Turkey vultures, mice, and other desert animals do not require water, as they get their water requirements from the food they eat. So all they require is food (fuel in our jet analogy).
Fifteen!? Luxury! From the UK you're looking at about 24 hours *flying* time, ignoring any time on the ground when you stop over somewhere in the middle. It's a good job I enjoy reading on flights:) Faster planes would be good... faster and more efficient planes would be amazing!
15 hours for a non-stop flight. Looking it up, it would appear the longest flight time for a commercial flight is 18 hours 50 minutes, from New York to Singapore.
Jet engines are restricted to lower altitude use because of the lack of air. Scramjets have a higher ceiling, because they use a different intake process which requires less ambient air. So we go from needing lots of air (jet) to needing less air (scramjet). The next step would be an engine that does not require air (space). It's the next logical progression of engine development.
So I see two options: 1. Hypersonic travel is impractical and development is focused on low-orbit vehicles. 2. Hypersonic travel becomes practical and you can fly anywhere in the world in ~5 hours.
Glad someone else is stepping up to the plate. Development on such equipment could easily lead to civilian hypersonic aircraft, getting rid of 15 hour flights to Australia and such. Also sparks research on better ways of space travel, as the scramjet is closer to being space capable than a traditional jet engine.
I think "Alex" is used for Skynet to direct the hurricanes where it wishes. What better way our robotic overlords to throw us off, catch cities unprepared, and serve as precursors for the robot apocalypse?
I never said that SUVs are mainly driven off-road. I said that in my situation, I use my truck as it was intended, as an off-road vehicle. Along with my family and friends, either due to ranch work or towing trailers and other large objects. My parents have a 30-foot trailer that holds 2 quads. Total weight about 9,000 lbs. Show me a European-style car that can tow as much.
Never said anything about snow being plowed. Places like Sweden have the infrastructure to keep the roads clear. Not in the DC Metro area. I am talking about snow being on the ground. During the 2010 snowstorms on the east coast, I worked at a job which required me to be present no matter what. So coming home from work that day, I was driving through 3 feet of snow on the road. Not on the side on the road, on the actual pavement in front of my bumper. Took me 45 minutes to drive a whole 3 miles (5 KM). I would pay to see a European-style car push that much snow for that distance.
"Oh wait" what? The gas consumption for the average european car _is_ about half of the average american car,
Do you mean fuel efficiency or how much gas is used per car? I'm going to assume you mean how far the vehicle can travel per gallon/liter of gasoline.
While that statistic pulled out of thin air seems like something interesting, it is not very indicative of anything. European-made cars in the United States do not get spectacular MPG ratings when compared to other cars. A 4-door sedan, whether made by BMW, Subaru, Toyota, Kia, or Ford gets around 32-40 MPG. So are you telling me that 4-door cars sold in Europe of similar size, horsepower, and features get 64-80 MPG? Is there something magical in the European air which creates energy out of nothing? You are most likely speaking of the smaller cars in Europe, which get 50+ MPG. While those are a great idea in urban environments, they are not for everyone.
There are places that I go with my vehicle that a small European-style car, like the ones you speak of, could never even think to traverse. Dirt roads, steep incline, 3 feet of snow on the ground, very different than driving around London/Paris/Other European Metro area. Sure, my truck gets 20 MPG. How many MPG would one of your European cars get driving through 3 feet of snow on the ground? The answer is 0.
If you are talking about TDI vehicles, which are more prevalent in Europe, then you would be closer to being right. They usually get 50 MPG or so.
Oops, don't want to exclude anyone from being criticized.
So strong that the black-as-night/. basement-dwellers will finally be able to emerge from their man-cave So strong that the pasty-white/. basement-dwellers will finally be able to emerge from their woman-cave So strong that the black-as-night/. basement-dwellers will finally be able to emerge from their woman-cave So strong that the black-as-night/. basement-dwellers will finally be able to emerge from their transgender-cave So strong that the pasty-white/. basement-dwellers will finally be able to emerge from their transgender-cave
If any other geeks feel offended, please feel free to add your own variations.
Did anyone consider that those 19 million people without broadband access DO NOT want high-speed internet? Some folks like living off the grid, in the middle of nowhere, hours away from civilization. If that ~5% of the U.S. population wants broadband, they could move out of the rural areas they live in and get high-speed internet. Something tells me that it is not high on their priority list.
Excellent points. Perhaps giving computer science degrees some variation. Like a Computer Science - Software Engineering, Computer Science - Systems Administration, Computer Science - Digital Forensics, etc.
Core classes are still the same, but senior year is when the student takes 30 credits in their specific discipline, whatever that may be.
I welcome any computer science major to write programs without any understanding of how to exploit the same program. It makes for good reads on Slashdot, when [insert large company here] gets hacked because some "programmer" forgot the usefulness of a regular expression to prevent a SQL injection. Myself, in agreement with every CISSP and Cybersecurity major, welcomes these programmers into the workplace, because it keeps us employed.
Just the other day, I was asked by a post-grad researcher to help them get SSH working on their server. They were unable to remote login to their server. So they come into my office, I open a command line, and have them type in the credentials to get into this server. I log in just fine, no problems. Then this person, with a Master's degree in computer science, tells me they are using OpenVPN to log in to their gateway server, so they can SSH into the rest of their servers. So I ask, "Why do you need to VPN into one and SSH into the others? Both are encrypted." The researcher did not know that SSH was encrypted and is generally approved for remote connections to servers.
The moral of the story is, that writing mass amounts of code is only one aspect of COMPUTER science. You can be a coding genius, but if you fail to understand the difference between SSH and VPN, you should have a computer programming degree, as you obviously do not understand enough about the SCIENCE behind computers.
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Macy's is for clothes
Amazon.com is for 50 Shades of Gray
Overstock.com is for everything else
Avon is for makeup
"never, ever" != "radical breakthrough"
If you are going to insist on being wrong, at least be wrong consistently.
Turkey vultures, mice, and other desert animals do not require water, as they get their water requirements from the food they eat. So all they require is food (fuel in our jet analogy).
Apologies can be sent to /dev/null
LOLOLOLOLOL
Destroying stone walls with fire will never, ever be economical. Not even a small wall, probably.
The only fire that destroys stone that might ever exist is a "burning log on the side" for the distraction
OR (for a non-LOTR reference)
LOLOLOLOLOL
Creating light with electrons will never, ever be economical. Not even a small light, probably.
The only "light bulb" that might ever exist is a "toy" for the ultra-stupendous-hyper-rich of the future.
CIRCA 1659
FTFY
Fifteen!? Luxury! From the UK you're looking at about 24 hours *flying* time, ignoring any time on the ground when you stop over somewhere in the middle. It's a good job I enjoy reading on flights :) Faster planes would be good... faster and more efficient planes would be amazing!
15 hours for a non-stop flight. Looking it up, it would appear the longest flight time for a commercial flight is 18 hours 50 minutes, from New York to Singapore.
Jet engines are restricted to lower altitude use because of the lack of air. Scramjets have a higher ceiling, because they use a different intake process which requires less ambient air. So we go from needing lots of air (jet) to needing less air (scramjet). The next step would be an engine that does not require air (space). It's the next logical progression of engine development.
Walk, Jog, Run.
So I see two options:
1. Hypersonic travel is impractical and development is focused on low-orbit vehicles.
2. Hypersonic travel becomes practical and you can fly anywhere in the world in ~5 hours.
Seems like a win-win to me.
Glad someone else is stepping up to the plate. Development on such equipment could easily lead to civilian hypersonic aircraft, getting rid of 15 hour flights to Australia and such. Also sparks research on better ways of space travel, as the scramjet is closer to being space capable than a traditional jet engine.
I think "Alex" is used for Skynet to direct the hurricanes where it wishes. What better way our robotic overlords to throw us off, catch cities unprepared, and serve as precursors for the robot apocalypse?
Should give them game access, it's called a back door. NSA is going to be knocking on Blizzard's door anytime now.
Your reference is 8 years old. Slightly outdated.
I never said that SUVs are mainly driven off-road. I said that in my situation, I use my truck as it was intended, as an off-road vehicle. Along with my family and friends, either due to ranch work or towing trailers and other large objects. My parents have a 30-foot trailer that holds 2 quads. Total weight about 9,000 lbs. Show me a European-style car that can tow as much.
Never said anything about snow being plowed. Places like Sweden have the infrastructure to keep the roads clear. Not in the DC Metro area. I am talking about snow being on the ground. During the 2010 snowstorms on the east coast, I worked at a job which required me to be present no matter what. So coming home from work that day, I was driving through 3 feet of snow on the road. Not on the side on the road, on the actual pavement in front of my bumper. Took me 45 minutes to drive a whole 3 miles (5 KM). I would pay to see a European-style car push that much snow for that distance.
"Oh wait" what? The gas consumption for the average european car _is_ about half of the average american car,
Do you mean fuel efficiency or how much gas is used per car? I'm going to assume you mean how far the vehicle can travel per gallon/liter of gasoline.
While that statistic pulled out of thin air seems like something interesting, it is not very indicative of anything. European-made cars in the United States do not get spectacular MPG ratings when compared to other cars. A 4-door sedan, whether made by BMW, Subaru, Toyota, Kia, or Ford gets around 32-40 MPG. So are you telling me that 4-door cars sold in Europe of similar size, horsepower, and features get 64-80 MPG? Is there something magical in the European air which creates energy out of nothing? You are most likely speaking of the smaller cars in Europe, which get 50+ MPG. While those are a great idea in urban environments, they are not for everyone.
There are places that I go with my vehicle that a small European-style car, like the ones you speak of, could never even think to traverse. Dirt roads, steep incline, 3 feet of snow on the ground, very different than driving around London/Paris/Other European Metro area. Sure, my truck gets 20 MPG. How many MPG would one of your European cars get driving through 3 feet of snow on the ground? The answer is 0.
If you are talking about TDI vehicles, which are more prevalent in Europe, then you would be closer to being right. They usually get 50 MPG or so.
And I can't take the Red Line all the way in. Damn you WMATA!
I'm going down to the patent office right now, shall we race?
$10/gal for gas has really forced European manufacturers to produce 80 MPG cars and reduce the amount they drive. Oh wait....
Nor does thermodynamics, how else could they spout so much hot air when they talk?
Oops, don't want to exclude anyone from being criticized.
So strong that the black-as-night /. basement-dwellers will finally be able to emerge from their man-cave /. basement-dwellers will finally be able to emerge from their woman-cave /. basement-dwellers will finally be able to emerge from their woman-cave /. basement-dwellers will finally be able to emerge from their transgender-cave /. basement-dwellers will finally be able to emerge from their transgender-cave
So strong that the pasty-white
So strong that the black-as-night
So strong that the black-as-night
So strong that the pasty-white
If any other geeks feel offended, please feel free to add your own variations.
The Army requirement is for the paint to be 35% DEET. Nowhere does it say the DEET has to be effective.
So strong that the pasty-white /. basement-dwellers will finally be able to emerge from their man-cave.
Did anyone consider that those 19 million people without broadband access DO NOT want high-speed internet? Some folks like living off the grid, in the middle of nowhere, hours away from civilization. If that ~5% of the U.S. population wants broadband, they could move out of the rural areas they live in and get high-speed internet. Something tells me that it is not high on their priority list.
Excellent points. Perhaps giving computer science degrees some variation. Like a Computer Science - Software Engineering, Computer Science - Systems Administration, Computer Science - Digital Forensics, etc.
Core classes are still the same, but senior year is when the student takes 30 credits in their specific discipline, whatever that may be.
Proof that a broke clock (California) is right twice a day.
Programming a computer = manipulating a computer
I welcome any computer science major to write programs without any understanding of how to exploit the same program. It makes for good reads on Slashdot, when [insert large company here] gets hacked because some "programmer" forgot the usefulness of a regular expression to prevent a SQL injection. Myself, in agreement with every CISSP and Cybersecurity major, welcomes these programmers into the workplace, because it keeps us employed.
You must be a application developer.
Just the other day, I was asked by a post-grad researcher to help them get SSH working on their server. They were unable to remote login to their server. So they come into my office, I open a command line, and have them type in the credentials to get into this server. I log in just fine, no problems. Then this person, with a Master's degree in computer science, tells me they are using OpenVPN to log in to their gateway server, so they can SSH into the rest of their servers. So I ask, "Why do you need to VPN into one and SSH into the others? Both are encrypted." The researcher did not know that SSH was encrypted and is generally approved for remote connections to servers.
The moral of the story is, that writing mass amounts of code is only one aspect of COMPUTER science. You can be a coding genius, but if you fail to understand the difference between SSH and VPN, you should have a computer programming degree, as you obviously do not understand enough about the SCIENCE behind computers.
So glad to see FB coming up with an original idea like decentralized server infrastructure. Oh wait....