It seems to me that searching for all these planets is a huge waste of money. Who is paying these scientists to look at wobbles of a star?? I say if the stars name can come directly from a license plate, then it isn't worth studying. I mean, the only proof of these existing are movements in stars detected by sensitive equipment. Well, if the equipment is so sensitive, then how do we know it's not detecting someone walking next to it and shaking the ground just enough for the telescope itself to move? It just seems like a waste to me.
Just because the technology is available doesn't mean it's *readily* available. Look at.18-micron chips. IBM is the only company that can make them on a somewhat consistent basis. They have about a 90% yield when it comes to making them. All other companies have about a 50% yield, if that. So just because a company can produce one working chip, that doesn't mean it will be able to efficiently produce enough to start selling. It could take 10 years for them to come up with a better process of producing them.
You're forgetting, mp3's themselves are not illegal. Napster can be said to be a file-sharing program for legal mp3's. If the people that use Napster use it for illegal purposes, that can hardly be blamed on Napster itself. Hypothetically speaking, if someone uses a cutco knife to stab somebody, should cutco be held responsible?
I don't know what the RIAA is complaining about anyways. From 1998-1999, when Napster really took off in popularity, the RIAA sold 10.8% more CD's, and they even increased the price of the average CD by 12.3%. What this says is that Napster makes it possible for people to "test out" different bands without having to pay $18 for a CD before they know if they'll like it. So in general, people's music tastes are expanding due to Napster. How is that unethical? Is it immoral to open people up to different kinds of music then they normally listen to?
Violence is only a problem with immature children who don't get a good enough education from their parents. Forget education in schools, because that's a bunch of crap. Children need guidance from parents (a realistic education, so to speak), otherwise they'll be dilluted to violence and be more prone to commit violent acts themselves.
Asteroids was and always will be a classic (forgive the play on words). It took me several hours of searching online before finding the original version to download. I don't like it when people make variations on classic games, they are never as good.
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It seems to me that searching for all these planets is a huge waste of money. Who is paying these scientists to look at wobbles of a star?? I say if the stars name can come directly from a license plate, then it isn't worth studying. I mean, the only proof of these existing are movements in stars detected by sensitive equipment. Well, if the equipment is so sensitive, then how do we know it's not detecting someone walking next to it and shaking the ground just enough for the telescope itself to move? It just seems like a waste to me.
Just because the technology is available doesn't mean it's *readily* available. Look at .18-micron chips. IBM is the only company that can make them on a somewhat consistent basis. They have about a 90% yield when it comes to making them. All other companies have about a 50% yield, if that. So just because a company can produce one working chip, that doesn't mean it will be able to efficiently produce enough to start selling. It could take 10 years for them to come up with a better process of producing them.
You're forgetting, mp3's themselves are not illegal. Napster can be said to be a file-sharing program for legal mp3's. If the people that use Napster use it for illegal purposes, that can hardly be blamed on Napster itself. Hypothetically speaking, if someone uses a cutco knife to stab somebody, should cutco be held responsible? I don't know what the RIAA is complaining about anyways. From 1998-1999, when Napster really took off in popularity, the RIAA sold 10.8% more CD's, and they even increased the price of the average CD by 12.3%. What this says is that Napster makes it possible for people to "test out" different bands without having to pay $18 for a CD before they know if they'll like it. So in general, people's music tastes are expanding due to Napster. How is that unethical? Is it immoral to open people up to different kinds of music then they normally listen to?
Violence is only a problem with immature children who don't get a good enough education from their parents. Forget education in schools, because that's a bunch of crap. Children need guidance from parents (a realistic education, so to speak), otherwise they'll be dilluted to violence and be more prone to commit violent acts themselves.
Asteroids was and always will be a classic (forgive the play on words). It took me several hours of searching online before finding the original version to download. I don't like it when people make variations on classic games, they are never as good.