They could attach a parachute to the payload, then if the blimp explodes it could eject the payload and have it parachute safely to earth. Assuming, of course, that it's not high enough at that point that the heat associated with re-entry would be a problem.
I mean, since these are unmanned blimps, who cares if the payload plummets back to Earth? They can just try it again... once more unto the breach.
Oh. My. God. Clive Owen would OWN sa the Spy Hunter. I think he should be the next James Bond, too. And he can replace Mike Myers as Austin Powers while he's at it.
Well, that last one would be weird, but the rest would rock. BMWFilms kicks butt. Does anyone know where I can find the one or two that were pulled from release?
register globals being on means that the shortcut ($variablename) works in addition the superglobal ($_SESSION['variablename'])... which makes the script less secure.
Doesn't ANYONE use Sound Software Engineering Methodology any more?
It's pathetic, really, that these companies can't get it right. I can't tell if it's due to their own incompetence, or because governments are so fearful of technology that they over-compensate by making the requirements too demanding.
I mean, heck, you'd think the governments would WANT flawed software, to increase their chances of getting elected. Or perhaps, if you were conspiracy inclined, you'd think that the governments want the public to THINK the software is flawed, so they can return to the tried-and-true election rigging tactics.
Either way, the solution is to use proper software engineering principles - most likely with a strict formal specification.
In this instance, I do not believe they were referring to data transfer. I think they were referring to the speed of data recording. i.e., hard drive write speeds. And, in case you hadn't noticed, those are traditionally slower than read-speeds.
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I do believe you are correct; on both counts, even.:)
I'll have you know that Starship Troopers had an ample supply of organic alien firearms. Organic planetary defense systems, even. Bug Guns. Big Bug Guns.
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The point is that the reality shows have a big bang of ratings at the start, but they are not sustainable. They can't be rerun, they get progressively more "extreme" to conceptualize and produce, and they are basically eventually going to work themselves out of a market. Obviously there are a few exceptions to that statement (The Apprentice, Survivor, American Idol), but for the majority of reality shows... you can only see people getting hurt in unique new ways so many times, before you start craving something with more substance (ER, The Simpsons, The Practice, Law and Order).
So, replacing a show with one that gets higher ratings might be a good move in the short term, but if you put quality television on that draws viewers in with subtle and/or intelligent and/or entertaining plotlines, you will eventually get a locked-in core audience that can support your network's other endeavors. The Simpsons has such a locked in audience. That's why the current execs are so loathe to cancel it; while it sort of straddles the border between "good" tv and "fox" tv, it was given a chance to capture a core audience - it is now an unstoppable juggernaut.
Fox needs to hold on to its potential juggernauts, and stop cancelling them! I mean, fer chrissakes... stop changing timeslots, even! That would solve half the problems.
You could duplicate the media and store one at a secure location in Vienna, and another in a safety deposit box in Maine...
Try doing that with a RAID array.;-)
Wasn't Kilgore Trout from the Soldier of Fortune tv series?
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Shush! You should only ever use Canada.com's search-the-web option.;-)
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Well I knew that:P lol:)
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That's what removable media or NAS are for. You can also configure a second unfrozen partition; the benefit of this is that the Windows install won't ever be hosed, no matter how nasty the second drive gets...
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Outsourcing.
You could contribute a patch to Mozilla/Firefox for this. :) I'd try it.
Dodge sells Diesel trucks with a honkin' big Cummins diesel engine ...
*ahem*
*brr*
Can you hear me now? Good.
Napster used to be so cool, but now it hangs out with the plastics and makes fun of regular people.
What happened, Napster, what happened?
They could attach a parachute to the payload, then if the blimp explodes it could eject the payload and have it parachute safely to earth. Assuming, of course, that it's not high enough at that point that the heat associated with re-entry would be a problem.
... once more unto the breach.
I mean, since these are unmanned blimps, who cares if the payload plummets back to Earth? They can just try it again
Oh. My. God. Clive Owen would OWN sa the Spy Hunter. I think he should be the next James Bond, too. And he can replace Mike Myers as Austin Powers while he's at it.
Well, that last one would be weird, but the rest would rock. BMWFilms kicks butt. Does anyone know where I can find the one or two that were pulled from release?
Can you hear the words I hear?
"Freak gasoline fight accident".
Nearly 38 miles ... dayam, that's practically low earth orbit ...
register globals being on means that the shortcut ($variablename) works in addition the superglobal ($_SESSION['variablename']) ... which makes the script less secure.
Doesn't ANYONE use Sound Software Engineering Methodology any more?
It's pathetic, really, that these companies can't get it right. I can't tell if it's due to their own incompetence, or because governments are so fearful of technology that they over-compensate by making the requirements too demanding.
I mean, heck, you'd think the governments would WANT flawed software, to increase their chances of getting elected. Or perhaps, if you were conspiracy inclined, you'd think that the governments want the public to THINK the software is flawed, so they can return to the tried-and-true election rigging tactics.
Either way, the solution is to use proper software engineering principles - most likely with a strict formal specification.
In this instance, I do not believe they were referring to data transfer. I think they were referring to the speed of data recording. i.e., hard drive write speeds. And, in case you hadn't noticed, those are traditionally slower than read-speeds.
I do believe you are correct; on both counts, even. :)
He'll make sure to heavily radiate manned missions, and then he'll hand the PR off to NASA TV for all the studio shots of Mars when they "arrive".
Are you making fun of the potential typo?
I'll have you know that Starship Troopers had an ample supply of organic alien firearms. Organic planetary defense systems, even. Bug Guns. Big Bug Guns.
Two by two, hands blue ...
Perhaps it was random MySQL data corruption at work. ;-)
(Disclaimer: I like MySQL.)
The point is that the reality shows have a big bang of ratings at the start, but they are not sustainable. They can't be rerun, they get progressively more "extreme" to conceptualize and produce, and they are basically eventually going to work themselves out of a market. Obviously there are a few exceptions to that statement (The Apprentice, Survivor, American Idol), but for the majority of reality shows ... you can only see people getting hurt in unique new ways so many times, before you start craving something with more substance (ER, The Simpsons, The Practice, Law and Order).
... stop changing timeslots, even! That would solve half the problems.
So, replacing a show with one that gets higher ratings might be a good move in the short term, but if you put quality television on that draws viewers in with subtle and/or intelligent and/or entertaining plotlines, you will eventually get a locked-in core audience that can support your network's other endeavors. The Simpsons has such a locked in audience. That's why the current execs are so loathe to cancel it; while it sort of straddles the border between "good" tv and "fox" tv, it was given a chance to capture a core audience - it is now an unstoppable juggernaut.
Fox needs to hold on to its potential juggernauts, and stop cancelling them! I mean, fer chrissakes
wah, wah, it'll harm the electronics if I submerge them, it'll harm the fans if I turn them on in it, it'll drown the fish ...
wah wah wah, why don't I just shut my computer off and die already?
You could duplicate the media and store one at a secure location in Vienna, and another in a safety deposit box in Maine ...
Try doing that with a RAID array. ;-)
Wasn't Kilgore Trout from the Soldier of Fortune tv series?
Shush! You should only ever use Canada.com's search-the-web option. ;-)
Well I knew that :P lol :)
That's what removable media or NAS are for. You can also configure a second unfrozen partition; the benefit of this is that the Windows install won't ever be hosed, no matter how nasty the second drive gets ...