You're analogy is better than you think. The U.S. and Russia aren't fully bound by the Antarctica treaty. From The CIA World Factbook
Australia, Chile, and Argentina claim Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) rights or similar over 200 nm extensions seaward from their continental claims, but like the claims themselves, these zones are not accepted by other countries; 20 of 27 Antarctic consultative nations have made no claims to Antarctic territory (although Russia and the US have reserved the right to do so)
My school, Polytechnic University in Brooklyn, offers a BS in Liberal Arts. It's supposed to be equivalent to a technical communications major, but it's really just a way for people who can't figure out the math or the CS to keep giving the school money.
Right now there's only one nanopolicy. It's 1*10^-9 of a single policy unit. Scaled down, a nanopolicy is stronger and more efficient than a normal-sized policy, but the application is still mostly theory.
I would not mind slide tackling an autonomous robot. They would fall the same as any other biped, but their components are more delicate, and they don't heal on their own. What would concern me (as a goalkeeper) is fielding a precision, laser guided shot travelling with the speed of a cannonball.
What worries me most is that the new director could be the man in charge of the "missile defense" system. It's unsuccessful, unverified, way over budget, and fails most tests until the test criteria are re-written to make a failure a success. This is not the sort of person you want running a civilian research and scientific space agency.
You said it. What's more worrying still is that this is a trend in every government position with and kind of influence. That means that if, hypothetically, it turned out that there was incompetence in the command of the country, there would effectively be no way to change the power structure.
Point 1: Space exploration is our only chance if we ever hope to get off this rock. Obviously, things like materials synthesis and training of astronauts are costly, but the consolation is that we may hope to come up with a solution for how to continue human life. Call me a cynic, but I consider it pretty unlikely that we humans can survive our technological adulthood while we still struggle with our social pubescence.
Point 2: This point is a little more abstract, so bear with me. I think cost should not even have a bearing on this. Exploration is one of the most important of human endeavors, just cuz it helps us make sense of our surroundings. I don't know what we hope to find. I don't really care. I just think it's important to look anyway.
In the old days, there were explorers who set out in those kickass tall ships to have adventures. It's romantic, but the romance captivated people and they went anyway.
Perhaps the best example of this is the Endurance (ship). In 1913, Sir Earnest Shackleton of Great Britan put out a classified ad announcing that he needed a crew, preferably people with specialized skills, for an exploration of Antartica that would be terrifically dangerous and unpaid. This full-disclosure ad got thousands of responses. The world was on the brink of total war, but the Queen and the British government gave the mission their full blessing and support. In 1914, the crew of the Endurance left on a doomed voyage. They got stuck in thickening ice, and the ship was crushed. Shackleton led his starving crew across 800 miles of frozen wasteland to ultimate rescue, and every last man survived. For the full story, I recommend Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage, an excellent book if there's anyone out there who still reads books.
This is missing from our culture these days, and I would like very much to see this spirit of adventure returned to the dollar-chasing monotony of daily life.
There are no lobbies to protect the rights of people sharing files illegally. Big tobacco has senators in their pockets. So do your car and gun manufacturers, and pharmacuticals do big time. This case could go either way, but in this case the RIAA has all the money.
Where's the Blackberry_OS.tar.gz?! Still waiting here...
I heard it's going to be compatible with OSX pretty soon. A step in the right direction. But I don't like using the Windows partition for anything if I can avoid it.
I love the Blackberry. I hate the incompatable OS.
This is fantastic news. It's actually heartwarming to me to see that there are people trying to provide open source solutions to anyone who wants them. Linux for everyone!
I'm going to reluctantly agree with you on this one.
On the one hand, nuclear waste and spent nuclear fuel is a catastrophe in a container. The spent uranium from a nuclear reactor has a half life (if I remember this correctly) of 600 million years. That's 600 million years until it's only HALF as radioactive.
Not to mention that there are examples of things going wrong (read: Chernobyl, Three Mile Island).
On the other hand, nuclear energy has proven itself to be a viable solution to this problem:
We burn, each year, around a million years worth of accumulated hydrocarbons.
So I'll allow it.
Now that you have my blessing you can go and get started handling that boron water, and I'll just try to make do with my bike.
I'm just heartbroken. Boo-hoooo-hoooooo-hoo! The *sniff* advertisers are losing all their *sniff* money because I... selfishly block their ads! Waaaaahhhhhgh! I'm a terrible person! Please, *sniff* boo-hoooo, sell me a cameraphone!
I feel so awful for the poor advertisers that I'm going to just go and unblock my unrequested popups and click on the monkey.
This being slashdot, everyone here is going to say the program sux before they've seen it or tested it, or downloaded anything 50x faster with it than they even could with the regular torrent.
Prepare for the next generation of filesharing utility!
First of all, I'd try to get a side job that didn't involve staring at a computer screen for another 6 hours after I got home. Prevent the eye twitch! I mean, dear GOD make it stop!
So if it were me, I'd get a job outside. Day labor, landscaping, pool cleaning etc.
If you're not into fresh air, maybe try developing some halfway decent Linux games. Tuxracer gets old.
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Australia, Chile, and Argentina claim Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) rights or similar over 200 nm extensions seaward from their continental claims, but like the claims themselves, these zones are not accepted by other countries; 20 of 27 Antarctic consultative nations have made no claims to Antarctic territory (although Russia and the US have reserved the right to do so)
My school, Polytechnic University in Brooklyn, offers a BS in Liberal Arts. It's supposed to be equivalent to a technical communications major, but it's really just a way for people who can't figure out the math or the CS to keep giving the school money.
cuz she dumped you.
Right now there's only one nanopolicy. It's 1*10^-9 of a single policy unit. Scaled down, a nanopolicy is stronger and more efficient than a normal-sized policy, but the application is still mostly theory.
*flush*
I would not mind slide tackling an autonomous robot. They would fall the same as any other biped, but their components are more delicate, and they don't heal on their own. What would concern me (as a goalkeeper) is fielding a precision, laser guided shot travelling with the speed of a cannonball.
The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all. --John F. Kennedy
Hell yeah! Let's slashdot the Amish server. That'll make em remember why they gave up electricity.
Point 2: This point is a little more abstract, so bear with me. I think cost should not even have a bearing on this. Exploration is one of the most important of human endeavors, just cuz it helps us make sense of our surroundings. I don't know what we hope to find. I don't really care. I just think it's important to look anyway.
In the old days, there were explorers who set out in those kickass tall ships to have adventures. It's romantic, but the romance captivated people and they went anyway.
Perhaps the best example of this is the Endurance (ship). In 1913, Sir Earnest Shackleton of Great Britan put out a classified ad announcing that he needed a crew, preferably people with specialized skills, for an exploration of Antartica that would be terrifically dangerous and unpaid. This full-disclosure ad got thousands of responses. The world was on the brink of total war, but the Queen and the British government gave the mission their full blessing and support. In 1914, the crew of the Endurance left on a doomed voyage. They got stuck in thickening ice, and the ship was crushed. Shackleton led his starving crew across 800 miles of frozen wasteland to ultimate rescue, and every last man survived. For the full story, I recommend Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage, an excellent book if there's anyone out there who still reads books.
This is missing from our culture these days, and I would like very much to see this spirit of adventure returned to the dollar-chasing monotony of daily life.
It's true. 10 million downloads != 10 million users. I've got 2 just on my laptop.
You just like Venezuela cuz it's got S. America's hottest women.
There are no lobbies to protect the rights of people sharing files illegally. Big tobacco has senators in their pockets. So do your car and gun manufacturers, and pharmacuticals do big time. This case could go either way, but in this case the RIAA has all the money.
Get on the ball, Moderators!
The Lumber State!
Second.
Where's the Blackberry_OS.tar.gz?! Still waiting here...
I heard it's going to be compatible with OSX pretty soon. A step in the right direction. But I don't like using the Windows partition for anything if I can avoid it.
I love the Blackberry. I hate the incompatable OS.
This is fantastic news. It's actually heartwarming to me to see that there are people trying to provide open source solutions to anyone who wants them. Linux for everyone!
First of all, nice post.
I'm just heartbroken. Boo-hoooo-hoooooo-hoo! The *sniff* advertisers are losing all their *sniff* money because I... selfishly block their ads! Waaaaahhhhhgh! I'm a terrible person! Please, *sniff* boo-hoooo, sell me a cameraphone!
I feel so awful for the poor advertisers that I'm going to just go and unblock my unrequested popups and click on the monkey.
Looks like we're about to find out. Prepare to be 0wned, MS blogger!
Damn right
This being slashdot, everyone here is going to say the program sux before they've seen it or tested it, or downloaded anything 50x faster with it than they even could with the regular torrent.
Prepare for the next generation of filesharing utility!
First of all, I'd try to get a side job that didn't involve staring at a computer screen for another 6 hours after I got home. Prevent the eye twitch! I mean, dear GOD make it stop! So if it were me, I'd get a job outside. Day labor, landscaping, pool cleaning etc. If you're not into fresh air, maybe try developing some halfway decent Linux games. Tuxracer gets old.