We have enough trouble littering and leaving our useless garbage behind here on Earth. Now we are also littering in inter-stellar space.
Do you know how freaking big the ticket for this will be?
I wish someone would leave deep space probes containing gold records and components in my yard.
Who give a shit about warp drives. I want "main deflector" tech. You can reroute just about anything into that, reverse the polarity and make something cool happen. I'm pretty sure there was an episode where they rerouted a lemonade stand through the main deflector and got the ship past warp 23.
I was kinda hoping that they suggested the climate negotiators pick up the Pentagram of Protection and Quad Damage then go after them with a rocket launcher or super nailgun.
Eventually anything that gets big/successful will cause speculation that it's in decline.
I've been hearing it about America since I was a kid. IBM was in decline until they reinvented themselves a while back. I think they're supposedly in decline again. I don't remember when Microsoft started it's supposed downfall. Probably around the time of the dot.com bust. Apple was a walking corpse and then came back. I've heard they are in decline from several people in the last couple of years. Everything collapses eventually. I guess it's just human nature to try to be the first to predict the fall of successful endeavors.
Laws can change. What makes you think they're permenant?
That's true of damn near everything until the heat death of the universe.
If labor laws change for the worse, we have bigger problems to worry about. If the gov't ends up that far into the corporate pockets, they can use the military for strike busters. At that point unions are irrelevant and we're in deep shit.
You need to brush up on some history. Things that you take for granted, like having toilets at work, are all thanks to unions. The alternative, not having unions, will result in a much worse average work day for you and I than any amount of bureaucracy can create.
You need to brush up on some history. Things that you take for granted, like having toilets at work, are all thanks to unions. The alternative, not having unions, will result in a much worse average work day for you and I than any amount of bureaucracy can create.
Yes, but that is history. Like so many other things, they may have outlived their usefulness. Unions were a godsend for workers at their beginnings, but that time is now past and there are many laws that take place of what the unions once accomplished. Yes we can thank what the unions accomplished for those laws, but that doesn't mean they are still needed. I don't know if they are a good or bad thing in modern times. Most union positions have great retirement packages. Unfortunately often times they are not sustainable and many union retirees end up losing it either shortly before retiring or even after retiring. Just look at the air lines. How many lost their retirements in the last five years in that industry alone? I can't imagine how awful that would be.
I'm still not sure what to think about corporate unions, but public sector unions should be outlawed as far as I'm concerned.
In the unlikely event that a large batch of Obama votes turn up in Virginia, Ohio & Florida as fraudulent and the electoral college swings to him... the presidency is his, concession or not.
Agreed. Personally I like to use zip ties for anything I know I'm not going to change anytime soon, but for HT and PC Velcro is great. I've found that Monoprice* has a pretty good selection of colors and types for reasonable prices.
The cars were totalled the minute they were submerged. If they were destroyed later, why does that matter?
It's still a safety issue. I didn't RTFA, but I'd rather not be in a car that catches fire when submerged in water. Granted, I have no plans of driving a car into such conditions. But I'd guess that most people who have ended up submerged in a car didn't either. Depending on the situation, you may need to wait until the interior of the car fills up with water to equalize the pressure before you can open your door, it would rather suck to be cooked to death first wouldn't it?
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We have enough trouble littering and leaving our useless garbage behind here on Earth. Now we are also littering in inter-stellar space. Do you know how freaking big the ticket for this will be?
I wish someone would leave deep space probes containing gold records and components in my yard.
and warp drives
Who give a shit about warp drives. I want "main deflector" tech. You can reroute just about anything into that, reverse the polarity and make something cool happen. I'm pretty sure there was an episode where they rerouted a lemonade stand through the main deflector and got the ship past warp 23.
Well I guess we are alone in the universe. If no aliens found us in the 80's it's not looking good.
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Personally I think analog smells are way more realistic than digital.
Well duh.
Digital smell- You smell it or you don't
Most if not all were being deliberately obnoxious rather than just voicing a genuine opinion.
How do you determine the difference and who is responsible for making that decision?
Big Brother is watching...
Apparently Big Brother is doing a little more than watching.
I was kinda hoping that they suggested the climate negotiators pick up the Pentagram of Protection and Quad Damage then go after them with a rocket launcher or super nailgun.
Eventually anything that gets big/successful will cause speculation that it's in decline.
I've been hearing it about America since I was a kid. IBM was in decline until they reinvented themselves a while back. I think they're supposedly in decline again. I don't remember when Microsoft started it's supposed downfall. Probably around the time of the dot.com bust. Apple was a walking corpse and then came back. I've heard they are in decline from several people in the last couple of years. Everything collapses eventually. I guess it's just human nature to try to be the first to predict the fall of successful endeavors.
Can anyone explain some of the implications of this finding, for all the non-physicists on Slashdot?
It's going to be a hell of a lot harder to reroute tachyon particles through the main deflector dish.
A smart bird would have made a tool that could do the job ten times, and not a new tool each time.
A smart bird would have picked the lock on the cage and shived the person with the can of cashews when their back was turned.
The election sadly seemed to last forever...
Don't worry. The campaigns for the 2014 elections will be starting in 6 months.
Laws can change. What makes you think they're permenant?
That's true of damn near everything until the heat death of the universe.
If labor laws change for the worse, we have bigger problems to worry about. If the gov't ends up that far into the corporate pockets, they can use the military for strike busters. At that point unions are irrelevant and we're in deep shit.
You need to brush up on some history. Things that you take for granted, like having toilets at work, are all thanks to unions. The alternative, not having unions, will result in a much worse average work day for you and I than any amount of bureaucracy can create.
You need to brush up on some history. Things that you take for granted, like having toilets at work, are all thanks to unions. The alternative, not having unions, will result in a much worse average work day for you and I than any amount of bureaucracy can create.
Yes, but that is history. Like so many other things, they may have outlived their usefulness. Unions were a godsend for workers at their beginnings, but that time is now past and there are many laws that take place of what the unions once accomplished. Yes we can thank what the unions accomplished for those laws, but that doesn't mean they are still needed. I don't know if they are a good or bad thing in modern times. Most union positions have great retirement packages. Unfortunately often times they are not sustainable and many union retirees end up losing it either shortly before retiring or even after retiring. Just look at the air lines. How many lost their retirements in the last five years in that industry alone? I can't imagine how awful that would be.
I'm still not sure what to think about corporate unions, but public sector unions should be outlawed as far as I'm concerned.
In the unlikely event that a large batch of Obama votes turn up in Virginia, Ohio & Florida as fraudulent and the electoral college swings to him... the presidency is his, concession or not.
That would be the largest legal battle the country has ever seen. Given that Romney's campaign shut down so quickly that staffers found their credit cards had been canceled when they tried to pay for cabs on the way home from campaign headquarters, I kind of doubt he has the machinery in place for that kind of fight.
Perhaps he's saving that money for the legal fees. ;-)
With stories like this one I wasn't sure if this was about hardware or if there were rodents demanding to be on line.
To be blabbing about so-called "confidential" work @ Apple.
I'm no Apple fan at all but that's just rude to disclose competitive secrets like that.
I can't decide if it's better or worse than leaving a prototype (iPhone) at a bar. Unless it's an intentional "leak". Then it's probably no different.
Agreed. Personally I like to use zip ties for anything I know I'm not going to change anytime soon, but for HT and PC Velcro is great. I've found that Monoprice* has a pretty good selection of colors and types for reasonable prices.
*I have no affiliation with Monoprice.
Just because they choose to rap does not mean they can't hold a note or flat out sing.
I submit Biz Markie for your listening pleasure.
Ahh, you seem to think they are mutually exclusive.
You've obviously never met my ex-girlfriend...
I'm pretty sure I dated her too...
Or one of her devil spawn sisters.
Or rounding up?
[puts on tinfoil hat]
Assuming the driver was still conscious why didn't she open the window?
Perhaps they were electric.
If a watch company can make a car, then a scissor company should be allowed to also.
Because most cars don't burst into flame when submerged.
Wasn't that a problem with the Canyonero?
Oh wait, never mind.
The cars were totalled the minute they were submerged. If they were destroyed later, why does that matter?
It's still a safety issue. I didn't RTFA, but I'd rather not be in a car that catches fire when submerged in water. Granted, I have no plans of driving a car into such conditions. But I'd guess that most people who have ended up submerged in a car didn't either. Depending on the situation, you may need to wait until the interior of the car fills up with water to equalize the pressure before you can open your door, it would rather suck to be cooked to death first wouldn't it?
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