Would using a slightly larger pipe to slide down over the existing stuff, then running it all the way to the surface for collection be of any benefit? It wouldn't even have to be sealed to the existing hardware, just rammed down into the sea floor. If it leaks as much as 20% you've still contained 80% of the flow.
Nearly everyone, however, will read "1.5 times more" and think 1.5 times the value only.
Actually I find it to be the other way around, or perhaps both are equally true. Where it is written as "1.5 times" they infer "1.5 times more". This can be really aggravating for people in casinos (:
50% more and 1.5 times are the same thing. Don't confuse 1.5 times with 1.5 times more. If it were equal it would be 1 times. And 50% more is 0.5 times more. Could also be represented as 150% of last year's value.
Most of our modern information delivery and socializing methods are actually pretty inventive and useful, until they are populated with the masses of morons that inhabit our Earth. And the one tweet the submitter linked to is a good example. It did actually have good information in it - Portugal scored a goal. But it was also filled with a bunch of personalized exclamation, which most people don't want to see.
The great thing is, you're not forced to view that person's Twitter feed. The hard part is finding one you ARE interested in.
Maybe it's because people don't want desktops so much anymore and the market is shifting to mobile devices and the technology companies want to keep making money?
I wonder if a large enough wind turbine could be installed in conjunction with cell towers for the turbine to power the cell and charge up batteries for low wind periods. Then cell towers could communicate with each other wirelessly and they could be 'daisy chained' into remote areas.
I'd think they handle a hurricane fairly well, and generate a shit tonne of power in the process;)
Actually they probably get tossed around a bit, but the real key is that they don't install them in hurricane prone areas. Lots of research goes into placing them in areas that get consistent high winds but not gale force craziness.
I imagine if you fly west during the day and east during the night you could stay powered a long time. I'd still like to see someone build an unmanned craft that can stay in flight indefinitely powered by Sun and battery.
Certainly the task at hand is important, but web apps tend to have far less support needs and much greater longevity since there's only a couple servers to maintain. Everyone just needs a compatible browser and that's usually pretty easy to come by.
I'm happy with any advancements in technology that improve the functionality of computers. Yay go team! But if I can't pronounce the acronym as a word I'm not interested.
For starters this isn't exactly new. It might be new to consumer grade crapware printers, but I believe I setup a Canon office copier that had the ability to receive emails and print them approximately 8 years ago.
Furthermore, why are we printing photos at home? If they're worth printing they're worth printing really well, which isn't cheap and should be done at a print shop, framed, and hung on the wall. Otherwise, gaze upon it on the screen, add it to your screen saver's image loop, and move on.
I completely agree with you, and it seems to be happening quite a lot, not just here but other news aggregators as well. The faux-geek culture is eat up with Apple and the industry is milking their attention for every penny they can squeeze out of it.
Shortly after New Orleans flooded I had an idea to create a set of emergency response trains with containers fitted for living and all necessary emergency response supplies. Two or three such trains could be parked in Kansas / Missouri area and be able to reach any part of North America in 24 hours. One such train could provide housing for several hundred families with supplies and power that would last weeks. I don't even need credit - mostly I just want to see it happen because I think it would be cool.
You could then use the same type containers on ships to provide housing for areas that have recently been struck by typhoon or other such ocean based atrocity.
The two Symantec products I use are the AV client / server line and Backup Exec. Both of which cause me nothing but trouble. This is going to be bad for everyone.
What your television subscription pays for is all the hardware and power it takes to get the signal to your facility. What the advertisers pay for is the content creation.
In Wave you could have lots of people acting their roles and adding to the story while a plug-in handles random number generation for combat and such. It could use a Google Maps plug-in to run the map and position characters.
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Would using a slightly larger pipe to slide down over the existing stuff, then running it all the way to the surface for collection be of any benefit? It wouldn't even have to be sealed to the existing hardware, just rammed down into the sea floor. If it leaks as much as 20% you've still contained 80% of the flow.
Nearly everyone, however, will read "1.5 times more" and think 1.5 times the value only.
Actually I find it to be the other way around, or perhaps both are equally true. Where it is written as "1.5 times" they infer "1.5 times more". This can be really aggravating for people in casinos (:
Yes, I think I may have. However, in the original comment (marked insightful) he references the difference incorrectly.
Does anyone really believe that all of the companies listed are collectively worth 1.5 times more?
It should have been "1.5 times as much" or just "50% more", as you've stated. Maybe I just got my post into the wrong place?
Anyway, sorry to call you out when clearly your word maths are correct :D
50% more and 1.5 times are the same thing. Don't confuse 1.5 times with 1.5 times more. If it were equal it would be 1 times. And 50% more is 0.5 times more. Could also be represented as 150% of last year's value.
That's an even better rational than I was giving! Wish I could mod you up :(
Most of our modern information delivery and socializing methods are actually pretty inventive and useful, until they are populated with the masses of morons that inhabit our Earth. And the one tweet the submitter linked to is a good example. It did actually have good information in it - Portugal scored a goal. But it was also filled with a bunch of personalized exclamation, which most people don't want to see.
The great thing is, you're not forced to view that person's Twitter feed. The hard part is finding one you ARE interested in.
Maybe it's because people don't want desktops so much anymore and the market is shifting to mobile devices and the technology companies want to keep making money?
But not about blade-pitch control mechanisms needing to be redundant. ;D
I wonder if a large enough wind turbine could be installed in conjunction with cell towers for the turbine to power the cell and charge up batteries for low wind periods. Then cell towers could communicate with each other wirelessly and they could be 'daisy chained' into remote areas.
I'd think they handle a hurricane fairly well, and generate a shit tonne of power in the process ;)
Actually they probably get tossed around a bit, but the real key is that they don't install them in hurricane prone areas. Lots of research goes into placing them in areas that get consistent high winds but not gale force craziness.
I imagine if you fly west during the day and east during the night you could stay powered a long time. I'd still like to see someone build an unmanned craft that can stay in flight indefinitely powered by Sun and battery.
Certainly. But that second data point is clouded with mud and ash.
There is only one choice ... ... per OS.
Windows: Picasa
Linux: F-Spot
OS X: iPhoto
I've used all three and with the inclusion of "free" they are, in my not so humble opinion, the best option for each platform.
Certainly the task at hand is important, but web apps tend to have far less support needs and much greater longevity since there's only a couple servers to maintain. Everyone just needs a compatible browser and that's usually pretty easy to come by.
"Hey you, get out of the past and get with the future. All the cool kids are running *insert OS here*"
That's Apple's entire sales pitch. Seems to be working for them.
I'm happy with any advancements in technology that improve the functionality of computers. Yay go team! But if I can't pronounce the acronym as a word I'm not interested.
For starters this isn't exactly new. It might be new to consumer grade crapware printers, but I believe I setup a Canon office copier that had the ability to receive emails and print them approximately 8 years ago.
Furthermore, why are we printing photos at home? If they're worth printing they're worth printing really well, which isn't cheap and should be done at a print shop, framed, and hung on the wall. Otherwise, gaze upon it on the screen, add it to your screen saver's image loop, and move on.
What about when it tells me I lost? I'd like to have it examined because maybe I should have won $11M.
Don't play slots - they're a waste of time anyway. Stick to the tables.
I completely agree with you, and it seems to be happening quite a lot, not just here but other news aggregators as well. The faux-geek culture is eat up with Apple and the industry is milking their attention for every penny they can squeeze out of it.
Shortly after New Orleans flooded I had an idea to create a set of emergency response trains with containers fitted for living and all necessary emergency response supplies. Two or three such trains could be parked in Kansas / Missouri area and be able to reach any part of North America in 24 hours. One such train could provide housing for several hundred families with supplies and power that would last weeks. I don't even need credit - mostly I just want to see it happen because I think it would be cool.
You could then use the same type containers on ships to provide housing for areas that have recently been struck by typhoon or other such ocean based atrocity.
The two Symantec products I use are the AV client / server line and Backup Exec. Both of which cause me nothing but trouble. This is going to be bad for everyone.
What your television subscription pays for is all the hardware and power it takes to get the signal to your facility. What the advertisers pay for is the content creation.
Postings of copyright material would get it taken down quicker than child porn. Money is involved.
What does it take to get Facebook banned in the US? I'm totally behind that project. /me checks his Facebook account.
Seems like a lot of obscure collaboration tasks could take huge advantage of Wave. Like Mike's D&D email sessions.
http://www.penny-arcade.com/2010/5/19/
In Wave you could have lots of people acting their roles and adding to the story while a plug-in handles random number generation for combat and such. It could use a Google Maps plug-in to run the map and position characters.