Altogether, the added equipment would reduce the lift capacity of the Ares I rocket's first stage by up to 1,400 pounds (625 kg), though the booster segment currently has a margin of about 8,000 pounds (3,628 kg) to work with, Cook said.
I understand your point about overspecialization, but your comment strikes me as extremely bitter and pessimistic. What you call "international dick-waving," I would call "national pride." These are people from my country, who have trained long and hard to be the best at something. These are people who share my values and way of life showing the world that what we hold dear is the best that humanity has achieved so far.
It's not just a shooting match between countries, either; the Olympics represent the most extreme of human achievement. During the opening of the Games, this line from the voice-overs struck me: "I want to run faster than any man has run before." It's s simple idea, but a compelling one--to be the fastest man who has ever lived. Running may not be your thing (hell, getting out of the BASEMENT might not be your thing), but think about what the Olympics are, in addition to what they are not.
1. Large Surface Markers - The conceptual design calls for 32 Large
Surface Markers erected on the perimeter of the controlled area, and 16
markers erected on the perimeter of the repository footprint, within the
Berm. Each marker will consist of two separate stone monoliths joined by
a mortise-and-tenon joint; the lower member will be a truncated pyramid
and the upper member will be a right prism.
2. Small Subsurface Markers - The Small Subsurface Markers will be small
buried disks warning of the presence of the repository. They will be buried
throughout the repository footprint, within the Berm, and within the shaft
seals. They will be randomly spaced and buried at depths ranging from
two to six feet below the surface.
3. Berm - The Berm will enclose an area that is 110 percent of the repository
footprint. As currently planned, it will have a core base material of salt; the
core will be protected by at least two other types of materials. Magnets
and Radar Reflectors will be buried in the Berm. These will be buried at
specified intervals in the Berm, producing distinctive anomalous magnetic
and radar-reflective signatures. A Buried Storage Room will also be
constructed at grade inside the Berm on its south side.
4. Buried Storage Rooms - One Buried Storage Room will be buried within
the Berm. This room will be constructed at grade level at the center of the
southern section of the Berm. It will be completely covered by Berm
material. A second Buried Storage Room will be buried in the controlled
area outside of the Berm and the repository footprint. This room will be
buried approximately 20 feet below the surface, north of the Berm on a
line passing through the Information Center, the center of the northern and
southern sections of the Berm and the Hot Cell.
5. Hot Cell - This is an existing reinforced concrete 40-by-70 foot structure
with walls 4.5 feet thick. Its foundation extends 30 feet below grade, and
the roof is 60 feet above grade. The Hot Cell will remain after closure as
an "archeological remnant," effectively serving the function of an additional
permanent marker.
6. Information Center - The Information Center will be an open structure
having a rectangular design. It will be located on the land surface at the
center of the repository footprint.
I work for a fortune 500 company that runs web-connected building control software; not only HVAC, but door control, video surveillance, and fire alarm systems. This article didn't actually give example of catastrophic failure, and neither have the comments on the article. That's because most systems are redundant - if this building software crashes, the panels and systems continue to function. Not only that, but the software is designed to run with a redundant server.
If I were in charge of a nuclear power plant, and it was running on Linux, I'd have a redundant server there, too. Think about.
Space technology is not "flawed." It is rigorously tested to survive A)Lift off B)Months and years of dormancy C)Descent D)Operation on another planet millions of miles away, with minutes-long latency. Beyond that, it has to be tested time and again to make sure there are NO errors. If you computer at home freezes, you hit reset. Trying pushing the reset button on a Mars rover--let me know how that works out for you.
Space technology is not primitive. It may seem simplistic, but that's to guarantee functionality. Read the definition of "mission-critical" and think about what you typed there. It's a little different that "recreational software development."
>> (And if anyone has a favorite replacment term for "piracy," in the context of electronic copyright violation, please suggest it below.)
>>"Rape of the creative class"?
Funny, I feel like I'm the one on the receiving end, when I buy things from the likes of Sony, EA, BMG, etc.
True to form,/.ers are blathering on without even knowing what they're talking about. The FISA bill passed by the Senate includes the following:
...that immunity would be granted only after they showed district court documents proving they were instructed by the government to take part in a program that went around the congressionally mandated FISA court.
The same thing happened after landed on the Moon. After the first couple landings, TV viewing fell off dramatically, to the point where the last Apollo mission was nearly ignored.
Quick - all you naysayers, start jumping up and down!
JT: You mentioned that you use a lot of Open Source and in-house developed software. I assume the underlying operating system is something Open Source(y)?
GM: Yes, yes; what we've moved over the years from a Redhat version to a brief use of something that was a pure Debian to now using almost exclusively Ubuntu. Personally, I'd like to think Ubuntu is used because it's relatively easy to use, and Just Works(TM).
Uh, you misread the post. The OP is clearly describing two houses, one connection. I think Comcast et al tend to frown on that, and it would probably violate the ToS.
For the vast majority of Windows users, Linux needs an identity. They see Windows, OS X (Apple), and the great confusion and diffusion that is Linux. If Ubuntu is putting a face on Linux, then more power to Shuttleworth et al. For most new migrants, Ubuntu gives them the impression that Linux is fast, easy to use, and (more and more) friendly. These are tremendous inroads. Perhaps they can be starting points down other Linux paths.
How can this be labeled INFORMATIVE?
Come on, take a REALISTIC view of the situation. Costs for conduit and cable are expensive, there are probably zoning restrictions, I'm pretty sure the cable company would SUE you if they found out, and like the poster said, his dad is 70 YEARS OLD.
Good luck finding friends to dig ditches so dad can look at naked ladies.
The OP apparently isn't up to date on the latest about the next WoW expansion (Lich King). ALL raid instances will be playable as both a 10-man and 25-man; the differences will be loot and difficulty. I'm a casual player - I haven't been in a 20-man raid since Burning Crusade came out. I would probably have quit the game soon, except for this news. I enjoy all the stories and quest lines woven into the game, and now, FINALLY, I will be able to participate in "the big ones," even with "only" a 10-man raid.
The source for the article is "Marc Henauer, head of the cyber-crime division at the Swiss Justice and Police Department." Anyone actually heard of this guy? Doesn't he have more important things to do than make paranoid press releases? Maybe chase down the pirate bay or something?
I work at a Fortune 50 technology company, so I understand what he's saying. I'm in a similar position; our 20-person division has been folded into the 1800-person office plex. In addition to the myriad of strangers sharing our new cube farm, there are cleaners, visitors, "security guards," etc. walking through the whole day long. Most of the equipment (read: laptop) feels personal, even though it is company property.
My suggestion: give the appearance of security. In college, the head of IT called it, "Keeping honest people honest." Realize that you're not in the ideal situation anymore, and that compromises have to be made. Get a Kensington and lock down as much as you can with it. Find a shelf to hide the external drive under the desk. Make it part of your daily routine to secure/unsecure everything when you arrive in the morning and leave at night. (Hopefully you're paid by the hour.)
If it's vital, take it home or back it up on the company server. Cry a quiet tear for the days gone by, then suck it up and moan to your coworkers.
Or don't do anything and see how long it takes for your favorite pen to disappear.
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I, for one, welcome our paralyzed, robotic overlords.
There's a much more informative article on Space.com from yesterday: http://www.space.com/news/080819-nasa-ares1-vibration-update.html
I understand your point about overspecialization, but your comment strikes me as extremely bitter and pessimistic. What you call "international dick-waving," I would call "national pride." These are people from my country, who have trained long and hard to be the best at something. These are people who share my values and way of life showing the world that what we hold dear is the best that humanity has achieved so far. It's not just a shooting match between countries, either; the Olympics represent the most extreme of human achievement. During the opening of the Games, this line from the voice-overs struck me: "I want to run faster than any man has run before." It's s simple idea, but a compelling one--to be the fastest man who has ever lived. Running may not be your thing (hell, getting out of the BASEMENT might not be your thing), but think about what the Olympics are, in addition to what they are not.
posted in wrong thread.
It is possible to label the *newspost* as flamebait?
I work for a fortune 500 company that runs web-connected building control software; not only HVAC, but door control, video surveillance, and fire alarm systems. This article didn't actually give example of catastrophic failure, and neither have the comments on the article. That's because most systems are redundant - if this building software crashes, the panels and systems continue to function. Not only that, but the software is designed to run with a redundant server. If I were in charge of a nuclear power plant, and it was running on Linux, I'd have a redundant server there, too. Think about.
Space technology is not "flawed." It is rigorously tested to survive A)Lift off B)Months and years of dormancy C)Descent D)Operation on another planet millions of miles away, with minutes-long latency. Beyond that, it has to be tested time and again to make sure there are NO errors. If you computer at home freezes, you hit reset. Trying pushing the reset button on a Mars rover--let me know how that works out for you. Space technology is not primitive. It may seem simplistic, but that's to guarantee functionality. Read the definition of "mission-critical" and think about what you typed there. It's a little different that "recreational software development."
>> (And if anyone has a favorite replacment term for "piracy," in the context of electronic copyright violation, please suggest it below.) >>"Rape of the creative class"? Funny, I feel like I'm the one on the receiving end, when I buy things from the likes of Sony, EA, BMG, etc.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92383786%5Bnpr.org%5D
The same thing happened after landed on the Moon. After the first couple landings, TV viewing fell off dramatically, to the point where the last Apollo mission was nearly ignored.
http://www.pcmag.com/print_article2/0,1217,a%253D228357,00.asp
...that robot is less like R2D2 and more like vid-conferencing-on-a-stick. I could do the same thing with a laptop + webcam.
No, it's a news article that relating to a news article that was copy-pasted from a press release. Isn't "news" exciting?!
...line forms at supermarket checkout. More at 11.
Uh, you misread the post. The OP is clearly describing two houses, one connection. I think Comcast et al tend to frown on that, and it would probably violate the ToS.
For the vast majority of Windows users, Linux needs an identity. They see Windows, OS X (Apple), and the great confusion and diffusion that is Linux. If Ubuntu is putting a face on Linux, then more power to Shuttleworth et al. For most new migrants, Ubuntu gives them the impression that Linux is fast, easy to use, and (more and more) friendly. These are tremendous inroads. Perhaps they can be starting points down other Linux paths.
How can this be labeled INFORMATIVE? Come on, take a REALISTIC view of the situation. Costs for conduit and cable are expensive, there are probably zoning restrictions, I'm pretty sure the cable company would SUE you if they found out, and like the poster said, his dad is 70 YEARS OLD. Good luck finding friends to dig ditches so dad can look at naked ladies.
I'm missing the part where someone is holding a gun to your head, such that you "have to grind out" anything.
The OP apparently isn't up to date on the latest about the next WoW expansion (Lich King). ALL raid instances will be playable as both a 10-man and 25-man; the differences will be loot and difficulty. I'm a casual player - I haven't been in a 20-man raid since Burning Crusade came out. I would probably have quit the game soon, except for this news. I enjoy all the stories and quest lines woven into the game, and now, FINALLY, I will be able to participate in "the big ones," even with "only" a 10-man raid.
The source for the article is "Marc Henauer, head of the cyber-crime division at the Swiss Justice and Police Department." Anyone actually heard of this guy? Doesn't he have more important things to do than make paranoid press releases? Maybe chase down the pirate bay or something?
I work at a Fortune 50 technology company, so I understand what he's saying. I'm in a similar position; our 20-person division has been folded into the 1800-person office plex. In addition to the myriad of strangers sharing our new cube farm, there are cleaners, visitors, "security guards," etc. walking through the whole day long. Most of the equipment (read: laptop) feels personal, even though it is company property.
My suggestion: give the appearance of security. In college, the head of IT called it, "Keeping honest people honest." Realize that you're not in the ideal situation anymore, and that compromises have to be made. Get a Kensington and lock down as much as you can with it. Find a shelf to hide the external drive under the desk. Make it part of your daily routine to secure/unsecure everything when you arrive in the morning and leave at night. (Hopefully you're paid by the hour.)
If it's vital, take it home or back it up on the company server. Cry a quiet tear for the days gone by, then suck it up and moan to your coworkers.
Or don't do anything and see how long it takes for your favorite pen to disappear.
Just cut down some trees. Then you'll have room for satellite.
Another typical "news" story that has anything BUT news in it. The writer obviously has never heard of SpeechGear. http://speechgear.com/