c0lGS1BVcGd0Nk5kVVoxTjhlNEVnQnFITUg0bzc0YWxoR2RnSWJMZzBydHZhelUxQT09 |
The colonization of Mars would be one main goal, but I don't think it will happen unless we start mining the moon and Near Earth Orbit objects for fuel. As stated in another post, (and a main plot point for the movie [Moon](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1182345/)) Helium 3 can be harvested on Luna. When you think logically, when you start mining an area, a colony essentially falls in place, almost naturally. Using the Moon as a gas station would reduce the weight of a spaceship dramatically because it no longer needs to carry the extra fuel for the ride to Mars/home. And even before populating Mars, making a He3 mining colony on Phobos/Deimos would make it much easier to return home after an initial trip to Mars. For the next couple hundred years on Mars, I think it should be become the base of industry for the entire Solar System. While doing that, population could grow exponentially, and the pollution would help to terraform the planet.
I believe we have the technology to start doing this now, but the reason we do not do it is because the space community is more concerned with exploration and colonization over mining. And I've said for a while now that whoever starts mining objects in space first will become parallel to the Big Oil companies of today; The absolute richest and most powerful corporation in the Solar System, which would of course start causing a lot of problems in itself, just like it does here on Earth. However, moving industry away from Earth could theoretically drastically reduce pollution on Earth. It could become a planet based entirely around the Economy of the Solar System, and Residential areas would become much higher quality as nature begins taking back what Industry has destroyed. | r/postearth | comment | r/postearth | 2011-10-07 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1OFlSMTAybkFDbXUtT2syZVU5TTdsX0ZpYUxSUFZuN3RJYWZPR2JLaWREN3g3Uk1GRGJlNTNOeFcwNmJYUEZWaHJ1N29BU2ZRN1dRTlNkZUEzRG1palE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsM2dQRUhnd1pSMEFWVnI1c1ktV0VHck4xYzA1RnU5eTE1eTVsOHFXUmVONmswTF9rMTFpTXRLRVBVWThSelhESVBNZ2N0eG1WVG15TWtNVGR5eTRSb0RIdDBXSzBCQkZnZlVnMU8tWnYwZVFxR0RlQ1lfQlFQVDhFeDd3ZGVkMW56cnNPRDNlYU9vOEFKSmN4cHl6ZmZobDA2UDhFNU1ndTI2VnhMWXVlWWtPVEFZT0lVeDJrYkQzc2JzTTdjMThzeUZyZnRsb19KQldnZTljNkZiYTZtZz09 |
I don't find that argument compelling. The Moon can only give us experience about living on the Moon. If we build hardware for the Moon, it will be for the Moon only. | r/postearth | comment | r/postearth | 2011-10-07 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1VzZpb2hlTHE1NmhrbHpJcnpqbnY3b1NGTmlmQW40Q2k0UlRvNHZQdVRlUDh3RWw3MHVFbzdyeXdnLTNQLVJESl9RbE1FeUNtYndRa0thWWNRZUZvSWc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsNWE0d1JXMHV3eHppcW9jTUZ1dU50MTAzLU9uQnhmdGM0a1luV1ZMTmk1LUhtcmNLemlsQkxDeURwMFZkcTlRbnhleFlpZzJHYjVlbEJIMTE3N3Vndl9mcUxoNDhSNEJLV2ZnWHFSRHFWOWJFVUdobEpRNTlhbjZ0YUJzNVJnOV9HcktRbTJvcXlGX0xxemdQRzd4enprNUFzZHVwZjBUYzhLbmFlV3o5U0lneFRIMnVnaW41TGxfNnkzS3lDellYbUZkd2ZHeUZ0Y2g4T3Z4T0MwRFpLQT09 |
started this redesign a couple weeks ago but was too busy to continue. just finished it today.
its not too image heavy so it would load kind of fast or at least as fast as Reddit does now.
http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/4848/sting2kxredditredesign.jpg
**EDIT: i wasn't obligated to do this but i made some revisions. **
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| r/unsolicitedredesigns | post | r/UnsolicitedRedesigns | 2011-10-07 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1bGdrTU02ZlAxeUFaRmlCTFV6Um1fWF83akdrVVhmWjJxd3JOSHpUZ2J6aTNLTDlMblhZaE50Tl96OEEzOVllUmVTUmRPZS1DSElkRDExakRibjJtSHc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsbjV2cGlYT3hlWXppVnJUZmhGRTkzQldfRHpOZUZIdE5UMFdWZXdPMFU2cW4xcDFDMWZXeE1kNEVMZFNPRnA1S0cycHlnWWFXbHJPb1V4ZUU0VmVWMUFlamZjSDNzanJqLWZ3czhQQ1c2RzZmRDgxR0swbVFKRlkyYndKRWFPSGtPVGFEeEo4eFo3bTBUZHFkM2xnU081WDFxdFBsWE1CZGp2QzJUSmpHV0hkMDR6NXB0SEpGQUJKcjB6ZTJlQTA0 |
Thanks for the reply. | r/uas | comment | r/UAS | 2011-10-07 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1dTN3cWhCY281U1phVHZ6ZWpFQjZ2dUt2OEZtTDZLUWw1T09lb2w3a3lkYmtrcXdhdHBQc0U5UkJUdGhhSHkxa2NuYnczY2thVUwwLXhBTjRuXzFMa2c9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsRWgwM3VOWTMySE1HbVBtMWJRMnoybFgtVlRicE5qTmkyU1hFcFNzRURxVG1xeTFvblUtSHRPQnhnU3ppSmdlcW1JaXp0bFdldm5yUWZ5dUZrRVVlSW5QQUxibmllUVhvY2E5TDVBRWhKQzNjTWpQNlZyLVIwb1pUaUY1VzZOYWxRRXVEYXdGUFBPanpUdW5qX3JTRGd0dHNPcWNvOXdIMXQ0WjFFajhlVEpMWlg1ZlVRLWVVVFNOWmMwcnVqeEM5dnZWMVdiUEdYcl93b3R1RFdHbDV0dz09 |
On my netbook, if I try to play the demo, my resolution is too small to play. It's impossible to play in windowed mode, and setting it on fullscreen without force aspect ratio doesn't even set it to fullscreen. Setting it with force aspect ratio doesn't add borders, the top and bottom are cut off. I'm running Tiny7, a modification of Windows 7 (that may be the problem). Is there any fix to it?
Thanks in advance! | r/spacechem | post | r/spacechem | 2011-10-07 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1Wjl2aWNkaEVlS3ZxN1ZIRExpMk9GTjEyd0d3Ykx6UUF5Tzhya1k3RGNSaTlNcndoRnpnaGZKTVlYOU9LaVpzZXlsdzBvTmdhVmFUOHRpV2E0VE5rN0E9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsdEpvNDNnREFwa19oSnFWZGNTQi0wdThtSlZvMTNQcDYzVnltenJwMklaTTlfVDd2MVIzM0g0TDRjOG9uS3Vjb1EyREJuZUFpTjlhc0c1TF83cGQ2NGdDb0ZhMElKbWhSRm92eXNkVGp5M0FaTXpSU3hlQmd6NTJBRXZQQTJfSnByYlJsUDhSRVJvdTduU196eHVXR3lPUndxZEZ5YjBtUnNvYmVEdWtwVTRNM0tKRmV5ZmxKLW84NkpXNjFGM1Qy |
:( | r/firstgradeproblems | comment | r/firstgradeproblems | 2011-10-07 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1T2pNNjVFQkprclhpY1hSd2pyQnpHOUNSTTg5SnBSZDdUbjZFS0ZmYnduNlAzcHNRMWVtZERUdENLODAxUFlMN1dHMnB2T2JPRVFmUUl3bXVvX3doeGc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsYWlmck1zQUVrTk9sZk9DMEkyb1RVOTZ4bXBzb19qRkd1cWdVbnRIcHhyV3d0VjBydWV0VHhwdVE3M2xnanJSdzNNYkpHdFBUTDhIWHhFQWJpeWo4STJkNnRkOGsyWXMwOFFxeDR0WDRTRzROcWU5dVNmYkFjQkRnU2oyYkFvcmpCMGx3M212Wi13b3pGdnQ2SEJnSFlZWkVmczlaZXFEZ3J6TWQ2YmFDVDBZc0xMeWQ1NGp6RnRVVmNsd05yUnlz |
Here's how it works...
You find a printing house like the one I used to work for... http://www.blockgraphics.com (I was layed off a month ago), get an account and a price list for their services.
Then you go to various businesses and offer to supply them with custom printed envelopes, forms, letterhead, etc. You take the artwork they provide you, send it to the print house and place your order.
The print house then does all the work and ships it to your client in your name and they never even know the print house existed. You get the credit and the profit from whatever you're able to charge them minus whatever the print house charges you.
The brilliant bit is other than selling the service to the client, you don't do any of the actual work. The client provides the art and the print house does the printing/cutting/packaging/storing/shipping.
If companies like Scentsy knew they were being profitized like this they could deal with the print houses directly and save a whole bundle of money. They don't. Nobody outside of these "independent printers" knows the industry exists. And it's HUGE.
Parent company of mine is http://www.ennis.com One of their divisions is one that does the same thing for corporate t-shirts and stuff. http://www.alstyle.com/default.aspx | r/businessinsiders | post | r/BusinessInsiders | 2011-10-07 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1bWh5ay11bnd0Wkg4elFjMmtOcFBoakR1WnVrdjBOdHUwTzR3UTlKcVFIUEEtejdNb1RRTXpiV3RKWDhOX3hsLTVBOV9ZUXhGQl9aTWpobm91ZU1qamc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsU1d2Y2toT0swaXRESXoxM1QteFlIc1M1WHBQTGstekFRX1ZXbmF4R0o0NW40VjM2R1pfcTNvVWRjY3ZCdmtHUkZkaXdlWEwzXzhTSHZDQnNGNXBMbWZWUUFTa1BrOGpubFdhVEpTR0dzOEd3RXM5bEl6dDFmbExFZjVubTdORks3QkJiZXZXX3h0d19lMktnLWlRWWNVcU9hRXdpdURnbUVZSjBfVlNwZk1tb21Pbld0cXJxQWxhYkluNFd2ZGphdUdoX094ME4zTG54cUZEUl9qaUNLZz09 |
The best argument for the moon is that launch windows for Mars only open up every 2 years. You want it work, right? Well, there's the Moon while we're waiting. | r/postearth | comment | r/postearth | 2011-10-07 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1UXg3eHVWamZtZG1OM1NMTzFKTVJqZ1Z4TTZGZmFuaWhiOThHVno1UzJvZGlvRklfeG1rM1ZiUnQ4MHVHVV81RVVFcXZ0T3ZzWjRvaWRVSG5QWkFVWGc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsX3JDc1c3Nno5SEQtcFdVN1V1Y2RwaGdfQU0wRjJRZHBPeUFzRlVQT25tTC1NQ1FubU1WTFJxaXdXaTB3aVhJdGdZSHRPd2dOZGJDMktzX19zTTJkblVicnJ4WHphVkhsNmN2TnVmZk5nQnJWcENTSVZQQUo2Ull2WjBscURJcEN4V2Exd1UzTFRtU2JvTUNOSjlIRUhWS3lXeXFDZFRSWWxlSWJyX2JzS25TU1R5dFRtVjFVZF9wVW9MMjVhWWJUSDA3eGhVbUNDVDFaMnh0RE5FZC1Udz09 |
He seems more concerned with how we get out of the solar system. And I have to say that sounds amazingly hard to me. (Maybe it won't sound so hard to people in a few centuries.) | r/postearth | comment | r/postearth | 2011-10-07 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1X043dkhBLXR1Ulh4azkwYjJPRzBpeW5mc3NuVEZNeEphbUszNUZ5RHZubGM0VmpRSFV3aVluZ2E3ekIyTnByajhNRUdoWG9lQ3E2dDNMVUxyaDltYkE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsLU9vMHBJMUNFc0NBMVRNVzduMm53c3lLazl2QnNYd3c2WElnN09TazRGMVduamVENE9yS1NTTmVEVnprQ0tVc1hVVW5SSUhiT2VoaGljN1VqMjh5Y0pZQ2xaZWNnaXJTeXVDbmFxRkNPbG9hMHZoRjBYUWdXbWRUd3pSX0NuR0M4UzVmdUZXTWh6UkF0R3VUejFfYXpNbk45TEw4RFVITGM3TGVkaHQ1VGptamhpQWNmZUYtdG92Qk92Tkp6OWZGT0Y5NXQwUldGMmh5RHFieWdIUjk2QT09 |
This may be quite obvious, but anyway. I used to freelance as a software developer (working full-time now) and I've seen freelance designers and even plumbers use the same techniques.
The basic problem comes from the fact that as a freelancer you are most of the time either triple-booked OR you are lacking clients. Every new client that comes to you wants results immediately, so booking them "two months from now" is hardly ever an option. But you still need the money. So you do the deal and then the client wants results from you... But here comes another project (hugely profitable and very urgent) and messes up your schedule! Or maybe you haven't finished the previous project yet due to some delays on the client side. Things happen.
Anyway, freelancers create subtle delays by choosing which method of communication to use.
* If they are swamped with work, then they will use e-mail, because it's acceptable to take 24 hours or even more to answer to an e-mail.
* If they are less swamped, they will use some instant messenger.
* Next level is calling, be it over Skype or regular. If a freelancer actually calls you, the client, to ask something, then they must be pretty busy working on *your* project.
* And finally there are personal meetings.
It is literally possible to cause a project to grind to a halt for two weeks while you discuss over e-mail something which in person or even over a Skype call would take less than five minutes.
You can take this to a whole other level of dishonesty by doing any of the following: (which I've not done, but have seen done so many times)
* Calling attention to small details in the work and asking for further comments as a delay tactic.
* Criticizing your own work in subtle ways so as to cause confusion and doubt in the client.
* Claiming that some e-mails got lost. (This is on the same level as saying that a dog ate your homework.)
* At client meetings with several client representatives asking for buy-in and comments from people either unrelated or (better yet) higher up. When you're building a bike shed, everyone has a very strong opinion about what color it should be painted. Seek out those strong opinions on trivial matters and make sure to bill by the hour.
* After causing confusion and doubt in the ranks of the client, advise them to seek out further opinions. You can now either do something else for a week or you could offer to go out and gather feedback yourself and bill by the hour.
Feel free to ask me anything. | r/businessinsiders | post | r/BusinessInsiders | 2011-10-07 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1c2g2Rldxd2xDUjdIaHh3dE5wUUJWSmlkenFtTnE3dHk2cHVBN2c4aHBzY2NiZXJSTXVjWDBCRFNqNHZVVFBCYWV1WmFleWI1NXRZRVJUeUFOUFFVUnc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsR056dnZ6cHd0Y0FDQm92MDNUX18weUdtc2VwUTJBS2ZabE90MUE4MXhUbjh4T3VORUtNTHZzczNXZkFCUmhpZjQ4Mkdpd3pua1BEQUVINVlLd2dyOWpteTRlQW0ta1RJR1hvQklCOTNQMGk5Um1tLUprZ3piUUFPSko4UHZXV0tObDRRbE1HZDhxUVZyWUFTMXpTRFYxRWRpbkpqZkU1OUpyODBxejBITXhCUTcwQjZaYVNDQVlMaE5ueS1qdzdNZ3RicFUzZjA5Q3Ntc3NyMF95WWhOQT09 |
Because it's awesome. That is all the reason I need personally. | r/postearth | comment | r/postearth | 2011-10-07 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1X05KYTkzQ0J6cXRBSXJUemNRbXlDUkNjanpxdnl2WkpQUnRPX2E1d0RNY01WMVlrZHNKMDRSLWhVeFRWSnlzV25qWTRuRTd3bWxBc1h4eGZuNmVVV2c9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsUGdOYTRXNm5ueHdsWW5oc0gzMzdPNUNQbjdGT3M5T0ZJbjhNOElDVUFEUDVTLXppQkYwRXFvSWVzZmVTdllhT3BHTGFCLXV2YWFQRWtmd1JnUUtsVWJYM095NVI2OXFjZThRT21RZXVtLVBJYXdWRVpyVXJSZHBleDVnbnNxR0NQY2NtbVNrSnJaeGZwYng4aEl5Nk1nczdsTUpPemNKUXlIYXNjaUxfV0JwWTRoR3dmZ2lzMl8tanE5M2IzUXM1Q0ctWGRBam15RmtfTG9OcThvQ1dTdz09 |
Would you consider Civ 4 or 5 in the same line? | r/postearth | comment | r/postearth | 2011-10-07 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1Y3dBNXlnc2VZcXRiWDlBR3lBdG9DQi05VnozaEF4a0QxOHhwZFA5Ynp3QWN3N3RmS1lRMXhfdE1ieWVDZ0VHYVpRejBjcDNZZmsxWmNxZDFrUGtMcWc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsQjRRUzUtakFWdEwxcU9iclhkem9rZEhjbWY1YmZxVjlrSF9DTnVJcVFBSG1DRk15Q3poVDBjWXJrcFZKZ2lnQUFUenJ1YU5xUWlwMnBHVVRSZWdEc0hkN0J4ZHU1eEZVbV9saEZNd1ZQYUtxeTUwWVF3SWVGZDMwWS1XUmt0RFJDOTZxVXVoTEo2Ni1Tdy1jM2V3RjZkZDJ1Q3JaQXNueEg0VmloU1BhWnEtcW42R3l5VE1nQjc5dlQ5aEpWQ3VZ |
Thanks, now I'm going to end up sinking 30hrs into that game this weekend. | r/postearth | comment | r/postearth | 2011-10-07 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1SW1JOTc1QVdzX3YtQTNHMjg1MjJlZjdjZHYySmVZVEhjZExvUnF2UGlkN01lR3FDdDJmZlpOdkI0OVdoWnE0NVMxUG5PRDZNNEU0T2N4X3p2NjhOc0E9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsVklvZE1EVmpnQl8yRk5kLUNNdkRtVEprcnJVU2xJM09IdWJFdDFhQ1U2akpxeHlDNXBLT0k3Q2RYVmF3Q0FaQUpxNVpGaV9INUp4X3JzdEpoUDc5QlQydmtBTXVINU8zYVNfTzBpTUVHOGNaQUFNYnRxbFg2UGNzOXVpa0dvTUUzcFRKbWhDZUd1OXF4bFZ2QkhsNW9wT0lEcTNKamJLaHZzRmpzeGlkbGRtLUNIelRtRnJlTGlPcDdFalVuUE9m |
I was a valet car parking attendant in Atlanta for about 3 months after graduating college. It's an interesting job, but not one that I want to revisit. Not all valets are shady, but there is so much room for shadiness.
Here are some thoughts:
* If you valet your car, there's no shame in taking a quick 360° stroll around your car.
* At my company, I had to pay up to a $1,000 deductible on any insurance claims made against a car I damaged. So, if I parked 400 cars in a night, that's a $400K liability. There was lots of incentive, and encouragement from management, to hide damage. Once the car was off the lot, they could plausibly claim that you damaged it yourself after leaving.
* On the other hand, if your car is special, let them know. If you have to roll down the window and open the door from the outside, say that. If the door lock mechanism is prone to sliding out of the door attached to the key, mention it. If the key is prone to breaking in half where the metal meets the plastic (Land Rover), give them a heads up.
* For that matter, if the operation of the car is special, ask if the valet knows about it. I didn't know about warming up old diesel Mercedes until a customer told me. I had to figure out the start button on the S2000s myself after roll starting one that was blocking the lane. :-(
* I didn't actually get to keep my tips. I had to surrender them to the company who paged me ~$14/hr cash. Not all places work like this, but some do.
* At pay lots, if the price to park is not printed on a sign, it's likely being made up by the valet based on what he thinks he can get. If you were driving a nice car, and there was no where else to park, it was $20. If you looked like you were struggling, and it was early or late, I'd let you slide.
* If you pay to park AND you park yourself, you don't need to tip. If you pay to park, but the valet parks it because the spots are tight, consider a tip. In the case of pay lots, I could keep my tips.
* In 2003 at a medium-nice restaurant, $0 was a dick move, $1 was cheap, $2 was standard, $5 was generous, and $20 only happened a few times, mostly for super-hard-to-park-1970s-land-yachts.
* It's absolutely normal to ask for change for a $5 or even $20, as long as you don't mind singles.
* The problem with letting you park your fancy car yourself is that you might park like a douche and take up 3 spots for the whole evening. That's a big opportunity cost. Plus, what did you think was going to happen that necessitates diagonal parking? That I'm going to power-slide a WRX into your dime-a-dozen Audi. I parked cars for a living. Just give $20 extra and give yourself a reasonable 3 foot buffer on each side.
* It's really not all that exciting to drive somebody's Porche Turbo 4s at 5 mph through a parking lot. There was no Ferris Buellering. There was no time.
* If you come back after closing time and the valet's gone, check with the restaurant for your keys. If you think you might be late, ask the valet to park the car and bring the keys back to you.
* Unless the valet owns the company, it's not the valet's fault that you have to valet your car.
tl;dr: If you use a valet, trust but verify. Also, you'll catch more flies with honey (unless there's been a MythBusters about that). | r/businessinsiders | post | r/BusinessInsiders | 2011-10-07 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1N3lMTVkzaDhEMWpFMW5iWTItaFNLZ1FVaTRjQjlvcUw5TlhxbkdQZ21vRjljTE1Od3BQRWxNYUVMZ2Z5QndyNC0xOHBVQ0FjM3oxbFprUTRQMkFSWVE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsZldTRmNQTHdhaEVtakppM3l4YVBKekJfbzBKWUdEZkdhaGgwZmhINFlIY204RVJ6Q0tjVHZqWGN6WjAyRmhpRGNEYVpueVNZUjNndnlqTTlhZmVTZnhMa3REN0gzUWlpeWt1MVhQN1o4UHpvcU52U19ZdVExeXM0THE0RUN0MHBrZ3ExbjZGY29nOHJFV1VHaWtGWldZM3FJR1dua2h4UHNQQmhYNmFDZGp3PQ== |
I signed up for just GameSoc and IFIS this year (third year, so I've gotta knuckle down on studying I guess). Also I'm the president of GameSoc so if you wanna join the mailing list give me a shout :) | r/rhul | comment | r/RHUL | 2011-10-07 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1d2I0MXh3Nmd5M2pIck5lQTNqbHpTMDVoWGlPVENvQ1NHaF9BWFYtT1ZoeE0zd2xTUzYyMy1NZzlmZjV6VEZybkE4OWNZMUQ0amVMMl9RdjFZQXJOZkE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsMFZkSmVHdGQ3OG5ERXNHVDZnbjFLcm5Xbl8zdmZjcWRSUlhVeVZLaEFnSk5pT0d4cVZicEVRNkxmZWV3cXRiWEZ0aThSNzZmeHZTSllxQWJXcnRMV1pwcEltUlBqWjlHNjQtbGdiRHA3UGZ2ajltWkVrMGdkVGV2c2J6THg2eW1WazluRmhpdVdnXzJwNU1oVFZSbXBVYVQ1bzZJWkRLaUNJT0trRFJDNEZDN1FLUWp5WlgtRDZ3YnV3R2M2WWVWcjJOWTNhcG44ZEg5bHlrVkJ3R1lUUT09 |
So much of what we'd need to build a moon base we would need to ship up to the moon, though.
We might make a moon base out of material from Mars or the asteroids, though. | r/postearth | comment | r/postearth | 2011-10-07 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1dE82VDZHVndaYkJpbE0zTmJqeXI3NW41NnNrZTB4cE5ZLW5VZHBuNVR0RjVvS09hYS1QUzcyc2VaVXlHQkt0SlFYYm9QYUdsRlpGWElncElDMmp5RFE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsWHJVVlBfdzQ3S2VmdGZUeURGZzVLV1llQndmZl9LdGpJVXdKZ2pZMHF5MUFCTTY0UmdieHhTMTloaF9QY0NYQ3VHMXIwMjNvcFNvOTJEWC1PRjRlUWJxc1RqLUltUDYxbGFKWlg3UXQ4SEY5SzdtRTFkb3RjYVRnam1qMW9uOVdhYjlCd0cydjdYSWUtOS1ETWdMWUVfOHlxUHZMU05iMm5ORUFmYlpITU1XVmNWeXdEUGFrZ3JIekpYcTNtbGN5ODcweHdwUzBvelpDUl9KRXpiZENhdz09 |
I think this is a better version of the clip you posted: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=oY59wZdCDo0 | r/postearth | comment | r/postearth | 2011-10-07 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1aW9JeHc2MGNNTmQxemhzSEhyTHJhV2JiRDhvREY1aVNab2RxM3dPdjV5ZnloSGNJclVHOVkwZDFncWhvWWVjS3pEZnV4eUp1dVVOX1VuTkZnRURPYWc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsQzJNNnJ2T29SWGtKeWtzLUd3ZmNPSi1xajA5akhybjdKNkdOTWVXQTJsWldIamQ0Z2Q4Qjl4aUJ6d3VfdTRlU3VjTFFpVlhSU19hZzQ1d0FGVU1SMWJxS1BfY1gzUGh6SGdXRTFSZXdqTEQ3bXJkck1mdHh2SG82Ui1FVThhSVBJdVV1a2F6RG9LanM0QUc1bk1rY2pWaENmOFlBUlZKc0JYNER4T3FsMGRPcXRUZGNQclBROE9oYlpseVpCcXphMWRmTHg4OThBYWVWNVJzcVY1WERvQT09 |
Great article. Seriously. Thanks for sharing! | r/resilientcommunities | comment | r/resilientcommunities | 2011-10-07 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1dk9feFViZlhaWDhHSG9weHRDRDFkeGsybl81cWFHU05vNHlyWjIyYThOaUdubEpnRGpmQ0JZMW56YWdIM1BZeHUwTlpsUWVfMXFNbUtLN25scDdCanc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsZG53Ylg0VnBuTThJNkRSYmlFUzM2NzRqaHR5a2hGVEVOX2ozRGJWQm1JQU0za2p4M3YwUTRwVFEzU1hoWGVDUVRQX1RMRlI2cWo1dEtRbl8wTHNfNksxLWYyUkRQcGhYbHZ1OFQ3cG0weGowaHJDVVlCVjU0bEJtcEVaVTJZT1ZVZ3psXzJXNVhhaHhNOU1saVYtNWY4c1NreVdoSjlNZ2JhZUdmejhhRzBxMXloNUZ2bHZsR09VbGZiTHNSQWpi |
Both submissions are awesome, but it's time to pick a winner!
Unfortunately we couldn't get ahold of our guest judge in time (we'll try to organize the judging for the next round a little better... sorry mandaralicious!), but the mod judges have come to a decision.
**Winner:** [inkfish](http://i.imgur.com/8fkkA.jpg)
Congratulations!
Inkfish will be selecting the topic for the next free for all battle (which will start sometime today), and both inkfish and mammyjammies will be judges for the battle.
Thanks again to both inkfish and mammy for the great submissions, and mandaralicious for the great theme! | r/artbattle | post | r/ArtBattle | 2011-10-07 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1SWNEZFJnUGhQT0ZWdFZGTjM3RXpmS1hFSjFucTNwSkJEZ1hFT0llNW5MYnZVS0JPWGlLV1Z5LXdaS25leV9sRWNLNjhGbFBzX3JYekhmZzZpdk9WLXc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsUEU2MWRjaEx6alI1MlhaY3lMTnphT2N3eFdtRmkwek1nZkVySTN5T1dJV2diTXQ0V0tYWHIxdTFJc2JSSElMWWwxZHUzMjRIcEZoVWx4NkxndGtNTlgta3YtOUx4cFZmNllNRVpLQ28xVnZ1NVllc1Mwc2VFeXJpR19rVl9La2kzdHprR2lpQWhBa1FXNkZmYmc3aFVsV2EtWkVZTlF4ZDlCVkQ4T1IzeGlNPQ== |
I hope this is not a silly question, is this textbook free OP? | r/csbooks | comment | r/csbooks | 2011-10-07 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1dFU0UWpYZzZ1SHBOeHVQVVlvYTBfYTNtQUxFWEJkU2lMRUhZOHQ2ZXpqbGhnbDZPUmxLRTc3OVVvVGdRczhXUndjMmNhUzRGenp6MWJ2di1kSzFGdkE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsTEJQNEtJdjZoZTNFZFVtdjFxeUNOTE5wblhKU18tXy1ZUW0xVkZad2pjX1R3OXlGWE5Lb0N1dldCV1FLcmUtZTNaWmVDbGx2UWk1NU9aUURBTGFLOHBBQzV5UmM2VG9LZkhic0xFWld4TU15ZnVvVUxyUTdURVRjdmpQNmJtVkJ4RHVWcDNTOVpZT2tUX0M0eHl3T2dnckI0SGpJQzMtSWpHZXFKbWxpRkJPQzU5aUlrb2dHb09RUXBKS2Y4eDN1ZlpIMjBlSWV2WVdTeWNYc28tblhSUT09 |
** CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED AND JUDGING IS UNDERWAY!**
**Theme:** Steampunk (courtesy of inkfish for her glorious victory)
**Format:** This battle is open to anyone who wants to participate! All skill levels are welcome... even if you're not the greatest, practice makes perfect!
**Deadline:** All posts must be submitted by noon eastern time on Friday, October 14.
**Rules:**
* Any medium is fine.
* Judges will determine the winner(s), taking into consideration your upvotes/comments... so be sure to let us know which ones are your favorites!
* Please don't submit old work. If you started before today, then you're cheating!
**Judging Criteria:**
You will be judged on the following points:
* Creativity
* Technical ability
* General awesomeness
* Feedback from the community
**Judges:**
* Inkfish
* Mammyjammies
* Artomizer
(Judges are not eligable to win, but are encouraged to participate anyways!)
**Prizes:**
* Glorious flair and bragging rights!
* First and second place will earn the right to square off in a 1 on 1 showdown for even more glory and more amazing flair!
* Possibly other things!
**To Submit your entry:** Just post your finished result below.
Post your work in progress to get feedback and so everyone can see what you're up to!
Happy drawing and good luck!
** CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED AND JUDGING IS UNDERWAY!** | r/artbattle | post | r/ArtBattle | 2011-10-07 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1d0pvQ3pzSjN6cVd1c1lNOEZNSTBOb24wYUR4SVRmT1hoeHN1M01HRHBVOTh3UUZ1T2hWRFh2THI0WUtRSzJVQ3huNXJ6bWJyb2x3RkFDdnRjWjV3UHc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsMUVoZXQ5a05MTDlyQnlNWHEtUWctWjNlVkREcGFKb1c0d2pvTUU5VFNaXzdZN0JPZkpXNWl5Z0djR3dudFpFaWxBSndtc29ITUxxeHhFOWZrRUFETmdTTVY2Y3RVUVhpLVFwM2ZJTEZyMFNjdXM0WURkNl8tREx6Y1pIdDNJMS04NWV4cUs0WjBzdkU4VENHWHZHTU1iQ2pnWXBqR2pjMXc5X0pNcHVEeTBJPQ== |
im not talking hardware, im talking the politics and logistics of keep a substantial amount of people off the Earth for indefinite periods of time. Thats an experience we havent had. The ISS held like what, 12 people at the most for long periods of time? Like you said, craft that can get you to the moon can use a similar amount of energy to get to Mars. So theoretically, some modified spacecraft that were used to support lunar operations can support Mars. Its a lot easier to get those craft rescued while we're working out kinks in the system from the Moon rather than the 2 year journey to Mars. | r/postearth | comment | r/postearth | 2011-10-07 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1ZGM1dDh3NW5HTEowUnJrMDlRZWkxWHo4TkxuTnlaeUV6cEFfbnJLVnM2d281ejNvX3VGQnJERkt2cng5enRMbE9Hd2F3UUFlR3k3SkJlNXVKWFNmVXc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsNm1pbTFZbnJXSktDMEdENEhxWnBUQ2otSTNIM0ZMcEo2eEtLc0lMcVlLYURWWVprWFJSRHczWEFVUWYxVUdXSW00YkVacnJVejF5R01zY0NmVHhnMFZxOVM1UGZVRmw1NjRyR05aNmJPQU14OUdOTG10cGR5VjUzWHBTZnpiRFJ1RHNfRnA3ZXBqQ08xZ0w3eU0yTFpTZThJVDlGYWRkWGt2dW1ydFY0NHBmaF9XZUFFNWI5Nmo1dWlOR0pzMUxHaWR5WDg5cW53ZjJNZGJZaXo2cVV2UT09 |
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaeNFQpMLuM
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6aa4BU9jaI&feature=related | r/thunderbolts | post | r/Thunderbolts | 2011-10-07 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1bzR5N3NCemxuZW96eVFVYUpNX0lseEx1T1A2YTNuZTB2Umd6eVJzbW43bHJxQ0FiUVUyR09qU25Tby1sS0c3RmthTkM0RTA5eEIxSlBvbWd6WXVXdVE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsZS1TMU5LRnRnQTg1b2ZFQkRCbU02NVZRWGVYV2dsbGV4d2ZNZW9LSGp2VmJGQ2VaLWNWV0JBNnRGN1VGNWYyVHBKaW96SFh6b3JBT2FjTTUtS1BYZ21yaDdpSUxseWxZY0REMWpGcFkyN1dZRUc1OV9pM0M4YzR2SEJtNFcyMEI1eTFlRG9TaHdtcXJHY3VUOXNnMEhNNDBKR0hCdUtWNERWcDhoTTF6cVpRPQ== |
That's awesome! | r/highresprints | comment | r/HighResPrints | 2011-10-07 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1V3JfV2FqRmdzeFZEZ1lJRFVsc1piRU4taEFKR0hkZWRCcGVBYzFqR09NcDlwWnBPbHZ0V3l4VHJ4VU9tSDRHOFQxQkllREJVZXZxSklHUW1NSjNRNlE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsRkNxZWdxOWZKUkFEUEU1TnBWSEZCN3ljY3BOSGtqWU82VVFPVjYxc0thSXJNWkNHeGFla2NORE9xaTdFeV82S0F5ZEZ1VVNMS0tFbWVoUklnS2hsd1JzM0ZmUHk4YTZSczlzbkJmd0Rwb2IwMjJPc0gxdVFYMm5DeEF5dDNOdC1hUTdPSHVDTjhXazJSWGMtMkJuUEIzQTNfZ3A5QUZOQnRuQV8wUjVWLU84PQ== |
1. Live under your means. Do as much as possible to increase your income and decrease your expenses.
2. Accumulate wealth for space colonization.
It's gonna take a lot of money to get out there. Start saving your pennies.
I'm dead serious. | r/postearth | comment | r/postearth | 2011-10-07 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1eXpZTVpGU3Z2MDhoT0lkY09HX3N2VXdOdW9HNF9GR2xHbTg2MkZMQXdXUmpTcmpiNWhrbDdoVWY5YlcyQjUyRngzaWR6N0Iyc1RjVW9fSzRuYzZsU2c9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsSDI4RHhEU0l5ZmhuOEF2TFB6eXlPOVFrNTlqVF93RFozUzBnYzkzUFNiLWcyTUVkb0hTUmV4SmNjTlQ1eHV5NTdubzVNTy10T2JIOE84aDlMaUpSbWsycUdZRlhIZnZPYjNxTzNneldldzFtVUttUlRwV3A2U3oxTy1meURmSm9ZXzBvUTFFdVFfOHBLLWFBUHpSb0FpX0ZPdnJaLVVvM2tQQVFRdVNDRktQeW1hWXAxMm9MdnMtbW5DbDdYYi1wT0JPMkM0Z1UtRFdqNXBKQ0FEWUdmdz09 |
Does this argument still work in a post-scarcity world? I'm not saying we are there... | r/postearth | comment | r/postearth | 2011-10-07 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1S0RlZVB3U1JSY3FCSVFpd0hBX05UU1V5Y2s3LVhqNEZGY0d6eVJvQ25aQ0JFOWRuNTZzdXNIaHdSVXRqNnhsSVc1UkZkZ0Fac2h1LUREZDFQSzV5QkE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsNU85TE44dE5IcTV0OENjTnFpTDFQOEMzRjZfZE05ZDN2RXVSU25MSjNYZU9sNXBQME1XcV9MNnhtcW82QVd6UUdTNFZ1ZV90R2J4RW9fYXljdDdDR1R0b21FelI1Z0lUUTloSkFIRnE1Y3QxNlIzNVZXV0lVdURVcHJSTHBkNXVHdlNLdHFnZDBxMzNsck9aTTBmTEZLd3RZYzBIQjl5YkRiR3pLemZjSk9rZlU0aXIwQjNtWkpfMlBqXzd5cWFCbFZYaWNQVHFoNnJjQ0dMT2llTG9yUT09 |
The resource exploitation of space is not going to happen until well into the human colonization of space. This is because nearly all extractive industries are high-volume, low-value enterprises that require vast amounts of capital investment and complex specialist equipment, much of it extremely massive and therefore prohibitively expensive to send into space. They're not the sort of thing you can just make on site. It is far, far cheaper to mine it all down here.
Oh, and you will **still** need plenty of humans to fix the machines when they break down.
Meanwhile I think it is safe to say that there will be no shortage of people willing enough to endure considerable hardship and danger for the opportunity to live on the moon or mars, for little or no money. There are upwards of 6 billion people on the planet and you'll only need to find maybe 100-1000 of them for a viable colony. | r/postearth | comment | r/postearth | 2011-10-07 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1R2xORUFvckJUYm04MjUtQW41bFpGLVVscDA5Y0REZld2ckRPZlhwaHNNZS0zZ3N3QldIMGVjdHlMYmstVk5lWHFtcU44aGFORk1Pc2lqQUYtRVBXVXc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsNVozR3pCaF9zU1pJWEdBSElUS1ZBTEVad012eE9sTnlWZ3FYbDNyY0FpQVcwVUQzdmJkRDRXTHMwYTRMX3FJaVIwRWc2SzdGd2FuSEMwNm55c3lCdkNWM2Y3aDVtTC0tSnRqOFZlZlROWDR3SExNR29SWDdueUdWdE40SnJiTExrQTNEdTlWYW9GSUZhYlNONVFwUzZjSHhKWlY5dHBtNjFNSmdmR0l5Q0U5cDZ5RFFidXh1dnhnSkpaUmpYOER5RTlvaTFxcGVYd0hNdnBBbGVLRmNPdz09 |
The resource exploitation of space is not going to happen until well into the human colonization of space. This is because nearly all extractive industries are high-volume, low-value enterprises that require vast amounts of capital investment and complex specialist equipment, much of it extremely massive and therefore prohibitively expensive to send into space. They're not the sort of thing you can just make on site. It is far, far cheaper to mine it all down here.
Oh, and you will **still** need plenty of humans to fix the machines when they break down.
Meanwhile I think it is safe to say that there will be no shortage of people willing enough to endure considerable hardship and danger for the opportunity to live on the moon or mars, for little or no money. There are upwards of 6 billion people on the planet and you'll only need to find maybe 100-1000 of them for a viable colony. | r/postearth | comment | r/postearth | 2011-10-07 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1OUdCc1FxSDYxa2tYdzRsQ000cTVmLUJVM3l2TTlkeWNhbjdCbjR3T2FocEJ3dmt1cFF6TnJXZ290QlRmcUlwMzZXRFZ6RHVYYmpCMU5YM2FUUVAwVnc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsX2ZMXzYyRUtWM1Itek1Eb29zOW0yTGR6cVk3bkZVQkFCQkFXMXhlekhLSnNpaWs4bk5WdHBOTWE1cUEySjhIc2YxdnlyZnozQXg0N2o1MlQxaVE5N213VWtZMkRnYllJNnlrZEI0amNZY0paZUhyM0ZISTY4YzREZFA4UThldzgtOFJxT2I3Ry1zcnV0d1hIRUhDOHNlNWtVRFNvaFRNWEdSS2ZRYllqRXRyUkdnZTZaZlpncjVmWElEbmdrUkM5VFcxWFdNLVU2TloyNXMzbXNTOGlxZz09 |
Don't know why but with the paw movement, I was thinking "Heil Kitler" | r/catfort | comment | r/Catfort | 2011-10-07 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1LWItUl8wdmRNc2NjTVh0VWZKNmdLbzRPNGRUZE9OSTc4Z2JKSGZUelVkMHdUdi05M1RLRnZIemZ5TmY0N2V1MTFtYV95Tnh2MkhseFA4dU44WktMb1E9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsRExfOHFnam8zUzN1aEdoS20tWWVHNl9NUTNVX3VURVBmZlhHSjNsczdTbkVFcWN2TDgxdkEwNDlYT1pmelhoREstdW1nQ1RJQlVfZGdVVTZJU2dwR0tRclpiU2JGSm5ZT25MazdkX3pObTBXdFNEZ3F4TVgzV0NWYk9TRTZRel9HY2EyTEtGSXRMU0syMC1WT2xTT3VRPT0= |
Salpara and I have both had posts caught in the spam filter, although some posts seem to make it through. If anyone has had their posts not show up on the frontpage, PM me or salpara as were are trying to remedy the situation. Sadly until this is fixed, there probably won't be much activity in terms of new submissions. Of course I'm not even sure *this* will make it through, but we'll see. | r/rhetoric | post | r/Rhetoric | 2011-10-07 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1X1pQSXFVOW9oenZuNlEyQmotTkNxdFRBWHgzM2xqX3AycWdZc2Jmeno3bk1DMUNUVmxLekV6YjZzUkdURVI3WWJDQk9tZm5SSjB1OTdTLTVKQUVvYTNHU3dKSHc1R0o2UF96MXNPanhYLWc9 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZseHNWM2FuczRRcFhBUVduNTdIZDhlZjFYYU90NkZ6U191STI1bjh0MTFndWg2Rk1HQzVLYk9DMmx1SFN0UklNS053Ty1LQThicmNoNEhlMmpjSml5VzRTYXpZV3dhYlVfclc1a3Z5UXp1NldtNE9SZjhPNnVjWTFBM1JkTTdjOFZ5UzkwLTFycW4wbzFHOVgyeVNHUzMwWVljUDhvazZ6eDdKTm9QVEhjekJjPQ== |
Given a simple polygon (closed, non self-intersecting), write a program to determine if it is reflectively symmetric. Bonus points if the run time complexity of your algorithm is O(N^2 lgN) or better. | r/programmingchallenges | post | r/programmingchallenges | 2011-10-07 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1ZktTanlIdzV4OVYtSU50Q2xLNkZBbElzX2k1c09RbVRqblppNnRfbEZTcXBIeXhENHZ4cE8xNEVWWjdPMENpQ1BkT3V4LUQzVVhEaHpsci1Sb0pZWGxuenNrdnZlUmhsV3VOYkUxb1lSczQ9 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsNklKNUJmQlltVWZiZDl3NG9qSDZzMEd2bS1OMlVObVBocF9WR0ZSaTNOX3VWNUdGTUVUUmlOUUdqeUdrUV8tVWY4Sm1yeEV2WDAwRWM2VFBJMXZ2aVlQaHF0RHI4aDFJOVY2WTE0TktacDVhT0xXcF85clFJY2hKdEpWSVBhOTdNd0p2YkhaMDdsODFKeHpvbW1VYjdXLWNCaV9aSDlfRGlBcGxtU0pycnNLRmVHdV84WDZxaERpbktQQlN4TVZu |
[TrueReddit, comments, and what earns upvotes ](http://www.reddit.com/r/TrueReddit/comments/l0jwa/truereddit_comments_and_what_earns_upvotes/) | r/metatruereddit | comment | r/MetaTrueReddit | 2011-10-07 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1U29fbFBHeENhOUNsd2RodU1Eb29sMjhDOVZ5VU5wSWdTam9kS2haVTFldTNZWUgxSG15aThyTXZ5SktkbWUtRU50aHFid2JIYnpmblpocGNvYkt3WmYxS3d6MnA3TFN1ZlJPU0paVWJsLXM9 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsZGRtUzBnQk5Wa2s5Z1FJaElpSTNrekYxQnI0bHVhZHJwNUw3eFlLWFpFaDBuME0zOHlNVzlvVWNhNkxzb2FVMUZ2dDFlZG1laUJHOTdpTkltbUotODhyN0Y5RU9tWTZQQXB3VGdpX25ocTBUZFFUenZTSHVsSGxXeTBPM1k5Z3BTYVEyU01lVFFCNllGRmk5ZWFrXzNTZVpJX2EwUDFpaVlhTFR2NFZ5RGV5bXc3RVB0TndTTHhkU3FIVktZaUIxdy1xMUh0VUZSVWxuMDJoekMtQmRRZz09 |
>My headlines have become longer, partially because I've gotten the impression that fewer and fewer people are reading the articles linked to, and I think this helps keep any discussion on-topic. | r/metatruereddit | comment | r/MetaTrueReddit | 2011-10-07 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1NzNWMkVHMTkwX25aek5vTDhreVRieXIwNUVrZnRNeDNUYVJBMlN0QmFDTTBvQmtHSm42ZFphek95MHd3Y1RicmRBNldZMzc3Z0dRNERrcXpIZ0RYM1lHdkRDSk10Vm1JMWQ2VzlpemY2QWc9 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsXzBnUWNSbURTRi1MVHlpN2tRNmNWU1ljemJvTm9sekZDNWw3VXZEMVZ3dHlER0FiR3E2OUFOS1pzM0FUMG93TG52MEQ0bGMtYlh5Y3lKQUI1dmtKNEI5a1FTUXgyZWdWeVlTcDNtamczQ3Bnb1RHaVVzMnl6Wi1ZeVB5U2l0dDA5blQ4UWVTMHlIdHBBZ0xXLTBaeFFqMUlxRGxHMDAtb045cWg5VTNWdTBxM2dHYTdnWEdGUFFCX3NUQTlVQmJwUW56SnhvZXVFWF9sN2JkN0dEZ2YzUT09 |
I think I have a copy of Harry Lorayne's The Memory Book in a box in the garage. Are his techniques still well regarded, or has the tech really passed him by?
OR... if there is a specific technique you recommend to learn first, what's it called and I'll start researching. I am not particularly interested in learning to memorize decks of cards or sets of numbers longer than ten digits. I want to learn words, get better at remembering names/faces, learn the Amendments to the Constitution similar small lists of things. Eventually... maybe morse code.
Thanks for any advice you can offer. | r/memorization | post | r/memorization | 2011-10-08 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1cDFuaktaT2hzT1h2YVk3Ung1bF9NRXhEc1lfUG8xdGpsZmctWnlJdWkyZl9IaU1ZRy1tM0JBZGYzeWJqYkhNQnBXSFBVMDlhTWt0WF9ySTlMcTFOOVE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsQjIxdXdIZkp0c2t4RWFZUmF6bWRkVmFuZWFocEVyTHUtazQ4bWg4X0lVbVZjQ2FJYXZzNk5nVmFvaEV6cnhFSDhzR29SeVJ5NWVhTnpqSWpZZGd2OU1TQ3VmbDJ3YnA2bWl4SnJLQWhMU3VKLXRua2xRYlg4UHl2eENJYXBUc1BxaEFXSGdYNVhFT1A0Y3JzUTNzZHhLSGh2ZzlwcTNLMzBKdmRzSlYyNkw1ekNTRFc1T1EtbHk3NHR2X2lvNmpHS0hONzczQVNOSHg0bl94cHZEVjFidz09 |
We should investigate the available resources on the moon first. We've had limited study there. Either way, we would need to ship materials into space, and the most difficult part is to get the materials out of Earth's gravity. At that point, they can probably sling shot it to the moon. If the moon had an atmosphere that would simplify things quite a bit, due to atmospheric burn, but since it doesn't, i suggest a giant condom to catch the transportation vessel, which would aptly be called spunknik, before it passes the moon. Seriously though, I think it is plausible, and considering that they are finding new resources there all the time, it's worth an investigation. | r/postearth | comment | r/postearth | 2011-10-08 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1XzVpNl9lVklYZWw2cktLLUg2ZjhJN3haNmV4QUQtQ08yVUVKVmZGZ0gxM1k1dE1LSTZWTUtoTzQ1UjVOSUZkdnd3RDZuZzBZMDh5RFllMWRXS01ZeFE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsUUhkeGJSVENIcVkyZTVObm83VTI4cUpsdzM5c1oyWHhpRzdseGdUQkh5ME1XVGdTelJ1dkZsTWdLZDJFbU5QenFoLVI1R09leGVWRjEwWUpiNjhKNDA1emdSX2NmOVgyR01mdklkLXZESmE4MW5lOWhPMExBUUFVZXlBUVVIakM2MlBrdkRreThRZTZGQVFrYlBmaDNEcE12VWRFUWhpN3htandabEtYdi1vQ1MtU2RPeUR5QVF4cWVOcTlSQ0NzYWVQTGM4Vk9fejJid2NhU0dKN2xJdz09 |
HDD got wiped a week or so back. Got a new one, etc etc, tried to reinstall spacechem but I seem to have lost my old game. Does it not save to Steam Cloud? If not, theres so many hours work lost ;_; | r/spacechem | post | r/spacechem | 2011-10-08 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1UDFJeTVOdy1lb3hFSUJWZUJIaFRzdmJvVFh4OEFTa1BneUJQYmFjcmdUWVZWeTJ1dWpwd29MM25LMEdHQVJ3ZDhyZFg1UnRBM216dzFhR3NxVGlCdlE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsTW4zOUR3eV85VmtFbnAteEtQa2x4V3hqbWpNS05jVERBMjZlZlZKdVJTSjZWZUQzS0dDUzhnQ09wd0ktVVBzUXZqZm5IdHZKN054SUlITkh0VHN1VVBIaFdBSlZ0eEF1Q1pNU1lLQ1pyYjluY3BGdGxGMWFCRGFpUDlYWENnYTQ2cXFPRGJ3WHVsUk8xeWo1cGVQN3RCSHhHOEJ2R29naEtjOHV3UWw0VUIwTTZtMWVnYk11NnY0UmdQeThSRzJZ |
A post-scarcity world would only be possible with off-world resources. Asteroids are the easiest place to get them. Once we have effectively unlimited resources, we'll most likely focus on planets because they have so much more living area. At that point it will probably be common practice to send a package of automated mining equipment to every viable asteroid, have them shoot the resources to the nearest settlement, and either move the entire asteroid somewhere else for whatever reason, or simply shut down. | r/postearth | comment | r/postearth | 2011-10-08 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1VWVWR0c3VlRmTjZERm1MLWxZQUhLbmVJenctYmlEbUtTenBOWDRSd244SWszWlU5Q0Rkc1JWRXk0dDFnd0RFOXB2MzdHV3dXQWI0c1V5SlctbC1BT0E9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsTHpza0pJR1hjT25JaW44YUZsa0dGSDhhTXppLTVTM0p5SUtWWHc4cjFOVmpZRDhuamxpYTNFZmIxZUl1RDhUekRyNnVjUU53LUt1VWVUQ1BwZjAtT1I5b1lHVDhrTHlENmNrbHZQc1VuajVLWGdUZHJpSUtzbnRfdlBnY3N0LXlycmtsSVhVS19MWXlSZWFKU3V0c21PYVNrb3J4eXRCTGpDNG9vZ1ViWlZnOU9ZdFplSjdBQ2RnR0F2cGpDeVBIWmZtWTFiTjVad2puOUxjd2p0LWQ5Zz09 |
First self-sustaining extraplanetary colony in the year 3000? I think that's depressingly conservative. | r/postearth | comment | r/postearth | 2011-10-08 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1aTI5dmJDZkNKM3FPZTQzTVlacGFGYmpLSTFSWUMtOXVCR3BUc0t3UmNtMURoWmxJcVFCb0NZM01aNnc0TEtwb0FIbU9mSU1WNXFIMXpDRnlZMFNzdHc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsMTh2cEc0TnFhTmhmbzRRUU9DTFg1elRwMksyRFJPTVBfS3YxMG91dkZyX3pPVDBESlpCSUgzalZiRXBxVmEycUFpdWpWWFhsZmNPMWJxR2dGTnJHemZrR2VSdjZLa1dwVk8wMTJkMFh6Z0RIVzUzLW9FcGhlMnMzTTBSSDV5cGJVamhWWGdYaTZnSHpTSUktS1Y2RW5MbUlyMDB4MDRPQmVrMkN6bDV5cG1vcFBOWm96cDNpZUtpVEx4c3kwd3NaSkJ1dWtPaXk4M1hNZElNZnVTWG9ndz09 |
DANGET BOBBEH | r/firstgradeproblems | comment | r/firstgradeproblems | 2011-10-08 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1ZGlLdUI4OTJMQlBGYmJYOGVRS0FDTDNuNmlBTlVHX3dHLURnTkdXd25hYTJuM1B3T2hnd2RaWUlxb1JyRUt2d2s1OGZvQ0FlMGJjdWctQjluUjl3R0E9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsQk1VTXVueHJ6T294cFUzbFBXaVd3SmFXR081cFRwWmN2cmlJZlBqOEdqR0laVW1STUhJeWRZcDZRel9pM3Q3a1d4dE1hYjNYS3pSaDduc3p5bTVQYnhsTnFnZDNTaDExTGJTXzVJeks5di0yZUFJTE9PUW1HT3hzVDZqSGJvZW5PeGtDQUdTVGpZWHd5ci1FRXdPMFE3MVJJNzRtaUNFLVpzaUFpbEMzMV9iNWw3M3hEbFRlZTVha3FVWlJibk9DZE5xR3hlZkE5bTR0ZW10cHpnTmVXMVRsOHZCRW5sX3Q1eWpBSEt5dEd5Yz0= |
Need to get some work done on my mid-90's Ford car, specifically oil change and some work on the wheels, and wanted to know if anyone had a recommendation for a good service station that won't jerk me around or rip me off?
x-posted to r/santacruz | r/santacruzlocals | post | r/santacruzlocals | 2011-10-08 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1aUdiSmF6a0M0aklwWEE4bmsyaTFqM19pcnB1V2tISzdvV25VVy1ONEE5WGRBYTdIbFUtVFgtOFR3c0VNTi1vSFdsOVFKR3M4ZENUbnFvYzRGX3puZEE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsZWZyUXpscU54WTdqM1JxUVo1cldYSUdOa054c05aenEtcElrYjBtLXBfMlp6WS1xLTJIa21HYzk4XzE1VlJBZTdWc1FFZXk1V2xiRzlhdDJNdkhLSWY1NFRTS2RrMW9Fc2lWNVlsal8zbjVQQ2g1OEVZMjJRTWNnSnJ0RFgxSUNvNHBrbmNNWGg2OUY1WDhrSTZSUHNxNjBHcWVoOW5ad2t1UWxaYTRWRGRzPQ== |
I've never used a dongle for my DSLR, but I know someone who went on a coastal trip with a P+S that had a GPS chip in it. It was very accurate and they loved it. | r/photoit | comment | r/photoit | 2011-10-08 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1V1pxNllMcTl3d3phaHhyb3NZcG8wTmpTbUZ2d3AxSy1TNnYzeTZTVUFKV3JrRlowYUlZdGNoa2VLT0tXTUxLSjJfZENhT2hLYVVGT25sZ1AySXNmdFE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsalZIdWRFMEk4Uk1VYXZ4V1NpUDZrYjRtSS1QSUdPMGR1aEdQZFZQNWVKN0otV0pMSXFUaTQxUlhFNlN6Zi00R3E5UnQ1N3RfcFo5SUdralFoa1BhTHEwTDZ3RkJiVXJNUWlCcHhnbjdJdzFGV0RQbmJFbXh3SmE3R2t1MGNXWUg0emk4U1V0X29xM2t6UU1FclRXb1BHRHpINWw1LUdwTmZQWEo5OFFzTE42QThhTl95dFhYdnp1SjZINlhESnc5SXVhWGZmUFM3ZUhCLS1xdlAyUnNMUT09 |
I have been wondering all day about what sort of costs would be involved in setting up a semi-permanent lunar colony, including the cost of all the research involved.
Waiting for some corporation to decide that the moon is profitable seems like a huge gamble, and it doesn't really get us a colony as much as it gets us a company headquarters on the moon as a tax dodge.
Would the costs be low enough that it would be feasible via some sort of home-grown non-profit? Something that like-minded people could get involved with and make happen, almost like an X-Prize? Just pondering the idea, because I'd much rather see that happen than see McDonalds move to the moon as to make their burgers from moondust. | r/postearth | comment | r/postearth | 2011-10-08 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1OTdJNXJ6ZVFIMnRITTY5MjdqVHBlYVJhUnY4ZW54SFJjbERrdGZ1aW1wc0lJSU1wOFh2U1FNT2ZWbTZsUjMweFkwbVN3RHBtVHNrOExEVGxDT3ZwQ2c9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsVWo0UmNNZDJzYlJDVzBlZV9CUlRCdHhyRlk1UTEtV3IzTHJ0d1gwWTBheDFBWjBwc3Z2bkd4Wk5KT1N6Wmd0S0ZWR2tnWW9DTkNoRzc4elFfV205cFBqUk01NVlycmNuekpBZDFRWnVINFpYUloyUUtoT2l6Tlg4ZU9rMmhOdmxhX200ZHgyXzBpRk9ZU1Yya0tSUlRZWUp5Y2ltTTJ5UzFacGhWSDhMSWx3eEVPZ0JrRVg5MzV0XzlyelI3czB6Qk8zS3BkTzUyeTlFdUZZWlZwMFhkdz09 |
I didn't know Crowley was selling off their Invaders already. | r/vessels | comment | r/vessels | 2011-10-08 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1VHFSZDk5Rndta0taNW5qaUVHb0ZwYlUwMVdzSzN0NFZ3N2JxT1RpMGFySVVJdTVxbnFhaUM3Q1BtRGtvTl9RREdhb2ZhcjlTejRSVzdtcHpzdEdHSmk4aU91cDhyc1NkOXJpR1RzX3RMQWM9 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsUnMzYTV3Q3dqNmU3OWkydHRJVnlHRmRjTll6aTYwQ1ZSNEhMaGR1MXB1V0c5V1JWYXBhVEc2NU00Nk91ZHMzbzB4T0NyRm41RFlQd2tBNkhONHI5U2VlcE16VFlqMUFDMmhEMHAyLW5Xb2dfeU1NZVljM056ZWtLS3VMX1dOazZGWTVjR0dvcTMtWWlIOVlRVDBjWWxoTWJsR3NVeWJNcEJRYTlrWUVTaHZZPQ== |
Work on a tug? | r/vessels | comment | r/vessels | 2011-10-08 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1NkpFeWNnd3FieXhmc2FvdkFwak5BM3dyU2o3ems4YTN4bW9qSE5obVhZUUhEck1YcDhKLU1NUlBLS1loYlVNWU92WGxpSU9oRHRjMTZTYkt6eTFKTGRscUNnWHdfOUNKZURNWmc0RnROZUU9 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsS1lIZWt1a3pIQWFCNkxsNjBDTmNmM0Q5dzJtYUlfeGhQZUVYSTRkTWdRQUcxSlVNaGhrOXpseEhLUnNqS2k4eTlWYlY2bFNVVXAyZHZWeC1ZTWxiYU9kbFF3QzA5aGVpc215bjVxT2NEejBScV8wbnA4Sjg1UGNzbnRlYXdxTDEyWndhLUhvV1h1TjRkeWFyeDJOM2RJNjYybl9MZE5IcW1BWUxKRjIwMEtzPQ== |
That's funny, cos Timmy totally pooped down the leg of his pajamas at Johnny's birthday sleepover, and Johnny's mom had to clean it up! It was all runny and stuff! | r/firstgradeproblems | comment | r/firstgradeproblems | 2011-10-08 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1REtZWldnbnZ4M2Q1clFxVGJBanhDSnh5OEI0TlQxc0VMVnctU1l6TmUzcHlhZk94M2lBQVVpUlRiQVlPcTdKUVdTTVR4YmlReEVuZlRVUEtTWUQxZmc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsUXBEM3BNTjd4OTBMeGtmSTg4UHVGWnRtN29GUzhLdDRrbV8wNWt3emY2MnhwXzZ1dDNiblJkSXp5SEZ2T1hndDA0aW1wVkFiemhGcGxZUEd2WHFSd3h0Um4wbGlmcFhFTkVFVWtpRmNTd3hqTXJyVVdkekRkQUVJX3NrUEVUZ2o3c1AxbkZMUGtPTnhZTFRVNjFYTGdRQkYtcms0c3FvZHFxdGgwSjVqSUIwY0VaTV8xX1E4ZlJfWEZXVjBESkZ2RFdiMzZnV3BQcWxISy1KU01aa1d0UT09 |
Dude, what the fuck? | r/firstgradeproblems | comment | r/firstgradeproblems | 2011-10-08 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1dVprSGRtWUFENnVyTnF4X1F6SnFmRmo1VERrOTJJdktDdktnVS1tdnhxOG55bmhsUjI5b3loMzF4ZkxkZVZCNzlSMTZhVndJRWVKck5VWllydHdobWc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsNVZSSVZGZFI2WmFoVUdibTlPMXR0YzFwX3YwWDhYT29sQmh1ZEF0RUVtVG84elV4Mkd4U1Zldzg5c19oZnNGNHVPU3hwSFdqMkQzaEtqUm05UV9nOEFRTFF6ejdhTXJQaVUzWEhxUFJyaVNWTFhBY3c3N0c2VEhIRzl1SWN1eERNVF8tQmVvYTA1VDQtX0xNWUs2LVk2NlRSU1hVeGUzd01FS1FkVjQzR2lGYlVqajUxNjNUV0dUS2JCa1FLWGJqV0xjSEt5NHBld25tbDdkS2lCUERZZz09 |
I'm a little surprised I just spent 10 minutes watching someone hit hot metal with a hammer, but that was really interesting. | r/oldschool | comment | r/oldschool | 2011-10-08 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1Q0NqR1hMZHBsWEZXV0Zja29ybE1ucmROMkdOVzI2R3c5cEZ5dkVfXzJjaVdiVDNSUE91NUl5QzYzdDNvZ3FMWUY2WmpsXzY1VHJHNWw4bXdMS2lYNUE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1Zsb3NILUV2eVh0OUdOeHBzRFdYb3NRZjFCWEZGTWtxMTRaOVdCdDA3cWFjcFBZa1lDNTFuNVFiRHptb1BOTHpUUjQ3d1FrM0k2c0NkM3dfd0I0WnQ5UkxlcE1Fa0xBdnZNTEhYNHRoNm5wN1J3YzZBS0g0QUxGeWcwTFc5WXZ4ZzZaY21BX1drZUV3U2NsXzdfTWlKeWswa0VwYWduZGJyc3QtNTF1OFhLTF8xMFBOSENocG84Y3pieWhCaWlhOHVZSjZPUmlfMFVqbHpQVkctcWNydWVqQT09 |
Am I the only one who just googled "equipment for home blacksmithing" with dreams of taking his up as a hobby? | r/oldschool | comment | r/oldschool | 2011-10-08 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1NzAzdmpNVFBRNDc2S0NEWm5jeEt1anZFWjVsSlRtRVZ2SG1OS0hud1FpLW5aeTJCTW8yOW5QVWpyTXZsT2dKUWV1c2lnMndMLTNGZzdRaEQzNnQ1dXc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZscnJsTXFvMW5jYkZZYUZ2SjBxdXd4VkIwMEJJYmU0dlFWLXNqd0IycTl2SXRRNmZIQnl0RWRBR3lOS0xteV9FblFHdk4wUFBYb0Z0TzJER0Q0U1NuT3hlR0ZEc3ljaEhqU3RWZUp2cGhoaEIwZ3c3d3YxYXJ0amQySXN0dnN1c0gxZlZnemFBX1hZancxdS16V29TZlozT3FXQWlaaFBsTlhMUDJ3Wkh6a0VLNTctelQybmxCZVJ6QTVqQ3l1d0ZGVG1DR0VEYmVKTDBUQ1JTZWNsdDZvZz09 |
My pleasure, Glad you found it useful | r/resilientcommunities | comment | r/resilientcommunities | 2011-10-08 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1YjVzdDc4bEx0eWFmX0trR0JzcnlYdDA2UFNGMFpSOG8ycm9HZWVxSWtxSzd4M2RRR3U0VzBWaGs1dUhEMmFRNW5PN1B3QnRvS05SakFkZFBPU1kyMkE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsZlNyX2p2QTV4d1hkc3JJWVY4S1B4dUpsRjZaSWFqSmpuWW0yZ0dkSkRxTDZFRm01c0VpRlBNa0xqSnhiLWtFX2VfbWdzUktOSzd2MkdoWklqX3hhS1VYc0JTVWNiS013UkFHUEdTVDRxMC1xMnNNOEhjbURqY3J4Z0k2a0Z2SDhjQnEyOGZPTGw2WjhUX1MzbFlFVVRJaWRabWo0VjhCRS1RalVVdVl0c0h5b25EajBJS0F5SW1WbHRublFDTVJy |
Thanks, I didn't know about either of those groups.
I agree, there is a clear lack of long-term thinking in our culture... yet there are individuals that do think about the long-term future. Perhaps there are ways to change what our culture considers when making decisions, or to encourage individuals to be able to adopt longer time-frames. | r/postearth | comment | r/postearth | 2011-10-08 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1MnhrVDJWLVFHT3FaaEkwRzVGTUpDTDhFdF82d1pJTExIM0xJQjhaR2dxcHFYbDJrNnA1YXFhTG1jNlI2d3JyN3VSZ0o3VzBuTFpJT3lTUGc3dGo3OFE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1Zsa3EyaDlVRkZDb0F6eDdiNjk4ek9ZTklRZGlpV2oxTy1vTFJ2S1JoOVBfWGNmTHloVXVJeDVLNUI0bFVjTFRwVlNVZ3Y5cldaREFUQkFXLXBieGxGZ0QtRzE0a2dKcV84T3VISDdmVVFPczhIYjBfQzdpVktoMWVtNWVkdFJpN29Xc2ZETWFmWmx6a2tpRlo3RjMtZUEzbmlHc2wxN1NRNWxQN205dks1ejJJZ193T1REeExnNDVLTlBLdG11VzNCaGJCVWRkMGIxMmpTMk9DeFpzR2p0Zz09 |
Thanks for sharing this! I'll have to have a read through - it looks intriguing. Lowered launch costs would definitely help! | r/postearth | comment | r/postearth | 2011-10-08 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1dURvdG9fbS1YSXpQX0dYX2ZtYUJ5LWdJMEdGQmRob1pOV2V0U01OV0luYkRrNU8xV3QyQTVDZXFqTmttaWREdUp0Q1VjaEhYbmxZeGlLUjkySEFJdmc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsM1VJMUZ6bk1QenNQRE1pZ0IyS005VGI3aUJYTm9zSkotN1NXWnctZ0dDN05XUlF6VXBCY0hXbFhiRUxIaHFvQVN2VUpoMVFraWdMRkZZT1RHUW1vNWNrN21zaUFIMm1zMTRMMlNsU2JLQjR0UFVpUmJqMmhFaEFEclVTQWdpdkdkdnNrU1BHTUxrQWo4bUdBRG9xcUNIcjJRVGdjcmE4M1hlZ3NKb21mOXZHWlNtbF8xeGRGN2hLOHp0blZLdzVuR3ZIY3hsXzM3M3lXeHRXbVQxWVBfZz09 |
At $5,000 a pound to LEO, launch costs are the single largest thing holding us back. We don't have much time to start harvesting off-planet resources, the rate we're burning through Earth's limited bounty. | r/postearth | comment | r/postearth | 2011-10-08 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1cUJGRldUUmVVbjFBSV9kMk9sQmIwZHJhNUFkN0J6bXI1cXM4NEd6V3pZNTNVR2w2ak5kTkxHdkRPMGVMVGlJY01vaHdZdkNWQWdoVDgwSkZBeVM4ZWc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsaGxpUEJkUWZ2YlN3elFOZXpvMTRSYnJsMDFneXZweHBBRHhPREVWTGVzenFHZjBOR2J4SDlRUGRGZTJNcnprR1YzZWNDMzVzazhHcjR1Nzc4Y1Z1UnNJY005UThiV2dfcVV6aFFLdHl2eTc3dG8xNVF0VTFuaGo3bW0tYjBOMko2aVhlUW5Ycjc5VHlGbmJIaGxoMmdJZDI4SkYzRlhiV05oYTRRd2FCMmI0ZENpOVM5OV9kRmNkY1JhUkdmYktOTTR2a0t5X1VtQnB5Z0ZLbWw3aVVqdz09 |
Interesting ideas... I'm skeptical about whether the UN would be seen to have legitimate authority to do this, and about the possible human rights issues with having a captive population, though you are right - that would certainly provide incentive to get out there.
I hadn't previously thought about the type of exports a colony on the moon (or beyond) could have - creative industries dominating is a brilliant idea. | r/postearth | comment | r/postearth | 2011-10-08 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1MWhlajlrbVdmVU9xTFVJaFJ5WWR2VjZSVk9jc3ppbEQ3TFN1VW9yTVY1WktseEtrMFRkNUJZakczQ19RdnpyWjAtT3FDYXVIRWZjOVAwcW94eTNWQmc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsZnpiMURsdkYtc1lyeUVTcXNwbGVHaUtMaEpteGNnQ2Iwdk5xWThnNXh1TUk4RDVXdWU2TnlHVV9oNncxUmREYkkzTmM2SkJ6UExiMW9pRnZ4R0ppRHJlNklJNmhRX2xjYnRBcUxpYUlMTG9ndkpJX0QxaEtpYkY3dWJjYV9XQzJKUnJMZGpqbXM4VkJrMUdwYlJUSFRlamVSSElTb2VCeklXUGF0MVc2MDlENWhYc0ZEcHZoVTlyUEVQcERKbXA5bXd3SlNoZF9HYVBHU1hWSDdubVd0dz09 |
Thanks! | r/postearth | comment | r/postearth | 2011-10-08 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1azlDSldDemxVblZDbVo0R0FUSjctY3FHM0ZyaTlzNDMwM1VyV1hRNmp3b1VuQnpfTUs1ZEpTZjNFanFiMC1uZnIwR1VqNjBJT1djUnRnVV9VQW95MVE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsZ25KNHFaaWhuNEhGZVVfWHFxMEF1LVVGdjdzY3EwWldoakJyYUpmdnJQOERZNGl6MEc4ZWFiZC1DWHFZTmhfSE9vM01LWXNPUUs4QUtmWG9nS0RZWEpEOGNGeXpDelFQSW5LZVJIUEVNMjUtQ0tpTVZ1N19TSElYSkRVUTNtbDR3Ui1JRkNWRHM1bDlKbE9HYzliZjZzNEdBNEFaUm1VWEk4cE5odHlvWmJzTUxqakEwZ0IwamlUR3NVVVhNWkt4V3M1TXRBOGZaaWpxNzd6V3lGbm9QUT09 |
Sounds like good advice. | r/postearth | comment | r/postearth | 2011-10-08 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1LUt3S1dhLXdjR0JTM0dnN2hTZWtDNm5wckdnbjY2VlV6YmV6Smo3am16R2JSNHhiOHgzVDhUM0FvX0lIOHBkamRKSkFzUXlxU0F1dGFvTU1sUDY0d2c9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsOU9iS1phZkJlNlhYbUJBTVNHd1RfMmFydzdVRXRfTXF4ODRPTW1HbzdDMkdjSTlQODlJYnRhLWZ5V3FzNGJNYUhtNGoyYnp2QTVoTTdUdVZFWF9zN3kxekhDUVVrWmpUWmxyay11YnZDM3lNM3M5UHVOa3k3S1U0R19nMFNpb25yYThaSEc2aGhENVVjbGhPa0Y1a2EzVnZFOXVSTUxTNDdNWUpxRnhtR0dPZjVHTFhIb2JnQVdqdzVJaElJTko1Q01aQ2lBQmFWNmJmaHFXTGpjY1k3Zz09 |
Even if the costs aren't low, I think we could create some kind of non-profit endowment type organization. Even if things did take a _really_ long time to get to where colonization is feasible, that would ensure financial resources were available. 25 cents compounded annually for two thousand years works out to be $39,653,683,190,092,360.00... having some kind of long term endowment for space exploration would be great. | r/postearth | comment | r/postearth | 2011-10-08 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1MEVKNUpQalZScGFaWE1aY0ZlcU00VnFOZDVoS1Z6dTFZa3VKMFk3Qko5NUVFbnlBb0VlNXk5dzBoSHdvR2Q0UERRM09mUUIyLWxCVUlPRG4xNExqeHc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsSkFZRXJlaURhOXhKU091VGFxbkt5czExU3MwZWxpazE4ajl6TW04Ui1KUm9XdG9yX00xVnhvazVtNndmcDZYWjc3Z0UteWFFWFRTYS1LOHJMR3ZaSl91RGpMTWstRlZSNGZyMWxxQXZxNXNWMWNLT18xSlozdWNXNkJxU3prdkpTS1dTZ0NJRXBCZWN2VUZ2US1YR1lxMHUwb1JJcHFmakRhbjZ6XzZxaEpCN0c2alRzTl82SXBnUjdhSWc5a204UFdiRTJHMFlJdmwyanN3WDZZZ1RrUT09 |
You said a bad word! | r/firstgradeproblems | comment | r/firstgradeproblems | 2011-10-08 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1VWt5MGI0WVdJSGVjaE9tR2xBSUlGazA0VXFtR29WWWVENWtUYkNrOGVGcGQ4QUdVLWlzbVZNNjVUb3lrOWFLbHU2cVRCc3ZHT2VodF81a0tNYXVNUWc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsaW9Lc1ZPblZoamNUa0ptMWhOR0dqVlpGSHBCakJCeUNuUWR4RlVwaFJYcXBrRHU4RzlxTnF6MmowYlJFU083YjdYbEhibmtSeW1aZzdQQ0NaWEotUlctSTBqWTVWZWdWWWEyQUJtYXo2R2RtOHI3MkwxX2QtYXRPSi10LUhScWx4aEhnbFl3S1FxMTk5dDBsYzUzblpGZVNxeVN5VVMtTmNYd05PSVJ2SXl5MWlEVzFUdG16MmZ4elljbkM5RnU4Z0FJcl84U1lLR3oxX2RLa1dxbkktUT09 |
That was fascinating. | r/oldschool | comment | r/oldschool | 2011-10-08 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1STRwenRhX2JZRGU5ajZQRjJMVlFoOFp2bG5CSzJwVDhGakZTby1zNjVKeFRjaTk3VVpFaFE0Qi1ld3dhd3I2TldBSDczWU5OZEdBNzhXYUF4b1pUeWc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsNzE4V3JUQTY2M3A5SWNacEJqMGRxS1BpS1dHVUV2NUE0aWh5WVlfajA5XzUzYUJrOV93WFNNU1hPWEhUYXNlWVFSTUlzRHBzM2NfZjEyZEhXeTRURzVmVXdhSFR1Q2xyOEs0UGR6cGhndm9zMlY4TVlWVEtQQ2d0bDNHS2ljV1ZwY2tEdGdsTVRnRGJ6Q3lra3VMN3JQYkc2bFFiZEl4X3NWUW01elpnWEhDMW5rNHNuai15RmRlN1VQWlZyWVQzZjd0ejZRLXJaZGJtTmx6Q2JRM1ZaUT09 |
... and then subsequently crashes every time I try to start it.
Here's a zipped up copy of my profile: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5790202/spacechem/profile.zip
... and the stack trace from the crash: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5790202/spacechem/stack-trace.txt | r/spacechem | post | r/spacechem | 2011-10-08 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1di1qNEFVQkxzSVhDLVFidjlHNTlwOHd4NVlnU2ZZS2FWdmd2bVJGaGtZUzhFUkxwdFA5OWR1QXZBM29rZFFaLWs5RDdMbmIxck9hUFB4RmpjRUJhS2c9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsSHpRNmpzeG5fLXRsaVJrSmpFTjFVcVRSTFlYOGRLMmhlVmJwWk41bkhyQlpJRjV2RGF1V0tIZm9iSm5TRWRoQUJMWHk3OU95ZElIUmFzeWVzRjEtamxyaURyamR6MHFvTVZoVVkyYi1LRXFzRmFYSl9rNHhIUHlBSUxwWmwwcm9hVklQR3ZOVDBxUlB0dWZjdUhTOXItdEdCSWhoc0JrckV4NzJhN0NFa215bVhHRHNOUGRTbGN6Slg2TWh2amw5OE5tN1VKTzJXZEt4YjNQYXduNGV2dz09 |
You could lay the mic from your bad ass karaoke machine next to the change and leave it turned up full blast. | r/firstworldsolutions | comment | r/FirstWorldSolutions | 2011-10-08 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1bGhaVlBYUzBkTjBHZ3VnblVRbWpYTmEybDFCUWlkbEJ5VW9janFPX1hRZWJSM1RVd1pTR0NxckhJZ045bERnNjhLcWRIaDBnYndLVGo4UjhkaUxuTmc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsNmt2MEZRLTNxLS1XQ2ZiQWJuMFNacGpjcVFwVF9JRlgtamY5UWxwS09lVUtFMGdRYm5xQWZhSkFVUGJQLUtXT2tuT1RXeHB6MlF5eWY1amdDYV9oRUpKZG5MLTl3N0ZjcFFBNWFQNVY5VUx5bl9tUDJxT0V2SkpvOHpqSk1yOEd3NUliblg4TUNKUWV0Umx0S1FDbWFNRmlqMEkwdFFpUk5iWUMxZ2tzbmxvNDB2cm9oekgwamljQlJIaVVzRlVPS1BWb3NyZGtSNldTN0l3T2FaMnZfRkhoc1M4UmRoMGlFTXg5WEhjUnhZaz0= |
It would be awesome to easily sync my progress between my desktop and my laptop.
Anyway I love this game! | r/spacechem | post | r/spacechem | 2011-10-08 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1cDVkUk9PenU3MndPNWJRS0d4MGhRSjVBZFFDSUZrazlZSUw1elVTeENScHBJRVVmVWx5WmlMbm5ZTXoyemxZd3IwbWF2U1BQNUJobFktTFQ5RDZlTEE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsRS1FS0FSMl9xaEtxel9iYm1ENXNLOUh6S0p4NWNnU2dINDNLeEJ4WFZsRDBfbWZqWDFwTy12MEcwWEpqVUdyU0dEZTkzWUxmc3BsaGEyUjUxQ2hIZDJzSFZJUnJMdXB1RG5Kbm00d2RpZDR1Z3VRV0JnMmJPODhXZ19aM0tQc1JreVJzVHR4VjlvckhSTlNTbi00Z3lHdUwxNEdqYUtrMmVBWnRINkxVU1dsWFdYLW8xVGhwU25yOXpJTWxTRGFW |
Also I'm Canadian so keep in mind that these are 1 and 2 dollar coins | r/firstworldsolutions | comment | r/FirstWorldSolutions | 2011-10-08 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1c2d4U0toRFo1Ui1iZnNRZ29aSnJPNGhidjhld3BCN2tES0lDMkVWcDlaZzNDdldLc091LVFBbjRLb1gzREI3ZTJKbXBEdFVuTnltTmt1cF94NFA5YmNQa0pLaWp6Z2VWckFqTXBVcFBvMXM9 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZscEhmUzlOVU9sQWxOX3h5Y0QwaVZJTEV0N1U3b3lSYy11UERsdmtUT0hsNVMzOHNGaUpRUks2YjkteEd1Y2k2dTlPOEdhWGJzUFZzM3JkZUFlWTlJNGJSV3pDdS1wLUlyTVplMXAyYWZDZ3BoQTRNQlhQaV81SEVBWFRKMWlhV2ZmSEVSREJkLXRYMnJZZ09GSnV4aDFhMVNEbW1DNDhOZXVkQUF3RVNfQXdaVXNXTXhnUzlhRjdXV1N3WnR2aUJjOVRLQV9NbkxNcEYzM2QwWDBoMm1TSWRqUHFNYzlfLUNMN2hQRV82VkJDST0= |
BAHAHAHAHAHA | r/catfort | comment | r/Catfort | 2011-10-08 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1RHFYOHhodW1pR3ZfT1RnVHYxcVdQZTAycEdnSVlUbUQ5R0RNTEQ3U1gxZXdJYUxnckVjWlYzMWt0dTQ2OG1aOGlaekRPR0pmRnp3NTUzSzFNdFlEWlE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsdlNiQTZEVS1TcmNWb056OVBnMGo2emtjUmpmSkNDRXRPeUNUQTlHejFVYUdVeGZydjdRRmZKUGRIVEQ0ZTYxSXNyWXBUdFpTUjYzVE8xTF9saExnTVp0NXZiZ28zLWRrLUlqNHVOeV84ZlBBWFNtOVZSS1RUejlwQXZUYlk5V2phMFJOTjNMd2h3LUVyQ185R21aTjFRPT0= |
LOl | r/firstgradeproblems | comment | r/firstgradeproblems | 2011-10-08 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1MFk2Tjd6SjRuZHUyNUtLd1JTQUxsNll3LVJFYm1ieU5vV1R2anlxWlF2My1EaFJ1QUg5S0dfNl85Qkl5blpPRXZtVW9IcTVha3F1bGtkeGttRU9GMGc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsZzRqblF1ZmxFNjhUbGRIeWxtMVNLMHY1T2VLSFg5YlVzckp2c3A5NVhBczdwdzRSbmxqSVZFYmt4UTZ0WkVvSHUtbmN6Y21KbE9kdnJtaUVYRWpHNjNwLWlseUhnUW5maERqeWFuYlhFM2FxZUkyRThCZG03NTFmeF9mVmhkSlNHejhIWG1TOU10WTRWSDFxWEU0dXVQNGlLVnJNYWdsTUxmcVdFa3daR3IwcmdCV3BuaUptQkFycWVoZE1TZ2c0VmZWcVZuOTBWQXRNR202TnZSX0dILVpUWFpBQUJUcWpncm1LTkZjeFJsQT0= |
*Someone mentioned I should post this here from the other thread in /r/atheism*
So, I've seen a few posts recently where there has been mention of different things people cite as "proof" for God that they have experienced, most of which are then referred to as hallucinations or imagination. When I was about 15 I saw one of these things that, at the time, gave me proof for a God that I had previously denied. I thought the story might be interesting to some folks here.
**TLDR:** I had a weird experience at christian youth camp one summer that made me realize religion was wacky and ultimately lead me to become an atheist. This ended up being much longer than I expected it would be...
First, let me say I am an agnostic atheist which as far as I understand means that I believe there is no God because there is no proof to say otherwise. Could there be a God? Sure, it's _possible_, but only as much as an Easter bunny, Santa Claus, or flying spaghetti monster. My atheism took hold almost a decade after this story took place (thanks in part to Neal Stephenson) but this seems pretty interesting in light of the recent posts I have been seeing.
I was raised Catholic but never really understood or believed the tenants of what was being taught. I believed in God, but I didn't know why or how to really prove his existence. I did however have zero belief in the concept of organized religion, it just seemed like a bunch of people standing, sitting, kneeling, standing, sitting, standing, kneeling, etc. A friend of mine introduced me to his church, Christian Pentecostal, where the people were like a community and there was a sense of belonging there. I joined the youth group and went to church, it wasn't the Catholic church, but I at least was involved in _a_ church, so my Mom was happy. The people were all very friendly and seemed to be genuine, they just believed in a different way of going about their version of Christianity.
As part of youth group we would go on trips to see Christian rock bands and spend time with other churches. We even had a summer camp that we would go to where we would all just be kids and hang out, but also spend a few hours in Church each day we were there. My first year there I was still pretty new with the whole Pentecostal thing so I just hung out and watched as other kids would go up to the altar and pray. It was strange to see them speaking in tongues and falling over and not getting injured when their heads would hit the ground, but I was told this was "because the Holy Ghost has filled their body and is protecting them when they fall."
My second summer was a little different. I had gone to church and youth group most weeks since the previous summer so I knew everyone pretty well at that point and was excited to head to camp. Pentecostal churches seemed like such fun to me, sure the altar calls were a little weird, but prior to the praying piece, the singing and dancing was fun and even the preachers would give services that were inspiring. Looking back, I'm just glad these folks weren't filled with hate for the LGBT community, or really any other community for that matter, they really seemed to just care about people in general and whether God was in their life and if he was then everything was going to be ok.
When I arrived at camp the second summer, we went through the same kinds of things as the previous summer. Bible study some mornings, then fun and games throughout the day, sometimes a lunchtime prayer service, and then mass at night. I had seen so many people speak in tongues at this point that it just seemed normal now. Each time I went for an altar call I would just stand there praying, eyes closed, with people around me keeling over and speaking in tongues and after 10-15 minutes I would just return to my seat and wait for everything to stop. One day things were different though; I guess the preacher had noticed I hadn't spoken in tongues or fallen over yet so a bunch of the "elders" came over and all started praying around me like they had done to just about everyone else. I stood there literally for about 30 minutes with them standing around me just waiting for something to happen. I kept thinking "Ok God, take control of my voice and make me speak... fill me with the holy ghost so I can fall over and see what it's like." After almost an hour of just standing there for the altar call, about 40 of which were with them standing around me, I just thought "Fuck it... this isn't happening... I'm just going to utter some gibberish to get these people away from me." They were all so impressed that they helped me to my seat and just left me alone for the rest of the day.
The very next day, during the evening mass we went through the usual process of singing songs, listening to the preacher, and then doing an altar call. Since I got my speaking in tongues thing out of the way, I went up for like 10 minutes to pray with my eyes closed and then came back to my seat to just wait for everyone to pass out from having their knees locked for too long with their hands in the air. While I was sitting there however, I took notice of a girl in the back of the room who was wandering around like a drunken idiot, looking like she was about to throw herself down a flight of stairs. She was walking around like she was doing the limbo... arms stretched in front of her and her body leaned back very far, as if she was being pulled by something. All doubt I had from having to fudge the speaking in tongues went out the window when I saw this because I was convinced she was possessed. The thing that really convinced me is that 4 elders and a couple of the older kids from the youth group (we were all under 17) all took her and it took all of their power to hold her down so they could pray over her. Two of the kids were actually big beefy kids from their respective school wrestling teams.
This situation bothered me at my core. How could this be? I had just made up the speaking in tongues thing, but just saw a girl who was very clearly possessed by Satan. The elders told us as much the next day in the afternoon service and that she was up in her bed resting since they had vanquished the bad spirits. I never went back to youth summer camp again, and I slowly trickled out of being involved with that church over the course of the next year. I made friends and had great times there, but it was all too much for my 15 year old mind to handle.
It took me a few years, but I finally realized what actually had happened there. By piecing together bits of information about other things that had happened at the camp, knowing that there were some troubled teens who brought drugs and weapons with them to camp (one kid brought a switch blade for some reason), I realized, that girl was actually on speed and possibly mushrooms. My years in high school taught me about the effects of various drugs and having become friends with some of the older kids from that church who were also no longer involved with it, I realized they were all just experimenting at camp. There were numerous accounts of sex at that camp as well, unfortunately I was not involved in any of them though o_O.
When I got to college, my best friend ended up opening my eyes to a few things, and religion was one of them. He never tried to convert me to atheism, but he got me to question certain things. I finally started taking hold of this concept when I read Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson for the first time and read about the Pentecostal church. As much as this book is fiction and much of the information is just Neal taking license with the material, it made me realize, that speaking in tongues stuff is just a farce. The talk of that girl being possessed was just the way the elders handled the situation because they were blinded by the truth and didn't want to admit what was really going on in their camp and churches.
I was completely agnostic at that point... I basically believed in God for the most part, but had absolutely zero faith in organized religion and started putting religions in the same bucket as cults, including Scientology which was getting much more public spotlight because of the famous people who were involved. (Battlefield Earth had just come out a few years prior.) I realized though that the only difference between a cult and a religion is the number of people in your organization, which might give you a government sign off stating you are legit. The only difference between Mormons, Christians, Jews, Hindus, Scientologists, Heaven's Gate, Peoples Temple, etc. is that some of them make you kill yourself now to meet God and others make you live out a sometimes horrible existence following all sorts of ridiculous rules in your physical form before you can naturally allow God to take you away.
It's not a matter of what you believe or do not believe, it is simply a matter of what you can prove. My atheism is only slightly more atheistic than that of a modern religious person who doesn't believe in Elohim, Zeus, Thor, Adi Shakti, Muhammad, or any other for that matter. How could the Christian God be any more accurate than any of those others from history? But of course it's not about God, it's all about aliens. After all, they helped us build the pyramids, the statues on Easter island, and stone henge... human beings couldn't possibly have found the strength and dedication to erect these sorts of things on their own.
[Aliens... had to be humanoid aliens...](http://s3.amazonaws.com/kym-assets/photos/images/newsfeed/000/164/163/6n5a.jpg?1313720991) | r/thegreatproject | post | r/thegreatproject | 2011-10-08 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1MXMwdlRJSHlOeFl5V1pxQjA5ZW45Z2NtMk05RUJJQlhpOGN4UFFxS3FwRWxWc0RhXzVqcmRYSW9tSVhQaTdINHgtUWlBMGp5YjJTdGktZUtNLWlvdkE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsUHI1U2xJd2Jac09GYUFjOUtkQjdSR3MwcjRKY213aTgxUWlNdzR0MVl3YkFvVElJNXlseE1pWlZTUFUzTTdvVXdVQmFIWWFHNk5HVXg4SE1FZS1Xc1k0cVlyd2gtT2pyaHA5ZFdzaU1rSF9lUlVfVEg5U0ZuaFNCMlZjVXJhY0g2eGJISWJ3akFJc05OQXFyUGhBYUhxOEF4Z2Y1WXNXMXkzZUdOWTVUcTloeVVpdVViQVRxaW8yem4xOGRMd3lvRzZET3pLVS1QTWp0aWpOcTdXV1dtUT09 |
I wasn't sure if it would be appropriate to post this here, but I was hoping the fashionable ladies of 2xLookbook could help me find an affordable green corset for my Halloween costume. I wanted to be a Neo-Victorian Poison Ivy, but I can't seem to find a corset or even bustier on Ebay or Etsy that doesn't break the bank or is from Hong Kong and may not make it here on time. Any suggestions?
Here's the inspiration: http://i.imgur.com/vwU1h.jpg
UPDATE: Thanks to everyone for all the help. It looks like I may need to postpone this costume until I have more time and money :-( Still saving all the great tips and sites. Upvotes for all!
| r/2xlookbook | post | r/2XLookbook | 2011-10-08 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1TWt2WlBadU5lYUZlRlZhX1lZSTlaeHdaNVhDeGExWEhjMmVhd0hnZUZiUm5NYUJyeFNfOXVjWngxZ2lEbE9vYkdqYUlNbThXZTVxcHJ6elQtb3VLaGc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsdnZjTWZoc245cWxodUcwTWNOTmJFQ0N2ZS1LR09XTHI3aHVSTkJJWklVMFBGampiUi1XQnM2eWdHbXVJMGw5YWdrM2tjVjVaYzNrNWNGMXlrdkI5Q3JidEktQWhWRTQzdzVwcEM3bEZhbkpwdnVwczNFQTFrVVJKTmQwazdXUWM0Y2VscXhLb3dQZXl3MEpwRENxVWJYR3VhWDBteWpIVGNSNjZfMTlrWDlNPQ== |
I think it would probably not be seen as slavery as long as the cost of returning was not set too high. But the cost of living there will probably be so high that it will be hard to save enough to move back. I suspect most of the average lunar citizen's wage packet will be spent on essentials; the funds will probably recycle back to the lunar economy. Saving for retirement will be problematic, except for the richest inhabitants.
Economically, for this to work, the flow of money has to be mainly one way, into space. That means keeping costly imports to a minimum and becoming relatively self-sufficient. Most equipment will have to be simple, reliable and easy to repair. Technologies like 3D printing and rapid prototyping will be important.
However, living on the moon may not be economically viable if construction is too expensive. Unless accomodation can be constructed easily from local materials, it may be more economic to live in earth orbit, considering the lower cost of getting material to orbit. If constructed from prefabricated parts on earth, it would be cheaper to build a space station of equivalent size. | r/postearth | comment | r/postearth | 2011-10-08 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1dEtKdkhEM3JVOVNmQ3hsX0hJMFpSVGRVUm1JSlFPMW9lRVE1SmFMX3BNNVFZSXNueXpYOU9pMzFoTnFWTnZHUUJsMUtJNTFrUDF6QzR3YjdnaEM2WkE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsMHVXWXA3UzB6TkV3dl8yQUl0OVk2VEVrcExkOWVTR3F6bjVoSjZhS0EtaWxDN0lWLVRPYXZyNUVYNVE5MTV0ejFNd0NDQTZScHRzWkJWQUNlc1UyWW1kZ0hiSGFnYkl0eXR6X0FKSUxQTkVVZThYanZkYUczcEFFbUozUmNVeDRHSXBWbmZIcjhpSVU1ejlxLUlxa1VNejhvM2dxSW9SWTdjVF92cVo3R2Utbmw4UmFZTGlTUlNvaU1qTFc2Q3MwMXBxcUlETHNKOENHZURJcVE5NUZXQT09 |
I've been resisting the extracts and sample chapters that the publishers have been coming out with. Want to go in to this thing hyped up and spoiler free. | r/harukimurakami | post | r/HarukiMurakami | 2011-10-08 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1UERndXNocXFJR0NtQXZ6T2VXQ2I4VUZUYXJycUNqUUpCQWd5MW02LVppaWVGWk4zVWwwVThORTA3TkNhQndkOVRuSWc5NDdNaGlkT0dpcmQzRjZpZ3c9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsNlFfOHN1QW51by1Wakt6WHRTd2JqQWhfQlQwcnBLX09ESEtJeGpSTHNTekZRNUtiay15X2NzQWtVczNqYnV6MWtNY3dqSzM5TFMwdUZ1NnYyM3hVRVdBTzhDUzJ2VjhMUVZzVDRGOHNYSmhTSHBOUTBncUxVVUhzcnFUNWJKeF9NV3FsMDFZNTFrRjJwT1N6TVgtbXBkMGRubV9KdWV1Wmo2ZG01MXBrYXRnPQ== |
I'm trying to play level Sleepless on Sernimir, but the little circles keep getting stuck on the input our output commands. Is this a bug, or am i doing something wrong? | r/spacechem | post | r/spacechem | 2011-10-08 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1REdSampLRm13eUlSQjhLdEJsS05vdkxfc0ctby1TNTBjUV9pM1F5LUlIMm5BdWJyaDllWmxqZEo1QWlLM1lYa3dLMDZ6Uy1LM01QTXYxXzZlSFFlZWc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsZFE1S29CMmVnV2VXaE9HYnRmYzhsWG5nQ2l1UFVPdGVZS3J6T28xcEU0ZnNCdXZFV1dQazlXZXJPdUdFY2o1Y0tJYjgtWVQwMmtGS0ZYQ2JWWG9rdmtxUnBoZXFMbTRpR1d6djRnbUhSTE5NMkZNbHFPV2EtTXJ3V2FheEUtMlBrVDBRMS1XMjdNbVJkVFdocHF2aUpCNW5LemFhZG5wVlc5OUxRdDh6SGVjPQ== |
It certainly isn't a silly question, because it isn't a free textbook, haha. At this point I'll be editing the URL out of the OP since all answer I could have gotten have been received at this point.
I'll give you 24 hours to make your decision on the matter of downloading it. | r/csbooks | comment | r/csbooks | 2011-10-08 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1cERwRGdiOGNudUhSbENBdkJjdzBqV2JNTFhSZ090WEZuN0d0alZPeTlfd3JraEZMemNXZFU3MG42MTZOVlVrTWtRdTVEcGxaTGN6S2hHQUNySnBPa3c9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZscU9OaktMcWZWSVI0YkFnQjVGbEwzVzAyN1R4dHNjbEphLXRQaTNzTU1xUFlvQUwxVGNvdVk0OTZVZXBMRUJ1SUN5TWFQNTZ2aVhjc0tnX2RJWjVvUi15c1I2bWtDRDgtamM0LVlEb2c2SHYzdXp2a0ZRVGM2RTFSc2tvOG5nQ1RlN2dFemFkWDdMUjdTcVdrbmZUa29PU3NtMlJXY0s3bGhrajhUSjJ4Skl4VVZfMW10MlRVOUlNUnFpU1NxZ3I2aVVPaWdEZVVKOF91NHREb0h6aHFfZz09 |
Of all professional wrestling games released for the N64, I personally think that this and WrestleMania 2000 were the best ones | r/gameranks | comment | r/GameRanks | 2011-10-08 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1WDkyRHctaTRtdVQ2N3VTVmRDTFVkYnppMTR0bU5aZGFHWjFmUlNTOENGcW4yb2JTZy1JOV84UEpnZWNIdUh1cUNUQkRqVjBBUlVWSUg0Ry1BS3RoTWc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1Zsa0pZQnlMeFpLNmkweGhuc0JGdG40T0g0elNXTzFPQVdGX1F5OGx2LVhIdGVMWW8tRTFMRlpBUXprRDJxdVVjYkNmUU9iaXEyOWV0WkdCd2wxREtERllPbVl3SnZtbEVGc2oxVUhHZm1fUV9DMjVpd0VhVW5VZVpLcS03b1R6Y29hQU1lSWlRVFFHRXNRUEphcXhkVGJHT2lXeWU5YWtyOExva3FzeU5fOVgwPQ== |
Given a number x, find next number with same number of 1 bits in it’s binary representation.
For example, consider x = 12, whose binary representation is 1100 (excluding leading zeros on 32 bit machine). It contains two logic 1 bits. The next higher number with two logic 1 bits is 17 (10001). | r/programmingchallenges | post | r/programmingchallenges | 2011-10-08 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1RFJET1FCSGtaMTQ2THNQZ3dkbnE2OTZ1OHIzU2JIdVFWVVA3YUFNYkZyenBrQ1RDRi1zX1hUaThmUVJGWEU2MEtpYlJydnk3UjZsa3plaFJSSGpQbWc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsVm1iUnlyV0RnYzZSX29LR2NLWDNGNWRpMDdiM3VtZnVZQVB4dlF5X2pua2lzVHBFZjlRb2NhWnhXMExnRk1lUGF6al9hampSazg0WnVzWlRwbVpXRFVMRVhDaXpmS2U2WnFRVENRN0hBRVBoS2hWVkVWYWxqSDhEN3RUZXBWUG52dnVqc25ZWER6aUlwc0xwdHlnVGtzWnJxeF8tRmVZWkVPbWN6VG53b3JUVERnN2NlZkd3bjk4T0ItdTRUbF9icGd1REJOYlVsSDhTZVo0SExGbjZLZz09 |
Deal with it. That's what we all did. | r/firstgradeproblems | comment | r/firstgradeproblems | 2011-10-08 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1cHRuQm43R2lNM20tdHRNM1lCV0FzS2FVVnNJcjk5NlpKSmMwaEpLblZzWnRiN3VDRU1Sb0pvdWRaVWp1eVp5UEVsSU5FeHN6REtNRER5WGw4WFhOd3c9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsQ1pDa3JuLWFCNHlLY0RUWDhNYUZFQ21oVm5mT1g4MXYwa3VfRm5zNlJTaE1RNjhYZHU1ZjRJT2FSVjRsZlZTOXhzWkNpQnByanVSUmNucnZ1LTRfNTVXQlBzQXR0MERmR21heFZGMXRfT1Z2M0RZSjRmZkxTZk95UDdaZWc2ZlJlTEdYOUt4dTBHWDk5SVVkU2hpd296aXVGWFNBREtkRUlpSWZleGNLM0R0UC1WTzF6eXd2NEVVaHdidFF4STlJMmVsWmsyYzNhSmRQRWc0ajlwMFRCVmV0OWZSa0s4U1hTX0NYb0gzbzFaTT0= |
You first graders... | r/firstgradeproblems | comment | r/firstgradeproblems | 2011-10-08 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1VDhveGltSmF6ZmtERzJWa3hfaFdBN3hPbjYwNHdhNjhvTjlhSUhQQ0puZEtuNHI2S3ltNnRJcVVQWk9sdDBneFdfSGhoVTdubEVMU2JDeXFjWmNNbkE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsRU04aWE4TXZ0V1RrbFFfekJHSElvclBLVFFtT1Y1d05Jam9oblVrLWN1Mmh1RnVxQ2diUmF4dTJ6bU4ySHRUU25ERXJINmRtODFLZVFzcXJOd1RFWDZSMVJzbXRpek15NFg5MXVkc1J3VVMyczVhcDRSY0JYYVlZYnJrbGVyRF9DaEY4cWplRDF3b0N6MUczcDdPNUhoOHhEa2ItX1AyUEw1SEFhTmE3dmFGNE9LZHBZV01yQUJIcWgtcUZqSklsVFRabjBpY1o4TDZkVGhkajJDRjFYYkFRZi1FMHQzOGdjSm14a0dOOUhYdz0= |
What did you trade? | r/firstgradeproblems | comment | r/firstgradeproblems | 2011-10-08 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1bTFMRWhpWk05aFpfOGpKR2xiRGFUZVgzSmdnaXM1LUFuSmFQQzZXYnQwdHdiTDBXUjNvZ1FmS2E0ZngzT3d4STJfNk5YcS1VY0p3RDVtY182TTFJMWc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsMVlGR1ktQWlhNkYxeXFmN3Jib0R4YXN0LU4xWV9EVWdkdHpySHFhdTdJU1RCVjdJQ2tPQ25SMkxUUzlCY1ZhWFRkTkJyRmRsMTlKdGpZV081a2xURWZEUVZJSHNRY05HMEZvUWoxT0dyZXpscUkzYjZuWS1TbmxlX3V3anJtNEFQVE9OZEVrQjhCbWw0X1hGZjdORGhTNEVoRXJ5NG9qS2hOb2JWNkFoTHppdUNNdUhqWk81bVd2UWpiRk5EMEpFbjMtYUtXcjFaMTBrTnd2NnNBdUhGSlZ0azBLckZ1dy1FbUNCZmVwRFYtYz0= |
...but I don't wanna | r/firstgradeproblems | comment | r/firstgradeproblems | 2011-10-08 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1aTlfRTd1YnppTGJsNWstV0VIYVdDS20za05TaE0xQjNLTW9aanJmcVJ1U2laZ2hDYk05bnZuN0Y3RGprUHpQOThTckdha0RVT3lyOHNSMWtFcEw3b2c9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsaGpHTGNUbldpQ0JFV2gzRk5YTzRSUmZMWnJudV9ULXhUUlNzNWdiaVpfYXphLTdmSTA5cjNTUWJDZ1EwbTZZZHpHTDdxSWdzdHd1NWV6R2tadjMwYUg2QzdaNHVUY09qQzRfQktPNndUeThleTZEV003UUJiUjAxVWFDVzNTNEVwNlBaY282RnpVdEZ0dHFrSDdpME1JOXFFbnBUSWl5NFhsSXl0UW80dGxsSHQweWVDSVB1UXBEYmRrMDZiRzdhZUpkenptZUF1QUpzd2ZHamFFWG51TUEyNDByaUlYMEpSVmlKaThMM2Q4MD0= |
I've been on and off anti-depressants all through out my teens and always had problems with associated weight gain. Thankfully during my 20's I found I didn't need them. I am now 32 and 3 years ago I was diagnosed with fibro (I have successfully managed with exercise, diet, supplements for now)
Recent events in my life have made me realize that pharmaceutical anti-depressants may be needed. (It also may be hormonal, or the fact I am just sad) Either way, I will not be able to handle the weight gain that is a side effect of most of those drugs.
Are there any other fibro sufferers out there who can provide advice? | r/fibro | post | r/fibro | 2011-10-08 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1cGNudnBoTHFJVTlERzlmbVlVc25ZVlVlUzRQdHg4cnlfcjFsd3lOaVF6cDBkd002R0s4aU1zcEtSbjBrQzRZV09rcWFQNXZybmRXcDFnOEs1YmRYR1E9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsRnN2SU1xQkxPeC1zZm5UQTIydnVYTmRmQUdSUUFMTzUydmpueWdrRGFQWk5TM2ZrUkR2aGw1R2RneWZ0SWcwazVKaGc1UUVKampvSnFjei1fdnRLV0lsblVhblN3OUYxQUlkUE5WT1pPSTZCM2M1dmgzdEtRMld3NzVFQVVRTjVKOThiSzBCa0VPVTdaWlFKRElFTWlBQ3hjZVE4MlVjaU5kdmZYV2tqaEdEQXJNMUV4UHppSWowSEZRdHoxQkhF |
I have a one bedroom apartment in Toledo, Ohio. I have a couch and a blow up mattress available if someone needs a place for a couple nights while they figure some stuff out.
Message me if you have any questions.
~ Josh | r/atheisthavens | post | r/AtheistHavens | 2011-10-09 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1QXhEYVZIbElFTVVqZ2c1Y3ZWZ2hFb1NMdWhiZmZaa0UtX2Y5SmRFX0dBM295cnZjTXZ3a3EzdWpJYjI1T3RlaWItUEpjenBaU2lQSk9qUlozQXRXMWc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsNVJnV1Z2ZmdtTVFmR1JZZ0pnbUdKR0ZBakNTVC1zODgtbFN5VEtfdEF0b3JPR2FhUmZmczU2RHVvVkExSGw2VEVCMmVmVGJOaDFpeUgtLVQ1cDVGS2ZldWJBcUVxUm1wQmc1ZVpFVUdUUUVOcVJQbU9pZXFPd1VKV1BIRldQREtlMWlpMzJTbEQyNlZwbE5PWTZaVVpaOV80Z3J0X0hDWWRBQXpLdWpmV3hvPQ== |
Actually if you have a backyard it is a surprisingly easy set up. Check out [The $50 dollar knife shop](http://www.amazon.com/Wayne-Goddards-Knife-Shop-Revised/dp/0896892956) which can be downloaded for free various places. | r/oldschool | comment | r/oldschool | 2011-10-09 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1bWxTNzRoS01oOU1SbUZpS3VRMHhfQjFDaUkzZUFfN19lTjNFblFDQ1RwZmJaS1pRTjZjX2dHQzZtS2xlZmo5dzc5YzJsWHNtRm5hbDBWdy14akRBRVE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsY0ZyLVNheU9yOEFOblR1WWhiN3F1eGN1QTVXVlFPRUgwUi0wc0tnb1JEckVrNWRycGtmNUh0eGp6SzZ3cVF0bEZzSmhXRGRoSTJkMHJtRV9uQzZoM1NPRVVKLWVmVk9FVWZxdE9SZEdnendVSFhLS3IxRVJnMnFQOXBBOFVDSGdzdjdpWmJpS1Y3T1V2N3BpTHBMWERjaFowMzhwM0I4cDNiZ1I1ZVNmZThONXU0QXBFaW1XNG4tTGNQdnlmWFFJZHZrRGJaanpTeEJXZXk1OFlQNnRpUT09 |
*Okayy*, so a bit of background first. I don't work in the field of mathematics at all. Or physics or chemistry or anything like that. I was really good at math in high school, won a math award and everything, but that was almost 10 years ago (so long ago that I still call it "math" instead of "maths"). I'd be lost if you handed me a Grade 10 algebra book these days, to be honest. But this made a lot of sense to me yesterday. I don't know if this is bullshit or if it's already been thought of or if I just inadvertently broke new ground in a field I know nothing about. I might cross-post this to r/puremathematics to see what the heavy-hitters think. Anyway, hurr ya go!
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**Missing Frames**
By vicnovember
As a sequence of uniform, countable elements approaches an uncountable infinity, we encounter an interesting phenomenon: the actual numerical (or absolute) value of these elements experiences a state of flux. Allow me to illustrate.
Imagine, for example, that we have two identical reels of 35mm film, each of which stretches for 2.5 billion feet. The reels are identical in every way and when stretched taut, they line up precisely. At 16 frames per foot, each reel should contain 40 billion frames. However, when each frame is counted individually, the reels contain a potentiality for margin of error. Each reel’s frame-count becomes, then, 40 billion +/- *x* frames. And despite their identical lengths of 2.5 billion feet, the count has the potential for flux in either direction. One reel may contain 40 billion frames plus 1; they other may contain 40 billion minus 3.
Note that when using a phrase like “margin of error,” we must qualify that we are not referring to *human error*. In a realist example, we would have to take into account the possibility that the 2.5 billion feet was not measured as precisely as possible. Or that 75,000,000 frames were 1/100,000,000^th of a frame short, resulting in one less frame in the total count. Or the fact that in reality, 35mm film stock is closer to 16.04 frames per foot. We are not interested in precise calculations, only the theory of potential countability.
Why, then, when all measurements are assumed to be uniform, do we still experience this state of flux?
The answer lies in the number itself. The number “40 billion” was not chosen arbitrarily, but for the place it holds near the limit of individual human countability. Continuously projecting a 40 billion-frame film at 24 frames per second would take over 50 years. Assuming a count could be accurately maintained, it would take more than half a lifetime to achieve a result. Now we must endeavor to count off each of the two reels in a closed environment, comparing the results only at the end of the process. An identical result, as expected. Predicted by the simple mathematics governing countable sets and thereby effectively removing this state of flux.
But what happens when we double the length of the film? Quadruple it? Exponentially increase it? We are left with a *theoretically*-countable number of frames, but of such a vast number that it would take even a powerful computer centuries upon centuries to individually analyze. We can have no *countable* confirmation that the mathematics will hold true.
Thus, the very act of counting undermines the mathematical principles behind countable sets. In direct contrast to a countably infinite set like {..., -1, 0, 1, 2, ...}, what we are describing is an *uncountably finite* set, such as {0, 1, 2, 3, …, 1x10^1000 }.
To say that we have 9 trillion feet of film which consequently contains 144 trillion frames is all well and good and mathematically sound *until we begin counting*. Since we “know” the measurement of 9 trillion feet to be accurate, just as we “know” the measurement of 16 frames per foot to be accurate, the only thing that counting frame-by-frame is striving to prove is that 9 x 16 = 144. Mathematics is not here in doubt. *Infinity* is in doubt.
Can a finite number be *functionally* infinite? The concept of *transfinite* numbers is well-known, i.e. numbers that are “infinite” in that they exceed all finite numbers but are not necessarily *absolutely* infinite. What we are here postulating is a finite number whose usage is such that it functions as if it were infinite. A functionally infinite number is one which is theoretically finite until we begin to count it.
It is therefore the very *process* of counting that renders the number’s actual value uncertain. The absolute value of any cardinal number is easily determined by its integer – the absolute value of 3 is 3, the absolute value of 14 is 14, and so on. [For simplicity’s sake, we are here discussing cardinal numbers rather than all rational, irrational or transcendental numbers.] But as soon as a count begins, the number’s potential for infinity throws its absolute value into flux *until the count is either completed or abandoned*. Like an inverse of Schrödinger’s cat (which exists in a quantum state of both life and death until observed), the uncountably finite number achieves a quantum state of both "finity" and infinity *while being counted*. When the count is completed, the absolute value is affirmed. If the count is abandoned, the number reverts to its accepted absolute value.
This is not to suggest that in the counting process we might encounter an entirely new integer. Or that an integer as it would appear in a complete sequence might slip from existence. It is merely intended to illustrate the push-and-pull power that infinity holds over the absolute value of elements in a countable set.
Just as *Tristram Shandy*’s eponymous narrator spends the entirety of his life writing his autobiography, only to find that the recounting of his life would require every available moment of his life many times over (in nine volumes, he succeeds only in recounting the story of his birth and accidental circumcision), we find that a countable set becomes functionally infinite very quickly.
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Well, that's it. I hope you had as much fun reading that as I did writing it. Lemme know what you think, boys & girls!
vicnovember | r/puremathematics | post | r/puremathematics | 2011-10-09 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1MjNiM3RGMTYxUnBPV1pjR1hxdTJlRFgtUmxqeEIxU2JtMkktZ3E2aEp3RlN5WU9iazNOd3h4eWhPZnFRSHp6bVR1WGJteG0xOEhHMkh3Z3hZWU9ZSUE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsTmNHdkt4a1R4Vk9TUlJIVGdzYm90SktLbVZndWtZME4zdEpFLTU5SUdrSGtSV1Z5ekN0dzltMkJzVUhGanlYTzhWRnloUGVjbVZMdXJYM1pxX3E4dFpyM0lVNkk1ck9ZdHV2RVJxaG9PM2Y4M0dpM1pxVkpqbzRBZjJLdHZubFRyRWd4MHh5amtiLVUxc3BlSlJ0cEpUR184NU5RVV9wem9FV241VjdEbVVXQkhSRE81UTFwNUFlcXdQZ2pIMDZQYWhoaDB0eXlvUVR1NEVYTnlWdmU5Zz09 |
Our door's always open for those in need of help. | r/atheisthavens | post | r/AtheistHavens | 2011-10-09 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1MmdvUWFJaEFuSTVXTjlSMkFEVG51Y09nMDFQTE9ZVXE3YVQtT2JsYUhIOENoRDI4bEhiSWN4WG1JTmVVaUNtS0hQM1YwOWtKV2k5SlBiNWx4U1gxUEE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsR2traTJZaVIwLWRmbnFVMFF6SjVpSlBOS3luWUhhc1JmZnVkbkJ2SEh0OTVmTFZFNGFFdmMxVkdRQjEyN3dDa2JMTjRwbkh6Z21UYk9EQmM2Y3RGY2tkOFV1TUNtRVlqakJUUUxuaHh3dUZ1SmNUQ1FnaVQ3NEpjZFBLUXB5N0VLOGdBRDRVNlJ3cEoyMkh3RlhaU1I5Z2dJZ0JoVEJPQTg3bUE0YnZFM3VzVi1tMTltRzEyNzFuUks2dmhrZjdi |
Isn't that some kind of formal gathering? | r/nyto | post | r/NYTO | 2011-10-09 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1ZExubk9zVGRPZzhRSEh6aXZNaUNkaTg2M19qN2hCaUkzNmduel9EODdVakZkYXJjUE0xSlM5cS12OTBiaWd0MVBfRlBqQUFPNXZWd2FQWEpDZmFDcUE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsU2cydXlKQ204cW5WUTkwQ0ZBenR4SWRuSjQwQkxBMDBfNlI1NHhYZlViY1hFbFI1S1Y0VzVfV2hFa0dZamxhVDdBam0zVVByQmo5RTJYaklZaE91M3VRd2FVbW1hMmItMDZvMjYyTl92QkUzY04weUgwaWtwVGFETUVTb1FhWmlnRFVKLUNzR2xSTU9jam94V3ZXaUpBPT0= |
Wondering if there are any MTG players on campus who are looking for a casual play group. There are 4 of us who currently play reguarly whenever we can and we'd like to get some more people.
We play mostly casual stuff that is non format but also play a lot of EDH/Commander. We also play a little Legacy and Modern. Arch enemy and a few other multi play styles get mixed in quite often as well. | r/iit | post | r/IIT | 2011-10-09 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1M09LY1hjRFB0eEpmNzhFUkJPRTdNLXlpd1NBRkRfZ2J6dldtdnZvMnZKTnBqTDQ0OEpMT244blJOUnFSX0lxdEU3MUhXWm5FSlFKVGpPTkl5U01KZHc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsODZiRVVIM3hNN1dxYkJRbFhZX1dCX0RUVmpHR19oVENoY1VPRGRFNDh5WmtCSnBxbUlyUldWOHREeE9DbUJudkpVRWUxalFQYnhGU3d6eG1JZW9wc0gtOHp6VXJiZFNzZVFNc0Y5aG9kVHR5MlVHUTI2UGlqb3J5VHBTdFVnOHo4cUthRG1COXpFU0ZLTy1TOHpyaVdBPT0= |
Can't offer a place to stay, but a place to chill, meet some fellow atheists and talk. I'm an atheist from a christian family myself. Message me if you need some help or just a friend to talk to. | r/atheisthavens | post | r/AtheistHavens | 2011-10-09 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1M1lCLTJmMjlDZjZzWTl3b19jNGk5T2JfVDRFWDBrVGFMQ1dkSUpjd05taDEwb29GM2h3ZEF6cC0wQThiUkNfUEdpUThlamVwd2tidmYzWjZhYTVHTlE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsU0U0MGhqa1I1MllKQ1RKWTFibnlWaTJoWHVuc1pQdC1BU1NNVVE2VU5LMzBvTU5FZ3RjODVQWVU5M0liY2UxTUZKQ0RtQjAwLTdYdnNmSGE5U0NkbHhfc0lUMUFWRURmSnczWVIxWFhUa2tpMFg0YWRQN2M1c2lFTldEZG5NQUY5d2FUYXhTbkdYNGJDdXVsWmdoOUE2R0pjQy1qZmdnQmNBZzluVW5MbGpFPQ== |
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[Here's a/the press release](http://www.europlanet-eu.org/outreach/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=360&Itemid=41).
It mentions four images but I can't actually find links to them... [this is the only hires image I could find](http://www.europlanet-eu.org/outreach/images/stories/ep/news/epsc2011/lroc_picture2.jpg). | r/postearth | comment | r/postearth | 2011-10-09 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1TU1tRXV4X3RpZmthcGRpVUhYVDZPQnZFMW94U05MSTVyUkNQYW0wei1SVk5VajNVR3RRNUttTGdOenRBTW5CYVlIT3hhdXI0bTJha1RZWnFldHg4dGh6cE01cnVQb0EzWm5QaHhONHkwdWc9 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsWGxETXZWSmx6NEdBZ21oUjBKTlFzX1d0UGlNVWNIQ3oxY3ZJSGdXeE5lRUYtX3N3U3JTRTFWdWtHVWZzbDctSEdzOGJWTU5hMXBLZWY3ZXVWcmh1OE9PQnJNSzRLY3BacUNSSHMtYWs0emJMNDVPLXd5TUl0VXBWS1dzcDJrNzBlWkNVZGE0N1N2TWN5QVgyODQwdVNvUWNubldLeVBMYS1tZUtJNTZyLXVyR19NWmptcEFIM25oUnR1NTZBenlFQ1ZWWTkwNG5QMG96eTNEZ1lzV09zUT09 |
Full room and board. Can accommodate for anything. | r/atheisthavens | post | r/AtheistHavens | 2011-10-09 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1ekd4Nlg1eXM2VG0wSHAwajRyOXVRZTdvdUlrV0VzWWZSRGhKU3FSWXpBWUJjbUE0dG5pc0JoaGMtUnk2QmI3bUF6Tnd0cmFCU0Z4OFhRdUstc0NUb1E9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1Zsa3NxLWVCWUd2b29yeDB4QnFNanlrdWZnNnllek5MdGV2UTh2d1VzZ2VGYXFZb1B2QW9GZGxyRGl0NFRBY1FleG9xeVMtODd5SlZvMWRRSjBsMnZUYmdaM1M1aVp2NDMtTnVIZDhGbjhFQ1ltd0pfZU1QSGYyMzlWel9qSzNCVUJ6QTNMclJqN1lOZUk4bGFUQU5iQVdKd2lFNzNNbEhYdEVTSE5kNWhYaFFZWkplaHEyVjM1WUVNTk96a0lRT2ExQkRGa2NBUkVFNWZUdGZLWWpnTDdSUT09 |
Can provide a couch if you need to figure things out.
Me: female, mid 20s, Quaker.
My fiance: male, mid 20s, atheist.
We have heat and plenty of food. :) | r/atheisthavens | post | r/AtheistHavens | 2011-10-09 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1UTBtcEVDZUgtSWw2eGQxY3c3dExvZHJVdXRYUE9Mb2FGYjRqSHdCcy1fUXlJZVhfeGFoVDExMC05blpoc1lMTWNXQnhQcS1MYnlFOEVCSzkzU1MyNUE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsYkpPRnFUdDMwT1owLTNxaWFUcWdqTDVnTkluM0trMlB4TklrNi1TbHRMc0NwVW53dExnQXNOb1lUaXJPeU0xeFZHNEFXb3RDSFMtYVNlSjBOVXQySUJ3TjMwN3hBX2hWdzRaUTlvbUJsczJRNUpLNmMzNW1OSGFCOTVkRmVLYmh0UDBJS1RaQ2VCZ29BaVpmZmhUcFVEbUdjWTdlMjRfbGpqeWdIbHBSeVQ4PQ== |
3 guys here. 1 straight, 1 gay, 1 Bi. We have a couch, and a fridge that is usually full. Up to 2 weeks if needed, plus help. | r/atheisthavens | post | r/AtheistHavens | 2011-10-09 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1WFE5RVN1ZnRLU2poMEZiaEdwaFdpcTk4U1RJdjFEZTF3RmtyRE1UWVk4ekdHVWxSMzctOVY0R2stRThvak5QOUozdGUwSV9tcWNVOGkzTThIdnk1ZUE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsbS14dGNkcnNlb1E5TVFVR2h5OEZsYzdkSXU0SGVKNUp1ZmxCbm93MFk1TXFyUU5YTjFyd3hvcldrRUQyME5SeGVaMURvNENjWEhuZmV3dTQ5dWZwZFNMYTRGSUl4aExUYm4xV0tnMlRNQ05JLXB4UExqN0VJQkhXaEhzblRfOWt2dlg1V29lSlRRMnlPNGdJaFVoOWw4blpRMldzWjhkc1lkRTZVVzlmZ2lheFlxb3hCNy1ESTlKNGlOVC1xdHo5cHZLM1hOM2U2Vk44MHhUMUl5SFVQUT09 |
[email protected] Any time any place. | r/atheisthavens | post | r/AtheistHavens | 2011-10-09 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1LWR4QWdWQXEzUmdQcTdCNW9HX0F1MGxsVTNrd25aaTRybzdaVExaVS1aOXVVakVlRENValFDUDZBOWltYjdHN3NHXzlyck5mZzkwa0xzVG04M0xRZUE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsM1NQWWlSM2pxMmxEczc0MWNhR0NNd1pTTEwwSFV0eTItSlVNOHlCN1BEQmU5OVlnejg2NTdJcnhuakg4Ui1sazBMNkhVd1FrdU5fZV9tSGhINV93NmFsWEd4TDQxVGxDQmRFdlBiR3hYZGZmV2R5NXFENzBSVXJCa0wzY1hSNjNFV2ZHU1cxaDZWaGgtT0pfSEd2OVJSUTR5SHlISkYzMHVoUGFjWVNFZWdRNGpHS3I2UkRzUWdnTlFoTmRMVjNI |
hot meal and a friendly ear, only have a studio apt but you can crash here for a few nights if you need to. | r/atheisthavens | post | r/AtheistHavens | 2011-10-09 | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1V1cXI5TEtUVy0wdHhtZ1gwb2g0RVc4aDB6V2tfLVpiMGo1Z2Qzckp4dk9HazQ5aXZ3bnQ5VU9iYmkyWnVWbjFvYUNxUVZjWC15MG83S1l3dllCUllyN0E9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5LN1ZsRGNoRXBoY2J6LXhVWGRId1Z4VVZrRzdJYjU2Ql9HcVZJTnFqbGhpcFV1VTdwQTQ4Um1GSjNpWWg1M2Fqck80V2RDSHBWOUxXRTgtX2NrdTRqcVNHVnFNZlRKT1diS3lSVzRuN0c3WnB1aWMzWlI0VWU0UWlJcldKMUY0Z1dLc3hhMjB3MXdTQ1RiWWMwS0I3NHlLdkg5a1oxQlJUYXpzRUI4WkxUaHNRcnMwUk9pYkhxc0VMQ0ppa2FHd1JPaGV3 |
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