Isn't the possibility of industrial sabotage between competing space firms enough concern to prevent this idea coming to light, especially in an area where the lives of astronauts are placed into a delicate balance on a routine basis?
I think it would be fair to let the astronauts decide if they want to push the launch button.
Though far-fetched in light of humanity's current position, but do we really want the interests of a profit-driven corporation be placed before the scientific and diplomatic interests of a government agency if humanity encounters alien life in future?
1. If there is any alien life nearby, then they are probably advanced enough that they will "encounter" whomever they seem fit, regardless of what we do.
2. Do we want the interest of profit-driven corporations placed before scientific and diplomatic interests? We already had this experiment--the cold war: The capitalists kicked the pants off the other guys.
Your concerns are valid, but not practical IMHO. Space will be industrialized some day and I look forward to spending a vacation in orbit.
The review that gave dd the best buy award really made my day. I actually used dd to make an exact copy of someone's 2.1 gig drive. I was an "expert witness" for the defendant in a civil case. The plaintiff's attorney and expert insisted that their tool (encase) was better. They got all boo-boo faced when I booted Red Hat and used a two-letter f'n system utility to do the job of their $1,600 piece of software. They spent an hour looking for "some kind of autoexec.bat or config.sys file" to make sure this terrible Linux thingy wasn't erasing their precious evidence.
So at least one "expert" (heh) agrees with the review.
I would think the folks at PETA would be the first in line for testing. That would kill two birds with one stone.* * This is an "expression" and is not intended to suggest that it is okay to kill birds.
I think that we already are a world of cyborgs. (Many of us that is) Most of us are perhaps not connected directly to a computer, but I'm really never that far from one. I could live without my electronic extensions, but it wouldn't be the same. It would be interesting to see what our alien neighbors would think, upon observing us for the first time.
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If pi wasn't approximately 3.14159265358979323846264338327950 then nothing would be 'round at all.
So if the bacteria is causing problems, we can just apply a SERVICE PACK and then everything will be OKAY.
Isn't the possibility of industrial sabotage between competing space firms enough concern to prevent this idea coming to light, especially in an area where the lives of astronauts are placed into a delicate balance on a routine basis?
I think it would be fair to let the astronauts decide if they want to push the launch button.
Though far-fetched in light of humanity's current position, but do we really want the interests of a profit-driven corporation be placed before the scientific and diplomatic interests of a government agency if humanity encounters alien life in future?
1. If there is any alien life nearby, then they are probably advanced enough that they will "encounter" whomever they seem fit, regardless of what we do.
2. Do we want the interest of profit-driven corporations placed before scientific and diplomatic interests? We already had this experiment--the cold war: The capitalists kicked the pants off the other guys. Your concerns are valid, but not practical IMHO. Space will be industrialized some day and I look forward to spending a vacation in orbit.
The review that gave dd the best buy award really made my day. I actually used dd to make an exact copy of someone's 2.1 gig drive. I was an "expert witness" for the defendant in a civil case.
The plaintiff's attorney and expert insisted that their tool (encase) was better. They got all boo-boo faced when I booted Red Hat and used a two-letter f'n system utility to do the job of their $1,600 piece of software.
They spent an hour looking for "some kind of autoexec.bat or config.sys file" to make sure this terrible Linux thingy wasn't erasing their precious evidence.
So at least one "expert" (heh) agrees with the review.
This movie clip is almost as cool as the toy.
Just look for the binary sequence:00100100
(the ascii code for ``$'')
I would think the folks at PETA would be the first in line for testing. That would kill two birds with one stone.* * This is an "expression" and is not intended to suggest that it is okay to kill birds.
It would still be overpriced.
I think that we already are a world of cyborgs. (Many of us that is) Most of us are perhaps not connected directly to a computer, but I'm really never that far from one. I could live without my electronic extensions, but it wouldn't be the same. It would be interesting to see what our alien neighbors would think, upon observing us for the first time.
I say lock him up and let his new boyfriends decide if he committed a crime.