Having a monopoly (at least in the US) is not illegal. Abusing that monopoly is. Bundling IE and tying it deeply into the OS is what got Microsoft in trouble.
For the ISS, launch windows are less than 10 minutes with about one window every day. This lasts a few weeks then there's a couple week period without a window.
Who said anything about going to the asteroid belt? There are hundreds of asteroids classed as "near Earth" that would be significantly easier to get to and from.
16:10 allows the windows taskbar and window titlebar to remain on the screen without obstructing a 16:9 video, while still letting the video take the full monitor width.
The problem with giving every child a computer isn't them having the computer, but all the costs associated with it like internet access. And a safe place to store said computer. Probably for a non-zero portion of the students that cannot afford a computer and internet access for it, the computer would be taken by the parents and sold for some quick cash.
I like the idea of a set of elementary school textbooks nationwide, but who gets to decide on their content? Right now, its the largest states (California, Texas, Florida, New York) that determine nearly all the content for the rest of the nation by virtue of their student population and buying power.
And you'll have to buy them again every couple of times a decade. Mostly because elementary school covers more than just the "three 'r's". I distinctly remember learning history (state and country), as well as government, science, and current events in addition to readin, ritin, and rithmatic.
So its DRM-free but tied to a specific user. Its still possible to put it on any device you own and give copies to your friends, but when its shows up on a torrent site it can be traced back to an individual.
Just make sure the friends you share it with don't upload it to a public place.
360 was pretty dumb as well, it puts you in the same place you started.
Yeah, its a terrible name. But what else would they have named it? Xbox 2? That would be really bad, because the general public would see the choice between "Xbox 2 or Playstation 3". They'd read it as, "3 > 2, why should I buy the system with the lower number, its obviously worse," and buy PS3 instead.
NASA did do a full duration "Flight Readiness Firing" before each Shuttle lifted off for its first mission. Videos of them can even be found on Youtube.
I suspect the chances of all 12,000 people using their internet bandwidth at the same time was pretty likely. Especially since they asked people to try and max it out at a specific time to set a utilization record.
I'm not a physicist, so I don't really know a huge amount about this. Is there actually a viable design for a spaceplane with a large cargo capacity in the works anywhere?
Yes, there is a "viable" design for a spaceplane with large cargo capacity in the works. Its still a significant amount of development away from production, but its past a concept.
Its called the Skylon
Atlantis isn't flying again, but all of the SSMEs are being kept in a ready state to be attached to the "next" vehicle to use as prototype engines. At least until a cheaper, disposable version is designed.
Then its a good thing that 4 of those craft I named are planning on being flown with or without NASA's help. (NASA funding would just accelerate the process.)
While the Shuttle program has ended (and its been a spectacular run), I guess the only things to look forward to are the MPCV, CTS-100, Dragon, DreamChaser, and the New Sheppard.
Well, they'd work as a classic lifeboat for about two weeks. Then the batteries would die and you wouldn't have any control surfaces on landing. Or life support. Plus, the shuttles leak atmosphere. Not a significant amount for a 2 week mission, but if it was much longer it would be an issue.
They have manual control available for once the Progress gets to the parking orbit. The issue is Progress 38 didn't go to the parking orbit, it just went straight on past.
Oh, so kinda like what BOTH had to do to win the Lunar Lander Challenge?
Fly up to a predetermined altitude (varied depending on competition level), translate horizontally a specific distance (again, how far depended on the competition level), stay airborne for a certain amount of time (length depended, again, on competition level) land on a simulated lunar surface complete with boulders, then fly back with the same flight altitude, time and distance requirements within the allotted time.
Oh, and bring enough fuel to make each flight without running out. One of the teams (neither Masten nor Armadillo), did run out of fuel a few feet off the pad and crashed.
While yes, you do have to link you Android phone to a Google account, you don't have to download apps from the Google app store. You can download and install apps from anywhere. All it takes is checking one box in the settings.
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At least in the US, this is 100% wrong. If you donate a kidney and later need one, you are automatically at the top of the list to receive one.
I wish I could abandon those "legacy" services. Want to convince my friends to move from YIM/AIM/MSN en masse for me?
Having a monopoly (at least in the US) is not illegal. Abusing that monopoly is. Bundling IE and tying it deeply into the OS is what got Microsoft in trouble.
For the ISS, launch windows are less than 10 minutes with about one window every day. This lasts a few weeks then there's a couple week period without a window.
Who said anything about going to the asteroid belt? There are hundreds of asteroids classed as "near Earth" that would be significantly easier to get to and from.
16:10 allows the windows taskbar and window titlebar to remain on the screen without obstructing a 16:9 video, while still letting the video take the full monitor width.
The problem with giving every child a computer isn't them having the computer, but all the costs associated with it like internet access. And a safe place to store said computer. Probably for a non-zero portion of the students that cannot afford a computer and internet access for it, the computer would be taken by the parents and sold for some quick cash.
I like the idea of a set of elementary school textbooks nationwide, but who gets to decide on their content? Right now, its the largest states (California, Texas, Florida, New York) that determine nearly all the content for the rest of the nation by virtue of their student population and buying power.
And you'll have to buy them again every couple of times a decade. Mostly because elementary school covers more than just the "three 'r's". I distinctly remember learning history (state and country), as well as government, science, and current events in addition to readin, ritin, and rithmatic.
So its DRM-free but tied to a specific user. Its still possible to put it on any device you own and give copies to your friends, but when its shows up on a torrent site it can be traced back to an individual.
Just make sure the friends you share it with don't upload it to a public place.
Well, you can convert it to .mobi, which the Kindle will happily read. Amazon has a few formats, including .azw which is a DRM'd version of .mobi.
360 was pretty dumb as well, it puts you in the same place you started.
Yeah, its a terrible name. But what else would they have named it? Xbox 2? That would be really bad, because the general public would see the choice between "Xbox 2 or Playstation 3". They'd read it as, "3 > 2, why should I buy the system with the lower number, its obviously worse," and buy PS3 instead.
But what about those students who cannot afford a computer at all? How are they supposed to complete their assignments?
Its steps one and three. The SuperDracos are to eliminate step two. At least per the video they released a few months back.
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NASA did do a full duration "Flight Readiness Firing" before each Shuttle lifted off for its first mission. Videos of them can even be found on Youtube.
Like Columbia's.
I suspect the chances of all 12,000 people using their internet bandwidth at the same time was pretty likely. Especially since they asked people to try and max it out at a specific time to set a utilization record.
http://www.dreamhack.se/dhw11/2011/11/22/120-gigabit-at-dhw11/
Sorry to tell you this, but it is. Newer LCDs have LED backlights which don't require that pesky inverter.
The Russians had a Proton M/Briz M fail less than a week before the Soyuz/Progress (M-12M) failure. Both failures, IIRC, were for similar reasons.
I'm not a physicist, so I don't really know a huge amount about this. Is there actually a viable design for a spaceplane with a large cargo capacity in the works anywhere?
Yes, there is a "viable" design for a spaceplane with large cargo capacity in the works. Its still a significant amount of development away from production, but its past a concept. Its called the Skylon
Atlantis isn't flying again, but all of the SSMEs are being kept in a ready state to be attached to the "next" vehicle to use as prototype engines. At least until a cheaper, disposable version is designed.
Then its a good thing that 4 of those craft I named are planning on being flown with or without NASA's help. (NASA funding would just accelerate the process.)
While the Shuttle program has ended (and its been a spectacular run), I guess the only things to look forward to are the MPCV, CTS-100, Dragon, DreamChaser, and the New Sheppard.
I think the future is looking pretty bright.
Well, they'd work as a classic lifeboat for about two weeks. Then the batteries would die and you wouldn't have any control surfaces on landing. Or life support. Plus, the shuttles leak atmosphere. Not a significant amount for a 2 week mission, but if it was much longer it would be an issue.
It was called the Space Transportation System, and has been circling around in LEO for nearly the past thirty years.
They have manual control available for once the Progress gets to the parking orbit. The issue is Progress 38 didn't go to the parking orbit, it just went straight on past.
Oh, so kinda like what BOTH had to do to win the Lunar Lander Challenge?
Fly up to a predetermined altitude (varied depending on competition level), translate horizontally a specific distance (again, how far depended on the competition level), stay airborne for a certain amount of time (length depended, again, on competition level) land on a simulated lunar surface complete with boulders, then fly back with the same flight altitude, time and distance requirements within the allotted time.
Oh, and bring enough fuel to make each flight without running out. One of the teams (neither Masten nor Armadillo), did run out of fuel a few feet off the pad and crashed.
While yes, you do have to link you Android phone to a Google account, you don't have to download apps from the Google app store. You can download and install apps from anywhere. All it takes is checking one box in the settings.