Even 2000 years ago there were those who weren't as cynical as you.
Not every Christian is out to exploit you. And not every geek on/. is as smug as you come off. You believe in an magical exploding rock, I believe in a Creator.
How many cases have you heard of where some random person, on trying to do the right thing, finds himself tasered/sprayed, cuffed, tossed in a cell overnight, and charged with some absurd law simply for making himself available for the police to take their frustrations out on, having failed to actually do their jobs? Or worse, sued into penury by the very victim they risked their lives to help?
Zero. You may want to think that kind of stuff is happening all the time, but it isn't.
Yes, in the past, NASA was crazy-careful, but that was more around the Apollo era of things.
It's difficult to compare the 2 eras because the budgets are drastically different (10:1?). But the documentation reqmts and presence of safety & QA are substantially more since Apollo.
They would have had contingencies for damage of the nature that happened- and had a backup plan for the crew if they couldn't repair the same.
What was that contingency plan they used for Apollo 13 when they didn't have sufficient compatible CO2 scrubbers? An on-the-fly hack. Read about the incident and you'll find that pretty much the whole thing after the explosion was a seat-of-the-pants ride, a contingency that had not been planned for at all.
they're operating more as a political org instead of an engineering driven one like it used to be
I think that would only weaken your argument. A political organization would tend to error on the side of caution to protect against bad PR, would it not? Engineers tend to be more results driven. IMHO
Spend some time at one of the space centers. Look at the names on the buildings in the area. Look at the company names on the majority of the badges. Sneak into a couple design meetings to see the ideas being presented.... and who is presenting them. Then you might rethink your position.
Hint: You'll find the civil servants are in the minority and the contractors are doing a lot of (most of?) the work. NASA takes a largely managerial role. Nothing special about them other than the color of their badge. Many get pulled into the ranks from the contractor pool.
Since this content is being purchased/rented, I bet YouTube makes it at least equivalent (better?) to what Netflix is doing. It won't be the same ol' low res crap.
I don't think it's as much of an oil company lobbying for cars and against bikes as it is the humidity from May thru September. I live in Bay Colony just south of Clear Lake and my commute is 10 miles south. I would LOVE to bike it every day, but I'd be a sweaty mess.
That said, we ride from 646 toward Santa Fe and can get into rural areas fairly quickly. Makes for a nice, peaceful ride.
"Current Status @ 23:30 NZT, 18:30 Beijing time, 13-01-10: Heaps of reports of uncensored stuff. My post below may not be accurate. The images below show massive differences between google.cn results and google.com.hk results. The difference may be just a residual effect of the censorship - because Google ranks stuff based on links, previously censored materials may still be poorly ranked, even though they're no longer censored."
Raw number of apps? Seriously? What do you think are the first apps that are created for Android, the crappy ones that no one wants?
many Android apps don't run on lower-end Android phones Again, not relevant, as this isn't a lower-end Android phone. This phone could have a leg up on other Android phones as it might get the support for new OS releases prior to the others...?
That's what I thought too, but I think it's poorly worded. I think he means, if we haven't fully loaded our towers with equipment and they're still maxed out, it's hard to know how much demand is out there.
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The black helicopters keep me awake at night too.
Heaven forbid you introduce critical thinking into science.
Even 2000 years ago there were those who weren't as cynical as you.
/. is as smug as you come off. You believe in an magical exploding rock, I believe in a Creator.
Not every Christian is out to exploit you. And not every geek on
A little help
Flying is a civil right?
Standing up for what you believe is not something everyone is willing to do.
How many cases have you heard of where some random person, on trying to do the right thing, finds himself tasered/sprayed, cuffed, tossed in a cell overnight, and charged with some absurd law simply for making himself available for the police to take their frustrations out on, having failed to actually do their jobs? Or worse, sued into penury by the very victim they risked their lives to help?
Zero. You may want to think that kind of stuff is happening all the time, but it isn't.
I think you're trying to rationalize a bit too much. If you need to leave or can't be there, you should be trying to contact help.
atrociously bad safety record of NASA-run manned space flight
Compared to...?
is your friend...
What program was designed to get us to the moon or Mars? They haven't got us to the sun yet either.
Yes, in the past, NASA was crazy-careful, but that was more around the Apollo era of things.
It's difficult to compare the 2 eras because the budgets are drastically different (10:1?). But the documentation reqmts and presence of safety & QA are substantially more since Apollo.
They would have had contingencies for damage of the nature that happened- and had a backup plan for the crew if they couldn't repair the same.
What was that contingency plan they used for Apollo 13 when they didn't have sufficient compatible CO2 scrubbers? An on-the-fly hack. Read about the incident and you'll find that pretty much the whole thing after the explosion was a seat-of-the-pants ride, a contingency that had not been planned for at all.
they're operating more as a political org instead of an engineering driven one like it used to be
I think that would only weaken your argument. A political organization would tend to error on the side of caution to protect against bad PR, would it not? Engineers tend to be more results driven. IMHO
Spend some time at one of the space centers. Look at the names on the buildings in the area. Look at the company names on the majority of the badges. Sneak into a couple design meetings to see the ideas being presented.... and who is presenting them. Then you might rethink your position.
Hint: You'll find the civil servants are in the minority and the contractors are doing a lot of (most of?) the work. NASA takes a largely managerial role. Nothing special about them other than the color of their badge. Many get pulled into the ranks from the contractor pool.
Since this content is being purchased/rented, I bet YouTube makes it at least equivalent (better?) to what Netflix is doing. It won't be the same ol' low res crap.
I don't think it's as much of an oil company lobbying for cars and against bikes as it is the humidity from May thru September. I live in Bay Colony just south of Clear Lake and my commute is 10 miles south. I would LOVE to bike it every day, but I'd be a sweaty mess.
That said, we ride from 646 toward Santa Fe and can get into rural areas fairly quickly. Makes for a nice, peaceful ride.
What's wrong with Nasa 1 or Medical Center / Hercules?
"Current Status @ 23:30 NZT, 18:30 Beijing time, 13-01-10: Heaps of reports of uncensored stuff. My post below may not be accurate. The images below show massive differences between google.cn results and google.com.hk results. The difference may be just a residual effect of the censorship - because Google ranks stuff based on links, previously censored materials may still be poorly ranked, even though they're no longer censored."
Raw number of apps? Seriously? What do you think are the first apps that are created for Android, the crappy ones that no one wants?
many Android apps don't run on lower-end Android phones Again, not relevant, as this isn't a lower-end Android phone. This phone could have a leg up on other Android phones as it might get the support for new OS releases prior to the others...?
It's only in the western world today that engineers are seen as some kind of low level creep that creates atomic bombs, weapons and biohazards
Huh, news to me.
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Wow, you still buy CDs?
The US is no freer than China or those other countries you like knocking on, your government just has better PR spinners.
I'm pretty sure this is the dumbest thing I'll read this year. And next.
How many sub $500 laptops did you see 5 yrs ago? Pretty much none. Remember Gates internet lore about RAM reqmts.
No, but they all have their fingers stuck in dikes.
Careful, Kurt Greenbaum might be listening...
Thank you for highlighting the pun.
We all may have missed it otherwise.
That's what I thought too, but I think it's poorly worded. I think he means, if we haven't fully loaded our towers with equipment and they're still maxed out, it's hard to know how much demand is out there.
Still a cop out.