Shouldn't they be able to learn from our mistakes?
Are you kidding? We can't even learn from our mistakes! NASA lost the engineering specs for the Saturn V, and the people who built it are mostly elderly or dead... so we'd have to rebuild it more or less from scratch (making some of the same mistakes) if we wanted to replicate it today.
NO! That would cause them to decrease their revenue by not granting non-grantable patents.
Yes! Down with the blood-sucking capitalists and their insistence on profit before responsibility!
What's that you say? The PTO is not a private company, but rather a branch of our omnipotent benevolent government, who doesn't profit off the backs of the laborers but rather defends them from the evil corporations?
Well, in that case they can't possibly be concerned with revenue... if they don't want to reduce the number of patents granted, it can only be because patents are one of the few ways that the common man can defend himself against the evil corporations! Yeah, that it!
Yeah, I was definitely thinking paper airplane... and also wondering what the "gliding safely back to the ground" was all about: it's a fricken piece of paper! How could it NOT come down safely? Is it gonna catch fire from the friction? Bury itself 100' in the ground when it hits? I think an enraged butterfly is more dangerous than an unsafe piece of paper! (though I suppose you could get a wicked paper cut)
Let's see... we start with electrical signals, which are stateful... then we layer IP on top, to make it stateless... then we layer TCP on top of that, to make it stateful again... then we layer HTTP on top of that, to make it stateless again... then we layer cookies on top of that, to make it stateful again...
...and then we wonder why it performs like shit and is flaky as all hell!
I can't imagine what the problem might be... maybe we need a few more layers to make it perfect!
Moon is ours for the taking, because there's nobody else around here to make the claim.
I just have to point out that you've made exactly the same argument that was made when the Europe expanded to the Americas. Who's to say what crazy environmental morality we'll have 500 years from now; kids may be taught about the "destruction of the moon."
True, that's the argument that was used. But there's a teensy weensy difference: the Europeans were WRONG and ultranova is RIGHT. Do you seriously think there are indigenous "loonies" living on the moon who would be harmed?
Tell you what, I'll make a deal with you: we go up and start mining, and if any locals complain, we pay them for the damage and pack up and go home.
This 1000 times. I always bring my own bag, not only out of habit, it was common were I started doing it, but it also means I do not have to deal with their crappy bags.
Yeah, but if you don't use their plastic bags, you have to spend money to buy condoms.
What? You haven't switched to the new reusable fabric condoms? Shame on you! Polluting the earth with all your throwaway non-organic condoms...
Yeah, I always omit those when I rip DVDs... much less annoying that way (and besides, I can almost claim ignorance, because I literally never saw the message telling me not to make copies)
I think by "focus" the parent really means the effective 3D distance - that is, the amount by which your eyes have to "cross" to align the two images... sort of like how a spot on the windshield drives you crazy, because when you're looking at the road, you see two spots - but when you look at the spot, you see two roads!
How is the idea that Obama is a muslim "demonstrably false"???
Don't get me wrong here - I think the people who are convinced he's a muslim are way out in right field, and I really wouldn't care if he was a muslim - but I don't see how you can "demonstrate" his religion... it seems to me that no test whatsoever could peer deep enough into his soul to determine what (if anything) he truly believes in. So while there may be no evidence that he's a muslim, it's NOT "demonstrably false".
Did I mention they use a $15 hair dryer to keep some of their valves warm at high altitudes? It will be interesting how far they get using this approach.
we really need to be reinventing the shuttles as they are reusable, sustainable, and have much more cargo space.
Wrong on nearly all counts: yes, shuttles are (sort of) reusable, but they have a finite lifetime (a few dozen launches) and they require so much refurbishing that they might as well be rebuilt from scratch. Not quite sure how you measure sustainable, but refurbishing a shuttle costs more than building a Saturn V from scratch, so that's not exactly a win. And finally, a Saturn V can put over 100 tons into orbit; the shuttle can only put 19 tons in orbit.
Is there any difference in responsibility between the guards at the Nazi concentration camps and Hitler?
Um... yes?
If the guards didn't do as they were told, they'd likely end up on the other side of the bars... this pressure did not exist on Hitler himself. This mitigating factor creates a huge difference.
Note: I'm not saying "just following orders" should always give you a pass, just that I think the guard's crimes were lesser.
Wait, so you're saying they'll be able to send a continuous color video stream THROUGH THE AIRWAVES??? Wow, that's so incredible! I bet they wish they'd had this technology back in the middle of the last century...
Perhaps it's poorly phrased, but it's attempting to make a critical point, namely: are your security measures easily changeable? If so (think DES/etc keys) then you're in FAR better shape than with something that's not (think "internally developed" crypto algorithm)
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Shouldn't they be able to learn from our mistakes?
Are you kidding? We can't even learn from our mistakes! NASA lost the engineering specs for the Saturn V, and the people who built it are mostly elderly or dead... so we'd have to rebuild it more or less from scratch (making some of the same mistakes) if we wanted to replicate it today.
No, they misnamed the 3rd one... let's follow the pattern:
1. Alien
2. Aliens
3. Alienses
(so logically, the prequel would a "Alie" - or just "A Lie")
I thought maybe some site was pointing a gun at a historian, and forcing him to write about how wonderful Castro has been for Cuba or something.
why would the FBI comment on the arrest of a bush-league hacker
We had a Bush League President for a while.
Wow, 5 whole posts before someone said that... I expected the very next one to mention Bush... you guys are falling down on the job!
NO! That would cause them to decrease their revenue by not granting non-grantable patents.
Yes! Down with the blood-sucking capitalists and their insistence on profit before responsibility!
What's that you say? The PTO is not a private company, but rather a branch of our omnipotent benevolent government, who doesn't profit off the backs of the laborers but rather defends them from the evil corporations?
Well, in that case they can't possibly be concerned with revenue... if they don't want to reduce the number of patents granted, it can only be because patents are one of the few ways that the common man can defend himself against the evil corporations! Yeah, that it!
Yeah, Perl is basically a big steaming pile of bad ideas masquerading as good ideas, covered in a thick brown sludge of obfuscation.
Yeah, I was definitely thinking paper airplane... and also wondering what the "gliding safely back to the ground" was all about: it's a fricken piece of paper! How could it NOT come down safely? Is it gonna catch fire from the friction? Bury itself 100' in the ground when it hits? I think an enraged butterfly is more dangerous than an unsafe piece of paper! (though I suppose you could get a wicked paper cut)
Let's see... we start with electrical signals, which are stateful... then we layer IP on top, to make it stateless... then we layer TCP on top of that, to make it stateful again... then we layer HTTP on top of that, to make it stateless again... then we layer cookies on top of that, to make it stateful again...
...and then we wonder why it performs like shit and is flaky as all hell!
I can't imagine what the problem might be... maybe we need a few more layers to make it perfect!
Moon is ours for the taking, because there's nobody else around here to make the claim.
I just have to point out that you've made exactly the same argument that was made when the Europe expanded to the Americas. Who's to say what crazy environmental morality we'll have 500 years from now; kids may be taught about the "destruction of the moon."
True, that's the argument that was used. But there's a teensy weensy difference: the Europeans were WRONG and ultranova is RIGHT. Do you seriously think there are indigenous "loonies" living on the moon who would be harmed? Tell you what, I'll make a deal with you: we go up and start mining, and if any locals complain, we pay them for the damage and pack up and go home.
Grey goose isn't made from potatoes.
Fermented Geese?
This 1000 times. I always bring my own bag, not only out of habit, it was common were I started doing it, but it also means I do not have to deal with their crappy bags.
Yeah, but if you don't use their plastic bags, you have to spend money to buy condoms.
What? You haven't switched to the new reusable fabric condoms? Shame on you! Polluting the earth with all your throwaway non-organic condoms...
Yeah, I always omit those when I rip DVDs... much less annoying that way (and besides, I can almost claim ignorance, because I literally never saw the message telling me not to make copies)
I think by "focus" the parent really means the effective 3D distance - that is, the amount by which your eyes have to "cross" to align the two images... sort of like how a spot on the windshield drives you crazy, because when you're looking at the road, you see two spots - but when you look at the spot, you see two roads!
How is the idea that Obama is a muslim "demonstrably false"???
...just tryin' to keep the conversation honest...
Don't get me wrong here - I think the people who are convinced he's a muslim are way out in right field, and I really wouldn't care if he was a muslim - but I don't see how you can "demonstrate" his religion... it seems to me that no test whatsoever could peer deep enough into his soul to determine what (if anything) he truly believes in. So while there may be no evidence that he's a muslim, it's NOT "demonstrably false".
Did I mention they use a $15 hair dryer to keep some of their valves warm at high altitudes? It will be interesting how far they get using this approach.
I bet they make it all the way to the crash site!
we really need to be reinventing the shuttles as they are reusable, sustainable, and have much more cargo space.
Wrong on nearly all counts: yes, shuttles are (sort of) reusable, but they have a finite lifetime (a few dozen launches) and they require so much refurbishing that they might as well be rebuilt from scratch. Not quite sure how you measure sustainable, but refurbishing a shuttle costs more than building a Saturn V from scratch, so that's not exactly a win. And finally, a Saturn V can put over 100 tons into orbit; the shuttle can only put 19 tons in orbit.
Snakes on a backplane???
(sorry, somebody had to say it!)
Is there any difference in responsibility between the guards at the Nazi concentration camps and Hitler?
Um... yes?
If the guards didn't do as they were told, they'd likely end up on the other side of the bars... this pressure did not exist on Hitler himself. This mitigating factor creates a huge difference.
Note: I'm not saying "just following orders" should always give you a pass, just that I think the guard's crimes were lesser.
Bah, I don't even read the posts I write!
...ooh look... something shiny...
Wait, so you're saying they'll be able to send a continuous color video stream THROUGH THE AIRWAVES??? Wow, that's so incredible! I bet they wish they'd had this technology back in the middle of the last century...
Perhaps it's poorly phrased, but it's attempting to make a critical point, namely: are your security measures easily changeable? If so (think DES/etc keys) then you're in FAR better shape than with something that's not (think "internally developed" crypto algorithm)
> An operating system should be like a light switch... simple, effective, easy to use, and designed for everyone.
So, exactly NOT like linux???
Try "sudo shutdown"
You forgot the \n at the end of the string... seems to me that's a BUG!
If you use a standard FDCC image, it is pretty well locked down, AND can be administered from anywhere.
Gee, I can't imagine any problems with that aspect of the situation...