. I really can't imagine what sort of shield that can be constructed that would allow that sort of energy delivery in such a tiny cross-section to be dispersed in such a way that spares the crew as well as the ship's basic structure.
I believe Scotty would like a word or two with you. Are you the same fellow who called his ship a garbage scow?
Ok, in seriousness, I could see this as a great tool for anthropologists, but so far as crime-solving goes, it's just about guaranteed to have a false- positive rate about 100x the true positive rate. OTOH, that works for the TSA...
Sorry but I really doubt that the moon is a useful military platform. As he mentions, you would get a three or four day notice of an attack; on the other hand an ICBM launched from a nuclear sub on a depressed trajectory has a flight time measured in MINUTES. The cost (and difficulty, and danger) of lugging a nuclear tipped missile (capable of crossing cislunar space) all the way to the moon (and maintaining it and protecting it against solar flares, cosmic rays, temperature extremes, and meteorites) would be enormous.
Turn in your nerd card, as you obviously don't understand that Sherlock can easily launch moon boulders into ballistic trajectories whose CEP is sufficiently small to wreak havoc on Earth cities.
Question: why cannot the "professional" commercial makers do this sort of thing? Why are current car commercials always screaming at me?
Because, when it comes to car commercials, ad agencies are bound by so many rules and regulations regarding depictions of reckless driving and such things that it becomes almost impossible tp create a cool car commercial without running the risk of going to court over it (both the ad agency AND car manufacturer).
RU serious? Have you not seen the electric car flying over buildings, or the (Hyundai?) sedan flying up a ramp, landing on an elevated commuter train, then jumping into the parking lot?
From a mathematical perspective, "solving" the cube means generating the command sequence. Physicallly manipulating the cube is unrelated. So what's the big deal here. Is it:
a) an algorithm which comes up with a solution of 22 moves every time? b) an algorithm which does (a) in much less elapsed time than previous algorithms (or CPUs)? c) Some cool shiny robotic manipulators which can twist a (well greased, well-aligned) Rubik's cube faster than previous manipulators?
You mean to the one where the US sent in troops without any insignia with the goal of annexing Iraq as the 51st state?
Snark-snipe all you want, but think how much easier things might have been if we did in fact annex Iraq. Big local buffer for Israel (which seems to be ultrahigh priority in DC), all the middle-Eastern military bases we want, a major OPEC player becomes part of the USA,... . And all we'd have to worry about is some minor (hah) backlash from a few other countries in the region. Heck, Putin might never have noticed Crimea if he were concentrating on the new US state of Texiraqas.
Until the day comes when the plucky hero/heroine realizes that a "nearly ready to launch" Space Shuttle is located at Exposition Park museum in LA, which will do very nicely for ramming the mother ship of the baby elephants, thereby forcing them into submission.
Compare the cost per student of running an AP class vs. implementing an IEP (individualized education plan), planting a one-on-one aide, and followup evaluations for each and every learning-disabled child. There's absolutely no doubt about which costs more.
Not claiming it's available on all (or older devices), but at the very least my Asus MemoPad lets you set up separate accounts with controllable access to apps. And of course separate passwords so Junior never even has a chance to use your account or your credit card.
If you don't want it broken, get another one for you kids -- applies to just about everything.
First, the current SAT rules are that each student can select which test scores to submit to colleges. Many kids take SAT prep courses and then take the SAT multiple times, submitting only the best result.
Second, colleges seem to be reluctant to publish any sort of data on the correlation (or lack thereof) between SAT scores and college GPA or dropout rates. So how do we even know whether the SAT is a useful assessment tool?
Disclaimer: I'm a college-application anarchist who thinks all admissions departments should be taken out and shot, and applicants selected using the time-honored Staircase Method.
I thought the reason the word "meme" was chosen was specifically because of the similarity between organic genetic evolution and evolution of terms on the internet. No?
Slashdot Mirror
They gonna call it the "uber-cloud" ?
Or maybe the "mother of all clouds" ?
Anyway, once Cisco's got it up & running, just imagine a Beowulf cluster of them. Or don't.
. I really can't imagine what sort of shield that can be constructed that would allow that sort of energy delivery in such a tiny cross-section to be dispersed in such a way that spares the crew as well as the ship's basic structure.
I believe Scotty would like a word or two with you. Are you the same fellow who called his ship a garbage scow?
Only two particles out of only seven impacts, over 200 days shows just how 'empty'[1] space really is.
Here's hoping I recover some nerdcred after yesterday's Sherlock/Mycroft disaster:
"We Analyze Nothing."
Plastic surgery FTW, eh?
Ok, in seriousness, I could see this as a great tool for anthropologists, but so far as crime-solving goes, it's just about guaranteed to have a false- positive rate about 100x the true positive rate. OTOH, that works for the TSA...
mea culpa.
I hearby turn in 2^N nerd cards.
Sorry but I really doubt that the moon is a useful military platform. As he mentions, you would get a three or four day notice of an attack; on the other hand an ICBM launched from a nuclear sub on a depressed trajectory has a flight time measured in MINUTES. The cost (and difficulty, and danger) of lugging a nuclear tipped missile (capable of crossing cislunar space) all the way to the moon (and maintaining it and protecting it against solar flares, cosmic rays, temperature extremes, and meteorites) would be enormous.
Turn in your nerd card, as you obviously don't understand that Sherlock can easily launch moon boulders into ballistic trajectories whose CEP is sufficiently small to wreak havoc on Earth cities.
Question: why cannot the "professional" commercial makers do this sort of thing? Why are current car commercials always screaming at me?
Because, when it comes to car commercials, ad agencies are bound by so many rules and regulations regarding depictions of reckless driving and such things that it becomes almost impossible tp create a cool car commercial without running the risk of going to court over it (both the ad agency AND car manufacturer).
RU serious? Have you not seen the electric car flying over buildings, or the (Hyundai?) sedan flying up a ramp, landing on an elevated commuter train, then jumping into the parking lot?
From a mathematical perspective, "solving" the cube means generating the command sequence. Physicallly manipulating the cube is unrelated. So what's the big deal here. Is it:
a) an algorithm which comes up with a solution of 22 moves every time?
b) an algorithm which does (a) in much less elapsed time than previous algorithms (or CPUs)?
c) Some cool shiny robotic manipulators which can twist a (well greased, well-aligned) Rubik's cube faster than previous manipulators?
Here come the mosquitos with frikking lasers strapped to their heads!
Or,
Can we adapt this to identify hot female humans? (and not zap them)
Or,
ahhh,, nevvamind
Should we understand that some of the articles posted on Slashdot are jokes then?
Around this time of year, there's always some doubt.
Well, yeah, if you define "this time of year" as 1 January through 31 December.
You mean to the one where the US sent in troops without any insignia with the goal of annexing Iraq as the 51st state?
Snark-snipe all you want, but think how much easier things might have been if we did in fact annex Iraq. Big local buffer for Israel (which seems to be ultrahigh priority in DC), all the middle-Eastern military bases we want, a major OPEC player becomes part of the USA,... . And all we'd have to worry about is some minor (hah) backlash from a few other countries in the region. Heck, Putin might never have noticed Crimea if he were concentrating on the new US state of Texiraqas.
Merci.
Until the day comes when the plucky hero/heroine realizes that a "nearly ready to launch" Space Shuttle is located at Exposition Park museum in LA, which will do very nicely for ramming the mother ship of the baby elephants, thereby forcing them into submission.
Hey, I read that book once. WTH is the title?
So what you're saying is, we should invade Mexico? :-)
Compare the cost per student of running an AP class vs. implementing an IEP (individualized education plan), planting a one-on-one aide, and followup evaluations for each and every learning-disabled child. There's absolutely no doubt about which costs more.
Do they (SAT) discriminate between "prepped" and "unprepped" testees? I'm skeptical because that would require extensive self-reporting.
Not claiming it's available on all (or older devices), but at the very least my Asus MemoPad lets you set up separate accounts with controllable access to apps. And of course separate passwords so Junior never even has a chance to use your account or your credit card.
If you don't want it broken, get another one for you kids -- applies to just about everything.
First, the current SAT rules are that each student can select which test scores to submit to colleges. Many kids take SAT prep courses and then take the SAT multiple times, submitting only the best result.
Second, colleges seem to be reluctant to publish any sort of data on the correlation (or lack thereof) between SAT scores and college GPA or dropout rates. So how do we even know whether the SAT is a useful assessment tool?
Disclaimer: I'm a college-application anarchist who thinks all admissions departments should be taken out and shot, and applicants selected using the time-honored Staircase Method.
Crime? Yes.
Jail -- No. For this, you'll need trees and hemp.
One to hug and the other to smoke?
Once in a while you get a Collide Shake Mohammad (sp?)
Actually, I kind of like that spelling. Sounds like a command to intercept and apply sinusoidal pressure to a false prophet.
(Khalid Sheik if you care).
They have a large wall covered with dire wolf skulls, just to show off how many dire wolf skeletons have been dug up.
Hey, do the Starks know about this?
(gimme a break here: the new season is just about to start)
Tuberpunk?
No, I think that would mean strange gadgets covered with, or made out of, potatoes.
There are people who can echolocate
Anyone else read that as e-chocolate?
No, because "chocolate" is a color, not greyscale (you insensitive clod).
I thought the reason the word "meme" was chosen was specifically because of the similarity between organic genetic evolution and evolution of terms on the internet. No?
software' was comfortable clothing
So corsets are hardware?
No, they're more like hard-core. (triple-entendre?)