If the internet is "a convenient resource for finding much-talked-about events on video", then "Large net portals and a handful of smaller sites are looking to"...EXTEND/ADVANCE/IMPROVE "that." By using the word "change", the article suggests that the internet is not already a convenient resource for finding video, of which the opposite is stated in the opening part of the sentence.
Ok, I feel better now...
..RAM was so expensive, and the prices only got higher over time. For really good, reliable RAM from a trusted manufacturer you really have to pay out the nose.
Produce plans for a very inexpensive, homebrew USB weather station that can sense humidity, temperature and barometric pressure. Design a very simple IRC program that pulls the current weather data from the connected pc's station when sent a request. Host the program, plans and step by step instructions on how to build/operate the station on a free website. Post link to website on/. F U weather data hogs.
First off, it's nothing revolutionary...it's a freakin gyrocopter. Kit gyrocopters have been around for decades. Secondly, there's no way this guy is going to get 50k for this piece of crap...no matter how many plastic parts he attaches to it...it's still a damn kit gyrocopter. This is a purely recreational vehicle...no one is going to want to fly to dinner and a movie in this thing...it's not even an enclosed cabin. That's like selling an ATV for 50k. I hate articles like this.
1. Alchohol and Space Travel are probably not a good mix...therefore ruling out 95% of the population.
2. Traveling huge distances for long periods of time and still receiving spam in your inbox would be enough to break anybody.
3. Michael Jackson's face would not be able to withstand zero gravity.
...that a very Bad Thing happening to humans here on Earth would be a very Good Thing in the long run...and who would want to mess that up by fostering another "nest" of overbred, self-exalted monkeys somewhere else?
is if the probe that we are crashing into this comet, breaks the comet into several large pieces, and one of those pieces happens to take a route toward Earth.
You have a good point. My only reason for trying to narrow the wavelength would be 1.) to lessen the chances that this would be detected as a natural emitter of radiation, like a quasar or pulsar or whatever, and 2.) to be able to penetrate space dust more effectively because of the distance involved. However, I like your 2-device idea as well. I'm wondering if it might be possible to entangle two particles, and seal one in a probe that is sent out, and keep the other here on earth. When the probe particle is observed, we will know here on earth when we go to observe it's twin, and notice that the properties are different than when we sent it. I'm not too knowledgable on quantum mechanics, so I'm just speculating with layman's knowledge.
I dont have an extensive knowledge of how this works, but I have read that you can entangle two particles with the same "spin" or properties, then if one particle is observed, it will automatically change the other particle. Would it be possible to seal one entangled particle in a probe and send it out with a solar sail for propulsion, and keep the other entangled twin here? We could periodically check the status of the particle, and when we observe it change states from our observation, we would know that it's twin had been observed.
Mounting the laser on a satellite outside of the Earth's atomosphere would greatly boost the distance the beam would travel. In addition, an analysis of space dust may provide insight into which frequency of light would travel best in such an environment.
I've always thought that instead of trying to send messages or whatever, a beacon would be the best bet. This is much more likely to draw a response, since curiosity is an inherent trait even in animals. A very large, very powerful laser emitting at an obviously artificial wavelength, like blue or green for example, could be mounted on a satellite, which could be set in a stationary orbit between Earth and the Sun, and could be set to rotate at a specific rate. This would produce a plainly artifical beacon that would travel fast, be very recognizable, and draw immediate response from a civilization capable of such communication. What we do after we get a response is another matter completely. I honestly don't believe we are ready for that as a species. We can't even communicate effectively with each other.
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If the internet is "a convenient resource for finding much-talked-about events on video", then "Large net portals and a handful of smaller sites are looking to"...EXTEND/ADVANCE/IMPROVE "that." By using the word "change", the article suggests that the internet is not already a convenient resource for finding video, of which the opposite is stated in the opening part of the sentence. Ok, I feel better now...
i've been herbalizing for years and i have an above average IQ. that's like saying that...um...crap, what were we talking about?
..RAM was so expensive, and the prices only got higher over time. For really good, reliable RAM from a trusted manufacturer you really have to pay out the nose.
Produce plans for a very inexpensive, homebrew USB weather station that can sense humidity, temperature and barometric pressure. Design a very simple IRC program that pulls the current weather data from the connected pc's station when sent a request. Host the program, plans and step by step instructions on how to build/operate the station on a free website. Post link to website on /.
F U weather data hogs.
First off, it's nothing revolutionary...it's a freakin gyrocopter. Kit gyrocopters have been around for decades. Secondly, there's no way this guy is going to get 50k for this piece of crap...no matter how many plastic parts he attaches to it...it's still a damn kit gyrocopter. This is a purely recreational vehicle...no one is going to want to fly to dinner and a movie in this thing...it's not even an enclosed cabin. That's like selling an ATV for 50k. I hate articles like this.
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1. Alchohol and Space Travel are probably not a good mix...therefore ruling out 95% of the population. 2. Traveling huge distances for long periods of time and still receiving spam in your inbox would be enough to break anybody. 3. Michael Jackson's face would not be able to withstand zero gravity.
...that a very Bad Thing happening to humans here on Earth would be a very Good Thing in the long run...and who would want to mess that up by fostering another "nest" of overbred, self-exalted monkeys somewhere else?
is if the probe that we are crashing into this comet, breaks the comet into several large pieces, and one of those pieces happens to take a route toward Earth.
You have a good point. My only reason for trying to narrow the wavelength would be 1.) to lessen the chances that this would be detected as a natural emitter of radiation, like a quasar or pulsar or whatever, and 2.) to be able to penetrate space dust more effectively because of the distance involved. However, I like your 2-device idea as well. I'm wondering if it might be possible to entangle two particles, and seal one in a probe that is sent out, and keep the other here on earth. When the probe particle is observed, we will know here on earth when we go to observe it's twin, and notice that the properties are different than when we sent it. I'm not too knowledgable on quantum mechanics, so I'm just speculating with layman's knowledge.
lmao...man, you just made me spill my cheatos.
looks like that should have read "for the life of our servers, which will be 5 ms after our link gets posted on /."
I dont have an extensive knowledge of how this works, but I have read that you can entangle two particles with the same "spin" or properties, then if one particle is observed, it will automatically change the other particle. Would it be possible to seal one entangled particle in a probe and send it out with a solar sail for propulsion, and keep the other entangled twin here? We could periodically check the status of the particle, and when we observe it change states from our observation, we would know that it's twin had been observed.
Mounting the laser on a satellite outside of the Earth's atomosphere would greatly boost the distance the beam would travel. In addition, an analysis of space dust may provide insight into which frequency of light would travel best in such an environment.
I've always thought that instead of trying to send messages or whatever, a beacon would be the best bet. This is much more likely to draw a response, since curiosity is an inherent trait even in animals. A very large, very powerful laser emitting at an obviously artificial wavelength, like blue or green for example, could be mounted on a satellite, which could be set in a stationary orbit between Earth and the Sun, and could be set to rotate at a specific rate. This would produce a plainly artifical beacon that would travel fast, be very recognizable, and draw immediate response from a civilization capable of such communication. What we do after we get a response is another matter completely. I honestly don't believe we are ready for that as a species. We can't even communicate effectively with each other.
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