We went from first flight to landing on the moon in less than 70 years, and are worlds ahead of where we were then. I totally get that we wouldn't be able to leave tomorrow, but in the "could be minutes, could be centuries" scenario it's hard to imagine the answer being more than 70 years starting now, and that's what I'm curious about
One thing I've always wondered: let's say we NEEDED to go to the moon right away, even if it meant taking a few safety shortcuts. Like, aliens landed there and demanded a face-to-face meeting before they destroy our planet and we don't know how long they'll wait for us (could be minutes, could be centuries, but who wants to find out?)... What's the fastest we could, in theory, get there?
Kinda related, I studied in Spain for a semester. Was taking with my fellow American roommate about the debate of if a tomato is a fruit or vegetable. Our host mom's daughter's boyfriend (Cuban, fwiw) overheard, and we told him about the "controversy" in the US but all 3 of us agreed it was a fruit. Host mom overheard us and asked what we were talking about, and the Cuban told her. "Well yeah, of course it's a vegetable"
I couldn't understand every word but when I could tell they were arguing about some vegetables having seeds or something like that I knew I spread something.
That would be a problem... If it were a thing. At least here in the US, it's not. Can you tell me where you're not allowed to fix your own car, assuming no specialty tools are needed?
I mean, I'm pretty sure cars' lifespans have generally increased over the years, despite not being able to easily tweak valves or what have you. So many older cars don't have a 6th digit on the odometer because it was so common for a car to die after about 100,000 miles anyway. Now you might hit some issues, but that kind of mileage is basically your car's equivalent of a person's 40th birthday.
I mean, it's not like people would check that dedicated webpage on their own, and they are less likely to click on that webpage to get the additional details. Just put it on the platform most people are using and don't add extra steps to see what's needed.
If they're looking to Xitter it could be copy/pasted instead, but then updates get harder to manage.
Very well said. I think at the end of the day, the human element is too easy to overlook and that's a problem. We have one bot, a search engine, keeping an eye open for content. SEO wants to stand out for that bot, so it demands content (and in a certain way) be created so the search engine picks it up... But that takes effort, so we have another bot creating content to get the attention of another. And the thing a person wants just becomes an afterthought and dead Internet theory is that much more real
Fair points, but my comment was in light of all the "but more men are getting killed!" comments. The victim's gender without context isn't a very interesting data point to me, but it could very well be if you combine it with something else like the gender of the killer.
For things that could use some decorative flair, I love looking at Facebook Marketplace and such to see what you can find used. There's probably plenty of "not made like they used to" stuff around you, but honestly a lamp is just a bulb socket, connected to a cord, held in place by a body. The "reliable" stuff can be replaced with parts from Home Depot. Heck, I did that with a lamp I bought in Turkey (I'm in US) that had a European plug/socket on it just for compatibility reasons. Easy peasy.
So would you say the same thing about an usher at a movie theater telling you to shut up or get kicked out? How about a boss telling their employee to take out the trash? A parent telling their kid not to hit their sibling? That's all the same, right, because they're all making a demand that someone conducts themself in a certain way?
In order to successfully sue for something, you need to show the court that you, the person suing, was wronged. You would have a hard time showing that getting the job you voluntarily applied for caused you harm.
In theory, someone who wasn't selected could have damages, but they would also have to prove that it was due to racial discrimination. Being siblings does not mean you have the same qualifications they may be looking for. What's more, employers are generally not required to verify self-identified race.
I can understand your background isn't in law, but holy crap I hope you have a much better understanding of nursing than basic law because this comes across as "fourth grader who just learned the meaning of suing someone" level of understanding.
We went from first flight to landing on the moon in less than 70 years, and are worlds ahead of where we were then. I totally get that we wouldn't be able to leave tomorrow, but in the "could be minutes, could be centuries" scenario it's hard to imagine the answer being more than 70 years starting now, and that's what I'm curious about