How is this going to work? When an astronomical object is visible to a telescope in South Africa, its not going to be visible to a telescope in Australia. I thought the idea of this was to have the whole array looking at the same thing in the sky.
Of course it could be good for getting 24/7 coverage of some event or 'message' from aliens like in Contact...
Never mind the drivers that are killed, because they are texting etc, what about those that are killed or injured by them, who are innocent? (ie the pedestrians and people in the vehicles they collide with. ) They are the ones we should be concerned about.
For one thing the skin on my wrist is sensitive to some metals and I get dermatitis Also, I have been working for most of the past 25 years in jobs where I have had to wash my hands a lot, most recently as a Nursing Assistant.
So I prefer a clip watch, pocket watch or one around my neck (like a stopwatch)
A writst watch is generally too small to have a big enough screen and controls for all the tech stuff that you have on a smartphone
And many of the features of tech watches don't serve any purpose where I live. (eg tide times, altitude, dept, oxygen remaining in scuba tank) we don't have any oceans or mountains in MN
Has anybody read a short story called "A Subway named Moebius" - I forget the name of the author but it was included in several anthologies of classic SF
It wasn't called Mercedes back then, but Daimler and Benz did produce the first internal combustion "horseless carriages"
However the first self propelled vehicle was made by a Frenchman, Cugenot (or something like that) a century earlier - it was steam powered and had 3 wheels. (I think it was a bit top heavy with its large boiler, and overturned and killed the driver, thus making the first fatal automobile accident.
It was the other way round, Iraq attacked first. The western countries suggested to Saddam that Iran would be weak after the revolution, with most of the top generals removed (since they were loyal to the Shah) and the army was in disarray . However the revolutionary guard fought the Iraqis to a standstill. Saddam (and the west) didn't count on the willingness to fight and die of Shia fanatics.
Starship Enterprise implies FTL capability. (And some sort of shuttles to land on planets, I don't think "transporters" are going to be practical for a long time. (And weapons should not be included, sincw any advanced species we meet are almost certainly going to be way ahead in technology...
Actually in the USA its 3 rights make a left. (Since turning right you (often) don't have to give way. In the UK they drive on the left side of the road and the left turn would be the one that doesn't cross oncoming traffic, so there, 3 lefts make a right.
Since the have laws banning incandescent bulbs because they are inneficient, when are they going to do something about the large incandescent light source 92 million miles away? Not only is it inefficient, it is the major cause of global warming.
(PK so there might be some issues of jurisdiction, but the owner of said light source (Oracle) is in this country...
Having a submarine as the flagship seems really silly. The Flagship is where the admiral runs the fleet from. While it has often been the biggest ship in the fleet (or task force) like a carrier or battleship, the main needs are for communication. (and of course room for the admiral and his staff) A sub is not going to be effective as a flagship since it is underwater and out of contact a lot of the time.
There aren't many Spitfires still flying, and I am sure that there are many air museums and old plane enthusists that wouyld want one. I am originally from New Zealand, andoften get asked "Do you have Hurricanes in New Zealand" and of course my answer is, No, but we still have a couple of Spitfires, a Corsair and a Mustang and a Sea Fury... I don't know if Sir Tim Wallis is still alive, but the Warbirds in the South Island woulld jump at the chance of getting more Spit's The Mustang may have been tyhe best fighter of WWII but the Spitfire looked more beautiful.
Anyway Adolf Galland once asked Goering for a Squadron of Spitfires during the Battle of Britain.
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Did anybody else read that as "WebOS Enya team"
How is this going to work? When an astronomical object is visible to a telescope in South Africa, its not going to be visible to a telescope in Australia. I thought the idea of this was to have the whole array looking at the same thing in the sky.
Of course it could be good for getting 24/7 coverage of some event or 'message' from aliens like in Contact...
Mobile workers work longer hours than workers in other cities in Alabama.
That was 70 years ago, these days the enemy is "The Axis of Evil" (North Korea, Iran, Syria)
Although Mitt thinks that the biggest enemy is "the Soviet Union" - I guess he was asleep in 1989)
The term Sci-Fi has been deprecated. Its now SyFy and has no relation to Science Fiction
I have never read any of her books, but she does have her books published by Baen, so you can get the eBooks at a reasonable price
Never mind the drivers that are killed, because they are texting etc, what about those that are killed or injured by them, who are innocent? (ie the pedestrians and people in the vehicles they collide with. ) They are the ones we should be concerned about.
I don't wear a wrist watch yiu insensitive clod!
For one thing the skin on my wrist is sensitive to some metals and I get dermatitis
Also, I have been working for most of the past 25 years in jobs where I have had to wash my hands a lot, most recently as a Nursing Assistant.
So I prefer a clip watch, pocket watch or one around my neck (like a stopwatch)
A writst watch is generally too small to have a big enough screen and controls for all the tech stuff that you have on a smartphone
And many of the features of tech watches don't serve any purpose where I live. (eg tide times, altitude, dept, oxygen remaining in scuba tank) we don't have any oceans or mountains in MN
Has anybody read a short story called "A Subway named Moebius" - I forget the name of the author but it was included in several anthologies of classic SF
It wasn't called Mercedes back then, but Daimler and Benz did produce the first internal combustion "horseless carriages"
However the first self propelled vehicle was made by a Frenchman, Cugenot (or something like that) a century earlier - it was steam powered and had 3 wheels. (I think it was a bit top heavy with its large boiler, and overturned and killed the driver, thus making the first fatal automobile accident.
30 years ago. in the Falkland Islands.(this very month I believe.
"Syria hasn't started any wars that I know of""
I'm guessing you weren't born in 1973. Egypt and Syria both attacked Israel. They attacked on the Yom Kippur holy weekend.
"* North Korea is ruled by a dictator who oppresses his people but hasn't started any wars."
It was the current leaders grandfather that started the Korean war back in 1950. BTW they have a truce, but the war hasn't officialy ended.
"* Iran hasn't started any wars"
They have persecuted people of certain religions ever since the Islamic revolution
It was the other way round, Iraq attacked first. The western countries suggested to Saddam that Iran would be weak after the revolution, with most of the top generals removed (since they were loyal to the Shah) and the army was in disarray . However the revolutionary guard fought the Iraqis to a standstill. Saddam (and the west) didn't count on the willingness to fight and die of Shia fanatics.
When I went to school, integers included negative numbers. Of course that may have changed.
Hear Hear
And could we also stop using -athon as a suffix for fund raising events lasting 24 hours.(Marathon was a place you know)
Speilberg thought of communicating using musical notes 35 years ago
"there is no goal to reach the next star."
That hardly makes it a "starship" then does it?
A starship implies interstellar travel
Starship Enterprise implies FTL capability. (And some sort of shuttles to land on planets, I don't think "transporters" are going to be practical for a long time.
(And weapons should not be included, sincw any advanced species we meet are almost certainly going to be way ahead in technology...
Theres plenty of unused spectrum higher up, UV, X-ray, gamma ray...
A spitball is a very effective weapon if it is travelling fast enough' .99c
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I think it was a quote from the Forever War...
Actually in the USA its 3 rights make a left. (Since turning right you (often) don't have to give way.
In the UK they drive on the left side of the road and the left turn would be the one that doesn't cross oncoming traffic, so there, 3 lefts make a right.
Since the have laws banning incandescent bulbs because they are inneficient, when are they going to do something about the large incandescent light source 92 million miles away? Not only is it inefficient, it is the major cause of global warming.
(PK so there might be some issues of jurisdiction, but the owner of said light source (Oracle) is in this country...
But it started boiling before we started watching it.
So Boil's law is not broken.
The Version number doubles every 18 months
Having a submarine as the flagship seems really silly.
The Flagship is where the admiral runs the fleet from. While it has often been the biggest ship in the fleet (or task force) like a carrier or battleship, the main needs are for communication. (and of course room for the admiral and his staff)
A sub is not going to be effective as a flagship since it is underwater and out of contact a lot of the time.
Does this mean we are going to be overun with Pak Protectors.
There aren't many Spitfires still flying, and I am sure that there are many air museums and old plane enthusists that wouyld want one.
I am originally from New Zealand, andoften get asked "Do you have Hurricanes in New Zealand" and of course my answer is, No, but we still have a couple of Spitfires, a Corsair and a Mustang and a Sea Fury...
I don't know if Sir Tim Wallis is still alive, but the Warbirds in the South Island woulld jump at the chance of getting more Spit's
The Mustang may have been tyhe best fighter of WWII but the Spitfire looked more beautiful.
Anyway Adolf Galland once asked Goering for a Squadron of Spitfires during the Battle of Britain.