They do have somewhat of an "exchange program." Fellow from China was helping out at a dig in Alberta, Canada some years back when my father was up there on a working vacation. Apparently there are a number of sites in China that are absolutely lousy with dino bones.
The visitor also seemed a bit surprised at the methodology that was being used over here. We've all seen dino digs in films, and they're at least semi-accurate. Over in China, though, the preferred method back then (I am not kidding here) is to drill a hole and use a light explosive charge to shatter the fossil-bearing rock and then just glue all the bits back together. That method is *occasionally* used over here, but there, it was the standard.
"I'm sure that in 1985, you can buy plutonium at every corner drugstore... in 1955, it's a little hard to come by !"
Seriously, though, atomic weapons are kind of like supersonic jets. They require a fairly high engineering know-how just to make one that barely works at all. To make one that works really well, you need a tremendous amount of know-how (usually gained through repeated attempts), many hours of supercomputer modelling, and highly exotic materials.
Unfortunately, sometimes even a primitive, barely-functional atomic weapon is "good enough".
Who cares about putting out the fire... I just want the Lightning Cannon.
Evil Overlord Notice #1 : Discontinue Operation : Weaponize Shark immediately.
Evil Overlord Notice #2 : The Commissary of Evil will be serving fish sticks all week.
Yeah, there's one about a half-hour from where I live built on a nice big lake. Can't swim real near the plant because the warmer water is a haven for bacteria. That's the only environmental impact I've noticed from the place.
I just got a postcard from 2211, They said to go with solar when we can... all the wind farms permanently damaged the jetstream and now the equator is 180 farenheit and the poles are -200.
Until we get the solar thing figured out, they recommend nuclear power; just try not to use 40-year-old reactors that are built on the ocean and within 150 miles of a major faultline.
Am I reading this correctly? Lockheed-Martin is going ahead with the construction of the capsule even though the government isn't paying for it anymore?
Is this the moment where a private corporation risks a hundred million dollars betting on space exploration?
The article very clearly says that the defendant was *not* sued for libel. "The truth is an absolute defense" in cases of libel, so the ex-teacher had no ground to stand on for a libel case. He chose a civil tort instead, which allows you to sue for pretty much anything you like, so long as you can get a judge and/or jury to agree.
Also, i'm not sure what the police would have done. It seems from the article that the ex-teacher had been involved in some capacity in a bad mortgage scandal, the results of which did not cause him to face any legal sanctions. However, any university wishing to appear credible is *not* going to have someone studying mortgage failures that was implicated in even a tangential way with an actual mortgage fraud. "Avoid even the illusion of impropriety."
What I'd want to know as a jurist was whether the ex-teacher disclosed that past incident to the university before he was hired. If he had, I'd be far more likely to find in his favor, because an individual caused him to be terminated for reasons that the university initially did not find objectionable, but he was "Tried in the public courts" as they say. If he had *not* disclosed, I'd likely find against him, as it seems that he was merely caught being dishonest.
It would be appropriate if 'peace' was based on the truth. In my experience, peace between equally matched opponents is usually based on a lie. One party says "I forgive you" or "It doesn't bother me" or "you were right" or "I agree" when they mean absolutely none of those things, but realize that someone must 'bend the knee' in order for there to be peace.
A decent size particle accelerator placed on the moon could hit targets in earth orbit with about a 1.2 second delay between firing and impact; fairly negligible when your target is incapable of dodging (or detecting the incoming fire, for that matter). With a minimum of interference from the "vacuum" of space, a stream of charged particles at near lightspeed would at minimum wreak holy electronic havoc on any satellite, and at maximum partially vaporize it and/or shove it spinning uncontrollably into a decaying orbit.
Neither cheap nor easy to implement, but horrifically effective against any target in Earth orbit. Heck, you might even be able to justify it under the pretense that it would be fairly useless in attacking anything on the surface of the Earth.
The language Hatch was successful in getting inserted in the NASA Authorization Act does not require the new heavy-lift rocket to use solid rocket motors. But delegation members say the Utah experts they consulted say the legislation’s requirements for the heavy-lift rocket can only be realistically met by using solid rocket motors.
If NASA said "We're going with liquid fuel boosters." they would not be violating the law.
Even if NASA told ATK "Go to hell... We'll buy our rocket motors from someone else", they would not be violating the law.
The only way they'll be breaking the law is if they fail to come up with *some* method of making it work within their budget.
And gee, what a surprise that the stonecutters are telling everyone that stone bridges are the only feasible way to get a ton of lentils across the creek.
Or a simple software fix: After you type in the correct number of code digits (or hit enter), then the digits that you *didn't* use light up, and you have to press each of them (and hit enter again) to access the device. Still *somewhat* vulnerable to "wear" detection, but much improved.
If the tip is completely free of contaminant and in good repair and the pressure is very carefully regulated, the jet gun is less painful than a needle. If the previous conditions are *not* met, it can be far more painful than a standard injection, as the (relatively) slow moving jet of liquid deforms slightly on impact and then tears through your skin.
I remember seeing one that had a foot pedal attached for repressurizing the reservoir in the field... I imagine getting shots from *that* was a treat!
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Looks like the folks at National Semiconductor... (puts on sunglasses)... cashed in their chips.
YEEEEEEEAAAAHHHHH !
They do have somewhat of an "exchange program." Fellow from China was helping out at a dig in Alberta, Canada some years back when my father was up there on a working vacation. Apparently there are a number of sites in China that are absolutely lousy with dino bones.
The visitor also seemed a bit surprised at the methodology that was being used over here. We've all seen dino digs in films, and they're at least semi-accurate. Over in China, though, the preferred method back then (I am not kidding here) is to drill a hole and use a light explosive charge to shatter the fossil-bearing rock and then just glue all the bits back together. That method is *occasionally* used over here, but there, it was the standard.
"I'm sure that in 1985, you can buy plutonium at every corner drugstore... in 1955, it's a little hard to come by !"
Seriously, though, atomic weapons are kind of like supersonic jets. They require a fairly high engineering know-how just to make one that barely works at all. To make one that works really well, you need a tremendous amount of know-how (usually gained through repeated attempts), many hours of supercomputer modelling, and highly exotic materials.
Unfortunately, sometimes even a primitive, barely-functional atomic weapon is "good enough".
Who cares about putting out the fire... I just want the Lightning Cannon.
Evil Overlord Notice #1 : Discontinue Operation : Weaponize Shark immediately.
Evil Overlord Notice #2 : The Commissary of Evil will be serving fish sticks all week.
Yeah, there's one about a half-hour from where I live built on a nice big lake. Can't swim real near the plant because the warmer water is a haven for bacteria. That's the only environmental impact I've noticed from the place.
I just got a postcard from 2211, They said to go with solar when we can... all the wind farms permanently damaged the jetstream and now the equator is 180 farenheit and the poles are -200.
Until we get the solar thing figured out, they recommend nuclear power; just try not to use 40-year-old reactors that are built on the ocean and within 150 miles of a major faultline.
Hooking Clark Kent up to an EKG would be effective for *some* meteorites.
Am I reading this correctly? Lockheed-Martin is going ahead with the construction of the capsule even though the government isn't paying for it anymore?
Is this the moment where a private corporation risks a hundred million dollars betting on space exploration?
The article very clearly says that the defendant was *not* sued for libel. "The truth is an absolute defense" in cases of libel, so the ex-teacher had no ground to stand on for a libel case. He chose a civil tort instead, which allows you to sue for pretty much anything you like, so long as you can get a judge and/or jury to agree.
Also, i'm not sure what the police would have done. It seems from the article that the ex-teacher had been involved in some capacity in a bad mortgage scandal, the results of which did not cause him to face any legal sanctions. However, any university wishing to appear credible is *not* going to have someone studying mortgage failures that was implicated in even a tangential way with an actual mortgage fraud. "Avoid even the illusion of impropriety."
What I'd want to know as a jurist was whether the ex-teacher disclosed that past incident to the university before he was hired. If he had, I'd be far more likely to find in his favor, because an individual caused him to be terminated for reasons that the university initially did not find objectionable, but he was "Tried in the public courts" as they say. If he had *not* disclosed, I'd likely find against him, as it seems that he was merely caught being dishonest.
Cult : A religion with less members than yours. (Ambrose Bierce)
It would be appropriate if 'peace' was based on the truth. In my experience, peace between equally matched opponents is usually based on a lie. One party says "I forgive you" or "It doesn't bother me" or "you were right" or "I agree" when they mean absolutely none of those things, but realize that someone must 'bend the knee' in order for there to be peace.
My wife has been using Transcranial Sonic Stimulation to temporarily deactivate my aural, pleasure, empathy and impulse control centers for years now.
A decent size particle accelerator placed on the moon could hit targets in earth orbit with about a 1.2 second delay between firing and impact; fairly negligible when your target is incapable of dodging (or detecting the incoming fire, for that matter). With a minimum of interference from the "vacuum" of space, a stream of charged particles at near lightspeed would at minimum wreak holy electronic havoc on any satellite, and at maximum partially vaporize it and/or shove it spinning uncontrollably into a decaying orbit.
Neither cheap nor easy to implement, but horrifically effective against any target in Earth orbit. Heck, you might even be able to justify it under the pretense that it would be fairly useless in attacking anything on the surface of the Earth.
From the Release:
The language Hatch was successful in getting inserted in the NASA Authorization Act does not require the new heavy-lift rocket to use solid rocket motors. But delegation members say the Utah experts they consulted say the legislation’s requirements for the heavy-lift rocket can only be realistically met by using solid rocket motors.
If NASA said "We're going with liquid fuel boosters." they would not be violating the law.
Even if NASA told ATK "Go to hell... We'll buy our rocket motors from someone else", they would not be violating the law.
The only way they'll be breaking the law is if they fail to come up with *some* method of making it work within their budget.
And gee, what a surprise that the stonecutters are telling everyone that stone bridges are the only feasible way to get a ton of lentils across the creek.
Mmm... Excalibat !
The guy is a cryptographer... I'd consider "Berlin" as being both a clue *and* a misdirection.
The message might well read something like : rememBER LINcoln's birthplace...
Just as long as they don't re-use the program code designed for the 16-fingered pickle jar opener...
When I read the title, I thought the last word was "Zapping"
A computer and electronics whiz with the appropriate time and equipment can hack nearly any electrical/computer device from miles away.
No amount of computer power can remotely crack a foot-thick concrete wall topped with razor wire though.
Or a simple software fix: After you type in the correct number of code digits (or hit enter), then the digits that you *didn't* use light up, and you have to press each of them (and hit enter again) to access the device. Still *somewhat* vulnerable to "wear" detection, but much improved.
But He has been known to loosen a nut from time to time.
If the tip is completely free of contaminant and in good repair and the pressure is very carefully regulated, the jet gun is less painful than a needle. If the previous conditions are *not* met, it can be far more painful than a standard injection, as the (relatively) slow moving jet of liquid deforms slightly on impact and then tears through your skin.
I remember seeing one that had a foot pedal attached for repressurizing the reservoir in the field... I imagine getting shots from *that* was a treat!
For every Balance of Terror, the universe demands a Spock's Brain...
Seriously... I wonder how long they'll be able to keep it up until all that's left is... well... Spock's Brain 'episodes'.