The size and design similarity of the booster and spacecraft to the Soyuz are fairly obvious. You cannot say the Chinese designers went out on a limb here. Laud their indigenous effort all you want, but don't pretend you are being honest. Also, it is not low wages that would give China a comparative advantage in space, it is engineering and scientific productivity. US workers are the most productive on Earth. NASA is probably not the best example of productivity in the US, but it is not likely any worse than the Chinese equivalent. So the spending comparison is valid.
It doesn't nothing but soothe our pride.
What crap. The US space program is under constant and unfair criticism by naysayers in this country, while at the same time they exaggerate the lillipution space programs of other nations. In a competitive world, only a chump would sit back and take it.
This Griffin surely and funding ploy for NASA. The facts suggest China's program is grossly overrated.
China has never developed a spacecraft from scratch. They modified a Soyuz.
Thay have never developed anything larger than a 10ton launcher, the Long March, which is also similar to a Soyuz They will need a rocket 10x as large to land on the moon.
They have launched two times since 2003. Their next mission is not planned until fall 2008. Between 1963 and 1968 America developed Apollo and flew around the moon
They are way behind Japan which has just launched an ambitious moon mission, Selene.
The US has a highly credible architecture for moon missions in Ares I & V and Orion. The vehicles are being built of existing parts.
The US has the experience developing,launching, and assembling the 1,000,000lb ISS
The US has >10x China's space budget for the foreseeable future
Based on the facts how can you conclude that China will get there first? Indeed, it is not clear that they will beat Japan as the leader in Asian spaceflight.
Thanks for the link. The recent list of approved minerals is of 1000x more interest than the slashdot story. They are amazingly complex. I notice the localities are spread all over the globe.
Silicate chemistry is not as complex as organic chemistry. Most compounds are known. It is not likely that an entirely new naturally mineral has been found. I notice the article says nothing about its chemical composition.
Every year ten new minerals are discovered in the Arctic Circle, and one third of all worldwide mineral discoveries are on the Kolsky Peninsula.
The reprogrammed Voyager 2 to send color pictures while it had been en route for 15 years allready. Mind you, they reprogrammed Voyager 2 to send *color pictures* made with a system that was built to make b/w pictures.
I worked on the Voyager Uranus and neptune encounters. The Voyagers have monchrome cameras. They achieved color images using filters and multiple exposures and geometric restoration (rubber sheeting).
Prime technology companies playing the offshore 'profit laundering' game include Dell, Google, Microsoft, and Sun, who set up subsidiaries in Ireland, where the corporate tax rate is a low 12.5% and no taxes are charged on royalties (e.g. from patents).
Seems to me Ireland is competitive. What is wrong with low taxes? In 20 years Ireland went from being one of the poorest countries in Europe to one of the richest following these outrageous policies. Seems to me we should congratulate them and seek to imitate their success. Besides how can these companies launder profits when the Euro exchange rate is so unfavorable?
Unfortunately Ingo Molmar's opportunistic and unethical behavior in stonewalling the valuable contributions of Con Kolivas invite increased outside scrutiny for his handling of scheduler contributions. In my opinion he should be replaced.
Space cooperation is an instrument of political power. As naughty as Russia and China have been in the last few years expect no significant inclusion of them in the Orion project. China or Russia may indeed supplant the US in space, but I see absolutely no technical basis for it in the near future. Russia is content to fly 50's era technology. The Chinese just buy Russian and haven't launched in 2 years. Both programs are moribund. I personally thing Japan has the best prospects in Asia.
At Boston Scientific the new mantra is efficient innovation, brought to you by people who grossly overpaid to purchase innovation (Guidant), to the ruin of all.
Yes, by all means lets use Enormoware (C,R,TM) where you have $50/hr call center 'help' and mass incompatibilities. And lets also spend the next 50 hours downloading 'obscure.dll' only to get the machine to 'lock up' every 10 minutes.
Americans like to buy Chinese stuff with their greenbacks, but refuse to honor them when the Chinese attempt to purchase anything of value.
When was the last time the Chinese government allowed the purchase of a Chinese company? Never. China trade is not reciprocol. China is free to overbid for Seagate if they want. But with the gross trade imbalance, currency manipulation (which costs US jobs), and export quality problems they would be unwise to pervoke a labor friendly congress anymore than they have. The US economy in free fall grows at a rate of 4%/yr. China will have to grow at 10% for the next 100 years to equal it in size. Good ruck!
minority consumers, especially those living in Spanish speaking homes, might benefit most of all
It is not clear to me that part of the FCC charter should be promoting non-English speaking households in the United States. Foreign language households create problems of assimilation, economic integration, application of law, public services... I have no problem with duel language households or the availability of native language television channels for them.
When a country exports all of it's facilities, manufacturing, and infastructure overseas, how long before that countries trading partners realize that they can cut the country out of the loop entirely?
When you learn of such a country please tell us about it. The U.S. runs a large trade deficit because developing economies tend to be net exporters and lift the U.S. standard of living by providing cheap goods. It also runs a deficit because many nations (Japan, China, some Euro countries) have a strong demand for safe U.S. treasuries and seek to protect their own export industries. The huge U.S. consumer economy is still a unique market in the world. Low U.S. inflation since the Reagan era has made these a particularly good deal for both parties. Higher inflation or a weaker dollar will likely end the practice as export profits look for better opportunities. The U.S. is an intensely competitive economy. It isn't perfect, but I laugh at you naysayers who predict its imminent decline. During the Bush administration the U.S. economic growth has exceeded the entire size of the Chinese economy. Judge the U.S. by how badly foreigners want to get in here. A few weeks ago they pulled some Chinese guy from the landing gear well of a 747, freeze dried. Too bad, we could use people with guts like that.
There are a few sacred cow opinions you slashdot idiots hold near and dear: space elevator, anti-M$, hatred of the Good President George Bush, and of course global warming. Spew on you twit.
How would a higher equatorial/polar temperature differential cause a "shutdown" of the ocean current system. The currents are thermally forced. Shouldn't they increase in strength? Use your head.
The intent is to detect any change in ocean circulation that may adversely influence global climate.
How would they discriminate between adverse and beneficial changes? Given that they are climate scientists, my guess is any change they find will be labeled adverse. And if the data show nothing they will be doctored until they do. Can you all see the symbiosis between the funding-greedy scientists who sow hysteria and big government liberal politicians who manufacture a climate crisis in order to raise taxes? Hey guys, it is mid-August in what was supposed to be a record hurricane season. No storms yet.
The main advantages it offers are: JSF development improved, in particular integrating RichFaces and Ajax4JSF libraries; Seam (next J2EE middleware standard?) integration; and plugins for JBoss, Hibernate...
I bit overwrought for some crudy web pages pages, don't you think? One thing Java got right is the buzzwords. After 13 years of hype it is still slow! What amazes me is that there are always newbies ready to lap it up. What ever happened to Struts or one of the other dozens of Java API's that weight down Java developer bookshelves? I'm glad I do embedded work.
I helped build one of those once in Larkspur CO. Stryrofoam forms, reinforced with rebar, shockcrete... Not sure if the architecture maximizes or minimizes available space. One thing is for sure, the damn thing is bomb proof.
I find shipping container homes (and other modular designs) to be intriguing. I am glad a genious like Woz has a new creative outlet.
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The size and design similarity of the booster and spacecraft to the Soyuz are fairly obvious. You cannot say the Chinese designers went out on a limb here. Laud their indigenous effort all you want, but don't pretend you are being honest. Also, it is not low wages that would give China a comparative advantage in space, it is engineering and scientific productivity. US workers are the most productive on Earth. NASA is probably not the best example of productivity in the US, but it is not likely any worse than the Chinese equivalent. So the spending comparison is valid.
What crap. The US space program is under constant and unfair criticism by naysayers in this country, while at the same time they exaggerate the lillipution space programs of other nations. In a competitive world, only a chump would sit back and take it.
This Griffin surely and funding ploy for NASA. The facts suggest China's program is grossly overrated.
Based on the facts how can you conclude that China will get there first? Indeed, it is not clear that they will beat Japan as the leader in Asian spaceflight.
Thanks for the link. The recent list of approved minerals is of 1000x more interest than the slashdot story. They are amazingly complex. I notice the localities are spread all over the globe.
Silicate chemistry is not as complex as organic chemistry. Most compounds are known. It is not likely that an entirely new naturally mineral has been found. I notice the article says nothing about its chemical composition.
Good god! Slashdot, why do you do this?
I worked on the Voyager Uranus and neptune encounters. The Voyagers have monchrome cameras. They achieved color images using filters and multiple exposures and geometric restoration (rubber sheeting).
Poor people in this country have cable TV and a microwave oven. How much better can we do than full employment?
Seems to me Ireland is competitive. What is wrong with low taxes? In 20 years Ireland went from being one of the poorest countries in Europe to one of the richest following these outrageous policies. Seems to me we should congratulate them and seek to imitate their success. Besides how can these companies launder profits when the Euro exchange rate is so unfavorable?
Russia is a mafia state. China: Maoists in business suits. 'Nuff said.
Unfortunately Ingo Molmar's opportunistic and unethical behavior in stonewalling the valuable contributions of Con Kolivas invite increased outside scrutiny for his handling of scheduler contributions. In my opinion he should be replaced.
Space cooperation is an instrument of political power. As naughty as Russia and China have been in the last few years expect no significant inclusion of them in the Orion project. China or Russia may indeed supplant the US in space, but I see absolutely no technical basis for it in the near future. Russia is content to fly 50's era technology. The Chinese just buy Russian and haven't launched in 2 years. Both programs are moribund. I personally thing Japan has the best prospects in Asia.
At Boston Scientific the new mantra is efficient innovation, brought to you by people who grossly overpaid to purchase innovation (Guidant), to the ruin of all.
Yes, by all means lets use Enormoware (C,R,TM) where you have $50/hr call center 'help' and mass incompatibilities. And lets also spend the next 50 hours downloading 'obscure.dll' only to get the machine to 'lock up' every 10 minutes.
When was the last time the Chinese government allowed the purchase of a Chinese company? Never. China trade is not reciprocol. China is free to overbid for Seagate if they want. But with the gross trade imbalance, currency manipulation (which costs US jobs), and export quality problems they would be unwise to pervoke a labor friendly congress anymore than they have. The US economy in free fall grows at a rate of 4%/yr. China will have to grow at 10% for the next 100 years to equal it in size. Good ruck!
I believe a majority of Americans think it should be.
It is not clear to me that part of the FCC charter should be promoting non-English speaking households in the United States. Foreign language households create problems of assimilation, economic integration, application of law, public services... I have no problem with duel language households or the availability of native language television channels for them.
When you learn of such a country please tell us about it. The U.S. runs a large trade deficit because developing economies tend to be net exporters and lift the U.S. standard of living by providing cheap goods. It also runs a deficit because many nations (Japan, China, some Euro countries) have a strong demand for safe U.S. treasuries and seek to protect their own export industries. The huge U.S. consumer economy is still a unique market in the world. Low U.S. inflation since the Reagan era has made these a particularly good deal for both parties. Higher inflation or a weaker dollar will likely end the practice as export profits look for better opportunities. The U.S. is an intensely competitive economy. It isn't perfect, but I laugh at you naysayers who predict its imminent decline. During the Bush administration the U.S. economic growth has exceeded the entire size of the Chinese economy. Judge the U.S. by how badly foreigners want to get in here. A few weeks ago they pulled some Chinese guy from the landing gear well of a 747, freeze dried. Too bad, we could use people with guts like that.
There are a few sacred cow opinions you slashdot idiots hold near and dear: space elevator, anti-M$, hatred of the Good President George Bush, and of course global warming. Spew on you twit.
How would a higher equatorial/polar temperature differential cause a "shutdown" of the ocean current system. The currents are thermally forced. Shouldn't they increase in strength? Use your head.
OMG! They're right! Let me get my checkbook. Jackass. I hope you're flooded out.
How would they discriminate between adverse and beneficial changes? Given that they are climate scientists, my guess is any change they find will be labeled adverse. And if the data show nothing they will be doctored until they do. Can you all see the symbiosis between the funding-greedy scientists who sow hysteria and big government liberal politicians who manufacture a climate crisis in order to raise taxes? Hey guys, it is mid-August in what was supposed to be a record hurricane season. No storms yet.
James Hansen is the Ward Churchill of NASA scientists. He has lost all credibility.
Wow just 3 seconds! On a processor running at 600MHz. You Java types have been so trained to low expectations you don't know what speed is.
I bit overwrought for some crudy web pages pages, don't you think? One thing Java got right is the buzzwords. After 13 years of hype it is still slow! What amazes me is that there are always newbies ready to lap it up. What ever happened to Struts or one of the other dozens of Java API's that weight down Java developer bookshelves? I'm glad I do embedded work.
I helped build one of those once in Larkspur CO. Stryrofoam forms, reinforced with rebar, shockcrete... Not sure if the architecture maximizes or minimizes available space. One thing is for sure, the damn thing is bomb proof.
I find shipping container homes (and other modular designs) to be intriguing. I am glad a genious like Woz has a new creative outlet.
High minded thinking indeed. But I'm more suited to hurl insults at M$ from the safety of my Gentoo machine in my mother's basement.