Another fun fact: Santa freezes time on December 1st, and he and his helpers - all being immortal - take their sweet time making the toys for Hasbro, Nintendo, etc. They then unfreeze time on December 2nd, kick back with whiskey, refreeze time on December 24th, and then take their sweet time breaking into your house, delivering presents, and touching your stuff and you. A fair bargain for free gifts, and no contrivances of relativity needed. Merry Santamas!!
When I first heard about the possibility of hydrocarbon seas, I thought "what about a small hovercraft probe?". It could travel on "land" when the seas evaporate, or just bob when buoyant. Still, a quadcopter with pontoons sounds pretty cool! : )
If you have a real car that can perform, it doesn't have to "glow" in the dark and look like some circus side show display....
I'd think money would be better spend on things that actually make the car perform better, rather than adding a neon underglow light system, spinner hubcaps, and a coffee can exhaust that does nothing for performance or good engine note.
The submitter should have added the final copy/paste paragraph, it's wraps up their (the modders) sentiment nicely (or it's all bravado):
"What’s interesting is that more than one of these guys in the video repeated some variation of “I don’t care what anyone thinks about me” I....don’t believe you? If there’s one thing most humans care deeply about, it’s what other people think about them, particularly when you’re driving million-dollar, pulsing-neon supercars around the world’s most populous city."
If I can watch it via an antennae (w/ Ads of course.. $$ has to come from somewhere) for free then I should be able to stream it on the internet for the same low price. (Consideration given of course for whatever whomever charges to recoup the cost of said streaming) The model of: "Select your cable subscription to stream for free" is BS. I shouldn't need a cable provider at home to have device freedom for my football.
Fix that problem and I'll stop searching for pirate streams on YouTube (and people will be less inclined to want to put them up there)
Yeah OTA I typically get a 1080 image, great sound - it seems to me that the main fan complaint may be from blackout areas, or unavailable (cable). I agree, fix the availability problem & pricing, and piracy becomes irrelevant: Why worry about something that doesn't affect your bottom line?
Maybe so, but if we do at least we'll have a nice car to drive around. Maybe he'll send up a fancy boat on the next launch.
And to garner more interest, have a car naming contest...
Seriously, we all know that at some level, it is a stunt, of sorts. It doesn't follow that the effort couldn't be inspirational to many others in the future.
Newspaper/printer ink used to be polluting; then we switched to organic inks. "Ban all glitter" is knee-jerk magical thinking and unnecessary: Simply alter the composition of the building material. I'm not a chemist, but I'm pretty sure that there are those who can pull this off. Fault can be found with any footprint we leave. To me, "immediate calls to ban" is simply misdirection for (_reason), while real problems go unsolved-and I'm generally an optimist!
Maybe by the time we are ready for an orbital mission, we will have human-like avatars that can carry us virtually to the surface. Being in low Mars orbit, and having low latency satellites it may "feel" almost like being there.
The arguments in favor of Pluto are purely subjective, and are mostly related to the core-self identity of the writer.
The funny part is that I subscribe completely. And perhaps this psychological factor should matter in this case alone.
I agree. Then again, my name is on New Horizons, so yeah: Go Pluto!
I'll try to find that one, but it's impossible in network gear on fiber. Light by itself could. Light moving from hop to hop, I believe the 7ms measurement given is a big charitable.
If so, then a "Marconi wins" scenario could be considered: A confederate's computer in Washington legally receives the news feed at the same time as all other interested Washington parties; then, in fractions of a ms, automatically relays the information by direct wireless - no satellites, overland links,etc - to the Chicago machine in 3.2ms, ahead of all of the others receiving the information from their cronies, by conventional transmission means. Somewhat clever, but not illegal (IANAL).
This is right. Most plots have been done. It's how the plot is described, how the story is told that's important.
Method 1: Jack and Jill went up the hill. They found some water. Jack tripped on his way back down.
Method 2: Jack, the village upstart who always seemed hellbent on making others' lives miserable, was found, oddly, walking hand in hand with the virtuous Jill towards the secluded town well...
Oh c'mon don't leave us hanging - does she put the lotion in the basket?
However, in your scenario the station being re-broadcast out of area would have no cause for complaint since their audience is growing. The competing stations might not be terribly happy, but they don't actually have proprietary rights over the viewers, they are expected to attract them. Their complaint would be the same as McDonald's suing Burger King for offering a better or cheaper burger.
It also works both ways: If the interloper is in your area, you are equally free to be in their area. The out-of-area competitions way well be of mutual benefit to both parties. If nothing else, I suspect it will make both (and other) stations more interesting. Btw, Bergmayer may also wish to note that the internet is also legal.:)
relationships where one partner cannot tell the truth for fear of offending the others ego are doomed. in fact, propping up willful ignorance is a compounding stress that will destroy any relationship, not just the personal variety.
Retailer: "Hello MasterCard? This customer just purchased a debit card from us, using your MasterCard - just letting you know, as per our reduced fee agreement."
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Wrong. The rational approach is to defer a decision until one actually has some evidence upon which to base a decision.
Yeah, plus a healthy dose of skepticism in the interim.
Another fun fact: Santa freezes time on December 1st, and he and his helpers - all being immortal - take their sweet time making the toys for Hasbro, Nintendo, etc. They then unfreeze time on December 2nd, kick back with whiskey, refreeze time on December 24th, and then take their sweet time breaking into your house, delivering presents, and touching your stuff and you. A fair bargain for free gifts, and no contrivances of relativity needed. Merry Santamas!!
I just eat meat 'cuz it tastes good. I also eat vegetables, fruits and nuts 'cuz they taste good.
When I first heard about the possibility of hydrocarbon seas, I thought "what about a small hovercraft probe?". It could travel on "land" when the seas evaporate, or just bob when buoyant. Still, a quadcopter with pontoons sounds pretty cool! : )
Woosh. Samuel Adams is a brand of beer brewed by the Boston Beer Company.
And real men back then used tankards, not wispy glasses.
I.e., you are removed from the simulation, and put into another, or an android body. Pass the plate! : )
Khan Con
Yes, the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the one.
How about Comicon? (cc-by-0, I declare...unless someone else has that, and likely do ; ) )
You know....
If you have a real car that can perform, it doesn't have to "glow" in the dark and look like some circus side show display....
I'd think money would be better spend on things that actually make the car perform better, rather than adding a neon underglow light system, spinner hubcaps, and a coffee can exhaust that does nothing for performance or good engine note.
The submitter should have added the final copy/paste paragraph, it's wraps up their (the modders) sentiment nicely (or it's all bravado):
"What’s interesting is that more than one of these guys in the video repeated some variation of “I don’t care what anyone thinks about me” I. ...don’t believe you? If there’s one thing most humans care deeply about, it’s what other people think about them, particularly when you’re driving million-dollar, pulsing-neon supercars around the world’s most populous city."
Shallow, but likely true...
If I can watch it via an antennae (w/ Ads of course.. $$ has to come from somewhere) for free then I should be able to stream it on the internet for the same low price. (Consideration given of course for whatever whomever charges to recoup the cost of said streaming) The model of: "Select your cable subscription to stream for free" is BS. I shouldn't need a cable provider at home to have device freedom for my football.
Fix that problem and I'll stop searching for pirate streams on YouTube (and people will be less inclined to want to put them up there)
Yeah OTA I typically get a 1080 image, great sound - it seems to me that the main fan complaint may be from blackout areas, or unavailable (cable). I agree, fix the availability problem & pricing, and piracy becomes irrelevant: Why worry about something that doesn't affect your bottom line?
We aren't going to be able to live on Mars, ever.
Maybe so, but if we do at least we'll have a nice car to drive around. Maybe he'll send up a fancy boat on the next launch.
And to garner more interest, have a car naming contest... Seriously, we all know that at some level, it is a stunt, of sorts. It doesn't follow that the effort couldn't be inspirational to many others in the future.
Yes, in the old days the ballast was sand or water; a cherry red Tesla just seems cooler. I for one welcome our cherry red Tesla overlords.
Well written. Simple query to follow: If space is fake, then what's out there?
Newspaper/printer ink used to be polluting; then we switched to organic inks. "Ban all glitter" is knee-jerk magical thinking and unnecessary: Simply alter the composition of the building material. I'm not a chemist, but I'm pretty sure that there are those who can pull this off. Fault can be found with any footprint we leave. To me, "immediate calls to ban" is simply misdirection for (_reason), while real problems go unsolved-and I'm generally an optimist!
The word is ungrateful.
It's pronounced nu-cular, nu-cular.
Meh, he lost his way in the foilage.
Yeah I almost made the same mistake as the OP, I was reading so fast - had to re-read, as I shook my head.
Maybe by the time we are ready for an orbital mission, we will have human-like avatars that can carry us virtually to the surface. Being in low Mars orbit, and having low latency satellites it may "feel" almost like being there.
The arguments in favor of Pluto are purely subjective, and are mostly related to the core-self identity of the writer. The funny part is that I subscribe completely. And perhaps this psychological factor should matter in this case alone.
I agree. Then again, my name is on New Horizons, so yeah: Go Pluto!
I'll try to find that one, but it's impossible in network gear on fiber. Light by itself could. Light moving from hop to hop, I believe the 7ms measurement given is a big charitable.
If so, then a "Marconi wins" scenario could be considered: A confederate's computer in Washington legally receives the news feed at the same time as all other interested Washington parties; then, in fractions of a ms, automatically relays the information by direct wireless - no satellites, overland links,etc - to the Chicago machine in 3.2ms, ahead of all of the others receiving the information from their cronies, by conventional transmission means. Somewhat clever, but not illegal (IANAL).
Dude from the UK here. How the hel would we watch a movie through all the rain?
Bring an umbrella. :)
This is right. Most plots have been done. It's how the plot is described, how the story is told that's important.
Method 1: Jack and Jill went up the hill. They found some water. Jack tripped on his way back down.
Method 2: Jack, the village upstart who always seemed hellbent on making others' lives miserable, was found, oddly, walking hand in hand with the virtuous Jill towards the secluded town well...
Oh c'mon don't leave us hanging - does she put the lotion in the basket?
innumerable photons from his many fires, some of which struck the moon means that Ogg got there first. Ooga booga.
It also works both ways: If the interloper is in your area, you are equally free to be in their area. The out-of-area competitions way well be of mutual benefit to both parties. If nothing else, I suspect it will make both (and other) stations more interesting. Btw, Bergmayer may also wish to note that the internet is also legal. :)
relationships where one partner cannot tell the truth for fear of offending the others ego are doomed. in fact, propping up willful ignorance is a compounding stress that will destroy any relationship, not just the personal variety.
Wife: "Honey, is my butt big?"
Husband: (without looking up) "No."
'Nuff said.
MasterCard: "Okay - what did they buy?"
Retailer: "Our debit card." *click