I don't have anything to add to the debate other than to say that that is an awesome headline. It was awesome enough after "built", then even more awesome by the inclusion of "Robots" then to just go completely mad it added "Moon" - Robots on the Moon! My head just exploded
Phil Plait's excellent series of PBS shorts explains all this in a better fashion (I think), and he doesn't spam himself all over slashdot, so is more deserving of our time:)
Galaxies part 1 is here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
Part 2 is linked from there.:)
UV doesn't cause sublimation - it's the fact that the atmospheric pressure is so low that the water undergoes phase transition to the gaseous form pretty much immediately - it's at this point that the high levels of UV disassociate the water vapour into its constituent atoms. The water that has been found recently on Mars is able to survive as water due to the presence of perchlorates in the water which increase its tolerance to low temperatures and pressures. It stand to reason that any ice made from this perchlorate-contaminated water would also be able to survive longer, but without reading the paper (I know, I know) I'm not sure if the authors were aware of this.
A surprisingly large part of me feels good that those amazing spacecraft are so far away, nearing the depths of interstellar space and will continue on for as near as makes no difference to forever.
An even larger part of me regrets that I won't be around to see the day when they make contact with another civilisation.
I can't stand it when a page can't do a simple slide show correctly. Why does a site like cnet.com design a screen gallery so badly that the entire page has to reload to show the next picture?
One night a few of us were sitting round a friend's house (a highly paid IT professional) listening to some music being played out from his PC. I noticed that notepad kept opening and strange words were appearing, then lots of windows would open and the machine would go mental. Cue my friend; "someone's fucking hacking me!", he opens Notepad and starts typing "Leave the fuck alone, I know who you are" etc etc, while we laugh at his rage.
Later that night I discovered that the Speach recognition had been turned on and the Mic was picking up the music and our background chatter. It was interesting to see how Windows interpreted inane chatter and minimal techno...
I just wanted to say that this I reckon that this is one of the best answered "Ask Slashdot" questions in ages. It could have descended into a "don't drop out in the first place..." argument but instead it appears that many people here have either been there and done that, or have a "There but for the grace of God go I..." mentality. Great work guys.
See, I am really conflicted by this state of affairs, one one hand I too hate the way that text speak is becoming more commonplace in normal language, but at the same time, I realise that language is a dynamic phenomenon, one that has has gone through massive change in the past, and will continue to do so in the future. Look at Old English as an example of how things used to be written. Perhaps things like text speak will become more prevelant as the people who mostly use it (young people) mature and enter the world of professional communication. Will I be the grumbling old codger in 20 years time muttering quietly to myself???
I have been working on a client project for about a year. Twin 155Mpbs STM1 worldwide rings (Asia, Americas, Europe, Middle East), max latency ~ 350ms. We were seeing throughputs of 4-5 (not 45!) Mbps without any form of TCP optimisation. We investigated several products and settled one one that gave us 120Mpbs, so I wonder if those people who decry these products have _actually_ used one?
I remember spending many a day playing Kings Quest 3 on an old Amstrad 1640 with a good friend. We got so used to swapping out disks when moving round ol' Daventry that we created a catchy catchphrase - "Pid 3 Ape". First prize for decifering this stupidy easy phrase is a nice warm glow.
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I don't have anything to add to the debate other than to say that that is an awesome headline. It was awesome enough after "built", then even more awesome by the inclusion of "Robots" then to just go completely mad it added "Moon" - Robots on the Moon! My head just exploded
Phil Plait's excellent series of PBS shorts explains all this in a better fashion (I think), and he doesn't spam himself all over slashdot, so is more deserving of our time :)
Galaxies part 1 is here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
Part 2 is linked from there. :)
Either you're trolling (in which case I have fallen for it!) or you don't realise that a light-year is a measure of distance, not time :)
UV doesn't cause sublimation - it's the fact that the atmospheric pressure is so low that the water undergoes phase transition to the gaseous form pretty much immediately - it's at this point that the high levels of UV disassociate the water vapour into its constituent atoms. The water that has been found recently on Mars is able to survive as water due to the presence of perchlorates in the water which increase its tolerance to low temperatures and pressures. It stand to reason that any ice made from this perchlorate-contaminated water would also be able to survive longer, but without reading the paper (I know, I know) I'm not sure if the authors were aware of this.
OMG - Harry Styles plays EVE? I'm sold! Oh, wait....
A surprisingly large part of me feels good that those amazing spacecraft are so far away, nearing the depths of interstellar space and will continue on for as near as makes no difference to forever. An even larger part of me regrets that I won't be around to see the day when they make contact with another civilisation.
Sony put the focus in on the 3d, and the specs
Whereas Nintendo are putting the focus on 3D - *without the specs* :-)
I can't stand it when a page can't do a simple slide show correctly. Why does a site like cnet.com design a screen gallery so badly that the entire page has to reload to show the next picture?
One night a few of us were sitting round a friend's house (a highly paid IT professional) listening to some music being played out from his PC. I noticed that notepad kept opening and strange words were appearing, then lots of windows would open and the machine would go mental. Cue my friend; "someone's fucking hacking me!", he opens Notepad and starts typing "Leave the fuck alone, I know who you are" etc etc, while we laugh at his rage. Later that night I discovered that the Speach recognition had been turned on and the Mic was picking up the music and our background chatter. It was interesting to see how Windows interpreted inane chatter and minimal techno...
I just wanted to say that this I reckon that this is one of the best answered "Ask Slashdot" questions in ages. It could have descended into a "don't drop out in the first place..." argument but instead it appears that many people here have either been there and done that, or have a "There but for the grace of God go I..." mentality. Great work guys.
See, I am really conflicted by this state of affairs, one one hand I too hate the way that text speak is becoming more commonplace in normal language, but at the same time, I realise that language is a dynamic phenomenon, one that has has gone through massive change in the past, and will continue to do so in the future. Look at Old English as an example of how things used to be written. Perhaps things like text speak will become more prevelant as the people who mostly use it (young people) mature and enter the world of professional communication. Will I be the grumbling old codger in 20 years time muttering quietly to myself???
I have been working on a client project for about a year. Twin 155Mpbs STM1 worldwide rings (Asia, Americas, Europe, Middle East), max latency ~ 350ms. We were seeing throughputs of 4-5 (not 45!) Mbps without any form of TCP optimisation. We investigated several products and settled one one that gave us 120Mpbs, so I wonder if those people who decry these products have _actually_ used one?
Nearly there! Sierra always were a bit too polite, hence "Please Insert Disk 3 and Press Enter". Still, you've all earned a nice little glow. Enjoy :-)
I remember spending many a day playing Kings Quest 3 on an old Amstrad 1640 with a good friend. We got so used to swapping out disks when moving round ol' Daventry that we created a catchy catchphrase - "Pid 3 Ape". First prize for decifering this stupidy easy phrase is a nice warm glow.
We shall miss you, Sir Disk,