Just like in Stephenson's "Snow Crash", there's essentially unlimited space to expand on the outskirts, but all the old clubs, cool stores, events, and "in crowd" people are located much closer together.
And the furthest reaches of the 'world' contain a secret government lab building WMD's?
B.)Nothing stops a malware writer in Richmond,VA from distrubuting via a computer in Portland, OR & getting the info stashed on a computer in St. Petersburg, Russia. Gotta love that global economy.
I don't see a problem with the criteria in our current system -
a.)born here or have gone through the process to become a citizen
b.)old enough to vote
c.)not currently serving a prison sentence or mentally unable to make decisions for yourself
I'm sorry to be snarky, but I've always had trouble getting past the "some people are more equal than others" logic with these thinkofthechildren issues...
I see it more that with rights come responsibilities. You aren't going to expect a five year old to be able to understand the political system & vote well. (The fact that many adults don't bother to is another issue.) So they don't get all the same rights until they've reached the age of majority.
Well, the zealotry of the ranting guy on the street is entertaining. As is a lot of the zealotry on/. . The only kind that really worries me is when it starts affecting commercial/political decision making processes.
The US Constitution was written is a different time. Because of this, it isn't quite as infected with the rampant legalism most current US laws are - to be more specific, the need to specify each & every point, down to the letter. It can be fairly safely assumed that anytime "the people" is used in the Consitution, what they actually meant was "full citizens of the United States."
It's also a treatment one would have to take for life, as it does nothing to cure malaria. Oh, and there's some member of the Plasmodium genus that have developed resistance to quinine, as well as the more expensive (and more effective) drugs.
Just give then a little more power and we'll see how just is the comparation.
My bet is that they'll become quiet with some 10% of the economy as tribute, so it is unfair.
Now, I'm not supporting the whole "RIAA=Nazi" thing. But I really hope you're kidding on this - throughout history, when a group that looked for power/money got some, they keep looking for more, and more, and more.
1.) The term 'deep space' isn't really applicable to Pioneer & Voyager. They're still barely outside the solar system.
2.) If their deflection off course was caused by a misunderstanding of gravity, the periods of the planets would have been determined to be incorrect - and if that were the case, then New Horizons would have either missed Jupiter completely or gotten a tad too close...
Face it, the laws being passed by democracies around the globe to 'defend ourselves from (terrorists who hate freedom/pedophiles who love nine year olds/teenagers who are just naughty' make it seem like fascism won the second game...
If the kinetic impact of high-speed protons is a high enough energy level, than a stream of positrons would do the trick nicely
What ever gave you that idea? A positron has the same charge as a proton, but much smaller and only 1/1836 the mass of the proton. It would be quite a challenge to get the same kinetic energy from positrons.
You don't need to - the whole point is that the positrons are going to be annihilate themselves & some of the electrons in the target cell, and therefore you need less mass & velocity to put the same amount of energy into the target.
Well, considering that the current crop of particle-beam based cancer treatments being developed is using a stream of protons. If the kinetic impact of high-speed protons is a high enough energy level, than a stream of positrons would do the trick nicely... and considering that PET is already used in medicine, I doubt the increase in the amount of positrons needed would be (that big of a) cost factor. (At least not compared to the cost of the actual trials.)
Well, it's been said that a fool and his money are soon parted... and it occurs to me there's more than enough people who believe in UFO's, angels, haunted houses, etc. Search-engine-wise, it's an untapped market.
I'd say that the government cannot require a license on their proceedings since their work is implicitly public domain (except when those darn national security requirements get in the way).
Technically, it's "even when", not "except". The difference is that classified material is not to be released to people without any approrpriate security clearance & a need to know. After all, when someone leaks classified info, they're not being charged under copyright law.
Nobody's talking about preventing them for broadcasting... but if you broadcast something that you hold the rights to, you surrender at least some portion of those rights.
You're forgetting... astronauts = military
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I'd figure with cases like this, they'd just keep her suspended without pay pending the outcome of the trial.
This can't be done, legally, because Capt. Nowak is a military officer. (As it says in the article, the reason NASA requested her transfer back the regular Navy is because they do not have the authority to use administrative measures against military members assigned to them.
Firing her sounds like NASA is taking a stand in what is probably an ongoing investigation . ..
This is actually pretty common in all things military. It doesn't take conviction of anything to remove an officer or enlisted person from a special position, like a commanding officer, executive officer, command representative, or even just a normal pilot. Even just being charged with something questionable usually results in the person being relieved of that position/command until the whole issue is sorted out. If they're found innocent, they might get another chance at it sometime later...
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And the furthest reaches of the 'world' contain a secret government lab building WMD's?
A.)The is one case, not the majority.
B.)Nothing stops a malware writer in Richmond,VA from distrubuting via a computer in Portland, OR & getting the info stashed on a computer in St. Petersburg, Russia. Gotta love that global economy.
I don't see a problem with the criteria in our current system -
a.)born here or have gone through the process to become a citizen
b.)old enough to vote
c.)not currently serving a prison sentence or mentally unable to make decisions for yourself
I see it more that with rights come responsibilities. You aren't going to expect a five year old to be able to understand the political system & vote well. (The fact that many adults don't bother to is another issue.) So they don't get all the same rights until they've reached the age of majority.Well, the zealotry of the ranting guy on the street is entertaining. As is a lot of the zealotry on /. . The only kind that really worries me is when it starts affecting commercial/political decision making processes.
The US Constitution was written is a different time. Because of this, it isn't quite as infected with the rampant legalism most current US laws are - to be more specific, the need to specify each & every point, down to the letter. It can be fairly safely assumed that anytime "the people" is used in the Consitution, what they actually meant was "full citizens of the United States."
No, with a stripper factory & a beer volcano.
True... but how does the cost of porting Oblivion compare to the cost of creating Gears of War? Or even Twilight Princess, for that matter.
Remember, once upon a time, when space was exciting & people wanted to learn about it, and send people there, and get some rocks back?
2.) If their deflection off course was caused by a misunderstanding of gravity, the periods of the planets would have been determined to be incorrect - and if that were the case, then New Horizons would have either missed Jupiter completely or gotten a tad too close...
Or if you installed it in one of those... ah... programmable marital aids... that might get used in a bed. Bedded, if you will.
Face it, the laws being passed by democracies around the globe to 'defend ourselves from (terrorists who hate freedom/pedophiles who love nine year olds/teenagers who are just naughty' make it seem like fascism won the second game...
How about the one where it's illegal to record something violent unless you're a journalist?
Fixed that for ya.
You don't need to - the whole point is that the positrons are going to be annihilate themselves & some of the electrons in the target cell, and therefore you need less mass & velocity to put the same amount of energy into the target.
Well, considering that the current crop of particle-beam based cancer treatments being developed is using a stream of protons. If the kinetic impact of high-speed protons is a high enough energy level, than a stream of positrons would do the trick nicely... and considering that PET is already used in medicine, I doubt the increase in the amount of positrons needed would be (that big of a) cost factor. (At least not compared to the cost of the actual trials.)
Since when did the phrase "made more sense" have anything to do with a good hack?
Although Hebrew National are definitely my favorite tasting hot dog, their 7-in-a-pack thing screws it up even more.
I mean, really, wouldn't xenology sound better?
Well, it's been said that a fool and his money are soon parted... and it occurs to me there's more than enough people who believe in UFO's, angels, haunted houses, etc. Search-engine-wise, it's an untapped market.
Technically, it's "even when", not "except". The difference is that classified material is not to be released to people without any approrpriate security clearance & a need to know. After all, when someone leaks classified info, they're not being charged under copyright law.
Nobody's talking about preventing them for broadcasting... but if you broadcast something that you hold the rights to, you surrender at least some portion of those rights.
This can't be done, legally, because Capt. Nowak is a military officer. (As it says in the article, the reason NASA requested her transfer back the regular Navy is because they do not have the authority to use administrative measures against military members assigned to them.
This is actually pretty common in all things military. It doesn't take conviction of anything to remove an officer or enlisted person from a special position, like a commanding officer, executive officer, command representative, or even just a normal pilot. Even just being charged with something questionable usually results in the person being relieved of that position/command until the whole issue is sorted out. If they're found innocent, they might get another chance at it sometime later...
I'm not going to claim any special insight into the writer's mind... but it would be a understandable response to the threat suggested by Mr. Ballmer.