this has been demonstrated (on bang goes the theory, for eg, i don't have the link) to work using scale models, where a strobed laser pulse is used to turn air to plasma inside a simple parabolic reflector, to direct the explosion downward.

perhaps a combination of the two, begining with laser/air, and phasing toward h2/uwave?

i wish i still had mod points, i would vote this the most important news of the decade.

amongst other items, i do admit..

also desperately need the words to "eighty three blues", as written/performed by milo, as my cover arrangement is proving quite popular.

please be well, bb, sir, and thank you very much indeed for doing what you do so well.

please confirm what you are trying to say here.

are you saying that DICE will interpret "leaving in disgust" as clear disapproval of DICE junk habits, and will NOT, in future, add contraband to these projects?

please say this is true.

now say "DICE will not adulterate abandoned projects, ever, unless given EXPLICIT PERMISSION to so".

thank you, have a nice day.

this seems to the takeaway - NEWS is found in the firehose - slashdot per se is more the DICE magazine section.

i have to admit i know nothing of the people behind ./ and have really only been reading for the news and the chance to yell back at the boxen, occasionally.

this has drawn me in, i expect i will regret that it did.

hello sk, i think i'm sorry i yelled at you below, but i also expect you've been prepared to duck since you hit submit.

i learned today that firehose is where the news is, and am now in search of an rss for this, as opposed to the one that shows up bonostyle in my feed reader.

i think i learned also that (a) this is not too common an occurance around here and (b) there exist a way for people to complain about, when it happens.

i think that's ok so far.

all that remains is to see what slashdot have to say when they report on themselves, as they say they will.

in the meantime - thanks for all the fish and that?

or not - please feel free to correct me.

when you finally wake up from your party, please also explain why you picked the submission that managed to down play the fact that your parent overlords are wrapping GIMP - our DEARLY BELOVED GIMP - in.. i can't find the words to describe the insult... deep breath..

you FAIL.

none of us is convinced.

what soul?

** answer me, damn you **

i don't mind being wrong about this - correct me.

i also love slashdot.

i do NOT like this.

SourceFarce MUST allow reporting and discussion of it's actions here on SlashOwned, or we WILL know the reason why?

SourceForge, the code repository site owned by Slashdot Media, has apparently seized control of the account hosting GIMP for Windows on the service, according to e-mails and discussions amongst members of the GIMP community—locking out GIMP's lead Windows developer. And now anyone downloading the Windows version of the open source image editing tool from SourceForge gets the software wrapped in an installer replete with advertisements.

http://arstechnica.com/informa...

The GIMP developers aren't happy at all about this. They say that Sourceforge impersonated the GIMP developers, and abused the trademarks owned by the GNOME foundation.

https://mail.gnome.org/archive...

perhaps because it's a floating point value?

how else would you compare it?

ie - what the bleep are you on about?

please make it so, the roots of this disease go deep, and the creeps responsible must be purged.