It seems like every launch in recent memory has resulted in some sort of damage to the shuttle. I wonder if this is a new development (maybe ageing fleet?) or if it used to happen on every launch but nasa pays a whole lot more attention to "minor" damage now after Columbia. NASA seems to think that this is not a big deal. From nasa.gov:
Mission Management Team Update
Mission managers have determined that damage to a small section of Endeavour's heat shield poses no threat to crew safety or mission operations. However, they are discussing options for possible repair work that would ensure preparations on the ground for Endeavour's next flight will go more smoothly. The damage occurred during the climb to orbit on Aug. 8. I hope so.
That is odd, isn't it. Unless, perhaps they're making some sort of unspoken assumption / commentary that my inability to think clearly at 7 AM is somehow related to the public schooling I received (which it certainly may be...)
It may be early, and I haven't had coffee yet, but wouldn't 1/1277 be more like.0008%? Methinks the public school system has bigger problems to deal with than internet access...
History class is for the lazy writer since there is little to 'invent'. I disagree. Unlike scifi, where anything can be dreamed up and the 'history of the future' can written to explain a premise, factual history (or even historical fiction) is quite a bit more difficult to write since there will always be a reader that knows at least as much about the subject as the author and will be able to spot factual errors. Imagination, for me at least, is a whole lot easier to use than historical references.
After a small(ish) initial investment, you can have pub-like ale at home. I get 1/4 barrel kegs of Sam Adams (I prefer a nice hoppy lager, but I'm sure you can find an ale to suit your tastes) for something like $56.00. A 1/4 barrel holds about 50 pints... that's what? $1.12ish a pint. What would you consider to be supermarket prices? Or better yet, brew your own and use a cornelius keg.
Along with tatoos, and piercings, I hope that trendy style of spelling words goes into the annals of stupid fads. You're right: tattoos and piercings are nothing but fads that sprang up in the 90's as a way for teens to piss you off.
But hey, if you don't like it, don't like it. But it amazes me why some people take things so personally. Why do you care if people want a Mac? Interesting... The reason I have a hard time dealing with Mac zealots (and yes, I do use Macs...) is that they tend to have the exact opposite view. People tend to take it personally when they're looked down on and considered idiots for using anything but Macs.
That FORCES the Repubs and the President to end the war, or make some serious decisions about troop withdrawal. That's fairly naive... Maybe there hasn't been a vote to stop funding because the dems. know that there won't be any withdrawal and the troops that are there would have to fight with significantly reduced funds. It'd be pretty hard to get re-elected if you voted to send troops into battle with jeans, t-shirts and only 3 rounds in each rifle.
I think you're right that the Dems. were "delighted with this impasse", but not for the reasons you think.
1. Just wait till Al Qaeda/north Korea/Iran/Russia etc. gets their hands on this. Whoa... Somehow I don't understand how you see a remote controlled strike aircraft as more of a threat than the Mig-29/Mi-24/Mirage F1/F-14/Su-25/etc. inventories that each one of the states you mentioned currently has (well, al qaeda isn't a state, so we'll say 767/757s). The difference is 1) the MQ-9 is less capable than any strike fighter currently in use and 2) you don't lose a pilot if one gets shot down. And trust me, it's a whole lot easier to kill a pilot when he's sitting still in a bunker somewhere than if he is actually in the aircraft.
2. It's psychologically easier to kill people the farther removed from them you get. Well, I can't comment on this until I have experience killing people from both inside a cockpit and from a command center.
...with enough firepower to wipe a good size town off the map. You might want to read up on your airborne weapons. The hellfire is an anti-armor missile. I think there's less than 20lbs. of explosive in each one. I'm not sure what your idea of a "good size town" is, but if it's a town of 14 buildings then yeah it could wipe it off the map, but only if you aim carefully.
My bad, I thought we were talking about a US military, pilot-less, remote controlled aircraft that can carry up to 14 Hellfire missiles. Yeah, we were (kind of). The MQ-9 is not "pilot-less", it's "remotely piloted". It's no more autonomous than any other aircraft in the military's inventory (most of which can fly with little to no pilot intervention between takeoff and landing). I'd hate to see how you'd freak out if we were to talk about, oh say a US military aircraft, with only 2 pilots, that can carry up to 40,000lbs of guided or unguided conventional and nuclear weapons and fly non-stop missions to any point on the globe and back from its base in Missouri http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B-2_Spirit
You're absolutely right: to most companies OSS == shareware. Those who make policy have little or no understanding of the connotation in the title "Open Source" and don't care.
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You're exactly right. Anyone who feels that java needs help staying relevant doesn't write software for a living.
You must be aiming pretty low if you think that 35 is old.
Wow! 15-year callback. nice.
That's a great idea until you find all your food spoiled because you didn't realize that your PS3 was on the same circuit as your refrigerator.
Mission managers have determined that damage to a small section of Endeavour's heat shield poses no threat to crew safety or mission operations. However, they are discussing options for possible repair work that would ensure preparations on the ground for Endeavour's next flight will go more smoothly. The damage occurred during the climb to orbit on Aug. 8. I hope so.
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Whoa... did I just hear your head explode?
Isn't that what everyone bitches about Vista for? "You're opening a window. Allow or Deny?"
Hear, Hear!
That is odd, isn't it. Unless, perhaps they're making some sort of unspoken assumption / commentary that my inability to think clearly at 7 AM is somehow related to the public schooling I received (which it certainly may be...)
Now you see why nothing gets done around here until, oh, around 9:30 (or 1/2 pot coffee, which ever comes first...)
It may be early, and I haven't had coffee yet, but wouldn't 1/1277 be more like .0008%? Methinks the public school system has bigger problems to deal with than internet access...
It has always been a crime to release classified information. What makes you think that abusing that fact is a new phenomenon?
I'm pretty sure I had one... the phone reception sucked, but the sound worked and it had a brilliant UI.
After a small(ish) initial investment, you can have pub-like ale at home. I get 1/4 barrel kegs of Sam Adams (I prefer a nice hoppy lager, but I'm sure you can find an ale to suit your tastes) for something like $56.00. A 1/4 barrel holds about 50 pints... that's what? $1.12ish a pint. What would you consider to be supermarket prices? Or better yet, brew your own and use a cornelius keg.
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I think you're right that the Dems. were "delighted with this impasse", but not for the reasons you think.
Wow. I'd love to live in your world.
...with enough firepower to wipe a good size town off the map. You might want to read up on your airborne weapons. The hellfire is an anti-armor missile. I think there's less than 20lbs. of explosive in each one. I'm not sure what your idea of a "good size town" is, but if it's a town of 14 buildings then yeah it could wipe it off the map, but only if you aim carefully. My bad, I thought we were talking about a US military, pilot-less, remote controlled aircraft that can carry up to 14 Hellfire missiles. Yeah, we were (kind of). The MQ-9 is not "pilot-less", it's "remotely piloted". It's no more autonomous than any other aircraft in the military's inventory (most of which can fly with little to no pilot intervention between takeoff and landing).I'd hate to see how you'd freak out if we were to talk about, oh say a US military aircraft, with only 2 pilots, that can carry up to 40,000lbs of guided or unguided conventional and nuclear weapons and fly non-stop missions to any point on the globe and back from its base in Missouri http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B-2_Spirit
You're absolutely right: to most companies OSS == shareware. Those who make policy have little or no understanding of the connotation in the title "Open Source" and don't care.
They should have put one across the street from the Lab. http://www.albuquerquebaseball.com/
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That would be classic: stopping at the Kwik-E-Mart on the way to the game.
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