Yes, I'm not surprised either. In my flat in Paris, I have two options for high speed cable, and (I think) two different DSL options.
Holy shit that must be great!
Here in Wash. St., I have one choice for broadband access: It's the state condoned monopoly of Charter Cable. They have recently upped the price again and they have capped our line at 756 K, even though the line could previously give each user upwards of 2 megabits. Now, I can't even view streaming video without gliches.
I count myself lucky, though. In other areas it is capped at 256 K, which I don't even consider broadband.
"If you are on channel 4 of your CB, anybody in the world can here you if they are on channel 4."
yes, they are that clueless.
Are you sure that he wasn't just referring to the fact that anybody in the world (provided they are near you) has the ability to hear you if you are on channel four? I'm sure he realized that CB's can't transmit that far.
I once took 3 caffeine pills in high school (.357 Magnums, they were called. Even shaped like little bullets) in an all-night attempt to finish a report, and I was f__ked up. I couldn't stop shaking. My knees were knocking together as I typed.
That happened to me once also when I was writing a report. I drank a whole bunch of coffee. I actually didn't get shaky or anything. (caffeine doesn't do that to me) My thoughts just raced, I had an acid stomach, and I felt terribly tired.
It's a horrible feeling. Very tired but I couldn't go to sleep.
Stimulants are drugs that crank up our bodies systems to run faster. Think overclocking. You're not giving your body fuel, just instructions to keep going past normal tollerances.
Yeah, I used to have overheating problems when I drank too much caffeine. But then I got a good water cooling system. Now I never crash.
Kava is quite dangerous, as is St. John's Wort. Here is an article on WebMD talking about it.
Remember, natural does not mean safe. Herbal drugs are not tested like commercial ones for safety and effectiveness. Many other herbal drugs, such as comfrey, can also cause liver damage and other problems.
Some geeks don't drink coffee because of all the carcinogens it contains.
Actually, caffeine is an antioxidant. It most likely prevents cancer. A lot of things (soda, meat, bread, wood, etc) contain carcinogens. You can't avoid them.
Sumatra coffee is the best to avoid an acid stomach. When imbibing large amounts of coffee, I also usually take a tums. It provides a healthy dose of calcium and offsets the acid. Another thing is to drink some water with your coffee.
uofa1993engrmath: I sometimes take a generic variant of Xenadrine RFA-1 weight loss pills as a good way to kick start the day, or in the afternoon if work is boring. They have it at Albertson's. Works better than coffee, and it doesn't make me pee as much.
Keep in mind, however, that ephedrine is a first cousin to meth. (They use it in meth manufacture) It can produce many of the same symtoms, including violence and death. Many people have died from using ephedrine as a stimulant.
I've heard of the Orion concept before and quite frankly I can't understand how you build something to withstand an atomic explosion for propulsion purposes and not have it blow itself to smithereens.
It is exploded some distance behind the craft. The Orion has an ultra-heavy pusher plate (one of it's main drawbacks) that has a thick coating of graphite. With each blast, some of the graphite is ablated.
You could always direct the explosions using the same design as a rocket engine.
Rocket nozzles would not be able to withstand the force of a nuclear explosion. However, there is a different concept that even gets a greater ISP than Orion. It is called the Nuclear Salt Water Rocket.
This uses plutonium salts dissolved in ordinary water. In the fuel tank, there are lots of boron rods to keep the fuel from fissioning. But then the fuel is fed into the combustion chamber, which has no moderator. Here, the nuclear salts explode, producing a high speed jet of water from a constant nuclear explosion.
This would get a specific impulse of around 10,000. It has an even bigger advantage over Orion: Orion's fuel is uranium or plutonium. That's very expensive. However, the vast majority of the NSWR's fuel mass is just water. This makes it quite a bit cheaper than Orion.
However, we already have had the tech for Orion since the 60's. (In fact, the completely designed a craft to reach Saturn) So, maybe we could get an exemption from the test ban treaty and build and launch one.
It seems that blowing stuff up under you could be painful.
These bombs are small enough that they only produce a large thud after each explosion. IIRC, they also have shock absorbers to cushion the crew area. Still though, losing your lunch in space would not be very fun.
I am USian. It would be safe to say that the U.S. would have been far behind Russia in our space program if it wasn't for German rocket scientists and the many captured V2's.
Although the Russians did get some German scientists, we got the bulk and we got almost all of the V2's.
The Russians were ahead of the U.S. in most technological areas and still are in some areas. (e.g. aerospace; The latest MiGs can go Mach 3, faster than our air superiority fighters. The next gen of MiGs will have plasma stealth and drag reduction technology)
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Yes, I'm not surprised either. In my flat in Paris, I have two options for high speed cable, and (I think) two different DSL options.
Holy shit that must be great!
Here in Wash. St., I have one choice for broadband access: It's the state condoned monopoly of Charter Cable. They have recently upped the price again and they have capped our line at 756 K, even though the line could previously give each user upwards of 2 megabits. Now, I can't even view streaming video without gliches.
I count myself lucky, though. In other areas it is capped at 256 K, which I don't even consider broadband.
A neutron walks into a bar and orders a martini. When the bartender hands
him the drink, the neutron asks, "How much do I owe you?"
The bartender replies, "For you
They have it in the 2,000's also.
Mmmm. Pscholicious.
I'd HOPE they would have a feature so you can turn off all video of you are at all suspect of the caller. ;-)
Let's just say that I have built up quite a tolerance for caffeine. I have also discovered that if I kill all of my friends, I win quite easily.
"If you are on channel 4 of your CB, anybody in the world can here you if they are on channel 4."
yes, they are that clueless.
Are you sure that he wasn't just referring to the fact that anybody in the world (provided they are near you) has the ability to hear you if you are on channel four? I'm sure he realized that CB's can't transmit that far.
5.) You have to sleep sometime. Why not do it at night and play games during the day instead so you don't screw up your biological clock?
For some reason it is just more fun at night.
I once took 3 caffeine pills in high school (.357 Magnums, they were called. Even shaped like little bullets) in an all-night attempt to finish a report, and I was f__ked up. I couldn't stop shaking. My knees were knocking together as I typed.
That happened to me once also when I was writing a report. I drank a whole bunch of coffee. I actually didn't get shaky or anything. (caffeine doesn't do that to me) My thoughts just raced, I had an acid stomach, and I felt terribly tired.
It's a horrible feeling. Very tired but I couldn't go to sleep.
Stimulants are drugs that crank up our bodies systems to run faster. Think overclocking. You're not giving your body fuel, just instructions to keep going past normal tollerances.
Yeah, I used to have overheating problems when I drank too much caffeine. But then I got a good water cooling system. Now I never crash.
Hmm. You'd think an oil coating would just vaporize. That's amazing.
Ahh. Your post made me wonder what the hell DMAE and pyroglutamic acid were.
Here is a page from Erowid explaining "smart drinks."
Kava is quite dangerous, as is St. John's Wort. Here is an article on WebMD talking about it.
Remember, natural does not mean safe. Herbal drugs are not tested like commercial ones for safety and effectiveness. Many other herbal drugs, such as comfrey, can also cause liver damage and other problems.
Some geeks don't drink coffee because of all the carcinogens it contains.
Actually, caffeine is an antioxidant. It most likely prevents cancer. A lot of things (soda, meat, bread, wood, etc) contain carcinogens. You can't avoid them.
How do you lusers find time for all of these "glasses" and "cans."
I have a permanent intravenous caffeine drip in my arm.
Sumatra coffee is the best to avoid an acid stomach. When imbibing large amounts of coffee, I also usually take a tums. It provides a healthy dose of calcium and offsets the acid. Another thing is to drink some water with your coffee.
uofa1993engrmath: I sometimes take a generic variant of Xenadrine RFA-1 weight loss pills as a good way to kick start the day, or in the afternoon if work is boring. They have it at Albertson's. Works better than coffee, and it doesn't make me pee as much.
Keep in mind, however, that ephedrine is a first cousin to meth. (They use it in meth manufacture) It can produce many of the same symtoms, including violence and death. Many people have died from using ephedrine as a stimulant.
but has Guarana - which I'm told is a chemical precursor to caffeine ;)
;-)
Actually, guarananine (from guarana) is chemically identical to caffeine! Those Health Canada bastards!
Drink of choice: Cup of refined caffeine.
The next obvious step of experimentation will be trying to activate this gene in apes, which may well produce apes of human intelligence.
You *do* know this will mean that apes will rule the world after the next nuclear holocaust, right?
I've heard of the Orion concept before and quite frankly I can't understand how you build something to withstand an atomic explosion for propulsion purposes and not have it blow itself to smithereens.
It is exploded some distance behind the craft. The Orion has an ultra-heavy pusher plate (one of it's main drawbacks) that has a thick coating of graphite. With each blast, some of the graphite is ablated.
You could always direct the explosions using the same design as a rocket engine.
Rocket nozzles would not be able to withstand the force of a nuclear explosion. However, there is a different concept that even gets a greater ISP than Orion. It is called the Nuclear Salt Water Rocket.
This uses plutonium salts dissolved in ordinary water. In the fuel tank, there are lots of boron rods to keep the fuel from fissioning. But then the fuel is fed into the combustion chamber, which has no moderator. Here, the nuclear salts explode, producing a high speed jet of water from a constant nuclear explosion.
This would get a specific impulse of around 10,000. It has an even bigger advantage over Orion: Orion's fuel is uranium or plutonium. That's very expensive. However, the vast majority of the NSWR's fuel mass is just water. This makes it quite a bit cheaper than Orion.
However, we already have had the tech for Orion since the 60's. (In fact, the completely designed a craft to reach Saturn) So, maybe we could get an exemption from the test ban treaty and build and launch one.
It seems that blowing stuff up under you could be painful.
These bombs are small enough that they only produce a large thud after each explosion. IIRC, they also have shock absorbers to cushion the crew area. Still though, losing your lunch in space would not be very fun.
I wonder if enough caffeine would be absorbed through your skin to wake you up, too.
Cause that would be pretty damn cool.
Plasma stealth isn't a rumor. It's even been reported on by Jane's.
Take a look at this Russian aeronautics article:here
The super flanker looks impressive!
I am USian. It would be safe to say that the U.S. would have been far behind Russia in our space program if it wasn't for German rocket scientists and the many captured V2's.
Although the Russians did get some German scientists, we got the bulk and we got almost all of the V2's.
The Russians were ahead of the U.S. in most technological areas and still are in some areas. (e.g. aerospace; The latest MiGs can go Mach 3, faster than our air superiority fighters. The next gen of MiGs will have plasma stealth and drag reduction technology)