Plug your old corded phone back in, so you can still call 911 in an emergency when the power is out and the cell towers are either down or jammed to capacity. AFAIK, all local phone companies in the US are required to still connect 911 calls, even if you're not paying for service.
That would be ideal. I have no problem with unobtrusive ads. If I could choose to block just the annoying ads on a site-by-site or even better an adserver-by-adserver basis, I would actually be willing to let my browser display the remaining ads.
But I think it's a shame that Abrams decided just to throw something together based on the Trek franchise, film it in a spectacular way and profit, ignoring the existing trek history when it got in his way.
Umm, that's kind of what "reboots" are all about.
If you restrict yourself to working completely within the pre-existing material, it's not a reboot at all. It's a sequel (or prequel). A reboot of a franchise typically occurs when the property owners reallize that irreconcialable mistakes have been made, and the only way to fix things is to start over and pretend the earlier material doesn't exist. They'll typically reuse a great deal of it, but anything and everything is subject to change, to suit the revised story.
If "Step 1" of your method of taking control of someone else's computer is "Gain physical access to the hardware," there's no reason for you to even talk about it.
There is a trash can right next to my mailbox, which enables me to deal with paper spam about as easily as the electronic kind.
I do keep the little response cards with "return postage guaranteed" stamps, though. Those are great for gluing to bricks or other heavy objects you want to dispose of. Drop them in a mail box, and they not only get wind up in a mailbox at the company that spammed you, but that company gets billed for the postage, by weight. The heavier the object, the better!
Considering that the L4 & L5 points are 60 degrees around our orbit of the sun, I wouldn't call it "our own very local neighborhood." They're as far away from earth as the sun.
The US definitely have the ability to salvage it, if it were found. Locating it would be the hard part. Just estimating, but I'd have to put the probability at just about zero.
"The next lander uses a nuclear source and rocket landing instead of airbags. I'm a little fearful all the new stuff may not work as planned."
It looks to me like that's what he said. If he's changing the topic of discussion between sentences, a paragraph break would be more appropriate than a period.
I believe that the designers of the current rovers considered allowing the solar panels to be flipped over to dump the dust off, but decided against it because if the panels ever got stuck in the upside-down position you'd have a dead rover.
RTGs and landing rockets aren't new technology to be afraid of... They're tried and trusted 1970s technology that have flown in space many times before.
Even if Congress does approve the delay, I doubt many stations will wait. They've already spent money preparing for the changeover next month. It's way too late to start thinking about shifting the schedule now.
As much as I love Protector, I don't think it would work well as a movie... Space battles where every maneuver takes years to complete isn't very exciting to watch.
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Plug your old corded phone back in, so you can still call 911 in an emergency when the power is out and the cell towers are either down or jammed to capacity. AFAIK, all local phone companies in the US are required to still connect 911 calls, even if you're not paying for service.
What's a VHS tape?
Are you nuts? That would require a 100 gallon gas tank!
If it takes 40 seconds for FF to load, your copy is broken.
Perhaps we should just put the entire article in the submission, to ensure we eliminate bias.
Of course, then people may actually RTFA before posting. I'm not sure /. is ready to go down that road.
That would be ideal. I have no problem with unobtrusive ads. If I could choose to block just the annoying ads on a site-by-site or even better an adserver-by-adserver basis, I would actually be willing to let my browser display the remaining ads.
But I think it's a shame that Abrams decided just to throw something together based on the Trek franchise, film it in a spectacular way and profit, ignoring the existing trek history when it got in his way.
Umm, that's kind of what "reboots" are all about.
If you restrict yourself to working completely within the pre-existing material, it's not a reboot at all. It's a sequel (or prequel). A reboot of a franchise typically occurs when the property owners reallize that irreconcialable mistakes have been made, and the only way to fix things is to start over and pretend the earlier material doesn't exist. They'll typically reuse a great deal of it, but anything and everything is subject to change, to suit the revised story.
Are you kidding? All I need to hack your system is a razor blade and a roll of masking tape!
If "Step 1" of your method of taking control of someone else's computer is "Gain physical access to the hardware," there's no reason for you to even talk about it.
There is a trash can right next to my mailbox, which enables me to deal with paper spam about as easily as the electronic kind.
I do keep the little response cards with "return postage guaranteed" stamps, though. Those are great for gluing to bricks or other heavy objects you want to dispose of. Drop them in a mail box, and they not only get wind up in a mailbox at the company that spammed you, but that company gets billed for the postage, by weight. The heavier the object, the better!
Oh, I missed that you were referring to the lunar Lagrange points, rather than the Earth's (as discussed in the article. Never mind.
Considering that the L4 & L5 points are 60 degrees around our orbit of the sun, I wouldn't call it "our own very local neighborhood." They're as far away from earth as the sun.
The US definitely have the ability to salvage it, if it were found. Locating it would be the hard part. Just estimating, but I'd have to put the probability at just about zero.
Few sources without a vested interest are equipped with the tracking radars and other equipment needed to verify whether or not the launch failed.
Actually, you would be incorrect. There is no "Central American" continent.
Which one?
The northern one is referred to as "North America."
The southern one is referred to as "South America."
Both together are referred to as "the Americas."
And almost on schedule. We're only one year early!
Are you sure that's it?
"The next lander uses a nuclear source and rocket landing instead of airbags. I'm a little fearful all the new stuff may not work as planned."
It looks to me like that's what he said. If he's changing the topic of discussion between sentences, a paragraph break would be more appropriate than a period.
I believe that the designers of the current rovers considered allowing the solar panels to be flipped over to dump the dust off, but decided against it because if the panels ever got stuck in the upside-down position you'd have a dead rover.
RTGs and landing rockets aren't new technology to be afraid of... They're tried and trusted 1970s technology that have flown in space many times before.
We're all out of gum.
How about building a REALLY big magnet on the ground?
Even if Congress does approve the delay, I doubt many stations will wait. They've already spent money preparing for the changeover next month. It's way too late to start thinking about shifting the schedule now.
It's dead, Jim.
As much as I love Protector, I don't think it would work well as a movie... Space battles where every maneuver takes years to complete isn't very exciting to watch.