I know this sounds crazy, but given its bowl shape terrain, instead of pumping out the water and rebuild, why don't they rebuild over the water?
One thing I've wondered is why floating houses aren't constructed in heavy flood areas. Rings could be attached to the house that would allow it slide up very long poles to keep it in place when the water rises.
The true cause is that the *AA's aren't producing quality material. It's all formulaic garbage. Most of the material they are protecting has already been produced and it was from a much more creative and open time. My daughter is 14 and most of what she and her friends listen to are music like Led Zepplin, Pink Floyd, etc. The crap they try to shove down teenagers(their largest market) throats isn't working anymore.
I think as new talent arrives we are going to see more and more being produced by the artists themselves. The tools and distribution channels already exist, we just need artists to realize this. I think once these trends shift we will see the sudden end to this already dying beast.
So you refuse to visit any site at a big name free host.
That means you're saying people only have a valuable opinion or can provide useful information if they're willing to pay you to listen to them. What a dangerous attitude.
No, he's saying that these tend to be the sites that try to install spyware and such. I stay away from them myself for the very same reasons.
And if you are too poor to have a web site posted why not post your views on forums or blog comments. It will be seen by more people anyway.
I doubt you are going to have the infrastructure to dig tunnels or make them in to livable habitats. Lunar soil is nasty and it wouldn't be surprising if tunnels would be unlivable without a liner. I think the idea is to land a tin can like the habitat modules planned for the original U.S. ISS or the Russian equivalent, and then bury them in regolith(dirt). Mike Griffin's desire was to use the original U.S habitat module for the ISS though it was cancelled long ago and replaced with the Russian Mir 2 modules.
You could have robots blast out the tunnels with shaped charges, then just inflate liners made of Kevlar or some other strong material. The hardest part would be the airlock. The issues with dust would be the same as with tin cans but you are using way less building materials and have a much sturdier base.
The absolute pinnacle I can see NASA aspiring to is a moonbase which will end up looking a lot like an ISS except on the moon. People living in tin cans trying to find things to do on a place totally hostile to life.
I think it would make more sense to tunnel into solid rock for a moonbase. You would have a natural radiation shield, wouldn't have to worry about leaks as much, be protected from meteorites and expanding the base would be much simpler.
I always hear about these great keyboards, and I'd love to try one out, but they're never available in retail outlets like Circuit City or Masters Electronics.
Well that's because when a small company makes a product they can't afford to manufacture the number needed to put them in every chain store. That is what reviews are for, they get free samples to try out and tell us what they think. If enough people like the product and it makes enough money then you probably will see it hit the chains.
It's because of the internet that you see small companies put out innovative little products that would never see the light of day if the only way to purchase them would be at a retail store. Do you even understand the logistics and costs involved in mass producing enough product to stock them in a chain store?
Did you even bother to read the comment? It's not about the price, moron. I want to buy these keyboards, REGARDLESS OF PRICE, from an actual store, where I can see the actual good. I do not want to order from some Internet site, REGARDLESS OF PRICE. Indeed, and you cannot find anything beyond normal or traditional ergo keyboards in contemporary retail outlets. Such keyboards will never be popular unless they are easily purchaseable by the masses.
No need to throw little temper tantrums just because you can't get your grubby little hands on it first. It's actually very simple to understand why.
With the new CRIA law in Canada, and now the broadcast flag in America, it looks like the recording industry 'winning'. It's looks pretty bad for those fighting for digital rights.
But nothing worth recording has been produced in years so no big wup.
There was a market for PC games back when the PC wasn't even considered a gaming machine. The games were, in my opinion, more creative and fun to play. Now that the mainstream masses(sheep) are moving to consoles I think what will happen is the PC market will shrink back to the core of players that enjoy the extra flexibilty of playing games on the PC. There will always be at least a handful of companies willing to cater to this group, at least I hope.
Why should I keep coming back to/. if the news is repeated, slow and bias?
I come to slashdot not for late breaking, fresh news, but for the discussion that follows. Who really cares if a submission is a dupe? You are not forced to read it, just skip it and go on to the next one. People that feel the need to point out dupes are just as useless as the grammar/spelling nazis. If you really have nothing to add to the discussion and are just going to whine, why post at all?
Can you hear the European Union chanting off in the distance?
What European Union? It's falling apart as we speak.
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As my sibling stated, it's not the color, it's the ghosting. When you're playing a fast paced action game, and all you see is one long blur, it's pretty obvious that the LCDs aren't up to par (at least not the 21" LCDs, at least relatively cheaply). I have a Dell 1800FP at work that is relatively new. We play old games on that on occasion over lunch. Grand Theft Auto 1 starts streaking in no time. It's really noticeable when you're on a motorcycle and zooming straight ahead.
There are LCDs for gaming that don't ghost, but they're EXTREMELY expensive if you want a lot of real estate + low response times. A 21" replacement LCD is already a lot more than a CRT, and when you factor in the lower response rates...
My NEC LCD1970 has beautiful color and 8ms response time. It cost around $500 but it blows away any crt I've ever had. My main game is UT2K4 and it plays with no ghosting or blurring whatsoever. I don't miss my back breaking 21" crt at all.
"Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I'm just a caveman. I fell on some ice and later got thawed out by some of your scientists. Your world frightens and confuses me! Sometimes the honking horns of your traffic make me want to get out of my BMW.. and run off into the hills, or wherever.. Sometimes when I get a message on my fax machine, I wonder: "Did little demons get inside and type it?" I don't know! My primitive mind can't grasp these concepts. But there is one thing I do know - when a man like my client slips and falls on a sidewalk in front of a public library, then he is entitled to no less than two million in compensatory damages, and two million in punitive damages. Thank you."
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I know this sounds crazy, but given its bowl shape terrain, instead of pumping out the water and rebuild, why don't they rebuild over the water?
One thing I've wondered is why floating houses aren't constructed in heavy flood areas. Rings could be attached to the house that would allow it slide up very long poles to keep it in place when the water rises.
If the DS will the Revolutions controller then I won't need batteries and I'll only need to rechart it every 5 hours.
Wouldn't be able to tell you what the 360 will use, but I'd hope they'd use rechargle controllers.
My eyes, MY EYES!
From TFA: Most impressive is his ability to deal with the physical hardships in space.
Nah...All you need is a playboy subscription.
Great, now I have this image of little white globules floating all around the inside of the space station. I hope they have safety goggles up there.
The true cause is that the *AA's aren't producing quality material. It's all formulaic garbage. Most of the material they are protecting has already been produced and it was from a much more creative and open time. My daughter is 14 and most of what she and her friends listen to are music like Led Zepplin, Pink Floyd, etc. The crap they try to shove down teenagers(their largest market) throats isn't working anymore.
I think as new talent arrives we are going to see more and more being produced by the artists themselves. The tools and distribution channels already exist, we just need artists to realize this. I think once these trends shift we will see the sudden end to this already dying beast.
The sun is more than just a very energetic oxidization reaction. Go read about nuclear fusion.
I don't need to go read anything, it was a joke. Jeez, lighten up already.
It is as impossible to steal "intellectual property" as it is to steal fire.
And it's equally possible to extinguish both...
Good luck extinguishing the Sun.
The lightsaber used by intergalactic hero Luke Skywalker in Star Wars...
Would he actually be a galactic hero? From what I remember of the movie it took place in a single galaxy, of course one that was far, far away.
So you refuse to visit any site at a big name free host.
That means you're saying people only have a valuable opinion or can provide useful information if they're willing to pay you to listen to them. What a dangerous attitude.
No, he's saying that these tend to be the sites that try to install spyware and such. I stay away from them myself for the very same reasons.
And if you are too poor to have a web site posted why not post your views on forums or blog comments. It will be seen by more people anyway.
I think that's called having the munchies. You're only in trouble if you have the grass with you still or you can be proven to be intoxicated.
:)
Grass? Boy, you really dated yourself with that one.
I doubt you are going to have the infrastructure to dig tunnels or make them in to livable habitats. Lunar soil is nasty and it wouldn't be surprising if tunnels would be unlivable without a liner. I think the idea is to land a tin can like the habitat modules planned for the original U.S. ISS or the Russian equivalent, and then bury them in regolith(dirt). Mike Griffin's desire was to use the original U.S habitat module for the ISS though it was cancelled long ago and replaced with the Russian Mir 2 modules.
You could have robots blast out the tunnels with shaped charges, then just inflate liners made of Kevlar or some other strong material. The hardest part would be the airlock. The issues with dust would be the same as with tin cans but you are using way less building materials and have a much sturdier base.
The absolute pinnacle I can see NASA aspiring to is a moonbase which will end up looking a lot like an ISS except on the moon. People living in tin cans trying to find things to do on a place totally hostile to life.
I think it would make more sense to tunnel into solid rock for a moonbase. You would have a natural radiation shield, wouldn't have to worry about leaks as much, be protected from meteorites and expanding the base would be much simpler.
"Capital punishment turns the state into a murderer. But imprisonment turns the state into a gay dungeon-master." -- Emo Philips
No way am I going to get manboobs just to play Half-Life.
Playing Half-Life is what caused my manboobs.
I always hear about these great keyboards, and I'd love to try one out, but they're never available in retail outlets like Circuit City or Masters Electronics.
Well that's because when a small company makes a product they can't afford to manufacture the number needed to put them in every chain store. That is what reviews are for, they get free samples to try out and tell us what they think. If enough people like the product and it makes enough money then you probably will see it hit the chains.
It's because of the internet that you see small companies put out innovative little products that would never see the light of day if the only way to purchase them would be at a retail store. Do you even understand the logistics and costs involved in mass producing enough product to stock them in a chain store?
Did you even bother to read the comment? It's not about the price, moron. I want to buy these keyboards, REGARDLESS OF PRICE, from an actual store, where I can see the actual good. I do not want to order from some Internet site, REGARDLESS OF PRICE. Indeed, and you cannot find anything beyond normal or traditional ergo keyboards in contemporary retail outlets. Such keyboards will never be popular unless they are easily purchaseable by the masses.
No need to throw little temper tantrums just because you can't get your grubby little hands on it first. It's actually very simple to understand why.
With the new CRIA law in Canada, and now the broadcast flag in America, it looks like the recording industry 'winning'. It's looks pretty bad for those fighting for digital rights.
But nothing worth recording has been produced in years so no big wup.
"And best of all... In space, no one can hear you break the glass."
Or wind.
Can't hear the wind but it makes a great propellant.
What we really need is a Family Guy movie.
What we need is movies with fresh plots, new ideas and in no way connected to anything on TV.
Maybe there is something wrong with me but I find this game a bit titillating. I still haven't been able to win, but I'll keep trying.
Orgasm girl
It's only 2bn light years across but Professor Moriarty will never know the difference.
There was a market for PC games back when the PC wasn't even considered a gaming machine. The games were, in my opinion, more creative and fun to play.
Now that the mainstream masses(sheep) are moving to consoles I think what will happen is the PC market will shrink back to the core of players that enjoy the extra flexibilty of playing games on the PC. There will always be at least a handful of companies willing to cater to this group, at least I hope.
Why should I keep coming back to /. if the news is repeated, slow and bias?
I come to slashdot not for late breaking, fresh news, but for the discussion that follows. Who really cares if a submission is a dupe? You are not forced to read it, just skip it and go on to the next one. People that feel the need to point out dupes are just as useless as the grammar/spelling nazis. If you really have nothing to add to the discussion and are just going to whine, why post at all?
Can you hear the European Union chanting off in the distance?
What European Union? It's falling apart as we speak.
As my sibling stated, it's not the color, it's the ghosting. When you're playing a fast paced action game, and all you see is one long blur, it's pretty obvious that the LCDs aren't up to par (at least not the 21" LCDs, at least relatively cheaply). I have a Dell 1800FP at work that is relatively new. We play old games on that on occasion over lunch. Grand Theft Auto 1 starts streaking in no time. It's really noticeable when you're on a motorcycle and zooming straight ahead.
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There are LCDs for gaming that don't ghost, but they're EXTREMELY expensive if you want a lot of real estate + low response times. A 21" replacement LCD is already a lot more than a CRT, and when you factor in the lower response rates
My NEC LCD1970 has beautiful color and 8ms response time. It cost around $500 but it blows away any crt I've ever had. My main game is UT2K4 and it plays with no ghosting or blurring whatsoever. I don't miss my back breaking 21" crt at all.
3. As a Christian Scientist, I would agree with your assertion that the natral process has killed more species than humans have.
/sarcasm
Ya, that flood was a bitch. Good thing for Noah or all the animals would be extinct.
"Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I'm just a caveman. I fell on some ice and later got thawed out by some of your scientists. Your world frightens and confuses me! Sometimes the honking horns of your traffic make me want to get out of my BMW.. and run off into the hills, or wherever.. Sometimes when I get a message on my fax machine, I wonder: "Did little demons get inside and type it?" I don't know! My primitive mind can't grasp these concepts. But there is one thing I do know - when a man like my client slips and falls on a sidewalk in front of a public library, then he is entitled to no less than two million in compensatory damages, and two million in punitive damages. Thank you."
I miss ya Phil, sigh...