That, and the question of what exactly constitutes a "Linux mainframe". I think the IBM pSeries machines might count as that, but again we have to employ the new "Microsoft Temporal Distortion Field" to make an accurate 5-year comparison.
Just look around outside for the hissing white spray, like they do in the movies and bad Star Trek episodes...
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And I'm saying that Marconi did his work before Oppenheimer, and that an understanding of physics is a ladder, where you need to stand on the rung placed there before you in order to attach your own rung, which will in turn be stood upon by the next contributor.
Now, undoubtedly, a civilization advanced enough for interstellar travel would have a completely different method of communication (to overcome to the delay inherent in long range radio). However, what we are looking for in SETI and other projects is EM "leakage" from another civilization.
There is a very high likelihood (near certainty) that a technologically advanced culture would begin using some EM method for mass wireless communication before they were able to efficiently harness other methods.
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IMHO, for a race to discover the spin of subatomic particles (and moreover, how to manipulate and use it), that race would have already necessarily discovered radio transmission (and probably used it extensively at some point in their development).
The good thing about these "Universal Laws of Physics" that we use is that they are the same pretty much everywhere (with a few exceptions, such as the immediate surrounding area of a black hole, etc.).
Nice idea, Bruce Dern. However, all attempts so far to create a self-contained and self-sustaining biosphere have failed.
You think the ISS is expensive, try building the vehicle large enough for a biosphere and having it survive the acceleration needed to get to Mars within a decade...
Other than that, I agree that a manned flight would have a higher success rate than a robotic one due to real-time correctional ability. However, the initial steps of maintaining the human cargo have yet to be addressed.
BackupPC is a really nifty PERL utility. I remember using it in its infant form (and even hacked on it a little myself) years ago when I worked with Craig Barrat. Back then we used SuperTCP on Win3.11 systems to back up to an Exabyte single tape drive on an old Sparc-10 running (IIRC)SunOS 4.1.3.
Talk about painful system administration...
I can heartily recommend this utility to anyone; Craig does not write shit-code (neither does Paul.. Hey Tas, if you're reading this). The other two contributors I don't know.
Aren't *ALL* violent crimes "hate crimes"? Do you normally take guns and knives to your good friends?
You could even make a case for so-called "White Collar Crime" being a hate crime (ie, "I hate to be not-rich, so I'm going to embezzle a few million and see if anyone notices...").
The *real* problem with that analogy is that it is still widely variable...
6 times faster than a speeding bullet
Which bullet? a.50 lead ball fired from a black-powder musket, a.22 long rifle varmint round, a.44 magnum pistol round, a Warsaw Pact 7.62mm round, or a NATO standard 5.56mm round? Each bullet has a very different exit muzzle velocity...
Fry's was originally a supermarket in the Santa Clara valley (what became known as "Silicon Valley"). When Safeway started to move in, the Fry brothers saw the writing on the wall and applied the supermarket model to electronics.
The very first store was on Arques/Lawrence Expressway, very close to Hwy 101. It was before they decided to tart them up with amusement park style "themes" (in fact, when the original store moved across and slightly south on Lawrence, it became the first "theme" store done up to appear as if you were inside a giant PC case).
I remember being 16 and responding to a newspaper ad. My interview consisted of:
"Do you know what a nano-second is?"
"Yes."
"Good. You're a computer technician. Here's your cross-reference catalog."
"Crossed what..?"
"Get out on the floor. You're already 5 minutes late. Once more and you're fired."
I stuck around about 6 months and bailed (after daily abuse by management and customers [this was back when engineers were really still engineers]).. It was fun to come back from lunch and see all the middle manager types holding a PC Magazine sideways and open to the middle.. you sneak up behind and comment on the poorly-hidden Hustler centerfold they're drooling over and laugh as they drop both mags and run for the door.
All of the security in the stores is actually geared toward preventing employee-theft than customer-theft (especially after a rash of "returns" by friends of employees.. hence the strip search at the exits).
If you know what you're doing, Fry's can be a great place to get all manner of equipment for a decent price. If you are a clueless civilian noob, you're gonna get fucked six ways to Sunday by mouth-breathing staff and the re-shrinkwrapped, re-shelved DOA parts.
According to analysis of some of the fragmented data recovered after the official "Loss Of Signal", the autopilot was switched off after LOS. Of course, the craft was too far gone at that point to recover. What is impressive and noteworthy is that Columbia pilot David Brown was attempting to regain control of the craft all the way to the end.
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Perhaps, but it was more likely running Java.
Actually I believe we're in
That, and the question of what exactly constitutes a "Linux mainframe". I think the IBM pSeries machines might count as that, but again we have to employ the new "Microsoft Temporal Distortion Field" to make an accurate 5-year comparison.
...and make it less urgent to find the leak...
Duct tape only worked on Mir (which, incidentally, is the Russian word for "duct tape").
Just look around outside for the hissing white spray, like they do in the movies and bad Star Trek episodes...
And I'm saying that Marconi did his work before Oppenheimer, and that an understanding of physics is a ladder, where you need to stand on the rung placed there before you in order to attach your own rung, which will in turn be stood upon by the next contributor.
Now, undoubtedly, a civilization advanced enough for interstellar travel would have a completely different method of communication (to overcome to the delay inherent in long range radio). However, what we are looking for in SETI and other projects is EM "leakage" from another civilization.
There is a very high likelihood (near certainty) that a technologically advanced culture would begin using some EM method for mass wireless communication before they were able to efficiently harness other methods.
IMHO, for a race to discover the spin of subatomic particles (and moreover, how to manipulate and use it), that race would have already necessarily discovered radio transmission (and probably used it extensively at some point in their development).
The good thing about these "Universal Laws of Physics" that we use is that they are the same pretty much everywhere (with a few exceptions, such as the immediate surrounding area of a black hole, etc.).
Outstanding. Nice job on the colorization, too. Just don't tell Ted Turner or he'll sue you for patent infringement.
Nice idea, Bruce Dern. However, all attempts so far to create a self-contained and self-sustaining biosphere have failed.
You think the ISS is expensive, try building the vehicle large enough for a biosphere and having it survive the acceleration needed to get to Mars within a decade...
Other than that, I agree that a manned flight would have a higher success rate than a robotic one due to real-time correctional ability. However, the initial steps of maintaining the human cargo have yet to be addressed.
I thought it was
This rover has committed an illegal operation and will be shut down...
BackupPC is a really nifty PERL utility. I remember using it in its infant form (and even hacked on it a little myself) years ago when I worked with Craig Barrat. Back then we used SuperTCP on Win3.11 systems to back up to an Exabyte single tape drive on an old Sparc-10 running (IIRC)SunOS 4.1.3.
Talk about painful system administration...
I can heartily recommend this utility to anyone; Craig does not write shit-code (neither does Paul.. Hey Tas, if you're reading this). The other two contributors I don't know.
Aren't *ALL* violent crimes "hate crimes"? Do you normally take guns and knives to your good friends?
You could even make a case for so-called "White Collar Crime" being a hate crime (ie, "I hate to be not-rich, so I'm going to embezzle a few million and see if anyone notices...").
The *real* problem with that analogy is that it is still widely variable...
6 times faster than a speeding bullet
Which bullet? a
goddamned slashdot.. can't take "|" and "
and yeah, I didn't use the (P)review button first.. so shoot me.
D00d.. UR post was K-|
(as one might reply back in 1985)
Maybe the Li-Ion batteries exploded...
(brief explanation)
Point your browser here. Scroll down a little bit (if necessary) and look for "lovetrek.wav".
Enjoy.
Fry's was originally a supermarket in the Santa Clara valley (what became known as "Silicon Valley"). When Safeway started to move in, the Fry brothers saw the writing on the wall and applied the supermarket model to electronics.
The very first store was on Arques/Lawrence Expressway, very close to Hwy 101. It was before they decided to tart them up with amusement park style "themes" (in fact, when the original store moved across and slightly south on Lawrence, it became the first "theme" store done up to appear as if you were inside a giant PC case).
I remember being 16 and responding to a newspaper ad. My interview consisted of:
"Do you know what a nano-second is?"
"Yes."
"Good. You're a computer technician. Here's your cross-reference catalog."
"Crossed what..?"
"Get out on the floor. You're already 5 minutes late. Once more and you're fired."
I stuck around about 6 months and bailed (after daily abuse by management and customers [this was back when engineers were really still engineers]).. It was fun to come back from lunch and see all the middle manager types holding a PC Magazine sideways and open to the middle.. you sneak up behind and comment on the poorly-hidden Hustler centerfold they're drooling over and laugh as they drop both mags and run for the door.
All of the security in the stores is actually geared toward preventing employee-theft than customer-theft (especially after a rash of "returns" by friends of employees.. hence the strip search at the exits).
If you know what you're doing, Fry's can be a great place to get all manner of equipment for a decent price. If you are a clueless civilian noob, you're gonna get fucked six ways to Sunday by mouth-breathing staff and the re-shrinkwrapped, re-shelved DOA parts.
According to analysis of some of the fragmented data recovered after the official "Loss Of Signal", the autopilot was switched off after LOS. Of course, the craft was too far gone at that point to recover. What is impressive and noteworthy is that Columbia pilot David Brown was attempting to regain control of the craft all the way to the end.
I personally have fragged a ton of people using my Shock Rifle while on the Phobos Station.
Dropping the Redeemer down into the middle into a group of victims really ups your score...
Wow... I'd almost support suspending the Posse Comitatus Act for that one particular action.
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Because the GPL is one hell of a lot closer to the user actually "owning" the software than ANYTHING Microsoft has ever put in their EULAs...
Yeah. And my point is - so what?
Go find a REAL issue...