Were talking about hundreds of millions of years, what makes you think our current civilization will be stable on those time scales? Large scale disasters such as nuclear war or asteroid strikes that may be unlikely in the short term become very likely given enough time. Any kind of disaster or civilization collapse could lead to groups of humans becoming reproductively isolated, leading to speciation events. The idea that we will still be the same species in a hundred million years time seems pretty unlikely to me. Not impossible, but unlikely.
The public's attention for exoplanets is already waning.
One day I expect Kepler to discover an Earth-like planet with an Earth-like atmosphere and the public won't even care. Getting funding to image the surface of that planet will be an uphill battle and even if the returned images show undoubted proof of intelligent life, people still won't care.
Because the asteroids in our solar system are made of the same "star-stuff" that Earth is made from. In other words, the elements in our asteroids were made in the same star or stars as the elements in the Earth. So it's unlikely we'd find any elements in an asteroid that we couldn't find here on Earth. That's why.
I do agree that we have to look out for our own behavoir, but but idiots posting phone numbers on/. is not the same as a "jounalist" posting personal info about someone's mom as news.
"If Daryl McBride's personal information had been published (and it seems like at some point it was, although I can't find the story now), everyone would be cheering the public's "right to know."
M'oG went to PJ's mother's home, harrassed her, and then published her address and photos of her home on the Internet. No one did anything like that to any SCOX board member, and if they had, the linux community's name would have been dragged through the mud in the media. There's only one possible reason for publishing PJ's mom's personal info, and that's "We know where you live" style intimidation, pure and simple.
The summary judgement was denied because it was "premature". IBM can refile or renew the motion at the close of discovery. It's true that the case is far from over, but unless SCO coughs up some competent evidence of disputed facts, summary judgement is inevitable.
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Angry wives? I love that game!
McDonalds has been doing this for years.
We're now seeing examples where DNA can be contaminated with arsenic. Fixed that for ya,
Because Chrome OS is useless without Internet access.
It is common place in much of the world (think China). It's US research that's been held back. But I do agree, it is sad.
It doesn't matter if I leave a DNA sample, they can just make one.
Were talking about hundreds of millions of years, what makes you think our current civilization will be stable on those time scales? Large scale disasters such as nuclear war or asteroid strikes that may be unlikely in the short term become very likely given enough time. Any kind of disaster or civilization collapse could lead to groups of humans becoming reproductively isolated, leading to speciation events. The idea that we will still be the same species in a hundred million years time seems pretty unlikely to me. Not impossible, but unlikely.
News flash buddy, all of your genes are monkey genes. Yes, I know you are joking.
The public's attention for exoplanets is already waning.
One day I expect Kepler to discover an Earth-like planet with an Earth-like atmosphere and the public won't even care. Getting funding to image the surface of that planet will be an uphill battle and even if the returned images show undoubted proof of intelligent life, people still won't care.
Can you imagine that?
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Because the asteroids in our solar system are made of the same "star-stuff" that Earth is made from. In other words, the elements in our asteroids were made in the same star or stars as the elements in the Earth. So it's unlikely we'd find any elements in an asteroid that we couldn't find here on Earth. That's why.
That's 0x as in 05 as in 2005. So C++05 or C++06.
I do agree that we have to look out for our own behavoir, but but idiots posting phone numbers on /. is not the same as a "jounalist" posting personal info about someone's mom as news.
Dee-Ann LeBlanc is a woman.
"If Daryl McBride's personal information had been published (and it seems like at some point it was, although I can't find the story now), everyone would be cheering the public's "right to know."
M'oG went to PJ's mother's home, harrassed her, and then published her address and photos of her home on the Internet. No one did anything like that to any SCOX board member, and if they had, the linux community's name would have been dragged through the mud in the media. There's only one possible reason for publishing PJ's mom's personal info, and that's "We know where you live" style intimidation, pure and simple.
Of course, you can always blame us. That's why we're here!
The summary judgement was denied because it was "premature". IBM can refile or renew the motion at the close of discovery. It's true that the case is far from over, but unless SCO coughs up some competent evidence of disputed facts, summary judgement is inevitable.