Who the hell do you think buys the games from the publishers? Not some student from UAT. The publishers want visibility. They want buyers for major retailers to notice them and their games. They want shelf-space at Best Buy, EB Games, Gamestop, etc. They want pre-orders, integration into the retailers marketing plans.
That isn't obvious. Many rich people became rich by being good at putting together business deals with other people's money. They didn't get rich by relying on "the magic of compound interest".
Actually, the DMV here (Maryland) is much better than it used to be. They actually care about customer service.
As for Verizon, I recently terminated my cell phone service with them. They made it as difficult as possible. I couldn't do it on-line, even though they let you do almost everything else on-line. The local Verizon store said "We don't do that, call 611". After calling 611, and navigating through a bunch of menus, I was finally connected to some guy, probably moonlighting from his day job as a used car salesman, who spent 20 minutes trying to talk me into keeping their service.
The government is constrained by the Constitution and Bill of Rights, a corporation is not. You may be better off having the system operated by the government.
Have you looked at the half-life for U235? It isn't much of a radiological hazard. That makes it a poor choice for a dirty bomb. Just handling it isn't going to make anyone sick. It only becomes dangerous after you stick it in a reactor and transmute some of it to elements with much shorter half-lives.
Plutonium produces too many spontaneous neutrons to be used in a gun device. There is a high probability of a fizzle before assembly is complete.
With a proper initiator, the efficiency of a gun device can be improved. It only takes about 500 ns for the chain reaction to run its course. That's too short a time for the bomb casing to be an issue. A heavy tamper will slow the disassembly of the core.
Couldn't they give out a coupon good for N hours of wi-fi access with each purchase. The coupon would have an activation code that the user would type in when connecting to the network.
It used to be that the BIOS didn't matter once the operating system had loaded. Not anymore. Newer machines, esp. laptops, make use of the BIOS for power management and other features that are implemented in System Management Mode (SMM).
Money. Secure networks cost money. Someone installs a network-capable gadget, and then decides they would like to monitor/control the device via the local network, or monitor/control the device from an off-site location. The Internet is already there, and it doesn't cost any additional money to use it. If they are concerned about security, they might have a firewall.
Too bad the NSA's engineering manuals are classified. They specialize in that type of construction. Nothing gets out. Nothing gets in. It still looks like a normal building, although the windows look somewhat unusual.
Back when they were developing "the super", the first thermonuclear bomb, they quickly found out that you couldn't just lash a fission bomb to a tank of hydrogen, deuterium or tritium, and expect it to work. Hot objects radiate energy. Really hot objects radiate energy very quickly. You couldn't produce a self-sustaining fusion reaction in a tank of hydrogen because it would radiate energy much faster than the fusion reaction could create it. They did eventually solve the problem, but it took some very clever physics and engineering to keep the fuel and energy confined long enough to consume most of the fuel.
There is still a place for the channel. Think of radio. When it is done right, a disc jockey can put together a program of good music, much of which may be unknown to the audience. I don't have the time or the patience to listen to every new album, let alone the back catalog. Why not let someone else sort it out.
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Deporting the illegal aliens would make a huge improvement in those numbers. Plus, it would open up jobs for American citizens and legal immigrants.
It is a quality product, although it may not be appetizing to many people. Like Army combat rations, it tastes a lot better when you are tired, hungry, and don't have a choice. The fat and calories are actually a good thing when food is scarce.
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Who the hell do you think buys the games from the publishers? Not some student from UAT. The publishers want visibility. They want buyers for major retailers to notice them and their games. They want shelf-space at Best Buy, EB Games, Gamestop, etc. They want pre-orders, integration into the retailers marketing plans.
That isn't obvious. Many rich people became rich by being good at putting together business deals with other people's money. They didn't get rich by relying on "the magic of compound interest".
As for Verizon, I recently terminated my cell phone service with them. They made it as difficult as possible. I couldn't do it on-line, even though they let you do almost everything else on-line. The local Verizon store said "We don't do that, call 611". After calling 611, and navigating through a bunch of menus, I was finally connected to some guy, probably moonlighting from his day job as a used car salesman, who spent 20 minutes trying to talk me into keeping their service.
The government is constrained by the Constitution and Bill of Rights, a corporation is not. You may be better off having the system operated by the government.
People don't like being told that their child is ugly, even if it is.
Have you looked at the half-life for U235? It isn't much of a radiological hazard. That makes it a poor choice for a dirty bomb. Just handling it isn't going to make anyone sick. It only becomes dangerous after you stick it in a reactor and transmute some of it to elements with much shorter half-lives.
With a proper initiator, the efficiency of a gun device can be improved. It only takes about 500 ns for the chain reaction to run its course. That's too short a time for the bomb casing to be an issue. A heavy tamper will slow the disassembly of the core.
Thou art easily amused.
Couldn't they give out a coupon good for N hours of wi-fi access with each purchase. The coupon would have an activation code that the user would type in when connecting to the network.
It used to be that the BIOS didn't matter once the operating system had loaded. Not anymore. Newer machines, esp. laptops, make use of the BIOS for power management and other features that are implemented in System Management Mode (SMM).
Just wait until it starts auto-correcting and auto-formatting and changing your text to "what you really meant".
Money. Secure networks cost money. Someone installs a network-capable gadget, and then decides they would like to monitor/control the device via the local network, or monitor/control the device from an off-site location. The Internet is already there, and it doesn't cost any additional money to use it. If they are concerned about security, they might have a firewall.
That doesn't work when it's an account that is only used on rare occasions. I've had accounts that were only used once a year.
It is reasonable. It prevents a denial-of-service attack on the Administrator account.
Being able to read a contract doesn't help when they all say "We own you". It's an industry standard contract and they like it that way.
Too bad the NSA's engineering manuals are classified. They specialize in that type of construction. Nothing gets out. Nothing gets in. It still looks like a normal building, although the windows look somewhat unusual.
It isn't hazardous if it's handled properly. See here for an article on target design. They need a low-Z material for the capsule.
What remaining eye? Just think of all of the water in your head being flashed to superheated steam or plasma.
All you have to do is put part A into slot B really fast :-).
Back when they were developing "the super", the first thermonuclear bomb, they quickly found out that you couldn't just lash a fission bomb to a tank of hydrogen, deuterium or tritium, and expect it to work. Hot objects radiate energy. Really hot objects radiate energy very quickly. You couldn't produce a self-sustaining fusion reaction in a tank of hydrogen because it would radiate energy much faster than the fusion reaction could create it. They did eventually solve the problem, but it took some very clever physics and engineering to keep the fuel and energy confined long enough to consume most of the fuel.
There is still a place for the channel. Think of radio. When it is done right, a disc jockey can put together a program of good music, much of which may be unknown to the audience. I don't have the time or the patience to listen to every new album, let alone the back catalog. Why not let someone else sort it out.
Deporting the illegal aliens would make a huge improvement in those numbers. Plus, it would open up jobs for American citizens and legal immigrants.
According to their website, the "TOXIC X700 PRO" features "Lethal Cooling". I think they need a new marketing department.
Bayer lost the rights to its name and trademarks in many countries as a result of World War I.
It is a quality product, although it may not be appetizing to many people. Like Army combat rations, it tastes a lot better when you are tired, hungry, and don't have a choice. The fat and calories are actually a good thing when food is scarce.