Thank you for making the object of the joke clear and understandable for all of us. You see, I have a genetic disorder which unfortunately prevents me from understanding subtle humor. This means I have to rely on the generosity of upstanding citizens such as yourself to explain these frustratingly opaque yarns. Someday I hope science will find a way to cure congenital defects like mine, so that such services will no longer be required. A man can dream...
Ummmm....well, no, not exactly. While they are both nuclear reactions(they involve the nucleus of the atom), the energy in your first example comes from the natural process of radioactive decay, which is quite different from nuclear fission which powers our nuclear reactors(and the good old A-bomb.)
You know doc, you're a rather frequent poster, and in discussions where you know what you're talking about, you're able to carry on a perfectly civil conversation. It's trolling like this that puts you on my foes list. I've a question for you - it seems to that you're intelligent enough to know what trolling is, and that you're doing it. So why are you whining about the Troll Mod? You know perfectly well you deserve it.
I think you're misrepresenting the lawsof the United States here. There's no federal law against prostitution. Most states in the union do have laws against it, yes, but not all do. I know that Nevada allows it, as long as the brothels have licenses and the workers are treated fairly and screened for diseases. I don't know the positions of all the states with regard to prostitution, though. I would appreciate examples if anyone has any.
You'd think that with all the Slashdot readers pointing out the myraid errors that pass from submission to story unchecked for free, there would be at least a few who would be glad to get paid for it - you know, what an editor is supposed to do?
Go read some of Linus's LKML or Usenet posts. He is conversationally fluent in English. You would have no way to tell he is not from an English-speaking country if you didn't know beforehand.
Right, except that nobody but pedantic dweebs uses the terms because the current usage has been ingrained in computer culture and the IEC failed to take into account that there is no reasonable way to actually pronounce "words" like gibibyte.
Due to your rather...confusing sentence structure, I'm not exactly sure what you just said. I would like to correct an assumption you seem to have made. $4.5mil doesn't pay for a radio telescope to receive signals from Voyager. That's the cost of the project for one year, including radio time, staff, etc. Building a radio network like the DSN that could receive signals from something that far out would cost at least an order of magnitude more than that, and I can't think of any country who would undertake such a massive project to save some 30-year-old NASA mission.
BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUULLLLLLshit. I'm barely 20 years old and I don't have enough appendages to count the number of HD's I've gone through personally, not to mention the ones I've seen fail in other people's computers.
The modules have(for the most part) already been designed and built to be launched by the shuttle. The shuttle is a proven platform, the only current craft capable of on-orbit construction. If you scrap it now, the ISS will likely never be finished.
No matter how much money you throw at it, a new craft won't fly until it has been engineered and simulated and tested thoroughly. And that won't happen until a design has been chosen. Which won't happen for years. Junking the shuttles won't change that. Or would you rather they rushed a half-assed design out the door? I'm sure that would be much more reliable.
Slashdot Mirror
Thank you for making the object of the joke clear and understandable for all of us. You see, I have a genetic disorder which unfortunately prevents me from understanding subtle humor. This means I have to rely on the generosity of upstanding citizens such as yourself to explain these frustratingly opaque yarns. Someday I hope science will find a way to cure congenital defects like mine, so that such services will no longer be required. A man can dream...
So are you going to show us the formula for transparent aluminum now?
Ummmm....well, no, not exactly. While they are both nuclear reactions(they involve the nucleus of the atom), the energy in your first example comes from the natural process of radioactive decay, which is quite different from nuclear fission which powers our nuclear reactors(and the good old A-bomb.)
Wow, some random yahoo built a helipad in his yard and people are using it? Who the hell is this guy, Scrooge McDuck?
I thought he was talking about the new version of Windows Server, which still retains the Longhorn codename and is slated for 2008 release.
I never thought I'd see cts on Slashdot.
You know doc, you're a rather frequent poster, and in discussions where you know what you're talking about, you're able to carry on a perfectly civil conversation. It's trolling like this that puts you on my foes list. I've a question for you - it seems to that you're intelligent enough to know what trolling is, and that you're doing it. So why are you whining about the Troll Mod? You know perfectly well you deserve it.
I think you're misrepresenting the lawsof the United States here. There's no federal law against prostitution. Most states in the union do have laws against it, yes, but not all do. I know that Nevada allows it, as long as the brothels have licenses and the workers are treated fairly and screened for diseases. I don't know the positions of all the states with regard to prostitution, though. I would appreciate examples if anyone has any.
You'd think that with all the Slashdot readers pointing out the myraid errors that pass from submission to story unchecked for free, there would be at least a few who would be glad to get paid for it - you know, what an editor is supposed to do?
Go read some of Linus's LKML or Usenet posts. He is conversationally fluent in English. You would have no way to tell he is not from an English-speaking country if you didn't know beforehand.
I don't remember setting you as a friend.
Did you set me, or did I set you?(I see the green dot.)
Right, except that nobody but pedantic dweebs uses the terms because the current usage has been ingrained in computer culture and the IEC failed to take into account that there is no reasonable way to actually pronounce "words" like gibibyte.
The pages fortune is "you will be held hostage by a radical group." Funny, I never thought of GNAA as radical...
Holy Crap! Washington State USA it's down from here too!
A PII 450? I think you mean a PIII. Anyhow, I've got a few laying around for a much more reasonable price.
I am intrigued by your ideas and wish to subscribe to your press releases.
We're returning to rockets, you say?
Well it's about damn time. I'm sure it'll beat the pants off all those rubber bands we've been using in the mean time...
Due to your rather...confusing sentence structure, I'm not exactly sure what you just said. I would like to correct an assumption you seem to have made. $4.5mil doesn't pay for a radio telescope to receive signals from Voyager. That's the cost of the project for one year, including radio time, staff, etc. Building a radio network like the DSN that could receive signals from something that far out would cost at least an order of magnitude more than that, and I can't think of any country who would undertake such a massive project to save some 30-year-old NASA mission.
Now look, you've gone and hurt his feelings. Can't you Cowards just get along?
from the fake-plastic-airlines dept
I'm sorry, I don't get it. Enlighten me?
No, I use old equipment. HD's have a limited lifespan. Do you seriously believe you could use computers for 20 years and see only one hard drive fail?
BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUULLLLLLshit. I'm barely 20 years old and I don't have enough appendages to count the number of HD's I've gone through personally, not to mention the ones I've seen fail in other people's computers.
The modules have(for the most part) already been designed and built to be launched by the shuttle. The shuttle is a proven platform, the only current craft capable of on-orbit construction. If you scrap it now, the ISS will likely never be finished.
No matter how much money you throw at it, a new craft won't fly until it has been engineered and simulated and tested thoroughly. And that won't happen until a design has been chosen. Which won't happen for years. Junking the shuttles won't change that. Or would you rather they rushed a half-assed design out the door? I'm sure that would be much more reliable.
That is a well put-together troll. Why let it languish at 0, O Anonymous Coward?
I keep hearing that if you finish your sentences