I used to work for a printing firm. They would get developer chemicals in jugs, much like windshield washer fluid jugs. The jugs came in cardboard boxes. The cardboard was double thick, and the boxes had handle cutouts. Beautiful for moving.
Well, if it is roughly egg shaped, about half a metre tall, with four leathery flaps that peel back to reveal a crablike organism with a long scaly tail and acid for blood, it might be a bad thing.
Sorry, not so. Just because people believed the Earth was flat did not make it so. (Unless we're talking about redefining the word "flat"). The way the universe works is independant of our understanding of the way the universe works. Like Shakespeare said "That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell".
All submersible ROVs (Remotely Operated vehicles) are tethered. Water absorbs most radio signals and light signals within a few metres. In order to get any sort of decent range (like the 100 ft mentioned in the article) you need a tether or umbilical. It is the UAVs (Underwater Autonomous Vehicles) that might need an emergency blow aparatus.
Here's an idea. When you make your tubs, why not just add decorative rim that's, say, about one hand wide (after all, you need to have some place to put your rubber ducky, and shampoo bottle). That way, you can have your ten cubit wide, thirty cubit around tub, and the math geeks can have their pi=3.14159265358979323846... nonsense.
Assuming, of course, that this is all water ice. I would imagine that there is a nice blend of ammonia, methane, and carbon dioxide ices at the bottom of that crater. Still, even if it were 1 percent water ice, a colony could last for a century based on your numbers.
What am I going to do? Blow my friend away when she slips on some water on the deck, knocks over the BBQ, hits her head, and lies unconscious on the back yard? Am I supposed to shoot the fire caused by the BBQ charcoal spread out over the deck?
IM: Turn off logging and it's great for unrecorded, quick or asynnc. private conversations with coworkers.
Um... How do you make sure the logging is turned of on both ends?
It's when they try to pry the RFID tag from my warm live fingers that I'd get worried!
Funny. It's when they force it into my warm live fingers that I get worried.
I don't know how the DMV works Stateside,or in Mexico, but in Ontario you keep the same licence plates when you buy a new vehicle. So "F00B4R" could easily have been transferred from the 6000-SUX to the '77 Olds (probably someone switching to a more fuel efficient vehicle:-)). I presume though, that it works the same way in each state. So unless there is a continent-wide database, the border guards would have to have access to DMV records for every state, province, and territory.
The only benefit I see from this RFID system (apart from sales of RFID equipment) is that frequent border crossers might have shorter wait times at the border.
Why would they need GPS tracking? It's not like the building is going to move. I suppose they are using the time/date signal to compute where point the dish. Good luck fumbling around in the dark when the military scrambles the GPS in response to a terrorist threat though. Why don't they simply use a set of phototransistors instead, no computing required?
Better yet, imbed a spectra, kevlar, or carbon fiber mesh (like chicken wire, or a fish net) into the foam itself. That way if a chunk of foam separates from the tank, it is held in place by the mesh.
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I used to work for a printing firm. They would get developer chemicals in jugs, much like windshield washer fluid jugs. The jugs came in cardboard boxes. The cardboard was double thick, and the boxes had handle cutouts. Beautiful for moving.
RFID range is dependant on the sensitivity of the receiver, so even though they only put out a small signal, RFIDs have a theoretical infinite range.
I tried it before, but it merely spit out keystrokes and mouse gestures.
Oh wait! You're serious.
Jonathan Winters, or Robin Williams?
Well, if it is roughly egg shaped, about half a metre tall, with four leathery flaps that peel back to reveal a crablike organism with a long scaly tail and acid for blood, it might be a bad thing.
I used to have this as my sig:
"Any landing you can walk away from is a good landing" - Flight Sim Pilot
Sorry, not so. Just because people believed the Earth was flat did not make it so. (Unless we're talking about redefining the word "flat"). The way the universe works is independant of our understanding of the way the universe works. Like Shakespeare said "That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell".
Where're the thrusters, the variable balance tanks, grippers, torpedoes.
Give the guys a break. They only had two weeks and a $100 budget. They spent most of their budget on pvc piping.
IANAI (I am not an ichthyologist), but I think the fish would be gasping for water, not air.
All submersible ROVs (Remotely Operated vehicles) are tethered. Water absorbs most radio signals and light signals within a few metres. In order to get any sort of decent range (like the 100 ft mentioned in the article) you need a tether or umbilical. It is the UAVs (Underwater Autonomous Vehicles) that might need an emergency blow aparatus.
What's sad is that it is now 5 years past the Y2K "crisis" and people are still using two digit years.
Here's an idea. When you make your tubs, why not just add decorative rim that's, say, about one hand wide (after all, you need to have some place to put your rubber ducky, and shampoo bottle). That way, you can have your ten cubit wide, thirty cubit around tub, and the math geeks can have their pi=3.14159265358979323846... nonsense.
Assuming, of course, that this is all water ice. I would imagine that there is a nice blend of ammonia, methane, and carbon dioxide ices at the bottom of that crater. Still, even if it were 1 percent water ice, a colony could last for a century based on your numbers.
So it should be relatively easy to build atmospheric condensers. No need to hunt down a special crater or gorge for the manned mission.
Because he was at a party and quite sloshed at the time he posted, perhaps?
What am I going to do? Blow my friend away when she slips on some water on the deck, knocks over the BBQ, hits her head, and lies unconscious on the back yard? Am I supposed to shoot the fire caused by the BBQ charcoal spread out over the deck?
You mean my big fancy UPS won't power my cable modem? Funny, the plug fits into the outlet.
IM: Turn off logging and it's great for unrecorded, quick or asynnc. private conversations with coworkers. Um... How do you make sure the logging is turned of on both ends?
Probably quite high. RFIDs are protected from the blast by layers of flesh and bone.
It's when they try to pry the RFID tag from my warm live fingers that I'd get worried!
:-)). I presume though, that it works the same way in each state. So unless there is a continent-wide database, the border guards would have to have access to DMV records for every state, province, and territory.
Funny. It's when they force it into my warm live fingers that I get worried.
I don't know how the DMV works Stateside,or in Mexico, but in Ontario you keep the same licence plates when you buy a new vehicle. So "F00B4R" could easily have been transferred from the 6000-SUX to the '77 Olds (probably someone switching to a more fuel efficient vehicle
The only benefit I see from this RFID system (apart from sales of RFID equipment) is that frequent border crossers might have shorter wait times at the border.
Hawaii maybe?
Why would they need GPS tracking? It's not like the building is going to move. I suppose they are using the time/date signal to compute where point the dish. Good luck fumbling around in the dark when the military scrambles the GPS in response to a terrorist threat though. Why don't they simply use a set of phototransistors instead, no computing required?
Better yet, imbed a spectra, kevlar, or carbon fiber mesh (like chicken wire, or a fish net) into the foam itself. That way if a chunk of foam separates from the tank, it is held in place by the mesh.
True, but it's always nice to get independant confirmation.