What Dow is trying to say is that they can say what they want in the U.S.A. and not be subject to the stronger defamation laws of Australia. That's really what it comes down to in the, I understand proving defamation down under is a easier task than in the USA. Is that a good thing? Well, yes and no. It tends to help make sure people dont shoot off so quick. But OTOH, freedom of speech could be curtailed. Should be a good case to watch and also clarify a few issues on publishing on the Internet, at least Australia wise.
What I do find a pity is that it takes test cases liek this to clear up issues like this and often it doesnt go the way it should. Napster is the prime example. I dont believe a person rpoviding a transportmedium should be held accountible for the actions of others. It's a bit like sueing the Postal Service because you post photocopies of copyright works to 100's of people. Who committed the crime, you or Napster?
Geoffry Robertson has done this before in other high profile cases, dragging up some interesting precident and presenting it to the court. Quite often it wins as he quite clearly does good research. In Australia law, Britsh Law does count as a precident. So does USA law too, but to a lesser degree. It's not binding of course, but precidence is an important factor when the law (be it Common or ordained in Act's of Parliment) is unclear.
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He read a 1970's artice of Electronic's Australia that discussed how to build a home made nuke and the problems you would enocounter. One thing it made clear was how dangerous it was and how in the end itis just finding the right bits. The most dangerous part is smeltering the Uranium into 10lb hemispheres as Uranium does not like bening melted. It gives of fumes and likely to catch fire, or react.
Now, if I remember rigt, it proposed a underground cellar filled with concrete, one hemisphere at the bottom of a shaft, the other at the top if the same shaft. A small explosive forces the sphere's together, which provides the now critical mass and if you've got everything right, a yeild of 25 kilotons.
The point of the article was to show that yes, it is possible. But also the risks as well. You need not to understand the maths, just be careful understand what your doing.
I think the article is in a cira 1979 Electronic Australia. Thence, although I doubt this story is more thanan urban legend, it is still quite possible to build a home nuke if your detirmined enough. Suitcase nukes are definantly not possible.
One of the things distingusing a meteor blast and a first strike blast would be the fact you dont pick up missile launches by satellite. Even tho cruise missile fly low, they're launches are readily detectible. There are also protocol to be followed before nuclear weapons are armed and fired, which prevent a launch unless it is 100% verified as a nuclear explosion or missile launch at the USA has taken place.
Even political hotheads think twice when the concept of Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD) is introduced. Believe me, the launch codes are not in the hands of idiots.
And have you USED W2K? Granted Win9x/ME is bad and I'm glad it's going to die, but W2K is quitely stable. 20 odd servers, most worked pretty hard, 1 crash for 2001 and that was bad memory.
I say before you go bash the evil empire, go get some facts. Cry out against their licencing. Hell man, there are all sorts of issues we should be complaining about, genuine issues that we should be screaming about! But these claims of bugginess and instability of W2K are just plain FUD in the most cases.
Come on, lets give MS a swording for what it deserves it for. OTOH, when they have done a fairly good job, give them props. I say W2k has made my life easier on the desktop level and that be good thing. At least I can place a W2K desktop on the desk of a techo clown and expect it work for at least a year without any real attention.
Now, the X-Box looks like it could be good, but we should always approach this with the usual MS slant - wait for the third servce release. I would expect the first release to have problems, but I would say MS would be pulling all stops out to get it right in the end and to ride out the initial problems.
I'll wait before passing judgement if it's a pile or not.
I wouldn't trust this would secure my system. The only way to do it is to go through the security bulletins, patch, patch, patch and conf like mad.
I really dont like the idea of worms like thi. I sure as hell dont like the idea of ANY worm or any mutant program trying to do something to my systems without me knowing. Whatever reason it was done for, thanks, but no thanks. I'd rather secure my system the old fashioned way.
Bill Gates owns the RIGHTS to Lenonardo's work? WTF? I thought all rights to any work of a certain person ceased to have any protection under copyright or whatever 50 years after the author's death, case being Shakesphere and the fact anyone can use his work without hinderance, as long as you work off the original scrits (I think).
Are you saying Mr Gates owns the original works, because that's the only way I could see that possibly happening and if that is the case.... that sucks. Shouldnt such important works be placed in the hands of someone who will allow us all to use them?
And right now, useless for normal driving. However, considering this is the only the first, I would say there is a lot of leeway to learn how to develop such a vehicle. I do wonder what the exhaust gasses are tho. What byproducs? What wastes? I also dont think it will be great in Western countires. However, in third world countries (sorry if this appears to be flamebait, but it's an observation of present situations in such countires) there is a great deal of waste that isn't disposed of well. I see there could be potential in say India. Not only using up wastes, but even helping to clean up the enviroment. A neat transportand also garbage disposal. Could be a real winner if done right.
The greatest risk of fire was when the systems were running Windows, as windows takes more power to run than linux.
There's actually a hint of truth in that. Using Windows 2000, my Inspiron 5000e ran damn hot, just word processing. Linux (RedHat 7.0) does run somewhat cooler.
Anyone else notice that they are promoting their "open-source" efforts to business flunkies? Not to the Engineers, who would know better, but the to the business majors who will be making the buying decisions. If you didn't already realize it, it's a little insight into their business model: FUD.
Whoa there. I was with you until the last word. They USE FUD, correct, but they know quite well it aint the techos who hold control of the purse strings. They go for the accountants, the Execs, the people who sign off the cheques. Most are technical illiterate and easily FUD'ed. Microsoft sales and marketing know this. Why should they spruke to technical people when we dont or wont buy their product? Sell to the people who really matter, the people with the chequebook. If we are lucky, we can get to a postition to counter Microsoft marketing, but that takes things like political skill and gaining respect enough so that your word can matter
If you dont, you will be ending up installing XP and.NET against your wishes. I personally make sure that I am seen to know about computers and what is best for the company and others should too.One good way is to set up a stable network that does exactly what the PHB wants. Thence, some marketing drone gives their speil, afterwards they come to you saying "What do you think of...?"
Is worth what he put in. No way. It's just not worth trying to kill yourself - or was it a protracted form of suicide? I can appreciate what he went through as I have done such things myself.
You have to have a balance. Sure, working to get ahead, do that, it may work out, even if in this case it didnt. But you have to ask yourself - is it me I put first, or the company? Is it really worth it?
Service pack for Pidgeon ver 1.0 has been announced by the spokeangel for the developer, God. Several flaws have been fixed, however, spokedemon for Hell have already found a security hole, a DOS attack dubbed birdseed.
Considering (and I am no China expert) that most of the population of China are fairly low on standard of life and a great many are battling to feed their families (Hey.... that happens in the west too, so I want to make it clear this is no China only bash), how may care less about what their Government is and instead where the next meal is?
Sorry, but when your belly grumbles and your kid is wailing beacuse it's hungry, I think who governs you gets low priority.
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I think that what worries me most is that now other rich people, Arnold, Fabio, etc., will start trying to buy their way into space. And what happens when they start flipping switches and destroy the all of our space station? I see this is not only a oopsie, but a big problem...
Another thing to consider my friends is that we have to deal with the fact that we're not getting to go up into space and play around in near zero-gravity environments. Is this fair? I think not. Either we all go, or only the astronauts go.
Okay, what I have to say probably has already been said but.... you do realise Tito has been faulr y well trained (was it 10 months or a bit less?) beforehand, right? Could you, in 10 months be trained not to touch the wrong switch per chance? I'm quite sure Mr Tito, who after all was a rocket scientist for NASA in the 60's would have a good idea what he was doing.
Maybe it's not fair we dont get up there, but hey, this guy is groundbreaking for us. Now he's done it maybe other agencies will start realising there is a shitload of money to be made - 20 million is a lot in any language. How much does a shuttle mission cost in total? I would say put a turist in each launch, train em and give them their money's worth.
I say good on him. He's putting his money where he wants it to be and he's the first of what I hope are many tourists. Remember, someone has to be first. Maybe the day we get to go up there will be bought closer to us by his actions.
I'm quite happy at 2.4. Is there any compelling reason why I would need 2.4.4? I haven't really kept up with what's new and what's improved.
I must say 2.4 been pretty good. It was the first one I could use acceptibly on my notebook (Inspiron 5000) and I really dont want to go through that all over again if something screws up.
And one final thing.... If I want a Service pack for W2K, it's pretty dead easy to install. Is there anything being done to make upgrades seamless?
Almost. The Concorde at cruise of mach 2.02 (max 2.2) is always on afterburners. What makes the SR-71 and the Concorde different from normal supersonic craft is that they both can cruise with afterburners on, while normal fighters cant, which means both have got supersonic cruise capability. Your normal fighter doesnt as they need after burner and of course, fuel consumption is fierce.
I never really got into Apples after the Apple II. I never liked the GUI and I certainly never liked their all in one "You must buy Apple hardware and software" ideas.
I stress, this is my opinions. The only things I liked Apple for was the graphics and video editing abilities, but not much more. Apple themselves could have had the market much like Microsoft does IF they ported their OS to different hardware or allowed less restrictive licencing. It could have happened - Apple does have a great deal of good will thru it's history that Microsoft never had. What Microsoft had tho, was the ability to market and place it's products (be it legal or illegal - however it did I wont comment on here, that fact is they have) far better than Apple have. it seems to me apple have been obsessed with being better looking and just cooler. Might work for the hardcore fans, but for the Great Unwashed? "Hey I heard these eye-Macs come in different colours" - and then go buy the latest Intel based box with Windows
IMO, apple had the world in their grasp. They failed to seize the opportunity when they had it and even now they just dont see the way to spread their products further than their current share, which I understand is still declining.
It sort of sums it up when my former flatmate, an real Apple evangelist, looked at my W2K box and wonder why he cant have all the good stuff - hardware, apps etc. I had. Even he realises Apple have dropped the ball and badly.
Is OS X going to change anything? I dunno. Hope so. Sadly, I dont think so. In five years, I just dont see Apple being part of the picture any more in reality than they are now
I think the point of the poster before was.... even that we may only have had a short period of time to broadcast... that may not have been the case for others. They may have been signalling for thousands of years and we dont seems to be actually looking instead of sending, which we all agree is highly unlikely to work.
Wasn't that what SETI is for? To search for deliberate signals? We certainly have not found anything yet. That could mean that we are alone, or have not had enough time to recieve a signal... or something out there realised radio signals are a bad way to announce oneself and came up with some other form of messaging we have been missing entirely, cause we a) have not thought of it or b) just have not got the right technology.
I once heard the best way to identify ourselves would be to send the DNA pattern. Deliberate and in a way, a great way to id ourselves. Why not the aliens do the same with their version of a DNA? Of course, the message medium we haven't worked out, it needs to be able to perserve over huge distances OR move faster than light.
I guess the point in the end is that if there are aliens out there saying hi, we are looking in the wrong place.
So we dont actually detect the planet directly, but only by it's effects on a large enough body (star) that can be detected by us? So we dont know 100% if these planets exist or of what form, is that correct, because we dont actually view them directly?
Or is this the primary detection and there is a secondry verification? Apologies for the questions, but this is rather interesting and I'ld like to understand what's being done.
Life has existed on this planet for several million years and I would think that the mechanics of what consists of a livable planet would be well known to aliens. I would say Mars and Earth would be sitters for advanced life forms to investigate for life - or even easily obtainable resoureces. Maybe we do need to be Coreward and a bit more along timewise to be detected, but does not say someone out there has not been looking, now does it? They may also have technology that can detect life and planets a damn sight easier than we can. Who said aliens rely on OUR signals, that would be highly unlikely to be recieved anyway?
Yes, that's IF. It's also possible that we are the most advanced life form as well and that there is a ape in a tree somewhere, not knowing his ancestors could be getting the big hello form an odd bipeds in a few thousand years time
I'm not up with the latest techniques in planet detection, so can someone tell me how they find these things? Radio waves? Gravitational influences? Guessing?
How many planets is this now scientists have found?
General pondering - wonder if any species on the other planets (if any) are staring back at us, wondering if the planet in the habitable zone of Sol (or whatever they call it) has life? Given that there semms to have been no contact from intelligent life as yet, I think that may suggest there is no chance of contact in the end. I would personally think IF life exists on other planets and they are capable of interstellar fight, the following senarios would take place...
1) Life is so rare that other life form becomes extremely excited and greets us in a big way
2) Life is so common that alien creatures just go ho hum and announce their presence by landing in Times Square.
I just had to check that article out. How can anyone legally be allowed to use your property for their own profit, without any recourse to you? Surely this can not stand up legally, can it? Obviously the only way anyone could get away with that is to do it quietly. Correct me if I am wrong, but I understand TOS do not overrule common law rights, either expressed or presumed?
So, if say I conencted my laptop, which is legal noitced to forbid non corporate usage and I use a Juno accoutn, would that mean Juno are legally liable for illegal access to my machine?
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What Dow is trying to say is that they can say what they want in the U.S.A. and not be subject to the stronger defamation laws of Australia. That's really what it comes down to in the, I understand proving defamation down under is a easier task than in the USA. Is that a good thing? Well, yes and no. It tends to help make sure people dont shoot off so quick. But OTOH, freedom of speech could be curtailed. Should be a good case to watch and also clarify a few issues on publishing on the Internet, at least Australia wise.
What I do find a pity is that it takes test cases liek this to clear up issues like this and often it doesnt go the way it should. Napster is the prime example. I dont believe a person rpoviding a transportmedium should be held accountible for the actions of others. It's a bit like sueing the Postal Service because you post photocopies of copyright works to 100's of people. Who committed the crime, you or Napster?
Geoffry Robertson has done this before in other high profile cases, dragging up some interesting precident and presenting it to the court. Quite often it wins as he quite clearly does good research. In Australia law, Britsh Law does count as a precident. So does USA law too, but to a lesser degree. It's not binding of course, but precidence is an important factor when the law (be it Common or ordained in Act's of Parliment) is unclear.
He read a 1970's artice of Electronic's Australia that discussed how to build a home made nuke and the problems you would enocounter. One thing it made clear was how dangerous it was and how in the end itis just finding the right bits. The most dangerous part is smeltering the Uranium into 10lb hemispheres as Uranium does not like bening melted. It gives of fumes and likely to catch fire, or react.
Now, if I remember rigt, it proposed a underground cellar filled with concrete, one hemisphere at the bottom of a shaft, the other at the top if the same shaft. A small explosive forces the sphere's together, which provides the now critical mass and if you've got everything right, a yeild of 25 kilotons.
The point of the article was to show that yes, it is possible. But also the risks as well. You need not to understand the maths, just be careful understand what your doing.
I think the article is in a cira 1979 Electronic Australia. Thence, although I doubt this story is more thanan urban legend, it is still quite possible to build a home nuke if your detirmined enough. Suitcase nukes are definantly not possible.
One of the things distingusing a meteor blast and a first strike blast would be the fact you dont pick up missile launches by satellite. Even tho cruise missile fly low, they're launches are readily detectible. There are also protocol to be followed before nuclear weapons are armed and fired, which prevent a launch unless it is 100% verified as a nuclear explosion or missile launch at the USA has taken place.
Even political hotheads think twice when the concept of Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD) is introduced. Believe me, the launch codes are not in the hands of idiots.
Did not know insurance companies offered policies protecting against a hack attack.
Do they also offer insurance against a slashdotting?
And have you USED W2K? Granted Win9x/ME is bad and I'm glad it's going to die, but W2K is quitely stable. 20 odd servers, most worked pretty hard, 1 crash for 2001 and that was bad memory.
I say before you go bash the evil empire, go get some facts. Cry out against their licencing. Hell man, there are all sorts of issues we should be complaining about, genuine issues that we should be screaming about! But these claims of bugginess and instability of W2K are just plain FUD in the most cases.
Come on, lets give MS a swording for what it deserves it for. OTOH, when they have done a fairly good job, give them props. I say W2k has made my life easier on the desktop level and that be good thing. At least I can place a W2K desktop on the desk of a techo clown and expect it work for at least a year without any real attention.
Now, the X-Box looks like it could be good, but we should always approach this with the usual MS slant - wait for the third servce release. I would expect the first release to have problems, but I would say MS would be pulling all stops out to get it right in the end and to ride out the initial problems.
I'll wait before passing judgement if it's a pile or not.
I wouldn't trust this would secure my system. The only way to do it is to go through the security bulletins, patch, patch, patch and conf like mad.
I really dont like the idea of worms like thi. I sure as hell dont like the idea of ANY worm or any mutant program trying to do something to my systems without me knowing. Whatever reason it was done for, thanks, but no thanks. I'd rather secure my system the old fashioned way.
I would have also added Flight Simulator. That's been a pretty good selling title for Microsoft for a few years now.
Bill Gates owns the RIGHTS to Lenonardo's work? WTF? I thought all rights to any work of a certain person ceased to have any protection under copyright or whatever 50 years after the author's death, case being Shakesphere and the fact anyone can use his work without hinderance, as long as you work off the original scrits (I think).
Are you saying Mr Gates owns the original works, because that's the only way I could see that possibly happening and if that is the case.... that sucks. Shouldnt such important works be placed in the hands of someone who will allow us all to use them?
And right now, useless for normal driving. However, considering this is the only the first, I would say there is a lot of leeway to learn how to develop such a vehicle. I do wonder what the exhaust gasses are tho. What byproducs? What wastes? I also dont think it will be great in Western countires. However, in third world countries (sorry if this appears to be flamebait, but it's an observation of present situations in such countires) there is a great deal of waste that isn't disposed of well. I see there could be potential in say India. Not only using up wastes, but even helping to clean up the enviroment. A neat transportand also garbage disposal. Could be a real winner if done right.
The greatest risk of fire was when the systems were running Windows, as windows takes more power to run than linux.
There's actually a hint of truth in that. Using Windows 2000, my Inspiron 5000e ran damn hot, just word processing. Linux (RedHat 7.0) does run somewhat cooler.
Anyone else notice that they are promoting their "open-source" efforts to business flunkies? Not to the Engineers, who would know better, but the to the business majors who will be making the buying decisions. If you didn't already realize it, it's a little insight into their business model: FUD.
.NET against your wishes. I personally make sure that I am seen to know about computers and what is best for the company and others should too.One good way is to set up a stable network that does exactly what the PHB wants. Thence, some marketing drone gives their speil, afterwards they come to you saying "What do you think of...?"
Whoa there. I was with you until the last word. They USE FUD, correct, but they know quite well it aint the techos who hold control of the purse strings. They go for the accountants, the Execs, the people who sign off the cheques. Most are technical illiterate and easily FUD'ed. Microsoft sales and marketing know this. Why should they spruke to technical people when we dont or wont buy their product? Sell to the people who really matter, the people with the chequebook. If we are lucky, we can get to a postition to counter Microsoft marketing, but that takes things like political skill and gaining respect enough so that your word can matter
If you dont, you will be ending up installing XP and
Is worth what he put in. No way. It's just not worth trying to kill yourself - or was it a protracted form of suicide? I can appreciate what he went through as I have done such things myself.
You have to have a balance. Sure, working to get ahead, do that, it may work out, even if in this case it didnt. But you have to ask yourself - is it me I put first, or the company? Is it really worth it?
Service pack for Pidgeon ver 1.0 has been announced by the spokeangel for the developer, God. Several flaws have been fixed, however, spokedemon for Hell have already found a security hole, a DOS attack dubbed birdseed.
A Hot fix is due out next week.
A DOS attack of the Avian carrier. Clip their wings, perhaps?
I also suspect CAT might cause a segment fault.
Considering (and I am no China expert) that most of the population of China are fairly low on standard of life and a great many are battling to feed their families (Hey.... that happens in the west too, so I want to make it clear this is no China only bash), how may care less about what their Government is and instead where the next meal is?
Sorry, but when your belly grumbles and your kid is wailing beacuse it's hungry, I think who governs you gets low priority.
Unfortunantly
It's not Big Brother.
Oh wait....
I think that what worries me most is that now other rich people, Arnold, Fabio, etc., will start trying to buy their way into space. And what happens when they start flipping switches and destroy the all of our space station? I see this is not only a oopsie, but a big problem...
Another thing to consider my friends is that we have to deal with the fact that we're not getting to go up into space and play around in near zero-gravity environments. Is this fair? I think not. Either we all go, or only the astronauts go.
Okay, what I have to say probably has already been said but.... you do realise Tito has been faulr y well trained (was it 10 months or a bit less?) beforehand, right? Could you, in 10 months be trained not to touch the wrong switch per chance? I'm quite sure Mr Tito, who after all was a rocket scientist for NASA in the 60's would have a good idea what he was doing.
Maybe it's not fair we dont get up there, but hey, this guy is groundbreaking for us. Now he's done it maybe other agencies will start realising there is a shitload of money to be made - 20 million is a lot in any language. How much does a shuttle mission cost in total? I would say put a turist in each launch, train em and give them their money's worth.
I say good on him. He's putting his money where he wants it to be and he's the first of what I hope are many tourists. Remember, someone has to be first. Maybe the day we get to go up there will be bought closer to us by his actions.
I'm quite happy at 2.4. Is there any compelling reason why I would need 2.4.4? I haven't really kept up with what's new and what's improved.
I must say 2.4 been pretty good. It was the first one I could use acceptibly on my notebook (Inspiron 5000) and I really dont want to go through that all over again if something screws up.
And one final thing.... If I want a Service pack for W2K, it's pretty dead easy to install. Is there anything being done to make upgrades seamless?
Almost. The Concorde at cruise of mach 2.02 (max 2.2) is always on afterburners. What makes the SR-71 and the Concorde different from normal supersonic craft is that they both can cruise with afterburners on, while normal fighters cant, which means both have got supersonic cruise capability. Your normal fighter doesnt as they need after burner and of course, fuel consumption is fierce.
I never really got into Apples after the Apple II. I never liked the GUI and I certainly never liked their all in one "You must buy Apple hardware and software" ideas.
I stress, this is my opinions. The only things I liked Apple for was the graphics and video editing abilities, but not much more. Apple themselves could have had the market much like Microsoft does IF they ported their OS to different hardware or allowed less restrictive licencing. It could have happened - Apple does have a great deal of good will thru it's history that Microsoft never had. What Microsoft had tho, was the ability to market and place it's products (be it legal or illegal - however it did I wont comment on here, that fact is they have) far better than Apple have. it seems to me apple have been obsessed with being better looking and just cooler. Might work for the hardcore fans, but for the Great Unwashed? "Hey I heard these eye-Macs come in different colours" - and then go buy the latest Intel based box with Windows
IMO, apple had the world in their grasp. They failed to seize the opportunity when they had it and even now they just dont see the way to spread their products further than their current share, which I understand is still declining.
It sort of sums it up when my former flatmate, an real Apple evangelist, looked at my W2K box and wonder why he cant have all the good stuff - hardware, apps etc. I had. Even he realises Apple have dropped the ball and badly.
Is OS X going to change anything? I dunno. Hope so. Sadly, I dont think so. In five years, I just dont see Apple being part of the picture any more in reality than they are now
I think the point of the poster before was.... even that we may only have had a short period of time to broadcast... that may not have been the case for others. They may have been signalling for thousands of years and we dont seems to be actually looking instead of sending, which we all agree is highly unlikely to work.
Wasn't that what SETI is for? To search for deliberate signals? We certainly have not found anything yet. That could mean that we are alone, or have not had enough time to recieve a signal... or something out there realised radio signals are a bad way to announce oneself and came up with some other form of messaging we have been missing entirely, cause we a) have not thought of it or b) just have not got the right technology.
I once heard the best way to identify ourselves would be to send the DNA pattern. Deliberate and in a way, a great way to id ourselves. Why not the aliens do the same with their version of a DNA? Of course, the message medium we haven't worked out, it needs to be able to perserve over huge distances OR move faster than light.
I guess the point in the end is that if there are aliens out there saying hi, we are looking in the wrong place.
So we dont actually detect the planet directly, but only by it's effects on a large enough body (star) that can be detected by us? So we dont know 100% if these planets exist or of what form, is that correct, because we dont actually view them directly?
Or is this the primary detection and there is a secondry verification? Apologies for the questions, but this is rather interesting and I'ld like to understand what's being done.
Life has existed on this planet for several million years and I would think that the mechanics of what consists of a livable planet would be well known to aliens. I would say Mars and Earth would be sitters for advanced life forms to investigate for life - or even easily obtainable resoureces. Maybe we do need to be Coreward and a bit more along timewise to be detected, but does not say someone out there has not been looking, now does it? They may also have technology that can detect life and planets a damn sight easier than we can. Who said aliens rely on OUR signals, that would be highly unlikely to be recieved anyway?
Yes, that's IF. It's also possible that we are the most advanced life form as well and that there is a ape in a tree somewhere, not knowing his ancestors could be getting the big hello form an odd bipeds in a few thousand years time
I'm not up with the latest techniques in planet detection, so can someone tell me how they find these things? Radio waves? Gravitational influences? Guessing? How many planets is this now scientists have found? General pondering - wonder if any species on the other planets (if any) are staring back at us, wondering if the planet in the habitable zone of Sol (or whatever they call it) has life? Given that there semms to have been no contact from intelligent life as yet, I think that may suggest there is no chance of contact in the end. I would personally think IF life exists on other planets and they are capable of interstellar fight, the following senarios would take place... 1) Life is so rare that other life form becomes extremely excited and greets us in a big way 2) Life is so common that alien creatures just go ho hum and announce their presence by landing in Times Square.
I just had to check that article out. How can anyone legally be allowed to use your property for their own profit, without any recourse to you? Surely this can not stand up legally, can it? Obviously the only way anyone could get away with that is to do it quietly. Correct me if I am wrong, but I understand TOS do not overrule common law rights, either expressed or presumed?
So, if say I conencted my laptop, which is legal noitced to forbid non corporate usage and I use a Juno accoutn, would that mean Juno are legally liable for illegal access to my machine?