What huge logistics problems will strip mining the 'side' of the Moon facing away from Earth (the 'darkside') as opposed to strip mining the 'side' facing towards Earth, create?
The only challenge I can see is not logistical but technical - communication with Earth is much more challenging from the other side of the moon. This could be overcome by a relay system: either a series of base stations on the surface or lunar comms satellite(s) would do the trick. However, this would mean increased setup costs.
You can't build a monopoly without producing something a lot of people will come along and buy
You can if you manage to strike a deal with a company so that your big idea is bundled with their product. Then, when competitive products appear, you encourage them to bundle it too ("hey, you can be compatible with the market leader!"). Pretty soon your product has good market penetration and you are selling shrink-wrapped upgrades and additional products to end-users.
Based only on this part, it appears that an application manifest must be published by an entity that can afford three figures USD per year for a code signing license
Not necessarily - I assume that the certificate an IT department uses to sign code will only need to be trusted within the company network. Windows Server is shipped with a certification authority software, and it is a (relatively) trivial task to create certificates that are trusted by all machines in a domain.
You can actually stick all kinds of stuff into a cell without causing problems (unless you react with the contents chemically, or disrupt the cell membrane). You can even add functionality to the cell, for example by injecting additional DNA, and it will treat the new material as part of itself. This is how viruses work, and the only defense is to eradicate the virus before it infects the cell, or destroy the infected cell completely.
As to the light produced, I doubt this will have a negative effect unless heat is produced too.
If you think the system is going to "tank" stop worrying, its already sold out in Japan
Virtually every games console sells out on release in Japan (if I recall correctly, even the Sega Dreamcast managed this). Manufacturers make sure that their machine sells out, because it would be a huge blow to their credibility if it was left on the shelves at launch. I suspect that this is the main reason Sony released the PSP in limited numbers, rather than waiting for their production plants to manufacture enough units.
Personally, I find it useful to know other potential purchasers' views on a new console. People will not buy a PSP if the battery life is an issue for them. If relatively few people buy a PSP then developers will back away from making games for the platform, and even fewer people buy it as a result. This has killed many a console in the past.
Sorry to be so pessimistic, but I think I will wait until the PSP has become more established before spending my hard-earned cash on one.
I think my worst experience was back on January 1st, 2000. As the company nerd, I was at work double-checking that all the PC's were OK for the following morning.
Everything went without a hitch, until, after turning on all the PC's in one room, one of the power supplies failed with a loud crack. Right behind me in an empty building.
Not exactly life-threatening, but nearly caused an accident that would have taken several washes to remove the stain...
Why aren't the companies that sell the products being punished?
Unfortunately there is no way to prove that the company advertised by spam is aware of the fact. If such a law were to come into effect, it would be relatively straightforward to implicate an innocent company.
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What huge logistics problems will strip mining the 'side' of the Moon facing away from Earth (the 'darkside') as opposed to strip mining the 'side' facing towards Earth, create?
The only challenge I can see is not logistical but technical - communication with Earth is much more challenging from the other side of the moon. This could be overcome by a relay system: either a series of base stations on the surface or lunar comms satellite(s) would do the trick. However, this would mean increased setup costs.
You can't build a monopoly without producing something a lot of people will come along and buy
You can if you manage to strike a deal with a company so that your big idea is bundled with their product. Then, when competitive products appear, you encourage them to bundle it too ("hey, you can be compatible with the market leader!"). Pretty soon your product has good market penetration and you are selling shrink-wrapped upgrades and additional products to end-users.
Sound like a company you know?
Plus, the BBC registered badwolf.org.uk last November.
Coincidence?
Based only on this part, it appears that an application manifest must be published by an entity that can afford three figures USD per year for a code signing license
Not necessarily - I assume that the certificate an IT department uses to sign code will only need to be trusted within the company network. Windows Server is shipped with a certification authority software, and it is a (relatively) trivial task to create certificates that are trusted by all machines in a domain.
You can actually stick all kinds of stuff into a cell without causing problems (unless you react with the contents chemically, or disrupt the cell membrane). You can even add functionality to the cell, for example by injecting additional DNA, and it will treat the new material as part of itself. This is how viruses work, and the only defense is to eradicate the virus before it infects the cell, or destroy the infected cell completely.
As to the light produced, I doubt this will have a negative effect unless heat is produced too.
If you think the system is going to "tank" stop worrying, its already sold out in Japan
Virtually every games console sells out on release in Japan (if I recall correctly, even the Sega Dreamcast managed this). Manufacturers make sure that their machine sells out, because it would be a huge blow to their credibility if it was left on the shelves at launch. I suspect that this is the main reason Sony released the PSP in limited numbers, rather than waiting for their production plants to manufacture enough units.
Personally, I find it useful to know other potential purchasers' views on a new console. People will not buy a PSP if the battery life is an issue for them. If relatively few people buy a PSP then developers will back away from making games for the platform, and even fewer people buy it as a result. This has killed many a console in the past.
Sorry to be so pessimistic, but I think I will wait until the PSP has become more established before spending my hard-earned cash on one.
Too late! They've already found it
I think my worst experience was back on January 1st, 2000. As the company nerd, I was at work double-checking that all the PC's were OK for the following morning.
Everything went without a hitch, until, after turning on all the PC's in one room, one of the power supplies failed with a loud crack. Right behind me in an empty building.
Not exactly life-threatening, but nearly caused an accident that would have taken several washes to remove the stain...
For anybody that missed it, the Sony "black screen thing" was discussed here.
Sigh - now I've got to clean the drool off my keyboard again...
Why aren't the companies that sell the products being punished?
Unfortunately there is no way to prove that the company advertised by spam is aware of the fact. If such a law were to come into effect, it would be relatively straightforward to implicate an innocent company.