New Orleans is built on delta silt, notoriously unstable and has been documented for decades to be slowly sinking,
Political correctness point: many Canadian radio stations have stopped playing the Tragically Hips' song "New Orleans is Sinking" to show sensitivity for the disaster victims.
FWIW, I do agree with the parent posting in most points.
While TFA does use the "very unsafe planet" quote [/me suppresses comment with difficulty], it also points out that there are technological measures which can effectively mitigate natural events. The quote that should have been used is at the bottom of the story:
"We always have resource constraints," she [Barbara Carby, Jamaica's disaster coordinator] said. "That's not a problem the U.S. has. But because they have the resources, they may not pay enough attention to preparedness and awareness, and to educating the public how to help themselves."
It's rather refreshing to see something like this, especially after the posting about law enforcement and their problems decoding history files on "alternate" browsers.
For those who missed the rest of the story, a previous thread talks about the target in the Czech Republic.
It is interesting that MicroSoft would allow this fellow's real name (well, at least one that shows up elsewhere) to be released. Kudos to Peter. Of course, anybody who can get a job browsing the internet deserves respect.:-]
Denmark has all ready send two micro satellites. They measure only 10x10x10 cm!
They were send up 30. June 2003
Interesting. The first Canadian micro-sat was
[l]aunched on June 30, 2003 at 14:15 UTC by Eurockot Launch Services from Plesetsk, Russia, CanX-1 is one of the smallest satellites ever built. It has a mass under 1 kg, fits in a 10 cm cube
Yeah, I know they're not going to say, but, while I could see moving to New Orleans from California, Baton Rouge isn't on my top, ummm, many places to see. (Perhaps I am missing something...)
And I can't think of anything that would temp me from JPL. (Leaving California earthquakes in favour of hurricanes perhaps?)
Anyway, from TFA:
By making computer chips more efficient, Sterling believes he can change computing by "one to three orders of magnitude" that will transform how humans interact with technology.
"We'll finally stop interfacing with a computer with a keypad," he said. "It's a truly science fiction dream of talking to computers and computers talking back to you."
Big deal, I talk to my computers every *bleeping* day, and I am starting to believe that they are talking back...
Work six whole years, what do you get?
Lawyer says "Boy, you ain't leavin' yet"
So Google don't you call me, cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the MicroSoft gold.
Now they and batteries of scientists and doctors on their side deny there is any link between this and rising autism rates among vaccinated children
So children susceptible to autism were previously the ones that preferentially died from measles? No, no wait. It could not be that there are more people being tested for autism, could it?
but at this point you can't really trust them
Well, I know who I'd trust over another. Vaccines are more effective than just letting everyone catch things and have natural immunities work themselves out.
Though hopefully you can see why more and more people are having reservations about vaccines especially for diseases largely eradicated in the west.
Yes, but it's because of vaccines that they are "largely eradicated", so when these diseases are reintroduced, unvaccinated people get hit badly. Yes, there are individuals for whom vaccines are not effective, but by and large the population would be protected by massive vaccinations.
I wonder if people are grabbing this argument of side effects so that they're not stigmatised as a religious nut when they decline vaccination. Of course, in some places that's a status symbol...
previous poster says: "Amiga rocked more than Windows" (paraphrased)
AC says: "except for memory protection"
True. As I recall, later versions of the Amiga did come out with the memory management hardware. On the other hand, I didn't have the memory issues with my A1000 that I did with Windows 95. And I ran a lot of junk on that old beast.
From TFA "Netscape, which went public 10 years ago this month, and its Web browser, Navigator, were supposed to fell Microsoft - but it is Netscape that is no longer in business"
I remember Netscape starting up, but I don't recall setting it out to destroy MicroSoft. As I recall, and others seem to agree, MicroSoft didn't have a browser when Netscape started. Netscape wouldn't be targetting MicroSoft for anything.
It would be nice if the people writing these things would stick to their topic, rather than trying to start new urban legends.
There will always be an hour's drive to the airport, a two hour security buffer time, then 1 hour of customs on the other side.
This reminded me of the old quote:
"In the space age, man will be able to go around the world in two hours - one hour for flying and one hour to get to the airport."
Neil McElroy, 'Look,' 1958.
Of course, this might have been more relevant if it were made in the 60s, but that's another sub-thread.
I think they mean "electrically neutral". It certain can't mean "unbiased". "Third party" is the ordinal of the shindig at which the testing lab is finally fully purchased. (Until the fourth one, I guess...)
Only for those people that browse with referrers (sorry, that is "Referer:"s) turned on.
I have Proxomitron turn those off for me. (Yeah, I know, some browsers can turn them off directly, but I do have to use other browsers from time to time.)
Okay, I went out on a limb and RTFA. I have questions:
Where did Pat transmute into Alex? (Oppenhiem's simple explanation.)
How would I know if I got negative information? Like, would there be a "knowledge hole" left, or would the memory of previously having the information be gone too?
Dang, that negative information stuff must be working.
Slashdot Mirror
HINT ;-)
Well, yes, but what about Opera? I was going to include Safari, but it seems to have had a bad day a while ago.
The Law of Unintended Consequences: Parents
Thank you. I had to scroll a long way down to find this, but I knew it would be here.
A person who swallows live animals, bugs, etc., as a form of entertainment at fairs etc. This often included biting the heads off of chickens.
Yes, you could argue that I'm the bad part of the equation. I'll go and change my /. filters to fix this.
Political correctness point: many Canadian radio stations have stopped playing the Tragically Hips' song "New Orleans is Sinking" to show sensitivity for the disaster victims.
FWIW, I do agree with the parent posting in most points.
While TFA does use the "very unsafe planet" quote [/me suppresses comment with difficulty], it also points out that there are technological measures which can effectively mitigate natural events. The quote that should have been used is at the bottom of the story:
"We always have resource constraints," she [Barbara Carby, Jamaica's disaster coordinator] said. "That's not a problem the U.S. has. But because they have the resources, they may not pay enough attention to preparedness and awareness, and to educating the public how to help themselves."
I didn't, but I wondered which movie actor was sending his/her ashes into cosmos now. (And how the heck they got that far out.)
For those who missed the rest of the story, a previous thread talks about the target in the Czech Republic.
It is interesting that MicroSoft would allow this fellow's real name (well, at least one that shows up elsewhere) to be released. Kudos to Peter. Of course, anybody who can get a job browsing the internet deserves respect. :-]
Interesting. The first Canadian micro-sat was [l]aunched on June 30, 2003 at 14:15 UTC by Eurockot Launch Services from Plesetsk, Russia, CanX-1 is one of the smallest satellites ever built. It has a mass under 1 kg, fits in a 10 cm cube
Reference
The timing is interesting.
And I can't think of anything that would temp me from JPL. (Leaving California earthquakes in favour of hurricanes perhaps?)
Anyway, from TFA: By making computer chips more efficient, Sterling believes he can change computing by "one to three orders of magnitude" that will transform how humans interact with technology.
"We'll finally stop interfacing with a computer with a keypad," he said. "It's a truly science fiction dream of talking to computers and computers talking back to you."
Big deal, I talk to my computers every *bleeping* day, and I am starting to believe that they are talking back ...
Lawyer says "Boy, you ain't leavin' yet"
So Google don't you call me, cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the MicroSoft gold.
So children susceptible to autism were previously the ones that preferentially died from measles? No, no wait. It could not be that there are more people being tested for autism, could it?
but at this point you can't really trust them
Well, I know who I'd trust over another. Vaccines are more effective than just letting everyone catch things and have natural immunities work themselves out.
Though hopefully you can see why more and more people are having reservations about vaccines especially for diseases largely eradicated in the west.
Yes, but it's because of vaccines that they are "largely eradicated", so when these diseases are reintroduced, unvaccinated people get hit badly. Yes, there are individuals for whom vaccines are not effective, but by and large the population would be protected by massive vaccinations.
I wonder if people are grabbing this argument of side effects so that they're not stigmatised as a religious nut when they decline vaccination. Of course, in some places that's a status symbol ...
AC says: "except for memory protection"
True. As I recall, later versions of the Amiga did come out with the memory management hardware. On the other hand, I didn't have the memory issues with my A1000 that I did with Windows 95. And I ran a lot of junk on that old beast.
I remember Netscape starting up, but I don't recall setting it out to destroy MicroSoft. As I recall, and others seem to agree, MicroSoft didn't have a browser when Netscape started. Netscape wouldn't be targetting MicroSoft for anything.
It would be nice if the people writing these things would stick to their topic, rather than trying to start new urban legends.
This reminded me of the old quote:
"In the space age, man will be able to go around the world in two hours - one hour for flying and one hour to get to the airport."
Neil McElroy, 'Look,' 1958.
Of course, this might have been more relevant if it were made in the 60s, but that's another sub-thread.
I think they mean "electrically neutral". It certain can't mean "unbiased". "Third party" is the ordinal of the shindig at which the testing lab is finally fully purchased. (Until the fourth one, I guess ...)
I have Proxomitron turn those off for me. (Yeah, I know, some browsers can turn them off directly, but I do have to use other browsers from time to time.)
BTW, Is this a first post? If so, why - did I miss the memo on boycotting /. or something?
That they are lowering the bar and letting any bozo in?
Unh, no really - it has a FORTH interface ... try it
3 5 9 + * .
Well, okay, maybe not.
that Google isn't talking to ZDNet. ZDNet will be waiting a long time for the reply.
Much, thank you. ;-)
- Where did Pat transmute into Alex? (Oppenhiem's simple explanation.)
- How would I know if I got negative information? Like, would there be a "knowledge hole" left, or would the memory of previously having the information be gone too?
Dang, that negative information stuff must be working.Too bad the choppers in question are Chinooks.
This seems rather akin to British subs.