My guess is it is still "refrigerate or die" but the article is very confusing on this subject as it mentions that their material is superconductive at temps above those that niobium, lead, and mercury are (niobium being around 10 Kelven and the highest in the list) but they also talk about other similar unconventional super conductors which become super conductive around 50 Kelven. So using any of their numbers it would seem that these aren't anything special on the temp front but where they seem to shine is in their current carrying ability as the newly engineered material will disrupt magnetic vortexes that normally would limit the maximum current it can carry.
Easy pellet rifles. What I find impressive is the battery life and air speed on the second one, for something that small and light 30 minutes of air time is impressive and a top speed of 22 mph. The best I could ever manage on my little RC helicopter was about 5 minutes and that doesn't have a camera or networking capabilities.
Yes, but until a few years ago, not every Tom, Dick and Harry had a camera that could zoom into your window from a mile away.
But they could have if they wanted. A large camera lens (1000+mm) weren't that expensive for those old 35mm SLR cameras that were common place. Add in a 2x telephoto adapter and that 1000mm lens now is effectively a 2000mm lens (requiring 2x the exposure time to 2x faster film, or opening up the f one more stop if possible). Hell I have had my camera equipment that can do that for well over a decade (getting close to 15 years now) and it was old obsolete stuff when I got it used for next to nothing. Also there was always the option to get a relatively inexpensive telescope with a camera adapter that amateur astronomers have been using for years.
A typical solution to this 'problem' would be to require a license, predicated on a series of vague requirements, with broad discretionary authority for rejection. That way it could be ensured that only proper cronies gain access.
Of all the days to not have mod points. That was probably the most insightful comment I have seen in a while here.
Amateurs are already building fully autonomous drones complete with highly accurate GPS devices and all sorts of sensors. I suggest checking out what the people over at DIYDrones are doing. By the way if you are interested in getting into designing electronic gadgets of your own there is a lot of useful info there, especially if you are looking for info on electronic modules and how to program or wire them.
My only question is how would one define consumer graded camera equipment? I have some good consumer grade camera equipment, and it is fairly out dated and can be had on the cheap. For about $100-$150 you can get a 1000 mm lens for an old 35mm SLR camera. High ISO film (800 or 1600) is fairly easy to find at camera shops and would be needed for these high f stop lenses if you want to stop motion. Now add in that I have a 2x telephoto converter and you can really get some close up images of things off in the distance. Granted this is mostly stuff that was new in the mid 70s so it isn't like it is terribly advanced by today's standards. Now what about medium format cameras that use 120 film. These cameras were the original consumer grade cameras in the early 1900's as the professionals used large format ones while now people mostly associate medium format with professionals. So would my Kodak No 2 Pocket Jr. be considered professional grade equipment or consumer grade equipment, it only cost $30? What about my much better quality Pentax Spotmatic F SLR with the 1000mm lens? Better still how would you classify a Hasselblad camera, they can be bought fairly cheaply now used and only the Ziess lenses are expensive but you can get non Ziess lenses for them?
I think that the banning of odor sensors in the beltway is more for safety reasons and probably a good idea. If not they may overload and either catch fire or explode injuring many in the general population.
It almost seems like these legislators have spent a bit too much time over on the DIYDrones site and got a bit scared of what is available at the consumer level.
True, but unfortunately that isn't how it got played up in the media. So I guess I am just as bad as the media in that regard, but then I am just an anonymous person on the internet who's opinion doesn't influence millions of people.
As I am currently checking out the available options from the 2 providers in my area price does pay a big part in it as well as caps. As I do consume a lot of bandwidth I know in advance to ask about caps and because of this I have been getting a business class connection. I would make use of a faster connection if I could get one but the top speed in my area is 100 mbit/s and is available as a business class connection for the low low price of $250 per month plus what ever dodgy fees, taxes, and service charges they tack on from the cable company. From the phone company I can get a 7mbit/s connection from $160 for an uncapped business class connection or $40 for a residential one capped at 250BG/month.
FUD pure FUD
Tractor trailers getting blown over aren't because of weight but because of the huge cross sectional area they present from the side. As far as vehicles getting blown all over the road it also is more a function of cross sectional area than weight. I have driven a Geo Metro and that got blown around less than my Jeep Cherokee and things like that can be mitigated by better under vehicle aerodynamics.
It isn't just the overall of weight of an automobile that can be lightened (we already have methods for that) but lightening the reciprocating mass of a vehicle. It won't work for things like cams or cranks due to the various titanium alloys being less ridged than the steel alloys at a given thickness but for things like gears, rods, and rockers it is a great option and is already used in very high performance engines where cost is not an option. Even though a thicker crank and cam made of titanium is still lighter than a steel one it still has a disadvantage of increased friction, due to increased bearing speed, which offsets the gains of having lighter components, where as things like rods and rockers don't have this issue. Some gears on high performance engines are already aluminum alloys but those are fairly low stress (timing gears most notably) but they still have steel teeth since aluminum would wear too quickly, so it would be possible to replace that steel with titanium for a modest decrease in reciprocating mass. You wouldn't see titanium pistons as forged aluminum alloy ones are already common place as they already can handle the stresses on them and are still lighter than titanium alloy ones would be. Now for things that don't need to be as ridged like drive shafts (propeller shafts as some call them), axles, or half shafts titanium would be a viable option there as well to decrease reciprocating mass.
On the whole decreasing mass on vehicles is a good thing especially if the low mass components are as strong or stronger than the ones they replaced. There are already companies looking into using aluminum body panels that are lighter and just as strong as the mild steel ones currently used, the most notable is Fords planned usage in their upcoming F series trucks which is expected to save around 700 pounds.
Sounds like you live in a pretty shitty town. I can dispose of used motor oil and filters at any number of auto shops, auto parts stores, or the county recycle center. They are all more than willing to take it as it has value, either to be reused for industrial purposes like with cutting machines, as fuel for heaters, or as base stock for new motor oil. The recycle center even has shelves of stuff you can take for free that people dropped off and because of this I haven't bought solvents, caustic cleaners (muritic acid especially), tung oil, polyurethane, shellac, or spray primer in years. Some times I get some really good finds like unopened containers of the deck stain I use or unopened containers of automotive fluids. Also white goods like you mention are easily recyclable as they are mostly metal and many contain a decent sized electric motor. There are places that will even pay me if I bring them in or they will come and pick them up for free because there is money to be made by recycling them. As far are repairing and replacing parts I recently got my dryer repaired (new drum seal) and it is the original one for the house that was put in 41 years ago. A couple years ago I needed to have the agitator in the similar aged washing machine repaired and that wasn't a problem. I doubt that there will be repairable problems with these reactors if they fall in the same category. Of course they may be like water heaters where the tank fails after a while and then you just replace the whole damn thing but even then it is still recyclable.
My car is registered in the state in which I reside, not with the federal government. I also have a vehicle that is not registered as I don't drive it on public roads. I know a lot of other people as well who have vehicles that are not registered with the state who do not drive them on public roads.
I look forward to taking my kids hunting when they are older. My 4 1/2 year old already likes going fishing and we went almost every weekend last spring summer and fall (when the weather wasn't shitty or there weren't other plans). Then this is the same child who also last summer learned how to operate the chain saw (with dad's help) but lots of people would find that offensive as well, including my neighbor who calls the cops on me all the time.
Well considering the few times I have seen people play big buck hunter it is basically pray and spray which sounds very similar to what happens in these mass shooting. In all seriousness I haven't seen an arcade in years (the last time I went to one was in high school in the 90s) so I don't see what this might be banning other than the shotgun styled wii remote I see sold with some hunting games for it, but then those aren't an arcade gun. Maybe they mean those really shitty horribly inaccurate air powered BB guns that you see at state/count fairs (or any other place where carnies exist) where the objective of the game is to shoot out the star on the paper target. Those things should be banned as they a giant scam.
Very true. Also you need to remove the fascination with firearms they seem to have. Even kids who don't grow up with firearms in the house seem to have a fascination with them. A lot of kids I knew growing up were never properly exposed to firearms and believed that they were a toy (when I was younger) or as something used to show off how powerful you were (high school). While my neither of my parents' houses had firearms I was exposed to them out at my aunt and uncle's farm and was taught how properly handle them, care for the, and use them. I do have firearms in my house (long guns) and have started exposing my oldest to them (almost 5 years old) and at first he was very curios about them but now when I take them out hunting and clean them when I get back it isn't a big deal and he doesn't even pay attention to their coming or going. He knows they aren't toys and even understand the basic firearm safety rules. When he and his brother get older I will expose them more teach them how to handle them and use them properly.
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The box I just built in December would absolutely curb stomp the PS4, and that only cost about $1200 with parts bought from Micro Center and that includes buying Win 7 pro. I probably could have done better but I like having a shop I can go directly to if I have a DOA part instead of dealing with shit through the mail and I went with what seemed like the higher end of quality for parts. For that $1200 dollars I got a machine with 32GB ram (DDR3 1600), i7 3770k, 2x intel 120gb SSD, 2TB WD black edition drive, and a GeFroce GT 630 with 2GB ram. Granted I also had to buy things like a case, power supply, mother board, etc but the largest expense was the ram. Since I don't really play games I didn't need a high end graphics card but wanted one with a larger amount of ram as that seems to help with the GIS stuff I do in my spare time but jumping up to a better graphics card wouldn't have added that much expense (seriously it would have been like $25 more).
It seems to work up here in Minnesota but slightly different. People don't want to go out and commit crime when it is 20 below out side yet the first nice weekend there is always a spike in crime.
I was aware of the MDC system and the group I played with never really latched on to it so we stuck with Palladium, Heros, After The Bomb/TMNT, Ninjas and Super Spies, etc series. The nice thing with those was that since they all used the same system characters, equipment, abilities etc. could be brought in from any of the source books and would work even if they seemed a bit out of place. All of us had a various books as it made of a neat collection, especially the compendiums. With a good GM you could have some really interesting and diverse adventures and it is always fun to bring a thompson machine gun to a battle against magical monsters with massive SDC only to run out of ammo and then have to figure out now what do I do. I found out early on that I was a bad GM but others in the group were excellent at it although there was one guy who was really bad but never really figured it out.
I never played Rifts or Robotech, but their rules system seemed to work well for TMNT and Heros. One of my buddies ran a number of good Palladium campaigns so I do have experience with the rules system in that environment as well. Then again the company is primarily driven by one person so there is a singular vision of how things should work. One of the complaints I heard about Rifts was the power creep but I guess that it is kind of inevitable.
It is actually worse than what you describe as fuel lines and tanks also need to be replaced. On older carbureted vehicles there are even more problems stemming from the dissimilar metals used in the carbs (aluminum, bronze, brass, etc) that also needs to be dealt with. Retrofitting an existing regular vehicle isn't something worth doing but if one is in the process of rebuilding a vehicle it isn't cost prohibitive as at that point as you have the damn thing disassembled any way. This is what I plan on doing with my project car as you can get more power per unit of air out of alcohol fuels than you can gasoline.
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My guess is it is still "refrigerate or die" but the article is very confusing on this subject as it mentions that their material is superconductive at temps above those that niobium, lead, and mercury are (niobium being around 10 Kelven and the highest in the list) but they also talk about other similar unconventional super conductors which become super conductive around 50 Kelven. So using any of their numbers it would seem that these aren't anything special on the temp front but where they seem to shine is in their current carrying ability as the newly engineered material will disrupt magnetic vortexes that normally would limit the maximum current it can carry.
Easy pellet rifles. What I find impressive is the battery life and air speed on the second one, for something that small and light 30 minutes of air time is impressive and a top speed of 22 mph. The best I could ever manage on my little RC helicopter was about 5 minutes and that doesn't have a camera or networking capabilities.
Yes, but until a few years ago, not every Tom, Dick and Harry had a camera that could zoom into your window from a mile away.
But they could have if they wanted. A large camera lens (1000+mm) weren't that expensive for those old 35mm SLR cameras that were common place. Add in a 2x telephoto adapter and that 1000mm lens now is effectively a 2000mm lens (requiring 2x the exposure time to 2x faster film, or opening up the f one more stop if possible). Hell I have had my camera equipment that can do that for well over a decade (getting close to 15 years now) and it was old obsolete stuff when I got it used for next to nothing. Also there was always the option to get a relatively inexpensive telescope with a camera adapter that amateur astronomers have been using for years.
A typical solution to this 'problem' would be to require a license, predicated on a series of vague requirements, with broad discretionary authority for rejection. That way it could be ensured that only proper cronies gain access.
Of all the days to not have mod points. That was probably the most insightful comment I have seen in a while here.
Amateurs are already building fully autonomous drones complete with highly accurate GPS devices and all sorts of sensors. I suggest checking out what the people over at DIYDrones are doing. By the way if you are interested in getting into designing electronic gadgets of your own there is a lot of useful info there, especially if you are looking for info on electronic modules and how to program or wire them.
My only question is how would one define consumer graded camera equipment? I have some good consumer grade camera equipment, and it is fairly out dated and can be had on the cheap. For about $100-$150 you can get a 1000 mm lens for an old 35mm SLR camera. High ISO film (800 or 1600) is fairly easy to find at camera shops and would be needed for these high f stop lenses if you want to stop motion. Now add in that I have a 2x telephoto converter and you can really get some close up images of things off in the distance. Granted this is mostly stuff that was new in the mid 70s so it isn't like it is terribly advanced by today's standards. Now what about medium format cameras that use 120 film. These cameras were the original consumer grade cameras in the early 1900's as the professionals used large format ones while now people mostly associate medium format with professionals. So would my Kodak No 2 Pocket Jr. be considered professional grade equipment or consumer grade equipment, it only cost $30? What about my much better quality Pentax Spotmatic F SLR with the 1000mm lens? Better still how would you classify a Hasselblad camera, they can be bought fairly cheaply now used and only the Ziess lenses are expensive but you can get non Ziess lenses for them?
I think that the banning of odor sensors in the beltway is more for safety reasons and probably a good idea. If not they may overload and either catch fire or explode injuring many in the general population.
It almost seems like these legislators have spent a bit too much time over on the DIYDrones site and got a bit scared of what is available at the consumer level.
True, but unfortunately that isn't how it got played up in the media. So I guess I am just as bad as the media in that regard, but then I am just an anonymous person on the internet who's opinion doesn't influence millions of people.
As I am currently checking out the available options from the 2 providers in my area price does pay a big part in it as well as caps. As I do consume a lot of bandwidth I know in advance to ask about caps and because of this I have been getting a business class connection. I would make use of a faster connection if I could get one but the top speed in my area is 100 mbit/s and is available as a business class connection for the low low price of $250 per month plus what ever dodgy fees, taxes, and service charges they tack on from the cable company. From the phone company I can get a 7mbit/s connection from $160 for an uncapped business class connection or $40 for a residential one capped at 250BG/month.
or you might get a blob of useless flesh hanging off your ass (and the latter outcome is a lot more likely).
So how is that different than most people I see with the grocery cart full of diet food and diet pop?
While it doesn't seem that it was stated that they are the greatest threat it was stated that the DHS views them as a threat. After it came out there was massive backpedaling from that statement though. For sources see:
The Washing Times
CNN
The actual DHS report courtesy of Fox News
The actual DHS report courtesy of FAS if you don't like fox
CBS news
FUD pure FUD
Tractor trailers getting blown over aren't because of weight but because of the huge cross sectional area they present from the side. As far as vehicles getting blown all over the road it also is more a function of cross sectional area than weight. I have driven a Geo Metro and that got blown around less than my Jeep Cherokee and things like that can be mitigated by better under vehicle aerodynamics.
It isn't just the overall of weight of an automobile that can be lightened (we already have methods for that) but lightening the reciprocating mass of a vehicle. It won't work for things like cams or cranks due to the various titanium alloys being less ridged than the steel alloys at a given thickness but for things like gears, rods, and rockers it is a great option and is already used in very high performance engines where cost is not an option. Even though a thicker crank and cam made of titanium is still lighter than a steel one it still has a disadvantage of increased friction, due to increased bearing speed, which offsets the gains of having lighter components, where as things like rods and rockers don't have this issue. Some gears on high performance engines are already aluminum alloys but those are fairly low stress (timing gears most notably) but they still have steel teeth since aluminum would wear too quickly, so it would be possible to replace that steel with titanium for a modest decrease in reciprocating mass. You wouldn't see titanium pistons as forged aluminum alloy ones are already common place as they already can handle the stresses on them and are still lighter than titanium alloy ones would be. Now for things that don't need to be as ridged like drive shafts (propeller shafts as some call them), axles, or half shafts titanium would be a viable option there as well to decrease reciprocating mass.
On the whole decreasing mass on vehicles is a good thing especially if the low mass components are as strong or stronger than the ones they replaced. There are already companies looking into using aluminum body panels that are lighter and just as strong as the mild steel ones currently used, the most notable is Fords planned usage in their upcoming F series trucks which is expected to save around 700 pounds.
Sounds like you live in a pretty shitty town. I can dispose of used motor oil and filters at any number of auto shops, auto parts stores, or the county recycle center. They are all more than willing to take it as it has value, either to be reused for industrial purposes like with cutting machines, as fuel for heaters, or as base stock for new motor oil. The recycle center even has shelves of stuff you can take for free that people dropped off and because of this I haven't bought solvents, caustic cleaners (muritic acid especially), tung oil, polyurethane, shellac, or spray primer in years. Some times I get some really good finds like unopened containers of the deck stain I use or unopened containers of automotive fluids. Also white goods like you mention are easily recyclable as they are mostly metal and many contain a decent sized electric motor. There are places that will even pay me if I bring them in or they will come and pick them up for free because there is money to be made by recycling them. As far are repairing and replacing parts I recently got my dryer repaired (new drum seal) and it is the original one for the house that was put in 41 years ago. A couple years ago I needed to have the agitator in the similar aged washing machine repaired and that wasn't a problem. I doubt that there will be repairable problems with these reactors if they fall in the same category. Of course they may be like water heaters where the tank fails after a while and then you just replace the whole damn thing but even then it is still recyclable.
My car is registered in the state in which I reside, not with the federal government. I also have a vehicle that is not registered as I don't drive it on public roads. I know a lot of other people as well who have vehicles that are not registered with the state who do not drive them on public roads.
Dad probably won't have to worry but the boy friend will.
I look forward to taking my kids hunting when they are older. My 4 1/2 year old already likes going fishing and we went almost every weekend last spring summer and fall (when the weather wasn't shitty or there weren't other plans). Then this is the same child who also last summer learned how to operate the chain saw (with dad's help) but lots of people would find that offensive as well, including my neighbor who calls the cops on me all the time.
Well considering the few times I have seen people play big buck hunter it is basically pray and spray which sounds very similar to what happens in these mass shooting. In all seriousness I haven't seen an arcade in years (the last time I went to one was in high school in the 90s) so I don't see what this might be banning other than the shotgun styled wii remote I see sold with some hunting games for it, but then those aren't an arcade gun. Maybe they mean those really shitty horribly inaccurate air powered BB guns that you see at state/count fairs (or any other place where carnies exist) where the objective of the game is to shoot out the star on the paper target. Those things should be banned as they a giant scam.
Very true. Also you need to remove the fascination with firearms they seem to have. Even kids who don't grow up with firearms in the house seem to have a fascination with them. A lot of kids I knew growing up were never properly exposed to firearms and believed that they were a toy (when I was younger) or as something used to show off how powerful you were (high school). While my neither of my parents' houses had firearms I was exposed to them out at my aunt and uncle's farm and was taught how properly handle them, care for the, and use them. I do have firearms in my house (long guns) and have started exposing my oldest to them (almost 5 years old) and at first he was very curios about them but now when I take them out hunting and clean them when I get back it isn't a big deal and he doesn't even pay attention to their coming or going. He knows they aren't toys and even understand the basic firearm safety rules. When he and his brother get older I will expose them more teach them how to handle them and use them properly.
The box I just built in December would absolutely curb stomp the PS4, and that only cost about $1200 with parts bought from Micro Center and that includes buying Win 7 pro. I probably could have done better but I like having a shop I can go directly to if I have a DOA part instead of dealing with shit through the mail and I went with what seemed like the higher end of quality for parts. For that $1200 dollars I got a machine with 32GB ram (DDR3 1600), i7 3770k, 2x intel 120gb SSD, 2TB WD black edition drive, and a GeFroce GT 630 with 2GB ram. Granted I also had to buy things like a case, power supply, mother board, etc but the largest expense was the ram. Since I don't really play games I didn't need a high end graphics card but wanted one with a larger amount of ram as that seems to help with the GIS stuff I do in my spare time but jumping up to a better graphics card wouldn't have added that much expense (seriously it would have been like $25 more).
It seems to work up here in Minnesota but slightly different. People don't want to go out and commit crime when it is 20 below out side yet the first nice weekend there is always a spike in crime.
I was aware of the MDC system and the group I played with never really latched on to it so we stuck with Palladium, Heros, After The Bomb/TMNT, Ninjas and Super Spies, etc series. The nice thing with those was that since they all used the same system characters, equipment, abilities etc. could be brought in from any of the source books and would work even if they seemed a bit out of place. All of us had a various books as it made of a neat collection, especially the compendiums. With a good GM you could have some really interesting and diverse adventures and it is always fun to bring a thompson machine gun to a battle against magical monsters with massive SDC only to run out of ammo and then have to figure out now what do I do. I found out early on that I was a bad GM but others in the group were excellent at it although there was one guy who was really bad but never really figured it out.
I never played Rifts or Robotech, but their rules system seemed to work well for TMNT and Heros. One of my buddies ran a number of good Palladium campaigns so I do have experience with the rules system in that environment as well. Then again the company is primarily driven by one person so there is a singular vision of how things should work. One of the complaints I heard about Rifts was the power creep but I guess that it is kind of inevitable.
It is actually worse than what you describe as fuel lines and tanks also need to be replaced. On older carbureted vehicles there are even more problems stemming from the dissimilar metals used in the carbs (aluminum, bronze, brass, etc) that also needs to be dealt with. Retrofitting an existing regular vehicle isn't something worth doing but if one is in the process of rebuilding a vehicle it isn't cost prohibitive as at that point as you have the damn thing disassembled any way. This is what I plan on doing with my project car as you can get more power per unit of air out of alcohol fuels than you can gasoline.