By "digesting" its own fuel, the aircraft could become autonomous and operate without the need for refuelling, changing batteries or recharging from the mains.
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Like insects and birds, it is just possible that such micro aircraft might one day even be able to feed themselves. Researchers at the University of the West of England are creating a new breed of autonomous robot that will carry out specific tasks and even "feed" themselves while working.
how is not refuling possible...unless they're inventing some sort of perpetual motion machine (which would seem to violate some laws of thermodynamics), how could it not need refueling?...even if your fuel is only dead insects and apples, you would still need a constant supply of them...am i missing something here?
reminds me of a great simpsons quote though... "In this house we obey the laws of Thermodynamics." -- Homer (Simpson)
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i agree totally...i love movies where actors come together and take on smaller parts (much like pulp fiction) for the benefit of the movie...i mean, look at this cast:
Bruce Willis, Benicio Del Toro, Jessica Alba, Elijah Wood, Brittany Murphy, Rosario Dawson, Michael Clarke Duncan, Josh Hartnett, Michael Madsen, Mickey Rourke, Nick Stahl...that's excellent...
A collection of interweaving stories all based in the corrupt, crime infested hell-hole that is Basin City. Heavily influenced by film-noir, the main storylines concern a hulking brute called Marv (Mickey Rourke), who is seeking the murderer of a beautiful woman who was killed while asleep in bed with him; an ex-photographer called Dwight (Clive Owen) who accidentally kills a hero cop and has to cover it up; and a soon-to-be-retiring policeman called Hartigan (Bruce Willis) who is incarcerated for a crime he didn't commit. All based on the brilliant graphic novels "Sin City", "The Big Fat Kill" and "That Yellow Bastard", written and illustrated by Frank Miller.
I don't understand the fist argument on that Kerry Won site...it says:
Bush won Ohio by 136,483 votes. In the United States, about 3 percent of votes cast are voided--known as "spoilage" in election jargon--because the ballots cast are inconclusive. Drawing on what happened in Florida and studies of elections past, Palast argues that if Ohio's discarded ballots were counted, Kerry would have won the state. Today, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports there are a total of 247,672 votes not counted in Ohio, if you add the 92,672 discarded votes plus the 155,000 provisional ballots. So far there's no indication that Palast's hypothesis will be tested because only the provisional ballots are being counted.
Even if you counted all 247,672 of those "discarded" votes, Kerry would've had to take roughly 77% of them to make up the ground on bush...so, how is this guy saying "Kerry Won"?
...but i'm thinking that statistically there were probably annomalies in favor of both candidates...we're just only hearing about the one's that helped bush and hurt kerry because they make for the most sensationalistic story...
First, it contains an undertaking not to place in orbit around the Earth, install on the moon or any other celestial body, or otherwise station in outer space, nuclear or any other weapons of mass destruction.
Second, it limits the use of the moon and other celestial bodies exclusively to peaceful purposes and expressly prohibits their use for establishing military bases, installation, or fortifications; testing weapons of any kind; or conducting military maneuvers
ummm, actually i believe the 2nd restriction does in fact forbid militarization...
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it's okay...i'm sure the governor of California has a plan...
reminds me of a great simpsons quote though... "In this house we obey the laws of Thermodynamics." -- Homer (Simpson)
i agree totally...i love movies where actors come together and take on smaller parts (much like pulp fiction) for the benefit of the movie...i mean, look at this cast:
Bruce Willis, Benicio Del Toro, Jessica Alba, Elijah Wood, Brittany Murphy, Rosario Dawson, Michael Clarke Duncan, Josh Hartnett, Michael Madsen, Mickey Rourke, Nick Stahl...that's excellent...
eh, "Honey" wasn't worth it...
try your conversion again...10:1...$26,500
no, but you can make him shoot Greedo first...
KJ would make an excellend slashdot interview...someone shoulud work on that...
here's a link directly to the picture...it's still working for me...for now...
linking to a site with the world's largest digital picture???...i can already smell the smoke coming from the server...
"The cube has been around for about 20 years"
Actually, the cube has been around exactly 30 years (this year)...i have one sitting in my cube (no pun intended) as we speak...
U.S. Inspires World With Attempt At Democratic Election...
I don't understand the fist argument on that Kerry Won site...it says:
Bush won Ohio by 136,483 votes. In the United States, about 3 percent of votes cast are voided--known as "spoilage" in election jargon--because the ballots cast are inconclusive. Drawing on what happened in Florida and studies of elections past, Palast argues that if Ohio's discarded ballots were counted, Kerry would have won the state. Today, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports there are a total of 247,672 votes not counted in Ohio, if you add the 92,672 discarded votes plus the 155,000 provisional ballots. So far there's no indication that Palast's hypothesis will be tested because only the provisional ballots are being counted.
Even if you counted all 247,672 of those "discarded" votes, Kerry would've had to take roughly 77% of them to make up the ground on bush...so, how is this guy saying "Kerry Won"?
something tells me that either party would "not hesitate to cheat in order to win"...
...but i'm thinking that statistically there were probably annomalies in favor of both candidates...we're just only hearing about the one's that helped bush and hurt kerry because they make for the most sensationalistic story...
ummm, actually i believe the 2nd restriction does in fact forbid militarization...
approximately 25%?...which election are you wathing?...the one i saw had 51% voting for Bush...
you didn't even need to read the article...just read the summary description!!!
"If this goes ahead, it will be in violation of the 1967 Outer Space Treaty which forbids the militarization of space."
if you read the story...
"By using a series of sensors along the grip, the gun can determine who is holding it and can even support multiple users."
...the verifier database page...
oops, that was in reference to the verifier database page...
ouch, the page is already loading very, very, slow, and i'm getting constant run time errors when i scroll over their map...not a good start...
They better hope that the battlefield doesn't have any corners for the "battle roomba" to get stuck in...
yeah, but as soon as he moves, the Han token takes him out...