What do you mean? E.g., the description clearly states that this Sun mass storage cabinet comes with 28 HDDs. Even if you don't find any data, you can still use it to store your, umm, home videos. In any case not a bad deal for $200.
OTOH, you probably need the Sun Enterprise 10000 to hook it up, so that's another $200.
Next up, metres and kilogrammes (you can spell them American if you really want).
As far as I know, the U.S. military uses metric exclusively. Also, they use the 24 hour format, not that idiotic AM/PM stuff. So, with the military dictatorship coming in a few months, your wish might come true.;-)
Umm, that would be pretty pointless, because the wavelength at 2.4GHz is only 12.5cm, dunno if it would be that great of an advantage having a 4.1cm antenna instead of a 12.5cm antenna. The real advantage here is at low frequencies (say, 1 to 50), where traditionally huge antennas were needed because of the long wavelengths.
Well, "feeling" is one thing, but another is practicality. Personally, I use a SNES joypad (which I consider the pinnacle of controller evolution) hooked up to my parallel port via Psxpad. Cheaper too, and you can just put it in a drawer when you're not playing.
The density of Mars' atmosphere is about 1% of that of the Earth's. And guess what, most meteorites that you see on earth burn up in the upper layers of the atmosphere where there atmosphere is still very thin.
The only thing that is different on Mars is that meteorites would get lower before they burn up. But I don't think it would made a difference to people living there if meteorites burned up at 10km instead of 100km. The only meteorites you have to worry about on Mars are the really large ones, that are also quite rare. So saying you need a space suit to protect you from micrometeorites on Mars is complete bull.
What's more, they oddly make a connection between Mars' lack of a magnetosphere and micrometeors, which so laughable that it boggles the mind. Whether this was the work of the "journalist" that wrote the article or the spacesuit designers I can't tell, but applying common statistics, I'd say it was the former.
failure to start a fire using a cell phone is not proof of anything
Indeed. Some common sense and basic electronic knowledge, OTOH, would lead you to the conclusion that it's basically impossible to start a fire with a cell phone. Cell phones produce no sparks. Simple as that. The voltages involved are very low. There are also no mechanical switches switching heavy loads. The only possibilty I can think of would be to short out the battery with a very thin wire.
BTW, a car's starter will produce a huge shower of sparks. I'm still waiting for the "please don't start your car" signs at gas stations.
Of course this whole discussion becomes totally pointless once you realize that 43,220 people died in car crashes in the US in 2003. But hey, some guy suffered minor burns by a fire that was maybe, probably not, but possibly caused by cell phone! Quick, pass a new law!
It can be done. Theoretically, at least. But keep in mind that in some applications, pretty extreme manoeuvers are flown regularly. Take Parabolic flights for example.
Beriev makes amphibious planes, some of which are designed for firefighting. The Be-200 has about 1/7th of the water capacity of the 747 mentioned in the article, but it can scoop up water during touch-and-go on a lake or river. It can also land on a lake or river to refuel (you'd just have to get a fuel truck near to where the fire is, and the plane could operate there all day). The 747 would have to fly to a big airport (needs a long runway), and this airport would have to be situated next to a body of water, or have some other kind of huge water reservoir. IMHO this looks highly impractical vs. an amphibian plane.
That's an old one. The Hiller Hornet first flew in 1950.
Anyway, seems to me that the problems you described could be alleviated by having a standard collective/cyclic control for the rotor. But if you go this far, you could probably just as well make it a "proper" helicopter.
Which is what these guys are doing. A twin-engine, coaxial rotor personal helicopter. IMHO more likely to become reality than that Skycar.
Umm yeah, the problem is that those numbers mean jack shit. Ya know, if you take E=mc^2, a button off your dad's pants could vaporise a city block, the difficulty lies in releasing that energy in a very short time, which is impossible with batteries, so stop spreading this FUD.
There are more dangerous things already onboard a plane, like the booze they are serving. Spill some and throw a match. Or consider the oxygen generator canisters, which contain several kilograms of frickin' Potassium Chlorate. Try googling for that one.
Besides, what do you think would happen if someone would pull shit like tasing people with some stupid MacGyveresque stun gun? He'd end up like the guy who was beaten to death by passengers on a Mexican Airlines flight a while back.
You could call any post that people might disagree with "flamebait". It's a stupid mod option.
Actually, the way moderation seems to work, you could reduce the options to "+1, I agree" and "-1, I disagree". In the end, the only thing that counts is how many mods agree with a post vs. how many disagree. The mod system simply favors posts that agree with the general opinion, while punishing dissenting opinions.
You know, back in the day, people had this interesting concept of "spies". Those "spies" were sent to infiltrate your enemy and warn you about his movements. Especially useful against small groups, because you can simply arrest them before they can do anything. They can have access to all they want, if you just get them before they set off that nuke, well, that was it.
Unfortunately, the US seems to believe in technology so strongly that they have abandoned this way of gathering information, thinking instead that satellites and UAVs will do the job. For some reason, the American society prefers technological solutions over sociological ones.
Where do you live, in Abu Ghraib? Seriously, that kinda stuff maybe is funny the first or second time, but the hundredth time it's just annoying. Like the other/. cliche "jokes" that are being perpetuated endlessly.
Don't bother arguing with Apple fanboys. They always think Apple invented everything. In fact, one of their chairmen even claims he has invented the internet.
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OTOH, you probably need the Sun Enterprise 10000 to hook it up, so that's another $200.
Yes ... I suppose the text was not the only thing that could be considered dim.
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As far as I know, the U.S. military uses metric exclusively. Also, they use the 24 hour format, not that idiotic AM/PM stuff. So, with the military dictatorship coming in a few months, your wish might come true. ;-)
Good thing he's not Christian! "If thine eye offends thee" and all that ...
I always thought that foam striking the wing story sounded bogus, but da-yum .
Reminds me of this.
Blog to the hand, cause the server ain't listening.
Umm, that would be pretty pointless, because the wavelength at 2.4GHz is only 12.5cm, dunno if it would be that great of an advantage having a 4.1cm antenna instead of a 12.5cm antenna. The real advantage here is at low frequencies (say, 1 to 50), where traditionally huge antennas were needed because of the long wavelengths.
With the fish.
Same as this guy. He had the same glorious idea - row across the Atlantic in a canoe.
What about solar towers, like this one. What keeps us from plastering earth's deserts with these things?
Well, "feeling" is one thing, but another is practicality. Personally, I use a SNES joypad (which I consider the pinnacle of controller evolution) hooked up to my parallel port via Psxpad. Cheaper too, and you can just put it in a drawer when you're not playing.
The only thing that is different on Mars is that meteorites would get lower before they burn up. But I don't think it would made a difference to people living there if meteorites burned up at 10km instead of 100km. The only meteorites you have to worry about on Mars are the really large ones, that are also quite rare. So saying you need a space suit to protect you from micrometeorites on Mars is complete bull.
What's more, they oddly make a connection between Mars' lack of a magnetosphere and micrometeors, which so laughable that it boggles the mind. Whether this was the work of the "journalist" that wrote the article or the spacesuit designers I can't tell, but applying common statistics, I'd say it was the former.
Y'know, Mars has an atmosphere ...
"British engineering - where nothing quite works as intended."
There's still no DVD version in sight of one of the greatest movies ever made. Yep, I'm talking about Yellowbeard. Why? Why???? *shakes fist*
Indeed. Some common sense and basic electronic knowledge, OTOH, would lead you to the conclusion that it's basically impossible to start a fire with a cell phone. Cell phones produce no sparks. Simple as that. The voltages involved are very low. There are also no mechanical switches switching heavy loads. The only possibilty I can think of would be to short out the battery with a very thin wire.
BTW, a car's starter will produce a huge shower of sparks. I'm still waiting for the "please don't start your car" signs at gas stations.
Of course this whole discussion becomes totally pointless once you realize that 43,220 people died in car crashes in the US in 2003. But hey, some guy suffered minor burns by a fire that was maybe, probably not, but possibly caused by cell phone! Quick, pass a new law!
It can be done. Theoretically, at least. But keep in mind that in some applications, pretty extreme manoeuvers are flown regularly. Take Parabolic flights for example.
Beriev makes amphibious planes, some of which are designed for firefighting. The Be-200 has about 1/7th of the water capacity of the 747 mentioned in the article, but it can scoop up water during touch-and-go on a lake or river. It can also land on a lake or river to refuel (you'd just have to get a fuel truck near to where the fire is, and the plane could operate there all day). The 747 would have to fly to a big airport (needs a long runway), and this airport would have to be situated next to a body of water, or have some other kind of huge water reservoir. IMHO this looks highly impractical vs. an amphibian plane.
That's an old one. The Hiller Hornet first flew in 1950.
Anyway, seems to me that the problems you described could be alleviated by having a standard collective/cyclic control for the rotor. But if you go this far, you could probably just as well make it a "proper" helicopter.
Which is what these guys are doing. A twin-engine, coaxial rotor personal helicopter. IMHO more likely to become reality than that Skycar.
There are more dangerous things already onboard a plane, like the booze they are serving. Spill some and throw a match. Or consider the oxygen generator canisters, which contain several kilograms of frickin' Potassium Chlorate. Try googling for that one.
Besides, what do you think would happen if someone would pull shit like tasing people with some stupid MacGyveresque stun gun? He'd end up like the guy who was beaten to death by passengers on a Mexican Airlines flight a while back.
Actually, the way moderation seems to work, you could reduce the options to "+1, I agree" and "-1, I disagree". In the end, the only thing that counts is how many mods agree with a post vs. how many disagree. The mod system simply favors posts that agree with the general opinion, while punishing dissenting opinions.
Unfortunately, the US seems to believe in technology so strongly that they have abandoned this way of gathering information, thinking instead that satellites and UAVs will do the job. For some reason, the American society prefers technological solutions over sociological ones.
Where do you live, in Abu Ghraib? Seriously, that kinda stuff maybe is funny the first or second time, but the hundredth time it's just annoying. Like the other /. cliche "jokes" that are being perpetuated endlessly.
Don't bother arguing with Apple fanboys. They always think Apple invented everything. In fact, one of their chairmen even claims he has invented the internet.