Suppose the main (heavy) probe was sitting in GEO or something, but shot a lightweight harpoon into the meteor's orbit. Then the trick would be to get the tether to pay out quickly, and the main probe to slowly increase tension so it can accelerate into the meteor's orbit.
Do what I do. Forget about changing the internal battery. Instead, take a deep-cycle lead-acid unit with desired capacity, put in a voltage regulator, and solder on a black and red pigtail with a DC plug matching your laptop on the other side. Secure everything with lots of duct tape, leaving a bit of the pigtail to stick out. Make as many of these as you need.
Another effect related to polarization is how signals bounce off the ground-- horizontally polarized signals bounce better, creating worse destructive interference, especially further away from the source.
Then there is the title- broken design? Wtf does the downloader have to do with the design of the tool itself? He didn't even run the tool! This editor needs to go...
I feel that the gyro vs. GPS comparison is like apples and oranges. A gyro is far more precise than GPS in maintaining orientation, while GPS is better at sensing a location in some external coordinate system. Thus, they complement each other. If a vehicle can take many GPS samples during its movement and combine them with gyro samples it will be able to filter out GPS error (GPS can have 10s of meters of error).
In order to achieve a large surface area needed for large currents, some lead acids have electrodes made of lead in spongy form. Since lead gets dissolved when a battery is discharged, such batteries can withstand less discharge compared to those with more sturdy electrodes. The electrodes simply fall apart.
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What are they going to name the gravity SI unit, Webers? Right...
I didn't used to think so, but yeah, you're right. You convinced me.
Suppose the main (heavy) probe was sitting in GEO or something, but shot a lightweight harpoon into the meteor's orbit. Then the trick would be to get the tether to pay out quickly, and the main probe to slowly increase tension so it can accelerate into the meteor's orbit.
Gotta love a good flowerdotting!
Did they though? Their technology is not exactly widely used...
What the heck is an "optic?"
They turn on the Band Bypass Filter!
Do what I do. Forget about changing the internal battery. Instead, take a deep-cycle lead-acid unit with desired capacity, put in a voltage regulator, and solder on a black and red pigtail with a DC plug matching your laptop on the other side. Secure everything with lots of duct tape, leaving a bit of the pigtail to stick out. Make as many of these as you need.
p.s. these are a real hit on airplanes!
He wouldn't stand a chance, being an alleged pedophile and all!
Another effect related to polarization is how signals bounce off the ground-- horizontally polarized signals bounce better, creating worse destructive interference, especially further away from the source.
Nah, give him a raise!
My question was how they are going to get permission to mount this stuff on fire hydrants? Seems pretty expensive.
Wow. Problem solved! Someone close the comments :)
Then there is the title- broken design? Wtf does the downloader have to do with the design of the tool itself? He didn't even run the tool! This editor needs to go...
The zero-power use state is activated when the "zero-power" LED turns on.
And since it's at night, you could really watch it under moonlight!
I feel that the gyro vs. GPS comparison is like apples and oranges. A gyro is far more precise than GPS in maintaining orientation, while GPS is better at sensing a location in some external coordinate system. Thus, they complement each other. If a vehicle can take many GPS samples during its movement and combine them with gyro samples it will be able to filter out GPS error (GPS can have 10s of meters of error).
You're assuming that the target market of this device are a bunch of bushmen who will use is in broad daylight with no access to electricity.
Are *any* current OLPC users (those that the OLPC got deployed to) at all close to that?
I second that!
Wow, that's such a crappy definition. It clearly states a linear time scale, while it is not actually linear.
Remember the howling that ensued during the Windows NT 3.51-4 switch, when 4 moved a bunch of graphics code into the kernel? :)
I miss sci.space.tech!
Doubts geometrically increase about the "long tail" :)
Awesome C book: "Expert C Programming - Deep C Secrets" by Peter van der Linden.
Great general programming book: "The Practice of Programming" by Kernighan and Pike.
In order to achieve a large surface area needed for large currents, some lead acids have electrodes made of lead in spongy form. Since lead gets dissolved when a battery is discharged, such batteries can withstand less discharge compared to those with more sturdy electrodes. The electrodes simply fall apart.