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I would think the orbital laser would be no more powerful at large distances than our own sun which emits much more light and energy than a single laser could (unless of course it was just as powerful as the sun, which would require one heck of a large generator and fuel source to power it - like the entire planet of Jupiter).
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Well, since we have no far distant colonies or outposts in space to warrant such a slow moving transport type ship, why should we be concentrating on this technology. I certainly do not think we should be discounting it as a useful device, but let's concentrate on going to space and building there before building the 'trade route' to a place that doesn't exist. Now if you're advocating solar sail's use to travel to far distant stars and/or planets, fine, but you're going to also have to develop a way to put humans in stasis, or build one heck of a large cargo vessel to hold all the resources needed to keep a human 'population' alive aboard such a slow moving starship for hundreds and thousands of years.
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I have always thought, that while this might be a decent way to power some *VERY* slow moving or stationary space station, it's not that practical for planetary travel, or even interplanetary travel. You need a more maneuvourable (sp?), or faster reacting, engine for that when it comes to landing, emergency procedures, etc.
I'm with you on that one. I don't think The Simpsons or the X-Files are quite as good on a per season basis as they have been in the past, but all of the characters are so well established that it's not that difficult to write storylines for them. Of course, the X-Files has got some issues right now with regard to character development, but I think the Simpsons does a pretty good job of keeping all the characters true to their past. Some of the jokes have just already been done. (Homer's involvement in this last episode was a little unnecessary). Needless to say, I still love both of them.
True, but dressing in the uniform of the store you're at indicates you work for the store, and not a vendor, thereby the salesperson should only be biased by his past experience and/or training. Instead, the 'store' salesperson is on a particular vendors payroll, and will therefore push nothing but that vendor's warez. That is deceptive, and I don't like that part of this scheme.
Well, that may be their motto, but I'm afraid that they often end up stomping other people's civil liberties in the process. Thereby using the 'ends justifies the means' mindset. Besides, this is setting a dangerous precedent: You cannot question a student's motives or discipline him/her for questionable actions when it comes to his 'free speech'. Ask the kids from Columbine, and I'm sure they would have a different opinion on how far 'free speech' should go. Free doesn't come without responsibility for your actions.
Guess I've always thought of a punk as someone who 'hassles others with verbal abuse', and a bully as someone who 'hassles others with physical abuse'. Sorry for the confusion.
So the ACLU is now defending high school bullies and punks? Great, next thing you know, all the geeks of the world will be forced to give up their milk to the bully 'cause the ACLU 'sued geeks for non-harmonious tolerance of socially disfunctional punks!'
Ahhh, but apparently no one was aware of the back door this lazy IT guy had created for at least a while. Very damaging for a company for ShareSniffer to allow everyone to just jump on and download Company X's next big account and project details, then upload some virus to clear that info and erase the details of their visit through your system. I applaud you for your detective work, but just think what could have happened if you hadn't noticed it!
In the house, if there is a VCR and I take it, then the original owner has lost all use of it. What if I came in and *cloned* the VCR, so the original owner still had his fully functional unit, but now I jad one just like it?
I agree that this is fine, this is what Napster did. It allowed people to clone MP3 files from a directory you specified, but this ShareSniffer makes it possible to read OR write to the other persons data without your knowledge of it. Which can mean loss or corruption of data. Sending out bulk viruses would be so easy, and for the average Windows user, they'll probably end up with unintentional shares on their hard drive. (Analogies to this have been made to linking your laptop to your desktop to transfer files momentarily.)
Ahh, that makes virus distributing so EASY! Dangit, now I'll have to find a better, faster way to distribute viruses.
Disclaimer for Dummies: In no way do I distribute or condone computer virus cracking. The above was an attempt at humor, and should I be picked up by Big Brother ECHELON, realize the above as such.
And if you still don't get it: I AM KIDDING! Making jest, being silly, tickling the funny bone, etc.
But that definitely does not give you the right to take things from inside the house (or computer system), just because it is open. Someone owns that information and/or stuff, it is not yours for the taking unless they have given you permition. Napster and other file sharing services explicitly ask which file folders you want to allow everyone else to see. This ShareSniffer just jumps into whatever you currently have unlocked, and says to the world: "Sally's back door is unlocked and she's got some really cool MP3's in there! Go download them or graffiti her hard drive at will!" I would have to say that's highly illegal.
And what if I need to temporarily unlock my back door to swap some files on my own network. It shouldn't be legal for people to sneek in and out at will while I'm not looking. At least when I've used file sharing services, I know they are running and can be wary of what I'm doing.
That being said, I still run a firewall on my Windows system, and am working on a Linux firewall for a more secure solution.
No you don't need admin privledges to share c or d drives in Windows. I opened mine up for a few minutes while on a firewalled LAN to allow my bro' to download a game patch or two, and it didn't once ask either of us for a password.
Unfortunately, not everyone would be able to have the surgery due to cornea shape, eye conditions that might prevent successful lasik surgery, etc. I for one, am not a good candidate for contacts because the optometrist says my corneas are rather flat compared to most people, and so I might have some trouble keeping the contacts in place. So I think the current 20/20 vision standard would remain, but there might be plenty of people with 'better than the norm' vision enhancements.
The boot up process is one of the more stressful parts of operation for a computer. Same as a car. When you're doing it constantly due to frequent OS crashes, that's not good. So no, I'm not kidding.
I'm tired of hearing about it! When will they learn that this is not about the consumers!? It's about their profits. That's why I'm beginning to love Linux more and more each day. This copy protection scheme is just another way for the RIAA and all the other profit jerks out there to impede on genuine creativity. It's definitely not going to generate customer loyalty. Quit trying to control what I can and cannot do with my own stuff that I've purchased and just make a better damn product that does more, rather than restricts more!
Here are my theories as to why you're mice are all going bad so fast:
1. In a fit of rage over being killed for the umpteenth time in Quake3 with no frags to your credit, you grab the cord, begin whirling the mouse over your head and in a loud Confederate rebel yell, launch it out the window, thereby causing cord and/or general mouse failure.
2. Licking the mouse ball is not considered 'cleaning it', especially while sucking on a lollipop.
3. Soaking the mouse in bleach, is also, not 'cleaning it'.
4. Do not use the mouse to 'pretend you're shaving'. You'll pick up lots of facial hair and grease (and possibly some zit puss) which isn't good for it.
5. Do not operate the mouse while your computer is in your sandbox.
6. Lastly, Do not chew on happy mouse ball, do not look at happy mouse ball, and do not taunt happy mouse ball.
I agree, we should be supporting gaming on alternate operating systems as much as possible. I don't think it's bad that Microsoft has done a decent enough job of making computing for the masses as simple as possible. I also think that power users who really know what they're doing and don't like the way Microsoft doesn't offer up much control over the processes that are running is a bad thing.
For instance, a friend of mine was able to get CounterStrike to run through Linux in a roundabout sort of way, but it ran, full screen, full sound, no problem. And when it locked up on him, he dropped back to an alternate login and just killed the process, rather than rebooting the machine. (aka - no blue screen of death). This means less wear and tear on the HD, and less wasted time waiting for Windows to reboot. I LOVED IT! Linux may not be infallible, but the control offered to the user is far better, IMHO.
I'm definitely going to be keeping an eye out for commercial games being ported (or developed in) linux.
Ahh, but that's what makes CowboyNeal the legend that he is. His boringness is just a ruse for a much less interesting life. Hence the need to give him some joy in life by putting him as an option on most of the polls.
Actually, that demographic information being collected is usually mailed to you or someone calls you and asks if you want to participate (for the detailed stuff). This monitoring software doesn't ask, and that's exactly why the DoD pulled out. Besides, when they sell that info out it means more junk mail is headed your way, not more money coming your way.
Maybe in a vacuum it could hit Mach-20, but there's this stuff that's all around us. It's called air. You need to take into account the 'drag' factor. Objects do not free fall with an indefinite acceleration. At some point the gravitational force and the drag force become equal and the object falls with NO acceleration, just constant velocity.
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I would think the orbital laser would be no more powerful at large distances than our own sun which emits much more light and energy than a single laser could (unless of course it was just as powerful as the sun, which would require one heck of a large generator and fuel source to power it - like the entire planet of Jupiter).
Well, since we have no far distant colonies or outposts in space to warrant such a slow moving transport type ship, why should we be concentrating on this technology. I certainly do not think we should be discounting it as a useful device, but let's concentrate on going to space and building there before building the 'trade route' to a place that doesn't exist. Now if you're advocating solar sail's use to travel to far distant stars and/or planets, fine, but you're going to also have to develop a way to put humans in stasis, or build one heck of a large cargo vessel to hold all the resources needed to keep a human 'population' alive aboard such a slow moving starship for hundreds and thousands of years.
I have always thought, that while this might be a decent way to power some *VERY* slow moving or stationary space station, it's not that practical for planetary travel, or even interplanetary travel. You need a more maneuvourable (sp?), or faster reacting, engine for that when it comes to landing, emergency procedures, etc.
I'm with you on that one. I don't think The Simpsons or the X-Files are quite as good on a per season basis as they have been in the past, but all of the characters are so well established that it's not that difficult to write storylines for them. Of course, the X-Files has got some issues right now with regard to character development, but I think the Simpsons does a pretty good job of keeping all the characters true to their past. Some of the jokes have just already been done. (Homer's involvement in this last episode was a little unnecessary). Needless to say, I still love both of them.
True, but dressing in the uniform of the store you're at indicates you work for the store, and not a vendor, thereby the salesperson should only be biased by his past experience and/or training. Instead, the 'store' salesperson is on a particular vendors payroll, and will therefore push nothing but that vendor's warez. That is deceptive, and I don't like that part of this scheme.
Well, that may be their motto, but I'm afraid that they often end up stomping other people's civil liberties in the process. Thereby using the 'ends justifies the means' mindset. Besides, this is setting a dangerous precedent: You cannot question a student's motives or discipline him/her for questionable actions when it comes to his 'free speech'. Ask the kids from Columbine, and I'm sure they would have a different opinion on how far 'free speech' should go. Free doesn't come without responsibility for your actions.
But watch out for spillage. That liquid nitrogen really smarts!
It'd be even funnier to see M$ get /.'ed the first time that add appeared.
Guess I've always thought of a punk as someone who 'hassles others with verbal abuse', and a bully as someone who 'hassles others with physical abuse'. Sorry for the confusion.
So the ACLU is now defending high school bullies and punks? Great, next thing you know, all the geeks of the world will be forced to give up their milk to the bully 'cause the ACLU 'sued geeks for non-harmonious tolerance of socially disfunctional punks!'
Ahhh, but apparently no one was aware of the back door this lazy IT guy had created for at least a while. Very damaging for a company for ShareSniffer to allow everyone to just jump on and download Company X's next big account and project details, then upload some virus to clear that info and erase the details of their visit through your system. I applaud you for your detective work, but just think what could have happened if you hadn't noticed it!
I agree that this is fine, this is what Napster did. It allowed people to clone MP3 files from a directory you specified, but this ShareSniffer makes it possible to read OR write to the other persons data without your knowledge of it. Which can mean loss or corruption of data. Sending out bulk viruses would be so easy, and for the average Windows user, they'll probably end up with unintentional shares on their hard drive. (Analogies to this have been made to linking your laptop to your desktop to transfer files momentarily.)
Brings to mind a song...
"Oops, I did it again,
I shared my network,
and now I've got a computer transmitted disease,
it's called a virus
and it's all Win-dooowwwss fault!"
Disclaimer for Dummies: In no way do I distribute or condone computer virus cracking. The above was an attempt at humor, and should I be picked up by Big Brother ECHELON, realize the above as such.
And if you still don't get it: I AM KIDDING! Making jest, being silly, tickling the funny bone, etc.
And what if I need to temporarily unlock my back door to swap some files on my own network. It shouldn't be legal for people to sneek in and out at will while I'm not looking. At least when I've used file sharing services, I know they are running and can be wary of what I'm doing.
That being said, I still run a firewall on my Windows system, and am working on a Linux firewall for a more secure solution.
No you don't need admin privledges to share c or d drives in Windows. I opened mine up for a few minutes while on a firewalled LAN to allow my bro' to download a game patch or two, and it didn't once ask either of us for a password.
The boot up process is one of the more stressful parts of operation for a computer. Same as a car. When you're doing it constantly due to frequent OS crashes, that's not good. So no, I'm not kidding.
I'm tired of hearing about it! When will they learn that this is not about the consumers!? It's about their profits. That's why I'm beginning to love Linux more and more each day. This copy protection scheme is just another way for the RIAA and all the other profit jerks out there to impede on genuine creativity. It's definitely not going to generate customer loyalty. Quit trying to control what I can and cannot do with my own stuff that I've purchased and just make a better damn product that does more, rather than restricts more!
1. In a fit of rage over being killed for the umpteenth time in Quake3 with no frags to your credit, you grab the cord, begin whirling the mouse over your head and in a loud Confederate rebel yell, launch it out the window, thereby causing cord and/or general mouse failure.
2. Licking the mouse ball is not considered 'cleaning it', especially while sucking on a lollipop.
3. Soaking the mouse in bleach, is also, not 'cleaning it'.
4. Do not use the mouse to 'pretend you're shaving'. You'll pick up lots of facial hair and grease (and possibly some zit puss) which isn't good for it.
5. Do not operate the mouse while your computer is in your sandbox.
6. Lastly, Do not chew on happy mouse ball, do not look at happy mouse ball, and do not taunt happy mouse ball.
For instance, a friend of mine was able to get CounterStrike to run through Linux in a roundabout sort of way, but it ran, full screen, full sound, no problem. And when it locked up on him, he dropped back to an alternate login and just killed the process, rather than rebooting the machine. (aka - no blue screen of death). This means less wear and tear on the HD, and less wasted time waiting for Windows to reboot. I LOVED IT! Linux may not be infallible, but the control offered to the user is far better, IMHO.
I'm definitely going to be keeping an eye out for commercial games being ported (or developed in) linux.
I got voted for again, yeah! - CowboyNeal
Actually, that demographic information being collected is usually mailed to you or someone calls you and asks if you want to participate (for the detailed stuff). This monitoring software doesn't ask, and that's exactly why the DoD pulled out. Besides, when they sell that info out it means more junk mail is headed your way, not more money coming your way.
Oh yeah, it also requires, A LOT of power to push something through a medium like air to Mach-20. I don't think a scramjet could do it.
Maybe in a vacuum it could hit Mach-20, but there's this stuff that's all around us. It's called air. You need to take into account the 'drag' factor. Objects do not free fall with an indefinite acceleration. At some point the gravitational force and the drag force become equal and the object falls with NO acceleration, just constant velocity.