To anyone replying with a slightly different phrasing of "it saves money" I want you to understand that money being saved in no way defines us as a species. You are confusing potential with an actualized result. Cheaper space flights may only mean more profit to Musk, and not an increase in use or derived benefit.
You think that recovering a rocket is bigger than landing on another planet? I've actually re-written this comment a couple times because I'm honestly not trying to say your opinion is stupid, but I cannot fathom how you have come to this conclusion.
True, I usually wait until the facts are in, but I'm more curious about the question itself. At what point do semi-autonomous programs or constructs become liable for their words or actions.
As a handicapped individual, I hate all this stupid word play. I'm a cripple. Unless calling me something different is going to somehow make me run, climb, or dance again, then it really doesn't matter how you refer to me. Call me whatever you want, but don't refer to me by any of this flowery language, I find that far more offensive.
Yea, just like the 4 recalls for my Honda Fit. They should have totally tested all those aspects before. And since I'm only paying $100 compared to the $20K for the fit, I should expect better safety measures than the automobile industry. Because the number of people that die in house fires is minuscule to the number of people who die in automobile accidents.
This has absolutely nothing to do with democracy. Not even a tiny little itty bitty bit. Zero. The only similarity is that they are both words in the English language.
Every few months I find HN starts to impede my productivity, and I kill my account by removing the valid email address, and changing the password by mashing keys. Having breached the 1000 on at least one of those, possibly more, I kinda regret that. Especially since it obviously doesn't work, at least not for more than a week or two at most.
I'm also concerned because of the hive mind effect. Just because something is popular, doesn't mean it's quality. You attract more flies with honey than you do with vinegar, but you get a LOT more with a steaming turd. And sure, the turd is popular, but is it good eats?
And I find using the karma total is a poor choice. Reaching 1000 karma isn't that difficult, nor is it an indication of quality, it can be an indication of the age of an account, or the prolific nature of the commenter. Someones ratio is a far better way to ensure that the individuals deciding are also quality posters. A single troll with an account in the 1000+ can chose to use that to green light his other accounts, and other trolls.
Pretty much every TV show uses the same stock newspaper, brown lunch bag, guns, and even a lot of sets among a ton of other props. You build what you need to, but don't build everything from scratch, especially if it's not integral to the narrative.
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