Just don't spend a single fucking dime of my tax dollars
From your other post:
But if you want to keep on being a typical arrogant American cocksucker, who thinks your shit doesn't stink and everything with a fucking American flag on it must be the GREATEST GODDAMNED THING IN THE FUCKING WORLD, then be my guest. Just don't be surprised when everyone who isn't American spits on you when they find out where you're from.
I guess that makes you a "typical arrogant American cocksucker"?
Wow, that's a lot of hate. I'm not sure where you're from, but you certainly aren't representing that place very well. Most "Americans" actually aren't "arrogant cocksucker"s. Unfortunately, the ones that are can be pretty vocal, not unlike yourself...
You need a fuel + oxygen for something to burn. Oxygen doesn't burn by itself.
In this case, it's likely that tiny fragments of metal being scraped off of the projectile are the fuel.
So it will paint a box on the image, showing you how your car lines up with anything next to it, just like reverse cameras usually do. The car could also have a range-finder built into the camera pod, or whatever, to look for and warn the driver of fast approaching vehicles in adjacent lanes. That would pretty much eliminate the need for 3d.
The first Tesla battery swapping stations are apparently going to be opening shortly, so it will soon be an available option in at least some locations.
there are a string of superchargers connecting the coasts, so it is possible to drive cross-country now. Though you currently don't have much choice in route.
Yes, in fact pretty much every car in existence that has AC is able to do this. All you have to do is turn off the AC, and all of the power that was being used to cool you is now instead available to move the car. Amazing, huh?
The automatically controlled clutch may be faster, but there's just something about doing it yourself that makes you feel more connected with the car, and just plain more enjoyable to drive. Plus, there's no nanny to get in the way. It would drive me crazy if I requested a shift and it refused, or if there was a noticeable delay.
I remember hearing a story once about work vans (ie: no seats in the back) having a higher tariff than passenger vans, so a company (i don't remember which automaker) was installing temporary seats that were then removed and shipped back to the factory once the vans made it into the US.
You seem to be trying to suggest that having irrational beliefs is not a detriment to scientific understanding, but unless you are able to set them aside and be purely rational in your work, it most certainly IS going to be detrimental. If someone is not able to base their work on rationality/empiricism, then it will have no value scientifically.
That Isaac Newton was rational with respect to physics and math does not prove that he was rational in all things. He most certainly was not a biologist. His opinions/beliefs with respect to biology/creation should be given no more authority than any other random person.
An article from November. Could be some progress since then, but probably not that much.
The Google car has now driven more than half a million miles without causing an accident—about twice as far as the average American driver goes before crashing. Of course, the computer has always had a human driver to take over in tight spots. Left to its own devices, Thrun says, it could go only about fifty thousand miles on freeways without a major mistake. Google calls this the dog-food stage: not quite fit for human consumption. “The risk is too high,” Thrun says. “You would never accept it.” The car has trouble in the rain, for instance, when its lasers bounce off shiny surfaces. (The first drops call forth a small icon of a cloud onscreen and a voice warning that auto-drive will soon disengage.) It can’t tell wet concrete from dry or fresh asphalt from firm. It can’t hear a traffic cop’s whistle or follow hand signals.
The only accidents that have occurred involving the Google cars have been when humans were operating them. Though there are still plenty of situations that the car cannot handle, such as an officer or construction worker directing traffic. The Google team has admitted that, unaided by humans, the current Google cars would likely have an accident within 50k miles or so. That's probably still better than many human drivers.
Aggressive drivers aren't the only cause of traffic congestion. Traffic waves often begin when one or two drivers aren't paying attention and brake too late or more than necessary, causing those behind to slow suddenly as well. Once this slow down has occurred, it effectively reduces the carrying capacity of the road, and will persist until traffic volume has reduced to match that of the reduced carrying capacity.
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Why not just dump the electricity into a resistive coil? No need to store it.
Just don't spend a single fucking dime of my tax dollars
From your other post:
But if you want to keep on being a typical arrogant American cocksucker, who thinks your shit doesn't stink and everything with a fucking American flag on it must be the GREATEST GODDAMNED THING IN THE FUCKING WORLD, then be my guest. Just don't be surprised when everyone who isn't American spits on you when they find out where you're from.
I guess that makes you a "typical arrogant American cocksucker"?
Wow, that's a lot of hate. I'm not sure where you're from, but you certainly aren't representing that place very well. Most "Americans" actually aren't "arrogant cocksucker"s. Unfortunately, the ones that are can be pretty vocal, not unlike yourself...
Howitzers don't fire rounds at mach 7. Also, any electronics in a smart rail gun projectile would need to withstand a pretty intense magnetic pulse.
The projectile only needs to be conductive (electromagnetic), not ferromagnetic.
You need a fuel + oxygen for something to burn. Oxygen doesn't burn by itself. In this case, it's likely that tiny fragments of metal being scraped off of the projectile are the fuel.
So it will paint a box on the image, showing you how your car lines up with anything next to it, just like reverse cameras usually do. The car could also have a range-finder built into the camera pod, or whatever, to look for and warn the driver of fast approaching vehicles in adjacent lanes. That would pretty much eliminate the need for 3d.
That must not be the case today since we haven't heard about volvos breaking any testing equipment.
The first Tesla battery swapping stations are apparently going to be opening shortly, so it will soon be an available option in at least some locations.
Surviving is not the same a living.
Emissions testing a Tesla? What emissions would those be?
That's the idea for the Model E.
Apparently the swapping station keeps track of which battery is yours. When you come back it will give you back the same battery.
there are a string of superchargers connecting the coasts, so it is possible to drive cross-country now. Though you currently don't have much choice in route.
Yes, in fact pretty much every car in existence that has AC is able to do this. All you have to do is turn off the AC, and all of the power that was being used to cool you is now instead available to move the car. Amazing, huh?
The automatically controlled clutch may be faster, but there's just something about doing it yourself that makes you feel more connected with the car, and just plain more enjoyable to drive. Plus, there's no nanny to get in the way. It would drive me crazy if I requested a shift and it refused, or if there was a noticeable delay.
I remember hearing a story once about work vans (ie: no seats in the back) having a higher tariff than passenger vans, so a company (i don't remember which automaker) was installing temporary seats that were then removed and shipped back to the factory once the vans made it into the US.
You seem to be trying to suggest that having irrational beliefs is not a detriment to scientific understanding, but unless you are able to set them aside and be purely rational in your work, it most certainly IS going to be detrimental. If someone is not able to base their work on rationality/empiricism, then it will have no value scientifically.
That Isaac Newton was rational with respect to physics and math does not prove that he was rational in all things. He most certainly was not a biologist. His opinions/beliefs with respect to biology/creation should be given no more authority than any other random person.
Isaac Newton was not a Biologist.
Evolution has been observed in the lab: E. coli long-term evolution experiment
You're right, it's not blue. It's more of a violet, actually, but our cone cells aren't able to differentiate that from blue.
The Google car has now driven more than half a million miles without causing an accident—about twice as far as the average American driver goes before crashing. Of course, the computer has always had a human driver to take over in tight spots. Left to its own devices, Thrun says, it could go only about fifty thousand miles on freeways without a major mistake. Google calls this the dog-food stage: not quite fit for human consumption. “The risk is too high,” Thrun says. “You would never accept it.” The car has trouble in the rain, for instance, when its lasers bounce off shiny surfaces. (The first drops call forth a small icon of a cloud onscreen and a voice warning that auto-drive will soon disengage.) It can’t tell wet concrete from dry or fresh asphalt from firm. It can’t hear a traffic cop’s whistle or follow hand signals.
Has the self-driving car at last arrived?
The only accidents that have occurred involving the Google cars have been when humans were operating them. Though there are still plenty of situations that the car cannot handle, such as an officer or construction worker directing traffic. The Google team has admitted that, unaided by humans, the current Google cars would likely have an accident within 50k miles or so. That's probably still better than many human drivers.
Aggressive drivers aren't the only cause of traffic congestion. Traffic waves often begin when one or two drivers aren't paying attention and brake too late or more than necessary, causing those behind to slow suddenly as well. Once this slow down has occurred, it effectively reduces the carrying capacity of the road, and will persist until traffic volume has reduced to match that of the reduced carrying capacity.