IANAOMS, but I think that for the mirror to be stable at an orbit closer than Venus, it would have to move faster than Venus. If it moved at the same angular velocity as Venus, but was closer in, I think it would be unstable and eventually fall into the Sun. A series of shields in stable orbit around Venus, each a couple of thousand square km, might work better... Cooling the atmosphere is certainly a requirement, but I think that you would need to remove the CO2 before you saw additional benefit. You would also need to remove the SO2 and figure out what to do about the 92 atmospheres of pressure at the surface to make it livable...
Knowing what NSA does, this Super Data Center would be used to spy, filter and record all the calls redirected it to by AT&T.
So, now we have an American agency, operating within America, and recording American telephone conversations without oversight of law.
Turn this to your advantage. Whenever you're away from home, call the NSA and ask if you have any messages.
Well, you just found the secret to their 'power savings' method. They're not building a new facility, they're taking an old one and enabling SpeedStep or Cool'n'Quiet on all of the processors. Just like that, they get 60-70% power savings!
They sat and read the script while I stood there,...
Right there is where his credibility goes out the window. As if anyone would believe that TSA agents could read something as convoluted and complex as a comic book in a time span that someone could remain standing in, not to mention completely missing his flight (and probably his return flight). Next time try something believable, like "The sat and read the title to the script while I stood there, I could tell what they were reading by the way their mouths slowly opened and closed with each letter...", or "They sat and colored in my script while I stood there...", or at least something that's not so laughable.
Maybe she would have some luck trying to tack on a charge of identity theft, for the principal submitting the 'editorial' using her name? It seems increasingly easy to throw that type of charge at someone these days.
Or maybe some type of fraud? If the statute of limitations hasn't run out. Of course, IANAL. I hope at the least the school board reviewed the actions of the principal.
From what I've heard, most people voted for a Star Trek marathon, not LOTR. The Guardian Council denies anything is wrong with the vote count, despite the official count being 17 billion votes for LOTR vs -8 for Star Trek.
Another possible factor is that the university may have been far from his house. Going to the community college at least would let him have two more years of normal home life. Especially, as you said, when much of the classwork is the same. Also, there are some community colleges which have programs designed to funnel students into a program at a university, and have classes which meet the same standards.
That only (barely) meets objective 1, and fails to meet objectives 2-6. This solution will probably not be considered. (Ignoring that as a preventive measure it is probably more effective than any of the after-the-fact solutions he is looking for. Also ignoring that it's not a solution he can implement.)
Does the fire department actually come out when he calls them? I would bet they don't appreciate being abused that way. Also, do you have to let the landlord in with the fireman?
Yes, if the speed of sound in the stick is faster than the speed of light in vacuum. Otherwise no. Please do not rephrase and ask about a stick 99 million light years long, or any other extreme length.
I wonder how many pirate attacks we never hear about, because the pirates are never heard from again? I wouldn't be surprised if at least one cargo ship crew had managed to get the best of pirates attacking them, sent them to the bottom, and decided it was in their best interest to keep quiet about it.
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I think you'll find that trying to convince him is a lost cause...
IANAOMS, but I think that for the mirror to be stable at an orbit closer than Venus, it would have to move faster than Venus. If it moved at the same angular velocity as Venus, but was closer in, I think it would be unstable and eventually fall into the Sun. A series of shields in stable orbit around Venus, each a couple of thousand square km, might work better... Cooling the atmosphere is certainly a requirement, but I think that you would need to remove the CO2 before you saw additional benefit. You would also need to remove the SO2 and figure out what to do about the 92 atmospheres of pressure at the surface to make it livable...
Knowing what NSA does, this Super Data Center would be used to spy, filter and record all the calls redirected it to by AT&T. So, now we have an American agency, operating within America, and recording American telephone conversations without oversight of law.
Turn this to your advantage. Whenever you're away from home, call the NSA and ask if you have any messages.
Well, you just found the secret to their 'power savings' method. They're not building a new facility, they're taking an old one and enabling SpeedStep or Cool'n'Quiet on all of the processors. Just like that, they get 60-70% power savings!
They sat and read the script while I stood there,...
Right there is where his credibility goes out the window. As if anyone would believe that TSA agents could read something as convoluted and complex as a comic book in a time span that someone could remain standing in, not to mention completely missing his flight (and probably his return flight). Next time try something believable, like "The sat and read the title to the script while I stood there, I could tell what they were reading by the way their mouths slowly opened and closed with each letter...", or "They sat and colored in my script while I stood there...", or at least something that's not so laughable.
Maybe she would have some luck trying to tack on a charge of identity theft, for the principal submitting the 'editorial' using her name? It seems increasingly easy to throw that type of charge at someone these days. Or maybe some type of fraud? If the statute of limitations hasn't run out. Of course, IANAL. I hope at the least the school board reviewed the actions of the principal.
There was no need to worry, the sites were pre-Slashdotted. Which, ironically, is what the actual story is about.
Except in Iran, a "hanging chad" is a guy named Chad who complained about the government...
(at least the pollen I'm allergic to) ...
(that's near me) ...
(umm, but maybe not too near me...)
From what I've heard, most people voted for a Star Trek marathon, not LOTR. The Guardian Council denies anything is wrong with the vote count, despite the official count being 17 billion votes for LOTR vs -8 for Star Trek.
I wonder if this is going to cause any trouble...
Another possible factor is that the university may have been far from his house. Going to the community college at least would let him have two more years of normal home life. Especially, as you said, when much of the classwork is the same. Also, there are some community colleges which have programs designed to funnel students into a program at a university, and have classes which meet the same standards.
Some of the movies made recently reek so bad I would worry about them permanently damaging the poor dogs nose.
That only (barely) meets objective 1, and fails to meet objectives 2-6. This solution will probably not be considered. (Ignoring that as a preventive measure it is probably more effective than any of the after-the-fact solutions he is looking for. Also ignoring that it's not a solution he can implement.)
The bigger, more serious, question remains: "You are in space! Why are you watching DVDs?"
Maybe they just got the DVD set for Cosmos?
Where else are you going to see cool stuff like that?
Or I just go back to my old method of peeing in the potted plants...
I believe him, no citation needed.
Does the fire department actually come out when he calls them? I would bet they don't appreciate being abused that way. Also, do you have to let the landlord in with the fireman?
Mods must be having a bad day, or just not reading TFA.
Maybe they're running low on oxygen too? That would actually explain a lot...
Maybe now that this is 'open' someone from China can post the floorplans for us to see?
and then smugly pulling the book from your shelf.
And how well does _that_ work with an e-book?
Well, people who respond to those ads do usually get screwed...
It doesn't get interesting until you get to base 42...
Yes, if the speed of sound in the stick is faster than the speed of light in vacuum. Otherwise no.
Please do not rephrase and ask about a stick 99 million light years long, or any other extreme length.
I wonder how many pirate attacks we never hear about, because the pirates are never heard from again? I wouldn't be surprised if at least one cargo ship crew had managed to get the best of pirates attacking them, sent them to the bottom, and decided it was in their best interest to keep quiet about it.
Tell them that all communications are being monitored by the NSA/CIA!
Or broadcast something really annoying (bad music, stock market reports, commercials- could even make some money!).