it is precisely what you asked. i quoted you word for word.
Will we ever intentionally send out a beacon advertising our existence
not the same as a radio beacon.
you didn't say "radio" beacon. and yes, that is interesting. makes you wonder why we can't see our own earth in near-distant space, if we're actually looking at objects in the past.
Will we ever intentionally send out a beacon advertising our existence, knowing that it would likely take 100 years or more before any potentially inhabited planet would receive it? And if we do think there's other life out there, do we really trust it enough to tell it where we are?
there's only one star in the whole universe. the universe appears to have more stars because it is has a multi-faceted inside wall -- like an inside-out disco ball -- with each facet being a crazy, warped funhouse-style mirror. this happens to be one of the few mirrors with the least amount of warp. ain't that a bitch?
hehe i like this. the steering wheel i'm thinking of is the one that still exists because the article only mentions stereo and GPS systems. i can't imagine google's self-driving car will ever integrate iCar software from apple. we'll have to wait for asus to make a car and integrate google play instead.
the feature i want most in a self-driving car: the ability to choose a pleasant, serene video of nature or something else i like, to playback on the insides of all windows in the event of a certain fatal crash... like if i'm falling off a cliff, can i see parachuting video? can i get a flash of white light and the soothing voice of god, right before i actually experience it?
If ten pounds of anything can get onto a plane by the simple expedient of bribery, please explain again why adult travelers, but not children, must remove their shoes as they stand massed in an unsecured part of a typical U.S. aiport.
as a slashdotter, the rest of us slashdotters presume that you're a more-than-competent physicist, chemist, biologist, astronomer, economist, engineer, gamer, proofreader, and Dr. Who/BSG/Star Trek/Star Wars/Matrix/LOTR archivist. if you're not, someone who is will pull your card.
plus, isn't sophomore college physics, like, a facebook app or something by now?
sure, rage quit a game, throw the mic across the room and realize the plug didn't come with it, and pretty soon you're wearing headphones around the side of your head over your mouth.
yeah, i believe that. you have a track record of misunderstanding the obvious. you get the whoosh because you failed to understand what the writer of TFA meant when he said the endless loop continued after the tv was turned off. only a pure idiot would assume the tv was capable of producing anything without power. no great leap of logic to assume the obvious: the tv was turned back on to reveal the endless loop.
as for capitalization, ever heard of e. e. cummings? my lack of capitals at the start of sentences, or for arbitrary proper names/acronyms, is a stylistic choice that i consciously make, which is also obvious to most people. boy, there's a lot of stuff you just don't get, isn't there? life must be especially difficult for someone as confused as you.
you can't name a single doctor that knows shit about nutrition. but they can give you an allergy pill whose only side effects are: anal bleeding, eczema, depression/suicidal thoughts (presumably an effect of the bloody shit-covered shingles on your ass), and death (presumably an effect of the depression). no reputable person who knows a single thing about nutrition would legalize aspartame as a "food additive" (that's right, originally classified as a poison until lobbyists fixed that).
if you're interested in becoming healthy (or healthier) skip the doctor, go to the gym, and speak to a personal trainer. don't even ask about exercises yet, just ask about food and nutrition. they will have lots more to say than your doctor, guaranteed.
anyone else wonder why anyone gives a shit what a young person thinks about young programmers? consider the source, and not just because it's the zuckerfish.
we get your point, but advice about not watering in the afternoon is almost always on the same list as turn off the water when you brush, along with sweep your driveway instead of hosing it down and wait til your dishwasher is full to run it.
Said Brennan's father, also John Brennan, when reached by KATU News Tuesday night: "This is quite a shock. He hasn't been under any stress that I know of. He's never really under any stress. He works for a computer company in California. He does something with the Internet, which is just kind of mystical to me. This is quite a surprise."
what a horrible show. they're so full of their namesake, it's worse than mythbusters. when they do get it right it's because they're a broken clock, not because they have any clue what the scientific method is.
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Will we ever intentionally send out a beacon advertising our existence
not the same as a radio beacon.
you didn't say "radio" beacon. and yes, that is interesting. makes you wonder why we can't see our own earth in near-distant space, if we're actually looking at objects in the past.
Will we ever intentionally send out a beacon advertising our existence, knowing that it would likely take 100 years or more before any potentially inhabited planet would receive it? And if we do think there's other life out there, do we really trust it enough to tell it where we are?
the answer is yes. a long time ago.
don't know how to break this to you so i'll just say it... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyager_Golden_Record
there's only one star in the whole universe. the universe appears to have more stars because it is has a multi-faceted inside wall -- like an inside-out disco ball -- with each facet being a crazy, warped funhouse-style mirror. this happens to be one of the few mirrors with the least amount of warp. ain't that a bitch?
hehe i like this. the steering wheel i'm thinking of is the one that still exists because the article only mentions stereo and GPS systems. i can't imagine google's self-driving car will ever integrate iCar software from apple. we'll have to wait for asus to make a car and integrate google play instead.
the feature i want most in a self-driving car: the ability to choose a pleasant, serene video of nature or something else i like, to playback on the insides of all windows in the event of a certain fatal crash... like if i'm falling off a cliff, can i see parachuting video? can i get a flash of white light and the soothing voice of god, right before i actually experience it?
but then the underpants gnomes will stop stealing them and the cycle will break
no, they'll say you were holding the steering wheel the wrong way
sounds like umbrella corporation type shit
If ten pounds of anything can get onto a plane by the simple expedient of bribery, please explain again why adult travelers, but not children, must remove their shoes as they stand massed in an unsecured part of a typical U.S. aiport.
you're misinformed:
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http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/trending-now/tsa-under-fire-mistreatment-7-old-girl-cerebral-164507761.html
and this from earlier today on
http://politics.slashdot.org/story/12/04/26/0352242/tsa-defends-pat-down-of-4-year-old-girl
the guy who thinks voyager soil samples show signs of bacterial life will know whether he's right or wrong by then.
as a slashdotter, the rest of us slashdotters presume that you're a more-than-competent physicist, chemist, biologist, astronomer, economist, engineer, gamer, proofreader, and Dr. Who/BSG/Star Trek/Star Wars/Matrix/LOTR archivist. if you're not, someone who is will pull your card.
plus, isn't sophomore college physics, like, a facebook app or something by now?
sure, rage quit a game, throw the mic across the room and realize the plug didn't come with it, and pretty soon you're wearing headphones around the side of your head over your mouth.
no problem, dude, i'm a total dick if i'm awake at all! :D really though, i don't even exist, which is great ... so i got that going for me.
mind if i steal that arkell vs pressdram line?
lol
I don't think that means what you think it means.
yeah, i believe that. you have a track record of misunderstanding the obvious. you get the whoosh because you failed to understand what the writer of TFA meant when he said the endless loop continued after the tv was turned off. only a pure idiot would assume the tv was capable of producing anything without power. no great leap of logic to assume the obvious: the tv was turned back on to reveal the endless loop.
as for capitalization, ever heard of e. e. cummings? my lack of capitals at the start of sentences, or for arbitrary proper names/acronyms, is a stylistic choice that i consciously make, which is also obvious to most people. boy, there's a lot of stuff you just don't get, isn't there? life must be especially difficult for someone as confused as you.
you're the only one who misread it. whoosh, sir. whoosh to thee.
you can't name a single doctor that knows shit about nutrition. but they can give you an allergy pill whose only side effects are: anal bleeding, eczema, depression/suicidal thoughts (presumably an effect of the bloody shit-covered shingles on your ass), and death (presumably an effect of the depression). no reputable person who knows a single thing about nutrition would legalize aspartame as a "food additive" (that's right, originally classified as a poison until lobbyists fixed that).
if you're interested in becoming healthy (or healthier) skip the doctor, go to the gym, and speak to a personal trainer. don't even ask about exercises yet, just ask about food and nutrition. they will have lots more to say than your doctor, guaranteed.
you're paying even if they don't die.... and your point is????
anyone else wonder why anyone gives a shit what a young person thinks about young programmers? consider the source, and not just because it's the zuckerfish.
we get your point, but advice about not watering in the afternoon is almost always on the same list as turn off the water when you brush, along with sweep your driveway instead of hosing it down and wait til your dishwasher is full to run it.
Said Brennan's father, also John Brennan, when reached by KATU News Tuesday night: "This is quite a shock. He hasn't been under any stress that I know of. He's never really under any stress. He works for a computer company in California. He does something with the Internet, which is just kind of mystical to me. This is quite a surprise."
Laughing My Fucking Ass Off
nah Andrew Luck had a neckbeard. http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images_root/article/media_slots/photos/000/325/620/138058937_crop_340x234.jpg?1328443701
this is more like a unix programmer circa 1983, sans the epic conan hair. http://www.sikharchives.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/richard_stallman_free_software_foundation_founder.jpg
exhibit A: slashdot user comments
this should get 5 for Funny, and 5 for Insightful.
what a horrible show. they're so full of their namesake, it's worse than mythbusters. when they do get it right it's because they're a broken clock, not because they have any clue what the scientific method is.