To be honest this is the exact situation I am in. I'm finishing my masters in December. After working several years at interns for various companies Ive got a little bit of the view of the generic engineering career. One moment i can point to which defines this problem for me is when I was helping out a new hire working on a project and we found some of the code written by my supervisor... in the 1980s. This scared the crap out of me. Sure its nice to develop skills and work on projects long term sure he now has a window office and probably has a six figure salery and has a bit more clout. But 30 damn years latter and i think hes working the same little cubical farm building. Thats just not something I could stand. Its not like this guy was not intelligent or personable. He was good at what he did and he could interact with people so there was no reason why he wouldn't get promoted whenever the chance occurred. But there was one reason.... HE WAS AN ENGINEER.
So right now im trying to figure out what I want to do with my career. I'm fielding offers and interviews from several different locations. The options for me pretty much are defense contractors/ research labs/ and wall street. I like the idea of using all my skills as an engineer but well my moneys on Wall Street winning out. There I can get a job which pays out literally twice what the average M.S. student is getting and there is a load more room to get promoted.
Perhaps you are right and..... I would hope you are right.... But nothing Ive seen published would indicate that. So my guess is no she didnt. To be honest this is not bad. There is still value in just collecting the numbers. But a semi non dumbass should be smart enough to not draw conclusions without an attempt to find out "why the numbers are the way they are". It looks like her heart with in the right place by she just did not have the intellectual fortitude to actually finish the job.
Seriously your more willing to trust this individual study than all the studies on global warming? Holy shit Ive never imagined as large a case of flipping from hot to cold. If your going to be a cynic or overly trusting seriously pick one..
There are so many conclusions which can drawn from those statistics its silly. Here is another example. Healthy people dont die as often period. If you are sickly you are more likely to still get a disease even if you were given the immunization short. Followed by the fact that sickly people die more often when they do get sick.
Also a second situation which would lead to the similar results. That people who got the shot...*gasp* likely got the shot the previous year and *shock* have some built up immunity due to the previous years shot.
This physician... not a biologist. Sounds like shes not very good at what shes supposed to be doing. The information she presented proves nothing. She randmly concludes just 1 or many possible scenarios based on her predisposition. Poor poor science.
To be honest its your own damn fault if you figured the Wii was going to be anything else. It was very clearly marketed towards non individual non traditional games. Which is exactly why i never considered getting one.
Ya the idea has been beat to death but the article made an interesting comment ".'We would urge companies that are currently selling devices that have 802.11 a,g or n to contact CSIRO and to seek a license because we believe they are using our technology.'" One of the arguments for patents is that it encourages individuals and firms to innovate in order so they can receive a financial gain via a patent. But what about the situation where you are accidentally violating a patent. Yes this is a very slippery slope situation but really is there any advantage to society to preventing an entity from using something they would have re-invented any way
? A example of another way would patents could be held to mitigate this would be. That the patent holder has all rights to sell and license a technology however a co-inventer who developed the technology independently has the right to produce and sell goods and services using the technology. Like I said its a slippery slope but patent law is already complicated enough so its just a drop in a bucket
Indeed. However there are loads of new tech to help start mitigating this fact. Ie energy storage technologies. If you stick enough batteries on the system for frequency regulation this may give you enough buffer time to take care of these issues. I am unaware of the current situation but i image there relativly little in terms of power regulation done. However with an increase in both solar and wind usage these power regulators will become more in demand and may act do mitigate this problem naturally.
The only downside I see to this is that construction costs are going to be higher. For a couple of reasons. These brown sites will by nature of them be farther way from existing infrastructure resulting in higher costs to send both materials and labor to the location. Also there will need to be extra safety precatuions taken for the labourers and the waste from the zones.
All in all it may be a good idea or may not. I hope it turns out to be economically beneficial for all.
Yes and no. The way chips are designed now yes the wires have very little to do with the losses. However there are alterior designs that room temperature superconductivity would allow for that would allow this balance to be shifted.
I imagine these new higher temperature superconductors would yield enough increase in efficiency that using magnetic shielding has now become cost effect. To be honest i assume that power transmission companies by now are working as fast as they can (maybe still a snails pace but as fast as they can) to get these devices in the field. If now with this discovery very very very soon we will see superconductive power transmission.The reason why is that it would literally save billions of dollars.
I personally hate using Macs but I am sure the average mac user is more computer literate than the average Windows user. You have to be at least somewhat computer literate to even know Macs exists. Most Windows users don't even know what Windows is. Your comment is almost pointless since windows is the OS of choice for the masses who probably don't even know what electricity really is.
Your assuming that there are going to no stops other than the big cities? With cities as large San Diego to San Francisco we could easily see 1000+ wanting to travel the whole distance each and every day. Plus we have people who would want to do part way trips. Also the "30 dollars one way as a reasonable fair, and it does not go into cost overruns, and it costs ZERO dollars to operate once it is built, it will take 156,000,000" 30 dollars one way is crazy cheap... like crazy crazy cheap. The train from Albany to NYC is 150 miles and costs 30 bucks minimum. That is also a lot cheaper than driving considering the cost of gas. Plus it will also save you probably around 16 man hours a trip. I would gladly pay 200 bucks for a round way trip if it would save me 16 damn hours... over driving AT LEAST assuming 0 traffic
Its illegal to ship baby toys with lead covered paint in from China. That dosent mean it wont happen. This is particularly true for any kind of materials patent. It hard for a guy at customs to realize that a patent has been violated by a manufacturing process of a material used in a product.
PS the technology life curve is much shorter than 20 years for many modern technologies. Thus a 20 year patent kills competition within the useful lifetime of many technologies. If you are given a patent by the government believe that you should be required to license it for a "reasonable rate"
That is correct. My point was not that this will save energy right now but the tech even if it is not 100% could potentially save energy. It depends on a lot of factors so many that you cant just issue a blanket statement either way.
ok now lets go to math class. 156,000,000/365 = roughly 43000. 43000/20 years is roughly 2150 people a day. 2150 people a day is next to nothing In NYC over a million people take the subway a day.....http://gothamist.com/2009/09/22/subway_yearbook.php....That being said I have no idea if it will make money. Probably depends on how well it its managed. But the numbers clearly indicate that it is possible. And yes I realize i didnt find the number of people who take the train INTO nyc but its the closest number i could find in 2 minutes.
This is why the Chinese are helpful to the technological world. If Intel or Honda makes a breakthrough and gets a patant. The Chinese will just copy is and sell it for dirt cheap. So the choice for consumers becomes Cheap and shady or Expensive and "clean" If Intel or Honda charge too much for their patent than cheap and shady will win. Its a ballance of powers.
Do you have any idea how much power is used to actually produce that few inches of wire? Doubtfull as it may be but systems like this may end up saving energy in the future. Even if they are not 100% energy efficient. Imagine how much money/energy would be saved if you never had to wire a house in the first place. Or if we could actualy get a wireless transmission system. Those telephone polls don't grow on trees.... Get a clue
"followed by a massive investment in grid expansion to support those electrci cars." bla bla bla if you've actually looked at the calculations you would know we have plenty of spare capacity for these electric cars...... the only time this could even conceivably come into play is if you are plugging your car in at noon of the hottest day of the yearl. Also ideal ICE's is still a crap technology compared to a some what ideal electric vehicles. There are a large number of fundamental ways in which a ICE can never be as good as a EV. 1) Energy efficiency once its been stored. ICEs by nature generate ALOT OF HEAT a very small fraction of the energy actually moves the vehical. 2) ICEs for you to carry a good bit of extra weight(gas). 3) ICE engines will wear much quicker than Electric engines (ICEs are basically controlled explosions) 4)Any fuel that can be used for an ICE is also dangerous to be carrying around(Think about how many thousands of people are burned horribly by car fires after accidents each year)..... All these and a LOT more make electric vehicles very attractive very quickly. The last calculations ive seen said if you mass produced electric vehicles on the same scale we are producing ICE's they already would be cheaper. There are few technological hurdles there simply several technological progression hurdles. If all the car manufactures switched tomorrow to only building electric vehicles... Everything would be cheaper...and better....and safer....and cleaner...
Yes and no. There is a danger coming to both Intel nvidea and AMD/ATI within the next 20 years. Computing tech of all kinds will be old hat.... for the average consumer. The human eye can only see so many pixels the human nervous system only has certain response time. Individuals who only use a computer for day to day activities like web/email and a movie or two probably have or just about have hit the point where they dont care any more. There are however those of us who still just "like" computers and the cool new tech. So far there is still a big enough change between generation to make it interesting. For example i cant wait to be able to build a system with a "affodable" SSD within the next year, or id think it would be way sweet to have a 6-core HT so 12 effective core chip so my simulations get done way quick (Im a college student so i do simulations in matlab on my own computer ).
The most interesting thing i however see coming out of this. Nvidia taking on Intell in the super computing field. I honestly see Nvedia getting pushed out of the market if they stay where they are. Intel is trying to get into the gpu market. and Both Amd/Intel have more resources than Nvidia
Pfft im tired of this getting spouted by everyone. Its simply a marketing gimmic by Apple. Macs are not significantly easier to use! They have a usability that is roughly equivalent to Windows. Maybe a little better but not vastly. When I am given a Mac to use and I have to do anything more than just browse the internet I run into problems like "how the hell do i copy paste there is only one mouse button:(" Now obviously this would be mitigated by spending more than 5 minutes on a Mac. But the point is Macs are not some kind of god in usability compared to Windows. Right now Macs are a niche market. They serve two markets. Technical individuals who have a specialized needs where Macs really do excel, and pretentious individuals who want to look cool. If Apple really wanted to break into the main stream market they have only one real option mimic windows functionality. The moment you can switch between a Mac and Windows or Linux seamlessly is the day windows dies. Till than Apple has no real goal of taking over the market they are simply content to be second place. P.S. I hate windows and I wish mac or Linux were real competitors for the desktop but they arnt yet:(
My guess is that soldering may not be as big as a problem as one may think. Yes it looks like soldering may basically wipe your disk. But you could always re flash the chip after its been soldered into place. Also about energy use. Yes the most efficient solution would be to take advantage of pre-existing sources of heat. However I seriously doubt the economics of it would be worth while. More and more the energy use of memory is becoming insignificant compared to other components. The primary goal of using this tech seems to be making systems smaller thus any heat spreader or transporter is going to take up very valuable room. But than again this is new tech maybe it will change up the system some what...
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So right now im trying to figure out what I want to do with my career. I'm fielding offers and interviews from several different locations. The options for me pretty much are defense contractors/ research labs/ and wall street. I like the idea of using all my skills as an engineer but well my moneys on Wall Street winning out. There I can get a job which pays out literally twice what the average M.S. student is getting and there is a load more room to get promoted.
lolz you linked to foxnews!.... as a reference lolz again
I bet they never even saw it coming.
Perhaps you are right and ..... I would hope you are right.... But nothing Ive seen published would indicate that. So my guess is no she didnt. To be honest this is not bad. There is still value in just collecting the numbers. But a semi non dumbass should be smart enough to not draw conclusions without an attempt to find out "why the numbers are the way they are". It looks like her heart with in the right place by she just did not have the intellectual fortitude to actually finish the job.
Seriously your more willing to trust this individual study than all the studies on global warming? Holy shit Ive never imagined as large a case of flipping from hot to cold. If your going to be a cynic or overly trusting seriously pick one..
Also a second situation which would lead to the similar results. That people who got the shot...*gasp* likely got the shot the previous year and *shock* have some built up immunity due to the previous years shot.
This physician... not a biologist. Sounds like shes not very good at what shes supposed to be doing. The information she presented proves nothing. She randmly concludes just 1 or many possible scenarios based on her predisposition. Poor poor science.
To be honest its your own damn fault if you figured the Wii was going to be anything else. It was very clearly marketed towards non individual non traditional games. Which is exactly why i never considered getting one.
? A example of another way would patents could be held to mitigate this would be. That the patent holder has all rights to sell and license a technology however a co-inventer who developed the technology independently has the right to produce and sell goods and services using the technology. Like I said its a slippery slope but patent law is already complicated enough so its just a drop in a bucket
Indeed. However there are loads of new tech to help start mitigating this fact. Ie energy storage technologies. If you stick enough batteries on the system for frequency regulation this may give you enough buffer time to take care of these issues. I am unaware of the current situation but i image there relativly little in terms of power regulation done. However with an increase in both solar and wind usage these power regulators will become more in demand and may act do mitigate this problem naturally.
All in all it may be a good idea or may not. I hope it turns out to be economically beneficial for all.
Yes and no. The way chips are designed now yes the wires have very little to do with the losses. However there are alterior designs that room temperature superconductivity would allow for that would allow this balance to be shifted.
I imagine these new higher temperature superconductors would yield enough increase in efficiency that using magnetic shielding has now become cost effect. To be honest i assume that power transmission companies by now are working as fast as they can (maybe still a snails pace but as fast as they can) to get these devices in the field. If now with this discovery very very very soon we will see superconductive power transmission.The reason why is that it would literally save billions of dollars.
Nobody.
Valve and Blizzard are both eaten by the greed monster.
There are officially no respectable PC developers left.
Seriously I don't like the parent is a troll at all. I asked a question and received a response. that is not a troll..
Ok so now we know Bioware is dead and gone. Who is left to buy from that is actually consumer friendly and high quality? Seriously I have no clue.
I personally hate using Macs but I am sure the average mac user is more computer literate than the average Windows user. You have to be at least somewhat computer literate to even know Macs exists. Most Windows users don't even know what Windows is. Your comment is almost pointless since windows is the OS of choice for the masses who probably don't even know what electricity really is.
Your assuming that there are going to no stops other than the big cities? With cities as large San Diego to San Francisco we could easily see 1000+ wanting to travel the whole distance each and every day. Plus we have people who would want to do part way trips. Also the "30 dollars one way as a reasonable fair, and it does not go into cost overruns, and it costs ZERO dollars to operate once it is built, it will take 156,000,000" 30 dollars one way is crazy cheap... like crazy crazy cheap. The train from Albany to NYC is 150 miles and costs 30 bucks minimum. That is also a lot cheaper than driving considering the cost of gas. Plus it will also save you probably around 16 man hours a trip. I would gladly pay 200 bucks for a round way trip if it would save me 16 damn hours... over driving AT LEAST assuming 0 traffic
Its illegal to ship baby toys with lead covered paint in from China. That dosent mean it wont happen. This is particularly true for any kind of materials patent. It hard for a guy at customs to realize that a patent has been violated by a manufacturing process of a material used in a product. PS the technology life curve is much shorter than 20 years for many modern technologies. Thus a 20 year patent kills competition within the useful lifetime of many technologies. If you are given a patent by the government believe that you should be required to license it for a "reasonable rate"
That is correct. My point was not that this will save energy right now but the tech even if it is not 100% could potentially save energy. It depends on a lot of factors so many that you cant just issue a blanket statement either way.
ok now lets go to math class. 156,000,000/365 = roughly 43000. 43000/20 years is roughly 2150 people a day. 2150 people a day is next to nothing In NYC over a million people take the subway a day.....http://gothamist.com/2009/09/22/subway_yearbook.php....That being said I have no idea if it will make money. Probably depends on how well it its managed. But the numbers clearly indicate that it is possible. And yes I realize i didnt find the number of people who take the train INTO nyc but its the closest number i could find in 2 minutes.
This is why the Chinese are helpful to the technological world. If Intel or Honda makes a breakthrough and gets a patant. The Chinese will just copy is and sell it for dirt cheap. So the choice for consumers becomes Cheap and shady or Expensive and "clean" If Intel or Honda charge too much for their patent than cheap and shady will win. Its a ballance of powers.
Do you have any idea how much power is used to actually produce that few inches of wire? Doubtfull as it may be but systems like this may end up saving energy in the future. Even if they are not 100% energy efficient. Imagine how much money/energy would be saved if you never had to wire a house in the first place. Or if we could actualy get a wireless transmission system. Those telephone polls don't grow on trees.... Get a clue
"followed by a massive investment in grid expansion to support those electrci cars." bla bla bla if you've actually looked at the calculations you would know we have plenty of spare capacity for these electric cars...... the only time this could even conceivably come into play is if you are plugging your car in at noon of the hottest day of the yearl. Also ideal ICE's is still a crap technology compared to a some what ideal electric vehicles. There are a large number of fundamental ways in which a ICE can never be as good as a EV. 1) Energy efficiency once its been stored. ICEs by nature generate ALOT OF HEAT a very small fraction of the energy actually moves the vehical. 2) ICEs for you to carry a good bit of extra weight(gas). 3) ICE engines will wear much quicker than Electric engines (ICEs are basically controlled explosions) 4)Any fuel that can be used for an ICE is also dangerous to be carrying around(Think about how many thousands of people are burned horribly by car fires after accidents each year)..... All these and a LOT more make electric vehicles very attractive very quickly. The last calculations ive seen said if you mass produced electric vehicles on the same scale we are producing ICE's they already would be cheaper. There are few technological hurdles there simply several technological progression hurdles. If all the car manufactures switched tomorrow to only building electric vehicles... Everything would be cheaper...and better....and safer....and cleaner...
The most interesting thing i however see coming out of this. Nvidia taking on Intell in the super computing field. I honestly see Nvedia getting pushed out of the market if they stay where they are. Intel is trying to get into the gpu market. and Both Amd/Intel have more resources than Nvidia
Pfft im tired of this getting spouted by everyone. Its simply a marketing gimmic by Apple. Macs are not significantly easier to use! They have a usability that is roughly equivalent to Windows. Maybe a little better but not vastly. When I am given a Mac to use and I have to do anything more than just browse the internet I run into problems like "how the hell do i copy paste there is only one mouse button :(" Now obviously this would be mitigated by spending more than 5 minutes on a Mac. But the point is Macs are not some kind of god in usability compared to Windows. Right now Macs are a niche market. They serve two markets. Technical individuals who have a specialized needs where Macs really do excel, and pretentious individuals who want to look cool. If Apple really wanted to break into the main stream market they have only one real option mimic windows functionality. The moment you can switch between a Mac and Windows or Linux seamlessly is the day windows dies. Till than Apple has no real goal of taking over the market they are simply content to be second place. P.S. I hate windows and I wish mac or Linux were real competitors for the desktop but they arnt yet :(
My guess is that soldering may not be as big as a problem as one may think. Yes it looks like soldering may basically wipe your disk. But you could always re flash the chip after its been soldered into place. Also about energy use. Yes the most efficient solution would be to take advantage of pre-existing sources of heat. However I seriously doubt the economics of it would be worth while. More and more the energy use of memory is becoming insignificant compared to other components. The primary goal of using this tech seems to be making systems smaller thus any heat spreader or transporter is going to take up very valuable room. But than again this is new tech maybe it will change up the system some what...