It was clear that the Matrix was "intended to be a fantasy...or is it?" type film. The whole idea of having an alternate world with alternate physics was to get you to wonder, "what is real?"
But then, with the movie's comic-book origins, I'm probably reading too far into it, anyway. (Don't flame me saying comic books aren't deep...some are, but I don't know which ones.)
To absorb a lot of heat, with current technology, an object would have to be dense, like a iron skillet. Then you have to find a way to cool it quickly, without shattering it.
Or you could use heat-regulated chemical coldpacks. Though somewhat bulky, they'd be able to take care of it. More than a little dangerous if they malfunction in cold weather, though. "malfunction" meaning "run unchecked"
Heck, you could use those electric heat sinks that behave as electrically-powered heat pumps. Surround a ten-pound cast-iron(or other dense thermal conductor) ball with it, run a water-based transport (like water cooling) mesh over the person and around the thermal ball. Apply power one way to absorb height. Apply power the other way to release it.
As a probationary firefighter, I've seen it used to search a home for (whatever caused the smoke detector to go off without showing flame). You can see a hotspot clear as day, even through that sheet of concrete some people use to shield their walls from the furnace.
I can't imagine anything less is going to stop the IR.
Now, if someone would be bright enough to invent a polymer that blocked IR, you could build blankets, sleeping bags and uniforms out of the stuff. Soldiers could sleep out in the open, and wouldn't be visible by satellite, at night.
Is to create a network specifically dedicated to trading, say, opensource code, research papers, personal public diaries, and the like.
(Bye bye, karma) I may sound like a troll, but at least I'm being honest.
Peer-to-peer filesharing has a great deal of potential, but if its only popular use is piracy, well, we already get enough bad press, don't we? It'll only get worse.
I'm just reciting what I read out of my middle-school American History book.
Back in the day when the EC was defined, people didn't rent apartments. They pretty much either owned their own land, or they were housed by their employer.
(Valuable-)arguments about caste aside, at that time, in that place, owning land was a valid and, for the most part, an effective deciding factor.
Today, one might consider college education a much better trait in deciding who's a voter. I know I would. But then, you reintroduce the caste system all over again...
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The electoral college system was supposed to ensure just that. Landowners (the people smart enough to do well for themselves) would vote on the electoral college members, and the electoral college members would vote on the President, deemed the most powerful man of the nation.
Not trying to write a flamebait or anything, but here goes: We defaced the electoral college system by allowing non-landowners to vote, and now we're looking at getting rid of it entirely.
Most people would consider allowing non-landowners to vote a good thing, since it allowed people less likely to own land at the time (people of nonstandard religion, race and ethnicity) to vote.
I'm not against that, but it did lead to where we are today.
Unless you're a complete lunatic, there's no way you can avoid sitting on two sides of some fence, somewhere.
My association between Amway and JBoss sprung from the fact that you still had to pay someone to certify you periodically. I didn't catch on that the certification was done by a central organization. Touché.
Alas, I am guilty of commenting before reading. Heck, I've got so much to do, why shouldn't I be able to add reading the articles to the list?:)
Face it. Grandma was a technophile in her youth. My grandmother loved her first electric typewriter. My grandfather patented devices that vastly increased efficiency at the factory he managed.
So why is Grandma a technophobe now? Because of repeated disappointments. The sexiest technologies always fail on their first couple attempts. How many times have you heard on CNN about an Old technology being put to a new use?
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Are you suggesting that peer-pressure isn't be part of the geek community?
The words "Flamebait" and "troll" come to mind... (No, not applying to you.)
"yesyesyesyesyesyesyes" and "nonononononono" ...
Reminded me of when I ran Windows.
And things in Tron made any more sense?
It was clear that the Matrix was "intended to be a fantasy...or is it?" type film. The whole idea of having an alternate world with alternate physics was to get you to wonder, "what is real?"
But then, with the movie's comic-book origins, I'm probably reading too far into it, anyway. (Don't flame me saying comic books aren't deep...some are, but I don't know which ones.)
Not to mention dangerous.
But, hey, I'm probably not the only one who turns his pillow over three or four times a night because it's cooler on the other side.
To absorb a lot of heat, with current technology, an object would have to be dense, like a iron skillet. Then you have to find a way to cool it quickly, without shattering it.
Or you could use heat-regulated chemical coldpacks. Though somewhat bulky, they'd be able to take care of it. More than a little dangerous if they malfunction in cold weather, though. "malfunction" meaning "run unchecked"
Heck, you could use those electric heat sinks that behave as electrically-powered heat pumps. Surround a ten-pound cast-iron(or other dense thermal conductor) ball with it, run a water-based transport (like water cooling) mesh over the person and around the thermal ball. Apply power one way to absorb height. Apply power the other way to release it.
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As a probationary firefighter, I've seen it used to search a home for (whatever caused the smoke detector to go off without showing flame). You can see a hotspot clear as day, even through that sheet of concrete some people use to shield their walls from the furnace.
I can't imagine anything less is going to stop the IR.
Now, if someone would be bright enough to invent a polymer that blocked IR, you could build blankets, sleeping bags and uniforms out of the stuff. Soldiers could sleep out in the open, and wouldn't be visible by satellite, at night.
Is to create a network specifically dedicated to trading, say, opensource code, research papers, personal public diaries, and the like.
(Bye bye, karma) I may sound like a troll, but at least I'm being honest.
Peer-to-peer filesharing has a great deal of potential, but if its only popular use is piracy, well, we already get enough bad press, don't we? It'll only get worse.
(Sorry about the soapbox I'm standing on...)
Public key encryption's been around for quite a while.
Just give moderators private keys, and distribute the public keys. Bingo! Authenticated moderation...
I'm just reciting what I read out of my middle-school American History book.
Back in the day when the EC was defined, people didn't rent apartments. They pretty much either owned their own land, or they were housed by their employer.
(Valuable-)arguments about caste aside, at that time, in that place, owning land was a valid and, for the most part, an effective deciding factor.
Today, one might consider college education a much better trait in deciding who's a voter. I know I would. But then, you reintroduce the caste system all over again...
The electoral college system was supposed to ensure just that. Landowners (the people smart enough to do well for themselves) would vote on the electoral college members, and the electoral college members would vote on the President, deemed the most powerful man of the nation.
Not trying to write a flamebait or anything, but here goes: We defaced the electoral college system by allowing non-landowners to vote, and now we're looking at getting rid of it entirely.
Most people would consider allowing non-landowners to vote a good thing, since it allowed people less likely to own land at the time (people of nonstandard religion, race and ethnicity) to vote.
I'm not against that, but it did lead to where we are today.
Unless you're a complete lunatic, there's no way you can avoid sitting on two sides of some fence, somewhere.
Do a search on "Neal Horsley" or "The Neuremberg Files"...
Warning: Viewing the actual website will probably make you puke.
I'm not going to state an opinion either way.
Isn't that the point of any political medium?
What's the difference between blind hatred and cold, calculating anger, if both produce political content, which in turn provokes thought?
Immediately after seeing this article, I thought,
"Hey, that'd be a good quake mod."
Indeed. I seem to recall a cartoon abou the "Clinton Memorial"
It had statues of Bill and Monica, and showed a mother covering her child's eyes.
Reminds me of another Dilbert joke:
Catbert to PHB congregation: Market analysis shows that businesses prefer UNIX.
PHB to Dilbert: We're bringing trainers this evening to make our employees eunuchs.
My college's Linux admin had(has?) a l337-type mispelling of a word for a password...It's so obvious, I have to be careful what I say...
I can't imagine that poisoning their system performance falls within ethical use of my connection...
My association between Amway and JBoss sprung from the fact that you still had to pay someone to certify you periodically. I didn't catch on that the certification was done by a central organization. Touché.
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Alas, I am guilty of commenting before reading. Heck, I've got so much to do, why shouldn't I be able to add reading the articles to the list?
It's Amway, in the software world.
Sounds like Amway.
The meteor, before reaching Earth, was outside the butterfly's sphere of influence.
this wouldn't be the first time one has been snached up quickly by those who don't deserve. . .
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Who'd deserve it? It's not like anyone did anything to earn it. Maybe a rain-dance gone bad, but I doubt it.
With who? I'm certainly not going to be dialing any 900 numbers...
Face it. Grandma was a technophile in her youth. My grandmother loved her first electric typewriter. My grandfather patented devices that vastly increased efficiency at the factory he managed.
So why is Grandma a technophobe now? Because of repeated disappointments. The sexiest technologies always fail on their first couple attempts. How many times have you heard on CNN about an Old technology being put to a new use?
Forget about "geekiness is next to godliness," why would I need it?
The only reason I'd want the video would be to convey additional information. Like putting a document close to the camera so they can read it.
But the screen's too small for that.
My guess is that new families (if they aren't broke) will want it so they can see what their kids made in school.