It depends on how long it takes a person to explain to the computer the history of tea, tea drinking, the British East Indian Company, and the correct size/composition of the two "lumps".
The immediate markets for space based mining are not earth based. They are supplying the expensive machinery and parts for satellites, the ISS, orbital solar arrays, and other space/orbital endeavors. Once these markets are filled valuable (Economically feasible to extract and ship) materials more prevalent in space will be sent back most likely platinum among them will be sent back.
Having a production facility in orbit to make use of available resources and only lifting those materials necessary for production into orbit could greatly speed up and bring the costs down for humanities journey to space.
Correct, until the Indian Engineers/Technicians/Programmers deside to move to (or back to in many cases) the US/Europe to make a better life for themselves and thier families. Isn't this brain "drain" more like a brain relocation?
First I agree that the U.S. has made serious mistakes during the cold war trying to establish friendly "hopefully democratic" allies across the globe. These mistakes were mostly due to the US fear of the Soviets and the Soviets fear of the West. Everyone else was caught up choosing sides and the world went to hell. We are both now catching the well deserved grief for those years.
However since the mid-1980's we have been trying to do damage control on the backlash. If this is not the means to estabishing a better world and rectifying past wrongs, What is?
IMHO -First we have to abolish the use of trade sanctions against non-military goods. The UN report on Iraqi deaths due to sanctions proves that, as does sanctions effects on Cuba, Libya, and a host of other "vacation spots" around the globe. Frankly they suck and cause more harm to the US reputation then good against the dictator. -Second remove dictators we put in place and help the countries rebuild. Tell the public "We fucked up in the past, now we have to go fix this mess in order to let others live better lives. Personally I think we had better do this "Monroe docterine style" at first trying to help places we have screwed close to home like the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Panama, Nicaragua, Columbia, etc all under UN sanction and without violence (other then the drug pedelling cartels and para-military groups in Columbia). Help thier economies and help the US's at the same time.
Actually the game could develop penalties for size increases. For women archery and social interaction (meaningful) should be greatly decreased.
Men should be unable to sit confortably when they pad that much. This (like being male in the first place) should decrease our ability to learn new skills as quickly.
I bet that these guys thought this experiment up after a long Bundaberg Rum binge. All the Alcohol and sugar needed to make yourself stupid and energetic.
The major problem that I see with this idea is the population density of geeks is not significant anyplace in the US (or other countries so as not to be a culturally insensitive clod) to get a congressmen or senator or president elected to significant public office. Between that and the lack of any political consensus on many issues (read: all issues) I find the very concept that we could agree bunk. (Shit we can't even agree that we landed on the moon or that the holocaust happened)
However the point of the statement was the idea that scientific funding is needs to be a more prominent issue in politics today. This we as a community could do. We have to influence the political structure that this is an issue we are all concerned with and should be an issue for political debate in the upcoming election year. This is the greater question to such topics as environmentalism, fuel costs, and space programs. Ask your senator, congressman, presidential candidates what scientific topics interest them. If they say something like environmental aspects of cow droppings in Nevada have them shot. If they say development small nuclear reactors in Alaska for outlying communities give them the benefit of the doubt.
It seems to me the US military is "paranoid" as a defence mechanism against potential problems. This has caused a number of administrations with military ties (mostly Reb., clearly not Clintons) to share this paranoia. The Administrations need to doubt military and intelligence agnecy reports as paranoia but supply the military with what they need to be prepared to deal with the worst of their fears.
This is a dangerous but nessesary balancing act that has in the past helped and hurt the U.S. But working without this balancing act is often fatal.
If people are out to get American's, we aren't being paranoid. And you can be sure 9-11 wasn't a hoax so people are out to get American's.
What is it this week with geeks trying to identify with other stereotypes?
First, How many Pushups can you do? - Slashdot "Jocks." Now we have geeks dieing to "multi-class" (to use a geek term we can identify) with gearheads? What's next cheerleaders?
The old roles have died in the 21st century thanks to the internet we all live multiple roles. I for one am glad. I myself am a geek/jock/outdoor enthusiast/marketing-PR employee if we need old stereotypes.
I still believe the best thing about working IT is scrounging for the best equipment in the bins for your own use. I have a IBM model M from a pile of equipment otherwise going to the recyler.
Actually it is more of a question of markups and profit margins involved in the sale of these goods then the original production methods. Between that and the American/European "Fatcats" who are making the money manufacturing these products in China; China is getting very little from this then temporary small pay for a small percentage of its enormous pop. and some outdated factories. Most goods for export are still manufactured in trade zones and do not fall under taxable manufacturing for the Chinese government.
All the US has to do (which is unlikely) to become productive as a manufacturing nation again is open worker visa's, void of most pay and recompensation restrictions set on all companies in america on all inhabitants (instead palace a citizenship rule on this), to the masses and make them cheap to get. Watch the Mexicans pile over the border then working for less then minimium in American. That will show these slashdotters who believe America no longer has civil liberties which country is better to live in. Let them move to a country that they think has more freedoms AND the ability to protect those freedoms.
space program is a flabby, stagnant beauracracy This is true of all beuracracy. Give China time to demilitarize space operations before we pass judgement. Ever government agency in the world is slow and immobile. If you question weither beauracracy changes from country to Country; culture to Culture; religion to religion; political apparatis to political apparatus; go to the department of transportation offices in your country (s) of choice.
Slashdot Mirror
It depends on how long it takes a person to explain to the computer the history of tea, tea drinking, the British East Indian Company, and the correct size/composition of the two "lumps".
I miss DNA
Actually this could still be done by Aerosmith.
Cover art is Liv looking all sexy with breasts and other upward portions of her body covered in metalic paint.
I have to agree with the poster however;
The immediate markets for space based mining are not earth based. They are supplying the expensive machinery and parts for satellites, the ISS, orbital solar arrays, and other space/orbital endeavors. Once these markets are filled valuable (Economically feasible to extract and ship) materials more prevalent in space will be sent back most likely platinum among them will be sent back.
Having a production facility in orbit to make use of available resources and only lifting those materials necessary for production into orbit could greatly speed up and bring the costs down for humanities journey to space.
They included some really spiffy other gene therapy upgrades. Like X-Ray vision...
Huh, What's that you say?
What do you mean you can't add X-ray vision to the genetic code!?!
They did it in X-Men!!
using a small Linux cluster
I bet this was the only reason he was given the insightful rating.
This is a listing of Scientific equipment/facilities buildings and upgrades needed to do the Little Science.
Correct, until the Indian Engineers/Technicians/Programmers deside to move to (or back to in many cases) the US/Europe to make a better life for themselves and thier families. Isn't this brain "drain" more like a brain relocation?
How about we clone them instead? I wonder if we could steal likeness rights through cloning?
Don't forget us computer people sell our souls cheaper by the dozen then a single actor.
This will solve the last of the problems in creating my cybernetic army of super mutants.
I thought that thier were unspoken rules of mentioning this charactor in public. It is just in bad taste.
First I agree that the U.S. has made serious mistakes during the cold war trying to establish friendly "hopefully democratic" allies across the globe. These mistakes were mostly due to the US fear of the Soviets and the Soviets fear of the West. Everyone else was caught up choosing sides and the world went to hell. We are both now catching the well deserved grief for those years.
However since the mid-1980's we have been trying to do damage control on the backlash. If this is not the means to estabishing a better world and rectifying past wrongs, What is?
IMHO
-First we have to abolish the use of trade sanctions against non-military goods. The UN report on Iraqi deaths due to sanctions proves that, as does sanctions effects on Cuba, Libya, and a host of other "vacation spots" around the globe. Frankly they suck and cause more harm to the US reputation then good against the dictator.
-Second remove dictators we put in place and help the countries rebuild. Tell the public "We fucked up in the past, now we have to go fix this mess in order to let others live better lives.
Personally I think we had better do this "Monroe docterine style" at first trying to help places we have screwed close to home like the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Panama, Nicaragua, Columbia, etc all under UN sanction and without violence (other then the drug pedelling cartels and para-military groups in Columbia). Help thier economies and help the US's at the same time.
Any idea's?
I gave my 200 GB. What did you give.
"Must be that damn ozone layer/ greenhouse gas again."
Actually the game could develop penalties for size increases. For women archery and social interaction (meaningful) should be greatly decreased.
Men should be unable to sit confortably when they pad that much. This (like being male in the first place) should decrease our ability to learn new skills as quickly.
I bet that these guys thought this experiment up after a long Bundaberg Rum binge. All the Alcohol and sugar needed to make yourself stupid and energetic.
Whoever modded this interesting needs his agenda/head examined. This is a joke. Like Dan Quayle was.
So the correct answer to our problems is the oldest one. "Kill all the lawyers."
The major problem that I see with this idea is the population density of geeks is not significant anyplace in the US (or other countries so as not to be a culturally insensitive clod) to get a congressmen or senator or president elected to significant public office. Between that and the lack of any political consensus on many issues (read: all issues) I find the very concept that we could agree bunk. (Shit we can't even agree that we landed on the moon or that the holocaust happened)
However the point of the statement was the idea that scientific funding is needs to be a more prominent issue in politics today. This we as a community could do. We have to influence the political structure that this is an issue we are all concerned with and should be an issue for political debate in the upcoming election year. This is the greater question to such topics as environmentalism, fuel costs, and space programs. Ask your senator, congressman, presidential candidates what scientific topics interest them. If they say something like environmental aspects of cow droppings in Nevada have them shot. If they say development small nuclear reactors in Alaska for outlying communities give them the benefit of the doubt.
As both a geek and a business major I resent that.
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Personally my favorite commentary on the article:
"It doesn't even go over the net. It goes through it. I don't even think that thing in the middle is a net."
Their is no spoon.
It seems to me the US military is "paranoid" as a defence mechanism against potential problems. This has caused a number of administrations with military ties (mostly Reb., clearly not Clintons) to share this paranoia. The Administrations need to doubt military and intelligence agnecy reports as paranoia but supply the military with what they need to be prepared to deal with the worst of their fears. This is a dangerous but nessesary balancing act that has in the past helped and hurt the U.S. But working without this balancing act is often fatal. If people are out to get American's, we aren't being paranoid. And you can be sure 9-11 wasn't a hoax so people are out to get American's.
What is it this week with geeks trying to identify with other stereotypes?
First, How many Pushups can you do? - Slashdot "Jocks." Now we have geeks dieing to "multi-class" (to use a geek term we can identify) with gearheads? What's next cheerleaders?
The old roles have died in the 21st century thanks to the internet we all live multiple roles. I for one am glad. I myself am a geek/jock/outdoor enthusiast/marketing-PR employee if we need old stereotypes.
I still believe the best thing about working IT is scrounging for the best equipment in the bins for your own use. I have a IBM model M from a pile of equipment otherwise going to the recyler.
Actually it is more of a question of markups and profit margins involved in the sale of these goods then the original production methods. Between that and the American/European "Fatcats" who are making the money manufacturing these products in China; China is getting very little from this then temporary small pay for a small percentage of its enormous pop. and some outdated factories. Most goods for export are still manufactured in trade zones and do not fall under taxable manufacturing for the Chinese government.
All the US has to do (which is unlikely) to become productive as a manufacturing nation again is open worker visa's, void of most pay and recompensation restrictions set on all companies in america on all inhabitants (instead palace a citizenship rule on this), to the masses and make them cheap to get. Watch the Mexicans pile over the border then working for less then minimium in American. That will show these slashdotters who believe America no longer has civil liberties which country is better to live in. Let them move to a country that they think has more freedoms AND the ability to protect those freedoms.
Pardon my rant...
space program is a flabby, stagnant beauracracy
This is true of all beuracracy. Give China time to demilitarize space operations before we pass judgement. Ever government agency in the world is slow and immobile. If you question weither beauracracy changes from country to Country; culture to Culture; religion to religion; political apparatis to political apparatus; go to the department of transportation offices in your country (s) of choice.