"Why not?" Cost, of course. It's far cheaper to connect remote nodes like this to public networks than it is to lay your own data connections down along every length of track. Just because other people lay down lines near some tracks does not mean it's cheap or free for the rail operators to lay down their own lines along all tracks.
Huh? Maybe the heat is making me dense today, I don't quite follow on why would they need to lay down data connections along every length of track, would you please elaborate?
It's not likely that, right now, every length of track is lined with data connections, yet they managed somehow to do their job.
It makes sense that if these things are done to collaborate between the major nations of the earth. Why not include china as well, to pool resources, it will happen quicker, with rewards for everyone, and with more distributed cost.
Because China doesn't need US/Russia and can do it on its own?
If we'd gone with the original plan for space exploration, we'dve had a (small) colony on the moon, an orbital transfer/construction station in HEO, and a manned landing or 3 on Mars by 1985.
Marsellus: What now? Let me tell you what now. I'm gonna call a couple of hard, pipe-hitting niggas to go to work on the homes here with a pair of pliers and a blow torch.
What? (that's still English, don't shoot... yet) Between me and you, going medieval on the home owner's ass only because the drafts included infringing copyright elements seems excessive. But it doesn't mean it won't happen.
Is climate change education the new evolution, threatened in U.S. school districts and state education standards by well-organized interest groups?
Joke (a bitter one, though): during a presentation of a list of all the benefits to the earth and society of moving to renewable energy, at a 'Climate Summit' conference a person in the audience stands up and asks "What if it's a big hoax and we create a better world for nothing?"
While the use of contaminated materials is something to be concerned about, let's not forget how much radiation this actually is. It's roughly the equivalent of one chest CT scan per year.
In the space of 3 months. Which means the equiv of 4 chest CT scans per year - and this ignoring the potentially needed actual CT scans.
Let's face it, the 911 attackers were mostly from Saudi Arabia and Osama bin Laden was eventually found in Pakistan (with no thanks to the Pakistan government) and yet we couldn't actually afford invading those two countries.
No need for other terrorist attacks: the US govt (TSA) terrorizes and, possible, kills their own citizens. What's more surreal: the citizens pay for it!!
Sorry to let you down like this. 99% of the time these days you are just googling and gluing libraries together.
Nothing wrong with gluing if you know what you are gluing actually fits what you are trying to achieve.
It is a *rare* thing to use comp sci skills to do things.
Nothing wrong with this either (CompSci != SoftEng). Sure, it helps for SoftEng to have CompSci knowledge, but is not absolutely necessary.
Working with cheap overseas labor has taught me this. No one cares about quality. They care about cost.
Agreed.
Every once and awhile I whip out the ol mojo and write some seriously cool code. But most of my co-workers dont get it.
Is it CompSci that helps the coolness? (i.e. algorithm complexity? scientific performance assessment and optimization? Even only a new scripting language or some automatic code generation?) Or is it cool because of the architecture/design (pertaining to SoftEng)?
So I dumb it down. After working with ego maniacs, loosers, crappy coders, and so on over the years you dont care anymore.
If you don't care on the quality of the code you wrote, why are you complaining about quality? I mean, the lack of quality is hugely due to the "That's good enough" attitude, that's exactly what they use as an argument when caring about cost. If you give it to them the way they want, what do you expect: a loud cracking whip made of shit?
yeah unfortunately this same company also didn't pay managers or IT department workers overtime, and expected their salaried workers to be willing to work 80 hour work weeks....... This same company then back in 2009 had big company meetings....
Seems like the obvious next step in vehicle security is to be more pro-active in the defenses, i.e., reliance on tracking systems to show where the car is, built-in webcam to take pictures of people approaching and occupying the car (yeah, he can wear a mask, but that makes him obvious to onlookers), etc. Your car should be pretty safe if, in addtion to jimmying the doorlock (by electronic means or otherwise), the thief needs to disassemble the engine block and pull out the module that is transmitting the car's GPS coordinates. Hard to do casually in an open area.
They don't need to do that, though it would be nice. All they really need to do is say they'll play ball, and then ban the distribution, sale and download of any CD or individual song that the companies in the MAFIAA cartel own..
And nothing of value is lost (for the oldies-and-goldies you could download the music without being a pirate: the copyright expired in that country anyway).
Ships full of water - multiply the difficulties to escape the gravity well by about 1000.
Who said the ship needs to be full of water.
The GP post did - straight copy/paste citation:... they might be boneless creatures like an octopus or evolved dolphins that pilot ships full of water, or something that we have not even encountered yet
given many of the oceanic creatures on earth only the breathing apparatus needs to meet the creatures environmental requirements.
I really doubt it (the only part of it). E.g. reverse the situation and imagine yourself travelling for years in a complete suit that wouldn't allow you to clean you skin.
Alien life in the universe that we could encounter, depending on the climactic conditions, gravity and atmosphere would be very different from humans to say the least. They would not be all humanoid races that speak english and can walk and act just like humans, they might be boneless creatures like an octopus or evolved dolphins that pilot ships full of water, or [...].
Ships full of water - multiply the difficulties to escape the gravity well by about 1000.
Imagine developing metallurgy and special ceramics (I reckon these would be needed for at least propulsion) in/under water...
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"Why not?" Cost, of course. It's far cheaper to connect remote nodes like this to public networks than it is to lay your own data connections down along every length of track. Just because other people lay down lines near some tracks does not mean it's cheap or free for the rail operators to lay down their own lines along all tracks.
Huh? Maybe the heat is making me dense today, I don't quite follow on why would they need to lay down data connections along every length of track, would you please elaborate?
It's not likely that, right now, every length of track is lined with data connections, yet they managed somehow to do their job.
Yeah. Especially that it's winter now.
(just can't stop myself) [Citation needed]
(duck)
It makes sense that if these things are done to collaborate between the major nations of the earth. Why not include china as well, to pool resources, it will happen quicker, with rewards for everyone, and with more distributed cost.
Because China doesn't need US/Russia and can do it on its own?
If we'd gone with the original plan for space exploration, we'dve had a (small) colony on the moon, an orbital transfer/construction station in HEO, and a manned landing or 3 on Mars by 1985.
Don't forget flying cars.
and other people use it, then you have the right to be compensated for that use.
Even better: if you stop inventing and people stop using your products, you still have a right to fill for bankruptcy protection.
Marsellus: What now? Let me tell you what now. I'm gonna call a couple of hard, pipe-hitting niggas to go to work on the homes here with a pair of pliers and a blow torch.
What? (that's still English, don't shoot... yet) Between me and you, going medieval on the home owner's ass only because the drafts included infringing copyright elements seems excessive. But it doesn't mean it won't happen.
Stretch marks?
The correct term is "nanostrain marks".
Is climate change education the new evolution, threatened in U.S. school districts and state education standards by well-organized interest groups?
Joke (a bitter one, though): during a presentation of a list of all the benefits to the earth and society of moving to renewable energy, at a 'Climate Summit' conference a person in the audience stands up and asks "What if it's a big hoax and we create a better world for nothing?"
Follow the money?
While the use of contaminated materials is something to be concerned about, let's not forget how much radiation this actually is. It's roughly the equivalent of one chest CT scan per year.
In the space of 3 months. Which means the equiv of 4 chest CT scans per year - and this ignoring the potentially needed actual CT scans.
Let's face it, the 911 attackers were mostly from Saudi Arabia and Osama bin Laden was eventually found in Pakistan (with no thanks to the Pakistan government) and yet we couldn't actually afford invading those two countries.
There, FTFY.
...like there's no tomorrow
They may be right.
Flamebait? I was completely seriously. I don't commit crimes - those who do obviously don't want to be part of our society.
One generation from now, being completely serious will be a capital crime in our society (you'll need a good deal of craziness to survive).
No need for other terrorist attacks: the US govt (TSA) terrorizes and, possible, kills their own citizens. What's more surreal: the citizens pay for it!!
Sorry to let you down like this. 99% of the time these days you are just googling and gluing libraries together.
Nothing wrong with gluing if you know what you are gluing actually fits what you are trying to achieve.
It is a *rare* thing to use comp sci skills to do things.
Nothing wrong with this either (CompSci != SoftEng). Sure, it helps for SoftEng to have CompSci knowledge, but is not absolutely necessary.
Working with cheap overseas labor has taught me this. No one cares about quality. They care about cost.
Agreed.
Every once and awhile I whip out the ol mojo and write some seriously cool code. But most of my co-workers dont get it.
Is it CompSci that helps the coolness? (i.e. algorithm complexity? scientific performance assessment and optimization? Even only a new scripting language or some automatic code generation?) Or is it cool because of the architecture/design (pertaining to SoftEng)?
So I dumb it down. After working with ego maniacs, loosers, crappy coders, and so on over the years you dont care anymore.
If you don't care on the quality of the code you wrote, why are you complaining about quality? I mean, the lack of quality is hugely due to the "That's good enough" attitude, that's exactly what they use as an argument when caring about cost. If you give it to them the way they want, what do you expect: a loud cracking whip made of shit?
yeah unfortunately this same company also didn't pay managers or IT department workers overtime, and expected their salaried workers to be willing to work 80 hour work weeks....... This same company then back in 2009 had big company meetings ....
Which one of the too many?
Nope... but Lord (and Janis) willing, you might have a Mercedes.
I always wondered about the legality of installing a pepper spray car alarm system. Is it considered a bobby trap?
No, it's a boobs trap.
Seems like the obvious next step in vehicle security is to be more pro-active in the defenses, i.e., reliance on tracking systems to show where the car is, built-in webcam to take pictures of people approaching and occupying the car (yeah, he can wear a mask, but that makes him obvious to onlookers), etc. Your car should be pretty safe if, in addtion to jimmying the doorlock (by electronic means or otherwise), the thief needs to disassemble the engine block and pull out the module that is transmitting the car's GPS coordinates. Hard to do casually in an open area.
Doh... MS Security Essentials - it's free. ;)
. . . now as to shrinking that scanning tunneling microscope . . . that might take a while . . .
Is anyone aware of how "big" they are . . . I'm not thinking that the word "small" is appropriate . . .
Example
They don't need to do that, though it would be nice. All they really need to do is say they'll play ball, and then ban the distribution, sale and download of any CD or individual song that the companies in the MAFIAA cartel own..
And nothing of value is lost (for the oldies-and-goldies you could download the music without being a pirate: the copyright expired in that country anyway).
what about tentacles?
Wouldn't matter that much you if have tentacles.
Ships full of water - multiply the difficulties to escape the gravity well by about 1000.
Who said the ship needs to be full of water.
The GP post did - straight copy/paste citation: ... they might be boneless creatures like an octopus or evolved dolphins that pilot ships full of water, or something that we have not even encountered yet
given many of the oceanic creatures on earth only the breathing apparatus needs to meet the creatures environmental requirements.
I really doubt it (the only part of it). E.g. reverse the situation and imagine yourself travelling for years in a complete suit that wouldn't allow you to clean you skin.
Alien life in the universe that we could encounter, depending on the climactic conditions, gravity and atmosphere would be very different from humans to say the least. They would not be all humanoid races that speak english and can walk and act just like humans, they might be boneless creatures like an octopus or evolved dolphins that pilot ships full of water, or [...].
Ships full of water - multiply the difficulties to escape the gravity well by about 1000.
Imagine developing metallurgy and special ceramics (I reckon these would be needed for at least propulsion) in/under water...
I currently serve music over nfs from a noisy back-room always-on server.
With this, you can give the customers cutlery for their serve of music.