Comment Re:Not necessiarly (Score 1) 448
Those who've read the cyberpunk genre knew well in advance what was to come, and better prepared for it
Those who haven't, don't even know what hit 'em
I havent. Please explain... what exactly hit me?
Those who've read the cyberpunk genre knew well in advance what was to come, and better prepared for it
Those who haven't, don't even know what hit 'em
I havent. Please explain... what exactly hit me?
Wouldn't a giant impact change its orbit? Kind of like this...
The moon-creating impact was my first thought also. But I can imagine that it may also have heated things up a bit on its own, all without significant chaneg of orbit.
No, but the male mind is, or so I've been told.
Indeed, the Californian sent a warning before the collision and the Titanic's captain ignored it.
(emphasis mine)
Not quite. Actually, the Titanic's radio operator ignored it, as well as a previous warning by the Mesaba , being busy transmitting/receiving the passengers' private messenges.
Fiscal year my ass... they're just afraid of Santa's LONC (List Of Naughty Companies)
... and he's a fraud.
Wikileaks remains within the first ammendment (And should Assange be charged, any competent judge will throw it out based on the Elesburg precedent)
I believe you mean Daniel Ellsberg
Apple has been forced to disable push e-mail delivery for iCloud and MobileMe users in Germany this week. The move is thanks to a recent injunction awarded to Motorola as part of the ongoing patent dispute between the two smartphone makers.... The patent at issue relates to older pager designs, but Motorola was able to convince a German court that it applied to Apple's implementation of push e-mail that syncs across devices via iCloud. The injunction went into effect on Thursday of this week, requiring Apple to disable push e-mail syncing in Germany.
I would take that as a strong indication that planes are in fact cheaper overall than trains. I don't really know why, though.
Insane, but true: jet fuel is tax-free in most of Europe.
By then there may be a number of cheaper options to visit space though, Virgin Galactic is making a go at it.
I dont believe they will ever be cheaper. Also, they're not even reaching low earth orbit yet (at the moment they're scraping 110km or something).
Space elevators on the other hand will go up to geostationary at least (as the summary says: 36000km), and they're far more efficient, I suspect (rocket motor spewing stuff all over the place versus electrical lift running up a tether).
world's tallest self-supporting tower
submitter has it wrong. tfa states that it's ONE OF the tallest, with a meagre 600-odd meters.
... see, children, the difference between nerds and non-nerds may be as small as the one between 'ck' and 'g'.
I read the Antares novels by Michael McCollum some time ago. Got a very realistic feel.
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