"Weiler said the current plans would spend about $450 million a year, but the sample return mission may cost as much as $1 billion."
Can anybody else think of better, more necessary things to do with those billions of TAX dollars?
Yeah, like build more Seawolf-class attack submarines, which go for about 2.5 billion each. Fortunately we only have 3.:)
I believe in the Almighty God / Jesus model of creation. Why? Because believing in eternal life sure beats the alternative. Becoming worm manure is not my ideal final resting place.
6000 years seems pretty short to me, but it may not be a fallacy
Er, yes it is. There's mountains of evidence that the earth is a lot older than 6000 years. Unless the Creator has a sick sense of humor and just made it to look old.
Both science and organized religion are a matter of faith -- you have to accept what you are tolded by the more learned "clergy."
Difference being: the science "clergy", to use your terminology, even though it's wrong, actually went out and researched their facts. The religious clergy gets it out of a book. Exactly *which* books depends on which religion you're talking about, of course.
while all of this speculation about storage in sugar is nice it has very little to do with the atricle in question. The atricle is about TRANSISTORS, which are effectively switches in a micro-processor..
Um. What do you think your memory chips are built from?
Physically carting a laptop is significantly less difficult than physically carting a bunch of notebooks, plus floppies or other storage media.
Oh I dunno. I never carried more than a couple notebooks with me, and I didn't have to worry about breaking them in my backpack.
Also, I find (personally!) that writing stuff down by hand allows me to retain the information better than if I'm typing it. Similarly with writing papers, at least the shorter ones. I always prefer to write it out by hand first, scribbling in changes as I go before I type it in. Maybe I'm just a weirdo.:)
Plus I liked to doodle and write disparaging remarks about the prof in the corners in the pages.:)
I wasn't required to have such a beast until I took Calc 1 (for which I bought a TI-82)(which was a year after she took algebra) -- and even then, I used my little TI-30 STAT much more often.
Yeah. I was never required to have a graphing calculator in college (thank God), and I used my trusty $20 TI-34 that I bought for high school. I still use it. It's held up well, probably because it actually had a metal front plate.:)
Seriously, if I were an undergrad again, (Lord have mercy), I would not like being required to obtain two grand's worth of easily stolen gear when there are other, better ways to use comptuer technology in education.
Agreed. Anyway, I got through a BS in Computer Engineering with no computer of my own (couldn't afford one). Mind you, the CSE department had two labs of 50 or so Sun workstations, so I didn't have to use the public machines unless I had to type a paper or something.
How does the electoral college system prevent anyone from winning? Can you name an election in which the candidate that received a plurality of the votes did not win the election?
The big deal is that you have paid real $$$ for a copy of Windows that you arent going to be using.
It's worse than that. These days you pay real $$ and you don't even get a real copy of Windows. You get a "Recovery CD" instead; so you can't even do a clean install if you want/have to.:-b
The fact is, most tech jobs (sysadmin, programmer, web developper, etc.) are not 40hr/week jobs.
Hmm, I must have it good then. I sling code for a living, and the only time I work more than 40 hrs a week is when I'm trying to make up the hours if I took some time off.:) Oh, and if I do work more than 40, I get paid for it (at regular rate, not overtime, but it's still nice).
I'm not sure *why* people work 60 hour weeks? Are you trying to get ahead? Brownie points? My advice: when the clock hits 5, leave. You might get to enjoy life more and you won't have a heart attack when you're 35.
Umm, since when are mirrors responsible for exposures in the first place? That's a function of whatever imaging equipment you hook up to the telescope (i.e. camera) and not the mirror, or the telescope itself.
Yeah, but to get a long exposure, the telescope has to track the object as the earth rotates, which means it has to be able to move.
Also, normal telescopes don't "see anything outside their lattitude" either. Last time I checked, they don't move any more than mercury-based mirrors do.;>
Well, the building doesn't move, but the telescope can tilt up and down.
So, how come it's not pulling in stars? Is there some other force out there? My understanding of black holes was that they sucked in everything... even stars
Well, no.:) Answer this question: How come the sun is not pulling in the earth?
If something gets thrown into the black hole then it's gone, but things can orbit a black hole like they can orbit anything else with mass.
Its nice to see Apple will be including a graphite option for the interface. Although the flashiness of the aqua is nice, the graphite just provides a much more "professional" presentation.
Also, and I may be in the minority here, I think Aqua is just plain butt-ugly and hard on the eyes. *shrug*
with a puzzle involving fluff and not tea and several other things. I got to this point, couldn't solve it, and checked a hint book. I then uninstalled the game, realizing that it would be just another game requiring you to try every permutation of verb and noun
Not true. There were clues for the fluff and the tea/no tea puzzles. I think you could "consult guide about fluff" and "consult guide about intelligence", which would give you a nudge.:)
> what is a grue
A grue is a sinister, lurking presence in the dark places of the earth. Its favorite diet is adventurers, but its insatiable appetite is tempered by its fear of light. No grue has ever seen by the light of day and few have survived its fearsome jaws to tell the tale.
> turn off lamp
It is now pitch dark.
DoD is slightly surprising, but hints at their arrogance - they believe they are superior and no one would be able to crack them.
I wonder who this bunch was. I work for a defense contractor, and none of the machines in the building which are on our internal classified network are connected in any way to the outside world. I'm posting this from my unclass PC.:)
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You don't need more votes than anybody else, you need over 50% of the vote, period.
Er, actually, you only need more votes than anyone else. Clinton was elected with less than 50% of the popular vote.
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Can anybody else think of better, more necessary things to do with those billions of TAX dollars? Yeah, like build more Seawolf-class attack submarines, which go for about 2.5 billion each. Fortunately we only have 3. :)
Ah, Pascal's Wager rears it's head again.
What's absurd about it?
Er, yes it is. There's mountains of evidence that the earth is a lot older than 6000 years. Unless the Creator has a sick sense of humor and just made it to look old.
Difference being: the science "clergy", to use your terminology, even though it's wrong, actually went out and researched their facts. The religious clergy gets it out of a book. Exactly *which* books depends on which religion you're talking about, of course.
Um. What do you think your memory chips are built from?
Oh I dunno. I never carried more than a couple notebooks with me, and I didn't have to worry about breaking them in my backpack.
Also, I find (personally!) that writing stuff down by hand allows me to retain the information better than if I'm typing it. Similarly with writing papers, at least the shorter ones. I always prefer to write it out by hand first, scribbling in changes as I go before I type it in. Maybe I'm just a weirdo. :)
Plus I liked to doodle and write disparaging remarks about the prof in the corners in the pages. :)
Yeah. I was never required to have a graphing calculator in college (thank God), and I used my trusty $20 TI-34 that I bought for high school. I still use it. It's held up well, probably because it actually had a metal front plate. :)
Agreed. Anyway, I got through a BS in Computer Engineering with no computer of my own (couldn't afford one). Mind you, the CSE department had two labs of 50 or so Sun workstations, so I didn't have to use the public machines unless I had to type a paper or something.
Yes, you are *allowed* to. The question is: *Can* you?
From what I have seen on the Washington Beltway, the answer for most people is "no". :-b
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It's worse than that. These days you pay real $$ and you don't even get a real copy of Windows. You get a "Recovery CD" instead; so you can't even do a clean install if you want/have to. :-b
And? I loved seeing the re-releases of Ep 4/5/6 in the theaters as much as I did the first time. I also mostly enjoyed Ep 1 (modulus Jar-jar).
But then, I still watch Bug Bunny cartoons too. Who said you have to grow up? :)
Hmm, I must have it good then. I sling code for a living, and the only time I work more than 40 hrs a week is when I'm trying to make up the hours if I took some time off. :) Oh, and if I do work more than 40, I get paid for it (at regular rate, not overtime, but it's still nice).
I'm not sure *why* people work 60 hour weeks? Are you trying to get ahead? Brownie points? My advice: when the clock hits 5, leave. You might get to enjoy life more and you won't have a heart attack when you're 35.
Funny, I think drawing the graphs by hand *makes* you focus on the ideas. Graphing calculators just give you a meaningless picture. *shrug*
Yeah, but to get a long exposure, the telescope has to track the object as the earth rotates, which means it has to be able to move.
Also, normal telescopes don't "see anything outside their lattitude" either. Last time I checked, they don't move any more than mercury-based mirrors do. ;>
Well, the building doesn't move, but the telescope can tilt up and down.
Yes, this is the problem. :)
Well, it's doesn't work that way. :)
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Well, no. :) Answer this question: How come the sun is not pulling in the earth?
If something gets thrown into the black hole then it's gone, but things can orbit a black hole like they can orbit anything else with mass.
Also, and I may be in the minority here, I think Aqua is just plain butt-ugly and hard on the eyes. *shrug*
Not true. There were clues for the fluff and the tea/no tea puzzles. I think you could "consult guide about fluff" and "consult guide about intelligence", which would give you a nudge. :)
> what is a grue A grue is a sinister, lurking presence in the dark places of the earth. Its favorite diet is adventurers, but its insatiable appetite is tempered by its fear of light. No grue has ever seen by the light of day and few have survived its fearsome jaws to tell the tale. > turn off lamp It is now pitch dark.
I wonder who this bunch was. I work for a defense contractor, and none of the machines in the building which are on our internal classified network are connected in any way to the outside world. I'm posting this from my unclass PC. :)
Er, actually, you only need more votes than anyone else. Clinton was elected with less than 50% of the popular vote.
This is the funniest thing I've seen this week. And I *am* an American and graduated from an American Football Factory... er... University.