I'd agree, stick with the Hard SF authors. Nice little explanation and list: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_science_fiction
One author missing from the list is Michael Flynn http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Flynn. His Firestar series might work for the school especially since the protagonist is a woman. Set in contemporary times, no-nonsense science, but with an actual plot.
Though maybe not a hard SF author, McMaster-Bujold's early work (especially Mountains of Mourning) might appeal to young women who prefer something more character driven. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lois_McMaster_Bujold
Others have mentioned Forward and Dragon's Egg.
Holy cow! You managed to combine role playing and Star Wars along with a desperate desire for companionship in one line on Slashdot. Geekdom so tightly compressed you risked creating a singularity, destroying humanity.
I enjoy living in a country where not only is it legal to point out flaws and ridicule those in power, it is a national pastime. What more restrictive countries miss is that by letting everyone vent their opinions any time they want (and vote from time to time), dissent never seems to lead to revolution.
Granted, this was a case of a Greek making fun of Turkey. A bit of historical animosity there. But a better response would have been along the lines of "Is that your best shot?" Maybe take a page from Cyrano. Like when an Israeli publication launched it's own anti-jewish cartoon contest in response to an Iranian newspaper's similar contest with the stated goal that they could self criticize better than any outsider (no idea on the outcome).
Since everyone tries to get out of jury duty, they must have just thought "hey, maybe this sucker won't know to run away." I'd be quite happy if we drafted every non-citizen for the task (even if they just happen to be visiting Disneyland). Unfortunately you seem to have moral principals, and maybe an education, which means you would have been kicked off the jury anyway.
As for dealing with our legislative process, heck we've got a form for that too. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Agents_Regist ration_Act
Just be careful that when you shake our politicians' right hands they don't slip the left in your pocket.
My wife teaches middle school science in Northern Kentucky. Just consider the following a general complaint. We're pretty disappointed with the district she works for, to the point of considering private school for our kids. A couple of reasons: The district is cutting out AP courses. Maybe it was to qualify for the cash to start a program. They are also cutting teacher positions (including science) because of a budget shortfall. Lastly, she may get shifted from science to special-ed. Why? Because she has two masters degrees and is certified in Science, Language Arts, and Special-Ed. So even though she loves teaching science, has students that write poems about what a great teacher she is, she may not get to decide what subject she teaches. If there's a shortage of teachers in any subject, it's special ed.
This concept was described in Red Storm Rising by Tom Clancy in 1987. They used a VCR to record radar ground information, then ran the VCR backwards to find where fuel trucks were coming from. Substituting Tivo for a VCR just took the military a little extra time.
Not much later I found I was wrong. But I swear I heard something about July being a deadline too. Can't remember where or when, so I guess I deserve the taste of foot in my mouth.
"I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and leaving him safely there."
Hypothetical: Novell's motion to quash subpoena of fictitious individual. Novell should point out that they have no knowledge about PJ one way or the other. But relying on a statement from Darl McBride questioning her existence, the court should quash the subpoena. Obviously if the plaintiff does not believe in her existence, any such subpoena is a waste of court resources and SCO should be sanctioned accordingly.
IANAL, but understand that they can still patent it. It's called a method patent. Think of it as patenting using a screwdriver as a chisel. You don't own the patent for the original invention, but you own the new found use. Then things get really interesting...
Good point. So it may be available by prescription (not the commercial kind, but the "Hey pharmacist, mix me up a batch of ***" kind.) Throw in some doctor justifying its use under "compassionate use" for someone who is terminal and you could see papers on its effectiveness pretty quick.
Funny you should say that. I heard recently that because of increased exposure to radiation, astronauts who went to the moon are getting cataracts an average of 7 years sooner than their near earth orbit buddies.
If you are going to go through the trouble of sending seeds into space, you're also likely to do two things: choose a good varietal and take extra care when raising the plants. So I'd be surprised if these weren't tastier and more nutritious compared to the average tuber stock grown in the average field.
Nevermind... I just had to try connecting 3 or 4 times. Interesting idea. Let's see... throw out millions of PC's with integrated ethernet, replace them with new machines. Oh, guess they mean in a decade or so through normal replacement.
Are you talking about another guy? I can't find any reference to him working for a company making voting machines (rather, I can't find any reference to Yang Enterprises working on voting machines, but Google only helps so much). Only this from Wired: "Curtis did not have access to any original voting machine source code." Curtis has even stated that he believes his code was only a demo prototype and not actually used (a number of researchers have done the same). If you're talking about someone else, you've got me curious. But otherwise, I stand by my statement that this seems a bit odd and I don't know what to make of him. Hey, I'm trying to give the guy every chance, but it's just not adding up very well.
I'd still like to hear from someone involved, not some guy who claims to have written demo code 4 years before the incident in question.
I said better link because I want context. Would you watch the testimony of the cigarette executives stating that they do not believe smoking is bad without wanting to know who these guys were? Would you blindly believe them? Like I said, with a bit more information about this guy, it's difficult what to make of him. Yes, you have to write software before it's used. But to write software for machines that were mandated because of hanging chad months after you wrote it is odd. Not impossible, but a bit tenuous. Worthy of someone doing more research, but not enough to cinch impeachment proceedings (which carry the same burden of evidence that court cases do).
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True. I've never added anything to Wikipedia. Maybe this is a chance to.
I'd agree, stick with the Hard SF authors. Nice little explanation and list: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_science_fiction One author missing from the list is Michael Flynn http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Flynn. His Firestar series might work for the school especially since the protagonist is a woman. Set in contemporary times, no-nonsense science, but with an actual plot. Though maybe not a hard SF author, McMaster-Bujold's early work (especially Mountains of Mourning) might appeal to young women who prefer something more character driven. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lois_McMaster_Bujold Others have mentioned Forward and Dragon's Egg.
Holy cow! You managed to combine role playing and Star Wars along with a desperate desire for companionship in one line on Slashdot. Geekdom so tightly compressed you risked creating a singularity, destroying humanity.
I enjoy living in a country where not only is it legal to point out flaws and ridicule those in power, it is a national pastime. What more restrictive countries miss is that by letting everyone vent their opinions any time they want (and vote from time to time), dissent never seems to lead to revolution. Granted, this was a case of a Greek making fun of Turkey. A bit of historical animosity there. But a better response would have been along the lines of "Is that your best shot?" Maybe take a page from Cyrano. Like when an Israeli publication launched it's own anti-jewish cartoon contest in response to an Iranian newspaper's similar contest with the stated goal that they could self criticize better than any outsider (no idea on the outcome).
Ever tried to get a girl to like you by talking about the same things she does? Maybe John has a thing for Dianne. He did follow her to Canada...
I think it must be something like RCU. Maybe it's in ReiserFS. I don't know, this is Slashdot, it must be Linux related somehow.
Since everyone tries to get out of jury duty, they must have just thought "hey, maybe this sucker won't know to run away." I'd be quite happy if we drafted every non-citizen for the task (even if they just happen to be visiting Disneyland). Unfortunately you seem to have moral principals, and maybe an education, which means you would have been kicked off the jury anyway.
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Just be careful that when you shake our politicians' right hands they don't slip the left in your pocket.
As for dealing with our legislative process, heck we've got a form for that too. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Agents_Regis
My wife teaches middle school science in Northern Kentucky. Just consider the following a general complaint. We're pretty disappointed with the district she works for, to the point of considering private school for our kids. A couple of reasons: The district is cutting out AP courses. Maybe it was to qualify for the cash to start a program. They are also cutting teacher positions (including science) because of a budget shortfall. Lastly, she may get shifted from science to special-ed. Why? Because she has two masters degrees and is certified in Science, Language Arts, and Special-Ed. So even though she loves teaching science, has students that write poems about what a great teacher she is, she may not get to decide what subject she teaches. If there's a shortage of teachers in any subject, it's special ed.
Oh, and she probably won't get the bonus.
No giant Computer Shopper to find all the parts in. Back when men were men and CS could kill small pets by dropping it on them.
This concept was described in Red Storm Rising by Tom Clancy in 1987. They used a VCR to record radar ground information, then ran the VCR backwards to find where fuel trucks were coming from. Substituting Tivo for a VCR just took the military a little extra time.
Not much later I found I was wrong. But I swear I heard something about July being a deadline too. Can't remember where or when, so I guess I deserve the taste of foot in my mouth.
I think it is just TV's for now. VCRs, DVD recorders have until July or something.
"I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and leaving him safely there."
Hypothetical: Novell's motion to quash subpoena of fictitious individual. Novell should point out that they have no knowledge about PJ one way or the other. But relying on a statement from Darl McBride questioning her existence, the court should quash the subpoena. Obviously if the plaintiff does not believe in her existence, any such subpoena is a waste of court resources and SCO should be sanctioned accordingly.
IANAL, but understand that they can still patent it. It's called a method patent. Think of it as patenting using a screwdriver as a chisel. You don't own the patent for the original invention, but you own the new found use. Then things get really interesting...
Good point. So it may be available by prescription (not the commercial kind, but the "Hey pharmacist, mix me up a batch of ***" kind.) Throw in some doctor justifying its use under "compassionate use" for someone who is terminal and you could see papers on its effectiveness pretty quick.
Funny you should say that. I heard recently that because of increased exposure to radiation, astronauts who went to the moon are getting cataracts an average of 7 years sooner than their near earth orbit buddies.
If you are going to go through the trouble of sending seeds into space, you're also likely to do two things: choose a good varietal and take extra care when raising the plants. So I'd be surprised if these weren't tastier and more nutritious compared to the average tuber stock grown in the average field.
He's following etiquette and not jumping straight to triple dog dare.
Nevermind ... I just had to try connecting 3 or 4 times. Interesting idea. Let's see ... throw out millions of PC's with integrated ethernet, replace them with new machines. Oh, guess they mean in a decade or so through normal replacement.
Seems they are saving energy by throttling bandwidth for the article. Any manage to read it?
Call it a petition: "Congress shall make no law ... abridging ... the right of the people ... to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
Are you talking about another guy? I can't find any reference to him working for a company making voting machines (rather, I can't find any reference to Yang Enterprises working on voting machines, but Google only helps so much). Only this from Wired: "Curtis did not have access to any original voting machine source code." Curtis has even stated that he believes his code was only a demo prototype and not actually used (a number of researchers have done the same). If you're talking about someone else, you've got me curious. But otherwise, I stand by my statement that this seems a bit odd and I don't know what to make of him. Hey, I'm trying to give the guy every chance, but it's just not adding up very well.
I'd still like to hear from someone involved, not some guy who claims to have written demo code 4 years before the incident in question.
Would those be the same contractors that are located in California? Home state of a certain Senator?
I said better link because I want context. Would you watch the testimony of the cigarette executives stating that they do not believe smoking is bad without wanting to know who these guys were? Would you blindly believe them? Like I said, with a bit more information about this guy, it's difficult what to make of him. Yes, you have to write software before it's used. But to write software for machines that were mandated because of hanging chad months after you wrote it is odd. Not impossible, but a bit tenuous. Worthy of someone doing more research, but not enough to cinch impeachment proceedings (which carry the same burden of evidence that court cases do).