How much would it cost to rip up the ground and lay down more fiber? It seems like in most cases, a (natural?) monopoly results. When things get this bad, is there any chance that a new generation of telecommunications companies can spring up (perhaps with government subsidies to get them going)?
Are all the lessons learned in the public domain since the Pentagon is a government agency? I'm sure there are many others like myself curious to see how supposedly top-secret issues are kept safe from prying eyes. Failure intrigues me more than success because it's through failure that we learn.
Suppose the earthquake's precise location and time were known -- what then? Would there have been any way to spread out the total damage either over a larger time interval or over a greater radial distance?
We can somewhat control fires: we have a preventative measure -- public education and we have a cure -- firefighters. We can somewhat control floods: we have levees. We can't control tornadoes very well, though perhaps with some cloud seeding, we might be able to in the future.
But how does society mitigate the effects of earthquakes, especially in areas with very ancient architecture?
FreeBSD
*is more secure (apparently, i don't know enough to be sure but they're development model and security results do tend to suggest this)
Citation needed. Also, their not they're.
*has zfs,
Btrfs, the response to ZFS, was merged into 2.6.29. If you really want ZFS, there is ZFS via FUSE, but since the start I've read of complaints regarding the slow performance.
*etc
If your other points aren't substantial, then you "etc" is meaningless.
Do you all want to be a parent of some soul-less little pokemon-playing faggot glued to a monitor during all of their waking hours? Do you want to teach them that escapism is an acceptable way to deal with life? Do you want your kid to be the overweight, friendless baby-talker who reads lame fantasy books all day? Do you want to raise somebody who will grow to be 300 pounds and who will want to live with you rent-free through their adulthood, urinating in a bucket they keep in their room and emerging only to ask for your money?
Yes. Like father, like son.
Lines 122, 521, 690, 710, and 748 scare me; gotos in C code...
They've used one form of a goto that's actually quite readable and useful. Would you rather have:
if (condition1 && condition2) {
}
if (issue1 || issue2) {
}
or
if (condition1 && condition2) {
goto cleanup;
}
if (issue1 || issue2) {
goto cleanup;
}
cleanup:
no need for duplication of efforts */
Believe it or not, there are useful reasons to use goto, and Microsoft happened to use goto for the right reason here. The Linux kernel also happens to use this practice to boost the readability of the code.
The game field is coated with regolith, a slick polymer material, and special wheels are used to create a low-traction interaction with the crater's surface.
The article summary references regolith. Wikipedia defines regolith as:
[...] is a layer of loose, heterogeneous material covering solid rock. It includes dust, soil, broken rock, and other related materials [...]
I remember the days when I was a member of a FIRST robotics team and we prepared for competitions by building practice fields to test out our robot and help prepare our human players. The fields we constructed were of fairly stable objects like PVC tetrahedrons and fairly large kickballs that made it easy to simulate actual conditions in a real tournament. How are teams supposed to simulate actual conditions if the terrain is so unstable and chaotic?
I would quit smoking if you'd find out how to cure Social Anxiety Disorder...
I don't mean to appear condescending, but have you tried exercise, specifically aerobic exercise? By try, I mean more than for a few weeks off-and-on. I'm certainly no doctor, but from my own experience, exercise releases endorphins which result in the so-called "runner's high." Not only will you be in better shape, but your fitness will boost your self-confidence and help you interact with other people more easily.
I like to stay away from modern medicine as much as possible because I've been burned by crummy doctors in the past. That's not to say I go with unproven homeopathic treatments either. I stick with what worked for our ancestors -- a good diet and plenty of exercise. Really, the geeky audience on Slashdot should make the connection between a biochemical machine like the human body and a electromechanical system like a computer. If you want optimal performance, it takes hard work. Drugs are an easy way out.
Dynamically binding, you realize the magic. Statically binding, you see only the hierarchy.