Presumably there will be a differential between the volume of the fuel and the volume of the waste product that is stored--the hydrogen gets to go off and become water, so it's not included in the compound that gets stored.
As such, it wouldn't waste as much in the way of energy as you might think.
Not really an issue, actually. You'll just need to find a way to keep it at the right -pressure- that weighs less than the usual steel tank.
(Remember, phase changes can be accomplished with pressure changes, not only temperature changes. Your local fast food joint has a big ol' tank of liquid CO2 in back for the soft drinks)
Though it's going to be a bitch finding shampoo strong enough to get the toner out of your hair....
(Wasn't hoping for any particular moderation; was just amused at the lack of anything other than "hey, let's store it someplace" as a solution--why not start working on that space elevator?)
The carbon-fibre industry's been taking off like a rocket, and we keep studying those nanotubes. The manufacturers are going to need carbon to make 'em. Why waste time and money burying it under the ocean or in the middle of a mountain?
Forgot to finish my thought process...my apologies.....and by extension, is not significantly better than the current system of updates, other than the distributed distribution model, while also adding several other opportunities for vulnerabilities that would be extremely bad for the company if they were exploited.
As a result, why not stick with the slightly slower and less efficient, but proven to work technique that doesn't introduce many, many more vulnerabilities?
Thing is (with your and the other folks replying to GP's points) all those solutions require communication with MS before installation--which isn't really worm-like behavior, but more like the update system where the sysadmins grab the patch and have the other systems on the network patch from the local server rather than MS's.
And what, exactly, is stopping someone from forging an MS cert on their own worm (or, simpler, giving the appearance of a legit one--y'know, like bank website phishing), exploiting the worm dispersal mechanism, and rootkitting everyone who's stupid enough to let this worm in?
Oh, true enough--I was just finding the logical way to go about things should the Phonographic Institute (is it an "Institute" because they're all a bunch of nutters?) get their way in this.
And I think the ISPs would be very happy to do that, too--after all, if the Phonographers have no internet connection, they can't go searching for people to cut the connections of--and if they can't find anyone to cut off, the ISP can't be sued if the Phonographers are wrong.
Oh, but you see, it's a civil offense. It's not a criminal offense. So it's all OK, really.
(At least, I -think- that's what's going through their heads...that was the first thing that went through my head after I hit it with a heavy book a few times)
There was this piece of machinery, once upon a time, called a "phono-graph", or "sound writer". It used cylinders--and later, vinyl discs--scratched with a groove to hold analogue sound representations. Upon rotating said cylinder or disc against a needle connected to a diaphragm, the sound could be reproduced.
Of course, it should be apparent that an organization named after that old piece of machinery would have last century's ideas on how to protect their intellectual property...
Oh, easy enough to fix that as well. File a DBA as, say..."The Copyright Association Foundation For English and International Network Egress" or something official-sounding. File the complaint as your company.
If it's incorporated (a trifle expensive, but worth it, potentially) then even if they countersue it won't do anything to you.
There you go, you're playing at the same level they are, and you can have official CAFFEINE letterhead to play with to boot.
If that's the way they want to play it, then it's quite simple.
Find out what ISP the Phonographic Institute uses, and file a complaint that they're violating my copyright. According to that logic, the ISP must then disconnect them.
Continue until they figure out why that's not such a good idea.
Not necessarily. You waste a lot of energy moving your clothing around as-is; the fabric would likely be a little stiffer, but that's probably about it--they're not making the whole thing out of kevlar, apparently.
Now there's a worry. Would a polyester leisure suit then serve as ECM for devices powered by this nanofabric? Is a polyester suit the new outfit for spies and saboteurs?
How would it spur innovation? Because you would only have a certain amount of time you could 'rest on your laurels' before you'd have to go do something.
And yes, thank you, I'd forgotten to put in the 'hire someone competent to manage your money and live within your means' bit. Coffee's not kicked in today, mea culpa.
It's not like they're making an actual singularity--they're just taking advantage of some properties of optical fibres to make something that kindasorta acts like an event horizon from one side.
As far as I can tell, they're using this technique to develop a technique to measure hawking radiation--which, you're correct, involves gravitational forces et al.
However, up until now, we had no real way to measure it unless we happened to see a small black hole blow up, something that we haven't figured out how to find.
After you give me my royalties for the patent, "a means for harassing people with frivolous patents" and my further patent, "a meta-patent for the patenting of insane and ridiculous ideas that should never get through the patent office, ooga booga wooga"
I'm copyrighting(c) the use of the word copyright(c). Everyone who uses the word copyright(c) must put a little copyright(c) (c) after it, and give me $.05 for each instance.
I'm also copyrighting(c) the word copyleft(c), so you Gnu folks won't get away with it either.
And the copyright(c) (c) notation? Yep, copyrighting(c) that too.
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Presumably there will be a differential between the volume of the fuel and the volume of the waste product that is stored--the hydrogen gets to go off and become water, so it's not included in the compound that gets stored.
As such, it wouldn't waste as much in the way of energy as you might think.
Not really an issue, actually. You'll just need to find a way to keep it at the right -pressure- that weighs less than the usual steel tank.
(Remember, phase changes can be accomplished with pressure changes, not only temperature changes. Your local fast food joint has a big ol' tank of liquid CO2 in back for the soft drinks)
The Diamond Age, here we come.
Though it's going to be a bitch finding shampoo strong enough to get the toner out of your hair....
(Wasn't hoping for any particular moderation; was just amused at the lack of anything other than "hey, let's store it someplace" as a solution--why not start working on that space elevator?)
The carbon-fibre industry's been taking off like a rocket, and we keep studying those nanotubes. The manufacturers are going to need carbon to make 'em. Why waste time and money burying it under the ocean or in the middle of a mountain?
Waste not, want not.
Forgot to finish my thought process...my apologies. ....and by extension, is not significantly better than the current system of updates, other than the distributed distribution model, while also adding several other opportunities for vulnerabilities that would be extremely bad for the company if they were exploited.
As a result, why not stick with the slightly slower and less efficient, but proven to work technique that doesn't introduce many, many more vulnerabilities?
Thing is (with your and the other folks replying to GP's points) all those solutions require communication with MS before installation--which isn't really worm-like behavior, but more like the update system where the sysadmins grab the patch and have the other systems on the network patch from the local server rather than MS's.
That could very well be the case...obviously, this is intended to tie up a bunch of lawyers for a few more years--who'd have an interest in that?
Because the comcast users would never get their updates.
And what, exactly, is stopping someone from forging an MS cert on their own worm (or, simpler, giving the appearance of a legit one--y'know, like bank website phishing), exploiting the worm dispersal mechanism, and rootkitting everyone who's stupid enough to let this worm in?
More to the point, if you can quantify any damage that this worm does to your network, you have a nice big fat target to sue.
What's more, it'll make one hell of a fun class action suit.
If they had any sense, MS would nip this one in the bud...but then, they're the ones who gave us Windows Me, so...
Even simpler than that.
Just accuse 'em. That's the standard of proof that they want to be held to--what's good for the goose is good for the gander.
Doubtless they have some kind of encrypted webmail interface, so who knows what kind of nefarious filesharing was going on behind that?
Y'know....I wonder if that could be done to the RIAA....
You don't already know the secret BOFH extension?
;-p
Or are you not of the Brotherhood?
Shoot first, ask questions later.
That is, get 'em cut off, then file a discovery motion. Then, they have to give you the source as evidence, so you can look through at your leisure.
Oh, true enough--I was just finding the logical way to go about things should the Phonographic Institute (is it an "Institute" because they're all a bunch of nutters?) get their way in this.
And I think the ISPs would be very happy to do that, too--after all, if the Phonographers have no internet connection, they can't go searching for people to cut the connections of--and if they can't find anyone to cut off, the ISP can't be sued if the Phonographers are wrong.
Oh, but you see, it's a civil offense. It's not a criminal offense. So it's all OK, really.
(At least, I -think- that's what's going through their heads...that was the first thing that went through my head after I hit it with a heavy book a few times)
Phonographic. Not pornographic.
There was this piece of machinery, once upon a time, called a "phono-graph", or "sound writer". It used cylinders--and later, vinyl discs--scratched with a groove to hold analogue sound representations. Upon rotating said cylinder or disc against a needle connected to a diaphragm, the sound could be reproduced.
Of course, it should be apparent that an organization named after that old piece of machinery would have last century's ideas on how to protect their intellectual property...
Oh, easy enough to fix that as well. File a DBA as, say..."The Copyright Association Foundation For English and International Network Egress" or something official-sounding. File the complaint as your company.
If it's incorporated (a trifle expensive, but worth it, potentially) then even if they countersue it won't do anything to you.
There you go, you're playing at the same level they are, and you can have official CAFFEINE letterhead to play with to boot.
If that's the way they want to play it, then it's quite simple.
Find out what ISP the Phonographic Institute uses, and file a complaint that they're violating my copyright. According to that logic, the ISP must then disconnect them.
Continue until they figure out why that's not such a good idea.
Not necessarily. You waste a lot of energy moving your clothing around as-is; the fabric would likely be a little stiffer, but that's probably about it--they're not making the whole thing out of kevlar, apparently.
Now there's a worry. Would a polyester leisure suit then serve as ECM for devices powered by this nanofabric? Is a polyester suit the new outfit for spies and saboteurs?
How would it spur innovation? Because you would only have a certain amount of time you could 'rest on your laurels' before you'd have to go do something.
And yes, thank you, I'd forgotten to put in the 'hire someone competent to manage your money and live within your means' bit. Coffee's not kicked in today, mea culpa.
It's not like they're making an actual singularity--they're just taking advantage of some properties of optical fibres to make something that kindasorta acts like an event horizon from one side.
As far as I can tell, they're using this technique to develop a technique to measure hawking radiation--which, you're correct, involves gravitational forces et al.
However, up until now, we had no real way to measure it unless we happened to see a small black hole blow up, something that we haven't figured out how to find.
After you give me my royalties for the patent, "a means for harassing people with frivolous patents" and my further patent, "a meta-patent for the patenting of insane and ridiculous ideas that should never get through the patent office, ooga booga wooga"
I'm copyrighting(c) the use of the word copyright(c). Everyone who uses the word copyright(c) must put a little copyright(c) (c) after it, and give me $.05 for each instance.
I'm also copyrighting(c) the word copyleft(c), so you Gnu folks won't get away with it either.
And the copyright(c) (c) notation? Yep, copyrighting(c) that too.
This post copyright(c) me, 2008.