If you know some of Iceland's background, this story is extremely ironic. See, Iceland has been consistently ranked highest on the Reporters Without Borders, Press Freedom Index. That's much higher than even The United States of America! Furthermore, Iceland has also been rated highly for it's economic freedoms.
Yeah, he actually worked as a clerk while in the Army reserves. He ended up missing the whole Vietnam thing. He just had to show up one weekend a month and file paperwork. He said he really lucked out.
Seriously, I don't think adequate test facilities are the constraint in wind turbine size. Have you seen one of these larger turbines being built? The limiting factor is not the DOE, it's the DOT. There is simply no way to get something that big to the construction site. There aren't roads, or trucks large enough to handle anything bigger. Once it's there, you have to find a crane big enough to lift it.
"The fancier they make the plumbing, the easier it is to stop up the drain." -Scotty
An excellent quote, but it doesn't really the problem. For years, aircraft manufacturers have had a philosophical debate over who should be in ultimate control of the aircraft. Boeing says that the pilot should be in direct control of the aircraft, and the computer should assist the pilot. However, many NTSB reports conclude with "pilot error" as the cause of accidents. Therefore, Airbus puts the computer in direct control and the pilot directs the computer on what to do. This was a controversial move, but until now has worked well for Airbus. Otheraircraft haven't been so fortunate.
Okay, maybe the sand forming droplets is news. However, my old college roommate is a structural engineer. On more than one occasion he told me that structural engineers consider soil to be a highly viscous fluid.
For example, most houses are built to "float" in the soil like a boat. For structures that won't "float", like skyscrapers, they have to drive piles down to bedrock.
Repeat after me: There is no such thing as a shortage in a free market.
Whenever you read a story about a shortage of something, 9 times out of 10 it's bull. Shortages only occur when artificial price controls are put on goods and services.
It's Energy Return On Energy Invested (EROEI) is so low that you end up burning up all your energy profit transporting it. IIRC, it has an EROEI of (at best) 1.5 to 2. Many studies show it has a negative EROEI. (Pimentel et al)
I've read similar research. In fact, I would say this information debunks the "Food vs. Fuel" argument. This article notes that it takes 1.2 gallons of oil to produce a bushel of corn. Therefore, the price of corn is directly linked to the price of oil. It doesn't matter if we use corn as fuel or not. It's not a demand problem, it's a supply problem.
That information is far more damning than a few fuel pumps in cars not designed to run on ethanol in the first place.
once people appreciate that the difference between RC planes and a cruise missile is a smattering of electronics and a hand grenade, I think they'll tighten the screws.
Cruise Missile? Screw that!
I'm using this technology for illegal drug trafficking. Why create mindless destruction when you can make loads of money?
I took one just to see...and when it asked for my phone number the mission was aborted.
My mother-in-law took that quiz. It signed her up for a "subscription" that was billed to her phone to the tune of $9.99 per month. Here's an article about it.
The site claims that the statistics meet quality assurance guidelines...
That's a pretty broad term. I could meet quality assurance guidelines putting crap into a box and selling it to you. As long as I have my crap boxing process properly documented, it will meet quality assurance guidelines.
It's not just any crap in a box. It's quality crap in a box.
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If you know some of Iceland's background, this story is extremely ironic. See, Iceland has been consistently ranked highest on the Reporters Without Borders, Press Freedom Index. That's much higher than even The United States of America! Furthermore, Iceland has also been rated highly for it's economic freedoms.
Your father was probably in the military right?
Yeah, he actually worked as a clerk while in the Army reserves. He ended up missing the whole Vietnam thing. He just had to show up one weekend a month and file paperwork. He said he really lucked out.
does this mean I beat the game?
cursive riding.
Cursive riding went away with the invention of English and Western saddles. However, that doesn't matter because we are talking about cursive writing.
Anecdotally, my parents are 60+. My mother's cursive is completely illegible, and my father prints everything IN ALL CAPS!
On a more technical note, what happened to Graffiti?
but can they record the thing in a room that doesn't have the acoustics of a tin can?
3 Second Rule Candidates Released?
A recent incident that comes to mind.
The insurance policies should cover this damage - wait, they DID ship them with insurance, right?
Yes, but they were all insured by AIG.
to go through the check list when you take delivery. You don't want to be stuck with a lemon.
That's a nice story in Wired, but we here on Slashdot discussed this topic back in 2007.
Seriously, I don't think adequate test facilities are the constraint in wind turbine size. Have you seen one of these larger turbines being built? The limiting factor is not the DOE, it's the DOT. There is simply no way to get something that big to the construction site. There aren't roads, or trucks large enough to handle anything bigger. Once it's there, you have to find a crane big enough to lift it.
This reminds me of that Simpsons Tree House of Horror episode where Flanders was the unquestioned lord and master of the universe.
you only get one or two semesters out of textbooks before the company releases a new edition. I don't see how this business model solves that problem.
"The fancier they make the plumbing, the easier it is to stop up the drain." -Scotty
An excellent quote, but it doesn't really the problem. For years, aircraft manufacturers have had a philosophical debate over who should be in ultimate control of the aircraft. Boeing says that the pilot should be in direct control of the aircraft, and the computer should assist the pilot. However, many NTSB reports conclude with "pilot error" as the cause of accidents. Therefore, Airbus puts the computer in direct control and the pilot directs the computer on what to do. This was a controversial move, but until now has worked well for Airbus. Other aircraft haven't been so fortunate.
This too has been suggested as being involved in extinctions, since the galactic plane is denser than the regions outside it.
One of the theories that makes sense to me is the increased chances for asteroid strike. This paper doesn't seem to touch on that.
Okay, maybe the sand forming droplets is news. However, my old college roommate is a structural engineer. On more than one occasion he told me that structural engineers consider soil to be a highly viscous fluid.
For example, most houses are built to "float" in the soil like a boat. For structures that won't "float", like skyscrapers, they have to drive piles down to bedrock.
Apparently flamethrowers are allowed.
I think Ubuntu implicitly has set the standard.
My advice to Google is, make it work with Ubuntu, and you won't hear much complaining. Let the community take care of everything else.
At what point then does it make sense to hire a data center with a fat pipe that's located on foreign soil?
When latency doesn't matter.
Repeat after me: There is no such thing as a shortage in a free market.
Whenever you read a story about a shortage of something, 9 times out of 10 it's bull. Shortages only occur when artificial price controls are put on goods and services.
It's Energy Return On Energy Invested (EROEI) is so low that you end up burning up all your energy profit transporting it. IIRC, it has an EROEI of (at best) 1.5 to 2. Many studies show it has a negative EROEI. (Pimentel et al)
I've read similar research. In fact, I would say this information debunks the "Food vs. Fuel" argument. This article notes that it takes 1.2 gallons of oil to produce a bushel of corn. Therefore, the price of corn is directly linked to the price of oil. It doesn't matter if we use corn as fuel or not. It's not a demand problem, it's a supply problem.
That information is far more damning than a few fuel pumps in cars not designed to run on ethanol in the first place.
once people appreciate that the difference between RC planes and a cruise missile is a smattering of electronics and a hand grenade, I think they'll tighten the screws.
Cruise Missile?
Screw that!
I'm using this technology for illegal drug trafficking. Why create mindless destruction when you can make loads of money?
I took one just to see...and when it asked for my phone number the mission was aborted.
My mother-in-law took that quiz. It signed her up for a "subscription" that was billed to her phone to the tune of $9.99 per month. Here's an article about it.
The site claims that the statistics meet quality assurance guidelines...
That's a pretty broad term. I could meet quality assurance guidelines putting crap into a box and selling it to you. As long as I have my crap boxing process properly documented, it will meet quality assurance guidelines.
It's not just any crap in a box. It's quality crap in a box.