It might seem like a net benefit here would require violating the Second Law of Thermodynamics but you can't reduce the metabolism of a large herd animal to a single mathematical variable. Think about how unhealthy and 'out of shape' the average meat or dairy cow is. Now consider how an overweight, under-active human doesn't necessarily have a reduced caloric intake (if anything just the opposite). Putting a cow on a treadmill (ethical arguments not withstanding) is virtually guaranteed to increase the cow's metabolic efficiency...
I can't stand organized religion and certainly don't believe in the existence of a "heaven" (I consider myself a "mystical agnostic" and suspect that all existence is an infinitely vast, infinitely dimensional, omniscient metaverse and every one of us - including all life throughout space and time - are manifestations/embodiments of this - for lack of a better word - "God") but this "research" strikes me as ideologically motivated...
A non-turbo diesel?! You've just killed diesel's primary advantage over gas if you go the route. Diesels (already more efficient than gas engines, due diesel fuel containing ~30% more energy per unit volume than gasoline) absolutely require a turbocharger to realize their fully potential...
I seem to recall that disabling the "turbo" functionality lowered the processor's default core speed to 8MHz, for playing those older games that utilized clock rate for timing.
Why stop at seven? You have an eighth bass-only channel that offers more than enough frequency response for a lot of the music RIAA companies like to produce.:P
Um, it's the greater density of colder air that *creates* the lift.
In the case of a free-floating hot air balloon, yes, because that colder, denser air is allowed to push the balloon up from *beneath*. In the case of a dome, the colder, denser *heavier* air is weighing down on the structure from *above.* I.E. the same formula that'd apply to a lighter-than-air craft would *not* apply to an inflatable dome...
Would a 20'F temperature differential be the only factor in determining the forces involved? Seems to me it might be offset by the fact that colder air would have a tendency to be denser, thus potentially offsetting your figure of 16,000lbs...
Consider that inflatable (and rigid) structures already work on a smaller scale. They work beautifully in the winter to contain warmth; simple, well-designed ventilation keeps them cool in the summer. Think of the greenhouse, a time-proven method for managing temperatures in the winter OR summer. Now take in account the fact that surface area-to-volume ratios go DOWN when you increase the size of your dome. In other words, the larger the dome, the less relevant these issues [that you bring up] become. As for the Bernoulli principle, any high school physics student will (or should) be able to point out that it requires airflow *beneath* the structure in order to cause its effect; think of an aircraft wing (which a dome anchored to the ground most certainly is not).
Numerous posters have already pointed out how easy it would be to make these systems more secure, so easy in fact that it's a non-issue.
My instincts tell me that this 'hacker attack' was a false-flag op; anyone know if the Brazilian government's been making the same efforts as ours to justify increasing their control of the Internet?
Wow... how mundane; he's either got to be the coolest (as in "calmest") and toughest S.O.B. imaginable, to be able to play that shit whilst "hanging above the Earth" (fear of heights, anyone?!) or else he's the biggest fucking loser EVER (i.e. would rather play Starcraft than pay attention to an experience that surely must grab you by the balls like nothing else.:P
You mean 'take care of' as in:
>makes gun shape with finger and thumb, aims at head...
??
Seriously though, when I read that, the scene in Pulp Fiction where Travolta is telling Samuel Jackson about his upcoming date with the boss's wife.:P
I realize that in addition to their diet of "roots, fruits, shoots, nuts and seeds," chimps probably consume their fair share of bugs, birds and other hapless fauna (I was, however, under the impression that gorillas, at least silverbacks, were nearly 100% vegetarian)...
Regardless, while I do happen to be a vegetarian myself, I am firmly convinced that a raw-meat-and-raw-plant-matter diet would be a LOT healthier than the typical vegetarian's diet of french fries and cheese pizza.:P
I believe your observations are accurate and your suspicions [that the type of fat is what matters] are entirely correct.
In the 80's, the 'health food' movement was, for the most part, focused on 'low fat' diets. We've since learned that not all fats are created equal; some (your almonds for example) are incredibly beneficial to the body, actually among the most nutritious things you can consume (some other foods that come to mind are avacados and flax seeds, which are incredible healthy [i]because[/i] of their fat).
Obviously in addition to fats we also need proteins, vitamins, minerals... but what we DON'T need are the grains (in general; refined flour in particular), dairy and low-grade cooking oils (I'm going to leave the whole vegetarian thing for another day)... and you've experienced first hand what inundating your system with that shit will do to you. The fact of the matter is that we humans just began eating grains and dairy products yesterday, in evolutionary terms, and our bodies don't have a fucking clue what to do with them (there's evidence that letting some of these products be fermented by beneficial bacteria - yogurt, tempeh in the case of soy - allows our systems to process them better).
I've developed a simple method for determining whether or not I think something might be appropriate for me (i.e. let me feel and perform my best): I try to picture a chimp or gorilla chowing down on it in the wild; if I can't, I assume it's probably not the best thing for me to eat. As for whether or not my willpower allows me to avoid eating it... that tends to vary.;)
"NVidia has to break the mold if they want sales... they got shunned the last round of consoles"
The RSX "Reality Synthesizer" in the PlayStation 3 is a modified nVidia G71.
Slashdot Mirror
"Beaver - damn; visible from space!" :P
It might seem like a net benefit here would require violating the Second Law of Thermodynamics but you can't reduce the metabolism of a large herd animal to a single mathematical variable. Think about how unhealthy and 'out of shape' the average meat or dairy cow is. Now consider how an overweight, under-active human doesn't necessarily have a reduced caloric intake (if anything just the opposite). Putting a cow on a treadmill (ethical arguments not withstanding) is virtually guaranteed to increase the cow's metabolic efficiency...
I thought it read "flying saucers flown by 3M" and thought "Damn, no wonder he believed it." :P
I can't stand organized religion and certainly don't believe in the existence of a "heaven" (I consider myself a "mystical agnostic" and suspect that all existence is an infinitely vast, infinitely dimensional, omniscient metaverse and every one of us - including all life throughout space and time - are manifestations/embodiments of this - for lack of a better word - "God") but this "research" strikes me as ideologically motivated...
A non-turbo diesel?! You've just killed diesel's primary advantage over gas if you go the route. Diesels (already more efficient than gas engines, due diesel fuel containing ~30% more energy per unit volume than gasoline) absolutely require a turbocharger to realize their fully potential...
Hope not. :P
Finally figured out why this was modded insightful: it's because I've been drinking. :P
I seem to recall that disabling the "turbo" functionality lowered the processor's default core speed to 8MHz, for playing those older games that utilized clock rate for timing.
Why stop at seven? You have an eighth bass-only channel that offers more than enough frequency response for a lot of the music RIAA companies like to produce. :P
Um, it's the greater density of colder air that *creates* the lift.
In the case of a free-floating hot air balloon, yes, because that colder, denser air is allowed to push the balloon up from *beneath*. In the case of a dome, the colder, denser *heavier* air is weighing down on the structure from *above.* I.E. the same formula that'd apply to a lighter-than-air craft would *not* apply to an inflatable dome...
Would a 20'F temperature differential be the only factor in determining the forces involved? Seems to me it might be offset by the fact that colder air would have a tendency to be denser, thus potentially offsetting your figure of 16,000lbs...
Consider that inflatable (and rigid) structures already work on a smaller scale. They work beautifully in the winter to contain warmth; simple, well-designed ventilation keeps them cool in the summer. Think of the greenhouse, a time-proven method for managing temperatures in the winter OR summer. Now take in account the fact that surface area-to-volume ratios go DOWN when you increase the size of your dome. In other words, the larger the dome, the less relevant these issues [that you bring up] become. As for the Bernoulli principle, any high school physics student will (or should) be able to point out that it requires airflow *beneath* the structure in order to cause its effect; think of an aircraft wing (which a dome anchored to the ground most certainly is not).
Numerous posters have already pointed out how easy it would be to make these systems more secure, so easy in fact that it's a non-issue. My instincts tell me that this 'hacker attack' was a false-flag op; anyone know if the Brazilian government's been making the same efforts as ours to justify increasing their control of the Internet?
Wow... how mundane; he's either got to be the coolest (as in "calmest") and toughest S.O.B. imaginable, to be able to play that shit whilst "hanging above the Earth" (fear of heights, anyone?!) or else he's the biggest fucking loser EVER (i.e. would rather play Starcraft than pay attention to an experience that surely must grab you by the balls like nothing else. :P
For some reason, that just doesn't have the same effect. :P
You mean 'take care of' as in: >makes gun shape with finger and thumb, aims at head... ?? Seriously though, when I read that, the scene in Pulp Fiction where Travolta is telling Samuel Jackson about his upcoming date with the boss's wife. :P
That damn legal pretext thing again - constantly interfering with the plans of invading armies since... ?
Regardless, while I do happen to be a vegetarian myself, I am firmly convinced that a raw-meat-and-raw-plant-matter diet would be a LOT healthier than the typical vegetarian's diet of french fries and cheese pizza. :P
In the 80's, the 'health food' movement was, for the most part, focused on 'low fat' diets. We've since learned that not all fats are created equal; some (your almonds for example) are incredibly beneficial to the body, actually among the most nutritious things you can consume (some other foods that come to mind are avacados and flax seeds, which are incredible healthy [i]because[/i] of their fat).
Obviously in addition to fats we also need proteins, vitamins, minerals... but what we DON'T need are the grains (in general; refined flour in particular), dairy and low-grade cooking oils (I'm going to leave the whole vegetarian thing for another day)... and you've experienced first hand what inundating your system with that shit will do to you. The fact of the matter is that we humans just began eating grains and dairy products yesterday, in evolutionary terms, and our bodies don't have a fucking clue what to do with them (there's evidence that letting some of these products be fermented by beneficial bacteria - yogurt, tempeh in the case of soy - allows our systems to process them better).
I've developed a simple method for determining whether or not I think something might be appropriate for me (i.e. let me feel and perform my best): I try to picture a chimp or gorilla chowing down on it in the wild; if I can't, I assume it's probably not the best thing for me to eat. As for whether or not my willpower allows me to avoid eating it... that tends to vary. ;)
will it run Lin^H^H^HWindows XP? :P
"NVidia has to break the mold if they want sales... they got shunned the last round of consoles" The RSX "Reality Synthesizer" in the PlayStation 3 is a modified nVidia G71.