NASA was gutted, both of funds and personnel. They were LAST in line to get any money.
Maybe they were "gutted" because they were so fucking stupid they couldn't be trusted to do things like SAVING THE ORIGINAL TAPES!!!
Holy Cow. I've read through this whole thread and see people trying to rationalize how NASA could have done something so monumentally stupid. Let's just all save some time and recognize the real reason --
THEY WERE STUPID, INCOMPETENT MOTHERFUCKERS.
NASA has betrayed an entire generation that entrusted them to safeguard the legacy of the tremendous efforts of a nation to push the frontiers of mankind to another world. NASA FUCKED IT UP and robbed future generations of humanity of their heritage. There is no excuse WHATSOEVER for that, and the significance of this utter disgrace should not be glossed over or diminished with bureaucratic understatement. NASA has also spit on the legacy of John F. Kendedy, proving that the only thing important to them about landing on the moon was the money they could get.
To be quite honest, NASA should be gutted again. They've got to use Russian built rockets to get the European and Canadian parts up to the space station, they don't know the difference between the metric system and the english system, they kill astronauts by the half-dozen, and interplanetary projects are handled at JPL. And if that's not enough, realize that the guy they put in charge of finding the tapes is the SAME SOB THAT LOST THEM.
Strange, when an object is too close to you in space, it appears bigger than same size object at a distance. But when it is very close to you in time, we don't think it is any big deal. Only later we realize how big whatever that thing was.
That's good. Makes me want to add more documentation of, and comments to, my source code.
Gore studied English at Harvard, and took an indtroductory course on climatology before changing to Government. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Government.
It would help if one knew that there was a difference between art as a major, and the arts as a degree.
They didn't develop the weird growths on their foreheads until much later.
Those growths are why the Klingons are called clit-heads, or vulva-faces. Without those features, the Klingons wouldn't have any personality or geek popularity at all.
Besides, JavaFX has distinct advantages over Flash and Silverlight. It integrates seamlessly with server-side Java code. It also shares the same APIs with JavaFX Mobile, which allows mobile and RIA apps to share the same code.
The JavaFX "advantages" are promises that don't yet exist (read the comments in the link).
Since the source code is available to you, you should be able to show us a sample of the code and tell us which MS patent it embodies. If you can't find it, look in your ass.
Why bother? There are chunks of moonlight code floating in the toilet every time I take a Ballmer.
Our codecs work in both Silverlight 3 and our open source Moonlight implementation.
You mean that "open source" Moonlight that you are leaving full of Microsoft patent timebombs -- Microsoft patent infected code that is being incorporated into Moonlight under the guise of being open because of the Novell Microsoft agreement? The "open source" moonlight that is only safe on Novell's (MS) linux?
Take a walk back to Redmond with that "our open source moonlight" bullshit.
Compared to all much the inane video junk available, this is truly educational and engrossing.
All those pop-up ads in the stream are really enlightening. Like the one about losing ugly belly fat that popped up while two bozos were talking about stars or some shit. The guy on the right was fat, and I'll bet he could really use the knowledge contained in that engrossing ad.
Yeah, this is stream is really driven by the desire educate people.
Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz continues to promote the use of Open Source...
Strange words considering that JavaFX is only for Windows and Mac. The promised linux and solaris release is nowhere to be found, and the hacks for installing the 1.0 mac version on linux were broken in the javafx 1.1 (also Windows/Mac only) release.
When Schwartz talks about the "cloud", I think he's really talking about vaporware.
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The term "English System" is commonly used to refer to the Imperial System.
So, try again, bureaucrat.
Maybe they were "gutted" because they were so fucking stupid they couldn't be trusted to do things like SAVING THE ORIGINAL TAPES!!!
Holy Cow. I've read through this whole thread and see people trying to rationalize how NASA could have done something so monumentally stupid. Let's just all save some time and recognize the real reason --
THEY WERE STUPID, INCOMPETENT MOTHERFUCKERS.
NASA has betrayed an entire generation that entrusted them to safeguard the legacy of the tremendous efforts of a nation to push the frontiers of mankind to another world. NASA FUCKED IT UP and robbed future generations of humanity of their heritage. There is no excuse WHATSOEVER for that, and the significance of this utter disgrace should not be glossed over or diminished with bureaucratic understatement. NASA has also spit on the legacy of John F. Kendedy, proving that the only thing important to them about landing on the moon was the money they could get.
To be quite honest, NASA should be gutted again. They've got to use Russian built rockets to get the European and Canadian parts up to the space station, they don't know the difference between the metric system and the english system, they kill astronauts by the half-dozen, and interplanetary projects are handled at JPL. And if that's not enough, realize that the guy they put in charge of finding the tapes is the SAME SOB THAT LOST THEM.
"Houston, we've got a problem...And it's us."
I hope the shuttle gets back safe.
That's good. Makes me want to add more documentation of, and comments to, my source code.
It's much harder to do in today's environment of politically correct science and point-and-click engineering.
Gore studied English at Harvard, and took an indtroductory course on climatology before changing to Government. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Government.
It would help if one knew that there was a difference between art as a major, and the arts as a degree.
Al, is that you?
The guy is a 38 year veteran of the EPA. That refutes your ignorant statement.
What does Al Gore have a degree in?
You don't really think Big Media supports Obama for free, now do you?
Ah. So that's how Steve Jobs projects his reality distortion field!
After watching the ISO debacle approving microsoft's OOXML, I must agree with you.
NO. And the lack of support just proves what a bunch of liars there are at Microsoft.
Those growths are why the Klingons are called clit-heads, or vulva-faces. Without those features, the Klingons wouldn't have any personality or geek popularity at all.
The JavaFX "advantages" are promises that don't yet exist (read the comments in the link).
Here's a link to a page explaining the reasons for this.
Here's a link to the story in the Wall Street Journal.
Damn. Just who are the pirates in this case?
You mean, like publishing a paper showing that the Antarctic is cover is *growing* and not shrinking?
Ummm...if you can't read, how the hell can you post?
Why bother? There are chunks of moonlight code floating in the toilet every time I take a Ballmer.
You mean that "open source" Moonlight that you are leaving full of Microsoft patent timebombs -- Microsoft patent infected code that is being incorporated into Moonlight under the guise of being open because of the Novell Microsoft agreement? The "open source" moonlight that is only safe on Novell's (MS) linux?
Take a walk back to Redmond with that "our open source moonlight" bullshit.
I've got some mod points, and I would have modded this up, but Slashdot's borked the pages again --
The moderating boxes are missing.
Should I call the FBI?
All those pop-up ads in the stream are really enlightening. Like the one about losing ugly belly fat that popped up while two bozos were talking about stars or some shit. The guy on the right was fat, and I'll bet he could really use the knowledge contained in that engrossing ad.
Yeah, this is stream is really driven by the desire educate people.
If it involves Citigroup and Oracle, they should call it "GreedyPrix".
...you can see forever.
Strange words considering that JavaFX is only for Windows and Mac. The promised linux and solaris release is nowhere to be found, and the hacks for installing the 1.0 mac version on linux were broken in the javafx 1.1 (also Windows/Mac only) release.
When Schwartz talks about the "cloud", I think he's really talking about vaporware.