That's only true to a point. If the reliability of the SSD gets to the point where it's about as likely as the RAID controller to fail, then the RAID controller is just an extra point of failure that will not increase your availability at all. However, AFAIK SSDs aren't that reliable yet so the RAID controllers are still worth it.
If the price goes up enough then yes, it will reduce the demand substantially. But you're assuming that this will happen before permanent damage to the population has been done. I don't think that's the case, as there have been countless examples of species being hunted to or near the point of extinction.
No, what happens is the price goes up and that makes the fish an even more attractive target to fisherman. This is an example of the tragedy of the commons, a failure of the free market.
Nice try, but he didn't say "we can't do this 'cause it might kill to many fish". He just said that the impact on fish populations is something that should be taken into account when this technology is being considered.
Now considering that he didn't say #1, your application of it to #2 is also without merit. Fresh water is a very precious resource in many areas. There are various ways we can use it and each use has different costs and benefits that should be weighed carefully. To disregard the environmental impact would be extremely foolhardy.
Desalination is extremely expensive, that would be a waste to use a large amount of energy to make fresh water, and then turn around and spoil it to get back a fraction of your original energy.
On the other hand, desalination plants do create plenty of waste salt, so I wonder if you could get the same effect from the difference in salinity of sea water and the plants extremely salty waste water. You wouldn't make surplus energy, but it could reduce the costs of making fresh water.
From wikipedia: "The visible spectrum is the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that is visible to (can be detected by) the human eye. Electromagnetic radiation in this range of wavelengths is called visible light or simply light."
How did we learn that lesson in the past few wars? When was there a war when we didn't have air superiority? In Iraq and Afghanistan there wasn't even a fight for air superiority, we had it pretty much by default.
No greenhouse gases are emitted if nuclear generated energy is used to mine and process the fuel.
Also it's true that nuclear energy is more expensive than conventional energy sources, but those costs don't include the many externalities including the unknown future costs of global warming. I would be interested in seeing how the true costs per kw/h compare.
Sony and LG both have plans to release OLED TVs within the next year. The new Sony TV is planned to be 27 inches, so large screen OLED displays could be on the horizon although it's probably a few more years out.
Apparently with OLEDs the blacks should be much blacker than LCD blacks. But I suspect they're still going to be blindingly bright.
Why would an OLED still have bright blacks? The reason LCD's don't do black well is because the pixels can't totally block the backlight. OLEDs have no backlight so a black pixel should not emit any light.
Also the human eye can only detect polarization of blue light, so given that the example was of a red photon it is absolutely correct that a human could not detect any difference in polarization.
For the record, the answer is: "I write that code, then I test it and see which font shows up. If it's not the font I want, I re-write the code so the font I want shows up."
But the point is that if you aren't following the standard then the font that shows up when you test it may not be the font a user with a different browser sees. Because your input is ambiguous the best the browser can do is guess what you want to see and hope for the best.
Yes the steam they are making is adding pressure, but the question is if we are capable of adding enough pressure to amount to more than the proverbial straw on a camel. That doesn't seem likely to me, although since they are using large amounts of heat energy already stored in the crust I suppose it is possible.
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What FUD? I said AFAIK. I haven't been following them closely. If I'm wrong please feel free to correct me instead of jumping down my throat.
That's only true to a point. If the reliability of the SSD gets to the point where it's about as likely as the RAID controller to fail, then the RAID controller is just an extra point of failure that will not increase your availability at all. However, AFAIK SSDs aren't that reliable yet so the RAID controllers are still worth it.
If the price goes up enough then yes, it will reduce the demand substantially. But you're assuming that this will happen before permanent damage to the population has been done. I don't think that's the case, as there have been countless examples of species being hunted to or near the point of extinction.
Oh, you don't think people in Arizona and Nevada are just as self-centered when it comes to water usage?
The correct correction would be "People tend to be pretty self-centered when it comes to regional issues".
No, what happens is the price goes up and that makes the fish an even more attractive target to fisherman. This is an example of the tragedy of the commons, a failure of the free market.
Nice try, but he didn't say "we can't do this 'cause it might kill to many fish". He just said that the impact on fish populations is something that should be taken into account when this technology is being considered.
Now considering that he didn't say #1, your application of it to #2 is also without merit. Fresh water is a very precious resource in many areas. There are various ways we can use it and each use has different costs and benefits that should be weighed carefully. To disregard the environmental impact would be extremely foolhardy.
Desalination is extremely expensive, that would be a waste to use a large amount of energy to make fresh water, and then turn around and spoil it to get back a fraction of your original energy.
On the other hand, desalination plants do create plenty of waste salt, so I wonder if you could get the same effect from the difference in salinity of sea water and the plants extremely salty waste water. You wouldn't make surplus energy, but it could reduce the costs of making fresh water.
From wikipedia: "The visible spectrum is the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that is visible to (can be detected by) the human eye. Electromagnetic radiation in this range of wavelengths is called visible light or simply light."
That's true, but I wouldn't consider those among our last few wars.
How could it not be redundant? Your first 5 words were "I have said this before" ;-)
How did we learn that lesson in the past few wars? When was there a war when we didn't have air superiority? In Iraq and Afghanistan there wasn't even a fight for air superiority, we had it pretty much by default.
Interesting link, thanks.
Nuclear glows blue, actually. /pedant
No greenhouse gases are emitted if nuclear generated energy is used to mine and process the fuel.
Also it's true that nuclear energy is more expensive than conventional energy sources, but those costs don't include the many externalities including the unknown future costs of global warming. I would be interested in seeing how the true costs per kw/h compare.
It's awfully hard to be under the influence of something without possessing it, even if it is only possessed in trace amounts in your bloodstream.
Hey now, NASA engineers may not always know the difference between metric and imperial units but they aren't that stupid.
Sony and LG both have plans to release OLED TVs within the next year. The new Sony TV is planned to be 27 inches, so large screen OLED displays could be on the horizon although it's probably a few more years out.
Apparently with OLEDs the blacks should be much blacker than LCD blacks. But I suspect they're still going to be blindingly bright.
Why would an OLED still have bright blacks? The reason LCD's don't do black well is because the pixels can't totally block the backlight. OLEDs have no backlight so a black pixel should not emit any light.
Also the human eye can only detect polarization of blue light, so given that the example was of a red photon it is absolutely correct that a human could not detect any difference in polarization.
Buoys don't make water go away. Lights do make dark go away.
That's impractical if you need to change passwords often, the admin only has so many teeth.
For the record, the answer is: "I write that code, then I test it and see which font shows up. If it's not the font I want, I re-write the code so the font I want shows up."
But the point is that if you aren't following the standard then the font that shows up when you test it may not be the font a user with a different browser sees. Because your input is ambiguous the best the browser can do is guess what you want to see and hope for the best.
Yes the steam they are making is adding pressure, but the question is if we are capable of adding enough pressure to amount to more than the proverbial straw on a camel. That doesn't seem likely to me, although since they are using large amounts of heat energy already stored in the crust I suppose it is possible.
Sounds like you'd never get any email.
Looks like you're already hosed.