Indeed, just because "Several Slashdot staff people are major Larry Niven fans", doesnt mean we *all* know he's the lead singer of Nivarna.
(p.s. not every person reading slashdot is a sci-fi fan, and even thsoe that are, some might prefer TV-scifi (trek, wars, bab 5), and not the books. I've read ringworld, but I dont connect authors and books - I have a lousy memory for that, same as a lousy memory for faces)
I fail to understand why the 13th ammendment (1. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.) doesnt apply?
Re:'Because We Can' good enough reason?
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How much fuel do you think it will take to drag an object, straight up, for the 100,000 km it would have to travel to get to the top? IIRC, Arround 60MJ/kg to geostationary orbit. A 10 tonne vehicle would thus need 600GJ or energy, or arround 1.7 million kwh. By comparrison the U.S. Produces 2 billion times as much electricty each year (3.8 million billion kwH) This would of course be delivered over, say, 5 days, or 432,000 seconds. 6E11/4.32e5 ~ 1.4E6W, thats a 1.4MW powerstation. Current domestic electric costs are arround 10 cents/kwH, so a 10 tonne vehicle would cost arround $170,000 to launch to geostationary. Thats assuming 100% efficency, of course, and no overheads etc. The real beauty is when you bring a vehicle back down. You get it all back! (again, ignoring efficency).
Remember the fuel is delivered by electricty, so theres no need to take millions of tonnes with you (which increases launch costs tremendously).
I havent even taken into account angular momentum either.
Digital TV in the UK is a PAL mpeg stream, normal resolution, but you can get about 5 channels in the space of one analog channel. Same with cable and sky.
HDTV, as posted elsewhere, isnt available in the UK, and dont hold your breath for it - we went for more channels instead of higher res, andsky dont even have 16:9 yet!
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If time had an arbitary value (lets set it at a low wage, say $10/hour), I'd cost me $80 to sleep, every night - over $2 million for my lifespan.
Just out of curiosity, how many people consider a 'fair' price point to be greater than $0.00
:p
Depends on the song. For Eminem and Maryln Manson, you'd have to pay me an awful lot to listen
There I was, diggin' 'iss 'ole
:p
I'll email it if you want
That doesn't make them planets though...they're just small asteroids with really small moons.
Thats no moon, it's a.... Well you know whats coming
No, but Uranus occasionally erupts! *ba boom*
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Thanks, I'll be here all night
Indeed, just because "Several Slashdot staff people are major Larry Niven fans", doesnt mean we *all* know he's the lead singer of Nivarna.
(p.s. not every person reading slashdot is a sci-fi fan, and even thsoe that are, some might prefer TV-scifi (trek, wars, bab 5), and not the books. I've read ringworld, but I dont connect authors and books - I have a lousy memory for that, same as a lousy memory for faces)
First I dindt make any comment about china, I believe you were talking about the guy above me.
second when will the U.S. get a president like Jack Ryan?
Hm, banana republic? Is that how you would describe a vibrant democracy.
It's what those people call any free state that supports or is supported by the U.S in any way, no matter how small.
Well, no. I dont live in the U.S.
I fail to understand why the 13th ammendment (1. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.) doesnt apply?
And--not being Captain Perfect--I have to say that getting drafted would still bother me a bit.
Isnt a draft against the constitution (slavery and all that malarky)?
but folding proteins actually helps people now.
But I have enough problems folding sheets!
They use extra strength bolts
But are they self-sealing stembolts?
How much fuel do you think it will take to drag an object, straight up, for the 100,000 km it would have to travel to get to the top?
IIRC, Arround 60MJ/kg to geostationary orbit. A 10 tonne vehicle would thus need 600GJ or energy, or arround 1.7 million kwh.
By comparrison the U.S. Produces 2 billion times as much electricty each year (3.8 million billion kwH)
This would of course be delivered over, say, 5 days, or 432,000 seconds. 6E11/4.32e5 ~ 1.4E6W, thats a 1.4MW powerstation.
Current domestic electric costs are arround 10 cents/kwH, so a 10 tonne vehicle would cost arround $170,000 to launch to geostationary.
Thats assuming 100% efficency, of course, and no overheads etc.
The real beauty is when you bring a vehicle back down. You get it all back! (again, ignoring efficency).
Remember the fuel is delivered by electricty, so theres no need to take millions of tonnes with you (which increases launch costs tremendously).
I havent even taken into account angular momentum either.
Actually It's doubled,
GDP - per capita:
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purchasing power parity - $1,580 (2001)
but still has over half it's people below the poverty line, and nearly 50% unemployment.
I'm guessing he was more concerned with the environmental impact
102 Dalmatians, 2000
really? choke in what way? /me *loads up address book of windows weenies*
The more you plan, the more can go wrong, thus the higher chance for failure
Really? I think you are lying, you later say
Murphy's Paradox... the more you plan, the more can go wrong, thus a greater chance of failure.
Same here, *MY* big monitor (14" generic cheapass one) is a lot bigger than my TV (7" black and white portable).
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Digital TV in the UK is a PAL mpeg stream, normal resolution, but you can get about 5 channels in the space of one analog channel. Same with cable and sky.
HDTV, as posted elsewhere, isnt available in the UK, and dont hold your breath for it - we went for more channels instead of higher res, andsky dont even have 16:9 yet!
The universities are purveyors of education, not filesharing. They won't jeopardise the first to provide the latter.
In my first year at Exeter, one of our assignments was to create "nappygator" - a music sharing program.
I am going to call tomorrow and find out if mine was hijacked
Being a good citizen, I'll do it for you
Everyone email their credit card details to me, seedy.ron@bobsden.com, and I'll check them against my list of stolen numbers
today. The finger pads on laptops for mouse movements is an example of apple's inventions.
Personally I prefer nipples
$87.70 in a whole weekend?! Never!
What about a floating platform?