Re: Cue the snowflake whinging
I really hope everybody stays at home; no protests, no onlookers, only deserted empty streets. As a narcist, Trump would be humiliated much more that by protests.
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There's always one:-
Key benefits of the space industry, just a very short list:
Communication Technologies:
Satellite communication networks enabling global connectivity
GPS navigation systems for precise location tracking
Improved telecommunications infrastructure in remote areas
Environmental Monitoring:
Satellite imagery for tracking deforestation, climate change, and natural disasters
Monitoring weather patterns and forecasting severe weather events
Oceanographic research and monitoring
Disaster Response:
Rapid assessment of disaster damage through satellite imagery
Communication support during emergency situations
Efficient coordination of relief efforts
Healthcare:
Development of new medical technologies and treatments through space research
Telemedicine applications connecting remote areas to medical professionals
Advanced imaging techniques like MRI and CT scans
Navigation and Transportation:
Precise navigation systems for maritime and aviation industries
Optimized logistics and delivery routes
Development of autonomous vehicle technology
Materials Science:
Creation of new materials with superior properties by utilizing microgravity conditions
Advanced manufacturing techniques like 3D printing optimized for space applications
Scientific Discovery:
Understanding of the universe, planets, and celestial bodies
Research on the effects of space radiation and microgravity on the human body
Exploration of potential resources in space like asteroids and the moon
Economic Growth:
Job creation within the space industry and related sectors
Innovation and technology transfer to other industries
Investment opportunities in space-based services and infrastructure
"So we need people to actively use encryption and private messaging as a matter of habit, all the time, not just for exceptional items. Otherwise using encryption will mark you out as a person to be suspicious of."
I use WhatsApp for all messages a phone calls for that very reason and run a VPN on my 4/5G service on my phone.
Wow, what a great way to show how little science you understand; you’re correct in that there is no combustion, in space, but rockets do not rely on combustion or thrust for their acceleration in the same way an aircraft does.
The combustion happens inside the engines using a fuel and an oxidant, these two combine to “burn” and cause the gases to expand and its’ that expansion that causes acceleration using Newtons 3rd law of motion; “for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction”.
You can demonstrate this for yourself by using some roller-skates and throwing a house brick behind you; the result will be that you move in the opposite direction to the way you threw the brick.
The joys of a multi-config autoexec.bat; I remember running the below:-
1. Using a QEMM config
2. Using Himem
3. Standard
4. Stripped out bare minimum for Ulitima 8
5. Using unidriver.sys for Sim City 3000 and Transport Tycoon (My graphic card at the time had the capability to run VESA but some games for some reason, just would not detect that capability hence the use of unidriver.sys)
"At what point? We were in the transition period since voting leave in 2016 so which bit did you get wrong?"
As we were within the transition period we were still fully subject to all EU regulations.
"Technically yes. In theory. Less so in practice. But it does assume the UK gov being better run than all the member govs and the EU gov."
So you agree with me then?
"That is because we were outside the EU by that point"
As pointed out above, although we were in the transition phase, we were still completely subject to all EU regulations; but we still managed to source our own vaccines and not be a part of the vaccine fund.
>"vaccine procurement. Also not being part of the covid bailout fund."
We were still in the EU at that time, thus proving that being out or in the EU made no difference; we were always able to procure our own vaccines and not be a part of the fund, but you know that, or should do, don't you?
.>"I am amused you make up my opinion so you actually have something to argue against but no. I voted leave because it was better for the UK than remaining. As is still the case."
There is plenty of evidence to the contrary now.
My mother, maysherestinpeice, never go the hang of a mouse; this was back in the early 90’s, when she wanted the pointer to go up the screen she would lift it, physically, off the mouse mat. She got better as time when on, but she never lost the instinct to do that and I often watched her starting to lift the mouse up before correcting herself.
A Steam Deck handheld is not a PC, although it is impressive what they’ve got working on the platform.
Running Windows games under Wine/Proton works but they don't run as well as under their native OS, I know, I’ve done it; there are audio issues and framerates are lower, and using mods is much more of a complication that on Windows, and they can be very temperamental under that OS.
And if you need Sage? And if you rely on some bespoke software that only runs on Windows? And for gaming Steam does not have you covered if the games you want to play do not have a Linux versions; what if you want to play Fallout 4 with mods using the script extender that requires a Windows executable to hook into? Same question for Skyrim, Fallout New-vegas, and there are many more games that do not have Linux versions.
I can see a case for AI/Co-pilot with marketing types, it will help them send out even more BS than they normally can, and for analysing big data sets such as JWST data; but who will verify the output of that analysis? Another AI model? Code writing possibly but for the average person, day to day, I don’t, at the moment, see a usage case.
(Mind I’ve not the best forecaster to be honest, I spent quite some time stating that I couldn’t see a usage case for the 1st generation of tablets)