I recommend we make manditory for/. readership, in addition to a Geek Card, a roll of duct tape to be wrapped around one's head to prevent sudden 'sploding when one finds this sort of thing and thinks about it's repeFDGFQ#%$35@#%$rfNO CARRIER
Listen to the gears in your head grind themselves into nothingness as they try to divide by zero?
See, here, listen, I'll just run this little program I have here so you can hear the sound that a computer makes when it divides by ze1p2984h5t03849tNO CARRIER
Communism does not work for human beings because not enough human beings want to see other people profiting from their hard work. Another reason it doesn't work is not everybody wants to be equal to everyone else.
This is what it boils down to: There are next to zero sane individuals who will do something without something in return. However, that something can be broadly defined. But for most people, it's something tangible.
Like money.
On a note: The Last Game I Bought was NWN or WarCraft 3, whichever came out last. I've started making my own games now. Working on a MUD.
See we have this problem. It's called "THE BARTER SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK WELL." I'd like you to think about that. To combat this proble, we have enacted a system of 'currency.' Part of this system of 'currency' is 'money.' We exchange this 'money' for 'goods' and 'services.'
And if you think a 'market economy' is a 'bad thing,' please, go live in 'Soviet Russia,' where such a thing did not exis- Oh, wait. 'Soviet Russia' ceased to exist because... Wow. Communism doesn't work.
Ideas are not property. That's why you can make a first person shooter. However, an implementation of an idea is property. That's why you have to pay money for Software.
If it's not worth the money, don't use it. Otherwise, quit your whining.
We have something called a 'market economy.' When it costs more to do something than you get back for doing it, say, paying all those programmers to port a game to another operation system as opposed to the number of units you will sell on those platforms, we don't do it.
Let me get this straight: You want me to take all this gold I have, and use it to get you three ships, a whole bunch of sailors to crew those ships, expensive navigation equipment, food for a voyage you don't know how long it will take, all to travel to a place that might not even exist. You want me to spend all that gold, so I can get even more gold, but you're not even sure if I can get the gold back in the first place?
Colombus, you're a boob.
Yeah. That is exactly what I'm saying parent. The point is there is always a launch cost. This is a long-term plan, as opposed to the short term ones we are currently using. What costs less in the long run? Building these things already up there from materials that are already up there, or building them down here, launching them from down here? Considering how much it costs to get into orbit from Earth, and how much it could cost from the moon, When you look at what will be better 100 years from now, well, yes. Let's do it from the moon.
All of which are elements common in the Earth's crust, if I recall correctly, and I believe that said samples were one of the key pieces of evidence that added weight to the theory that the moon was created when another proto-planet crashed into the Earth early during its formation -- the debris, largely from the crust, reconstituted itself in orbit into a satellite (or, more aptly, Luna and Terra should be called a Binary Planet...)
But anyway, thank your for supporting my contention that all the essential materials (save the velour uniforms and the Barca Loungers) needed to create a spacecraft of spacecrafts, are available, waiting near the top of the Earth's Gravity Well, in the Shallow Gravity Well of Luna, ripe for the mining.
Strip mine the Earth First? Indeed not. Strip mine the Moon First, then we will have the capability to strip mine the other planets.
Think about those Petroleum lakes on Titan, or Scoop-Mining hydrogen from Jupiter.
What we need to do is establish a base on the moon.
It would require reinvention of heavy launch capabilities, such as Saturn V rockets (which embarassingly, the blueprints for which were 'lost' in a NASA 'housecleaning' exercise) to get material and personnel onto the moon.
We will need shelter, which could be domes on the surface, or domes which could be buried or half-buried in the lunar surface to provide extra protection against Radiation. We will also need the ability to grow food, such as a greenhouse, for the personnel. While the greenhouse is being constructed they could live off of packaged food.
Or we could simply build the base by robot remote control and send people there when it is done.
The base would have two (three) primary purposes. Lastly, it would be to see if we can actually live in such low gravity well, and how to counteract detrimental effects to the human body. Secondly, research: What exactly is on the moon? What materials are there that are not present on earth (Helium from the interstellar wind for fusion), and are they useful? Fistly, however, the true purpose of a moon base would be to mine materials from the Moon itself that could be used in the construction of spacecraft which can neither be built nor launched from the surface of the earth, due to the High Gravity Well, and the manner of propulsion.
Using such a base on the moon, it would be possible to construct an Orion Class Spacecraft either in Lunar Orbit at one of the Lagrange Points (can't remember which one), or on the Lunar Surface, as it could simply blase off from there.
In other words, the moon will be the key to the Solar System.
Now if we could only get off our collective asses.
Whoever modded this offtopic is in sore need of understanding.
The parent post refers to another video game that also was not well translated, namely the American Final Fantasy II. At one point, a character named Bard (Who is a Bard) is moping over the meaninglessness of his existance. Another character, Tellah, cracks him on the head and shouts, "You Spoony Bard!"
For a picture of Bard and Tellah, just go to the games page. Bard is standing on the left, with blond hair and a red cap, and Tellah is on the right with white beard and hair and a purple robe and glasses.
Slashdot Mirror
Sssh... You'll let them know what we Engineers think...
Sorry. It's been a while.
I did alot of wall candy when I was a kid.
I recommend we make manditory for /. readership, in addition to a Geek Card, a roll of duct tape to be wrapped around one's head to prevent sudden 'sploding when one finds this sort of thing and thinks about it's repeFDGFQ#%$35@#%$rfNO CARRIER
Listen to the gears in your head grind themselves into nothingness as they try to divide by zero?
See, here, listen, I'll just run this little program I have here so you can hear the sound that a computer makes when it divides by ze1p2984h5t03849tNO CARRIER
/me coughs
It's "Hi. I have a BS in Liberal Arts. Would you like Fries with that?"
Oh, and before you try it: Wrong kind of BS.
Thank you. As to your parenthetical statement, I often find that sort of thing with people all the time. I know entirely how you feel.
I probably did miss the sarcasm. I'm only compliant with CSS3.0 standard sarcasm tags.
I'm sorry.
Communism does not work for human beings because not enough human beings want to see other people profiting from their hard work. Another reason it doesn't work is not everybody wants to be equal to everyone else.
I'm going to go ahead and contact White Star lines about rates...
I happen to like that movie. YOU ARE FORBIDDEN FROM SPACE MECCA, 1 YEAR!
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Infidel...
Me, or your GP poster?
This is what it boils down to: There are next to zero sane individuals who will do something without something in return. However, that something can be broadly defined. But for most people, it's something tangible.
Like money.
On a note: The Last Game I Bought was NWN or WarCraft 3, whichever came out last. I've started making my own games now. Working on a MUD.
Please don't mistake hatred of communism for realisation of the fact that it's a good form of government for things other than homo sapiens.
See we have this problem. It's called "THE BARTER SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK WELL." I'd like you to think about that. To combat this proble, we have enacted a system of 'currency.' Part of this system of 'currency' is 'money.' We exchange this 'money' for 'goods' and 'services.'
And if you think a 'market economy' is a 'bad thing,' please, go live in 'Soviet Russia,' where such a thing did not exis- Oh, wait. 'Soviet Russia' ceased to exist because... Wow. Communism doesn't work.
Ideas are not property. That's why you can make a first person shooter. However, an implementation of an idea is property. That's why you have to pay money for Software.
If it's not worth the money, don't use it. Otherwise, quit your whining.
We have something called a 'market economy.' When it costs more to do something than you get back for doing it, say, paying all those programmers to port a game to another operation system as opposed to the number of units you will sell on those platforms, we don't do it.
No, they have a secret base somewhere. When a secret base becomes the old secret base, it's no longer secret.
On that note, has anyone in Gainesville, Florida noticed an increase in strange lights in the sky? Or funny noises at night?
Let me get this straight: You want me to take all this gold I have, and use it to get you three ships, a whole bunch of sailors to crew those ships, expensive navigation equipment, food for a voyage you don't know how long it will take, all to travel to a place that might not even exist. You want me to spend all that gold, so I can get even more gold, but you're not even sure if I can get the gold back in the first place?
Colombus, you're a boob.
Yeah. That is exactly what I'm saying parent. The point is there is always a launch cost. This is a long-term plan, as opposed to the short term ones we are currently using. What costs less in the long run? Building these things already up there from materials that are already up there, or building them down here, launching them from down here? Considering how much it costs to get into orbit from Earth, and how much it could cost from the moon, When you look at what will be better 100 years from now, well, yes. Let's do it from the moon.
Thank you.
Oops. Sorry. I'll have to dig out my copy and get the SNES running.
All of which are elements common in the Earth's crust, if I recall correctly, and I believe that said samples were one of the key pieces of evidence that added weight to the theory that the moon was created when another proto-planet crashed into the Earth early during its formation -- the debris, largely from the crust, reconstituted itself in orbit into a satellite (or, more aptly, Luna and Terra should be called a Binary Planet...)
But anyway, thank your for supporting my contention that all the essential materials (save the velour uniforms and the Barca Loungers) needed to create a spacecraft of spacecrafts, are available, waiting near the top of the Earth's Gravity Well, in the Shallow Gravity Well of Luna, ripe for the mining.
Strip mine the Earth First? Indeed not. Strip mine the Moon First, then we will have the capability to strip mine the other planets.
Think about those Petroleum lakes on Titan, or Scoop-Mining hydrogen from Jupiter.
/me coughs.
It's Tea and Cake or Death.
We are English, you know.
Now, if only we could figure out what the rebels want...
What? You mean Carl Sagan lied to me?!
Great. Now I have nothing to live for.
What we need to do is establish a base on the moon.
It would require reinvention of heavy launch capabilities, such as Saturn V rockets (which embarassingly, the blueprints for which were 'lost' in a NASA 'housecleaning' exercise) to get material and personnel onto the moon.
We will need shelter, which could be domes on the surface, or domes which could be buried or half-buried in the lunar surface to provide extra protection against Radiation. We will also need the ability to grow food, such as a greenhouse, for the personnel. While the greenhouse is being constructed they could live off of packaged food.
Or we could simply build the base by robot remote control and send people there when it is done.
The base would have two (three) primary purposes. Lastly, it would be to see if we can actually live in such low gravity well, and how to counteract detrimental effects to the human body. Secondly, research: What exactly is on the moon? What materials are there that are not present on earth (Helium from the interstellar wind for fusion), and are they useful? Fistly, however, the true purpose of a moon base would be to mine materials from the Moon itself that could be used in the construction of spacecraft which can neither be built nor launched from the surface of the earth, due to the High Gravity Well, and the manner of propulsion.
Using such a base on the moon, it would be possible to construct an Orion Class Spacecraft either in Lunar Orbit at one of the Lagrange Points (can't remember which one), or on the Lunar Surface, as it could simply blase off from there.
In other words, the moon will be the key to the Solar System.
Now if we could only get off our collective asses.
No need to thank me -- we do as we must.
That and I'm rather fond of that game.
Whoever modded this offtopic is in sore need of understanding.
The parent post refers to another video game that also was not well translated, namely the American Final Fantasy II. At one point, a character named Bard (Who is a Bard) is moping over the meaninglessness of his existance. Another character, Tellah, cracks him on the head and shouts, "You Spoony Bard!"
For a picture of Bard and Tellah, just go to the games page. Bard is standing on the left, with blond hair and a red cap, and Tellah is on the right with white beard and hair and a purple robe and glasses.
Particularly if they talk in a slow drawl and refer to themselves as 'a brother of the soil.'