The article also is just trying to say maybe Iraq was framed for this. But waht about the other thousands upon thousands of people Saddam himself has had killed by his "vote for me or die" campaign? I'm sorry, but even if Iraq isn't responsible for this incident, they are still responsible for MANY MANY more!
Peace didn't exist before this war. Do you think the murder of thousands of innocents by a dictator is peace?
It's sad to me that others dont support the right of a people's country to rule. The US started as an attempt to liberate us from dictatorship rule, surely we could support countries doing the same.
I think you got my point quite well : ) But it isn't >me that thinks like this... I would love to have a brand new fleet of awesome spaceships : ) But I don't have any money either. The people with money want returns they will see, and stuff like space exploration wont have a return for a couple decades, if not centuries. The risk of losing their money is much greater than the chance of making a helluvalot.
Ok, when you can design a new system from scratch that solves these problems without overruning your budget, then you've solved NASA's problem for the past 10 years:)
You can take the Shuttle's design and modify to solve problems and improve efficiency more coest effectively than building a brand new orbiter.
Whether the OSP fails or not, I don't know. I do know that NASA greatly trimmed down the grandiose plan they had to ask only for a simple orbiter to complement the Station, rather than some super multifunction vehicle capable of doing more than we need.
NASA's problem is that they are trying to focus on doing something other than the Shuttle. The reasons the other programs failed is because NASA keeps trying to find better ways to do things. The same things they did in these programs, they did in the 60's and 70's, and the result of those experiements was the Space Shuttle.
The line of failures is due to the fact that NASA can't realize that the Shuttle is the compilation of the best ideas we have. If they want to really boost their space program, they should focus on building a new fleet of SPACE SHUTTLES, with new (lighter) computer systems, and incorporating other modifications, such as an crew ejection/escape system and modules that allow the shuttle to perform more tasks (that it is capable of). Examples of these tasks include the current research lab role, whereas a slight modification could turn the Shuttle into a heavy lifter capable of carrying the biggest of payloads to the Station.
I also think the failures are due to a huge lack of incentive. In the Capitalistic society we live in, there is no monetary incentive for a new shuttle; we can send satellites up on cheaper expendable rockets. The dreams for moon and mars colonies are so far in the future that the risk is far too great for anyone to invest in.
Perhaps you can setup/run some kind of program that will tell you what exactly is bringing it out of power-save mode... I'm not familiar with any, but I'm sure one is out there... and if one isn't - I'm sure it can be written! : )
If you find out its a WOL... make sure your neighbor isn't peeking through the window just to screw with ya!
I can just see this asteroid slamming into an alien world in a couple hundred years. They discover the names on the asteroid and consider it an attack by us (our names are on it of course...) While we're still paddling around trying to get to Mars, they show up on our doorstep and either blow us all up, or just those who put their names on the rock (or their great-great-great grandchildren).
Well, considering gravity modifies the force of an object and force is 'weight', this has nothing to do with the topic. a 1000kg object under normal gravity (9.8m/s^2) will have a "weight" of 9800N (N -> Newtons).
I think I noticed that even in the article, they confused 'mass' and 'weight'. Mass is constant. Weight is dependent on gravity.
I think the concept of "handheld" wins the PSp in this case.. Sure u can load up the LCD TV and controllers and batter, but it takes a lot more space and lots more wires...
I would take the handheld version done by this guy over the corporate sony releases anyday. (Who says that a corporate's way is the best way?? We'd all love microsoft if that was the case!)
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Ok.. an editorial, one man's opinion.
The article also is just trying to say maybe Iraq was framed for this. But waht about the other thousands upon thousands of people Saddam himself has had killed by his "vote for me or die" campaign? I'm sorry, but even if Iraq isn't responsible for this incident, they are still responsible for MANY MANY more!
Great way to throw a totally unproven topic into a intelligent forum.
Have you any proof of any sites that have been removed by government censorship?
About the only data that I've seen targeted by the government is information that relates to military actions, for the safety of our troops.
I can't believe this even got posted without any proof !
Okay..
I give you a gun
You use it
Is it my fault? No.
You make your decisions. Saddam made his. He chose to use what we gave him in a corrupt fashion, then he will be punished.
Err, as far as I remember, it wasn't the US that invaded a country and used chemical weapons against a city in Iraq...
Look to the person who did those things and then realize who started it...
Blowing up the dictator = freedom for the people.
Peace didn't exist before this war. Do you think the murder of thousands of innocents by a dictator is peace?
It's sad to me that others dont support the right of a people's country to rule. The US started as an attempt to liberate us from dictatorship rule, surely we could support countries doing the same.
I think you got my point quite well : ) But it isn't >me that thinks like this... I would love to have a brand new fleet of awesome spaceships : ) But I don't have any money either. The people with money want returns they will see, and stuff like space exploration wont have a return for a couple decades, if not centuries. The risk of losing their money is much greater than the chance of making a helluvalot.
The money has to come from somewhere.
Ok, when you can design a new system from scratch that solves these problems without overruning your budget, then you've solved NASA's problem for the past 10 years :)
You can take the Shuttle's design and modify to solve problems and improve efficiency more coest effectively than building a brand new orbiter.
Its run by a bean counter, interested in making sure the tables balance.
Not much room for the dreams of space geeks
Whether the OSP fails or not, I don't know. I do know that NASA greatly trimmed down the grandiose plan they had to ask only for a simple orbiter to complement the Station, rather than some super multifunction vehicle capable of doing more than we need.
NASA's problem is that they are trying to focus on doing something other than the Shuttle. The reasons the other programs failed is because NASA keeps trying to find better ways to do things. The same things they did in these programs, they did in the 60's and 70's, and the result of those experiements was the Space Shuttle.
The line of failures is due to the fact that NASA can't realize that the Shuttle is the compilation of the best ideas we have. If they want to really boost their space program, they should focus on building a new fleet of SPACE SHUTTLES, with new (lighter) computer systems, and incorporating other modifications, such as an crew ejection/escape system and modules that allow the shuttle to perform more tasks (that it is capable of). Examples of these tasks include the current research lab role, whereas a slight modification could turn the Shuttle into a heavy lifter capable of carrying the biggest of payloads to the Station.
I also think the failures are due to a huge lack of incentive. In the Capitalistic society we live in, there is no monetary incentive for a new shuttle; we can send satellites up on cheaper expendable rockets. The dreams for moon and mars colonies are so far in the future that the risk is far too great for anyone to invest in.
Perhaps you can setup/run some kind of program that will tell you what exactly is bringing it out of power-save mode... I'm not familiar with any, but I'm sure one is out there... and if one isn't - I'm sure it can be written! : )
If you find out its a WOL... make sure your neighbor isn't peeking through the window just to screw with ya!
I can just see this asteroid slamming into an alien world in a couple hundred years. They discover the names on the asteroid and consider it an attack by us (our names are on it of course...) While we're still paddling around trying to get to Mars, they show up on our doorstep and either blow us all up, or just those who put their names on the rock (or their great-great-great grandchildren).
Well, considering gravity modifies the force of an object and force is 'weight', this has nothing to do with the topic. a 1000kg object under normal gravity (9.8m/s^2) will have a "weight" of 9800N (N -> Newtons).
I think I noticed that even in the article, they confused 'mass' and 'weight'. Mass is constant. Weight is dependent on gravity.
I think the concept of "handheld" wins the PSp in this case.. Sure u can load up the LCD TV and controllers and batter, but it takes a lot more space and lots more wires...
I would take the handheld version done by this guy over the corporate sony releases anyday. (Who says that a corporate's way is the best way?? We'd all love microsoft if that was the case!)