If you think thinking in Russian will keep the Government from spying on your thoughts, you are wrong. The US government has plenty of people who know Russian left over from the Cold War. Based on the current state of US intelligence, I think you are better off thinking in Farsi.
What? -1 overrated? Come on that's funny! Let me explain it to you since you obviously didn't get it. It's funny since HD DVD is dead and if I actually owned any HD DVDs I would be stuck with them. A good business model would be one that converts all of those orphaned HD DVDs into Blue Ray disks. But this program doesn't do that. It does things that several other programs on the market already do. Those other programs are available for Linux. This program is not. Making the above joke doubly funny. Plus it is so very close to the old Slashdot meme "does it run on Linux" making it triply funny. Come on, it's funny, laugh!
Let's just hope the lunar bomb squad doesn't find any of these scientific instruments buried in the soil and blow them up. Then the astronauts will have no way to call home.
Although I generally agree that the hydrazine alone is not the motivation, thermo doesn't work the way you think it does. Heat transfer takes time to occur and chemicals do not burn unless there is a mixture of fuel and an oxidizer. A large block of frozen hydrazine will not go "BOOM" because it can't mix with oxygen when it's frozen. Also, a large block of ice takes longer to melt in July(northern hemisphere) than many small ones.
More likely, the large block of hydrazine will start to melt from the heat of reentry and the vaporous hydrazine will leak out of the holes in the fuel tank and burn as it mixes with the atmosphere. The large cold mass of the hydrazine will keep the tank relatively in tact since all of the hydrazine will have to be completely melted before it will burn (try to light a water bottle on fire with water in it and again with no water in it). Since reentry is relatively short, not all of the hydrazine will melt, and you have a tank of hydrazine on the ground someplace.
If you break up the block of hydrazine into little pieces, they are more likely to melt completely during reentry and burn off before reaching the earth's surface.
In conclusion, yes, it does make sense to break up the satellite before it reenters the earth's atmosphere, but I don't think that is the only motivation.
"Nature is only 1 to 3 percent efficient with photosynthesis," said Mallouk
That is news to me. I always thought that photosynthesis was way more efficient than anything man made. I looked it up on wikipedia and I can't get a straight answer.
Through photosynthesis, sunlight energy is transferred to molecular reaction centers for conversion into chemical energy with nearly 100-percent efficiency. The transfer of the solar energy takes place almost instantaneously, so little energy is wasted as heat. However, only 43% of the total solar incident radiation can be used (only light in the range 400-700 nm), 20% of light is blocked by canopy, and plant respiration requires about 33% of the stored energy, which brings down the actual efficiency of photosynthesis to about 6.6%
That gives me 23% not 6.6%. Anybody have any more insight into this?
Perhaps, if they blow up the missile just in front of the satellite they can control the de-orbit so it comes down in a location that is convenient for the NSA to retrieve.
The fact that the cables are randomly jumbled gives some players an unfair advantage. It would be better if they had to unplug the correct piece of equipment from the jumble. Fastest time wins. If you unplug the wrong device you are disqualified. That way everyone can use the same setup and it will be fair.
I've tried Haiku on a virtual machine and I must say it's pretty cool. If you are thinking about trying it yourself, beware, it doesn't come with a web browser installed. You can download one as well as various other programs at Haikuware.com. If you want a version that has everything pre-installed try the weekly superpack.
It's even easier. Simply violate all of the terms of service as possible. Upload images that are "inappropriate" and have your friends report you. Your info will be removed very quickly.
When looking through the Firehose to select articles, Please, check the source. If something bashes Microsoft or the RIAA or MPAA don't simply mod up. Read the article and verify it. I know this kind of stuff happens occasionally, (I'm not that new here) but this is the second time this week an article has been almost completely wrong. I understand if there are minor inaccuracies, but this is ridiculous.
My fiancée uses Hotmail and has never complained while checking her account on my Ubuntu 64-bit machine. It even worked with the new design (windows live hotmail). I was always amazed when she did so because I figured my computer would burst into flames if it ever went to a Microsoft site. Did this just happen? Like this week?
My thoughts exactly. A SIM card with more capacity and more functionality would be just as good. The only thing the SIM really lacks is the ability to store music and pictures. I suppose you could just use an SD card for that.
The only way I could see this being useful is because if you buy it you are stuck with proprietary technology and can't easily switch over to a different phone manufacturer. (useful for the company not the consumer)
However, we call them aircraft carriers. Nobody but the military is willing to spend that much money. I personally think that space based solar power is more worthy of a mention in this article than floating cities.
Sometimes it is better to go to the horse's mouth than requote an article written by a third-party who doesn't know the difference between a sale (such as the sale of a song through Apple's iTunes store) and streaming audio (such as what you stream through Yahoo! Music's Internet Radio). What the DiMA (which includes Apple, YouTube, and Yahoo) has asked for is to clarify the rules such that mechanical royalties for Internet streaming (not Internet sales) is paid using the same formula as for broadcast on the radio.
You make a valid argument. However, who says we need vertical flight? Maybe just for takeoff, but the daredevils who are attempting this either wear nylon wing-suits or strap carbon fiber wings to their backs. You should really watch the videos. It's quite impressive.
There's a company called JetCat that makes miniature jet turbine engines for model airplane use. In the past few years some daring individuals have strapped a few of these engines to their bodies and have flown. You may have seen the video's on YouTube(sorry, no links to YouTube while I'm at work). I'm disappointed there was no mention of this in TFA.
This thing is nothing like a Lego set. It's not even like Tinkertoys, or K'NEX. It's just a motion capture puppet. Even if it was like Lego, what would be the point? Why is this be any better than taking a picture of what you made?
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If you think thinking in Russian will keep the Government from spying on your thoughts, you are wrong. The US government has plenty of people who know Russian left over from the Cold War. Based on the current state of US intelligence, I think you are better off thinking in Farsi.
That works too. You get the point.
What? -1 overrated? Come on that's funny! Let me explain it to you since you obviously didn't get it. It's funny since HD DVD is dead and if I actually owned any HD DVDs I would be stuck with them. A good business model would be one that converts all of those orphaned HD DVDs into Blue Ray disks. But this program doesn't do that. It does things that several other programs on the market already do. Those other programs are available for Linux. This program is not. Making the above joke doubly funny. Plus it is so very close to the old Slashdot meme "does it run on Linux" making it triply funny. Come on, it's funny, laugh!
1)Convert all of my HD DVD movies into Blue Ray movies?
2)Run on Linux
only in theory.
Let's just hope the lunar bomb squad doesn't find any of these scientific instruments buried in the soil and blow them up. Then the astronauts will have no way to call home.
Oh, wait that said moonLITE mission!
Although I generally agree that the hydrazine alone is not the motivation, thermo doesn't work the way you think it does. Heat transfer takes time to occur and chemicals do not burn unless there is a mixture of fuel and an oxidizer. A large block of frozen hydrazine will not go "BOOM" because it can't mix with oxygen when it's frozen. Also, a large block of ice takes longer to melt in July(northern hemisphere) than many small ones.
More likely, the large block of hydrazine will start to melt from the heat of reentry and the vaporous hydrazine will leak out of the holes in the fuel tank and burn as it mixes with the atmosphere. The large cold mass of the hydrazine will keep the tank relatively in tact since all of the hydrazine will have to be completely melted before it will burn (try to light a water bottle on fire with water in it and again with no water in it). Since reentry is relatively short, not all of the hydrazine will melt, and you have a tank of hydrazine on the ground someplace.
If you break up the block of hydrazine into little pieces, they are more likely to melt completely during reentry and burn off before reaching the earth's surface.
In conclusion, yes, it does make sense to break up the satellite before it reenters the earth's atmosphere, but I don't think that is the only motivation.
We call a rigged horse race a "boat race." Don't ask me how I know that.
Perhaps, if they blow up the missile just in front of the satellite they can control the de-orbit so it comes down in a location that is convenient for the NSA to retrieve.
The fact that the cables are randomly jumbled gives some players an unfair advantage. It would be better if they had to unplug the correct piece of equipment from the jumble. Fastest time wins. If you unplug the wrong device you are disqualified. That way everyone can use the same setup and it will be fair.
To the person that modded my previous post funny:
I was serious.
I've tried Haiku on a virtual machine and I must say it's pretty cool. If you are thinking about trying it yourself, beware, it doesn't come with a web browser installed. You can download one as well as various other programs at Haikuware.com. If you want a version that has everything pre-installed try the weekly superpack.
It's even easier. Simply violate all of the terms of service as possible. Upload images that are "inappropriate" and have your friends report you. Your info will be removed very quickly.
When looking through the Firehose to select articles, Please, check the source. If something bashes Microsoft or the RIAA or MPAA don't simply mod up. Read the article and verify it. I know this kind of stuff happens occasionally, (I'm not that new here) but this is the second time this week an article has been almost completely wrong. I understand if there are minor inaccuracies, but this is ridiculous.
That's what I thought. I call BS!
My fiancée uses Hotmail and has never complained while checking her account on my Ubuntu 64-bit machine. It even worked with the new design (windows live hotmail). I was always amazed when she did so because I figured my computer would burst into flames if it ever went to a Microsoft site. Did this just happen? Like this week?
The only way I could see this being useful is because if you buy it you are stuck with proprietary technology and can't easily switch over to a different phone manufacturer. (useful for the company not the consumer)
A local restaurant doesn't serve fish on Fridays during Lent. I go somewhere else.
However, we call them aircraft carriers. Nobody but the military is willing to spend that much money. I personally think that space based solar power is more worthy of a mention in this article than floating cities.
You make a valid argument. However, who says we need vertical flight? Maybe just for takeoff, but the daredevils who are attempting this either wear nylon wing-suits or strap carbon fiber wings to their backs. You should really watch the videos. It's quite impressive.
Eyes... Burning...Must... Make it stop!
*smashes monitor*
There's a company called JetCat that makes miniature jet turbine engines for model airplane use. In the past few years some daring individuals have strapped a few of these engines to their bodies and have flown. You may have seen the video's on YouTube(sorry, no links to YouTube while I'm at work). I'm disappointed there was no mention of this in TFA.
This thing is nothing like a Lego set. It's not even like Tinkertoys, or K'NEX. It's just a motion capture puppet. Even if it was like Lego, what would be the point? Why is this be any better than taking a picture of what you made?