This would be rather difficult, after all the spacecraft would most likely be contaminated before it left the earth, thus contaminating any samples it were to bring back.
Not to mention there are very few people actually working on this project.
I would suggest if you are concerned about the length of time this project has been under development that you may want to consider contributing to it.
Yes, but this software "bloat" is what drives the market for faster cpu's, cheaper memory, and larger hard drives. If we made efficient software we'd still be paying $2000 for a pentium 200.
I have come to the conclusion that I should stop giving my gf DRAM for birth control. Not only are birth control pills cheaper to make, they are environmentally friendly!
I was going to suggest the same thing. It is a very entertaining read. I stumbled upon "Young Bleys" back in '92 or '93. I enjoyed it very much, but unfortunately it can be difficult to find any of these books (unless you want to order em all new:P). I found "Final Encyclopedia" by chance while at a used book store near where I live. This is one of the best books I've ever read and found it very interesting to follow the main character, Hal Mayne, as he grew up. This book isnt for the faint of heart. As I recall it is over 700 pages and very small print:).
I think I've read 3 - 8 on the above list. By far, "Final Encyclopedia" is the most enjoyable IMHO.
Perhaps if they abandon it, Armadillo Aerospace can launch their own crew to claim it. What would the actual legality of this be, considering it was "abandoned" in space I wonder?
The Childe Cycle series by Gordon R Dickson is without a doubt the best SciFi I've ever read. It a very well thought out universe and very strong character development. I've yet to read all of the books, but I've read about 5 in the series.
Suggested reading: Vernor Vinge's "A Deepness In The Sky". It has a very simplistic use of "metric time". One has to admit, basing time on the rotation of our earth, may make sense while on earth, seeing as humans and time are cyclical in nature, but once you start populating other world's, it would be best to come up with some universal time scale. Basing it on something arbitrary, like a second, makes a lot of sense.
I had this whacky idea a year or so ago, where we'd track the passage of time by the number of seconds that have passed since the conception of the idea for "metric date/time". It was received critically by my peers, and fell into disuse. Unfortunately, I am unsure how many seconds have passed since that moment and have since lost track of all time and dates.
check out http://www.linuxprinting.org. I have found the foomatic tool very handy. No need to change the printer settings manually (And i can even use the default windows drivers w/ it on my windows machines).
Why do we even need to build one if we dont need to turn it on? If it supposedly gets the results by having it run in a "parallel" world, why not have it built in the parallel world as well? Seems like it'd be much easier that way.
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This would be rather difficult, after all the spacecraft would most likely be contaminated before it left the earth, thus contaminating any samples it were to bring back.
Not to mention there are very few people actually working on this project.
I would suggest if you are concerned about the length of time this project has been under development that you may want to consider contributing to it.
Actually, I don't believe it's illegal for minors to smoke, it's just illegal for anyone to sell cigarettes to them.
DDOS'ed by the /. effect. Too bad it doesnt seem to have worked.. :)
I think the obvious reason is that the "paying customers" aren't actually paying up afterwards, thus ruining it for the rest of us paying customers.
Yes, but this software "bloat" is what drives the market for faster cpu's, cheaper memory, and larger hard drives. If we made efficient software we'd still be paying $2000 for a pentium 200.
You have a shorter than average life!
LOL, I think that is better than anything that I coulda come up with.
I have a diamond ring I had given to an ex-gf. Can I trade it in for a ton of rock and bury her under it? :)
I have come to the conclusion that I should stop giving my gf DRAM for birth control. Not only are birth control pills cheaper to make, they are environmentally friendly!
I would think that these figures would take that into account as well.
And don't forget that flying squirrels are descended from dolphins!!
I was going to suggest the same thing. It is a very entertaining read. I stumbled upon "Young Bleys" back in '92 or '93. I enjoyed it very much, but unfortunately it can be difficult to find any of these books (unless you want to order em all new :P). I found "Final Encyclopedia" by chance while at a used book store near where I live. This is one of the best books I've ever read and found it very interesting to follow the main character, Hal Mayne, as he grew up. This book isnt for the faint of heart. As I recall it is over 700 pages and very small print :).
I think I've read 3 - 8 on the above list. By far, "Final Encyclopedia" is the most enjoyable IMHO.
So, if they charge us doesn't that make it legal for us to download music, after all, it's no longer free.
Perhaps if they abandon it, Armadillo Aerospace can launch their own crew to claim it. What would the actual legality of this be, considering it was "abandoned" in space I wonder?
Well that makes sense, thanks for the info. But perhaps I should've said that the RIAA could then sue..
.. can't John Cage then sue, since we are playing 4'33 on repeat?
The Childe Cycle series by Gordon R Dickson is without a doubt the best SciFi I've ever read. It a very well thought out universe and very strong character development. I've yet to read all of the books, but I've read about 5 in the series.
..for the missed opportunities at millions from those Nigerians have been offering me while my account was suspended.
Suggested reading: Vernor Vinge's "A Deepness In The Sky". It has a very simplistic use of "metric time". One has to admit, basing time on the rotation of our earth, may make sense while on earth, seeing as humans and time are cyclical in nature, but once you start populating other world's, it would be best to come up with some universal time scale. Basing it on something arbitrary, like a second, makes a lot of sense.
I had this whacky idea a year or so ago, where we'd track the passage of time by the number of seconds that have passed since the conception of the idea for "metric date/time". It was received critically by my peers, and fell into disuse. Unfortunately, I am unsure how many seconds have passed since that moment and have since lost track of all time and dates.
I did just check WinMX and found John Cage's "4' 33"" track. No luck finding the other.
Where are the mp3 versions of the 2 tracks in question? Perhaps then we can judge who's in the wrong here more acurately.
check out http://www.linuxprinting.org. I have found the foomatic tool very handy. No need to change the printer settings manually (And i can even use the default windows drivers w/ it on my windows machines).
Why do we even need to build one if we dont need to turn it on? If it supposedly gets the results by having it run in a "parallel" world, why not have it built in the parallel world as well? Seems like it'd be much easier that way.
Anyone read Timeline by Michael Crichton?