You mean at the whim of the New York Times. Why would the government want to release it now? It overshadowed one of the greatest news stories for them: the successful Iraqi elections.
When I was just a little kid and I thought that just by tuning in to a show I would be increasing their ratings. Ah, the innocence/ignorance of youth... Please tell me I wasn't the only one!!
I think we all might be overreacting here. Sure there's going to be a huge debate about what is porn and what isn't. But lets just say some site about birth control does get forced into the.xxx domain. So what? It's not being taken down. Most will still be able to access it.
Yes, but how many months/years would it take to get to Mars using the Saturn V? That's a lot supplies they'll have to take with them, which will increase the weight at liftoff, which will require more thrust, etc. Plus, look at where we're at even today. We have enough trouble just getting things into orbit.
Perhaps if we pushed the technology continually since the moon landing, then maybe. But the main factor is that there was really no reason to do so, militarily speaking. Believe it or not, the space program exists because of military reasons. So, going back to your first post, by cutting military spending you would in effect kill space exploration as well. I'm not saying this is *right* or anything, I'm just saying that that's the way it is.
So why don't YOU take a step back, and realize I'm not talking about inter-galactic space travel here, I'm talking about going to Mars, which is VERY close to us compared to many other things out in space.
That argument doesn't hold up. Alpha Centauri is also VERY close to us compared to many other things out in space, but no one's suggesting we start planning that mission just yet.
...we can see millions of light years away using these amazing telescopes, but we STILL haven't set foot on the next planet over.
Just take a step back for a second and try to compare the difficulty and complexity of building spacecraft with that of building a telescope. They're not quite on the same level.
I doubt they would risk doing such a thing, but if they did, it will not work. Clearly the market is moving toward devices that "do it all" or that can at least combine the functionality of multiple devices. I, for one, am getting tired of carrying around a bunch of different gadgets.
Burns: Oh, meltdown. It's one of those annoying buzzwords. We prefer to call it an unrequested fission surplus.
Still don't get it? Let me explain. Describing your system as "100% safe" is completely unprofessional and, frankly, delusional. If Lerner hasn't found something unsafe about reactor, then he hasn't looked hard enough.
As for possible accidents with the reactor, there is "not really anything that could go wrong," and, because of the way the reaction stops immediately, "there is [no possibility] for runaway." Lerner affirms, "It's 100% safe."
"...the antipiracy software itself will not be removed, only exposed to view. Consumers who want to remove the copy-protection software altogether from their machine can contact the company's customer support service for instructions, a Sony BMG representative said."
Yeah, screw this. I'm never buying another cd again! I hear there's this concept on the internet called "file-sharing." With this technology around, why would people risk buying these dangerous cds? That'll teach Sony.
Sony are to me, at least, beginning to look more like a games company than anything else - if they don't succeed they may well be dodo, if not severely crippled.
I dunno, I just can't see Sony going under. They still have that great name recognition. As long as they keep putting out electronics with "Sony" emblazoned on them, people will buy them. How else can they keep getting away with higher prices than the competition? Customers obviously think that they're getting higher quality as well.
Nintendo will now be marketing this to very young kids, once games come out that can teach kids how to write. Of course, this will depend on how good the handwriting recognition will be. This could be really good news for the future of penmanship, or really bad.
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Hey, I love it when I'm the only one on there. Less passengers = less stops. Now that is efficient. For me, anyway...
You mean at the whim of the New York Times. Why would the government want to release it now? It overshadowed one of the greatest news stories for them: the successful Iraqi elections.
commence flame war...
When I was just a little kid and I thought that just by tuning in to a show I would be increasing their ratings. Ah, the innocence/ignorance of youth... Please tell me I wasn't the only one!!
You thought the US was the only one? Name a country that doesn't.
Yeah, thank goodness. If the UN was involved we'd be arguing about .nazi domains instead.
I think we all might be overreacting here. Sure there's going to be a huge debate about what is porn and what isn't. But lets just say some site about birth control does get forced into the .xxx domain. So what? It's not being taken down. Most will still be able to access it.
I've had auto-save for a while, but I just checked my account and there's no indication of any anti-virus feature yet.
Perhaps if we pushed the technology continually since the moon landing, then maybe. But the main factor is that there was really no reason to do so, militarily speaking. Believe it or not, the space program exists because of military reasons. So, going back to your first post, by cutting military spending you would in effect kill space exploration as well. I'm not saying this is *right* or anything, I'm just saying that that's the way it is.
So why don't YOU take a step back, and realize I'm not talking about inter-galactic space travel here, I'm talking about going to Mars, which is VERY close to us compared to many other things out in space.
That argument doesn't hold up. Alpha Centauri is also VERY close to us compared to many other things out in space, but no one's suggesting we start planning that mission just yet.
Just take a step back for a second and try to compare the difficulty and complexity of building spacecraft with that of building a telescope. They're not quite on the same level.
Yeah, it's so life-like.
Well sure. Ever since Eve ate from the Tree of Knowledge, they've been suspicious of all fruits.
I hope it will be US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales's daughter. THAT would be real fun.
Nah, more likely it'll be an 80 year old grandmother...
If you connect to Google's WiFi, then they know where you are. Then they can target you with location-specific advertising.
Friends, gather up all of your Sony-branded electronics and join me, IN A PUBLIC BURNING!!!
I doubt they would risk doing such a thing, but if they did, it will not work. Clearly the market is moving toward devices that "do it all" or that can at least combine the functionality of multiple devices. I, for one, am getting tired of carrying around a bunch of different gadgets.
Burns: Oh, meltdown. It's one of those annoying buzzwords. We prefer to call it an unrequested fission surplus.
Still don't get it? Let me explain. Describing your system as "100% safe" is completely unprofessional and, frankly, delusional. If Lerner hasn't found something unsafe about reactor, then he hasn't looked hard enough.
Sounds like something Mr. Burns would say.
How deliciously absurd!
"...the antipiracy software itself will not be removed, only exposed to view. Consumers who want to remove the copy-protection software altogether from their machine can contact the company's customer support service for instructions, a Sony BMG representative said."
Yeah, good luck with that.
Yeah, screw this. I'm never buying another cd again! I hear there's this concept on the internet called "file-sharing." With this technology around, why would people risk buying these dangerous cds? That'll teach Sony.
Perhaps I should start a blog about how I hate blogs...
I dunno, I just can't see Sony going under. They still have that great name recognition. As long as they keep putting out electronics with "Sony" emblazoned on them, people will buy them. How else can they keep getting away with higher prices than the competition? Customers obviously think that they're getting higher quality as well.
Nintendo will now be marketing this to very young kids, once games come out that can teach kids how to write. Of course, this will depend on how good the handwriting recognition will be. This could be really good news for the future of penmanship, or really bad.
From now on I'll have to check each pea I eat for pea weevils.