My laptop has 3 hours between 2 batteries. Why? Because its 3 years old, and Li-ion batteries don't exactly hold up that great over time.
And yes, I do in fact spend day after day out there. I can sit up on my roof, get sunlight and a skyline view of the city of Chicago, and work. What exactly does the view out of your cube show? Because I'm willing to bet it isn't the Hancock and Sears towers.
I personally quite enjoy sitting out on the deck on top of my 3-flat and using my laptop. Or sitting at an outdoor cafe, and using my laptop. (And before you ask, I have unlimited GPRS, so I can and do actually work in these locations). Now, yes, I could run back in for an hour or two every 3 hours, but that's no good. I'd very much like better batteries.
Yes, but the difference is that in my case its true. You can believe me, or not, but I interned at Kennedy and worked on mission STS-111, and recently designed the control algorithm for a particular automatic transmission chip.
Land area isn't so much a concern as density, though. A carrier would happily cover an area the size of the globe, if it was populated like NYC. The denser the population, the easier it becomes to cover densely.
Actually, you strike me as someone who would do quite well with a nice station wagon, or maybe a 5-door. Depends on how many kids and how much gear they have; if you have 3 kids playing hockey, even a wagon is going to push it, if you have 1 kid playing soccer, you could get away with an RSX (has more cargo room than it looks like, believe me.)
You're allowed to have whatever you want, but you at least think about what you're going to use. This is what I try to provoke.
And for the record, I take the train to work these days, which is by far the best therapy. But, as you said, you're no doctor, so shove your lithium up your ass.
Maybe I'll change my signature to "I am always right" to see how many more people I can provoke.
Actually, if you have a look at a world population density map, the US and Norway have somewhat similar population densities over most of their landmass - the eastern US is denser, but much of the west is less dense.
Near 100% in populated areas is totally different from near 100%. US coverage is near 100% in populated areas; maybe not by carrier, but overall, yes.
Actually, I worked on the Space Shuttle too. STS-111. Payloads. Can you believe it? You must be stalking me, you know so much.
I work in the automotive industry, for a tier 1 supplier. Our major customers are GM and Ford, and the automatic transmissions for pretty much every card within one of those two will be dependent on something I designed after MY08. Some will be dependent earlier. Neat, ain't it?
Let's not forget that Europe has a significantly higher population density than most of the US, which makes it a lot cheaper for the carriers to provide high levels of coverage.
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I know of a dead zone for Nextel.
It's called 423 Linden Ave, Apt 3E, Wilmette, IL, 60091.
That's why I switched to Cingular. And, you know, moved.
Most hardware manufacturers, for their components, include the exact same warning. Look at a TI datasheet - at the bottom you'll find the exact same kind of warning.
It has nothing to do with MS's quality, it has to do with the requirements for mission-critical systems (things like aircraft flight systems, medical life support, etc.). These applications require a higher standard; a standard Linux isn't allowed to be used either.
See, I knew someone would misinterpret my comment re: energetic low.
Stability is a very well defined phenomena. Essentially, any reaction/process whose end result is a state different than the initial state can be described as unstable around the initial state. Both fission and fusion are unstable processes. That's what I was trying to convey; the mathematical definition of stability. For the record, fission is not sustainable either; it's simply longer lasting than fusion; the reaction, barring controls, wants to proceed to completion (i.e. explode/meltdown).
Fission is artifically kept in a state producing lower energy than a given reacting mass is capable of; this is the 'energetic low' I was speaking of. There's probably a better way of describing it, but the point remains - fission is a reaction that is unstable positive (without active controls, it wants to continue reacting, only a supercritical mass will increase its output - until it runs out of fuel) while fusion is a reaction that is unstable negative (without active controls, fusion will stop).
Your ball analogy is almost exactly right, except you're looking at starting the reaction, whereas I'm looking at the stability of the reaction itself. Fusion is a ball on top of a pointy hill; without someone working hard to keep it right on the point, it will roll down the hill (the reaction will cease). Fission is a little harder to describe with physical analogy, but could be considered to be a helium-filled balloon balanced beneath the downward point of a stalactite - without external controls, it will tend to rise to the ceiling (the reaction will runaway).
I am not confusing the reactions with reactor design, I am making a point about the mathematical meaning of stability.
Rush has been calling all environmentalists, including the level-headed ones, "wackos" for years. He doesn't distinguish between rational thought (environmentalism) and jingoistic dogma (anti-corporate/black bloc activists), possibly because he is incapable of the former and spews far too much of the latter.
Actually, you have it backwards on fission. Fission is also an unstable reaction; the difference is the following:
Fusion reactions occur at an energetic peak. Basically, for fusion, we're trying to balance a ball on top of a hill. If we lose our balance, the ball rolls down the hill and the energy production ceases.
By contrast, fission reactors operate at an energetic low (this is simplifying, but true for illustrative purposes.) We're trying to stay in the bottom of a valley, while the reaction tries to force us to climb up the walls. If we lose our balance, the reaction can shoot up a wall and then you get meltdown.
notes on this: fission reactors can be designed to be negative coefficient, such that an increase in output leads to a cycle that will decrease output, but the reaction itself is still positive coefficient.
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G3 Powerbook. It's usable if you're careful about orientation and shading.
My laptop has 3 hours between 2 batteries. Why? Because its 3 years old, and Li-ion batteries don't exactly hold up that great over time.
And yes, I do in fact spend day after day out there. I can sit up on my roof, get sunlight and a skyline view of the city of Chicago, and work. What exactly does the view out of your cube show? Because I'm willing to bet it isn't the Hancock and Sears towers.
Captain Skyhawk for the NES.
Probably some other ones, but that was the only one on the top of my head... I think it used a slightly modified version, not sure.
Speak for yourself.
I personally quite enjoy sitting out on the deck on top of my 3-flat and using my laptop. Or sitting at an outdoor cafe, and using my laptop. (And before you ask, I have unlimited GPRS, so I can and do actually work in these locations). Now, yes, I could run back in for an hour or two every 3 hours, but that's no good. I'd very much like better batteries.
Yes, but the difference is that in my case its true. You can believe me, or not, but I interned at Kennedy and worked on mission STS-111, and recently designed the control algorithm for a particular automatic transmission chip.
Land area isn't so much a concern as density, though. A carrier would happily cover an area the size of the globe, if it was populated like NYC. The denser the population, the easier it becomes to cover densely.
But yeah, the size of the US doesn't help either.
Actually, you strike me as someone who would do quite well with a nice station wagon, or maybe a 5-door. Depends on how many kids and how much gear they have; if you have 3 kids playing hockey, even a wagon is going to push it, if you have 1 kid playing soccer, you could get away with an RSX (has more cargo room than it looks like, believe me.)
You're allowed to have whatever you want, but you at least think about what you're going to use. This is what I try to provoke.
And for the record, I take the train to work these days, which is by far the best therapy. But, as you said, you're no doctor, so shove your lithium up your ass.
Maybe I'll change my signature to "I am always right" to see how many more people I can provoke.
Actually, if you have a look at a world population density map, the US and Norway have somewhat similar population densities over most of their landmass - the eastern US is denser, but much of the west is less dense.
Near 100% in populated areas is totally different from near 100%. US coverage is near 100% in populated areas; maybe not by carrier, but overall, yes.
Christ.
You're right.
Had to check on the Nintendo. Muscle memory says B A B A, mind says B A. Stupid mind.
Actually, I worked on the Space Shuttle too. STS-111. Payloads. Can you believe it? You must be stalking me, you know so much.
I work in the automotive industry, for a tier 1 supplier. Our major customers are GM and Ford, and the automatic transmissions for pretty much every card within one of those two will be dependent on something I designed after MY08. Some will be dependent earlier. Neat, ain't it?
Why you gotta make this a race thing? :)
Wrong.
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U U D D L R L R B A select start.
Well, for those of us who liked 2 player Contra.
Let's not forget that Europe has a significantly higher population density than most of the US, which makes it a lot cheaper for the carriers to provide high levels of coverage.
I know of a dead zone for Nextel.
It's called 423 Linden Ave, Apt 3E, Wilmette, IL, 60091.
That's why I switched to Cingular. And, you know, moved.
You forgot on Western slightly south of the brown line station - EVERY SINGLE TIME I go through that area, my call drops. Guaranteed.
The original poster is wrong.
I've done this with CDMA. As long as the antenna and coax are reasonably transmissive in the required bands, it works fine.
Most hardware manufacturers, for their components, include the exact same warning. Look at a TI datasheet - at the bottom you'll find the exact same kind of warning.
It has nothing to do with MS's quality, it has to do with the requirements for mission-critical systems (things like aircraft flight systems, medical life support, etc.). These applications require a higher standard; a standard Linux isn't allowed to be used either.
Yeah, but more and more, telecommuters just VPN into their office network anyway. So it isn't really that big a deal for most of them.
See, I knew someone would misinterpret my comment re: energetic low.
Stability is a very well defined phenomena. Essentially, any reaction/process whose end result is a state different than the initial state can be described as unstable around the initial state. Both fission and fusion are unstable processes. That's what I was trying to convey; the mathematical definition of stability. For the record, fission is not sustainable either; it's simply longer lasting than fusion; the reaction, barring controls, wants to proceed to completion (i.e. explode/meltdown).
Fission is artifically kept in a state producing lower energy than a given reacting mass is capable of; this is the 'energetic low' I was speaking of. There's probably a better way of describing it, but the point remains - fission is a reaction that is unstable positive (without active controls, it wants to continue reacting, only a supercritical mass will increase its output - until it runs out of fuel) while fusion is a reaction that is unstable negative (without active controls, fusion will stop).
Your ball analogy is almost exactly right, except you're looking at starting the reaction, whereas I'm looking at the stability of the reaction itself. Fusion is a ball on top of a pointy hill; without someone working hard to keep it right on the point, it will roll down the hill (the reaction will cease). Fission is a little harder to describe with physical analogy, but could be considered to be a helium-filled balloon balanced beneath the downward point of a stalactite - without external controls, it will tend to rise to the ceiling (the reaction will runaway).
I am not confusing the reactions with reactor design, I am making a point about the mathematical meaning of stability.
Because the GPL relies on copyright law to enforce itself, which would make an exemption entirely pointless?
Now, an exemption for BSD-licensed software, that might be useful.
No.
Rush has been calling all environmentalists, including the level-headed ones, "wackos" for years. He doesn't distinguish between rational thought (environmentalism) and jingoistic dogma (anti-corporate/black bloc activists), possibly because he is incapable of the former and spews far too much of the latter.
Actually, you have it backwards on fission. Fission is also an unstable reaction; the difference is the following:
Fusion reactions occur at an energetic peak. Basically, for fusion, we're trying to balance a ball on top of a hill. If we lose our balance, the ball rolls down the hill and the energy production ceases.
By contrast, fission reactors operate at an energetic low (this is simplifying, but true for illustrative purposes.) We're trying to stay in the bottom of a valley, while the reaction tries to force us to climb up the walls. If we lose our balance, the reaction can shoot up a wall and then you get meltdown.
notes on this: fission reactors can be designed to be negative coefficient, such that an increase in output leads to a cycle that will decrease output, but the reaction itself is still positive coefficient.
I almost commented "Yeah, me too", but decided to leave the anti-corporate leanings out of it. :)
No.
Pressure issue; the pressures at the center of the sun are insane.