56% of the US population lived in the 50 largest metropolitan areas (for 2006 this roughly translates into population over 1,000,000)
67% - in 100 largest metro areas(population over 500,000)
78% - in 200 largest metro areas (population over 200,000)
85% - in metro areas with population over 100,000
It is probably somewhat safe to conclude that despite the vast areas of the US with very-very low population density most of the US residents live in rather populous cities/areas.
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The important patent the Wright brothers got didn't have anything to do with aerodynamic designs at all.
This does not sound right... They did perfect the aircraft propeller. Wrights "found that a propeller is essentially the same as a wing and so were able to use data collated from their earlier wind tunnel experiments on wings. They also found that the relative angle of attack from the forward movement of the aircraft was different for all points along the length of the blade, thus it was necessary to introduce a twist along its length. Their original propeller blades are only about 5% less efficient than the modern equivalent - some 100 years later."
How could linux users manage to eat babies on Saturday June 24 when Saturday actually was 23rd?
Well, you need to remember that news on Slashdot are often late, and sometimes they are really late (like several years). This is just another case - Saturday, June 24 was in 2006...
Perhaps not as glamorous, another newcomer to this market - Mvix - has a range of devices that play DivX/XviD/MPG/WMV/etc (no H264). and use PATA HDD of any available size. MX-760HD is the latest and the most capable one, but also the most expensive. They have upgradeable firmware, which is also available in source code under GPL (no word yet on whether it needs binary only modules though).
The US has had stealth technology for a long time...
Do you know whether the US also has a technology to stealthly launch rockets? That would be a boon for those stealth satelites as without stealth launches the orbit is predictable and finding an RF almost non-reflecting object on a computed orbit is probably not that hard.
personally I see "space" as a lack of atmosphere not ability to orbit the planet
But your definition is significantly more vague - what is the condition/test that can state "from this point we lack atmosphere"? The ability of human to live? What human then? Is there a "standard" human? Live how long? Or maybe breath? But what constitute breathing? Or should we go for the concentration of particles? What atoms do you have in mind? Oxigen? Or all 3 main components? What about external variables like solar wind and flairs that affect those concentrations?.....
Well, this is just a speculation, but... They plan to "bring 65nm to production in the second half of 2006", and have the entire fab36 converted to 65nm by mid-2007. Interesting timing, isn't it? Working prototype this year... It seams it's not in the realm of impossibility to expect AM3 to be 65nm.
In what geometries (where betweenness has an actual significance) which contain the integers in their natural ordering have five between three and four?
Well, first of all that was about numbers (not ordinals), of which there is indeed an infinit number between 3 and 4. Now about those "geometries". Here's a simple example. Take a paper tape Lets say it's 1.1 some units long. Write 3 and the beginning and 4 1 unit away from 3. Now make Moebius strip, keep mooving another 1 unit and put 5. Now, where's 5 on this strip?:-)
There is a time and a place for mathematics to be deep and mysterious.
Ummm, or maybe we should not "angrily" discard the existance of some dimensions and geometries we (as "humans") know nothing about just yet?..
other than the relatively trivial job of getting the sex of the person correct
Umm... There are claims that Jokonda is a prank and it's a face of a man (maybe Leonardo's own). That might actually "explain" her relative tallness (according to that sceletal analysis). At the same time it'll invalidate their assumption that the voise should be of a female.
Today they have the highest market capitalization of any airline in the world and one of the highest profit margins as well.
It would be great, provided it can be that simple. Unfortunately it seams that other factors played much more important (or maybe the most important) role in making Southwest profitable: "It is interesting to note that, without its fuel hedging program, Southwest Airlines would not currently be making a profit." That's how it is...
For software engineering, I had nearly no need for math.
Probably you did not have any immediate or direct need. Yet, if you look under the hood, advanced math shapes(ed) your brain the same way physical exercises shape your body. You may not have a need for strong and flexible muscles in your day-to-day life and/or in every activity, yet your behaviour will be different and some choises you make (and even have a chance to make:-)) will be "shaped" by your body. It's the same with your brain. You may not need to calculate integrals or solve differential equations every day or in every task or ever, yet your brain being capable of this, will be able to make even "simple" decisions on a much higher level of perception.
P.S. And it's not just math - 80% of the "useless junk" I was studing at the university helps me immensely to see not just a problem at hands, but also where it is in the bigger picture and how each particular solution reflects back on that bigger picture.
About the GP2X:...play them all on the GP2X's large 320*240 backlit screen. Yet they claim 720x480 DivX. Oh, that's because [t]he GP2X scaling chip will resize to fit the screen. That would be that large 320*240 backlit screen...
Everything about GP2X looks fabulous, but this screen "kills" it, at least for me...
So spending 8+ hours @ x amount of dollars to find 2 missing pennies is worth the effort?
Might be not - in this isolated case. But what if she had discovered a crack in the system where this time only 2 pennies were lost? What if next time 2 millions will go though the very same crack? When it'll be better to spend her time searching for an answer for the money lost?
You can also look at this issue from another angle: while searching for 2 pennies (and "wasting" all that time) she dug though and understood so much of the inner working of the system that she's already above the level she used to be before the search has started. Was that time well spent or is it still worthless?
Excuse me for stating obvious, but there are shades of gray between black and white, and while a hunt for a perfect solution probably more often then not leads to a time wasteland, there are other aspects of it that, I think, should not be readily dismissed.
It doesn't make them more efficient. It makes them feel like they've constantly got to work at 100%. This isn't sustainable and in the long term the total output of work is equal or lower than someone on set wage.
Consciously or subconsciously dada21 knows that:
... I constantly have to re-evaluate if my top paid employees are worth the money they're getting paid.
He does have to replace those who burn out eventually...
...one of the biggest reasons to NOT use GTK+ - it just doesn't look right on Windows.
Well, to match Windows L&F pretty closely one usually installs GTK-Wimp, so "[w]hen running on Windows XP or 2003, the Windows theming API is used so that GTK widgets look like native widgets." And GTK-Wimp is integrated into GTK+ installation for windows (since August 2004)...
Alternatively you can try LIDS. One of the many features of LIDS is ACLs that are applicable to root as well. Configuring LIDS section of their FAQ gives a number of interesting examples of putting a heavy "lid" on access to the system, while keeping it useable.
The space shuttle was to be used to routinely shuttle stuff to and from space.
The Kliper can't do that.
TFA:
Russian-European cooperation related to the ISS has included RKK's supplying of critical parts of the European Space Agency's Jules Verne cargo ship. The Jules Verne, however, has a major drawback: it can't bring cargo back from the station--a capability that will become critically important as the U.S. Space Shuttle's retirement looms, around 2010. Having invested more than two decades in building a scientific laboratory for the ISS that has yet to be launched, ESA is keen to have a reliable
two-way supply line to the ISS.
Conveniently, in the middle of 2004 a Russian proposal came for cooperation in building Kliper.
Well, they have not spelled it out, but why build Kliper, if Jules Verne would work otherwise?..
The Kliper is just a single piece reusable capsule that's stretched. It launches like a capsule - on the tip of a rocket. It reenters like a capsule (unless they opt for wings... the judges are still out on that one).
The very same FA:
"Today, we see a winged version as more promising, because it can land at any Class I airport with a runway length of 2.5 to 3.5 kilometers." Wings will enable the spacecraft to maneuver as far as 1500 km from its entry path during landing to reach its destination.
And later:
After opting for the winged shuttle design, the RKK leadership persuaded OKB Sukhoi, the Moscow military contractor best known for development of the Su-27 jet fighter, to invest its own resources and expertise in the Kliper project. RKK officials admitted that OKB Sukhoi's solid financial standing, along with the company's unmatched experience in supersonic and subsonic aerodynamics, led them to seek out this partnership.
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- 56% of the US population lived in the 50 largest metropolitan areas (for 2006 this roughly translates into population over 1,000,000)
- 67% - in 100 largest metro areas(population over 500,000)
- 78% - in 200 largest metro areas (population over 200,000)
- 85% - in metro areas with population over 100,000
It is probably somewhat safe to conclude that despite the vast areas of the US with very-very low population density most of the US residents live in rather populous cities/areas.Perhaps not as glamorous, another newcomer to this market - Mvix - has a range of devices that play DivX/XviD/MPG/WMV/etc (no H264). and use PATA HDD of any available size. MX-760HD is the latest and the most capable one, but also the most expensive. They have upgradeable firmware, which is also available in source code under GPL (no word yet on whether it needs binary only modules though).
Well, this is just a speculation, but... They plan to "bring 65nm to production in the second half of 2006", and have the entire fab36 converted to 65nm by mid-2007. Interesting timing, isn't it? Working prototype this year... It seams it's not in the realm of impossibility to expect AM3 to be 65nm.
Well, first of all that was about numbers (not ordinals), of which there is indeed an infinit number between 3 and 4. Now about those "geometries". Here's a simple example. Take a paper tape Lets say it's 1.1 some units long. Write 3 and the beginning and 4 1 unit away from 3. Now make Moebius strip, keep mooving another 1 unit and put 5. Now, where's 5 on this strip? :-)
There is a time and a place for mathematics to be deep and mysterious.
Ummm, or maybe we should not "angrily" discard the existance of some dimensions and geometries we (as "humans") know nothing about just yet?..
Umm... There are claims that Jokonda is a prank and it's a face of a man (maybe Leonardo's own). That might actually "explain" her relative tallness (according to that sceletal analysis). At the same time it'll invalidate their assumption that the voise should be of a female.
P.S. And it's not just math - 80% of the "useless junk" I was studing at the university helps me immensely to see not just a problem at hands, but also where it is in the bigger picture and how each particular solution reflects back on that bigger picture.
Metric pounds?..
Not to mention the great DB2 SQL Cookbooks.
There is only one step between stress and a poor diet...
Oh, that's what has happened! So all those "baby bells" now actually compete with each other to provide you with a Local Access service?..
Everything about GP2X looks fabulous, but this screen "kills" it, at least for me...
Might be not - in this isolated case. But what if she had discovered a crack in the system where this time only 2 pennies were lost? What if next time 2 millions will go though the very same crack? When it'll be better to spend her time searching for an answer for the money lost?
You can also look at this issue from another angle: while searching for 2 pennies (and "wasting" all that time) she dug though and understood so much of the inner working of the system that she's already above the level she used to be before the search has started. Was that time well spent or is it still worthless?
Excuse me for stating obvious, but there are shades of gray between black and white, and while a hunt for a perfect solution probably more often then not leads to a time wasteland, there are other aspects of it that, I think, should not be readily dismissed.
Consciously or subconsciously dada21 knows that:
He does have to replace those who burn out eventually...Well, to match Windows L&F pretty closely one usually installs GTK-Wimp, so "[w]hen running on Windows XP or 2003, the Windows theming API is used so that GTK widgets look like native widgets." And GTK-Wimp is integrated into GTK+ installation for windows (since August 2004)...
Alternatively you can try LIDS. One of the many features of LIDS is ACLs that are applicable to root as well. Configuring LIDS section of their FAQ gives a number of interesting examples of putting a heavy "lid" on access to the system, while keeping it useable.
Well, Slashdot has not reported this yet ;-)
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