Of course they do. The east is the leading edge of the continent as the earth spins eastward, the northeast even more so - so the electrons are moving the fastest as the earth spins in that direction. Rhode island of course beat the larger Maine NH and MA because it's so tiny the electrons don't have to go so far. And I know what's next - then why didn't tiny CT fare as well? Aha! It's much hillier than RI! Delaware? Small and flat. See? By the time they get from the northeast to the rest of the country, they build up friction in the tubes and slow down. They paid for this research? The average member of congress could have explained it exactly this way.
The capsule has same the horizontal momentum as the plane as it's leaving. It's like dropping a bomb. It's definitely leaving the plane vertically but not so much horizontally. The plane will likely outpace the capsule because the plane has engines running and the capsule is likely less aero' than the plane. But likely not by enough to get the whole thing clear of the engine wash and to get the bevy of observers closer to it. So you drop its velocity (both H and V) with a small chute.
Yikes. They're taking this (seriously) seriously. It is quite clearly a jape, but there are always some who will embrace it and fight for it as only a true zealot can. In a related story, they're being sued by Scientologists who claim prior art.
10. Indiana Jones and the Hernia of Doom 9. Indiana Jones and the Island of Liver Spots 8. Raiders of the Golden Medicine Cabinet 7. Indiana Jones and the Crystal Kidney Stones 6. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Fallen Arches 5. Raiders of the Lost Car Keys 4. Indiana Jones and the Wife Nearly Half His Age 3. Indiana Jones and Pirates of Rehash Reef 2. Raiders of the CG Lagoon And the number one Indiana Jones Sequel... 1. Indiana Jones and th- Hey You Kids Get off My Lawn!
They are very particular about the ABS they use - it has to be metals-free, historically not very easy - which used to be supplied only by Bayer (until around 1998, LEGO US was still shipping ABS pellets from Germany to Enfield CT - one worth-his-weight-in-bricks engineer got GE Pittsfield MA to spec the plastic, saving them some bucks).
The bricks IIRC are build to a tolerance of 3/1000ths of an inch. Look at bricks and try and find the gates (where the plastic in injected and detaches from the flashing) or the knock-outs (where a part of the molding machine pushed the brick out - typically these are obvious kludgy bits of a plastic toy, in LEGOs they are all but invisible) The LEGO engineers used to smile a lot as other companies' engineers searched, often in vain, for these tell-tale machine marks.
In Enfield they have a lego-brick knight statue commemorating their ISO 9001 certification. Not so sure how many toy factories hit that mark.
For a long time the place was rather labor-intensive. A 1990 tour had more people on the packing line and a series of lights to alert someone on the floor (who had to be in sight of the molding machines) to a malfunction. The same tour in 1996 this was replaced by a pager system. In all that automation, they prided themselves on never letting someone go from the factory when their role was replaced by a machine -they always had something new to be done based on a lot of R&D. Haven't been there since 2000, but I understand that pattern was pretty much unbroken.
At least in Enfield, the factory was nearly as as spotless as the HQ office buildings. I doubt every plastic-toy-cranking factory elsewhere in the world has that level of upkeep, and it's not cheap.
Making the rafts of tie-in toys means paying royalties to Star Wars, Harry Potter, etc. While base sets might cheaper at WalMart now than they were at a boutique toy shops a few years back, the brand name additions likely helped keep prices off the bottom.
Enfield CT likely isn't the cheapest labor market around, which explains why, sadly, a year ago the last nut and bolt of the factory were shipped off to Mexico. Blasted sad. A great bunch of people up there.
If you have a house, you have likely spent $99 on far worse things.
If all I have to do to clean the gutters is put the ladder at each corner once - I want this.
I suspect many of the "why bother"s have never actually cleaned gutters by hand. You basically go around the house trying to find a stable spot for the ladder every so often. Every so often is defined as your own wingspan plus how brave you are either side of an extension ladder. Scoop, fling, repeat. Chase leavings with hose or bucket. For even a smallish 24'x36' house, this is tedium with the added risk of a broken arm.
OK - the wand looks interesting but you're standing under the slop.
iRobot is in Somerville, MA. And here in New England the fall leaves aren't as bad as the muck made of spring tree flowers and seeds (maple and oak).
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...they forgot to carry the 7.
We're all DOOMED!
What?
That's a european "1"?
Never mind.
Of course they do. The east is the leading edge of the continent as the earth spins eastward, the northeast even more so - so the electrons are moving the fastest as the earth spins in that direction. Rhode island of course beat the larger Maine NH and MA because it's so tiny the electrons don't have to go so far. And I know what's next - then why didn't tiny CT fare as well? Aha! It's much hillier than RI! Delaware? Small and flat. See? By the time they get from the northeast to the rest of the country, they build up friction in the tubes and slow down. They paid for this research? The average member of congress could have explained it exactly this way.
make automator do the rest
a custom big red button icon for the automator script
whose alias is in the startup items
The capsule has same the horizontal momentum as the plane as it's leaving. It's like dropping a bomb. It's definitely leaving the plane vertically but not so much horizontally. The plane will likely outpace the capsule because the plane has engines running and the capsule is likely less aero' than the plane. But likely not by enough to get the whole thing clear of the engine wash and to get the bevy of observers closer to it. So you drop its velocity (both H and V) with a small chute.
With the possible side benefit of clearing the area of horses...
Yes, they are treating symptoms rather than the whole system,
but no, that's only what "allopathic" means if you're a homeopath itching for a fight.
Really embarrassing or REALLY embarrassing.
the moving camera calcs "panned" out - I get it.
(and yes, I know "panned out" is a reference to gold prospecting. calm down.)
now they just can't find the blasted thing.
Yikes. They're taking this (seriously) seriously. It is quite clearly a jape, but there are always some who will embrace it and fight for it as only a true zealot can. In a related story, they're being sued by Scientologists who claim prior art.
Top Ten Indiana Jones Sequel Pitches
10. Indiana Jones and the Hernia of Doom
9. Indiana Jones and the Island of Liver Spots
8. Raiders of the Golden Medicine Cabinet
7. Indiana Jones and the Crystal Kidney Stones
6. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Fallen Arches
5. Raiders of the Lost Car Keys
4. Indiana Jones and the Wife Nearly Half His Age
3. Indiana Jones and Pirates of Rehash Reef
2. Raiders of the CG Lagoon
And the number one Indiana Jones Sequel...
1. Indiana Jones and th- Hey You Kids Get off My Lawn!
and I'd let them go for $12 each...
You would think "Private Driveway No Trespassing" would be enough. It wasn't.
heading for s3.
... to get to our property.
Just put on a Whitey Bulger disguise. They'll never catch him.
where if it doesn't have a CLI it's just a ball of fluff.
Gentlemen, start your flamethrowers!
No, it's "maybe definitely."
Sloppy title either way.
Perhaps a better headline might be "Pray to God but row towards shore."
None of which alone explain it, but can add up.
They are very particular about the ABS they use - it has to be metals-free, historically not very easy - which used to be supplied only by Bayer (until around 1998, LEGO US was still shipping ABS pellets from Germany to Enfield CT - one worth-his-weight-in-bricks engineer got GE Pittsfield MA to spec the plastic, saving them some bucks).
The bricks IIRC are build to a tolerance of 3/1000ths of an inch. Look at bricks and try and find the gates (where the plastic in injected and detaches from the flashing) or the knock-outs (where a part of the molding machine pushed the brick out - typically these are obvious kludgy bits of a plastic toy, in LEGOs they are all but invisible) The LEGO engineers used to smile a lot as other companies' engineers searched, often in vain, for these tell-tale machine marks.
In Enfield they have a lego-brick knight statue commemorating their ISO 9001 certification. Not so sure how many toy factories hit that mark.
For a long time the place was rather labor-intensive. A 1990 tour had more people on the packing line and a series of lights to alert someone on the floor (who had to be in sight of the molding machines) to a malfunction. The same tour in 1996 this was replaced by a pager system. In all that automation, they prided themselves on never letting someone go from the factory when their role was replaced by a machine -they always had something new to be done based on a lot of R&D. Haven't been there since 2000, but I understand that pattern was pretty much unbroken.
At least in Enfield, the factory was nearly as as spotless as the HQ office buildings. I doubt every plastic-toy-cranking factory elsewhere in the world has that level of upkeep, and it's not cheap.
Making the rafts of tie-in toys means paying royalties to Star Wars, Harry Potter, etc. While base sets might cheaper at WalMart now than they were at a boutique toy shops a few years back, the brand name additions likely helped keep prices off the bottom.
Enfield CT likely isn't the cheapest labor market around, which explains why, sadly, a year ago the last nut and bolt of the factory were shipped off to Mexico. Blasted sad. A great bunch of people up there.
"All they're doing is a process mother nature already does"
Cuz we all know that doing much (much) more of what mother nature already does never has unintended consequences.
i suspect there is an actual macro button on that camera - it looks like a small flower.
and tilt the unit slightly and you'll stop taking pictures of yourself taking pictures.
unless of course you're the guy in the ebay tea kettle pic...
cuz what I see online are some spiffy *illustrations* and no actual photos other than the CES one or two...
That's "Bed-fid" for those of you who don't talk right.
If you have a house, you have likely spent $99 on far worse things.
If all I have to do to clean the gutters is put the ladder at each corner once - I want this.
I suspect many of the "why bother"s have never actually cleaned gutters by hand. You basically go around the house trying to find a stable spot for the ladder every so often. Every so often is defined as your own wingspan plus how brave you are either side of an extension ladder. Scoop, fling, repeat. Chase leavings with hose or bucket. For even a smallish 24'x36' house, this is tedium with the added risk of a broken arm.
OK - the wand looks interesting but you're standing under the slop.
iRobot is in Somerville, MA. And here in New England the fall leaves aren't as bad as the muck made of spring tree flowers and seeds (maple and oak).
Yes, Brain I am. This time I actually am. And I'm two steps ahead of you. Please try and keep up, old bean.
The End.