A problem with such a system might be the tendency for ejected material to hit the outer atmosphere and skip like a stone, bouncing back out into orbit, and into trouble.
I say sci-fi because of scale. Trapping a few particles is one thing, but containing enough antimatter to make mischief with? Well...
I know the systems involved would probably scale well, but I imagine there would also be at least one additional layer of complexity because of the severe consequences that would result from a leak.
The most common sci-fi containment system is holding the antimatter in a vacuum while suspending it in a powerful magnetic field to keep it from contacting the walls of vessel holding it. I understand something similiar is done with plasma in experimental fusion reactors. It doesn't sound very portable.
You know, that was really the point I was trying to make. On some level the internet makes Anonymous Cowards of us all, and people say and do things they would not do in real life. I just can't see why this surprises anyone anymore.
Any civilization using radio may be using a lot of encrypted digital signals to communicate among themselves. Wouldn't a sufficiently advanced spread spectrum scheme seem like noise?
Perhaps I am naive, but I think about the things human beings could always see, but couldn't understand until their knowledge progressed past a certain point.
The thing is, in the book they weren't dealt with in as much detail, or as many action sequences. From the ESB skecthbook I used to have the early walker designs seemed influenced by both japanese giant robots of the 60s and 70s and german wwii armor, most explicitly the Tiger I.
I daresay the oliphant sequences from RotK could have been partially inspired by the AT-ATs, but I think they both came from the common war movie dramatic device of 'man vs. tank'. At least, it seems plausable to me.
ANH seemed to me a movie very explicitly about other movies. Watch 'Triumph of the Will' and you'll never see the ceremony at the end of ANH quite the same again.
The cold war is over. The feeling of 'east versus west' is gone. A lot of people don't care anymore. After the blatantly corrupt money-grab of the previous Olympics, even fewer people care. Attempts by the organization to commodify all aspects of the Olympic experience will only accelerate the trend.
For me, the most heartening and yet saddest aspect of this debacle is the recognition of the power of the web to convey stories and images much faster and more efficiently than traditional outlets. I suppose the future is here, I guess I just hoped for something else.
That might be useful if all sensitive areas consisted of single-story buildings with no taller buildings around them, secured roofs, and no way for anyone outside to tamper with something as sturdy as sheet aluminum.
It's all about understanding how things work other than in a single anecdote.
The article was specifically about a material that would block some wavelengths, but allow others to pass through. Aluminum siding does not do this in a precise and controlled way.
Same principal as a microwave door.
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Kind of neat, but I worry about the fragility of the wallpaper in any kind of commercial or industrial setting. It seems to me such a material would be far more useful incorporated in a vapor barrier *inside* the wall. I know it would be an expensive retrofit that way, but how else would you deal with drop ceilings and the masses of ducting and cabling therein?
It's not like the government is running around tapping your phone lines willy-nilly.
Look, I don't want to pander to the tinfoil hat crowd, but I'm old enough (barely) to remember the scandal that COINTELPRO under the Nixon administration caused. Basicly, the FBI was used to spy on and discredit people and organizations that were perceived as enemies of the administration. I'm not convinced things have changed enough to prevent that from happening again. Why make it easy on them?
I guess what I was getting at was: What if it doesn't work, or doesn't work well? Even if the employer owns the original idea, do they own all the other ideas that have to follow to bring it to fruition?
It's like Texas and California are having some kind of contest to see who can come up with more fucked-up laws.
The court has made its decision, now let's see them enforce it.
It's an idea in a guys head. How do they propose to get it out? What if it turns out to be stupid? Will DSC claim he didn't really give them the IP they now supposedly own? How can this be proved, anyhow?
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That assumes that your time is worth nothing.
Now *that* was funny. I should make an animation of that. :)
A problem with such a system might be the tendency for ejected material to hit the outer atmosphere and skip like a stone, bouncing back out into orbit, and into trouble.
I say sci-fi because of scale. Trapping a few particles is one thing, but containing enough antimatter to make mischief with? Well...
I know the systems involved would probably scale well, but I imagine there would also be at least one additional layer of complexity because of the severe consequences that would result from a leak.
The most common sci-fi containment system is holding the antimatter in a vacuum while suspending it in a powerful magnetic field to keep it from contacting the walls of vessel holding it. I understand something similiar is done with plasma in experimental fusion reactors. It doesn't sound very portable.
I bet it'll sell well on clearance when the firware has been cracked.
You know, that was really the point I was trying to make. On some level the internet makes Anonymous Cowards of us all, and people say and do things they would not do in real life. I just can't see why this surprises anyone anymore.
Please enjoy your stay.
Superficial inconsistancy isn't the same as insanity.
"What sort of fool chooses a Focus instead of a Boxster?"
One with a functioning penis and a full head of hair?
By proxy, of course. :P
Any civilization using radio may be using a lot of encrypted digital signals to communicate among themselves. Wouldn't a sufficiently advanced spread spectrum scheme seem like noise?
Perhaps I am naive, but I think about the things human beings could always see, but couldn't understand until their knowledge progressed past a certain point.
Influential scientists, not influential movies. This was stated directly in the article.
Careful. Influential is not the same as 'important', or even 'competent'. It kind of makes me think 'attention whore', personally.
That, and what do they mean by 'best'? The one that most closely aligns to my worldview? Prettiest?
This is no better than those fluff 'top 100 whatever' pieces from the popular press. Meaningless and divisive.
The thing is, in the book they weren't dealt with in as much detail, or as many action sequences. From the ESB skecthbook I used to have the early walker designs seemed influenced by both japanese giant robots of the 60s and 70s and german wwii armor, most explicitly the Tiger I.
I daresay the oliphant sequences from RotK could have been partially inspired by the AT-ATs, but I think they both came from the common war movie dramatic device of 'man vs. tank'. At least, it seems plausable to me.
ANH seemed to me a movie very explicitly about other movies. Watch 'Triumph of the Will' and you'll never see the ceremony at the end of ANH quite the same again.
The cold war is over. The feeling of 'east versus west' is gone. A lot of people don't care anymore. After the blatantly corrupt money-grab of the previous Olympics, even fewer people care. Attempts by the organization to commodify all aspects of the Olympic experience will only accelerate the trend.
For me, the most heartening and yet saddest aspect of this debacle is the recognition of the power of the web to convey stories and images much faster and more efficiently than traditional outlets. I suppose the future is here, I guess I just hoped for something else.
Too easy.
That's the first thing I thought of when you mentioned Shatner. The second thing? Maybe they should have him do a TJ Hooker/Enterprise crossover.
That might be useful if all sensitive areas consisted of single-story buildings with no taller buildings around them, secured roofs, and no way for anyone outside to tamper with something as sturdy as sheet aluminum.
It's all about understanding how things work other than in a single anecdote.
The article was specifically about a material that would block some wavelengths, but allow others to pass through. Aluminum siding does not do this in a precise and controlled way.
Kind of neat, but I worry about the fragility of the wallpaper in any kind of commercial or industrial setting. It seems to me such a material would be far more useful incorporated in a vapor barrier *inside* the wall. I know it would be an expensive retrofit that way, but how else would you deal with drop ceilings and the masses of ducting and cabling therein?
It's not like the government is running around tapping your phone lines willy-nilly.
Look, I don't want to pander to the tinfoil hat crowd, but I'm old enough (barely) to remember the scandal that COINTELPRO under the Nixon administration caused. Basicly, the FBI was used to spy on and discredit people and organizations that were perceived as enemies of the administration. I'm not convinced things have changed enough to prevent that from happening again. Why make it easy on them?
I guess what I was getting at was: What if it doesn't work, or doesn't work well? Even if the employer owns the original idea, do they own all the other ideas that have to follow to bring it to fruition?
It's like Texas and California are having some kind of contest to see who can come up with more fucked-up laws.
The court has made its decision, now let's see them enforce it.
It's an idea in a guys head. How do they propose to get it out? What if it turns out to be stupid? Will DSC claim he didn't really give them the IP they now supposedly own? How can this be proved, anyhow?