Similar to the poster, my worst effort was spilling 1L of fresh apple juice onto my 2 day old laptop whilst in the presence of a new girlfriend. Not only did i ruin my new toy....but i then proceeded to cry over my sticky/smokey laptop in front of her.
Isnt this how Xenu, the scientology overlord managed to destroy the souls of several galaxies and implant them in the bodies of those inhabiting the earth?
OOPS, have i broke copyright law? Damn, Tom Cruise et al will be laying the smackdown on me!
For those who are bemused by my apparent rantings...check out. Operation Clambake
because all drugs that act in the same way have been banned by various governments. My argument is that clinical trials SHOULD be carried out using these drugs....so that they CAN be made available, and absolutley available by specialist prescription.
Well, certain psychadelic drugs allow complete ego loss. Whereas recreational use may not be the best, if a person with deep-seated emotional problems can be taken by a trusted professional (ie psychiatrist) into a state of ego-loss and therefore allow themselves to see their "problem" from a different angle, as an outsider...then this can be very useful.
Until the early 70's, LSD was used VERY succesfully in many cases in the treatment of alcoholism. "Clarity of mind" is an often overused statement, but for some people who's whole *normal* life revolved around wanting to satiate a craving for alcohol, limited and controlled LSD use could help them see what they were doing to themselves from another persons perspective.
LSD was also succesfully used (as MDMA is now beginning to be tested) as a treatment for rape victims. Temporarily dissociating the victim from the experience and the emotion of what had happened to them allowed them to asses the situation and separate the act of violence from the emotional scar.
Im not saying we should have a free-for-all, but i think its a damn shame that trained and trusted professionals are now banned in most of the world (by UN directive) from developing alreayd proven treatments for debilitating emotional disorders.
Although....it probably wont end up being called QIHKAL (apparently Ann Shulgin is opposed to the name for some reason or another). That might actually be an exclusive! I dont think Sasha has made that public yet. Oops. Sorry
And lets look forward to QIHKAL, Shulgins up-and-coming new text on psychoactive cactus alkaloids. As far as the more interesting parts, i have to admit that i found the biographical sections of more interest. Most of the chemistry is straightforward, and only of any real use to a non-professional (ie those people who shouldnt even contemplate doing it...if not for legal reasons, then for personal safety reasons).
Look out for QIHKAL, i believe it is due for publication sometime this year or early next year.
I know what the parent is saying, but what we usually want in a game is a *simulation* of what we would expect in the real world, NOT an accurate recreation. I think that we are talking decades (at least) until we are going to have home computer systems that can come close to recreating *real* environments in realtime.
I agree. Any other time, the average slashdotter would complain that M$ dont do anything TRULY innovative - and render their new software bloatware by TRYING to remain completely backwards compatible. Now that they do something which seemingly limits backwards compatibility slightly - there is an outcry.
If an object moves fast enough it can escape a massive object's gravity and not be drawn back toward the massive object. The critical speed needed to do this is the escape velocity. More specifically, this is the initial speed something needs to escape the object's gravity and assumes that there is no other force acting on the object besides gravity after the initial boost. Rockets leaving the Earth do not have the escape velocity at the beginning but the engines provide thrust for an extended period of time, so the rockets can eventually escape. The concept of escape velocity applies to anything gravitationally attracted to anything else (gas particles in planet atmospheres, comets orbiting the Sun, light trying to escape from black holes, galaxies orbiting each other, etc.).
Using Newton's laws of motion and law of gravity, you can find that the escape velocity vesc looks very similar to the orbital speed:
vesc = Sqrt[(2 G M)/r].
This is a factor Sqrt[2] larger than the circular orbital speed. Since the mass M is on top of the fraction, the escape velocity increases as the mass increases. More massive bodies exert greater gravity force, so escaping objects have to move faster to overcome the greater gravity. Also, the distance from the center of the object r is in the bottom of the fraction, so the escape velocity DEcreases as the distance increases. Gravity decreases with greater distance, so objects farther from a massive body do not need to move as quickly to escape it than those closer to it.
I totally agree. Its *nice* to have a paper copy of something to read, but the benefits of having a fully searchable document, which takes up NO physical space outweigh the negatives for me.
And i guess we can placate our environmentaly conscious friends by helping them save the trees.
True, but in my case, i have a domain name registered with free email forwarding. If i default forward all my domain's email to me@yahoo.co.uk, allow it to spam filter, and then have outlook pop3 my "clean" email from yahoo it would be fine. I can still use my ISP's smtp server to send email.
Well, it would be pop3, not smtp.......BUT pedantic aside... can you imagine how useful it would be to have all your email forwarded to yahoo, have it perform spam filtering (for free) and then you pop3 in there so as to download your new clean email?
It would certainly up the agenda in the spam filtering market.
ahh, but you are being USA-centric. in the vast majority of the world you dont have those constitutional rights. For instance, in the UK, you CAN remain silent after arrest, but if you fail to mention something which you later rely on in court as part of your defence, the jury can draw conclusions as to your guilt by your refusal to speak.
I agree with parent completely. I, along with many other slashdotters like a degree of privacy......but this is one technology where there is a TINY (ie 1 in a billion) chance of matching DNA by mistake. Its only those who are guilty who have anything to fear.....AS LONG....as DNA evidence is never taken to be enough evidence on its own. If DNA was to mistakenly identify you, but you have a cast iron alibi by being in a different part of the country etc.........then the 1 in a billion problem is solved.
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Similar to the poster, my worst effort was spilling 1L of fresh apple juice onto my 2 day old laptop whilst in the presence of a new girlfriend. Not only did i ruin my new toy....but i then proceeded to cry over my sticky/smokey laptop in front of her.
Computer and GF both had to be written-off.
Isnt this how Xenu, the scientology overlord managed to destroy the souls of several galaxies and implant them in the bodies of those inhabiting the earth?
OOPS, have i broke copyright law? Damn, Tom Cruise et al will be laying the smackdown on me!
For those who are bemused by my apparent rantings...check out. Operation Clambake
because all drugs that act in the same way have been banned by various governments. My argument is that clinical trials SHOULD be carried out using these drugs....so that they CAN be made available, and absolutley available by specialist prescription.
Well, certain psychadelic drugs allow complete ego loss. Whereas recreational use may not be the best, if a person with deep-seated emotional problems can be taken by a trusted professional (ie psychiatrist) into a state of ego-loss and therefore allow themselves to see their "problem" from a different angle, as an outsider...then this can be very useful.
Until the early 70's, LSD was used VERY succesfully in many cases in the treatment of alcoholism. "Clarity of mind" is an often overused statement, but for some people who's whole *normal* life revolved around wanting to satiate a craving for alcohol, limited and controlled LSD use could help them see what they were doing to themselves from another persons perspective.
LSD was also succesfully used (as MDMA is now beginning to be tested) as a treatment for rape victims. Temporarily dissociating the victim from the experience and the emotion of what had happened to them allowed them to asses the situation and separate the act of violence from the emotional scar.
Im not saying we should have a free-for-all, but i think its a damn shame that trained and trusted professionals are now banned in most of the world (by UN directive) from developing alreayd proven treatments for debilitating emotional disorders.
Although....it probably wont end up being called QIHKAL (apparently Ann Shulgin is opposed to the name for some reason or another). That might actually be an exclusive! I dont think Sasha has made that public yet. Oops. Sorry
And lets look forward to QIHKAL, Shulgins up-and-coming new text on psychoactive cactus alkaloids. As far as the more interesting parts, i have to admit that i found the biographical sections of more interest. Most of the chemistry is straightforward, and only of any real use to a non-professional (ie those people who shouldnt even contemplate doing it...if not for legal reasons, then for personal safety reasons).
Look out for QIHKAL, i believe it is due for publication sometime this year or early next year.
With 100000 dB we are talking local earthquakes! Hehehe, dont try this at home around fault-lines kids! ;-)
I know what the parent is saying, but what we usually want in a game is a *simulation* of what we would expect in the real world, NOT an accurate recreation. I think that we are talking decades (at least) until we are going to have home computer systems that can come close to recreating *real* environments in realtime.
I for one would like to extend my warmest welcome to our new as-of-yet unnamed but promised to be terrifying intergalactic doctor who overlords.
In all seriousness, i hope they manage to keep the cheesyness factor down.....i truly worry what the new "uber-baddy" will be like.
Or in a nod to George Dubya's blinkered outlook:
~
GIVE R
NOCLIP
IMPULSE 255
GOD
NOTARGET
MAP END
Result: War against terrorism one.
I agree. Any other time, the average slashdotter would complain that M$ dont do anything TRULY innovative - and render their new software bloatware by TRYING to remain completely backwards compatible. Now that they do something which seemingly limits backwards compatibility slightly - there is an outcry.
Lets be fair chaps!
If an object moves fast enough it can escape a massive object's gravity and not be drawn back toward the massive object. The critical speed needed to do this is the escape velocity. More specifically, this is the initial speed something needs to escape the object's gravity and assumes that there is no other force acting on the object besides gravity after the initial boost. Rockets leaving the Earth do not have the escape velocity at the beginning but the engines provide thrust for an extended period of time, so the rockets can eventually escape. The concept of escape velocity applies to anything gravitationally attracted to anything else (gas particles in planet atmospheres, comets orbiting the Sun, light trying to escape from black holes, galaxies orbiting each other, etc.).
Using Newton's laws of motion and law of gravity, you can find that the escape velocity vesc looks very similar to the orbital speed:
vesc = Sqrt[(2 G M)/r].
This is a factor Sqrt[2] larger than the circular orbital speed. Since the mass M is on top of the fraction, the escape velocity increases as the mass increases. More massive bodies exert greater gravity force, so escaping objects have to move faster to overcome the greater gravity. Also, the distance from the center of the object r is in the bottom of the fraction, so the escape velocity DEcreases as the distance increases. Gravity decreases with greater distance, so objects farther from a massive body do not need to move as quickly to escape it than those closer to it.
http://www.astronomynotes.com/gravappl/s8.htm
Hey, you forgot you were posting on slashdot.
Surely you meant OPENSSH!
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editors.....are you alive?
I dont know about PAID, but you certainly dont get LAID if you post on slashdot! ;-)
Be gentle with me moderators!
renders YOU brainless
Everquest II? :-O Im pre-booking my place in betty ford right now!
I totally agree. Its *nice* to have a paper copy of something to read, but the benefits of having a fully searchable document, which takes up NO physical space outweigh the negatives for me.
And i guess we can placate our environmentaly conscious friends by helping them save the trees.
that was in SCOTLAND you insensitive clod! You cant be much further away geographically im afraid.
Dah! How could you be so naive....Micro$oft can do NO wrong! Just ask uncles Bill and Steve! ;-)
Lets *ALL* email him to say thanks for the apology. Five thousand times each. ;-)
True, but in my case, i have a domain name registered with free email forwarding. If i default forward all my domain's email to me@yahoo.co.uk, allow it to spam filter, and then have outlook pop3 my "clean" email from yahoo it would be fine. I can still use my ISP's smtp server to send email.
Well, it would be pop3, not smtp.......BUT pedantic aside... can you imagine how useful it would be to have all your email forwarded to yahoo, have it perform spam filtering (for free) and then you pop3 in there so as to download your new clean email?
It would certainly up the agenda in the spam filtering market.
ahh, but you are being USA-centric. in the vast majority of the world you dont have those constitutional rights. For instance, in the UK, you CAN remain silent after arrest, but if you fail to mention something which you later rely on in court as part of your defence, the jury can draw conclusions as to your guilt by your refusal to speak.
I agree with parent completely. I, along with many other slashdotters like a degree of privacy......but this is one technology where there is a TINY (ie 1 in a billion) chance of matching DNA by mistake. Its only those who are guilty who have anything to fear.....AS LONG....as DNA evidence is never taken to be enough evidence on its own. If DNA was to mistakenly identify you, but you have a cast iron alibi by being in a different part of the country etc.........then the 1 in a billion problem is solved.