So i am in the car store and they sell to models:
Car A prefers to save the life of others in certain circumstances.
Car B prefers to save my life in these circumstances.
Which car do you think i am going to buy?
Depends on the complexity of the problem. But with only 1-2 mloc, problems usually aren't to complicated. If the problem is both serious and affects only a small part of the software, patches can be issued in 10-60 minutes after reporting the problem. More often though, it can take 1 or a couple of days before we fix a problem.
The key to fast response it the ability to deliver small patches that don't take a lot of effort to install. Our patches are installed on a central server, and then automatically installed on each of the clients whenever the client starts a program.
This is just stupid. Most people (other than slashdot readers) actually appear to like getting spammed, since they keep buying the shit. This man is just doing them a favour.
If my back on envelop calculations are correct, the moon receives 10^16 joules of sunlight every second.
The impact would generate some 5*10^18 joules (impact energy is less on moon than earth, because of the lower gravity).
So even if only 1% of energy is emitted as visible light, the blast should outshine the full moon and should be easily visible even in the daytime.
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So i am in the car store and they sell to models: Car A prefers to save the life of others in certain circumstances. Car B prefers to save my life in these circumstances. Which car do you think i am going to buy?
Depends on the complexity of the problem. But with only 1-2 mloc, problems usually aren't to complicated. If the problem is both serious and affects only a small part of the software, patches can be issued in 10-60 minutes after reporting the problem. More often though, it can take 1 or a couple of days before we fix a problem. The key to fast response it the ability to deliver small patches that don't take a lot of effort to install. Our patches are installed on a central server, and then automatically installed on each of the clients whenever the client starts a program.
Microbes may survive UV light if they are shielded from UV light... These researchers should be given a nobel prize!
This is just stupid. Most people (other than slashdot readers) actually appear to like getting spammed, since they keep buying the shit. This man is just doing them a favour.
If my back on envelop calculations are correct, the moon receives 10^16 joules of sunlight every second. The impact would generate some 5*10^18 joules (impact energy is less on moon than earth, because of the lower gravity). So even if only 1% of energy is emitted as visible light, the blast should outshine the full moon and should be easily visible even in the daytime.
Anybody known how much chance for a moon impact? That would be so cool to see happen.
damn.. i was just ready writing my patent application for the for loop. :-)