For a good book, read 'Mining the Sky'. It discusses the obstacles that need to be overcome, and also illustrates the immense effect asteroid mining can have on our world.
New advances in ultrasonic drilling is reducing the complexity of asteroid sampling devices, and vaccuum smelting processes are being actively pursued. These, plus the scientific observations afforded by the Shoemaker-NEAR spacecraft will make it possible to avoid paying $10,000+ a lb to carry the materials needed to build tomorrows space colonies and industrial space presence.
The types of missions people pay the most attention to are the warm and fuzzy ones like J. Glenn's return to space and the Mars Pathfinder. The missions that will provide the best return on our investment in the future are the Cassini's, the SOHOs, and the Shoemaker-NEAR. They may not be as flashy as a remote control car driving a few feet on Mars, but they provide the type of rock-hard scientific data that's needed to get us into space for keeps....and being in space for keeps means removing eggs from the basket, which helps our chances at survival.
We live, for better or worse, in a world in which "market economy" is a euphemism for "greed is good." The FSF doesn't consider itself a part of the open source movement because it sees open source as using free software to pander to greed rather than replace it. But the fact remains that many of the companies dealing primarily with free software have yet to turn a profit, including those like Red Hat that are run in the conventional hierarchical style.
It's an illusion. The floor is pressing against your feet. The radial acceleration in circular motion is always
directed towards the center of the motion.
When you are turning
a corner in a car, it seems like you are being pushed to the side
away from the center. Actually, your inertia is tending to
keep you going in a straight line and your car is accelerating
towards the center of the curve.
The acrimony between ICANN and its legions of critics is as thick as the peanut butter on a two-year-old's sandwich. Truth is, ICANN has manufactured most of its own troubles, starting with a stupefying bent toward secrecy, while pledging to operate in a spirit of consensus and transparency.
The school district in question isn't censoring Internet access with any sort of censorware product (they use teachers to monitor what students are accessing), and the parent would like to prove that the students are accessing porn sites.
MS & Sun are talking as if it's the dawn of the PC era again, with each trying to create something akin to Windows -- a dominant development platform. My guess is that the Internet era will involve so many different kinds of services, applications, and delivery mechanisms that there won't be any one answer. Rather, we'll see a number of different choices, all forced to work together. That will free you to choose a platform based on the kind of tools and scalability you're interested in.
Ok, what have we learned from Campaign 2000 - First, the media is irresponsible. The early projection of Florida was idiocy at its finest. This election was and is still too close to call, yet the media egos want to be the first one to call the winner, as if anyone cares who called it first. I think the media needs to examine the use of exit polls, and also needs to get back to reporting raw numbers.
Second, every vote counts, every vote. Those who did not vote have no right to complain about the outcome
Third, how hard is it to vot? I am having a hard time buying the fact that people were confused by the ballot layout. I have taken a look and it seemed pretty easy to me. I also have a hard time believing that elderly voters, who presumably have been casting their vote for years, all of the sudden have become too feeble to understand how a simple voting machine works.
Finally, I think the Electoral College needs a second look. Majority rules, and the popular vote should be the determining factor.
Regardless of the outcome, I think the media needs to report the facts, and not speculate on possible outcomes.
Hello, my name is jd, but you can call me linuxgod, cause I'm the coolest. I am suffering from rare and deadly diseases, poor scores on final exams, lack of sexual activity, and fear of being kidnapped and executed by anal electrocution.
Momma says if I finish this term at the trade school, she'll send me to the Big City, where I can get a job polishing knobs at an electronic computer company. In no time, I'll work my way up to a good job, so I can send some cash back to Mississippi & buy my sister back from her pimp.
Anyways, please visit my website & see how kewl I am. If you sign my guestbook, I'll be sure & forward it to Momma at the institution.
IANAL.
The school probably will back him, so unless you have an ulterior motive (you're looking for some publicity), or have the money & time to prove a point), I can't imagine it's worth your trouble.
But...
If you just want the information out there, you could certainly post it anonymously (RTFM).
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New advances in ultrasonic drilling is reducing the complexity of asteroid sampling devices, and vaccuum smelting processes are being actively pursued. These, plus the scientific observations afforded by the Shoemaker-NEAR spacecraft will make it possible to avoid paying $10,000+ a lb to carry the materials needed to build tomorrows space colonies and industrial space presence.
The types of missions people pay the most attention to are the warm and fuzzy ones like J. Glenn's return to space and the Mars Pathfinder. The missions that will provide the best return on our investment in the future are the Cassini's, the SOHOs, and the Shoemaker-NEAR. They may not be as flashy as a remote control car driving a few feet on Mars, but they provide the type of rock-hard scientific data that's needed to get us into space for keeps.
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I see a FuckedCompany in the making.
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When you are turning a corner in a car, it seems like you are being pushed to the side away from the center. Actually, your inertia is tending to keep you going in a straight line and your car is accelerating towards the center of the curve.
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The Founding Fathers also rejected the idea of women & blacks voting.
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Second, every vote counts, every vote. Those who did not vote have no right to complain about the outcome
Third, how hard is it to vot? I am having a hard time buying the fact that people were confused by the ballot layout. I have taken a look and it seemed pretty easy to me. I also have a hard time believing that elderly voters, who presumably have been casting their vote for years, all of the sudden have become too feeble to understand how a simple voting machine works.
Finally, I think the Electoral College needs a second look. Majority rules, and the popular vote should be the determining factor.
Regardless of the outcome, I think the media needs to report the facts, and not speculate on possible outcomes.
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Actually, he is still a founding member. For the time being, anyway.
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Momma says if I finish this term at the trade school, she'll send me to the Big City, where I can get a job polishing knobs at an electronic computer company. In no time, I'll work my way up to a good job, so I can send some cash back to Mississippi & buy my sister back from her pimp.
Anyways, please visit my website & see how kewl I am. If you sign my guestbook, I'll be sure & forward it to Momma at the institution.
Thanks a bunch! You guys at
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