Context is everything. When dealing with an article about water ice on Mars, Total Recall fits the context. If the article were about controlling objects with your mind, or blocking a light beam with a beam of light, then a Star Wars joke might fly.
With the tailgate down, the express toll route cameras can't read the licence plate, thus reducing the cost of the trip. Granted it's not fuel economy, but the ten cents per kilometre saved would probably far outweigh the cost of the fuel saved by having the tailgate up for the trip.
It's an hour show where you are. Other places, it's a half hour show. It was designed to be cut and spliced, and (most importantly to advertisers) attract channel surfers who might blunder into the show midway through. Junkyard Wars did the same thing.
A Mosquito Magnet is a propane powered device that attracts mosquitos by emitting a plume of CO2. The CO2 (and water vapour and scent additives) emulate the breath of warm blooded animals. The mosquitos are lured into the trap and killed.
The clever idea here is to network a bunch of these mosquito magnets, and a bunch of sensors, together, using wireless networking to remotely monitor propane levels, control burn times, etc. A large area can be protected, and the machines don't have to be on when they won't be needed (rain, high winds, cold, etc), thus extending their resources.
The networking can be done by whatever method is most handy. 802.11b was probably the "in thing" when they started development.
True up to a point. Items have a perceived value. If the cost of an item is below what it "should" cost, it becomes suspect. Take the $50 Rolex, the boxed set of Lord of the Rings DVDs for $5, for example. When the price is too low, people will ask themselves "What's wrong with it?", and "Why is it so cheap?". People will often pay the higher price because they want some assurance of receiving quality merchandise, even if there is none. How else could Kelloggs can sell Rice Krispies for 50% more than the no-name Crispy-Rice cereal.
The "yellow pixies" you refer to are called gravitons, and are in fact being sought after by some of the most renown particle physics research labs on the planet.
Partners of the software giant have expressed unhappiness over the issue as it undercuts their business.
"I don't like it because our competition is selling the product for less than we are. That will cut into our profits. How do people expect me to keep fuel in my Hummer and my Lear jet in the air? It's not fair!"
No, the parent is correct. It is an incredible waste of fuel. I don't have time to run the numbers, but the shuttle burns off 750,000kg of fuel in 8.5 minutes just to get to LEO. To accelerate for 48 hours, you'd need a fuel tank the size of a large skyscaper.
Do not confuse the exhaust plume of a 15.6kN hydrazine/dinitrogen tetroxide lunar ascent motor with that of the five 6700kN kerosene/oxygen F-1s at the base of the Saturn V.
Use an RV air conditioner. They are frequently used for cooling small cubicles. You may have seen them on the booth that the gas attendant sits in at gas stations. Of course, you'll have to comply to local building codes
In Ontario, or at least Toronto, you have to ask for mayo for fries. Certain "sandwiches" will have it built in, but generally nobody will blink an eye if you ask to not have it (or if you ask to have it added to non-mayo sandwiches). In fact, in most places look at you cockeyed if you do ask for mayo for your fries. It is my understanding, though, that things are different in BC and in Quebec. I haven't been in any of the other provinces long enough to say what the mayo situation is there.
Hmmm.... It might make for an interesting Corner Gas episode.
Back when Space, the Imagination Station (the local SF channel) came online, they had a promotional commercial which featured music from several shows, including that of Dr Who*. I don't think that they've ever broadcast a single Dr Who episode, old or new. Nobody is broadcasting any Dr Who in my neighbourhood, and I feel ripped off.
* They also had music from Lost in Space, but somehow I don't feel quite so ripped off that they haven't aired any episodes from that show.
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Context is everything. When dealing with an article about water ice on Mars, Total Recall fits the context. If the article were about controlling objects with your mind, or blocking a light beam with a beam of light, then a Star Wars joke might fly.
Thanks. I needed that.
Is it just me, or does this guy look like Count Baltar with a beard?
With the tailgate down, the express toll route cameras can't read the licence plate, thus reducing the cost of the trip. Granted it's not fuel economy, but the ten cents per kilometre saved would probably far outweigh the cost of the fuel saved by having the tailgate up for the trip.
Seems like it would be pretty easy for you to test. Throw a bushel of leaves in the bed, remove the tailgate, and drive.
It's an hour show where you are. Other places, it's a half hour show. It was designed to be cut and spliced, and (most importantly to advertisers) attract channel surfers who might blunder into the show midway through. Junkyard Wars did the same thing.
The stupidest design element of Sojourner was that it didn't have rechargeable batteries. If it had, it might still be going as well.
A Mosquito Magnet is a propane powered device that attracts mosquitos by emitting a plume of CO2. The CO2 (and water vapour and scent additives) emulate the breath of warm blooded animals. The mosquitos are lured into the trap and killed.
The clever idea here is to network a bunch of these mosquito magnets, and a bunch of sensors, together, using wireless networking to remotely monitor propane levels, control burn times, etc. A large area can be protected, and the machines don't have to be on when they won't be needed (rain, high winds, cold, etc), thus extending their resources.
The networking can be done by whatever method is most handy. 802.11b was probably the "in thing" when they started development.
Wouldn't it be safer to move your finger a little to the left and press the "Instantly Exterminate All Malaria Parasites" button?
True up to a point. Items have a perceived value. If the cost of an item is below what it "should" cost, it becomes suspect. Take the $50 Rolex, the boxed set of Lord of the Rings DVDs for $5, for example. When the price is too low, people will ask themselves "What's wrong with it?", and "Why is it so cheap?". People will often pay the higher price because they want some assurance of receiving quality merchandise, even if there is none. How else could Kelloggs can sell Rice Krispies for 50% more than the no-name Crispy-Rice cereal.
The "yellow pixies" you refer to are called gravitons, and are in fact being sought after by some of the most renown particle physics research labs on the planet.
Partners of the software giant have expressed unhappiness over the issue as it undercuts their business.
"I don't like it because our competition is selling the product for less than we are. That will cut into our profits. How do people expect me to keep fuel in my Hummer and my Lear jet in the air? It's not fair!"
Either that, or they just use kstars
...perhaps they should invent a fictional president...
You mean that that guy is REAL? Oh! You poor Americans.
No, the parent is correct. It is an incredible waste of fuel. I don't have time to run the numbers, but the shuttle burns off 750,000kg of fuel in 8.5 minutes just to get to LEO. To accelerate for 48 hours, you'd need a fuel tank the size of a large skyscaper.
Wizards of the Coast? I thought Dungeons and Dragons was from TSR.
Oh NO! It's the blue screen... of DEATH!!
Do not confuse the exhaust plume of a 15.6kN hydrazine/dinitrogen tetroxide lunar ascent motor with that of the five 6700kN kerosene/oxygen F-1s at the base of the Saturn V.
I always thought the rebuttal was "It doesn't have the resolution to see objects that small".
Use an RV air conditioner. They are frequently used for cooling small cubicles. You may have seen them on the booth that the gas attendant sits in at gas stations. Of course, you'll have to comply to local building codes
China is already on the board of directors.
In Ontario, or at least Toronto, you have to ask for mayo for fries. Certain "sandwiches" will have it built in, but generally nobody will blink an eye if you ask to not have it (or if you ask to have it added to non-mayo sandwiches). In fact, in most places look at you cockeyed if you do ask for mayo for your fries. It is my understanding, though, that things are different in BC and in Quebec. I haven't been in any of the other provinces long enough to say what the mayo situation is there.
Hmmm.... It might make for an interesting Corner Gas episode.
You obviously are not using enough mayonaise.
Back when Space, the Imagination Station (the local SF channel) came online, they had a promotional commercial which featured music from several shows, including that of Dr Who*. I don't think that they've ever broadcast a single Dr Who episode, old or new. Nobody is broadcasting any Dr Who in my neighbourhood, and I feel ripped off.
* They also had music from Lost in Space, but somehow I don't feel quite so ripped off that they haven't aired any episodes from that show.
So... Yoda is German?
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