Minor correction: That little plastic insert is to maintain proper cooling airflow through the laptop (air getting sucked over hot components, not through the empty port, by the exhaust fan), not to keep out dirt.
I work at an EMI laboratory with four shielded rooms. I can tell you that it is *extremely* difficult to effectively shield an enclosure from radio waves, especially in the gigahertz range (where cell phone frequencies lie). FM radio signals, with much larger wavelengths (and thus far easier to block), can penetrate the room if we get a small crack in one corner. Also, any wires that penetrate the walls can carry the signals via conduction - think power lines, cable TV, POTS phone lines, etc. This is a noble effort, but the chances of it being highly effective are low.
"one can view photos produced by classical artists from a computer or mobile device without needing to travel around the world to do so."
On what monitor do you expect to see a perfect representation of the original colors? Certainly not your mobile device...
WWVB operates on a frequency of 60 kHz in the longwave band. Its primary purpose is to provide a digital radio signal for clock synchronization. Its sister stations WWV (in Colorado) and WWVH (in Hawaii) operate on 5, 10, 15 and 20 MHz in the shortwave band, and serve primarily as frequency standards, and to provide time and other information in audio format.
"Then the Mars program begins in earnest with a mission to Phobos in 2033 and missions to the Martian surface in 2039 and 2043."
Then the monkey flies out of the unicorn's ass...
A formidable contender for the title of "most bizarre case of musical infringement" has got to be the case brought by the John Cage Trust against Mike Batt for the latter's "A One Minute Silence", ostensibly an infringement of Cage's " 4'33" " (consisting of 4 minutes 33 seconds of silence). The suit was settled out-of-court for a six-figure sum (edition.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/Music/09/23/uk.silence)
I was (and remain) a huge fan of ST:TOS. That said, i fail to see the series as depicting a utopia. Despite the international (and outernational) cast, the setting is one of typical European-style exploration/colonization, with armed crews aboard heavily armed ships imposing their will on those subjects who's culture is deemed to be inferior (on numerous occasions, Kirk acted against the Prime Directive that purportedly protected against this). Hostility (typically promulgated by nefarious aliens, but also arising from unintended actions, primitive Vulcan rights, etc.) is depicted far more often than peaceful coexistence (presumably to advance compelling story lines).
Admittedly, the series lacked the dystopian elements that disturbingly have predominated in science fiction movies for the past 50 years (have always wondered about that - presumably ushered in by the cold-war nuclear era?)...
...which is why, according to The Guardian, "one of the fastest-growing cosmetic procedures in the UK is repairing stretched earlobes" (http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/oct/19/cosmetic-surgeons-repair-stretched-earlobes).
When the existing treaty was drafted nearly 50 years ago, space flight was still in its infancy, and realistic scenarios envisioned today hadn't yet been dreamed of. Perhaps it's time to revise the existing treaty, or negotiate a new one?
With all due respect to the accomplishment, recall that transcontinental telegraphs had been operating for over half a century prior to this (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Telegraph), and the transcontinental telephone was strictly a wealthy person's luxury at the time, with a 3-minute call costing USD $20.70 at the time (worth something on the order of USD $400 in today's currency)...
"Kibbitz" (or "kibitz") is a Yiddish term meaning, "to offer unsolicited advice". Until very recently, this is the only meaning i'd heard for this term, but lately people appear to be using it to simply mean, "converse" (or perhaps more precisely, "engage in small talk"). I understand that language evolves and word meanings change, but if this is indeed the case with "kibbitz" it would be a real shame, because the word in its original sense is useful for conveying a concept concisely that otherwise cannot be conveyed in English using a single word...
Recent studies have elucidated the importance of a creature's microbiome (especially gut flora) to its digestive capabilities and overall health. How healthy can an animal whose microbiome is extinct be (unless it inherits a suitable microbiome from its surrogate elephant mother)?
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Minor correction: That little plastic insert is to maintain proper cooling airflow through the laptop (air getting sucked over hot components, not through the empty port, by the exhaust fan), not to keep out dirt.
Why the &@$# would seatbelt tensioners be controlled by software?!?
I work at an EMI laboratory with four shielded rooms. I can tell you that it is *extremely* difficult to effectively shield an enclosure from radio waves, especially in the gigahertz range (where cell phone frequencies lie). FM radio signals, with much larger wavelengths (and thus far easier to block), can penetrate the room if we get a small crack in one corner. Also, any wires that penetrate the walls can carry the signals via conduction - think power lines, cable TV, POTS phone lines, etc. This is a noble effort, but the chances of it being highly effective are low.
From the ads that will be added to those resources once the schools are hooked :(
Now where have i heard about robot cowboys before? Oh yeah, it was here: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt00...
...is that 87% of that cash is stashed overseas, with no taxes being paid to the U.S. government on that portion :(
"Google is paying Arizona residents $20 per hour to test its self-driving vehicles" I'd want more than $20 to be hit by a car and stuck to it's hood!
"one can view photos produced by classical artists from a computer or mobile device without needing to travel around the world to do so." On what monitor do you expect to see a perfect representation of the original colors? Certainly not your mobile device...
Once again, Betteridge's law of headlines is appropriate here. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
WWVB operates on a frequency of 60 kHz in the longwave band. Its primary purpose is to provide a digital radio signal for clock synchronization. Its sister stations WWV (in Colorado) and WWVH (in Hawaii) operate on 5, 10, 15 and 20 MHz in the shortwave band, and serve primarily as frequency standards, and to provide time and other information in audio format.
"Then the Mars program begins in earnest with a mission to Phobos in 2033 and missions to the Martian surface in 2039 and 2043." Then the monkey flies out of the unicorn's ass...
A formidable contender for the title of "most bizarre case of musical infringement" has got to be the case brought by the John Cage Trust against Mike Batt for the latter's "A One Minute Silence", ostensibly an infringement of Cage's " 4'33" " (consisting of 4 minutes 33 seconds of silence). The suit was settled out-of-court for a six-figure sum (edition.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/Music/09/23/uk.silence)
I was (and remain) a huge fan of ST:TOS. That said, i fail to see the series as depicting a utopia. Despite the international (and outernational) cast, the setting is one of typical European-style exploration/colonization, with armed crews aboard heavily armed ships imposing their will on those subjects who's culture is deemed to be inferior (on numerous occasions, Kirk acted against the Prime Directive that purportedly protected against this). Hostility (typically promulgated by nefarious aliens, but also arising from unintended actions, primitive Vulcan rights, etc.) is depicted far more often than peaceful coexistence (presumably to advance compelling story lines).
Admittedly, the series lacked the dystopian elements that disturbingly have predominated in science fiction movies for the past 50 years (have always wondered about that - presumably ushered in by the cold-war nuclear era?)...
...which is why, according to The Guardian, "one of the fastest-growing cosmetic procedures in the UK is repairing stretched earlobes" (http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/oct/19/cosmetic-surgeons-repair-stretched-earlobes).
When the existing treaty was drafted nearly 50 years ago, space flight was still in its infancy, and realistic scenarios envisioned today hadn't yet been dreamed of. Perhaps it's time to revise the existing treaty, or negotiate a new one?
...going to RETURN TO breaking into your homes...
FTFY
With all due respect to the accomplishment, recall that transcontinental telegraphs had been operating for over half a century prior to this (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Telegraph), and the transcontinental telephone was strictly a wealthy person's luxury at the time, with a 3-minute call costing USD $20.70 at the time (worth something on the order of USD $400 in today's currency)...
"Kibbitz" (or "kibitz") is a Yiddish term meaning, "to offer unsolicited advice". Until very recently, this is the only meaning i'd heard for this term, but lately people appear to be using it to simply mean, "converse" (or perhaps more precisely, "engage in small talk"). I understand that language evolves and word meanings change, but if this is indeed the case with "kibbitz" it would be a real shame, because the word in its original sense is useful for conveying a concept concisely that otherwise cannot be conveyed in English using a single word...
250 km of seabed, with 50 miles between islands...i suppose consistency of units would be a lot to ask for...
Recent studies have elucidated the importance of a creature's microbiome (especially gut flora) to its digestive capabilities and overall health. How healthy can an animal whose microbiome is extinct be (unless it inherits a suitable microbiome from its surrogate elephant mother)?
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You used to rob limos?
Could such animals possible be healthy in the absence of the gut flora & other micro-species that evolved along with it?
I removed Facebook from my Android device when I discovered it wanted permission to take photos without even notifying me :O
If the robots require us to be around for their fuel, perhaps they'll refrain from wiping us out...
Don't forget snow globes! (There actually was a recall over this - http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2009/Hallmark-Recalls-Jumbo-Snow-Globes-Due-to-Fire-Hazard/)