"The Amazon MP3 Uploader only supports Microsoft Windows (XP, Vista, 7) or Mac OS X running on Intel-based hardware."
Blah. That was a lot of EULA reading non-sense for nothing.:(
Oh well. Next candidate please.
I think you're partially correct in your statement. They *do* put a LOT of money into research, and do actually grind out some interesting ideas, prototypes, etc. Where they seem to be dropping the ball is turning those ideas into marketable, usable commercial products.
As i recall from my "environmental studies" class, it's not that nitrates are bad in-and-of-themselves, it's that when they accumulate in an area they can unbalance the system and create problems.
Wikipedia has a decent article/overview on the topic. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrogen_cycle
More accurately, it would appear to be the first time that we (humans) have manufactured something off-planet with native resources. As noted, we've used extra-terrestrial materials before in the form of meteor/asteroid material.
It *is* pretty exciting, if just for the proof-of-concept that we can "live off the land" (so to speak) off-world.
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"The Amazon MP3 Uploader only supports Microsoft Windows (XP, Vista, 7) or Mac OS X running on Intel-based hardware." Blah. That was a lot of EULA reading non-sense for nothing. :(
Oh well. Next candidate please.
I think you're partially correct in your statement. They *do* put a LOT of money into research, and do actually grind out some interesting ideas, prototypes, etc. Where they seem to be dropping the ball is turning those ideas into marketable, usable commercial products.
As i recall from my "environmental studies" class, it's not that nitrates are bad in-and-of-themselves, it's that when they accumulate in an area they can unbalance the system and create problems. Wikipedia has a decent article/overview on the topic. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrogen_cycle
At the risk of sounding catty: Damn, talk about loosing *nothing*.
More accurately, it would appear to be the first time that we (humans) have manufactured something off-planet with native resources. As noted, we've used extra-terrestrial materials before in the form of meteor/asteroid material. It *is* pretty exciting, if just for the proof-of-concept that we can "live off the land" (so to speak) off-world.