All Mars launchers have been (in the early days) customized ICBMs or (now) customized variants of launch families that were based on ICBMs, and are still built in the same factories.
This wasn't some incompetent scammer with a poor grasp of English. "Rimasauskas even went so far as to create fake contracts on forged company letterhead, fake bank invoices, and various other official-looking documents to convince employees of the two companies to send him money" shows that he went to some length to look legitimate.
Not only that, but more slowly than it should have all too often ignores sanity checks and edge case processing which slow down what would run fast 95% of the time, but breaks the other 5% of the time.
Is it me, or does it seem like those who argument so adamantly against the concept of a supreme being are perfectly happy to entertain the idea that we are part of a stimulation?
Your assertion would imply that Sabine Hossenfelder is at least a deist. Do you have evidence for that?
More importantly, if the Universe is a simulation, that -- by definition -- means that there are supernatural beings (aka "gods") out there, which would totally crush atheism.
So (the dairy) looked the situation over, figured out that they'd have to spend (ten of million dollars) to resolve the court case (with an ever-present risk of further lawsuits), or they could solve the problem by just closing up shop.
Just like Cal Berkeley yanked all 10,000 educational videos over a lawsuit, I wouldn't be surprised if the dairy says, "fuck you" and declares Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
Who in their right mind believes "(w)e're going to be sexier" when it's manifestly obvious that we're getting fatter and more slovenly, and "(w)e're really going to exemplify all the things that we value in humans to a greater degree" when technology has allowed people to magnify their inner selfishness, stupidity and general asshattedness without the worry of someone slapping them or punching them in the nose.
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All Mars launchers have been (in the early days) customized ICBMs or (now) customized variants of launch families that were based on ICBMs, and are still built in the same factories.
They're not one-off rockets.
This is just so wrong.
We were already building big rockets. Using a few from excess industrial capacity to send probes to Mars was "gravy".
This wasn't some incompetent scammer with a poor grasp of English. "Rimasauskas even went so far as to create fake contracts on forged company letterhead, fake bank invoices, and various other official-looking documents to convince employees of the two companies to send him money" shows that he went to some length to look legitimate.
All this is gonna do is accelerate AT&T's desire to outsource call center personnel.
It would be more correct to label them as "natural" and us as "sub natural" or "artificial".
It's all a matter of the frame of reference.
Would you start calling the folks at IBM "Gods" because they created watson and dropped him into a simulated world like world of warcraft?
I sure wouldn't, but Watson would.
Not only that, but more slowly than it should have all too often ignores sanity checks and edge case processing which slow down what would run fast 95% of the time, but breaks the other 5% of the time.
Is it me, or does it seem like those who argument so adamantly against the concept of a supreme being are perfectly happy to entertain the idea that we are part of a stimulation?
Your assertion would imply that Sabine Hossenfelder is at least a deist. Do you have evidence for that?
More importantly, if the Universe is a simulation, that -- by definition -- means that there are supernatural beings (aka "gods") out there, which would totally crush atheism.
But Elon Musk say it's a billion to one likelihood that we live in a simulation! He can't be wrong, can he????
Really? You really can't figure out what Android O means when it comes right after Android N?
Please tell me that's because you have a very weak grasp of English as a second language instead of being mortally stupid.
It's been free falling since 2007.
No comment on who was the American President for 89% of that time...
The cases are analogous, not exact.
So (the dairy) looked the situation over, figured out that they'd have to spend (ten of million dollars) to resolve the court case (with an ever-present risk of further lawsuits), or they could solve the problem by just closing up shop.
That dairy can't be too big. (What in Maine is?)
Just like Cal Berkeley yanked all 10,000 educational videos over a lawsuit, I wouldn't be surprised if the dairy says, "fuck you" and declares Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
He's just a run-of-the-mill snakeoil salesman.
Exactly.
Who in their right mind believes "(w)e're going to be sexier" when it's manifestly obvious that we're getting fatter and more slovenly, and "(w)e're really going to exemplify all the things that we value in humans to a greater degree" when technology has allowed people to magnify their inner selfishness, stupidity and general asshattedness without the worry of someone slapping them or punching them in the nose.
(Reminds me of how Monsanto makes seeds who's "children" might be fertile, but who's grandchildren won't be.)
I still think that "sterile females" is a better population bottleneck.
With sterile males, every female that mates with one will have only sterile male offspring.
"Sterility" does not mean what you think it means.
Exactly. People seem to have this bizarre notion that judges can do whatever they want.
It's (mostly) the fault of liberals, the "living Constitution" and activist judges in the 20th century that fostered this mindset.
Different country, different laws, different crime (civil vs. criminal).
I know all that, and doesn't contradict the fact that sterile females are a better idea if you want to wipe out a population.
Bad news, AC: I've already passed my genes to the next generation.
Besides a feminist wet dream come true, it makes no sense, since it's just less competition for the existing non-sterile males.
This is what really pisses me off: the unstated assertion that *only* the US gubmint has these techniques.
Not only that, but a building that small could be put up in a day using a gang of carpenters.
When did "anything larger than 410 sq ft" become defined as "McMansion"?
"He Who Knows" only about some legacy project
I never said -- or even implied -- "only about some legacy project". After all, the legacy projects are going away.
As a developer
I'm a DBA.
most of the time I achieve my goal well within 29 months at which point the project is ready to be handed to over
I've dealt with so many projects like that, with crappy documentation and pre-beta software, I hate you with every fiber of my being.
I either work directly for the company
You know that's not contracting.
or through a contracting agency.
Why are you arguing about your situation, when I wrote about San Francisco start-ups?