Why won't a big impact virus just destroy thousands of files, trash hard disks, or some other destructive action?
I've wondered the same thing for years. Every day I hope that some worm would destroy all machines running M$ Windows, a sort of selective pressure or extinction event. I say, instead of bickering about which OS is the best, let evolution choose.
What about us ? I mean if you go up in a space shuttle (I mean like real human transport) or suborbital/orbital transport vehicles (I imagine this is not too far away either) then wouldn't it be easier to navigate among a few dozen larger satellites than among some hundred/thousand smaller ones ?
I suppose the space agency in question would maintain constant tracking of all the satellites that can do damage and just send off flights when it's clear--I doubt spaceflight will become too common anytime soon. Just look at how many shuttle launches we've had in the past few years.
And I believe TFA said the satellites would make formations. One would then only need to track the large group instead of each satellite individually (provided that one doesn't silently fail and slip out of its formation)
How is this going to work i wonder ?, what with all the junk already floating around out there since the late 60's and with the space station how are they going to keep other junk from junking their new baby satallites ?. just a a thought. CH
I'm sure that if the satellites are there for a purpose, they will have a power supply and a means to transmit a signal. Hence, one can pick up the signals and find out where they are.
These "baby satellites" are probably safer from space debris than the bigger ones we have up there now, simply because its smaller size provides a smaller target to hit, reducing the probability of being hit.
Do you know how your car runs ? Do you care? When you switch cars, do you switch to a manual transmission just for shits and giggles even though you don't know jackshit about shifting gears (supposing you use an automatic)? I would think you would look for a car that's as simple as the previous one, but faster, cheaper - better! People view their computers as their do their cars - goods beyond their comprehension that they can USE.
Can you download or order a free cd containing your new manual transmission? Does your manual transmission stop your car from crashing? Is your current automatic transmission easy to compromise?
But the basics my parents learned are more relevant today than ever - reading and writing and arithmatic should be the core studies required for all students. Add in history, language (especially for those of us in the US who think English is the only language), PE and an artistic course and that's a sound core curriculum. All of this can be taught without tech. Teach the buggers how to talk, write, and think.
In today's professional society, typing is almost as important as writing (until you get a position with your own secretary, of course). And that requires tech. Or a typewriter.
Artistic course? Core curriculum? Please.
Language courses do little to nothing to an average American student's knowledge of another culture or language. I've heard people say "me llamo es" a million times. And although I doubt anybody in the US thinks English is the only language, most everyone thinks it's the only important one.
And last but not least, where the hell are the sciences?
Personally, I think schools should start specializing at an earlier age, and let the students be responsible for their own education. If they don't want to learn, they won't--even if you stick them in a classroom for 12 years. The students who do want to learn should learn what they want to. It's ridiculous that students have to take a "core curriculum" and waste their time in classes that mean nothing to them all the way up to their sophmore year in college.
And if you want to learn about tech, go ahead and do it. The government can save their money and teach the kids who really want to learn with the best tech they can buy.
Thank you, but I know I speak for most Koreans (and some Chinese, but there are too many to speak for) when I say we will never, ever work for the Japanese voluntarily. (at least those of us who remember this and these.)
It's unfortunate that the President of a developed country who is in direct charge of some of the most powerful and awesome technologies created by scientists continues to push an agenda that is anti-science.
Let's keep the Government's representatives' religious beliefs and traditions out of our personal lives please.
What everyone has to realize is that this is not about whether ID is a valid theory, etc. but that whether Americans like it or not, this developed country was originally created by religious people escaping persecution to make a place where they could worship who they wanted (namely, their own Christian God). This whole ID vs. evolution "debate" is just an extension of that. The constitution, laws, etc. of the US were all based off the citizen's beliefs at that time (Christianity) and the elected officials believed in the religion in vogue at the time (again, Christinity). As much as many of you would like to keep religion and government separate, they are intrinsically interwoven (in this country at least)--government policies are made according to what people think is right, which in turn is dictated by relgion for most people (including George Bush and the conservative religious majority that elected him). And whether you want to accept it or not, that's how it is. If you don't like it, homeschool your kids, send them to a private school, or go to a different country.
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I've wondered the same thing for years. Every day I hope that some worm would destroy all machines running M$ Windows, a sort of selective pressure or extinction event. I say, instead of bickering about which OS is the best, let evolution choose.
I suppose the space agency in question would maintain constant tracking of all the satellites that can do damage and just send off flights when it's clear--I doubt spaceflight will become too common anytime soon. Just look at how many shuttle launches we've had in the past few years.
And I believe TFA said the satellites would make formations. One would then only need to track the large group instead of each satellite individually (provided that one doesn't silently fail and slip out of its formation)
I'm sure that if the satellites are there for a purpose, they will have a power supply and a means to transmit a signal. Hence, one can pick up the signals and find out where they are.
These "baby satellites" are probably safer from space debris than the bigger ones we have up there now, simply because its smaller size provides a smaller target to hit, reducing the probability of being hit.
Can you download or order a free cd containing your new manual transmission? Does your manual transmission stop your car from crashing? Is your current automatic transmission easy to compromise?
In today's professional society, typing is almost as important as writing (until you get a position with your own secretary, of course). And that requires tech. Or a typewriter.
Artistic course? Core curriculum? Please.
Language courses do little to nothing to an average American student's knowledge of another culture or language. I've heard people say "me llamo es" a million times. And although I doubt anybody in the US thinks English is the only language, most everyone thinks it's the only important one.
And last but not least, where the hell are the sciences?
Personally, I think schools should start specializing at an earlier age, and let the students be responsible for their own education. If they don't want to learn, they won't--even if you stick them in a classroom for 12 years. The students who do want to learn should learn what they want to. It's ridiculous that students have to take a "core curriculum" and waste their time in classes that mean nothing to them all the way up to their sophmore year in college.
And if you want to learn about tech, go ahead and do it. The government can save their money and teach the kids who really want to learn with the best tech they can buy.
Yes, they do. Minorities in Japan
Thank you, but I know I speak for most Koreans (and some Chinese, but there are too many to speak for) when I say we will never, ever work for the Japanese voluntarily. (at least those of us who remember this and these.)
It's unfortunate that the President of a developed country who is in direct charge of some of the most powerful and awesome technologies created by scientists continues to push an agenda that is anti-science.
Let's keep the Government's representatives' religious beliefs and traditions out of our personal lives please.
What everyone has to realize is that this is not about whether ID is a valid theory, etc. but that whether Americans like it or not, this developed country was originally created by religious people escaping persecution to make a place where they could worship who they wanted (namely, their own Christian God). This whole ID vs. evolution "debate" is just an extension of that. The constitution, laws, etc. of the US were all based off the citizen's beliefs at that time (Christianity) and the elected officials believed in the religion in vogue at the time (again, Christinity). As much as many of you would like to keep religion and government separate, they are intrinsically interwoven (in this country at least)--government policies are made according to what people think is right, which in turn is dictated by relgion for most people (including George Bush and the conservative religious majority that elected him). And whether you want to accept it or not, that's how it is. If you don't like it, homeschool your kids, send them to a private school, or go to a different country.