Comment Metric conversion problems (Score 0) 22
Odd how L-F contraction only affects imperial measurements. Maybe Haldane was right, and the universe is indeed queerer than we can imagine.
And by the time the last film is released, will be about 4.5 hours too long.
Wait for the 'Directors cut'. We'll be looking at about 5 hours per movie.
1) Something might go wrong
That's a pretty weak excuse. Something might go wrong while wearing glasses to. Maybe you'll get hit by a buss on the way to get new glasses. Oh MY!
FYI: there has never been a case of blindness from LASIK.
I had a my eyes done by a new process, and it all goes fine but sometimes hegfedufghfkki jjfhfjruubn nhiifiueeutr877u and then it comes back again, mostly. The important thing is
The real name of the building is M7-0355. This is most likely just going to involve a little sign in the lobby.
We've a 'Jean Batten Airport' down here in NZ. People still call it Auckland Airport.
(Who was Jean Batten? She invented the leather strap used on ships to secure loads: hence "batten down the hatches". Not sure why they named an airrport after her)
Are we violating any of Intellectual Ventures' patents by reading it?
Reading the attached article? Now c'mon, this is slashdot. We'll just make random, unsubstantiated statements.
1) No tax on breathing
2) One less revenue stream for government
3) More freedom for emitters of CO2
4) Happier plants since they need CO2
But plants don't vote. Correct me if wrong (just waiting for the first "I, for one, welcome our new vegetable overlords")...
This is the first step in phasing out pilots altogether and replacing us with computer programs.
Interesting thought, and I'm sure you're right. We're getting driverless cars, I guess pilotless planes are coming. We already have drones (pilotless attack aircraft), unmanned rockets, unmanned planetary rovers... I'm pretty sure there's unmanned sea vessels (anyone?) out there somewhere.
But a serious question. Is a plane safer or less safe with pilots? (Yes, I know that pilots can save the day sometimes. Other times they cause the crash. MH370 may yet be shown to be pilot suicide).
Once we know the answer to that question, we can follow the odds. Have a remote pilot able to 'log in' when something nasty happens, maybe.
Life is a healthy respect for mother nature laced with greed.