He (Bolden) didn't say it was NASA's foremost mission. He said it was perhaps the foremost of the three things that Obama asked him to get done. I think "make sure we keep flying rockets and stuff" kinda went without saying, and I'm guessing Plait understood that.
Bolden: One, he [Obama] wanted me to help re-inspire children to want to get into science and math; he wanted me to expand our international relationships; and third, and perhaps foremost, he wanted me to find a way to reach out to the Muslim world and engage much more with dominantly Muslim nations to help them feel good about their historic contribution to science, math and engineering."
And I don't see any of those three things being particularly detrimental from a science point of view, even if they also have political motivations.
After all, wealthier people have been shown to drive more recklessly than those who make less money. For example Steve Jobs was known to park in handicapped spots and drive around without license plates.
Neither of the things mentioned in the example amount to being reckless.
I would say that "The Queen's English" is the reference.
So we have to run everything past the Queen? She's an old lady!
Point being, there is no "Queen's English" to refer to, unless you're invited to Buckingham Palace for a game of Scrabble or to watch Countdown (Her Maj is a fan of both, though presumably not of the 8 Out Of 10 Cats version of Countdown).
I have no real idea if this is any use to you, or anybody else, but as a proof of concept, this Windows executable will smooth out mouse movements over time, a bit like a Nintendo Wii does to take the shake out of your Wiimote-holding hand:
This is very much proof-of-concept only - all parameters are fixed, smoothness is set very high, and if you want to close it you'll have to use Task Manager to kill smoothmouse.exe.
I don't know if such a thing exists, but my first thought is a software solution that averages the cursor position over a short time.
Nintendo Wiis, for example, do it on some games, but not all, to take the shake out of your Wiimote hand. It means a little extra lag, but the cursor moves more smoothly.
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Remind me again which pirate was sentenced to death
Jack Sparrow.
"Learning from experience" is a much better analogy for what they're talking about than your example of "copying the program code over."
Sure, you can have a full refund of any time and money that you were forced to spend on watching the video.
Oh, wait, that was none.
He (Bolden) didn't say it was NASA's foremost mission. He said it was perhaps the foremost of the three things that Obama asked him to get done. I think "make sure we keep flying rockets and stuff" kinda went without saying, and I'm guessing Plait understood that.
Bolden: One, he [Obama] wanted me to help re-inspire children to want to get into science and math; he wanted me to expand our international relationships; and third, and perhaps foremost, he wanted me to find a way to reach out to the Muslim world and engage much more with dominantly Muslim nations to help them feel good about their historic contribution to science, math and engineering."
And I don't see any of those three things being particularly detrimental from a science point of view, even if they also have political motivations.
A complimentary comment is worth to me than mod points.
But not as much as cash, so, y'know, if you really want to show your appreciation...
Well, you scientists are poisoning our ability to do politics! With your studies and your so-called "facts"...
Smite them, God! ...
He's-a cookin' something up.
World's largest cat goes mental
lose structural integrity
That's what inertial dampers are for.
You Don't Need to Start as a Teen to be an Ethical Hacker
You don't need to start as a teen to be anything. You have to start as a baby like everyone else.
Celeste: There's something wrong with what my Stacy says.
Malibu Stacy: My Spidey Sense is tingling. Anybody call for a web-slinger?
After all, wealthier people have been shown to drive more recklessly than those who make less money. For example Steve Jobs was known to park in handicapped spots and drive around without license plates.
Neither of the things mentioned in the example amount to being reckless.
The Christmas Special covers the same subject, with "mindclones" enslaved to cater for their original's needs.
Isn't "torque sleep" a manoeuvre for stealing the covers?
an over-the-air software update [...] affecting the entire fleet
Yeah. That worked really well for the twelve colonies in Battlestar Galactica.
It's most famous advice is "too omit needless words."
Time for another read.
I would say that "The Queen's English" is the reference.
So we have to run everything past the Queen? She's an old lady!
Point being, there is no "Queen's English" to refer to, unless you're invited to Buckingham Palace for a game of Scrabble or to watch Countdown (Her Maj is a fan of both, though presumably not of the 8 Out Of 10 Cats version of Countdown).
"*I* know what I meant; it's up to you to figure it out," is a horribly inefficient way to communicate
Yes...
^^^ This.
What's with the symbols? And "this" what?
He called it "gang slang".
Can't you tell Joss Whedon grew up on the wrong side of the tracks?
Author has apparently never heard of Strunk & White.
When were Strunk & White appointed the official arbiters of English?
the class only "pretends" to be online
In what way - and why - does it "pretend" to be online?
I have no real idea if this is any use to you, or anybody else, but as a proof of concept, this Windows executable will smooth out mouse movements over time, a bit like a Nintendo Wii does to take the shake out of your Wiimote-holding hand:
http://horman.net/smoothmouse....
This is very much proof-of-concept only - all parameters are fixed, smoothness is set very high, and if you want to close it you'll have to use Task Manager to kill smoothmouse.exe.
Face it: [...] Some people, however, have committed crimes so heinous that they no longer qualify as human beings
You say "face it:" as if the opinion you've outlined above is an objective fact, but it's not. At all.
Face it: many people would disagree with you entirely.
You could, but then the deliberate movements have to be that much bigger.
I don't know if such a thing exists, but my first thought is a software solution that averages the cursor position over a short time.
Nintendo Wiis, for example, do it on some games, but not all, to take the shake out of your Wiimote hand. It means a little extra lag, but the cursor moves more smoothly.
Other people. Why does that so offend you that you actually had to go out of your way to let people know that you don't care?