Comment Re: As long as NASA pays at the same rate (Score 3, Insightful) 222
NextGen budget total from 2007-2022 was 14B, about 1B/year, not 17B last year. See the GAO report. https://www.gao.gov/assets/d24...
Comment Re:Seems bogus (Score 1) 62
to clarify, I mean signs of intelligent life, of course. And the cities are a mix of brown and gray.
Comment Re:Seems bogus (Score 1) 62
Ship tracks and aircraft contrails are the two most obvious signs of life on the planet when looking down from the ISS during daylight. Even the largest cities just look like brown smudges. At night, of course, city lights are there.
Comment reason CO2 rises during takeoff (Score 2) 61
HVAC uses engine bleed air but that is turned off during takeoff to increase engine power.
Comment Re:Mis-use of college, if you ask me (Score 1) 258
So keep plugging your network cables or whatever you do from your 40th percentile income bracket, and leave the thinking to people who went to college.
Wow, no vitriol there.
Just know that engineer types like you are something of a joke in math/CS circles. Like a dusty farmer in overalls driving his tractor around feeling proud that he's doing something productive for society and disdaining the far-off castle-tower academics who just drain resources, while unknown to him the genetically modified seeds he's planting are increasing yields more than even inhuman hard work ever could.
Great. Can you tell me what "genetically modified seeds" you've given us (or the general state of the art) so I can thank you personally oh great one from the 90th percentile income bracket?
Wow, no vitriol there.
Just know that engineer types like you are something of a joke in math/CS circles. Like a dusty farmer in overalls driving his tractor around feeling proud that he's doing something productive for society and disdaining the far-off castle-tower academics who just drain resources, while unknown to him the genetically modified seeds he's planting are increasing yields more than even inhuman hard work ever could.
Great. Can you tell me what "genetically modified seeds" you've given us (or the general state of the art) so I can thank you personally oh great one from the 90th percentile income bracket?
And to the OP, just know that not everyone of us who went to college and uses their brain instead of their back is an elitist child, that some of us appreciate the fact that just about everything is relative and arbitrary, and in the end, what we are ultimately measured by is rarely our IQ or our wallets.
Comment Re:I'm compensating. (Score 1) 993
You're compensating for a huge vagina?
Comment Re:How are you tracking bugs? (Score 1) 310
I've found the best way to do this if at all possible is to have the product itself report the bug.
This is something I design into the product from the day one.
Comment Re:No mention of internet connectivity (Score 2, Informative) 142
correct no internet on board and this is just an upgrade to the existing setup
Comment Re:How "scaled up" is this? (Score 1) 413
Oh to have mod points!
Everyone likes the "sharks with laserbeams" references, and nobody notices a perfectly good Total Recall plug....
God bless you sir...
Everyone likes the "sharks with laserbeams" references, and nobody notices a perfectly good Total Recall plug....
God bless you sir...
New Sub Dives To Crushing Depths 245
University of Washington Scientists are reporting that they have a new autonomous underwater vehicle that increases both the attainable depth and duration of deployment over current submersibles. Weighing in at just under 140 pounds, the "Deepglider" is able to stay out to sea for up to a year and hit depths of almost 9,000 feet. "Deepglider opens up new research possibilities for oceanographers studying global climate change. The glider's first trip revealed unexpected warming of water near the ocean floor, and scientists are interested in studying whether the temperatures are related to global warming."
Microsoft Explains the Lumines Live! Mess 57
1up has up a discussion with Microsoft's Greg Canessa, Group Manager for Xbox Live Arcade. There, he attempts to explain what's the deal with Lumines Live!. Specifically, why are they charging us an arm and a leg for a rerelease of an already well-sold portable title? "That's actually done by the developer. As a platform, we provide a list of available price tiers. And we work very closely, of course, with the developer. We provide suggestions and it is a consultation between the two companies, but ultimately it is up to the developer to set the price." I'm looking at you, Q!.
Massives As Your Third Home 146
sleepwellmyfriend writes "What is a third place? The first place is your home, the second place is work. Howard Schultz, founder of Starbucks introduced third places as somewhere besides home or work where people can socialize and feel comfortable. Think Cheers. Massive multiplayer online games are third places as defined by their characteristics: neutral ground, leveler (no not that kind), conversation, accessibility, regulars, low profile, playful mood, and "home away from home". Online games also contain social capital, which like financial capital, can be acquired and spent, but for social gains instead of financial gains. In a social relationship sense, bridging provides breadth (diverse information and resources) while bonding provides depth (comfort and advice). In online games, players come from a diverse background so they are usually bridging social capital but bonding can occur for long time players."
Comment Re:An interesting set of designs (Score 1) 541
Bluetooth is everywhere already, and has been for going on two years now.
But that aside, if you think you're going to haul out your Palm Pilot to write down a woman's telephone number, you're clearly missing out on the whole concept.
But that aside, if you think you're going to haul out your Palm Pilot to write down a woman's telephone number, you're clearly missing out on the whole concept.
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