From what I heard, this was the unfortunate (for EU) consequence of the US answering "go f*** yourselves" to the EU demand of US forking over the GPS system to UN-control. The empty threat of building our own now has to become a reality. Yay for more jobs in the EU private space sector, though.
I completely agree. I believe the vast majority of obese people don't suffer from metabolical illenesses. They need some self-esteem, confidence and someone who accepts them to show them that physical exercise can be fun and as addictive as potato chips.
Fact: I eat less, I exercise 4 times a week instead of being completely inactive, I lost 11 Kg in 4 months.
Yes, it's that simple.
The hard part is getting over yourself, stopping the self indulging and keeping an eye on your weight.
... Windows Mobile phones were around way before the iPhone, but they were never popular in the mainstream because they didn't have the "cool factor".
No. They were a pain in the arse to use. And that was even clear to anyone using them before the iPhone came around triggering thoughts like "I don't think this smartphone thing is such a great idea." Especially when you can't dial a number if you happen to be outside in daylight. Unless you memorised the location of the buttons on your resistive touch screen. Argh.
I got an iPhone 3GS afterwards, and breathed a sigh of relief when every task was easy to perform. "Cool factor"....no. The usability of the thing is what caught on with people.
The company Amminex have invented a technology that can store ammonia (for NOx emission filters, which is their primary business now). They claim this also enables solid hydrogen storage. Indeed, this was their primary research goal. The emission filter business apparently just happened to pick up on one of their side products.
From their blog updates (in Danish) here.
Weather in Northern Europe is inherently changeable (and shitty most of the time) which is why they are operating with a launch window June 1-5. Also, the guy maintaining their website is busy preparing for launch. Finally, Sputnik got delayed by two days waiting for calm seas to cross the Baltic.
Your next question will be "So why is the launch window so narrow?" and the answer is that the original launch window got shortened by the navy who came back a short while ago and went "Umm....guys...you can't launch rockets next to our NATO exercise beyond the 5th of June" even if they had booked the launch window months ago.
They decided to go ahead anyway.
They are doing this based on donations and voluntary work. Building a sea launch catamaran and putting two marine diesels in it is cheaper than you think....provided you can weld, bend and paint it yourself...and you know a guy with a mobile crane. Also, according to the tests they conducted, the yaw, pitch and roll experienced under favourable weather conditions is acceptable for a launch. This area of Europe is so densely populated that it would be a logistical and safety nightmare to launch it on land, let alone getting the whole thing authorized. 12 naval miles off the coast, you don't have these restrictions (other than having the army/ministry of defense approve a sea launch, which seems to be significantly easier.... military personnel seems to be significantly less scared of rockets. They are probably rooting for them right now.:-)
So the team had to make a trade-off, and sea launch is what they decided on. I understand them, building a floating launchpad is more fun than red-tape battling the bureaucrats:-)
If you want to follow them live on the map, go to marinetraffic.com and type in "sputnik" as vessel. It should appear as "Sputnik" [DK] Cargo.
PS: The launch is dependent on local weather conditions, but they hope to make an attempt on Friday. In the mean time, they're based in the port of Nexø on the island of Bornholm (dubbed "Spaceport Nexø" or SPN by the crew).
If the two different frequencies you pick up are not in phase and coherent (sunlight isn't, to my knowledge), then you won't get a beat frequency.....sadly. Nice try.
With the amount of people turned into minced meat on the road, these days, the amount of people receiving a verdict of terminal cancer, stress-induced heart disease, being here, right now is as good as it gets. Some people tend to ignore that.
There is really no need to post as AC with a message like above, is there?
Billions of $ are spent to upgrade entertainment technology in the hunt for corporate profit. Cinema 3D films with odd colors and flickering 3D glasses are being hyped.
Whatever happened to the immersive story line? The acting?
(Where is that darn Kurosawa DVD collection...? I had it here somewhere...)
Excuse me, AC, but the university I work for paid for a product. Is it wrong to expect the supplier to at least test the patch before it goes out with a decent test coverage? After all, I'm not the only one with the problem.
And might I add: If pimple-faced, basement dwelling geeks can pull off linux kernel updates that never fail (never happened to me at least) would it be wrong to expect the same from MS?
SP1 took down my windows 7 64 bit installation at work yesterday. (My mortal sin was to have other language packs installed than En-US) Nice to see that the MS folks are prioritizing important work...!
How does busting your brain off in Physics for years to take a McJob feel?"
:) Hmmm... Is this your own experience projected?
If someone is busting their brains off in Physics, then maybe this field isn't for them? Science and engineering certainly isn't fun for everyone. This is about spurring excitement in kids about building things with their own hands and come up with practical solutions to the problems they encounter. Secondly, I think you're taking things too literally here, this is not just about making kids enter space engineering (even though there are a fair number of jobs in Denmark for ESA subcontractors and the like). There are plenty of other machines to build that go FOOOOOOOM.
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From what I heard, this was the unfortunate (for EU) consequence of the US answering "go f*** yourselves" to the EU demand of US forking over the GPS system to UN-control. The empty threat of building our own now has to become a reality. Yay for more jobs in the EU private space sector, though.
I completely agree. I believe the vast majority of obese people don't suffer from metabolical illenesses. They need some self-esteem, confidence and someone who accepts them to show them that physical exercise can be fun and as addictive as potato chips.
Fact: I eat less, I exercise 4 times a week instead of being completely inactive, I lost 11 Kg in 4 months.
Yes, it's that simple.
The hard part is getting over yourself, stopping the self indulging and keeping an eye on your weight.
... Windows Mobile phones were around way before the iPhone, but they were never popular in the mainstream because they didn't have the "cool factor".
No. They were a pain in the arse to use. And that was even clear to anyone using them before the iPhone came around triggering thoughts like "I don't think this smartphone thing is such a great idea." Especially when you can't dial a number if you happen to be outside in daylight. Unless you memorised the location of the buttons on your resistive touch screen. Argh.
I got an iPhone 3GS afterwards, and breathed a sigh of relief when every task was easy to perform. "Cool factor"....no. The usability of the thing is what caught on with people.
The company Amminex have invented a technology that can store ammonia (for NOx emission filters, which is their primary business now). They claim this also enables solid hydrogen storage. Indeed, this was their primary research goal. The emission filter business apparently just happened to pick up on one of their side products.
These guys are working on a solution: Solid H-storage.
This probably relates to the Oracle/Sun subsidiaries within the EU.
No, no, no, no, no. True audiophiles use $500 audiophile ethernet cables ! (sound of toes cringing).
Denon, I hate you.
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From their blog updates (in Danish) here.
Weather in Northern Europe is inherently changeable (and shitty most of the time) which is why they are operating with a launch window June 1-5. Also, the guy maintaining their website is busy preparing for launch. Finally, Sputnik got delayed by two days waiting for calm seas to cross the Baltic.
Your next question will be "So why is the launch window so narrow?" and the answer is that the original launch window got shortened by the navy who came back a short while ago and went "Umm....guys...you can't launch rockets next to our NATO exercise beyond the 5th of June" even if they had booked the launch window months ago.
They decided to go ahead anyway.
They are doing this based on donations and voluntary work. Building a sea launch catamaran and putting two marine diesels in it is cheaper than you think....provided you can weld, bend and paint it yourself...and you know a guy with a mobile crane. Also, according to the tests they conducted, the yaw, pitch and roll experienced under favourable weather conditions is acceptable for a launch. This area of Europe is so densely populated that it would be a logistical and safety nightmare to launch it on land, let alone getting the whole thing authorized. 12 naval miles off the coast, you don't have these restrictions (other than having the army/ministry of defense approve a sea launch, which seems to be significantly easier.... military personnel seems to be significantly less scared of rockets. They are probably rooting for them right now. :-)
:-)
So the team had to make a trade-off, and sea launch is what they decided on. I understand them, building a floating launchpad is more fun than red-tape battling the bureaucrats
Seems they're out of AIS range. You can still see them on APRS.
In fact, this was the video the co-founder of Copenhagen Suborbitals, Peter Madsen, linked to himself.
Rogue states know how to do this already. No need to be carried away by the DHS-sentiment...
If you want to follow them live on the map, go to marinetraffic.com and type in "sputnik" as vessel. It should appear as "Sputnik" [DK] Cargo.
PS: The launch is dependent on local weather conditions, but they hope to make an attempt on Friday. In the mean time, they're based in the port of Nexø on the island of Bornholm (dubbed "Spaceport Nexø" or SPN by the crew).
If the two different frequencies you pick up are not in phase and coherent (sunlight isn't, to my knowledge), then you won't get a beat frequency.....sadly. Nice try.
With the amount of people turned into minced meat on the road, these days, the amount of people receiving a verdict of terminal cancer, stress-induced heart disease, being here, right now is as good as it gets. Some people tend to ignore that. There is really no need to post as AC with a message like above, is there?
Billions of $ are spent to upgrade entertainment technology in the hunt for corporate profit. Cinema 3D films with odd colors and flickering 3D glasses are being hyped.
Whatever happened to the immersive story line? The acting?
(Where is that darn Kurosawa DVD collection...? I had it here somewhere...)
Excuse me, AC, but the university I work for paid for a product. Is it wrong to expect the supplier to at least test the patch before it goes out with a decent test coverage? After all, I'm not the only one with the problem.
The love for MS on Slashdot is touching. ;-)
This goes for legit copies of Win7 as well. (As in my case)
And might I add: If pimple-faced, basement dwelling geeks can pull off linux kernel updates that never fail (never happened to me at least) would it be wrong to expect the same from MS?
Yes. Please respect my right to rant.
SP1 took down my windows 7 64 bit installation at work yesterday. (My mortal sin was to have other language packs installed than En-US) Nice to see that the MS folks are prioritizing important work...!
How does busting your brain off in Physics for years to take a McJob feel?"
:) Hmmm... Is this your own experience projected? If someone is busting their brains off in Physics, then maybe this field isn't for them? Science and engineering certainly isn't fun for everyone. This is about spurring excitement in kids about building things with their own hands and come up with practical solutions to the problems they encounter. Secondly, I think you're taking things too literally here, this is not just about making kids enter space engineering (even though there are a fair number of jobs in Denmark for ESA subcontractors and the like). There are plenty of other machines to build that go FOOOOOOOM.