I agree it appears unstable, although the R/C model seemed OK. With a pilot on board, I'd imagine it would have to be computer controlled for stability.
It doesn't look much worse than riding a fast motorcycle. Maybe they'd need to add a small windshield for the pilot if the nose didn't separate enough of the airstream, and flying inverted might be hard work, but that's all part of the fun.
Japanese being Japanese something's probably lost in the translation, similar to "Japanese preferred" bars - good luck getting in...
But I think it's more in keeping with the project anyway. I'd say there must be some hotshot Japanese snowboarder chicks with the balance and coordination to fly that thing. Marketing is soo much easier when the test pilot is an extreme hottie. And to all the naysayers, I ask you, how say is a motorcycle compared to this? Answer is not much worse: Crash a ZXR at anything more than town speeds, and 9 time out of 10 your ass is toast. Of course, half of you panseys wouldn't go skydiving either...:-P
If it ever gets off the ground, then dammit I want one too (large size please... male, 6 ft, 185 lbs).
Well said. Although I disagree with the "not knowing" concept. People will always figure stuff like this out, it's just a shame that some war-monger has decided to take their fucked up ideas into space. How about, "What happens on Earth, stays on Earth"? Space is hard enough without having to worry about some idiot satellite shooting you down.
Strategic in a "swinging it around to show 'em who's the best" kind of way, sure.
I expect it's got more to do with other nations getting seriously into space, and China in particular. Raining terror down onto Earth based targets is only a bonus I think, and it'll be more about shooting down satellites and possibly manned military space craft (in the future).
Seriously, world politics makes me laugh. It's like a bunch of pre-schoolers making forts and fighting over who's the king of the castle. Except it's not funny, because people die and stuff.
Not being a Usian, I'm not sure how far it goes in the US. If a company is guilty of a crime, I think it depends entirely on the circumstances. I'd say odds are that some lesser employee would be held responsible, and Directors would have to be immediately involved. With financial stuff, there generally has to be intent, but most of the time it can be masqueraded as incompetance or ignorance.
How are they going to arrest the RIAA? Handcuff the front door?
Why not? Padlock the doors, freeze the accounts, prevent any subsiduaries from operating. See how long the company lasts without any money moving through it's veins.
Personally, I'd like to see directors personally repsonsible for company entity actions. Eg, if a company is guilty of extortion, those same charges are applied to the directors.
It won't. They can use whatever X server you happen to be running. Worst case scenario is 4.3 is what's used until a suitable fork is up and running with OpenGL layering and whatever other whizzbang features some future Gnome 3.x wants.
Aerodynaics don't mean jack regardless of gravity. Within an atmosphere they are a big deal, of course. Which leads to the idea of building a space station close to Earth, and when it's proven, you can send the station itself off to Mars.
Also (and somewhat trollishly), mutually assured destruction being a good war deterrent sounds like a good reason for the US to STFU about other countries having nuclear programs.
1. Yup. 2. Yup, but it's cheaper than RedHat/SuSE Linux for a single CPU *professional* version. 3. There's an x86 version (Sun harware fanboys can STFU about how crappy it is on non-SPARC hardware), and low-end Sun hardware starts at around 1000 USD. 4. Yup. 5. Fair enough.
although true, my main target in such a suit would MS itself for (1) not securing the code properly (2) recent stories (and past ones) of them sitting on security patches for months on end.
Good luck with the former. The spin-doctors are already at work; notice the headline? First announement was something like "Source code leaked", but now it's more like "Source code stolen". I think you can safely forget trying to pin this one on MS anymore - unless you have a legal (and PR) budget to rival IBM.
Bollocks. A consisten user interface is a requirement, but it doesn't have to be similar to Windows. Most punters would happily switch to a Mac and spend a week re-learning how to do things. The interface just has to be intuitive and pretty.
The problem with predictions like this is that they don't consider catastrophic chages. What if the next virus formatted and scambled C: drive*? I'd suggest that many Windows systems would get replaced with Linux. Many companies would decided it's no longer worth the risk to deploy Windows. Certainly, the specialised fields will ask, "what if Norton's doesn't catch it first?".
The DVD issue you mentioned comes down to lack of demand. Most people can work out how to install a free region-free DVD player on Linux. However, when the enough punters are using it the existing DVD player vendors will step up and sell them something.
*Paranoiacs may suggest this lend support to the AV vendors releasing the viruses...
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I agree it appears unstable, although the R/C model seemed OK. With a pilot on board, I'd imagine it would have to be computer controlled for stability.
It doesn't look much worse than riding a fast motorcycle. Maybe they'd need to add a small windshield for the pilot if the nose didn't separate enough of the airstream, and flying inverted might be hard work, but that's all part of the fun.
Japanese being Japanese something's probably lost in the translation, similar to "Japanese preferred" bars - good luck getting in...
:-P
But I think it's more in keeping with the project anyway. I'd say there must be some hotshot Japanese snowboarder chicks with the balance and coordination to fly that thing. Marketing is soo much easier when the test pilot is an extreme hottie. And to all the naysayers, I ask you, how say is a motorcycle compared to this? Answer is not much worse: Crash a ZXR at anything more than town speeds, and 9 time out of 10 your ass is toast. Of course, half of you panseys wouldn't go skydiving either...
If it ever gets off the ground, then dammit I want one too (large size please... male, 6 ft, 185 lbs).
Well said. Although I disagree with the "not knowing" concept. People will always figure stuff like this out, it's just a shame that some war-monger has decided to take their fucked up ideas into space. How about, "What happens on Earth, stays on Earth"? Space is hard enough without having to worry about some idiot satellite shooting you down.
Mod that one +1 Funny. Never again...
I predict a rise in the number of passengers who claim to be blind.
I predict me not going back to Germany until they realise this is stupid if the rest of the EU doesn't do it too.
Shortly after that, I predict either going to Germany, or more likely, not going back to the EU.
Strategic in a "swinging it around to show 'em who's the best" kind of way, sure.
I expect it's got more to do with other nations getting seriously into space, and China in particular. Raining terror down onto Earth based targets is only a bonus I think, and it'll be more about shooting down satellites and possibly manned military space craft (in the future).
Seriously, world politics makes me laugh. It's like a bunch of pre-schoolers making forts and fighting over who's the king of the castle. Except it's not funny, because people die and stuff.
How about this one? :-|
No, I don't really care either...
That last paragraph means more than any any hyped up sales pitch or the previous rantings I've read thus far. I hope it's only the beginning.
Odds are it is a crime. Probably treated similar to unknowingly receiving stolen goods.
Not being a Usian, I'm not sure how far it goes in the US. If a company is guilty of a crime, I think it depends entirely on the circumstances. I'd say odds are that some lesser employee would be held responsible, and Directors would have to be immediately involved. With financial stuff, there generally has to be intent, but most of the time it can be masqueraded as incompetance or ignorance.
How are they going to arrest the RIAA? Handcuff the front door?
Why not? Padlock the doors, freeze the accounts, prevent any subsiduaries from operating. See how long the company lasts without any money moving through it's veins.
Personally, I'd like to see directors personally repsonsible for company entity actions. Eg, if a company is guilty of extortion, those same charges are applied to the directors.
Pay who, exactly?
It won't. They can use whatever X server you happen to be running. Worst case scenario is 4.3 is what's used until a suitable fork is up and running with OpenGL layering and whatever other whizzbang features some future Gnome 3.x wants.
A couple of points...
Aerodynaics don't mean jack regardless of gravity. Within an atmosphere they are a big deal, of course. Which leads to the idea of building a space station close to Earth, and when it's proven, you can send the station itself off to Mars.
Also (and somewhat trollishly), mutually assured destruction being a good war deterrent sounds like a good reason for the US to STFU about other countries having nuclear programs.
I think it's more likely to be used to prevent the muscle deterioration associated with ageing. If you've got the money for it, of course...
US export restrictions. That's the main issue, but I'm sure if the right cogs were greased...
I got one too. It said it was *from* me, to some chick I've never known in my life. Someone's desparate for clicks...
1. Yup.
2. Yup, but it's cheaper than RedHat/SuSE Linux for a single CPU *professional* version.
3. There's an x86 version (Sun harware fanboys can STFU about how crappy it is on non-SPARC hardware), and low-end Sun hardware starts at around 1000 USD.
4. Yup.
5. Fair enough.
I dunno... I think we do a pretty good job of that ourselves. Maybe the robots could learn a thing or two.
although true, my main target in such a suit would MS itself for (1) not securing the code properly (2) recent stories (and past ones) of them sitting on security patches for months on end.
Good luck with the former. The spin-doctors are already at work; notice the headline? First announement was something like "Source code leaked", but now it's more like "Source code stolen". I think you can safely forget trying to pin this one on MS anymore - unless you have a legal (and PR) budget to rival IBM.
Bollocks. A consisten user interface is a requirement, but it doesn't have to be similar to Windows. Most punters would happily switch to a Mac and spend a week re-learning how to do things. The interface just has to be intuitive and pretty.
In my experience, doing anything willy-nilly is most often a recipe for disaster.
The problem with predictions like this is that they don't consider catastrophic chages. What if the next virus formatted and scambled C: drive*? I'd suggest that many Windows systems would get replaced with Linux. Many companies would decided it's no longer worth the risk to deploy Windows. Certainly, the specialised fields will ask, "what if Norton's doesn't catch it first?".
The DVD issue you mentioned comes down to lack of demand. Most people can work out how to install a free region-free DVD player on Linux. However, when the enough punters are using it the existing DVD player vendors will step up and sell them something.
*Paranoiacs may suggest this lend support to the AV vendors releasing the viruses...
Sure why not? 70 bits is plenty for every person on the planet.