Thank you AC for pointing out the obvious. Since Iran and North Korea share missile technology, you can assume what one can do, the other can do. This Slashdot story was different. There was a directive to keep an animal alive. This knowledge and ability to keep that monkey safe for the trip gives me hope. I'm not going to apologize for focusing on the positives. Eat shit, coward.
Actually, Discovery serves as the "Vehicle of Record" among the retired shuttles. Atlantic & Endevour have donated a lot more parts to the SLS program.
“If using components off of the orbiters can help that happen, then we’re all for that, so I think we came to a good compromise in the sense of pretty much leaving Discovery as the vehicle of record. We didn’t take as much out of Discovery, but then we are taking out of Endeavour and Atlantis those components so that we can help SLS, so I think it was a good compromise between the programs.”
The key to Twitter is this: If you follow people that you don't find interesting, you won't find Twitter interesting. If you're picky about who you follow, it can be an information junkie's best friend.
Please mod up this kind soul who gets it. Twitter is a Swiss Army Knife. Don't complain about the toothpick when you should be using the scissors. Use the tool how you like.
I was at a Blackberry event earlier this week (stuffed myself mad with shrimp, clams & crab legs!) and noticed that the Playbook could run multiple environments and not just BB6. One of the other environments was Webkit. Well Chrome is made from Webkit and on Monday I got a CR-48 from Google so I asked the guy if the Playbook would be able to run ChromeOS. He hemmed and hawed and I interjected that I had to ask something good because my boss was in the crowd. He ended up telling the crowd to watch for upcoming news about what exactly the Playbook could run.
Why would the stronger hardware aspect of the PS3 all of the sudden start attracting gamers away from the 360?
The trouncing would come due to the PS3's stronger horsepower being reflected in games while the X360 games stagnate. Since there is 'room to grow' in terms of BR versus DVD discs and SPUs to be tapped on the PS3, it is more future-proofed than the X360. As Microsoft wants to recoup development costs for the Xbox consoles, they will stick with the X360 longer which will make the PS3 look more and more favorable.
I first heard about the case being dismissed on NPR on April 1st. I was assuming it was an April Fool's Day gag that all the news outlets were picking up.
"When my parents built their house 29 years ago the ISDN and cable stopped 2 blocks away. Now 30 years later how far is it? Why 2 blocks away, of course!
Nobody has laid any lines or upgraded shit around here in years because it might hurt the short term stock price if they actually spent a dime"
Sorry bro, tell that to my 20/5 FIOS connection at home.
After 30 years, perhaps you should move from your parents home so you can have better internet connectivity?:)
YES! I'd want to brag about my LED backlit LCD screen and she'd say "AWESOME! Let me look at it" and then I'd let her look at it, admire it... maybe even put her hands on it.
The full extent of the operational abilities of the non-function sat aren't known. Maybe they didn't need it anymore and just powered it off. Plus, it is still the Russian's responsibility to keep track of their space objects and maybe even warn others there might be a collision. Maybe they'll issue an apology, who knows? We don't know what exactly happened except that this is a shame and shoulda/coulda been avoided. Littering space is fearful and could be even more 'impactful' (ha!) in the future.
Was this really bound to happen? I always assumed that when nations put stuff in space, they always included a way to make it de-orbit and burn up in the atmosphere. Littering space is dumb. Can someone please be less politically correct and put some blame on the non-operational Russian sat? Iridium Satellite should file a claim against the Russians. How come a "conjunction analysis" isn't done for all of the objects they're tracking in space? Does there need to be a "Tracking@Home" app for the ps3? In any case, I have a new development idea for the techno-thriller I'm writing... in the future nobody has satellites because of space terrorism. Or maybe I'll start an orbital mechanics company whose job it is to clean up debris and old crap around Earth.
Funny, I kinda wrote about this in my song "Starblazer"...
earthlings, knee deep in things
in orbit there's garbage rings
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Thank you AC for pointing out the obvious. Since Iran and North Korea share missile technology, you can assume what one can do, the other can do. This Slashdot story was different. There was a directive to keep an animal alive. This knowledge and ability to keep that monkey safe for the trip gives me hope. I'm not going to apologize for focusing on the positives. Eat shit, coward.
Congrats Iran!
Actually, Discovery serves as the "Vehicle of Record" among the retired shuttles. Atlantic & Endevour have donated a lot more parts to the SLS program.
“If using components off of the orbiters can help that happen, then we’re all for that, so I think we came to a good compromise in the sense of pretty much leaving Discovery as the vehicle of record. We didn’t take as much out of Discovery, but then we are taking out of Endeavour and Atlantis those components so that we can help SLS, so I think it was a good compromise between the programs.”
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2012/03/vehicle-record-sls-discovery-mps/
Obligatory post of my "Particle Business" music video shot at Fermilab
http://youtu.be/oaG6umMkbxg
The key to Twitter is this: If you follow people that you don't find interesting, you won't find Twitter interesting. If you're picky about who you follow, it can be an information junkie's best friend.
Please mod up this kind soul who gets it. Twitter is a Swiss Army Knife. Don't complain about the toothpick when you should be using the scissors. Use the tool how you like.
@funky49
I was at a Blackberry event earlier this week (stuffed myself mad with shrimp, clams & crab legs!) and noticed that the Playbook could run multiple environments and not just BB6. One of the other environments was Webkit. Well Chrome is made from Webkit and on Monday I got a CR-48 from Google so I asked the guy if the Playbook would be able to run ChromeOS. He hemmed and hawed and I interjected that I had to ask something good because my boss was in the crowd. He ended up telling the crowd to watch for upcoming news about what exactly the Playbook could run.
I was amused.
and I should know... I'm the rapper!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaG6umMkbxg
There is no placebo effect. I just get mad at a button not doing as its marked.
Why would the stronger hardware aspect of the PS3 all of the sudden start attracting gamers away from the 360?
The trouncing would come due to the PS3's stronger horsepower being reflected in games while the X360 games stagnate. Since there is 'room to grow' in terms of BR versus DVD discs and SPUs to be tapped on the PS3, it is more future-proofed than the X360. As Microsoft wants to recoup development costs for the Xbox consoles, they will stick with the X360 longer which will make the PS3 look more and more favorable.
Also, eat yogurt while you are wandering around. Just like Michael Westin from Burn Notice. :)
Just as long as they don't make a movie out of that ET the Extra-Terrestrial Atari game. That one sucked!
Thanks Joe Biden!
I first heard about the case being dismissed on NPR on April 1st. I was assuming it was an April Fool's Day gag that all the news outlets were picking up.
"When my parents built their house 29 years ago the ISDN and cable stopped 2 blocks away. Now 30 years later how far is it? Why 2 blocks away, of course!
Nobody has laid any lines or upgraded shit around here in years because it might hurt the short term stock price if they actually spent a dime"
Sorry bro, tell that to my 20/5 FIOS connection at home.
After 30 years, perhaps you should move from your parents home so you can have better internet connectivity? :)
funky49
It's happened before.
It will happen again.
(BSG reference FYI)
YES! I'd want to brag about my LED backlit LCD screen and she'd say "AWESOME! Let me look at it" and then I'd let her look at it, admire it... maybe even put her hands on it.
So did the people with the dead sat tell the people with the living sat?
The full extent of the operational abilities of the non-function sat aren't known. Maybe they didn't need it anymore and just powered it off. Plus, it is still the Russian's responsibility to keep track of their space objects and maybe even warn others there might be a collision. Maybe they'll issue an apology, who knows? We don't know what exactly happened except that this is a shame and shoulda/coulda been avoided. Littering space is fearful and could be even more 'impactful' (ha!) in the future.
Was this really bound to happen? I always assumed that when nations put stuff in space, they always included a way to make it de-orbit and burn up in the atmosphere. Littering space is dumb. Can someone please be less politically correct and put some blame on the non-operational Russian sat? Iridium Satellite should file a claim against the Russians. How come a "conjunction analysis" isn't done for all of the objects they're tracking in space? Does there need to be a "Tracking@Home" app for the ps3? In any case, I have a new development idea for the techno-thriller I'm writing... in the future nobody has satellites because of space terrorism. Or maybe I'll start an orbital mechanics company whose job it is to clean up debris and old crap around Earth.
Funny, I kinda wrote about this in my song "Starblazer"...
earthlings, knee deep in things
in orbit there's garbage rings
Sir,
You are so awesome and I'm so glad the mother of your child was willing to go along with the picture.
mmm, i was making a joke... tough guy.
I didn't know my humor was too dry for slashdot. Yes, circle was a euphemism for box. It's a bit idiotic to think I wouldn't be in her circle.
I'm VZ for work and home. My girlfriend is Alltel. Now I don't have to worry about not being in her circle!
Dear sir,
You need to buy a new couch... or get a bean bag chair or something.
linky to the flyer - and it's a damn good flyer