Re:Isn't that bad for electronics?
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With cooling requirements taken care of
Except they aren't - you're going to need a hell of a lot more surface (heat exchange) area than what your 'bubble' will provide.
Re:Alta Vista wasn't "great".
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I suspect the intervening decade has blurred your memory somewhat. I too tried Google very early on, but I abandoned it. Not only was it hideously slow, but the search results quite frankly sucked. (I was searching mainly for obscure non techie stuff - something Google still doesn't always handle too well.) For a good while the first page of results on those topics from Google were usually static pages from Yahoo! or other directory sites. It wasn't until about '98 or '99 that Google finally seemed to get it's act together and to start to pull away from the pack.
I have looked at her face - and yes, she looks vaguely Asian. But then so does more than one Caucasian I know. I also know many Asians, of pure blood, that look Western. I know half a dozen light skinned blacks. Looks prove nothing.
And you are correct, having refuted each of your assumptions in turn, I have nothing further substantive to say.
Ok, so they told him to revise his story to make them seem nicer or get the boot? Methinks this is likely.
Or maybe Adam simply didn't know what the fuck he was talking about, and like many Slashdotters simply handwaved a tinfoil hat theory into existence.
It wouldn't be the first time - during the Moon Landing episode he claimed, wrongly, that he knew his figurine was Neal Armstrong because "it had Commander's stripes". When in reality the "PR stripes" were added after Apollo 12 because the PR folks couldn't figure out which astronaut was which beneath their virtually identical suits. (For some reason, this wasn't an issue during/after Apollo 11.)
explain the existence of the genes of bjork in iceland
She has parents, her parents have genes, as do their parents, etc. etc. You are assuming an awful lot based on your impression rather than on facts.
you said something about her being asian versus mongol... that's incoherent.
Incoherent to one ignorant of genetics and science maybe. One not so ignorant recognizes that there is a difference between Asiatic and Mongoloid racial characteristics.
i'm talking about northeast asian genetics extending around the top of the northern hemisphere. bjork is an example of that.
Oh? You've seen her DNA profile?
disprove my point, or back down
ROTFLMAO. I've disproved your 'point' at every step. Mostly because you haven't a clue what the fuck you are talking about.
People could have traveled by small boats and camp on the ice.
In theory, yeah. In practice, probably not. The edges of pack ice are rough and made up mostly of small (less than 10ft across) blocks, and overall is unstable as hell.
You could have traveled from Spain to the USA using the technology that was available at that day.
On reflection after my answer above - it could be made to work, possibly. If the phones can receive and record the signal, and if they can tag it a close intervals with GPS position and timing data... You can subsequently analyze the data streams and form crude 'beams'. Your angular resolution is going to suck rocks however, think in terms of a couple of degrees.
Sure I've heard of the Sami people. So what? Bjork exhibits Asian characteristics, not Mongol. Not to mention the Sami people aren't the source population for the current Icelandic population. Not to mention that not all Scandinavians are blonde and blue eyed.
want to understand how the new world was populated? just look at a picture of icelandic pop singer bjork looking at her picture, seeing her obvious genetic heritage, on iceland, should cue you in on the free flow of of northeast asian genes around the north pole for millenia
Don't let facts get in your way. Such as the fact that the current Icelandic population is descended from Scandinavian roots. Never mind that your assumption of 'Asian' descent is based on 'obvious' characteristics rather than any actual information.
they might have made a very primitive raft, and if long ships, Egyptian sailing ships and south American boats have proven to be able to cross the Atlantic then is it so impossible that these people crossed a primitive pacific?
Other than the fact that the Pacific is much, much wider and far, far more difficult to cross than the Atlantic... No, it's not impossible. But it is extremely unlikely.
Wouldn't work because the antenna's on mobile phones are omnidirectional. Not to mention the signals of interest are thousands of times weaker than mobile phones can detect.
Why is it an odd notion that professionals should sound professional? Writing your refutation in (I presume) Dutch is a meaningless party trick, not an actual answer.
"Refreshingly, they've decided to include a many of the behind-the-scenes techies and the equipment they steward, rather than just the launch vehicles and crew."
If you rely on Big Media for your news and information, you deserve what you get. The photographs in the Globe article all come straight from the NASA and are available on the web to anyone who makes the effort to see them. (NASA has been doing this for years now, and has quite a bit of historical photographs available as well.)
It is kinda scary to think that while "Oh_so_EVIL_communist_China" builds an express line between its capitol and its financial center, US is building what is essentially a carnival ride between the Pleasure Island and Sin City.
It sure sounds scary when you treat it like a sound bite. It's even scarier that you couldn't be bothered to look at reality and realize that US capitol and financial center are already linked by a heavily used train with a travel time around three hours.
First, most environmentalists would LOVE to have a better RR system in this country because it would mean there are less cars on the road. Cars are one of the biggest polluters there are: not just the fuel it burns but the tires, metal, energy into manufacturing, the inefficiency of the whole car culture (suburbs etc...) etc.... Most environmental groups are pro-mass transit.
I know most environmental groups are theoretically for building railroads for mass transit. The problem is that most of them are against the inevitable side effects of actually building railroads for mass transit. They want their cake and to eat it too.
The only thing holding up rail is the public's attachment to the automobile: status symbol, complete freedom of where to go, perceived fears of others who ride the train, the fact that we're all spread out in suburbs, etc...
That's four things, not one thing, and not all connected to automobiles either. Typical muddy think.
The port could be run like an oil rig or a military base, where only the workers live there and can be shipped out quickly before a hurricane hits.
It never fails to amaze me how willing Slashdotters are to insist on how other people must live - while denying that anyone else has such rights over them.
People with a mild amount of education, common sense, and a familiarity with the English language know that in the sentence in question "72-96" is read as "72 to 96". Which of the three preconditions do you lack?
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Except they aren't - you're going to need a hell of a lot more surface (heat exchange) area than what your 'bubble' will provide.
I suspect the intervening decade has blurred your memory somewhat. I too tried Google very early on, but I abandoned it. Not only was it hideously slow, but the search results quite frankly sucked. (I was searching mainly for obscure non techie stuff - something Google still doesn't always handle too well.) For a good while the first page of results on those topics from Google were usually static pages from Yahoo! or other directory sites. It wasn't until about '98 or '99 that Google finally seemed to get it's act together and to start to pull away from the pack.
I have looked at her face - and yes, she looks vaguely Asian. But then so does more than one Caucasian I know. I also know many Asians, of pure blood, that look Western. I know half a dozen light skinned blacks. Looks prove nothing.
And you are correct, having refuted each of your assumptions in turn, I have nothing further substantive to say.
Or maybe Adam simply didn't know what the fuck he was talking about, and like many Slashdotters simply handwaved a tinfoil hat theory into existence.
It wouldn't be the first time - during the Moon Landing episode he claimed, wrongly, that he knew his figurine was Neal Armstrong because "it had Commander's stripes". When in reality the "PR stripes" were added after Apollo 12 because the PR folks couldn't figure out which astronaut was which beneath their virtually identical suits. (For some reason, this wasn't an issue during/after Apollo 11.)
She has parents, her parents have genes, as do their parents, etc. etc. You are assuming an awful lot based on your impression rather than on facts.
Incoherent to one ignorant of genetics and science maybe. One not so ignorant recognizes that there is a difference between Asiatic and Mongoloid racial characteristics.
Oh? You've seen her DNA profile?
ROTFLMAO. I've disproved your 'point' at every step. Mostly because you haven't a clue what the fuck you are talking about.
In theory, yeah. In practice, probably not. The edges of pack ice are rough and made up mostly of small (less than 10ft across) blocks, and overall is unstable as hell.
In theory, yeah. In practice, probably not.
On reflection after my answer above - it could be made to work, possibly. If the phones can receive and record the signal, and if they can tag it a close intervals with GPS position and timing data... You can subsequently analyze the data streams and form crude 'beams'. Your angular resolution is going to suck rocks however, think in terms of a couple of degrees.
I'm going to reply to you again, and really blow your mind... :)
Sure I've heard of the Sami people. So what? Bjork exhibits Asian characteristics, not Mongol. Not to mention the Sami people aren't the source population for the current Icelandic population. Not to mention that not all Scandinavians are blonde and blue eyed.
Don't let facts get in your way. Such as the fact that the current Icelandic population is descended from Scandinavian roots. Never mind that your assumption of 'Asian' descent is based on 'obvious' characteristics rather than any actual information.
Other than the fact that the Pacific is much, much wider and far, far more difficult to cross than the Atlantic... No, it's not impossible. But it is extremely unlikely.
Wouldn't work because the antenna's on mobile phones are omnidirectional. Not to mention the signals of interest are thousands of times weaker than mobile phones can detect.
It's sounding more and more like a localized thing, not widespread or common at all.
If it were a local saying, then would not the tech who lives in the same area be aware of it?
Huh?
I've never heard that statement used in conversation, in any context.
Why is it an odd notion that professionals should sound professional? Writing your refutation in (I presume) Dutch is a meaningless party trick, not an actual answer.
Yeah, I would actually. But then I have this odd notion that professionals should be professional.
"Refreshingly, they've decided to include a many of the behind-the-scenes techies and the equipment they steward, rather than just the launch vehicles and crew."
If you rely on Big Media for your news and information, you deserve what you get. The photographs in the Globe article all come straight from the NASA and are available on the web to anyone who makes the effort to see them. (NASA has been doing this for years now, and has quite a bit of historical photographs available as well.)
Try these websites:
Well, your 'street cred' may impress the incredulous... But you were doing good until you blew it with the statement above.
"OS" != "UI".
It sure sounds scary when you treat it like a sound bite. It's even scarier that you couldn't be bothered to look at reality and realize that US capitol and financial center are already linked by a heavily used train with a travel time around three hours.
I know most environmental groups are theoretically for building railroads for mass transit. The problem is that most of them are against the inevitable side effects of actually building railroads for mass transit. They want their cake and to eat it too.
That's four things, not one thing, and not all connected to automobiles either. Typical muddy think.
It never fails to amaze me how willing Slashdotters are to insist on how other people must live - while denying that anyone else has such rights over them.
People with a mild amount of education, common sense, and a familiarity with the English language know that in the sentence in question "72-96" is read as "72 to 96". Which of the three preconditions do you lack?
That's Slashdot for you - ever willing to trample on other people, but hypervigilant against being even lightly touched themselves.
That's precisely my point, which becomes obvious when you read the whole post.