And there are plans to design batteries that be charged up from the CO2 in the air.
I think you've wildly misinterpreted a previous story. They can create carbon electrodes from atmospheric CO2.
Converting an entire station's CO2 output into electrodes is going to leave you with too many electrodes to put into batteries, so you'll have to store them somewhere. Might as well use a more efficient form of carbon capture.
That line at the end about carbon-neutral coal stations was nonsense.
I am curious to know when Slashdot will provide more transparency and openness regarding the data pertaining to the comment moderation here at Slashdot.
The observable universe is some 90-odd billion light years across and 13.7 billion years old, human history spans thousands of years, myriad cultures co-exist across the face of this planet along with the wide diversity of plant and animal life, and that's what you're curious about?
so we can build moderation abuse detection systems.
Abuse such as what? Are gangs of Russian criminals selling mod points on the black market?
In the end, the fossil fuel electrical power plant could have zero net carbon dioxide emissions.
Uh, so... does this mean coal-burning power stations will be churning out tons of carbon electrodes and we'll end up with a mountain of lithium batteries?
iPlayer is the BBC's online catch-up/live TV service. It's integrated into set-top boxes and smart TVs as well as being available from computers (either with Flash or HTML5 (in beta)).
The loophole is that the wording of the TV licencing laws mean you only need a TV licence if you're watching live broadcasts/streams. If you're happy to wait an hour or two for the whatever was just on TV to become available on the on-demand service (which it will be for 30 days or so), no licence is needed.
Not everything that is broadcast makes it to the on-demand service - films, foreign imports, some sports, etc.
That shows how to use it; doesn't explain how it (supposedly) works. One article claimed it could measure heart rate using the microphone, which doesn't sound right to me. I would assume that heart rate is actually measured by the camera, measuring the change in colour as blood pulses through whatever you've pressed it against - it's a simple and accurate way to measure heart rate.
I've no idea what holding it against your chest is supposed to do.
It uses the phone's accelerometer to measure your heart rate by putting it up against your chest and then measures the coloration of your fingertip by putting your finger over the camera lens.
Are you sure?
The heart rate apps I've seen use the fingertip colour to measure the heart rate. It's pretty accurate.
I recently had two of my videos blocked worldwide thanks to BBC Worldwide. Previously they had had copyright matches against them for use of music, but no blocks - I assume the BBC (the proper UK BBC) was getting any ad money, which was fine by me.
Anyway, I disputed both with a long rant about how it was a heavily edited montage with a specific new, uh, y'know, thing behind it and they were restored immediately. So far nothing else has happened, so I assume BBC Worldwide aren't bothered enough to employ a human to react to anyone who disputes one of their claims.
two soldiers mistakenly entered the area because of an error on a satellite navigation app
And what was this supposed "error"?
According to the article (or at least, the most informative quotes in the article), the "dangerous places" setting was switched off and the driver wasn't actually on the Waze-suggested route.
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And there are plans to design batteries that be charged up from the CO2 in the air.
I think you've wildly misinterpreted a previous story. They can create carbon electrodes from atmospheric CO2.
Converting an entire station's CO2 output into electrodes is going to leave you with too many electrodes to put into batteries, so you'll have to store them somewhere. Might as well use a more efficient form of carbon capture.
That line at the end about carbon-neutral coal stations was nonsense.
I am curious to know when Slashdot will provide more transparency and openness regarding the data pertaining to the comment moderation here at Slashdot.
The observable universe is some 90-odd billion light years across and 13.7 billion years old, human history spans thousands of years, myriad cultures co-exist across the face of this planet along with the wide diversity of plant and animal life, and that's what you're curious about?
so we can build moderation abuse detection systems.
Abuse such as what? Are gangs of Russian criminals selling mod points on the black market?
Idioot brengt hobbydrone tot hoogte van 3,4 km
Today I learned the Dutch for "idiot."
granted the Phantom 2 weighs much less than the average duck
It's a witch!
Yeah. That's all why I thought the line about making a fossil fuel station carbon neutral sounded completely bogus.
The most annoying thing for me was that their news studio color scheme was always red.
Except for, y'know, when it was blue.
In the end, the fossil fuel electrical power plant could have zero net carbon dioxide emissions.
Uh, so... does this mean coal-burning power stations will be churning out tons of carbon electrodes and we'll end up with a mountain of lithium batteries?
I really have no idea what's going on.
They'll be telling us we can't nick from shops next.
iPlayer is the BBC's online catch-up/live TV service. It's integrated into set-top boxes and smart TVs as well as being available from computers (either with Flash or HTML5 (in beta)).
The loophole is that the wording of the TV licencing laws mean you only need a TV licence if you're watching live broadcasts/streams. If you're happy to wait an hour or two for the whatever was just on TV to become available on the on-demand service (which it will be for 30 days or so), no licence is needed.
Not everything that is broadcast makes it to the on-demand service - films, foreign imports, some sports, etc.
As is becoming the regular source of early info
What?
The signal strength itself isn't [groundbreaking]
Not as [groundbreaking] as your bizarre use of [square brackets], certainly.
I did wonder if that might be it, but as you say it seems unlikely to work at all well.
Someone's been inhaling something...
For entertainment purposes only!
When they say "equipment" do they just mean overhead cables? I can't imagine any other kind of electrical equipment being left out in the open.
so a badly coded app estimated blood pressure by superficial analysis of inaccurate measurements based on pseudo science.
Oh, now, that's not fair. It could be an excellently coded app using superficial analysis of inaccurate measurements.
That shows how to use it; doesn't explain how it (supposedly) works. One article claimed it could measure heart rate using the microphone, which doesn't sound right to me. I would assume that heart rate is actually measured by the camera, measuring the change in colour as blood pulses through whatever you've pressed it against - it's a simple and accurate way to measure heart rate.
I've no idea what holding it against your chest is supposed to do.
It uses the phone's accelerometer to measure your heart rate by putting it up against your chest and then measures the coloration of your fingertip by putting your finger over the camera lens.
Are you sure?
The heart rate apps I've seen use the fingertip colour to measure the heart rate. It's pretty accurate.
but some State Senators keep trying [.] "What [the MTA] is doing is a mass surveillance
Is it me, or has there been an increase of missing periods in summaries since the last time Slashdot changed ownership?
I would expect that when a ship transitions into or out of warp drive, it would cause something like this focused tightly along the path of travel.
And you expect that based on... what? A few seasons of TNG and BSG?
My guess is that this is the cause of these events and a clever scientist...
...would have a better theory.
That's not a knife. That's a spoon.
It's more like hydra.
What, quite interesting and scary in the movies, but a bit lame and shallow on the TV show?
I recently had two of my videos blocked worldwide thanks to BBC Worldwide. Previously they had had copyright matches against them for use of music, but no blocks - I assume the BBC (the proper UK BBC) was getting any ad money, which was fine by me.
Anyway, I disputed both with a long rant about how it was a heavily edited montage with a specific new, uh, y'know, thing behind it and they were restored immediately. So far nothing else has happened, so I assume BBC Worldwide aren't bothered enough to employ a human to react to anyone who disputes one of their claims.
I bet you're quite the hit with ladies at parties.
You know what was meant. Everyone knows what was meant. It's perfectly cromulent to assign actions to abstract concepts in everyday English.
...you do not talk about Aussie Science Club.
two soldiers mistakenly entered the area because of an error on a satellite navigation app
And what was this supposed "error"?
According to the article (or at least, the most informative quotes in the article), the "dangerous places" setting was switched off and the driver wasn't actually on the Waze-suggested route.