Turnstiles wouldn't work. How about requiring exit by passing over a moving walkway? It would constrict the flow of people to a narrower area, making it difficult to go against the flow. Luggage, even wheelchairs, would be easy to pass through, and there's less space for the guard to scan. If sensors detected anyone going the wrong way, the speed of the belt could be adjusted (increased) to keep them out. De-planed passengers would also get to the baggage claim quicker that way...
Don't panic, and get to a bar. Bring a towel. Do not bother looking for spaceships, the towel is only there in case any drinks spill on you as you get sucked into the black hole.
Yeah, because terrorists will never blow up a mosque... I don't think I even need to put a link, just go to your favorite news site for a list of examples.
No building is invincible, but I'm sure the lessons learned from the WTC were well studied when designing this building. Especially as this is such an obvious target.
Last month the emirate was bailed out to the tune of $10 billion by neighboring Abu Dhabi after its state-owned holding company, Dubai World, shocked investors but asking for a freeze on payments owed on its $26 billion in debts.
The announcement by Dubai World -- an umbrella group which includes the Burj's developers, delivered a cold dose of reality to speculators worldwide who believed the oil-rich region was impervious to the global financial crisis.
The ones that I have seen appear to be drop-in replacements for the old incandescent bulbs. Same design for outer casing, clusters, etc. The individual LED lights are probably not programmable. Also, I can't see any advantage here to having one light perform two functions, unless you own a towing service or auto body shop.
I just had an image of a pirate (arrrgh type, not Somali) trying to take a flight somewhere, and all mayhem breaking loose...
but as soon as you glance behind you, and that thing slides just a bit up, angled away from her skull? I'm there, and your whole arm is gone, and neck snapped right in half. First chance I get.
Unless she's also trained, then you only get to snap their neck into thirds.
How can I arrange to have a trained Ninja on every flight I take?
Yes, anything that happens at a point 8000 light years away will not be visible here until 8000 years later, assuming 'here' doesn't move closer or further away. It's not really time travel. Use the classic sound analogy- imagine someone visible yet some distance away (a few miles or km away, depending on which country you're in) sets off a large firecracker. You know when the firecracker goes off because you can see the flash, but it might take a few seconds for the sound to reach you due to the info being limited to the speed of sound. Similarly, it takes time to see things that happen a far away, due to the info being limited to the speed of light.
Panasonic is going to create one of the hottest batteries available to date.
Wow, after all the exploding battery stories, I can't wait to have this model in my house. Does anyone actually proofread these articles?
I'm not interested in storing energy for a week, but if I can have one of these hooked to a smart meter, and get a rate reduction for
allowing this battery to reduce demand from the grid during peak hours, I' d be very interested. That battery could even be a lot smaller (and
cheaper) then the whole-week version.
Yes, keep looking at the unencrypted channel playing a video loop of some clouds, while those watching the encrypted channel see the drone get closer and closer to you...
Wait, what? A story where an Israeli did something other than get blown up by a terrorist? OUTRAGE! Call out the nutjobs and crazies! Quick, before we read any details or facts!
Ok, maybe a tad dramatic. But these people flipping out because of this story really need to put this in perspective. If this story upsets you, and those others don't, you really ought to examine your priorities.
Well, I wasn't imagining a V8 with glasspacks and chromed quad exhaust (but I'm sure some modders were...). If I were to take this idea seriously, diesel would also be better due to the higher energy density, and that diesel engines can be designed to a higher efficiency than gasoline. But if this were ever implemented it would probably not be with a reciprocating engine anyway, maybe some type of pistonless rotary design for simplicity. I think the biggest design challenges would be refueling and safe fuel storage (as has been previously stated elsewhere).
I just wish some of this technology transfer would work the other way too. I would love to have a laptop powered by a small integrated gasoline/diesel (diesel would probably work better) engine, and would be willing to pay more per hp than for a lawnmower engine. However, I don't want it to also cut grass- the thought of powered spinning blades under my laptop is not appealing.
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Turnstiles wouldn't work. How about requiring exit by passing over a moving walkway? It would constrict the flow of people to a narrower area, making it difficult to go against the flow. Luggage, even wheelchairs, would be easy to pass through, and there's less space for the guard to scan. If sensors detected anyone going the wrong way, the speed of the belt could be adjusted (increased) to keep them out. De-planed passengers would also get to the baggage claim quicker that way...
However, one wonders how difficult it would be to spot someone at the gate walking as if they had a stick (of dynamite) up their ass...
It's easy. They're wearing TSA uniforms. Actually I don't know about the dynamite part.
Don't panic, and get to a bar. Bring a towel. Do not bother looking for spaceships, the towel is only there in case any drinks spill on you as you get sucked into the black hole.
Yeah, because terrorists will never blow up a mosque... I don't think I even need to put a link, just go to your favorite news site for a list of examples.
No building is invincible, but I'm sure the lessons learned from the WTC were well studied when designing this building. Especially as this is such an obvious target.
Last month the emirate was bailed out to the tune of $10 billion by neighboring Abu Dhabi after its state-owned holding company, Dubai World, shocked investors but asking for a freeze on payments owed on its $26 billion in debts.
The announcement by Dubai World -- an umbrella group which includes the Burj's developers, delivered a cold dose of reality to speculators worldwide who believed the oil-rich region was impervious to the global financial crisis.
The ones that I have seen appear to be drop-in replacements for the old incandescent bulbs. Same design for outer casing, clusters, etc. The individual LED lights are probably not programmable. Also, I can't see any advantage here to having one light perform two functions, unless you own a towing service or auto body shop.
but as soon as you glance behind you, and that thing slides just a bit up, angled away from her skull? I'm there, and your whole arm is gone, and neck snapped right in half. First chance I get.
Unless she's also trained, then you only get to snap their neck into thirds.
How can I arrange to have a trained Ninja on every flight I take?
Argh. Didn't see that someone beat me to it. All mods to them...
The Pyrenaen Ibix is still extinct!
you'll have to download a free WD Align application to align partitions correctly with Windows XP.
Looks like we can continue to use our archaic XP (stifled yay). For now, at least.
Yes, anything that happens at a point 8000 light years away will not be visible here until 8000 years later, assuming 'here' doesn't move closer or further away. It's not really time travel. Use the classic sound analogy- imagine someone visible yet some distance away (a few miles or km away, depending on which country you're in) sets off a large firecracker. You know when the firecracker goes off because you can see the flash, but it might take a few seconds for the sound to reach you due to the info being limited to the speed of sound. Similarly, it takes time to see things that happen a far away, due to the info being limited to the speed of light.
This is why science is bad for children and humans and we need to go back to nature and live in harmony with the worms and other creatures.
No, but it does show that some children are bad at science.
Panasonic is going to create one of the hottest batteries available to date.
Wow, after all the exploding battery stories, I can't wait to have this model in my house. Does anyone actually proofread these articles?
I'm not interested in storing energy for a week, but if I can have one of these hooked to a smart meter, and get a rate reduction for allowing this battery to reduce demand from the grid during peak hours, I' d be very interested. That battery could even be a lot smaller (and cheaper) then the whole-week version.
GAAAAHHH *head explodes into a cloud of glitter*
What kind of glitter?
with Weird Al Yankovich's White and Nerdy blaring through the open windows...
Only if some trucker is playing it within CB range...
Hams make the Slashdot community look normal!
Mod parent +5, Sad
Then you need to detect extended signal within that band...
Um, aren't they British?
But that would make him a loner in one of those no-lone-zones?
The SOP was for him to then shoot himself.
Yes, keep looking at the unencrypted channel playing a video loop of some clouds, while those watching the encrypted channel see the drone get closer and closer to you...
If you hit hard enough, it will read qwerty on the other side.
The anti-Israel hysteria here is appalling.
No kidding. Let's check out some other stories from the ME:
Insurgents kill 50 in car bombings in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq
Hmm, no outrage. Maybe if they listed the electronics also damaged, people would feel something.
Blast kills 33 near lawmaker's home in Pakistan
Well, Israel didn't do it, so apparently it's ok.
Iraq attacks kill more than 100...Insurgents strike in central Pakistan
Still no outrage... It's ok as long as Israel isn't killing them? Or is it that no laptop was involved?
Ok, one more:
Police shoot U.S. student's laptop upon entry to Israel
Wait, what? A story where an Israeli did something other than get blown up by a terrorist? OUTRAGE! Call out the nutjobs and crazies! Quick, before we read any details or facts!
Ok, maybe a tad dramatic. But these people flipping out because of this story really need to put this in perspective. If this story upsets you, and those others don't, you really ought to examine your priorities.
Well, I wasn't imagining a V8 with glasspacks and chromed quad exhaust (but I'm sure some modders were...). If I were to take this idea seriously, diesel would also be better due to the higher energy density, and that diesel engines can be designed to a higher efficiency than gasoline. But if this were ever implemented it would probably not be with a reciprocating engine anyway, maybe some type of pistonless rotary design for simplicity. I think the biggest design challenges would be refueling and safe fuel storage (as has been previously stated elsewhere).
With Windows on the laptop, the carbon monoxide is a feature! Introducing the Cloudy Screen of Dea.....
I just wish some of this technology transfer would work the other way too. I would love to have a laptop powered by a small integrated gasoline/diesel (diesel would probably work better) engine, and would be willing to pay more per hp than for a lawnmower engine. However, I don't want it to also cut grass- the thought of powered spinning blades under my laptop is not appealing.