I know this kind of event is not as sexy and media-worthy as the Scaled Composities flight, but IMO if it wasn't for NACA/NASA (as flawed as it is) and their supporting contractors, SC would not have had the base of knowledge to work from to have their flight be a success. So I offer my congratulations to the people who tackled the inherent technological and engineering challenges and made this test flight possible.
(BTW how does the D4H compare to the Energia? I read a while back the Energia was more powerful than any current American booster but was still not as powerful as the Saturn 5.)
I'd much rather keep my country whole vs. hacked apart. It's much better to acknowledge and embrace cultural differences.
That's the difference beween China/Taiwan and Canada/Quebec. The rest of Canada and Quebec and talk about this like a pair of rational groups of people. Unfortunately, China is NOT a rational partner in this equation with Taiwan IMO. They seem to be sabre-rattling even at the slighest whisper of "splittism"; they don't want to hear what the Taiwanese really want.
So what about the Taiwanese? Who will listen to them? Will anyone even consider their wishes? This is not a one-way street. Yes, the Mainlanders want to retain China because of national pride; the Mainlanders ought to keep in mind the Taiwanese will give their accedence to be part of China if it was not ruled by a small, iron-fisted group of oligarchs.
Disclaimer: I'm a Taiwanese native of Chinese descent living on the American East Coast.
My first thought was that maybe the gubmint should do too broadband what they did with the home phone market. There are two issues with broadband to the home:
- it's still to expensive (my Comcast connection is still ~$45/mo, but my wife will only give that up over her dead body)
- some areas are still too remote (my in-laws can only get bidirectional satellite service)
Could the gubmint make providers charge business more to subsidize rollout and support of the full cost of service for residential users? Or are there other issues that don't apply to POTS?
That said, giving broadband to Joe Sixpack may not be all that great of an idea... Just imagine the field day phishers/worms/other nasties out there will have with unwary users with those big pipes. If casual home users (with no immediate relatives who know how to support PCs) want to get this service, they ought to be made to take a quick course and a test to make sure they know how to protect themselves.
IMO the core issue here may not be energy production; it's energy storage. Hydrocarbon-based fuels hold more energy than any other form of medium that we know of (eg lightweight batteries, hydrogen, ethanol (does that count as a hydrocarbon?)). All those mediums could be regenerated by adding energy to the end products, but they have limitations. They are either tricky to handle or don't hold enough energy. And up to this point, we don't have the ability to put energy into a system to generate hydrocarbon fuels easily. (And really those fuels are just mediums containing solar energy from long ago.)
However there is the possibility of at least generating CH4 via inorganic means. It's possible to take CO/CO2 from the atmosphere and generate CH4 from an industrial process; all of this could be powered via solar/hydro power. It would seem that if this was feasible, CH4 could be designated as a renewable fuel. Maybe vast amounts of CH4 could spur the faster adoption of fuel-celled cars... Maybe Halliburton and the Sierra Club may end up in a giant group hug over this... Maybe...
No... I think the American people lost. Alot of them just don't know it. IMHO Bush has been a horrible president. I'm not going to spell out the reasons; I'm sure it's been rehashed a zillion times in this forum. OTOH, Kerry didn't inspire. Sure he was a brave guy and stuff, but he didn't pick a couple of core issues and pound them to death ala flip-flopping. Personally I voted out of dread of and vile for Bush Jr rather than really liking Kerry. I guess that's less than enough reason to vote for him for some people...
Despite all the money and effort to bring out the 18-29 yo vote, only 17% of them turned out to do so. Why can they not be inspired to do their civic duty while a large group of evangelical lemmings did theirs??? If Karl Rove (that shill) could conjure up a strategy to make that group come out in droves by emphasizing on issues important to them (ie cultural issues), then someone else ought to go and figure out what is important to them.
I remember listing to a recent story about a youth voter registration drive on NPR and one college girl described the process as akin to her parents nagging her to do something. Some of these people don't realize they CAN make a difference. The mistake is that a candidate didn't float any credible balloons of issues younger voters feel they can make a difference on.
(I guess many of my fellow citizens want to vote for someone who is just like them... *sigh*)
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I think there may be a case of prior art...
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I personally have no desire to use any of the satellite TV providers. I've got Comcast in the western Anne Arundel area and I've never had them screw me over ever. We've got a decent movie package (HBO, SHO, Skinemax, etc.), VOD and increased broadband bandwidth along with very good local coverage and two digital converters for less than $95/mo. And starting in a couple of mos they're also going to have HD-equipped converters/DVRs.
Ironic, isn't it, that the first thing that I see on this page for this story is an ad for M$FT. Next thing you'll know we'll see a poll that will be asking if people will be looking forward to use CowboyNeal.NET.
Some people have suggested not buying music. I don't think that's the answer. I have started to buy used CDs from half.com because I have legally purchased music from someone else and none of that money is siphoned off into the RIAA's pockets. Try to find other ways to legally obtain music w/o paying those bastards (like going to a club and buying an indie band's CDs after the concert is over).
"Get out and talk to your neighbours, take the initiative."
Unfortunately that would not work very well. When I bring up conversation about accessing the Internet the typical response is "I use AOL - I'm happy using AOL." Any thoughts of starting a co-op ends right there.
"...We have built this great nation (and, to the extent that other countries have prospered, they have done so emulating the USA in this respect) on the rule of law, and the enforcement of said law by the appropriate Authorities... The result will be not only mass piracy (leading to more stringent laws!), but a complete collapse of all that we hold dear, the Order of Society..."
Yeah we have to follow the law! Who do those Birmingham to Montgomery riders they are, trying to usurp authorities? And what about that bum Gandhi - he shouldn't have defied the British... Those rebelrousers have just caused too much trouble for all the honest working folks at Disney, RIAA, etc etc etc trying to maintain the status quo.
Could this be what the poster was thinking about?
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I think this is what the poster was thinking about. Someone with a desktop PC could take just the touchscreen LCD with him/her and walk around the house/office with it. That would be something perfect for me because I don't travel for my job and I have no need for a notebook.
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They can announce during commercial breaks they will show the trailer from SW:RotS.
This guy is totally in luck; the movie producers can certainly use his help!
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I know this kind of event is not as sexy and media-worthy as the Scaled Composities flight, but IMO if it wasn't for NACA/NASA (as flawed as it is) and their supporting contractors, SC would not have had the base of knowledge to work from to have their flight be a success. So I offer my congratulations to the people who tackled the inherent technological and engineering challenges and made this test flight possible.
(BTW how does the D4H compare to the Energia? I read a while back the Energia was more powerful than any current American booster but was still not as powerful as the Saturn 5.)
I'd much rather keep my country whole vs. hacked apart. It's much better to acknowledge and embrace cultural differences.
That's the difference beween China/Taiwan and Canada/Quebec. The rest of Canada and Quebec and talk about this like a pair of rational groups of people. Unfortunately, China is NOT a rational partner in this equation with Taiwan IMO. They seem to be sabre-rattling even at the slighest whisper of "splittism"; they don't want to hear what the Taiwanese really want.
So what about the Taiwanese? Who will listen to them? Will anyone even consider their wishes? This is not a one-way street. Yes, the Mainlanders want to retain China because of national pride; the Mainlanders ought to keep in mind the Taiwanese will give their accedence to be part of China if it was not ruled by a small, iron-fisted group of oligarchs.
Disclaimer: I'm a Taiwanese native of Chinese descent living on the American East Coast.
My first thought was that maybe the gubmint should do too broadband what they did with the home phone market. There are two issues with broadband to the home:
- it's still to expensive (my Comcast connection is still ~$45/mo, but my wife will only give that up over her dead body)
- some areas are still too remote (my in-laws can only get bidirectional satellite service)
Could the gubmint make providers charge business more to subsidize rollout and support of the full cost of service for residential users? Or are there other issues that don't apply to POTS?
That said, giving broadband to Joe Sixpack may not be all that great of an idea... Just imagine the field day phishers/worms/other nasties out there will have with unwary users with those big pipes. If casual home users (with no immediate relatives who know how to support PCs) want to get this service, they ought to be made to take a quick course and a test to make sure they know how to protect themselves.
Even if, somehow, we find out later that Kerry won, does he REALLY want to clean up Bush's mess?
IMO the core issue here may not be energy production; it's energy storage. Hydrocarbon-based fuels hold more energy than any other form of medium that we know of (eg lightweight batteries, hydrogen, ethanol (does that count as a hydrocarbon?)). All those mediums could be regenerated by adding energy to the end products, but they have limitations. They are either tricky to handle or don't hold enough energy. And up to this point, we don't have the ability to put energy into a system to generate hydrocarbon fuels easily. (And really those fuels are just mediums containing solar energy from long ago.)
However there is the possibility of at least generating CH4 via inorganic means. It's possible to take CO/CO2 from the atmosphere and generate CH4 from an industrial process; all of this could be powered via solar/hydro power. It would seem that if this was feasible, CH4 could be designated as a renewable fuel. Maybe vast amounts of CH4 could spur the faster adoption of fuel-celled cars... Maybe Halliburton and the Sierra Club may end up in a giant group hug over this... Maybe...
No... I think the American people lost. Alot of them just don't know it. IMHO Bush has been a horrible president. I'm not going to spell out the reasons; I'm sure it's been rehashed a zillion times in this forum. OTOH, Kerry didn't inspire. Sure he was a brave guy and stuff, but he didn't pick a couple of core issues and pound them to death ala flip-flopping. Personally I voted out of dread of and vile for Bush Jr rather than really liking Kerry. I guess that's less than enough reason to vote for him for some people...
Despite all the money and effort to bring out the 18-29 yo vote, only 17% of them turned out to do so. Why can they not be inspired to do their civic duty while a large group of evangelical lemmings did theirs??? If Karl Rove (that shill) could conjure up a strategy to make that group come out in droves by emphasizing on issues important to them (ie cultural issues), then someone else ought to go and figure out what is important to them.
I remember listing to a recent story about a youth voter registration drive on NPR and one college girl described the process as akin to her parents nagging her to do something. Some of these people don't realize they CAN make a difference. The mistake is that a candidate didn't float any credible balloons of issues younger voters feel they can make a difference on.
(I guess many of my fellow citizens want to vote for someone who is just like them... *sigh*)
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I personally have no desire to use any of the satellite TV providers. I've got Comcast in the western Anne Arundel area and I've never had them screw me over ever. We've got a decent movie package (HBO, SHO, Skinemax, etc.), VOD and increased broadband bandwidth along with very good local coverage and two digital converters for less than $95/mo. And starting in a couple of mos they're also going to have HD-equipped converters/DVRs.
Does this do the same thing as Cisco's IPTV product?
And when you write a check and they ask for your phone, it's (202) 456-1414.
Ironic, isn't it, that the first thing that I see on this page for this story is an ad for M$FT. Next thing you'll know we'll see a poll that will be asking if people will be looking forward to use CowboyNeal.NET.
Some people have suggested not buying music. I don't think that's the answer. I have started to buy used CDs from half.com because I have legally purchased music from someone else and none of that money is siphoned off into the RIAA's pockets. Try to find other ways to legally obtain music w/o paying those bastards (like going to a club and buying an indie band's CDs after the concert is over).
Actually the Federation has already done a strategic analysis of the military-industrial complex of the Empire.
Does someone make a magic market small enough to break the copy protection?
I'd definitely let Carrie-Anne Moss on my crew! And I wouldn't hesitate like Val - none of that "I shoulda kissed you" crap...
You may want to burn in your on-board AI systems. I hope no one forgets what happened to Discovery on its trip to Jupiter...
"Get out and talk to your neighbours, take the initiative."
Unfortunately that would not work very well. When I bring up conversation about accessing the Internet the typical response is "I use AOL - I'm happy using AOL." Any thoughts of starting a co-op ends right there.
"...We have built this great nation (and, to the extent that other countries have prospered, they have done so emulating the USA in this respect) on the rule of law, and the enforcement of said law by the appropriate Authorities... The result will be not only mass piracy (leading to more stringent laws!), but a complete collapse of all that we hold dear, the Order of Society..."
Yeah we have to follow the law! Who do those Birmingham to Montgomery riders they are, trying to usurp authorities? And what about that bum Gandhi - he shouldn't have defied the British... Those rebelrousers have just caused too much trouble for all the honest working folks at Disney, RIAA, etc etc etc trying to maintain the status quo.
I think this is what the poster was thinking about. Someone with a desktop PC could take just the touchscreen LCD with him/her and walk around the house/office with it. That would be something perfect for me because I don't travel for my job and I have no need for a notebook.
Yeah... And we were warned about it already:
"All other worlds are yours except Europa."