They don't specify how the battery is connected for charging. There could be multiple lines needed for this fast charge, they could have a local power resevoir... Hell, it could be a huge bank of capacitors they're using for all we know.
The two largest generators in the US produce over 3.99 Trillion kWh of power. I think given how slow this is going to take off (inevitably) we'll manage the power load. Even when that generation is split among 2 million people, each person can use 1.9 million kWh for themselves.
I'm all for technological advances, but just how lazy do you really need to be? Is it too much to ask the teachers to take roll call like they have been for hundreds of years, and LOOK at the students to make sure they are who they say they are?
Somehow I'm getting less and less surprised that Australia has passed the US as the most obese nation in the world...
I don't believe for a second any agreement China comes to agree upon would be honored. They haven't respected the intellectual property of ANY foreign country for decades, and I don't think a stern talking-to from the 'richest' and 'most powerful' country in the world is going to help.
After 9 years and $100 million+ they're going after people for HACK PATCHES? You MUST be joking.
I think it's clear that both Sony and Blizzard are the new WORST gaming companies ever. I won't buy their shit, and now I don't even want to work for either of them anymore.
So Sun and the community put a ton of time into OO and now they want to kick them all out?
Fork you, Oracle.
You are truly the evil tyrant in a once peaceful land. I hope that all of your senior employees get hit sequentially by various large vehicles, and that you face a financial scandal that puts you deep in the red.
I think what a lot of people are missing is that this was never intended to be a continuing or for-profit service for Google. They *only* set this service up to collect voice data to improve speech recognition.
Now that they have the data they needed, they're closing it down.
When most of the science is sociology - a science of human interaction - I think crowd-sourcing is an acceptable way to do experimental data collection.
God I hope so. I'm so tired of all you smart people with actual computer ambitions on there screwing up my digital toon-porn craziness. More flying dildos, less Linux and Mono discussions. Also, furries.
A vote for anyone but the two main parties' candidates, or someone in another division with enough hype and publicity, is equivalent to throwing your vote away. Ron Paul doesn't have a chance. Neither does Nader. Unless the elephants or donkeys tap one of them on the shoulder, it's just not going to happen.
Part of the problem is exactly as you said: Some people are too dumb to realize there is an option. The amount of people you get to realize it and vote for your third party will never be enough to win the election. Never. Thereby, voting for someone who cannot possibly win is wasting your vote. In my opinion, it's better to use your vote wisely, and choose the lesser of two evils (a-la, voting for Obama over McCain - not because you want Obama to win, but because you DON'T want McCain to win).
There is a reason that current high-speed production trains don't go this fast. There is not enough research and testing done on the tracks/trains to ensure they can withstand this on a regular basis. Yes, several trains in the world go faster, but only for test runs or short periods. The actual travel speed is still regulated down to reduce the risk of accident/fatigue/failure of the equipment.
Another prime example of China's lax oversight despite their strict demands. The technology is copied from Germany, Japan, and France as well. I sometimes wonder if China's production industry has an original idea at any point, ever.
[Thomas Geissler, who owns the company behind the idea, said: "German investors have always preferred to hold a lot of personal wealth in gold, for historical reasons."]
Of course they do. And their supply is unsurprising. Ever heard of Nazi gold? It didn't just evaporate, you know.
And selling it 30% above market price? Why would anyone 'invest' with this machine when it costs less to buy from a dealer somewhere?
Damn you Wikipedia! I start out looking at Kessler Syndrome and two hours and dozens of links later I'm reading about the Planck constant, Hawking Radiation, and Inertial Confinement Fusion.
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They don't specify how the battery is connected for charging. There could be multiple lines needed for this fast charge, they could have a local power resevoir... Hell, it could be a huge bank of capacitors they're using for all we know.
The two largest generators in the US produce over 3.99 Trillion kWh of power. I think given how slow this is going to take off (inevitably) we'll manage the power load. Even when that generation is split among 2 million people, each person can use 1.9 million kWh for themselves.
Fingerprint scanners for ROLL CALL? Really?
I'm all for technological advances, but just how lazy do you really need to be? Is it too much to ask the teachers to take roll call like they have been for hundreds of years, and LOOK at the students to make sure they are who they say they are?
Somehow I'm getting less and less surprised that Australia has passed the US as the most obese nation in the world...
The captain of the FailBoat has finally spoken!
You can download the live vid from nicovideo.jp here if you want to see. Maybe not sold-out huge stadiums, but that's a hell of a crowd.
http://www.nyaatorrents.org/?page=torrentinfo&tid=118668
FIB4FO Queue:
First InB4 First Out...
"wilderness of New Jersey..."
Um, what? This is a joke, right?
I don't believe for a second any agreement China comes to agree upon would be honored. They haven't respected the intellectual property of ANY foreign country for decades, and I don't think a stern talking-to from the 'richest' and 'most powerful' country in the world is going to help.
After 9 years and $100 million+ they're going after people for HACK PATCHES? You MUST be joking.
I think it's clear that both Sony and Blizzard are the new WORST gaming companies ever. I won't buy their shit, and now I don't even want to work for either of them anymore.
Hear me Actiblizzard? Go fuck yourselves.
Dammit, I meant 'its'. This is what happens when I post first thing when I wake up.
So Sun and the community put a ton of time into OO and now they want to kick them all out?
Fork you, Oracle.
You are truly the evil tyrant in a once peaceful land. I hope that all of your senior employees get hit sequentially by various large vehicles, and that you face a financial scandal that puts you deep in the red.
Your company needs to die it's deserved death.
I remember learning about endlessly repeating numbers back in like 2nd grade! Repetend FTW!
So have you heard about these prime number things? Pretty cool!
I think what a lot of people are missing is that this was never intended to be a continuing or for-profit service for Google. They *only* set this service up to collect voice data to improve speech recognition.
Now that they have the data they needed, they're closing it down.
Sounds pretty crystal clear to me.
100% of statistics can be made to say anything you want 73% of the time.
If I had to design a coat of arms in this day and age, it would totally be all modern and matrix-style.
When most of the science is sociology - a science of human interaction - I think crowd-sourcing is an acceptable way to do experimental data collection.
God I hope so. I'm so tired of all you smart people with actual computer ambitions on there screwing up my digital toon-porn craziness. More flying dildos, less Linux and Mono discussions. Also, furries.
A vote for anyone but the two main parties' candidates, or someone in another division with enough hype and publicity, is equivalent to throwing your vote away. Ron Paul doesn't have a chance. Neither does Nader. Unless the elephants or donkeys tap one of them on the shoulder, it's just not going to happen.
Part of the problem is exactly as you said: Some people are too dumb to realize there is an option. The amount of people you get to realize it and vote for your third party will never be enough to win the election. Never. Thereby, voting for someone who cannot possibly win is wasting your vote. In my opinion, it's better to use your vote wisely, and choose the lesser of two evils (a-la, voting for Obama over McCain - not because you want Obama to win, but because you DON'T want McCain to win).
There is a reason that current high-speed production trains don't go this fast. There is not enough research and testing done on the tracks/trains to ensure they can withstand this on a regular basis. Yes, several trains in the world go faster, but only for test runs or short periods. The actual travel speed is still regulated down to reduce the risk of accident/fatigue/failure of the equipment.
Another prime example of China's lax oversight despite their strict demands. The technology is copied from Germany, Japan, and France as well. I sometimes wonder if China's production industry has an original idea at any point, ever.
If you 'recall' then, Apple was also first on that bandwagon. Newton anybody?
Time to fire up those "Bait and Switch" and False Advertising counter-suits boys. Have at 'em!
I think you might have missed the point of this article...there is so much more to be outraged about here than misuse of the word App.
Looking for it at the site via Google Maps, I came across something interesting in a nearby river.
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=moscow&ie=UTF8&t=k&om=0&hl=en&hq=&hnear=Moscow,+Russia&ll=55.851752,37.456099&spn=0.002803,0.008256&z=18&iwloc=A
Is that a plane in midair, or is that a huge plane-shaped boat? Perhaps a huge seajet of some sort?
[Thomas Geissler, who owns the company behind the idea, said: "German investors have always preferred to hold a lot of personal wealth in gold, for historical reasons."]
Of course they do. And their supply is unsurprising. Ever heard of Nazi gold? It didn't just evaporate, you know.
And selling it 30% above market price? Why would anyone 'invest' with this machine when it costs less to buy from a dealer somewhere?
Damn you Wikipedia! I start out looking at Kessler Syndrome and two hours and dozens of links later I'm reading about the Planck constant, Hawking Radiation, and Inertial Confinement Fusion.
If they think they can have MacGyver, they can go fuck themselves.