When you've got a solar sail many kilometers on a side, you're not at all worried about holes from even medium-large (think basketball) sized meteors.
Interacting with something that far away is just not gonna happen. Keep in mind that once the signal comes from the spacecraft and is received by the ground station, the spacecraft is already FAR past the article of interest, and moving at Ludicrous Speed (tm). Turning around for another look is not an option. Imagine trying to make a cannonball go back for another look. : )
Think about it this way. You've got a target free to move in two dimensions sitting on a pool table. Roll pool balls at said target. The direction of travel of the target will vary depending on the angle of the target to the incoming track of the pool ball. The pool ball will rebound off the target (angle of incidence equals angle of reflection) and the target will move away from the impact in the direction of the bisector of the angle of the ball's incoming and outgoing tracks. Cornfused yet? : )
Most sails (unless you're running directly away from the wind with your main on one side and your jib on the other, or using a spinnaker) work by the Bernoulli effect...they're airfoils. Solar sails are pure Newtonian kinematics...f=ma.
I've never downloaded a product I can hold in my left hand from the Internet. I think Mr. Nugent is a bit confused. Either that, or he's got the matter transmitter I want so badly...
Note the subtle use of the left hand (called "sinister" in Latin) to connote the inherint evil, punishable by eternal damnation to the blackest pits imaginable by RIAA executives, of downloading music. These people would be funny if they weren't so damn serious.
By definition, music publication corps are NOT musician friendly or fair. They DO mind us downloading...they just want their pound of flesh which they will not share with the artists in any meaningful way.
Apple's G4 Cube does this. However, if you think about it, including a fan does not change the heat generation properties of the computer. If your system cools itself by convection, that doesn't mean that it generates less heat...just that it's more cleverly designed.
Except for this one.
"In Disney's case, it makes extensive use of Extreme Network's Black Diamond Gigabit Ethernet network switches with about 45 separate dual runs of fiber from the central control area to outlying buildings."
So you think they put it in the box, never having even booted up the program. Nobody in the company had ever SEEN the app on the screen, right? I think that's silly. Are there other users of the program who didn't comply with the license? Sure! But they at least had the decency to refrain from reselling it.
So you don't equate slimy, underhanded behaviour with Wrong? I didn't say it was illegal, but how can you say that they weren't taking advantage of the author? How can you argue that taking advantage of people is not Wrong?
Did the company send the writer an email telling them how they liked the program? No. Therefore, they were breaking the terms of the license.
The way the suit at the company dodged around the issue, trying to argue that the program wasn't very good, so they shouldn't compensate the author, is pretty damn slimy.
OK. We'll set it up so that everybody who wants to put up a web page asks YOU whether it's worthwhile or not. Hope you've got some spare time. What's your email address again?
If I invent a widget, and give it to people out of the goodness of my heart, and some schlock takes my widget and starts selling it for profit, that's Wrong. Somebody is taking advantage of my good nature. How can you possibly think this is justified?
The author doesn't want to make a buck, he wants to protect his work from being exploited.
Nonsense. How much tax money comes from the telecommunications industry, whose overwhelming growth is a direct consequence of space exploration and technology? Compare that to NASA's annual budget, and stop whining. If you think you'd get money back from the gov't. if NASA went away, think again.
As poorly run as NASA is these days (not surprising considering their pathetic budget), they still accomplish some amazing feats. It's one of the few parts of the government that actually works as designed.
I wasn't "not listening", you didn't say that. You lashed out with a poorly constructed argument, not being at all specific which of my contentions you were disputing.
If you don't want to have a civil discussion, fine. Just don't be surprised when you don't get anywhere with your poor debating skills.
A miniscule percentage of ANY population decides to take out other people. My point still stands: If a person is pushed to the breaking point by harassment, then a) killing oneself b) killing others and c) doing both are all symptoms of the same problem. You're the one trying to make an issue of the relative sizes of these groups, which is totally irrelevant to my point.
Dude, ease down. Nobody's accusing you of anything. Take a deep breath!
ALL of the shooters in the recent school "massacres" complained of being harassed at school. ALL teen suicides complain of ostracism and harassment at school. How is it that you do not see that there must be a common denominator here?
Someone who kills themself is by definition, a "killer". There's a very narrow line between "I'm going to kill myself" and "I'm going to take all of these assholes to hell with me".
Any given web site may espouse a certain political or sociological viewpoint, but there are arbitrarily large numbers of web sites. Hell, Slashcode is open source...if you don't like what you find out there, make your own!
The Internet is about niches. It's not about selling dishwasher detergent and Pepsi (although those companies would disagree), it's about selling imported Japanese giant robot models and European release CDs. Markets that are too small to survive in any geographic region can be profitably addressed by the Internet. The same goes for ideas...the pre-digested pap can be replaced by discussion, collaboration, and exploration. Moreover, the mere fact that there are millions of voices speaking is far preferable to the monoculture popular media we're putting up with now. If all the voices start sounding alike, that's not necessarily bad...consensus does not limit freedom, but hollering one message from one source in everybody's ears 24/7 does.
This is EXACTLY what the original design docs for UO looked like. It's still an interesting game concept, but it's going to be terrifically hard to realize into a fun game.
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When you've got a solar sail many kilometers on a side, you're not at all worried about holes from even medium-large (think basketball) sized meteors.
Interacting with something that far away is just not gonna happen. Keep in mind that once the signal comes from the spacecraft and is received by the ground station, the spacecraft is already FAR past the article of interest, and moving at Ludicrous Speed (tm). Turning around for another look is not an option. Imagine trying to make a cannonball go back for another look. : )
Think about it this way. You've got a target free to move in two dimensions sitting on a pool table. Roll pool balls at said target. The direction of travel of the target will vary depending on the angle of the target to the incoming track of the pool ball. The pool ball will rebound off the target (angle of incidence equals angle of reflection) and the target will move away from the impact in the direction of the bisector of the angle of the ball's incoming and outgoing tracks. Cornfused yet? : )
Most sails (unless you're running directly away from the wind with your main on one side and your jib on the other, or using a spinnaker) work by the Bernoulli effect...they're airfoils. Solar sails are pure Newtonian kinematics...f=ma.
I've never downloaded a product I can hold in my left hand from the Internet. I think Mr. Nugent is a bit confused. Either that, or he's got the matter transmitter I want so badly...
Note the subtle use of the left hand (called "sinister" in Latin) to connote the inherint evil, punishable by eternal damnation to the blackest pits imaginable by RIAA executives, of downloading music. These people would be funny if they weren't so damn serious.
By definition, music publication corps are NOT musician friendly or fair. They DO mind us downloading...they just want their pound of flesh which they will not share with the artists in any meaningful way.
Apple's G4 Cube does this. However, if you think about it, including a fan does not change the heat generation properties of the computer. If your system cools itself by convection, that doesn't mean that it generates less heat...just that it's more cleverly designed.
Except for this one. "In Disney's case, it makes extensive use of Extreme Network's Black Diamond Gigabit Ethernet network switches with about 45 separate dual runs of fiber from the central control area to outlying buildings."
So you think they put it in the box, never having even booted up the program. Nobody in the company had ever SEEN the app on the screen, right? I think that's silly. Are there other users of the program who didn't comply with the license? Sure! But they at least had the decency to refrain from reselling it.
So you don't equate slimy, underhanded behaviour with Wrong? I didn't say it was illegal, but how can you say that they weren't taking advantage of the author? How can you argue that taking advantage of people is not Wrong?
Did the company send the writer an email telling them how they liked the program? No. Therefore, they were breaking the terms of the license.
The way the suit at the company dodged around the issue, trying to argue that the program wasn't very good, so they shouldn't compensate the author, is pretty damn slimy.
No. Door locks would be like filters if the company who manufactured the lock was the one who allowed or disallowed entrance to the facility.
I know what you mean about locks on church doors. Mine does the same thing, and I feel the same way.
Try to explain that to a high-school English teacher. : )
OK. We'll set it up so that everybody who wants to put up a web page asks YOU whether it's worthwhile or not. Hope you've got some spare time. What's your email address again?
The author didn't release it under the GPL.
If I invent a widget, and give it to people out of the goodness of my heart, and some schlock takes my widget and starts selling it for profit, that's Wrong. Somebody is taking advantage of my good nature. How can you possibly think this is justified?
The author doesn't want to make a buck, he wants to protect his work from being exploited.
"I hate ALL political parties"
"It bothers me to see a blanket statement against any group."
Do I need to draw a diagram here?
Nonsense. How much tax money comes from the telecommunications industry, whose overwhelming growth is a direct consequence of space exploration and technology? Compare that to NASA's annual budget, and stop whining. If you think you'd get money back from the gov't. if NASA went away, think again.
As poorly run as NASA is these days (not surprising considering their pathetic budget), they still accomplish some amazing feats. It's one of the few parts of the government that actually works as designed.
Dude, I think blunt trauma would do the job, don't you? I mean, it's a MOUSE...I stun 'em and feed 'em to my snakes all the time.
Think "Irish Potato Blight". Genetic diversity good. Monoculture bad.
I wasn't "not listening", you didn't say that. You lashed out with a poorly constructed argument, not being at all specific which of my contentions you were disputing.
If you don't want to have a civil discussion, fine. Just don't be surprised when you don't get anywhere with your poor debating skills.
A miniscule percentage of ANY population decides to take out other people. My point still stands: If a person is pushed to the breaking point by harassment, then a) killing oneself b) killing others and c) doing both are all symptoms of the same problem. You're the one trying to make an issue of the relative sizes of these groups, which is totally irrelevant to my point.
Dude, ease down. Nobody's accusing you of anything. Take a deep breath!
ALL of the shooters in the recent school "massacres" complained of being harassed at school. ALL teen suicides complain of ostracism and harassment at school. How is it that you do not see that there must be a common denominator here?
Are you arguing my definition of "killer"?
I'm saying that the kind of despair that leads to one can also lead to the other. Is that so hard to imagine?
If I'd resolved to die, I'd just as soon take out my tormentors with me. Doesn't that make sense? Why not?
Someone who kills themself is by definition, a "killer". There's a very narrow line between "I'm going to kill myself" and "I'm going to take all of these assholes to hell with me".
Hmmm...how about "Fans Upholding Britney Against RIAA". It's got to be the best acronym ever. : )
Pay attention. "The same goes for ideas...the pre-digested pap can be replaced by discussion, collaboration, and exploration." quoth my original post.
Any given web site may espouse a certain political or sociological viewpoint, but there are arbitrarily large numbers of web sites. Hell, Slashcode is open source...if you don't like what you find out there, make your own!
The Internet is about niches. It's not about selling dishwasher detergent and Pepsi (although those companies would disagree), it's about selling imported Japanese giant robot models and European release CDs. Markets that are too small to survive in any geographic region can be profitably addressed by the Internet. The same goes for ideas...the pre-digested pap can be replaced by discussion, collaboration, and exploration. Moreover, the mere fact that there are millions of voices speaking is far preferable to the monoculture popular media we're putting up with now. If all the voices start sounding alike, that's not necessarily bad...consensus does not limit freedom, but hollering one message from one source in everybody's ears 24/7 does.
This is EXACTLY what the original design docs for UO looked like. It's still an interesting game concept, but it's going to be terrifically hard to realize into a fun game.