Maybe you're listening to different researchers. Cooking and larger brain/smaller teeth goes back at least several hundred thousand years, and probably much more.
Of course all countries capable of sending up spy satellites are doing so. Remember the Soviet's Salyut and Mir space stations? They were up there for "research" right? Sure, for 30 years they conducted "research".
The problem with spy satellites is that the other guy knows when they'll fly overhead and from what direction the pictures will be taken; they're good for strategic information but not all that useful for real time or covert collection.
And what happened to Khatami? The moderate Iran President was eventually overruled by Iran's religious hardliners for being too "moderate" or "modern",
You shot down your own attempt at revisionist history there. Ahmedinejad isn't really all that radical and would probably go along with some kind of improved relations if he could get away with it, but that's no more an option for him now than it was for Khatami ten years ago.
Man-made satellites today are light (and fragile) because we need to boost everything up from Earth. I suppose one could make the argument that a couple of hundred tons of iron could be used make the superstructure of a space station if the iron happened to be conveniently located in the correct orbit already. Other elements or compounds like oxygen and water would be even more useful. I'm not convinced that the energy used to change an asteroid's velocity would be worth the returns, but maybe sometime in the future one could manufacture fuel in space as well. Anyway, this is an election year and NASA is facing funding cuts so the idea will be pushed from a few different directions.
I suspect that within a couple of hundred years the most cost-effective use of space will be the ultimate toxic waste dump. Once heavy lift rockets are reliable enough just shoot the really nasty stuff into the Sun and forget about it.
Many of the United States' agricultural land is in danger of turning to dust due to several factors. Part of it is the poor use of land; Overuse of pesticides, chemical fertilizer, genetically engineered crops (the crops are not the problem, the business practices of companies like Monsanto are), and the loss of top soil due to erosion are just some of the problems. We have several states that are largely desert right now (the "dust bowl" was a ecological disaster caused by irresponsible farming practices).
Citation needed. The dust bowl was a combination of factors, one of which was not realizing that the relatively cool/wet period at the end of the 19th century and early 20th when the land was brought under cultivation was unusual. But if you've ever been to the Midwest you would know that much of the soil there is loess, obviously the Dust Bowl had been repeated many times over millions of years.
Unfortunately a good source of water would be just one more thing for the warlords to fight over. Check out what's going on in Sudan this week if you don't understand. The Darfur genocide wasn't a natural catastrophe.
They have already been tried in the UK court and lost most of what the gained.
They were only fined about 1/3 of their total profit, they're still about $2million ahead. And they should face criminal charges in every country where they committed a crime.
The nice thing about those old computers was the response time. Type something, hit the enter key, and the prompt was ready for the next line. Of course you couldn't really do anything with them except play the simplest games, but still...
My computer is on all day anyway, so I use it to read the news. Now this guy is telling me I have to use a tablet or e-reader to save the Earth? Sounds like someone got paid for that "analysis".
Where in his post did he say "only"? It's true that any organization or individual with money gets access to the candidate. But labor unions have traditionally been among the top spenders.
But Mach 20? Really? Does it really serve a purpose other than finding out that we can push the limits of things?
Purpose? Probably to build a long-range bomber that can hit a target anywhere on Earth a few minutes after it's been identified. Or to build a vehicle that can reach low Earth orbit and return. Or maybe just to see what's humanly possible.
Hopefully this kind of project continues in DARPA instead of shifting their focus to non-research projects now that the ex-director has gone to Google .
Hmmm, trying to find Missouri on the per capita spending on welfare list. Oh, there it is at #37. No surprise the New England dominates the top of the list considering their political drift.
I would hope the recycled water has a separate set of pipes that only supply the toilets. That would make a lot of sense in areas where water is scarce.
Navy ships use sea water in the toilets. Kind of nasty looking in some places, but saves a lot of fresh water.
If you're simply driving your vehicle, why should anyone have the ability to log what happens in your vehicle?
"Anyone" doesn't have that ability. The black box is a recorder, like the odometer that's recording how many miles the car was driven. The law only requires that the data can be accessed if you allow it or police get a warrant because the car was in a reportable accident.
shall require event data recorders to capture and store data related to motor vehicle safety covering a reasonable time period before, during, and after a motor vehicle crash or airbag deployment, including a rollover;
Basically record what happened right before a "crash" (whatever that is). Doesn't sound all that draconian to me - speed, brakes, lights, etc.
That's a reasonable argument. But the article also mentions that UMaple didn't try to defend itself against the claim of 17k acts, so the judge ruled in favor of the plaintiff by default. The judgement is probably irrelevant anyway since I assume the owners of UMaple live outside the US.
Which is what medical students start out practicing surgery on. The more practice using the instruments the better skilled they'll be when they finally get to humans.
17 USC 1203 sets a statutory damages minimum of $200 per act of circumvention. UMaples' client, the "UMaple Launcher," allegedly bypassed the access controls in MapleStory's client software. UMaple had 17,938 users.
I suppose one could argue what "act of circumvention" means. But apparently it doesn't mean 17K users avoiding payment to the rightful owner of the software is just one act.
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Maybe you're listening to different researchers. Cooking and larger brain/smaller teeth goes back at least several hundred thousand years, and probably much more.
A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.
What part of "the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed" is hard for you to understand.
If your local auto dealer knowingly lied about the car's condition, mileage, etc. they would be committing fraud, and that case could go far.
Of course all countries capable of sending up spy satellites are doing so. Remember the Soviet's Salyut and Mir space stations? They were up there for "research" right? Sure, for 30 years they conducted "research".
The problem with spy satellites is that the other guy knows when they'll fly overhead and from what direction the pictures will be taken; they're good for strategic information but not all that useful for real time or covert collection.
And what happened to Khatami? The moderate Iran President was eventually overruled by Iran's religious hardliners for being too "moderate" or "modern",
You shot down your own attempt at revisionist history there. Ahmedinejad isn't really all that radical and would probably go along with some kind of improved relations if he could get away with it, but that's no more an option for him now than it was for Khatami ten years ago.
Man-made satellites today are light (and fragile) because we need to boost everything up from Earth. I suppose one could make the argument that a couple of hundred tons of iron could be used make the superstructure of a space station if the iron happened to be conveniently located in the correct orbit already. Other elements or compounds like oxygen and water would be even more useful. I'm not convinced that the energy used to change an asteroid's velocity would be worth the returns, but maybe sometime in the future one could manufacture fuel in space as well. Anyway, this is an election year and NASA is facing funding cuts so the idea will be pushed from a few different directions.
I suspect that within a couple of hundred years the most cost-effective use of space will be the ultimate toxic waste dump. Once heavy lift rockets are reliable enough just shoot the really nasty stuff into the Sun and forget about it.
Many of the United States' agricultural land is in danger of turning to dust due to several factors. Part of it is the poor use of land; Overuse of pesticides, chemical fertilizer, genetically engineered crops (the crops are not the problem, the business practices of companies like Monsanto are), and the loss of top soil due to erosion are just some of the problems. We have several states that are largely desert right now (the "dust bowl" was a ecological disaster caused by irresponsible farming practices).
Citation needed. The dust bowl was a combination of factors, one of which was not realizing that the relatively cool/wet period at the end of the 19th century and early 20th when the land was brought under cultivation was unusual. But if you've ever been to the Midwest you would know that much of the soil there is loess, obviously the Dust Bowl had been repeated many times over millions of years.
The rest of your post is FUD, US agriculture productivity continues to increase.
Unfortunately a good source of water would be just one more thing for the warlords to fight over. Check out what's going on in Sudan this week if you don't understand. The Darfur genocide wasn't a natural catastrophe.
They have already been tried in the UK court and lost most of what the gained.
They were only fined about 1/3 of their total profit, they're still about $2million ahead. And they should face criminal charges in every country where they committed a crime.
The nice thing about those old computers was the response time. Type something, hit the enter key, and the prompt was ready for the next line. Of course you couldn't really do anything with them except play the simplest games, but still...
My computer is on all day anyway, so I use it to read the news. Now this guy is telling me I have to use a tablet or e-reader to save the Earth? Sounds like someone got paid for that "analysis".
Where in his post did he say "only"? It's true that any organization or individual with money gets access to the candidate. But labor unions have traditionally been among the top spenders.
But Mach 20? Really? Does it really serve a purpose other than finding out that we can push the limits of things?
Purpose? Probably to build a long-range bomber that can hit a target anywhere on Earth a few minutes after it's been identified. Or to build a vehicle that can reach low Earth orbit and return. Or maybe just to see what's humanly possible.
Hopefully this kind of project continues in DARPA instead of shifting their focus to non-research projects now that the ex-director has gone to Google .
Hmmm, trying to find Missouri on the per capita spending on welfare list. Oh, there it is at #37. No surprise the New England dominates the top of the list considering their political drift.
I would hope the recycled water has a separate set of pipes that only supply the toilets. That would make a lot of sense in areas where water is scarce.
Navy ships use sea water in the toilets. Kind of nasty looking in some places, but saves a lot of fresh water.
Interesting question. Probably about the same as running the air conditioner.
"Alan Turing just had brilliant ideas way ahead of their time which were terribly important to the future of the world if you like," Mr Harper said.
I kinda wish geniuses like Turing were rewarded as well as a second string shortstop or bench warming basketball player.
Which is stationary and which is moving? It's all relative. Both think their own clocks are right and the other one is slow.
If you're simply driving your vehicle, why should anyone have the ability to log what happens in your vehicle?
"Anyone" doesn't have that ability. The black box is a recorder, like the odometer that's recording how many miles the car was driven. The law only requires that the data can be accessed if you allow it or police get a warrant because the car was in a reportable accident.
shall require event data recorders to capture and store data related to motor vehicle safety covering a reasonable time period before, during, and after a motor vehicle crash or airbag deployment, including a rollover;
Basically record what happened right before a "crash" (whatever that is). Doesn't sound all that draconian to me - speed, brakes, lights, etc.
That's a reasonable argument. But the article also mentions that UMaple didn't try to defend itself against the claim of 17k acts, so the judge ruled in favor of the plaintiff by default. The judgement is probably irrelevant anyway since I assume the owners of UMaple live outside the US.
Get a grip on yourself.
Which is what medical students start out practicing surgery on. The more practice using the instruments the better skilled they'll be when they finally get to humans.
17 USC 1203 sets a statutory damages minimum of $200 per act of circumvention. UMaples' client, the "UMaple Launcher," allegedly bypassed the access controls in MapleStory's client software. UMaple had 17,938 users.
I suppose one could argue what "act of circumvention" means. But apparently it doesn't mean 17K users avoiding payment to the rightful owner of the software is just one act.