pusher_robot
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Currently working on Project Mars by Wernher von Braun. It's some of the driest science fiction I've read, with essentially no new science or engineering but filled with such an abundance of detail and explanatory calculations, it's obvious this was something he viewed as a serious proposal.
I wonder if he was a fan of Jules Verne.
ETA: According to AI inquiry, he was indeed well documented to be a massive fan, and considered Verne to be a foundational influence on his life.
pusher_robot
PLEASE GO STAND BY THE STAIRS
3d ago
Why would it? Would it reassure you to know that you can play Russian Roulette and survive without any injury at all?
pusher_robot
PLEASE GO STAND BY THE STAIRS
3d ago
The insanity defense should be trivially deemed appropriate - do you want to send your grandmother to jail because she has a UTI and attacks her nurse while in the ICU?
Jail? No, but the normal punishment for this act, for otherwise law-abiding people, would probably be a fine and probation, which seems completely reasonable. If my grandmother murdered an ICU nurse, even while completely loopy, I would still think that justice would demand punishment. I'm pretty sure that if I murdered someone during a psychotic break, I would not contest the charge and leave it to the judge to determine what punishment is appropriate for those circumstances.
I agree with the other poster that I strongly dislike the insanity defense in any form, and would much rather rely on the discretion of prosecution, the conscience of juries, and the reasoning of the sentencing judges to administer justice.
pusher_robot
PLEASE GO STAND BY THE STAIRS
5d ago
Alcohol is usually the go-to for this kind of thing, I think. Beer is easiest to maintain a functional but mood-elevated state, cocktails work the quickest, or wine to stimulate an appetite.
It gets tricky if you want to grid tie. In many places, the electrical interconnect can only be done by licensed electricians and must be certified and approved by the utility. The electricians have no real incentive to make things easy on the DIYer, especially if they are signing off on code compliance, and the utility has no incentive to make things easy on customers trying to reduce their utility consumption.
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