While your post is probably somewhat tongue in cheek, the original article states "...will study the collected results and use them to determine future page ranking systems." It does not suggest they are automatically lowering page rankings based on collected results. Also, I would guess Google could figure out via IP(s) if a particular person or group is trying to game the system.
But can it survive intentional sabotage?
Placing magnets on the surface of the pavement would not be hard to do.
The magnets are placed under the pavement in the center of the lane. That may be enough to make their signal distinct from any magnets dropped by a saboteur. Additionally the magnets might be made in a specific way such that the pickup sensors look for that specific type. Also the bus could have a GPS sensor on board to prevent any major deviation from the route.
I'm a little more interested in the ability to change lanes or deal with other uncertainties. It seems these buses must follow an exact route based on their magnets. What happens if a car breaks down or stalls in their magnetic lane? A human operator would just go around, but it would seem these robot buses would be stuck in this scenario.
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And we wonder why taxes are so high. Shouldn't we be cutting government fat, rather than adding it?
Out of state purchases have been happening for over a century. It sure took NY a long time to get upset about it. The difference with Amazon is they're doing it better than it's ever been done before. So because Amazon is succeeding too well, NY wants a piece of the action. I say leave Amazon alone. Let NY cut some fat out of their system rather than trying to find new ways to squeeze the taxpayer.
I don't think so, although I initially thought the same thing.
The MIT process (from July 31/.):
"..catalyst is made from cobalt, phosphate and an electrode that produces oxygen from water by using 90 percent less electricity than current methods, which use the costly metal platinum."
The Monash team (todays/.): "..using just sunlight, an electrical potential of 1.2 volts and the very chemical that nature has selected for this purpose". The chemical seems to be "a form of manganese".
The trick is to not use any gas at all. Take a sphere, say 10' in diameter. Use aerogel to make the surface of the sphere...
I don't see what makes you think an aerogel structure of sufficient low weight can contain a vacuum without imploding. The fact that an amount of aerogel can support a brick means nothing. A brick can support another brick, but we don't make lighter than air craft out of bricks.
There is one way to execute this idea. Make the structure out of the only known substance of sufficient strength to withstand a vacuum and still be light enough to float: unobtanium. Then power the engines with Vetrolium (or even better, use a perpetual motion engine).
A vacuum is only about %8 more buoyant than hydrogen, and %15 more buoyant than helium. So you don't get huge lift increases anyway. The gasses make it much easier to build structures, such as thin, light weight balloons, rather than bulky and heavy structures required to withstand a vacuum.
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I think you'd be paying electronically in advance, which is a good thing. No fumbling for cash or dealing with tips.
Did you forget the Hindenberg? Hydrogen can explode, as well as burn. Back to elementary chemistry for you Bubba.
The cause of the Hindenberg incident has never actually been determined. Maybe do a little research yourself before launching the ad hominems, eh?
Thanks for playing.
What? The fact no one is sure what sparked the fire doesn't invalidate his point that hydrogen can explode/burn.
Initially I thought the same thing, but it really is WW1 and not WW2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U-boat_Campaign_(World_War_I)
While your post is probably somewhat tongue in cheek, the original article states "...will study the collected results and use them to determine future page ranking systems." It does not suggest they are automatically lowering page rankings based on collected results. Also, I would guess Google could figure out via IP(s) if a particular person or group is trying to game the system.
The magnets are placed under the pavement in the center of the lane. That may be enough to make their signal distinct from any magnets dropped by a saboteur. Additionally the magnets might be made in a specific way such that the pickup sensors look for that specific type. Also the bus could have a GPS sensor on board to prevent any major deviation from the route.
I'm a little more interested in the ability to change lanes or deal with other uncertainties. It seems these buses must follow an exact route based on their magnets. What happens if a car breaks down or stalls in their magnetic lane? A human operator would just go around, but it would seem these robot buses would be stuck in this scenario.
Windows has detected you're running an unlicensed copy. The copyright gestapo has been automatically notified. Please standby while your door is broken down and your computer is seized. Thank you and have a nice day.
And we wonder why taxes are so high. Shouldn't we be cutting government fat, rather than adding it?
This is a way to close a loophole the online retailers are using to give themselves a leg up over brick and mortar stores.
The Sears catalog was first issued in 1888, 120 years ago:
http://www.searsarchives.com/catalogs/chronology.htm
Out of state purchases have been happening for over a century. It sure took NY a long time to get upset about it. The difference with Amazon is they're doing it better than it's ever been done before. So because Amazon is succeeding too well, NY wants a piece of the action. I say leave Amazon alone. Let NY cut some fat out of their system rather than trying to find new ways to squeeze the taxpayer.
I don't think so, although I initially thought the same thing.
The MIT process (from July 31 /.):
"..catalyst is made from cobalt, phosphate and an electrode that produces oxygen from water by using 90 percent less electricity than current methods, which use the costly metal platinum."
The Monash team (todays /.):
"..using just sunlight, an electrical potential of 1.2 volts and the very chemical that nature has selected for this purpose". The chemical seems to be "a form of manganese".
Yet another attempt by Sony to force an expensive proprietary format on the masses: http://dubiousquality.blogspot.com/2006/07/sony.html
The trick is to not use any gas at all. Take a sphere, say 10' in diameter. Use aerogel to make the surface of the sphere... I don't see what makes you think an aerogel structure of sufficient low weight can contain a vacuum without imploding. The fact that an amount of aerogel can support a brick means nothing. A brick can support another brick, but we don't make lighter than air craft out of bricks. There is one way to execute this idea. Make the structure out of the only known substance of sufficient strength to withstand a vacuum and still be light enough to float: unobtanium. Then power the engines with Vetrolium (or even better, use a perpetual motion engine). A vacuum is only about %8 more buoyant than hydrogen, and %15 more buoyant than helium. So you don't get huge lift increases anyway. The gasses make it much easier to build structures, such as thin, light weight balloons, rather than bulky and heavy structures required to withstand a vacuum.