Sure... but the fuel is here on Earth. Rocket Engines are not that efficient, you still need a good bit of fuel to effect a course change. You could use something like an Ion Engine; but you'd need to do it for a long ass time; which is the problem here. If we only know about it for a year before impact we'd need a crap ton of force to change it's orbit.
Well think about how much fuel was used for the shuttle. Shuttle was around 165,000 Lbs empty; but adding in the fuel and external tanks/boosters we're looking at a whopping 4.4 Million Lbs that needs to get off the ground.
Now compare that to the Chicxulub meteorite that killed the Dinosaurs, it was 10 Km in diameter; pretty sure it'll take a bit more fuel to divert something like that.
> I'm thinking of watching Babylon 5, is it any good? Yea I'm going to need you to turn in your geek card by the end of the day.
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Like most scifi shows the first season is pretty meh, it has to take time to setup the universe, the characters, etc... It's more political than Farscape, and much more serious than Doctor Who.
It's hard to explain without giving away too much; but it chronicles a war between several alien races. It's worth it just to see G'Kar and Londo play off each other.
Please exercise some reading comprehension; OP clearly alleged that Apple themselves created those products; they did not. "they created the iPod..."
There is absolutely zero difference between an old Rio and iPod other than the iPod is more restrictive and the marketing behind it; and you can hardly argue that marketing is a technological advancement.
Sadly this method does not work when you have a monopoly or near monopoly on a market.
It's the same reason so many major ISPs suck, and charge through the nose. Paypal won't change till competitors like Google Checkout start taking their business.
Remember back in the day fighting games were all about buttons on arcade machines and went to stick movement as a work around since controllers at that time were much smaller. It'd be faster and easier to assign a half dozen actions to their own dedicated button then carrying out some complicated movement with the stick that could both fail, and would take longer.
Sure, but the PC also has a MUCH wider pool of Devs to create content.
I personally am boycotting several big AAA publishers, yet still have a backlog of games to play. If you tried boycotting say EA on a console you'd cut out a lot of potential content.
That transition is really common with such cause groups.
They set out with a cause, but when it's realized the group is still around and now with money/activists and no cause. MADD is like that, it started with a specific purpose, achieved it; and now they are trying to get porn off the internet so that it won't harm their special snowflakes.
And... companies have already started experimenting with 3D printed metal. I believe BMW was messing around with it, and was reporting it worked but the metal was not as strong.
MS is using Google's property in a way Google has denied use for.
While the previously hyped law about violating a TOS being a crime wa a bit far fetched, they can most definitely deny you access for violating a TOS, even if you don't have some notarized document. It's based on the idea of what is reasonable. It's reasonable that if you're on someone's site that you are going to abide by their terms.
They would have had to use their Dev tools, and in any case; if they released and marketed an app using Google's IP without their permission they would be knee deep in a lawsuit before you the press release had been written.
It's also part of the TOS on the website to, so no matter how you access that video file, you agree to not locally download it.
Youtube is not an open platform, you don't get access to the dev tools or license to use the name unless you go through Google first.
It'd be like me naming my store Apple Computers! I'd get my ass sued before I could have the sign installed. MS is selling their product using Googles property.
Yea I agree, Newegg does seem to have gone down of late.
They used to be great, and the shipping is still fast. But there are now cheaper alternatives with better customer support. If shit happens then you are basically fucked.
You agreed to watch the advertising on Youtube in exchange for the content being provided. If you block that then you are breaking your part of the agreement. You want to go someplace else, fine; but that does not entitle you to view the original content. If it was ripped and uploaded somewhere else, you're still a thief.
We're not talking about the MPAA here. They don't generally upload their stuff on Youtube for the pittance of adrevenue.
People like The Angry Videogame Nerd , TotalBuscuit, Yogscast, Northenlion, they are the ones who will be affected. Why should they continue to make content for you to watch, if you're not going to watch the ads which is how they support themselves? They'll just stop and you wont have any new content to watch from them.
Bullshit. You do not by any stretch of the imagination have the right to remove advertising.
Why do you think sites like Hulu actively block you from seeing their content if you are using an adblocker? Are you going to argue that Hulu is obligate to give away original content for free, without ads or subscription? That the creators should make and pay for the bandwidth and infrastructure just because you want it?
That's their entire business model, we give you content you want, and in exchange you view this ad we're paid to show.
And in the case of Google, that ad revenue is shared with the actual content creators. You are literally depriving uploaders of money by removing ads.
Except you know, being Google's service they have to cover the cost of streaming those video files. It's perfectly reasonable for them to have ads to help cover the cost.
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Sure... but the fuel is here on Earth.
Rocket Engines are not that efficient, you still need a good bit of fuel to effect a course change. You could use something like an Ion Engine; but you'd need to do it for a long ass time; which is the problem here. If we only know about it for a year before impact we'd need a crap ton of force to change it's orbit.
Well think about how much fuel was used for the shuttle. Shuttle was around 165,000 Lbs empty; but adding in the fuel and external tanks/boosters we're looking at a whopping 4.4 Million Lbs that needs to get off the ground.
Now compare that to the Chicxulub meteorite that killed the Dinosaurs, it was 10 Km in diameter; pretty sure it'll take a bit more fuel to divert something like that.
> I'm thinking of watching Babylon 5, is it any good?
Yea I'm going to need you to turn in your geek card by the end of the day.
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Like most scifi shows the first season is pretty meh, it has to take time to setup the universe, the characters, etc... It's more political than Farscape, and much more serious than Doctor Who.
It's hard to explain without giving away too much; but it chronicles a war between several alien races. It's worth it just to see G'Kar and Londo play off each other.
Please exercise some reading comprehension; OP clearly alleged that Apple themselves created those products; they did not.
"they created the iPod..."
There is absolutely zero difference between an old Rio and iPod other than the iPod is more restrictive and the marketing behind it; and you can hardly argue that marketing is a technological advancement.
iPod -> generic MP3 players, Creative, Rio, and DIamond were "popular".
iTunes music store -> There were websites dedicated to digital sales; MP3.com predated iTunes by about 4 years.
iPhone -> I present to you the Motorola ROKR; and Ericsson R380.
app store -> not sure how this is innovative, they sold digital download software, Steam was out in 2003.
iPad -> Lots of touchscreen tablets existed before the iPad.
Sadly this method does not work when you have a monopoly or near monopoly on a market.
It's the same reason so many major ISPs suck, and charge through the nose. Paypal won't change till competitors like Google Checkout start taking their business.
Damn now I am curious what kind of cell reception you'd get up there.
Only when they are specially made for them.
Remember back in the day fighting games were all about buttons on arcade machines and went to stick movement as a work around since controllers at that time were much smaller. It'd be faster and easier to assign a half dozen actions to their own dedicated button then carrying out some complicated movement with the stick that could both fail, and would take longer.
da fuq?
ANaloge stick stil lsucks compared to a keyboard.
The ONLY genre not helped by a M&K is racing games, and those you'd need a steering wheel, also available on PC.
Sure, but the PC also has a MUCH wider pool of Devs to create content.
I personally am boycotting several big AAA publishers, yet still have a backlog of games to play. If you tried boycotting say EA on a console you'd cut out a lot of potential content.
That transition is really common with such cause groups.
They set out with a cause, but when it's realized the group is still around and now with money/activists and no cause. MADD is like that, it started with a specific purpose, achieved it; and now they are trying to get porn off the internet so that it won't harm their special snowflakes.
And mice are for playing an FPS properly.
Tell it to the European court where they ruled last year that you were buying a full copy, not a license; and first sale doctrine did apply.
But leasing it also comes with certain consumer protections, which industry groups have argued against when consumers make use of those protections.
And... companies have already started experimenting with 3D printed metal. I believe BMW was messing around with it, and was reporting it worked but the metal was not as strong.
MS is using Google's property in a way Google has denied use for.
While the previously hyped law about violating a TOS being a crime wa a bit far fetched, they can most definitely deny you access for violating a TOS, even if you don't have some notarized document. It's based on the idea of what is reasonable. It's reasonable that if you're on someone's site that you are going to abide by their terms.
They would have had to use their Dev tools, and in any case; if they released and marketed an app using Google's IP without their permission they would be knee deep in a lawsuit before you the press release had been written.
It's also part of the TOS on the website to, so no matter how you access that video file, you agree to not locally download it.
Youtube is not an open platform, you don't get access to the dev tools or license to use the name unless you go through Google first.
It'd be like me naming my store Apple Computers!
I'd get my ass sued before I could have the sign installed. MS is selling their product using Googles property.
Yea I agree, Newegg does seem to have gone down of late.
They used to be great, and the shipping is still fast. But there are now cheaper alternatives with better customer support. If shit happens then you are basically fucked.
What's your point?
Basic Hulu and Basic Youtube have you watch ads in exchange for the content you want to see. Bandwidth and servers are not cheap.
Then you're a thief.
You agreed to watch the advertising on Youtube in exchange for the content being provided. If you block that then you are breaking your part of the agreement. You want to go someplace else, fine; but that does not entitle you to view the original content. If it was ripped and uploaded somewhere else, you're still a thief.
We're not talking about the MPAA here. They don't generally upload their stuff on Youtube for the pittance of adrevenue.
People like The Angry Videogame Nerd , TotalBuscuit, Yogscast, Northenlion, they are the ones who will be affected. Why should they continue to make content for you to watch, if you're not going to watch the ads which is how they support themselves? They'll just stop and you wont have any new content to watch from them.
Why should they?
MS is forbidden from allowing the local download of content.
You're ignoring that MS adding in a feature that is expressly forbidden under the terms that MS agreed to.
Bullshit.
You do not by any stretch of the imagination have the right to remove advertising.
Why do you think sites like Hulu actively block you from seeing their content if you are using an adblocker? Are you going to argue that Hulu is obligate to give away original content for free, without ads or subscription? That the creators should make and pay for the bandwidth and infrastructure just because you want it?
That's their entire business model, we give you content you want, and in exchange you view this ad we're paid to show.
And in the case of Google, that ad revenue is shared with the actual content creators. You are literally depriving uploaders of money by removing ads.
Except you know, being Google's service they have to cover the cost of streaming those video files. It's perfectly reasonable for them to have ads to help cover the cost.