No, not at all. The thrust (if it is there) if far, far too low for that. Do you people even read the description of what this thing maybe does before you start to fantasize?
The thrust is what they planned for, and is the correct amount for a test of a device that we don't understand. The test NASA did was designed to detect extraneous influences. Making it more efficient and more powerful would be a very bad idea, at this point. (Or at least the point where we were, when they did the test.)
Back when they were first considering producing electricity for power, some scientists did an analysis similar to these.
It was obvious that for greatest power transfer to occur, the impedance of the load should equal the impedance of the generator. The problem was that the power calculated in the generator woul be the same as the power calculated in the load. This obviously showed that any generators would burn up before being able to produce the greatest power levels. Therefore, no electric power distribution system would work.
Their analysis was correct.... But their conclusions were wrong.
I have been working from home as a "consultant" for a number of years, and there are some things to consider.
Dress for work, at least in your mind. Your subconsious is going to think you are sick or something. Do what you can to make yourself feel like you are "working", it will help your focus.
An old saying: "If you work from home you can never leave work." Not totally true, but an effect that can influence your feelings.
Others in the office may feel like you are a "ghost" that doesn't exist. Talking more, in social terms, can help this.
"Out of the loop." You can miss information that you need. Get on the distribution lists, and urge people to use them.
And the other things that others mentioned above, it is not all a vacation.;-)
Here in the United States it seems to be a career for some "hams" to cause harmful interference to legitimate communications, especially during nets to aid victims of natural disasters or other directed nets....
I think you are getting "Hams" (licensed Amature Radio Operators) mixed up with CB pirates. Or maybe the CB pirates are buying illegal shortwave equipment ?
Be aware, though, that long distance means that just because you can hear them, does not necessarily mean they can hear you.;-)
From what I remember, the bias against their claim wasn't because it was counter to accepted science... It was because of how they sensationalized their announcement...
If I recall correctly, they announced their results early because they thought another group of scientists was going to announce the results of similar research.
Possibly. And they angered the competition, which used the news media to discredit them, by misrepresenting what was happening in the experiments trying to repeat the results.
And more than one large corporation started research work to find out what it was, without telling the scientific establishment. As far as I know, those are still progressing...
On the other hand, if the EC rubber-stamps Trump's nomination, I have to ask: what purpose does the EC serve?
The Electoral Collage is used to prevent the large coastal cities from always controlling the elections. That was demanded by several of the 13 colonies before signing.
There is no such thing as secure email. Every message is present on every server in the internet chain. Anyone with access to any net server, can set up scans of them as desired.
And these people wanted the keys to the "nukes" ! Gack! 8-P
Trump appears to be appointing the richest cabinet in history. Plunging right into the swamp that he said he was going to drain. For the little people. LOL.
Would be better to focus on other technology for terrestrial power generation
This electricity thing will never work. Would be better to focus on other technology to improve lanterns.
Actually, they did. They were called "Mantle Lanterns" and were the basis of the so-called "gaslight era" Unlil about 10 years ago, they were still used for camping lanterns. Just as bright as an electric light! 8-)
Fashion is an old scam dreamed up by the French clothing industry in the 1700's. Or maybe by someone else long before that...
They needed a way to convince people to buy new clothes when the old ones had not worn out, yet. They discovered that by making small changes, and a lot of fast talk, they could do it! And there are a new batch of suckers every generation!;-)
"Satire" is what people say when they get caught planting fake stories.
It is not possible to use actual satire on the internet. Without the body language and face-to-face interaction, no one can tell if you are a doing satire, are a nutcase or have something startling but true.
And for those that don't know it, the internet is -not- really anonymous!
The CEOs, or more accuratly the consultants, have been saying that for a hundred years. And many of those jobs have been gone so long that no one remembers them.
So what? The more things change, the more they stay the same... 8-P
... I think I'd get more use out of an automated loom that could make clothes, or an automated printer/binder that could make books. Or a system that made custom Ikea pieces for assembling custom furniture....
I think the place for the 3D Printer is repair parts for the Automated Loom and Printer/Binder. Parts that would break and you could not get new parts. But not everyone would need one.
Of course, some day those will all be one machine, just like phone and camera and net browser are all one machine now. Note, though, that better models of those can still be bought separatly.
Of course it would take more than one person. But he sounds like the center of a place that could maintain civilization, on a level much higher than "caveman". 8-)
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again, only true for one-off capitalists. Actual inventors can give two shits less about "treasure"
Engineers may sometimes work mostly for appreciation, but keep in mind that Money is the sincerest form of appreciation! ;-)
... Clinton has been accused of being in bed with big business. Trump is a card carrying member of big business. ...
Set a thief to catch a thief ?? ;-)
You're right, he only called the one coming to America criminals, ...
If someone comes into the country illegally, that (by definition) makes them a criminal.
No, not at all. The thrust (if it is there) if far, far too low for that. Do you people even read the description of what this thing maybe does before you start to fantasize?
The thrust is what they planned for, and is the correct amount for a test of a device that we don't understand. The test NASA did was designed to detect extraneous influences. Making it more efficient and more powerful would be a very bad idea, at this point. (Or at least the point where we were, when they did the test.)
... NASA had a success but when moved to a vacuum chamber to account for the thermal reaction it suddenly stopped working so well, ...
No, it didn't. ;-)
I would like to see them be able to scale this up and boost its performance
oh sure.
its all fun and games, until imps and pinkies and cyberdemons overrun your research facility.
Ha! ... You think that you are joking, don't you? ;-)
Back when they were first considering producing electricity for power, some scientists did an analysis similar to these.
It was obvious that for greatest power transfer to occur, the impedance of the load should equal the impedance of the generator. The problem was that the power calculated in the generator woul be the same as the power calculated in the load. This obviously showed that any generators would burn up before being able to produce the greatest power levels. Therefore, no electric power distribution system would work.
Their analysis was correct. ... But their conclusions were wrong.
I reccomend you both examine your assumptions! ;-)
I have been working from home as a "consultant" for a number of years, and there are some things to consider.
Dress for work, at least in your mind. Your subconsious is going to think you are sick or something. Do what you can to make yourself feel like you are "working", it will help your focus.
An old saying: "If you work from home you can never leave work." Not totally true, but an effect that can influence your feelings.
Others in the office may feel like you are a "ghost" that doesn't exist. Talking more, in social terms, can help this.
"Out of the loop." You can miss information that you need. Get on the distribution lists, and urge people to use them.
And the other things that others mentioned above, it is not all a vacation. ;-)
Here in the United States it seems to be a career for some "hams" to cause harmful interference to legitimate communications, especially during nets to aid victims of natural disasters or other directed nets. ...
I think you are getting "Hams" (licensed Amature Radio Operators) mixed up with CB pirates. Or maybe the CB pirates are buying illegal shortwave equipment ?
Be aware, though, that long distance means that just because you can hear them, does not necessarily mean they can hear you. ;-)
That's true, but it's beside the point.
However, some corporations hire magicians to help evaluate such things. An engineer or two also is benificial. Don't depend just on scientists... ;-)
If I recall correctly, they announced their results early because they thought another group of scientists was going to announce the results of similar research.
Possibly. And they angered the competition, which used the news media to discredit them, by misrepresenting what was happening in the experiments trying to repeat the results.
And more than one large corporation started research work to find out what it was, without telling the scientific establishment. As far as I know, those are still progressing...
It doesn't have to make a "sun", if it can boil water it is enough to be useful. And it has, in at least some of the attempts.
On the other hand, if the EC rubber-stamps Trump's nomination, I have to ask: what purpose does the EC serve?
The Electoral Collage is used to prevent the large coastal cities from always controlling the elections. That was demanded by several of the 13 colonies before signing.
If you have direct evidence that on average progressives make such mistakes more than conservatives, I'll give you kudo points. ...
Maybe we should say: Politician and Lawyers make such mistakes more than Human beings... ?
There is no such thing as secure email. Every message is present on every server in the internet chain. Anyone with access to any net server, can set up scans of them as desired.
And these people wanted the keys to the "nukes" ! Gack! 8-P
Trump appears to be appointing the richest cabinet in history. Plunging right into the swamp that he said he was going to drain. For the little people. LOL.
"Set a thief to catch a thief." 8-)
Would be better to focus on other technology for terrestrial power generation
This electricity thing will never work. Would be better to focus on other technology to improve lanterns.
Actually, they did. They were called "Mantle Lanterns" and were the basis of the so-called "gaslight era"
Unlil about 10 years ago, they were still used for camping lanterns. Just as bright as an electric light! 8-)
It happens in 1 out of 100,000 phones. That's why.
If that were not a bad problem, they would not be recalling all of the phones...
A Software Engineer is a person with degrees in both Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. As I do... 8-)
It's the layers in a battery, if you put an insulator between them then the battery does not work!
See: "electrolyte"
Fashion is an old scam dreamed up by the French clothing industry in the 1700's. Or maybe by someone else long before that...
They needed a way to convince people to buy new clothes when the old ones had not worn out, yet. They discovered that by making small changes, and a lot of fast talk, they could do it! And there are a new batch of suckers every generation! ;-)
"Satire" is what people say when they get caught planting fake stories.
It is not possible to use actual satire on the internet. Without the body language and face-to-face interaction, no one can tell if you are a doing satire, are a nutcase or have something startling but true.
And for those that don't know it, the internet is -not- really anonymous!
The CEOs, or more accuratly the consultants, have been saying that for a hundred years. And many of those jobs have been gone so long that no one remembers them.
So what? The more things change, the more they stay the same... 8-P
(You want a job? Do your homework.)
... I think I'd get more use out of an automated loom that could make clothes, or an automated printer/binder that could make books. Or a system that made custom Ikea pieces for assembling custom furniture. ...
I think the place for the 3D Printer is repair parts for the Automated Loom and Printer/Binder. Parts that would break and you could not get new parts.
But not everyone would need one.
Of course, some day those will all be one machine, just like phone and camera and net browser are all one machine now.
Note, though, that better models of those can still be bought separatly.
Of course it would take more than one person. But he sounds like the center of a place that could maintain civilization, on a level much higher than "caveman". 8-)