Ok, it isn't the mass that is surprising, it is the volume. Larger (in mass) exoplanets have been found, sometimes they fall in to the category of Brown Dwarfs. But TrES-4 is hardly massive. According to the article, the density is.2 g/mL and the volume is 1.7 times that of Jupiter. That gives a mass of
1.7*(1.43128*10^15 km^3) *.2 g/mL = 4.866352 * 10^26 kg.
Jupiters mass is 1.8986*10^27 kg. That means TrES-4's mass is only about one quarter the mass of Jupiter ((4.866352 * 10^26 kg)/ (1.8986*10^27 kg)= 0.256312651)
I noticed that eastern Mediterranean countries that produce a lot of olives have a lower incidence of adult HIV. Not to imply that there is causation, and I know that other factors are at work, but I still found it interesting.
I would think that a more practical solution to the problem of not enough people programming is to try to eliminate the pop culture connotation of having a career as a programmer. I think that you don't need to make programming more fun, there are many games that provide SDKs (like the Source engine) and some that offer simple scripts that you can write (like the scripts attached to entities in Morrowind). the problem is that too many people have a view of programming that has been created by movies such as Office Space, as much as we love it, it gives the perception that programming is a boring dead-end job. Perhaps they should do with programming what TV stars have done with other careers, and create a positive view of programming, and shine light on the problem solving abilities and analytical skills that learning CS can develop.
It still is censorship in a way though. I would consider it tantamount to a state government banning evolution from public schools due to pressure from an interest group. Or the Boy Scouts banning gays and atheists from participating because of monetary support of the Mormon church.
Even though he lobbied for the the DMCA and is a proponent of DRM, he did however start the rating system which replaced the much more militant Hays Code, allowing movies to be less censored.
The Liberal party of Norway is a relatively small party that received only 6 percent of the vote in 2005, and has been shrinking since its creation. But unlike the Pirate Party of Sweden they do have 10 (out of 169) seats in parliament.
At first, it surprises me a little that Google is now highlighting the Darfur genocide, because I usually don't see Google participation in humanitarian efforts. But this does generate a lot of good press at very little cost, and that doesn't surprise me that Google would take this easy opportunity to reaffirm their "Do no evil" corporate mantra. Have your PR department post it to Slashdot to reach the IT industry and other likely potential customers.
What this says to me, is that the French government acknowledges the fact that such information contains no threat to national security, contains no secrets, and will cause no panic.
Back when we kept our investigations into UFOs confidential, the cold war was going on, and the US government thought that such UFOs could be top-secret Soviet weapons. And the US government could not release what information we have on UFOs, because that would provide the Soviets with information on how much we know about UFOs.
By releasing such information to the public, France has done a good thing, and this data could possibly be used for actual science for finding out what exactly are UFOs, and may be a catalyst for other governments to release what they have investigated.
The article implies that this broke some sort of record, but the article fails to mention the space suit worn by Dr. McCoy wore in "The Tholian Web" that sold for $144,000 at the Christie's Star Trek auction.
Sorry about the split video and bad quality, my camera has a small SD card and I didn't expect the question to be asked. A fan had asked Shatner if Matt Damon was playing Kirk the day after I showed him this at the dinner party.
"Attacks coming from China, probably with government support, far outstrip other attackers in terms of volume, proficiency and sophistication"
Government support of attacks on DOD networks is not a minor accusation. You would need a lot more evidence beyond potential motives and speculation to suggest that such an attack is government supported.
What better way to get information about the Wii demographic?
(But seriously, so far, these polls don't go much further than "Which do you prefer? Cats or Dogs?")
Slashdot Mirror
Ok, it isn't the mass that is surprising, it is the volume. Larger (in mass) exoplanets have been found, sometimes they fall in to the category of Brown Dwarfs. But TrES-4 is hardly massive. According to the article, the density is .2 g/mL and the volume is 1.7 times that of Jupiter. That gives a mass of
1.7*(1.43128*10^15 km^3) * .2 g/mL = 4.866352 * 10^26 kg.
Jupiters mass is 1.8986*10^27 kg. That means TrES-4's mass is only about one quarter the mass of Jupiter ((4.866352 * 10^26 kg)/ (1.8986*10^27 kg)= 0.256312651)
I noticed that eastern Mediterranean countries that produce a lot of olives have a lower incidence of adult HIV. Not to imply that there is causation, and I know that other factors are at work, but I still found it interesting.
I would think that a more practical solution to the problem of not enough people programming is to try to eliminate the pop culture connotation of having a career as a programmer. I think that you don't need to make programming more fun, there are many games that provide SDKs (like the Source engine) and some that offer simple scripts that you can write (like the scripts attached to entities in Morrowind). the problem is that too many people have a view of programming that has been created by movies such as Office Space, as much as we love it, it gives the perception that programming is a boring dead-end job. Perhaps they should do with programming what TV stars have done with other careers, and create a positive view of programming, and shine light on the problem solving abilities and analytical skills that learning CS can develop.
It still is censorship in a way though. I would consider it tantamount to a state government banning evolution from public schools due to pressure from an interest group. Or the Boy Scouts banning gays and atheists from participating because of monetary support of the Mormon church.
Even though he lobbied for the the DMCA and is a proponent of DRM, he did however start the rating system which replaced the much more militant Hays Code, allowing movies to be less censored.
The Liberal party of Norway is a relatively small party that received only 6 percent of the vote in 2005, and has been shrinking since its creation. But unlike the Pirate Party of Sweden they do have 10 (out of 169) seats in parliament.
At first, it surprises me a little that Google is now highlighting the Darfur genocide, because I usually don't see Google participation in humanitarian efforts. But this does generate a lot of good press at very little cost, and that doesn't surprise me that Google would take this easy opportunity to reaffirm their "Do no evil" corporate mantra. Have your PR department post it to Slashdot to reach the IT industry and other likely potential customers.
Metrocop: Pick up that can...
What this says to me, is that the French government acknowledges the fact that such information contains no threat to national security, contains no secrets, and will cause no panic. Back when we kept our investigations into UFOs confidential, the cold war was going on, and the US government thought that such UFOs could be top-secret Soviet weapons. And the US government could not release what information we have on UFOs, because that would provide the Soviets with information on how much we know about UFOs. By releasing such information to the public, France has done a good thing, and this data could possibly be used for actual science for finding out what exactly are UFOs, and may be a catalyst for other governments to release what they have investigated.
The article implies that this broke some sort of record, but the article fails to mention the space suit worn by Dr. McCoy wore in "The Tholian Web" that sold for $144,000 at the Christie's Star Trek auction.
Why not get the answer from Shatner himself?
Sorry about the split video and bad quality, my camera has a small SD card and I didn't expect the question to be asked. A fan had asked Shatner if Matt Damon was playing Kirk the day after I showed him this at the dinner party.
"Attacks coming from China, probably with government support, far outstrip other attackers in terms of volume, proficiency and sophistication" Government support of attacks on DOD networks is not a minor accusation. You would need a lot more evidence beyond potential motives and speculation to suggest that such an attack is government supported.
What better way to get information about the Wii demographic? (But seriously, so far, these polls don't go much further than "Which do you prefer? Cats or Dogs?")