So they are going to send robots out to pulverize an asteroid in the asteroid belt. Next they are going to take the particles remaining and use radio waves to create... a ball in space. Sounds almost like an asteroid.
Yes I do realize that they are attempting to create a more useful structure with the debris, but this just reminds of the innate human drive (of which I fully admit guilt) of breaking things in order to put them back together- only better!
Maybe there is a use for that satellite radio service now...
At work I use the company issued Compaq with Windows 2000. At home, well we are working on that. We are looking at buying a computer for the house in the next few months but it will most likely have Windows on it.
My fiancee wants to use it for Quicken, the kids for games. I want to use the games as well have having the option of working on documents from home. I am also, however, planning on getting the Amithlon as a secondary part of the system for my fun.
I have talked to friends about Linux and, quite frankly, I just don't have the computer knowledge base to try and use it as the primary OS. Hell I'm not even sure I can pull the Amithlon off ('tis been a long time since I played with my A1200). I have seen people with far more experience than myself struggle to get things to work with it. They are happy when they do, but I don't want to spend my weekends fighting with the confuser.
It comes down to a matter of perspective. M$ is attempting to make as much money as possible. That is their basic business goal. If they can get people to use an inferior product by market dominance than they will do so. Especially if such a tactic is cheaper (and thereby more profitable).
What about Linux? Since it is open source its free, so its goal, by definition, cannot be to make as much money as possible. So the goal of the open source use of linux is to make the best operating system possible.
Regardless then, of what M$ may do, Linux will continue on. Its proponents and those who utilize it will not simply stop using it because M$ hires another class of marketers, they don't care. It will continue to be refined, it will continue to be free, there will still be those attempting to make money off of it, but it will remain, at its core, an effort to do something right.
It is my humble belief, therefore, that M$ will not be able to ever rid itself of Linux. It is fighting a war with itself. Linux is not fighting a war of survival with M$ it is merely attmepting to improve itself. M$ must continue to make money and Linux, as a free workable OS, is a threat to that. M$, however, is not a threat to Linux.
I agree whole heartedly. Let your representative know how you feel. I would add, however, that for the best results uses old fashioned paper stuffed in an envelope. For good or for bad, snail mail will carry more weight.
I understand your point, I believe, and I would agree that the 60's were a paranoid time. I guess I would have an easier time accepting the hoax hypothesis if it were based upon classified documents and such, or at least an interview with camerman #3 who helped to film the hoax.
Instead they are relying on what they believe to be science. They misrepresent physics, optics, and astronomy to do so. That is the bit that I take issue with.
I do not doubt that the government would be fully capable of faking moon landings should it choose, but I think we did have the technology and wherewithal to get to the moon for the exact same reasons espoused by the hoax proponents. It was a win at all costs race, and we could afford to win.
I think the largest problem with the hoax proponents is that they detract from other more serious government cover-ups. By making a laughingstock of themselves to the scientific community and media in general, it raises the bar all the higher for people attempting to prove genuine government cover-ups.
It is a sad statement for science in this country that NASA has to spend money debunking the absurd. I watched the Fox special and I kept shaking my head in bewilderment by the conspiracy theorist's "evidence". A modicum of science education ought to have been enough to have the nation laughing at these poodle buggering ninnys. Instead everyone shakes their head and says "sounds 'bout right to me..."
Blech.
I have read several comments along the lines of "there's no proof that cell phones are harmful," or that airlines are "overreacting". The burden of proof does not lie with the airlines to prove that they are harmful. Rather the burden of proof lies with the insecure yokel who cannot let go of the phone for a couple of hours.
Until it is proven, conclusively, that electronic devices cannot, under any circumstance, affect in any way shape or form the performance of the aircraft's systems, then they should be banned.
On a final note, doesn't anyone think about scale? ala "My laptop shouldn't cause any problems," or "My cell phone shouldn't be an issue." What about a plane full of cell phones, PDA's, laptops, and gameboys? One person using an electronic device may not cause a problem, but maybe a hundred of them stuck in a metal tube a couple hundred feet long might.
I think that while most people haven't thought of this, the airlines have.
Could this really be a harbinger of something larger?
Already our movie screens are chock full of ideas that were created a generation or more ago, TV is full of shows following formulas that were moderatly successful the season before, and all we can think to patent is stuff that already exists.
My $0.02
It seems to me that this is yet another symptom of our country reaching towards equilibrium with the lowest (and I do mean low) common denominator.
First off the proviso: I could not get the site to load, so I do not know if it contains the information I am curious about.
I am wondering just how far away from "#1" the US actually is. In other words, and by way of example only, did we imprison 1.3% of our journalists compared to.86% of Finnish journalists?
Are we really only half a journalist in prison away from the title, or is it 1,000 journalists in prison here to Sven in Finland? Finally, what about repeat arrests? If the same reporter keeps getting arrested for crossing the same security line, does that count once (per journalist) or does that count 3-10 times (per infranction)?
One of my Grandpa's buddies did an around the world tour by getting a cabin aboard a merchant marine ship.
It was super cheap and he got to spend a week or so in all sorts of different port towns. I have no idea whether it would interest you or not, but I contemplated doing it before I met my fiancee.
BTW, the guy who did this was 83!
So you don't necessarily have to do it while you are young;-)
Since they are projecting a market in 2-3 years, I guess I should start saving now. I wonder if this will be able to make practical (more or less) the wall screens that were in "Total Recall"?
At what point does all this technology hit the land of diminishing returns? Sure you can go out and buy a whole new system to capture this great "3-dimensional" sound, but it only works if you are in the center of the speakers (according to the article). So what's the point?
When you spent the same rough amount to upgrade from vinyl to cassette you obtained a record function that was previously missing. When you upgraded from tape to CD you got better clarity and sound along with a format that was durable for years. Each of these is a sizable step. This however doesn't offer all that much of an improvement for the cost of upgrade.
This is more of a general statement, but it seems as if technology in its current manifestation is offering less for the same amount of monetary commitment. In flying this is called the area of diminishing returns, you double the throttle and increase your speed a few percentage points.
At what point can you actually expect consumers to invest in upgrading to something that gives minimal benefit for the same investment of resources?
In related news, the Marin County Sheriff's Office is vigorously denying rumours of violating the civil rights of criminal suspects by locking them in a room with a Wookie...
A little known fact is that Snot Bugger actually had an extensive solo career before his torrid years with the beautiful and dangerously talented I. B. Goofy...
The energy being used by the glider is harnessed through dropping and rising in relation to the Ocean's surface. It is really not a comparison between Air going gliders and Undersea going gliders, or the effeciencies thereof. It is about utilizing the conditions of the ocean itself as a powersource for a long endurance underwater craft. Its also pretty damn cool!
As for the sea transport bit at the end... While it didn't actually have anything to do with the article, you should probably be aware that most products arrive from overseas on ships- not airplanes. That's why the lockout of the longshoreman on the West Coast last week required Bush II to step in.
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"Nuprin- little, yellow, different."
I have discovered a truly remarkable proof for this, but this post is too small to contain it:-(
Yes I do realize that they are attempting to create a more useful structure with the debris, but this just reminds of the innate human drive (of which I fully admit guilt) of breaking things in order to put them back together- only better!
Maybe there is a use for that satellite radio service now...
My fiancee wants to use it for Quicken, the kids for games. I want to use the games as well have having the option of working on documents from home. I am also, however, planning on getting the Amithlon as a secondary part of the system for my fun.
I have talked to friends about Linux and, quite frankly, I just don't have the computer knowledge base to try and use it as the primary OS. Hell I'm not even sure I can pull the Amithlon off ('tis been a long time since I played with my A1200). I have seen people with far more experience than myself struggle to get things to work with it. They are happy when they do, but I don't want to spend my weekends fighting with the confuser.
My $0.02.
So even their spokespeople are unidentified?
"Evolution Reaches A New Milestone" I guess that means it can operate its digital watch without any need of aid...
It comes down to a matter of perspective. M$ is attempting to make as much money as possible. That is their basic business goal. If they can get people to use an inferior product by market dominance than they will do so. Especially if such a tactic is cheaper (and thereby more profitable).
What about Linux? Since it is open source its free, so its goal, by definition, cannot be to make as much money as possible. So the goal of the open source use of linux is to make the best operating system possible.
Regardless then, of what M$ may do, Linux will continue on. Its proponents and those who utilize it will not simply stop using it because M$ hires another class of marketers, they don't care. It will continue to be refined, it will continue to be free, there will still be those attempting to make money off of it, but it will remain, at its core, an effort to do something right.
It is my humble belief, therefore, that M$ will not be able to ever rid itself of Linux. It is fighting a war with itself. Linux is not fighting a war of survival with M$ it is merely attmepting to improve itself. M$ must continue to make money and Linux, as a free workable OS, is a threat to that. M$, however, is not a threat to Linux.
My $.02
"P&G also uses the [SGI] system to study fluid dynamics in disposable diapers." And...
"A beefed-up system with 128 processors and 64GB of memory sells for $2.9 million."
From my own delusion mind:
"Look, all we need is another 3mil and we can nip this diaper problem in the butt!"
I agree whole heartedly. Let your representative know how you feel. I would add, however, that for the best results uses old fashioned paper stuffed in an envelope. For good or for bad, snail mail will carry more weight.
I understand your point, I believe, and I would agree that the 60's were a paranoid time. I guess I would have an easier time accepting the hoax hypothesis if it were based upon classified documents and such, or at least an interview with camerman #3 who helped to film the hoax.
Instead they are relying on what they believe to be science. They misrepresent physics, optics, and astronomy to do so. That is the bit that I take issue with.
I do not doubt that the government would be fully capable of faking moon landings should it choose, but I think we did have the technology and wherewithal to get to the moon for the exact same reasons espoused by the hoax proponents. It was a win at all costs race, and we could afford to win.
I think the largest problem with the hoax proponents is that they detract from other more serious government cover-ups. By making a laughingstock of themselves to the scientific community and media in general, it raises the bar all the higher for people attempting to prove genuine government cover-ups.
As such I do believe that "ninny" is justified.
My $0.02...
It is a sad statement for science in this country that NASA has to spend money debunking the absurd. I watched the Fox special and I kept shaking my head in bewilderment by the conspiracy theorist's "evidence". A modicum of science education ought to have been enough to have the nation laughing at these poodle buggering ninnys. Instead everyone shakes their head and says "sounds 'bout right to me..." Blech.
I have read several comments along the lines of "there's no proof that cell phones are harmful," or that airlines are "overreacting". The burden of proof does not lie with the airlines to prove that they are harmful. Rather the burden of proof lies with the insecure yokel who cannot let go of the phone for a couple of hours.
Until it is proven, conclusively, that electronic devices cannot, under any circumstance, affect in any way shape or form the performance of the aircraft's systems, then they should be banned.
On a final note, doesn't anyone think about scale? ala "My laptop shouldn't cause any problems," or "My cell phone shouldn't be an issue." What about a plane full of cell phones, PDA's, laptops, and gameboys? One person using an electronic device may not cause a problem, but maybe a hundred of them stuck in a metal tube a couple hundred feet long might.
I think that while most people haven't thought of this, the airlines have.
Could this really be a harbinger of something larger?
Already our movie screens are chock full of ideas that were created a generation or more ago, TV is full of shows following formulas that were moderatly successful the season before, and all we can think to patent is stuff that already exists.
My $0.02
It seems to me that this is yet another symptom of our country reaching towards equilibrium with the lowest (and I do mean low) common denominator.
First off the proviso: I could not get the site to load, so I do not know if it contains the information I am curious about.
.86% of Finnish journalists?
I am wondering just how far away from "#1" the US actually is. In other words, and by way of example only, did we imprison 1.3% of our journalists compared to
Are we really only half a journalist in prison away from the title, or is it 1,000 journalists in prison here to Sven in Finland? Finally, what about repeat arrests? If the same reporter keeps getting arrested for crossing the same security line, does that count once (per journalist) or does that count 3-10 times (per infranction)?
Anyone?
One of my Grandpa's buddies did an around the world tour by getting a cabin aboard a merchant marine ship.
It was super cheap and he got to spend a week or so in all sorts of different port towns. I have no idea whether it would interest you or not, but I contemplated doing it before I met my fiancee.
BTW, the guy who did this was 83!
So you don't necessarily have to do it while you are young;-)
Since they are projecting a market in 2-3 years, I guess I should start saving now. I wonder if this will be able to make practical (more or less) the wall screens that were in "Total Recall"?
At what point does all this technology hit the land of diminishing returns? Sure you can go out and buy a whole new system to capture this great "3-dimensional" sound, but it only works if you are in the center of the speakers (according to the article). So what's the point?
When you spent the same rough amount to upgrade from vinyl to cassette you obtained a record function that was previously missing. When you upgraded from tape to CD you got better clarity and sound along with a format that was durable for years. Each of these is a sizable step. This however doesn't offer all that much of an improvement for the cost of upgrade.
This is more of a general statement, but it seems as if technology in its current manifestation is offering less for the same amount of monetary commitment. In flying this is called the area of diminishing returns, you double the throttle and increase your speed a few percentage points.
At what point can you actually expect consumers to invest in upgrading to something that gives minimal benefit for the same investment of resources?
In related news, the Marin County Sheriff's Office is vigorously denying rumours of violating the civil rights of criminal suspects by locking them in a room with a Wookie...
"Yes, it's true. I like the Microsoft® Windows® XP operating system enough to change my whole computing world around."
She's a freelance writer who begins her "story" by ending a sentence with a preposition. I wonder if she writes for anyone other than M$?
A little known fact is that Snot Bugger actually had an extensive solo career before his torrid years with the beautiful and dangerously talented I. B. Goofy...
The energy being used by the glider is harnessed through dropping and rising in relation to the Ocean's surface. It is really not a comparison between Air going gliders and Undersea going gliders, or the effeciencies thereof. It is about utilizing the conditions of the ocean itself as a powersource for a long endurance underwater craft. Its also pretty damn cool!
As for the sea transport bit at the end... While it didn't actually have anything to do with the article, you should probably be aware that most products arrive from overseas on ships- not airplanes. That's why the lockout of the longshoreman on the West Coast last week required Bush II to step in.
"Did you go to Hollywood Upstairs Medical School too?"
Imagine if they had factored in the cost of reboots!
You can take my music, and you can hack my computer, but leave my Big Mouth Billy Bass out of this!
Apparently the only real design concern is that the craft tends to roll itself up into a ball in emergency situations...