These folks are just one unsecured WAP away from a successful demurrer. Of course, they need to be sure that the model of WAP they get is old enough to be purchased at the time of the alleged offense (and get rid of the receipt).
Yes, I do agree that there are some daunting technological issues to overcome; I basically glossed over that to deal with the issue of *why* the moon would be a good target to start with manned interplanetary exploration.
Insofar as the power requirements go, solar should be sufficient for basic living quarters (I've not heard of either Mir's or ISS's panels needing to be cleaned). For a heavy industry something more substantial will indeed be required (you've mentioned the potential political trouble with getting a suitable reactor launched).
I would hesitate to "declare the moon some sort of home base at this point and time", but I would like to see some steps toward development of the technologies needed to overcome the difficulties in establishing such a base.
Also, I believe this will take more international cooperation because, even moreso than ISS, this undertaking will be hideously expensive.
I believe Luna (the Moon) is a very important step toward manned exploration of other planetary bodies in our Solar System. The reason for this is that humans are designed to work with feet on ground, using hands to grapple and manipulate while legs handle heavy lifting/movement. This is difficult in a zero-G environment like orbit, requiring special tools and platforms in order to do any real construction work.
Meanwile, on Luna, you have a large stable platform on which to work using standard tools such as could be found on Earth. Because the platform is huge compared to orbital workstations, many people could work simultaneously to produce large vehicles (such as the types required to transport humans safely to other planetary bodies).
Once the suitable vehicle is built, launching from Luna is much easier than from Earth due to the drastically decreased gravity and complete lack of drag from air friction. This allows for larger, non-streamlined (which necessarily constrains design choices) vehicles to be built and launched.
This does not even begin to take into account the possibility of obtaining raw material resources from Luna, removing the requirement to transport those materials from Earth.
Hmm.. the AC gets a +1 Insightful for completely inaccurate nonsense, and *I* get the flamebait for calling "bullshit" where "bullshit" needed to be called?
Looks like the Microsoft astroturfers are at work with their mod points.
You commit a crime, we're going to make you sit in a very unpleasant place for a particular amount of time. Hopefully this unpleasant experience will teach you the error of your ways. At any rate, it makes us feel better watching you suffer.
Personally, I don't think that a public, nationwide-televised, caning would be out of the question...
This world is actually a hell of a lot less stable than it was 3 years ago because of people like Bush abusing the loyalty of our fine service men and women (I might currently be or might have been one.. you really don't know, do you).
Saddam being a bastard was NOT the reason given for going against almost the entire rest of the world and (a) ignoring our responsibility to finish Afghanistan (the military action there I support wholeheartedly) and (b) further destabilizing that region.
YOU and your political heros are the ones who don't realize that we share this world together as human beings. If they did, they wouldn't have been so quick to do things such as sell weapons to Iraq (and to Iran), and they wouldn't have removed the popular Prime Minister of Iran in the 50s and reinstalled the Shah (a move to control the oil reserves there which, in large part, started the whole current fanatical muslim US-hatred).
The mission in Iraq had nothing whatsoever to do with "standing up for justice for those who are not as strong as we are"; if that were true why aren't we currently in N.Korea, Chile, Libya, Saudi Arabia, or China? Sorry.. your argument doesn't fly.
It's your meddling that has made us the targets we were (and are). In fact, I'd venture that there is even more hatred being sent our way now than ever before. The fact that we haven't had any more successful attacks on our homeland since 9-11 is only a testament to our current garrison-state. Instead of attempting to get along, we tell people to do it our way or we'll drop bombs on you. The ancient Romans can tell you volumes about how well that plan works in the long term.
This is, indeed, off-topic, and so is my final statement on the matter.
Indemnification is more like insurance than it is a warranty. That means if you get sued for using the product, the distributor (or the person issuing the indemnification) will step in to take the bullet for you.
SCO, by virtue of it being a corporation, effectively indemnifies McBride, Stowell, et al. against individual prosecution for the company's misdeeds. There are ways, however, to "pierce the corporate veil" to go after individuals who are directly responsible for a company's misdeeds (as we are at very long last beginning to see with regards to Enron).
I agree that your post wasn't flamebait (attention moderators: someone's honest opinion isn't necessarily flame; learn to distinguish or don't moderate it).
However, whether or not we can/could communicate with another life form is beside the point. Just *knowing* that there was life beyond Earth would have enormous sociopolitical ramifications and, again, would answer one of Mankind's most fundamental questions. That's a noble goal.
Now as for how to spend the money, I believe the word you are looking for is "multitasking". IMHO, we can (and should) do many things at once. It's less linear and more efficient.
The "What" is if proof of even simple microorganisms is found (whether in fossil or extant organic form), that proves that life on Earth is not a singular event and lends credence to the notion that life might be widespread throughout the Universe.
That would be a huge beginning to an answer to a question which Mankind has posited since it developed an ability to form questions.
Space is already commercialized... DirecTV alone has at least 4 birds in orbit. If someone wants to slap a logo on the side of a booster for $10,000,000.00, I say let them and be glad for the extra cash.
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These folks are just one unsecured WAP away from a successful demurrer. Of course, they need to be sure that the model of WAP they get is old enough to be purchased at the time of the alleged offense (and get rid of the receipt).
Slashdotted now, too... poor bastards...
Foreign Policy advisor to the Bush administration.
That's "giant frickin' laser".
Yes, I do agree that there are some daunting technological issues to overcome; I basically glossed over that to deal with the issue of *why* the moon would be a good target to start with manned interplanetary exploration.
Insofar as the power requirements go, solar should be sufficient for basic living quarters (I've not heard of either Mir's or ISS's panels needing to be cleaned). For a heavy industry something more substantial will indeed be required (you've mentioned the potential political trouble with getting a suitable reactor launched).
I would hesitate to "declare the moon some sort of home base at this point and time", but I would like to see some steps toward development of the technologies needed to overcome the difficulties in establishing such a base.
Also, I believe this will take more international cooperation because, even moreso than ISS, this undertaking will be hideously expensive.
I believe Luna (the Moon) is a very important step toward manned exploration of other planetary bodies in our Solar System. The reason for this is that humans are designed to work with feet on ground, using hands to grapple and manipulate while legs handle heavy lifting/movement. This is difficult in a zero-G environment like orbit, requiring special tools and platforms in order to do any real construction work.
Meanwile, on Luna, you have a large stable platform on which to work using standard tools such as could be found on Earth. Because the platform is huge compared to orbital workstations, many people could work simultaneously to produce large vehicles (such as the types required to transport humans safely to other planetary bodies).
Once the suitable vehicle is built, launching from Luna is much easier than from Earth due to the drastically decreased gravity and complete lack of drag from air friction. This allows for larger, non-streamlined (which necessarily constrains design choices) vehicles to be built and launched.
This does not even begin to take into account the possibility of obtaining raw material resources from Luna, removing the requirement to transport those materials from Earth.
Hmm.. the AC gets a +1 Insightful for completely inaccurate nonsense, and *I* get the flamebait for calling "bullshit" where "bullshit" needed to be called?
Looks like the Microsoft astroturfers are at work with their mod points.
You're shitting us, right? Windows ME came out in, what, 2001? That was basically the last bit of kludged-up, fucked-up, windowed DOS.
DOS.. remember that one? Created in the late 70s and presented to IBM by Microsoft as its own work in the early 80s.
So.. to answer you question, no Microsoft didn't continue patching Windows 3.1; they continued patching DOS. Look where we are.
Almost all of whom contribute their work for free, as in unpaid.
I don't know about your math, but last time I checked, "free" was considerably less than "~$38 Billion".
I'll see your three mouse clicks and raise you a two-line shell script.
There is also the "debt to society" aspect:
You commit a crime, we're going to make you sit in a very unpleasant place for a particular amount of time. Hopefully this unpleasant experience will teach you the error of your ways. At any rate, it makes us feel better watching you suffer.
Personally, I don't think that a public, nationwide-televised, caning would be out of the question...
urk.. responding to an AC.. anyway:
This world is actually a hell of a lot less stable than it was 3 years ago because of people like Bush abusing the loyalty of our fine service men and women (I might currently be or might have been one.. you really don't know, do you).
Saddam being a bastard was NOT the reason given for going against almost the entire rest of the world and (a) ignoring our responsibility to finish Afghanistan (the military action there I support wholeheartedly) and (b) further destabilizing that region.
YOU and your political heros are the ones who don't realize that we share this world together as human beings. If they did, they wouldn't have been so quick to do things such as sell weapons to Iraq (and to Iran), and they wouldn't have removed the popular Prime Minister of Iran in the 50s and reinstalled the Shah (a move to control the oil reserves there which, in large part, started the whole current fanatical muslim US-hatred).
The mission in Iraq had nothing whatsoever to do with "standing up for justice for those who are not as strong as we are"; if that were true why aren't we currently in N.Korea, Chile, Libya, Saudi Arabia, or China? Sorry.. your argument doesn't fly.
It's your meddling that has made us the targets we were (and are). In fact, I'd venture that there is even more hatred being sent our way now than ever before. The fact that we haven't had any more successful attacks on our homeland since 9-11 is only a testament to our current garrison-state. Instead of attempting to get along, we tell people to do it our way or we'll drop bombs on you. The ancient Romans can tell you volumes about how well that plan works in the long term.
This is, indeed, off-topic, and so is my final statement on the matter.
...you could have spent $100B on NASA, getting people back to the moon and to Mars and been remembered forever.
Instead you chose to spend $100B on bombing Iraq, to be reviled forever.
Nice going, twit.
Indemnification is more like insurance than it is a warranty.
That means if you get sued for using the product, the distributor (or the person issuing the indemnification) will step in to take the bullet for you.
SCO, by virtue of it being a corporation, effectively indemnifies McBride, Stowell, et al. against individual prosecution for the company's misdeeds. There are ways, however, to "pierce the corporate veil" to go after individuals who are directly responsible for a company's misdeeds (as we are at very long last beginning to see with regards to Enron).
Hopefully that clarifies a bit...
er, wow.. +1 Informative, +5 Uncomfortable...
;-)
However, this company *IS* evil...
Remember, you can think about robbing a bank all day; it's when you actually walk in and do it that you cross the line.
I'll bet when you can't connect to a given website, you run around screaming "THE INTERNET IS DOWN! THE INTERNET IS DOWN!".
People like you are the reason SysAdmins are grumpy...
Uh, if SCO couldn't point to the offending code, how in the first place would they know that IBM illegally contributed UNIX code to Linux?
You can't file (and win) lawsuits based on a hunch....
Just a small correction:
The dismissal is "with prejudice", which means the plaintiff is barred from filing another complaint for the same incident.
Now, this probably wouldn't stop SCO from trying to file for some "other incident".....
I agree that your post wasn't flamebait (attention moderators: someone's honest opinion isn't necessarily flame; learn to distinguish or don't moderate it).
However, whether or not we can/could communicate with another life form is beside the point. Just *knowing* that there was life beyond Earth would have enormous sociopolitical ramifications and, again, would answer one of Mankind's most fundamental questions. That's a noble goal.
Now as for how to spend the money, I believe the word you are looking for is "multitasking". IMHO, we can (and should) do many things at once. It's less linear and more efficient.
Actually, cleaning infringing code satisfies the first step of remediation (stop using the infringing code).
SCO doesn't want remediation so it can continue to sell its superior product, it wants money so it can continue to simply exist for a few more months.
And if it did? So what?
The "What" is if proof of even simple microorganisms is found (whether in fossil or extant organic form), that proves that life on Earth is not a singular event and lends credence to the notion that life might be widespread throughout the Universe.
That would be a huge beginning to an answer to a question which Mankind has posited since it developed an ability to form questions.
So yeah, it's pretty important.
I giggle while I release FUD.. but that's probably because I usually read the comics while taking my morning crap...
Reboot == PC_Panacea
...but Gretzky grabs the rebound...
He shoots...
He scores!!!!!
Space is already commercialized... DirecTV alone has at least 4 birds in orbit. If someone wants to slap a logo on the side of a booster for $10,000,000.00, I say let them and be glad for the extra cash.