I'll bite, though I probably shouldn't. The problem with *trees* cleaning up the CO2 is that you'd have to bury them when they died to sequester the CO2. Otherwise, as the tree rots, or is burned, or whatever...the CO2 is going to release straight back into the atmosphere.
We run a number of FreeBSD virtual machines... Please, if anyone knows how this is done, reply to let me know. We use Xen for VM's here, but can't get it to work with FreeBSD. Can anyone link me to a VM package that will run FreeBSD? Tutorial anyone?
I played the original when it was new. Also, good call...I am currently 30 years old. I still am an active video game player. I have a wife and a kid. I'm raising my daughter to be a gamer as well. Somehow I doubt that I am the exception that proves the rule.
...shouldn't we be seeing reduced global warming since the 1970's when governments all over the world started efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions?
What's happening is that there have been efforts to get each source such as a power generation plant to reduce emissions, all the while there have been an increasing number of sources. Chart from the EPA that clearly shows while governments all over the world have started efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the overall emissions have gone up: http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/globalg hg.html
I hope I don't get flamed for this as it is an honest question for those of us who are not physicists...
Regarding the Law of Thermodynamics, what implications does tidal power have for the Earth on a grand scale? Energy is neither created nor destroyed, if we keep tapping energy out of the tidal movements, what would this do to the Earths orbit or spin over the course of thousands of years? (Assuming we kept using this energy source, of course...)
I started thinking of this while pondering the future of space travel. If we used the Earth as a slingshot into higher orbit time and again, wouldn't this effectively pull energy out of the Earth's orbit? I know these are very large numbers involved here, but still. If this was as common as current highway congestion, surely spacecraft after spacecraft for thousands of years would do something? Wouldn't tidal energy do the same thing?
I've considered your words and you are right. It will take some time to consider my actions, but thank you for calling me out in such a blunt way. What good are ideals of freedom if no action is taken to protect and regain personal liberties?
Again, thank you. I will take this to heart.
Who then reports you for being un American. How DARE you criticise the government? Clearly you are a terrorist or you'd have no problem with your Gov. doing whatever it takes to protect your rights.
Hence the reason I don't support my political party, the Libertarians, more publicly. With all the spying and neo-McCarthyism I feel like a criminal just for wanting to regain some basic civil liberties. If I were to wear my political ideals on my sleeve, who knows what Big Brother might do?
While I don't intend to argue against your point, I do have some input. I agree that wasted funding is a shame and well...wasted.
On the other hand, NASA research has historically had impacts in many aspects of our daily lives. The often used example is velcro. At the time, NASA was researching how to keep things from floating around while in orbit. Your average person would have said something like, "That's great NASA. I'll use that next time I'm 30 miles over the Earth." But now, velcro is commonplace in our lives.
I would venture to say the same is true for this research. While I'm no where near smart enough to be able to further this line of research to something plausible, I would like to think that this will eventually be used for the good of humanity. Who knows? Maybe if you fast forward 250 years, humanity will have produced the technology necessary to harvest energy from a black hole. This research would surely be a step along that path.
I personally feel that all valid technology and science research is good time and money spent. Eventually, we'll reach a point where we can use each and every little scientific fact that we can wring from this complex Universe.
You're spot on with the application idea with me. I would love to switch to Linux at home. The problem is, I'm a gamer. If consoles would let me use keyboard and mouse, it might be a different story. But for now, the old keyboard, mouse, and Windows is a necessary evil.
I know there are ways to play games on Linux, but for now, I figure it easier to clean spyware(etc) from my Windows machine and be able to play games reliably rather than not have many problems with the OS but not be able to play reliably.
The day I wake up and don't need Windows to play current, bleeding edge games is the day I move my OS to Linux.
All I need to log into my bank account online is my account number and a password. This would require an "ATM card" for your computer to log in to your account online.
I understand the post was in jest, but it got me to thinking. You can record regular FM broadcasts a number of ways. Why, then, is the RIAA *not* going after regular radio?
I'm sure this has been said a million times over, but it's becoming more and more clear that the RIAA is just afriad of change. They have a business model deeply rooted in late 80's technology and anything beyond that is not understood, therefore a threat and must be shut down. How sad.
The law states that we can record radio/tv broadcasts.
Oh? Mind citing that law?
Well, I got to digging around and found this:
The exclusive rights of the owner of copyright in a sound recording under clauses (1), (2), and (3) of section 106 [17 USCS Sect. 106(1)-(3)] do not apply to sound recordings included in educational television and radio programs (as defined in section 397 of title 47) [47 USCS Sect. 397] distributed or transmitted by or through public broadcasting entities (as defined by section 118(g) [17 USCS Sect. 118(g)]): Provided, That copies or phonorecords of said programs are not commercially distributed by or through public broadcasting entities to the general public.
This can be found in section 114(b) of the Copyright Act of 1976. I looked my copy up here.
How does this affect me selling my old "Rated M for Mature" games on Ebay? Would I or could I be held responsible for this? Contributing to the delinquency of a minor?
I sure wouldn't want to be hit with a $5,000 fine for pawning my old game off online for $4.99 plus shipping!
Actually, Earth is so full of radio signals, if said sufficiently advanced aliens were to come that far to pick up the probe, they'd probably stop by here to tell us to turn the noise down.
http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/03/23/craigslis t.space/
Vampire: Bloodlines also suffers from this in a horrible way. (Vampire: Bloodlines uses the Source enging the drives HL2.) Activisions official response for this is to make sure you meet the minimum system requirements. Of course, they don't say anything about the fact that most of the people complaining about this problem are well above the minimum requirements.
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I'll bite, though I probably shouldn't. The problem with *trees* cleaning up the CO2 is that you'd have to bury them when they died to sequester the CO2. Otherwise, as the tree rots, or is burned, or whatever...the CO2 is going to release straight back into the atmosphere.
We're called Hoosiers you insensitive clod!
I played the original when it was new. Also, good call...I am currently 30 years old. I still am an active video game player. I have a wife and a kid. I'm raising my daughter to be a gamer as well. Somehow I doubt that I am the exception that proves the rule.
What's happening is that there have been efforts to get each source such as a power generation plant to reduce emissions, all the while there have been an increasing number of sources. Chart from the EPA that clearly shows while governments all over the world have started efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the overall emissions have gone up: http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/global
The poster is refering to the fact that it is considered, by some, improper English to start a sentence with "and" or "because."
I hope I don't get flamed for this as it is an honest question for those of us who are not physicists...
Regarding the Law of Thermodynamics, what implications does tidal power have for the Earth on a grand scale? Energy is neither created nor destroyed, if we keep tapping energy out of the tidal movements, what would this do to the Earths orbit or spin over the course of thousands of years? (Assuming we kept using this energy source, of course...)
I started thinking of this while pondering the future of space travel. If we used the Earth as a slingshot into higher orbit time and again, wouldn't this effectively pull energy out of the Earth's orbit? I know these are very large numbers involved here, but still. If this was as common as current highway congestion, surely spacecraft after spacecraft for thousands of years would do something? Wouldn't tidal energy do the same thing?
I've considered your words and you are right. It will take some time to consider my actions, but thank you for calling me out in such a blunt way. What good are ideals of freedom if no action is taken to protect and regain personal liberties?
Again, thank you. I will take this to heart.
Hence the reason I don't support my political party, the Libertarians, more publicly. With all the spying and neo-McCarthyism I feel like a criminal just for wanting to regain some basic civil liberties. If I were to wear my political ideals on my sleeve, who knows what Big Brother might do?
While I don't intend to argue against your point, I do have some input. I agree that wasted funding is a shame and well...wasted.
On the other hand, NASA research has historically had impacts in many aspects of our daily lives. The often used example is velcro. At the time, NASA was researching how to keep things from floating around while in orbit. Your average person would have said something like, "That's great NASA. I'll use that next time I'm 30 miles over the Earth." But now, velcro is commonplace in our lives.
I would venture to say the same is true for this research. While I'm no where near smart enough to be able to further this line of research to something plausible, I would like to think that this will eventually be used for the good of humanity. Who knows? Maybe if you fast forward 250 years, humanity will have produced the technology necessary to harvest energy from a black hole. This research would surely be a step along that path.
I personally feel that all valid technology and science research is good time and money spent. Eventually, we'll reach a point where we can use each and every little scientific fact that we can wring from this complex Universe.
Damn those libraries for giving copies of all those books to people to read for free. Think of all the money the authors have lost!
You're spot on with the application idea with me. I would love to switch to Linux at home. The problem is, I'm a gamer. If consoles would let me use keyboard and mouse, it might be a different story. But for now, the old keyboard, mouse, and Windows is a necessary evil.
I know there are ways to play games on Linux, but for now, I figure it easier to clean spyware(etc) from my Windows machine and be able to play games reliably rather than not have many problems with the OS but not be able to play reliably.
The day I wake up and don't need Windows to play current, bleeding edge games is the day I move my OS to Linux.
TFA's headline reads:
"Feds Want Banks to Strengthen Web Log-Ons"
All I need to log into my bank account online is my account number and a password. This would require an "ATM card" for your computer to log in to your account online.
I understand the post was in jest, but it got me to thinking. You can record regular FM broadcasts a number of ways. Why, then, is the RIAA *not* going after regular radio?
I'm sure this has been said a million times over, but it's becoming more and more clear that the RIAA is just afriad of change. They have a business model deeply rooted in late 80's technology and anything beyond that is not understood, therefore a threat and must be shut down. How sad.
The law states that we can record radio/tv broadcasts.
Oh? Mind citing that law?
Well, I got to digging around and found this:
The exclusive rights of the owner of copyright in a sound recording under clauses (1), (2), and (3) of section 106 [17 USCS Sect. 106(1)-(3)] do not apply to sound recordings included in educational television and radio programs (as defined in section 397 of title 47) [47 USCS Sect. 397] distributed or transmitted by or through public broadcasting entities (as defined by section 118(g) [17 USCS Sect. 118(g)]): Provided, That copies or phonorecords of said programs are not commercially distributed by or through public broadcasting entities to the general public.
This can be found in section 114(b) of the Copyright Act of 1976. I looked my copy up here.
...red midlife crisis sports car?
I'm kind of surprised that I didn't see someone post a link to the site from the email address.
How does this affect me selling my old "Rated M for Mature" games on Ebay? Would I or could I be held responsible for this? Contributing to the delinquency of a minor?
I sure wouldn't want to be hit with a $5,000 fine for pawning my old game off online for $4.99 plus shipping!
From one of the sources:
"Also, our own lawyers have suggested we change their names, so let's call them Regina Willis and Elizabeth Scott for present purposes."
Dangerous planet?! Pffft! Last I read, it was "Mostly Harmless."
Actually, Earth is so full of radio signals, if said sufficiently advanced aliens were to come that far to pick up the probe, they'd probably stop by here to tell us to turn the noise down. http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/03/23/craigslis t.space/
Vampire: Bloodlines also suffers from this in a horrible way. (Vampire: Bloodlines uses the Source enging the drives HL2.) Activisions official response for this is to make sure you meet the minimum system requirements. Of course, they don't say anything about the fact that most of the people complaining about this problem are well above the minimum requirements.
Well, a Smoot is 5' 7" and the building was 260', so that is 46.5671642 Smoots.
Refresh the page and push the button again. There is and HAS BEEN a whole series of random animations.
Oh yeah, sure. Tell that to the people being sued by the RIAA.