Are unions even needed these day? Don't new laws protect workers in the way unions did a hundred years ago? If you don't like your job, find a new job! If you aren't getting paid enough, find a new job! If your employer is discriminating against you, or the workplace is unsafe, then let existing laws take care of it! Unions for the most part suck IMHO.
I don't know what the cost of internet access on cellphones is in other countries, but in Canada the rates are beyond ridiculous! Google would almost have to build their own cellular network to really take advantage of their other product lines.
A dark energy mission
Two proposals have been received (DUNE, the dark universe investigator and SPACE, the new near-infrared all-sky cosmic explorer) addressing the study of dark matter and dark energy - a hot topic in astronomy. While they propose to use different techniques (DUNE is proposed as a a wide-field imager, while SPACE is proposed as a near-infrared all-sky surveyor), they address the same basic science goal. In the follow-up study phase a trade-off will be performed leading to the definition in the spring of next year of a proposal for a European dark energy mission to go forward in competition.
PLATO - PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars
The proposed next-generation planet finder is a photometry mission that will detect and characterise transiting exoplanets as well as measure the seismic oscillations of their parent stars. It will be capable of observing rocky exoplanets around brighter and better characterized stars than its predecessors. Observations of the mission will be complemented by ground- and space-based follow-up observations to derive the planet's masses and study their atmospheres.
SPICA - SPace Infrared telescope for Cosmology and Astrophysics
SPICA is a proposed medium- and far-infrared observatory with a large-aperture cryogenic telescope. The mission would address planetary formation, the way the solar system works and the origin of the universe. It would perform wide field, high sensitivity photometric mapping at high spatial resolution, spectral analysis as well as coronography of planets and planetary disks.
SPICA is proposed in collaboration with the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency, JAXA, with ESA providing the telescope and a contribution to the operations.
XEUS - X-ray Evolving Universe Spectroscopy
XEUS is a next-generation X-ray space observatory to study the fundamental laws of the Universe and the origins of the universe. With unprecedented sensitivity to the hot, million-degree universe, XEUS would explore key areas of contemporary astrophysics: growth of supermassive black holes, cosmic feedback and galaxy evolution, evolution of large-scale structures, extreme gravity and matter under extreme conditions, the dynamical evolution of cosmic plasmas and cosmic chemistry. XEUS would be stationed in a halo orbit at L2, the second Lagrange point, with two satellites (one mirror satellite and the other a detector satellite) that would fly in formation.
Various international partners have expressed interest in cooperation in XEUS and discussions will start by the end of the year with the interested agencies to ensure the earliest involvement in study work.
Solar System
Cross-Scale - multi-scale coupling in space plasmas
Cross-Scale, proposed to employ 12 spacecraft, would make simultaneous measurements of plasma on different scales at shocks, reconnection sites, and turbulent regions in near-Earth space. It will address fundamental questions such as how shocks accelerate and heat particles or how magnetic reconnection phenomena generate or convert energy. If approved, the mission would be implemented in collaboration with JAXA, the Japanese space and exploration agency.
Laplace - a mission to Europa and the Jupiter System
The Jovian System, with Jupiter and its moons, is a small planetary system in its own right. Unique among the moons, Europa is believed to shelter an ocean between its geodynamically active icy crust and its silicate mantle. The proposed mission would answer questions on habitability of Europa and of the Jovian system in relation to the formation of the Jovian satellites and to the workings of the Jovian system itself. The mission will deploy three orbiting platforms to perform coordinated observations of Europa, the Jovian satellites, Jupiter's magnetosphere and its atmosphere and interior. If approved, the mission would be implemented in collaboration with NASA.
"The ever technology forward nation sometimes known as 'E-stonia' after recently performing the world's first national Internet election are already leaving e-voting behind.
Are? The nation are blah blah blah...? That can't be right.
Flooz.com was a venture based in New York City that went online in February 1999. Their plan was to introduce a currency unique to the Internet, somewhat similar in concept to airline frequent flier miles or even the old grocery store stamp books. (The name "flooz" was supposedly based on an ancient Persian slang term for money.) As Internet users accumulated "flooz" credits, often given as a promotional bonus along with an online purchase or else purchased directly to create a kind of Internet gift card, they could later be redeemed for real merchandise at a variety of participating online merchants.
Flooz.com was started by former iVillage co-founder Ted Levitan, and also notably used Whoopi Goldberg in a series of TV commercials before the company collapsed, announcing their closing on August 26, 2001.
Upon closing, all unused flooz credits became worthless. Over its history, flooz.com reportedly went through between $35 to $50 million in venture capital money.
And your OS should have no firewall and share the root directory to the world by default.
After all, it's not like you're hiding kiddie porn on your hard drive, eh?
The law needs to be able to keep track of people that use the internet to harm others. The law (like religion and social taboos to a lesser extent) is necessary to protect regular people from the people that lack empathy. IMHO.
Pedophiles use the internet. You'd better get off the net, quick. You don't want to be associated with pedos, do you?
No. Do you? I'm not saying the web shouldn't be anonymous. I'm just saying this news isn't all bad because it makes it harder for sickos to do what sickos do.
They don't explain what "visits" means. Does it mean visits to *their* site? Did they poll a random number of site owners? I'm sorry, but unless they can provide some supporting information, then these statistics are meaningless.
I don't think they're meaningless. Inaccurate maybe. I can see how users of Firefox would visit certain sites more often than users of other browsers, and that could skew the numbers.
Hmm, that is my laptop in a big box.
Anyhoo, Dell also sells some PCs with a 'no trailware' option. It seems that manufacturers are seeing the light. I wonder how much the 'PC Decrapifier' project has to do with this change of heart.
Yeah, and why doesn't everyone cook their own food, since it's cheaper? And why doesn't everyone build their own house, since it's cheaper? And why doesn't everyone buy a used car, since it's cheaper? And why doesn't everyone use fluorescent lighting, since it's cheaper?
And why does anyone bother trying to whack computer geeks with a clue stick, since it's cheaper not to?
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Tetris, Ms. Pac-Man, and Baldur's Gate... One of these things just doesn't belong!
Are unions even needed these day? Don't new laws protect workers in the way unions did a hundred years ago? If you don't like your job, find a new job! If you aren't getting paid enough, find a new job! If your employer is discriminating against you, or the workplace is unsafe, then let existing laws take care of it! Unions for the most part suck IMHO.
Federal: not municipal, not provincial
Well Nova Scotia isn't very close to the equator (where spaceports belong), but maybe the province will be expanding someday soon?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turks_and_Caicos_Islands
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proposals_for_new_Canadian_provinces_and_territories
I don't know what the cost of internet access on cellphones is in other countries, but in Canada the rates are beyond ridiculous! Google would almost have to build their own cellular network to really take advantage of their other product lines.
Astrophysics
A dark energy mission
Two proposals have been received (DUNE, the dark universe investigator and SPACE, the new near-infrared all-sky cosmic explorer) addressing the study of dark matter and dark energy - a hot topic in astronomy. While they propose to use different techniques (DUNE is proposed as a a wide-field imager, while SPACE is proposed as a near-infrared all-sky surveyor), they address the same basic science goal. In the follow-up study phase a trade-off will be performed leading to the definition in the spring of next year of a proposal for a European dark energy mission to go forward in competition.
PLATO - PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars
The proposed next-generation planet finder is a photometry mission that will detect and characterise transiting exoplanets as well as measure the seismic oscillations of their parent stars. It will be capable of observing rocky exoplanets around brighter and better characterized stars than its predecessors. Observations of the mission will be complemented by ground- and space-based follow-up observations to derive the planet's masses and study their atmospheres.
SPICA - SPace Infrared telescope for Cosmology and Astrophysics
SPICA is a proposed medium- and far-infrared observatory with a large-aperture cryogenic telescope. The mission would address planetary formation, the way the solar system works and the origin of the universe. It would perform wide field, high sensitivity photometric mapping at high spatial resolution, spectral analysis as well as coronography of planets and planetary disks. SPICA is proposed in collaboration with the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency, JAXA, with ESA providing the telescope and a contribution to the operations.
XEUS - X-ray Evolving Universe Spectroscopy
XEUS is a next-generation X-ray space observatory to study the fundamental laws of the Universe and the origins of the universe. With unprecedented sensitivity to the hot, million-degree universe, XEUS would explore key areas of contemporary astrophysics: growth of supermassive black holes, cosmic feedback and galaxy evolution, evolution of large-scale structures, extreme gravity and matter under extreme conditions, the dynamical evolution of cosmic plasmas and cosmic chemistry. XEUS would be stationed in a halo orbit at L2, the second Lagrange point, with two satellites (one mirror satellite and the other a detector satellite) that would fly in formation.
Various international partners have expressed interest in cooperation in XEUS and discussions will start by the end of the year with the interested agencies to ensure the earliest involvement in study work.
Solar System
Cross-Scale - multi-scale coupling in space plasmas
Cross-Scale, proposed to employ 12 spacecraft, would make simultaneous measurements of plasma on different scales at shocks, reconnection sites, and turbulent regions in near-Earth space. It will address fundamental questions such as how shocks accelerate and heat particles or how magnetic reconnection phenomena generate or convert energy. If approved, the mission would be implemented in collaboration with JAXA, the Japanese space and exploration agency.
Laplace - a mission to Europa and the Jupiter System
The Jovian System, with Jupiter and its moons, is a small planetary system in its own right. Unique among the moons, Europa is believed to shelter an ocean between its geodynamically active icy crust and its silicate mantle. The proposed mission would answer questions on habitability of Europa and of the Jovian system in relation to the formation of the Jovian satellites and to the workings of the Jovian system itself. The mission will deploy three orbiting platforms to perform coordinated observations of Europa, the Jovian satellites, Jupiter's magnetosphere and its atmosphere and interior. If approved, the mission would be implemented in collaboration with NASA.
Marco Polo - a near-Earth object sample return mi
"The ever technology forward nation sometimes known as 'E-stonia' after recently performing the world's first national Internet election are already leaving e-voting behind.
Are? The nation are blah blah blah...? That can't be right.
Flooz.com
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Flooz.com was a venture based in New York City that went online in February 1999. Their plan was to introduce a currency unique to the Internet, somewhat similar in concept to airline frequent flier miles or even the old grocery store stamp books. (The name "flooz" was supposedly based on an ancient Persian slang term for money.) As Internet users accumulated "flooz" credits, often given as a promotional bonus along with an online purchase or else purchased directly to create a kind of Internet gift card, they could later be redeemed for real merchandise at a variety of participating online merchants.
Flooz.com was started by former iVillage co-founder Ted Levitan, and also notably used Whoopi Goldberg in a series of TV commercials before the company collapsed, announcing their closing on August 26, 2001.
Upon closing, all unused flooz credits became worthless. Over its history, flooz.com reportedly went through between $35 to $50 million in venture capital money.
I know this is news for nerds, but I'm just curious as to how many people here actually have a clue as to what this article is about.
Anyone know how long do these flash drives last?
There are other tech forums, ya know.
The law needs to be able to keep track of people that use the internet to harm others. The law (like religion and social taboos to a lesser extent) is necessary to protect regular people from the people that lack empathy. IMHO.
If they're anonymous, hunt them down how?
I'm sure pedophiles and "Freedom Fighters" use anonymous internet applications like this one. So I guess there is some good news here.
I don't think they're meaningless. Inaccurate maybe. I can see how users of Firefox would visit certain sites more often than users of other browsers, and that could skew the numbers.
Yep!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_web_b
Something isn't random just because a pattern hasn't yet been recognized.
Why not buy used? Wouldn't a used computer be a better deal?
With the graphics capability of today's consoles, there really is no reason why screenshots shouldn't play a more prominent role in gamebox art.
This is about a criminal with bad hearing right?