Rather than type in "http:///www.yahoo.com", it can be simpler to type in "yahoo" into a google search text box, hit return, and click on the appropriate link from google's results.
The HP-50G has its good points, but the keyboard, keyboard layout and documentation are still inferior to the HP-48G/GX. On the plus side, there have been considerable enhancements to the software, the display is better and the SD card is useful for backups.
Just about anything is toxic in sufficient quantities. Lead is a useful material. We shouldn't stop using it just because of people who become hysterical every time something is labeled toxic in the popular press. All I'm asking for is a little rational thought in policy making.
Don't feel too smug. There are a number of technologies that can be used to accurately track the location of GSM phones, without your knowledge or consent.
The problem is that people often do not know where they are, or they only have a vague idea as to their location. I've been in that situation, on a highway between two major cities, where there are few references that can be used to determine a location, or in unfamiliar neighborhoods where I don't know the name of the street that I'm on.
When you make a call to 911, you usually want the emergency dispatcher to have an accurate fix on your location. Of the phones that I've seen with GPS capability, they all had an option to restrict transmission of location information to 911 calls only.
Removal and physical destruction of the hard drive is the only fool-proof way of ensuring that sensitive data is not disclosed to outsiders.
Are you sure that some random third-world country actually wants our old computer hardware? Besides the costs of packaging and shipping, someone has to install new software and test each system. The computers will probably have reliability problems and may not be able to run the software that the recipient wants to run. Does the recipient have reliable AC power? Will the donated hardware run at the local AC voltage/frequency? Is there a program in place to train people how to use the computers? What about unintended consequences, like disrupting the existing supply chain?
You would be better off recycling the hardware and making a cash donation to a reputable aid/development group.
More importantly, what would happen if this system fired 'accidentally' on another passenger jet?
Nothing. The use of a laser does not mean that there is a radiation hazard from the laser beam. It's possible to jam the IR seeker on a missile with a relatively low-powered IR source by taking advantage of assumptions and vulnerabilities in the design of the missile's guidance system.
It's a question of money. Soft metrification, like changing the labels on retail products, is easy. Hard metrification, which is redesigning everything to use standard metric sizes, is considerably more difficult and expensive.
Are you willing to bet five billion dollars on a new refinery? It's cheaper to update an existing refinery or buy the refined oil products from an overseas refinery.
Arizona Clean Fuels has been working for a decade to get all of the permits and funding to build the first new refinery in thirty years. They've completed almost all of the paperwork, but they still need to find investors willing to bet billions of dollars on the project.
The oil business is cyclical. It tends to either boom or bust. Many small refineries have vanished because they couldn't compete with larger refineries when times were tough.
Have you ever heard of economics? If you want a shiny new refinery with the latest pollution control technology, it's going to cost more money. They are insanely expensive as it is, not even taking into account the political obstacles in building one that can delay construction for years. No sane company is going to build a new refinery unless they feel confident that they are going to make a reasonable profit on the investment. Oil refining has traditionally been a tough business, with low profit margins and high capital requirements.
Sold doesn't mean that Sony has cash in their hand. That depends on how the retail store's inventory is financed. The retail store may only have to pay for the units that they sell, not the units sitting in their warehouse or on store shelves.
Did any of these celebrities study chemistry while they were in school? Many of them prattle on about the "evils of chemicals", without understanding what they are saying.
It was actually a good description of how microwave ovens work until that point. No misinformation about the resonant frequency of water molecules. The rest of the article goes downhill quickly. Yes, microwaves can degrade proteins. Any heat source can do that. I'd be more interested in research that showed effects that were unique to heating by microwave energy.
No thanks, I'm reasonably sure since you cited it, it'll be the usual pro-gun propoganda.
It's your loss. It's a well-researched paper on the history of gun control in the UK. A subject that many Britons are ignorant of, assuming that "it's always been this way".
Many plants are full of "natural" toxins and pesticides. I just bought some dried beans and my cookbook warned that they would make me very sick if they were not cooked properly, which destroys the toxins.
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I also use google when I'm not sure of the domain name. I can type in "Amalgamated Analytics" and pick the correct URL out of the search results.
Rather than type in "http:///www.yahoo.com", it can be simpler to type in "yahoo" into a google search text box, hit return, and click on the appropriate link from google's results.
Why should NASA waste millions of dollars, just to make a few nutters happy?
Refuel what? HST does not have any rocket motors.
The HP-50G has its good points, but the keyboard, keyboard layout and documentation are still inferior to the HP-48G/GX. On the plus side, there have been considerable enhancements to the software, the display is better and the SD card is useful for backups.
See the HP-28C/S. You can still find them on eBay at reasonable prices.
Just about anything is toxic in sufficient quantities. Lead is a useful material. We shouldn't stop using it just because of people who become hysterical every time something is labeled toxic in the popular press. All I'm asking for is a little rational thought in policy making.
You are mistaken. See An Examination of U-TDOA and Other Wireless Location Technologies: Their Evolution and Their Impact on Today's Wireless Market (PDF).
The problem is that people often do not know where they are, or they only have a vague idea as to their location. I've been in that situation, on a highway between two major cities, where there are few references that can be used to determine a location, or in unfamiliar neighborhoods where I don't know the name of the street that I'm on.
When you make a call to 911, you usually want the emergency dispatcher to have an accurate fix on your location. Of the phones that I've seen with GPS capability, they all had an option to restrict transmission of location information to 911 calls only.
Are you sure that some random third-world country actually wants our old computer hardware? Besides the costs of packaging and shipping, someone has to install new software and test each system. The computers will probably have reliability problems and may not be able to run the software that the recipient wants to run. Does the recipient have reliable AC power? Will the donated hardware run at the local AC voltage/frequency? Is there a program in place to train people how to use the computers? What about unintended consequences, like disrupting the existing supply chain?
You would be better off recycling the hardware and making a cash donation to a reputable aid/development group.
Lead toxicity is greatly overrated.
I'd rather see the township call up the Air Force and arrange for the delivery of a concrete-filled JDAM to the coordinates of the device.
Many mobile phones have partial or full GPS receivers. It's one way to meet the FCC's mandates for E911 cell phone location.
Before you wax too poetically on the tolerance of Islam, you might want to read a few history books. See Myths & Facts -- The Treatment of Jews in Arab/Islamic Countries.
Nothing. The use of a laser does not mean that there is a radiation hazard from the laser beam. It's possible to jam the IR seeker on a missile with a relatively low-powered IR source by taking advantage of assumptions and vulnerabilities in the design of the missile's guidance system.
It's a question of money. Soft metrification, like changing the labels on retail products, is easy. Hard metrification, which is redesigning everything to use standard metric sizes, is considerably more difficult and expensive.
Arizona Clean Fuels has been working for a decade to get all of the permits and funding to build the first new refinery in thirty years. They've completed almost all of the paperwork, but they still need to find investors willing to bet billions of dollars on the project.
The oil business is cyclical. It tends to either boom or bust. Many small refineries have vanished because they couldn't compete with larger refineries when times were tough.
Have you ever heard of economics? If you want a shiny new refinery with the latest pollution control technology, it's going to cost more money. They are insanely expensive as it is, not even taking into account the political obstacles in building one that can delay construction for years. No sane company is going to build a new refinery unless they feel confident that they are going to make a reasonable profit on the investment. Oil refining has traditionally been a tough business, with low profit margins and high capital requirements.
Sold doesn't mean that Sony has cash in their hand. That depends on how the retail store's inventory is financed. The retail store may only have to pay for the units that they sell, not the units sitting in their warehouse or on store shelves.
Did any of these celebrities study chemistry while they were in school? Many of them prattle on about the "evils of chemicals", without understanding what they are saying.
It was actually a good description of how microwave ovens work until that point. No misinformation about the resonant frequency of water molecules. The rest of the article goes downhill quickly. Yes, microwaves can degrade proteins. Any heat source can do that. I'd be more interested in research that showed effects that were unique to heating by microwave energy.
It's your loss. It's a well-researched paper on the history of gun control in the UK. A subject that many Britons are ignorant of, assuming that "it's always been this way".
Murder rates do not correlate with the availability of handguns. For an enlightening look at the history of gun control in the UK, read Fear and Loathing in Whitehall: Bolshevism and the Firearms Act of 1920 (PDF).
Many plants are full of "natural" toxins and pesticides. I just bought some dried beans and my cookbook warned that they would make me very sick if they were not cooked properly, which destroys the toxins.