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Once you know them for who/what they are, and you learn to be comfortable enough with not following them closely, or not knowing what the hip thing is right now, then you can learn to let go of that (almost) insatiable need to keep up. Let them have the room - and the mental energy it requires.

From what I've read so far, it seems that ESA was uncomfortable with the possibility of a collision to a degree that SpaceX could possibly be quite comfortable with - ESA wants > 1km distance, whereas SpaceX might be comfortable with much closer - they are quite different constellations.

Who has the right to dictate who has priority / which criteria is the right one?

I'm going to assume that the cost of ESA's satellite is much greater than SpaceX's StarLink module so obviously they have much more of an interest in preserving full functionality - BUT avoiding collisions is in everybody's best interests. Who is going to use their fuel? Who has right of way, and to what terms?

  #define SIX 1+8
  #define NINE 5+1

Possibly (probably) the cognitive load on people might lead to bad A/B test results, but it would be a curious thing to explore - cultural bias would get a bit of a beating I'd imagine.

http://www.sigcon.com/Pubs/edn/SoGoodBarbedWire.htm

Would love to see how this works and maintains an adequate range of motion so as to not get in the way. Seems like it adds rigidity so that the weight is shared by the exoskeleton.

Either way, I'd back that category in a heartbeat, though not sure if it could be completed in the duration of a normal games cycle... In a way it's been started already with the google lunar x prize [o] though that's been running a little longer than your typical games...

[x] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wernher_von_Braun

[o] http://lunar.xprize.org/

Makes me wonder whether testing a propulsive landing on an airborne drone barge is feasible? A blimp with a well-insulated large pad on the top - though I'm not sure how you'd effectively anchor it in the air - probably a active propulsion system as well.

You're still subject to much the same kind of media merry-go-round, and subjectively is probably not even that far away.

In other words, you have no solid grasp on the field and so cannot make an effective guess at your ability in the field - so go for middle of the road and that's possibly your best statistical guess...

The principle and supposed ethic is to share and have some reciprocity - the reality is somewhat different. And we all suffer. Tragedy of the commons, I guess...

What are the key things that a kernel bypass version does different? Can these be separated out in a concise way which would lead to multiple DB implementations being able to use these same interfaces? Essentially for any major DB system, you'd want the kernel tailored anyway - you're not going to be doing much else on your DB server (are you?)

The re-seller is obviously the under-performing part of your exchange, it should be their business to know what they are selling. Most likely it shows the current state of the market - not very many buyers ask these technical questions, hence the experience is not there for the reseller. If you'd want to feel better about it, at least the reseller you've dealt with now has some more knowledge of one of the products they are selling.

Seems like a sensible option might be to have some sort of button (address bar / extension button) that opens up a pane with the javascript as read-only so its easier to do a quick visual check for "funny business".

a large new space has a lot of unknowns -> some of these unknowns could be dangerous -> a very large new space has a lot more unknowns -> very large spaces are to be feared.

This is based on nothing more than my imagination, but seems like a sensible evolutionary precaution.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photon_sphere

Fermentation of proteins. Some bacteria of the genus Clostridium (putrescent anaerobes) are able to ferment amino acids as well as carbohydrates. These bacteria are better adapted to utilize proteins, which they break down to amino acids by means of proteolytic enzymes; the amino acids are then fermented. The process of protein fermentation is important in the circulation of matter in nature.

source: http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Fermentation+Proc...

Would be a whole different level of identification, but would lead to multiple ways to detect photos taken by the same camera.

What I mean with local IS growing plants suited for the climate. So in most cases, tropical is out, unless you can take advantage of specific areas that may have a generally warmer micro-climate to grow these foods. But this implies small scale, as otherwise you'd have to put in acres of greenhouses, at which point shipping may well be a better option.

The thing about our current system is that it is efficient, making long-distance shipping feasible. However, it is not resilient, as it depends on politics and cheap energy. I'm not sure if I'd class that as sustainable just because that's how we've done it for the last 50 or so years...

The problem is finding the cultivars and doing the whole experimental process with specific plants and documenting it... Given that bananas grow fairly quickly it is probably relatively do-able. Just need some land and some volunteers... And flying under the radar of the banana companies :)