micro is 10 to the minus 6 (1 millionth) nano is 10 to the minus 9 (1 billionth)
So a nanoscale printer should have a resolution of 1 nanometre A metre is the standard unit of length A meter is a device for measuring something eg thermometer
"Good/ Fast/ Cheap
Pick any two. Then use the profit algorithmic function to determine if the time utilized is an asset or boat anchor. --"
Fast and cheap may be easy to measure, good on the other hand is not so easy.
For example, during the early years of the cold war it was thought that nukes would be a fast and cheap way to deal with a Russian invasion of Europe. (and it would kill plrnty of commies, so it was obviously good as well, however the radiation and nuclear winter effects would have killed most of the rest of us, but they didn't know that at the time.
Can somebody tell me why they can't put a refinery up in Canada, or even in ND where there is lots of oil. Running a pipeline all the way across the country just so this tar sand oil can be put through refineries that are going to be shut down by the storms in the gulf which are getting bigger due to climate change seems silly.
"How many electronic gadgets did you own in 2005? How many do you own today? The answer is almost certainly a lot fewer. "
Nope, I am sure it would be more today than in 2005. I don't throw away stuff if it still works, and it doesnt take up mich space.
In 2005 I had a laptop, an external monitor and an external keyboar and external hard drive. and an MP3 player I now have a desktop (bought in 2008) Two android tablets, 3 or 4 MP3 players, a much larger external HD, but I still have the 80 meg one I used with the lap[top, I just don't use it anymore and of course lots of SD cards and jumpdrives.3 UPS'd (one for the computer, one for the cable box in my office, and one for the router
I think the only thing we have less of is printers. In those days every computer had its own inkjet, and we had a separate photocopier, now there is one multifunction laser which has WiFi
Who uses country code TLD's ? the internet is a worldwide medium., and country codes are just for stuff related to one country. Seriously the Catholic Church should be using a.org domain since its (theoretically) a charitable orginisation.
I'll bet a lot of people would think a.va domain would be from the Commonwealth Of Virginia, or maybe the Veteran's Administration. Pf course va also means go in many Latin based languages
You mean if Congress cuts off funding for space exploration, you can always sell the Pu and use the profits to pay for the rockets... I don't think there is much there in Ryan's budget for NASA
What makes this the third closest system to earth?
The closest solar system is our solar system (orbiting the sun whish is 1AU away the second is the Centauri system (Proxima Centauri and Alpha Centauri a and Alpha Centauri B the third closest system is Barnards Star which is less than 6 LY away, so it is closer than this newly discovered system
The summary was translated into American, as were the performance figures (of course most slashdoters should know that 186 miles is 300 kilometres because of c
The thing is can you plug it in and use it for short distances on just electric?
Realistically we (humans, not just robotic probes) are not going to be going to other star systems until we invent/discover: Warp Drive/Hyperdrive/hyperspace/jumpgates/stargates/Alderson points/Warp points or [Insert your favorite FTL technology here]
Unfortunately radiation tends to get blown around by the wind, and likely to affect South Korea, Japan, China, Russia, and even Canada and the US. Don't forget to stock up on iodine pills and do you have your Giger counter handy?
Back in the day 600 megs a month was what you got with the standard ADSL account (which cost NZ$200 per month) and you paid extra for any overage. There was a cheaper plan that gave you only 126Kb/s but was unlimited.
You can't really take that channel seriously anymore - its full of stuff like Mythbusters, Deadliest Catch, Dirty Jobs, , Dual Survival, Cash Cab etc Great entertainment but not real science.
and should have tried radiation treatment earlier Cancer can be beaten if you get to it early enough, of course you might have other health problems afterward.
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micro is 10 to the minus 6 (1 millionth)
nano is 10 to the minus 9 (1 billionth)
So a nanoscale printer should have a resolution of 1 nanometre
A metre is the standard unit of length
A meter is a device for measuring something eg thermometer
"Good/ Fast/ Cheap
Pick any two. Then use the profit algorithmic function to determine if the time utilized is an asset or boat anchor.
--"
Fast and cheap may be easy to measure, good on the other hand is not so easy.
For example, during the early years of the cold war it was thought that nukes would be a fast and cheap way to deal with a Russian invasion of Europe.
(and it would kill plrnty of commies, so it was obviously good as well, however the radiation and nuclear winter effects would have killed most of the rest of us, but they didn't know that at the time.
So why couldn't Geordi replicate a spare visor?
Can somebody tell me why they can't put a refinery up in Canada, or even in ND where there is lots of oil. Running a pipeline all the way across the country just so this tar sand oil can be put through refineries that are going to be shut down by the storms in the gulf which are getting bigger due to climate change seems silly.
"How many electronic gadgets did you own in 2005? How many do you own today? The answer is almost certainly a lot fewer. "
Nope, I am sure it would be more today than in 2005. I don't throw away stuff if it still works, and it doesnt take up mich space.
In 2005 I had a laptop, an external monitor and an external keyboar and external hard drive. and an MP3 player
I now have a desktop (bought in 2008) Two android tablets, 3 or 4 MP3 players, a much larger external HD, but I still have the 80 meg one I used with the lap[top, I just don't use it anymore and of course lots of SD cards and jumpdrives.3 UPS'd (one for the computer, one for the cable box in my office, and one for the router
I think the only thing we have less of is printers. In those days every computer had its own inkjet, and we had a separate photocopier, now there is one multifunction laser which has WiFi
Who uses country code TLD's ? the internet is a worldwide medium., and country codes are just for stuff related to one country. .org domain since its (theoretically) a charitable orginisation.
Seriously the Catholic Church should be using a
I'll bet a lot of people would think a .va domain would be from the Commonwealth Of Virginia, or maybe the Veteran's Administration.
Pf course va also means go in many Latin based languages
You mean if Congress cuts off funding for space exploration, you can always sell the Pu and use the profits to pay for the rockets...
I don't think there is much there in Ryan's budget for NASA
Asking "What time is it" every 3 minutes is a pretty good indication of Alzheimer's
I thought the word 'Utopia' implies a ideal, but unachievable society
"Still seems stupid to me. Why would having a colony in Mars actually be better than having a colony in space instead? "
Gravity - some studies indicate that long term in zero-g (microgravity) causes health problems
And stuff like water, and minerals that you can mine and use - it takes a lot of effort to get stuff up into orbit, or to a Lagrange point.
What makes this the third closest system to earth?
The closest solar system is our solar system (orbiting the sun whish is 1AU away
the second is the Centauri system (Proxima Centauri and Alpha Centauri a and Alpha Centauri B
the third closest system is Barnards Star which is less than 6 LY away, so it is closer than this newly discovered system
The summary was translated into American, as were the performance figures (of course most slashdoters should know that 186 miles is 300 kilometres because of c
The thing is can you plug it in and use it for short distances on just electric?
Realistically we (humans, not just robotic probes) are not going to be going to other star systems until we invent/discover: Warp Drive/Hyperdrive/hyperspace/jumpgates/stargates/Alderson points/Warp points or [Insert your favorite FTL technology here]
"a peaceful, smoking, radioactive crater,
Unfortunately radiation tends to get blown around by the wind, and likely to affect South Korea, Japan, China, Russia, and even Canada and the US. Don't forget to stock up on iodine pills and do you have your Giger counter handy?
I doubt you could convince Japan to arm itself with nikes, since they are fully aware of the effects of such weapons.
And if Taiwan started developing nukes, the (mainland) chinese would use it as an excuse to invade.
"That sounds like Vogon, anybody got a babelfish?"
Believe me if it is Vogon (poetry) you don't want to hear the translation.
Anyway I wonder how long it will be before someone digs one up around here.
(I live less than 50 miles from Alexandria, MN)
Back in the day 600 megs a month was what you got with the standard ADSL account (which cost NZ$200 per month) and you paid extra for any overage.
There was a cheaper plan that gave you only 126Kb/s but was unlimited.
Why would something that is only 3ft wide nrrd 4 propellers ?
Unless its a scale model of a WW2 bomber or something.
"dusty starburst galaxies"
Did anyone else misread the headline as ESA Hershey Mission
When they are hard-wired with the 3 laws of robotics
You can't really take that channel seriously anymore - its full of stuff like Mythbusters, Deadliest Catch, Dirty Jobs, , Dual Survival, Cash Cab etc
Great entertainment but not real science.
and should have tried radiation treatment earlier
Cancer can be beaten if you get to it early enough, of course you might have other health problems afterward.
Plutonium is not so easy to obtain. And assembling the weapon is not something that can be done by hand.
Why should a power failure corrupt anything? The UPS will shut the computer off if there is a prolonged outage.
But it hasn't been a "Kingdom" since 1953 or so