I know where you're at, been watching the news of it all day, and there are 2 beautiful kids where I live too. (Maybe it's a bad idea to have guns in a house with such a troubled young man)
People need to be allowed to "get silly" sometimes, especially when bad things like this happen. It's a defense mechanism. Right now I can hear those 2 little girls running around, laughing and stomping the floor enough that some other tenant would make a noise complaint. To me it's the sound of happiness, and the world needs more of it. This star wars story allows slashdotters to let off some steam in a wacky way, and it's really not such a bad thing.:-)
And when it does get blown up, as we all know it will, would it be too much to ask for a more colorful explosion? I mean, what a letdown it was to see, especially the 2nd 'improved' deathstar, just white sparkly balls of light. (Might want to bring in the Grucci fireworks family here as an advisory panel.)
From the article: " The city's speed camera contractor, Xerox State and Local Solutions, says each potential citation goes through two layers of review to weed out any that have a deficiency, such as an illegible license plate.
Then a Baltimore police officer must review the citation before approving it for issuance to the vehicle owner. Each citation says the officer swears or affirms that the car was going at least 12 mph over the speed limit "based on inspection of the recorded images." The officer's signature is also printed."
They are purposely being crashed on the dark side of the moon so as not to contaminate previous mission sites.
"There will be no more extended missions, because Ebb and Flow are almost out of fuel. The spacecraft will crash into the lunar surface eventually, so the Grail team is bringing them down in a controlled fashion. (An uncontrolled crash would pose an eight-in-a-million risk of hitting a heritage site, researchers said.)
"This is all according to plan," Zuber said.
A little bit of science left
On Friday morning, mission managers will turn off Ebb and Flow's science instruments and order a maneuver that puts the probes on course for the rim of the crater, which sits at a latitude of 75.62 degrees north and a longitude of 26.63 degrees east.
On Monday, the low-flying spacecraft will hit the wall of rock head-on, at an angle of just 1 degree or so above the horizontal. The spacecraft will blast out small holes in the rim but leave little of themselves behind. " http://www.foxnews.com/science/2012/12/14/nasa-probes-readying-moon-crash/
Remember when people were screaming that Bush was the root of all evil? How's that whole Obama thing working out for you.
It wouldn't matter who's the temporary president anyway. President's come and go. All the big businesses and secret gov't agencies are there long before and long afterwards.
.And it turns out that THE one true religion is.... Mormon! Yes, it turns out that eternal life and salvation is only for those of you who picked Mormon, and Heaven is basically some guys walking around in polyester suits. I'm so sorry to everyone who picked another religion, but thanks for playing "You Bet Your Soul".
George Carlin on religion: When it comes to bullshit, big-time, major league bullshit, you have to stand in awe of the all-time champion of false promises and exaggerated claims, religion. No contest. No contest. Religion. Religion easily has the greatest bullshit story ever told. Think about it. Religion has actually convinced people that there's an invisible man living in the sky who watches everything you do, every minute of every day. And the invisible man has a special list of ten things he does not want you to do. And if you do any of these ten things, he has a special place, full of fire and smoke and burning and torture and anguish, where he will send you to live and suffer and burn and choke and scream and cry forever and ever 'til the end of time!
But He loves you. He loves you, and He needs money! He always needs money! He's all-powerful, all-perfect, all-knowing, and all-wise, somehow just can't handle money! Religion takes in billions of dollars, they pay no taxes, and they always need a little more. Now, you talk about a good bullshit story. Holy shit !
One theory is that another sun named 'Nemesis' is the cause of major extinctions every 26 million years. It's thought that Nemesis alters asteroid orbits enough to bombard the Earth.
"This hypothetical "death star" or "death companion" of the Sun has received a name: Nemesis. In the Greek mythology Nemesis was the spirit of divine retribution against those who succumb to hubris, vengeful fate personified as a remorseless goddess.
According to the hypothesis, Nemesis periodically (approximately every 26 million years) passes through a denser region of the Oort cloud, disrupting the orbits of comets, and sending millions of comets into the inner solar system and potential collision with the Earth.
But, many geologists are convinced that mass extinctions on Earth are not periodic, so they see no need for such a star. Nless, Richard Muller and his colleagues have embarked on the difficult search for a possible, dim companion to the Sun.":
I'm an Android user because I saw how costly owning Apple products would be. But if I were an Apple owner, paying a premium to be part of that elite clique, I'd be expecting the best of the best that's available. Not some second-rate beta maps app, that is not what I'm paying for (if I were an Apple user). IIWAAU, I'd be pissed.
Also, if electronic devices truly were capable of interfering with the plane's systems, you can be sure that they'd be collected before the flight left the ground.
"Those beasts paled in comparison to Ming the tiger, who was discovered living in a Manhattan apartment in 2003. Ming's owner, Antoine Yates, unwittingly alerted police to the tiger's existence when he showed up at a hospital with deep bite marks on his leg. Hospital officials didn't believe the story that a dog had caused the bite. When police went to check Yates' apartment, they heard growling through the door." Cops also found (what else?) an alligator in the guy's apartment.
Blame the submitter (me) for the confusion. I actually linked to Discover's take on the story, and copy/pasted from the Yahoo blog.
The reason being... I am (at times) using an older version Android smartphone to submit stories to Slashdot. Discover.com (and other more sophisticated sites) uses some copy blocking tech that prevents my phone from copying and pasting the text. So I used the text from the yahoo blog and linked to it in the body of my story submission while linking to Discover.com's story. I'm not up on what's legal to do, giving proper credit to all involved. It just seemed to me like it would be a cool little story/video for/.'ers to comment on.
I'm curious. How about doing a story on "A Typical Day in the Life of a Slashdot Editor"? Unless it's been done, it'd be helpful to understanding some things that happen on/. Or is it a case of, "Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain"?
Is that really your dog in the video? I keep parrots (although not at the moment) and they are my favorite pets, but I actually think a dog driving a car tops the parrot driving a cart. It would be hilarious if dogs could get driver licenses and drive around everywhere.
...What the heck do you want, Science to prove God Exists and invite him over for freaking tea?!?...
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Now that would be both interesting and difficult to accomplish for "Science", since it would involve scientists believing in something greater than themselves. It is much simpler and easier to proclaim, "God can't be proven! Pics or it doesn't exist!"
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People need to be allowed to "get silly" sometimes, especially when bad things like this happen. It's a defense mechanism. Right now I can hear those 2 little girls running around, laughing and stomping the floor enough that some other tenant would make a noise complaint. To me it's the sound of happiness, and the world needs more of it. This star wars story allows slashdotters to let off some steam in a wacky way, and it's really not such a bad thing. :-)
And when it does get blown up, as we all know it will, would it be too much to ask for a more colorful explosion? I mean, what a letdown it was to see, especially the 2nd 'improved' deathstar, just white sparkly balls of light. (Might want to bring in the Grucci fireworks family here as an advisory panel.)
Oh, just hire a roofer to nail a piece of plywood over it! Better yet, "space-plywood"!
From the article: " The city's speed camera contractor, Xerox State and Local Solutions, says each potential citation goes through two layers of review to weed out any that have a deficiency, such as an illegible license plate. Then a Baltimore police officer must review the citation before approving it for issuance to the vehicle owner. Each citation says the officer swears or affirms that the car was going at least 12 mph over the speed limit "based on inspection of the recorded images." The officer's signature is also printed."
If you suffer from motion sickness, do not see the 48fps version on a full stomach. You have been warned!
"There will be no more extended missions, because Ebb and Flow are almost out of fuel. The spacecraft will crash into the lunar surface eventually, so the Grail team is bringing them down in a controlled fashion. (An uncontrolled crash would pose an eight-in-a-million risk of hitting a heritage site, researchers said.) "This is all according to plan," Zuber said. A little bit of science left On Friday morning, mission managers will turn off Ebb and Flow's science instruments and order a maneuver that puts the probes on course for the rim of the crater, which sits at a latitude of 75.62 degrees north and a longitude of 26.63 degrees east. On Monday, the low-flying spacecraft will hit the wall of rock head-on, at an angle of just 1 degree or so above the horizontal. The spacecraft will blast out small holes in the rim but leave little of themselves behind. " http://www.foxnews.com/science/2012/12/14/nasa-probes-readying-moon-crash/
Remember when people were screaming that Bush was the root of all evil? How's that whole Obama thing working out for you.
It wouldn't matter who's the temporary president anyway. President's come and go. All the big businesses and secret gov't agencies are there long before and long afterwards.
Call me jaded, I kinda' figured that it's been being done for some time now anyway.
Nowadays, there are emulators and roms for just about every piece of older hardware, including the "Speccy". Here's a quickie google search link: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=US&ie=UTF-8&source=android-browser&q=zx+spectrum+emulator
George Carlin on religion: When it comes to bullshit, big-time, major league bullshit, you have to stand in awe of the all-time champion of false promises and exaggerated claims, religion. No contest. No contest. Religion. Religion easily has the greatest bullshit story ever told. Think about it. Religion has actually convinced people that there's an invisible man living in the sky who watches everything you do, every minute of every day. And the invisible man has a special list of ten things he does not want you to do. And if you do any of these ten things, he has a special place, full of fire and smoke and burning and torture and anguish, where he will send you to live and suffer and burn and choke and scream and cry forever and ever 'til the end of time!
But He loves you. He loves you, and He needs money! He always needs money! He's all-powerful, all-perfect, all-knowing, and all-wise, somehow just can't handle money! Religion takes in billions of dollars, they pay no taxes, and they always need a little more. Now, you talk about a good bullshit story. Holy shit !
http://rense.com/general69/obj.htm
"This hypothetical "death star" or "death companion" of the Sun has received a name: Nemesis. In the Greek mythology Nemesis was the spirit of divine retribution against those who succumb to hubris, vengeful fate personified as a remorseless goddess. According to the hypothesis, Nemesis periodically (approximately every 26 million years) passes through a denser region of the Oort cloud, disrupting the orbits of comets, and sending millions of comets into the inner solar system and potential collision with the Earth. But, many geologists are convinced that mass extinctions on Earth are not periodic, so they see no need for such a star. Nless, Richard Muller and his colleagues have embarked on the difficult search for a possible, dim companion to the Sun." :
http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/ciencia/ciencia_nemesis07.htm
Ye-ah, I'm the Taxman,
And you're working
for no one but me...
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You can't have everything. Where would you put it? - George Carlin
No mention of local reporter named Toby Prime on the article? What a awesome name.
Is he the son of Optimus?
I'm an Android user because I saw how costly owning Apple products would be. But if I were an Apple owner, paying a premium to be part of that elite clique, I'd be expecting the best of the best that's available. Not some second-rate beta maps app, that is not what I'm paying for (if I were an Apple user). IIWAAU, I'd be pissed.
Also, if electronic devices truly were capable of interfering with the plane's systems, you can be sure that they'd be collected before the flight left the ground.
"Those beasts paled in comparison to Ming the tiger, who was discovered living in a Manhattan apartment in 2003. Ming's owner, Antoine Yates, unwittingly alerted police to the tiger's existence when he showed up at a hospital with deep bite marks on his leg. Hospital officials didn't believe the story that a dog had caused the bite. When police went to check Yates' apartment, they heard growling through the door." Cops also found (what else?) an alligator in the guy's apartment.
Why are linking to something on yahoo when this was published in an open access journal?
Press releases for science are bad for everyone.
http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0050840
Blame the submitter (me) for the confusion. I actually linked to Discover's take on the story, and copy/pasted from the Yahoo blog.
The reason being... I am (at times) using an older version Android smartphone to submit stories to Slashdot. Discover.com (and other more sophisticated sites) uses some copy blocking tech that prevents my phone from copying and pasting the text. So I used the text from the yahoo blog and linked to it in the body of my story submission while linking to Discover.com's story. I'm not up on what's legal to do, giving proper credit to all involved. It just seemed to me like it would be a cool little story/video for /.'ers to comment on.
Story Submitter here: I actually linked to this Discover.com version ( http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2012/12/05/the-catfish-that-strands-itself-to-kill-pigeons/#.UMJpTYWgQVn ).
I'm curious. How about doing a story on "A Typical Day in the Life of a Slashdot Editor"? Unless it's been done, it'd be helpful to understanding some things that happen on /. Or is it a case of, "Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain"?
These 6 Corporations Control 90% Of The Media In America: http://www.businessinsider.com/these-6-corporations-control-90-of-the-media-in-america-2012-6
Is that really your dog in the video? I keep parrots (although not at the moment) and they are my favorite pets, but I actually think a dog driving a car tops the parrot driving a cart. It would be hilarious if dogs could get driver licenses and drive around everywhere.
No, not really my dog. The SPCA in New Zealand trained 3 rescue dogs and have gotten pretty far along. Here's the story: http://www.clarionledger.com/viewart/20121205/NEWS02/121205030/Dogs-driving-cars-Trainer-in-New-Zealand-puts-canine-companions-behind-the-wheel-Video-?odyssey=tab%7Cmostpopular%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE
I wanted to brag about my car-driving dog ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_rWWWGnKfY ), but a buggy driving parrot can't be topped.
How was this not interesting?...
...What the heck do you want, Science to prove God Exists and invite him over for freaking tea?!?...
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Now that would be both interesting and difficult to accomplish for "Science", since it would involve scientists believing in something greater than themselves. It is much simpler and easier to proclaim, "God can't be proven! Pics or it doesn't exist!"
You mean indentured. Endentured is when your'e surrounded and trapped by false teeth, I guess.
http://www.informationweek.com/byte/personal-tech/smart-phones/android-clear-leader-in-smartphone-race/240143823
http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prUS23818212#.UL6UqoPAcrV