- Storage and Transport: Whats the volume equivalent in batteries of a full tank of Gasoline (eg: a 300 miles range)? Whats the weight equivalent ?
This I have no idea about.
Well, according to wikipedia, the volume of the Chevy Volt battery pack will be a 100L or about 26Gal. Thats for a range of 40miles. Thats 1.5 Miles/Gallon, in terms of miles driven per storage capacity needed at the filling stations.
According to http://www.cleangreencar.co.nz/ the weight/volume ratio of the Prius battery pack is 2.4Kg/Liter. (Compare to gasoline: 0.77Kg/Liter) According to wikipedia, the Lithium batteries used by the Volt are about half the weight for the same power as the NiMH batteries used in the Prius. But about the same power / volume ratio. So we could says that a modern battery will be about 1.2Kg/Liter (more than water)
So lets extrapolate, and assume that the Volt battery would be about 120Kg (~260Lbs). How long do you think it would take you to move 120Kg of batteries out of your car, and 120Kg of batteries in your car ? How many "modules" do you tink there would be ? I would say maximum 10Lbs or 1 Gal per module so that anybody can do it themselves. That's 26 modules out and 26 modules back in. Go to the store, and fill up your trunk with 26 gallons of water, then unload them, and see how easy it is.
I currently spend maybe 10-15 minutes to pump 13 gals every 400 miles. Instead, I would need to "pump" 26 gallons out and 26 gallons in, every 40 miles.
Another way to highlight the difference (Numbers from wikipedia)
Gasoline: 10000 Wh/Liter - 12000 Wh/Kg
Li-Ion : 270 Wh/Liter - 160 Wh/kg
Some of my math may be off, but it should be close enough.
Clearly you didnt think it through for more than 2 minutes: Its not just a matter of "just" storing batteries at the gas station.
- A propane bottle does not loose capacity, batteries does. I dont want to replace my first batteries with a pair of old batteries that are going to die soon. - Storage and Transport: Whats the volume equivalent in batteries of a full tank of Gasoline (eg: a 300 miles range)? Whats the weight equivalent ? - Installation/Fill-up: How easy is it going to be to replace the batteries in your car? Are you going to do it yourself ? Are you going to need somebody help ? Will you be able to "pay at the pump" with your credit card ?
Why did she used a fake name ? Because she knew she was going to do something bad. Heck, one could say it even proves than she INTENDED to do something bad. And she didnt want to get caught. So she lied.
And She is an adult, not a teenage brat.
I bet this is going to stick with a jury trying this case.
My compnay should hire some PM (Program Manager, or Project Manager).
Those are the people that follow a project from end to end. Interface between the customer and the developper, make sure everything keep on tracks.
If you have some people skills, are organized, have a good understanding of the technology (even if you cant program), they we should hire you.
One issue, is that engineers will probably look down on you, because off course you dont understand the details of what they are talking about. But give the engineers the responsabilities of a PM, and they will be asking for somebody to do it for them...
I noticed that the more "memories" (photos, video) you keep, the less valuable they become.
Its like in those movies, you know the poor kid has a grainy, beat-up picture of his mother that he didnt see for the last 10 years. The value of the picture is huge.
Now if the kid had a couple hard drives, I'm not sure I would see values.
Nowadays at wedding you might get 1000s of digital pictures, but what people really want is an album with maybe 20 or 40 of them.
Nothing more boring that people showing you their 500 photos of their vacations. Please select one or two dozens and do some editing work...
If I had the millions of dollar necesarry to develop a video card engine to compete with the other guys, the first think I would buy would be a fancy car, not an open source video card.
And I would pay off my house too.... and take a vacation...
You are an idiot if you waited for a month without cable before calling.
Dont tell me you call the next day it went out and they still didnt fix it, but if they did you are still an idiot to keep using those people. Switch to DSL or something...
And I'm just calling you an idiot to stay on-topic, nothing personal.
There is nothing enjoyable about spending 1h30 a day in traffic, no matter what you are listenning to. I'm not talking about taking a 1h30 trip on scenic backroads every day, I'm talking about clogged multi-lanes highways, drivers swerving in and out of lane...
No, if you are lucky enough to be able to have a pleasant drive to work, rather than a bleary commute, good for you (and usually good for me most of the time), but the fact that the same roads are clogged everyday at the same time is because most people do have to go to work during the crappy commute...
2 hours each way seems a bit high, but at least he is using transit so he is not wasting all that time (thats why he got the freaking laptop!) I know people who spend 45 minutes driving to work, one way. Thats 1:30 wasted in traffic.
In many places, most of the jobs are in the center where rents are very high. I know plenty of people who live in San Francisco and commute to San Jose because they want it. In Paris, young single people who can afford to rent a small flat would rather live close to the nightlife even if they work in the suburbs. On the other hand, family would rather get an affordable house in the suburbs even if there job is in the city.
Your not even thinking about couple, whose jobs maybe in oposite directions. And its not always that easy to move when you own a house, or when your children are going to school.
I dont think you can include iron-clad garantees into a proxy vote.
I mean its just an election, the party (in this case MSFT) tells you his candidates are better than the other's. What they do once they control the board is something else.
Off course if Microsoft gain control of the board and then screw over those Yahoo shareholder than voted for them, they might be able to sue them, but that takes time and resources. Also I guess the SEC or the government might intervene if it gets really ugly.
Also even if MSFT controls the board, I believe some things such as a Merger would still call for a vote of all the shareholders, so if the Merger offer was not up to shareholders expectations, they could vote No, even though they voted for having MSFT controlling the board.
Except that the skills learned are PURELY at the brain level: interface your brain with the matrix, which is a big piece of software, then flight a piece of helicopter software.
Basically, this is a video game, except that instead of having a finger/gamepad interface, the brain interface with the Matrix through the ships computer. So instead of grabbing a gamepad and pressing buttons, you jack something in your skull and send brainwaves over.
Its not because I can control an helicopter with a GamePad that I can they flight an helicopter. You could argue however than it is because the gamepad doesnt simulate the real helicopter interface. That is true, and indeed there are flight simulators used to train real pilots, but even in that case, you cant fly the real thing after some practice with the real thing. You might argue that this is because the simulator is an imperfect representation of the real thing, and I would agree.
But now the question is, is flying the helicopter in the Matrix a correct representation of the real world? The Matrix is designed precisely to be a perfect representation of the real world, so that the brain cannot actually make the distinction between the real world and the Matrix, so if normal people where to learn something in the Matrix simulation, in the same way they would learn in real world, I have no doubt they would remember it when out. This is supported by the fact that Neo still knows how to walk and talk when he is outside. (And I assume here that he learn walk and talk as part of the simulation, interacting with his parents, this is howver an assumption).
But when the "fly the helicopter" program is downloaded or when loads of guns are "created" one can argue that it is not the same learning process as the real world and not the same control mechanism.
This is obvious when you think that a lot of the things the people who are "aware" of the matrix do are not possible in the real world. For example some of the kung-fu moves they use are not remotely realistic, the speed they move is impossible. And i'm not even talking about stopping bullets.
The Matrix is a Software Simulation that a few can control with their brainwaves. I dont see any indication in the movies that the humans actually developed a way to alter their brain to learn new things. They have a way to alter the matrix using their brain, and it is definitely dangerous as some interaction with the matrix could basically "overload" your own brain and kill you.
If the human had invented a way to jack up their brain, they would certainly use it to gain a physical advantage in the real world.
You'll only knows how Kung Fu and how to fly the Helicopter in the Matrix. In the real world, you will still be only a regular dude. When they learn kung fu, they basically just donwload a hack or enter the appropriate cheat code.
Just look at how standard African features have been looked down upon in females. Look at any black couple on television and you'll see that the man may have markedly pronounced African features but the women will always be of mixed race, skin tending towards coffee color but facial features all comfortably Caucasian. I very much doubt this is by chance. And what is a "standard" African feature exactly ?
Whats else are you going to look for next? Standard Jewish features? Or maybe standard Arabic Features ?
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- Storage and Transport: Whats the volume equivalent in batteries of a full tank of Gasoline (eg: a 300 miles range)? Whats the weight equivalent ?
This I have no idea about.
Well, according to wikipedia, the volume of the Chevy Volt battery pack will be a 100L or about 26Gal. Thats for a range of 40miles.
Thats 1.5 Miles/Gallon, in terms of miles driven per storage capacity needed at the filling stations.
According to http://www.cleangreencar.co.nz/ the weight/volume ratio of the Prius battery pack is 2.4Kg/Liter.
(Compare to gasoline: 0.77Kg/Liter)
According to wikipedia, the Lithium batteries used by the Volt are about half the weight for the same power as the NiMH batteries used in the Prius. But about the same power / volume ratio. So we could says that a modern battery will be about 1.2Kg/Liter (more than water)
So lets extrapolate, and assume that the Volt battery would be about 120Kg (~260Lbs). How long do you think it would take you to move 120Kg of batteries out of your car, and 120Kg of batteries in your car ? How many "modules" do you tink there would be ? I would say maximum 10Lbs or 1 Gal per module so that anybody can do it themselves. That's 26 modules out and 26 modules back in. Go to the store, and fill up your trunk with 26 gallons of water, then unload them, and see how easy it is.
I currently spend maybe 10-15 minutes to pump 13 gals every 400 miles. Instead, I would need to "pump" 26 gallons out and 26 gallons in, every 40 miles.
Another way to highlight the difference (Numbers from wikipedia)
Gasoline: 10000 Wh/Liter - 12000 Wh/Kg
Li-Ion : 270 Wh/Liter - 160 Wh/kg
Some of my math may be off, but it should be close enough.
Clearly you didnt think it through for more than 2 minutes: Its not just a matter of "just" storing batteries at the gas station.
Flawed analogies, flawed plan:
- A propane bottle does not loose capacity, batteries does. I dont want to replace my first batteries with a pair of old batteries that are going to die soon.
- Storage and Transport: Whats the volume equivalent in batteries of a full tank of Gasoline (eg: a 300 miles range)? Whats the weight equivalent ?
- Installation/Fill-up: How easy is it going to be to replace the batteries in your car? Are you going to do it yourself ? Are you going to need somebody help ? Will you be able to "pay at the pump" with your credit card ?
No fraud ? How about cover up ?
Why did she used a fake name ?
Because she knew she was going to do something bad.
Heck, one could say it even proves than she INTENDED to do something bad.
And she didnt want to get caught. So she lied.
And She is an adult, not a teenage brat.
I bet this is going to stick with a jury trying this case.
"Organic" water is not good ? And I thought everything Organic was better for me... go figure...
On the other hand, maybe we can save a birth control pill with estrogen loaded water bottle.
You just gave me the best idea for an iPhone app:
Boobies that bounce according to how the phone is bouncing....
My compnay should hire some PM (Program Manager, or Project Manager).
Those are the people that follow a project from end to end. Interface between the customer and the developper, make sure everything keep on tracks.
If you have some people skills, are organized, have a good understanding of the technology (even if you cant program), they we should hire you.
One issue, is that engineers will probably look down on you, because off course you dont understand the details of what they are talking about. But give the engineers the responsabilities of a PM, and they will be asking for somebody to do it for them...
Anybody thought about using a co-opted naming system such as used for Newsgroups ?
Think about it....
I noticed that the more "memories" (photos, video) you keep, the less valuable they become.
Its like in those movies, you know the poor kid has a grainy, beat-up picture of his mother that he didnt see for the last 10 years. The value of the picture is huge.
Now if the kid had a couple hard drives, I'm not sure I would see values.
Nowadays at wedding you might get 1000s of digital pictures, but what people really want is an album with maybe 20 or 40 of them.
Nothing more boring that people showing you their 500 photos of their vacations. Please select one or two dozens and do some editing work...
Yeah,
I should try to use my office chair to go to work one day. It has wheels and its mostly downhill both way so it can definitely replace my car...
If I had the millions of dollar necesarry to develop a video card engine to compete with the other guys, the first think I would buy would be a fancy car, not an open source video card.
And I would pay off my house too.... and take a vacation...
Clearly, your comment demonstrate that the idea is not that obvious, hence the patent is valid....
IBM thanks you....
Oh yeah... and I want to be the one in charge of developing such a system...
"shared in a fashion that made it difficult to tamper with." thats the whole problem right here....
ISO is normally paid in CHF.
Look for ISO 4217 if you dont know what CHF is....
You are an idiot if you waited for a month without cable before calling.
Dont tell me you call the next day it went out and they still didnt fix it, but if they did you are still an idiot to keep using those people. Switch to DSL or something...
And I'm just calling you an idiot to stay on-topic, nothing personal.
There is nothing enjoyable about spending 1h30 a day in traffic, no matter what you are listenning to. I'm not talking about taking a 1h30 trip on scenic backroads every day, I'm talking about clogged multi-lanes highways, drivers swerving in and out of lane...
No, if you are lucky enough to be able to have a pleasant drive to work, rather than a bleary commute, good for you (and usually good for me most of the time), but the fact that the same roads are clogged everyday at the same time is because most people do have to go to work during the crappy commute...
Well, no its not remarkable at all, because its very common. But its totally wasteful, more so than 4 hours on public transit.
Get another job is easier said than done.
2 hours each way seems a bit high, but at least he is using transit so he is not wasting all that time (thats why he got the freaking laptop!)
I know people who spend 45 minutes driving to work, one way. Thats 1:30 wasted in traffic.
In many places, most of the jobs are in the center where rents are very high.
I know plenty of people who live in San Francisco and commute to San Jose because they want it.
In Paris, young single people who can afford to rent a small flat would rather live close to the nightlife even if they work in the suburbs.
On the other hand, family would rather get an affordable house in the suburbs even if there job is in the city.
Your not even thinking about couple, whose jobs maybe in oposite directions. And its not always that easy to move when you own a house, or when your children are going to school.
Your priorities maybe different...
"Bandwith" here usually refer to the amount of data you can download/upload in a month. Not the speed at which you can download.
So no, they didnt implement it.
I dont think you can include iron-clad garantees into a proxy vote.
I mean its just an election, the party (in this case MSFT) tells you his candidates are better than the other's. What they do once they control the board is something else.
Off course if Microsoft gain control of the board and then screw over those Yahoo shareholder than voted for them, they might be able to sue them, but that takes time and resources. Also I guess the SEC or the government might intervene if it gets really ugly.
Also even if MSFT controls the board, I believe some things such as a Merger would still call for a vote of all the shareholders, so if the Merger offer was not up to shareholders expectations, they could vote No, even though they voted for having MSFT controlling the board.
Except that the skills learned are PURELY at the brain level: interface your brain with the matrix, which is a big piece of software, then flight a piece of helicopter software.
Basically, this is a video game, except that instead of having a finger/gamepad interface, the brain interface with the Matrix through the ships computer.
So instead of grabbing a gamepad and pressing buttons, you jack something in your skull and send brainwaves over.
Its not because I can control an helicopter with a GamePad that I can they flight an helicopter. You could argue however than it is because the gamepad doesnt simulate the real helicopter interface. That is true, and indeed there are flight simulators used to train real pilots, but even in that case, you cant fly the real thing after some practice with the real thing. You might argue that this is because the simulator is an imperfect representation of the real thing, and I would agree.
But now the question is, is flying the helicopter in the Matrix a correct representation of the real world?
The Matrix is designed precisely to be a perfect representation of the real world, so that the brain cannot actually make the distinction between the real world and the Matrix, so if normal people where to learn something in the Matrix simulation, in the same way they would learn in real world, I have no doubt they would remember it when out. This is supported by the fact that Neo still knows how to walk and talk when he is outside. (And I assume here that he learn walk and talk as part of the simulation, interacting with his parents, this is howver an assumption).
But when the "fly the helicopter" program is downloaded or when loads of guns are "created" one can argue that it is not the same learning process as the real world and not the same control mechanism.
This is obvious when you think that a lot of the things the people who are "aware" of the matrix do are not possible in the real world. For example some of the kung-fu moves they use are not remotely realistic, the speed they move is impossible. And i'm not even talking about stopping bullets.
The Matrix is a Software Simulation that a few can control with their brainwaves. I dont see any indication in the movies that the humans actually developed a way to alter their brain to learn new things. They have a way to alter the matrix using their brain, and it is definitely dangerous as some interaction with the matrix could basically "overload" your own brain and kill you.
If the human had invented a way to jack up their brain, they would certainly use it to gain a physical advantage in the real world.
You'll only knows how Kung Fu and how to fly the Helicopter in the Matrix. In the real world, you will still be only a regular dude. When they learn kung fu, they basically just donwload a hack or enter the appropriate cheat code.
I'm sure the first article generated a lot of contreversies and therefore a lot of traffic and finally a lot of revenue.
Not a surprise they are trying to milk this one a little bit more...
Here is an easy to grow your audience: talk more about Sheryl's boob job.
Whats else are you going to look for next? Standard Jewish features? Or maybe standard Arabic Features ?
Slippery slope you are on....