I'm actually doing something not dissimilar to this at the moment - in my hallway I have two 1960s Libertucci pieces of art - they're about 1" thick, and made of different layers of cardboard cut out in interesting shapes with space between them - I have three knackered old Toshibas, which I'm making into a three layered display to go on the wall - the back one will keep the backlight - they're running off a single PSU, and run gentoo off CF cards, booting off a network image on my server, so I'm just using 32M CF cards... At the moment, I've got all the hardware working, but have yet to mount them in a frame.
Will put pictures somewhere once I'm done!
No, because the assholes are the labels. The assholes can shit on the artists and pussies, but can't fuck them. The artists can always find an interested pussy. They don't need assholes. This is the way the world is.
No no, you've got it all wrong. They're assholes. The RIAA are dicks. We are all pussys.
Assholes make DRM'd CDs so the dicks can fuck pussys, but what the assholes don't realise is that one day, that dick is going to turn right around and fuck an asshole. Also, the dicks haven't realised that pussys can't fuck assholes, nor can assholes fuck pussys - so all we need to do is get rid of the dicks, and have a happy world full of assholes and pussys!
I do software builds for one of our legacy products on an NT4 box. It's a painful experience.
There is definitely a need to move from NT4 to 2000 - the differences are sizeable - similar to those seen between NT3.5 and 4 - from 2000 to XP, however - there is little reason to move, from a business perspective. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. We've moved most of our servers to 2003, due to better NLB support, but those that don't need to move, don't.
I like to review my purchases, see how much postage their gunna charge me, see what my delivery options are before I commit to them.
Exactly
That's why one click shopping is great - not for you, for them. If they can circumvent you reviewing, checking, and considering, they're far more likely to get impulse sales, which equal $$$$$$$.
b) how can they prove the absence of prior art - people have been doing 'one click shopping' in a non digital fashion 'i'll take one of those jim, charge my account' for hundreds of years
and c) where's the gain? You spend $1,000,000+ attempting to prove your IP rights over something, but, as a result of a and b, can't profit from it (you profit from the one-click system in itself, but not by restricting its use by others).
I can understand patenting it, if they feel they have a prior art, and want to prevent others using it, but is it really worth the expense? Nobody is going to blow amazon out of the water any time soon...
Well, yeah - the most fuel-inefficient mode would be to attempt to decelerate immediately after reaching your maximum upwards velocity - it's far more efficient to let gravity do the work for you... Apogee is only defined by the point at which your vertical velocity relative to the surface is zero, so apogee is effectively whenever you choose it. Attempting to slow at any point before apogee is, however, just silly.
The amount of GPE gained during an ascent requires X amount of fuel.
Descent requires no fuel to move downwards, however K.E. will be accumulated equal to the sum of the GPE and disippated thermal energy.
Therefore the amount of fuel required to stop a descent is less than that required to ascend.
To be honest, the best solution would probably be a combination of the two - drogue chute, main chute (both lightweight and easily re-deployable in future missions), which ensure a low velocity, and also proper alignment for the retro-rockets, which could be used for final touchdown (much like several mars missions).
Yeah, neither does 'onboard computer to paying tourists... onboard computer to paying tourists... take your protein pills and sign your indemnity contract'...
I'm assuming they mean they're going to use 'chutes to land - landing on reverse thrusters or what have you in earth's gravity well could be fairly fuel expensive, and doesn't make much sense.
It seems the only 'amateur radio' equipment to be included is a single transmitter - everything else is going to be a bunch of CDs with school artwork on them - it's not clear whether the contents of the CDs are to be transmitted, or just, rather pointlessly, IMHO, held in orbit....
Those scientists will get their just desserts for messing around with... er... science!
Actually, they decided the creme brulee hypothesis was wrong - the first thing the lander hit was a rock, which it then slid off, which gave a similar reading to the impactometer as creme brulee.
I agree entirely about the supermodel girls - nice to look at, nice to play with, generally want to bash what little brains they have out with a stick... Even when they're bright they have their heads so far up their damned arses they can see sunshine. Mostly.
Also, I've no idea why, but pretty much every girl I 'm ever interested in I get - which is great, but they always fall in love with me - which isn't great - because more often than not I get to know them and don't like them - I have fairly exacting standards. And I hate hurting people....
Anywho, I find the best path to take is one of general non-committal happiness... Also, being British and going for American girls is a real bonus. All you have to do is open your mouth and spit out some disgustingly overblown anglicism and they're like putty.
Mwahahahah...
Oh, and it's almost certainly genetics. Either that or you eat too much/wrong. Try cutting out pasta and bread. Works wonders.
Like this? (maybe not work safe)... In this case it's elephantitus, but you can also get huge bollocks from hyperthyroidism, which IS a genetic disease.
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Macrovision=Pfiszer, DRM=Rohypnol?
I'm actually doing something not dissimilar to this at the moment - in my hallway I have two 1960s Libertucci pieces of art - they're about 1" thick, and made of different layers of cardboard cut out in interesting shapes with space between them - I have three knackered old Toshibas, which I'm making into a three layered display to go on the wall - the back one will keep the backlight - they're running off a single PSU, and run gentoo off CF cards, booting off a network image on my server, so I'm just using 32M CF cards... At the moment, I've got all the hardware working, but have yet to mount them in a frame. Will put pictures somewhere once I'm done!
No, because the assholes are the labels. The assholes can shit on the artists and pussies, but can't fuck them. The artists can always find an interested pussy. They don't need assholes. This is the way the world is.
No no, you've got it all wrong. They're assholes. The RIAA are dicks. We are all pussys.
Assholes make DRM'd CDs so the dicks can fuck pussys, but what the assholes don't realise is that one day, that dick is going to turn right around and fuck an asshole. Also, the dicks haven't realised that pussys can't fuck assholes, nor can assholes fuck pussys - so all we need to do is get rid of the dicks, and have a happy world full of assholes and pussys!
As opposed to 'olds' :)
I do software builds for one of our legacy products on an NT4 box. It's a painful experience.
There is definitely a need to move from NT4 to 2000 - the differences are sizeable - similar to those seen between NT3.5 and 4 - from 2000 to XP, however - there is little reason to move, from a business perspective. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. We've moved most of our servers to 2003, due to better NLB support, but those that don't need to move, don't.
I like to review my purchases, see how much postage their gunna charge me, see what my delivery options are before I commit to them.
Exactly
That's why one click shopping is great - not for you, for them. If they can circumvent you reviewing, checking, and considering, they're far more likely to get impulse sales, which equal $$$$$$$.
In all seriousness -
a) how the hell to they hope to ever enforce this
b) how can they prove the absence of prior art - people have been doing 'one click shopping' in a non digital fashion 'i'll take one of those jim, charge my account' for hundreds of years
and c) where's the gain? You spend $1,000,000+ attempting to prove your IP rights over something, but, as a result of a and b, can't profit from it (you profit from the one-click system in itself, but not by restricting its use by others).
I can understand patenting it, if they feel they have a prior art, and want to prevent others using it, but is it really worth the expense? Nobody is going to blow amazon out of the water any time soon...
Nothing felt here either. Just plaid!
That's a good point - drag coefficient would be substantially increased by having wings, and also a mass increase.
Well, yeah - the most fuel-inefficient mode would be to attempt to decelerate immediately after reaching your maximum upwards velocity - it's far more efficient to let gravity do the work for you... Apogee is only defined by the point at which your vertical velocity relative to the surface is zero, so apogee is effectively whenever you choose it. Attempting to slow at any point before apogee is, however, just silly.
+1 HG Wells.
Actually, I initially thought he meant Poly Filla - to fill the crater after they failed to stop.
Well, in a nutshell -
:)
The amount of GPE gained during an ascent requires X amount of fuel.
Descent requires no fuel to move downwards, however K.E. will be accumulated equal to the sum of the GPE and disippated thermal energy.
Therefore the amount of fuel required to stop a descent is less than that required to ascend.
To be honest, the best solution would probably be a combination of the two - drogue chute, main chute (both lightweight and easily re-deployable in future missions), which ensure a low velocity, and also proper alignment for the retro-rockets, which could be used for final touchdown (much like several mars missions).
And yes, I am a rocket scientist.
Yeah, neither does 'onboard computer to paying tourists... onboard computer to paying tourists... take your protein pills and sign your indemnity contract'...
I'm assuming they mean they're going to use 'chutes to land - landing on reverse thrusters or what have you in earth's gravity well could be fairly fuel expensive, and doesn't make much sense.
Attack of the Killer Mutant camels!!! BEST GAME EVAR!!!"£$!
And William Wobbler. And maggotomania. Wow. Tape drives and acoustic couplers. Who could possibly need anything more?
It seems the only 'amateur radio' equipment to be included is a single transmitter - everything else is going to be a bunch of CDs with school artwork on them - it's not clear whether the contents of the CDs are to be transmitted, or just, rather pointlessly, IMHO, held in orbit....
Shoe? Box!?! Back in my day we used to wear pigeons on our feet! And we thought we were lucky! And they came in a sack! Made of cat hair!
I live in the Cam!
Actually, it's
1/3 cup sugar
4 egg yolks
1 pint (2 cups) heavy cream
1 tsp. vanilla extract
powdered sugar for the crusts
Those scientists will get their just desserts for messing around with... er... science!
Actually, they decided the creme brulee hypothesis was wrong - the first thing the lander hit was a rock, which it then slid off, which gave a similar reading to the impactometer as creme brulee.
Well, I have a 2U rack.
I agree entirely about the supermodel girls - nice to look at, nice to play with, generally want to bash what little brains they have out with a stick... Even when they're bright they have their heads so far up their damned arses they can see sunshine. Mostly.
Also, I've no idea why, but pretty much every girl I 'm ever interested in I get - which is great, but they always fall in love with me - which isn't great - because more often than not I get to know them and don't like them - I have fairly exacting standards. And I hate hurting people....
Anywho, I find the best path to take is one of general non-committal happiness... Also, being British and going for American girls is a real bonus. All you have to do is open your mouth and spit out some disgustingly overblown anglicism and they're like putty.
Mwahahahah...
Oh, and it's almost certainly genetics. Either that or you eat too much/wrong. Try cutting out pasta and bread. Works wonders.
Seriously, what is it with women? I tell them I have a 5 1/2" floppy and they can't wait to get me into bed!
Like this? (maybe not work safe)... In this case it's elephantitus, but you can also get huge bollocks from hyperthyroidism, which IS a genetic disease.
More here.