See the other response - and definitely find out what the utility locator service is in your state (assuming you're in the US) before you dig.
If you don't, maybe you just dig up a fiber trunk and are out thousands of dollars. Maybe you dig up a buried electric line or gas line and are out a life.
I'm sure an untrained person could write a program themselves - if their project is really, really simple. I'm sure an untrained person has a good chance at successfully digging "a hole" out in an open field somewhere with no utilities buried below. But maybe that hole has to be a specific size and shape, or maybe there are obstructions underground you can't just tear out, or maybe it's near a building that you don't want to put a hole in. Or maybe you just have a big project that you need done in a reasonable time. (Equipment rental costs add up, too.)
These complexities add up, and in a complex situation, you're going to want a professional with experience, whether it's digging a hole, or writing an app.
I don't have the numbers, but Mars' atmosphere is much less dense than Earth's, so it's at least conceivable. It's all about what your maximum dynamic pressure (aka "max Q") will be. Thank you, Kerbal Space Program! With that said, it certainly seemed like he put more effort and strength into building the plastic cover for holding in his atmosphere (earlier in the movie) than he did with making sure that parachute would stay on.
So aside from the coincidence of the date of founding, what else do you have? Let's see, the founders were both Union officers in the US Civil War, one a general.
Further, the first president of the NRA was Ambrose Burnside, another Union general.
Also, the NRA was founded in New York state.
But you propose that SOMEHOW it was actually created by former rebels? What?
I don't know what other mil-SF the OP has read. I really wonder how much.
Before I read Haldeman's TFW, I read Heinlein, Drake, Moon, Laumer, and Harrison.
Perhaps that jaded me, but all those authors are both better writers and had truer depictions of the military.
That's not the M16, that was with the M4, which has a shorter barrel and therefore the bullet exits the barrel at a lower velocity. This leads to less of the tumbling effect upon entering a body which was exhibited by the round used in the M16 and M16A1.
Further, the M16A2 and beyond uses a heavier bullet that also doesn't exhibit as much of the tumbling effect.
If you add one 's', then you could use that name to describe a whole class of languages, or "Extensible Languages for the Internet of Things." I'm betting they don't have a better or more specific name because the only driving philosophy behind it is to "make a language for the Internet of Things." Alternately, they let some marketer choose the name, which is just as sad.
What makes it worse is that its target environment, the "IoT," doesn't have a better name for ITSELF because the people pushing it don't really have a really strong, useful case for it, just a solution ("hey, we can put a simple computer in anything!") looking for a problem.
(Sure, there are things that might be more useful when they're connected to SOMETHING else, but most devices? Not so much. The bigger concern is security and LIMITING the connections to only those who need it.)
Also, I guess I should point out that the predecessor to Java, Gosling's "Oak," was intended for running "smart appliances," in other words, for some sort of Internet-connected devices...
If you read the article and find yourself thinking, "I wish I could see that in person," then you need to visit the National Museum of the USAF, which has CCT-1:
http://www.nationalmuseum.af.m...
That's just an "introductory offer" like they always do - sounds good to get you on board, then they hammer you after that. At least they're consistent!
Too much aggression, and a species dies. Not enough aggression, and a species dies. Sure, the ideal amount of aggression changes, but getting rid of it entirely? I'm pretty sure that's not human. Heck, you're not even an animal. Heck, even PLANTS expand aggressively to fill their biological niche. What's left that's actually alive without ANY aggression?
I hated the prequels. I hated the special edition of ANH so much that I never watched the special editions of ESB or RoTJ.
Han Shot First.
But.. .
Last fall, I happened to watch The Clone Wars movie and then the TV show. OK, so the first few episodes were a little rough - but I kept finding myself thinking, "This is more Star Wars than the prequels!"
Then, there was even an episode CENTERED AROUND JAR-JAR. Surprisingly, it was actually GOOD. At this point, I was hooked and really impressed. I started watching the little "making of" featurettes included on the disks. It was immediately obvious that Dave Filoni and other folks on the production team are SERIOUS Star Wars fans. (For instance, they discuss the choice of giving Jedi Master Luminara Unduli the wrong lightsaber hilt because they hadn't had time to create the correct model.) They are also clearly very knowledgeable about the Extended Universe, and they do take from it, though they only what fits.
As I watched the series and the featurettes, one name kept coming up over and over again:
George
George
George
Not as a problem, but as a source for ideas and as the maker of creative choices. George Lucas contributed a lot to The Clone Wars, especially to its feel - making it truly feel like Star Wars.
At this point, I have watched all of The Clone Wars except the Season 6 stuff, and I have three conclusions:
One, I really liked this show. Not everything, but most of it.
Two, The Clone Wars is very much Star Wars.
Three, The Clone Wars might not feel so much like Star Wars without George Lucas.
If I had heard this news a year ago, I would have felt like a lot of people - cheering that George Lucas was not at all involved with Episode 7. Heck, I still don't want another "George Lucas Unleashed" movie.
But after watching The Clone Wars? I am worried that without any George Lucas, Episode 7 might not feel ENOUGH like Star Wars.
I should add that this does not imply that you should ignore the people - on the contrary, you should certainly listen to them, and ask for their thoughts and opinions. Also, if you do disagree with them, you must explain why you disagree.
According to the Vermont Senate Rules, you must swear the following oath: (bold case mine)
"I,...., Senator from..... County
(or Counties), in the General Assembly of the State of Vermont, do solemnly
swear, that as a Member of this Assembly, I will not propose or assent to any bill,
vote or resolution, which shall appear to me injurious to the people, nor do or
consent to any act or thing whatever that shall have a tendency to lessen or
abridge their rights and privileges, as declared by the Constitution of this State;
but will in all things conduct myself as a faithful, honest representative and
guardian of the people, according to the best of my judgment and ability. So help
me God. I do solemnly swear that I will be true and faithful to the State of
Vermont, and that I will not, directly or indirectly, do any act or thing injurious to
the Constitution or Government thereof. So help me God. I do solemnly swear that
I did not at the time of my election to this body, and that I do not now hold any
office of profit or trust under the authority of Congress. So help me God. I do
further solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the State of Vermont
and the Constitution of the United States. So help me God."
I don't see a way that "voting according to poll results" will match up with "the best of my judgement and ability" unless you have very little of either. Your idea negates the whole idea of representative government. Hopefully, we elect wise, thoughtful, and honest representatives to do the hard work of legislating so that we don't have to. Direct democracy just isn't efficient - if you actually want to get anything else done.
Yes, the people of your district elect you. However, once you swear the oath of office, you must not forget your duty is to the State of Vermont. It is your sworn duty to make the best choice you can to the best of your judgement and ability, even if every single person in your district disagrees with you.
I have a similar Stuhrling automatic watch.
As a person whose work is done entirely with a computer, I like having a reminder that sometimes, there are valid solutions that require no electronics.
I used to use a Canon AE-1 SLR camera (mostly mechanical), but now that digital photography has taken over, it has become impractical. However, a mechanical watch is still a valid timepiece. A mechanical watch tells the time with enough accuracy for my needs
Bonus: It'll still be ticking after an EMP, either man-made or from a CME.
I'll Third the recommendation. As a short intro, I'd start with "Omnilingual" or "Edge of the Knife." My favorites are Space Viking and Cosmic Computer; The names are funky, but the stories are prime stuff. Keep in mind they were written in the late 50's, so there's all types of smoking and the regular cocktail hour.
I was not sufficiently clear. Of course, the suggested "solution" would eventually have to be tested to make sure it actually made criminals not commit more crime. I meant that it should first be tested to make sure that the suggested "solution" would not just drive the inmate insane.
What an interesting concept. Of course, we would need to ensure that it would actually work for the intended purpose. Would you be willing to be the first test subject of your own suggested "solution?"
like a laser... rapidly heating your headsets membrane to produce sound?
Or just cut out the middleman, and just use the laser rapidly heating your head's membrane to produce sound.
Of course, most of those sounds will be "OW!"
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See the other response - and definitely find out what the utility locator service is in your state (assuming you're in the US) before you dig. If you don't, maybe you just dig up a fiber trunk and are out thousands of dollars. Maybe you dig up a buried electric line or gas line and are out a life.
I'm sure an untrained person could write a program themselves - if their project is really, really simple. I'm sure an untrained person has a good chance at successfully digging "a hole" out in an open field somewhere with no utilities buried below. But maybe that hole has to be a specific size and shape, or maybe there are obstructions underground you can't just tear out, or maybe it's near a building that you don't want to put a hole in. Or maybe you just have a big project that you need done in a reasonable time. (Equipment rental costs add up, too.)
These complexities add up, and in a complex situation, you're going to want a professional with experience, whether it's digging a hole, or writing an app.
And yeah, I've done both.
Cool! It will be great to see some winged spacecraft again!
You mean like the one that's in space right now? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Your kid is playing too much Kerbal Space Program.
Too much KSP? Does that exist?
I don't have the numbers, but Mars' atmosphere is much less dense than Earth's, so it's at least conceivable. It's all about what your maximum dynamic pressure (aka "max Q") will be. Thank you, Kerbal Space Program!
With that said, it certainly seemed like he put more effort and strength into building the plastic cover for holding in his atmosphere (earlier in the movie) than he did with making sure that parachute would stay on.
Then surely, as our nation would be a party to the treaty, we need 8 years to examine it and determine if we should sign it.
So aside from the coincidence of the date of founding, what else do you have? Let's see, the founders were both Union officers in the US Civil War, one a general. Further, the first president of the NRA was Ambrose Burnside, another Union general. Also, the NRA was founded in New York state. But you propose that SOMEHOW it was actually created by former rebels? What?
I don't know what other mil-SF the OP has read. I really wonder how much.
Before I read Haldeman's TFW, I read Heinlein, Drake, Moon, Laumer, and Harrison.
Perhaps that jaded me, but all those authors are both better writers and had truer depictions of the military.
That's not the M16, that was with the M4, which has a shorter barrel and therefore the bullet exits the barrel at a lower velocity. This leads to less of the tumbling effect upon entering a body which was exhibited by the round used in the M16 and M16A1. Further, the M16A2 and beyond uses a heavier bullet that also doesn't exhibit as much of the tumbling effect.
If you add one 's', then you could use that name to describe a whole class of languages, or "Extensible Languages for the Internet of Things." I'm betting they don't have a better or more specific name because the only driving philosophy behind it is to "make a language for the Internet of Things." Alternately, they let some marketer choose the name, which is just as sad. What makes it worse is that its target environment, the "IoT," doesn't have a better name for ITSELF because the people pushing it don't really have a really strong, useful case for it, just a solution ("hey, we can put a simple computer in anything!") looking for a problem. (Sure, there are things that might be more useful when they're connected to SOMETHING else, but most devices? Not so much. The bigger concern is security and LIMITING the connections to only those who need it.) Also, I guess I should point out that the predecessor to Java, Gosling's "Oak," was intended for running "smart appliances," in other words, for some sort of Internet-connected devices...
In that arena, you might also explore the writings of Richard Reeves.
Imagine a world where Bennett Haselton limited himself to ONLY posting about things he was actually an expert on.
If you read the article and find yourself thinking, "I wish I could see that in person," then you need to visit the National Museum of the USAF, which has CCT-1: http://www.nationalmuseum.af.m...
That's just an "introductory offer" like they always do - sounds good to get you on board, then they hammer you after that. At least they're consistent!
Too much aggression, and a species dies. Not enough aggression, and a species dies. Sure, the ideal amount of aggression changes, but getting rid of it entirely? I'm pretty sure that's not human. Heck, you're not even an animal. Heck, even PLANTS expand aggressively to fill their biological niche. What's left that's actually alive without ANY aggression?
I hated the prequels. I hated the special edition of ANH so much that I never watched the special editions of ESB or RoTJ.
Han Shot First.
But..
.
Last fall, I happened to watch The Clone Wars movie and then the TV show. OK, so the first few episodes were a little rough - but I kept finding myself thinking, "This is more Star Wars than the prequels!"
Then, there was even an episode CENTERED AROUND JAR-JAR. Surprisingly, it was actually GOOD. At this point, I was hooked and really impressed. I started watching the little "making of" featurettes included on the disks. It was immediately obvious that Dave Filoni and other folks on the production team are SERIOUS Star Wars fans. (For instance, they discuss the choice of giving Jedi Master Luminara Unduli the wrong lightsaber hilt because they hadn't had time to create the correct model.) They are also clearly very knowledgeable about the Extended Universe, and they do take from it, though they only what fits.
As I watched the series and the featurettes, one name kept coming up over and over again:
George
George
George
Not as a problem, but as a source for ideas and as the maker of creative choices. George Lucas contributed a lot to The Clone Wars, especially to its feel - making it truly feel like Star Wars.
At this point, I have watched all of The Clone Wars except the Season 6 stuff, and I have three conclusions:
One, I really liked this show. Not everything, but most of it.
Two, The Clone Wars is very much Star Wars.
Three, The Clone Wars might not feel so much like Star Wars without George Lucas.
If I had heard this news a year ago, I would have felt like a lot of people - cheering that George Lucas was not at all involved with Episode 7. Heck, I still don't want another "George Lucas Unleashed" movie.
But after watching The Clone Wars? I am worried that without any George Lucas, Episode 7 might not feel ENOUGH like Star Wars.
Don't forget that he wrote the radio dramatization of the Star Wars original trilogy. Of the three, "Star Wars" is both the longest and the strongest.
I should add that this does not imply that you should ignore the people - on the contrary, you should certainly listen to them, and ask for their thoughts and opinions. Also, if you do disagree with them, you must explain why you disagree.
According to the Vermont Senate Rules, you must swear the following oath: (bold case mine)
...., Senator from ..... County
(or Counties), in the General Assembly of the State of Vermont, do solemnly
swear, that as a Member of this Assembly, I will not propose or assent to any bill,
vote or resolution, which shall appear to me injurious to the people, nor do or
consent to any act or thing whatever that shall have a tendency to lessen or
abridge their rights and privileges, as declared by the Constitution of this State;
but will in all things conduct myself as a faithful, honest representative and
guardian of the people, according to the best of my judgment and ability. So help
me God. I do solemnly swear that I will be true and faithful to the State of
Vermont, and that I will not, directly or indirectly, do any act or thing injurious to
the Constitution or Government thereof. So help me God. I do solemnly swear that
I did not at the time of my election to this body, and that I do not now hold any
office of profit or trust under the authority of Congress. So help me God. I do
further solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the State of Vermont
and the Constitution of the United States. So help me God."
"I,
I don't see a way that "voting according to poll results" will match up with "the best of my judgement and ability" unless you have very little of either. Your idea negates the whole idea of representative government. Hopefully, we elect wise, thoughtful, and honest representatives to do the hard work of legislating so that we don't have to. Direct democracy just isn't efficient - if you actually want to get anything else done.
Yes, the people of your district elect you. However, once you swear the oath of office, you must not forget your duty is to the State of Vermont. It is your sworn duty to make the best choice you can to the best of your judgement and ability, even if every single person in your district disagrees with you.
These came out in the early 80's:
Rocky's Boots
Robot Odyssey
These are the games that taught me about logic gates and boolean logic.
I have a similar Stuhrling automatic watch. As a person whose work is done entirely with a computer, I like having a reminder that sometimes, there are valid solutions that require no electronics. I used to use a Canon AE-1 SLR camera (mostly mechanical), but now that digital photography has taken over, it has become impractical. However, a mechanical watch is still a valid timepiece. A mechanical watch tells the time with enough accuracy for my needs Bonus: It'll still be ticking after an EMP, either man-made or from a CME.
I'll Third the recommendation. As a short intro, I'd start with "Omnilingual" or "Edge of the Knife." My favorites are Space Viking and Cosmic Computer; The names are funky, but the stories are prime stuff. Keep in mind they were written in the late 50's, so there's all types of smoking and the regular cocktail hour.
Yeah, if you want the only (remaining) YF-12, you gotta go to the National Museum of the United States Air Force. AND they've got an SR-71 as well.
I was not sufficiently clear. Of course, the suggested "solution" would eventually have to be tested to make sure it actually made criminals not commit more crime. I meant that it should first be tested to make sure that the suggested "solution" would not just drive the inmate insane.
What an interesting concept. Of course, we would need to ensure that it would actually work for the intended purpose. Would you be willing to be the first test subject of your own suggested "solution?"
like a laser ... rapidly heating your headsets membrane to produce sound?
Or just cut out the middleman, and just use the laser rapidly heating your head's membrane to produce sound.
Of course, most of those sounds will be "OW!"