Agree with the fact that US is not the most inexpensive but considering that almost any provider gives you a 2 hop away from the major backbones is something to appreciate.
go to US plug your cable in the wall and the broadbad flows.
Now this is something I envy you for. Low rate decent speed access. Since here a 64/128 kbit goes around $100-$150 and the minimum wage is around $75 monthly... you do the math.
But at least we cand get some online clients from US. The more... the best
This is technically hard. There are plenty of people at various Astrocenters, Laboratories that are keeping wyes on this issue.
Most of them are here
http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/Dangerous.htm l
Actually if we were hit and I mean a Big Hit we'll be vanished. The current technology we have is limited by means of defense.
What probably will be of some assistance has to be a dual objective project - full coordinated planetary monitoring and a set of tools for defense.
"That this latest PHA should have generated so much heated discussion on numerous mailing lists and the internet on the basis of four observations covering a time interval of one hour on the morning of Jan. 13 is surely quite amazing. On the routine arrival of the night's LINEAR data at the Minor Planet Center at 5:15 p.m. EST that day, the usual computations on them were quickly done, and, within a matter of minutes, five of the objects were placed on the MPC's WWW "NEO Confirmation Page" as being of potential NEO interest, predictions of the expected positions and their uncertainties being provided in the hope of securing early confirmation from observers in Europe. It was evidently cloudy over most of the continent, however, and the only follow-up observations immediately forthcoming were in fact from a single observer in the U.K. Also according to usual procedures, on the receipt of these U.K. observations, the predictions on the WWW could be quickly and significantly refined, well in time for further observations to be presumably made from North America. There was in fact also rather extensive cloud cover that night over North America, particularly over the numerous professional and amateur observatories in the frequently blessed Southwest.
Section of an IAU Statement prepared by Dr. David Morrison, 14 March 1998
The International Astronomical Union's (http://www.intastun.org/) list of 108 known ''potentially hazardous objects,'' or PHOs.
Most of the asteroids that could strike the Earth and cause a global catastrophe have not yet been found. For the year 2028 (or any other year) the chances of an unknown asteroid hitting the Earth are much greater than the chances of this particular asteroid hitting. If an unknown asteroid should hit us, we would likely have no warning at all. The first we would know of the danger is when we saw the flash of light and felt the ground shake. At the current rate of discovery, it will take more than a century to find 90% or more of the objects this large with Earth-crossing orbits. For better or for worse, the astronomers who carry out these searches and orbit calculations work in the public eye. The idea that a threatening asteroid could be kept secret (or that anyone would want to keep it secret) is ludicrous.
For further information see the NASA asteroid and comet impact hazard website at:
Considering the known partnership between coders I wonder who's gonna be first with the Visual Virus Studio even in a pre-Alpha.
It will look nice with Microsoft, SCO, RIAA icons...
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Come on people.
We are going to become the lawyer's World. The universities are known as the most open-minded communities so targeting them is an outrage.
As the terrorism is stepping up worldwide seems that our freedom is in the line of sight from major companies.
I don't know but WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING ! It's getting worst.
Agree with the fact that US is not the most inexpensive but considering that almost any provider gives you a 2 hop away from the major backbones is something to appreciate.
Since I'm from Romania here we see this like:
... you do the math.
... the best
go to US plug your cable in the wall and the broadbad flows.
Now this is something I envy you for. Low rate decent speed access. Since here a 64/128 kbit goes around $100-$150 and the minimum wage is around $75 monthly
But at least we cand get some online clients from US. The more
I think that it's way too much.
My personal gadget favorite this year (if things will be good for them) is that beuty from OQO that's supposed to get in the $1k mark.
No way for the MS device.
This is technically hard. There are plenty of people at various Astrocenters, Laboratories that are keeping wyes on this issue. Most of them are here http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/Dangerous.htm l
Actually if we were hit and I mean a Big Hit we'll be vanished. The current technology we have is limited by means of defense.
What probably will be of some assistance has to be a dual objective project - full coordinated planetary monitoring and a set of tools for defense.
from http://impact.arc.nasa.gov/
THE SAGA OF ASTEROID AL00667 = 2004 AS1
Brian G. Marsden (from CCNet, 15 January 2004)
"That this latest PHA should have generated so much heated discussion on numerous mailing lists and the internet on the basis of four observations covering a time interval of one hour on the morning of Jan. 13 is surely quite amazing. On the routine arrival of the night's LINEAR data at the Minor Planet Center at 5:15 p.m. EST that day, the usual computations on them were quickly done, and, within a matter of minutes, five of the objects were placed on the MPC's WWW "NEO Confirmation Page" as being of potential NEO interest, predictions of the expected positions and their uncertainties being provided in the hope of securing early confirmation from observers in Europe. It was evidently cloudy over most of the continent, however, and the only follow-up observations immediately forthcoming were in fact from a single observer in the U.K. Also according to usual procedures, on the receipt of these U.K. observations, the predictions on the WWW could be quickly and significantly refined, well in time for further observations to be presumably made from North America. There was in fact also rather extensive cloud cover that night over North America, particularly over the numerous professional and amateur observatories in the frequently blessed Southwest.
Section of an IAU Statement prepared by Dr. David Morrison, 14 March 1998
The International Astronomical Union's (http://www.intastun.org/) list of 108 known ''potentially hazardous objects,'' or PHOs.
Most of the asteroids that could strike the Earth and cause a global catastrophe have not yet been found. For the year 2028 (or any other year) the chances of an unknown asteroid hitting the Earth are much greater than the chances of this particular asteroid hitting. If an unknown asteroid should hit us, we would likely have no warning at all. The first we would know of the danger is when we saw the flash of light and felt the ground shake. At the current rate of discovery, it will take more than a century to find 90% or more of the objects this large with Earth-crossing orbits. For better or for worse, the astronomers who carry out these searches and orbit calculations work in the public eye. The idea that a threatening asteroid could be kept secret (or that anyone would want to keep it secret) is ludicrous.
For further information see the NASA asteroid and comet impact hazard website at:
People ! I am bulding You are building They are building So ... let's give them the credit for offering alternatives.
Considering the known partnership between coders I wonder who's gonna be first with the Visual Virus Studio even in a pre-Alpha. It will look nice with Microsoft, SCO, RIAA icons ...