I'm not an physics expert either, but I fear that a meteor that is big enough to change the orbit of Earth or tilt its axis would probably be linked to exinctions as well.
Let me do the heavy duty of adding the obligatory quote:
"You must unconditionally surrender. You will become one with the Borg. You will all become one with the Borg. We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own".
The pinnacle of Collective Intelligence and Group Think already seems to have a name... just not a pleasant customer relation management!:P
On the other hand, I can imagine the fact that a paper trail has been kept being (ab)used against as an argument against a recount. ("See? the system confirmed that you voted for person X! Why need a recount?")
Ah, I see. I'm not sure how well-known Svejk is in the USA, therefore I was wondering how/why you selected this particular username.:)
Thank you for your effort to add a number of links and suggestions, they are certainly appreciated. Two days ago I stumbled upon: http://svejkcentral.com/ This site also provides (links to) all kinds of material, you might like it.
I've indeed heard and read many positive stories about Prague and I'm really, really looking forward to my journey. And the beer, yes the `pivo'!;D
(Yes, I've been learning the language a bit; it's my experience that knowing even a bit of a foreign language can enormously improve the experience. And no, no, no.. not just words for things like beer haha!;)
IMHO a receipt isn't a guarantee either that your vote has actually been registered like you wanted. E.g.:
You would not be able to see the difference between:
- You vote for candidate X - System stores your vote for candidate X in the database - System prints your receipt stating that you voted for candidate X
and:
- You vote for candidate X - System stores your vote for candidate Y in the database - System prints your receipt stating that you voted for candidate X
Sneaky, but someone tampering with the software could easily make a difference in what the system prints and what the system does.
If not a full recount is done (completely matching database w/ all receipts), candidate Y could still have gotten an unfair advantage without anyone ever knowing. Perhaps not a huge one.. but a few votes in important counties/states could tip the scale.
OT: funny that I see your username for the first time... while I'm search for travel information for my first visit to the Czech Republic in another browser tab.:D
You have a point, but somehow I cannot shake of the following quote/scene when reading your story:
"Guinan tells Captain Picard, "Now that they [the Borg] know of your existence..." and Picard realized that they would never stop until they found Earth." [ST:TNG - Q Who?]
(Yes, yes.. it had to be a ST quote.. this is/. remember?;))
The Galaxy is a pretty big place and it takes a long, long time for a signal at lightspeed to cross it. Some race on the other side might be extremely advanced, but can simply not have yet picked up our non-subspace signal.;)
You are right, that sentence had a somewhat strange ending.
I guess I meant to express some kind of pondering when I wrote that message in a hurry. Like for example:
Does the fact that they have tiny pores instead of lungs have an impact on how much oxygen they can ehm 'inhale' with respect to their body size? I.e. does it already generally take them more/less effort to gather enough oxygen from the environment to sustain themselves than lifeforms with lungs?
Do these tiny pores 'scale' just as good/bad when the oxygen-levels drop compared to lungs? I can imagine that these pores need a certain amount of oxygen/pressure to get the required oxygen to pass through/along these pores. Lungs are fare more actively gathering atmospheric gasses I would say.
Ants have a smaller body and, perhaps more importantly, a smaller brain that demands oxygen. We need something in the order of (IIRC) 21% oxygen to live, can ants live on 15%? 10%? 5%?
Etc.
I should add that I am certainly not a biologist, so perhaps this is just a crazy series of thoughts:) Anyone with a PhD. in Ant Observation?;-)
Assuming ants can climb up the elevator, I wonder which altitude they could reach, given the fact that they supposedly don't need a lot of oxygen with their small bodies. (I know that ants don't have lungs and breathe through tiny pores, but still)
Also be sure that you are running these 19" screens at the correct refresh rate. I just bought a new Samsung monitor and changing Windows first suggestion (60Hz) to 75 Hz make a _huge_ difference.
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I'm not an physics expert either, but I fear that a meteor that is big enough to change the orbit of Earth or tilt its axis would probably be linked to exinctions as well.
[quote]Too bad we don't have a way of keeping the Earth in the same orbit/on the same axis of rotation.[/quote]
;)
Archimedes once said:
"Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world."
So at least we have a outline of what needs to be solved
Snails? Frozen? That will give a whole new meaning to the hyper-slow-motion effect commonly known as 'bullet time'! ^_^
Let me do the heavy duty of adding the obligatory quote:
:P
"You must unconditionally surrender. You will become one with the Borg. You will all become one with the Borg. We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own".
The pinnacle of Collective Intelligence and Group Think already seems to have a name... just not a pleasant customer relation management!
Isn't this simply the enternal cycle we see so often? centralize, decentralize, centralize, decentralize, centralize,...
Q: You know you are visiting Slashdot.org too often when?
:'(
A: You're reading 'grits' instead of 'grids'...
* me goes back to work in a small state of shock
I am honored to meet the inventor of the Pong Polygraph test. :)
I'm getting the feeling that their server is the thing that is really getting closer to becoming invisible, rather than their UAV.
I certainly don't disagree with that.
On the other hand, I can imagine the fact that a paper trail has been kept being (ab)used against as an argument against a recount. ("See? the system confirmed that you voted for person X! Why need a recount?")
Ah, I see. I'm not sure how well-known Svejk is in the USA, therefore I was wondering how/why you selected this particular username. :)
;D
;)
Thank you for your effort to add a number of links and suggestions, they are certainly appreciated.
Two days ago I stumbled upon: http://svejkcentral.com/
This site also provides (links to) all kinds of material, you might like it.
I've indeed heard and read many positive stories about Prague and I'm really, really looking forward to my journey.
And the beer, yes the `pivo'!
(Yes, I've been learning the language a bit; it's my experience that knowing even a bit of a foreign language can enormously improve the experience. And no, no, no.. not just words for things like beer haha!
Thanks again!
IMHO a receipt isn't a guarantee either that your vote has actually been registered like you wanted. E.g.:
You would not be able to see the difference between:
- You vote for candidate X
- System stores your vote for candidate X in the database
- System prints your receipt stating that you voted for candidate X
and:
- You vote for candidate X
- System stores your vote for candidate Y in the database
- System prints your receipt stating that you voted for candidate X
Sneaky, but someone tampering with the software could easily make a difference in what the system prints and what the system does.
If not a full recount is done (completely matching database w/ all receipts), candidate Y could still have gotten an unfair advantage without anyone ever knowing. Perhaps not a huge one.. but a few votes in important counties/states could tip the scale.
OT: funny that I see your username for the first time... while I'm search for travel information for my first visit to the Czech Republic in another browser tab. :D
;)
Are you Czech? / Jsi ech?
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You have a point, but somehow I cannot shake of the following quote/scene when reading your story:
..." and Picard realized that they would never stop until they found Earth." [ST:TNG - Q Who?]
/. remember? ;))
;)
"Guinan tells Captain Picard, "Now that they [the Borg] know of your existence
(Yes, yes.. it had to be a ST quote.. this is
The Galaxy is a pretty big place and it takes a long, long time for a signal at lightspeed to cross it. Some race on the other side might be extremely advanced, but can simply not have yet picked up our non-subspace signal.
and I believe it ends with ", but originality wins the day" ;)
You are right, that sentence had a somewhat strange ending.
:) ;-)
I guess I meant to express some kind of pondering when I wrote that message in a hurry. Like for example:
Does the fact that they have tiny pores instead of lungs have an impact on how much oxygen they can ehm 'inhale' with respect to their body size? I.e. does it already generally take them more/less effort to gather enough oxygen from the environment to sustain themselves than lifeforms with lungs?
Do these tiny pores 'scale' just as good/bad when the oxygen-levels drop compared to lungs?
I can imagine that these pores need a certain amount of oxygen/pressure to get the required oxygen to pass through/along these pores. Lungs are fare more actively gathering atmospheric gasses I would say.
Ants have a smaller body and, perhaps more importantly, a smaller brain that demands oxygen. We need something in the order of (IIRC) 21% oxygen to live, can ants live on 15%? 10%? 5%?
Etc.
I should add that I am certainly not a biologist, so perhaps this is just a crazy series of thoughts
Anyone with a PhD. in Ant Observation?
Crazy thought:
Assuming ants can climb up the elevator, I wonder which altitude they could reach, given the fact that they supposedly don't need a lot of oxygen with their small bodies. (I know that ants don't have lungs and breathe through tiny pores, but still)
Rumours have it that, as proof that this really works, the manufacturer is considering a 30-day trial account to one of the most sultry pr0n-sites. ;P
Great, like I need even more AOL beer mats.. :+
Or, as another alternative, swap some kind of battery-pack, assuming they would be very light and able to store a lot of energy.
Just like modern music which many people don't find "inherently valuable", eh? ;-)
Just be careful not to say anything bad about the Zidane-bot's robotic sister. :D
Perhaps you just haven't seen the attractive females hanging around on Slashdot yet? ;D
Also be sure that you are running these 19" screens at the correct refresh rate. I just bought a new Samsung monitor and changing Windows first suggestion (60Hz) to 75 Hz make a _huge_ difference.