Yes, true. This is why it would be good if manned space flight was cheaper, and economically sustainable.. then only the people who believed in its importance would be needed to fund it.
Unless it's some sort of magical sand, yeah, I guess so.
Deserts typically have internal drainage basins that accumlate and store water underground.. where the water occasionally springs to the surface, you get an oasis.
Yep. I definitely didn't mean to suggest that sending humans to mars to do "good science" was the point of sending humans to mars. Nor should it be. I'd be terribly happy if no-one ever mentioned science the same sentence as the manned space program ever again.
Hopefully the costs of manned space flight are coming down. alt.space is that crusade. Then all these heady justifications for why we need to spend so much tax payer money will go away too. If we're lucky, NASA's role in manned space flight will be completely transformed and science will finally be recognised as the secondary motivation that it always been.
The purpose of manned space flight is not science. It's not spin-offs. It's not pork projects. It's not "national pride". It's not communications. It's not even about the limits to growth on our tiny planet.
All that stuff is just reasons we make up to keep the population paying for it. We need these justifications to explain why someone who barely has enough money to make rent should be paying for a space station.
The purpose of manned space flight is human unity. It's the global selfless dedication to a goal greater than all of humanity. It's what we learn science and build surplus economies to achieve. It's the purpose of being alive now. We need to get off this rock right now. We need to be more than just one planet. We need this so that we can look up at night and know there are people up there. Not just a scientist or two.. but an entire civilization.
Heh. If the engineers who made your fridge knew that if they told the higher-ups that it would last 3 years they would never get funding to build it, they probably would have said it would only last for 90 days too.
Silica or Silicon dioxide, is the most common constituent of sand in inland continental settings and non-tropical coastal settings is silica, usually in the form of quartz because the considerable hardness of this mineral resists erosion. However, the composition of sand varies according to local rock sources and conditions.
He also refered to where he works as a "repair shop", then he said he works at Frys.. but your objection is certainly valid. In fact, it's so good, you gotta wonder why he didn't say that himself. Reason: he's lying through his teeth.
Your logic is so retarded you might have a future at a major corporation, apply now.
For those of you who missed it: the person requested the tech to install Windows without cost, can't afford Windows. They're not just out to save a few dollars.. they never would pay for Windows because they have more important needs for which the cost of Windows could be used.
In any case, if I rent a TV (or Car, as is the Slashdot tradition), and then decide I want to sell it (probably for drinking money), then I'm perfectly free to do that. When my rental agreement is up and the repo guys come to take my TV back I'll just say "yeah, sold that months ago" at which point the rental company will be entitled to the replacement cost of the TV.
What's the replacement cost for an idea? Oh yeah, when you give me an idea, you keep it also, so the replacement cost is zero.
They are promoting Microsoft's products.. and, frankly, I wish they'd stop it.
This is why I've never been much opposed to "copy protection" for software. If people were required to pay for Microsoft products the prices would come down.
it is the same as stealing one off the shelf. It's not. You know it is not, and there are plenty of other reasons why you should advocate an alternative to your customers.
Of course, I'm sure, like most PC repair shops, you don't offer any other OS solutions than Microsoft.
Hehehe.. you've been in corporate land too long. Go visit a startup. There, they have: developers (the guys who write code), sales (the guys who find customers) and managers (the guys who do everything else). These dudes are managers. Perhaps "suits" would be a better term.
hehehe.. I just love the way Americans immediately think of porn when someone says "censorship". Does the fact that this is The Pirate Bay making this announcement give you some idea what kind of "censorship" they are against?
It's my understanding that Linus cares a lot. Perhaps too much. Whenever you force him to say something on the issue he says something so extreme that it makes RMS sound tame. So yeah, he bites his tongue instead of saying something that will hurt his reputation more than saying nothing will.
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Yes, true. This is why it would be good if manned space flight was cheaper, and economically sustainable.. then only the people who believed in its importance would be needed to fund it.
Unless it's some sort of magical sand, yeah, I guess so.
Deserts typically have internal drainage basins that accumlate and store water underground.. where the water occasionally springs to the surface, you get an oasis.
Yep. I definitely didn't mean to suggest that sending humans to mars to do "good science" was the point of sending humans to mars. Nor should it be. I'd be terribly happy if no-one ever mentioned science the same sentence as the manned space program ever again.
Hopefully the costs of manned space flight are coming down. alt.space is that crusade. Then all these heady justifications for why we need to spend so much tax payer money will go away too. If we're lucky, NASA's role in manned space flight will be completely transformed and science will finally be recognised as the secondary motivation that it always been.
The purpose of manned space flight is not science. It's not spin-offs. It's not pork projects. It's not "national pride". It's not communications. It's not even about the limits to growth on our tiny planet.
All that stuff is just reasons we make up to keep the population paying for it. We need these justifications to explain why someone who barely has enough money to make rent should be paying for a space station.
The purpose of manned space flight is human unity. It's the global selfless dedication to a goal greater than all of humanity. It's what we learn science and build surplus economies to achieve. It's the purpose of being alive now. We need to get off this rock right now. We need to be more than just one planet. We need this so that we can look up at night and know there are people up there. Not just a scientist or two.. but an entire civilization.
A man on mars would do more science in 2 days than the rovers have done in 3 years.
Heh. If the engineers who made your fridge knew that if they told the higher-ups that it would last 3 years they would never get funding to build it, they probably would have said it would only last for 90 days too.
It's a part of sand.
Silica or Silicon dioxide, is the most common constituent of sand in inland continental settings and non-tropical coastal settings is silica, usually in the form of quartz because the considerable hardness of this mineral resists erosion. However, the composition of sand varies according to local rock sources and conditions.
Death is clearly worse than rape.. otherwise rapists couldn't use death as a threat for rape victims to be submissive.
As is mutilation, threating family members, etc.
If they're not reformed, they shouldn't be allowed back into society.
The problem is that the prison system has nothing to do with treatment.. it's all about "punishment".
If you're willing to pay for its replacement, sure.
Here we go again. The problem with copyright is not "I have to pay". The problem with copyright is "you have no right to copy".
If there was a law that said for every copy made of Microsoft's software you had to pay Microsoft a fair royalty, that would be acceptable.
You knew I was boring when you married me.
Now leave the Slashdottin' to me, darlin'.
He also refered to where he works as a "repair shop", then he said he works at Frys.. but your objection is certainly valid. In fact, it's so good, you gotta wonder why he didn't say that himself. Reason: he's lying through his teeth.
Your logic is so retarded you might have a future at a major corporation, apply now.
For those of you who missed it: the person requested the tech to install Windows without cost, can't afford Windows. They're not just out to save a few dollars.. they never would pay for Windows because they have more important needs for which the cost of Windows could be used.
Customers don't get to talk to the technicians at Frys. It's company policy. If you're going to lie, at least get your facts straight first.
Is that a perspective from the UK or something?
In any case, if I rent a TV (or Car, as is the Slashdot tradition), and then decide I want to sell it (probably for drinking money), then I'm perfectly free to do that. When my rental agreement is up and the repo guys come to take my TV back I'll just say "yeah, sold that months ago" at which point the rental company will be entitled to the replacement cost of the TV.
What's the replacement cost for an idea? Oh yeah, when you give me an idea, you keep it also, so the replacement cost is zero.
They are promoting Microsoft's products.. and, frankly, I wish they'd stop it.
This is why I've never been much opposed to "copy protection" for software. If people were required to pay for Microsoft products the prices would come down.
Of course, I'm sure, like most PC repair shops, you don't offer any other OS solutions than Microsoft.
Female people.
Yes, you are braindead. Copyright is the "censorship" they are interested in. I tell ya, gotta draw some people a map.
Hehehe.. you've been in corporate land too long. Go visit a startup. There, they have: developers (the guys who write code), sales (the guys who find customers) and managers (the guys who do everything else). These dudes are managers. Perhaps "suits" would be a better term.
If Apple were smart, and had balls, they'd make a Cocoa layer for Windows.
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Glass houses.
hehehe.. I just love the way Americans immediately think of porn when someone says "censorship". Does the fact that this is The Pirate Bay making this announcement give you some idea what kind of "censorship" they are against?
It's my understanding that Linus cares a lot. Perhaps too much. Whenever you force him to say something on the issue he says something so extreme that it makes RMS sound tame. So yeah, he bites his tongue instead of saying something that will hurt his reputation more than saying nothing will.