There are lots of robot competitions for students, but I'm not a student anymore. Does anyone know of non-student competitions (preferably in Europe, but for other readers, post freely)? I would really like to participate in one, but don't know where to look.
There are cosmic particles hitting the atmosphere with more energy than the LHC will produce. If the LHC were going to cause a rift in the space time continuum, these particles would have done the same in the last 6 billion years that they've been hitting the atmosphere. But there's a small difference: These cosmic high-energy particles enter the atmosphere at near lightspeed. So if it forms a black hole when it collides with the atmosphere, it would leave the other side of the earth a bit later, still at near light speed. In the LHC, two protons collide head-on, coming to a dead stop (what they're looking for are collissions where not only the atoms collide, but the quarks inside the nucleus collide. When I visited CERN - an amazing experience - they told us that they're looking for maybe 4 such collissions per year!!). So if it were to form a black hole, it would be pulled to the center of the earth and then oscilate up and down. Only when two cosmic rays with the same energy collide head-on near the earth you would get the same effect. That's a totally different statistic.
I admit I'm just a particle physics noob, so if you know why I'm wrong please (try to) enlighten me.
On a sidenote, even if this were to happen, i think it would take a veeeeery long time for this to turn into a real problem. Just imagine how small the event horizon of a black hole with the mass of a few protons would be. I wouldn't be surprised if it could pass right through the nucleus of an atom without even hitting any matter.
What about solar-powered swimsuits? With a propellor it would be cool! But it's very dangerous if you put it on backwards, and you see a beautiful lady; you might suddenly hear a chopping sound.
Maybe not for next desktop CPU, but simpler circuits don't really need the smallest possible transistors. It might have other charasteristics that make it worthwhile. And don't forget plastic, wearable solar cells might become a reality with this, too.
PS: Just be careful not to get electrocuted by your t-shirt (don't worry, I don't see a market for solar-powered underwear).
Heat radiation is another wavelength than near-infrared. It's the same sort of infrared that's used in your remote, it doesn't feel warm either. Simply put it is just "redder than red", beyond the spectrum we can see. A nice experiment is to look at a glass of red wine with a night vision camera: it too will be clear as water. since red wine lets red light through, and your camera sees red light, it's transparent.
I don't understand why you went from ASM to web development. Surely there are some other markets where you can make more use of your skills? Embedded development in C is going very strong, and assembler knowledge is very helpful in that area. I'm an embedded software engineer myself and looking at compiler outputs, and pouring through CPU manuals is all part of the job.
Most of the code isn't written in assembler, but that would just be foolish: in C you can target any processor you want, even your PC. No need to rewrite that queue implementtion when a new processor architecture is used.
He's fed by his skill (and now 15 minutes of fame), not by his employer. I have this feeling your employer is ripping you off. Did you know most of us receive money from our employers?
Well, I went carting with a bunch of friends once (4 cars). Let's just say that when we drove back home, our driving style was completely different. Everybody said so. Even as a passenger, I was constantly plotting the fastest way though the corners for the first 15 minutes.
I have been unemployed for more than a year some while ago, and I've never felt more miserable and useless than during that time. I guess it depends on your personality to some extent, but I don't know that many people who are proud of their unemployed status. So I don't think you will be better off at home. In fact you can choose between having money + being unhappy or being poor + being unhappy. Nothing forbids you to send your C.V. to other companies closer to home in the meanwhile, though.
I believe there once was a God, but his last thoughts were something like this: "This primeval atom I invented will make the most awesome firecracker EVER". Therefore, I don't believe in intelligent design, but in clumsy design at best.
That probably happened when he was +/- 16 years old, but I have to admit that's just a guess based on when I got interested in making my own firecrackers.
I think navigating such a thing could prove to be very difficult.. If they want to change the capacitance, then they'll have to roll it up or something like that.. adding extra weight. I wish them good luck, but I'm a bit sceptical.
Sidenote: did they use an image of MRO with an extra 'sock' attached to it in the article? It really looks like MRO.
For just $299, I can sell you a tin-foil hat. Order today, and you get a free magnetig healing necklace. It might look just like a fridge magnet on a rope, but really it isn't!
First the say:
With some updates such as the WGA Notification, the installer transmits data that Microsoft says it merely requires for quality control purposes and to improve the installer itself. and in the next paragraph:
When the product IDs and product keys found belong to legal software, Microsoft will delete the data right away; only in cases of suspected software piracy will it store the data, So when you are a legit user, they don't care about the quality of your software. They're only interested in the quality of pirated software.
1. Attract gullible people around paranormal search engine. 2. Use advertisement space to sell magnetic healing jewlery, talismans, tin-foil hats and other crap. 3. Profit!
Plus, all those gadgets require electricity. And that means more gas consumption. I'd just like a car with only minimal electronics, and a modern, efficient engine.
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RTB seems pretty cool! Thanks for the tip.
There are lots of robot competitions for students, but I'm not a student anymore. Does anyone know of non-student competitions (preferably in Europe, but for other readers, post freely)? I would really like to participate in one, but don't know where to look.
not at all, it's only rape when she isn't permissive!
I admit I'm just a particle physics noob, so if you know why I'm wrong please (try to) enlighten me.
On a sidenote, even if this were to happen, i think it would take a veeeeery long time for this to turn into a real problem. Just imagine how small the event horizon of a black hole with the mass of a few protons would be. I wouldn't be surprised if it could pass right through the nucleus of an atom without even hitting any matter.
And the other important feature: "Look ma, no batteries". Because, as you all know, the batteries will die on the most sunny day of the year.
Maybe not for next desktop CPU, but simpler circuits don't really need the smallest possible transistors. It might have other charasteristics that make it worthwhile. And don't forget plastic, wearable solar cells might become a reality with this, too.
PS: Just be careful not to get electrocuted by your t-shirt (don't worry, I don't see a market for solar-powered underwear).
Why don't you ask your sheppard?
Heat radiation is another wavelength than near-infrared. It's the same sort of infrared that's used in your remote, it doesn't feel warm either. Simply put it is just "redder than red", beyond the spectrum we can see. A nice experiment is to look at a glass of red wine with a night vision camera: it too will be clear as water. since red wine lets red light through, and your camera sees red light, it's transparent.
"SCO server sysadmin" is also booming, I heard.
I don't understand why you went from ASM to web development. Surely there are some other markets where you can make more use of your skills? Embedded development in C is going very strong, and assembler knowledge is very helpful in that area. I'm an embedded software engineer myself and looking at compiler outputs, and pouring through CPU manuals is all part of the job.
Most of the code isn't written in assembler, but that would just be foolish: in C you can target any processor you want, even your PC. No need to rewrite that queue implementtion when a new processor architecture is used.
Well, I went carting with a bunch of friends once (4 cars). Let's just say that when we drove back home, our driving style was completely different. Everybody said so. Even as a passenger, I was constantly plotting the fastest way though the corners for the first 15 minutes.
Computer games are nothing compared to that.
I have been unemployed for more than a year some while ago, and I've never felt more miserable and useless than during that time. I guess it depends on your personality to some extent, but I don't know that many people who are proud of their unemployed status. So I don't think you will be better off at home. In fact you can choose between having money + being unhappy or being poor + being unhappy. Nothing forbids you to send your C.V. to other companies closer to home in the meanwhile, though.
Good luck.
I believe there once was a God, but his last thoughts were something like this: "This primeval atom I invented will make the most awesome firecracker EVER". Therefore, I don't believe in intelligent design, but in clumsy design at best.
That probably happened when he was +/- 16 years old, but I have to admit that's just a guess based on when I got interested in making my own firecrackers.
I think navigating such a thing could prove to be very difficult.. If they want to change the capacitance, then they'll have to roll it up or something like that.. adding extra weight. I wish them good luck, but I'm a bit sceptical.
Sidenote: did they use an image of MRO with an extra 'sock' attached to it in the article? It really looks like MRO.
Feature request: a "miserable failure" easter egg, now that the google bomb is no longer working.
Time for a reboot. erm, I mean, time to get some sleep.
Note to self: from now on, I shall always read the subject line before posting a reply.
I wonder how you feel now that you know that all that data you transfer is deleted on arrival.. ;-)
For just $299, I can sell you a tin-foil hat. Order today, and you get a free magnetig healing necklace. It might look just like a fridge magnet on a rope, but really it isn't!
Want a a business plan?
1. Attract gullible people around paranormal search engine.
2. Use advertisement space to sell magnetic healing jewlery, talismans, tin-foil hats and other crap.
3. Profit!
Plus, all those gadgets require electricity. And that means more gas consumption. I'd just like a car with only minimal electronics, and a modern, efficient engine.