lol...the shortsightedness of humankind in general is unbelievable, especially their ability to believe that they're so much better than all that came before.
I'd imagine that the Romans did the same kind of thinking about Rome.
Indeed. You're right. We should think on the scale of millenia. Clearly, the reason that things are getting worse right now is because we're due another ice age.
It seems to me that, by definition, Moore's law - "The number of transistors on a piece of silicon will double every 18 months" - was bound to come to a halt once the spacings inside transistors were measured in a small few atoms.
All the same so far as I'm concerned:-P If there's strong evidence that a plain on Mars was once wet, then that can only lend more credence to the theory that there's a whole load of ice under the poles.
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The scary thing is that this might actually win them more votes *cringe*
And was a good idea.
You're going to try to inflict your crap on us as well? Bring on the colonisation of Mars :-\
lol...the shortsightedness of humankind in general is unbelievable, especially their ability to believe that they're so much better than all that came before. I'd imagine that the Romans did the same kind of thinking about Rome.
Ah yes, I forgot...the US isn't all that bothered about "collateral damage" :-p
I'd say that people involved in the Napoleonic wars and suchlike would probably disagree with you.
But it's soooo true! American cellphones are clunky things :-\
It's not Russia...definitely more like China.
Good luck aiming them...
Indeed. You're right. We should think on the scale of millenia. Clearly, the reason that things are getting worse right now is because we're due another ice age.
So far as I can remember, it wasn't the mammals who did for the dinosaurs though...
I hear RedPeace are going to be heading out to Mars with them.
The planet will be fine. However, we're increasing the rate of our own self-distruction.
There are a lot of legitimate programs that won't run if they can "access almost nothing".
It's more the fact that they know for sure that something like this would never actually happen. Intel would have everything to lose, AMD nothing.
It seems to me that, by definition, Moore's law - "The number of transistors on a piece of silicon will double every 18 months" - was bound to come to a halt once the spacings inside transistors were measured in a small few atoms.
They're far easier to take to meetings and suchlike though.
So what happened when Apple and Intel got together? :-p
If they quit annoying us Irish people, then I'll be perfectly happy for them to jump ship elsewhere :-P
Erm, my bad. I was obviously thinking of something else.
I was under the impression that DNA died in the middle of writing Mostly Harmless. That might explain his wanting to go do other stuff :-P
Personally I wonder what advantage "boiling the oceans" would give to anyone trying to fill the 128-bit storage pool.
"cut throat copetition" is certainly a new thing alright :-|
Surely, though, the radiation that hits Mars, even at 2 or 3 times what Earth's surface gets, would be far less than what hits the moon...
All the same so far as I'm concerned :-P If there's strong evidence that a plain on Mars was once wet, then that can only lend more credence to the theory that there's a whole load of ice under the poles.