That and the fact that the
picture (posted elsewhere by pyramidiot) clearly shows them using a parafoil - invented in the late 1960's if I recall correctly.
The ancient Egyptians definitely didn't have access to the theory behind these, let alone the materials necessary to build them. Could they have done it with a regular kite? Did they have kites in ancient Egypt?
My thoughts exactly. Burg misinterpreted Raskin's comments, quoted them out of context, and didn't cite the interview the comments were made in! From the original article -
His crime was referring in an offhand way to OS X as a "throwback" during a recent interview, saying
Nowhere does he say what "recent interview", or where to find it.
Readers of Burg's article couldn't read Raskin's comments in context, because there was no reference.
His crime was referring in an offhand
way to OS X as a "throwback" during a recent
interview, saying "Look at OS X, that Apple's
coming out with: everybody who works on it
says it's a throwback to the 1970s in terms of
structure. It's UNIX, it's backwards."
What "recent interview"? I'd like to see Raskin's comments in full, but Burg doesn't cite where this quote came from - for all we know he could be quoting out of context, or even making it up! How do we know?
Not very good for a professional journalist.
Why are you all taking Burg's unattributed quote of something Raskin may have said so seriously? Sheesh!
Because it's not really intended for use in laptop computers! From the article:
"IBM expects its OEM customers to incorporate the ITQX20 panel into products for medical, electronic publishing, drafting, image processing, media content creation, data visualization and financial applications, such as trading floors."
The 3-beam projectors I've seen don't give a precise enough display for these applications.
Nonsense! It's easy to write programs that use the appropriate look and feel for the system.
From the Java Tutorial:
"UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName() Specifies the look and feel for the current platform. On Win32 platforms, this specifies the Windows Look & Feel. On Mac OS platforms, this specifies the Mac OS Look & Feel. On Sun platforms, it specifies the CDE/Motif Look & Feel."
You don't need to relocate billions or even millions, just enough to ensure the survival of the species.
The smart thing to do would be to choose a small human population with a large genetic diversity, and a large enough selection of other animals, plants etc to keep the survivors fed. Noah's Ark, in other words.
The interesting part would be choosing who goes and who stays...
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Why don't you read his home page and find out? It's explained quite clearly there.
That and the fact that the picture (posted elsewhere by pyramidiot) clearly shows them using a parafoil - invented in the late 1960's if I recall correctly.
The ancient Egyptians definitely didn't have access to the theory behind these, let alone the materials necessary to build them. Could they have done it with a regular kite? Did they have kites in ancient Egypt?
I like the sand hydraulics theory myself.
This is why you lot keep losing Mars probes isn't it?
Clue: there are about 4 litres in a gallon.
Well if you were to read the Pioneer web page that was linked in the article, you'd know that
I'm not sure what that means, but it looks like they are tracking it for a reason!
Australia's ABC News has a report that the first pieces have started splashing down in the Pacific Ocean.
Never heard that one before. All the explanations I've read mention convection in the core, and coriolis force, but nothing about Ice Ages.
Can you give us a source?
My thoughts exactly. Burg misinterpreted Raskin's comments, quoted them out of context, and didn't cite the interview the comments were made in! From the original article -
Nowhere does he say what "recent interview", or where to find it. Readers of Burg's article couldn't read Raskin's comments in context, because there was no reference.
Very unprofessional if you ask me.
From Burg's article:
What "recent interview"? I'd like to see Raskin's comments in full, but Burg doesn't cite where this quote came from - for all we know he could be quoting out of context, or even making it up! How do we know? Not very good for a professional journalist.
Why are you all taking Burg's unattributed quote of something Raskin may have said so seriously? Sheesh!
The article is entitled "The Universe's Unseen Dimensions", in Scientific American, August 2000.
I guess the lesson is, register the domain name, then announce the project/company/whatever.
Stay one step ahead of the parasites.
>>Why LCD? Why not a 3 beam projector?
Because it's not really intended for use in laptop computers! From the article:
"IBM expects its OEM customers to incorporate the ITQX20 panel into products for medical, electronic publishing, drafting, image processing, media content creation, data visualization and financial applications, such as trading floors."
The 3-beam projectors I've seen don't give a precise enough display for these applications.
Nonsense! It's easy to write programs that use the appropriate look and feel for the system.
From the Java Tutorial:
"UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName()
Specifies the look and feel for the current platform. On Win32 platforms, this specifies the Windows Look & Feel. On Mac OS platforms, this specifies the Mac OS Look & Feel. On Sun platforms, it specifies the CDE/Motif Look & Feel."
You don't need to relocate billions or even millions, just enough to ensure the survival of the species.
The smart thing to do would be to choose a small human population with a large genetic diversity, and a large enough selection of other animals, plants etc to keep the survivors fed. Noah's Ark, in other words.
The interesting part would be choosing who goes and who stays...