According to TFA, the drives were kept spinning all the time, so if you do not keep your drives spinning at all times, it would be likely to assume a significantly longer lifespan.
Yeah, and when the minions of the evil minions open fire in the general direction of the hero and manages to hit everything *but* the hero... It follows that the major ability of the hero is not their courage, strength or brilliance, but rather simple, dumb luck.
Looking at the discussion forum for the movie at imdb, I would say that there still are a lot of people who do not realize that it was an obvious satire. I have no idea of the nationality of the posters, nor do I really care that much. Just opens a door to that old mudslinging fest.
Huh? How do you understand "Best Cross-Platform (Linux-Only) Audio Software?" as "Best Cross-Platform Linux-supporting Audio Software?" And why would you prefer the former rather than the latter?
Assuming a 10% profit rate, a turnover of $5 million would result in a yearly profit of $500,000. While that is certainly a tidy profit, it is not much to both upscale their technology and expand their production facilities at the same time. On top of that, they may also want to improve and refine their technology.
I found the answer on the producers home page. The "less than $2 a watt" is the initial expense when investing in a plant: A 10 kW plant costs $19,000 and a 20 kW plant costs $29,000, corresponding to $1.9 or $1.45 per watt capacity (source). So, it adds up.
many energy sources in the developing world can cost 50 or 60 cents per kilowatt, a PowerPallet can do it for a dime
Which does not really add up with costing "less than $2 a watt", unless it should have said "a lot less" in which case $2 is just misleading. I would be interested to know which is true, though. The technology seems both interesting and useful.
Thanks for posting that link. I looked all over TFA to get an estimated battery time, and, strangely, found nothing. I would find that a pretty important piece of information when it comes to wearable computing.
Fingerprint identification is great as long as (1) you trust the organization that uses it with that very, VERY personal data, and (2) you trust that they're not so lame as to lose your fingerprint data.
You forget one important issue: *You* leave your fingerprints all over. Anyone interested could lift them from you using fairly simple techniques.
App developers can do that, but it would effectively cut their app off from being used by doctors and nurses. Why? Because if an error happens and the doctor/nurse used such an app, the doctor/nurse would be liable. And it would most likely also significantly reduce the price they could ask for the app.
If you cannot drive safely in your current condition, you should not drive, and if you do you should be fined. Even if you do have a license. Naturally, this can depend on the medical condition. In some cases, it is highly unlikely that your ability to drive is impaired, in other cases, the condition can make it impossible to drive without being impaired (e.g. blindness). Some conditions are temporary, so it makes sense not to take away the drivers license when suffering from such conditions.
It should probably be noted that the legal definition of rape in Sweden is a lot more broad than in many other countries and that they have had a drive to get rapes reported http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rape_statistics#Sweden. In neighboring counties the rates are:
Denmark 6.4 (2009, 2010 numbers not entered)
Finland 15.2
Norway 19.2
A large problem with getting reliable statistics on rape is also that many rapes do not get reported, e.g. Wikipedia states that "One of six U.S. women has experienced an attempted or completed rape", insinuating that the actual rape rate in the US are a lot higher than the reported rate. Similar arguments can be applied for assaults (in Estonia only 7.8 assaults were reported per 100,000 population!). As homicides tend to do get reported, it may be instructive to look at the rate of homicides per 100,000 population:
U.S. 4.7
UK (England and Wales) 1.1
Australia 1.0
Sweden 1.0
Estonia 5.2
(same source as parent)
I think this article is a telling display of a society moving in the wrong direction. A boy was being bullied and his cry for help (the video) has now lead to his arrest, putting him in an even worse situation. In a sane society, it would have lead to him getting help to tackle the bullying and get on with his life.
Oh c'mon now, don't you always size your hard drive purchases based on the number of (circa-1997 quality) songs it holds? I thought all hardcore geeks did that.
The security-state here keeps saying "if you don't have anything to hide, then you don't need privacy"
And when someone applies it to the security-state, they cry foul and start hunting the culprit and the people helping him. Ain't it funny how that works?
I don't think it is intended to just power one country, but many. So, if country 1 produce a vast surplus and exports it to many other countries, these other countries may not be so fast to want it dismantled. Also, if it is feasible, it may not just be one country putting them up. Once one country do and they do have weapon potential, many of the other nuclear powers will. At the moment, this may not be a problem, but if a new cold war should arise, the full attack with no warning may make some hawks push for a preemptive attack.
You can fill the supply gaps with conventional power plants and still come out far ahead CO2-wise compared to the current power mix.
Not to mention that the periods where most power is being used is during the day, where solar power produce power, so solar power fits well with our current power consumption.
Production has hardly scaled up, but solar cells are already competitive in some markets. The point of these stories about satellite solar farms is to give you the impression that there needs to be some extraordinary investment or innovation before solar power can be used. That's a lie, designed to put a drag on solar power. Solar power is ready to be used, you just have to do it.
There is one issue with solar power (and a number of other renewable energy sources): They are not stable. Power output is dependent on weather patterns. Solar power has the additional issue that there is no output at night. The satellite solar farms is one way of getting around it. Another is to improve technology to store power, or to place solar power plants in areas where weather patterns are pretty constant (e.g. a desert).
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I'm in the opposite situation: In the 20 years where I have had a computer, only one hard drive has died, and that was due user error.
According to TFA, the drives were kept spinning all the time, so if you do not keep your drives spinning at all times, it would be likely to assume a significantly longer lifespan.
Yeah, and when the minions of the evil minions open fire in the general direction of the hero and manages to hit everything *but* the hero ... It follows that the major ability of the hero is not their courage, strength or brilliance, but rather simple, dumb luck.
It's great how Ask protects me from the evil malware on the internet - I can't even see a page for all the toolbars, much less download anything!
Looking at the discussion forum for the movie at imdb, I would say that there still are a lot of people who do not realize that it was an obvious satire. I have no idea of the nationality of the posters, nor do I really care that much. Just opens a door to that old mudslinging fest.
Huh? How do you understand "Best Cross-Platform (Linux-Only) Audio Software?" as "Best Cross-Platform Linux-supporting Audio Software?" And why would you prefer the former rather than the latter?
Assuming a 10% profit rate, a turnover of $5 million would result in a yearly profit of $500,000. While that is certainly a tidy profit, it is not much to both upscale their technology and expand their production facilities at the same time. On top of that, they may also want to improve and refine their technology.
I found the answer on the producers home page. The "less than $2 a watt" is the initial expense when investing in a plant: A 10 kW plant costs $19,000 and a 20 kW plant costs $29,000, corresponding to $1.9 or $1.45 per watt capacity (source). So, it adds up.
many energy sources in the developing world can cost 50 or 60 cents per kilowatt, a PowerPallet can do it for a dime
Which does not really add up with costing "less than $2 a watt", unless it should have said "a lot less" in which case $2 is just misleading. I would be interested to know which is true, though. The technology seems both interesting and useful.
Yup. Here is the Slashdot article Science Panel Recommends Censoring Bird Flu Papers. There could be a lot more instances, like, say, biological agents developed for warfare.
Or patches?
Give it a few years, then the foldable screens will arrive, giving you the convenience of a wrist watch along with the smartphone sized screen.
Thanks for posting that link. I looked all over TFA to get an estimated battery time, and, strangely, found nothing. I would find that a pretty important piece of information when it comes to wearable computing.
Hint: Try to scroll to the end of the post.
Wikipedia has a list of open source software hosting facilities. It does not list where the servers are placed, though.
Fingerprint identification is great as long as (1) you trust the organization that uses it with that very, VERY personal data, and (2) you trust that they're not so lame as to lose your fingerprint data.
You forget one important issue: *You* leave your fingerprints all over. Anyone interested could lift them from you using fairly simple techniques.
App developers can do that, but it would effectively cut their app off from being used by doctors and nurses. Why? Because if an error happens and the doctor/nurse used such an app, the doctor/nurse would be liable. And it would most likely also significantly reduce the price they could ask for the app.
If you cannot drive safely in your current condition, you should not drive, and if you do you should be fined. Even if you do have a license. Naturally, this can depend on the medical condition. In some cases, it is highly unlikely that your ability to drive is impaired, in other cases, the condition can make it impossible to drive without being impaired (e.g. blindness). Some conditions are temporary, so it makes sense not to take away the drivers license when suffering from such conditions.
It should probably be noted that the legal definition of rape in Sweden is a lot more broad than in many other countries and that they have had a drive to get rapes reported http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rape_statistics#Sweden. In neighboring counties the rates are:
Denmark 6.4 (2009, 2010 numbers not entered)
Finland 15.2
Norway 19.2
A large problem with getting reliable statistics on rape is also that many rapes do not get reported, e.g. Wikipedia states that "One of six U.S. women has experienced an attempted or completed rape", insinuating that the actual rape rate in the US are a lot higher than the reported rate. Similar arguments can be applied for assaults (in Estonia only 7.8 assaults were reported per 100,000 population!). As homicides tend to do get reported, it may be instructive to look at the rate of homicides per 100,000 population:
U.S. 4.7
UK (England and Wales) 1.1
Australia 1.0
Sweden 1.0
Estonia 5.2
(same source as parent)
I think this article is a telling display of a society moving in the wrong direction. A boy was being bullied and his cry for help (the video) has now lead to his arrest, putting him in an even worse situation. In a sane society, it would have lead to him getting help to tackle the bullying and get on with his life.
Oh c'mon now, don't you always size your hard drive purchases based on the number of (circa-1997 quality) songs it holds? I thought all hardcore geeks did that.
That's 125 Ksongs to you!
Then why do you use Chrome? Pulling stunts like that would make me uninstall a program in a heartbeat ...
The security-state here keeps saying "if you don't have anything to hide, then you don't need privacy"
And when someone applies it to the security-state, they cry foul and start hunting the culprit and the people helping him. Ain't it funny how that works?
I don't think it is intended to just power one country, but many. So, if country 1 produce a vast surplus and exports it to many other countries, these other countries may not be so fast to want it dismantled. Also, if it is feasible, it may not just be one country putting them up. Once one country do and they do have weapon potential, many of the other nuclear powers will. At the moment, this may not be a problem, but if a new cold war should arise, the full attack with no warning may make some hawks push for a preemptive attack.
You can fill the supply gaps with conventional power plants and still come out far ahead CO2-wise compared to the current power mix.
Not to mention that the periods where most power is being used is during the day, where solar power produce power, so solar power fits well with our current power consumption.
Production has hardly scaled up, but solar cells are already competitive in some markets. The point of these stories about satellite solar farms is to give you the impression that there needs to be some extraordinary investment or innovation before solar power can be used. That's a lie, designed to put a drag on solar power. Solar power is ready to be used, you just have to do it.
There is one issue with solar power (and a number of other renewable energy sources): They are not stable. Power output is dependent on weather patterns. Solar power has the additional issue that there is no output at night. The satellite solar farms is one way of getting around it. Another is to improve technology to store power, or to place solar power plants in areas where weather patterns are pretty constant (e.g. a desert).