"The spacecraft is an incredibly robust, technically advanced vehicle capable of safely transporting humans to asteroids, Lagrange Points and other deep space destinations that will put us on an affordable and sustainable path to Mars.”
Many of Orion's components can be re-used in subsequent flights, including some electronic systems, Bray said. The spaceship itself won't be reused because of the tremendous forces it endures on liftoff and re-entry, he said.
Rep. Ed Perlmutter and Sen. Michael Bennet, Colorado Democrats who pressed Obama to salvage the Orion project, said they were confident the spacecraft will fly, but neither discussed specifics in brief remarks at the dedication ceremony for the test building.
I think there's a type somewhere... seems more like the Onion Moon Craft.
Yes. There is a difference between dropping a precision guided bomb at a tank and hitting one or two civilians that stood within 10 meters of it, and firing an artillery barrage that hits a bunch of apartment buildings and kills several dozen.
If you believe that, then the obvious solution is to supply Gaddafi with precision guided bombs and Predator drones so he can take out the insurgents "surgically" with collateral damage limited to just one or two civilians within 10 meters of them, well maybe a bit more if the insurgents are using human shields.
Really now... using "a computer to facilitate a child sex crime"? Let's work back here. Was there a child? Was there any sex? What exactly was facilitated? Oh, but he used a computer! Gotcha.
>Despite the persistent belief that copyleft and the GPL are antithetical to copyright law, nothing could be further from the truth. The GPL relies on copyright law; without copyright there could be no GPL. Google's attitude seems to be that copyright is merely a hassle, an obstacle to be routed around.
GPL uses a "judo" approach using copyright against itself. Google does a GPL-based "end run". Both work to hasten the collapse of copyright under its own weight.
Let's hope slashdot.jp doesn't post a story on slashdot.org coverage. This could result in the dreaded mutual slashdotting. Worse than crossing the streams, worse the LHC blackhole, and yes, worse than the divide-by-zero error!
I think the information asymmetry can be overcome by private building rating/certification agencies. A one-size-fits all (mandatory codes within a certain jurisdiction) guarantees a suboptimal exchange (price or quality above or below what would have been the non-regulated outcome). A voluntary exchange between buyer and seller on freely agreed price/quality terms on the other hand means that both parties are better off for the exchange--Pareto optimality!
I'm not sure I understand you, but I do realize bad regulations are worse than none at all, and overkill is possible and undesirable even when there is a valid need for reasonable regulations.
My point is that there is no objectively "reasonable" building standard, only what the user, according to his subjective value judgment, and the supplier, according to what it would cost him, are willing to settle on at a certain price.
Building codes are one of the areas where it's almost impossible to argue against the need for government regulation.
I propose a building code that stipulates carbon nanotube framing and internal airbags, plus a municipal ordinance prohibiting tchotchkes weighing more than 2 kg. Surely that would save even more lives in the event of an 8.9 magnitude earthquake.
Slashdot Mirror
I think there's a type somewhere... seems more like the Onion Moon Craft.
typo dammit!
"The spacecraft is an incredibly robust, technically advanced vehicle capable of safely transporting humans to asteroids, Lagrange Points and other deep space destinations that will put us on an affordable and sustainable path to Mars.”
Many of Orion's components can be re-used in subsequent flights, including some electronic systems, Bray said. The spaceship itself won't be reused because of the tremendous forces it endures on liftoff and re-entry, he said.
Rep. Ed Perlmutter and Sen. Michael Bennet, Colorado Democrats who pressed Obama to salvage the Orion project, said they were confident the spacecraft will fly, but neither discussed specifics in brief remarks at the dedication ceremony for the test building.
I think there's a type somewhere... seems more like the Onion Moon Craft.
I think our big, upcoming problem is that we've been overestimating the supply of that gasoline you're talking about.
I know--I made the same mistake about the supply of tapes for my station wagon.
For some reason, technologists always overestimate potential throughput.
It might be a good idea never to underestimate the energy transfer capacity of a hose pumping gasoline (into a station wagon, in my case).
I wonder if transmissions from the actual attackingaircraft can be received in the clear.
And polygamy is illegal why, exactly? (assuming that all involved are ok with it)
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And why is the state even involved in regulating marriage?
Yes. There is a difference between dropping a precision guided bomb at a tank and hitting one or two civilians that stood within 10 meters of it, and firing an artillery barrage that hits a bunch of apartment buildings and kills several dozen.
If you believe that, then the obvious solution is to supply Gaddafi with precision guided bombs and Predator drones so he can take out the insurgents "surgically" with collateral damage limited to just one or two civilians within 10 meters of them, well maybe a bit more if the insurgents are using human shields.
...does six years a 'half a decade' make?
Maybe the original summary said "Over Over Half a Decade..." until the over-zealous grammar check eliminated the repetition.
Really now... using "a computer to facilitate a child sex crime"? Let's work back here. Was there a child? Was there any sex? What exactly was facilitated? Oh, but he used a computer! Gotcha.
p>It helps when you understand copyright.
Yes it would. Kindly define the object subject to copyright... these "works" they keep talking about.
>Despite the persistent belief that copyleft and the GPL are antithetical to copyright law, nothing could be further from the truth. The GPL relies on copyright law; without copyright there could be no GPL. Google's attitude seems to be that copyright is merely a hassle, an obstacle to be routed around.
GPL uses a "judo" approach using copyright against itself. Google does a GPL-based "end run". Both work to hasten the collapse of copyright under its own weight.
I thought they were releasing a movie all about BitTorrent.
Me too, I guess I was looking forward to something like "Bram Cohen's Trackula".
Let's hope slashdot.jp doesn't post a story on slashdot.org coverage. This could result in the dreaded mutual slashdotting. Worse than crossing the streams, worse the LHC blackhole, and yes, worse than the divide-by-zero error!
What does a receiver look like for this kind of message?
Oh I dunno, something like this?
How do you moderate a post as pretentious?
That would be a compound moderation which is actually a /. easter egg: -1 Pretentious = +1 Interesting, +1 Insightful, -1 Overrated, -1 Troll
Mind you, proportions must be exact, but I guess it can be done given enough sock-puppets and karma.
Art lies in the artistic act itself. Whatever tangible result produced by the artistic act is but its trace.
Her face could have been tagged "Lady Gaga", but if the photo itself was admitted as evidence, the person would still be identified.
I think the information asymmetry can be overcome by private building rating/certification agencies. A one-size-fits all (mandatory codes within a certain jurisdiction) guarantees a suboptimal exchange (price or quality above or below what would have been the non-regulated outcome). A voluntary exchange between buyer and seller on freely agreed price/quality terms on the other hand means that both parties are better off for the exchange--Pareto optimality!
That's why my cigarette case is already engraved "Bad Ass Mother Fucker".
I'm not sure I understand you, but I do realize bad regulations are worse than none at all, and overkill is possible and undesirable even when there is a valid need for reasonable regulations.
My point is that there is no objectively "reasonable" building standard, only what the user, according to his subjective value judgment, and the supplier, according to what it would cost him, are willing to settle on at a certain price.
Building codes are one of the areas where it's almost impossible to argue against the need for government regulation.
I propose a building code that stipulates carbon nanotube framing and internal airbags, plus a municipal ordinance prohibiting tchotchkes weighing more than 2 kg. Surely that would save even more lives in the event of an 8.9 magnitude earthquake.
FTFS:The NY Times makes the excellent point that things could have been much worse if not for building codes and quake-resistant engineering.
I saw what you did there Soulskill. The NYT is already using it to push its agenda and you fell for it.
supermoon=syzygy at extreme perigee
Coincidence?
Don't click on those URL shorteners!
Phrazer:"It was Kevin Spacey"