The idea that the universe can be beginningless is astonishing. It hurts my brain. But there seem to be only two alternatives: either it is beginingless or it has a beginning.
Maybe it was the FSM.
On Google news, the first story (that I saw on Google news) was from ABC News:
Probe Will Be First to Reach Lunar Surface Since Apollo
ABC News - 19 hours ago
By NED POTTER. April 10, 2006 -- NASA announced today it will send a rocket to crash into the moon, an early step to delivering the...
I seem to recall we did this before in 1999:
http://science.nasa.gov/newhome/headlines/ast03sep 99_1.htm
Maybe there's a new conspiracy theory that we never went to the moon (again).
At the outset, years ago, these were issued patents with a presumption of validity. This presented a substantial potential risk to RIM. Back then, the company executives had a decision to make, and they blew it. Of course they say that it was the Federal Court Judge who blew it. That is what the US Court of Appeals is for.
When people disagree on something like this, it is the courts that decide "who's right". In the end, we may not like a decision, but "who's right" is whoever wins in the end. That's how our society works out things like this.
The difference between the "theif at the door" of your analogy and the patent holder is that the patent holder is backed by Federal Law and the articles of the Constitution.
This is the dark little secret of the corporations. This chairman is whining about something he could have dealt with easily. Now he wants to change the system. The patent holder can't get money for the patent unless the licensee agrees. The heavy handed approach that some companies use with respect to licensing forces patent holders to choose between going home empty handed or suing.
I think Lao Tzu's "The Art of War" should be required reading for all executives. The right move would have been to offer an amount of money that was minimally acceptable to the patent holder, and move on.
Are males and females not equal?
My theory is this: males and females have the same abilities, but different desires. Since they do not want the same, they apply their energies differently.
...three times this year about the issue of NEO impact. I received no response. Perhaps this will pique her interest. Her name is Anna Eshoo, and she needs to get on this issue.
I think we need to build a Space Elevator RIGHT NOW so that we can haul heavy stuff up there to deal with this kind of problem.
The reason that string theory hasn't been observed is that it would require a particle accelerator the size of a solar system to generate the required high energy conditions. Some astronomers are attempting to use nature's particle accelerator and observe astronomical phenomena that are predicted by string theory.
I am mighty relieved that the rocket guy has scaled back his plans. My brother and I were so sure that he was going to die in his previous plan that we reserved the domain name deadrocketguy.com. Afterwards, I was so ashamed about it that I never mentioned it to anyone, but now that he's going to live, I'm going public.
Once I got a spam from someone claiming to be my cousin Jimmy. He said that he had found a place that would host our web site for free.
My plan was to find the sender and arrange a meeting and when it wasn't the real "Jimmy" to freak out and ask WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH JIMMY?!?!?!
I sent "Jimmy" an email saying it was good to hear from him, and that I sometimes still felt guilty about what we did to that guy up at the lake (fiction).
My message to Jimmy just bounced, which made me wonder what the heck the reason was for this spam. I was prepared to send them real $$$ just to have my little joke.
Slashdot Mirror
"Matthews . . . we're getting another one of those strange 'aw blah es span yol' sounds."
I think both ideas are equally astonishing, but one of them must be the truth.
Dear God, please send me some mod points please oh please oh please.
The idea that the universe can be beginningless is astonishing. It hurts my brain. But there seem to be only two alternatives: either it is beginingless or it has a beginning. Maybe it was the FSM.
On Google news, the first story (that I saw on Google news) was from ABC News: Probe Will Be First to Reach Lunar Surface Since Apollo ABC News - 19 hours ago By NED POTTER. April 10, 2006 -- NASA announced today it will send a rocket to crash into the moon, an early step to delivering the ...
I seem to recall we did this before in 1999:
http://science.nasa.gov/newhome/headlines/ast03sep 99_1.htm
Maybe there's a new conspiracy theory that we never went to the moon (again).
At the outset, years ago, these were issued patents with a presumption of validity. This presented a substantial potential risk to RIM. Back then, the company executives had a decision to make, and they blew it. Of course they say that it was the Federal Court Judge who blew it. That is what the US Court of Appeals is for. When people disagree on something like this, it is the courts that decide "who's right". In the end, we may not like a decision, but "who's right" is whoever wins in the end. That's how our society works out things like this. The difference between the "theif at the door" of your analogy and the patent holder is that the patent holder is backed by Federal Law and the articles of the Constitution.
This is the dark little secret of the corporations. This chairman is whining about something he could have dealt with easily. Now he wants to change the system. The patent holder can't get money for the patent unless the licensee agrees. The heavy handed approach that some companies use with respect to licensing forces patent holders to choose between going home empty handed or suing. I think Lao Tzu's "The Art of War" should be required reading for all executives. The right move would have been to offer an amount of money that was minimally acceptable to the patent holder, and move on.
Are males and females not equal? My theory is this: males and females have the same abilities, but different desires. Since they do not want the same, they apply their energies differently.
They show you Waterworld in your good eye and Debbie Does Dallas in your lazy eye. They bind your hands too lest you go blind altogether.
... for the species as a whole. Without it we don't adapt.
...three times this year about the issue of NEO impact. I received no response. Perhaps this will pique her interest. Her name is Anna Eshoo, and she needs to get on this issue. I think we need to build a Space Elevator RIGHT NOW so that we can haul heavy stuff up there to deal with this kind of problem.
...you never want a virgin to accuse you of anything!
The reason that string theory hasn't been observed is that it would require a particle accelerator the size of a solar system to generate the required high energy conditions. Some astronomers are attempting to use nature's particle accelerator and observe astronomical phenomena that are predicted by string theory.
I am mighty relieved that the rocket guy has scaled back his plans. My brother and I were so sure that he was going to die in his previous plan that we reserved the domain name deadrocketguy.com. Afterwards, I was so ashamed about it that I never mentioned it to anyone, but now that he's going to live, I'm going public.
Once I got a spam from someone claiming to be my cousin Jimmy. He said that he had found a place that would host our web site for free. My plan was to find the sender and arrange a meeting and when it wasn't the real "Jimmy" to freak out and ask WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH JIMMY?!?!?! I sent "Jimmy" an email saying it was good to hear from him, and that I sometimes still felt guilty about what we did to that guy up at the lake (fiction). My message to Jimmy just bounced, which made me wonder what the heck the reason was for this spam. I was prepared to send them real $$$ just to have my little joke.
I guess I had better get busy writing my AI warrior avatar and send him and about a million of his friends to go make me some money!