It was modded down because it was stupid and missed the point. Yes, obviously its a sealed loop, but in the case of desalination plants, do you think the seawater actually enters the reactor? No, of course not. That was the point. The issues facing nuclear submarines when it comes to nuclear power close to seawater are much larger than the issues of nuclear powered desalination plants.
A few hundred meters down would be enough to cause huge problems, and that means just a few km of cable to the coast. That means its only a problem if the power need is far inland.
Yes, clearly an underestimated "invention". If it ever is discovered, it will be a turning point for humanity, atleast as important as fire and agriculture. Everything would change if death wasn't certain.
No, if they were that old, they wouldn't have lived at the same time as homo sapiens. Considering the recent flores find, 1000 years BC is not so hard to believe. Note that the younger bones are from regular humans, its the older ones that are interesting.
Exactly, its so lame when people think of this as some kind of revolution. Unsigned bands have always been doing it like this, and it has always been an economical failure for them. And when fewer bands go through the standard music industry, less money will be there for signing deals with small bands. That, in turn, means the barrier a small band has to cross before going professional gets even larger.
For some reason, you have been modded troll, but I can't see why. Japan is rarely critizised in the west, but this is one of the points where it deserves critique. If Japan keeps up with this attitude, they will eventually be overtaken by more progressive countries. I can't say I welcome the slow decline of japanese society, but I definately forsee it. Amazingly, they Japanese also seem to do this, but they turn to robot instead of the obvious and simple solution.
They're not boasting about how strong it is, they are boasting about creating a sheet large enough to be practical of a very promising material. The first cars were slower than horses, people boasted about them anyway.
The three months is not a problem because of the delay, its a problem because stocks are always expensive.
Say you make iron ore. You produce the ore, put it on a ship and send it to the smelter. If it takes 3 months, that means you'll pay for the production in January but will not get paid for the ore until April. While at sea, the ore does nothing for you. It's like lending the value of the ore to someone and not getting interest. If the speed of delivery increases, the amount of ore that's just sitting around, doing nothing for your company is reduced, and that means more profit.
This is why companies always strive to have as small stocks as possible. Its not because warehouses are expensive or anything like that, its because keeping stuff is in itself expensive, because it doesn't give any yield.
The point is, we hear them complaining about their computer acting strange, so we tell them not to download malware, because we see the connection between malware and computer acting strange.
They hear us complaining how no one ever listens to our suggestions, so they tell us to dress like we're expected to because they see the connection between a certain dress code and getting the respect and attention you deserve.
"But its comfy!" -> "But it's cute!" "Who cares about management anyway, I just want to do my programming, but they won't let me!" -> "Who cares about computers anyway, I just want to get this report done, but it won't let me!"
No, it could not move resources at no cost. Time really is money in logistics.
Having stuff sitting on the seas means you're not getting paid for stuff you've already produced. Constantly having 3 months of production at sea is much more expensive than paying for the fuel of a regular cargo ship. And this is not even taking into account all the products that would get spoiled or go out of fashion in 3 months.
Sails could also be controlled by robots and computers if there was a demand for economical sailing. The problem with sails is that they're not dependable enough, if there's no wind, you're not moving. This is also true for this wave riding boat. It could be a good way to reduce fuel consumption, but it can never out right compete with screws on frieght ships.
Let me guess, you're unemployed and single? No offence, but the thing is, you and I might think its unimportant, but other people do not. Since we live in a society where everyone depends on each other, other peoples opinions are actually extremely important. If it wasn't for my boss and the women in my life, I'd never even think about my belt and my shoes. But my life depends on them, so I have to.
We ask the non geeks to avoid downloading bonzai buddy and anything similar, they ask us to match our belt to our shoes. How hard can it be for everyone to just follow these small pieces of advice?
When it was first published in 1830 by Lars Johan Hierta, it was a tabloid that reported news and also criticised the new Swedish king Charles XIV John. The king stopped Aftonbladet from being printed and banned it, this was answered by starting the new newspaper "Det andra Aftonbladet" (The second Aftonbladet), which was subsequently banned, followed by new versions named in similar fashion until the newspaper had been renamed 26 times, after which it was allowed by the king. [1]
I think most people would describe me as eccentric, that doesn't mean I don't function in normal society. If people hadn't told me that they think I'm eccentric, I wouldn't even know, because as far as I can tell, I'm perfectly normal. Maybe you are pretty eccentric but don't know it.
I actually think great talent and eccentricity goes hand in hand in 9 out of 10 cases, simply because with a great talent, you see the world differently, and because of that behave differently.
For google, its probably publicity and goodwiil. Possibly a bit of profit by putting the pictures and stuff on the net. And because they hope it will be cool.
For the competitors, prestige, experience, publicity.
That doesn't neccesarily mean anything. I can think of many ways to get a free meal, that doesn't mean food has no value or that supply is higher than demand for food. It just means some think it's a good idea to give me a free meal.
The fact is that where I live, there is a real lack of IP addresses. I basically only have one ISP available (and some others that offer identical services, except customer support) and they only give out one IP per customer, no exceptions. If IPv6 was real, this would never happen, because no one would even consider giving just one IP to each customer, it would be silly in this day and age.
Ok, so if one test is enough to prove what you're capable of, how come the US did so many nuclear tests after nagasaki and hiroshima? The world knew what they were capable of, wasn't that enough?
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It was modded down because it was stupid and missed the point. Yes, obviously its a sealed loop, but in the case of desalination plants, do you think the seawater actually enters the reactor? No, of course not. That was the point. The issues facing nuclear submarines when it comes to nuclear power close to seawater are much larger than the issues of nuclear powered desalination plants.
A few hundred meters down would be enough to cause huge problems, and that means just a few km of cable to the coast. That means its only a problem if the power need is far inland.
Only those who don't understand how important good investments are when you're going to live forever will have to work forever :)
Yes, clearly an underestimated "invention". If it ever is discovered, it will be a turning point for humanity, atleast as important as fire and agriculture. Everything would change if death wasn't certain.
You've probably already seen it, but...
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/39
No, if they were that old, they wouldn't have lived at the same time as homo sapiens. Considering the recent flores find, 1000 years BC is not so hard to believe. Note that the younger bones are from regular humans, its the older ones that are interesting.
Yeah, well, then it might as well be shut down. Neutrality is what actually makes it better than any other encyclopedia at the moment.
Exactly, its so lame when people think of this as some kind of revolution. Unsigned bands have always been doing it like this, and it has always been an economical failure for them. And when fewer bands go through the standard music industry, less money will be there for signing deals with small bands. That, in turn, means the barrier a small band has to cross before going professional gets even larger.
For some reason, you have been modded troll, but I can't see why. Japan is rarely critizised in the west, but this is one of the points where it deserves critique. If Japan keeps up with this attitude, they will eventually be overtaken by more progressive countries. I can't say I welcome the slow decline of japanese society, but I definately forsee it. Amazingly, they Japanese also seem to do this, but they turn to robot instead of the obvious and simple solution.
They're not boasting about how strong it is, they are boasting about creating a sheet large enough to be practical of a very promising material. The first cars were slower than horses, people boasted about them anyway.
The three months is not a problem because of the delay, its a problem because stocks are always expensive.
Say you make iron ore. You produce the ore, put it on a ship and send it to the smelter. If it takes 3 months, that means you'll pay for the production in January but will not get paid for the ore until April. While at sea, the ore does nothing for you. It's like lending the value of the ore to someone and not getting interest. If the speed of delivery increases, the amount of ore that's just sitting around, doing nothing for your company is reduced, and that means more profit.
This is why companies always strive to have as small stocks as possible. Its not because warehouses are expensive or anything like that, its because keeping stuff is in itself expensive, because it doesn't give any yield.
It is the same, but you don't see my point.
The point is, we hear them complaining about their computer acting strange, so we tell them not to download malware, because we see the connection between malware and computer acting strange.
They hear us complaining how no one ever listens to our suggestions, so they tell us to dress like we're expected to because they see the connection between a certain dress code and getting the respect and attention you deserve.
"But its comfy!" -> "But it's cute!"
"Who cares about management anyway, I just want to do my programming, but they won't let me!" -> "Who cares about computers anyway, I just want to get this report done, but it won't let me!"
It is the same thing.
No, it could not move resources at no cost. Time really is money in logistics.
Having stuff sitting on the seas means you're not getting paid for stuff you've already produced. Constantly having 3 months of production at sea is much more expensive than paying for the fuel of a regular cargo ship. And this is not even taking into account all the products that would get spoiled or go out of fashion in 3 months.
Sails could also be controlled by robots and computers if there was a demand for economical sailing. The problem with sails is that they're not dependable enough, if there's no wind, you're not moving. This is also true for this wave riding boat. It could be a good way to reduce fuel consumption, but it can never out right compete with screws on frieght ships.
Let me guess, you're unemployed and single? No offence, but the thing is, you and I might think its unimportant, but other people do not. Since we live in a society where everyone depends on each other, other peoples opinions are actually extremely important. If it wasn't for my boss and the women in my life, I'd never even think about my belt and my shoes. But my life depends on them, so I have to.
We ask the non geeks to avoid downloading bonzai buddy and anything similar, they ask us to match our belt to our shoes. How hard can it be for everyone to just follow these small pieces of advice?
Yes, exactly.
History of the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet:
When it was first published in 1830 by Lars Johan Hierta, it was a tabloid that reported news and also criticised the new Swedish king Charles XIV John. The king stopped Aftonbladet from being printed and banned it, this was answered by starting the new newspaper "Det andra Aftonbladet" (The second Aftonbladet), which was subsequently banned, followed by new versions named in similar fashion until the newspaper had been renamed 26 times, after which it was allowed by the king. [1]
Kinda similar.
So, in your opinion, nothing should be done before we have everthing on the table? That might take a while, you know.
I think most people would describe me as eccentric, that doesn't mean I don't function in normal society. If people hadn't told me that they think I'm eccentric, I wouldn't even know, because as far as I can tell, I'm perfectly normal. Maybe you are pretty eccentric but don't know it.
I actually think great talent and eccentricity goes hand in hand in 9 out of 10 cases, simply because with a great talent, you see the world differently, and because of that behave differently.
I didn't say he knew anything, he stated an opinion, a belief. Its not even speculation.
For google, its probably publicity and goodwiil. Possibly a bit of profit by putting the pictures and stuff on the net. And because they hope it will be cool.
For the competitors, prestige, experience, publicity.
Well, this is about sending a rover to the moon, armadillo is just building a lander, as far as I know. Not the same competition.
I think it would be better if the average wisdom increased, and that requires everyone reaching the highest possible age.
That doesn't neccesarily mean anything. I can think of many ways to get a free meal, that doesn't mean food has no value or that supply is higher than demand for food. It just means some think it's a good idea to give me a free meal.
The fact is that where I live, there is a real lack of IP addresses. I basically only have one ISP available (and some others that offer identical services, except customer support) and they only give out one IP per customer, no exceptions. If IPv6 was real, this would never happen, because no one would even consider giving just one IP to each customer, it would be silly in this day and age.
Ok, so if one test is enough to prove what you're capable of, how come the US did so many nuclear tests after nagasaki and hiroshima? The world knew what they were capable of, wasn't that enough?
Yep, but the military felt they needed to remind china of that.
Which, in my opinion, is exactly what prevented him from appearing pretentious. Bad french is funny, good french is lame.