Hear hear. The entire dependency tree of any standard should, in addition to the standard itself, be completely 'open' according to this new insightful definition. If that's not the case, then the standard should not be regarded as 'open' whatsoever.
UK Govt should take heed of this and update their definitions accordingly (if necessary).
Eh? Where are these screenshots of which you speak? Not on the article, certainly -- and as I don't have access to the scientific paper, I don't know if you mean that the screenshots are in there.
Oddly enough, I was reading up on possible interstellar probes just a few days ago.
Anyway, getting to another star system is just simply such a huge task. Take for example Daedalus' design -- the economics of building such a vehicle today are such that even if we had the political willpower to do so, it would just cost so much that it would soak up our global economic output for a very long time, possibly centuries.
If we were to just wait 100 years or so, I'd put money on new physics being discovered which would allow an interstellar mission to be constructed for a tiny fraction of the cost of Daedalus (or Icarus), be completed in a fraction of the time, and have enormously increased capabilities (e.g. stopping at the target star, making a return journey, or even carrying Astronauts).
It's an interesting study, but totally impractical today. We need a better understanding of the universe before we should even give serious thought to attempting this -- it doesn't pass the back-of-the-envelope test.
Can't edit ANY of my options. Firefox 3.6.13 / XP. NoScript installed, but slashdot isn't blocked (in fact nothing on that page is blocked). Clicking the links along the top (e.g. slashboxes) does nothing. Not sure why, because the URL is shown properly at the bottom of my browser, and it works fine if you manually navigate to the URL. Possibly some daft javascript.
Firefox is chewing up 20% cpu (core 2 duo, 2.6ish GHz)
This is a bug caused by having a long slashdot username. The long username means that the left menubar is extra-wide, and covers the main content pane. I have reported this issue, so maybe we'll get a fix one day.
for the senior to ask for more than the new hire. After all, it'd take all of two weeks for the seasoned pro to get up to speed on this new-fangled gibberish!
I think many slashdotters will be aware that Palladium prices have been rising a lot recently. Palladium is mainly used in high-tech stuff like cellphones, but the only operating mine rare earth metal mine is in China. USA has some deposits, but these are not being exploited at present. China has imposed export quotas on rare earths, and has recently been using its monopoly on rare earths as a political weapon. This explains recent high prices.
The Falcon 9 is a heavy lift vehicle. It can deliver 32000kg to LEO at a cost (supposedly) of $95M per launch. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falcon_9)
I can't find any figures for NASA's new Frankenstack, but I'm guessing its capabilities would be approximately similar. Except that they have $10bn budget to play with, so we can be reassured that the cost will expand to consume the budget, even if they are using obsolete technologies.
Facebook have clearly taken a leaf from Apple's iPhone-leaking book. Build the hype, build the value. I'd bet my lunch on this being a deliberate 'shady' disclosure by FB themselves.
But then again look at the financials -- if the OP's figures are to believed, this means that FB has a P/E ratio over 100. This sets off every warning bell in the book.
In the category of sexual innuendos relating to orchestral instruments, I must hang my head and confess to being a Trombone player. I believe Trombone beats any other instrument, hands down, in this category.
Only if you have a TV. More specifically, if you have apparatus capable of receiving a broadcast signal. Note that if you have a tv but it is not connected to any signal source, this is not regarded as 'capable' apparatus. I can say this from personal experience, from when I had a TV in UK, but it was used as a PC output and had no broadcast signal connection.
Slashdot Mirror
Yes it does. Lasers are subject to the inverse square law just like all other light.
Winner?
All you need to do is evaluate the parent comment.
I guess this collection is Turing near-complete.
Hear hear. The entire dependency tree of any standard should, in addition to the standard itself, be completely 'open' according to this new insightful definition. If that's not the case, then the standard should not be regarded as 'open' whatsoever.
UK Govt should take heed of this and update their definitions accordingly (if necessary).
Yup, that was a blast.
"Calculator". Up pops minesweeper. Oops, wrong program. "Close". Shutdown windows prompt appears. Close with mouse, also minesweeper.
"CALCULATOR". Oh look here's excel. Close with mouse.
"CAALCULAATOOOR". Minesweeper. Click.
"calculator". Control panel. Click.
"calcuLAYtor". Nothing.
"CALculator, oh ffs i'm giving up". Oh look here's calculator.
... like how with basic Lego (yes, Lego! ) you can build ...
FTFY
Eh? Where are these screenshots of which you speak? Not on the article, certainly -- and as I don't have access to the scientific paper, I don't know if you mean that the screenshots are in there.
Oddly enough, I was reading up on possible interstellar probes just a few days ago.
Anyway, getting to another star system is just simply such a huge task. Take for example Daedalus' design -- the economics of building such a vehicle today are such that even if we had the political willpower to do so, it would just cost so much that it would soak up our global economic output for a very long time, possibly centuries.
If we were to just wait 100 years or so, I'd put money on new physics being discovered which would allow an interstellar mission to be constructed for a tiny fraction of the cost of Daedalus (or Icarus), be completed in a fraction of the time, and have enormously increased capabilities (e.g. stopping at the target star, making a return journey, or even carrying Astronauts).
It's an interesting study, but totally impractical today. We need a better understanding of the universe before we should even give serious thought to attempting this -- it doesn't pass the back-of-the-envelope test.
Can't edit ANY of my options. Firefox 3.6.13 / XP. NoScript installed, but slashdot isn't blocked (in fact nothing on that page is blocked). Clicking the links along the top (e.g. slashboxes) does nothing. Not sure why, because the URL is shown properly at the bottom of my browser, and it works fine if you manually navigate to the URL. Possibly some daft javascript.
Firefox is chewing up 20% cpu (core 2 duo, 2.6ish GHz)
The copyright notice at the bottom of all of the options screens reads "© 201, Geeknet". Maybe they're just foisting old tech on us.
When I change any of the options on the various options forms, clicking 'save' does absolutely nothing.
Can we please have an option to get rid of the left-hand menu pane? There's nothing I need there.
Also lose the border, it sucks donkeys.
In soviet russia, comments nest slashdot!
ERR_USERNAME_LONGER_THAN_ANTICIPATED
Yes folks, those of us with long usernames have to deal with a menu panel that overlaps onto the main display panel.
This is a bug caused by having a long slashdot username. The long username means that the left menubar is extra-wide, and covers the main content pane. I have reported this issue, so maybe we'll get a fix one day.
for the senior to ask for more than the new hire. After all, it'd take all of two weeks for the seasoned pro to get up to speed on this new-fangled gibberish!
I think many slashdotters will be aware that Palladium prices have been rising a lot recently. Palladium is mainly used in high-tech stuff like cellphones, but the only operating mine rare earth metal mine is in China. USA has some deposits, but these are not being exploited at present. China has imposed export quotas on rare earths, and has recently been using its monopoly on rare earths as a political weapon. This explains recent high prices.
Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh ....
Oops, I must be really tired. I realized my blunder just after I clicked 'submit' ...
The Falcon 9 is a heavy lift vehicle. It can deliver 32000kg to LEO at a cost (supposedly) of $95M per launch. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falcon_9)
I can't find any figures for NASA's new Frankenstack, but I'm guessing its capabilities would be approximately similar. Except that they have $10bn budget to play with, so we can be reassured that the cost will expand to consume the budget, even if they are using obsolete technologies.
Hear hear! SRBs were a phenomenally bad idea for the shuttle, and they're still a phenomenally bad idea. They should never be used again.
Hang on didn't I see this same pitch yesterday under a different story?
Facebook have clearly taken a leaf from Apple's iPhone-leaking book. Build the hype, build the value. I'd bet my lunch on this being a deliberate 'shady' disclosure by FB themselves.
But then again look at the financials -- if the OP's figures are to believed, this means that FB has a P/E ratio over 100. This sets off every warning bell in the book.
Buyer beware!
Hm, like having one of the largest market caps, ever?
In the category of sexual innuendos relating to orchestral instruments, I must hang my head and confess to being a Trombone player. I believe Trombone beats any other instrument, hands down, in this category.
Only if you have a TV. More specifically, if you have apparatus capable of receiving a broadcast signal. Note that if you have a tv but it is not connected to any signal source, this is not regarded as 'capable' apparatus. I can say this from personal experience, from when I had a TV in UK, but it was used as a PC output and had no broadcast signal connection.
What gives the X-Men their powers.
Nah, that's post-production and CG :)