Even MORE bizarre -- there is a corresponding dip in news on those terms. Maybe when there's not enough free sex in the news, people feel the need to seek it out.
If there were really a bias, there would have been an outpouring of anti-Bush sentiments instead of people pointing out when DMCA was passed, the history of copyright extensions, and the joke about the submitter's counter being reset by Y2K.
I'm sure it has some sort of self-destruct system, but from what I understand they aren't able to communicate with the satellite. I don't think it would be wise to have it activate based on lack of communication, either. There are all kinds of reasons communication with the satellite might be lost, and it would really suck if it blew up based on that alone. Never know when you might figure out the problem and regain contact.
The only solution I could think of would be a self-destruct that activates upon reentry. There must be environmental variables you could test for to detect a reentry event.
Slightly offtopic, but I've heard that the air filters on ISS only scrub harmful CO2, CO, etc., but plenty of other odors persist, making you almost vomit when you first open the hatch. Of course you get used to it after a bit, but can you imagine being one of those tourists who paid $25+ million to spend a week in a fart tank?
"It is important for the human race to spread out into space for the survival of the species," [Stephen] Hawking said. "Life on Earth is at the ever-increasing risk of being wiped out by a disaster, such as sudden global warming, nuclear war, a genetically engineered virus or other dangers we have not yet thought of." - http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13293390/
Aside from all the short-term disasters, there is the ultimate long-term one that will occur as the sun reaches the end of its life and Earth becomes uninhabitable. I think the point is simply that we can't rely on our future, more technologically capable descendants to lift us off this planet. There's the very real possibility that we could enter a technological dark age from which we may not emerge for a long time. One of my favorite quotes:
"For the environmentalists, The Space Option is the ultimate environmental solution. For the Cornucopians, it is the technological fix that they are relying on. For the hard core space community, the obvious by-product would be the eventual exploration and settlement of the solar system. For most of humanity however, the ultimate benefit is having a realistic hope in a future with possibilities.... If our species does not soon embrace this unique opportunity with sufficient commitment, it may miss its one and only chance to do so. Humanity could soon be overwhelmed by one or more of the many challenges it now faces. The window of opportunity is closing as fast as the population is increasing.... Our future will be either a Space Age or a Stone Age."
-- Arthur Woods and Marco Bernasconi, Space News, 1995
I watched this hour-long video of Ron Paul speaking at Google headquarters earlier this year -- he's pretty explicit about which programs he finds to be "most offensive" and which are low-priority. The Fed is his number one enemy, with the IRS and Dept of Ed coming in close behind. Most of the other agencies and programs are the types of things that he would only work on getting rid of once the economy recovers from the removal of the tumorous cancers like the Fed and the IRS.
Don't know if you can still switch parties at this point, but you should look into it. Anyone who has feelings about what the government "shouldn't be getting into" is probably a Ron Paul supporter who doesn't realize it yet.
That model doesn't take into account the change in the asteroid's orbit that will occur from passing so close to Mars. I can only assume it will be on a very different trajectory even if it misses.
You don't need to recoup all the winner's costs. You just need to give the company a bit of a reward to help them get back out of the red more quickly.
Take the $10M prize, as an example. It is estimated that the winning team spent around $25M to win that $10M. But they now have a contract with Virgin Galactic to build many more vehicles, because they have the know-how and a workable basic design.
The goal is to stimulate, not to reimburse all costs.
Ron Paul wants the federal government to get out of the business of determining whether abortions should be legal, and thereby allow the states to ban abortions. He would PREFER if all states outlawed abortions, but he would not impose that on the states.
That is what National Socialism means today, because it is associated with the racist views that the Nazi party came to be known for.
While white supremacy may have been a key social issue for some "voters," the party also had ideas about how to run the other aspects of society. The other views of the party were that the government should control the economy so so that everyone (well everyone who was white non-Jewish) gets their fair share. This is socialism.
The GP is correct, though fascism is really somewhat of a subset of socialism. The full name of the Nazi party translated as the National Socialist German Workers Party. They were socialists, not communists, though. "Fascist" is just a convenient shorthand for their authoritarian, nationalist practices, and makes for better pro-democracy propaganda.
It certainly changes the argument a bit, but I think it's actually more apt. I tip someone because I realize they aren't getting much money for providing the service unless I choose to give them that tip. Similarly, I would pay for the music because I realize the musician may not get much money for their effort without people choosing to pay for it.
Of course that leaves out the whole "tragedy of the commons" analysis, which may be a decent counter-argument.
Even though we have minimum wage laws in the U.S., there are interesting loopholes for waitstaff. The employers are allowed to force them to "claim" their tips toward that minimum wage, and pay them WELL under the minimum hourly wage (sometimes around $2 per hour).
Because of this, I tip at least 20% unless someone is truly horrible.
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Even MORE bizarre -- there is a corresponding dip in news on those terms. Maybe when there's not enough free sex in the news, people feel the need to seek it out.
I think you're the twentieth person to point out the stupidity of the "8 years" statement, and so far I haven't seen a single comment defending it.
Slashdot != submitters;
Slashdot != article summaries;
Slashdot == user comments;
If there were really a bias, there would have been an outpouring of anti-Bush sentiments instead of people pointing out when DMCA was passed, the history of copyright extensions, and the joke about the submitter's counter being reset by Y2K.
I'm sure it has some sort of self-destruct system, but from what I understand they aren't able to communicate with the satellite. I don't think it would be wise to have it activate based on lack of communication, either. There are all kinds of reasons communication with the satellite might be lost, and it would really suck if it blew up based on that alone. Never know when you might figure out the problem and regain contact.
The only solution I could think of would be a self-destruct that activates upon reentry. There must be environmental variables you could test for to detect a reentry event.
Slightly offtopic, but I've heard that the air filters on ISS only scrub harmful CO2, CO, etc., but plenty of other odors persist, making you almost vomit when you first open the hatch. Of course you get used to it after a bit, but can you imagine being one of those tourists who paid $25+ million to spend a week in a fart tank?
China, Canada, Sweden (at least until recently): We will take nothing off the table in our fight against states that harbor ter-- ...pirates.
One of the first few google results when searching for the title is the full text PDF. Dunno how long before that server is fried, though.
I think the added emphasis explains my confusion sufficiently.
Is it wrong that my first instinct upon reading that was to think about cultural definitions of race?
Aside from all the short-term disasters, there is the ultimate long-term one that will occur as the sun reaches the end of its life and Earth becomes uninhabitable. I think the point is simply that we can't rely on our future, more technologically capable descendants to lift us off this planet. There's the very real possibility that we could enter a technological dark age from which we may not emerge for a long time. One of my favorite quotes:
Bigelow's habitats are just satellites that expand a little when they are released... not actual high-altitude balloons.
I watched this hour-long video of Ron Paul speaking at Google headquarters earlier this year -- he's pretty explicit about which programs he finds to be "most offensive" and which are low-priority. The Fed is his number one enemy, with the IRS and Dept of Ed coming in close behind. Most of the other agencies and programs are the types of things that he would only work on getting rid of once the economy recovers from the removal of the tumorous cancers like the Fed and the IRS.
But, seriously: www.ronpaul2008.com
Don't know if you can still switch parties at this point, but you should look into it. Anyone who has feelings about what the government "shouldn't be getting into" is probably a Ron Paul supporter who doesn't realize it yet.
Exactly.
That model doesn't take into account the change in the asteroid's orbit that will occur from passing so close to Mars. I can only assume it will be on a very different trajectory even if it misses.
You don't need to recoup all the winner's costs. You just need to give the company a bit of a reward to help them get back out of the red more quickly.
Take the $10M prize, as an example. It is estimated that the winning team spent around $25M to win that $10M. But they now have a contract with Virgin Galactic to build many more vehicles, because they have the know-how and a workable basic design.
The goal is to stimulate, not to reimburse all costs.
http://www.ronpaul2008.com/articles/85/federalizing-social-policy/
Ron Paul wants the federal government to get out of the business of determining whether abortions should be legal, and thereby allow the states to ban abortions. He would PREFER if all states outlawed abortions, but he would not impose that on the states.
That is what National Socialism means today, because it is associated with the racist views that the Nazi party came to be known for.
While white supremacy may have been a key social issue for some "voters," the party also had ideas about how to run the other aspects of society. The other views of the party were that the government should control the economy so so that everyone (well everyone who was white non-Jewish) gets their fair share. This is socialism.
The GP is correct, though fascism is really somewhat of a subset of socialism. The full name of the Nazi party translated as the National Socialist German Workers Party. They were socialists, not communists, though. "Fascist" is just a convenient shorthand for their authoritarian, nationalist practices, and makes for better pro-democracy propaganda.
It certainly changes the argument a bit, but I think it's actually more apt. I tip someone because I realize they aren't getting much money for providing the service unless I choose to give them that tip. Similarly, I would pay for the music because I realize the musician may not get much money for their effort without people choosing to pay for it.
Of course that leaves out the whole "tragedy of the commons" analysis, which may be a decent counter-argument.
Thank you for bringing to my attention the existence of something more pleasant I can imagine when I hear Symbian from now on.
Even though we have minimum wage laws in the U.S., there are interesting loopholes for waitstaff. The employers are allowed to force them to "claim" their tips toward that minimum wage, and pay them WELL under the minimum hourly wage (sometimes around $2 per hour).
Because of this, I tip at least 20% unless someone is truly horrible.
I think you are referring to www.whitehouse.org rather than .com.
Others have mentioned the answer already, but it can be a difficult concept for laypersons to understand, so here's a link: Fair use
Sometimes I think the gods of /. get bored and try to find stories that will start flamewars.