The DoE was created by a law passed properly through Congress. It was just signed by President Carter, not created by executive fiat. Thus, it is not a conflict with the Constitution as an executive power. It was created by the Legislative and delegated to the Executive to operate and administer.
I am not familiar with the details of Ron Paul's position on the shutting down of the DoE. I believe part of his position is on the size of the bureaucracy that it has ballooned into in only a few short decades along with the cost. However, the DoE is not mentioned in his position on Energy on his campaign website issues.
On August 4, 1977, President Jimmy Carter signed the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Organization Act (Public Law 95-91), centralizing the responsibilities of the Federal Energy Administration, the Energy Research and Development Administration, the Federal Power Commission and other energy-related government programs into a single presidential cabinet-level department. The DOE, activated on Oct. 1, 1977, provided the framework for a comprehensive national energy plan by coordinating federal energy functions. The new Department was responsible for long-term, high-risk research and development of energy technology, federal power marketing, energy conservation, energy regulatory programs, a central energy data collection and analysis program, and nuclear weapons research, development and production.
Shutting down the DOE does not mean there is no Federal oversight. It would mean a return to the way it was handled before 1977. We had all of what we have now in the way of nuclear weapons, power & research before it was consolidated.
I am NOT arguing the case either way, just pointing out your premise is totally, factually incorrect.
That's funny. After demonstrating that we have no qualms about paying for 10+ years of war in Iraq and Afghanistan, regardless of cost, you think Iran is going to win on a financial attrition basis.
How will Iran feel after a few months of ruinous bombardment?
You're right it isn't symmetrical. The U.S. will -- regardless of U.N. convention -- use overwhelming and disproportionate force. Iran will be lucky to have anything bigger than a reed fishing raft capable of floating if they try that.
The Beidou-1 satellites are Geo Stationary not LEO. That being said, according to Wikipedia latency is about 1/4 of a second for each leg.
Still, the idea of transmitting potentially millions of signals blindly in the sky to a constellation of GEO satellites, and letting them do the work of sorting, stamping, and relaying seems a bit ass-backwards. Square Peg, meet Mssrs Round Hole and BFH.
You misunderstand my position. Caucuses tend to work better in smaller areas, where democracy and elections are more direct. Iowa makes them work. Congrats.
My barb was directed at one thing and one thing only. Iowa's insistence that the caucuses for national elections be held FIRST in the nation and that they are in a special position because of that primacy. That is what keeps you in the 24/7 news cycle, and what gives serious question about your proclaimed distaste for all the attention.
Move the caucuses to Super Tuesday or something -- anything -- not first in the Nation, and most the noise will go away.
No, I don't want to move to Iowa and you couldn't convince me. However, it is because I personally like mountains and serious forests and Iowa seems to be short on both fronts. All the rest is negotiable and part of life.
That was the "test" system. And their description is completely ass-backwards. I'm not sure how useful that would be for mobile units or wide spread use.
The terminal sends a signal to the satellites (say, 3 seconds latency due to distance). The satellites send the timestamps to a ground station (again, 3 seconds). They do some maths, then send the answers back to the satellites (again, 3 second), which send it back down to the terminals (finally, another 3 seconds). That is like 12 seconds, plus calculations, etc. Good luck using that info reasonably at 100+ KPH
That still leaves the issue of if terminals become popular, potentially MILLIONS of signals being broadcast skyward for the satellites to receive, sort, stamp and relay.
The Wikipedia article reads like an instruction manual on how NOT to do GPS. What am I missing?
Early Hexagons averaged 124 days in space, but as the satellites became more sophisticated, later missions lasted twice as long.
Sending up a satellite for just 4 months of pictures is a bit costly and cumbersome. It also precludes a quick response. A plane can be sent for a quick look to get a confirmation. A satellite has to depend on the target being in its orbital path, and passing over at just the right time, etc.
On the other hand, the satellite can get you 4 months of regular photos to do a time lapse or comparison.
Iowa and New Hampshire, small population states that they are, are legends of importance only in their own minds.
If Ron Paul's organizational ability holds true to form, Iowa and their caucuses will be overrun by his supporters and he will win. Iowa will then get to see how much their "first in the nation" predictor factor means in places like California, New York, Florida and Illinois where Paul has a less broad appeal.
The answer is much simpler. Since he only give presents to children who have been good all year long, Santa only makes a few brief stops in the coma wards of hospitals. The rest is just marketing.
Because it was a question that people other than just me were curious about?
Did you read the entire post? Or did your head just explode when seeing "Linux" in a gaming thread?
nVidia already spends time on quality Linux graphics drivers. They run fine on both 32-bit and native 64-bit Linux systems. I was wondering if the AMD/ATI stuff had matured as well is all.
Take a valium and go back to getting your ass n00bed by 10-year-olds on BF or MW.
What is the state of Linux drivers for AMD graphics cards? I haven't checked in a few years, since the closed-source nVidia ones provide for excellent 3D performance and I'm happy with that.
But, I'm in the market for a new graphics card and wonder if I can look at AMD/ATI again.
No, I'm not willing to install Windows for the one or two games I play. For something like Enemy Territory: Quake Wars, (modified Quake 3 engine), how does AMD stack up on Linux?
Hmmm...+1 for obscure reference but -1 for forcing the fit just because their names start with the letter "k". Finally, +1 for keeping your head about you.
"Forever" meaning until the boyfriend hears those two magic words, I'm pregnant.
My prediction is somewhere shortly after five years from now, somewhere in America, a teenage girl will be hearing the phrase "I told you so" from her mother.
As we learned from the shuttle disasters the American public simply doesn't have the stomach for killing astronauts which is why i wouldn't be surprised if China or India are the next ones out there...
I've always thought this was the best argument for non-governmental space exploration and exploitation. If the American public has lost its balls, fuck 'em -- the pussies can butt out. Let those who are willing to take the risks, the ones with the right stuff, reap the rewards.
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The DoE was created by a law passed properly through Congress. It was just signed by President Carter, not created by executive fiat. Thus, it is not a conflict with the Constitution as an executive power. It was created by the Legislative and delegated to the Executive to operate and administer.
I am not familiar with the details of Ron Paul's position on the shutting down of the DoE. I believe part of his position is on the size of the bureaucracy that it has ballooned into in only a few short decades along with the cost. However, the DoE is not mentioned in his position on Energy on his campaign website issues.
You are incorrect.
On August 4, 1977, President Jimmy Carter signed the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Organization Act (Public Law 95-91), centralizing the responsibilities of the Federal Energy Administration, the Energy Research and Development Administration, the Federal Power Commission and other energy-related government programs into a single presidential cabinet-level department. The DOE, activated on Oct. 1, 1977, provided the framework for a comprehensive national energy plan by coordinating federal energy functions. The new Department was responsible for long-term, high-risk research and development of energy technology, federal power marketing, energy conservation, energy regulatory programs, a central energy data collection and analysis program, and nuclear weapons research, development and production.
Shutting down the DOE does not mean there is no Federal oversight. It would mean a return to the way it was handled before 1977. We had all of what we have now in the way of nuclear weapons, power & research before it was consolidated.
I am NOT arguing the case either way, just pointing out your premise is totally, factually incorrect.
That's funny. After demonstrating that we have no qualms about paying for 10+ years of war in Iraq and Afghanistan, regardless of cost, you think Iran is going to win on a financial attrition basis.
How will Iran feel after a few months of ruinous bombardment?
You're right it isn't symmetrical. The U.S. will -- regardless of U.N. convention -- use overwhelming and disproportionate force. Iran will be lucky to have anything bigger than a reed fishing raft capable of floating if they try that.
Yeah. :-) As long as it really isn't in-their-face obvious, they can play "out of sight, out of mind".
Happy Woden's Day!
And here is the correct solution to the problem.
Good luck convincing the fundies to adopt a pagan lunar calendar.
We're both wrong. Me more so than you, however.
The Beidou-1 satellites are Geo Stationary not LEO. That being said, according to Wikipedia latency is about 1/4 of a second for each leg.
Still, the idea of transmitting potentially millions of signals blindly in the sky to a constellation of GEO satellites, and letting them do the work of sorting, stamping, and relaying seems a bit ass-backwards.
Square Peg, meet Mssrs Round Hole and BFH.
Thanks for the informative reply.
You misunderstand my position. Caucuses tend to work better in smaller areas, where democracy and elections are more direct. Iowa makes them work. Congrats.
My barb was directed at one thing and one thing only. Iowa's insistence that the caucuses for national elections be held FIRST in the nation and that they are in a special position because of that primacy. That is what keeps you in the 24/7 news cycle, and what gives serious question about your proclaimed distaste for all the attention.
Move the caucuses to Super Tuesday or something -- anything -- not first in the Nation, and most the noise will go away.
No, I don't want to move to Iowa and you couldn't convince me. However, it is because I personally like mountains and serious forests and Iowa seems to be short on both fronts. All the rest is negotiable and part of life.
That was the "test" system. And their description is completely ass-backwards. I'm not sure how useful that would be for mobile units or wide spread use.
The terminal sends a signal to the satellites (say, 3 seconds latency due to distance). The satellites send the timestamps to a ground station (again, 3 seconds). They do some maths, then send the answers back to the satellites (again, 3 second), which send it back down to the terminals (finally, another 3 seconds). That is like 12 seconds, plus calculations, etc. Good luck using that info reasonably at 100+ KPH
That still leaves the issue of if terminals become popular, potentially MILLIONS of signals being broadcast skyward for the satellites to receive, sort, stamp and relay.
The Wikipedia article reads like an instruction manual on how NOT to do GPS. What am I missing?
From TFA:
Early Hexagons averaged 124 days in space, but as the satellites became more sophisticated, later missions lasted twice as long.
Sending up a satellite for just 4 months of pictures is a bit costly and cumbersome. It also precludes a quick response. A plane can be sent for a quick look to get a confirmation. A satellite has to depend on the target being in its orbital path, and passing over at just the right time, etc.
On the other hand, the satellite can get you 4 months of regular photos to do a time lapse or comparison.
Iowa and New Hampshire, small population states that they are, are legends of importance only in their own minds.
If Ron Paul's organizational ability holds true to form, Iowa and their caucuses will be overrun by his supporters and he will win. Iowa will then get to see how much their "first in the nation" predictor factor means in places like California, New York, Florida and Illinois where Paul has a less broad appeal.
This might have something to do with the fact that Go Daddy sucks as a registrar. The whole SOPA thing was just the last straw.
Because they're the government, so they are lying to you. Duh! That's a given.
And where is your tin foil hat?
TFA was written by a non-parent.
The answer is much simpler. Since he only give presents to children who have been good all year long, Santa only makes a few brief stops in the coma wards of hospitals. The rest is just marketing.
The old Packard-Bell business model. Well played, sir.
Because it was a question that people other than just me were curious about?
Did you read the entire post? Or did your head just explode when seeing "Linux" in a gaming thread?
nVidia already spends time on quality Linux graphics drivers. They run fine on both 32-bit and native 64-bit Linux systems. I was wondering if the AMD/ATI stuff had matured as well is all.
Take a valium and go back to getting your ass n00bed by 10-year-olds on BF or MW.
Bah! My mistake. It is a heavily modified id Tech 4 engine, which is Quake 4/Doom 3 -- not Quake 3. No $30 card will max that out.
My fault.
What is the state of Linux drivers for AMD graphics cards? I haven't checked in a few years, since the closed-source nVidia ones provide for excellent 3D performance and I'm happy with that.
But, I'm in the market for a new graphics card and wonder if I can look at AMD/ATI again.
No, I'm not willing to install Windows for the one or two games I play. For something like Enemy Territory: Quake Wars, (modified Quake 3 engine), how does AMD stack up on Linux?
Because it is in their financial and career interests not to.
The marketing division of Sirius Cybernetics. What's your point?
Hmmm...+1 for obscure reference but -1 for forcing the fit just because their names start with the letter "k". Finally, +1 for keeping your head about you.
Um, what? What exactly do you think Johannes Kepler was, a washing machine?
"Forever" meaning until the boyfriend hears those two magic words, I'm pregnant.
My prediction is somewhere shortly after five years from now, somewhere in America, a teenage girl will be hearing the phrase "I told you so" from her mother.
As we learned from the shuttle disasters the American public simply doesn't have the stomach for killing astronauts which is why i wouldn't be surprised if China or India are the next ones out there...
I've always thought this was the best argument for non-governmental space exploration and exploitation. If the American public has lost its balls, fuck 'em -- the pussies can butt out. Let those who are willing to take the risks, the ones with the right stuff, reap the rewards.
But don't take my word for it, try reading the article.
Heretic!