HAHAh love the automated idea, put probably would cost a lot more... camera(s), sensor(s), a bigger microcontroller, and a bigger battery for all of those things for starters. Then you would need to either tether them to a wall socket for power(there goes the battery expense), or program it to "return to base" to get a charge when it's battery runs low
He does need better hydraulics though, that backhoe was weak when it was digging through the clay
I was gunna suggest an ATV, or something similar and get a small plow for it, or roll your own... could be cheaper, especially if you buy used.
I guess you would want a heated cabin too huh? Hmmm.... sheet metal on the sides with a door, and a windshield(front and back) out of plexi or acrylic?
For heat.... you could try to take advantage of the heat off of the ATV engine, or if you can supply enough power to it maybe an electric heater(keep away from things that can melt!) or something.... just an idea.
I think what he was saying(and I could be completely wrong, it is know to happen), was that it may not be recorded as a sale, therefore would not be part of the number since the phone itself was given away for free.
Does TouchWiz still have the problem with the lock screen, not actually locking?
I agree, I really wish I could get the HTC Sense source code, but according to their user agreement I have to wait 3 years to even "request" the source code. No word or mention of if I will actually get it or not though =(
Wish I had Ice Cream Sandwich, then I could get Chrome too =D
That and she has no evidence to suggest this other then they are buying Motorola Mobility, which doesn't seem reason enough to closed source some of it or create a new closed source version. Plus they would alienate all of us, that buys their products.... so that would be suicide
What's with the rage? Even if you don't agree with it or are an atheist, religion is part of human culture and history and should at least be acknowledged and accepted as that.
Agreed, however I do not have to agree that what was written is fact, merely that it was written and people did, and still do, follow it. It is an important book to people, but to me... it's just a fictional book.
It was a part of history, think of the wars we fought in the name of G-d and the Bible... and how science was persecuted for.... well not being part of either G-d or the Bible. As well as the continuing fight over Israel.
Think of all the terrorists that are brain-washed into thinking that killing themselves and a lot of other people is just and the right thing to do. Religion is doing great things for us all....
Oh so you are just another dick on/. huh? Surprise, surprise I guess
He's not suggesting that it is necessary from a manufacturing point of view. He's claiming it is a necessary stage from a developmental point of view, ie that there is no other (or at least no better) way of transitioning from a largely pre-industrial/agrarian society.
There are other ways you can do this.... I do have a conscience which is why I believe they could do better, do you have one? Or do you condone this type of behavior, as being acceptable, and the only or at least best way to develop a country?
Well, although he makes this claim that the oldest people on live 114 years, however it should be clarified that MOST of the oldest people live to 114 years old.
In the article there is a link to yet another article here
It states that at least 2 people have made it to 115 and the oldest person lived to 122. From the article:
The longest-living person ever, a French woman named Jeanne Calment, died at age 122 in August 1997; no one since 2000 has come within five years of matching her longevity.
So although it seems MOST people can only live until 114, there are some exceptions. Too bad Jeanne Calment died in 1997 because it would be interesting to see her DNA and how it compares or differs from all of the other people that live that long.
I'm with the article it must be genetics, and I think that GE(yes genetic engineering), will push that number even higher...
Frankly I cannot believe that many people live past 100 years old, let alone 114.
I'm sorry I love the RaspberryPi and I applaude them for their development of a great little product. That being said they did look at making their PCBs in Britain and this is what they had to say about it:
From their own Blog @ RaspberryPi.org (it's older then the main page displays so on the bottom click "older posts" of course):
I’d like to draw attention to one cost in particular that really created problems for us in Britain. Simply put, if we build the Raspberry Pi in Britain, we have to pay a lot more tax. If a British company imports components, it has to pay tax on those (and most components are not made in the UK). If, however, a completed device is made abroad and imported into the UK – with all of those components soldered onto it – it does not attract any import duty at all. This means that it’s really, really tax inefficient for an electronics company to do its manufacturing in Britain, and it’s one of the reasons that so much of our manufacturing goes overseas. Right now, the way things stand means that a company doing its manufacturing abroad, depriving the UK economy, gets a tax break. It’s an absolutely mad way for the Inland Revenue to be running things, and it’s an issue we’ve taken up with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.
So we have had to make the pragmatic decision and look to Taiwan and China for our manufacturing, at least for this first batch. We are still working hard on investigating UK possibilities; at the moment, we’re investigating an option which would mean that all the Model As (whose demand we expect to be much lower than that of the Model Bs) will be built in the UK, and at the moment that’s looking quite do-able, although it’s not as efficient economically as doing it in Asia. I’ll fill you in on how that goes later on.
Maybe not by Foxconn but it was made in China. Picked out the first ASUS motherboard on newegg and found "PCB Made In China" in the first place I looked. Top right corner by the back panel connections
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HAHAh love the automated idea, put probably would cost a lot more... camera(s), sensor(s), a bigger microcontroller, and a bigger battery for all of those things for starters. Then you would need to either tether them to a wall socket for power(there goes the battery expense), or program it to "return to base" to get a charge when it's battery runs low
He does need better hydraulics though, that backhoe was weak when it was digging through the clay
I was gunna suggest an ATV, or something similar and get a small plow for it, or roll your own... could be cheaper, especially if you buy used.
I guess you would want a heated cabin too huh? Hmmm.... sheet metal on the sides with a door, and a windshield(front and back) out of plexi or acrylic?
For heat.... you could try to take advantage of the heat off of the ATV engine, or if you can supply enough power to it maybe an electric heater(keep away from things that can melt!) or something.... just an idea.
HAHA, no I read the entire article. Just didn't see much else that was all that exciting.
That and I was trying to be funny, not serious. Sorry =(
If I had mod points I would mod you up!!! Informative!
I think what he was saying(and I could be completely wrong, it is know to happen), was that it may not be recorded as a sale, therefore would not be part of the number since the phone itself was given away for free.
Are we doing End of the World Predictions also?
We have been for some time, it's December 21st of this year.
Oh no! I'm so scared!
Does TouchWiz still have the problem with the lock screen, not actually locking?
I agree, I really wish I could get the HTC Sense source code, but according to their user agreement I have to wait 3 years to even "request" the source code. No word or mention of if I will actually get it or not though =(
Wish I had Ice Cream Sandwich, then I could get Chrome too =D
Profit: $9.737 billion (2011)
Total assets: $72.574 billion (2011)
Total equity: US$ 58.145 billion (2011)
That should cover the roughly..... $16 billion, no? Not to mention the future income they will receive from all of this
That and she has no evidence to suggest this other then they are buying Motorola Mobility, which doesn't seem reason enough to closed source some of it or create a new closed source version. Plus they would alienate all of us, that buys their products.... so that would be suicide
The number of apps made for webOS probably didn't help since Android and iOS had a large head start
What's with the rage? Even if you don't agree with it or are an atheist, religion is part of human culture and history and should at least be acknowledged and accepted as that.
Agreed, however I do not have to agree that what was written is fact, merely that it was written and people did, and still do, follow it. It is an important book to people, but to me... it's just a fictional book.
It was a part of history, think of the wars we fought in the name of G-d and the Bible... and how science was persecuted for.... well not being part of either G-d or the Bible. As well as the continuing fight over Israel.
Think of all the terrorists that are brain-washed into thinking that killing themselves and a lot of other people is just and the right thing to do. Religion is doing great things for us all....
HAHAHAHA, plus we are talking about the Bible aren't we?!?
Except the longest living person lived to 122 years old..... oops 1 woman got by G-d.... ooooOOOoo and G-d created her 2nd.... BURN!
OS X 10.8 does more to integrate social networking and file-synching into a personal computer than any other OS I've seen.
New version done, NEXT!
Oh and not everyone needs that shiat! (I know, I know I'm the only one that doesn't but still....)
Oh god a check box..... it's sooooo difficult.... please help me!
He's not suggesting that it is necessary from a manufacturing point of view. He's claiming it is a necessary stage from a developmental point of view, ie that there is no other (or at least no better) way of transitioning from a largely pre-industrial/agrarian society.
There are other ways you can do this.... I do have a conscience which is why I believe they could do better, do you have one? Or do you condone this type of behavior, as being acceptable, and the only or at least best way to develop a country?
In the article there is a link to yet another article here
It states that at least 2 people have made it to 115 and the oldest person lived to 122. From the article:
The longest-living person ever, a French woman named Jeanne Calment, died at age 122 in August 1997; no one since 2000 has come within five years of matching her longevity.
So although it seems MOST people can only live until 114, there are some exceptions. Too bad Jeanne Calment died in 1997 because it would be interesting to see her DNA and how it compares or differs from all of the other people that live that long.
I'm with the article it must be genetics, and I think that GE(yes genetic engineering), will push that number even higher...
Frankly I cannot believe that many people live past 100 years old, let alone 114.
Don't hate the manufacturer hate the country its manufactured in.
Uh... last time I checked a manufacturer can go above and beyond what the country says: needs to be in place, safety requirements, etc.
From their own Blog @ RaspberryPi.org (it's older then the main page displays so on the bottom click "older posts" of course):
I’d like to draw attention to one cost in particular that really created problems for us in Britain. Simply put, if we build the Raspberry Pi in Britain, we have to pay a lot more tax. If a British company imports components, it has to pay tax on those (and most components are not made in the UK). If, however, a completed device is made abroad and imported into the UK – with all of those components soldered onto it – it does not attract any import duty at all. This means that it’s really, really tax inefficient for an electronics company to do its manufacturing in Britain, and it’s one of the reasons that so much of our manufacturing goes overseas. Right now, the way things stand means that a company doing its manufacturing abroad, depriving the UK economy, gets a tax break. It’s an absolutely mad way for the Inland Revenue to be running things, and it’s an issue we’ve taken up with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.
So we have had to make the pragmatic decision and look to Taiwan and China for our manufacturing, at least for this first batch. We are still working hard on investigating UK possibilities; at the moment, we’re investigating an option which would mean that all the Model As (whose demand we expect to be much lower than that of the Model Bs) will be built in the UK, and at the moment that’s looking quite do-able, although it’s not as efficient economically as doing it in Asia. I’ll fill you in on how that goes later on.
Of course not, American simply doesn't have most of the raw materials (ie: rare earth metals, which China has a lot of)
Maybe not by Foxconn but it was made in China. Picked out the first ASUS motherboard on newegg and found "PCB Made In China" in the first place I looked. Top right corner by the back panel connections
What are China's other options?
Pay better wages, and receive less profit?
I'm not sure I would call the service industry useless, but whatever.
And when the resources run dry because we buried it all? What, dig it up again? Then what?? Oh yeah recycle it
Probably in most cases, but not all operations in a factory line can be done by a robot.
Either the robot isn't fast enough, or can't do the task no matter what program we throw into it.
There will always be a need for at least some workers