The modding system shouldn't be used to promote the moderator's opinions.
I could be strongly against his comments and still consider them informative or interesting.
In this case, I consider the post dogmatic and not very original while I agree with it. However I can't mod anyway because I've already discussed in this and other parts of this thread.
[...]assuming that the average of these would be zero IF the Sun had no velocity except that required for its orbit around Galactic center. The average isn't, so the Sun has an extra velocity component, which is just the negative of this average. It turns out to be around 16.5 km/sec diagonally inward and slightly upward from its rotation.
It must be funny getting lost in your neighborhood and asking you for directions.
If your driving examiner tells you to mow the old lady down or speed up to 80 in a 30 area, you wouldn't do it
Clearly you didn't get your license in Spain, where some people spend up to 3500e ($5514.95). Where each fail after the first four can cost you 1500e. Where some people offer money, sexual favors, etc to the examiners.
If the examiner tells you to mow down a lady, you ask "HOW HIGH!".
I'm pretty sure I remember stories about viruses that could destroy hardware, I remember stories about viruses that could infect the computer human user.
Such a species cannot survive. Even a lack of natural predators wouldn't help: geologically active planets would take care of them. Such a species could be "big" enough as to not be affected by such measly matters.
Such a species might live and sense the universe in several more dimensions than us. A single galaxy in a single three dimensional volume might be the smallest of it's body "cells".
Planetary geological activity would bother them about as much as quark behavior bothers us. i.e.: They'd need much advancement to even be able to detect it.
The Milky Way is about 100,000ly across, so the ping times from one side to the other would be 200,000 years - try playing Intergalactic Counter Strike over that. You're assuming a being that senses time as we do. An alien creature might live for millions of years and generate the simplest thought in years. two hundred thousand years might be a blink, for them.
The time from big bang to big crunch might be a "day" for them. Our entire civilization would be like a lightning flash. They'd consider carbon based civilizations as random events that cover entire galaxies in an instant and then fade to void by the next.
If that's the case, I don't think we'd be much interested in their messages, though.
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Or they just assume the meaning of life is a lot.
Which seems about as good as our best estimate.
I've been thinking about this for years now.
Go a step ahead in the arms race. Start encrypting before people the control gets to an unbearable point.
This is guillotining the king when he's still trying to make the senate make remove his position's time limit.
Just knowing that this is important for more people makes me a bit happier.
Thanks for the good news. Now tell me someone is addressing how to create an internet that doesn't depend on telecom corporations and I may cry.
basically, its because the code is part of a space vehicle regulated by international arms and trafficking laws. That means Joe Blow doesnt get it.
Sorry dude, you're Joe Blow. Unless you're reading this from a JPL/NASA'ish sort of place. Then you're just smirking.
Maybe he's a rocket scientist. What do you know about Mr. Blow's job?
I'm eight and have ADD, you insensitive.. LOOK! A BUNNY!
Speed and more speed...Speed isn't giving us freedom anytime soon.
We need to invent a non blockable way of communicating before the governments of the world unite in locking internet.
Someone go invent an x-ray connection, or something.
Bucket? Stapler?
I think you're talking about the more advanced operation "How to remove your liver and live just long enough to put it in a bucket.
People should start with "Remove your liver" that just requires the knife, and then grow up to more complex things.
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The modding system shouldn't be used to promote the moderator's opinions.
I could be strongly against his comments and still consider them informative or interesting.
In this case, I consider the post dogmatic and not very original while I agree with it. However I can't mod anyway because I've already discussed in this and other parts of this thread.
that Felix Schmidberger looks at his fingers while he types.
Hah, onlu dumb peopke meed to look ar their fongerd ti write.
Damn! I have some but already posted on this thread.
I would so play in the "Counter Strike / Kick Boxing" league...
"Pwnwhat? Damn sniper. Come here! I'll tear your head off."
[...]assuming that the average of these would be zero IF the Sun had no velocity except that required for its orbit
around Galactic center. The average isn't, so the Sun has an extra velocity component, which is just the negative of this average. It turns out to be around 16.5 km/sec diagonally inward and slightly upward from its rotation.
It must be funny getting lost in your neighborhood and asking you for directions.
too bad that 15 year didn't have GTA to play. He would have known to have sex with the hooker first.
However he did have Larry. That's how he knew to avoid sex with the hooker at all cost.
Or two legislatures, as you prefer.
If your driving examiner tells you to mow the old lady down or speed up to 80 in a 30 area, you wouldn't do it
Clearly you didn't get your license in Spain, where some people spend up to 3500e ($5514.95). Where each fail after the first four can cost you 1500e. Where some people offer money, sexual favors, etc to the examiners.
If the examiner tells you to mow down a lady, you ask "HOW HIGH!".
So many lawyers, so few mad scientists...
The best way of jamming the signals will soon be to down the satellite.
How hard is to hit a satellite right now?
What's the best method? Microwaves? Laser? Missile? Or my preferred method, Killer satellite robot.
trees. I know nobody reads yesterday's news, but that post should be linked in the moderating guidelines for "Insightful".
I didn't believe in them, though.
I pheel it phaitphully phollows the phirst uses oph it.
Such a species might live and sense the universe in several more dimensions than us. A single galaxy in a single three dimensional volume might be the smallest of it's body "cells".
Planetary geological activity would bother them about as much as quark behavior bothers us. i.e.: They'd need much advancement to even be able to detect it.
No, because ET will be required by law to release his encryption method and keys.
The time from big bang to big crunch might be a "day" for them. Our entire civilization would be like a lightning flash. They'd consider carbon based civilizations as random events that cover entire galaxies in an instant and then fade to void by the next.
If that's the case, I don't think we'd be much interested in their messages, though.
Of course not. They are a matter on national security, the president can bypass the need for a warrant.
We'll learn precisely what kind of chemical product aliens use to enlarge their penis.