For most people, yes. For some (including me), however, it will always be pi.d^2/4, for the simple reason that you can't easily measure an object's radius (measuring d then halving doesn't count). Seeing it that way might be ugly/wrong from a mathematical standpoint but practically speaking it seems more natural.
Tau is used for both torque and shear stress (among others) in mechanical engineering. The former would cause quite a headache considering how often pi comes up in rotating systems.
SIM-only contracts in the UK are somewhat cheaper than ones that include a handset subsidy (between half and two thirds). Then again, it seems like the US is a special case; apparently no-one else screws one over quite as hard as an American mobile phone company.
The parent said arrest, not violence. While I agree that taking this attitude against a police officer is ill-advised, it's not the same as threatening one with physical harm.
I wouldn't call it pedantry. I'd call it legitimately calling out the author for both having no apparent grasp of basic arithmetic, and likely being a moron.
Why, exactly, are you replying to my post? I never said anything about bricking (nor did the parent, the GP or the GGP) and I certainly didn't say anything that could prompt that little outburst.
If you want to question Tesla's competence or their vehicles suitability then feel free, just don't drag me into it.
I don't think pulling a Tesla twenty feet from the roadside onto a flatbed truck is going to do a whole lot of damage. With that said, there are tow trucks that incorporate cranes to lift a vehicle bodily from the road; they're often used for parking enforcement. However, as you pointed out, a towing company would have to have such a truck and the wisdom to use it.
As for towing over distances with the front wheels lifted, that depends entirely on which axles the regenerative braking system operates.
We've been hearing about flexible computing for some time now, so I wonder if there's some sort of wide bracelet that could incorporate a miniature or chording keyboard and a BT transceiver. Hopefully something a little more elegant than what Lando had...
You can go to a coffee shop and get your beverage, send an email/social post or three, without even changing your expression.
You'll still need to write the message, which means one of the following:
~A keyboard, which you'll either look at (defeating the point of the glasses, since you might as well have a phone) or keep in your pocket and use blind.
~Voice recognition
~Gaze direction or blink sensing.
So, that would mean you look like you're either wanking through your pockets, talking to yourself, blinking madly or making furtive glances everywhere (or all of the above...)
Enough antimatter to kill something in space is going to be really dangerous to store.
Perhaps, but I'll bet it's a lot easier in free fall. That would naturally be irrelevant if you want to move your battleship, so if AM is going to be used in significant quantities I think it's likely that it would be in some sort of mine or stationary/orbiting gun platform.
I think you missed the point. The idea isn't to use antimatter for storage; it's to hurl actual pieces of antimatter at the enemy. I think Niven touched on this in one of the later Ringworld novels.
Mirrors and physical armour would provide no defence, though if you're using charged antiparticles there's a possibility that one could deflect them with some sort of electrostatic field gizmo.
If you were a hobbyist, Linux was great, and it goes without saying that it had what it took to be turned into something great. Still, when you ask a pro what he thinks of what was, at the time, a toy, the response was predictable.
What galls me in retrospect is that I was a hobbyist, and the admin was not what I now consider a pro, considering how badly run the network was in those days. With respect to your comment on Linux being a toy at that time, all I can say is that you've overestimated my age by quite a bit: at that time Red Hat were doing pretty well, all things considered.
Of course, if I was looking for enthusiastic encouragement then talking to an overworked admin that had to deal with a couple of thousand students was probably a bad idea.
Back when I was in high school I heard about something called "Lee-nux", so I asked our network admin, who was more knowledgable than the actual IT teachers. His reply could be summed up as "Pfft! It's a waste of time! You get what you pay for, boy."
Thinking back, I could kick him for setting my curiosity back by what must have been years.
These days I still don't use Linux, but not because it's free. I did recently retire an old fileserver running BSD, though.
Being "laid off" is what happens when an employee is dismissed ostensibly because they are surplus to requirements and is commonly called "being made redundant" where I'm from (compared with "being sacked").
The two are synonymous. Look it up, if you don't believe me.
It depends on your dictionary, as with all questions of semantics. However, the point being made boils down to this:
"Firing" is referring to what happens when an employee is dismissed for something they have done, e.g. driving a car through the school while drunk.
Being "laid off" is what happens when an employee is dismissed because they are surplus to requirements and is commonly called "being made redundant" where I'm from (compared with "being sacked").
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The area of a circle is pi*r^2.
For most people, yes.
For some (including me), however, it will always be pi.d^2/4, for the simple reason that you can't easily measure an object's radius (measuring d then halving doesn't count). Seeing it that way might be ugly/wrong from a mathematical standpoint but practically speaking it seems more natural.
Tau is used for both torque and shear stress (among others) in mechanical engineering. The former would cause quite a headache considering how often pi comes up in rotating systems.
SIM-only contracts in the UK are somewhat cheaper than ones that include a handset subsidy (between half and two thirds).
Then again, it seems like the US is a special case; apparently no-one else screws one over quite as hard as an American mobile phone company.
Hands off; he's mine!
In fact, I'd like to nominate him as our men-loving equivalent to Natalie Portman: hot grits, but no tits.
Is the screen glossy or matte?
Considering that it's covered with glass, I'm going to to with shiny. Well, at least until you touch it, that is.
You forgot a third possibility: they're dumb because they think we are.
The parent said arrest, not violence. While I agree that taking this attitude against a police officer is ill-advised, it's not the same as threatening one with physical harm.
Politicians. They're the same world over.
As much as I object to Tories I felt the need to FTFY.
My gran used to say "Son, the problem with politics in this country is that only politicians get into it."
Is this a variation of the "No True Scotsman" argument?
Perhaps. Just plain wrong is more likely. If no-one thinks the C-R party are legitimate then who voted for them (majority or not)?
I wouldn't call it pedantry. I'd call it legitimately calling out the author for both having no apparent grasp of basic arithmetic, and likely being a moron.
Don't act so surprised; he probably an economist.
Why, exactly, are you replying to my post? I never said anything about bricking (nor did the parent, the GP or the GGP) and I certainly didn't say anything that could prompt that little outburst.
If you want to question Tesla's competence or their vehicles suitability then feel free, just don't drag me into it.
I don't think pulling a Tesla twenty feet from the roadside onto a flatbed truck is going to do a whole lot of damage. With that said, there are tow trucks that incorporate cranes to lift a vehicle bodily from the road; they're often used for parking enforcement. However, as you pointed out, a towing company would have to have such a truck and the wisdom to use it.
As for towing over distances with the front wheels lifted, that depends entirely on which axles the regenerative braking system operates.
We've been hearing about flexible computing for some time now, so I wonder if there's some sort of wide bracelet that could incorporate a miniature or chording keyboard and a BT transceiver. Hopefully something a little more elegant than what Lando had...
You can go to a coffee shop and get your beverage, send an email/social post or three, without even changing your expression.
You'll still need to write the message, which means one of the following:
~A keyboard, which you'll either look at (defeating the point of the glasses, since you might as well have a phone) or keep in your pocket and use blind.
~Voice recognition
~Gaze direction or blink sensing.
So, that would mean you look like you're either wanking through your pockets, talking to yourself, blinking madly or making furtive glances everywhere (or all of the above...)
The Future is Here!
Apparently not everyone can hablar francés, either.
My alternative prediction: over in seconds, but planned ahead days/months/years* in advance.
*Orbits are like that.
Enough antimatter to kill something in space is going to be really dangerous to store.
Perhaps, but I'll bet it's a lot easier in free fall. That would naturally be irrelevant if you want to move your battleship, so if AM is going to be used in significant quantities I think it's likely that it would be in some sort of mine or stationary/orbiting gun platform.
I think you missed the point. The idea isn't to use antimatter for storage; it's to hurl actual pieces of antimatter at the enemy. I think Niven touched on this in one of the later Ringworld novels.
Mirrors and physical armour would provide no defence, though if you're using charged antiparticles there's a possibility that one could deflect them with some sort of electrostatic field gizmo.
Hmm, only one letter away from CCCP...
This is how you're supposed to do it.
I agree, but unfortunately that's a much more expensive proposition when the country in question is the size of the US.
If you were a hobbyist, Linux was great, and it goes without saying that it had what it took to be turned into something great. Still, when you ask a pro what he thinks of what was, at the time, a toy, the response was predictable.
What galls me in retrospect is that I was a hobbyist, and the admin was not what I now consider a pro, considering how badly run the network was in those days. With respect to your comment on Linux being a toy at that time, all I can say is that you've overestimated my age by quite a bit: at that time Red Hat were doing pretty well, all things considered.
Of course, if I was looking for enthusiastic encouragement then talking to an overworked admin that had to deal with a couple of thousand students was probably a bad idea.
Back when I was in high school I heard about something called "Lee-nux", so I asked our network admin, who was more knowledgable than the actual IT teachers. His reply could be summed up as "Pfft! It's a waste of time! You get what you pay for, boy."
Thinking back, I could kick him for setting my curiosity back by what must have been years.
These days I still don't use Linux, but not because it's free. I did recently retire an old fileserver running BSD, though.
Allow me to make a small correction then:
Being "laid off" is what happens when an employee is dismissed ostensibly because they are surplus to requirements and is commonly called "being made redundant" where I'm from (compared with "being sacked").
Don't worry, I've informed Bette Midler and she assures me he'll be a stain at the roadside by the end of the week.
Firing != laid off
The two are synonymous. Look it up, if you don't believe me.
It depends on your dictionary, as with all questions of semantics. However, the point being made boils down to this:
"Firing" is referring to what happens when an employee is dismissed for something they have done, e.g. driving a car through the school while drunk.
Being "laid off" is what happens when an employee is dismissed because they are surplus to requirements and is commonly called "being made redundant" where I'm from (compared with "being sacked").