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Off Topic / Re: Stefan Karl Stefansson's cancer reaches stage 4, likely incurable
« on: June 22, 2017, 09:12:59 PM »
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Off Topic / Re: [NEWS] nasa eyes urstar fish for missions in 2030s
« on: June 18, 2017, 04:43:18 PM »Because it's impossible. You don't know how a technology can be used in other applications unless it already exists. That's effectively like saying, "instead of wasting money researching how cancer works, why don't we research cures and drugs?" The answer being, of course, you have no idea where to start without research.To put this in perspective: "As of 2016, there were over 1,920 Spinoff products in the database dating back to 1976."
You might not be personally interested in the scientific papers resulting from space probes, which is totally okay. But the reason why NASA is such a fantastic investment is because they work on problems that humanity has never attempted to solve before, and in the process they create technologies with diverse usages outside of space technology. But that doesn't change the fact that the sole, ultimate reason why they made that tech to begin with is because they wanted to send a probe to research a planet. That's why you can't separate space research from NASA spinoffs. The esoteric and ambitious nature of the problems they solve is the reason they're so innovative. Does that make sense?
- Wikipedia
Every single one of those technologies are UNIQUE.
The entirety of the NASA budget since the 1960's summed up is less than the 850 billion dollar bank bailout in 2008.
Space travel has already revolutionised our lives weather you like it or not, even if you don't notice and it is distinctly cheaper than waging a war or any other kind of technological boom. I actually can't believe he compared it with WW2 in any way shape or form, since space travel has excelled showing the good of mankind. Almost all space ventures are international collaborations, or if I quote JFK:
"There is no strife, no prejudice, no national conflict in outer space as yet. Its hazards are hostile to us all. Its conquest deserves the best of all mankind, and its opportunity for peaceful cooperation may never come again."
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Off Topic / Re: [NEWS] nasa eyes urstar fish for missions in 2030s
« on: June 18, 2017, 04:33:14 PM »but why don't we just skip the 'making of the probe' part and focus on what matters, which is the software, components, instrumentation, and manufacturing techniques>billions or rocket fuel
this way you can invest in technologies without spending billions on rocket fuel and building a whole probe
you have no idea what the forget you are talking about
NASA has a yearly budget of 18 billion dollars, this is absolutely MINISCULE compared to any other government program
why you want to cut one of the most fruitful research and development organisations ever is beyond me
by what you are saying you clearly lack any critical thinking or engineering experience at all, you have no say on the subject
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Off Topic / Re: █EDC 2017█ Bisjac & Tony
« on: June 13, 2017, 11:31:47 PM »
HOLY stuff ITS HAPPENING
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Off Topic / Re: [ℕEWS] lifeguard 15 saves toddler during first day
« on: June 13, 2017, 11:13:54 PM »
the OP is glorious
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Off Topic / Re: is stick shift worth it in california
« on: June 13, 2017, 12:30:25 PM »- Sequential/auto-manual/semi-auto: literally a manual transmission with hydraulics/electronics moving the clutch and gears. sometimes it's even just a piggyback system put onto an existing mt (see: m3 csl). not as fast as a dct, but you can still get thrown back in your seat when you upshift under hard throttle, like with a normal manual (aka shifting isn't super smooth). lexus used these in it's LFA over a DCT specifically for the more raw feeling it brings while still having an optional full-auto function (since, you know, it's a lexus)aka F1 car vs tesla
- Continuously variable (CVT): it doesn't shift at all. best mpg (i would think) and performance but probably the most boring
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Off Topic / Re: is stick shift worth it in california
« on: June 13, 2017, 12:28:54 PM »
what the forget why is everyone recommending auto wtf
go canyon racing in cali bro im jealous
go canyon racing in cali bro im jealous
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Off Topic / Re: stick shift or automatic
« on: June 13, 2017, 12:26:58 PM »manual all the way, automatics are for lazy people and they lack acceleration compared to a manual.<3
plus heel to toe
personally I would prefer stick shift because I would like to get into performance driving but auto is probably better for the daily commute
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Off Topic / Re: Facebook may actually be culpable for a Pakistani's death sentence for blasphemy
« on: June 12, 2017, 11:57:54 PM »
Tony vs Matthew 1v1 duel pls
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Off Topic / Re: autistic transmission brony spergs out and shoots up a supermarket, 3 dead
« on: June 09, 2017, 06:02:50 PM »its always nice to find forumers in the comment sectionwasn't tony a brony for a while or am I mistaken?
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Off Topic / Re: [NEWS{ andrew bolt attacked!
« on: June 08, 2017, 09:31:37 PM »
these threads are getting more and more vague every day
soon it will be just "[NEWS]liberals"
"libs r bad"
soon it will be just "[NEWS]liberals"
"libs r bad"
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Games / Re: runescape FpArGiGdOeT event
« on: June 07, 2017, 06:19:18 AM »
i feel like if I want to play a video game and escape reality for a while i dont want any politics shoved down my throat while im at it
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Off Topic / Re: █EDC 2017█ Bisjac & Tony
« on: June 02, 2017, 06:13:53 PM »
this is gonna be great
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Off Topic / Re: POLITICS & DONALD Annoying Orange MEGATHREAD
« on: May 30, 2017, 11:00:31 PM »
shes forgeted up