I think they would want to come here for the same reasons that we would want to investigate some other planet which shows strong signs of harbouring life. However, having seen how we have developed, it might not be too unlikely that they would at least consider destroying us before we've reached the point where we can leave our own solar system.
Note: I've never even seen Independence Day. The notion that aliens would want to come all the way here just to destroy us had always seemed pretty silly to me. But upon further reflection i don't think it's at all silly now.
Our own planet has shown signs of life for ~a billion years or more -- the same features we ourselves are only now learning to detect in other star systems have long been apparent to all who know what to look for. Who's to say how long ago some other civilisation might have spotted us? It's not like WE are going to ignore other life-providing planets simply because there are no radio signals emanating from it. If we can conclude that another planet, however far away, harbours some kind of life that alone will place it quite high on our list of planets to keep a close eye on. I don't think it's at all unreasonable to assume that ours would hold a similar place for others out there.
It's possible, IOW, that Earth was spotted long before any large mammals -- or even reptiles -- were crawling around on its surface.
A writer on website design who fails this basic test cannot expect readers to go to the trouble of using ctrl+ to read his pathetic drivel.
The author's title at IBM is "Performance Engineering Team Lead". His bio mentions that he has worked on user interfaces in the past, but there is nothing to suggest that he is responsible for the www-128.ibm.com design.
eh... i oughta've just left well enough alone. I only just found your other reply because the/. mail got sent to my spam limbo.
So... think they'll get away with it again in the mid-terms? I'm sort of counting on angry mobs, with torches and pitchforks, to keep things on the up & up.
But, then again - i was sort of counting on that in '04, too:-(
Yes, i understand how the eye is constructed, but have never (to my knowledge) heard of the reflection phenomena you're describing. Must check that out. Floaters i've been fascinated with since i was a kid.
people who've had whiplash or a similar demonstration of the laws of physics
when the light is *exactly* right, I can see my own retina (or tapetum to be precise), apparently as a reflected image against the backside of the lens (IOW, as if my lens was a mirror so the retina can "look at itself").
Coolio! Can you explain that a bit further? That sounds really neat!
but don't you think it'd be easier to simply build your interstellar vehicle here instead of something that can catch up to Voyager in order to kit it out as one? It's 13.6 light-hours out! Just build a new, more robust probe and launch.
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I think they would want to come here for the same reasons that we would want to investigate some other planet which shows strong signs of harbouring life. However, having seen how we have developed, it might not be too unlikely that they would at least consider destroying us before we've reached the point where we can leave our own solar system. Note: I've never even seen Independence Day. The notion that aliens would want to come all the way here just to destroy us had always seemed pretty silly to me. But upon further reflection i don't think it's at all silly now.
Our own planet has shown signs of life for ~a billion years or more -- the same features we ourselves are only now learning to detect in other star systems have long been apparent to all who know what to look for. Who's to say how long ago some other civilisation might have spotted us? It's not like WE are going to ignore other life-providing planets simply because there are no radio signals emanating from it. If we can conclude that another planet, however far away, harbours some kind of life that alone will place it quite high on our list of planets to keep a close eye on. I don't think it's at all unreasonable to assume that ours would hold a similar place for others out there. It's possible, IOW, that Earth was spotted long before any large mammals -- or even reptiles -- were crawling around on its surface.
We had them design and build it.
You're talking about how they're really there to calm the passengers before catastrophe strikes?
Kinda like whatever's this week's breathless Survival Idol news. Yeah.
[sound of that post sailing over heads of the mods]
I think putting the date -- any date -- at the begining was a serious lapse in judgement. He should have left it open to interpretation.
I was really disappointed that Ridley Scott included the date at the begining. It just seemed way too soon. And i saw it when it was first released.
The author's title at IBM is "Performance Engineering Team Lead". His bio mentions that he has worked on user interfaces in the past, but there is nothing to suggest that he is responsible for the www-128.ibm.com design.
If done badly, yes.
Anyone with any kind of disability has problems with it, ...
Are you aware of text image replacement? Those of us who use it understand well how to create sites accessible to people with disabilities. Your remark suggests otherwise.
Thanks for the news flash. We'll take it into consideration.
No, it is not.
... as showing any other nearby cockatoos that he's got a stick, and he's not afraid to use it if they come any closer.
but, surely, you've seen people bitching about IE-only sites before. If not, you haven't been around enough, i suspect.
So... think they'll get away with it again in the mid-terms? I'm sort of counting on angry mobs, with torches and pitchforks, to keep things on the up & up.
But, then again - i was sort of counting on that in '04, too :-(
Never mind.
kindergarten, btw
Was Diebold involved with this software, by any chance?
# ~/.bashrc
alias su="xterm -fg white -bg darkred -e su"
very grainy
people who've had whiplash or a similar demonstration of the laws of physics
LOL!Coolio! Can you explain that a bit further? That sounds really neat!
My first thought - will linux run on it? And it it seems so/
What would you hold the quarter up with, then?
Do you mean ginning?
but don't you think it'd be easier to simply build your interstellar vehicle here instead of something that can catch up to Voyager in order to kit it out as one? It's 13.6 light-hours out! Just build a new, more robust probe and launch.
It's some Canadian he met on a BBS in '87.
It's just you.