Since the Air Force has dozens of spares of this particular airframe, it is more economical to pull a newer one out of storage and move all the stuff that makes a JSTAR a JSTAR to a new plane.
For various odd definitions of 'new'. It's basically a 707. Including the ancient, non turbofan engines - the type you see in South American running drugs and tourists.
The world has changed. First there were bug bounties, which made sense. Now there's a bounty to identify accused vandals. Next there will be serious (and dangerous) bounties on spammers, anonymous bloggers, and who knows who else. And after that? A bounty on more than just their names? Bounties on the heads of members of Anonymous?
That slippery slope people keep clamoring about? I think were about to find out if they were right.
Look at the numbers. Only the rate of increase is being slowed. The numbers you are seeing as 'savings' are just meaningless fluffies. Makes 'Hollywood Accounting' look real.
No, latency is a good answer. At the rate that Google is going, it will only be a few years before they can slurp as much data from the world as the NSA, CIA and the various other three letter agencies. And the analysts will get relevant advertisements as a bonus.
Just hang on a bit, it's not the the international situation will be a whole lot different. In the wise words of Tom Robbins, it is 'desperate, as usual'.
So, what do you think of Gingrich, who you describe as King, criminal, mental patient, and "historian", and his plan to return to the Moon and go to mars?
It's probably losing all that mass due to heat from friction. It must be under tremendous pressure, seeing as how the entire night sky pivots on that single point. Long-term this will have huge consequences - when the North Star finally wears through completely the entire universe will ricochet off into nothingness like a spinning top.
Not to worry. Once we get our booster technology straightened out, we can send up a big can of WD-40.
why does this site even exist anymore? reddit posts everything first, with less bias, and without all the self-loathing commentators screaming shill/troll/astroturf/mccarthyist label of the day.
We're here specifically to annoy you, AC. Looks like we're on top of our game again.
Makes you wonder, when people say we can't do that for consumer vehicles, eh? Where's the Can-do spirit?!?
You could, it just costs more. That said, most US made vehicles will run 100K miles with minimal supervision. My 12 year old GMC truck has really been quite reliable and could well run another 10 years. I'm part owner of a 40 year old plane that could fly for another 40 years.
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What do you think all those people would do if they weren't using Facebook?
Personally, I was hoping they'd all hang themselves. But that's just me being unsocial again.
We do however use a lot of natural gas, which does not come from fossils.
Where do you think it comes from, Unicorn farts?
Except if it's an Oracle server, I'd dump it in the drainage ditch on the side of the road in an instant.
"No, sir, I don't know how it got into the ditch. Must have jumped."
Since the Air Force has dozens of spares of this particular airframe, it is more economical to pull a newer one out of storage and move all the stuff that makes a JSTAR a JSTAR to a new plane.
For various odd definitions of 'new'. It's basically a 707. Including the ancient, non turbofan engines - the type you see in South American running drugs and tourists.
The problem is that pesky Shannonâ"Hartley theorem
Well, since it's just a theory, it probably isn't true. Like evolution and such.
So, just ignore it.
It's not VoIP calls that are the cited problem, it's the periodic signals when it's not in use that tell the server, "Hey, I'm still here!"
Does sound like a typical Geek problem, doesn't it?
"Lunar regolith contains a substance that is a more powerful drug than cocaine or heroin."
There, that should get some non-governmental agency motivated. X-prize be damned.
The world has changed. First there were bug bounties, which made sense. Now there's a bounty to identify accused vandals. Next there will be serious (and dangerous) bounties on spammers, anonymous bloggers, and who knows who else. And after that? A bounty on more than just their names? Bounties on the heads of members of Anonymous?
That slippery slope people keep clamoring about? I think were about to find out if they were right.
You're a little late
There is British food? Besides boiled boar with mint sauce?
http://www.asterix.com/books/albums/asterix-in-britain.html
Sure,
Cucumber sandwiches (using white bread for the visual contrast, I suppose).
Pot pie (not that kind of pot), I think it's the British version of Haggis, you'd best not inquire as to it's individual constituents.
Various strange puddings that really should come with an MSDS.
I think there were more at one time, but the Environment Agency has been working diligently to clean up things.
Good thing you don't have Firefox magazines ...
Wait. What?
National Geographic is British?
Next thing you'll tell me is that Obama is a Socialist....
That's nothing.
We've got Cheeze Wiz and Velveeta!
(A proud American)
"People don't read anymore."
Saint Stephen
No, but the US used to be one third of the world economy, i.e. before China came along.
Now it's a third world economy.
Look at the numbers. Only the rate of increase is being slowed. The numbers you are seeing as 'savings' are just meaningless fluffies. Makes 'Hollywood Accounting' look real.
No, latency is a good answer. At the rate that Google is going, it will only be a few years before they can slurp as much data from the world as the NSA, CIA and the various other three letter agencies. And the analysts will get relevant advertisements as a bonus.
Just hang on a bit, it's not the the international situation will be a whole lot different. In the wise words of Tom Robbins, it is 'desperate, as usual'.
So, what do you think of Gingrich, who you describe as King, criminal, mental patient, and "historian", and his plan to return to the Moon and go to mars?
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Why the angst? He was only being polite.
Even for a bot, you're not very bright.
What exactly are you imagining a "warzone" is in this day and age?
Cleveland?
Is it normal for a warzone to have functioning WiFi?
Sure, just like it's normal to take things that drop out of the sky and plug them into the wall.
It's probably losing all that mass due to heat from friction. It must be under tremendous pressure, seeing as how the entire night sky pivots on that single point. Long-term this will have huge consequences - when the North Star finally wears through completely the entire universe will ricochet off into nothingness like a spinning top.
Not to worry. Once we get our booster technology straightened out, we can send up a big can of WD-40.
I'll take Total Recall. Sharon Stone was hot.
why does this site even exist anymore? reddit posts everything first, with less bias, and without all the self-loathing commentators screaming shill/troll/astroturf/mccarthyist label of the day.
We're here specifically to annoy you, AC. Looks like we're on top of our game again.
Images from Opportunity show a life form consisting of a scorpion-shaped body, a disc and a 'black flap".
Opportunity was on Venus? Does JPL know about this?
Makes you wonder, when people say we can't do that for consumer vehicles, eh? Where's the Can-do spirit?!?
You could, it just costs more. That said, most US made vehicles will run 100K miles with minimal supervision. My 12 year old GMC truck has really been quite reliable and could well run another 10 years. I'm part owner of a 40 year old plane that could fly for another 40 years.
Not everything is an iPad.