According to myth, the fates appeared to Achilles and offered him a choice between a short but interesting life, or a long but unremarkable life. He chose the life where people would remember him after he was gone.
I'd have to take the chance if it was offered. How many people have had the chance to fly in space? Even with all of its risks, I'd have to try.
I'm an engineer. I see no problem with sticking with what works. I can carry the.45 and two extra magazines concealed on my person, whereas the capacitor bank for the railgun would require its own cart. Besides, there's always that embarrasing part where I'd have to ask an attacker to hold on for a second while I wait for my gun to charge.
It sounds to me like they're trying to build a high-tech pocket battleship. Part of the justification for discontinuing their use was that you could use aircraft, cruise missiles, and vertically launched missiles to deliver the same firepower to a target. This sounds almost like a step backwards in their doctrine by going back to naval artillary. Either that, or the admirals saw the new technology and couldn't stop drooling.
As long as they made the 100km goal altitude and landed safely, it shouldn't be a problem. I'm sure they built in some safety margins to make sure that they reached the right height, with the possibility of exceeding it.
If they do, it means that they're either really good, or really lucky.
In all seriousnes, I hope that the flight tomorrow is a rousing success, and that I win the raffle for the next one. Also, I thought you had to carry three people to win the X-prize. Or are they going to do the two prize flights after they actually get a successful return?
I just type mine up in Vim. I'll usually keep three files for high, normal, and low priority. When a task is complete, I move it to done section of the file using "dd;G;p"
Unless you're using a strong active RFID, you're only going to be able to track a laptop to the door of your place of business. If someone takes it home and "loses" it, there's no good way to keep tabs on it. It could be possible to scan it on the way out the door and take a picture of the person carrying it though, kind of like that store system which takes a picture of someone when they remove an item from the shelf.
cardboard tubes wrapped with green camouflage tape.
That should be all they need to get past the demonstration phase for getting a government contract. When I was a kid, my dad brought home the stinger missile mockup that the Army had been using to show off to the Saudi government. It was made from cardboard and coat-hanger wire with a poster tube where the missile should be.
This idea of convergence is one that surfaces every couple of years. I remember first hearing about it in college, when it was believed that in just a few years, our TVs, computers, and phones would all be replaced in just a few years with a single "Information Appliance". What killed it then is that all of these technologies have very different upgrade curves. A computer may have a useful lifespan of three years, while a TV has one of closer to 10. Never mind that a phone is still basically a phone.
It's actually working out pretty well. Starbucks is getting no draw whatsoever from their wi-fi installations which are run by T-mobile. The locally owned shops like Halcyon, Little City, and Mozart's are packed almost every day with paying customers who drop by to drink coffee, surf, and check their email. Wi-fi costs them little more than their initial installation plus monthly ISP fees, and they draw in more customers.
Just out of curiosity, but has Cap Metro figured out how to pay for the light-rail service yet? Part of the reason it failed four years ago is because there was no way to pay for it without levying excessive taxes which most Austinites weren't willing to pay. Also, have they come up with a route plan yet that covers more than just South Austin to downtown, which was also a problem the last time around? Basically, have they found a way to get past the costs too much, does too little argument?
A letter from your attorney could go a long way toward fixing this. Better yet, if you have a friend in the legal profession, they might do it as a freebie. (Just expect them to call you to fix your computer at some time.)
Are all anonymous cowards as stupid as you? You're sitting there doing to Texans exactly what you accuse us of doing. You're making generalized statements about some group of people you aren't a part of.
As for land theft, who did the Mexican's steal the land from? Who did we steal the rest of US from? Which tribe did your national group steal their land from? If we go all the way back in history, we're going to be paying reparations to the Hittites, the Akadians, and the Neanderthals. I'll work on making my home a better place, and you can mind your own business.
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It might have a negative impact on business though.
They might as well. Their last piece of original work just flies in circles.
No, the Senate is already owned by lobbyists for various corporations and interest groups.
Just remember that wherever you are, your odds of survival are ultimately 0.
According to myth, the fates appeared to Achilles and offered him a choice between a short but interesting life, or a long but unremarkable life. He chose the life where people would remember him after he was gone.
I'd have to take the chance if it was offered. How many people have had the chance to fly in space? Even with all of its risks, I'd have to try.
I'm an engineer. I see no problem with sticking with what works. I can carry the .45 and two extra magazines concealed on my person, whereas the capacitor bank for the railgun would require its own cart. Besides, there's always that embarrasing part where I'd have to ask an attacker to hold on for a second while I wait for my gun to charge.
The design's that old. I'm not.
I assume that's for when you're talking out of your ass.
It sounds to me like they're trying to build a high-tech pocket battleship. Part of the justification for discontinuing their use was that you could use aircraft, cruise missiles, and vertically launched missiles to deliver the same firepower to a target. This sounds almost like a step backwards in their doctrine by going back to naval artillary. Either that, or the admirals saw the new technology and couldn't stop drooling.
I think I'll just stick with my .45. It's been sufficient since 1911 as a personal weapon.
As long as they made the 100km goal altitude and landed safely, it shouldn't be a problem. I'm sure they built in some safety margins to make sure that they reached the right height, with the possibility of exceeding it.
If they do, it means that they're either really good, or really lucky.
In all seriousnes, I hope that the flight tomorrow is a rousing success, and that I win the raffle for the next one. Also, I thought you had to carry three people to win the X-prize. Or are they going to do the two prize flights after they actually get a successful return?
No, I just think the study's biased.
He lost the election that actually matters. Namely, in the electoral college.
I think we need to admit the AlGore robot to the hall of fame. Not only was he a revolution in cybernetics, but he was almost elected president.
I just type mine up in Vim. I'll usually keep three files for high, normal, and low priority. When a task is complete, I move it to done section of the file using "dd;G;p"
Unless you're using a strong active RFID, you're only going to be able to track a laptop to the door of your place of business. If someone takes it home and "loses" it, there's no good way to keep tabs on it. It could be possible to scan it on the way out the door and take a picture of the person carrying it though, kind of like that store system which takes a picture of someone when they remove an item from the shelf.
cardboard tubes wrapped with green camouflage tape.
That should be all they need to get past the demonstration phase for getting a government contract. When I was a kid, my dad brought home the stinger missile mockup that the Army had been using to show off to the Saudi government. It was made from cardboard and coat-hanger wire with a poster tube where the missile should be.
This idea of convergence is one that surfaces every couple of years. I remember first hearing about it in college, when it was believed that in just a few years, our TVs, computers, and phones would all be replaced in just a few years with a single "Information Appliance". What killed it then is that all of these technologies have very different upgrade curves. A computer may have a useful lifespan of three years, while a TV has one of closer to 10. Never mind that a phone is still basically a phone.
It's actually working out pretty well. Starbucks is getting no draw whatsoever from their wi-fi installations which are run by T-mobile. The locally owned shops like Halcyon, Little City, and Mozart's are packed almost every day with paying customers who drop by to drink coffee, surf, and check their email. Wi-fi costs them little more than their initial installation plus monthly ISP fees, and they draw in more customers.
Just out of curiosity, but has Cap Metro figured out how to pay for the light-rail service yet? Part of the reason it failed four years ago is because there was no way to pay for it without levying excessive taxes which most Austinites weren't willing to pay. Also, have they come up with a route plan yet that covers more than just South Austin to downtown, which was also a problem the last time around? Basically, have they found a way to get past the costs too much, does too little argument?
Is there anything in there about doing a business plan? Oh, never mind, this is a dot-com. There's never a business plan.
A letter from your attorney could go a long way toward fixing this. Better yet, if you have a friend in the legal profession, they might do it as a freebie. (Just expect them to call you to fix your computer at some time.)
You forgot about Star Trek's most powerful implementation of deus ex machina: Technobabble.
Are all anonymous cowards as stupid as you? You're sitting there doing to Texans exactly what you accuse us of doing. You're making generalized statements about some group of people you aren't a part of.
As for land theft, who did the Mexican's steal the land from? Who did we steal the rest of US from? Which tribe did your national group steal their land from? If we go all the way back in history, we're going to be paying reparations to the Hittites, the Akadians, and the Neanderthals. I'll work on making my home a better place, and you can mind your own business.