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Tiny Bubbles Key to Cooling Crazy Hot CPUs
Smaz writes "With future CPUs expected to generate as much as four times the heat of today's processors, wicking away that heat remains one of the biggest engineering hurdles in the biz. Researchers at Purdue have developed a pumpless liquid-cooling system that removes nearly six times more heat than existing systems. The trick, it seems, is in the tiny bubbles. From the Science Blog."
Tiny bubbles,
in my wine,
makes me happy,
makes me feel fine.
Tiny bubbles,
in my beer,
makes me happy,
all the year,
Tiny bubbles,
in my keg,
makes me wonder why,
I can't feel my legs,
Tiny bubbles,
in my whiskey,
makes me drunker,
makes me feel frisky,
Tiny Bubbles,
in my rum,
makes me stumble,
makes me feel dumb,
Tiny bubbles,
in my brandy,
makes me smile,
makes me feel dandy.
Food not Bombs is a nice platitude but it breaks down when you notice that the Bombees are usually well fed
This is my biggest problem with war/military/etc. I think FDR is a better orator than myself, so I'll just quote him:
;)
"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed. This world in arms is not spending money alone. It is spending the sweat of its laborers, the genius of its scientists, the hopes of its children. This is not a way of life at all in any true sense. Under the clouds of war, it is humanity hanging on a cross of iron."
in other words, the resources and manpower can be going to far worthier causes.
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Well obviously we need a military capable of defending our nation - if they can't do that, there isn't really much of a point. But the amount of resources currently devoted to the military is repugnantly excessive, and is evidenced by our worldwide military influence and activities. Our current military is like a kid with a constant string of new toys - they have this new shiny thing so they want to go out and play with it.
Your implication that wellfare is the only other area for spending money (or even the area that I'm advocating) is absurd - there are many, many places where money (and the many intelligent and dedicated people that comprise our military) could be spent. Take a look at the decision to build the national highway system - this act has been given a great deal of the credit for our current economic prowess, and has likely paid itself back many times over and in many ways. The government should focus more on things like this; I'm sure the legions of engineers, scientists, and others employed in finding new ways to kill people could come up with some very potent ways to improve the lives of people in this country.
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US Military Budget (2004) - $400 Billion
:)" just so you know, Iraq had NOTHING to do with WTC bombing. You are obviously amoungst the 40% of Americans who believe that he did... and who are absolutely ignorant, clueless victims of Propaganda.
US Education Budget (2004) - $52 Billion
NATO (canada+germany+france+britain+,+,+ (excluding (obviously) the US) Military Budget (2004) -
$160Billion
2nd Largest independant Military Budget ON THE PLANET is Russia, at $60Billion in 2004.
Just a note, this is not at all relevant in the context of terrorism.. terrorists are criminals who your military will do nothing against.. ever.
Further, "--- and then the next psychotic petty dictator to come along would come and kick our butt because we wouldn't have any military with which to deter him.