Man, I like this guy more and more every day!
"Mr. Obama expressed support for NASA and criticized the five-year gap between the scheduled end of the space shuttle program in 2010 and the planned debut of the first components of the new system"
I'll take the above as sarcastic...but sometimes it's hard to tell. Honestly, there's always an argument for 'fix the wrongs of society' before funding pure science. That said, what society is worth living in that doesn't fund pure science. It is completely human (and arguably native to all thinking creatures) and satisfies the deep urge 'to know'.
Think of what pure science has done for us. It has lifted us from the caves of Europe/Asia to space and beyond. It has given us everything from the internet to the ballpoint pen. I would gladly give my tax dollars to pure research rather than corporate tax cuts which benefit only human greed.
Here's a thought, have gov't tell industry that they'll do it, but slip in a caveat that the proceeds of prosecution should go to bail out Wall street while it's in jeopardy....see what Hollywood thinks of that.
Even back in the middle of the last century it was know that
"Because the decay rate is logarithmic, radiocarbon dating has significant upper and lower limits. It is not very accurate for fairly recent deposits. In recent deposits so little decay has occurred that the error factor (the standard deviation) may be larger than the date obtained. The practical upper limit is about 50,000 years, because so little C-14 remains after almost 9 half-lives that it may be hard to detect and obtain an accurate reading, regardless of the size of the sample"
Correct me if I'm wrong, but this isn't bad news, it's just extending the upper range....good news if anything!
What will prove to be interesting is whether or not astronomers feel the need to put telescopes in to space (for large $) given that ground-based astronomy is becoming more prevalent now that atmospheric distortions are not only correctable, but useful.
From a legal perspective - if he'd wanted them to look through his stuff, he could have left them a note or some instruction. If he left nothing and they're that curious I have to agree that a law-sanctioned order would make things easier when dealing with Google/Yahoo etc... If they suspect foul play make the law take care of the accounts that way they don't have to worry about ethics at all.
That said, let's say that by cracking the passwords etc... that they find out he's into bestiality, or has a penchant for rough sex - is that going to make them think better of the deceased? Personally, I'd leave the accounts inactive and come to terms with the loss for fear that the memory may be tarnished by reading items that could be taken out of context.
I would have to agree. As a consumer, I avoid, if I can, businesses whose sales tactics/merchandise irritates me. This sometimes 'paints me into a corner' where my stubborn streak of punishing businesses means I forgo their product entirely. It drives my wife insane....I find it amazing she sticks with me.
"The RIAA is fighting very hard to make sure that [Andersen's case] never reaches a jury," says Heidi Li Feldman.
I would too if I were doing something on the fringe of legal in a twisted business model that pits your clients (recording artists) vs. their money source (consumers).
Asshats!
You've got to be kidding me! Space A&B was a fantastically conceived & implemented show (mind you the first episode or two were poorly acted but then again so was TNG and Firefly) . Simple, yet great acting. It's only fault is that it was developped on Fox, the antichrist of good quality entertainment.
I think it's fantastic that there's finally a decent sci-fi show on (no offense to the trekkies but since TNG they've all sucked). Not since Firefly has a show had 'the big three'(good cinematography, great scriptwriting and good acting). Before that, Space Above and Beyond.
Kudos to Micheal Rymer (sp?) for making a mediocre (at best) original series and making it compelling. Scratch that, addicting. After watching the first few here on the space channel (CAN) I had to watch the rest within that week *cough* emule. Can't wait for next season.
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Man, I like this guy more and more every day! "Mr. Obama expressed support for NASA and criticized the five-year gap between the scheduled end of the space shuttle program in 2010 and the planned debut of the first components of the new system"
I'll take the above as sarcastic...but sometimes it's hard to tell. Honestly, there's always an argument for 'fix the wrongs of society' before funding pure science. That said, what society is worth living in that doesn't fund pure science. It is completely human (and arguably native to all thinking creatures) and satisfies the deep urge 'to know'. Think of what pure science has done for us. It has lifted us from the caves of Europe/Asia to space and beyond. It has given us everything from the internet to the ballpoint pen. I would gladly give my tax dollars to pure research rather than corporate tax cuts which benefit only human greed.
Here's a thought, have gov't tell industry that they'll do it, but slip in a caveat that the proceeds of prosecution should go to bail out Wall street while it's in jeopardy....see what Hollywood thinks of that.
Even back in the middle of the last century it was know that "Because the decay rate is logarithmic, radiocarbon dating has significant upper and lower limits. It is not very accurate for fairly recent deposits. In recent deposits so little decay has occurred that the error factor (the standard deviation) may be larger than the date obtained. The practical upper limit is about 50,000 years, because so little C-14 remains after almost 9 half-lives that it may be hard to detect and obtain an accurate reading, regardless of the size of the sample" Correct me if I'm wrong, but this isn't bad news, it's just extending the upper range....good news if anything!
What will prove to be interesting is whether or not astronomers feel the need to put telescopes in to space (for large $) given that ground-based astronomy is becoming more prevalent now that atmospheric distortions are not only correctable, but useful.
From a legal perspective - if he'd wanted them to look through his stuff, he could have left them a note or some instruction. If he left nothing and they're that curious I have to agree that a law-sanctioned order would make things easier when dealing with Google/Yahoo etc... If they suspect foul play make the law take care of the accounts that way they don't have to worry about ethics at all. That said, let's say that by cracking the passwords etc... that they find out he's into bestiality, or has a penchant for rough sex - is that going to make them think better of the deceased? Personally, I'd leave the accounts inactive and come to terms with the loss for fear that the memory may be tarnished by reading items that could be taken out of context.
I would have to agree. As a consumer, I avoid, if I can, businesses whose sales tactics/merchandise irritates me. This sometimes 'paints me into a corner' where my stubborn streak of punishing businesses means I forgo their product entirely. It drives my wife insane....I find it amazing she sticks with me.
"The RIAA is fighting very hard to make sure that [Andersen's case] never reaches a jury," says Heidi Li Feldman. I would too if I were doing something on the fringe of legal in a twisted business model that pits your clients (recording artists) vs. their money source (consumers). Asshats!
Another great example of somebody with expensive lawyers telling (read: threatening) the average person what they can do or think. Yay America.
You've got to be kidding me! Space A&B was a fantastically conceived & implemented show (mind you the first episode or two were poorly acted but then again so was TNG and Firefly) . Simple, yet great acting. It's only fault is that it was developped on Fox, the antichrist of good quality entertainment.
I think it's fantastic that there's finally a decent sci-fi show on (no offense to the trekkies but since TNG they've all sucked). Not since Firefly has a show had 'the big three'(good cinematography, great scriptwriting and good acting). Before that, Space Above and Beyond. Kudos to Micheal Rymer (sp?) for making a mediocre (at best) original series and making it compelling. Scratch that, addicting. After watching the first few here on the space channel (CAN) I had to watch the rest within that week *cough* emule. Can't wait for next season.