So tell me, is there a legitimate reason for your only copy of any song to be exclusively stored on your iPod?
My first iPod had the only opy of the music because I didn't have the space on my local hd to keep the original music. I still had the original CDs, but it sucked to have to re-rip all that music.
I don't have a problem with the concept of the Patriot Act. There must be a way for the law-enforcement agencies to be able to track criminals. We had the same problems with drug dealers and cellphones.
The obvious (and constitutional solution) is to have judicial oversight. Just like the s.o.b.s at RIAA, you must go to a judge somewhere and say "we suspect this person of doing this. Please give us a search warrant." No problem. The FBI would be limited in what information they can use for procecution. That is the way the Constitution is supposed to work.
The big difference here is the Lincoln couldn't pick up a telephone and find out what size underware a person wore just buy clicking a few keys.
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Gotta correct you here.. Disney did not outsource their 3d stuff to Pixar. Disney is just a distribution chain for Pixar. Disney raped Pixar over things like marketing (Disney owned the rights of all the associated marketing such as toy lines and games). That's one of the main reasons why Pixar told Disney to stuff it.
Well. you're half right. Area 51 was the government's super secret research facility. They tested things like the SR-71 and the Stealth Fighter out there. But in recent years due to conspiracy theorists and radiation contamination (Department of Energy had begun to make public previously classified data documenting the effects of Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) nuclear-bomb testing at the Yucca Flats test site. This data showed that long-lived radioactive residues from nearby nuclear bomb tests regularly rained down on Area 51), the base has become less useful. Rumor has it that they built a new base in Utah, but I haven't seen anything to back it up.
Probably because 10 years ago when the Hubble went up, robots where still these huge clunky things that were in auto plants, not the advanced models we have today.
A standard tactic for prosecuters in cases like this is to try the little fish first to work out the bugs in their cases and to set precedent. They do this in drug cases all the time.
Once precedent is set, then they can go after the big boys who will be able to afford higher-priced lawyers. Whether or not they will go after the big boys is another question, but we can hope.
The government does not need a warrant to inspect a vehicle after a crash. The NTSB can inspect any vehicle at any time for safety issues. Inspecting a black box for mechanical failures would just be a matter of course.
And if the vehicle is involved in an accident, then anything that has to do with that accident is under investigation.. including the vehicle involved.
However, if they go into the trunk and find a bale of pot, they have to have a reason to have been in the trunk. But they certainly don't need a warrant to inspect your brakes if there was an accident.
RIAA claims 7.6% decrease in CD sales, but what were the stats for:
Internet Sales
Cassette Sales
Total Sales
Number of new CDs produced
The Economy
I think that once you add all those up, you'll find that there was an actual INCREASE in profits.
CDs is a medium that is slowly being replaced by mp3s & other digital music players. I would fully expect the sales to drop. Soon, it will be the same as vinyl records.
Get over it. Move on. The world keeps turning even if you refuse to come along.
Ah.. my bad.. I missed the part about fuel and food being shipped back FROM Mars.. I though you were talking about shipping TO Mars.
Honestly tho, I can't see them shipping food back when we are already paying people here not to grow food. Unless they grow something really outrageous, the transportation costs would be too high to be feasible.
As for fuel, without a source of biological material, its unlikely that there will be any sort of petrochemicals available. You might find radioactives like uranium or plutonium, but I don't see them shipping that back to Earth. The uproar would be to overwhelming. Remember the outcry when residents in Florida found out that NASA was launching nuclear reactors to power the long range probes?
The real economic use for Mars, aside from science (possiblity of new pharmaceuticals with a different environment, etc.), will probably be standard metals.. gold, silver, iron, titanium, etc.
Don't get me wrong.. if there was a chance to go to Mars, I'd be the first on line. But IMHO, its easier, both physically and economically, to start with the moon.
Why does the senate refuse to Ratify the Land Mine Treaty? Jobs in the Land Mine manufacturing facilities
Well.. that's not really it. The only place that the US really uses land mines is on the border between North and South Korea, but they have done it with gusto. Until a more economically feasible way of protecting the South Korean border comes along, the US can't ratify the treaty. They would have to base a shitload more troops / equipment there to get the same net effect and that is not possible for both political and logistical reasons (ie.. the South Koreans would have a hissy fit if we put more troops in and we'd have to pull troops out of Iraq to garrison their border).
It's a lot more expensive to go to the moon. The net energy to go to the moon is only a teensy bit less than it takes to get to Mars, and the moon doesn't have the variety of chemical compounds (or a 24 hour day) like Mars does. It's actually cheaper to set up a Mars colony because they can do things like grow their own food and make their own air and water, provided there's a small nuclear reactor to provide power.
But on the flip side, if something goes terribly wrong, you are a lot closer so your ass can be saved.
Also, the moon is thought to only have water in very small quantities in remote craters on the north and south poles, whereas Mars, according to recent reports, is covered with mud, from which water can be extracted easily.
**WAS** covered with mud. The reports don't say anything about current water on Mars (except near the poles, maybe).
A lot of people think that because the moon is closer, it's somehow a better place to go. However, in the terms that matter (the energy it takes to get there), the Moon is about the same distance, and doesn't offer resources. I see moon as a space port, easily reached by the population from earth (cause people are really the only things worth shipping there), as well as easily reachable from the solar system, and with low launch costs. Fuel and food shipped in from Mars, materials shipped in from the asteroid belt, and people passing through on their way elsewhere. Oh, and a massive scientific base on the far side, for observatories.
That works for me. What do they plan to do on Mars besides set up a flag?
I definately agree that Barrayar would be the most colorful and rich movie, but I do think that the other Miles books would provide plenty of material for a tv series.
Could be good as a 2 hour pilot to introduce the characters.
I always thought the Miles Vorkorsigan books would make a fantastic miniseries. So much material to work from and a lot of blanks to fill in for new stories.
Space combat, political intrigue, charismatic lead character.. how can you go wrong?
The fact that the car can ONLY be serviced by a Volvo dealer? The dealers around here tend to be more expensive, less responsive and generally an unpleasant place. I much prefer my mechanic that operates a few blocks down from me as opposed to drive 10 miles to drop my car off.. and then trying to figure out how to get back home.
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So tell me, is there a legitimate reason for your only copy of any song to be exclusively stored on your iPod?
My first iPod had the only opy of the music because I didn't have the space on my local hd to keep the original music. I still had the original CDs, but it sucked to have to re-rip all that music.
Nah.. he still has "The Hobbit" and "The Simillrion" to finish first.
"Blue Screen of Death" gathers a whole new meaning...
Something like this from this article at Space.com.
I was more thinking something from Disney's "The Black Hole".
Of course, but it's in canadian dollars!
Better known as a "Loonie": http://www.etourist.ca/currency/
I don't have a problem with the concept of the Patriot Act. There must be a way for the law-enforcement agencies to be able to track criminals. We had the same problems with drug dealers and cellphones.
The obvious (and constitutional solution) is to have judicial oversight. Just like the s.o.b.s at RIAA, you must go to a judge somewhere and say "we suspect this person of doing this. Please give us a search warrant." No problem. The FBI would be limited in what information they can use for procecution. That is the way the Constitution is supposed to work.
The big difference here is the Lincoln couldn't pick up a telephone and find out what size underware a person wore just buy clicking a few keys.
Gotta correct you here.. Disney did not outsource their 3d stuff to Pixar. Disney is just a distribution chain for Pixar. Disney raped Pixar over things like marketing (Disney owned the rights of all the associated marketing such as toy lines and games). That's one of the main reasons why Pixar told Disney to stuff it.
Here's a thought: what the hell are they doing that is worth imprisoning or killing even one American citizen?
I could tell you, but then I'd have to shoot you.
Well. you're half right. Area 51 was the government's super secret research facility. They tested things like the SR-71 and the Stealth Fighter out there. But in recent years due to conspiracy theorists and radiation contamination (Department of Energy had begun to make public previously classified data documenting the effects of Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) nuclear-bomb testing at the Yucca Flats test site. This data showed that long-lived radioactive residues from nearby nuclear bomb tests regularly rained down on Area 51), the base has become less useful. Rumor has it that they built a new base in Utah, but I haven't seen anything to back it up.
Probably because 10 years ago when the Hubble went up, robots where still these huge clunky things that were in auto plants, not the advanced models we have today.
A standard tactic for prosecuters in cases like this is to try the little fish first to work out the bugs in their cases and to set precedent. They do this in drug cases all the time.
Once precedent is set, then they can go after the big boys who will be able to afford higher-priced lawyers. Whether or not they will go after the big boys is another question, but we can hope.
Hey.. maybe Disney got it right and black holes are a way to travel into another universe!
The government does not need a warrant to inspect a vehicle after a crash. The NTSB can inspect any vehicle at any time for safety issues. Inspecting a black box for mechanical failures would just be a matter of course.
And if the vehicle is involved in an accident, then anything that has to do with that accident is under investigation.. including the vehicle involved.
However, if they go into the trunk and find a bale of pot, they have to have a reason to have been in the trunk. But they certainly don't need a warrant to inspect your brakes if there was an accident.
- Internet Sales
- Cassette Sales
- Total Sales
- Number of new CDs produced
- The Economy
I think that once you add all those up, you'll find that there was an actual INCREASE in profits.CDs is a medium that is slowly being replaced by mp3s & other digital music players. I would fully expect the sales to drop. Soon, it will be the same as vinyl records.
Get over it. Move on. The world keeps turning even if you refuse to come along.
Ah.. my bad.. I missed the part about fuel and food being shipped back FROM Mars.. I though you were talking about shipping TO Mars.
Honestly tho, I can't see them shipping food back when we are already paying people here not to grow food. Unless they grow something really outrageous, the transportation costs would be too high to be feasible.
As for fuel, without a source of biological material, its unlikely that there will be any sort of petrochemicals available. You might find radioactives like uranium or plutonium, but I don't see them shipping that back to Earth. The uproar would be to overwhelming. Remember the outcry when residents in Florida found out that NASA was launching nuclear reactors to power the long range probes?
The real economic use for Mars, aside from science (possiblity of new pharmaceuticals with a different environment, etc.), will probably be standard metals.. gold, silver, iron, titanium, etc.
Don't get me wrong.. if there was a chance to go to Mars, I'd be the first on line. But IMHO, its easier, both physically and economically, to start with the moon.
Why does the senate refuse to Ratify the Land Mine Treaty? Jobs in the Land Mine manufacturing facilities
Well.. that's not really it. The only place that the US really uses land mines is on the border between North and South Korea, but they have done it with gusto. Until a more economically feasible way of protecting the South Korean border comes along, the US can't ratify the treaty. They would have to base a shitload more troops / equipment there to get the same net effect and that is not possible for both political and logistical reasons (ie.. the South Koreans would have a hissy fit if we put more troops in and we'd have to pull troops out of Iraq to garrison their border).
It's a lot more expensive to go to the moon. The net energy to go to the moon is only a teensy bit less than it takes to get to Mars, and the moon doesn't have the variety of chemical compounds (or a 24 hour day) like Mars does. It's actually cheaper to set up a Mars colony because they can do things like grow their own food and make their own air and water, provided there's a small nuclear reactor to provide power.
But on the flip side, if something goes terribly wrong, you are a lot closer so your ass can be saved.
Also, the moon is thought to only have water in very small quantities in remote craters on the north and south poles, whereas Mars, according to recent reports, is covered with mud, from which water can be extracted easily.
**WAS** covered with mud. The reports don't say anything about current water on Mars (except near the poles, maybe).
A lot of people think that because the moon is closer, it's somehow a better place to go. However, in the terms that matter (the energy it takes to get there), the Moon is about the same distance, and doesn't offer resources. I see moon as a space port, easily reached by the population from earth (cause people are really the only things worth shipping there), as well as easily reachable from the solar system, and with low launch costs. Fuel and food shipped in from Mars, materials shipped in from the asteroid belt, and people passing through on their way elsewhere. Oh, and a massive scientific base on the far side, for observatories.
That works for me. What do they plan to do on Mars besides set up a flag?
I definately agree that Barrayar would be the most colorful and rich movie, but I do think that the other Miles books would provide plenty of material for a tv series.
Could be good as a 2 hour pilot to introduce the characters.
I always thought the Miles Vorkorsigan books would make a fantastic miniseries. So much material to work from and a lot of blanks to fill in for new stories.
Space combat, political intrigue, charismatic lead character.. how can you go wrong?
Unless Disney got a hold of it, of course.
With this story's new development, being a mountain cabin recluse still isn't enough. You've gotta live in a cave.
Yeah, but you have to share it with Bin Laden and you know how safe THAT is.
Soon we'll see the UN Council text messaging on their cellphones instead of wearing those headphones.
How does the moon have military value
Read Robert Heinlien's "The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress".
The fact that the car can ONLY be serviced by a Volvo dealer? The dealers around here tend to be more expensive, less responsive and generally an unpleasant place. I much prefer my mechanic that operates a few blocks down from me as opposed to drive 10 miles to drop my car off.. and then trying to figure out how to get back home.
I can't see the mechanics standing up for this.