Or those celebrities who travel the globe for their tv show called "Trippin'" and claim to be environmentally friendly but really they just bought emissions points from other organizations.
But that's no difference than your dominance of air fighters? It's not a dominance in the sense of "Keep everyone else from using it" it's a dominance of "make sure we could take everyone else out if we had to."
Look at the F-15, it's never lost a dog fight before. Now we've got the F-22 lined up to replace it, the only plane that can fire at a speed greater than Mach 1. It's air superiority/dominance, but that doesn't mean we fly around shooting down everyone's planes.
I think it's up to the US taxpayer to put a stop to this insanity.
Gotta be honest, as a U.S. tax payer I this. The ability to take out other satellites helps us in the event of a major military conflicts with other technologically advanced nations. Since I personally feel that a hostile take over of Taiwan by China is inevitable, I look at this as something that could help us to protect Taiwan. No one ever thinks a strong military is worth keeping around until they're on the receiving end of an invasion. Then everyone stands around wondering why their military didn't do anything to prevent it. There's a lot to be said for having a military powerful enough to deter attack.
Hell, the Cuban missile crisis is nothing compared to some serious strike capabilities in space with a far greater range than some archaic missiles on a carribean island.
Maybe someone else on here can contribute more but the last I checked missile range is not a big issue anymore, atleast not for Russia or the United States. What this adds is another area of launching attacks from. Hell, it might even add another dimension to efficiency. wouldn't take much for something falling from that height to reach a pretty extreme speed I'd imagine.
Besides, who appointed the USA to be the supreme ruler of space?
Beg your pardon but who said we were? Creating defenses for investments in space and our nation is entirely different from us stating "We own space, piss off." I mean, last I checked we didn't declare ownership of the moon even though we planted our flag on it.
Surely disabling a satellite orbiting some other nation's (high) air space could be construed as an act of war similar to say, spyplanes in a foreign country's airspace?
How many nations put satellites in space in geosynchronous orbit perfectly above their land? That's a serious question that I don't know the answer to, I'm hoping someone else does. And at what point do you think it's fair to say airspace ends?
And I think "Most violent nation in the world" might be bit of an extreme statement. We might be the only nation currently involved in conflicts in two separate countries but it's not exactly like we showed up to fill a bloodlust. Hell, how many conflicts has Europe started by in other country's affairs that it refuses to fix *cough*Africa*cough*.
I just recently moved to the DC/Metro area and not a single one of the people I hang out with outside of work are coworkers. They're all people I share my hobby with (motorcycles on dcsportbikes.net), people I met while shopping for a place to live (through roommates.com) or even that ATTNWHORE heaven myspace.com. Internet is a wonderful thing
I really want to tie a Mac mini into my truck for iTunes+GPS+Road maps+802.11b.. partly for the geek factor (it's been awhile since I did something like this) and partly for it's usability (a large amount of racetracks I go to provide free 802.11b access to the Internet). But I have never seen a good GPS+Roadmap package for the Mac. Anyone have any recommendation?
The good thing with the UN is that it is less likely for them to get their act together and change things, leaving the internet pretty much as it is today.
No but I will say that Stan Lee either didn't envision how much financial magic coudl be worked or figured "I'm Stan Lee, who would screw with me?" Or maybe he signed something without thinking.
Last I checked the back of my previous X-Box and PS2 had their proprietary video hook up and a lot of LCD monitors don't support 480i, which is what the consoles default to until you tell it to use other resolutions. So you have to be hooked up to a TV to get it set up properly before you can hook up to your monitor.
Hell, I don't care how great of graphics the console can kick out. If I've got to buy a $1000+ TV to take advantage of it, it ain't happening.
To me, it made sense to buy gaming consoles when computers were super expensive and the consoles were not. But I built my gaming machine for $700 and it doesn't require an expensive immovable TV to use.
No no dude, you're completely missing the point. Consider his European point of view on the mac Mini like most Americans point of views on transportation:
It should be large, have a lot of power, have a lot of towing capacity, 4 tv screens w/ 12 speakers, four wheel drive, and seat 8 people - so I can take it to the grocery store.
anyone know what the hell this guy is talking about? I tried following the thread but.. well.. there isn't one.. or maybe I need to go back and reset my.. thing that you reset to see lower posts.
See, you're part of the/. crowd that guy up above is mocking.
I don't know if you're aware of this but most countries have governments. And surprisingly most governments have laws. Such laws make it impossible for someone, even though they have a dot-com, to "just sell to anybody."
I'd go on, but I think I've already gone over your head.
He goes out and looks for interesting articles about new and emerging technologies. He provides a very brief overview of the articles, then copies a few choice paragraphs and the occasional picture from each article and puts them up on his web page. Finally, he adds a minimal amount of original content between the copied-and-pasted text in an effort to make the journal entry coherent and appear to add value to the original articles. Nothing more, nothing less.
I plan on dualbooting Windows for most games and setting up Wine for the others (maybe Transgaming, are they still considered super evil?). I've never enjoyed the Unreal line as a sidenote below the belt shot at Epic who I am sure will cry after reading I of all people don't like their software.
thanks for the note on vlc-gnome though. I appreciate it. I'm not a linux noob, started out on slackware 6 year ago. but I went mac two years ago and fell out of the loop. Ubuntu uses totem for videos which I had never heard of before.
Slashdot Mirror
Or those celebrities who travel the globe for their tv show called "Trippin'" and claim to be environmentally friendly but really they just bought emissions points from other organizations.
patent first, ask feasibility second.
That's my state's citizens, neighbors, and friends at their best!
I couldn't be more proud.
*tear*
But that's no difference than your dominance of air fighters? It's not a dominance in the sense of "Keep everyone else from using it" it's a dominance of "make sure we could take everyone else out if we had to."
Look at the F-15, it's never lost a dog fight before. Now we've got the F-22 lined up to replace it, the only plane that can fire at a speed greater than Mach 1. It's air superiority/dominance, but that doesn't mean we fly around shooting down everyone's planes.
I think it's up to the US taxpayer to put a stop to this insanity.
Gotta be honest, as a U.S. tax payer I this. The ability to take out other satellites helps us in the event of a major military conflicts with other technologically advanced nations. Since I personally feel that a hostile take over of Taiwan by China is inevitable, I look at this as something that could help us to protect Taiwan. No one ever thinks a strong military is worth keeping around until they're on the receiving end of an invasion. Then everyone stands around wondering why their military didn't do anything to prevent it. There's a lot to be said for having a military powerful enough to deter attack.
Hell, the Cuban missile crisis is nothing compared to some serious strike capabilities in space with a far greater range than some archaic missiles on a carribean island.
Maybe someone else on here can contribute more but the last I checked missile range is not a big issue anymore, atleast not for Russia or the United States. What this adds is another area of launching attacks from. Hell, it might even add another dimension to efficiency. wouldn't take much for something falling from that height to reach a pretty extreme speed I'd imagine. Besides, who appointed the USA to be the supreme ruler of space?
Beg your pardon but who said we were? Creating defenses for investments in space and our nation is entirely different from us stating "We own space, piss off." I mean, last I checked we didn't declare ownership of the moon even though we planted our flag on it.
Surely disabling a satellite orbiting some other nation's (high) air space could be construed as an act of war similar to say, spyplanes in a foreign country's airspace?
How many nations put satellites in space in geosynchronous orbit perfectly above their land? That's a serious question that I don't know the answer to, I'm hoping someone else does. And at what point do you think it's fair to say airspace ends?
And I think "Most violent nation in the world" might be bit of an extreme statement. We might be the only nation currently involved in conflicts in two separate countries but it's not exactly like we showed up to fill a bloodlust. Hell, how many conflicts has Europe started by in other country's affairs that it refuses to fix *cough*Africa*cough*.
Sucks buddy.
I just recently moved to the DC/Metro area and not a single one of the people I hang out with outside of work are coworkers. They're all people I share my hobby with (motorcycles on dcsportbikes.net), people I met while shopping for a place to live (through roommates.com) or even that ATTNWHORE heaven myspace.com. Internet is a wonderful thing
I really want to tie a Mac mini into my truck for iTunes+GPS+Road maps+802.11b .. partly for the geek factor (it's been awhile since I did something like this) and partly for it's usability (a large amount of racetracks I go to provide free 802.11b access to the Internet). But I have never seen a good GPS+Roadmap package for the Mac. Anyone have any recommendation?
The good thing with the UN is that it is less likely for them to get their act together and change things, leaving the internet pretty much as it is today.
Which includes improvements.
You should watch motorcycle racing then.
Sincerely,
Happy US GP tv watcher
Go Hayden, Edwards, and Hopkins!
Roberts - get off your fat arse and do a few laps.
1) How much do you think the UN would end up taxing everyone for using "their" Internet
.tw TLD hang around once China starts bitching?
2) How long would the
3) How long until New/Old/Middleaged/whatever Europe tries to legislate speech on the Internet much like they heavily do in their own countries?
Excellent point.
I'm so glad the first Gulf War and WWII were ended by a round table discussions.
No but I will say that Stan Lee either didn't envision how much financial magic coudl be worked or figured "I'm Stan Lee, who would screw with me?" Or maybe he signed something without thinking.
Stan Lee is also a victim of that on all of the Marvel movies out so far. He signed for a percentage of the profits and not revenues.
There's definitely a pounding going on.. but it isn't your face and it isn't a wall that's involved.
Actually a lot of email sites don't do HTTPS for anything other than logging in. After that you're sent right back to normal unencrypted HTTP.
Pay attention to your urls. GMAIL and Yahoo! are two great examples.
wow.. way to claim he doesn't know anything and then cite Ron Perlman and Michelle Rodriguez as talent.
And, BTW, no, she isn't hot.
Last I checked the back of my previous X-Box and PS2 had their proprietary video hook up and a lot of LCD monitors don't support 480i, which is what the consoles default to until you tell it to use other resolutions. So you have to be hooked up to a TV to get it set up properly before you can hook up to your monitor.
Hell, I don't care how great of graphics the console can kick out. If I've got to buy a $1000+ TV to take advantage of it, it ain't happening.
To me, it made sense to buy gaming consoles when computers were super expensive and the consoles were not. But I built my gaming machine for $700 and it doesn't require an expensive immovable TV to use.
That's because those racing Ferrari's aren't competing at the same events as you. But Ferrari's aren't just for racing anyhow.
No no dude, you're completely missing the point. Consider his European point of view on the mac Mini like most Americans point of views on transportation :
It should be large, have a lot of power, have a lot of towing capacity, 4 tv screens w/ 12 speakers, four wheel drive, and seat 8 people - so I can take it to the grocery store.
anyone know what the hell this guy is talking about? I tried following the thread but.. well .. there isn't one.. or maybe I need to go back and reset my .. thing that you reset to see lower posts.
See, you're part of the /. crowd that guy up above is mocking.
I don't know if you're aware of this but most countries have governments. And surprisingly most governments have laws. Such laws make it impossible for someone, even though they have a dot-com, to "just sell to anybody."
I'd go on, but I think I've already gone over your head.
I was led to believe we hadn't sacrificed enough virgins.
He goes out and looks for interesting articles about new and emerging technologies. He provides a very brief overview of the articles, then copies a few choice paragraphs and the occasional picture from each article and puts them up on his web page. Finally, he adds a minimal amount of original content between the copied-and-pasted text in an effort to make the journal entry coherent and appear to add value to the original articles. Nothing more, nothing less.
Sounds almost like what I use Slashdot for.
I plan on dualbooting Windows for most games and setting up Wine for the others (maybe Transgaming, are they still considered super evil?). I've never enjoyed the Unreal line as a sidenote below the belt shot at Epic who I am sure will cry after reading I of all people don't like their software.
thanks for the note on vlc-gnome though. I appreciate it. I'm not a linux noob, started out on slackware 6 year ago. but I went mac two years ago and fell out of the loop. Ubuntu uses totem for videos which I had never heard of before.