For some reason, I started laughing when I saw the design on that thing... I mean, really. Stars and stripes? Is this what NASA has to sink to to get government funding?
Besides, no one's going to be seeing that thing again once it crashes. It's not like we're ever going to get to Mars, at this rate.
The people they put on spaceships (so-called astronauts) have to undergo rigorous training, both physical and mental, along with being able to expertly carry out their tasks along with having a knowledge of everyone else's task, in case of emergencies.
(it was astronaut Donald Pettit's job to follow the checklists)
WTF? Nasa spent a million dollars to send a fully trained human PDA into orbit?
No, it's individual atoms that emit photons when changing states, and millions of tungsten molecules will glow when exposed to enough electricity. I assume that the important part of this is that they're doing it on a molecular level, as opposed to either using a single atom or large masses of atoms.
Sigil (the city) has this nice feature* where every space enclosed within four sides is a portal, with a key. Every space. Not any, every. That means that your cupboard could have a portal to some plane of eternal torment, and the key is whistling Greensleeves backwards.
On normal planes, any space enclosed on four sides can be a portal. At least it's not every one.
How did this effect me? I keep on hoping that the next door I walk through will be a portal to someplace interesting. It hasn't happened yet, unfortunatly, but hope springs eternal.
*I can just see some minor God of Creation saying, "But that's not a bug! It's a feature!"
If you're going to be spending all that effort on the things, you might as well irradiate the soil, fliter the air, and separate the unwanted seeds from crop seeds. You wouldn't even need little crawly robots; rail mounted (or even enough stationary) cameras and ceiling mounted feed systems would work just as well and have fewer things that could go wrong.
Basically, what you're talking about is a fully automated greenhouse. We don't need that: we're already producing enough food to feed everyone in the world. The only problems are diplomatic relations. However, we're actually paying "farmers" money not to farm, in America at least. If they did, the price of food would become so low that the ones that actually farm wouldn't be able to pay the rent. I don't see how that's a problem, though. Just find other jobs for them. Free college scholarships, or some such.
So, in short, no. That wouldn't work.
They don't need to keep accurate records of what you've done when they can just make up whatever the hell they want on the spot.
If there's room for error, there's room for exploitation.
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Besides, no one's going to be seeing that thing again once it crashes. It's not like we're ever going to get to Mars, at this rate.
Wouldn't that be classified under -1: Redundant?
With one more post, this article will be at 666 total. Muahahahaha.
I dunno, maybe it's because they've probably been smoking? I bet the stuff that composes cigarette smoke looks similar to this.
Actually, it could be said that blanking and blanking are the exact same thing.
(it was astronaut Donald Pettit's job to follow the checklists)
WTF? Nasa spent a million dollars to send a fully trained human PDA into orbit?
No, it's individual atoms that emit photons when changing states, and millions of tungsten molecules will glow when exposed to enough electricity. I assume that the important part of this is that they're doing it on a molecular level, as opposed to either using a single atom or large masses of atoms.
Hah, the author is going to WinHEC in 2003. I've been living there since 1990.
I don't know about you, but I usually stop when the light turns red.
On normal planes, any space enclosed on four sides can be a portal. At least it's not every one.
How did this effect me? I keep on hoping that the next door I walk through will be a portal to someplace interesting. It hasn't happened yet, unfortunatly, but hope springs eternal.
*I can just see some minor God of Creation saying, "But that's not a bug! It's a feature!"
If you're going to be spending all that effort on the things, you might as well irradiate the soil, fliter the air, and separate the unwanted seeds from crop seeds. You wouldn't even need little crawly robots; rail mounted (or even enough stationary) cameras and ceiling mounted feed systems would work just as well and have fewer things that could go wrong. Basically, what you're talking about is a fully automated greenhouse. We don't need that: we're already producing enough food to feed everyone in the world. The only problems are diplomatic relations. However, we're actually paying "farmers" money not to farm, in America at least. If they did, the price of food would become so low that the ones that actually farm wouldn't be able to pay the rent. I don't see how that's a problem, though. Just find other jobs for them. Free college scholarships, or some such. So, in short, no. That wouldn't work.
Who modded this informative? The Onion is called a "satire newspaper" for a reason.
They don't need to keep accurate records of what you've done when they can just make up whatever the hell they want on the spot. If there's room for error, there's room for exploitation.
"Hey, kids, it looks and smells like real sarin gas! ... And because it's colorless and odorless, Mom will never know!"
So... how will the kids tell?
Does it interact directly with your brain? Or does it just search your memory to see if you remember pirating any Microsoft products?