I think the 'double back' mechanic works when you bring additional dimensions into the mix and assume that space has a positive curvature. Then, when you take off in a 'straight' line, you actually wind up going in a great big circle and a long, long time from now wind up right back where you started.
That leads to a lot of other questions, though. Like, if you could see far enough, does that mean you could look left, spot a distant galaxy, and look right and see the same galaxy from the other side?
And if the three dimensional space we're used to is sitting inside some type of higher dimensional universe, what is IT inside of?
This seems to be a better article. It mentions that the weight of the vehicle is around 1,750 pounds. Not sure where TFS got their figure of less than a thousand pounds from. They are also speculating that the 261 mpg figure does not count the contribution of the batteries.
Why not send to/DEV/NULL? I think the real issue here is the fact that the information is being kept, and not necessarily the mechanics of how it is done.
It may not get you the job, but it will get you interviews and consideration, which gives you a leg up on people that lack similar 'papers and documents.' Don't underestimate how important getting your foot in the door is. If you're lacking a degree, it's much more difficult to get people to take you seriously.
Maybe we'll just keep pumping oil out of the ground and pump some IOU's back down to replace it for when we get this working. That way, we can burn fossil fuels without feeling too bad about it. I call it "The Social Security Model" of energy management.
Yes they do, because those same cables rely on poles and underground tunnels on public land, and in some cases were built with public subsidies, and are considered a public resource. The FCC also has authority over land-line phones for similar reasons.
The FCC rule makes no such distinctions regarding networks that use public land or easements. The rule is a blanket rule that would apply to all networks. Also, the poles are typically owned by the power or telephone companies.
They are proposing no such thing. Net neutrality takes away the power of private cable companies to censor content, but it does not give the government authority to do so.
If the government has the authority to tell private companies what their networks must carry, they also have the authority to tell them what they cannot carry. Or soon will.
I wonder if it could be modified to desalinate seawater and/or produce H2 in off peak hours? I wonder how much security would be needed to protect it from terrorists with depth charges? I wonder what angle the tree-huggers (coral-huggers?) would use to argue against it?
Another rare earth, which China has started rationing to the rest of the world...., as I sit here watching the Chinese president speak from the White House.
I was in Walmart a month ago looking for two CD's that I wanted to purchase. Neither was particularly obscure, and both were recent (released within the last year). They had neither, and actually I couldn't believe how small their selection was compared to what it used to be. I understand the convenience of downloading via Walmart or Amazon, but what I can't understand is why people wouldn't actually want to have a bit-perfect digital copy on physical medium as a back up.
Ditto. I read that book backwards and forwards and could do just about anything in ML on the C64. I remember writing floating point math routines because the instruction set had nothing built in.
Fast forward to my first PC, a 486SX. I learned x86 assembly, but never felt the same kind of complete and utter control over the machine, probably because by that point in my life I didn't really have the time to dedicate to really immerse myself in it.
However it gave me a great intuitive understanding of what is really going on behind the scenes, even though my present life has taken me in a direction that doesn't allow me to do much programming anymore, and I still do have that book, I just saw it in a box a month or two ago hunting for something else (along with a stack of Compute!'s Gazettes). Good times.
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But I guess what Stuxnet is for.
That's not exactly true.
I think the 'double back' mechanic works when you bring additional dimensions into the mix and assume that space has a positive curvature. Then, when you take off in a 'straight' line, you actually wind up going in a great big circle and a long, long time from now wind up right back where you started.
That leads to a lot of other questions, though. Like, if you could see far enough, does that mean you could look left, spot a distant galaxy, and look right and see the same galaxy from the other side?
And if the three dimensional space we're used to is sitting inside some type of higher dimensional universe, what is IT inside of?
It may have something to do with this. (I realize the article is not in metric units but the concept remains.)
This seems to be a better article. It mentions that the weight of the vehicle is around 1,750 pounds. Not sure where TFS got their figure of less than a thousand pounds from. They are also speculating that the 261 mpg figure does not count the contribution of the batteries.
ISP? Hell, I want to live there! Just think of the parties you could throw.
More like 40% of accidents involve alcohol.
We need a Get Off of My Lawn version of this thing.
Why not send to /DEV/NULL? I think the real issue here is the fact that the information is being kept, and not necessarily the mechanics of how it is done.
It may not get you the job, but it will get you interviews and consideration, which gives you a leg up on people that lack similar 'papers and documents.' Don't underestimate how important getting your foot in the door is. If you're lacking a degree, it's much more difficult to get people to take you seriously.
I had a mental picture of a really, really tiny tape dispenser.
+1 insightful
Maybe we'll just keep pumping oil out of the ground and pump some IOU's back down to replace it for when we get this working. That way, we can burn fossil fuels without feeling too bad about it. I call it "The Social Security Model" of energy management.
One of the most common routers in the world is capable of IPv6.
Yes they do, because those same cables rely on poles and underground tunnels on public land, and in some cases were built with public subsidies, and are considered a public resource. The FCC also has authority over land-line phones for similar reasons.
The FCC rule makes no such distinctions regarding networks that use public land or easements. The rule is a blanket rule that would apply to all networks. Also, the poles are typically owned by the power or telephone companies.
They are proposing no such thing. Net neutrality takes away the power of private cable companies to censor content, but it does not give the government authority to do so.
If the government has the authority to tell private companies what their networks must carry, they also have the authority to tell them what they cannot carry. Or soon will.
I wonder if it could be modified to desalinate seawater and/or produce H2 in off peak hours? I wonder how much security would be needed to protect it from terrorists with depth charges? I wonder what angle the tree-huggers (coral-huggers?) would use to argue against it?
And here I thought it was just for the manatees....
Another rare earth, which China has started rationing to the rest of the world ...., as I sit here watching the Chinese president speak from the White House.
10%? How about 100%?
I wonder how often I'll need to run Windows Update on my phone to keep the creepy-crawlies away?
I was in Walmart a month ago looking for two CD's that I wanted to purchase. Neither was particularly obscure, and both were recent (released within the last year). They had neither, and actually I couldn't believe how small their selection was compared to what it used to be. I understand the convenience of downloading via Walmart or Amazon, but what I can't understand is why people wouldn't actually want to have a bit-perfect digital copy on physical medium as a back up.
This is what happens when Cthulhu gets a nasty head cold.
Have you not heard of anaerobic organisms? Or plants?
Ditto. I read that book backwards and forwards and could do just about anything in ML on the C64. I remember writing floating point math routines because the instruction set had nothing built in.
Fast forward to my first PC, a 486SX. I learned x86 assembly, but never felt the same kind of complete and utter control over the machine, probably because by that point in my life I didn't really have the time to dedicate to really immerse myself in it.
However it gave me a great intuitive understanding of what is really going on behind the scenes, even though my present life has taken me in a direction that doesn't allow me to do much programming anymore, and I still do have that book, I just saw it in a box a month or two ago hunting for something else (along with a stack of Compute!'s Gazettes). Good times.
I don't think they would wind up as skeletons. Unless they were skeletons to start with.