DoD got their hands too goddamn deep into the shuttle program. I'll be particularly interested to hear, whenever we're finally allowed to, what DoD actually did on the classified shuttle flights.
But the shuttle SRBs definitely don't suck. They're damn good SRBs.
They probably just helped unfurl some large antennas or camouflage systems. Some of the non-shuttle-launched spy satellites have radio antennas the size of a football field.
The hula hoop seems to have lasted longer than Facebook has so far. Yes, Facebook is a fad, I've said as much before. Computing is still evolving, and so is the internet. So, Facebook is the biggest, hottest thing right now in "social networking". Big deal. It's still a fad.
So is Windows, for that matter.
The hula hoop seems to have lasted longer than the Internet so far. Yes, Internet is a fad, I've said as much before. Society is still evolving, and so is computing. So, the Internet is the biggest, hottest thing right now in "computing". Big deal. It's still a fad. So is electricity, for that matter.
Interestingly, a one dimensional space with no beginning or end requires two dimensions to represent it; the circumference of a circle is a one dimensional space that has no beginning or end. Similarly, a two dimensional space with no beginning or end can be represented as the surface of a three dimensional sphere.
What? That's not true at all. A one-dimensional space requires one dimension to represent it.
Nothing wrong with what GP said at all! But I thought comment was funny, nonetheless:
I can't believe you waded into a thread about how the Chinese obtained technology from a SHOT DOWN F-117 to remind us just how stealth they are.
Common operating procedure was to create corridors in adversaries' radar coverage that allowed F-117s to penetrate without being detected, where non-stealth aircraft would otherwise have been detected.
This IS how relativity works... if you hop in a spaceship with a magical engine and keep accelerating, you can reach your destination 100 light years away in less than one year as far as the occupants of the spaceship are concerned.
I really don't want to be pessimistic... why don't we return to the moon a few times, first? Nobody will seriously plan for a Mars mission without serious technology demonstrations on the moon. Personally, I think we will be back to the moon within the next 50 years. However, Mars is completely out of the question for the next 50 years.
Not faster, just able to move outside of the missile's maximum range before the missile has a chance to catch out. The missile runs out of fuel long before it is able to reach the aircraft.
Parent is wrong. Ordnance Survey maps are NOT magnetic north aligned. They are aligned to OS Grid North, which is fixed wrt the UK (but not congruent with True North). Each printed map sheet has a diagram indicating the deviation from grid north of magnetic north at the centre of the sheet at a given epoch. When taking a bearing with a protractor compass, it is necessary to account for the magnetic deviation before following that bearing (in Scotland, magnetic north is currently 2 deg west of grid north).
But that magnetic deviation (example: add 8.5 degrees when converting from grid north to magnetic north) will need to be update more often than it used to be, as that value changes.
Ordnance Survey Maps don't use Magnetic North, but they do give you an offset with expected annual deviation
And they are probably one of the best maps available
No, but compasses do, which means the maps themselves grow out-of-date faster and faster. You will need to update your magnetic deviation value more often.
The reason why there are so many better male chess players than women chess players is because there are a lot more boys and men playing chess than women.
The reason why there are so many better male swimmer/runner/marathoners than women is because there are a lot more boys and men doing these activities than women.
Or maybe men and women are not equally capable in all endeavors.
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DoD got their hands too goddamn deep into the shuttle program. I'll be particularly interested to hear, whenever we're finally allowed to, what DoD actually did on the classified shuttle flights.
But the shuttle SRBs definitely don't suck. They're damn good SRBs.
They probably just helped unfurl some large antennas or camouflage systems. Some of the non-shuttle-launched spy satellites have radio antennas the size of a football field.
The hula hoop seems to have lasted longer than Facebook has so far. Yes, Facebook is a fad, I've said as much before. Computing is still evolving, and so is the internet. So, Facebook is the biggest, hottest thing right now in "social networking". Big deal. It's still a fad. So is Windows, for that matter.
The hula hoop seems to have lasted longer than the Internet so far. Yes, Internet is a fad, I've said as much before. Society is still evolving, and so is computing. So, the Internet is the biggest, hottest thing right now in "computing". Big deal. It's still a fad. So is electricity, for that matter.
Interestingly, a one dimensional space with no beginning or end requires two dimensions to represent it; the circumference of a circle is a one dimensional space that has no beginning or end. Similarly, a two dimensional space with no beginning or end can be represented as the surface of a three dimensional sphere.
What? That's not true at all. A one-dimensional space requires one dimension to represent it.
I even screwed up my comment about it. Stuff happens, sometimes.
Here's the link to Google Labs' Julia Map. Also, there's an obvious typo in the summary title. I'm unhappy with Slashdot lately.
Here's the link to Google Labs' . Also, there's an obvious typo in the summary title. I'm unhappy with Slashdot lately.
And please note: a faster bar > bigger bar, because of ½mv^2.
That's not what that means. You don't know what you're talking about.
I can't believe you waded into a thread about how the Chinese obtained technology from a SHOT DOWN F-117 to remind us just how stealth they are.
Common operating procedure was to create corridors in adversaries' radar coverage that allowed F-117s to penetrate without being detected, where non-stealth aircraft would otherwise have been detected.
It's easy to get more out than humans put in. OP is wrong.
More out than in = no
Use a lighter for a split second on a piece of paper, then turn it off. Bam. More out than you put in.
I didn't click "anonymous" on that post, or this one.
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1.21 * 0.66 = 0.7986 jiggawhats
This IS how relativity works... if you hop in a spaceship with a magical engine and keep accelerating, you can reach your destination 100 light years away in less than one year as far as the occupants of the spaceship are concerned.
Alternate Headline: Tunisian Gov't Spies on Facebook; Does Spain?
Sigh...
I really don't want to be pessimistic... why don't we return to the moon a few times, first? Nobody will seriously plan for a Mars mission without serious technology demonstrations on the moon. Personally, I think we will be back to the moon within the next 50 years. However, Mars is completely out of the question for the next 50 years.
I went stargazing on New Year's Eve this year about 45 minutes outside of Seattle. We saw seven shooting stars. They're rather common.
Read Daniel Dvorkin's reply. That's what he was referring to. It's also the reason for the creation of the TOPGUN school.
Folk stories say it's loud enough that submerged subs pick it up on their passive sonar when it's flying above them on its cruising altitude.
That's probably not a folk story. It's likely true, seeing as how submarines regularly pick up low- to lower-mid-altitude aircraft.
Not faster, just able to move outside of the missile's maximum range before the missile has a chance to catch out. The missile runs out of fuel long before it is able to reach the aircraft.
Ahaha. That was great. :)
Parent is wrong. Ordnance Survey maps are NOT magnetic north aligned. They are aligned to OS Grid North, which is fixed wrt the UK (but not congruent with True North). Each printed map sheet has a diagram indicating the deviation from grid north of magnetic north at the centre of the sheet at a given epoch. When taking a bearing with a protractor compass, it is necessary to account for the magnetic deviation before following that bearing (in Scotland, magnetic north is currently 2 deg west of grid north).
But that magnetic deviation (example: add 8.5 degrees when converting from grid north to magnetic north) will need to be update more often than it used to be, as that value changes.
Ordnance Survey Maps don't use Magnetic North, but they do give you an offset with expected annual deviation
And they are probably one of the best maps available
No, but compasses do, which means the maps themselves grow out-of-date faster and faster. You will need to update your magnetic deviation value more often.
The reason why there are so many better male chess players than women chess players is because there are a lot more boys and men playing chess than women.
The reason why there are so many better male swimmer/runner/marathoners than women is because there are a lot more boys and men doing these activities than women.
Or maybe men and women are not equally capable in all endeavors.
Chess is a war simulation as much as baseball is.
There's that word again; "heavy". Why are things so heavy in the future? Is there a problem with the earth's gravitational pull?
Chlorine Trifluoride, anyone?
Chlorine trifluoride is the worst chemical I have ever heard of. Does anybody know something more corrosive and hazardous?