Not a stupid question. One idea is to have the centre of gravity of the ladder in stationary orbit, so it extends in both directions from that point, reaching out into space and down toward the ground. Then there is no inertia problem. But material science still hasn't produced a manufacturable material strong enough and in sufficient quantity to do this.
Interesting call. In "Total War", a one volume history of the 2WW, a theory was advanced that the Japanese capitulated because a Russian invasion force was gathering on the East Coast of the USSR. Food for thought anyway.
Is it just me, or is it that the best thing about uber-powerful phone appliances is that they can now run my perl spam-filter scripts on my email account during the busy cyberwarrior workday so that when I get home I have less spam in my inbox?
Disclaimer: I work at an IP firm as a programmer, but not as a professional in the IP field.
Before people post "Burn down the IP laws!", make sure you have a valid alternative that comes some way toward protecting the rights of creative people.
As a model for handling commercial rights, which not too many creative people seem to mind having, intellectual property laws are not a perfect construction. Especially now we are trying to stretch paper rights around a digital wordl. But to the distant cousins of anarchists would like to see the whole system trashed (because destroying things feels good):
Go and read Animal Farm and construct a good alternative before you go starting a revolution.
Hehe! I wrote Jackhammer, one of the first commercial programs (before GetRight, etc.) to use REST instead of RETR to get FTP resuming files. Ah, the mammaries.
Just wondering, but when slashdotters announce they are women, and say something a geek would like to hear, do they get lots of messages? I should try...
*Ahem*...
As a girl and a gamer, I want a hot Radeon rather than a processor for Valentine's Day, cos then I wouldn't have to upgrade my mobo, too.
It was meant to be a flip comment, but: If the house takes 10%, and the games are true games of chance, the player will approach a 10% loss of everything bet over a long enough time. Yet to meet a gambler who stopped because they won too much:)
Once someone steals your identity, you can't change it like a PIN. So, if it has a loophole, you are fuX0Red.
<OBKARMAWHORETHROUGHUSINGDUMBFAKETAGS> <OBCONSP IRACY> Of course, no one touting this technology will say this in their marketing to governments. They'll just say it's perfect security. </OBCONSPIRACY>
<OBKARMAWHORETHROUGHFUNNYMODS> <OBKARMAWHORETHR OUGHREFERENCETOPIRACY> Thinking about it, conspiracy was brought to you by the words "con", and "piracy". </OBKARMAWHORETHROUGHREFERENCETOPIRACY> </OBKARMAWHORETHROUGHFUNNYMODS> </OBKARMAWHORET HROUGHUSINGDUMBFAKETAGS>
This is not meant to be flippant, but in Australia, in spite of the crap going on at the moment re our prime ministers fetish with the taste of arse, we have only 20 million people who are not inherently able to be abused by politicians for more than a couple of elections. In a two party system, we made one party run the country and in ALL the states we voted in the opposition. I think it's the best we can do to maintain a democratic balance of power. I met a few americans who have moved here and like it. We are probably most like Canada apart from the cold. We like full strength beer and sports in which people bleed. Anyway, I'd make you welcome if you "switched":) But the government might not. D'oh.
I think it's more so that when statistics are published by MS saying how many people are using IE based on website logs, they get a vote from non-IE browsers. Cunderhanded Unts.
I am scared to take the sides of my case to stop my PC from overheating. Now it feels like I am sitting next to a microwave with a box of bullets in it set for 10mins on high. Aiieeee!!!
lol. I didn't want to take the chance, considering I wasn't sure which way the thread was swinging. I also didn't realise the infinite consequences of undertaking this task.:)
Slashdot Mirror
(there's places on your body that can't discriminate between two touches over a centimeter apart),
Would that be in the crack between one's arse-cheeks?
SFU engineering kicks ass!
SFU? I believe you meant STFU.
Can I trade a copy of your RSCA for "Backdoor Sluts 9"?
If I execute a GPL'd program binary from within software I have written, am I still obliged to release my software under the GPL?
There's only a small core of vocal posters (the 80-20 rule, except it's more like 98-2 here).
It's 97-3 now.
Not a stupid question. One idea is to have the centre of gravity of the ladder in stationary orbit, so it extends in both directions from that point, reaching out into space and down toward the ground. Then there is no inertia problem. But material science still hasn't produced a manufacturable material strong enough and in sufficient quantity to do this.
Interesting call. In "Total War", a one volume history of the 2WW, a theory was advanced that the Japanese capitulated because a Russian invasion force was gathering on the East Coast of the USSR. Food for thought anyway.
I think my grandfather said it well:
"Ask a prisoner of war of the Japanese whether America should have shortened the war with the atomic bomb"
Is it just me, or is it that the best thing about uber-powerful phone appliances is that they can now run my perl spam-filter scripts on my email account during the busy cyberwarrior workday so that when I get home I have less spam in my inbox?
"Pbptptpbptptppbptptpt" is kinda lame. You should try saying this
Disclaimer: I work at an IP firm as a programmer, but not as a professional in the IP field.
:)
Before people post "Burn down the IP laws!", make sure you have a valid alternative that comes some way toward protecting the rights of creative people.
As a model for handling commercial rights, which not too many creative people seem to mind having, intellectual property laws are not a perfect construction. Especially now we are trying to stretch paper rights around a digital wordl. But to the distant cousins of anarchists would like to see the whole system trashed (because destroying things feels good):
Go and read Animal Farm and construct a good alternative before you go starting a revolution.
Cheers, and good luck
select comment from slashdot where nick=cute and comment=cute and id10000
:)
Hang on, someone just ran that query
And the world can see what the DoD are using. I'd love to submit patches to the armed forces.
Hehe! I wrote Jackhammer, one of the first commercial programs (before GetRight, etc.) to use REST instead of RETR to get FTP resuming files. Ah, the mammaries.
Just wondering, but when slashdotters announce they are women, and say something a geek would like to hear, do they get lots of messages? I should try...
*Ahem*...
As a girl and a gamer, I want a hot Radeon rather than a processor for Valentine's Day, cos then I wouldn't have to upgrade my mobo, too.
OMFG!AWP!WTF!Camping Lesbian!
It was meant to be a flip comment, but: :)
If the house takes 10%, and the games are true games of chance, the player will approach a 10% loss of everything bet over a long enough time. Yet to meet a gambler who stopped because they won too much
The same way you can predict a gambler will end up broke if he doesn't stop, yet you can't say whether he will win or not tomorrow.
Maybe it's happening in reverse.
AOL is already here.
Let's wait for the earthquakes and tidal waves.
The meteor showers and _then_ the comet.
Either litigation is not affordable enough to stop 20000 people a year from using guns, or...
Actually, how about this. The government subsidizes lawyers and bankrolls judgements, and maybe the gun deaths per year will decrease?
Dunno, I'm just a dumb foreigner with a lap dog for a prime minister.
Once someone steals your identity, you can't change it like a PIN. So, if it has a loophole, you are fuX0Red.
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This is not meant to be flippant, but in Australia, in spite of the crap going on at the moment re our prime ministers fetish with the taste of arse, we have only 20 million people who are not inherently able to be abused by politicians for more than a couple of elections. In a two party system, we made one party run the country and in ALL the states we voted in the opposition. I think it's the best we can do to maintain a democratic balance of power. I met a few americans who have moved here and like it. We are probably most like Canada apart from the cold. We like full strength beer and sports in which people bleed. Anyway, I'd make you welcome if you "switched" :) But the government might not. D'oh.
I think it's more so that when statistics are published by MS saying how many people are using IE based on website logs, they get a vote from non-IE browsers. Cunderhanded Unts.
I am scared to take the sides of my case to stop my PC from overheating. Now it feels like I am sitting next to a microwave with a box of bullets in it set for 10mins on high. Aiieeee!!!
Maybe it's a FAT file system.
Let's see, cluster size... small files (pr0n)... there it is!
lol. I didn't want to take the chance, considering I wasn't sure which way the thread was swinging. I also didn't realise the infinite consequences of undertaking this task. :)