Why are you subsidising the whole cost of the installation?
If all the people in your building want to get wireless, they should chip in, shouldn't they?
On the techical part, I don't know, but I think $7000 should be MORE than enough to get the whole thing running in all the building.
Again, it's none of my business, but it is my personal suggestion not to be so eager in spending so much money like that. Unless you REALLy want to play with those guys. Who's going to pay for the fixed internet connection fees later?
The fact is, we can say and say and say, but until someone or something has enough competition, we will never actually do it.
Competition will come naturally when there is monetary profit or some nationalistic interest (or presidential reelection pursuit). I don't think there are any other incentives to go to the Moon or Mars right now.
Many people didn't see it coming, but it seems that China is, directly or indirectly, going to give a great push to space exploration.
Of course, the idea is that these plants should reproduce and grow everywhere...
However, that means we're also disseminating these artificial mutations to the wild.
Isn't it risky to release this beast and let it proliferate and perhaps cross-breed with other species? What are the long-term consequences of doing this?
We have to worry then...
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The Future of NASA
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· Score: 5, Interesting
If his space strategy parallels his military strategy, then we're all in trouble...
About the Hubble, IIRC, the "official" decision to abandon it is more because of the reduced shuttle fleet (not worth risking the few shuttles left) and the upcoming better space telescope. The latest Bush space plan has little to do with the Hubble... or that's what they say.
If I remember correctly, these fish are also modified to be sterile. Therefore, even if the fish escape to the wild, they would not reproduce and spread their artificial mutations.
I completely support space exploration, but I think that Bush's deadline is more about his reelection than about cosmic adventures. He's just trying to be a second JFK and that's laughable.
From my point of view, space exploration should be done carefully and I don't see in the immediate future the need of a manned mission to Mars. In the short term, it is dangerous, too costly and unnecesary. We should continue with unmanned missions for quite a while.
Setting these deadlines is just a proof of the political motives behind his speech.
Does someone know if these waves travel at the speed of light? Of course, as predicted by the theory.
I suppose so... otherwise we could eventually devise faster-than-light communications, and I don't think the Universe is that nice:)
Has slashdot become the Internet Inquirer or what?
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Milky Way Gets Bigger
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· Score: 2, Insightful
A bit offtopic but, I don't think the./ audience needs a title like "Milky Way gets bigger" instead of "New arm of Milky Way galaxy discovered" to be interested in the article.
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Why are you subsidising the whole cost of the installation?
If all the people in your building want to get wireless, they should chip in, shouldn't they?
On the techical part, I don't know, but I think $7000 should be MORE than enough to get the whole thing running in all the building.
Again, it's none of my business, but it is my personal suggestion not to be so eager in spending so much money like that. Unless you REALLy want to play with those guys. Who's going to pay for the fixed internet connection fees later?
And where the hell are my flying cars?!?!
The fact is, we can say and say and say, but until someone or something has enough competition, we will never actually do it.
Competition will come naturally when there is monetary profit or some nationalistic interest (or presidential reelection pursuit). I don't think there are any other incentives to go to the Moon or Mars right now.
Many people didn't see it coming, but it seems that China is, directly or indirectly, going to give a great push to space exploration.
I'm very curious, how does a flagelator have to flagelate to be admired? How do you measure goodness in a flagelator?
I thought that'w why there's something called ethics, which tells you when an ingenious thing may be good or bad.
IMHO, you can't applaud unethical uses of ingenuity.
Of course, the idea is that these plants should reproduce and grow everywhere...
However, that means we're also disseminating these artificial mutations to the wild.
Isn't it risky to release this beast and let it proliferate and perhaps cross-breed with other species? What are the long-term consequences of doing this?
I'm a programmer, not an entrepreneur, you insensitive clod!
and it sucks... both the quality of the recording and the content of what it is seen in the TV.
Perhaps I'm not impressed because I'm not a Star Wars fan...
Anyway, if you haven't seen the video, believe me, it's nothing special.
Or you can have it on and be disciplined enough (as I am) to switch to silence/vibrator mode every time you go into a sensitive place.
I don't know what kind of things you search for, but I usually get what I want within the first 5 results.
I suppose it is also very content-specific.
I just 'put' 5USD and immediately got 500Mb credit. I already downloaded around 110 Mb without any problem.
Instead of giving my credit card number, I gave my debit card where I don't have more than 50USD. Just in case, you never know.
pervasive registration for their various services (Adsense, Adwords),
Well... at least for me, it is very difficult to imagine a registration-less service as Adwords.
It as silly as saying, I hate Yahoo! Mail because they ask you to register for their service. Come on!
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If his space strategy parallels his military strategy, then we're all in trouble...
About the Hubble, IIRC, the "official" decision to abandon it is more because of the reduced shuttle fleet (not worth risking the few shuttles left) and the upcoming better space telescope. The latest Bush space plan has little to do with the Hubble... or that's what they say.
So... can or can'T you take it?
jeez...
... "The Sims" should be banned for being so adictive and pointless that it just makes society more stupid. It may be the worst game ever.
Do yourself a favor and never play that retarded game ever. If you have a copy of the game, ask for a refund or burn it.
If I remember correctly, these fish are also modified to be sterile. Therefore, even if the fish escape to the wild, they would not reproduce and spread their artificial mutations.
Eventually this planet will die
However, Eventually != soon.
I completely support space exploration, but I think that Bush's deadline is more about his reelection than about cosmic adventures. He's just trying to be a second JFK and that's laughable.
From my point of view, space exploration should be done carefully and I don't see in the immediate future the need of a manned mission to Mars. In the short term, it is dangerous, too costly and unnecesary. We should continue with unmanned missions for quite a while.
Setting these deadlines is just a proof of the political motives behind his speech.
Does someone know if these waves travel at the speed of light? Of course, as predicted by the theory.
:)
I suppose so... otherwise we could eventually devise faster-than-light communications, and I don't think the Universe is that nice
A bit offtopic but, I don't think the ./ audience needs a title like "Milky Way gets bigger" instead of "New arm of Milky Way galaxy discovered" to be interested in the article.
That's what bittorrent is for, isn't it?
Thank you for pointing out the Jedi kid :) I'll be eternally thankful for making my day... ha ha ha
http://www.hermit.org/Eclipse/2003-11-09/
He doesn't deserve less...
I'll have to take off my tinfoil hat!
I knew it... sooner or later those evil aliens would find a way to read my mind.
They've already made some analysis to conclude that there are enough users who are interested in buying that service and don't have a credit card.
:)
I mean, making and distributing these cards so widely is not an easy or cheap business...
In my personal case, I do have a credit card, but I am not interested in the service (yet), so I don't give a damn