The best solution to that i've heard is making it in sections that separate in an emergency and all burn up during re-entry. I still wouldn't want to be withing a mile or two of the base station though...
Actually, I think it's higher than standard GEO. The centre of gravity of the tether and the satalite is at GEO, so the satalite has the be higher, to counter the weight of the tether below. Depending on the relative masses of the tether and satalite, it could be quite a lot higher than GEO.
The newfound planet is a Jupiter-sized gas giant orbiting a star located about 500 light-years from the Earth in the constellation Lyra. This world circles its star every 3.03 days at a distance of only 4 million miles, much closer and faster than the planet Mercury in our solar system, giving it a temperature of around 1500 degrees F.
That's very close... wouldn't the Hydrogen be captured by the star? A jupiter sized rocky planet sounds unlikely. Unless it's a very small star, I guess...
It all depends on your definition of Universe. If the universe is "everything that is" then it includes everything outside that boundary, thus the boundary isn't boundary.
I know what you mean about not liking the asteroids style universe concept, but it is easy to accept once you know the maths.
I'm having trouble visualising an infinite, closed space... if it's closed it has to be finite, surely? (and I don't think it's a special case because most finite models of the universe involved a closed topology, rather than an absolute boundary)
I was thinking something along those lines. From the article:
"When we say that a human life is worth $10 million, we mean nothing more or less than this: A typical person, faced with a 1-in-10-million chance of death, seems to be willing to pay about a dollar to eliminate that risk."
That is clearly a calculation of how much someone values their own life. If that person has been murdered, then frankly, who cares about their opinion? It sounds harsh, but it's a simple fact. When you are dead what you want no longer matters.
This might also explain the issue about blue-collar workers being worth more than white-collar workers. Blue-collar works simply have different priorities and would pay more to save their life than a white-collar who values money more. It's a matter of priorities, not worth.
Also, the other reason executing virus writers is worth more than executing murders is to do with repeat offending. The article covers deterent, but execution also stops them doing it again. I don't know the numbers, but I would expect many more virus writers write more than one virus, than murders murder more than one person.
You've got that the wrong way round. A sphere is finite yet unbounded. In other words the surface area of a sphere has a finite value, but there is no edge.
To clarify, when we talk about spheres in this context we mean the surface, not the inside - hence a sphere is 2D, not 3D.
Very true, and road building is so much easier, but chances are people will all fly in designated zones at set heights (similar to how planes do know, just more restrictive), so there could easilly be problems - although accidents won't cause jams, for obvious reasons.
If there are enough of these in the sky then congestion will be just as bad. And worse, if you're in stationary traffic at 500 feet, you won't be for long...
Confirming something you said in a previous post is something you have to put your name to for it to mean anything, and it wasn't at all offtopic at the time. Someone has been arrested in germany, how can german law not be relevent?
Strange how you posted your first message logged in and the second as AC... If I didn't know better I might think you weren't actually the same person...
It has the feel of a proof on concept to me. It distributes fine, but doesn't actually do anything (the crashing appears to be a bug, and the CPU usage is an unavoidable consequence of the distribution process). I wouldn't be suprised if a version with a payload is released soon.
Microsoft and the end users are in the wrong due to not doing something, the virus writers are in the wrong due to doing something - that is the difference.
Your insurer might not pay up but the police will still arrest the guy for theft, criminal damage, or whatever it is he did while inside. The only difference is that he won't be done for breaking and entering.
Actually, no. It's a tax on every household with a TV set in the UK. You can have as many TVs as you like, you still only pay once. I'm not sure of the system for businesses though. (NB: I live the UK)
Obviously this isn't designed for you. You can stick with the old style, I'm sure it won't go away for some time yet. Some people (I would say a lot of people) have particular programs they want to watch, and would like to decide when to watch them.
Slashdot Mirror
The best solution to that i've heard is making it in sections that separate in an emergency and all burn up during re-entry. I still wouldn't want to be withing a mile or two of the base station though...
Actually, I think it's higher than standard GEO. The centre of gravity of the tether and the satalite is at GEO, so the satalite has the be higher, to counter the weight of the tether below. Depending on the relative masses of the tether and satalite, it could be quite a lot higher than GEO.
Brown dwarves, surely?
Ok, that makes sense - it's big enough to get away with being that close. What about the temperature though? Aren't hot gases harder to keep hold of?
The newfound planet is a Jupiter-sized gas giant orbiting a star located about 500 light-years from the Earth in the constellation Lyra. This world circles its star every 3.03 days at a distance of only 4 million miles, much closer and faster than the planet Mercury in our solar system, giving it a temperature of around 1500 degrees F. That's very close... wouldn't the Hydrogen be captured by the star? A jupiter sized rocky planet sounds unlikely. Unless it's a very small star, I guess...
Will this method help find smaller planets? Jovian sized are all well and good, but Terrestrial would be more interesting.
It would have to be number one to work.
It all depends on your definition of Universe. If the universe is "everything that is" then it includes everything outside that boundary, thus the boundary isn't boundary. I know what you mean about not liking the asteroids style universe concept, but it is easy to accept once you know the maths.
Option 1 implies a boundary, yes? Which implies an outside, which contradicts the meaning of universe. I'm still confused...
I'm having trouble visualising an infinite, closed space... if it's closed it has to be finite, surely? (and I don't think it's a special case because most finite models of the universe involved a closed topology, rather than an absolute boundary)
I was thinking something along those lines. From the article:
"When we say that a human life is worth $10 million, we mean nothing more or less than this: A typical person, faced with a 1-in-10-million chance of death, seems to be willing to pay about a dollar to eliminate that risk."
That is clearly a calculation of how much someone values their own life. If that person has been murdered, then frankly, who cares about their opinion? It sounds harsh, but it's a simple fact. When you are dead what you want no longer matters.
This might also explain the issue about blue-collar workers being worth more than white-collar workers. Blue-collar works simply have different priorities and would pay more to save their life than a white-collar who values money more. It's a matter of priorities, not worth.
Also, the other reason executing virus writers is worth more than executing murders is to do with repeat offending. The article covers deterent, but execution also stops them doing it again. I don't know the numbers, but I would expect many more virus writers write more than one virus, than murders murder more than one person.
You've got that the wrong way round. A sphere is finite yet unbounded. In other words the surface area of a sphere has a finite value, but there is no edge.
To clarify, when we talk about spheres in this context we mean the surface, not the inside - hence a sphere is 2D, not 3D.
First example that comes to mind: Hitler's rise to power.
Very true, and road building is so much easier, but chances are people will all fly in designated zones at set heights (similar to how planes do know, just more restrictive), so there could easilly be problems - although accidents won't cause jams, for obvious reasons.
If there are enough of these in the sky then congestion will be just as bad. And worse, if you're in stationary traffic at 500 feet, you won't be for long...
Confirming something you said in a previous post is something you have to put your name to for it to mean anything, and it wasn't at all offtopic at the time. Someone has been arrested in germany, how can german law not be relevent?
Strange how you posted your first message logged in and the second as AC... If I didn't know better I might think you weren't actually the same person...
They would be what is commonly called "God". Nothing is perfect.
It has the feel of a proof on concept to me. It distributes fine, but doesn't actually do anything (the crashing appears to be a bug, and the CPU usage is an unavoidable consequence of the distribution process). I wouldn't be suprised if a version with a payload is released soon.
Microsoft and the end users are in the wrong due to not doing something, the virus writers are in the wrong due to doing something - that is the difference.
Your insurer might not pay up but the police will still arrest the guy for theft, criminal damage, or whatever it is he did while inside. The only difference is that he won't be done for breaking and entering.
NB: IANAL
Are you an expert on German law?
What do you mean "actually"? Did anyone say anything different? Actually, you are wrong anyway, you can pay monthly, 6 monthly I think, or annually.
IIRC I was about 7 when I last played that game... I think I got there in the end...
Actually, no. It's a tax on every household with a TV set in the UK. You can have as many TVs as you like, you still only pay once. I'm not sure of the system for businesses though. (NB: I live the UK)
Obviously this isn't designed for you. You can stick with the old style, I'm sure it won't go away for some time yet. Some people (I would say a lot of people) have particular programs they want to watch, and would like to decide when to watch them.