ShankThatSnitch

ShankThatSnitch t1_j6n0jw8 wrote

Because we can't yet. A robot can easily make a 6-7 month trip to mars, with no expectation of coming home.You only need a small craft. No life support. No food. No water. No toilets. No medicine.

With a human, you need a large ship, with all of the above, and presumably the capability to launch off Mars and make it back to earth.

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ShankThatSnitch t1_j6jif8e wrote

It is not hard, it is just very expensive because of how energy intensive it is. When it comes to anything, but especially water, cost is king, in regards to mass adiption.

If the water cost is double to irrigate crops, that is a big problem.

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ShankThatSnitch t1_j6fayws wrote

I know it is similar to a personal loan. The difference is that you have the home equity as collateral, so the odds of approval are higher, and the rate should be better.

But I agree that a home is not a liquid asset, but the equity can be tapped somewhat easily with a HELOC. That was the only point. And I don't think this is a replacement for an emergency fund.

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ShankThatSnitch t1_j6dwmn4 wrote

Some you can and some you can't. It depends on how the site was built.

The Raw HTML, CSS, and Javascript is visible, and for older websties, that may be all you need. But if a site is made using C#/.NET, PHP, jQuery, Angular, React...etc These things get compiled(converted) from those languages on the server side, and converted into the stuff you see. You can see the end result, but not what goes on behind the closed doors.

So you could steal the code and make something appear the same, but it won't function.

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ShankThatSnitch t1_j2drsgv wrote

Mainly what it does is make the market more volatile, and it is a big factor in how you have to trade. The market can move in the opposite directions it otherwise would, simply because of the options put/call ratios and expirations.

And counter intuitive to the above point, it stop thr market from rocketing or plunging. Because people pile into options in the direction the market is moving, and the more option pile on, the bigger and harder the reversal ends up being.

So it helps to analyze how many options are at what strike and expiry, to know when to make trades.

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ShankThatSnitch t1_j223gdt wrote

Think of how much changed technologically since 1996, now take that rate of change and probably 3-5x it. Over the next 2 decades, various forms of AI are going to change things in ways you can't even imagine. Countless industries and careers will be obsolete or drastically different as a result.

Here is one small example of something that will profoundly change society. The Deep fake technology started in 2017, and is to the point where it is capable of running reasonably well in real time via video calls. Within 10 years, but probably sooner, you may not even be able to trust any video footage you see anymore, as fakes and frauds will become so prolific.

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ShankThatSnitch t1_j1y53en wrote

Buy BAND stock and just hold for a few years, and don't look at it. It is a legit ass company that got beaten into the ground beyond all reason. It just got dragged into the dirt along side other tech and telecom companies.

It is valued less than it was 5 years ago, despite having grown revenue by like 3x, having gone international, and having more than enough cash to last them many year. It wasn't long ago that it got down to a -95% from its highs, basically being priced for a non-existsnt bankruptcy. It is really a no-brainer investment, with easy 5-10x from.these prices.

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ShankThatSnitch t1_j1x0jcn wrote

I mean, if you wanted something with a futures that utilizes your skills, and future proof, something within the robotics and automation space. Building, programming, or repairing robots should have very good prospects for a long time.

Outside of that, any type of trade that deals in highly specific or varied applications that are hard to automate. Welders, Electricians, HVAC technicians, Plumpers, Mechanics of all types, Carpenters, Inspectors, Garage door technicians, Landscapers, Tree workers, Linemen.

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