1. Abortion: I am not going to touch this with a 40ft pole apart from to say I respect everyone elses opinions on the matter.
2. Religion: See 1, but with a bigger pole.
3. I personally believe a baby (fetus, ugh, embryo, double ugh) becomes a living person the moment the sperm fertilizes the egg. So, taking cells from an unborn baby is against my beliefs. That's my personal opinion, and everyone is welcome to either agree or disagree with me.
4. I am not allowed to give blood because I used to live in England but have since moved to the USA. The law states that if you have spent so much time in another country you are unable to give blood because of the risk of infection. If I had any infections severe enough to harm someone else, I'd either be dead already or vey very sick.
Interesting discussion so far, more flames/comments on my posts are welcomed.:)
Unfortunately, the article goes into very little details such as:
Is extracting stem cells for bone marrow just as good as from fetuses? Can it be taken for a living patient? I have a big ethical problem with taking stem cells from an unborn baby, simply because a baby does not have the ability to consent to such a procedure.
I will be one of the first in line to donate bone marrow but will probably get rejected. Unfortunately, since I've lived in two countries no bloodbank will take my donation, even though I have no health problems. Hopefully, the law will be changed one day.
But what is this doing on the front page? This is something you ask a smaller specialized forum, not the slashdot community. I can hardly see how this will generate meaningful or intellectual discussion, and I can definitely not see how this is news for nerds or stuff that matters.
1. Because most geeks own cell phones 2. Because most geeks have an interest in wireless communications 3. Because most geeks have an interest in stopping spam
In addition, I think the discussion thus far has been very interesting. If it bothers you, you can filter it out in the preferences.
The government should make the bottom of the river a national park. This would ensure that the ships are preserved as long as our country. Imagine if the Greeks or Egyptians had done this.
First time I read this I almost passed it off as a troll. Thinking about it though, this seems to me a very good idea - there are a lot of Nava Battle sites around the world that are not in international waters (Pearl Harbor for one, which I think is officially a national monuement). Preserving such historical sites is important for future generations.
I wonder if one if the other probes still flying around out there could be turned into a makeshift repeater. Aren't some of the Voyager probes still operational?
Too much power consumption. The voyager probes barely have enough power to keep themselves pointed at earth and return their own data, let alone one of the Pioneers.
Pioneer 10 distance from Sun : 81.86 AU Speed relative to the Sun: 12.228km/sec (27,355 mph) Distance from Earth: 12.10 billion kilometers (7.52 billion miles) Round-trip Light Time: 22 hours 25 minutes
There was one more Pioneer 10 contact on 12/5/02. The Deep Space Station (DSS) near Madrid (DSS-63) found the signal but could not lock onto the receiver, and so no telemetry was received. The signal level was just under the threshold value. The uplink from DSS-14 at Goldstone, sent 12/4/02 at a power level of 325 kw, confirmed that the spacecraft signal is still there (Round Trip Light Time = 22 hr 24 min).
Project Phoenix also picked up the signal from Pioneer 10 at Arecibo in Puerto Rico.
When I lived in the UK I used Nildram Internet - http://www.nildram.net. This is going to sound like a commercial but I'm a little biased because I used to work there.:)
I paid 150 pounds (about $225) per year for 25Mb of personal web space and a dialup account. On the business end I paid 30 pounds (about $50) per quarter for 10Mb of web space, plus it was 10 pounds ($14) per quarter for the domain name. A little more expensive than some, cheaper than others. The service was excellent - the company network is controlled by someone who really knows what he is doing.
It pays to shop around, whilst you might pay less for one provider the service may really suck. I suggest you have a look at some of the many web sites that do comparisons of ISP's, Netcraft is a good start, http://www.netcraft.com.
I always thought the standard theory was that, religious texts aside (let's just not go there OK? I have my beliefs, you have yours, they probably collide), life did originate in the ocean and gradually evolved to land. At least that's what I was taught in school. This is the same school mentioned in the infamous "When the World was Pink" post I made last month (yes, I'm still cringing), see my profile...
The big question should not be - what came first, I'm more worried about what going to come last
It'd be a waste of time and money (a heck of a lot of money). The ISS already has a decent communications system with many backups. And, If all else failed, they could call in a mayday to a radio ham somewhere:)
As ugly and nasty a feature as it is, there are still some stupid people who actually use it and like it. I guarantee that if it was removed today it would become one of the top ten bug reports tomorrow.
Cartographers usually colour British colonies Pink, not Red but maybe it was different in the 19th and early 20th century. Does a better informed Slashdotter know?
All British schoolchildren have been shown the map of the British empire at the height of its powers, and given the standard lecture about how much better it was when the world was Pink. It's an oft-heard saying by older British Citizens. "Ahhh... I can remember when the world was Pink, and good King George was on the throne... etc. etc."
And even then it'd be very unlikely. Who'd change the batteries on it? Yes - I have had trouble tickets for dead batteries, several times in fact.
A Sysadmin is not just the guy who keeps the server running, that is just one of our many many hats. Most of my job is technical support, my servers tend to take care of themselves most of the time.
I wonder daily how people who can get up, dress themselves (I assume), drive to work and complete the complex task of finding their desk can then turn into dribbling imbeciles when it comes to switching a computer on.
Even if they invent a server that truly can maintain itself (not for many years) you'll still need someone to hook it up!
We ran Logo on a BBC Model B (any British people who where schoolkids from the 80's and early 90's remember those?:-)) and even had the a real robotic turtle. Later on we got the super duper advanced version for the Archimedes!
Logo and especially BBC BASIC (still the best version of BASIC) is what got me into Programming at a young age. Long live them both!
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Oh, look I started a debate :)
:)
To answer the e-mails/replies I've gotten:
1. Abortion: I am not going to touch this with a 40ft pole apart from to say I respect everyone elses opinions on the matter.
2. Religion: See 1, but with a bigger pole.
3. I personally believe a baby (fetus, ugh, embryo, double ugh) becomes a living person the moment the sperm fertilizes the egg. So, taking cells from an unborn baby is against my beliefs. That's my personal opinion, and everyone is welcome to either agree or disagree with me.
4. I am not allowed to give blood because I used to live in England but have since moved to the USA. The law states that if you have spent so much time in another country you are unable to give blood because of the risk of infection. If I had any infections severe enough to harm someone else, I'd either be dead already or vey very sick.
Interesting discussion so far, more flames/comments on my posts are welcomed.
Unfortunately, the article goes into very little details such as:
Is extracting stem cells for bone marrow just as good as from fetuses? Can it be taken for a living patient? I have a big ethical problem with taking stem cells from an unborn baby, simply because a baby does not have the ability to consent to such a procedure.
I will be one of the first in line to donate bone marrow but will probably get rejected. Unfortunately, since I've lived in two countries no bloodbank will take my donation, even though I have no health problems. Hopefully, the law will be changed one day.
But what is this doing on the front page? This is something you ask a smaller specialized forum, not the slashdot community. I can hardly see how this will generate meaningful or intellectual discussion, and I can definitely not see how this is news for nerds or stuff that matters.
1. Because most geeks own cell phones
2. Because most geeks have an interest in wireless communications
3. Because most geeks have an interest in stopping spam
In addition, I think the discussion thus far has been very interesting. If it bothers you, you can filter it out in the preferences.
The government should make the bottom of the river a national park. This would ensure that the ships are preserved as long as our country. Imagine if the Greeks or Egyptians had done this.
First time I read this I almost passed it off as a troll. Thinking about it though, this seems to me a very good idea - there are a lot of Nava Battle sites around the world that are not in international waters (Pearl Harbor for one, which I think is officially a national monuement). Preserving such historical sites is important for future generations.
Good post that man! (or woman!)
also, who is to say these ships now 'belong' to the state of NY ? i never understood that, it should be finders keepers.
Perhaps not belong, but I would imagine they fall under the juristiction of the NY coast guard or port authority.
I wonder if one if the other probes still flying around out there could be turned into a makeshift repeater. Aren't some of the Voyager probes still operational?
Too much power consumption. The voyager probes barely have enough power to keep themselves pointed at earth and return their own data, let alone one of the Pioneers.
Oh it's simple. You just need a 1 month old newborn with colic. Works for me anyway. :)
From the Pioneer Status web page:
Pioneer 10 distance from Sun : 81.86 AU Speed relative to the Sun: 12.228km/sec (27,355 mph) Distance from Earth: 12.10 billion kilometers (7.52 billion miles) Round-trip Light Time: 22 hours 25 minutes
There was one more Pioneer 10 contact on 12/5/02. The Deep Space Station (DSS) near Madrid (DSS-63) found the signal but could not lock onto the receiver, and so no telemetry was received. The signal level was just under the threshold value. The uplink from DSS-14 at Goldstone, sent 12/4/02 at a power level of 325 kw, confirmed that the spacecraft signal is still there (Round Trip Light Time = 22 hr 24 min).
Project Phoenix also picked up the signal from Pioneer 10 at Arecibo in Puerto Rico.
LARRY LASHER, PIONEER PROJECT MANAGER
(Copyright NASA)
Looks like someone took you up on that idea already!
:-)
I was thinking, why not order him a whole lot of food. Tons of food smells. A lot.
When I lived in the UK I used Nildram Internet - http://www.nildram.net. This is going to sound like a commercial but I'm a little biased because I used to work there. :)
I paid 150 pounds (about $225) per year for 25Mb of personal web space and a dialup account. On the business end I paid 30 pounds (about $50) per quarter for 10Mb of web space, plus it was 10 pounds ($14) per quarter for the domain name. A little more expensive than some, cheaper than others. The service was excellent - the company network is controlled by someone who really knows what he is doing.
It pays to shop around, whilst you might pay less for one provider the service may really suck. I suggest you have a look at some of the many web sites that do comparisons of ISP's, Netcraft is a good start, http://www.netcraft.com.
Hope this helps!
Thanks for the replies, all.
My suspicions are confirmed. William Shatner even has theatrical pauses when he writes! (Don't ever change, Bill)
What was the CleverNickName question all about? Maybe the poster could explain? I almost fell off my chair laughing at the reply.
I always thought the standard theory was that, religious texts aside (let's just not go there OK? I have my beliefs, you have yours, they probably collide), life did originate in the ocean and gradually evolved to land. At least that's what I was taught in school. This is the same school mentioned in the infamous "When the World was Pink" post I made last month (yes, I'm still cringing), see my profile...
The big question should not be - what came first, I'm more worried about what going to come last
I knew I was wrong... hence the disclaimer. I'm convinced the wretched theme music was composed on an old 8-bit computer as well.
(feeling a bit silly now)
Picture this. You're sat eating breakfast in your kitchen, in the background you hear a permanent loop of:
... "
"And on.. and on... and Gaviscon... da da da da DE da da da da
(I probably remembered the name wrong).
It'd be a waste of time and money (a heck of a lot of money). The ISS already has a decent communications system with many backups. And, If all else failed, they could call in a mayday to a radio ham somewhere :)
=== Currently restoring a 1968 Ford Fairlane GT 500, 302 V8, 9" 4.11 geared. ===
OK I've lost interest in the article. I want to see pictures of the car.
As ugly and nasty a feature as it is, there are still some stupid people who actually use it and like it. I guarantee that if it was removed today it would become one of the top ten bug reports tomorrow.
Our Xerox eats paper, so I guess you could says it cleans, to a point. Does a pretty good job of shredding also.
Decent spec, runs Linux, doesn't look like either a toilet seat or a childs toy.
I never thought I'd say this but....
I want a Mac.
You evidentally went to a different school than I did.
Cartographers usually colour British colonies Pink, not Red but maybe it was different in the 19th and early 20th century. Does a better informed Slashdotter know?
All British schoolchildren have been shown the map of the British empire at the height of its powers, and given the standard lecture about how much better it was when the world was Pink. It's an oft-heard saying by older British Citizens. "Ahhh... I can remember when the world was Pink, and good King George was on the throne... etc. etc."
And even then it'd be very unlikely. Who'd change the batteries on it? Yes - I have had trouble tickets for dead batteries, several times in fact.
A Sysadmin is not just the guy who keeps the server running, that is just one of our many many hats. Most of my job is technical support, my servers tend to take care of themselves most of the time.
I wonder daily how people who can get up, dress themselves (I assume), drive to work and complete the complex task of finding their desk can then turn into dribbling imbeciles when it comes to switching a computer on.
Even if they invent a server that truly can maintain itself (not for many years) you'll still need someone to hook it up!
We ran Logo on a BBC Model B (any British people who where schoolkids from the 80's and early 90's remember those? :-)) and even had the a real robotic turtle. Later on we got the super duper advanced version for the Archimedes!
Logo and especially BBC BASIC (still the best version of BASIC) is what got me into Programming at a young age. Long live them both!
Windows will have general protection faults twice as quickly.
(I'm sorry, I just had too...)