tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162253.comments2024-03-28T18:57:15.124-06:00Wash Park ProphetAndrew Oh-Willekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02537151821869153861noreply@blogger.comBlogger6026125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162253.post-82918893705235902372024-03-28T18:57:15.124-06:002024-03-28T18:57:15.124-06:00Hi Dave, We're retired in Houston. Food runs a...Hi Dave, We're retired in Houston. Food runs about $200 a week but that includes breakfast and lunch for two grandkids (who go to school in our district under the grandmother clause). We go out to eat at least once a week. We eat a lot of vegetables and very little meat.Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15789570230699865921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162253.post-51711439395236044512024-03-27T08:39:28.807-06:002024-03-27T08:39:28.807-06:00We are retired here in Denver.
We spend $1000/mont...We are retired here in Denver.<br />We spend $1000/month for food for meals cooked at home.<br />We spend a lot per month on wine.<br />We spend <$200/mo on dining out.Dave Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07355264650239868491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162253.post-60932114759147866222024-03-22T11:10:12.553-06:002024-03-22T11:10:12.553-06:00"would cost tens or hundreds of billions of U..."would cost tens or hundreds of billions of U.S. dollars to maintain once set up." every year forever.andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08172964121659914379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162253.post-80637802180525542112024-03-22T11:09:11.812-06:002024-03-22T11:09:11.812-06:00Both is expensive. Both planetary defense and esta...Both is expensive. Both planetary defense and establishing a permanent self-sufficient human presence outside of Earth are mind-bogglingly expensive.<br /><br />Establishing some meaningful planetary defense system is in the ballpark of tens of trillions of U.S. dollars, and would cost tens or hundreds of billions of U.S. dollars to maintain once set up. For reference, one year of the defense budgets of every country on Earth combined would be one to one and a half trillion U.S. dollars a year.<br /><br />A permanent self-sufficient human presence outside of Earth (which realistically needs probably at least 100,000 people to maintain modern scientific and technological knowledge, and millions would be better) would cost something in the ballpark of many quadrillions of U.S. dollars (probably at least a thousand times as much).andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08172964121659914379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162253.post-77676654813478407682024-03-22T05:49:22.004-06:002024-03-22T05:49:22.004-06:00"Why not both?" "Both is good!"..."Why not both?" "Both is good!"Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15789570230699865921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162253.post-71059812646697622932024-03-20T11:15:45.222-06:002024-03-20T11:15:45.222-06:00Good to know. Do you have any links to information...Good to know. Do you have any links to information on that?andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08172964121659914379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162253.post-73307188436918327102024-03-19T16:08:51.494-06:002024-03-19T16:08:51.494-06:00The population needed to preserve humanity and its...The population needed to preserve humanity and its knowledge at near modern levels is greater than the number that could sustainably live away from Earth for the foreseeable future.<br /><br />Planetary defense is much more technologically feasible and economically possible.andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08172964121659914379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162253.post-43575024938784713942024-03-19T11:45:05.321-06:002024-03-19T11:45:05.321-06:00Portland Oregon has legalized RVs as ADUs.
That ap...Portland Oregon has legalized RVs as ADUs.<br />That approach is about 10 times cheaper than how we add dwelling units here in Denver.Kevin Dicksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13116311693621338347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162253.post-35585998574060975452024-03-19T11:41:16.493-06:002024-03-19T11:41:16.493-06:00Hence Elon's desire to be an interplanetary sp...Hence Elon's desire to be an interplanetary species. It might be impossible to prevent that asteroid impact, so we need a way to preserve as much knowledge as possible.Kevin Dicksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13116311693621338347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162253.post-42037885590306177262024-03-17T10:49:06.420-06:002024-03-17T10:49:06.420-06:00Not ready for prime time.Not ready for prime time.andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08172964121659914379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162253.post-17576935315486826522024-03-17T09:32:46.831-06:002024-03-17T09:32:46.831-06:00No electrical wires. CF. Nikola Tesla No electrical wires. CF. Nikola Tesla Dave Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07355264650239868491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162253.post-75939959101465411882024-03-07T20:46:18.668-07:002024-03-07T20:46:18.668-07:00@DaveBarnes
Gallows humor indeed.@DaveBarnes <br /><br />Gallows humor indeed.andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08172964121659914379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162253.post-67098906160963207872024-03-07T19:14:34.252-07:002024-03-07T19:14:34.252-07:00But, what about the fact that J'Biden is 3 yea...But, what about the fact that J'Biden is 3 years older than the incoherent, inarticulate, incompetent, incontinent, morbidly obese, hebephrenic psychopath who suffers from phonemic paraphasias ?Dave Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07355264650239868491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162253.post-47919513440047035042024-03-03T22:24:45.354-07:002024-03-03T22:24:45.354-07:00Significant majorities of Gazans, even months afte...Significant majorities of Gazans, even months after the October 7 attack, think that the attack was a good choice and would do so again. Only a minority of people in Gaza are rational. Most of them also want death and destruction.andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08172964121659914379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162253.post-55090839323192224852024-03-01T20:06:55.800-07:002024-03-01T20:06:55.800-07:00You are confused.
While some people in Gaza are ra...You are confused.<br />While some people in Gaza are rational, Hamas is not. Hamas wants death and destruction.Dave Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07355264650239868491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162253.post-54790613410255076792024-03-01T10:29:53.205-07:002024-03-01T10:29:53.205-07:00My personal take is that their culture is inherent...My personal take is that their culture is inherently dysfunctional in modern conditions. The best solution is to end that culture. andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08172964121659914379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162253.post-73944698867076950662024-02-27T07:28:51.373-07:002024-02-27T07:28:51.373-07:00Hum... not at all a specialist in the area, but, k...Hum... not at all a specialist in the area, but, knowing these people and talking to them, (imho) the underlying reason for the conservative backlash is the feeling that "things" are changing too fast. It doesn't matter what the arguments are if they don't address the problem. "It's too damn fast, I don't understand, I'm scared, I'm just saying "no" and covering my ears." I appreciate that smarter and more flexible people can handle the rate of change, but that's doesn't change the fact that 1/2 of all people are less than average. Perhaps a political/social elite that reached out to these people and showed some sensitivity and didn't call them deplorables would be more successful/humane. If you (personally) lash out in hatred at the deplorables, don't be surprised that they are willing to endure self-hurt to get back at you (your values and goals).Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15789570230699865921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162253.post-53630630544139902312024-02-21T12:45:27.158-07:002024-02-21T12:45:27.158-07:00@Guy
"It's remotely possible that code I...@Guy<br /><br />"It's remotely possible that code I wrote 45 years ago is still flying. (And probably still classified.)"<br /><br />Likely even. And, even if it isn't still flying without unrecognizable modification, it is probably still classified.andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08172964121659914379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162253.post-65717946550806999552024-02-16T20:15:21.304-07:002024-02-16T20:15:21.304-07:00Sigh... I cut my eye-teeth working on the B-52 OAS...Sigh... I cut my eye-teeth working on the B-52 OAS/CMI program, back in the early '80s. It's remotely possible that code I wrote 45 years ago is still flying. (And probably still classified.)<br /><br />(Offensive Avionics System/Cruise Missile Integration)Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15789570230699865921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162253.post-16854139297429183902024-02-14T10:23:42.231-07:002024-02-14T10:23:42.231-07:00They won't 100 B-21s. Costs will reducce that ...They won't 100 B-21s. Costs will reducce that number.<br />Stealth drones will replace.Dave Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07355264650239868491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162253.post-48177173351651652542024-02-13T11:53:23.661-07:002024-02-13T11:53:23.661-07:00@DaveBarnes
"It is peacetime."
Is it t...@DaveBarnes<br /><br />"It is peacetime."<br /><br />Is it though? <br /><br />The U.S. Navy just handled the first response to serious active fire at its vessels since WWII in the Red Sea, and has had troops killed by Iranian proxies in Jordan and Syria. Iran has sent ICBMs in three different directions over 1000 km and has nukes. <br /><br />Europe is experiencing its first major conventional war since WWII in Ukraine. <br /><br />Israel is in the midst of a low-intensity war with Hezbollah and Hamas. Yemen's civil war slogs on. There is a hot war in progress in Sudan. <br /><br />North Korea is lobbing long range missiles past Japan and has nukes.<br /><br />There a potential international war looming in Guyana, and a war with China over its maritime claims or Taiwan could emerge.<br /><br />I worry a lot that the U.S. military has failed to learn the lessons it should be learning, especially about the vulnerabilities of surface combatants, and the problems of ground warfare based upon armor, that could have catastrophic consequences. It is also behind in rolling out air defenses and active point defenses and active armored vehicle defenses, although its active surface combatant defenses are fairing better than might have been expected.andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08172964121659914379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162253.post-43309017829904601142024-02-13T09:37:35.289-07:002024-02-13T09:37:35.289-07:00It is peacetime. The military is very slow moving ...It is peacetime. The military is very slow moving and cautious. Dave Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07355264650239868491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162253.post-28382160440030672812024-02-09T12:52:19.064-07:002024-02-09T12:52:19.064-07:00Well aware. Haven't had time to look at the qu...Well aware. Haven't had time to look at the questions asked to have an informed opinion yet.andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08172964121659914379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162253.post-59848389354373651862024-02-09T00:00:19.812-07:002024-02-09T00:00:19.812-07:00The high court heard arguments Thursday as to whet...The high court heard arguments Thursday as to whether Section 3 of the 14th Amendment prohibits Trump from again holding office after the Colorado court decided in December that Trump violated a so-called insurrection clause of the Constitution for his involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.<br /><br />opinions ?neohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16769182614452171312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162253.post-38199108931567541792024-02-08T16:18:45.980-07:002024-02-08T16:18:45.980-07:00@neo I haven't played video games since I was ...@neo I haven't played video games since I was in 8th grade.andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08172964121659914379noreply@blogger.com