You know, if elephants were cubic, they would be much easier to store and transport.
Which reminds me of an old joke: a dairy farmer wanted to increase the milk output of his cows. A friend suggested he ask the local university for advice, and he eventually found a physics professor who was willing to help. After a few weeks of waiting, the farmer got a call from the professor, who claimed to have found a way to triple the milk production! The farmer raced to the university, where the professor sat him down in front of a blackboard, upon which he had drawn a circle. And then the professor said:
Real estate speculation employs capital, albeit in small amounts. Every speculator buys from a seller, and the seller receives capital that can be invested elsewhere. The speculator is assuming risk and providing liquidity (which can be a big issue for real estate owners). Speculators in other areas are essentially providing the same function, despite our distaste for them.
Domain squatters are not in the same league. They do not add much liquidity to the market, because their investment is so low that it is virtually negligible. There are vast number of typos associated with "valid" domain names, so whereas scarcity makes specific plots of real estate valuable, it does not restrict domain squatting in the same fashion. It's as if each valid domain, upon being established and putting up its "sign" on a search engine results page, is immediately surrounded by billboards that claim to be the true domain.
In the real world, laws exist to restrict the allowable types and locations of signage. This is intended to reduce the visual clutter that would, if left unchecked, make life miserable.
These 'Death Star' data centers are emerging as a key assets...
Better make sure to protect the plans for that data center...one well placed shot in an exhaust vent could take out the whole thing. Not much harder then hitting a womp rat with a T-16, from what I hear...
Frankly, I don't see how a story about NASA giving earth sciences lower priority has any kind of political bias. Slashdotters' interest in this story is due to the current administration's backwards attitude towards science, rather than any particular conservative vs. liberal antagonism. I seriously doubt that you could find more than a few American scientists with a positive view of the federal government's treatment of science since 2001, unless they are political appointees.
Oh, if only Lobbysat II could be used to launch lobbyists into orbit!
It's not such a crazy idea. They could be highly useful, as meteor shields, or shuttle tiles, or in fact any application that involves a hard vacuum or extreme temperatures.
Could be worse -- the fund could have been established for a dead soldier's 2-year old child with leukemia who fell into a well after her puppy was run over.
The real purpose of Google's involvement is to scan the skies for evidence of other Google-like entities, so they can gang up on us carbon-based lifeforms and take over the galaxy.
Don't think you can seduce us with your efficient search engine and high stock value. We're onto you!!
I call this the "Psycho Girlfriend" policy. The relationship is over, but she just can't let go. You try and try to put an end to it, but she keeps calling, telling you how good she is for you. Sometimes the only thing to do is to move to another state.
Unfortunately, by the time a company realizes that acting like a jilted ex is bad for business, the guy who thought up the "Psycho Girlfriend" policy has already moved on to another company. Probably with a nice bonus, since all those unwilling customers were adding to the bottom line while his policy was in effect. And at his new job, when he explains his success to his new boss, it sounds like a great deal, and they too implement the policy, and he gets a raise. Lather, rinse, repeat.
In fact, I think this might be an analog of the "single particle universe" theory, in which one particle zips back and forth through time, constituting all physical matter. In a similar fashion, this one goofball is jumping from company to company, making each one into Jennifer Jason Leigh in "SWF". If we could just find that guy and "cancel" him, the world would be a better place...
We could dub it SAIG, Search for Any Intelligent Governance
And like SETI, if we were ever able to discover Intelligent Governance, the difficulty in communication would make any such discovery pointless. With ET's, the vast distances involved would mean communications turnaround would take longer than the typical lifespan of a person, whereas with IG's, the necessity to use 3000-page memoranda with fine print and unintelligible, acronym-sprinkled jargon would render any discussion meaning-free.
However, as soon as Roddenbery's people added the swoosh! sound effect, everybody was happy
...and yet, the lack of sound in the parts of 2001: A Space Odyssey is very effective in communicating the emptiness of space. During the sequences where the astronauts take the pods outside the spaceship, the sound cuts in and out depending on whether the scene is depicting the inside of the pods or the area around the spaceship. The technique is especially dramatic when Bowman enters through the emergency door, without his helmet, and the sound cuts in only when he blows out the pod door. Although Kubrick does use music over some of the space scenes, his editing actually makes the lack of sound an artistic element, something I don't recall from any other science fiction movie.
The military should have its soldiers drink 2-4 drinks per day. Casualties will drop by 18% and morale will rise.
Might work, but a beer would cost $100 per can, and you'd have to requisition it as "refreshment, liquid, alcoholic." And brewing to MIL-SPEC would probably be a bitch...
On the other hand, if you made the cans the same diameter as a grenade, you could fire them at the enemy if you ran low on ammo. Or you could use the launcher to deliver brews to soldiers who are separated from their supply. Returning veterans would then be easy to detect at a bar, since each round of drinks would be greeted with a cry of "Incoming!!"
Gateworld reports that an exclusive, third Stargate series is in the works
In what way is it exclusive? Perhaps it excludes plot, character development, and good writing?
The new series is in the concept phase
OK...
and is being actively worked on by the Vancouver creatives behind Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis
Stop. Back up. What the hell is a "creative"? In my dictionary that's an adjective, not a noun. Nounizing adjectives is almost as bad as verbifying nouns...
No concept for the show has yet been revealed
which must be a tricky thing, since it is in the "concept phase". I think I'll wait for the "being phase" (assuming it gets the green light), or the "nothingness phase" (assuming it doesn't), before deciding that this is worthy of attention.
Your proposal intrigues us. If you can flesh it out with further details, we are certain that a mutually satisfactory agreement can be reached. Eagerly awaiting your reply.
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assuming cubic elephants
You know, if elephants were cubic, they would be much easier to store and transport.
Which reminds me of an old joke: a dairy farmer wanted to increase the milk output of his cows. A friend suggested he ask the local university for advice, and he eventually found a physics professor who was willing to help. After a few weeks of waiting, the farmer got a call from the professor, who claimed to have found a way to triple the milk production! The farmer raced to the university, where the professor sat him down in front of a blackboard, upon which he had drawn a circle. And then the professor said:
"First, we assume a spherical cow..."
Real estate speculation employs capital, albeit in small amounts. Every speculator buys from a seller, and the seller receives capital that can be invested elsewhere. The speculator is assuming risk and providing liquidity (which can be a big issue for real estate owners). Speculators in other areas are essentially providing the same function, despite our distaste for them.
Domain squatters are not in the same league. They do not add much liquidity to the market, because their investment is so low that it is virtually negligible. There are vast number of typos associated with "valid" domain names, so whereas scarcity makes specific plots of real estate valuable, it does not restrict domain squatting in the same fashion. It's as if each valid domain, upon being established and putting up its "sign" on a search engine results page, is immediately surrounded by billboards that claim to be the true domain.
In the real world, laws exist to restrict the allowable types and locations of signage. This is intended to reduce the visual clutter that would, if left unchecked, make life miserable.
These 'Death Star' data centers are emerging as a key assets...
Better make sure to protect the plans for that data center...one well placed shot in an exhaust vent could take out the whole thing. Not much harder then hitting a womp rat with a T-16, from what I hear...
Mike, is that you?
Frankly, I don't see how a story about NASA giving earth sciences lower priority has any kind of political bias. Slashdotters' interest in this story is due to the current administration's backwards attitude towards science, rather than any particular conservative vs. liberal antagonism. I seriously doubt that you could find more than a few American scientists with a positive view of the federal government's treatment of science since 2001, unless they are political appointees.
Oh, if only Lobbysat II could be used to launch lobbyists into orbit!
It's not such a crazy idea. They could be highly useful, as meteor shields, or shuttle tiles, or in fact any application that involves a hard vacuum or extreme temperatures.
Kinda like how, if I learned the skill of snake charming, and I worked in an I.T. department, I wouldn't expect any extras in my paycheck
Just add "Expert with Python" to your resume.
The dreams of one's childhood must be in those culled brain cells...
Could be worse -- the fund could have been established for a dead soldier's 2-year old child with leukemia who fell into a well after her puppy was run over.
Sniff.
The real purpose of Google's involvement is to scan the skies for evidence of other Google-like entities, so they can gang up on us carbon-based lifeforms and take over the galaxy.
Don't think you can seduce us with your efficient search engine and high stock value. We're onto you!!
engineers failed to perfect the wasabi-over-ip protocol
Wasn't that the forerunner of Hamachi?
I call this the "Psycho Girlfriend" policy. The relationship is over, but she just can't let go. You try and try to put an end to it, but she keeps calling, telling you how good she is for you. Sometimes the only thing to do is to move to another state.
Unfortunately, by the time a company realizes that acting like a jilted ex is bad for business, the guy who thought up the "Psycho Girlfriend" policy has already moved on to another company. Probably with a nice bonus, since all those unwilling customers were adding to the bottom line while his policy was in effect. And at his new job, when he explains his success to his new boss, it sounds like a great deal, and they too implement the policy, and he gets a raise. Lather, rinse, repeat.
In fact, I think this might be an analog of the "single particle universe" theory, in which one particle zips back and forth through time, constituting all physical matter. In a similar fashion, this one goofball is jumping from company to company, making each one into Jennifer Jason Leigh in "SWF". If we could just find that guy and "cancel" him, the world would be a better place...
One of them met an early demise thanks to a kinetic incident involving a toddler and a toy.
I, for one, would be very interested to know how a toddler came to be accelerated to the speed necessary to damage a CFL bulb...
Too fatigued...
We could dub it SAIG, Search for Any Intelligent Governance
And like SETI, if we were ever able to discover Intelligent Governance, the difficulty in communication would make any such discovery pointless. With ET's, the vast distances involved would mean communications turnaround would take longer than the typical lifespan of a person, whereas with IG's, the necessity to use 3000-page memoranda with fine print and unintelligible, acronym-sprinkled jargon would render any discussion meaning-free.
However, as soon as Roddenbery's people added the swoosh! sound effect, everybody was happy
...and yet, the lack of sound in the parts of 2001: A Space Odyssey is very effective in communicating the emptiness of space. During the sequences where the astronauts take the pods outside the spaceship, the sound cuts in and out depending on whether the scene is depicting the inside of the pods or the area around the spaceship. The technique is especially dramatic when Bowman enters through the emergency door, without his helmet, and the sound cuts in only when he blows out the pod door. Although Kubrick does use music over some of the space scenes, his editing actually makes the lack of sound an artistic element, something I don't recall from any other science fiction movie.
The military should have its soldiers drink 2-4 drinks per day. Casualties will drop by 18% and morale will rise.
Might work, but a beer would cost $100 per can, and you'd have to requisition it as "refreshment, liquid, alcoholic." And brewing to MIL-SPEC would probably be a bitch...
On the other hand, if you made the cans the same diameter as a grenade, you could fire them at the enemy if you ran low on ammo. Or you could use the launcher to deliver brews to soldiers who are separated from their supply. Returning veterans would then be easy to detect at a bar, since each round of drinks would be greeted with a cry of "Incoming!!"
Gateworld reports that an exclusive, third Stargate series is in the works
In what way is it exclusive? Perhaps it excludes plot, character development, and good writing?
The new series is in the concept phase
OK...
and is being actively worked on by the Vancouver creatives behind Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis
Stop. Back up. What the hell is a "creative"? In my dictionary that's an adjective, not a noun. Nounizing adjectives is almost as bad as verbifying nouns...
No concept for the show has yet been revealed
which must be a tricky thing, since it is in the "concept phase". I think I'll wait for the "being phase" (assuming it gets the green light), or the "nothingness phase" (assuming it doesn't), before deciding that this is worthy of attention.
the series is likely for a 2007 debut
Keerist. I give up.
one thing I've found is most people aren't total dumb-asses
Well, we are talking about Texas...
Only Chuck Norris can divide by zero.
Chuck Norris just looks at zero, and it divides itself.
Dear Sir,
Your proposal intrigues us. If you can flesh it out with further details, we are certain that a mutually satisfactory agreement can be reached. Eagerly awaiting your reply.
Sincerely Yours,
Galactus, LEXX, and Prostetnic Vogon Jeltz
Look, if you want OpenOffice to have the capability to take down a machine merely by opening a compromised document, you can damn well code a patch.
Sheesh.
Get a stone tablet and a chisel.
Actually Microsoft is going to release a product for that very format.
They plan to call it Microsoft Word 2007 BC.
And in an even weirder twist, because the product release schedule slipped they had to change the original name: Microsoft Word 2009 BC
So much easier to simply change your name to "Alice" and then try the patience of Ralph Kramden...