Of course, by going the appeal route, they stand to have to pay out more money. And if their appeal is denied, there will then be a storm on the horizon for them, for this case has become very high profile now and if word gets out to the general populace that they are vulnerable, the wolves will surely show up at the door. So what seems like a pittance now will grow with each new case they lose and try to appeal. It will only take two or three more cases like this I think before the tide begins to turn against them. I made a joke yesterday about them having to borrow money from SCO, but given the scope of what they are trying to do and the number of people they are trying to do it to, they could find themselves in deeper than they wished
Many people like to claim that lightspeed is a hard-and-fast limit, and that it's impossible to travel faster. 150 years ago people thought it was impossible to fly in a machine that was heavier than air.
I don't like the impossible flight thing because there clearly were things heavier than air that still flew- birds. But today there isn't anything comparable that goes FTL. But yeah, we don't know what we don't know.
I have heard of people that lost the first three years of their childs digital photos due to a "computer failure".
Holy crap. You need to tell them to turn in their geek cards. They have failed their families. This is equivalent to the guys who turn to the bottle, or run away with some random ho'. You can't play around with this kind of stuff! Who cares about a random computer or two, they are easy to replace, but personal data---it's priceless! Makes me ill just thinking about it. *breathes into paper bag*.
The posts in this thread remind me why I like Linux so much. Look at all the trouble to deal with anti-piracy stupidity. Sure, Linux users will go back and forth about editing arcane configuration files but this stuff is asinine.
That gives us a net time advantage for any given comet of no more than about 500 million years. That sounds like a lot, but in reality it really isn't that big a span
That's funny, I was just thinking it doesn't sound like a lot, but that in reality it is a huge time span;)
You know, when I think back to my very first tinkerings with electronic devices, I can remember things just like this, disassembling things and re-assembling just for fun.
I take my hat off to you, sir. I only remember disassembling things for fun;)
I think I speak for a lot of folks when I say you will have to pry the power-of-2 meaning of standard SI prefixes when used for information capacity from my cold dead fingers!
Even the mini-itx boards run about 16W under load. Geode boards with a lot less performance and fewer features consume around 12W. I'd say the via stuff is not bad.
If the system is moving to charging unhealthy people more, isn't this just going to break the insurance system altogether? Why not just cut the bureaucracy and charge people per visit?
Experience with ABS systems on cars indicates that it encourages drivers to brake more aggressively.
You know, this reminds me of those huge displays they put on the side of the road which measure and display your speed, and alongside it the speed limit.
They had one at my college campus, my buddy holds the record of 95 in a 30:)
I don't think you got his point. The issue is not with driving on straight roads. The issue is reacting to a sudden curve. Slowed reaction times = notice the curve too late = must turn harder to correct = must steer back to correct the overcorrection => weaving.
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You would be too if you had to use rubbing alcohol for mouthwash!
...welcome in advance our glossary-posting overlords!
*waits for his Interesting*
Last I checked, there was plenty of time travel in Star Trek ;)
Many people like to claim that lightspeed is a hard-and-fast limit, and that it's impossible to travel faster. 150 years ago people thought it was impossible to fly in a machine that was heavier than air.
I don't like the impossible flight thing because there clearly were things heavier than air that still flew- birds. But today there isn't anything comparable that goes FTL. But yeah, we don't know what we don't know.
The posts in this thread remind me why I like Linux so much. Look at all the trouble to deal with anti-piracy stupidity. Sure, Linux users will go back and forth about editing arcane configuration files but this stuff is asinine.
AC from the original post, is that you?
it will be the end of NASA.
Or the end of the space shuttle, which wouldn't be such a bad thing.
You don't joke. I heard Microsoft is looking into just buying them out.
*buys some SCO*
*waits for gullibility effect to kick in*
I think I speak for a lot of folks when I say you will have to pry the power-of-2 meaning of standard SI prefixes when used for information capacity from my cold dead fingers!
Such as?
Even the mini-itx boards run about 16W under load. Geode boards with a lot less performance and fewer features consume around 12W. I'd say the via stuff is not bad.
Folks, it's a trap! Don't test this by looking into lens-less laser diodes!
Hand lasers! Dude, that's a huge advance. +5 to ground defenses, can make a big difference in early game.
If the system is moving to charging unhealthy people more, isn't this just going to break the insurance system altogether? Why not just cut the bureaucracy and charge people per visit?
What do you mean microscopic, all I see is my buddy's head with spider legs!
More like rule-based, event-driven programming. This is what happens when people don't get a proper technical education.
They had one at my college campus, my buddy holds the record of 95 in a 30
I bought an automatic!
*rimshot*
I don't think you got his point. The issue is not with driving on straight roads. The issue is reacting to a sudden curve. Slowed reaction times = notice the curve too late = must turn harder to correct = must steer back to correct the overcorrection => weaving.
They also weave to get the last bit of fuel into the intake, when they are running low.
(uranium is the most dense naturally occurring element in its pure form).
Hellooooo, osmium? Iridium?