Because when you say 12:00 I know you mean noon, no matter where in the world you are.
If you ever leave the bunker and go out in the big blue room (or even the big black one) you'll discover that times still have real, physical meaning. Like any good techie use whatever reference or system of units that is most appropriate for the problem at hand.
Anyone work for a company that mines phone numbers?
Believe it or not, there is a company out there that will supply all numbers, names and addresses for every listed phone in a given dialing area; to anyone.
With the increased number of apps that search servers to validate/retrieve licenses upon launch, its very possible a computer can become almost completely useless without a network connection.
I, for one, welcome the day when I need to rely on our propriatary code Internet overlords to run vi.
I did not mean to imply in any way that China does not understand its own best interest in controling North Korea, or that it does not desire to do so.
I simply pointed out that there are political difficulties in their doing so, as one might have some difficulties in controling a 16 year old, wayward step-son.
The distance between genius and insanity is measured only by success.
Both are seeing the world in ways that the common run does not. The difference between the two, however, is that one sees the world more clearly, while the other sees it less so.
An essential problem is that the common run cannot see the tools used to measure the success of a genius either; and thus are, inherently, not equiped to differentiate the two.
Oh, they'll destabilize a nation that has nuclear weapons. Great idea.
Ah, but what if there's a major nuclear power with a policy of pre-emptive strikes just looking for an excuse to prove to world that it's a man by flexing its nuclear muscles? The leaders of such a nation might well consider it worth it to destablize a smaller nuclear power if it could deem its own civilian losses as "acceptable."
How about we freely distribute unbiased publications of the history of Asia and the Korean peninsula?
The Japanese will never agree to anything like that.
Come on, use your imagination here, you're a freaking government!
While North Korea is certainly an issue for governments of the world, controling it is innately a Chinese problem. When; and only when, the government of China is willing to openly bitch slap Kim Jong-il and support the North Korea civilian populace will the problem go away.
There are reasons why this is difficult for China (see the Korean War), but diplomatic pressure against North Korea needs to be funneled through China. There are also, unfortunately, reasons why this is difficult for America to do (see the annexation of parts of China; the Phillipines; Hawaii; parts of Japan and, of course, the Korean War, Vietnam, Cambodian and Laotian wars).
Another preparation that's recommended is that you have a surgical face mask to avoid breathing in the virus
The flu virus is not airborne; it is contact spread. The most common sources of infection are doorknobs and money, but the most common source of infection by the Avian Flu is from handling birds. Wear gloves.
Wearing a surgical mask is not to prevent you from catching the flu virus, it is to prevent you from spreading it when you sneeze on people/things, putting them into contact with your infected, precious bodily fluids.
The question for debate is: are the potential savings from lowering the odds of a pandenic worth the certain loss of life from famine and all it's attendant problems that would result from losing the food production capacity gained from industrialization.
First demonstrate that there would actually be any such loss of food production.
Only on slashdot are women decribed as "equipment".
They're geeks talking about a geeky exploration project. Of course they're going to use language appropriate for such, rather than the colloquial "furniture."
Do not confuse atmospheric temperatures with local temperatures. If you'd had a blacktopped parking lot in Antarctica you might have found its temperature to be well above freezing and Martian soil, where the microbes live, can be as warm as 80 degrees F.
In which case one might wonder what you're doing with a cell phone. Oh, and that ugly, orange sofa was stylish about 1967. At least throw an Indian cotton print over it.
Slashdot Mirror
Ghost Busters!
KFG
Does anyone have any details on which flavor of Vista will be made available for university licenses?
Technical Institute: Vanilla
Libral Arts: Half Baked
Fine Arts: Cherry Garcia
KFG
It completely depends on the mass of the black hole, and as the other response points out, how it got there.
Absolutely.
KFG
. . .the gravitational pull is infinite at the center of gravity
.a black hole coexisting at the center of Earth should only make a minimal impact, right?
Wrong.
. .
Right.
KFG
Only in 12-hour time.
:)
I knew you'd show up.
KFG
. . .your friend around the globe. . .
How many radians apart are we?
KFG
I don't see why we can't just all use GMT.
Because when you say 12:00 I know you mean noon, no matter where in the world you are.
If you ever leave the bunker and go out in the big blue room (or even the big black one) you'll discover that times still have real, physical meaning. Like any good techie use whatever reference or system of units that is most appropriate for the problem at hand.
KFG
http://www.odysseyofthefuture.net/picts/YinYang.jp g
KFG
Perhaps they think they are doing good. There is, however, a difference between doing no evil and doing good.
The vast majority of evil in the world has been perpetrated by people who thought they were doing good.
KFG
Anyone work for a company that mines phone numbers?
Believe it or not, there is a company out there that will supply all numbers, names and addresses for every listed phone in a given dialing area; to anyone.
KFG
With the increased number of apps that search servers to validate/retrieve licenses upon launch, its very possible a computer can become almost completely useless without a network connection.
I, for one, welcome the day when I need to rely on our propriatary code Internet overlords to run vi.
KFG
I did not mean to imply in any way that China does not understand its own best interest in controling North Korea, or that it does not desire to do so.
I simply pointed out that there are political difficulties in their doing so, as one might have some difficulties in controling a 16 year old, wayward step-son.
Wearing a mask . . . keeps you from picking your nose.
The hell it does.
KFG
The distance between genius and insanity is measured only by success.
Both are seeing the world in ways that the common run does not. The difference between the two, however, is that one sees the world more clearly, while the other sees it less so.
An essential problem is that the common run cannot see the tools used to measure the success of a genius either; and thus are, inherently, not equiped to differentiate the two.
KFG
Oh, they'll destabilize a nation that has nuclear weapons. Great idea.
Ah, but what if there's a major nuclear power with a policy of pre-emptive strikes just looking for an excuse to prove to world that it's a man by flexing its nuclear muscles? The leaders of such a nation might well consider it worth it to destablize a smaller nuclear power if it could deem its own civilian losses as "acceptable."
How about we freely distribute unbiased publications of the history of Asia and the Korean peninsula?
The Japanese will never agree to anything like that.
Come on, use your imagination here, you're a freaking government!
While North Korea is certainly an issue for governments of the world, controling it is innately a Chinese problem. When; and only when, the government of China is willing to openly bitch slap Kim Jong-il and support the North Korea civilian populace will the problem go away.
There are reasons why this is difficult for China (see the Korean War), but diplomatic pressure against North Korea needs to be funneled through China. There are also, unfortunately, reasons why this is difficult for America to do (see the annexation of parts of China; the Phillipines; Hawaii; parts of Japan and, of course, the Korean War, Vietnam, Cambodian and Laotian wars).
KFG
Those fireants in that storm drain when I was 8. . .
Q.E.D.
KFG
Another preparation that's recommended is that you have a surgical face mask to avoid breathing in the virus
The flu virus is not airborne; it is contact spread. The most common sources of infection are doorknobs and money, but the most common source of infection by the Avian Flu is from handling birds. Wear gloves.
Wearing a surgical mask is not to prevent you from catching the flu virus, it is to prevent you from spreading it when you sneeze on people/things, putting them into contact with your infected, precious bodily fluids.
KFG
The question for debate is: are the potential savings from lowering the odds of a pandenic worth the certain loss of life from famine and all it's attendant problems that would result from losing the food production capacity gained from industrialization.
First demonstrate that there would actually be any such loss of food production.
KFG
Only on slashdot are women decribed as "equipment".
They're geeks talking about a geeky exploration project. Of course they're going to use language appropriate for such, rather than the colloquial "furniture."
KFG
You need someplace where the conditions are right for life to originate. . .
Mars has not always been as Mars is.
KFG
And if it eventually out-evolves us, then it probably will regard us as boring, and will leave us alone.
Proof positive that ants are more evolved than small boys.
KFG
Do not confuse atmospheric temperatures with local temperatures. If you'd had a blacktopped parking lot in Antarctica you might have found its temperature to be well above freezing and Martian soil, where the microbes live, can be as warm as 80 degrees F.
It's a radiation abosorbtion thing.
KFG
the papers print the government"s lies.
In the USA the government cannot get the press to quote its lies accurately.
KFG
mostly we're too afraid to leave our basements
In which case one might wonder what you're doing with a cell phone. Oh, and that ugly, orange sofa was stylish about 1967. At least throw an Indian cotton print over it.
KFG
Your post has made the baby Galileo cry.
KFG