...but their telephone support was second-to-none.
I, too, have found that none is better than most computer-related companies' technical support. It's heartening to hear from someone who shares my view.
If you're interested in alternate (non-Big Bang) cosmologies, a recent Science News had a pretty good (if technical) article on one of the alternatives, coming from multidimensional string theory and grand unification. There ARE alternatives to the Big Bang and inflationary model.
But I'm betting on the Coming of the Great White Handkerchief, and the return of Zarquon.
To give you an idea of just how much (or how little) a billion dollars is:
The California 210/30 freeway extension costs approximately one billion for 28.2 miles of freeway. [The Big Dig in Boston is over 10 times more expensive, for you easterners.]
[www.dot.ca.gov]
The federal government spends about one billion to pay interest on the federal debt each day.
[www.publicdebt.treas.gov]
Really, one billion dollars isn't as much money as you think it is. It's enough to pay 1,000 people $100,000/year for 10 years...and you have to figure that it takes at least 10 years and 1,000 people to build, support, and fly a spacecraft to Mars and back. Not to mention materials costs.
I've thought for a while that the best way to
"disperse" our nuclear waste would be
to first "glassify" it (mix it into glass, like they talk about doing for underground storage) in small (200g) quantities, and then
sell it as a "collectible" through the Franklin Mint:
You too can own your own personalized piece of America's nuclear history...for only 6 monthly payments of $59.95 per month. These attractive limited edition ingots of nuclear waste have been certified as authentic collectibles by the Franklin Mint, and are available only through this limited-time special offer. Proudly display your piece of American nuclear history in its attractive, handcrafted, lead-lined brass case, personalized with your name, design, or other identifying mark. Order today...supplies are limited, and are only available through the Franklin Mint.
Of course (on the serious side), this doesn't solve the problem of the "wrong" people getting their hands on plutonium... --
I noticed in the article that a partial fix
(LionFind) has been released. So, I have to ask...
why not write LionFind so it can break into
machines infected by Lion through the security
hole created by Lion, inform the machine's owner,
close the hole, and then use that box to look for
the next box to disinfect?
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I, too, have found that none is better than most computer-related companies' technical support. It's heartening to hear from someone who shares my view.
But I'm betting on the Coming of the Great White Handkerchief, and the return of Zarquon.
- The California 210/30 freeway extension costs approximately one billion for 28.2 miles of freeway. [The Big Dig in Boston is over 10 times more expensive, for you easterners.]
- The federal government spends about one billion to pay interest on the federal debt each day.
Really, one billion dollars isn't as much money as you think it is. It's enough to pay 1,000 people $100,000/year for 10 years...and you have to figure that it takes at least 10 years and 1,000 people to build, support, and fly a spacecraft to Mars and back. Not to mention materials costs.[www.dot.ca.gov]
[www.publicdebt.treas.gov]
You too can own your own personalized piece of America's nuclear history...for only 6 monthly payments of $59.95 per month. These attractive limited edition ingots of nuclear waste have been certified as authentic collectibles by the Franklin Mint, and are available only through this limited-time special offer. Proudly display your piece of American nuclear history in its attractive, handcrafted, lead-lined brass case, personalized with your name, design, or other identifying mark. Order today...supplies are limited, and are only available through the Franklin Mint.
Of course (on the serious side), this doesn't solve the problem of the "wrong" people getting their hands on plutonium...
--
I noticed in the article that a partial fix
(LionFind) has been released. So, I have to ask...
why not write LionFind so it can break into
machines infected by Lion through the security
hole created by Lion, inform the machine's owner,
close the hole, and then use that box to look for
the next box to disinfect?
-G.
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