I've given up ordering coke at mexican restraunts here in town, because it is invariably served in a glass bottle and tastes even more undrinkable than normal american coke. I hadn't realized it was because they used sugar instead of corn syrup.
I did one time, but then it crashed my brain and I had to start over. luckily they warned me the second time around to not attempt to grasp the concept of SQL's NULL.
Actually, according to the very wiki article you linked to: Within these belts are particles capable of penetrating about 1 g/cm2 (2) of shielding (e.g., 1 millimetre of lead).
They're relatively easy to shield against using 1mm thick lead shielding or some other form of shielding equaling similar levels of protection.
In addition, L4 and L5 (the most stable Lagrange Points) lie 60% ahead and behind the moon in earth's orbit, and as such are as far from earth as the moon is. this puts them at approximately 385000 km, or 30 earth radii (according to some googling), and the Van Allen belts only extend to about 7 earth radii (according to your wiki article).
when you say "...science seeks the truth and (most) religion claims to be the truth." I think you're missing the target slightly.
Neither one is really concerned with the ephemeral concept of "Truth." Rather, it seems to me that Science is concerned with finding out how the universe functions. Religion, on the other hand, seems more concerned with stating why the universe is the way it is.
The two don't really have the same goal in sight, or similar paths. They're not even on tracks headed in roughtly the same direction. Rather, every so often they'll both grab for the same thing so they can look at it, and then you get conflicts.
wow.. now if that isn't a mixed metaphore, then I don't know what is, unless maybe it's a platypus.
If drug addicts stealing is the problem, why not just arrest and charge them for stealing? That's a good law that's already in place.
How dare you propose a rational approach to dealing with these heinous criminals? They are damaging our peaceful society with their violence, and their immoral behavior! They need to all be punished no matter what!
Note: I like your idea, charge them with actual crimes instead of creating new ones.
In other words, the diagram shows a gun-type bomb with a Pu core. Which is totally unfeasable.
I think this has been mentioned already, but a Pu gun-type bomb is possible, though the Pu needs to be enriched and the bomb needs to be exceptionally long to prevent premature detonation. Implosion-type Pu bombs are simply easier to build and control than gun-type ones; this does not make gun-type ones impossible or "totally unfeasable".
This of course, ignore the probability that the Nazis had no reliable method for producing the quantities of enriched plutonium needed for a gun-type Pu bomb.
Ah, but with the new SuperAmazingFantasticSearches (tm), you no longer need to worry about where you store documents at all. This is just the first step in phasing out directory names altogether.
and returning to the good old days when men were men, women were women, mice ate cheese, and all files were in the root directory?
Wait... I think we've discovered the true secret of WinFS!
I can't help but think the name "B - Ark" would be ideal for the craft that takes our glorious leaders to the place of safety from where they may protect us in our hour of need.:]
However, if the people who want to take control of the plane are going to execute passengers in a deliberately cruel manner to get me to open the door and let them take control of the plane, what are they going to do once they have control?
Personally, I'd rather watch every passenger die that way than risk the consequences of giving control of an aircraft to a group of people insane enough to slit the throats of eight year old girls in the hopes that I'd let them into the cockpit.
If airline pilots can't be that detached, then something else needs to be done to prevent it. Perhaps make the pilot's door impossible to open while in flight.
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sure it would have, only everyone would have bought macs with netscape 4 like they had in the on-campus computer labs.
*ducks*
A true Klingon warrior does not duck.
A true Klingon warrior would have nothing to do with such a weak waterfowl.
nah. this one is only Pluto 0.1RC2 the old one was Pluto 0.1RC1. As we all know, anything before RC3 is basically worthless.
I agree, why would anyone say "4 dozen" when "two score and eight" is so much simpler to remember and convert to and from.
Just what do naughty flops have to do with infinite improbability?
Oh, right; slashdot. I forgot. Carry on then
Are you still preoccupied with 1985?
I've given up ordering coke at mexican restraunts here in town, because it is invariably served in a glass bottle and tastes even more undrinkable than normal american coke. I hadn't realized it was because they used sugar instead of corn syrup.
So what you're telling me is: Tatooine is the planet that caused the eclipse in pitch black?
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I did one time, but then it crashed my brain and I had to start over. luckily they warned me the second time around to not attempt to grasp the concept of SQL's NULL.
I much prefer Rimmer engines myself...
You would, smeghead.
Actually, according to the very wiki article you linked to:
Within these belts are particles capable of penetrating about 1 g/cm2 (2) of shielding (e.g., 1 millimetre of lead).
They're relatively easy to shield against using 1mm thick lead shielding or some other form of shielding equaling similar levels of protection.
In addition, L4 and L5 (the most stable Lagrange Points) lie 60% ahead and behind the moon in earth's orbit, and as such are as far from earth as the moon is. this puts them at approximately 385000 km, or 30 earth radii (according to some googling), and the Van Allen belts only extend to about 7 earth radii (according to your wiki article).
Actually, I think both sides will be doing that.
when you say "...science seeks the truth and (most) religion claims to be the truth." I think you're missing the target slightly.
Neither one is really concerned with the ephemeral concept of "Truth." Rather, it seems to me that Science is concerned with finding out how the universe functions. Religion, on the other hand, seems more concerned with stating why the universe is the way it is.
The two don't really have the same goal in sight, or similar paths. They're not even on tracks headed in roughtly the same direction. Rather, every so often they'll both grab for the same thing so they can look at it, and then you get conflicts.
wow.. now if that isn't a mixed metaphore, then I don't know what is, unless maybe it's a platypus.
Maybe it's more along the lines of
Trojans --> !Cancer
Windows --> Trojans
Trojans --> !Computer
Thus Computer == Cancer
He's only counting his own.
By stating that anyone caught with such images will go to prison, some small comfort can be offered the victim.
That sounds like it's less a matter of protecting the victims than it is getting a level of revenge on anyone who learns that the victim was abused.
If drug addicts stealing is the problem, why not just arrest and charge them for stealing? That's a good law that's already in place.
How dare you propose a rational approach to dealing with these heinous criminals? They are damaging our peaceful society with their violence, and their immoral behavior! They need to all be punished no matter what!
Note: I like your idea, charge them with actual crimes instead of creating new ones.
In Korea, only unpatched people grow old.
You're absolutely correct. Only I should have nuclear weapons to use over human populations.
You only wish I was joking.
In other words, the diagram shows a gun-type bomb with a Pu core. Which is totally unfeasable.
I think this has been mentioned already, but a Pu gun-type bomb is possible, though the Pu needs to be enriched and the bomb needs to be exceptionally long to prevent premature detonation. Implosion-type Pu bombs are simply easier to build and control than gun-type ones; this does not make gun-type ones impossible or "totally unfeasable".
This of course, ignore the probability that the Nazis had no reliable method for producing the quantities of enriched plutonium needed for a gun-type Pu bomb.
Ah, but with the new SuperAmazingFantasticSearches (tm), you no longer need to worry about where you store documents at all. This is just the first step in phasing out directory names altogether.
and returning to the good old days when men were men, women were women, mice ate cheese, and all files were in the root directory?
Wait... I think we've discovered the true secret of WinFS!
I can't help but think the name "B - Ark" would be ideal for the craft that takes our glorious leaders to the place of safety from where they may protect us in our hour of need. :]
For the first bit: a double-door cubbyhole thing that can only have 1 door open at a time (to pass stuff through into the cockpit securely)
For the second: a stewardess in the cockpit. call her a "Technical Specialist" or something.
However, if the people who want to take control of the plane are going to execute passengers in a deliberately cruel manner to get me to open the door and let them take control of the plane, what are they going to do once they have control?
Personally, I'd rather watch every passenger die that way than risk the consequences of giving control of an aircraft to a group of people insane enough to slit the throats of eight year old girls in the hopes that I'd let them into the cockpit.
If airline pilots can't be that detached, then something else needs to be done to prevent it. Perhaps make the pilot's door impossible to open while in flight.