Obviously you never read the book that "Were Were Soldiers" was based on, that battle was won by the US, the war was not. I agree with you on U-571, it was terrible. So, Monty, what's your point again?
What if FRANCE invented the Internet (I know, I'll give you a minute to catch your breathe from laughing at this imaginary scenario...ok) ? And the US DEMANDED to TAKE CONTROL of it?
What would you say ?
Thought so you ignorant moron. Go swear alligiance to your socialist Euro trash leaders. Stop thinking for yourself. Iran said do this so you jump and say "OK..please Mr Iran don't hurt us...pretty please?!?"
Yes the star will have moved, a VERY small amount. For instance, in a Sci-Fi show you refer to, lets say Star Trek, they have only traveled to roughly 25% or 7% (I can't remeber) of the Milky Way Galaxy. Just think about that for a second.
OK, now, they also travel many hundreds times faster than the speed of light in Star Trek. Greatly reducing the amount of time to travel from Star System A to Star System B. Also, they don't actually travel to a star, but a star system, then come closer to planets on impluse power.
So you see, the major navigation problems one would have traveling to another star system, its not the star moving...but the planets orbiting it. Your navigation software better account for their EXACT orbits from the time you jump, to the ETA of end jump.
Oh it also better account for any speed increase due to emergency SOS received from planet XYZ when the Borg attacks.
Baselines at the VLT can reach 200m, which makes the 10m mirror not quite as impressive.
How does this nonsense get modded as +5 Insightful ? The main problem with large ground based mirrors, be it the 8m VLT mirror sets, or 10m Keck/SALT, is atmospheric distortion, in particular the cell size of the distortions.
The VLT is supposed to have conquered this very old problem by having computers change the shape of the concave mirrors rapidly to detect the cell size distortion and correct for it. With this, supposdly, the images would show more detail than Hubble. In real life it hasn't quite worked out yet.
Want proof ? Visit the Hubble homepage and the VLT homepage and compare all of their "best images". Not even close and the Hubble is a mesely 2.8m mirror.
When the VLT beats hubble images, as they promised in the late 90's, then come calling me. Until then bugger off.
Whoever modded Doc "I'm gay" Ruby as insightful is a total moron, just like Doc himself. Does anyone read anymore? Do you Slashdot idiots think Doc "I'm gay" Ruby is a brilliant when he makes this crap up on the spot?
"The sensors are designed to monitor the fuel levels inside Discovery's external tank during launch in order to shut down the shuttle's main engines before propellant runs out. If one sensor fails, the shuttle could keep firing its engines on an empty tank, which is a hazardous situation, NASA officials said."
NOT USED IN SPACE MORON! WHO MODS THIS CRAP INSIGHTFUL?!?!?! THEY TELL THE ENGINES TO SHUT DOWN WHEN THE FULE IS GONE!!! NO MAGICAL VALVES AT ALL TARD BREATHE!!
You did not dispute ont thing he stated about gravity whatsoever. But you did prove that you do not know the difference between a fact (or law) and a theory trying to explain said fact (or law). This is something he was also trying to prove, and you just proved it for him. Thanks.
Gravity exists (law or fact). Prove it by dropping something. The theory of gravity tries to explain it.
Evolution exists (law or fact). Prove it by examing fossil records. The theory of Natural Selection tries to explain said fact.
Really?
"A man can have sexual pleasure from a child as young as a baby. However, he should not penetrate; sodomising the child is OK. If the man penetrates and damages the child then he should be responsible for her subsistence all her life. This girl, however, does not count as one of his four permanent wives. The man will not be eligible to marry the girl's sister.
-Ayatollah Khomeini"
Above quote from Khomeini's book, Tahrirolvasyleh, vol. 4, Darol Elm, Gom, Iran, 1990, Source: Homa)
Pitch black at night? Apparently you live in South Dakota or have never used a telescope in your backyard. I can read a book at night with all of the light pollution we create.
" It IS ready, there just needs to be commercial software written for it and even more commercial driver support."
You've just stated why it is NOT ready for the desktop while attempting to state it is ready. Its like saying an automobile engine is really a complete car and is ready for the road without the rest of the frame/tires/gas/seats etc etc
You can so add the space shuttle to the ISS without changing "harmonics" you dup-wad!
Dock it as we always have in the past and leave it docked. When another Soyuz comes up, undock the space shuttle and orbit for a bit while the Soyuz unloads its crap.
When Soyuz leaves for Earth, re-dock Space Shuttle.
I thought you meant Cpoland the movie. Lots of Hollywood hype and fluff. A bunch of stars that clashed since there was too many of them, and the worst celebrity of all picked for the leading role.
At the end of every war existed peace.....until the next war that is.
I do know that to the victor goes the spoils! This is why there is no French equivalent to the word "spoils". Don't believe me? Look it up in the nearest French dictionary!
James and Hogwash, I applaud you! Both are added to my friends list.
Judging by his name and comments, I also agree he is French or French Canadian. And has no clue what he is talking about. You sirs, are extraordinary gentlemen. I congratulate you.
P.S. France was behind these horrific attacks. We all know it. Shall we invade?
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Obviously you never read the book that "Were Were Soldiers" was based on, that battle was won by the US, the war was not. I agree with you on U-571, it was terrible. So, Monty, what's your point again?
They are not "your employees".
What if FRANCE invented the Internet (I know, I'll give you a minute to catch your breathe from laughing at this imaginary scenario...ok) ? And the US DEMANDED to TAKE CONTROL of it?
What would you say ?
Thought so you ignorant moron. Go swear alligiance to your socialist Euro trash leaders. Stop thinking for yourself. Iran said do this so you jump and say "OK..please Mr Iran don't hurt us...pretty please?!?"
My God you make me sick.
What if someone in the EU invented it, and the US was DEMANDING to take it over? What would old Europe say to that?
Thought so, idiot. Yeah...yeah..Iran said do this...so we must swear alligiance to France and do what they say!!!
WAKE UP EURO-TRASH
OK, now, they also travel many hundreds times faster than the speed of light in Star Trek. Greatly reducing the amount of time to travel from Star System A to Star System B. Also, they don't actually travel to a star, but a star system, then come closer to planets on impluse power.
So you see, the major navigation problems one would have traveling to another star system, its not the star moving...but the planets orbiting it. Your navigation software better account for their EXACT orbits from the time you jump, to the ETA of end jump.
Oh it also better account for any speed increase due to emergency SOS received from planet XYZ when the Borg attacks.
http://www.moller.com/ Check the FAQ section for the M400 model.
How does this nonsense get modded as +5 Insightful ? The main problem with large ground based mirrors, be it the 8m VLT mirror sets, or 10m Keck/SALT, is atmospheric distortion, in particular the cell size of the distortions.
The VLT is supposed to have conquered this very old problem by having computers change the shape of the concave mirrors rapidly to detect the cell size distortion and correct for it. With this, supposdly, the images would show more detail than Hubble. In real life it hasn't quite worked out yet.
Want proof ? Visit the Hubble homepage and the VLT homepage and compare all of their "best images". Not even close and the Hubble is a mesely 2.8m mirror.
When the VLT beats hubble images, as they promised in the late 90's, then come calling me. Until then bugger off.
....must be running linux at linux-world.net, eh ?
Thank you for proving my earlier point!
Uh you can read your own post. YOU STATED "if it fails in space" AND YOU STATED its a valve. Why don't you admit you ARE TOTALLY WRONG!!!!!
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/050724_sts114 _preflight.html
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/050713_sts114 _scrubupdate.html
No mention, from NASA themselves, about your magical VALVE theory? Did you make that up in your mom's basement while painting your model rockets?
ITS A FUEL GAUGE not a valve, tard.
"The sensors are designed to monitor the fuel levels inside Discovery's external tank during launch in order to shut down the shuttle's main engines before propellant runs out. If one sensor fails, the shuttle could keep firing its engines on an empty tank, which is a hazardous situation, NASA officials said."
NOT USED IN SPACE MORON! WHO MODS THIS CRAP INSIGHTFUL?!?!?! THEY TELL THE ENGINES TO SHUT DOWN WHEN THE FULE IS GONE!!! NO MAGICAL VALVES AT ALL TARD BREATHE!!
The "gang" at NASA has a little more intelligence than you, that much is obvious.
The model rockets you put together in your Mom's basement, to this day, really don't give you any credibility to judge NASA. Sorry, play again later!
Gravity exists (law or fact). Prove it by dropping something. The theory of gravity tries to explain it.
Evolution exists (law or fact). Prove it by examing fossil records. The theory of Natural Selection tries to explain said fact.
Why I am wasting my time...
Oh, your dictionary is probably underneath that large stack of bibles next to your night stand.
Who are we at war with now?
You must be new here. Ever hear of Jose Padilla?
We know, your grammar gives you away.
Really? "A man can have sexual pleasure from a child as young as a baby. However, he should not penetrate; sodomising the child is OK. If the man penetrates and damages the child then he should be responsible for her subsistence all her life. This girl, however, does not count as one of his four permanent wives. The man will not be eligible to marry the girl's sister. -Ayatollah Khomeini" Above quote from Khomeini's book, Tahrirolvasyleh, vol. 4, Darol Elm, Gom, Iran, 1990, Source: Homa)
Pitch black at night? Apparently you live in South Dakota or have never used a telescope in your backyard. I can read a book at night with all of the light pollution we create.
You've just stated why it is NOT ready for the desktop while attempting to state it is ready. Its like saying an automobile engine is really a complete car and is ready for the road without the rest of the frame/tires/gas/seats etc etc
Why don't you get this? Everyone else does...
Dock it as we always have in the past and leave it docked. When another Soyuz comes up, undock the space shuttle and orbit for a bit while the Soyuz unloads its crap.
When Soyuz leaves for Earth, re-dock Space Shuttle.
Kind of like parking in New York City.
I thought you meant Cpoland the movie. Lots of Hollywood hype and fluff. A bunch of stars that clashed since there was too many of them, and the worst celebrity of all picked for the leading role.
I do know that to the victor goes the spoils! This is why there is no French equivalent to the word "spoils". Don't believe me? Look it up in the nearest French dictionary!
Judging by his name and comments, I also agree he is French or French Canadian. And has no clue what he is talking about. You sirs, are extraordinary gentlemen. I congratulate you.
P.S. France was behind these horrific attacks. We all know it. Shall we invade?
No no no, let non-Iranians tell YOU what YOU think. Yes, that's how it works!