Without having to spend $200 on it??? Let's do the math.
- $199 for Lego Mindstorm kits (MSRP and the price you see in every store.)
- $19-$199 handheld vacuum cleaner.
- $30 - For additional sensors which are need to do everything the Roomba already does.
Ooops!!! We're over $200... plus you have to build the damn thing.
The problem isn't the grounding of the fleet... it's that the Columbia was the only shuttle capable of handling the Hubble. The cargo bay on the Columbia was larger than the other shuttles... even though the Discovery actually launched the Hubble, the Discovery had an overhaul that made it's payload bay to small to handle the Hubble. It's unfortunate... I think the Hubble would look real good hanging in the Smithsonian.
I know... flame me. But ignore taking religious sides for a moment and just look at what their numbers could produce for under $37k. They were able to exceed all of your performance requirements including using dynamically generated SQL.
Actually... it's not controlling the angle of the capsule, but the center of mass that is important. When the center of mass is above the centerline, small amounts of lift can be produced. This is how the Soyuz does it. When the guidance computer failed, the backup system was much simpler and defaulted to a rotisserie mode that rotated the craft so that any error would be "corrected" by the next 180 degree rotation just like the rifling of a gun corrects the flight path of a bullet.
You need to understand the unemployment insurance system. That money is NOT paid by the state... the State simply manages the fund. The money comes from the employers via premiums that are paid by the compaines. When these people are "let go" they file a claim against their employer. If the employer does not dispute it, then the government writes a check out of those funds to pay that individual.
It's not state money... it's the companies money that is paid to the employee.
So... riddle me this batman... why should Slashdot readers be concerned?
Bill
Seems that this article has a few omissions.
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First of all... I am a blue badge. And anything I say is MY point of view.
But... I was a contracter in a previous life... and I worked for a company who outsourced me to other companies. My benefits came from the company I worked for... not the client companies.
Secondly, the hours I worked were defined by my contract that bound me to my employer... not the client ocmpany.
Thirdly, the unemployement benefits are NOT funded by the government as the article states. Companies pay into a fund that is used to pay these employees who are out of work. It's like an insurance fund, but it's required. Now... it is also up to the contractors employer to keep them busy... they know exactly when they will be let go by MS so it's not like it's a suprise or anything. If the contractors employer decides to lay them off, then it goes against their (not Microsoft's) unemployment account.
Oh... and finally, the v- or a- or t- simply means that someone is a vendor, admin or intern. I've never heard the term "Dash Trash" in all my years at MS.
Ok... I can't believe everybody has missed this one.
A small scale Fusion reactor has already been created. It is produced by the Sunbeam corporation. It's called the Mr. Fusion. It can best be seen in Back to the Future.
Um... XP has been out for quite a while now... do you mean Office 2003???
Anyway, I don't see what the fuss is all about... if everybody would care to read the article, it describes exactly what they are doing.
Key Point: XML is for DATA. DATA, not formatting, XSL is for formatting. The content is stored in XML. The content (data) is what would be needed by other system. InfoPath (formally XDocs) also has content (in XML) AND formatting (in XSL.)
It can use the XML from Word/Excel with ease... you should try it. By having the content stored in XML, it makes it very easy to take that Word/Excel Document and submit it to a Web Service for further processing.
Since we're on that Space Craft note, how about that little "Ion Engine That Could" that powered the Deep Space 1 craft. That engine still holds the longest sustained thrust of any engine in history.
The US has lost two nuclear powered submarines. The Thresher in 1963 and the Scorpion in 1968. But, neither one was a Trident (Ohio Class) sub, which didn't enter service until 1982.
Actually, at ~200,000 ft, the space shuttle is still using the reaction control thrusters (which use Hypergolic fuels) so they don't purge them before de-orbit. The space shuttle doesn't start to use the aero controls until much lower in the atmosphere, 120,000 is about the limit if I remember correctly. The X-15 only went up to around 100k ft and it used RCS, so I would imagine that was about the upper limit for aerodynamic control surfaces to function correctly.
Krogers knows that they can't just rely on a fingerprint. They need a second part of the security equation (Remember, a good security system has at least 2 of the 3 basic parts of any security system, "Something you have", "Something you are" and "Something you know".) The "Something you have" could be the fingerpring and the "Something you know" part would be a PIN number or something like that. That way, if someone "steals" your fingerprint, they still can't do anything with it.
I disagree with this statement... "The fact that you cannot buy Pepsi in Burger King is indeed proof that we do not live in a free market or true capitalist state."
The fact that one establishment doesn't promote the products of another doesn't mean we do not live in a capitalist socieity - both products are still available. It simply means that the Burger King folks choose (remember, they are free to choose) to sell only Coke products.
I am able to go to any restaurant that I choose and BRING A PEPSI with me if I wanted. However, being a capitalist myself, I choose to buy Coke at Wendys (good food... no corners cut.)
Actually, size has nothing to do with the difficulty in find them. In fact, we just "Discovered" a huge (13 meter) octopus the other day because one happened to be caught in a fishing net. Nobody even suspected this species.
On the other hand, there are several species that are know from the fossil record but are presumed to be extinct (like this insect.)
The most notable one is the Celocanth (Ancient Fish) which is almost unchanged from it's fossil records (70 million years old) but was "first" found in the ocean in the 1930's.
Ok... let me get this straight. These things have Sun processors in them????
What makes Sun think they will work in the harsh environment of space, when they can't even stand up to the occasional cosmic ray down here???
Or better yet, maybe they can apply those technical changes to the processors down here so E-bay can quit crashing. (But that would be too expensive... oh wait... what was I thinking.)
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Obvoiusly, the reason it's so quiet is that someone stole the Illudium Pu-36 Explosive Space Modulator.
Bill
They haven't sold any... it's been in "Home Trials" for a couple years now.
Bill
Without having to spend $200 on it??? Let's do the math.
- $199 for Lego Mindstorm kits (MSRP and the price you see in every store.)
- $19-$199 handheld vacuum cleaner.
- $30 - For additional sensors which are need to do everything the Roomba already does.
Ooops!!! We're over $200... plus you have to build the damn thing.
I'll stick with my Roomba (Classic?) for now.
Bill
Posted by an Anonymous Coward. Go figure.
Bill
The problem isn't the grounding of the fleet... it's that the Columbia was the only shuttle capable of handling the Hubble. The cargo bay on the Columbia was larger than the other shuttles... even though the Discovery actually launched the Hubble, the Discovery had an overhaul that made it's payload bay to small to handle the Hubble. It's unfortunate... I think the Hubble would look real good hanging in the Smithsonian.
Bill
I know... flame me. But ignore taking religious sides for a moment and just look at what their numbers could produce for under $37k. They were able to exceed all of your performance requirements including using dynamically generated SQL.
hth,
Bill
Imagine a beowo... Awe... Nevermind!
Actually... it's not controlling the angle of the capsule, but the center of mass that is important. When the center of mass is above the centerline, small amounts of lift can be produced. This is how the Soyuz does it. When the guidance computer failed, the backup system was much simpler and defaulted to a rotisserie mode that rotated the craft so that any error would be "corrected" by the next 180 degree rotation just like the rifling of a gun corrects the flight path of a bullet.
Bill
You need to understand the unemployment insurance system. That money is NOT paid by the state... the State simply manages the fund. The money comes from the employers via premiums that are paid by the compaines. When these people are "let go" they file a claim against their employer. If the employer does not dispute it, then the government writes a check out of those funds to pay that individual.
It's not state money... it's the companies money that is paid to the employee.
So... riddle me this batman... why should Slashdot readers be concerned?
Bill
First of all... I am a blue badge. And anything I say is MY point of view.
But... I was a contracter in a previous life... and I worked for a company who outsourced me to other companies. My benefits came from the company I worked for... not the client companies.
Secondly, the hours I worked were defined by my contract that bound me to my employer... not the client ocmpany.
Thirdly, the unemployement benefits are NOT funded by the government as the article states. Companies pay into a fund that is used to pay these employees who are out of work. It's like an insurance fund, but it's required. Now... it is also up to the contractors employer to keep them busy... they know exactly when they will be let go by MS so it's not like it's a suprise or anything. If the contractors employer decides to lay them off, then it goes against their (not Microsoft's) unemployment account.
Oh... and finally, the v- or a- or t- simply means that someone is a vendor, admin or intern. I've never heard the term "Dash Trash" in all my years at MS.
Bill
Ok... I can't believe everybody has missed this one.
A small scale Fusion reactor has already been created. It is produced by the Sunbeam corporation. It's called the Mr. Fusion. It can best be seen in Back to the Future.
Bill
Someone doesn't know what they are talking about. I'm using Office 2003 on my XP machine right now.
The article also states that you would need XP Server... what the hell is that? XP is a desktop OS, Windows 2000 (or 2003) is the Server OS.
Bill
Um... XP has been out for quite a while now... do you mean Office 2003???
Anyway, I don't see what the fuss is all about... if everybody would care to read the article, it describes exactly what they are doing.
Key Point: XML is for DATA. DATA, not formatting, XSL is for formatting. The content is stored in XML. The content (data) is what would be needed by other system. InfoPath (formally XDocs) also has content (in XML) AND formatting (in XSL.)
It can use the XML from Word/Excel with ease... you should try it. By having the content stored in XML, it makes it very easy to take that Word/Excel Document and submit it to a Web Service for further processing.
Bill
Since we're on that Space Craft note, how about that little "Ion Engine That Could" that powered the Deep Space 1 craft. That engine still holds the longest sustained thrust of any engine in history.
Bill
Now that brings back some memories... That damn bird is right!
Bill
The US has lost two nuclear powered submarines. The Thresher in 1963 and the Scorpion in 1968. But, neither one was a Trident (Ohio Class) sub, which didn't enter service until 1982.
Bill
Actually, at ~200,000 ft, the space shuttle is still using the reaction control thrusters (which use Hypergolic fuels) so they don't purge them before de-orbit. The space shuttle doesn't start to use the aero controls until much lower in the atmosphere, 120,000 is about the limit if I remember correctly. The X-15 only went up to around 100k ft and it used RCS, so I would imagine that was about the upper limit for aerodynamic control surfaces to function correctly.
Bill
Don't forget it's just plain good for "Good Old Fashion Socialism!"
Oh... wait... this is a Capitalist country. Nevermind.
Oh... yeah... it's good for the "Family." If you know what I mean. You'd better, or I'll get Guido to show you what I mean.
Bill
Krogers knows that they can't just rely on a fingerprint. They need a second part of the security equation (Remember, a good security system has at least 2 of the 3 basic parts of any security system, "Something you have", "Something you are" and "Something you know".) The "Something you have" could be the fingerpring and the "Something you know" part would be a PIN number or something like that. That way, if someone "steals" your fingerprint, they still can't do anything with it.
Bill
Check out this article on Microsoft's site:
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http://research.microsoft.com/scripts/pubs/view
And everybody says "Microsoft doesn't innovate." (Note the date: March 2000.)
Bill
Actually, they did ship a web server for the PocketPC... it is included with the platform development kit. I use it all the time.
I disagree with this statement... "The fact that you cannot buy Pepsi in Burger King is indeed proof that we do not live in a free market or true capitalist state."
The fact that one establishment doesn't promote the products of another doesn't mean we do not live in a capitalist socieity - both products are still available. It simply means that the Burger King folks choose (remember, they are free to choose) to sell only Coke products.
I am able to go to any restaurant that I choose and BRING A PEPSI with me if I wanted. However, being a capitalist myself, I choose to buy Coke at Wendys (good food... no corners cut.)
Bill
Actually, size has nothing to do with the difficulty in find them. In fact, we just "Discovered" a huge (13 meter) octopus the other day because one happened to be caught in a fishing net. Nobody even suspected this species.
On the other hand, there are several species that are know from the fossil record but are presumed to be extinct (like this insect.)
The most notable one is the Celocanth (Ancient Fish) which is almost unchanged from it's fossil records (70 million years old) but was "first" found in the ocean in the 1930's.
It's impossible to be backwards compatible... this new specification uses Cartridges! (Read the spec.) Which makes inexpensive out of the question.
Bill
Ok... let me get this straight. These things have Sun processors in them???? What makes Sun think they will work in the harsh environment of space, when they can't even stand up to the occasional cosmic ray down here??? Or better yet, maybe they can apply those technical changes to the processors down here so E-bay can quit crashing. (But that would be too expensive... oh wait... what was I thinking.) B