The bikers are perhaps overcompensating for something?
I mean its not enough to have huge bikes....
At the end of the day I would pay double that to get a 500Mb E-Mail account with an effective Spam filter! I mean, if I don't get ANY Spam my inbox would shrink to 1/10th its size.
Brings a whole new meaning to "It's not the size, it's how you use it"
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but what kind of brakes were you thinking of? A sail just needs to be pointed in a different direction to change the speed.
You will simply have to calculate the rate of accseleration/deseleration to get the point where the craft will stop.
To put it bluntly, you will have to go half way to the target and then point the sail in the opposite direction.
As for exploring our own solar system, why not? Just use a mirror to reflect the rays onto the sail (planets do that also so the closer you are to a planet the more you will decelerate).
As for the Orion project being better in terms of vast distances (1.3 parsecs) what makes you think a big enough sail cant do that? The Orion ship will beat the sail off the mark, but the sail will keep accelerating, while the Orion whip will keep going on it's own momentum. You simply have to calculate the size this sail has to be in order to reach 20,000km/s half way through the trip to get the same travel time.
This technology is just being developed, who knows how fast they can make it go...
"Third party software running on Windows is not part of the Windows OS"
As opposed to third party software running on Linux? Linux is pretty much made up of what was originally third party software, someone just called it Linux...
Are we discussing the comparison of 2 very different OS (not to mention designed for very different purpouses (if you can call Linux "Designed" for anything))
Windows WAS designed for the 75% of user base, I.E. people who dont have a clue about computers, and it does that with excelence.
Linux was made (not designed) to be used as a power tool for the other 25% who didnt want to pay for the windows GUI. Made by power users for power users.
Sure you can make Linux run like Windows and even better, but look at how much more effort it takes. Hiring of capable IT personell, set up of the system, running and maintaining the system.... For large companies or corporations that kind of high maintanence is difficult.
Linux is easier to break by an unexperienced user. And an unexperienced IT support guy can really mess things up big time.
Windows is ready pretty much out of the box, doesent take too much skill to support windows users (avarage users).
The downside is the lack of flexibility.
So you pick whats right for you or your company...
Windows is not worse than Linux and vice versa... They just take up different nieches.
And if you make Linux as user friendly as windows your making windows 2....
Quote: Did somebody of you guys ever bothered to think of the ammount of traffic that passes through an IRC network of 80K+ users?
Fact: Num of ppl that can use IRC Num of ppl that can use SMS.
And besides you dont get all 80k on 1 server do you.
On another note. India is not 'such a large country' in comparison to Russia. It has a much larger population though.
Now that I got that out of my system, I recon its a pretty good idea. I still remember how annoying it was to hear my parents ask if I got my results yet every day for 2 month.
I couldnt go on my last big holiday not knowing whether my place at Uni was secure...
You think IRC is evil because people can share files easily?
good thing they dont know about suprnova.... And thats part of the "well policed" part of the internet.
It's the most ignorant thing ive ever read in a newspaper!
The whole theme was Wild West in space... And the "Moral Majority" meaning the US are a bunch of hypocrits if they froun at the escort. Since back in WW this was a pretty common occurence.
I do agree with the episodes beng a little to expensive and not shown in order. Thats what killed it.
But I still say its all down to bad marketing, bad management and general bad taste.
You know that momnet in time where you switch the TV on and it shows you something on the channel you left it, just before you decide to change channels?
Well, thats probably all the entertainment i got out of Andromida after the first episode. The quote "Did you see the size of him? He looks like some ancient Greek God or something!" did it for me...
Did any of you manage to see "John Doe"? Now that I was sad to see canseled. And canselation of Firefly should be considered an act of treason, any an all people involved in that decision should be procecuted to the full extent of the law in all countries Firefly was shown.
Why are they messing around with genetics?
Seeing how genetics and the general theory of evolution is all about mutation.
mutation = unpredictable.
By the time they get it down to "predictable" on the human organ level we would all be long dead.
Also, someone said that it would be bad if poeple lived till 180.
The wold food supply always has and always will controll the world population. I dont see that changing with the max human lifespan.
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The bikers are perhaps overcompensating for something?
I mean its not enough to have huge bikes....
At the end of the day I would pay double that to get a 500Mb E-Mail account with an effective Spam filter! I mean, if I don't get ANY Spam my inbox would shrink to 1/10th its size.
Brings a whole new meaning to "It's not the size, it's how you use it"
Could someone post the article here?
Now I can literally have my head in the clouds...
"Do you hear that, developers? That is the sound of lost sales."
On Slashdot, no devs can hear you scream....
Good! Now they can blend in to the background they wont be such an eye sore...
Correct me if I'm wrong, but what kind of brakes were you thinking of? A sail just needs to be pointed in a different direction to change the speed.
You will simply have to calculate the rate of accseleration/deseleration to get the point where the craft will stop.
To put it bluntly, you will have to go half way to the target and then point the sail in the opposite direction.
As for exploring our own solar system, why not? Just use a mirror to reflect the rays onto the sail (planets do that also so the closer you are to a planet the more you will decelerate).
As for the Orion project being better in terms of vast distances (1.3 parsecs) what makes you think a big enough sail cant do that? The Orion ship will beat the sail off the mark, but the sail will keep accelerating, while the Orion whip will keep going on it's own momentum. You simply have to calculate the size this sail has to be in order to reach 20,000km/s half way through the trip to get the same travel time.
This technology is just being developed, who knows how fast they can make it go...
"Third party software running on Windows is not part of the Windows OS" As opposed to third party software running on Linux? Linux is pretty much made up of what was originally third party software, someone just called it Linux... Are we discussing the comparison of 2 very different OS (not to mention designed for very different purpouses (if you can call Linux "Designed" for anything)) Windows WAS designed for the 75% of user base, I.E. people who dont have a clue about computers, and it does that with excelence. Linux was made (not designed) to be used as a power tool for the other 25% who didnt want to pay for the windows GUI. Made by power users for power users. Sure you can make Linux run like Windows and even better, but look at how much more effort it takes. Hiring of capable IT personell, set up of the system, running and maintaining the system.... For large companies or corporations that kind of high maintanence is difficult. Linux is easier to break by an unexperienced user. And an unexperienced IT support guy can really mess things up big time. Windows is ready pretty much out of the box, doesent take too much skill to support windows users (avarage users). The downside is the lack of flexibility. So you pick whats right for you or your company... Windows is not worse than Linux and vice versa... They just take up different nieches. And if you make Linux as user friendly as windows your making windows 2....
Great now I can download bittorent episodes on my computer AND my TV.... I wonder what resolution it will support.
As long as it sounds like the original I dont care whos doing the voice...
Computers dont have a gender you know... Or maybe you dont, I dont know...
I prefer Marylin Manroe's voice... But I can see why some people might like Barry
All I wana know is...
Does it come with a sexy computer voice?
Quote: Did somebody of you guys ever bothered to think of the ammount of traffic that passes through an IRC network of 80K+ users?
Fact: Num of ppl that can use IRC Num of ppl that can use SMS.
And besides you dont get all 80k on 1 server do you.
On another note. India is not 'such a large country' in comparison to Russia. It has a much larger population though.
Now that I got that out of my system, I recon its a pretty good idea. I still remember how annoying it was to hear my parents ask if I got my results yet every day for 2 month.
I couldnt go on my last big holiday not knowing whether my place at Uni was secure...
I dont think you know who I'm like, nor can you tell from 1 comment. Hell, you dont even know my gender.
Yes I had one too... Nothing happend. It's just scare tactics.
You think IRC is evil because people can share files easily? good thing they dont know about suprnova.... And thats part of the "well policed" part of the internet. It's the most ignorant thing ive ever read in a newspaper!
I did not spoil it... But I guess I can see how some people might not understand that.
And what if the man walked with you? Then you would have no shoes and a black eye...
The whole theme was Wild West in space... And the "Moral Majority" meaning the US are a bunch of hypocrits if they froun at the escort. Since back in WW this was a pretty common occurence.
I do agree with the episodes beng a little to expensive and not shown in order. Thats what killed it.
But I still say its all down to bad marketing, bad management and general bad taste.
Nonsence! Thers no such thing as pure science fiction to start with...
You dont need to understand it at all. Understand what in any case? Techno-babble? Give me a break.
You can sell ANYTHING. Just look at Telly-Tubbies for god sakes! Even adults were watching that crap for a while.
The only reason stuff gets canseled is poor market management.
You know that momnet in time where you switch the TV on and it shows you something on the channel you left it, just before you decide to change channels?
Well, thats probably all the entertainment i got out of Andromida after the first episode. The quote "Did you see the size of him? He looks like some ancient Greek God or something!" did it for me...
Did any of you manage to see "John Doe"? Now that I was sad to see canseled. And canselation of Firefly should be considered an act of treason, any an all people involved in that decision should be procecuted to the full extent of the law in all countries Firefly was shown.
Not really...
It should say "people who were going to buy this book bought this one instaid"
Then you can sue them as well.
Why are they messing around with genetics? Seeing how genetics and the general theory of evolution is all about mutation. mutation = unpredictable. By the time they get it down to "predictable" on the human organ level we would all be long dead. Also, someone said that it would be bad if poeple lived till 180. The wold food supply always has and always will controll the world population. I dont see that changing with the max human lifespan.
You want to join the Airforce, they get to play with the Stargate!!