The editors were being classically accurate. The use of "begs the question" as a synonym for "raises the question" may be common today, but is technically wrong - "begging the question" is a term used to describe a logically defective argument (google it.)
Were you seriously confused by the meaning of the rather plain English phrase "raises the question"? And can you defend your assertion that one way is 'more accepted' than an the other?
According to the article, the use of strapped on rounded sections (another prevailing theory) would concentrate the weight into a thin line, which would tear up the roads. Not that it couldn't be done, but it would require high road maintenance. in contrast, this design could be rolled over unimproved surfaces.
I've never used them, but my understanding is that the biggest gripe is that they are not only slower than the combined times for separate machines, but you also lose the ability to overlap loads. They are front loaders, so the two jobs aren't that different - they just need to add the hot air system to the washer. They save a bit of space, but a stacker isn't much larger - I think their main benefit is the convenience factor.
I only wish there were some kind of automatic combined washer/dryer machine so that the washer would automatically dump the clothes into the dryer and start it up when the washing is done, so I don't have to waste time manually going down there and moving the clothes myself.
Google "combined washer/drier", you'll find plenty of them. (They don't dump the clothes from one machine to another, they combine both functions into a single machine.)
. . . or what happens when the council puts in a new set of lights or stop signs without updating the Google map?
The council need not update a thing.
The cars recognize signs and lights in real time and respond just as a driver would. Consider: Google maps may be able to tell you if there is a light at a given intersection, but it can't tell you if it is red or green. The car has to be able to detect both the light's existence and status.
The car's also can detect and read street signs, just as Google's street view program does in order to update it Google Maps.
>[...] with an attached garage and insulated garage door, plus granite countertops, ethernet wiring, a hot tub, and a home theater room, and a few acres of land.
"The DEA's own mole was apparently limited to a single crew. So they'd only be able to check a small number of routes/trips at any given time."
Not at all necessarily so. The secretary had access to passenger data. There is no indication that the passenger data was linked to what crew she (or he) worked for - nor would it make sense to do so (why should Amtrak care who was driving a particular train?).
The problem is that the drill head diameter is larger than the inside tunnel diameter. The tunnel gets built out of cast concrete sections which are installed behind the cutter head. You might be able to disconnect the cutter head and back the TBM out, but you still have the head to deal with.
I suspect that the complexity (that is, cost) of using a collapsible head would outweigh the potential benefits, especially since this is hardly a common occurrence.
BTW, a pretty neat animation of the project can be found here.
Back in the late 60s, my buddy in Boy Scouts did have a pack frame consisting of two tent pole sections held together by two pieces of plywood. Worked fine, but quite low tech.
There is no need to sight the two together; the game is changed when the bullet is self guided. The rifle is no longer a precision aiming device; it is a launcher. From the videos, it appears that the barrel may be canted upward - would which makes sense, as it would help assure that the bullet would be able to see the target when it "goes aero" (pops its fins, or whatever it does to control itself).
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The editors were being classically accurate. The use of "begs the question" as a synonym for "raises the question" may be common today, but is technically wrong - "begging the question" is a term used to describe a logically defective argument (google it.)
Were you seriously confused by the meaning of the rather plain English phrase "raises the question"? And can you defend your assertion that one way is 'more accepted' than an the other?
According to the article, the use of strapped on rounded sections (another prevailing theory) would concentrate the weight into a thin line, which would tear up the roads. Not that it couldn't be done, but it would require high road maintenance. in contrast, this design could be rolled over unimproved surfaces.
Fancy clock numbers.
I've never used them, but my understanding is that the biggest gripe is that they are not only slower than the combined times for separate machines, but you also lose the ability to overlap loads. They are front loaders, so the two jobs aren't that different - they just need to add the hot air system to the washer. They save a bit of space, but a stacker isn't much larger - I think their main benefit is the convenience factor.
I only wish there were some kind of automatic combined washer/dryer machine so that the washer would automatically dump the clothes into the dryer and start it up when the washing is done, so I don't have to waste time manually going down there and moving the clothes myself.
Google "combined washer/drier", you'll find plenty of them. (They don't dump the clothes from one machine to another, they combine both functions into a single machine.)
. . . or what happens when the council puts in a new set of lights or stop signs without updating the Google map?
The council need not update a thing.
The cars recognize signs and lights in real time and respond just as a driver would. Consider: Google maps may be able to tell you if there is a light at a given intersection, but it can't tell you if it is red or green. The car has to be able to detect both the light's existence and status.
The car's also can detect and read street signs, just as Google's street view program does in order to update it Google Maps.
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>[...] with an attached garage and insulated garage door, plus granite countertops, ethernet wiring, a hot tub, and a home theater room, and a few acres of land.
I use WiFi, you insensitive clod!
At moderately close ranges, a shotgun's accuracy goes up to 11.
"The DEA's own mole was apparently limited to a single crew. So they'd only be able to check a small number of routes/trips at any given time."
Not at all necessarily so. The secretary had access to passenger data. There is no indication that the passenger data was linked to what crew she (or he) worked for - nor would it make sense to do so (why should Amtrak care who was driving a particular train?).
No, it's chins all the way down.
You wouldn't believe the amount of time that I've stolen from myself . . .
The problem is that the drill head diameter is larger than the inside tunnel diameter. The tunnel gets built out of cast concrete sections which are installed behind the cutter head. You might be able to disconnect the cutter head and back the TBM out, but you still have the head to deal with.
I suspect that the complexity (that is, cost) of using a collapsible head would outweigh the potential benefits, especially since this is hardly a common occurrence.
BTW, a pretty neat animation of the project can be found here.
Aerogel is a closed cell foam; this one is open cell - quite different in terms of insulating/heat dissipation qualities.
The company's website asserts that dust does not permeate significantly, and is readily removed by vacuuming.
But no comment on the patina. . .
And wooden you say: "I am not a lumber! I am a tree man."
"Silent Running" was way ahead of you with Huey, Dewey, and Louie.
Your welcome to you're own opinion.
I was late 60s/early 70s - our tents were a swath of heavy canvas held up by an aluminum pole. No floor. And no love for them, either.
Also nice would have been a warning: "[Title] will not be available for streaming after [date]. Watch it now before it's too late!"
Check the "Notes" column in your streaming list. Titles slated for deletion will say "Available till mm/dd/yy" in that column.
I'd love an option to receive an automated email when such notifications get added. (Which I suggested to them).
Back in the late 60s, my buddy in Boy Scouts did have a pack frame consisting of two tent pole sections held together by two pieces of plywood. Worked fine, but quite low tech.
"Horse thieves aren't hanged for stealing horses. They're hanged so that horses won't be stolen."
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There is no need to sight the two together; the game is changed when the bullet is self guided. The rifle is no longer a precision aiming device; it is a launcher. From the videos, it appears that the barrel may be canted upward - would which makes sense, as it would help assure that the bullet would be able to see the target when it "goes aero" (pops its fins, or whatever it does to control itself).
I'll watch for you on kickstarter.com.
Groan.