No, prices aren't rising. Owners are **choosing** to raise prices because they can.
If the gov't (yeah, i know) mandated a sliding cost scale, with highest prices for the biggest users, things would change rather quickly
Forget USB. I just invented a new standard. It's wireless, has a guaranteed maximum range of 1 meter, and can handle up to 511 peripherals simultaneously.
I think I'll call it "SharkTeeth"
"market integrity" ROFLMAO
Congress insider trading. Bots trading at submilisecond speeds. Pump-and-dumpers.
And, yeah, derivatives made up of tranched derivatives made up of tranched derivatives.
Are there any stats on the rate of batteries going into thermal runaway when NOT in aircraft? Taken by itself, the claims quoted here seem out of line with any expectations. Do things get worse when the cabin pressure goes down a bit (approx to 8000 - foot atmos equivalent) ?
The Orange Caligula spoke thusly, "TorbjÃrn TÃrnqvist, you're fired."
SevenEves, anyone?
Computer science is applied discrete mathematics.
It is, but that's because it's really "Software Science" . If labels were correct, "Computer Science" would be about the structure of a computer: interfaces, caches, distributed processing, and so on.
To a limited extent, moving your watch some (larger) distance horizontally will throw it off as well, due to variations in the gravitational force (at constant radius) with lat & long.
This one dates back to 1952: There is a lot of empty space between Earth and Mars, but one day you may discover the black teapot that B. Russell placed out there.
When you start measuring your mirrors in meters, that damn thing ainâ(TM)t designed to look at anything other than space.
I suggest you hit up Wikipedia for "Lacrosse"
So how much would a moon bead pearl necklace set me back?
Up to eight years, depending on aggravating circumstances. It is not legal to own Moon rocks unless President Nixon gifted them to you.
Unless of course you go there and collect them yourself.
It looks a bit like a stradivirus.
(emphasis mine).
Next up, the stradivaccine.
Those nasty Three Laws got worse when one experimental positronic brain could sense thoughts. The robot tried to "do no harm" emotionally. It did not end well. I believe the story is titled "Liar."
Turns out a really sharp knife reduces tears caused by mothers-in-law.
It would be a much more interesting story if these sats were being set up IN the Kuiper Belt
"The eleventh commandment was `Thou Shalt Compute' or `Thou Shalt Not Compute' -- I forget which." -- Epigrams in Programming, ACM SIGPLAN Sept. 1982
