I haven't heard of this 'football' sport. I think they're referring to Head-Brick: http://www.smbc-comics.com/?id...

Yes, what a great idea! Lets blow shit up in space making *anything* in orbit impossible.

Who needs weather satellites, GPS, and communication equipment anyway?

From what they say, it seems like it is going to be a pretty rough implementation at first. How would the system deal with multiple beacons?

There is an Israeli research group doing research into using synthesizer timbres for navigation. I hope they collaborate.

I would think a transparent and open process would go a long way to stop people from gaming the system. Of course it'd be an ongoing battle though. If the power were delivered in discrete chunks, say in large battery units or something, it'd be easier to keep track of and harder to hack.

This idea is a work in progress, but I haven't heard any serious show-stopping critiques yet.

Good points. The details are obviously scarce as I'm not sure of the best way to go about doing this. Something like the ammeters like you suggest is what I was envisioning.

As for not just selling the power...Ideally this scheme would be used to provide a basic income for those who do not have any money to start with. Sure, selling some of the power might help to provide a measure of viability. I'm thinking this would be a basis for a basic income that isn't completely detatched from reality. 'Based on the real world' means that the coins couldn't be created out of thin air like dollars.

Pie in the sky? Sure. I'm just a dude with visions of a world without slums made viable through abundant nuclear energy. Sigh...

What a colossal waste of power. Personally, I'd like to see a cryptocurrency where the production of the coins is directly related to the amount of energy produced by a particular source.

For example, a 3MW solar farm could produce N number of coins every day. But a 3GW nuclear plant could produce 3000N coins every day. This way the power can be still use productively but the currency is directly tied to the energy produced. So essentially it'd be a non-fiat currency based on the real world.

Just for fun, the folks at the CDC should combine Ebola with the rabies virus. This zombie apocalypse isn't going to start itself!

Considering our eyes can tell many many more shades of green than any other color I'd say this isn't as bad as you'd think. But I haven't seen it so I'm just guessing.

Exactly. I think Evil Atheist's message basically boils down to: 'You made a mistake, now fuck off and die. Scum.'

Believe it or not, some people choose to see addicts as people who have made a mistake (at least one!) but are still human and deserve respect.

These sort of arguments along the lines of 'don't get addicted in the first place derp!' sound just like the anti-abortion wackos who say 'don't get pregnant in the first place derrp!' Those arguments fall on their face when you have a baby in your hands, or an addict in the ally. Or you know...fuck em. Right?

Given the revelations from Snowden I see no reason to trust Google or any other large company. -Fixed that for you.

Is one curie the amount of radiation it took to kill Marie Curie?

I'm personally kicking back and waiting to see what the end game of this all is.

Is a pipepline going to be created? Massive desal plants powered by...who knows what? Mass exodus? Ghost towns? Agriculture prices skyrocketing leading to global food riots?

Interesting times indeed.

It was the only major variable that changed. My wife and I got a CSA and started eating a lot more veggies. The collards though just seemed like they had the most benefit. My suggestion is to use bacon fat as you make them. Make them as tasty as you can (brown sugar, onions, bacon fat...bacon itself gets soggy)....it won't effect the outcome.

Of course this is 100% anecdotal evidence, but it really can't hurt to try! I feel for you though, it really really blows, and the steroids come with their own problems. I've named my permanent floater buddies caused by the steroids Lenny and Squiggy.