Michigan roads must make the perfect test cases for this stuff
Except that roads crack because water infiltrates under the surface and freezes over. I don't know many material, even 500x stronger concrete, that can withstand the force of expanding freezing water.
I think the material is more targeted toward seismic-proof constructions.
Star Trek gave many people a vision of a future much more peaceful and prosperous than the present day, and awakened who knows how many minds to the potential and wonder of the universe and science.
The vision of the future in Star Trek is called ideal socialism: no currency (because everything is so well managed that no one needs to pay for anything, since it's essentially free), no personal possessions apart from the few toys and artworks found in rooms onboard the enterprise, a very flattened organization in terms of social ranks, despite the actual ranks onboard (i.e. Wesley Crusher can address the captain more or less freely despite being just a little brat)...etc.etc...
Not that there's anything wrong with socialism, aside from being a complete utopia:-)
I'm in the sciences today because of it.
I'm sure there are a lot of people at Nokia who got inspired by the communicator thing. And I'm quite sure there are a lot of people who went into the toupet-making business and the gay fashion industry after watching late ST1 episodes with Shattner.
First, I have to admit I have a preference for Intel. I always have, and I am willing to pay a premium for the name.
I used to think like you. I thought, I can't go wrong getting their latest and greatest "Pentium" thing (back in 1994 or 1995 I think). So I went ahead and spent a fortune on the processor, until I realized it was 0.9999999999 of a processor. Then I tried to get it replaced or refunded, and never was able to.
That and other things, like the F00F bug, is the reason I'll never buy anything from Intel again. And it also cured me of brand loyalty too...
Here's a typical Florida alert email. We at AOL highlighted the words that tripped our email filter: Dear Valued Florida Alert System Customer,
Please be advised that a cyclone developing over the Atlantic can MAKE A HUGE WAVE IN A VERY SHORT TIME!
This information is credited to Dr. Adewale Ngurubo, head of Nigeria's Natural Disaster Catastrophes department. We estimates potential damages to run up to 419 million dollars. THIS IS A SERIOUS WARNING!
[If you wish to be taken off the list, please click here]
I have yet to hear a compelling reason to fork out thousands of dollars for the trendier offerings.
The trendier offerings sell to first-adopters and very rich people: those in the first group get their kicks inviting friends at home to hear them go "ooh..ahh..wow", not really out of the better quality, and the second ground just doesn't care about the price.
When the early adopters are done early-adopting, then it gets affordable for people with regular lives, like you and me.
The Shuttle isn't less reliable than the Soyuz--it's just far more usable, and hell of a lot bigger.
A near-100% successful space program in 2005 involves (a) unmanned heavy-lifters like the Ariane, Delta,... rockets to haul stuff up in orbit, and (b) Soyuz or other simple space vehicles with Soyuz-like track records to carry people up there.
What good is the Shuttle if it requires crews of 7, costs a fortune to launch and - more importantly - regularly kills its occupants, gets grounded for months or years, embarrasses the entire nation and forces it to pay the Russians to take over (with their Soyuz, they know better than using their Energya/Buran) while the accidents are being investigated?
The Shuttle is a waste of money and human life. And it's not even that flexible at the end of the day. They should have scrapped it long ago...
Microsoft is corrupt to the core and has been for decades now.
No it's not.
They get $1.5 billion per year in tax breaks.
legally...
They destroy or buy out any smaller competitors.
legally, unless the U.S. starts putting the Sherman Act into action, which won't happen, because as it happens, it's the legislator in this country that eats in the corporate world's hand.
They are aggressive supporters of software patents.
I'll grant you that. But again, it's legal...
They prefer to hire cheaper foreignors and send US workers to the unemployment office.
That too is legal.
So tell me, where exactly are Microsoft corrupt? They're devious, aggressive, immoral, borderline psychopath if you could compare a corporation to an individual, and monopolistic. They even were sentenced several times for violating the law, and settled many cases with other companies, but as far as I know, they're not corrupt.
How about following the RFC's to start [with]. Once M$ adhears to the specs in RFC'sdevolpers will not longer have to alter RFC compliant code to be M$ compliant.
Please implement the RFC entitled "English grammar: a proposal for a unified language" dated 1476. I'm having trouble decoding your proprietary file format.
Oh, and I'll let you in on a little secret: saying "M$" was extremely funny in the early nineties...
Two graduate students at Indiana University conducted a phishing study to determine how readily students will give up personal information
After such a successful research on phishing, our two friends have decided to tackle a new study: test how much load e-commerce sites can handle, and how much money ATMs can usually deliver on any given day.
Please provide the address for Linux, Inc. I have complaints I have to lodge about their product, and I can't seem to find a customer support line anywhere in the phone book!
The.doc format has been around in various forms and names since 1983, and it seems to be doing quite well today thank you very much, through whatever devious Microsoft business tactics. That's 22 years, so you were saying...?
This circuitry is also present in humans, and it is the same way that a baby's random babbling eventually becomes the proficient speech of adults.
and here folks, we can see that this circuitry can also be reactivated in "adults", when the baby babbling comes back in grown-ups under certain conditions, such as posting on Slashdot.
However, under these circumstances, it tends to become a mass-babbling, where several adults mumble the same things over and over, such as "forsty piss", "gnaa", "soviet russia," or "yoda doll".
An interesting subject for pedopsychiatrists to be sure...
while they sue themselves for leaking Tiger? Sunny must be pissed as hell right now.
You know, it's just amazing to see you and everybody else fall for the old accidental "leak" trick.
This "leak", just like that one is a classic PR trick to get press time. It works, as you can see. Did you even wonder why the "leaks" came all boxed-up (just like the final version) to select individual and companies able to make noise about it?
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Michigan roads must make the perfect test cases for this stuff
Except that roads crack because water infiltrates under the surface and freezes over. I don't know many material, even 500x stronger concrete, that can withstand the force of expanding freezing water.
I think the material is more targeted toward seismic-proof constructions.
Star Trek gave many people a vision of a future much more peaceful and prosperous than the present day, and awakened who knows how many minds to the potential and wonder of the universe and science.
...etc.etc...
:-)
The vision of the future in Star Trek is called ideal socialism: no currency (because everything is so well managed that no one needs to pay for anything, since it's essentially free), no personal possessions apart from the few toys and artworks found in rooms onboard the enterprise, a very flattened organization in terms of social ranks, despite the actual ranks onboard (i.e. Wesley Crusher can address the captain more or less freely despite being just a little brat)
Not that there's anything wrong with socialism, aside from being a complete utopia
I'm in the sciences today because of it.
I'm sure there are a lot of people at Nokia who got inspired by the communicator thing. And I'm quite sure there are a lot of people who went into the toupet-making business and the gay fashion industry after watching late ST1 episodes with Shattner.
First, I have to admit I have a preference for Intel. I always have, and I am willing to pay a premium for the name.
I used to think like you. I thought, I can't go wrong getting their latest and greatest "Pentium" thing (back in 1994 or 1995 I think). So I went ahead and spent a fortune on the processor, until I realized it was 0.9999999999 of a processor. Then I tried to get it replaced or refunded, and never was able to.
That and other things, like the F00F bug, is the reason I'll never buy anything from Intel again. And it also cured me of brand loyalty too...
Linus, is that you?
Here's a typical Florida alert email. We at AOL highlighted the words that tripped our email filter:
Dear Valued Florida Alert System Customer,
Please be advised that a cyclone developing over the Atlantic can MAKE A HUGE WAVE IN A VERY SHORT TIME!
This information is credited to Dr. Adewale Ngurubo, head of Nigeria's Natural Disaster Catastrophes department. We estimates potential damages to run up to 419 million dollars. THIS IS A SERIOUS WARNING!
[If you wish to be taken off the list, please click here]
I have yet to hear a compelling reason to fork out thousands of dollars for the trendier offerings.
The trendier offerings sell to first-adopters and very rich people: those in the first group get their kicks inviting friends at home to hear them go "ooh..ahh..wow", not really out of the better quality, and the second ground just doesn't care about the price.
When the early adopters are done early-adopting, then it gets affordable for people with regular lives, like you and me.
It's all virtual of course!
The Shuttle isn't less reliable than the Soyuz--it's just far more usable, and hell of a lot bigger.
A near-100% successful space program in 2005 involves (a) unmanned heavy-lifters like the Ariane, Delta,... rockets to haul stuff up in orbit, and (b) Soyuz or other simple space vehicles with Soyuz-like track records to carry people up there.
What good is the Shuttle if it requires crews of 7, costs a fortune to launch and - more importantly - regularly kills its occupants, gets grounded for months or years, embarrasses the entire nation and forces it to pay the Russians to take over (with their Soyuz, they know better than using their Energya/Buran) while the accidents are being investigated?
The Shuttle is a waste of money and human life. And it's not even that flexible at the end of the day. They should have scrapped it long ago...
There have been many updates to the Titan since it was originally developed; portions of it have been completely redesigned.
Yeah, the payload keeps changing...
Actually I just checked, the Skylark is exactly 52 years old...
sometimes older and simpler is better than supersuper complicated stuff. Soyuz puts the shuttle to shame in the reliability department for example.
So I'd say if Titan rockets worked, why change them?
Get yourself down Starbucks - coffee and WiFi!
Well, at least WiFi...
Microsoft is corrupt to the core and has been for decades now.
No it's not.
They get $1.5 billion per year in tax breaks.
legally...
They destroy or buy out any smaller competitors.
legally, unless the U.S. starts putting the Sherman Act into action, which won't happen, because as it happens, it's the legislator in this country that eats in the corporate world's hand.
They are aggressive supporters of software patents.
I'll grant you that. But again, it's legal...
They prefer to hire cheaper foreignors and send US workers to the unemployment office.
That too is legal.
So tell me, where exactly are Microsoft corrupt? They're devious, aggressive, immoral, borderline psychopath if you could compare a corporation to an individual, and monopolistic. They even were sentenced several times for violating the law, and settled many cases with other companies, but as far as I know, they're not corrupt.
How about following the RFC's to start [with]. Once M$ adhears to the specs in RFC's devolpers will not longer have to alter RFC compliant code to be M$ compliant.
Please implement the RFC entitled "English grammar: a proposal for a unified language" dated 1476. I'm having trouble decoding your proprietary file format.
Oh, and I'll let you in on a little secret: saying "M$" was extremely funny in the early nineties...
Oh, so your password is "DAMN YOU!" is it?
You can't take this article seriously when the main persn they interviewed was named "Shakespeare"....
Alack, 'tis he: why, he was met even now
As mad as the vex'd sea; singing aloud
That's the subject for their next study: life in a federal pen. Their assigned mentor teacher for their thesis is called Dr. Bubba...
Two graduate students at Indiana University conducted a phishing study to determine how readily students will give up personal information
After such a successful research on phishing, our two friends have decided to tackle a new study: test how much load e-commerce sites can handle, and how much money ATMs can usually deliver on any given day.
Both companies are American, right? Profit!
Please provide the address for Linux, Inc. I have complaints I have to lodge about their product, and I can't seem to find a customer support line anywhere in the phone book!
The .doc format has been around in various forms and names since 1983, and it seems to be doing quite well today thank you very much, through whatever devious Microsoft business tactics. That's 22 years, so you were saying ...?
This circuitry is also present in humans, and it is the same way that a baby's random babbling eventually becomes the proficient speech of adults.
and here folks, we can see that this circuitry can also be reactivated in "adults", when the baby babbling comes back in grown-ups under certain conditions, such as posting on Slashdot.
However, under these circumstances, it tends to become a mass-babbling, where several adults mumble the same things over and over, such as "forsty piss", "gnaa", "soviet russia," or "yoda doll".
An interesting subject for pedopsychiatrists to be sure...
What is that in Libraries of Congress per Electronic Arts business day?
That's a silly unit: you know full well the Electronic Arts business day is an infinitely long time constant...
I have been using microbes to produce methane for a while now, why can't I run my computer from that?
I suspect the H2S you produce along with the methane might upset your computer.
Need extra power for that long haul flight, just eat a curry before hand!
Hmm, I'd like to see the face of the passenger seated next to you when you plug your fuel cell to the "source of energy"...
The amount of electricity needed for the process is less than the amount required to power a standard cell phone.
To power what? A 100-gallon microbial fuel cell or a very teensy one?
while they sue themselves for leaking Tiger? Sunny must be pissed as hell right now.
You know, it's just amazing to see you and everybody else fall for the old accidental "leak" trick.
This "leak", just like that one is a classic PR trick to get press time. It works, as you can see. Did you even wonder why the "leaks" came all boxed-up (just like the final version) to select individual and companies able to make noise about it?