I refer you to Tycho's review of "Shadow Of The Colossus", wherein he starts feeling pretty creepy about genociding peaceful giants. As far as I can tell, that "um...what am I doing this for?" feeling is the point of the game.
Why not just line the walls of the fire trench with 'em (tell them it's the queue to get into the shuttle, or something) and wait for launch? Maximum efficiency; launch astronauts AND get rid of lawyers. (",)
And for audiobooks for the blind. The 16 RPM speed had to be built into players for years, by law, so that impaired-eyesight folk didn't need to buy special turntables.
No, they're just using this opportunity - of somewhere with good records for the last few years suddenly removing the vast majority of atmospheric particulate pollution - to see what effect this will have on climate. The journalist probably asked "but why is this useful/interesting/whatever" and the scientist, reaching for the current hot topic, likely explained how particulate matter gives a screening effect to heat from the sun, cooling the ground below it, and that finding out what happens to the climate when particulates are reduced might be a good idea.
I have also heard - though don't quite believe - another reason that may have influenced it: the Air Force supposedly has recently become very interested in "smart crowbars" - orbital kinetic munitions. And suddenly the Navy demonstrates ASAT capability. Hasn't one of the ideological doctrines of the US Armed Forces, from day one, been that any rogue branch can be dealt with by the other two?
Oh, grow up. Posts like this are why 'they' think 'we' are... (help me out here,/.: what do Americans think Europeans are again? ",) I have no problem with you attacking the US government, foreign policy, whatever. I do plenty of it myself. But leave the broadsides against the general population. It's a stupid tactic that makes you (and by extension, all of us Europeans) look ignorant, intolerant, reactionary, and just generally beneath notice.
Plus, debating properly might actually change some minds, or at least get people interested; nationalistic crap like this is just pointless and ignored.
Regarding calendar/scheduling apps, the Mozilla Foundation's Sunbird is a very nice program that allows subscribing and publishing of calendars. Have a look, at least. I've had it open on a workspace for at least three weeks by now, with not an ounce of trouble. Chandler also looks kinda interesting, but I wouldn't recommend it if your machines don't have plenty of spare grunt. I use an older laptop, and Chandler regularly attempted to set fire to the processor. Anyway, this particular question has come up before.
Massive coolant-capillary filled wings, a la 2001 (book-version) Discovery?
If you're using a reactor in conjunction with solar (any redundancy is good, yes?) you've already got the wings - it's "merely" a case of making sure the reactor heat won't melt the solar panels...
I thought the aim here was to cause death, destruction, and "day of infamy" speeches via killing aircraft, and we were merely debating ways and means. As such, capability to make an emergency landing (and not die horribly) might exist in one scenario; it definitely doesn't in the other.
But I take your point.
Scenario 1: 4 engine airliner cruising. Altitude 10,000 ft (low, but we're just talking here, FAA regs don't apply ",). Capable of continuing flight with one engine, usually. Plenty of space (and time) to react to trouble.
Scenario 2: 4 engine airliner dragging itself into the air. Altitude 100 ft. If an engine stutters at this point, it's likely fucked. And twitch gamers may have the reactions to do something about a problem, but the plane won't respond fast enough for it to matter anyway.
That's an AC/Inter match they're commenting on. They share a stadium. 'Rivalry' doesn't quite cover it. ",) Some people get very worked up over soccer: there's been players killed over penalties, riots over referees' decisions, hundreds of fans murdered, and at least one riot over a malfunctioning TV screen. Wars have started at football matches. A bit of gloating is perfectly believable.
I know; I recognised it. How about:
4) Form the militia the law mentions?
Shame on you! Some of your countrymen have used a shotgun as a tool while changing a tyre, and you can only come up with hunting, self defence, and support of the gun-polish industry? (",)
And I agree with the last point - though sometimes a good ad hominem is allowed, or at least funny.
1) He never claimed Stallman changed position. He's claiming Stallman's starting point was a redefinition of 'free'.
2) That doesn't say self defence anywhere. In fact, it explicitly says "security of a free State," which is rather different. Not getting into rights or wrongs of gun control (I really couldn't give a toss), just sayin' you quoted something that doesn't actually back up your position.
3) So you're completely unbiased. We'll take that as truth; do you object to gay marriage, and if so why?
Try Finland; while the tax burden will make any libertarian's head explode, they seem to cover the specified amendments okay. They also have a history of being thoroughly uncomfortable people to pick a fight with (see "Winter War" for people doing to Russia what Russia would do to the Nazis). Plus, those taxes pay for nifty things like under-street heating.
Hmmm. A free cervical cancer vaccination scheme was announced here recently. There's free mammograms for ladies over the age of 45 - you actually get a letter, unprompted, telling you when screening is available in your area. And they're just the two schemes I can think of off the top of my head. Three guesses which continent. And not a particularly good health system, by that continent's standards. Maybe why we have a higher percentage of cancer deaths (taking your info on faith, here) is because we diagnose more cancer patients?
Did you RTFA where he said one of the artists put in a rainbow solely to piss people off? Plus, the rainbow in the screenshot is at the bottom of a waterfall. They do happen, even in the "grittiest" of universes.
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I refer you to Tycho's review of "Shadow Of The Colossus", wherein he starts feeling pretty creepy about genociding peaceful giants. As far as I can tell, that "um...what am I doing this for?" feeling is the point of the game.
...and that's why God created bureaucrats. (",)
They weren't. A hart was a male deer.
Why not just line the walls of the fire trench with 'em (tell them it's the queue to get into the shuttle, or something) and wait for launch? Maximum efficiency; launch astronauts AND get rid of lawyers. (",)
Good luck with that: they're the ones with the tanks.
About time we started this!
And for audiobooks for the blind. The 16 RPM speed had to be built into players for years, by law, so that impaired-eyesight folk didn't need to buy special turntables.
No, they're just using this opportunity - of somewhere with good records for the last few years suddenly removing the vast majority of atmospheric particulate pollution - to see what effect this will have on climate. The journalist probably asked "but why is this useful/interesting/whatever" and the scientist, reaching for the current hot topic, likely explained how particulate matter gives a screening effect to heat from the sun, cooling the ground below it, and that finding out what happens to the climate when particulates are reduced might be a good idea.
I have also heard - though don't quite believe - another reason that may have influenced it: the Air Force supposedly has recently become very interested in "smart crowbars" - orbital kinetic munitions.
And suddenly the Navy demonstrates ASAT capability.
Hasn't one of the ideological doctrines of the US Armed Forces, from day one, been that any rogue branch can be dealt with by the other two?
Some bozo.
Oh, grow up. Posts like this are why 'they' think 'we' are... (help me out here, /.: what do Americans think Europeans are again? ",)
I have no problem with you attacking the US government, foreign policy, whatever. I do plenty of it myself. But leave the broadsides against the general population. It's a stupid tactic that makes you (and by extension, all of us Europeans) look ignorant, intolerant, reactionary, and just generally beneath notice.
Plus, debating properly might actually change some minds, or at least get people interested; nationalistic crap like this is just pointless and ignored.
Regarding calendar/scheduling apps, the Mozilla Foundation's Sunbird is a very nice program that allows subscribing and publishing of calendars. Have a look, at least. I've had it open on a workspace for at least three weeks by now, with not an ounce of trouble. Chandler also looks kinda interesting, but I wouldn't recommend it if your machines don't have plenty of spare grunt. I use an older laptop, and Chandler regularly attempted to set fire to the processor.
Anyway, this particular question has come up before.
Do you want to submit the idea to NASA, or will I? (",)
Massive coolant-capillary filled wings, a la 2001 (book-version) Discovery?
If you're using a reactor in conjunction with solar (any redundancy is good, yes?) you've already got the wings - it's "merely" a case of making sure the reactor heat won't melt the solar panels...
I thought the aim here was to cause death, destruction, and "day of infamy" speeches via killing aircraft, and we were merely debating ways and means. As such, capability to make an emergency landing (and not die horribly) might exist in one scenario; it definitely doesn't in the other.
But I take your point.
Scenario 1: 4 engine airliner cruising. Altitude 10,000 ft (low, but we're just talking here, FAA regs don't apply ",). Capable of continuing flight with one engine, usually. Plenty of space (and time) to react to trouble.
Scenario 2: 4 engine airliner dragging itself into the air. Altitude 100 ft. If an engine stutters at this point, it's likely fucked. And twitch gamers may have the reactions to do something about a problem, but the plane won't respond fast enough for it to matter anyway.
Which would you prefer to attempt to shoot down?
That's an AC/Inter match they're commenting on. They share a stadium. 'Rivalry' doesn't quite cover it. ",)
Some people get very worked up over soccer: there's been players killed over penalties, riots over referees' decisions, hundreds of fans murdered, and at least one riot over a malfunctioning TV screen. Wars have started at football matches. A bit of gloating is perfectly believable.
I know; I recognised it. How about:
4) Form the militia the law mentions?
Shame on you! Some of your countrymen have used a shotgun as a tool while changing a tyre, and you can only come up with hunting, self defence, and support of the gun-polish industry? (",)
And I agree with the last point - though sometimes a good ad hominem is allowed, or at least funny.
1) He never claimed Stallman changed position. He's claiming Stallman's starting point was a redefinition of 'free'.
2) That doesn't say self defence anywhere. In fact, it explicitly says "security of a free State," which is rather different. Not getting into rights or wrongs of gun control (I really couldn't give a toss), just sayin' you quoted something that doesn't actually back up your position.
3) So you're completely unbiased. We'll take that as truth; do you object to gay marriage, and if so why?
Try Finland; while the tax burden will make any libertarian's head explode, they seem to cover the specified amendments okay. They also have a history of being thoroughly uncomfortable people to pick a fight with (see "Winter War" for people doing to Russia what Russia would do to the Nazis). Plus, those taxes pay for nifty things like under-street heating.
Shouldn't have posted AC; you deserve a karma boost for that one. ",)
There speaks someone who reads Arthur C. Clarke.
Hmmm. A free cervical cancer vaccination scheme was announced here recently. There's free mammograms for ladies over the age of 45 - you actually get a letter, unprompted, telling you when screening is available in your area. And they're just the two schemes I can think of off the top of my head.
Three guesses which continent. And not a particularly good health system, by that continent's standards. Maybe why we have a higher percentage of cancer deaths (taking your info on faith, here) is because we diagnose more cancer patients?
Did you RTFA where he said one of the artists put in a rainbow solely to piss people off?
Plus, the rainbow in the screenshot is at the bottom of a waterfall. They do happen, even in the "grittiest" of universes.
Oddly enough, someone has...