This is more than that, this is the first time controlled gain in a target will be achieved. As you say, you can already get fusion going without many problems, but getting more energy out than you put in is the hard bit, and that's why this is a significant step.
Ignition means more fusion energy released than laser energy in. Yes, there are issues in scaling it up, but none that are known to be insurmountable. Already there have been experiments to look at target injection (a 2 GW power plant would be at the 5 - 10 Hz region), high rep-rate lasers (Mercury is an example of a high power, high rep-rate laser) and the lining up of the laser in this situation requires less precision than that of anti-missile systems that are around.
Also the Hohlraum approach is unlikely to be used in a power-plant, as it doesn't give the biggest energy gains, so this is basically a significant step towards projects such as HiPER. If NIF achieves success in ignition as is widely expected the money should be around for projects like HiPER.
Geez, I thought Steam had shown the way and we'd got over this idea of needing a permenant internet connection for single player games. Obviously not then...
Another dumb article proclaiming the death of something.
Counter-examples would include Half-Life 2 and the episodes, and single player in Modern Warfare. In fact Modern Warfare 2 is quite short, this seems to be the way many mass-market games are now going. And really it's not that hard to get the ending in SMG (as opposed to 120 stars). Some people don't have time to play all the games they want (myself included), so I try to be selective so the games I do play so I get a conclusion to the story.
On the other hand I didn't like Bioshock so much, so didn't complete it, this is no different to the situation in the past.
What.all my client case notes and testimony, writing, pictures, music and applications. Years of work. NO!!!! What?? Are you insane?? What were you thinking? THAT’S ALL MY WORK!?
What? There are a million and one things that could happen to a nice shiny laptop while travelling, if your data is that important it's pretty stupid not to backup, especially before travelling.
There was no moaning in TFA about the questioning, just the 3 bullets in the laptop. There's no reasonable explanation to why they might do this that I can think of, but it makes for some awesome pictures.
I don't know why I was modded funny or you were modded troll, I was being serious.
I'm not a complete linux n00b but I've never got my ATi card (R600) working with 3D acceleration, I'm lucky to get smooth 2D graphics. The current version of openSUSE completely locks up after installation due to the graphics driver.
For hardware 2 years old it shouldn't be this hard, but good job to those working on this and ATi for opening up the specs.
The other thing I'd like mention, being only on my second cup this morning, those guys in the graphic when looked at quickly looked like they were wearing thigh high stockings.
I thought the same and yet the image isn't tagged as such. Clearly vaporware then.
If you're there for two weeks get out of London too! Trains are quite good to places like Oxford, York and the South Coast to see a bit more of England, which are all quite different to London.
Oxford is definitely worth a visit, and the steampunk exhibition that's on in the Museum of the History of Science should fill your 'geek' critea.
If you have a small enough laptop bring it. No need for a new power cord, just get a plug adapter, unless your power brick really won't handle 240 V (most modern ones do).
To be fair to it you can't use it while you're driving (unless you're only going in a straight line), as the desk clips onto the steering wheel itself.
Great thing is even if they'd done the alternative and decided not to look for security flaws they can still get a bashing from the pro-Google crowd!
Either way Microsoft loses!
It's not a problem, it's essential to the realistic schemes for using ICF in a power plant!
Schemes with the biggest gain rely on heating the very centre of the fuel directly, and allowing the alpha particles to do the rest of the heating.
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This is more than that, this is the first time controlled gain in a target will be achieved. As you say, you can already get fusion going without many problems, but getting more energy out than you put in is the hard bit, and that's why this is a significant step.
Ignition means more fusion energy released than laser energy in. Yes, there are issues in scaling it up, but none that are known to be insurmountable. Already there have been experiments to look at target injection (a 2 GW power plant would be at the 5 - 10 Hz region), high rep-rate lasers (Mercury is an example of a high power, high rep-rate laser) and the lining up of the laser in this situation requires less precision than that of anti-missile systems that are around.
Also the Hohlraum approach is unlikely to be used in a power-plant, as it doesn't give the biggest energy gains, so this is basically a significant step towards projects such as HiPER. If NIF achieves success in ignition as is widely expected the money should be around for projects like HiPER.
Geez, I thought Steam had shown the way and we'd got over this idea of needing a permenant internet connection for single player games. Obviously not then...
Another dumb article proclaiming the death of something. Counter-examples would include Half-Life 2 and the episodes, and single player in Modern Warfare. In fact Modern Warfare 2 is quite short, this seems to be the way many mass-market games are now going. And really it's not that hard to get the ending in SMG (as opposed to 120 stars). Some people don't have time to play all the games they want (myself included), so I try to be selective so the games I do play so I get a conclusion to the story. On the other hand I didn't like Bioshock so much, so didn't complete it, this is no different to the situation in the past.
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Pretty straightfoward really, no lawyer techno-bable there.
Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP), Marijuana Policy Project and several anti-abortion groups were not finalists
In what ways are these charities? I thought charity is about giving to people in need, not supporting political organisations.
What.all my client case notes and testimony, writing, pictures, music and applications. Years of work. NO!!!! What?? Are you insane?? What were you thinking? THAT’S ALL MY WORK!?
What? There are a million and one things that could happen to a nice shiny laptop while travelling, if your data is that important it's pretty stupid not to backup, especially before travelling.
There was no moaning in TFA about the questioning, just the 3 bullets in the laptop. There's no reasonable explanation to why they might do this that I can think of, but it makes for some awesome pictures.
I think you mean 1 hour and 5 minutes. But then he'd be upside-down at 6:00!
Explanation given in a series of posts that go with the comic.
...at least 3D can and has worked reliably on linux...
No, you mean your 3D card has worked reliably on linux. A laptop with an R600 chipset is not easy to get working.
I don't know why I was modded funny or you were modded troll, I was being serious. I'm not a complete linux n00b but I've never got my ATi card (R600) working with 3D acceleration, I'm lucky to get smooth 2D graphics. The current version of openSUSE completely locks up after installation due to the graphics driver. For hardware 2 years old it shouldn't be this hard, but good job to those working on this and ATi for opening up the specs.
Superb! I've had my laptop for 2 years and now may finally be able to get 3D graphics working without a major headache.
The other thing I'd like mention, being only on my second cup this morning, those guys in the graphic when looked at quickly looked like they were wearing thigh high stockings.
I thought the same and yet the image isn't tagged as such. Clearly vaporware then.
If you're there for two weeks get out of London too! Trains are quite good to places like Oxford, York and the South Coast to see a bit more of England, which are all quite different to London. Oxford is definitely worth a visit, and the steampunk exhibition that's on in the Museum of the History of Science should fill your 'geek' critea.
If you have a small enough laptop bring it. No need for a new power cord, just get a plug adapter, unless your power brick really won't handle 240 V (most modern ones do).
To be fair to it you can't use it while you're driving (unless you're only going in a straight line), as the desk clips onto the steering wheel itself.
Great thing is even if they'd done the alternative and decided not to look for security flaws they can still get a bashing from the pro-Google crowd! Either way Microsoft loses!
Not that surprising, with all those jigawatts of energy in lightning...
It's not a problem, it's essential to the realistic schemes for using ICF in a power plant! Schemes with the biggest gain rely on heating the very centre of the fuel directly, and allowing the alpha particles to do the rest of the heating.