Funny, but hardly possible. You need to get to a high speed to activate the scramjet, hence the cannon firing the object. The VW bus would need a rocket engine first, and then it would need to be able to handle supersonic speeds.
I'm a pro web developer, and my toolbox is constantly evolving. This app for Apache sounds really interesting, but why can't they SELL it a little. There's something like four sentences on the project page. And that's the only page. When I see something like that I go "Hmm, if they can't be bothered to describe what the app is and does beyond a blurb, then it can't be very good".
That's probably not at all correct, but I simply don't have the time to test every single thing that gets released, I need them to convince me that it is worth my time. Since I'm really rooting for the little guy, I think it is a shame that they can't go that extra mile.
They didn't have transporters in 2151, so you can rest easy. They didn't have a starship called Enterprise, or the characteristic saucer shaped crew quarters either. But I guess they can reinvent however they like, screw consistency!
Re:I don't think it will be cheaper.
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You are missing the point of course. The benefit of these local presses is to make available the whole universe of printed works to people everywhere. Say I want "Flyfishing in upper Siberia", which was printed in 100 copies back in the 50s. Now I can just type in the pertinent information and have it spit out from this machine in my local book store, instead of trying to track it down in used book stores around the world. 20, or even 30, dollars doesn't sound so expensive any more does it?
While a book store might have a few thousand titles available, these machines could in theory have millions of works available for printing.
Now, the article might not have spelled this out, but I find it obvious.
Another benefit that should please most Slashdotters is the possibility of computer literature being constantly updated, so you always print the most recent version of a certain title. Computer books are often rife with errors in the first edition, so now you'll have the opportunity to wait a few weeks (as opposed to months or even years) and let the errors be corrected.
I'm pretty sure gold is in a historical downward trend, partly because of that. People only need so much jewelry, and you can't exactly pay with a piece of gold at your local supermarket. It might get a renaissance when developing countries start getting some buying power, and want some pretty metal around their necks/fingers.
The other reason is that governments all around the world is continually selling off their gold reserves because they don't think they need them anymore.
So I would not recommend any investments in gold until the gold market stabilizes (which probably means you'll be waiting for at least 20 years).
Re:People, read the articles! (slightly OT)
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This is way off-topic, but:
The Portuguese didn't "find" Brazil. They grew envious of Spain getting all the benefits from the New World, even though they had signed a treaty with the Spanish to stay out of there. So they arranged for a fleet of ships to "accidentally land there after a storm blew them off course". Then they just had to found a colony, too.
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Allow me to give you a few pointers.
First of all, you don't need to tack with a solar sail. Once you reach the half-way point you are travelling at an insanely high speed, and you will need to begin the breaking or you'll fly past your target. Thus you turn the craft around and allow the other star to begin to slowly lower your speed by pushing against your sails. A good analogy is "air braking".
Secondly, space is currently THE most hostile environment known to man. It is alternatively extremely hot or extremely cold, and charged with lethal particles from stars and other bodies. We're not even sure we can keep people alive inside space ships for long periods of time without extensive lead shielding. I seriously doubt exploding nuclear bombs in deep space is going to compromise anything.
Actually, I have it from good authority (Raymond E Feist) that used book stores are illegal under current copyright law. However, the law is not enforced since they are so much accepted by people.
Raymond E Feist is a best-selling author if you were wondering.
I'm going to see it because I want to see more fantasy movies in the future. Hollywood execs are lemmings, if DnD fails, you can forget about any more fantasy movies for a while.
LotR will probably be great, but everyone knows that one has extremely favorable circumstances (talented and passionate director, many well-known actors working for less than normal just to be in it, good budget, and their own special effects company).
Support the fantasy genre guys. I've gone and seen every fantasy movie that's hit the theatres since I was a young'un.
Just my 2 cents.
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This is never mentioned in any of the reporting done on the ISS:
I think it is interesting to see that the US selected their Navy Seal trained astronaut (Bill Shepherd) to be their first representative on the multi-national space station.
Did they expect some kind of trouble? That the russians would make a hostile takeover if Russian-American relations went downhill?
I wonder if the russians on board have some kind of military elite force training?
I'm pretty sure Shepherd is still employed by the Navy, on assignment at Nasa, and I've heard him mentioned in conjunction with the US military space program.
Let's hope we'll never have to find out.
Most countries have bilateral agreements so that you only pay income taxes in one of them. The agreements also says in what instances you should pay taxes in what country. Generally, if you work and live in a country, that is where you pay income tax.
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There has been speculation that the russians have left some of their guys out there by accident in the early stages of their manned space program, but haven't seen fit to tell the world. Maybe we'll start finding some meatsicles in the near future.
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The government did take action against IBM in the 80s if you remember. They were somewhat crippled in the wake of that due to the pretty harsh restrictions imposed on them.
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If we gave everyone a personal nuke, no one would be able to hurt anyone else for fear of starting World War 3! Oh, what a wonderful world that would be!
Just a bit of sarcasm to lighten up your day.
This is not a criticism of you in particular. Have you noticed that everyone critizing that statement seems to have to reword the sentence? Suddenly he didn't say "create", he said "develop", which has a different connotation. Suddenly he said "I invented the Internet" and not "During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the Internet"
If you have to misquote someone to get your point across, you don't have much of an argument in the first place.
How can we take you seriously when you just perpetuate misquotes? Gore said he was the inspiration for PART of Love Story. The author has publically stated that Gore's strained relationship with his father was the inspiration for that theme in the book. Gore's college room mate Tommy Lee Jones was part of the inspiration for the romantic theme.
I agree that Gore's statement misled people, but so are you and everyone who keep misquoting him willfully.
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Funny, but hardly possible. You need to get to a high speed to activate the scramjet, hence the cannon firing the object. The VW bus would need a rocket engine first, and then it would need to be able to handle supersonic speeds.
You still haven't accounted for the information that you need more than one to fully get the benefits. How would you hook up two scooters?
I'm a pro web developer, and my toolbox is constantly evolving. This app for Apache sounds really interesting, but why can't they SELL it a little. There's something like four sentences on the project page. And that's the only page. When I see something like that I go "Hmm, if they can't be bothered to describe what the app is and does beyond a blurb, then it can't be very good".
That's probably not at all correct, but I simply don't have the time to test every single thing that gets released, I need them to convince me that it is worth my time. Since I'm really rooting for the little guy, I think it is a shame that they can't go that extra mile.
They didn't have transporters in 2151, so you can rest easy. They didn't have a starship called Enterprise, or the characteristic saucer shaped crew quarters either. But I guess they can reinvent however they like, screw consistency!
You are missing the point of course. The benefit of these local presses is to make available the whole universe of printed works to people everywhere. Say I want "Flyfishing in upper Siberia", which was printed in 100 copies back in the 50s. Now I can just type in the pertinent information and have it spit out from this machine in my local book store, instead of trying to track it down in used book stores around the world. 20, or even 30, dollars doesn't sound so expensive any more does it?
While a book store might have a few thousand titles available, these machines could in theory have millions of works available for printing.
Now, the article might not have spelled this out, but I find it obvious.
Another benefit that should please most Slashdotters is the possibility of computer literature being constantly updated, so you always print the most recent version of a certain title. Computer books are often rife with errors in the first edition, so now you'll have the opportunity to wait a few weeks (as opposed to months or even years) and let the errors be corrected.
How would a sterile plant pollinate or be pollinated? The term sterile implies that the plant is incapable of reproducing.
I'm pretty sure gold is in a historical downward trend, partly because of that. People only need so much jewelry, and you can't exactly pay with a piece of gold at your local supermarket. It might get a renaissance when developing countries start getting some buying power, and want some pretty metal around their necks/fingers. The other reason is that governments all around the world is continually selling off their gold reserves because they don't think they need them anymore. So I would not recommend any investments in gold until the gold market stabilizes (which probably means you'll be waiting for at least 20 years).
Why the hell not? It's only 3,700 feet.
"Everyone else is doing it" is not a sound argument.
This is way off-topic, but:
The Portuguese didn't "find" Brazil. They grew envious of Spain getting all the benefits from the New World, even though they had signed a treaty with the Spanish to stay out of there. So they arranged for a fleet of ships to "accidentally land there after a storm blew them off course". Then they just had to found a colony, too.
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Allow me to give you a few pointers.
First of all, you don't need to tack with a solar sail. Once you reach the half-way point you are travelling at an insanely high speed, and you will need to begin the breaking or you'll fly past your target. Thus you turn the craft around and allow the other star to begin to slowly lower your speed by pushing against your sails. A good analogy is "air braking".
Secondly, space is currently THE most hostile environment known to man. It is alternatively extremely hot or extremely cold, and charged with lethal particles from stars and other bodies. We're not even sure we can keep people alive inside space ships for long periods of time without extensive lead shielding. I seriously doubt exploding nuclear bombs in deep space is going to compromise anything.
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His point was that the biblical account is out of sequence with the currently esteemed scientific theories.
Actually, I have it from good authority (Raymond E Feist) that used book stores are illegal under current copyright law. However, the law is not enforced since they are so much accepted by people. Raymond E Feist is a best-selling author if you were wondering.
I'm going to see it because I want to see more fantasy movies in the future. Hollywood execs are lemmings, if DnD fails, you can forget about any more fantasy movies for a while. LotR will probably be great, but everyone knows that one has extremely favorable circumstances (talented and passionate director, many well-known actors working for less than normal just to be in it, good budget, and their own special effects company). Support the fantasy genre guys. I've gone and seen every fantasy movie that's hit the theatres since I was a young'un. Just my 2 cents. -17028
This is never mentioned in any of the reporting done on the ISS:
I think it is interesting to see that the US selected their Navy Seal trained astronaut (Bill Shepherd) to be their first representative on the multi-national space station.
Did they expect some kind of trouble? That the russians would make a hostile takeover if Russian-American relations went downhill?
I wonder if the russians on board have some kind of military elite force training?
I'm pretty sure Shepherd is still employed by the Navy, on assignment at Nasa, and I've heard him mentioned in conjunction with the US military space program.
Let's hope we'll never have to find out.
-17028
Most countries have bilateral agreements so that you only pay income taxes in one of them. The agreements also says in what instances you should pay taxes in what country. Generally, if you work and live in a country, that is where you pay income tax. -17028
Mir is powered by solar panels.
There has been speculation that the russians have left some of their guys out there by accident in the early stages of their manned space program, but haven't seen fit to tell the world. Maybe we'll start finding some meatsicles in the near future. -17028
I am.
The government did take action against IBM in the 80s if you remember. They were somewhat crippled in the wake of that due to the pretty harsh restrictions imposed on them. -17028
If we gave everyone a personal nuke, no one would be able to hurt anyone else for fear of starting World War 3! Oh, what a wonderful world that would be!
Just a bit of sarcasm to lighten up your day.
And where did you read this, may I ask? I just read that the moon is made out of cheese in a children's book, but that doesn't make it so.
Don't put quotes around something unless you are quoting correctly. It is bad grammar.
This is not a criticism of you in particular. Have you noticed that everyone critizing that statement seems to have to reword the sentence? Suddenly he didn't say "create", he said "develop", which has a different connotation. Suddenly he said "I invented the Internet" and not "During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the Internet"
If you have to misquote someone to get your point across, you don't have much of an argument in the first place.
How can we take you seriously when you just perpetuate misquotes? Gore said he was the inspiration for PART of Love Story. The author has publically stated that Gore's strained relationship with his father was the inspiration for that theme in the book. Gore's college room mate Tommy Lee Jones was part of the inspiration for the romantic theme.
I agree that Gore's statement misled people, but so are you and everyone who keep misquoting him willfully.