Many teens don't think of legally downloading music as pirating music
Are you part of the pigopoly, or have you just been brainwashed by them? Stop calling a spade a "pointy shovel". It's copyright infringement, not "piracy".
The space programme may not have produced anything you consider valuable
Anybody who thinks the space program hasn't produced anything valuable is woefully ignorant. Fuel cells, EKGs, Tang, solar cells, and myriad other breakthroughs were a direct result of the space program.
The future is NEVER boring. Until you're dead, anyway. And, er, this IS the future. Check your calandar, it's the 21st century. They can even fix eyeballs now (click my sig for details), even though Doctor McCoy can't in the 23rd century.
In fact, the future according to the original 60s Star Trek is almost primitive compared to today's reality.
Well, the giving it a second thought part, yeah. But not the safer part; flying is as safe now as it was in 2000.
The GP says "relatively short time", I'm scratching my head. I'm 54 and it's been safer than driving my whole life. My grandma who was born six months before the Wright brothers flew their motorized kite knew (from a distance) risky flight (Lindberg et al) but she's been dead since 2003.
Pheonix has an average daily humidity of about 55% IIRC
You don't RC, it's more like 3%. Its 20% right now and they're predicting rain, which they usually don't get a whole lot of.
The humidity is so low they don't use standard air conditioners there; they have "swamp coolers" which work by evaporating a stream of water. Very cheap and efficient where there's practically no humidity at all. At 50% humidity one wouldn't work.
By law, they have to disclose the ingrediants... just not how much of each.
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A lot of "far fetched" things in the bible are now explained; even the parting of the red sea (tsunami caused by the volcano that wiped out the Minoans, according to an art history class I took).
Of course, having physical explanations kinda takes some of the magic out.
I've been thinking of doing just that. It's sweet watching downloaded movies and music videos and stuff on the 42 inch TV though; I'd have to make it dual boot unless somebody else had a card with s-video and linux drivers.
Sony broke my copy of win98 when my daughter played one of their rootkit "CDs", and I'd lost the video and sound disks, and ATI didn't have 98 drivers on their web site (which was incredibly hard to browse in 640x480 16 color). That's why I got XP.
I miss mandrake, that was a great OS. I may just buy a new vid card and reinstall mandrake, or maybe try ubantu.
The new initiative is intended to protect consumers from pirated software
Protect the customers from pirated software?
The customers? WTF???
Zonk, can I have some of what you're smoking? Microsoft is protecting themselves from pirated software, not you or me.
Sheesh.
On a slightly related note, it appears that my XP installation is on its last legs; every Windows update makes it slower and slower. As I type this, it keeps momentarily hanging, and there's nothing running but firewall, AV, Firefox, and Winamp.
Damn I am not looking forward to reinstalling it at all. I won't be "upgrading" again; I wish my vid card would get along with Linux. Maybe I'll try Ubantu this time. Anybody know how to get ANY flavor of Linux working with an ATI with an S-video out and a really old 14 inch HP monitor?
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It's like arguing that borrowing from a friend first results in lost sales.
It's like arguing that listening to the radio first results in lost
Arr! Avast, matey! Shiver me timbers!
Many teens don't think of legally downloading music as pirating music
Are you part of the pigopoly, or have you just been brainwashed by them? Stop calling a spade a "pointy shovel". It's copyright infringement, not "piracy".
This one was only 2mm and it could have been very serious if it had pierced something vital.
If Zonk had linked New Scientist instead of (sheesh!) Forbes you'ld know that.
Nit: Microwaves were invented in the 1920s. Otherwise you're correct.
The space programme may not have produced anything you consider valuable
Anybody who thinks the space program hasn't produced anything valuable is woefully ignorant. Fuel cells, EKGs, Tang, solar cells, and myriad other breakthroughs were a direct result of the space program.
The future is NEVER boring. Until you're dead, anyway. And, er, this IS the future. Check your calandar, it's the 21st century. They can even fix eyeballs now (click my sig for details), even though Doctor McCoy can't in the 23rd century.
In fact, the future according to the original 60s Star Trek is almost primitive compared to today's reality.
Not only that, but do you have any idea what a tank weighs? Most of that weight is armor. Not good if you have to lift it >100km.
Well, the giving it a second thought part, yeah. But not the safer part; flying is as safe now as it was in 2000.
The GP says "relatively short time", I'm scratching my head. I'm 54 and it's been safer than driving my whole life. My grandma who was born six months before the Wright brothers flew their motorized kite knew (from a distance) risky flight (Lindberg et al) but she's been dead since 2003.
"Relatively" is relative, I guess?
Yeah, I know you're joking, but they DID use computers.
I wonder, if I still had a slide rule if I'd remember how to use it? I used one to cheat in math class in high school. Dumb teachers.
That's their design for the shuttles successor.
Forbes??? Here's a much better article.
Do you link New Scientist when you have a story about finance?
The story I linked has two big photos of the hole, as well as a much better writup, more details, and far fewer ads.
Sheesh.... Hope your day gets better, Zonk.
Pheonix has an average daily humidity of about 55% IIRC
You don't RC, it's more like 3%. Its 20% right now and they're predicting rain, which they usually don't get a whole lot of.
The humidity is so low they don't use standard air conditioners there; they have "swamp coolers" which work by evaporating a stream of water. Very cheap and efficient where there's practically no humidity at all. At 50% humidity one wouldn't work.
It's good that our soldiers are out in the middle east doing their jobs
I and millons of others do not agree with that statement. Our troops should not be in Iraq.
Or bottled water. ALL water is recycled. Where does rain come from? Yep.
Like Kentucky Fried Chicken, it tastes good, but we won't tell you what's in it.
That part puzzled the hell out of me. Surely they have it patented? If so, the plans are on file and public.
Obi Wan: "These aren't the vaporators you're lookong for."
Dumb soldier: "These aren't the vaporators we're lookong for. Move along."
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But... but... you just DID!
I was thinking of Dune myself.
Check the masthead - we were ALL thinking of Dune.
I wonder why Herbert never thought of having some Fremen just crash a few comets into the planet
Because the Guild Navigators wouldn't let them; they were powerful enough to keep the Emperor from having weather satellites.
A lot of "far fetched" things in the bible are now explained; even the parting of the red sea (tsunami caused by the volcano that wiped out the Minoans, according to an art history class I took).
Of course, having physical explanations kinda takes some of the magic out.
The 20 foot machine does this without using or producing toxic materials or byproducts.
So does my AC. Not 300 gallons though, but if it were 20 feet long and used a few hundred lilowatts it might.
Several systems on the market can create water through condensation, but the process requires a high level of humidity.
Or a high level of wattage? TFA is completely absent on details about how it works.
I've been thinking of doing just that. It's sweet watching downloaded movies and music videos and stuff on the 42 inch TV though; I'd have to make it dual boot unless somebody else had a card with s-video and linux drivers.
Sony broke my copy of win98 when my daughter played one of their rootkit "CDs", and I'd lost the video and sound disks, and ATI didn't have 98 drivers on their web site (which was incredibly hard to browse in 640x480 16 color). That's why I got XP.
I miss mandrake, that was a great OS. I may just buy a new vid card and reinstall mandrake, or maybe try ubantu.
You're probably right, but I haven't been able to find them.
The new initiative is intended to protect consumers from pirated software
Protect the customers from pirated software?
The customers? WTF???
Zonk, can I have some of what you're smoking? Microsoft is protecting themselves from pirated software, not you or me.
Sheesh.
On a slightly related note, it appears that my XP installation is on its last legs; every Windows update makes it slower and slower. As I type this, it keeps momentarily hanging, and there's nothing running but firewall, AV, Firefox, and Winamp.
Damn I am not looking forward to reinstalling it at all. I won't be "upgrading" again; I wish my vid card would get along with Linux. Maybe I'll try Ubantu this time. Anybody know how to get ANY flavor of Linux working with an ATI with an S-video out and a really old 14 inch HP monitor?