" Are you implying that the number of Saturn V rockets required to go from Earth to Mars directly is less than the number needed to go from Earth too Moon base to Mars? Because the Moon has a gravitational field, in case you don't remember."
I'm not implying that, I'm telling you that.
The Moon's gravity is one-sixth of the Earth's gravity, so it's a hell of a lot easier to get off the gound. It just seems it would be a lot easier to assemble these parts in a place where there's plenty of room to work.
You ever see the Moon lander they used the first time? You think something like that could get out of Earth's gravity easily? Worked on the Moon just fine.
Give me 5 or more years of notice, a hefty paycheck for those years ($1 million-ish, to toss out a figure) and I would be willing to board the ship on a one-way trip there.
Just like a congressman to take $1 millon on a one-way trip out of here. At least everyone would know where the money went.;-)
This is why I think people are saying we need a Moon base first, then send a manned mission to Mars.
Send up pieces of the huge spacecraft to the Moon, then assemble them there. Since gravity is much less than Earth's, you don't need as much power to rocket a huge craft off the surface.
Do some research before replying, coward. Since Mars has an atmosphere which will conduct heat much better than space, you will feel colder than a witche's tittie there than in space.
Also, did you consider that Mars is about, oh, 64 Million Miles further than any human has traveled from the sun?
One problem I'm sure someone at NASA has an answer for is the simply insanely cold temperatures on the surface of Mars -- how can humans be expected to endure temeratures that average -76 degrees F?! On nights like this in New England, where the wind chill is -25F, you can surely appreciate that number.
I found an interesting link while looking for temperatures of the moon and mars called The Artemis Project. I didn't look at it much, but they seem to indicate we'd have to build an underground habitat in order to endure those cold temps for long perids. Another good point they bring up is how the cold temps will simply cause tools to break down with use more easily.
It seems you're tying people down to specifics (Microsoft, Cisco, Oracle, etc.) when really there are no "fundamentals" courses.
For Network Engineering, I'd expect to see courses on network topology principles (regardless of whether it's Cisco or not you're applying it to). OSI, TCP, IP, broadband networking principles, wireless technologies, security, cryptography, oh and security.
I'd also expect to see classes on the foundations of operating systems and the core aspects of them, how they work, why they work the way they do, etc. Also fundamentals of computer systems themselves -- how they are designed, where they are headed and how, etc.
How about the design and use of compilers in principle? How they work, why they work, why you use the syntax of C/Java/C# vs. something else.
In short, you're way too specific. These seem like courses I'd take to get a certificate in each, not a degree. You can have a C++ programming course with Microsoft Visual, but that should be up to the professor or the curriculum on top of it. I've been in C++ programming classes that allowed the students to use whatever C++ compiler they wanted, since it was the underlying programming priciples that were important, not that we knew how to navigate Microsoft's expensive interface.
...was that from the Heliopause to the Oort cloud, there's nothing. Why is that? Did they just not get around to mapping anything in that area, or is it really simply empty, lonely space?
One thing I haven't figured out yet -- how do you choose your IPv6 address(es)? With IPv4, your ISP gives you an address (or several, or a block). So how does a home user choose addresses that nobody else is using? Via your ISP still?
In his defense, he posted it to his blog, which is hardly considered a "large news page".
Perhaps the person who posted the article here to Slashdot is the real genius, pointing the world to the innocent, excited applicant's blog so the LEGO people can dash his dreams away, hence freeing up the job for "ikewillis".
Segway -- Lots of hype for not a whole heck of a lot.
Camera-phones -- Some people may love this invention. I think it's just plain silly.
Smart ID WiFi Detector -- What use is this when it doesn't tell you if the AP is encrypted or not?
TurboTax 2003 -- When Intuit decided to put key info. in an "unused" portion of the boot block area, causing all sorts of crashes for customers, many who have now sworn off TurboTax for good. Nice one.
"Furthermore, it seems unlikely that a sixteenth-century forger would go to the trouble of creating something that would have all the qualities of a real language and would include techniques that would deliberately resemble an actual document when viewed with analytical techniques that wouldn't be developed later."
Heck, Tolkien made up his own language for the fun of it. Then there's all those weird languages of Star Trek, etc. Could this just be a 16th century work of elaborate fiction, just for the fun of it?
Some friends and I discussed this whole issue of self-publishing quite some time ago.
I brought up the question of what effect it would have on a book's popularity or chances of being picked up should a stack of your books "mysteriously" appear on the shelves of Barne's & Noble? Really, what would happen if you loaded a backpack full of your self-published book (that is done very neatly and would stand up to the other books in the store in appearance, at least), then found a spot where it would attract some customer attention and plopped down five books on the shelf? If you really feel positively about your work -- that it really will attract readers by word-of-mouth, once it's read -- why not take that leap of faith? What's there to lose besides five books?
Sure, it's possible the books may not last on the shelves for more than a week, once they did an inventory sweep. But it's also possible someone would find the back cover interesting enough to bring it up to the counter, cause some confusion, and then possibly raise the question (to the store) of why this book that's being purchased is not in the computer. It got a sale, so why not put it in? Honestly, I have no idea what would happen. Don't want to put the books on the shelves? Give a copy of the book to ten of your friends and have them come in at random times throughout a month or two and approach the counter with the book. Have them say they got it in the [insert section here] section and look puzzled as to why they can't buy the book. I have to imagine eventually one of the cashiers will ask a manager, and the manager may finally decide it's time to put the book in the computer and on the shelves.
If anyone's tried this or knows if it being done, I'd like to know the implications.
Slashdot Mirror
I'm not implying that, I'm telling you that.
The Moon's gravity is one-sixth of the Earth's gravity, so it's a hell of a lot easier to get off the gound. It just seems it would be a lot easier to assemble these parts in a place where there's plenty of room to work.
You ever see the Moon lander they used the first time? You think something like that could get out of Earth's gravity easily? Worked on the Moon just fine.
Just like a congressman to take $1 millon on a one-way trip out of here. At least everyone would know where the money went. ;-)
Send up pieces of the huge spacecraft to the Moon, then assemble them there. Since gravity is much less than Earth's, you don't need as much power to rocket a huge craft off the surface.
At least that's what I think is being suggested.
Other than that, check for a "contrib" directory to appear on the Mozilla FTP site
Take a look.
Also, did you consider that Mars is about, oh, 64 Million Miles further than any human has traveled from the sun?
Dipshit.
I found an interesting link while looking for temperatures of the moon and mars called The Artemis Project. I didn't look at it much, but they seem to indicate we'd have to build an underground habitat in order to endure those cold temps for long perids. Another good point they bring up is how the cold temps will simply cause tools to break down with use more easily.
A bit difficult to mirror it when it seems you're changing it on the fly.
For Network Engineering, I'd expect to see courses on network topology principles (regardless of whether it's Cisco or not you're applying it to). OSI, TCP, IP, broadband networking principles, wireless technologies, security, cryptography, oh and security.
I'd also expect to see classes on the foundations of operating systems and the core aspects of them, how they work, why they work the way they do, etc. Also fundamentals of computer systems themselves -- how they are designed, where they are headed and how, etc.
How about the design and use of compilers in principle? How they work, why they work, why you use the syntax of C/Java/C# vs. something else.
In short, you're way too specific. These seem like courses I'd take to get a certificate in each, not a degree. You can have a C++ programming course with Microsoft Visual, but that should be up to the professor or the curriculum on top of it. I've been in C++ programming classes that allowed the students to use whatever C++ compiler they wanted, since it was the underlying programming priciples that were important, not that we knew how to navigate Microsoft's expensive interface.
...was that from the Heliopause to the Oort cloud, there's nothing. Why is that? Did they just not get around to mapping anything in that area, or is it really simply empty, lonely space?
I was actually thinking that Arvin Sloan's (of the show Alias) master plan has finally been revealed. At long last!
One thing I haven't figured out yet -- how do you choose your IPv6 address(es)? With IPv4, your ISP gives you an address (or several, or a block). So how does a home user choose addresses that nobody else is using? Via your ISP still?
Actually it's: ipv6 install
albeit a tad early.
Lego, expecting worst loss in its history, fires two executives, ponders layoffs
"Top Coolest Slacker Job"?!? Methinks instead we found a new addition to this year's Popular Science Worst Jobs in Science article.
Perhaps the person who posted the article here to Slashdot is the real genius, pointing the world to the innocent, excited applicant's blog so the LEGO people can dash his dreams away, hence freeing up the job for "ikewillis".
You're a shrewd one, ikewillis.
Looks like the sales of this doohickey are just about shot now. Shucks.
A lot of phones now have voicenotes feature. Solves this problem without needing a camera.
NO! I meant to say WORST invention of the year.
Although I think this would belong more under an invention for 2002, it still gets my vote this year.
Heck, Tolkien made up his own language for the fun of it. Then there's all those weird languages of Star Trek, etc. Could this just be a 16th century work of elaborate fiction, just for the fun of it?
Weird...the text looks Tolkien-esque, doesn't it?
I brought up the question of what effect it would have on a book's popularity or chances of being picked up should a stack of your books "mysteriously" appear on the shelves of Barne's & Noble? Really, what would happen if you loaded a backpack full of your self-published book (that is done very neatly and would stand up to the other books in the store in appearance, at least), then found a spot where it would attract some customer attention and plopped down five books on the shelf? If you really feel positively about your work -- that it really will attract readers by word-of-mouth, once it's read -- why not take that leap of faith? What's there to lose besides five books?
Sure, it's possible the books may not last on the shelves for more than a week, once they did an inventory sweep. But it's also possible someone would find the back cover interesting enough to bring it up to the counter, cause some confusion, and then possibly raise the question (to the store) of why this book that's being purchased is not in the computer. It got a sale, so why not put it in? Honestly, I have no idea what would happen. Don't want to put the books on the shelves? Give a copy of the book to ten of your friends and have them come in at random times throughout a month or two and approach the counter with the book. Have them say they got it in the [insert section here] section and look puzzled as to why they can't buy the book. I have to imagine eventually one of the cashiers will ask a manager, and the manager may finally decide it's time to put the book in the computer and on the shelves.
If anyone's tried this or knows if it being done, I'd like to know the implications.