Actually, I cannot see why they couldn't do it if they wanted to. I'm just curious why you state that It's not even a factor. I can see that they would have other things that they would want to focus on, but NASA managed to do it in their first try in 1969, then repeatedly without ever crashing on the Moon.
The lack of atmosphere and diminished gravity is a plus, so why the certainty in their inability to do so?
My guess is that they choose to focus on a critical path to Mars as opposed to do everything and be everything, but that said, it might be amusing for them to try.
Yes - Windows operates this way too. Now you can't find anything - ever. You have to search for everything, which makes everything at least a two step process. Its like they go out of their way to change menus and hide stuff so you have to search for it.
Why some people think that they need to leave their mark on this world by ruining software that is proven to work is beyond me. Sad that LibreOffice is going to join the list.
I can't comment on heavy neutron impact and what role it plays here (maybe you can educate me) but this experiment is about containing high energy plasma for a long enough time to make fusion feasible. Because the topology of this device makes fluctuations in the plasma self correcting, we may not need better superconductors.
Had we invested money in this type of research instead of war for oil, we could have done a lot more a lot faster. Yes it has taken a lot more time than some expected. The same goes with moon bases and flying cars.
Fusion is still farther away than 10-15 years, probably further than 50.
The point and what matters here is that we are seeing progress now (with concepts that date back to the 50s).
I personally do not like Trump, but that wouldn't stop me from agreeing with something he said, if it was true.
That said, to state that "Just about everyone on Slashdot already believes it's a hoax" is just trolling. Is it that just because you like Trump, you think that you should believe everything he says, or that you like him because he says the things that you want to hear?
The issue with time dilatation is that it really pays off as you approach the speed of light.
Given t, the time of the traveller, T the time on earth,
t/T = sqrt(1 - (v/c)^2).
In other words, as you get very close to the speed of light, the right side of the equation gets very small and the inverse relation of t/T increases dramatically.
You will have to spend similar amounts of energy half way to your destination to slow down as you have been spending speeding up, perhaps not so much a limitation considering the technology achievements expected given the time spans given.
Shielding is always relative: You are perhaps as likely to collide with fragments of matter at that speed in the inverse direction as you would be sitting still, but that is still just another engineering problem to be solved.
"So given that is a law, you cannot reasonably expect to have ANY human travel to another star. Ever."
It may take us a while to get there, but there is no reason to believe that it is impossible to reach star systems within 10 light years, perhaps more given:
1 - Our lifespan is likely to increase and it is too soon to predict by how much.
2 - We do not have to be in a rush to reach the destination, especially if we the ship is made as comfortable as the destination.
3 - Intermediary bases
4 - Stasis, or just longer sleep cycles
I'm not sure I should be bothered to try to expand your mind further when your are not even trying. True; too many people lack basic knowledge in physics and confuse television for reality, but you cannot justify your statements by lack of insight.
That is one possible explanation, but you are just stating that without offering any supporting evidence. Should you review the paper and point out where that experimental error could be, that would at least be something. Reproducing the experiment and pointing out the error would be real evidence.
You pointed out the other possible answer in your previous post; "The laws of physics are absolute even if we don't know exactly what they are yet."
I don't follow your line of reasoning, and most of your statements are all over the place. For instance, "The way APIs could be/is/will be/can be copyrighted." is not a valid sentence.
This is an appeal by Oracle lawyers to justify their own paychecks. It certainly hasn't shown that Open Source is incompatible with the US legal system.
Should you also say that because there are lawsuits related to health issues, "Medical care is found to be incompatible with the US legal system"? I'm sure I can find an article about a medical lawsuit somewhere.
If anything was shown, it is summed up in the article's last sentence: "Unless Oracle pulls off a stunning move on appeal, its massive legal expenditures in this case will be for naught." I'm sure the lawyers won't mind one way or another.
At last, on your statement "Doing programming well away from the USA just got traction.", perhaps "Doing programming in a language other that Java" would work just as well. Also, make sure you do not make to much money as the smell might attracts copyright trolls.
Is this because this course of action ensure the portfolio's profitability, or rather that the legal department is looking at their interest before the business and the brand?
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You forgot the part where they sold out to Oracle then their customer service got useless beyond hope.
Glad this is being discussed here, because I am not renewing with them.
Actually, I cannot see why they couldn't do it if they wanted to. I'm just curious why you state that It's not even a factor. I can see that they would have other things that they would want to focus on, but NASA managed to do it in their first try in 1969, then repeatedly without ever crashing on the Moon.
The lack of atmosphere and diminished gravity is a plus, so why the certainty in their inability to do so?
My guess is that they choose to focus on a critical path to Mars as opposed to do everything and be everything, but that said, it might be amusing for them to try.
Setting up a new School of Masonry.
It is still horse shit, and, the argument would have been better off without the political reference.
Yes - Windows operates this way too. Now you can't find anything - ever. You have to search for everything, which makes everything at least a two step process. Its like they go out of their way to change menus and hide stuff so you have to search for it.
Why some people think that they need to leave their mark on this world by ruining software that is proven to work is beyond me. Sad that LibreOffice is going to join the list.
I can't comment on heavy neutron impact and what role it plays here (maybe you can educate me) but this experiment is about containing high energy plasma for a long enough time to make fusion feasible. Because the topology of this device makes fluctuations in the plasma self correcting, we may not need better superconductors.
Its not about listening to others promises and whine when they don't come true.
Its about the ability to read, study and form your own opinions based on reason.
Had we invested money in this type of research instead of war for oil, we could have done a lot more a lot faster. Yes it has taken a lot more time than some expected. The same goes with moon bases and flying cars.
Fusion is still farther away than 10-15 years, probably further than 50.
The point and what matters here is that we are seeing progress now (with concepts that date back to the 50s).
Is that a new systemd feature?
I personally do not like Trump, but that wouldn't stop me from agreeing with something he said, if it was true.
That said, to state that "Just about everyone on Slashdot already believes it's a hoax" is just trolling. Is it that just because you like Trump, you think that you should believe everything he says, or that you like him because he says the things that you want to hear?
Thanks for encouraging me to expand.
The issue with time dilatation is that it really pays off as you approach the speed of light. Given t, the time of the traveller, T the time on earth,
t/T = sqrt(1 - (v/c)^2).
In other words, as you get very close to the speed of light, the right side of the equation gets very small and the inverse relation of t/T increases dramatically.
You will have to spend similar amounts of energy half way to your destination to slow down as you have been spending speeding up, perhaps not so much a limitation considering the technology achievements expected given the time spans given.
Shielding is always relative: You are perhaps as likely to collide with fragments of matter at that speed in the inverse direction as you would be sitting still, but that is still just another engineering problem to be solved.
"So given that is a law, you cannot reasonably expect to have ANY human travel to another star. Ever."
It may take us a while to get there, but there is no reason to believe that it is impossible to reach star systems within 10 light years, perhaps more given:
1 - Our lifespan is likely to increase and it is too soon to predict by how much.
2 - We do not have to be in a rush to reach the destination, especially if we the ship is made as comfortable as the destination.
3 - Intermediary bases
4 - Stasis, or just longer sleep cycles
I'm not sure I should be bothered to try to expand your mind further when your are not even trying. True; too many people lack basic knowledge in physics and confuse television for reality, but you cannot justify your statements by lack of insight.
"so that it may be rebutted and the speaker shamed."
:)
"so that it may be ignored and the speaker elected president."
Fixed that for you
That is one possible explanation, but you are just stating that without offering any supporting evidence. Should you review the paper and point out where that experimental error could be, that would at least be something. Reproducing the experiment and pointing out the error would be real evidence.
You pointed out the other possible answer in your previous post; "The laws of physics are absolute even if we don't know exactly what they are yet."
Unless you are someone who "can get away with things like that".
He didn't mention anything about 'hate' which you seem to preach.
He is also not hiding behind rock, nor 'Anonymous Coward' as you are.
It is not just google.
Canadian Immigration servers have crashed.
http://www.businessinsider.com...
http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/09/...
http://www.bbc.com/news/techno...
As a tech (in a bubble?), I wonder what OS they are using.
I don't follow your line of reasoning, and most of your statements are all over the place. For instance, "The way APIs could be/is/will be/can be copyrighted." is not a valid sentence.
This is an appeal by Oracle lawyers to justify their own paychecks. It certainly hasn't shown that Open Source is incompatible with the US legal system.
Should you also say that because there are lawsuits related to health issues, "Medical care is found to be incompatible with the US legal system"? I'm sure I can find an article about a medical lawsuit somewhere.
If anything was shown, it is summed up in the article's last sentence: "Unless Oracle pulls off a stunning move on appeal, its massive legal expenditures in this case will be for naught." I'm sure the lawyers won't mind one way or another.
At last, on your statement "Doing programming well away from the USA just got traction.", perhaps "Doing programming in a language other that Java" would work just as well. Also, make sure you do not make to much money as the smell might attracts copyright trolls.
"Open source is found to be incompatible with the US legal system."
Please back that up.
Inquiring minds want to know what kind of cool-aid you are drinking.
Is this because this course of action ensure the portfolio's profitability, or rather that the legal department is looking at their interest before the business and the brand?
What is sad is all of these childish comments.
New technology may be faster, but planned obsolescence and corporate greed means that it is not always better, nor more reliable.
Records are also a lot easier to steal and falsify on 21st century machines than they used to be.
I'm not from Australia, but yes.
As I recall one person died.. from a heart attack in the middle of the night after screaming Skylab! Skylab!
I don't have a URL handy; those were the days of the printed press.
The word "tpyed" confirms your preference for typos ;)
Yes, all Christians are exactly like you imagine them. Thanks for sharing your wisdom.