Actally, if you follow the link to megaprime from ARS, you'll find that the camera is called MegaCam, from the MegaPrime project... http://www-dapnia.cea.fr/Phys/Sap/Acti vites/Projet s/Megacam/index.html
It always puts a smile on my face when someone talks about pushing drugs for kids. That's when I know the face behind the nickname has thick glasses and/or acne, not unlike myself...
Anything which comes after the shuttle would surely have to be reusable, be able to land like a plane and be able to carry cargo.
Although I agree with you on some parts, I question your insistence that it has to land like a plane. Where is the benefit of this? The re-entry requirements of this form are pretty intense, as oposed to the standard ablative shielding methods, which were almost foolproof - drop a lopsided rock into the atmosphere, burn off a disposable section, and parachute down to earth.
You'll notice that Moglen goes into much greater detail than Shatner, even though Moglen is, no doubt, way more busy.
I'm guessing that's because writing, and writing eloquently and clearly, is part of Moglen's profession, whereas Shatner is primarily an actor (some would say living puppet, although I disagree:).
And exactly how did nature create city councils and people whose job it is to kill weeds? Kind of puts a kibosh on the whole environmental movement, don't you think?
Now, in order to reduce your threat level you'll have to choke down some pork before killing the INFIDELS!!! Just one more toll on the road to paradise...
If I'm correct, that is the purpose of the two axes. You should get a different component of redshift/blueshift depending on where the gravity wave comes from, and you can detect this.
Well...that would be the French, and the Germans, and the Latin and Spaniards, etc. If you look it up, most of the words in the English language are derived from another language.
Of course, this only further supports your claim - if you can take words from another language and call it 'English', why not make up completely new words and say they're English, too. After all, that's what happened with the other languages once upon a time...
And how would you get their permission. It's illegal for them to talk to you, and it's illegal for you to talk to them...how many people do you plan to fine or throw in jail for saying 'Hi', or 'Excuse me'? OTOH, if something this absurd were ever passed, I could see a lot of t-shirts with 'No, just because I sat beside you at the bar doesn't mean I want to talk to you' or some such being sold...
The weather. I live in Canada. For 6 months of the year, our weather is comparable to what you would have in California - in the winter. The rest of the time, it's just cold.
I'm tired of hearing of all these 'scientific' missions being carried out by robots! We need real people at the controls! That's way more sexy than being able to have multiple probes that can do remote research. After all, who applies for the patent when a miniature front-end loader does all the work?
Or, you could see what the cable companies use. The SEND the digital signal(s) over the cable in the first place, and not all of it is live feed (which would have to be handled anyway). Of course, for the cached feeds, they have to receive them, too, but probably on multiple antennas. Not such a custom solution after all - there's probably one or more in each market. I believe the thingy is called a cable head-end, and is basically a mainframe kinda computer. That probably doesn't do much to solve the price issue, but it's oviously possible - it's their business, after all.
A bacteria with a new amino acid is like a...'mule with a spinning wheel - no one knows where [we do now;] he got it, and danged if he knows what to do with it!'
Please tell me he didn't say that. How much information does it take to _describe_ the shows being listed (it did say meta), even if you're getting it for the whole year (and why would you?). Also, I'm guessing that metadata comes over the internet, which assumes broadband (at best) that typically can't saturate a 10Mb NIC, let alone an 11Mb wireless interface. Besides, where would he get a TV that can recieve 802.11b (or g) signals?
You asked an interesting question in your last paragraph: what would happen if the supply of guns was cut off to the point where criminals didn't have the level of access they desire?
There are some obvious outcomes to this scenario:
Virtually no law-abiding citizen will have a gun (they've all been stolen, or confiscated by the government)
Prices for illegal guns will go up (Supply and Demand)
People who were borderline illegal (inclined to commit a crime, but the risk/payoff factor was too unfavorable) may consider supplying illegal guns
So the next question is, where would all those illegal guns come from? Unless you assume that technically inclined people don't commit crimes (ever hear of hackers, Chinese scientists spying at American nuclear labs), people will make them. A basic gun is not that hard, and if you go back about 100 years, there were some very affective guns with fairly high fire rates. Do you think a person with the right skills, supplies, and a metal shop couldn't make a vintage revolver? Of course, there's the simpler solution - smuggle them in from a country with more lax laws than the new America by the thousands (you didn't think the rest of the world would follow suit, did you?), and make huge profits, with a slightly higher risk of getting caught.
The problem is, in a society that claims to be free, some level of trust has to be put into the individuals of that society. That runs the risk of crimes, terrorist attacks, and other tragedies. Realistically, those things happen quite infrequently, although it isn't any less tragic for those involved. But the alternative is worse, where the whole society is put under the state's microscope, having every action watched and cataloged, and judging what you might do next based on that information (ever hear of profiling - that's why libertarians are against it). That's a tragedy almost every individual in the society suffers. I did say almost - who watches the watchers?
Now reality hits in. Where the line is drawn between freedom and anarchy is hard to define. Canada, where I live has drawn it at one point, and the U.S. in another. I can't say which is right or wrong, and what's unbearable for one person might be fine for another. I personally prefer to stand on the side of freedom.
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Actally, if you follow the link to megaprime from ARS, you'll find that the camera is called MegaCam, from the MegaPrime project...i vites/Projet s/Megacam/index.html
http://www-dapnia.cea.fr/Phys/Sap/Act
But of course bashing the US for anything and everything is an internatial pastime, some of it well deservered.
For example, your education system...
It always puts a smile on my face when someone talks about pushing drugs for kids. That's when I know the face behind the nickname has thick glasses and/or acne, not unlike myself...
...okay, now to the right of the BFG, you'll notice a water molecule...
Anything which comes after the shuttle would surely have to be reusable, be able to land like a plane and be able to carry cargo.
Although I agree with you on some parts, I question your insistence that it has to land like a plane. Where is the benefit of this? The re-entry requirements of this form are pretty intense, as oposed to the standard ablative shielding methods, which were almost foolproof - drop a lopsided rock into the atmosphere, burn off a disposable section, and parachute down to earth.
You'll notice that Moglen goes into much greater detail than Shatner, even though Moglen is, no doubt, way more busy.
:).
I'm guessing that's because writing, and writing eloquently and clearly, is part of Moglen's profession, whereas Shatner is primarily an actor (some would say living puppet, although I disagree
And exactly how did nature create city councils and people whose job it is to kill weeds? Kind of puts a kibosh on the whole environmental movement, don't you think?
Now, in order to reduce your threat level you'll have to choke down some pork before killing the INFIDELS!!! Just one more toll on the road to paradise...
If I'm correct, that is the purpose of the two axes. You should get a different component of redshift/blueshift depending on where the gravity wave comes from, and you can detect this.
Obligatory comment on why command-line is more powerful, and why wouldn't you want that...
Well...that would be the French, and the Germans, and the Latin and Spaniards, etc. If you look it up, most of the words in the English language are derived from another language.
Of course, this only further supports your claim - if you can take words from another language and call it 'English', why not make up completely new words and say they're English, too. After all, that's what happened with the other languages once upon a time...
If I had mod points, I'd give him troll or funny. I think it's hilarious.
And how would you get their permission. It's illegal for them to talk to you, and it's illegal for you to talk to them...how many people do you plan to fine or throw in jail for saying 'Hi', or 'Excuse me'?
OTOH, if something this absurd were ever passed, I could see a lot of t-shirts with 'No, just because I sat beside you at the bar doesn't mean I want to talk to you' or some such being sold...
The weather. I live in Canada. For 6 months of the year, our weather is comparable to what you would have in California - in the winter. The rest of the time, it's just cold.
I'm tired of hearing of all these 'scientific' missions being carried out by robots! We need real people at the controls! That's way more sexy than being able to have multiple probes that can do remote research. After all, who applies for the patent when a miniature front-end loader does all the work?
Or, you could see what the cable companies use. The SEND the digital signal(s) over the cable in the first place, and not all of it is live feed (which would have to be handled anyway). Of course, for the cached feeds, they have to receive them, too, but probably on multiple antennas. Not such a custom solution after all - there's probably one or more in each market. I believe the thingy is called a cable head-end, and is basically a mainframe kinda computer. That probably doesn't do much to solve the price issue, but it's oviously possible - it's their business, after all.
...but better!!! I read every one I could get mey hands on, even in high school.
If we use NASA-likew tolerances, the robot will probably drill a hole through the patient's chin.
A bacteria with a new amino acid is like a...'mule with a spinning wheel - no one knows where [we do now ;] he got it, and danged if he knows what to do with it!'
...have better, more more long-lasting strokes? Sorry, couldn't resist ;)
Excellent. Now it will take longer to boot up than it does to crash. Well, that race is finally over.
Please tell me he didn't say that. How much information does it take to _describe_ the shows being listed (it did say meta), even if you're getting it for the whole year (and why would you?). Also, I'm guessing that metadata comes over the internet, which assumes broadband (at best) that typically can't saturate a 10Mb NIC, let alone an 11Mb wireless interface. Besides, where would he get a TV that can recieve 802.11b (or g) signals?
But please, keep the buzzwords flowing...
Ah, I can smell the smoke from their server from here. If it's not down yet, it will be soon.
Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't out to get you...
You asked an interesting question in your last paragraph: what would happen if the supply of guns was cut off to the point where criminals didn't have the level of access they desire? There are some obvious outcomes to this scenario:
So the next question is, where would all those illegal guns come from? Unless you assume that technically inclined people don't commit crimes (ever hear of hackers, Chinese scientists spying at American nuclear labs), people will make them. A basic gun is not that hard, and if you go back about 100 years, there were some very affective guns with fairly high fire rates. Do you think a person with the right skills, supplies, and a metal shop couldn't make a vintage revolver? Of course, there's the simpler solution - smuggle them in from a country with more lax laws than the new America by the thousands (you didn't think the rest of the world would follow suit, did you?), and make huge profits, with a slightly higher risk of getting caught.
The problem is, in a society that claims to be free, some level of trust has to be put into the individuals of that society. That runs the risk of crimes, terrorist attacks, and other tragedies. Realistically, those things happen quite infrequently, although it isn't any less tragic for those involved. But the alternative is worse, where the whole society is put under the state's microscope, having every action watched and cataloged, and judging what you might do next based on that information (ever hear of profiling - that's why libertarians are against it). That's a tragedy almost every individual in the society suffers. I did say almost - who watches the watchers?
Now reality hits in. Where the line is drawn between freedom and anarchy is hard to define. Canada, where I live has drawn it at one point, and the U.S. in another. I can't say which is right or wrong, and what's unbearable for one person might be fine for another. I personally prefer to stand on the side of freedom.
- The playback hardware must be ubiquitous.
- The media has to be cheap to produce.
- Recordings must always be of lower quality than the originals.
Of course, this already exists - cassettes. IF only RIAA could turn back the clock, they'd never have done that whole CD thing...