Yeah.. LM still does use kerosene. Cheaper is usually the prime value, especially in the competition for EELV. Which, by the way, is why Atlas II and IIAS are gone.
Oh, and burnoff from normal hydrazine is fatal, days later. That's why they have to scrub the pads at the Cape and Vandenberg between launches. O2's just a pain in the ass to store. Volatile stuff.
FP's aside (hopefully), let's take a look at this. Logical progression? Your corps all bundle packages, yes, but each hardware distributor will try to advertise their "distribution" and the packages that they can offer you as opposed to another company. Deals will be made to offer the subscriptions at lower prices. You may even see "six months free" introductory offers. What's that? 500 free hours? This AOL thing may not be so bad after all! The advantage? You're always going to have the latest distro if you let the corps manage it. After all, it's a subscription. You don't subscribe to last year's paper. Well, most of us. And the competition may actually help the industry and provide John Q. Consumer (who doesn't care who his software comes from) with more for his money. Am I comfortable with the idea? Hell no. But it could have it's advantages.
-Morkeleb
My problem with the idea of contacting a sub point-to-point (assuming you have the technology) is that the sub would have to give away its location. That's more or less counterproductive, as no one should know where the sub is (except in port). Only the captain knows where he is going, and he never even tells his superiors which path he intends to take. Point-to-point communication would have to be LOS (line of sight) and therefore traceable (estimable). This is why subs use VLF, which requires that you are near the surface. VLF (very low frequency waves) is broadcast out in all directions, so location is secure. (details are out there, but I can't quote you a site)
Better yet -- Is the abandoned mine idea serious? I mean, one would think (Comp Sci student with an interest in Quantum Physics here) that one would try to use the absolute most controlled environment one could get to measure the tiny temperature increase. And even if you had a perfectly controlled test area, there would be SOME deviation that would affect the tests. How could you prove that it was the neutrino and not something else?
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In a nutshell? EELV.
Yeah.. LM still does use kerosene. Cheaper is usually the prime value, especially in the competition for EELV. Which, by the way, is why Atlas II and IIAS are gone.
Oh, and burnoff from normal hydrazine is fatal, days later. That's why they have to scrub the pads at the Cape and Vandenberg between launches. O2's just a pain in the ass to store. Volatile stuff.
FP's aside (hopefully), let's take a look at this. Logical progression? Your corps all bundle packages, yes, but each hardware distributor will try to advertise their "distribution" and the packages that they can offer you as opposed to another company. Deals will be made to offer the subscriptions at lower prices. You may even see "six months free" introductory offers. What's that? 500 free hours? This AOL thing may not be so bad after all! The advantage? You're always going to have the latest distro if you let the corps manage it. After all, it's a subscription. You don't subscribe to last year's paper. Well, most of us. And the competition may actually help the industry and provide John Q. Consumer (who doesn't care who his software comes from) with more for his money. Am I comfortable with the idea? Hell no. But it could have it's advantages. -Morkeleb
My problem with the idea of contacting a sub point-to-point (assuming you have the technology) is that the sub would have to give away its location. That's more or less counterproductive, as no one should know where the sub is (except in port). Only the captain knows where he is going, and he never even tells his superiors which path he intends to take. Point-to-point communication would have to be LOS (line of sight) and therefore traceable (estimable). This is why subs use VLF, which requires that you are near the surface. VLF (very low frequency waves) is broadcast out in all directions, so location is secure. (details are out there, but I can't quote you a site)
Better yet -- Is the abandoned mine idea serious? I mean, one would think (Comp Sci student with an interest in Quantum Physics here) that one would try to use the absolute most controlled environment one could get to measure the tiny temperature increase. And even if you had a perfectly controlled test area, there would be SOME deviation that would affect the tests. How could you prove that it was the neutrino and not something else?