Keeping the 300 A-10s operational costs over $800M per year. That's a lot of money for a plane that can only do one thing under specific circumstances. Newer, more flexible systems can take over those missions at little additional cost. The Air Force has been trying to get rid of the A-10 for years, but Congress won't let them.
Yes, the A-10 appeals to the inner 12 year old in all of us. But the days of a pilot flying slowly in a straight line directly towards its target are behind us.
A friend of mine recently got a job at Oculus. I asked her, if she ever meets John Carmack, to start the conversation with "Hey, aren't you the guy who wrote Commander Keen?". I thought it would be a refreshing change of pace for him. We'll see if she comes through.
You're comparing asking a researcher why they received large amounts of cash from groups with obvious and well known biases to AGW research to McCarthyism?
Receiving large amounts of money is actually fine. Receiving large amounts of money and not disclosing it is a problem.
At high levels, Jeopardy is all about who presses the button first. Watch a Tournament of Champions. All 3 people buzz in for pretty much every question.
The trick is who can parse what the "answer" is really asking, recall the fact required, and then buzz in before the other players can do all 3 things. If Watson can do those things faster than a person, it won fair and square. Just being able to parse the "answer" was an incredibly impressive achievement.
Gemalto is in the Netherlands. It's entirely legal for the NSA and GCHQ to do anything they want outside of their home countries. They were both chartered 60+ years ago to spy on foreign communications. You can certainly argue that this attack was unethical, or a bad idea, and it was definitely illegal under Dutch law- but it was legal under British and American law.
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Of course, it's the same reason they're basically outlawing cash.
Ummm...citation?
When they first announced it, I was excited. But the most details that come out, the less interest I have.
Correct. And carbon nanotubes are structurally pretty similar.
We're always ready to fight the last war.
That may be true. But the statement "The reality is that the Air Force, Army, and Marines want the A-10 kept alive" is clearly false.
You think a military truck is going to drive around covered in perfectly clean mirrors?
I can think of a couple problems there.
Incredibly faster than Firefox
Was there a reason that Firefox went off a cliff a couple years ago? It seems like it was great, and then started to suck horribly.
The reality is that the Air Force, Army, and Marines want the A-10 kept alive
You should talk to the Secretary of the Air Force. They're saying otherwise.
http://thehill.com/policy/defense/213844-ayotte-rips-air-force-for-defending-a-10-retirement
Keeping the 300 A-10s operational costs over $800M per year. That's a lot of money for a plane that can only do one thing under specific circumstances. Newer, more flexible systems can take over those missions at little additional cost. The Air Force has been trying to get rid of the A-10 for years, but Congress won't let them.
Yes, the A-10 appeals to the inner 12 year old in all of us. But the days of a pilot flying slowly in a straight line directly towards its target are behind us.
It's already being studied. Asbestos is dangerous because it creates naturally occurring nanoparticles. It's not chemically toxic.
These types of manufactured nanoparticles, including carbon nanotubes, won't see widespread use until they're shown to be safe.
A friend of mine recently got a job at Oculus. I asked her, if she ever meets John Carmack, to start the conversation with "Hey, aren't you the guy who wrote Commander Keen?". I thought it would be a refreshing change of pace for him. We'll see if she comes through.
I interpreted the question as independent of the article.
Because Republicans snuck a ban into a completely unrelated port security bill that they knew nobody could vote against right before an election.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unlawful_Internet_Gambling_Enforcement_Act_of_2006#Legislative_history
You're comparing asking a researcher why they received large amounts of cash from groups with obvious and well known biases to AGW research to McCarthyism?
Receiving large amounts of money is actually fine. Receiving large amounts of money and not disclosing it is a problem.
Comcast is fighting against this tooth and nail and has promised to file lawsuits to stop it.
But don't let facts get in the way of your political bullshit.
At high levels, Jeopardy is all about who presses the button first. Watch a Tournament of Champions. All 3 people buzz in for pretty much every question.
The trick is who can parse what the "answer" is really asking, recall the fact required, and then buzz in before the other players can do all 3 things. If Watson can do those things faster than a person, it won fair and square. Just being able to parse the "answer" was an incredibly impressive achievement.
Yeah, like GTA. GTA V spent $150M on development and $150M on advertising. There's no way they could put out a high quality game every year.
Most games don't require $150M development budgets.
Sure. Now the Netherlands needs to identify an individual they suspect of the crime and request their extradition. How do you think that will go?
British and American laws don't have jurisdiction over computers in the Netherlands.
Gemalto is in the Netherlands. It's entirely legal for the NSA and GCHQ to do anything they want outside of their home countries. They were both chartered 60+ years ago to spy on foreign communications. You can certainly argue that this attack was unethical, or a bad idea, and it was definitely illegal under Dutch law- but it was legal under British and American law.
I was genuinely curious.
You wrote "IP should no longer be respected." I'll bet a dollar that your income is dependent on IP laws.
Petrol companies have been buying up alternative energy patents and sitting on them since the 60s.
Besides Chevron owning NiMH battery patents, what other examples can you cite?
Because I can cite a big fat counterexample. Lithium Ion batteries strong enough to power a car were developed by Exxon.
http://www.chron.com/business/article/Exxon-to-unveil-hybrid-car-battery-breakthrough-1811103.php
many of us write software (I also design hardware) and give a lot of it away. I got a lot for free and so I give back when I can.
Cool. How do you pay your bills and put food on your table?
I can more or less discern the difference between 720p and 1080p content in most cases.
Then you need new glasses or retinas or something. The difference between 720 and 1080 is massive.
So Sharp was the only company at CES that knows how to calibrate their TVs?