As the article says, this is the closest approach to be detected astrometrically. They mention the 1972 fireball as the closest "approach" since it flew through our atmosphere.
...on Verizon phones if you intend to download them across their network. They only support Brew applications, and the SDK is like $1500. Verizon only allows App downloads from their for-pay Get It Now service. (You can use a cable and gagin to load apps directly into the phone). There is talk of a Brew JRE, but I haven't seen it and I'd guess it'd be too big and too slow.
I'm going to re-research carriers when my current contract is up - I want my Java phone!
My fondest hope is that early in Ep III Anakin and Amadala get stranded on some remote planet and in order to survive have to slowly roast Jar-Jar over a smoky campfire.
...quit trying to force the use of technological solutions. I'd rather require them to physically place a bug in my cell phone (or PC mic) than require all of this accursed intrusion and cost.
A couple of points: There are different rules for public exposure and individual (occupational) exposure. The public numbers are more conservative than the occupational. Also, there are different rules based on short-term and long-term exposure. Long term exposure is more conservative. Finally, the output of most cell phones is pulsed, so you have to consider the RMS value of the power, not the instantaneous power. In ham radio terms, FM RMS power=peak power, SSB=+-20% Peak power.
Incidentally, I did the RF safety calculation for the guy that used Arecibo to bounce radar signals off a passing asteroid. It turns out that the signal from that transmitter was over the exposure limits out past low earth orbit!!!
...the 16oz cans all need the same RFid tag exactly how they do it right now with barcodes.
then have different rfid tag's for the case package.
Thanks for the reply. Cans of Coke can be sold individually as well as in case form. I agree that the case form factor would need its own ID and serial number, but I still think it'd be most useful if each can were uniquely identifiable for individual sales.
It depends on what you're trying to accomplish. If you're attempting to take inventory by using RFID tags, having a product ID and serial number in the tag is a good thing. You can wave the reader around a shelf and know how many cans of Coke you have in six packs, 12 packs, 20 oz, etc (each different form factor would have a unique product ID).
Similarly, a drink machine could contain a reader coil around the inside of the refrigerated box that could poll the contents of the machine and set prices accordingly (today I have 20oz Coke bottles - they're $1. The Red Bulls are $2, etc). The machine could also 'call home' when a particular item runs low. There are lots of reasons to have unique IDs on otherwise identical products.
It's simple - the cars are called zero emission because they don't emit anything! 8-)
The difference is this: cars, lawnmowers, etc are considered diffused-source emitters. It would be extremely difficult to reduce emissions of all those individual engines. Power plants, on the other hand, are considered point source emitters. A single new scrubber on the coal plant stack instantly reduces the 'emissions' from every electric car, lawnmower, weed whacker, etc it powers. It's much easier to limit emissions on point source emitters than chasing down millions of diffuse ones.
..Getting around in a car does NOT require you to show papers.
No need to show papers, since your identity can usually be deduced from the huge sheets of metal embossed with a unique and trackable ID number that we're required to attach to our cars.
...last time I checked it was still legal to carry guns in America...
Except if you step on to federal property, live in DC, New York city, Chicago, or in a subdivision with a self-appointed "homeowner's association" that forbids the owning, much less the carrying, of firearms. Many jurisdictions consider the visible display of a firearm "brandishing", and will arrest you. Thanks to Operation Exile, that's 5 years in the state pen. (Don't get me wrong - I agree 100% with Op. Exile when used against 'real' felons, not firearm-carrying citizens).
Oh yeah, add Australia, the UK, and several other countries that have banned and then confiscated firearms. I'm not afraid of the military, I'm afraid of the nutjobs in the legislative and executive branches that would turn the military against the citizenry.
...but I still write my assembly language code for the Microchip line of PIC microcontrollers in all uppercase. It's a holdover from Interdata/Perkin Elmer/Concurrent Computer days. Has it really been 17 years since I went to work there?
By the way, the newest US $20 and $50 have the Eurion constellation on the reverse - it's the zeros of the little yellow 20s and 50s seemingly randomly distributed on back of the notes. Try it yourself - get a new $20 and play connect-the-dots.
What torques me about the recent sudden increase in gas prices is that the whole country is paying the price for New York and California's special "eco-friendly" blend! The refineries must now handle twice as many grades as before.
My suggestion: The refineries should stand up to those two states saying, "We make standard 87 and premium. If you want to make your own mix, fine. We'll sell you the base fuel, you add your witch's brew." That would pass the burden of their eco-wackiness onto their citizens, not the rest of us!
What caught my eye was the 'tendrils' on the right that appear to be flowing down the crater. Could it be an underground water source spilling water into the crater whenever the temperature and pressure are high enough? I think so.
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Here's a link to an amateur satellite launched in 1974 that is still partially functioning!
As the article says, this is the closest approach to be detected astrometrically. They mention the 1972 fireball as the closest "approach" since it flew through our atmosphere.
...on Verizon phones if you intend to download them across their network. They only support Brew applications, and the SDK is like $1500. Verizon only allows App downloads from their for-pay Get It Now service. (You can use a cable and gagin to load apps directly into the phone). There is talk of a Brew JRE, but I haven't seen it and I'd guess it'd be too big and too slow.
I'm going to re-research carriers when my current contract is up - I want my Java phone!
Java lacks structs...and enums.
Not to pick nits, but a class with only public data members is essentially a struct, and J2SE 1.5 will have enums.
He should not be in a "sequel" trilogy at all.
My fondest hope is that early in Ep III Anakin and Amadala get stranded on some remote planet and in order to survive have to slowly roast Jar-Jar over a smoky campfire.
...quit trying to force the use of technological solutions. I'd rather require them to physically place a bug in my cell phone (or PC mic) than require all of this accursed intrusion and cost.
A couple of points: There are different rules for public exposure and individual (occupational) exposure. The public numbers are more conservative than the occupational. Also, there are different rules based on short-term and long-term exposure. Long term exposure is more conservative. Finally, the output of most cell phones is pulsed, so you have to consider the RMS value of the power, not the instantaneous power. In ham radio terms, FM RMS power=peak power, SSB=+-20% Peak power.
Incidentally, I did the RF safety calculation for the guy that used Arecibo to bounce radar signals off a passing asteroid. It turns out that the signal from that transmitter was over the exposure limits out past low earth orbit!!!
You hit the nail on the head! The instant I heard the "Do you remember planet Zeist?" line, I groaned in pain and wept for Sean Connery's career.
I firmly believe that movies should divided into 4 categories and only be rated against those in the same category. The categories are:
Examples:
Thanks for the reply. Cans of Coke can be sold individually as well as in case form. I agree that the case form factor would need its own ID and serial number, but I still think it'd be most useful if each can were uniquely identifiable for individual sales.
It depends on what you're trying to accomplish. If you're attempting to take inventory by using RFID tags, having a product ID and serial number in the tag is a good thing. You can wave the reader around a shelf and know how many cans of Coke you have in six packs, 12 packs, 20 oz, etc (each different form factor would have a unique product ID).
Similarly, a drink machine could contain a reader coil around the inside of the refrigerated box that could poll the contents of the machine and set prices accordingly (today I have 20oz Coke bottles - they're $1. The Red Bulls are $2, etc). The machine could also 'call home' when a particular item runs low. There are lots of reasons to have unique IDs on otherwise identical products.
It's simple - the cars are called zero emission because they don't emit anything! 8-)
The difference is this: cars, lawnmowers, etc are considered diffused-source emitters. It would be extremely difficult to reduce emissions of all those individual engines. Power plants, on the other hand, are considered point source emitters. A single new scrubber on the coal plant stack instantly reduces the 'emissions' from every electric car, lawnmower, weed whacker, etc it powers. It's much easier to limit emissions on point source emitters than chasing down millions of diffuse ones.
In the US, meter is spelled 'Meter', 'Spelt' is spelled 'Spelled', and Spelt is a grain used to make flour. 8-)
No need to show papers, since your identity can usually be deduced from the huge sheets of metal embossed with a unique and trackable ID number that we're required to attach to our cars.
Except if you step on to federal property, live in DC, New York city, Chicago, or in a subdivision with a self-appointed "homeowner's association" that forbids the owning, much less the carrying, of firearms. Many jurisdictions consider the visible display of a firearm "brandishing", and will arrest you. Thanks to Operation Exile, that's 5 years in the state pen. (Don't get me wrong - I agree 100% with Op. Exile when used against 'real' felons, not firearm-carrying citizens).
Oh yeah, add Australia, the UK, and several other countries that have banned and then confiscated firearms. I'm not afraid of the military, I'm afraid of the nutjobs in the legislative and executive branches that would turn the military against the citizenry.
...but I still write my assembly language code for the Microchip line of PIC microcontrollers in all uppercase. It's a holdover from Interdata/Perkin Elmer/Concurrent Computer days. Has it really been 17 years since I went to work there?
By the way, the newest US $20 and $50 have the Eurion constellation on the reverse - it's the zeros of the little yellow 20s and 50s seemingly randomly distributed on back of the notes. Try it yourself - get a new $20 and play connect-the-dots.
For comparison, Diesel fuel and home heating oil are both #2 Fuel Oil.
Number 6 fuel oil, also known as bunker fuel, has to be heated before it'll flow.
What torques me about the recent sudden increase in gas prices is that the whole country is paying the price for New York and California's special "eco-friendly" blend! The refineries must now handle twice as many grades as before.
My suggestion: The refineries should stand up to those two states saying, "We make standard 87 and premium. If you want to make your own mix, fine. We'll sell you the base fuel, you add your witch's brew." That would pass the burden of their eco-wackiness onto their citizens, not the rest of us!
SHIFT LOCK.
An example of a bomb that uses atmospheric oxygen is the FAE (fuel/air explosive).
What caught my eye was the 'tendrils' on the right that appear to be flowing down the crater. Could it be an underground water source spilling water into the crater whenever the temperature and pressure are high enough? I think so.
... that near crash-docking I saw on NASA TV the other day. Wham! Wobble, wobble!
Moore's "law" [intel.com] is more of an empirical observation than any sort of real law...
I thought it was "More Slaw!" - a call for more finely sliced and lubricated cabbage.