Why bother mining asteroids when there is a bunch of pre-refined materials floating in LEO. Re-refine the materials in Proton boosters, non-functional satellites and such. Stop throwing used up stuff back into the atmosphere to burn up. Build a refinery at the Space Station.
Good idea, although there may not be much material to work with. And there is the other problem. Space is BIG. Cost a lot in fuel to change orbits all the time to retrieve these materials. As opposed to say, an iron asteroid maybe even just a 5 kilos in diameter with have millions of tons of iron in it.
Not only not enforceable: I always thought that there were treaties against this, as in no private company from any country can claim anything outside the atmosphere without some sort of international agreement. See Outer Space Treaty.
You are right, but it is stupid and outdated. It was promoted in the heat of the Cold War - mainly to prevent "weaponization" of NEO and to prevent the cause perhaps of a territorial war over say, the Moon. Even thogh neither power could hardly do that at the time. There is an excellent article HERE Good credentials.
So just incorporate in e.g. Lithuania, which is not party to the treaty.
This is one way. But the treaty states that any signatory can withdraw with one years notice. With China eyeing the Moon and the USA also considering a base, it is unlikely the US would consider working with the PRC. This would put pressure on the other main signatories who CAN put people or instruments in space to withdraw also.
So like I say, it's not the medium, it's the dumbasses who typically enroll in them. Community colleges should stop focusing on passing everyone or handing out blue ribbons and start thinning out the herd. They're doing more a disservice to these kids by allowing them so much slack than they realize
I agree with you 100%. I am a highly motivated student and have performed well in online courses. Teaches hold me back. But... the reasons the colleges do these things you mention is MONEY. It is "for profit", so they just entice the kids to take out loans and grants so the college gets the money. They are not overly concerned if they pass.
On the other hand...
The "competition" between all the big communications companies really works out to competing on how to lobby congress to keep themselves entrenched and to avoid rolling out real technical change that might cost them a dime.
Don't complain... They paid for their government. You didn't!!!
I just joined a new "pay as you go" service provider using T-Mobile's towers, but running their own service. Solavei it is called. Unlimited voice, text and data - no limits for real. $50/month. Additionally, one can take advantage of the "MLM" aspect of the service and EARN MONEY. Veriizon or T-Mobile is not going to do that for you! For the OP, just get a cheap phone with a SIM in it, join Solavei, then put in their SIM and activate. Probably a good idea to find a phone where getting to the SIM is easy. Some are difficult to access (like the AT&T phone I have). Good luck!
I have celiac and am all for research, but this site is like an example of ALL the bad practices for coding a site. Is the whole this written in deprecated HTML 3 or something? Flashing text even!!!
I refer you to the upper right corner where a banner states that the website in question is W3C validated HTML 4.0.1 (i haven't checked it, but that is what the site owner claims).
However your question is irrelevant because none of the W3C standards that i know of, addresses eyesoreness.
Touche! It was a mere dry humor jest. And indeed, W3C does NOT address bad coding design practices. Perhaps it would be a good example to HTML students of how NOT to code a page. Ha Ha!
Freedom and open standards, sharing information for the greater good was the ethos.
No it wasn't. This is someone inventing a nostalgic version of the Internet that didn't exist. Prior to Facebook, etc. there was AOL and Compuserve which had their own "walled gardens" and gated versions of the Internet. Throughout the 90s it was a fight of both Netscape and Microsoft pushing proprietary HTML elements and the "Best viewed in Netscape" or "Best viewed in IE" nonsense.
Totally agree, as a user of not only AO-Hell and then later Compuserve (better until AOL bought it) but the short-lived Prodigy as well (TOTALLY sucked). Internet started to get a little more interesting about 2000.
I have celiac and am all for research, but this site is like an example of ALL the bad practices for coding a site. Is the whole this written in deprecated HTML 3 or something? Flashing text even!!!
I would agree that 3/4 of AV success is avoiding "dodgy" sites. However, I have never had any problems with malware on any porn site. The sites I have had problems with malware on were like pics of celebrities on Google Images, and you get a redirect to a malware driveby site, or, you lick on an ad that promises things free that should not be... that kind of thing. I Used to AVG 2012, but when it went to 2013 it refused to activate, so I switched to Avast, and have not looked back. Higher rated and better protection.
I agree. I rarely use FF anymore. Even with all the rapid upgrades (which they practically FORCE you to accept), it is still much slower than Chrome, and if one tab fails it locks the application. Why Chrome "sandboxes" them. The annoying thing is I used FF because of the cool add-ons and extensions. Now, whenever a new version come, it KILLS all my favorite add-ons.
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FWIW, Metro's more the UI. But anyway: would "Mass Transit System" or "City Bus Company" have been any better as names? And don't say "But what about Subway" as people in the US associate that with sandwiches made on stale hoagie rolls.
"Metro" was definitely the right choice...
Read HERE to find out why M$ had to legally CHANGE the name to "Windows 8 UI" because they wouldn't/couldn't settle with some German company.
The main difference being that those updates don't tend to kill your plugins like they do in firefox.
I would have to say I agree with you here. I use both Firefox (currently 14) and am on Chrome (Beta channel - currently 20 I think).
Firefox does not FORCE you to upgrade, but annoys one to DEATH with nag screens if you do not in a timely manner. Chrome DOES upgrade in the background with no notice (I thought that was because I was on beta). But NONE of my extension in Chrome has ever died because of an upgrade. And EVERYTHING in the Chrome Store, regardless how new or old, just works in Chrome.
Not so in Firefox. Every upgrade nearly ALL of my extensions and themes (especially) just die ("not compatible with this version"). Annoying.
I still use both. But I would say I use Chrome 70/30 now to Firefox. Annoyed at them.
They sell Thinkpads with Linux installed for more than it costs to get them with Windows directly from Lenovo.
Okay, I thought the prices seemed high. I am new to Linux. Am just testing Ubuntu 12.04 on a USB drive to make sure I like it. I think I will. I was a DOS wizard in my day. So far I am not connecting on internet, but I have the 147 page manual. I will check it out further.
From looking at the sites, I gathered the main "advantage" they pushed is that the machine's hardware was optimized for Linux. If I got a Windows machine and installed it, you are saying that would be cheaper and just as good?
I want a good laptop. Wake me up with Lenovo sells ThinkPads without Windows.
Perhaps your forgot to indicate that was sarcasm? As the poster directly above your post mentioned, The good folks at System76, Penguin Computing and Los Alamos Computing ALL sell Thinkpads with Linux installed. They seem a bit pricey considering the operating system is FREE; but supposedly the hardware is already compatible with the Linux kernel.
Why exactly do we need to pay continual homage to Xerox? To create more urban legends instead of dispel and dismiss them?
Because of the Xerox Alto? It was a self-contained computer, not a dumb-terminal. When Jobs saw it as part of his tour when Xerox invested one megabuck into Apple, he dissmissed all but the mouse and GUI. Which he promptly took as incorporated into the LISA (FAIL) and later the hugely successful Macintosh.
Xerox had good ideas and developed networking, but just to meet their vision of the network-connected copier/printer office.
The Windows 3.1 most people knew was not part of NT, but Microsoft named its first server OS "Windows NT 3.1" to keep the version numbers the same. NT4 came before Windows 2000 by a few years. Windows 2000 was actually NT5, though Microsoft had changed their naming convention by then so it wasn't marketed under that name.
Thanks for the history. Always interested in it, especially in computing. I never knew that.
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Point taken. Really should not have said that anyway. Really meant "other students" hold me back in pace. God bless teachers.
Why bother mining asteroids when there is a bunch of pre-refined materials floating in LEO. Re-refine the materials in Proton boosters, non-functional satellites and such. Stop throwing used up stuff back into the atmosphere to burn up. Build a refinery at the Space Station.
Good idea, although there may not be much material to work with. And there is the other problem. Space is BIG. Cost a lot in fuel to change orbits all the time to retrieve these materials. As opposed to say, an iron asteroid maybe even just a 5 kilos in diameter with have millions of tons of iron in it.
Not only not enforceable: I always thought that there were treaties against this, as in no private company from any country can claim anything outside the atmosphere without some sort of international agreement. See Outer Space Treaty.
You are right, but it is stupid and outdated. It was promoted in the heat of the Cold War - mainly to prevent "weaponization" of NEO and to prevent the cause perhaps of a territorial war over say, the Moon. Even thogh neither power could hardly do that at the time. There is an excellent article HERE Good credentials.
So just incorporate in e.g. Lithuania, which is not party to the treaty.
This is one way. But the treaty states that any signatory can withdraw with one years notice. With China eyeing the Moon and the USA also considering a base, it is unlikely the US would consider working with the PRC. This would put pressure on the other main signatories who CAN put people or instruments in space to withdraw also.
So like I say, it's not the medium, it's the dumbasses who typically enroll in them. Community colleges should stop focusing on passing everyone or handing out blue ribbons and start thinning out the herd. They're doing more a disservice to these kids by allowing them so much slack than they realize
I agree with you 100%. I am a highly motivated student and have performed well in online courses. Teaches hold me back. But ... the reasons the colleges do these things you mention is MONEY. It is "for profit", so they just entice the kids to take out loans and grants so the college gets the money. They are not overly concerned if they pass.
On the other hand... The "competition" between all the big communications companies really works out to competing on how to lobby congress to keep themselves entrenched and to avoid rolling out real technical change that might cost them a dime. Don't complain... They paid for their government. You didn't!!!
What??? Don't taxes count? :-)
I just joined a new "pay as you go" service provider using T-Mobile's towers, but running their own service. Solavei it is called. Unlimited voice, text and data - no limits for real. $50/month. Additionally, one can take advantage of the "MLM" aspect of the service and EARN MONEY. Veriizon or T-Mobile is not going to do that for you! For the OP, just get a cheap phone with a SIM in it, join Solavei, then put in their SIM and activate. Probably a good idea to find a phone where getting to the SIM is easy. Some are difficult to access (like the AT&T phone I have). Good luck!
I have celiac and am all for research, but this site is like an example of ALL the bad practices for coding a site. Is the whole this written in deprecated HTML 3 or something? Flashing text even!!!
I refer you to the upper right corner where a banner states that the website in question is W3C validated HTML 4.0.1 (i haven't checked it, but that is what the site owner claims). However your question is irrelevant because none of the W3C standards that i know of, addresses eyesoreness.
Touche! It was a mere dry humor jest. And indeed, W3C does NOT address bad coding design practices. Perhaps it would be a good example to HTML students of how NOT to code a page. Ha Ha!
Freedom and open standards, sharing information for the greater good was the ethos.
No it wasn't. This is someone inventing a nostalgic version of the Internet that didn't exist. Prior to Facebook, etc. there was AOL and Compuserve which had their own "walled gardens" and gated versions of the Internet. Throughout the 90s it was a fight of both Netscape and Microsoft pushing proprietary HTML elements and the "Best viewed in Netscape" or "Best viewed in IE" nonsense.
Totally agree, as a user of not only AO-Hell and then later Compuserve (better until AOL bought it) but the short-lived Prodigy as well (TOTALLY sucked). Internet started to get a little more interesting about 2000.
I have celiac and am all for research, but this site is like an example of ALL the bad practices for coding a site. Is the whole this written in deprecated HTML 3 or something? Flashing text even!!!
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Thanks for the humor. My bad on the typo. But ... kind fits, right?
I would agree that 3/4 of AV success is avoiding "dodgy" sites. However, I have never had any problems with malware on any porn site. The sites I have had problems with malware on were like pics of celebrities on Google Images, and you get a redirect to a malware driveby site, or, you lick on an ad that promises things free that should not be ... that kind of thing. I Used to AVG 2012, but when it went to 2013 it refused to activate, so I switched to Avast, and have not looked back. Higher rated and better protection.
I agree. I rarely use FF anymore. Even with all the rapid upgrades (which they practically FORCE you to accept), it is still much slower than Chrome, and if one tab fails it locks the application. Why Chrome "sandboxes" them. The annoying thing is I used FF because of the cool add-ons and extensions. Now, whenever a new version come, it KILLS all my favorite add-ons.
FWIW, Metro's more the UI. But anyway: would "Mass Transit System" or "City Bus Company" have been any better as names? And don't say "But what about Subway" as people in the US associate that with sandwiches made on stale hoagie rolls.
"Metro" was definitely the right choice...
Read HERE to find out why M$ had to legally CHANGE the name to "Windows 8 UI" because they wouldn't/couldn't settle with some German company.
The main difference being that those updates don't tend to kill your plugins like they do in firefox.
I would have to say I agree with you here. I use both Firefox (currently 14) and am on Chrome (Beta channel - currently 20 I think). Firefox does not FORCE you to upgrade, but annoys one to DEATH with nag screens if you do not in a timely manner. Chrome DOES upgrade in the background with no notice (I thought that was because I was on beta). But NONE of my extension in Chrome has ever died because of an upgrade. And EVERYTHING in the Chrome Store, regardless how new or old, just works in Chrome. Not so in Firefox. Every upgrade nearly ALL of my extensions and themes (especially) just die ("not compatible with this version"). Annoying. I still use both. But I would say I use Chrome 70/30 now to Firefox. Annoyed at them.
They sell Thinkpads with Linux installed for more than it costs to get them with Windows directly from Lenovo.
Okay, I thought the prices seemed high. I am new to Linux. Am just testing Ubuntu 12.04 on a USB drive to make sure I like it. I think I will. I was a DOS wizard in my day. So far I am not connecting on internet, but I have the 147 page manual. I will check it out further. From looking at the sites, I gathered the main "advantage" they pushed is that the machine's hardware was optimized for Linux. If I got a Windows machine and installed it, you are saying that would be cheaper and just as good?
I want a good laptop. Wake me up with Lenovo sells ThinkPads without Windows.
Perhaps your forgot to indicate that was sarcasm? As the poster directly above your post mentioned, The good folks at System76, Penguin Computing and Los Alamos Computing ALL sell Thinkpads with Linux installed. They seem a bit pricey considering the operating system is FREE; but supposedly the hardware is already compatible with the Linux kernel.
I will probably do just that. Thanks for the tip. You seem very knowledgeable. Not always found on here. Too many "would-be" comedians at times.
The article is very informative - thanks. Always interested in history - the more so computing hsitory.
Newton invented the outhouse (let's face it, outhouses would suck without gravity)
Yeah, I guess they would have to, wouldn't they?
And they do ... at the Space Station.
Your post proves again that sufficiently advanced sarcasm is indistinguishable from genuine stupidity.
Love this paraphrase of Arthur C Clark re technology and magic. I concur.
Why exactly do we need to pay continual homage to Xerox? To create more urban legends instead of dispel and dismiss them?
Because of the Xerox Alto? It was a self-contained computer, not a dumb-terminal. When Jobs saw it as part of his tour when Xerox invested one megabuck into Apple, he dissmissed all but the mouse and GUI. Which he promptly took as incorporated into the LISA (FAIL) and later the hugely successful Macintosh. Xerox had good ideas and developed networking, but just to meet their vision of the network-connected copier/printer office.
The Windows 3.1 most people knew was not part of NT, but Microsoft named its first server OS "Windows NT 3.1" to keep the version numbers the same. NT4 came before Windows 2000 by a few years. Windows 2000 was actually NT5, though Microsoft had changed their naming convention by then so it wasn't marketed under that name.
Thanks for the history. Always interested in it, especially in computing. I never knew that.
I would say that point would be when those who do not mind a "walled garden" have all bought a machine.