I'd rather my tax dollars didn't go to this at all, but if it is, I would rather the US gov't subsidize the private sector instead. If the gov't provides the service, it's yet another public service for them to screw up. Let capitalism do it's work.
I do agree spreading internet access to rural areas as well as improving the overall national infrastructure in an absolute necessity. I'm not so keen on the gov't helping out, but if that's what it will take for me to get fiber to my house... err... I mean, wireless to the farms, I'm all for it.
According to Wikipedia, the Milky Way is approximately 100,000LY in diameter. Using that figure against the overall probability of life in the galaxy, we can calculate the probable distance "ET" is from Earth. Using the following math--very crudely figured--I've worked the probably distance to 81.149LY away.
lowercase letters denotes sub
g: Galaxy
e: Earth
Dg = 100,000
Rg = D / 2
Ag = Rt ^ 2 * pi
Ae = Ag / 37,964
Re = (Ag / pi) ^.5
Apple doesn't have to make an SDK at all. If they want to have limitations, then so be it. If you want an open API, you shouldn't invest in a company who's entire empire built on proprietary hardware/software combos. There aren't any Anti-Trust issues here, because iPhone isn't cornering any market. There are other options. Whine all you want, but I for one am not surprised.
You mean the Next Iron Chef? Yes, I saw that episode. Although dropping all the chemicals wasn't all that cool; providing them with some interesting technology, was. I mean, an anti-griddle? Oh, hell yes! Liquid Nitrogen to make a quick batch of ice cream.... aww yeah. And a device that will guarantee the exact temperature you're looking for with little or no variance. All these were great.
*adds these to his Christmas list...
It may not be used a gun intentionally, but it seems to me that with that much electromagnetic radiation being focused in a beam, wouldn't that begin to vaporize the atmosphere? Secondly, is it not possible for this beam to cause cancer? I mean, if we're talking about cellphones possibly causing cancer; surely a high-magnitude microwave beam from space is likely to do damage.
We also had in mind that the currency should be meaningful for any intelligent life we might encounter in other planetary systems. Seriously, where do we as humans have even the closest authority to define "intergalactic currency," as "quasi-universal" it may be. Give me a break. Everyone knows that the only real basic economic system is the bartering system. Anything else is power oriented.
They mind as well sell this stuff with all the other collectible coins that you pay more than they're supposedly worth (i.e. "...plus Shipping and Handling"). Then to find out that you can't spend the coins because nobody will accept coins.
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I hate her. I wish she was dead.
I could be mistaken, I haven't tried this, but perhaps this is the firmware colonslash is referring to.
So, the problem is, the character depicted "looks" like a minor. So, does this prevent Gary Coleman from doing porn, because he looks underage?
Yet another reason why we need a better satellite infrastructure. If everyone were using satellites, a reroute through Asia would be unnecessary.
I'd love to see the waste management system for that "complex."
I'd rather my tax dollars didn't go to this at all, but if it is, I would rather the US gov't subsidize the private sector instead. If the gov't provides the service, it's yet another public service for them to screw up. Let capitalism do it's work.
I do agree spreading internet access to rural areas as well as improving the overall national infrastructure in an absolute necessity. I'm not so keen on the gov't helping out, but if that's what it will take for me to get fiber to my house... err... I mean, wireless to the farms, I'm all for it.
According to Wikipedia, the Milky Way is approximately 100,000LY in diameter. Using that figure against the overall probability of life in the galaxy, we can calculate the probable distance "ET" is from Earth. Using the following math--very crudely figured--I've worked the probably distance to 81.149LY away.
lowercase letters denotes sub
.5
g: Galaxy
e: Earth
Dg = 100,000
Rg = D / 2
Ag = Rt ^ 2 * pi
Ae = Ag / 37,964
Re = (Ag / pi) ^
Apple doesn't have to make an SDK at all. If they want to have limitations, then so be it. If you want an open API, you shouldn't invest in a company who's entire empire built on proprietary hardware/software combos. There aren't any Anti-Trust issues here, because iPhone isn't cornering any market. There are other options. Whine all you want, but I for one am not surprised.
You mean the Next Iron Chef? Yes, I saw that episode. Although dropping all the chemicals wasn't all that cool; providing them with some interesting technology, was. I mean, an anti-griddle? Oh, hell yes! Liquid Nitrogen to make a quick batch of ice cream.... aww yeah. And a device that will guarantee the exact temperature you're looking for with little or no variance. All these were great. *adds these to his Christmas list...
It may not be used a gun intentionally, but it seems to me that with that much electromagnetic radiation being focused in a beam, wouldn't that begin to vaporize the atmosphere? Secondly, is it not possible for this beam to cause cancer? I mean, if we're talking about cellphones possibly causing cancer; surely a high-magnitude microwave beam from space is likely to do damage.
They mind as well sell this stuff with all the other collectible coins that you pay more than they're supposedly worth (i.e. "...plus Shipping and Handling"). Then to find out that you can't spend the coins because nobody will accept coins.