This would also be fantastic for Artemis! Captain gets his big viewscreen, but the crew can look at the same screen and get the info they need to do their job!
Gee, by this logic computer viruses couldn't ever cause a problem either - all it does is send a few emails from my computer. Not enough to hurt anybody.
What? This happens more than once? You mean, when thousands of computers are spitting out virus-laden emails it can take down entire networks? Huh.
The problem is scale. If this were the only satellite, then yeah, you're right, it will likely spread out enough to be a non-issue. But look around - there have already been many of these sent out just waiting to return...dozens more on the schedule...as we get into the hundreds by the end of this century this _does_ turn into a big issue! When we have a few of these raining down every week (or even every day) then it's game over.
So yeah, this one satellite, or that one satellite won't be an issue, but combined they'll fry your children's brains.
Finally - I was starting to wondering if _anyone_ got this. I was about to post the same thing. I don't think making coffee taste less bitter is going to save the world, but if this stuff can shove me in the direction of a better diet, then it's _so_ worth it. Right now most healthy stuff tastes like crap, so I tend to eat "bad" things because they taste _good_. If we can reverse this...
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This would also be fantastic for Artemis! Captain gets his big viewscreen, but the crew can look at the same screen and get the info they need to do their job!
They weren't just talking during the movie, they were singing during the movie (or there'd be no case)? Throw 'em all in jail I says!
Go Apple! This is good!
Yep, M.U.L.E.
I need more people to play with.
What does this have to do with Sony Of America?
It's a poorly written article that doesn't bother to define what the heck it's talking about.
"Something big is about to happen."
Whatever.
Gee, by this logic computer viruses couldn't ever cause a problem either - all it does is send a few emails from my computer. Not enough to hurt anybody.
What? This happens more than once? You mean, when thousands of computers are spitting out virus-laden emails it can take down entire networks? Huh.
The problem is scale. If this were the only satellite, then yeah, you're right, it will likely spread out enough to be a non-issue. But look around - there have already been many of these sent out just waiting to return...dozens more on the schedule...as we get into the hundreds by the end of this century this _does_ turn into a big issue! When we have a few of these raining down every week (or even every day) then it's game over.
So yeah, this one satellite, or that one satellite won't be an issue, but combined they'll fry your children's brains.
No.
Finally - I was starting to wondering if _anyone_ got this. I was about to post the same thing. I don't think making coffee taste less bitter is going to save the world, but if this stuff can shove me in the direction of a better diet, then it's _so_ worth it. Right now most healthy stuff tastes like crap, so I tend to eat "bad" things because they taste _good_. If we can reverse this...
Doesn't anyone remember people using the Nintendo Power Glove to do this several years back?