True. But a colony requires much more resources than the moon could provide, even if they did find ice, i think. With the elevator, one could retrieve small amounts of resources from the moon and put them into earth's orbit. As the article mentions, this is a technology which is well within reach. A colony however would require so many more things. And let's face it. What did we do with the moon once we were there? Collect a few samples and left? Why not try to use this elevator and try to maximize the possibilities. And it's one (microscopic) step closer to a type III civilization:)
But wouldn't that require some form of energy, just to 'jump' into acceleration? This energy, whatever it may be, would also need to be refuelled (i hope no spelling error:)). And doesn't it require much more energy to rid itself of the moon's gravity?
After reading this i thought the author is very spoiled. Sorry to say. Many countries (including mine) suffer from high unemployment rates. Here's somebody who has a job, with a famous company, and complains about it. Ever thought about the alternative? Being unemployed sucks. I packed shoes for a couple of months, working 11 hours a day for an extremely low paycheck. I knew what the alternative was: no job = no money = no house = no life. Djeez. Grow up. If you don't like your job, for whatever reason, then find another one and quit this one as soon as you get hired for the other.
Oh, and anyone who signs a contract with a very vague statement like this (the working hours) doesn't have a right to complain.
Likewise, you knew what i had in mind: making a funny comment. I'm not responsible for moderation, though, and if i were to mod myself, i would probably choose something different than insightful. I bet if it was modded funny, you wouldn't post (anonymously). Eh, fellow./'er?:)
Indeed. I wish our goverment thought the same. It's really great too see these kind of things coming from yours. The nsa linux distro/patches, this pdf. It's not necessarily a (complete) solution, but at least it shows that they're actually doing something useful with the money.
Running an aplication without the use of an OS... uh-huh. Exactly *how* this application is supposed to run is beyond my imagination. Also think about this: would you really store your sensitive data on a public system? What if it's compromised? What if it crashes? And paying for something that's free now?
However, it is already clear that with four of the year's top games--GTA: San Andreas, Halo 2, Doom 3, and Half-Life 2---being posted online before their official releases, piracy is becoming an increasingly common and serious problem for both gamers and the games industry.
I agree that it's a problem with piracy. It definately looks like it's becoming an increasingly problem. But it's not. Just because these four games happen to be on every geek's wishlist they get noticed. Look at how many games are pirated and available for download well before their official release date, and you don't hear about those. If they're so concerned with piracy, restrict access (for employees) to the games so that as few people as possible have the final product in hand. Or register the cd keys (or whatever security system you use) to your employees. If you see a copy appear on the internet with one of those keys (because creating a keygen is a little more work) you know who was the leak.
Sorry to say, but there's absolutely nothing in your post that makes sense. Not trusting a company because of the OS they run?
And: 'because they know that windows is insecure' ?? Windows isn't any more insecure than your favorite BSD or Linux distro. It's how it's configured that makes it secure or not.
'if someone wants a virus to spread they just kill the updates for the anti-virus' : oh yeah, why didn't they think of that before? I have no idea how you plan to 'kill' the update though, since that's different for every AV and you'll need to find a way to build that into your virus.
exactly. I have no idea what's insightful about it. '+x Sarcastic:P' (including the smiley) would be more appropriate in this case. Idea for a new moderation?
More has been invested in making IE secure than any browser on the planet by a long shot
Pretty bold claim. Hopefully (for all of us) it's true. I for one am tired of seeying spyware on my pc because IE (or java-vm) had a hole in it that let spyware/adware/virus slip in.
for example, when my gf came from Brazil, she was amazed by this technology. We mainly used it for the tv-guide, subtitles and the weather forecast. I always assumed that everyone had teletext, but us Europeans are lucky it seems:)
Pressured? I think it went somewhat like this: you work according to our law or you don't work at all. You are completely 'free' in making that choice.
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calls placed from their customers *to* non-voip lines -cut- And they arent charging *you* the end user
Isn't this what SkypeOut does then?
I hope some kind of alien doesn't mistake our two planets connected with a cable to eachother, for a giant bola.
True. But a colony requires much more resources than the moon could provide, even if they did find ice, i think. With the elevator, one could retrieve small amounts of resources from the moon and put them into earth's orbit. As the article mentions, this is a technology which is well within reach. A colony however would require so many more things. And let's face it. What did we do with the moon once we were there? Collect a few samples and left? Why not try to use this elevator and try to maximize the possibilities. And it's one (microscopic) step closer to a type III civilization :)
But wouldn't that require some form of energy, just to 'jump' into acceleration? This energy, whatever it may be, would also need to be refuelled (i hope no spelling error :)). And doesn't it require much more energy to rid itself of the moon's gravity?
or ctrl + scrollwheel (if you have it). Works better for me, since i dont have to let go of the mouse. Yeah, laziness :)
You can. It's called SMS. If you're talking about 'chatting' through small messages, then most current phones also have that ability.
After reading this i thought the author is very spoiled. Sorry to say. Many countries (including mine) suffer from high unemployment rates. Here's somebody who has a job, with a famous company, and complains about it. Ever thought about the alternative? Being unemployed sucks. I packed shoes for a couple of months, working 11 hours a day for an extremely low paycheck. I knew what the alternative was: no job = no money = no house = no life. Djeez. Grow up. If you don't like your job, for whatever reason, then find another one and quit this one as soon as you get hired for the other.
Oh, and anyone who signs a contract with a very vague statement like this (the working hours) doesn't have a right to complain.
Likewise, you knew what i had in mind: making a funny comment. I'm not responsible for moderation, though, and if i were to mod myself, i would probably choose something different than insightful. I bet if it was modded funny, you wouldn't post (anonymously). Eh, fellow ./'er? :)
Then a few million people will suddenly need to reinstall sendmail. If you try to quote some geeky commandline, make sure you get it right.
What's wrong with that movie?
Indeed. I wish our goverment thought the same. It's really great too see these kind of things coming from yours. The nsa linux distro/patches, this pdf. It's not necessarily a (complete) solution, but at least it shows that they're actually doing something useful with the money.
*cough* Ramen *cough*
Configure your browser to use the proxy over the forwarded port
That would only work if your sysadmin hasn't denied access to Internet Options (which most (smart) admins have).
Running an aplication without the use of an OS ... uh-huh. Exactly *how* this application is supposed to run is beyond my imagination. Also think about this: would you really store your sensitive data on a public system? What if it's compromised? What if it crashes? And paying for something that's free now?
However, it is already clear that with four of the year's top games--GTA: San Andreas, Halo 2, Doom 3, and Half-Life 2---being posted online before their official releases, piracy is becoming an increasingly common and serious problem for both gamers and the games industry.
I agree that it's a problem with piracy. It definately looks like it's becoming an increasingly problem. But it's not. Just because these four games happen to be on every geek's wishlist they get noticed. Look at how many games are pirated and available for download well before their official release date, and you don't hear about those. If they're so concerned with piracy, restrict access (for employees) to the games so that as few people as possible have the final product in hand. Or register the cd keys (or whatever security system you use) to your employees. If you see a copy appear on the internet with one of those keys (because creating a keygen is a little more work) you know who was the leak.
Sorry to say, but there's absolutely nothing in your post that makes sense. Not trusting a company because of the OS they run?
And: 'because they know that windows is insecure' ?? Windows isn't any more insecure than your favorite BSD or Linux distro. It's how it's configured that makes it secure or not.
'if someone wants a virus to spread they just kill the updates for the anti-virus' : oh yeah, why didn't they think of that before? I have no idea how you plan to 'kill' the update though, since that's different for every AV and you'll need to find a way to build that into your virus.
*shrug*
exactly. I have no idea what's insightful about it. '+x Sarcastic :P' (including the smiley) would be more appropriate in this case. Idea for a new moderation?
Any smart net admin would lock the door to the server room so none of this is possible.
More has been invested in making IE secure than any browser on the planet by a long shot
Pretty bold claim. Hopefully (for all of us) it's true. I for one am tired of seeying spyware on my pc because IE (or java-vm) had a hole in it that let spyware/adware/virus slip in.
because IE is also available to everyone (everyone using windows yeah)
You can save streaming media using Net Transport
you mean this ? :)
Here in holland (netherlands if you wish) we can check out some stations on the internet. Do other countries have a similar service?
for example, when my gf came from Brazil, she was amazed by this technology. We mainly used it for the tv-guide, subtitles and the weather forecast. I always assumed that everyone had teletext, but us Europeans are lucky it seems :)
Pressured? I think it went somewhat like this: you work according to our law or you don't work at all. You are completely 'free' in making that choice.