I'm still confused by the phrase, "Skunkworks," in that context. Clearly, it's not about aerospace engineering. I think that the term has been better applied, elsewhere.
One presumes that it would naturally come *up* in consideration of the prospect of long-term habitation - up, like the stock the prices of successful NewSpace firms, for instance.
in astrogeology: Understanding the processes of erosion on the surface of a foreign planet. One presumes that it would naturally come if in consideration of the prospect of long-term habitation. Well, there is more to it than robots and photos after all, huh?
There is a huge difference between scientific truth and, alternately, popular perception. I don't even want to try to explain that, it's so obvious - and there may some be more pertinent matters to address, in this.
I think we can accept that comments sections do not make much of a forum for development of scientific anything. Comments are comments. Comments are not journal articles. Comments can be said to be peer reviewed, to some extent, but then again, comments are not journal articles, comments need not follow any specific format for reporting of questions and results, comments are just comments.
I'm afraid that that all may be beside any points raised in the linked article, however. What the article looks like to me, in all my sense of bias: It looks like a way of trying to excuse a lack of significant content in articles, in lieu of some kind of perceptual bias about comments. It think it's just as well for the birds, though I know it's been said, "It's the thought that counts."
I guess that a proof-of-concept boat might seem - at some levels - as though it was about as silly looking, in comparison to conventional boats, as silly looking as most concept cars, in comparison to the common consumer models.
I think I understand, just from the summary, that it demonstrates the viability of solar power, in ocean vessels. Were I a boat designer aware of the matter, I might endeavor to give it some thought.
It's hard to overturn the massive bulk of legal precedents supporting the recording industry's claims to intellectual property - and not much easier, out here, to gain popular attention about anything not accompanied by a sensational presentation - regardless of the actual content of an argument, quite frankly.
To respond to the second matter: Myself, I don't suppose we'll see any coups at any time soon. Plenty of gun sales, I know, but no coups I think - quite.
Though I don't feel any particular warm fuzzies about it, I understand that the recording industry is simply endeavoring to protect its collective assets, in so far as legal precedent may define its collective assets to be.
I'm sure that there may also be a certain side to it, in which they're simply endeavoring to impress shareholders. The main issue seems to be the matter of legal precedent, however.
I think we should be careful to keep the matter in proportion.
My statement that it's innovative was presented, I should say, with a lot of tongue in cheek.
Though I understand there is the typical argument of "car becomes a weapon", but I notice that cars are not assault rifles. The matter of the driver's sense of personal responsibility remains the main basis of my argument.
In discussing governmental regulations in regards to such matters, I'm afraid that we overlook the angle on which the matter boils down to a concern of personal responsibility. Not to suggest that we should give up the ghost, but government truly cannot enforce such a thing. Community leaders may themselves be able to inspire sense of personal responsibility in a community - but only if the community leaders, themselves, represent personal responsibility themselves, and then only if it's understood as such.
Granted, there is the concern in regards to public safety, I understand, in the motivation of laws regulating such things as cel phone use on the roads. I can understand that, I simply wish to note that no regulation is a suitable substitute for plain sense of reason.
So explain to me why a passenger would need to have their smartphone in hand and have the application for it appear on the dash, rather than just looking at it in their hand, that doesn't involve the driver.
Because innovations like this can drive sales....and that, I think. is as far as it goes, honestly and in all candor.
I'm for personal responsibility, not necessarily for government stepping in beyond the limits of basic law, if to enforce a sense of political responsibility - I think that it sets a bad precedent for government, to say the least.
I find myself distracted at the original occurrence of the word, "Infotainment" however. What a shiny.....
But then again, some people drive apparently without having payed any attention in driver's education, and society deals with that too. I think we should focus, moreso, on sense of personal responsibility, in such things.
As far as the app thing: We could try to stop that matter of innovation,but I do not know if we could succeed at halting it. I am, admittedly, biased about it however. I think it sounds like a reasonable development in concepts of vehicle utility - and I am not enough convinced that it would be of any concern for the many responsible drivers around - overall, per capita, and so on.
I have a tablet, namely an iPad, which I use in the kitchen on occasion. I would recommend a few apps for that: The All Recipes app; the Epicurious app; the Food Guru app. I'm sure that there must be apps about wine selection, and maybe even about beer, too.
For browsing, I'd recommend iCab. Atomic Web Browser is another good one. (iCab, as one of its many features, can synch its bookmarks with Dropbox, which I don't know if Atomic can, as of yet.) Either of those offers some more features than the conventional Safari mobile browser, in a pretty reliable browser platform. (App crashes seem like less of a concern, on the tablet platform, I think)
You can also take it outdoors with you - weather permitting, of course. There's pUniverseHD for iPad, when it comes to stargazing after dinner;)
As far as TV, then, there's Netflix on iPad - it's close enough for my tastes;) If you're into sports - Olympic sports, namely - Universal Sports has also put together an app for the 2012 Olympics kicking off in July. In the more "mainstream sports", and for existing cable subscribes - as I recall - there are apps from ESPN, also. Then there's RedBull TV, for the extremophiles in the family. If you're an existing cable subscriber, there are apps from HBO and I think from Cinemax, as well.
Lastly: For hanging it from the kitchen counter, Belkin makes a nice little temporary mounting bracket, and I'm sure there are more permanent options available. The major technology retailer, BestBuy, carries the Belkin bracket, in their iPad section.
Entertainment and utility abound on the well supported mobile platforms, these days - enjoy!
I don't mean any tomfoolery in my wording my response as so, just to take some brief liberty with the lexicon, in being no less genuine than salt and mud: Your comment intrigues and compels. Though I may not be able to produce any immediate answer to such a question, myself, but I can definitely see where there is a place for the question - and I would say that that place is on the very grounds of democracy. I hope that that question will be a recurring one, in these times.
Granted, it takes a few CPU cycles to run Jamin - a live multiband equalizer with three separate compressors, which integrates with the Jack audio system - but beside that, it makes for a very deep sound in what Jackd picks up (e.g. media player output). It can be really cinematic sounding. I expect that, together with Steam - except for the CPU cycles - I expect that it could make for a gaming experience that would sound, in a word, hot.
I also expect it may result in more attention towards the Linux platform. Some seasoned Linux community members might regard that as a mixed blessing, but I think it can be a good thing. I'm sure that the Ubuntu community might think to scoop this news, as well.
I expect that that they'd want to keep the full production process and the market, too, in space, for those volatile materials as much as for the ores and minerals.
Of course, there'd have to be a market in space for those raw materials, in order for it to be a profitable enterprise.
It would seem to introduce many questions and opportunities for new technology and new business development, overall. I suspect that the NewSpace industry - if supported in the endeavor, popularly/culturally as well as economically - may undergo some growth, in response to and in the wake of such proposals as that noted, above, from Planetary Resources.
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I'm still confused by the phrase, "Skunkworks," in that context. Clearly, it's not about aerospace engineering. I think that the term has been better applied, elsewhere.
One presumes that it would naturally come *up* in consideration of the prospect of long-term habitation - up, like the stock the prices of successful NewSpace firms, for instance.
in astrogeology: Understanding the processes of erosion on the surface of a foreign planet. One presumes that it would naturally come if in consideration of the prospect of long-term habitation. Well, there is more to it than robots and photos after all, huh?
There's a commentary on the Constitutional support of right to privacy at U Missouri KC (and that, I had not expected, but hey, score one for democratic discourse)
There is a huge difference between scientific truth and, alternately, popular perception. I don't even want to try to explain that, it's so obvious - and there may some be more pertinent matters to address, in this.
I think we can accept that comments sections do not make much of a forum for development of scientific anything. Comments are comments. Comments are not journal articles. Comments can be said to be peer reviewed, to some extent, but then again, comments are not journal articles, comments need not follow any specific format for reporting of questions and results, comments are just comments.
I'm afraid that that all may be beside any points raised in the linked article, however. What the article looks like to me, in all my sense of bias: It looks like a way of trying to excuse a lack of significant content in articles, in lieu of some kind of perceptual bias about comments. It think it's just as well for the birds, though I know it's been said, "It's the thought that counts."
I guess that a proof-of-concept boat might seem - at some levels - as though it was about as silly looking, in comparison to conventional boats, as silly looking as most concept cars, in comparison to the common consumer models.
I think I understand, just from the summary, that it demonstrates the viability of solar power, in ocean vessels. Were I a boat designer aware of the matter, I might endeavor to give it some thought.
It's hard to overturn the massive bulk of legal precedents supporting the recording industry's claims to intellectual property - and not much easier, out here, to gain popular attention about anything not accompanied by a sensational presentation - regardless of the actual content of an argument, quite frankly.
To respond to the second matter: Myself, I don't suppose we'll see any coups at any time soon. Plenty of gun sales, I know, but no coups I think - quite.
Though I don't feel any particular warm fuzzies about it, I understand that the recording industry is simply endeavoring to protect its collective assets, in so far as legal precedent may define its collective assets to be.
I'm sure that there may also be a certain side to it, in which they're simply endeavoring to impress shareholders. The main issue seems to be the matter of legal precedent, however.
...the main basis of my argument, which I did not fully present in that one comment, I notice. My apologies.
I think we should be careful to keep the matter in proportion.
My statement that it's innovative was presented, I should say, with a lot of tongue in cheek.
Though I understand there is the typical argument of "car becomes a weapon", but I notice that cars are not assault rifles. The matter of the driver's sense of personal responsibility remains the main basis of my argument.
Neither the judge nor (even less) the jury have the skill and background to make a sound decision in this area.
Sounds like a fair argument for the appeal. In appealing any verdicts to the contrary, hopefully they'll think of that ... hopefully.
In discussing governmental regulations in regards to such matters, I'm afraid that we overlook the angle on which the matter boils down to a concern of personal responsibility. Not to suggest that we should give up the ghost, but government truly cannot enforce such a thing. Community leaders may themselves be able to inspire sense of personal responsibility in a community - but only if the community leaders, themselves, represent personal responsibility themselves, and then only if it's understood as such.
Granted, there is the concern in regards to public safety, I understand, in the motivation of laws regulating such things as cel phone use on the roads. I can understand that, I simply wish to note that no regulation is a suitable substitute for plain sense of reason.
So explain to me why a passenger would need to have their smartphone in hand and have the application for it appear on the dash, rather than just looking at it in their hand, that doesn't involve the driver.
Because innovations like this can drive sales. ...and that, I think. is as far as it goes, honestly and in all candor.
To quote the Bard's Tale, in regards to these recurring typos: Beer beer beer, tiddly beer beer beer. Cheers.
Erm, to correct myself, I meant: If to enforce a sense of personal responsibility - though I'm afraid it only becomes political, at which point.
It seems I have a Freudian slip, at the matter. My apologies.
I'm for personal responsibility, not necessarily for government stepping in beyond the limits of basic law, if to enforce a sense of political responsibility - I think that it sets a bad precedent for government, to say the least.
I find myself distracted at the original occurrence of the word, "Infotainment" however. What a shiny.....
I hope it would be appropriate to denote the observation that your comment presents a fine example of common ethnography.
To return to the common vernacular, however: Lyk, geez you mean they don't do it like us?
(cough cough lol and such)
What "goofy little partly functional device" would you be referring to, then?
But then again, some people drive apparently without having payed any attention in driver's education, and society deals with that too. I think we should focus, moreso, on sense of personal responsibility, in such things.
As far as the app thing: We could try to stop that matter of innovation,but I do not know if we could succeed at halting it. I am, admittedly, biased about it however. I think it sounds like a reasonable development in concepts of vehicle utility - and I am not enough convinced that it would be of any concern for the many responsible drivers around - overall, per capita, and so on.
I have a tablet, namely an iPad, which I use in the kitchen on occasion. I would recommend a few apps for that: The All Recipes app; the Epicurious app; the Food Guru app. I'm sure that there must be apps about wine selection, and maybe even about beer, too.
For browsing, I'd recommend iCab. Atomic Web Browser is another good one. (iCab, as one of its many features, can synch its bookmarks with Dropbox, which I don't know if Atomic can, as of yet.) Either of those offers some more features than the conventional Safari mobile browser, in a pretty reliable browser platform. (App crashes seem like less of a concern, on the tablet platform, I think)
You can also take it outdoors with you - weather permitting, of course. There's pUniverseHD for iPad, when it comes to stargazing after dinner ;)
As far as TV, then, there's Netflix on iPad - it's close enough for my tastes ;) If you're into sports - Olympic sports, namely - Universal Sports has also put together an app for the 2012 Olympics kicking off in July. In the more "mainstream sports", and for existing cable subscribes - as I recall - there are apps from ESPN, also. Then there's RedBull TV, for the extremophiles in the family. If you're an existing cable subscriber, there are apps from HBO and I think from Cinemax, as well.
Lastly: For hanging it from the kitchen counter, Belkin makes a nice little temporary mounting bracket, and I'm sure there are more permanent options available. The major technology retailer, BestBuy, carries the Belkin bracket, in their iPad section.
Entertainment and utility abound on the well supported mobile platforms, these days - enjoy!
I don't mean any tomfoolery in my wording my response as so, just to take some brief liberty with the lexicon, in being no less genuine than salt and mud: Your comment intrigues and compels. Though I may not be able to produce any immediate answer to such a question, myself, but I can definitely see where there is a place for the question - and I would say that that place is on the very grounds of democracy. I hope that that question will be a recurring one, in these times.
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Granted, it takes a few CPU cycles to run Jamin - a live multiband equalizer with three separate compressors, which integrates with the Jack audio system - but beside that, it makes for a very deep sound in what Jackd picks up (e.g. media player output). It can be really cinematic sounding. I expect that, together with Steam - except for the CPU cycles - I expect that it could make for a gaming experience that would sound, in a word, hot.
I also expect it may result in more attention towards the Linux platform. Some seasoned Linux community members might regard that as a mixed blessing, but I think it can be a good thing. I'm sure that the Ubuntu community might think to scoop this news, as well.
I expect that that they'd want to keep the full production process and the market, too, in space, for those volatile materials as much as for the ores and minerals.
Of course, there'd have to be a market in space for those raw materials, in order for it to be a profitable enterprise.
It would seem to introduce many questions and opportunities for new technology and new business development, overall. I suspect that the NewSpace industry - if supported in the endeavor, popularly/culturally as well as economically - may undergo some growth, in response to and in the wake of such proposals as that noted, above, from Planetary Resources.