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that's it I am going to sue you for all you got. see you in court!!

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http://www.technewsworld.com/story/35620.html
Feeney also announced Thursday that the team had secured sponsorship from GoldenPalace.com, the world's largest online gambling site. The head of GoldenPalace.com, Richard Rowe, said the sponsorship could lead to sending gamblers into space.

"As this technology progresses, we want to set up junkets so players can enjoy our games from high above the Earth," Rowe said in a statement. Feeney will carry a laptop during the flight "in order for his team to enjoy the GoldenPalace.com casino games on their trip to sub-orbital space," he said.
I'm not sure I want the first commercialization of space to be resorts and gambling... It seems to cheapen the whole space race thing...
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quantus wrote:http://www.technewsworld.com/story/35620.html
Feeney also announced Thursday that the team had secured sponsorship from GoldenPalace.com, the world's largest online gambling site. The head of GoldenPalace.com, Richard Rowe, said the sponsorship could lead to sending gamblers into space.

"As this technology progresses, we want to set up junkets so players can enjoy our games from high above the Earth," Rowe said in a statement. Feeney will carry a laptop during the flight "in order for his team to enjoy the GoldenPalace.com casino games on their trip to sub-orbital space," he said.
I'm not sure I want the first commercialization of space to be resorts and gambling... It seems to cheapen the whole space race thing...
Two years ago at the UEFA Cup Final, a guy went on the field in a referee uniform, red carded the ref, then tore off his uniform and ran around naked. I think he had GoldenPalace.com painted on his back.

Edit: Yep: Not work safe

I guess it was last year. But 2 UEFA Cups ago.
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Hahahaha

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And Golden Palace has a bunch of stuff about him, looks like they're his official sponsor:

http://www.goldenpalace.com/welcome.php?pf=%2Fevents%2F
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http://www.palmpsone.com/index.html

Portable PS1. Pretty cool.
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Yeah, interesting, but the location sucks. It's fine I guess if you like being snowed in a third to half the year up there. I went up there with on Mother's Day about 7 or 8 years ago and it snowed a couple inches. Still, it would be nice to find a group like that in more places around the country.
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http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/08/0 ... index.html

These guys look to be setting themselves up as the ValueJet of space tourism. Really, would you want to go into space in a vehicle that cost less than your car?
I feel like I just beat a kitten to death... with a bag of puppies.

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George wrote:http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/08/0 ... index.html

These guys look to be setting themselves up as the ValueJet of space tourism. Really, would you want to go into space in a vehicle that cost less than your car?
Ummm, that's at cost for the parts of the space ship... if you considered the cost that car makers get the parts for your car, I'm sure it would be way less than that rocket.
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http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,117299,00.asp

Hah, pop-up blockers can't use pop-up ads to sell their software. About time the FTC did something about the people trying to make the problem worse for personal gain.
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Alan wrote:http://www.rochesterarea20somethings.org/index.html

This looks interesting.
With any group like this, the only way to judge without going is to look at the pictures they post online. See what kind of people go and also keep in mind that they've only put up the 'best' pictures that were taken. Usually a good metric.

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http://www.iht.com/articles/533169.html

e-mail sent during 10am-2pm on weekends is 10% more likely to get filtered as spam. Filters should NOT look at the time stamp to determine if a message is spam or not.
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quantus wrote:Ummm, that's at cost for the parts of the space ship... if you considered the cost that car makers get the parts for your car, I'm sure it would be way less than that rocket.
Well, if you want to get technical, remember that this was a hand assembled prototype. If they were to mass produce these, the cost would likely come down. And my car cost less than $20,000 anyway. I was just making a point that even though the XPrize is trying to develop cheap alternative space vehicles, adequate safety systems and proper build quality for what is basically a high explosive with people strapped on top will (and should) cost more than most individuals can afford. Do you really want your neighbors setting up a launch pad in their backyard?
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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=s ... lottery_dc

I don't know if I wish I am him or not ...

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http://www.swig.org/

Use C/C++ libraries in higher level languages (Perl, Scheme, Python, OCaml, etc.). Where have you been all my life?

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http://www.vendian.org/mncharity/dir3/inline/swig/
Glue code generation, compilation, and dynamic linking are all handled automagically.
It's only a matter of time now 'til automagically is added to the English language.
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