One of MTV's huge reasons to get kids to vote is to scare them with the draft. Wonder if MTV will stop, now that the issue's dead. Somehow, I doubt it.
So how about putting one of these babies on a mountain peak? Not only is that high up, but any lower wind coming at the mountain has to go over it, adding to the wind speed... right?
Also, this is a Big Deal, and deserves everyone to stop everything and make a Big Deal out of it. I just hope the terrorists in Gaza and the soldiers in Iraq and the teachers in Russia all realize just how important this issue is, people posting on/. that they heard something on the radio. Oh, the humanity!
Correct. So if we were to drop a huge explosive device on top of the plug of said magma chamber... I wonder if we would be able to cause a small, medium, or large eruption.
Of course, with populated cities nearby, I'd be against trying this. But I'm still curious. I don't know if we'd ever want to cause a volcanic eruption--maybe to add a lot of dust to the atmosphere to counteract global warming--but it'd be nice to know whether we're able to, period.
When I was young, I often thought, why can't we drop waste into a volcano and let it go down in the magma? Now I know better of course, and I know that sending the stuff into the Sun would be quite impossible. Which's why the solution you gave is so good. Send it into the subduction zone, where it'll eventually get sucked into the earth. Why don't we hear this solution more often?
It might stand worth reminding everyone that this type of system is the precursor to one that would be required if flying-cars are to become commonplace. Now, whether that would be worthwhile is another debate, for another time...
I was watching FNC when it went off... and I wondered: what if they dropped a MOAB or bunker-buster into the crater right now... what would happen?
I've heard that all the ordinance dropped in Afghani mountains ended up causing earthquakes for months afterward. So, then, it'd seem that a handful of biggo bombs might have an effect on a semi-dormant volcano.
Call me childish, but if it was one nobody lived near, and I had enough money, I'd try out this experiment.
From the historical perspective, what the author claims is a problem is *exactly* what was intended by the founding fathers. They were afraid that large, populous states would dominate small states so they made an explicit attempt to counter that large-state dominance.
So many people claim to know what the Founding Fathers had in mind. Why don't we settle it: Have John Edwards "channel" the founders just like he "channeled" the spirit of the deceaced girl he represented in court.
Another way of saying it, simply, is if it was strict popular vote, the candidates would campaign in (and only care about) the 10 or so largest cities (not states, but cities) in the country, and the hell with the rest. Were it not for the current system, they'd likely not give a damn what happens in Wyoming.
Sheesh. For many people, that's not a viable option. If you're in an apartment, no basement, no garage with a kitty-door, not likely to have a utility room. Same for some houses. So if you have the option of having an infrequently-used room in your dwelling, then sure, put the cat box there. Everyone else, though, gotta make do.
Assuming yer story's true, the helicopter watch would be better if it was done in a basement w/o windows, staring at a wall or something. A sub ain't gonna ever come outta the ground, but it's at least *possible* for a helicopter to be in the sky...
Which begs my oft question: why doesn't NASA resurrect the Saturns (or some equivalent, made even better by recent technological advances)? From reading the Commission's report about Bush's vision for space exploration, they keep saying: "We need heavy-lift capability". But, they seem to talk like we're going to have to wait until Lockheed Martin or one of the other huge contractors starts providing the service. This makes sense how?
I Googled and found no website for America's Space Prize. I'm sorry, but for something high-tech like this, I'm having a hard time believing it's real and credible, when it doesn't have its own website. Heck, Bigelow's own website is *really* light on any details.
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One of MTV's huge reasons to get kids to vote is to scare them with the draft. Wonder if MTV will stop, now that the issue's dead. Somehow, I doubt it.
Ah, this is just SkyNet testing itself before it starts armageddon.
I've got a cat that fetches things, comes when called, and sometimes makes a noise that sounds like "reowff."
Unless their name is Walter Cronkite, or they live on the coast of Massachusettes.
So how about putting one of these babies on a mountain peak? Not only is that high up, but any lower wind coming at the mountain has to go over it, adding to the wind speed ... right?
"brace yourself Shiela, it is pissing slashdotters"
... or everybody's sig. Funny stuff.
That quote is just screaming to be added to the bottom-of-the-page list
A-men.
So, it would seem he had a shorter live than the average because: he's a male.
(I was replying to the morons making a todo about the parents post ... I don't see any big problem with the parents post myself.)
Also, this is a Big Deal, and deserves everyone to stop everything and make a Big Deal out of it. I just hope the terrorists in Gaza and the soldiers in Iraq and the teachers in Russia all realize just how important this issue is, people posting on /. that they heard something on the radio. Oh, the humanity!
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Correct. So if we were to drop a huge explosive device on top of the plug of said magma chamber ... I wonder if we would be able to cause a small, medium, or large eruption.
Of course, with populated cities nearby, I'd be against trying this. But I'm still curious. I don't know if we'd ever want to cause a volcanic eruption--maybe to add a lot of dust to the atmosphere to counteract global warming--but it'd be nice to know whether we're able to, period.
In other news, "agriclimatologist" is apparently a real word! Film at 11.
When I was young, I often thought, why can't we drop waste into a volcano and let it go down in the magma? Now I know better of course, and I know that sending the stuff into the Sun would be quite impossible. Which's why the solution you gave is so good. Send it into the subduction zone, where it'll eventually get sucked into the earth. Why don't we hear this solution more often?
It might stand worth reminding everyone that this type of system is the precursor to one that would be required if flying-cars are to become commonplace. Now, whether that would be worthwhile is another debate, for another time ...
I was watching FNC when it went off ... and I wondered: what if they dropped a MOAB or bunker-buster into the crater right now ... what would happen?
I've heard that all the ordinance dropped in Afghani mountains ended up causing earthquakes for months afterward. So, then, it'd seem that a handful of biggo bombs might have an effect on a semi-dormant volcano.
Call me childish, but if it was one nobody lived near, and I had enough money, I'd try out this experiment.
From the historical perspective, what the author claims is a problem is *exactly* what was intended by the founding fathers. They were afraid that large, populous states would dominate small states so they made an explicit attempt to counter that large-state dominance.
So many people claim to know what the Founding Fathers had in mind. Why don't we settle it: Have John Edwards "channel" the founders just like he "channeled" the spirit of the deceaced girl he represented in court.
That should settle it.
Another way of saying it, simply, is if it was strict popular vote, the candidates would campaign in (and only care about) the 10 or so largest cities (not states, but cities) in the country, and the hell with the rest. Were it not for the current system, they'd likely not give a damn what happens in Wyoming.
Sheesh. For many people, that's not a viable option. If you're in an apartment, no basement, no garage with a kitty-door, not likely to have a utility room. Same for some houses. So if you have the option of having an infrequently-used room in your dwelling, then sure, put the cat box there. Everyone else, though, gotta make do.
Comparisons between volcanoes & zits are great. Keep 'em coming.
And I like how no question about securing the national borders (which neither major candidate has talked about) made it through the /. filter.
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And, of course, the question relating to traditional family values went down in flames. Apparently, ya just can't have that shit here on
Assuming yer story's true, the helicopter watch would be better if it was done in a basement w/o windows, staring at a wall or something. A sub ain't gonna ever come outta the ground, but it's at least *possible* for a helicopter to be in the sky...
Which begs my oft question: why doesn't NASA resurrect the Saturns (or some equivalent, made even better by recent technological advances)? From reading the Commission's report about Bush's vision for space exploration, they keep saying: "We need heavy-lift capability". But, they seem to talk like we're going to have to wait until Lockheed Martin or one of the other huge contractors starts providing the service. This makes sense how?
I Googled and found no website for America's Space Prize. I'm sorry, but for something high-tech like this, I'm having a hard time believing it's real and credible, when it doesn't have its own website. Heck, Bigelow's own website is *really* light on any details.
Am I alone in this?
Bill Gertz is the man. He does stories, and the Pentagon scratches its collective heads trying to figure out where he gets his secret info from.