Re:Genetically modified food has existed for ages
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Monsanto and PCBs
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You have a valid, if simplistic, point. What you're missing however is that GM foods are a radical departure in the degree that an organism can be manipulated generation to generation. These new hybrids are introduced with minimal testing and as a large scale monoculture. This is bad.
In a larger sense, the tragedy of this industry is that the "science" that goes on loses much of its objectivity when research is results and profit driven, and not released for public scrutiny. We as the consuming public and we as educated people are forced to trust a faceless organization with limited liability and a very poor track record for honesty.
We Americans are the most wired country in the world, and certainly one of the most gadget-happy
I think that might be an over generalization. There is a great disparity between haves and have nots in this country such that it'd be hard to support that claim. Count the palm pilots in rural mississippi or louisiana. If there were a "most wired" or "most gadget-happy" nation, I'd have to give it to Singapore or Japan.
I think what you're asking for is a killer app in Linux. That's great, but its not really something you can demand. We're all working on our projects and if it happens, it happens. Problem is, if I write KillerAppFoo under GPL, there's nothing stopping anyone from writing a windows version provided its also GPL. Now that Foo runs on windows, there's no compelling reason to move to Linux.
IM again V ho, once installing Linux is easy enough for my grandmother, MS will provide all the negative stimulus necessary for an exodus to the Penguin.
Has there ever been a movie that's been "as good" as the book?
imho, Dr. Zhivago in movie form is better than the book. Part of that, I'm sure is due to the enormous cast of Russian-named characters that are easier to differentiate with a face. Also the cinematography is astounding. Almost too good. I found myself gazing at the scenery at times instead of the story.
Re:One of My Favorites...Well, OK, BUT.....
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The Forever War
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I did, and felt compelled to flick you on the head for your comment. Being both stupid and wrong in the same breath takes talent. An officer in the "then and there" Navy was much better off than an enlisted infantry man in vietnam. prove me wrong.
Re:One of My Favorites...Well, OK, BUT.....
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umm...how about no?
Peacetime service on a ship with a stateroom and a wardroom compareth not to that of an enlisted infantryman in vietnam. Dont think that a JO's job isnt hard, but there are fewer ambushes and pungee sticks.
Good point. I'd also like to point out a tactical advantage diesel subs have over nuclear powered boats. In a nuclear powered sub, you can't turn off the reactor. Yes, there is much less noise for most of the time, but there is always some. Coolant pumps, etc. In a diesel boat running on batteries, all you have to power when hiding is lifesupport systems, and even those you can turn off for a brief period of time. The end result is that a diesel sub can emit all of NO noise.
This is of special benefit in shallow water areas like the Persian Gulf. If a diesel sub really wanted to poke a couple of holes in a carrier, it could. Whether it could escape is another story, but a surface ship is entirely vulnerable to a determined foe.
technicality probably. there is a www.uscg.mil, but right there it notes U.S. Dept of Transportaion. the CG can be under the DoD in times of war, but i don't think that has happened since wwii.
In short, one branch of the military, (the coasties) were spending tens of millions to overcome the inaccuaracy included by another branch of the military.
The CG is part of the dept of transportation. They spent money to improve resolution within the range of the coastal transmitters. In other words shipping related to American trade. Also, it might have been easier than you make it seem since the infrastructure was already there from the existing loran transmitters.
Re:Salon investors and editorial slant...
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XBox Released
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Considerin the lion's share of the money was coming from Adobe, it would be interesting to see if there was a change in Salons stance of Skylarov before and after the cash infusion.
If anything made Japan becomme their unique mix of old and new It wasn't atom bombs, it was Perry opening up trade with American warships. It was that japan developed so quickly into an industrial power, learning what it could from europe, that it became necessary to drop two atomic bombs on japan. The primary reason for Japanese aggression was to secure resources for their industry, rubber, oil, etc. The ostensible reason was to free east asia from european imperialism.
There's still the problem of generating the hydrogen. Electrolysis is the simplest way, but it requires electricity so you're spending some amount of energy to get it. Some law of thermodynamics or something. Maybe we should get rid of it.
Best thing, imho about hydrogren fuel is the ability to use it as a means of transmitting energy from potentially remote renewable generating facilities. Think of that game of SimCity where you put all the windmills in the hilly corner you'd never use. Same idea could work with wind or solar in the real world. Put wind facilities in prime (for wind generating) locations, generate hydrogen with the electricity, and truck the h2 to cities. No need for big ugly lines.
There is always a problem in introducing more restrictive formats into a generally open market. Ok, here goes: HP markets a box with a 40GB disc to store MP3s and a CD-RW to burn said music.
Pros: Looks pretty and fits in with the rest of my entertainment system, neato little remote, able to d/l new music (marginal in my skeptical opinion)
Cons: I gotta buy a $6 (?)dollar blank disc so that Britney isn't robbed of her royalties, potentially "signed" format preventing me free movement of my files from the device, to my PC, to my iPod, whatever. Also, broadband link to my music collection, potentially showing them, what music I have, and what I'm listening to (marketing anyone?)
Here's my solution. Buy yourself a cheap old box (I a P3 350 on ebay for under $100), throw a big HD and a CD-RW on it, and hide it in your entertainment system. Not as pretty, sure, but cheap, and no big brother RIAA.
Israel might be a tiny country, with a small (though large proportionally) army, but their reputation as an elite military gives their enemies pause.
How about, their repuation of posessing nuclear weapons gives their enemies pause. Really though, I agree with you though, pilot to pilot I think the IAF would kick the USAF's ass all over the sky.
Something I've always wondered is how those aluminum cases look when you put beige plastic faced devices in them. It seems a little discongruous to me to spend all that money on a pretty case only to have some cheap CDRW face stickin out of it. Are there replacement faces for these devices?
It's more likely that the torpedo activated itself in the tube, rather than it being accidently launched. First, there are interlocks to prevent the launching hydraulic ram from operating with the door closed. Second, torpedoes even when correctly launched, don't become "hot" until they've left the tube. And Third the boat apparently maneuvered to attempt to disarm the torpedo. Torpedoes disarm themselves if they turn 180 degrees in order to prevent looping back and killing the parent sub.
Taken altogether, it would appear that the torpedo went hot in the tube, or on the rack, and exploded before it could be disarmed.
Its getting to be now that sailors, though most flexible and survivable, are very expensive. Consider the battleships that were mothballed, refitted for tomahawks, then mothballed again. Old boilers and teak decks are all about man power, and manpower is expensive, especially when the navy (and all other services save the marines) can't meet their recruiting goals. The navy would love! to have 16" guns again. Fire support of amphibious landings is sorely lacking with the current 5" guns mounted.
Having said that, the current thought in naval design is a balance between low manpower automation USS Yorktown Smart Ship and the arsenal ship and manpower for flexibility and most importantly, damage control
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In a larger sense, the tragedy of this industry is that the "science" that goes on loses much of its objectivity when research is results and profit driven, and not released for public scrutiny. We as the consuming public and we as educated people are forced to trust a faceless organization with limited liability and a very poor track record for honesty.
I think that might be an over generalization. There is a great disparity between haves and have nots in this country such that it'd be hard to support that claim. Count the palm pilots in rural mississippi or louisiana. If there were a "most wired" or "most gadget-happy" nation, I'd have to give it to Singapore or Japan.
IM again V ho, once installing Linux is easy enough for my grandmother, MS will provide all the negative stimulus necessary for an exodus to the Penguin.
inVho, its not the product that is so revolutionary, it's the method. and it's free. and its cross platform.
English. Perhaps that has something to do with it. Have you read Dr Z in Russian?
imho, Dr. Zhivago in movie form is better than the book. Part of that, I'm sure is due to the enormous cast of Russian-named characters that are easier to differentiate with a face. Also the cinematography is astounding. Almost too good. I found myself gazing at the scenery at times instead of the story.
I did, and felt compelled to flick you on the head for your comment. Being both stupid and wrong in the same breath takes talent. An officer in the "then and there" Navy was much better off than an enlisted infantry man in vietnam. prove me wrong.
Peacetime service on a ship with a stateroom and a wardroom compareth not to that of an enlisted infantryman in vietnam. Dont think that a JO's job isnt hard, but there are fewer ambushes and pungee sticks.
isnt that what i said? funny, cause i realized that i did the same thing to the person i replied to.
cause they were one way flights?
This is of special benefit in shallow water areas like the Persian Gulf. If a diesel sub really wanted to poke a couple of holes in a carrier, it could. Whether it could escape is another story, but a surface ship is entirely vulnerable to a determined foe.
technicality probably. there is a www.uscg.mil, but right there it notes U.S. Dept of Transportaion. the CG can be under the DoD in times of war, but i don't think that has happened since wwii.
The CG is part of the dept of transportation. They spent money to improve resolution within the range of the coastal transmitters. In other words shipping related to American trade. Also, it might have been easier than you make it seem since the infrastructure was already there from the existing loran transmitters.
Considerin the lion's share of the money was coming from Adobe, it would be interesting to see if there was a change in Salons stance of Skylarov before and after the cash infusion.
Best thing, imho about hydrogren fuel is the ability to use it as a means of transmitting energy from potentially remote renewable generating facilities. Think of that game of SimCity where you put all the windmills in the hilly corner you'd never use. Same idea could work with wind or solar in the real world. Put wind facilities in prime (for wind generating) locations, generate hydrogen with the electricity, and truck the h2 to cities. No need for big ugly lines.
Pros: Looks pretty and fits in with the rest of my entertainment system, neato little remote, able to d/l new music (marginal in my skeptical opinion)
Cons: I gotta buy a $6 (?)dollar blank disc so that Britney isn't robbed of her royalties, potentially "signed" format preventing me free movement of my files from the device, to my PC, to my iPod, whatever. Also, broadband link to my music collection, potentially showing them, what music I have, and what I'm listening to (marketing anyone?)
Here's my solution. Buy yourself a cheap old box (I a P3 350 on ebay for under $100), throw a big HD and a CD-RW on it, and hide it in your entertainment system. Not as pretty, sure, but cheap, and no big brother RIAA.
How about, their repuation of posessing nuclear weapons gives their enemies pause. Really though, I agree with you though, pilot to pilot I think the IAF would kick the USAF's ass all over the sky.
Is that like those months with three paydays?
Something I've always wondered is how those aluminum cases look when you put beige plastic faced devices in them. It seems a little discongruous to me to spend all that money on a pretty case only to have some cheap CDRW face stickin out of it. Are there replacement faces for these devices?
It's more likely that the torpedo activated itself in the tube, rather than it being accidently launched. First, there are interlocks to prevent the launching hydraulic ram from operating with the door closed. Second, torpedoes even when correctly launched, don't become "hot" until they've left the tube. And Third the boat apparently maneuvered to attempt to disarm the torpedo. Torpedoes disarm themselves if they turn 180 degrees in order to prevent looping back and killing the parent sub.
Taken altogether, it would appear that the torpedo went hot in the tube, or on the rack, and exploded before it could be disarmed.
Having said that, the current thought in naval design is a balance between low manpower automation USS Yorktown Smart Ship and the arsenal ship and manpower for flexibility and most importantly, damage control
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