Comment Re: The Perfect Bait (Score 1) 1097
Oxymoron.
I guess you saw what I did there, but didn't appreciate it.
Oxymoron.
I guess you saw what I did there, but didn't appreciate it.
The EmDrive uses a sealed cavity. There's nowhere for any propellant to come out, even if there were any!
sure, the only thing it could do if it remained sealed would be emit black body radiation, and the whole reason this report is interesting is that it's apparently moving a lot more than you'd get from such a result. well, perhaps it could offgas, that's been mentioned elsewhere.
I totally understand what you're saying, and I agree entirely, except when it comes to conservation of momentum. It's a simple concept that is necessary for this Universe to make any sense and be stable in any way.
Not really. There may be well-defined circumstances in which it can be violated, which rarely occur in the "natural" order of things. In theory, planets can make their own functional electronic circuits through ordinary volcanic and geologic processes, in practice... 42, I guess. It has long been observed that the laws of physics seem to break down at very high and very low energy states. If they behave themselves at most other times, then most things will behave in a way that is highly predictable at most times.
If it were pushing against some hitherto unknown particle, that would possibly be even MORE dramatic
On the other hand, this could be a new interaction with an existing particle. How dramatic would that be? Can you rank it on the scale of 0 to Telemundo?
and there's no matching GTK theme
Does gtk-qt-engne still work? (QGtkStyle, which goes the other way, is part of Qt.)
On the other hand, it looks like people are finally getting bored discussing it. So even if Ubuntu is getting worse, the Slashdot discussions are getting better!
There's little point discussing it once it has already happened, unless you enjoy flagellation of deceased equines.
You don't, by chance, write for the UNIX Fortune program, do you?
Yow!!!
This is your chance to get something back from Carly. She will never ever ever ever win, so you can get your piece of what she's liberated from the users in the form of bonuses by working for her campaign.
Don't feel bad, so did a moderator.
An honest question - what is different about G+'s interface or paradigm (compared to Facebook) that gets people to post content that makes you like them more?
I'm not really sure. Somehow G+ seems more oriented towards seeing stuff from disparate sources. I just find more stuff to reshare.
I find it most ironic when I watch people chase technology like phones. They have a smartphone. It has X features and does Y things. They only use it for 10%X and 15%Y, but immediately upgrade to the new phone that has 150%X and 140%Y capabilities when they're still only going to use ten to fifteen percent of the capabilities.
So? I might be a shitty photographer, but I'm going to be less terrible with a better camera and smarter auto modes. I'm sure there's many ways I haven't taken full advantage of my computer, I've still upgraded it every so often. Phones advance at a fairly rapid pace even if users don't.
2015:
This is one of the biggest bullshit laws I've ever seen. Let's say I don't want to hire you because you're old. EEO laws simply mean that I can't say it in your face that you're old. Instead, i send you the standard HR rejection e-mail and we're all good. Sight, I hate seeing my tax $$ going to waste drafting these stupid laws.
1965:
This is one of the biggest bullshit laws I've ever seen. Let's say I don't want to hire you because you're [black]. EEO laws simply mean that I can't say it in your face that you're [black]. Instead, i send you the standard HR rejection e-mail and we're all good. Sight, I hate seeing my tax $$ going to waste drafting these stupid laws.
You're right, certain bits hasn't changed much...
GNU/Linux distributions provide great advantages over proprietary alternatives for people with disabilities. All the accessibility tools included in Linux are open source, meaning their code is readily available if you want to examine or improve it, and cost nothing.
Because disabled people are so looking for a DIY solution. I'll give you the one about cost, but aids for the disabled are usually sold or given away far under their actual cost due to ideal organizations, corporate PR, government aid and so on unless you're making a business specifically for the disabled.
Developers who do not depend on assistive technologies tend to forget - or don't know - that a disabled person might want to use their application, read their web page, and so on.
Oh please, the open source community is 95% driven by scratching your own itch. Very few do any real effort to make it easier for other people to use in general, disabled or not. Which of course doesn't mean that we're heartless bastards, we do care that there are children starving in Africa and a blind guy who can't use your app. Just not enough to ever get around to it.
Rather, it's is that accessibility is highly specialized and requires someone with knowledge in the area, regardless of platform.
Yes, but it's usually not rocket surgery if you care enough to explore it. The few times I've dabbled in it I've found that often takes a lot of effort that doesn't benefit anyone but the disabled, the way a wheelchair user needs a ramp where a step works fine for everybody else. Or in other words, even if you know what you're doing it still takes time, that I certainly wouldn't want to spend on a hobby project.
The only way a marginal candidate is going to have any chance is if they announce early and get momentum, while the big names can afford to wait and campaign more intensively later.
Scientists will study your brain to learn more about your distant cousin, Man.