Why can't they report it by saying "the star spewed out x% of it's mass" instead of the meaningless "enough material to make a thousand earths"
I mean I appreciate that it lost a lot of material, but I'm more interested in knowing how much that material represents to the star than knowing how may 'earths' I could make out of it.
I understand what you're saying but I was pointing out how for true debate to happen, both (or many) sides have to be represented fairly.
For example, you'd want someone deeply religious to represent the religious-interests and someone deeply scientific and rational to represent science-interests when debates occur.
When you stack the deck like this, it makes a mockery of the whole process.
No use calling it a democracy anymore, it's a mockery of what a democracy should be. In a true democracy, you actually have people representing different sides of issues. This is clearly now no longer the case.
This is such an obvious idea that it isn't right that it should be patentable. There are only a few ways of slowing an orbiting object down so that it de-orbits. The way nature does it is by putting gas in the way, called the atmosphere.
The U.S. has been relying on a Russian diesel icebreaker to deliver supplies to Antarctica due to our own shrinking fleet of the cold-water, diesel-fueled vessels."
ISPs should be like electrical companies, gas companies or water-works.
In other words, yes, keep track of how may kilowatts or liters of your service I used, but not whether I powered my toaster or made coffee, that's none of your business.
Amazing, it's almost like we live on the same planet and what we do in one place can affect people in other places...
Seriously, it's refreshing to see stories like this. Back in the 1970s, I remember everyone's attitude (and mine) as being "the world and its resources are infinite", seeing people litter and pollute without a second thought was the mainstream idea.
It's good that attitudes are changing, maybe there is hope for us.
Come on, citizen. You say that like if you really believe that when governments have authority, they abuse it.
NOTHING we've seen in the past indicates that.
Your IP address has been logged, we are currently rifling through ALL your past history (browsing, texts, phone-calls) and when we finally have ANYTHING to impugn you with, we'll arrest you.
In the meantime, enjoy being blackballed.
Hang all that, we'll just disappear you in the middle of the night.
Using Celestia to plot the orbits, I found out: Mars is currently (May 2nd, 2012) 0.95563 AU from us. Mars will be 1.2248 AU from us on June 5th, 20012
Apart from the invasion into your private life by government and loss of personal freedoms I mean.
The real problem is that with your information becoming so easily available, somewhere along the long line of entities that have access to it, there will be breaches and compromised security.
We've often seen that no company or organisation can keep its data from being stolen, why do legislators think that enabling so many to put their hands on your info is a good thing?
They should be legislating so that NO ONE can get your data... But I guess they'd only do that if their responsibility was implementing the mandates their constituents gave them.
I remember when I was a kid, many households had a TV room which consisted of an enourmous piece of furniture that housed the television, record-player, radio-tuner, amplifier and speakers.
Then the pendulum swung the other way and people were buying furniture units to house their modular electronic components.
I'll bet that from now on, the studios will conspire to ruin his career, by preventing him from appearing on all the late-night talk shows, stopping publicizing his older works they have rights on, etc...
Not to snark at you, but Sol is estimated to be 4-5 billion years old and it's only 8 light-minutes away. But you've raised a really good question... Off to read up on it.
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Why can't they report it by saying "the star spewed out x% of it's mass" instead of the meaningless "enough material to make a thousand earths"
I mean I appreciate that it lost a lot of material, but I'm more interested in knowing how much that material represents to the star than knowing how may 'earths' I could make out of it.
I understand what you're saying but I was pointing out how for true debate to happen, both (or many) sides have to be represented fairly.
For example, you'd want someone deeply religious to represent the religious-interests and someone deeply scientific and rational to represent science-interests when debates occur.
When you stack the deck like this, it makes a mockery of the whole process.
No use calling it a democracy anymore, it's a mockery of what a democracy should be.
In a true democracy, you actually have people representing different sides of issues. This is clearly now no longer the case.
Stop bringing common-sense into this, dammit!
cold water causes shrinkage
I'd buy tickets to that
What happens when the level of ridiculous goes above 100% ?
Do smartphone lawsuits instantly get replaced by something even funnier?
typo in text loose should be lose
ISPs should be like electrical companies, gas companies or water-works.
In other words, yes, keep track of how may kilowatts or liters of your service I used, but not whether I powered my toaster or made coffee, that's none of your business.
I think we have a suspect
Yes, can't wait for another one of their space "accomplishments"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBL98p0wZ7g
We should send them a load of SCUBA gear, that'll probably help 'em get it done faster.
Amazing, it's almost like we live on the same planet and what we do in one place can affect people in other places...
Seriously, it's refreshing to see stories like this. Back in the 1970s, I remember everyone's attitude (and mine) as being "the world and its resources are infinite", seeing people litter and pollute without a second thought was the mainstream idea.
It's good that attitudes are changing, maybe there is hope for us.
>Hopefully it's a suite with a good view.
It's suite of suits they'll be bringing.
Come on, citizen.
You say that like if you really believe that when governments have authority, they abuse it.
NOTHING we've seen in the past indicates that.
Your IP address has been logged, we are currently rifling through ALL your past history (browsing, texts, phone-calls) and when we finally have ANYTHING to impugn you with, we'll arrest you.
In the meantime, enjoy being blackballed.
Hang all that, we'll just disappear you in the middle of the night.
Using Celestia to plot the orbits, I found out:
Mars is currently (May 2nd, 2012) 0.95563 AU from us.
Mars will be 1.2248 AU from us on June 5th, 20012
Slashdot really is THE place where even the trolls post and debate existential issues logically.
I guess that's the reason I still read here. Nothing else comes close.
Liked it, would read again
Apart from the invasion into your private life by government and loss of personal freedoms I mean.
The real problem is that with your information becoming so easily available, somewhere along the long line of entities that have access to it, there will be breaches and compromised security.
We've often seen that no company or organisation can keep its data from being stolen, why do legislators think that enabling so many to put their hands on your info is a good thing?
They should be legislating so that NO ONE can get your data... But I guess they'd only do that if their responsibility was implementing the mandates their constituents gave them.
At one place they had me sign an employment contract with an NDA-type clause.
I asked to read it, so they left me alone (busy people) and I sikmply crossed-out the phrases that referred to non-disclosure and signed the document.
Upon returning, the HR-drone simply signed the contract and filed it.
I remember when I was a kid, many households had a TV room which consisted of an enourmous piece of furniture that housed the television, record-player, radio-tuner, amplifier and speakers.
Then the pendulum swung the other way and people were buying furniture units to house their modular electronic components.
Nothing ever goes away, does it?
Also, get off my lawn
What I meant was that I expect every media company to blackball him and anyone else that tries it.
Not ignore, blackball
I'll bet that from now on, the studios will conspire to ruin his career, by preventing him from appearing on all the late-night talk shows, stopping publicizing his older works they have rights on, etc...
In 5 years he'll be a nobody again
But you see, the "ME! ME! ME!" attitude is a reflection of the attitude of grubby corporations.
The only difference is the power is all on the corporate side now
Not to snark at you, but Sol is estimated to be 4-5 billion years old and it's only 8 light-minutes away.
But you've raised a really good question...
Off to read up on it.
FTFY