Non-volatile memory is slow, uses a lot of power, and has limits on number of erase/rewrite cycles.
Also, many microcontrollers can't execute code from flash memory while programming it.
Multi threading is very useful when you have different tasks that need to block on external events, such as arrival of network data for a web server, and you don't want to resort to ugly state machines.
I thought the same thing too, but then I realized they were talking about 30 years of use compared to a single year worth of electricity for 6.5M homes.
People don't buy their phones based on the energy rating of the wall wart that comes with it, and the manufacturer does not offer a choice of wall warts for a given phone.
Manufacturers just pack whatever is the cheapest and most convenient for them. The consumer has no choice. The free market has failed to solve this problem.
We're interesting in seeing relative changes. The actual baseline doesn't matter for that, but something close to zero works best. That's why we pick a recent baseline, big enough to average out most weather effects.
30 years is long enough to remove the effects of weather. Longer periods don't buy you much for removing the weather effects, but start to blur the change in climate we want to identify.
The hit doesn't have to be very long to be dazzling, especially if the pilots are flying in the dark and their eyes have become sensitive.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
Without accurate information on the exact position and angle of the plane, it's all speculation. All I see is that the incident happened "after takeoff" which doesn't really say much. For instance, the plane could be making a sharp turn some time "after takeoff", exposing a side window to a ground level shooter.
people trying to widen tribal divisions were able to gain some power for themselves
I don't care about the tribal division. I care about my tribe.
But evolution has little (if any) relevance to stem cell research.
Not directly, but people who understand evolution are much more likely to support stem cell research, because they can work without the guilt of messing with God's creation.
NASA should focus on rockets, not people. Let's first see a rocket that can make it to Mars surface, pick up a ton of rocks, and fly back to Earth. When you've shown you can do that, then you can start looking for people and doing silly tests.
You see the same thing in arguments about global warming. People deny the science behind the modern surface temperature record, but support the science behind lower quality satellite records, or old proxy records, as long as it fits their desired outcome.
For someone who claims to want people to be informed
I was expressing a desire, not volunteering for the job. But to expand a bit on something that should be obvious from my first response, people have used anti scientific/religious arguments to fight stem cell research that could be of vital importance to fight diseases that may affect me, my family or other people that I care about.
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Drivers in ROM ? For what operating system, and version ?
Non-volatile memory is slow, uses a lot of power, and has limits on number of erase/rewrite cycles. Also, many microcontrollers can't execute code from flash memory while programming it.
Multi threading is very useful when you have different tasks that need to block on external events, such as arrival of network data for a web server, and you don't want to resort to ugly state machines.
Microcontrollers usually have limited amounts of internal SRAM. Most are less than 200 kB.
If people don't want to me pay for their services because I'm in a different country, I guess I'll have to resort to pirating the material instead.
Maybe we'll divert into different species
"we" or "they" ?
I thought the same thing too, but then I realized they were talking about 30 years of use compared to a single year worth of electricity for 6.5M homes.
People don't buy their phones based on the energy rating of the wall wart that comes with it, and the manufacturer does not offer a choice of wall warts for a given phone.
People regularly buy new appliances and they all come with new wall warts.
The efficient wall warts are typically a lot smaller too, which means more convenience for the consumer as they can fit side by side in a power strip.
I assume they mean plugged in.
Manufacturers just pack whatever is the cheapest and most convenient for them. The consumer has no choice. The free market has failed to solve this problem.
Lazyness is only part of the equation. Cheap manufacturers that don't give consumers a choice are another part.
They don't. I'm not sure why you are so confused.
We're interesting in seeing relative changes. The actual baseline doesn't matter for that, but something close to zero works best. That's why we pick a recent baseline, big enough to average out most weather effects.
30 years is long enough to remove the effects of weather. Longer periods don't buy you much for removing the weather effects, but start to blur the change in climate we want to identify.
The hit doesn't have to be very long to be dazzling, especially if the pilots are flying in the dark and their eyes have become sensitive. https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
Without accurate information on the exact position and angle of the plane, it's all speculation. All I see is that the incident happened "after takeoff" which doesn't really say much. For instance, the plane could be making a sharp turn some time "after takeoff", exposing a side window to a ground level shooter.
people trying to widen tribal divisions were able to gain some power for themselves
I don't care about the tribal division. I care about my tribe.
But evolution has little (if any) relevance to stem cell research.
Not directly, but people who understand evolution are much more likely to support stem cell research, because they can work without the guilt of messing with God's creation.
NASA should focus on rockets, not people. Let's first see a rocket that can make it to Mars surface, pick up a ton of rocks, and fly back to Earth. When you've shown you can do that, then you can start looking for people and doing silly tests.
You see the same thing in arguments about global warming. People deny the science behind the modern surface temperature record, but support the science behind lower quality satellite records, or old proxy records, as long as it fits their desired outcome.
"Well, who is this 'Joe'? Has anyone ever seen him? How do we know he exists?"
We can test it. Follow the sign for a bit, and see if there's a Joe making food.
For someone who claims to want people to be informed
I was expressing a desire, not volunteering for the job. But to expand a bit on something that should be obvious from my first response, people have used anti scientific/religious arguments to fight stem cell research that could be of vital importance to fight diseases that may affect me, my family or other people that I care about.
Asking an Atheist to define Religion is about as fucking stupid as like asking a Blind Man to define Color.
It's more like asking a neuroscientist to define Alzheimer's.
They also have no emotional attachment to the origin of elephants, but they are shocked at the idea that they themselves are just common animals.