You are asking this because they have used aerogel to capture particles in other sattelites. Madness makes the point above, though, when he comments that the junk in question is at least as large as a bolt, travelling 10km/s relative. The mass of that bolt is absolutely gigantic compared to mere particles.
You rebutted convenient portions, and deftly dodged everything else. Your original post was sweeping in it's connotations. For example, the bit about sunlight. Sunlight is not a risk. I guarantee I go outside a million times (and have probably done so) without risk. What IS a risk is overexposure. (Big surprise, since overexposure to just about everything is detrimental.)
In any event, I wasn't debating your opinion or your views, but your arguments which imo were specious.
You seem to be saying that death involving cars/cell phones/sunlight are unavoidable, which is unfounded. Cars, cell phones and sunlight used sensibly do not have the effects you espouse. In point of fact, a human being NEEDS sunlight for psychological reasons as well it's the best way for your body to get vitamin D.
What we accept is doing anything about it. (at least with cars) Imo, that is merely because of apathy. ie, someone else was the victim, some other stranger was the perpetrator and any changes to 'fix' things would inconvenience me. That doesn't mean it is not possible to use cars without having the death toll that we accept, it just means humans are irresponsible.
OT: I remember reading some science fiction (Bio of a Space Tyrant?) where one of the characters, talking about Earth, says something like: "yes, every few years some maniac manually overrides the car's autopilot, but they generally kill themselves quickly. Why would anyone think they can operate a machine going at that speed?" While I think individual transport together with computer controlled navigation would be a huge task, I look forward to the day my fellow beings AREN'T doing the driving.
I believe he's going to say something like % lost to overhead like the file name, filesize, index, etc... but that would be wrong. Anything compressed by a factor of 1 wouldn't need those things. You would just spit out the original file again with no changes whatsoever. In fact, I have already encoded such a compression algorithym. (and have patented the process. oh, and um, copyrighted it. and stuff.)
Of course, the best example of what you mean is (american|canadian|british|xxxx) idol.
100,000 no talents line up to be insulted serially by three judges, only to line up again to be insulted *repeatedly* in front of the nation. What do they win? A chance they may get an opportunity to maybe.... you get the point. Honestly, I believe a higher fraction of people get hit by lightning.
It's our fault though. It's not like they spontaneously erupted in those bazillions.
Ianal, but iirc you cannot lose a trademark, you can only 'lose' on what you would be awarded when you did decide to head to court. Kleenex & xerox, which have been mentioned, are still very much the property of their respective companies, at least inside their product realms. (aside: I believe it's still possible to make a copier named kleenex or a tissue named xerox, though I imagine their lawyers would come flying at you, wailing and gnashing monstrous teeth.)
Are you trying to start trouble? Everyone knows that a linux entity is never, ever allowed to make money or leverage money out of linux. At best, they are allowed to squeak by, dumping in millions of capital investment, and then fade after placing their efforts to date into the public domain. God forbid anything involved with linux should ever get the financial clout to get some oem's on board.
You are commenting by moderating. You just don't get to voice your opinion. In terms of signal to noise ratio, it's probably more effective than getting to express a (probably not very) witty line.
All you conspirists with your stats on how/. bans moderators who vote a certain way can keep your charts, I'm satisfied with the system for the most part..
At one of the places I worked, I was terminated along with everyone else remotely involved with the same project. (Not relevant, getting to it) When I was let back in the building, they told us off site, the systems admin actually let me take home the second hard drive of my workstation, because I had a tonne of mp3's on it. Her boss wasn't consulted, he'd have undoubtedly said no. I'm sure her decision was a combination of being a cool person and survivor's guilt, but she still didn't have to say yes.
This brings up a favourite old argument of mine: Isn't the moon perfect for all sorts of interesting, first step in space things that humans would like to do? It's right next door, it's 80% of the energy distance to just about everywhere else in the solar system, and it contains a lot of it's own raw materials. Additionally, it'd be a great platform for observation of earth phenomena. wtf do we want w/ mars right away? 6 months travel, yeesh. phooey on it.
You are nit picking. They WERE ubiquitous and are now novelty. Same with orchestras for silent movie theatres. Same for every superceded technology. Examples still exist but are largely not needed.
Ha. These days that saying is usually uttered by some self-rightous yuppie spawn who heard it from dad, and the closest they've ever been to living on their knees is asking for the car keys.
for the trillionth + 1 time, it's not theft. it's copyright infringement. The difference is important. it's the same "legal posturing" that ensures you only get charged for speeding and not attempted manslaughter when you do speedlimit +5. Get it right or just shut up.
For possibly the trillionth time since Sean released napster, it is not theft. It's really a very simple concept. The law defines this as copyright infringement.
That phrase doesn't carry enough emotional impact and moral outrage as 'theft' and 'pirates', but it is nevertheless true.
I do not feel that laws need to be adjusted based on copyright infringment, especially when it is happening at a grassroots level. Nor do I feel that someone is a criminal (copyright infringement is a civil matter, those found guilty aren't adjudged criminals) for indulging in someone else's 'Intellectual Property'. This is smoke and mirrors. You don't own an idea, and even under the cover of copyright, you were only intended to get LIMITED protection from competition. In return, the thing you sought protection for was GUARANTEED to enter public domain. What does public domain get now?
Just wanted to comment on this 'Government has failed' comment. This should come as no surprise. Those in power naturally, over time, come to take more and more unto themselves until finally there's an adjustment. Sooner or later the old order is removed (and the new utopian one replaced;> ) and it all starts over. Don't see much of a way out of it until human beings themselves change. (Or change themselves?) I know lots of individuals that are great (not necessarily including myself) but humans as a whole suck. Surely the stupidest species that ever came down the pike.
Hopes up? You mean 'Fright'. BEFORE 9/11 I couldn't imagine any scarier scenario than thousands (or, gulp, millions) of joe sixpack commuters in control of vehicles that fly.
Post 9/11, this is just madness. NO other interpretation can be made.
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You are asking this because they have used aerogel to capture particles in other sattelites. Madness makes the point above, though, when he comments that the junk in question is at least as large as a bolt, travelling 10km/s relative. The mass of that bolt is absolutely gigantic compared to mere particles.
... and not JUST a troll, but myopic and naive to boot.
Nonsense. self sustaining, human controlled fusion is 30 years and always will be.
More Straw.
You rebutted convenient portions, and deftly dodged everything else. Your original post was sweeping in it's connotations. For example, the bit about sunlight. Sunlight is not a risk. I guarantee I go outside a million times (and have probably done so) without risk. What IS a risk is overexposure. (Big surprise, since overexposure to just about everything is detrimental.)
In any event, I wasn't debating your opinion or your views, but your arguments which imo were specious.
Ok, that's just about all the straw I can take.
You seem to be saying that death involving cars/cell phones/sunlight are unavoidable, which is unfounded. Cars, cell phones and sunlight used sensibly do not have the effects you espouse. In point of fact, a human being NEEDS sunlight for psychological reasons as well it's the best way for your body to get vitamin D.
What we accept is doing anything about it. (at least with cars) Imo, that is merely because of apathy. ie, someone else was the victim, some other stranger was the perpetrator and any changes to 'fix' things would inconvenience me. That doesn't mean it is not possible to use cars without having the death toll that we accept, it just means humans are irresponsible.
OT: I remember reading some science fiction (Bio of a Space Tyrant?) where one of the characters, talking about Earth, says something like: "yes, every few years some maniac manually overrides the car's autopilot, but they generally kill themselves quickly. Why would anyone think they can operate a machine going at that speed?" While I think individual transport together with computer controlled navigation would be a huge task, I look forward to the day my fellow beings AREN'T doing the driving.
Talk all you want on your cell phone then.
What flag? it's all useable the way it is, ergo there IS no uncompressor.
I believe he's going to say something like % lost to overhead like the file name, filesize, index, etc...
but that would be wrong. Anything compressed by a factor of 1 wouldn't need those things. You would just spit out the original file again with no changes whatsoever. In fact, I have already encoded such a compression algorithym. (and have patented the process. oh, and um, copyrighted it. and stuff.)
cat my1file > my2file
ta da!
Of course, the best example of what you mean is (american|canadian|british|xxxx) idol.
100,000 no talents line up to be insulted serially by three judges, only to line up again to be insulted *repeatedly* in front of the nation. What do they win? A chance they may get an opportunity to maybe.... you get the point. Honestly, I believe a higher fraction of people get hit by lightning.
It's our fault though. It's not like they spontaneously erupted in those bazillions.
"think about how amazingly slow it is, and how slow it is."
Yeah, really makes you think twice, doesn't it?
ba dump bump.
Are you sure you haven't missed his? Let's work through it. shrivelled bald guy, elf queen. Are you getting this?
Ianal, but iirc you cannot lose a trademark, you can only 'lose' on what you would be awarded when you did decide to head to court. Kleenex & xerox, which have been mentioned, are still very much the property of their respective companies, at least inside their product realms. (aside: I believe it's still possible to make a copier named kleenex or a tissue named xerox, though I imagine their lawyers would come flying at you, wailing and gnashing monstrous teeth.)
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Yep, my coworkers literally had to hold me back. I was ready to quit playing the video after the first 2 minutes..
You forgot the obligatory
3. ???
4. Profit.
This is slashdot, after all, and the proper forms of tired, hackneyed cliches must be observed.
Are you trying to start trouble? Everyone knows that a linux entity is never, ever allowed to make money or leverage money out of linux. At best, they are allowed to squeak by, dumping in millions of capital investment, and then fade after placing their efforts to date into the public domain. God forbid anything involved with linux should ever get the financial clout to get some oem's on board.
oh, incidently, </sarcasm>
You are commenting by moderating. You just don't get to voice your opinion. In terms of signal to noise ratio, it's probably more effective than getting to express a (probably not very) witty line.
/. bans moderators who vote a certain way can keep your charts, I'm satisfied with the system for the most part..
All you conspirists with your stats on how
At one of the places I worked, I was terminated along with everyone else remotely involved with the same project. (Not relevant, getting to it) When I was let back in the building, they told us off site, the systems admin actually let me take home the second hard drive of my workstation, because I had a tonne of mp3's on it. Her boss wasn't consulted, he'd have undoubtedly said no. I'm sure her decision was a combination of being a cool person and survivor's guilt, but she still didn't have to say yes.
This brings up a favourite old argument of mine: Isn't the moon perfect for all sorts of interesting, first step in space things that humans would like to do? It's right next door, it's 80% of the energy distance to just about everywhere else in the solar system, and it contains a lot of it's own raw materials. Additionally, it'd be a great platform for observation of earth phenomena. wtf do we want w/ mars right away? 6 months travel, yeesh. phooey on it.
You are nit picking. They WERE ubiquitous and are now novelty. Same with orchestras for silent movie theatres. Same for every superceded technology. Examples still exist but are largely not needed.
Ha. These days that saying is usually uttered by some self-rightous yuppie spawn who heard it from dad, and the closest they've ever been to living on their knees is asking for the car keys.
for the trillionth + 1 time, it's not theft. it's copyright infringement. The difference is important. it's the same "legal posturing" that ensures you only get charged for speeding and not attempted manslaughter when you do speedlimit +5. Get it right or just shut up.
For possibly the trillionth time since Sean released napster, it is not theft. It's really a very simple concept. The law defines this as copyright infringement.
That phrase doesn't carry enough emotional impact and moral outrage as 'theft' and 'pirates', but it is nevertheless true.
I do not feel that laws need to be adjusted based on copyright infringment, especially when it is happening at a grassroots level. Nor do I feel that someone is a criminal (copyright infringement is a civil matter, those found guilty aren't adjudged criminals) for indulging in someone else's 'Intellectual Property'. This is smoke and mirrors. You don't own an idea, and even under the cover of copyright, you were only intended to get LIMITED protection from competition. In return, the thing you sought protection for was GUARANTEED to enter public domain. What does public domain get now?
Copyright is not a step forward for anyone.
Agreed. Gazelle THIS, you annoying twit..
Yeah. That whole article could have come straight from a Star Trek, insert technobafflegabhere script entry.
Just wanted to comment on this 'Government has failed' comment. This should come as no surprise. Those in power naturally, over time, come to take more and more unto themselves until finally there's an adjustment. ;> ) and it all starts over. Don't see much of a way out of it until human beings themselves change. (Or change themselves?)
Sooner or later the old order is removed (and the new utopian one replaced
I know lots of individuals that are great (not necessarily including myself) but humans as a whole suck. Surely the stupidest species that ever came down the pike.
Hopes up? You mean 'Fright'. BEFORE 9/11 I couldn't imagine any scarier scenario than thousands (or, gulp, millions) of joe sixpack commuters in control of vehicles that fly.
Post 9/11, this is just madness. NO other interpretation can be made.