My electric company (PG&E) gives me a 20% discount on my summer electricity bill for letting them put an automatic switch on my A/C compressor, so they can shave off demand peaks.
And the same thing can be done with electric cars. It's possible to make the charging software smart, and have it look at the spot price graph, user desired charge levels, and determine whether to charge the battery, wait, or even sell some power back to the grid.
So the plan is to install enough batteries to power the world all night long
Only half the world.
I suppose either is technically possible, I just don't think either is likely to happen.
Instead of relying on one either/or solution, it would be smarter to combine all of them, including using existing forms of power generation such as gas, coal or nuclear.
The article missed the opportunity to mention that the spectral line for helium was unknown at the time, and was first discovered in the sun. Hence the name was adopted from Helios, the Greek god of the sun.
If a self driving car is seeing something in front of it and launches an app to determine what that object is, then that app needs to return an answer before the car hits the object and in time to brake to a stop, if necessary. It needs a time signal to understand how much time it has left.
It doesn't need a time signal. It just needs to be written in such a way that's its guaranteed to be fast enough.
And in case of safety critical devices, such as autonomous cars, there will be probably be government mandated regulations in addition to market forces.
Exactly, and real-time processing with safety critical deadlines is nothing new. That stuff has been done since the very first computer systems were used in industrial control.
No I'm not a lawyer, but I'm sure the FTC has lawyers, and they produced a 160 page document about it. If you're interested in the details, I suggest you find a copy of the report.
Google presents itself as an unbiased search engine. This search engine has a huge market share. They also have other businesses that have nothing to do with searching. Using their search engine, the prevent fair competition on their other activities. That is not allowed according to the Sherman Antitrust Act. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S...
Of course, that is the heart of the issue. Lawyers and judges will have to debate the finer details.
Apple stores are designed for selling Apple products. Anybody walking in such a store knows this. Apple doesn't even try to pretend to be selling a wide range of brands.
The amazon mouse is the #1 best seller, though, and it's wireless. Likewise, if you search for bluetooth keyboard, the 3rd result is a non-bluetooth logitech wireless keyboard, which is also the #1 best seller.
The FTC is seeming to suggest that it would be more proper for the Apple store to introduce customers looking to buy an office PC to Microsoft offerings first
The Apple store is not an internet search engine. Your analogy makes no sense.
The low gravity of Moon would allow the elderly (and other infirm) to remain mobile for many years after they would've become wheelchair-bound on Earth... Considering the wealth of (relatively) many of the elderly in the Western world, they may be able to pay for such retirement even before some other industries take hold up there.
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You can calculate risk of extreme outages, and aim for an acceptable value.
My electric company (PG&E) gives me a 20% discount on my summer electricity bill for letting them put an automatic switch on my A/C compressor, so they can shave off demand peaks.
And the same thing can be done with electric cars. It's possible to make the charging software smart, and have it look at the spot price graph, user desired charge levels, and determine whether to charge the battery, wait, or even sell some power back to the grid.
So the plan is to install enough batteries to power the world all night long
Only half the world.
I suppose either is technically possible, I just don't think either is likely to happen.
Instead of relying on one either/or solution, it would be smarter to combine all of them, including using existing forms of power generation such as gas, coal or nuclear.
The article missed the opportunity to mention that the spectral line for helium was unknown at the time, and was first discovered in the sun. Hence the name was adopted from Helios, the Greek god of the sun.
Considering the cost of installation, it will probably be cheaper to get fully operational solar panels, and sell/use the electricity.
The expected problems had to do with the rate of change, which was 3 times as high as the normal maximum.
If a self driving car is seeing something in front of it and launches an app to determine what that object is, then that app needs to return an answer before the car hits the object and in time to brake to a stop, if necessary. It needs a time signal to understand how much time it has left.
It doesn't need a time signal. It just needs to be written in such a way that's its guaranteed to be fast enough.
These radio beacons aren't very reliable though. A little bit of interference from some nearby electronics can be enough to lose connection.
And in case of safety critical devices, such as autonomous cars, there will be probably be government mandated regulations in addition to market forces.
Exactly, and real-time processing with safety critical deadlines is nothing new. That stuff has been done since the very first computer systems were used in industrial control.
No I'm not a lawyer, but I'm sure the FTC has lawyers, and they produced a 160 page document about it. If you're interested in the details, I suggest you find a copy of the report.
except that robbing banks is a crime
Violating anti-trust laws is also a crime.
Google presents itself as an unbiased search engine. This search engine has a huge market share. They also have other businesses that have nothing to do with searching. Using their search engine, the prevent fair competition on their other activities. That is not allowed according to the Sherman Antitrust Act. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S...
Of course, that is the heart of the issue. Lawyers and judges will have to debate the finer details.
but they have absolutely no obligation to make that tool "fair". If they want to put things that make them money at the top of the list, they can.
As long as they comply with the anti-trust laws, which some experts didn't think was the case.
They weren't allowed, that's why there was an anti-trust probe.
Forgive me but what law or regulation defines that as a requirement?
That would be covered under the US antitrust laws. There are several: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U...
However, this anti-capitalistic idea doesn't have a leg to stand on
It's not anti-capitalistic to enforce an equal playing field. And apparently, the experts of the FTC thought they had a leg to stand on.
Apple stores are designed for selling Apple products. Anybody walking in such a store knows this. Apple doesn't even try to pretend to be selling a wide range of brands.
oh, so despite google playing fast and loose with its own product rankings, it's still the best tool available?
Yeah, like somebody can be the best husband/father, and a bank robber at the same time. Doesn't mean we shouldn't stop the guy from robbing banks.
Which search engine are you talking about that generally outperforms Google ?
The amazon mouse is the #1 best seller, though, and it's wireless. Likewise, if you search for bluetooth keyboard, the 3rd result is a non-bluetooth logitech wireless keyboard, which is also the #1 best seller.
Even if people aren't surprised, doesn't mean it should be allowed.
The FTC is seeming to suggest that it would be more proper for the Apple store to introduce customers looking to buy an office PC to Microsoft offerings first
The Apple store is not an internet search engine. Your analogy makes no sense.
I care about getting good search results. Google choosing to put the better results lower in the ranking conflicts with that.
I'd care even more if I was running a business that's competing with one of google's businesses.
The low gravity of Moon would allow the elderly (and other infirm) to remain mobile for many years after they would've become wheelchair-bound on Earth... Considering the wealth of (relatively) many of the elderly in the Western world, they may be able to pay for such retirement even before some other industries take hold up there.
Or we can stick them in a bed with VR goggles on.
How is a fingerprint or iris scan useful for an advertiser ?