And when they all agree to manipulate prices, restrict supply or implement other restrictions on the market it's called collusion and it's just as illegal as if one company does it.
A rocket engine is a pretty specialized piece of hardware, and without any major world wars going on, who's going to invest in advancing the technology for faster rockets? The airline industry is in dire straits as it is, it's not exactly going to be developing rocket jetliners anytime soon.
So I don't really see which of currently researched techs could make the rocket engine cheaper. I'd like to hear your thoughts on which of the technologies you mentioned (or any others) look likely to produce a better rocket engine?
Maybe ICBMs? Seems the big corps love war nowadays...
Don't fly an Airbus plane owned by Hawaiian Airlines, with the flight number HAL9000.
If the pilot of such a flight tries to disengage the autopilot, nothing will happen except for the Bitching Bob saying "I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that."
(Then the pilot will say, "Who's Dave? My name is Greg.")
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The majority of Apple consumers don't care.
The majority of Apple consumers are rich. If you can afford each of these frequent hardware upgrades, you obviously have money to burn.
And when they all agree to manipulate prices, restrict supply or implement other restrictions on the market it's called collusion and it's just as illegal as if one company does it.
It's also called a cartel.
Time for a Second American Revolution, I bet. Storm the vaults of the big corporations and take back what is rightfully yours.
For better or worse, it is generally the case that Legacy Systems Win.
Does that include the RIAA/MPAA?
You kill pirates. Just like in the real world. Shoot them and dump them in the ocean. If it takes 10 million so be it.
More like 1000 million.
Not just that, but if they are in so much trouble, why do I keep reading about new moviegoer record sales every year?
I'm thinking they're just making those figures up, the same way a lot of statistics are produced these days.
Euro not worth a Continental, eh?
Wait... It is a continental.
...redefine the kilogram by just throwing out the prototypes and starting over from scratch?
You mean this kind of circular?
It's just meant to look good. And besides, since the blazon just says "ones and zeroes", you can feel free to put any binary number in that space.
Isn't that just over one person per IPv4 address?
...should be classified as "Eric Idle". (gets crushed by a big cartoon foot)
"Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out."
It's "two thousand ten". The conjunction "and" is not used when spelling out a number.
A rocket engine is a pretty specialized piece of hardware, and without any major world wars going on, who's going to invest in advancing the technology for faster rockets? The airline industry is in dire straits as it is, it's not exactly going to be developing rocket jetliners anytime soon.
So I don't really see which of currently researched techs could make the rocket engine cheaper. I'd like to hear your thoughts on which of the technologies you mentioned (or any others) look likely to produce a better rocket engine?
Maybe ICBMs? Seems the big corps love war nowadays...
She wants her song back.
"Galileo, Galileo, Galileo, Galileo, Galileo figaro, here we GO-OH-OH-OH!!!!!"
Well, if GPS is the king of sat-nav systems, then Galileo will certainly be the "Queen." ;-)
Don't fly an Airbus plane owned by Hawaiian Airlines, with the flight number HAL9000.
If the pilot of such a flight tries to disengage the autopilot, nothing will happen except for the Bitching Bob saying "I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that."
(Then the pilot will say, "Who's Dave? My name is Greg.")
...in North Korea, where the Internet is simply prohibited altogether.
Rearrange the letters in "Steven Anthony Ballmer" and you get "horny navel stamen belt".
I'll take "Companies That Make Shitty Games" FOR $2000, Alex.
After he does this test, let's see if he can do takeoffs and landings using that contraption.
Nothing like using a human body as a fuselage, I bet... ;)
My assault rifle guarantees habeas corpus for my friends and family.
Which model? AK-47?
Make sure it's AD&D, and not AT&T.
Well, they do have the Nanaimo Parkway now.