Not just wear. Traction. Most glasses are supercooled fluids, and will flow under pressure. That, plus the lower friction coefficients that will result from flowage, even on a micro-scale, may well be problematic for traffic in bad weather conditions. . .
1. What relevance is the grade on a course in "Meat Science" to the career of an executive who has successfully run a huge multinational corporation ?
2. Where is the Constitutional Authority for ANY research by the Government ? Article 1, Section 8 discusses Patents, protecting the research and discovery of private individuals. It does not mention funding research at all.
Except, of course, regulatory and fiscal authority for positions can be removed. And you get faced with a choice: retire, or accept the transfer to Adak, Alaska, Johnson Atoll, or other isolated outpost. . . Given the signals from the administration so far. . . they'd go there. Hell, even applying the "O'Rourke Budgetary Circumcision Principle" for a few years would LITERALLY decimate entire swaths of the bureaucracy. . .
. . . . that I was NOT hired by SWIFT, ~18 months ago. The atmosphere was almost clubby, and when I saw a few fairly obvious problems during the interview and tour, was told not to worry about it.
I'm guessing, that I would have found MUCH more, had I been hired. And based on the attitude, would have been told not to worry about THOSE, either.
I find, all too often, that all I need to watch is the trailer. As you noted, the massive levels of complete bullshit in movie marketing: amazing trailer, actual movie is "meh" at best.
And, of course, overpriced snacks, screaming kids, jerks talking on their phone.
Hell, people talking during movies: if I want to see that, I'll watch Mystery Science Theater, where at least the comments are funny. . . .
I honestly have not set foot in a theater for nearly a decade, and I don't miss it.
When the notice states that the "infringing file" was a Ubuntu ISO image. . . . . This was years ago, but I routinely use a VPN when getting images ever since. . .
. . . will continue to use VPNs and selective IP blocking to bypass it. I got particularly peeved when I got a nastygram from ComHell, because I was using BitTorrent to download Linux distro. . .
The first article mentions seawater intrusion: I suspect that if there were more crew, this would have been detected before it caused the propulsion system to become an 'engineering casualty'.
Pro Tip: you man combat ships based on combat requirements, meaning sufficient hands for damage control and major emergency repairs. The Zumwalt-class manning apparently does not take that into account. . .
Actually, I suspect she's counting on workable nanotech and cell repair machines. Of course, that assumes that the gestalt that is the human consciousness is (1) written to brain tissue, and (2) sufficiently distinctive that it can be recovered.
If, on the other hand, the human mind is the equivalent of a bootable runtime, the best that's recoverable is a human, but the memories and personality would be gone. And until the tech is available, it's a crapshoot. On the other hand, she was dead already. . .
2. Again, they may hate us, or they may not. Hell, they might worship the cyborged head of Bill Gates. Again, time will tell.
3. Cryo may not work NOW, because we lack the tech to successfully reverse it. Cryo **may** be the best currently-available method of maintaining structure as much as possible after death, but generally causes severe enough damage to be un-recoverable, with current tech. But this young lady isn't counting on current tech, she's counting on FUTURE tech. And she was dying anyway, so what's the worst that would happen ? She'd STAY dead. . .
Every been in ANY Federal or State office building? Walked past one? Chances are, you're on file.
And, BTW, Post Offices are included. Just because the US doesn't have the level of panopticon surveillance that, for example, the UK has, does not mean that it's not sufficient. . .
Slashdot Mirror
Not just wear. Traction. Most glasses are supercooled fluids, and will flow under pressure. That, plus the lower friction coefficients that will result from flowage, even on a micro-scale, may well be problematic for traffic in bad weather conditions. . .
. . . .it's not like Apple has a good record on SSL/TLS. Heck, other reports are noting that the Apple Store itself re-directs https connects to vanilla http connections.
This is NOT Rocket Science. . . .
Yes, it means you look at the data that supports your position, and ignore any contrary data.
Like, for example, that the planet is STILL in an Ice Age, and is merely between Continental Glacial Advances. Which are due Real Soon Now*
(* "Real Soon Now" is in geologic terms, meaning anytime in the next 10,000 or so years. . .. )
Really ? Kindly explain why it gets cooler on a cloudless night. Heat RADIATES, after all. . .
Just to be contrary:
1. What relevance is the grade on a course in "Meat Science" to the career of an executive who has successfully run a huge multinational corporation ?
2. Where is the Constitutional Authority for ANY research by the Government ? Article 1, Section 8 discusses Patents, protecting the research and discovery of private individuals. It does not mention funding research at all.
Law School, and Politics ??
. . . . .where, if you're lucky, 10-15% of proceeds actually go to the cause. . . .
China **ALREADY** targeted me, and ~22 million of my associates. You might recall the OPM Hack ?
Except, of course, regulatory and fiscal authority for positions can be removed. And you get faced with a choice: retire, or accept the transfer to Adak, Alaska, Johnson Atoll, or other isolated outpost. . . Given the signals from the administration so far. . . they'd go there. Hell, even applying the "O'Rourke Budgetary Circumcision Principle" for a few years would LITERALLY decimate entire swaths of the bureaucracy. . .
. . . . that I was NOT hired by SWIFT, ~18 months ago. The atmosphere was almost clubby, and when I saw a few fairly obvious problems during the interview and tour, was told not to worry about it.
I'm guessing, that I would have found MUCH more, had I been hired. And based on the attitude, would have been told not to worry about THOSE, either.
Dodged a bullet, methinks. . .
Pros: absolutely amazing skills and knowledge in one constrained area of software security.
Cons: Wanted a ridiculous salary for it, while currently making high 70s (was looking for half a million)
Dammit, Scotty man, we need more redshirts, I mean, CONTRIBUTORS, now. . . .
So, Star Citizen, writ large ??
He has a valid strategery:
1. Have life plan.
2. Make comment on internet discussion board.
3. ???
4. Profit !!!
I find, all too often, that all I need to watch is the trailer. As you noted, the massive levels of complete bullshit in movie marketing: amazing trailer, actual movie is "meh" at best.
And, of course, overpriced snacks, screaming kids, jerks talking on their phone.
Hell, people talking during movies: if I want to see that, I'll watch Mystery Science Theater, where at least the comments are funny. . . .
I honestly have not set foot in a theater for nearly a decade, and I don't miss it.
When the notice states that the "infringing file" was a Ubuntu ISO image. . . . . This was years ago, but I routinely use a VPN when getting images ever since. . .
. . . will continue to use VPNs and selective IP blocking to bypass it. I got particularly peeved when I got a nastygram from ComHell, because I was using BitTorrent to download Linux distro. . .
Think of it as Evolution in Action. Those who use their apps while driving, will tend to remove themselves from the gene pool. . .
Me ? I use two apps: the Google Maps/GPS for driving, and the voice app for controlling it. ..
One of the ideas tried out in the Zumwalt-class is a high level of automation. As a result, the crew is ~140. Other US Destroyer classes (Spruance, Arleigh Burke) have crews of roughly 340.
The first article mentions seawater intrusion: I suspect that if there were more crew, this would have been detected before it caused the propulsion system to become an 'engineering casualty'.
Pro Tip: you man combat ships based on combat requirements, meaning sufficient hands for damage control and major emergency repairs. The Zumwalt-class manning apparently does not take that into account. . .
Actually, I suspect she's counting on workable nanotech and cell repair machines. Of course, that assumes that the gestalt that is the human consciousness is (1) written to brain tissue, and (2) sufficiently distinctive that it can be recovered.
If, on the other hand, the human mind is the equivalent of a bootable runtime, the best that's recoverable is a human, but the memories and personality would be gone. And until the tech is available, it's a crapshoot. On the other hand, she was dead already. . .
. . . .are documents that require a signature. Which get signed, and then scanned to PDF. . . .
Come now, Slashdot is ENTIRELY paperless. . .
1. They may, and they may not. Time will tell.
2. Again, they may hate us, or they may not. Hell, they might worship the cyborged head of Bill Gates. Again, time will tell.
3. Cryo may not work NOW, because we lack the tech to successfully reverse it. Cryo **may** be the best currently-available method of maintaining structure as much as possible after death, but generally causes severe enough damage to be un-recoverable, with current tech. But this young lady isn't counting on current tech, she's counting on FUTURE tech. And she was dying anyway, so what's the worst that would happen ? She'd STAY dead. . .
Every been in ANY Federal or State office building? Walked past one? Chances are, you're on file.
And, BTW, Post Offices are included. Just because the US doesn't have the level of panopticon surveillance that, for example, the UK has, does not mean that it's not sufficient. . .
Let's see. . . most of Corporate America. Pretty much, every Federal, Military, and State desktop. Most small businesses. . . .