Anyone else find it funny that from all the "sci-fi" films of the 20th century, the lighthearted comedy Short Circuit had the most realistic combat robots?
Almost any random 2-bedroom house in the Netherlands costs a quarter of a million euros nowadays
Well, in the Netherlands, maybe, but there are places in the world where land is cheaper than houses, and where they could use a house-building robot or two.
Well, flight is a perfectly reasonable response to an armed break-in. That said, there are quite a few scenarios where violence is an acceptable solution.
Then the company is trying to expand by putting this into other vehicles like humvees and helicopters. (why in a helicopter?)
I would guess crash safety: A crashing helicopter tends to put down quite hard on the ground. Also, there are usually no provisions for ejection seats in helos.
In Norway, where I live, we also have a do-not-call list, but with excemptions for political parties, market research etc. Those calls are still annoying, so I just stopped answering phone calls where caller ID is blocked. What I really need is a phone that will not _ring_ when not presented with caller ID, saving me a trip to the phone. Anyone know of such a beast (analogue)?
If I ever have the time and money I think it would be a cool project to make a car that is almost entirely mechanical. The only electrical parts would be the sound sytem, lights, heat and ac.
Well, you can put in a diesel to get rid of the ignition. Invest in a coal-fired block heater to put under the sump to make it possible to start the damn thing. Of course you have to hand-crank it to eliminate the need for a starter. To make that even remotely possible, you need a great honkin' flywheel like the WWII German Tiger tank. Spin up the flywheel with a crank, and then dump the clutch to start the engine.
The lights can be gas, like the first "horseless carriages".
AC can be totally mechanical.
Heat can be mechanical. You just need a belt-driven blower.
Sound systems can also be mechanical. Either a music box movement, or a gramophone. Belt-driven if you don't want to wind it all the time.
I think you misunderstand. You live in the country where TV stations have to pixelate a cartoon butt not to feel the wrath of the FCC. I, on the other hand, live in a country, no; a part of the world, where naked statues are not something that raises so much as an eyebrow, much less public ire...
And this confuses me to no end, as all the Americans I have met have been friendly, easygoing people, not at all like the theocratic government of the US would lead me to believe they should be.
Oh, you have a word for it... That really sums it up, doesn't it?
We have a quite a few American tourists over here, and I haven't seen anyone freak out over our park full of nude statues. Do narrow-minded and prudish Americans stay at home, while the broad-minded and friendly ones visit Europe in the summer?
Well, I am a parent, and not in the least concerned if my daughter sees any naked statues... I would be more worried if she grows up thinking her body is something shameful...
FWIW, here's how it works in Norway: You have to work the standard 37.5 hour week, and if you need to put in any more the employer has to compensate you. My employer gives me 1.5x hourly pay (yearly pay / 1800) for the first ten extra hours, and 2x hourly pay for hours exceeding that. I usually work about 200 hours of overtime each year, but 300 and 400 hours extra is quite common at my company.
As a non USAnian I just have to ask: What does "unpaid overtime" mean in the US anyway? Is it
a) You get paid by the hour, no matter if that hour is between 8-9 AM or 3-4 AM or, b) You get paid X amount of money each week, no matter if you put in 40 hours or 60 hours.
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Well, you posted a negative comment and got modded up, pretty much proving your own point...:)
I have no experience of the USAnian or Australian court systems (being Norwegian), but I would suspect a judge would be pretty miffed at both parties. Shared costs, maybe?
I'm not doubting that the manual state what they do, but I haven't seen any CRT screens with the ubiqutous "Start" button burned-in down in the lower-left corner. I've taken that as a sign that there is no practical problem...
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Anyone else find it funny that from all the "sci-fi" films of the 20th century, the lighthearted comedy Short Circuit had the most realistic combat robots?
Well, in the Netherlands, maybe, but there are places in the world where land is cheaper than houses, and where they could use a house-building robot or two.
Well, flight is a perfectly reasonable response to an armed break-in. That said, there are quite a few scenarios where violence is an acceptable solution.
I would guess crash safety: A crashing helicopter tends to put down quite hard on the ground. Also, there are usually no provisions for ejection seats in helos.
These two can be illustrated nicely by the tank article. Once quite readable, it's now a mess of long, rambling sentences and irrelevant trivia...
In Norway, where I live, we also have a do-not-call list, but with excemptions for political parties, market research etc. Those calls are still annoying, so I just stopped answering phone calls where caller ID is blocked. What I really need is a phone that will not _ring_ when not presented with caller ID, saving me a trip to the phone. Anyone know of such a beast (analogue)?
Or this one.
On top of everything: Their site is a Web-trap! No "back" button for me! Aaargh!
Night vision, anyone?
Finally I found out that the centre of the world is just north of the Coffeyville Country Club! :D
(I just pushed the zoom slider all the way in)
If I ever have the time and money I think it would be a cool project to make a car that is almost entirely mechanical. The only electrical parts would be the sound sytem, lights, heat and ac.
Well, you can put in a diesel to get rid of the ignition. Invest in a coal-fired block heater to put under the sump to make it possible to start the damn thing. Of course you have to hand-crank it to eliminate the need for a starter. To make that even remotely possible, you need a great honkin' flywheel like the WWII German Tiger tank. Spin up the flywheel with a crank, and then dump the clutch to start the engine.
The lights can be gas, like the first "horseless carriages".
AC can be totally mechanical.
Heat can be mechanical. You just need a belt-driven blower.
Sound systems can also be mechanical. Either a music box movement, or a gramophone. Belt-driven if you don't want to wind it all the time.
Joel On Software has an article that touches on some of these issues. Well worth a read, IMHO.
I think you misunderstand. You live in the country where TV stations have to pixelate a cartoon butt not to feel the wrath of the FCC. I, on the other hand, live in a country, no; a part of the world, where naked statues are not something that raises so much as an eyebrow, much less public ire...
And this confuses me to no end, as all the Americans I have met have been friendly, easygoing people, not at all like the theocratic government of the US would lead me to believe they should be.
Fun can be had be recreating old experiments. How about how Eratosthenes calculated the diameter of Earth? Take that, Flat Earth Society!
Oh, you have a word for it... That really sums it up, doesn't it?
We have a quite a few American tourists over here, and I haven't seen anyone freak out over our park full of nude statues. Do narrow-minded and prudish Americans stay at home, while the broad-minded and friendly ones visit Europe in the summer?
Just asking...
Well, I am a parent, and not in the least concerned if my daughter sees any naked statues... I would be more worried if she grows up thinking her body is something shameful...
Do you have any links to an image that is without it?
/. heading has a picture on a Danish server without a leaf....
Well yes, the first link in
In the NYTimes.com picture, they added a leaf... Is this some American thing? /European
Well, they didn't put a lot more battles in the earlier EEs. Galadriel's presents springs to mind as an example.
FWIW, here's how it works in Norway: You have to work the standard 37.5 hour week, and if you need to put in any more the employer has to compensate you. My employer gives me 1.5x hourly pay (yearly pay / 1800) for the first ten extra hours, and 2x hourly pay for hours exceeding that. I usually work about 200 hours of overtime each year, but 300 and 400 hours extra is quite common at my company.
As a non USAnian I just have to ask: What does "unpaid overtime" mean in the US anyway? Is it
a) You get paid by the hour, no matter if that hour is between 8-9 AM or 3-4 AM or,
b) You get paid X amount of money each week, no matter if you put in 40 hours or 60 hours.
Well, you posted a negative comment and got modded up, pretty much proving your own point... :)
Technological "holy grails", such as ... teleportation, ...
Well, that would certainly keep their prize money safe...
OK.
I have no experience of the USAnian or Australian court systems (being Norwegian), but I would suspect a judge would be pretty miffed at both parties. Shared costs, maybe?
I'm not doubting that the manual state what they do, but I haven't seen any CRT screens with the ubiqutous "Start" button burned-in down in the lower-left corner. I've taken that as a sign that there is no practical problem...