I believe the first stage makes an orbit before de-orbiting via a burn, comes in head first with an ablative heat shield, and flips over once it's roughly subsonic. The details are still sketchy but from what I heard the first real 'landing' on water was approximately 1 mile off course. Musk wants 300 ft on next flight and on a pad at the cape by end of the year.
Elon Musk has said there will be a roof rack for skiis and other things (bikes, canoe?) not sure how he's going to pull that off.
He's also promised 400m batteries, self driving (entrance ramp to exit ramp), better seats, 4wd and of course the megafactory and a sub $40k car capable of 200m range. Oh and Mars missions.
Got to hand it to him, he doesn't think small.
The problem is that even with FTL speeds things are still too far apart. Assume you could do 10*C it would still take 3000 years to the center of the galaxy or 10,000 years to the outskirts of Andromeda. 100*C and you are still into many multiple lifetimes of travel just to get there. The distances are so great as to be unapproachable.
True, or a plasma jet (highly charged) coming out the back toward the sun. Brussard Polywell Fusion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P... reactors that the Navy is building for next generation of ships (electromagnetic catapults and rail guns) would build a nice infrastructure not only for the interplanetary ship but also for the on-planet outpost.
For my wife's computer was to wipe Windows and install Linux. She's getting used to it, and other than the way it looks sees very little difference. For me, it's way more supportable and stable.
The Tesla Superchargers are not in heavily populated areas. They are along major routes in areas that aren't served by other charging possibilities. Also, if you look at http://www.teslamotors.com/sup... you will see that by 2015 they will have many, many more superchargers than the current cross country list.
Eventually you will be able to do a battery swap. $60 and 90 seconds. Or you can wait for a charge and in an hour get a 'free' charge.
Yes, I'm a fan, and no, I cannot afford one currently, but by the time the Model E comes out I will definately in the market. I just hope it doesn't look like a Smart and has performance similar to the current Model S.
I agree with this assessment. Be honest. If management doesn't believe you, quit and go somewhere else. Usually when you try to quit they will freak out and realize you were serious and try to keep you, on your terms.
Years and years ago, around 1976, I had a tube type TV that went fritz so I took it to an Austin, Tx TV repair shop. The guy took it in the back to work on and while he was doing it I looked around his shop and there were quite a few very nice amateur astronomy photos, Jupiter, Saturn, the Moon and such. I was taking some astronomy classes at UT. When he came out we got talking and he told me he was into astronomy. Now, this shop was a WRECK, much like most TV repair shops I have ever seen. pretty much a dump. He asked me to come in the back to 'See something'. The guy was about 6'6" tall and BIG, and rough looking, and I am NOT, so I declined, but he insisted so I finally went through a maze of old junk, narrow dark halls, and finally got to the back of the store. I was kinda scared. He pointed to something on the ground. It was a round plug of glass on a large wooden palate. My jaw dropped, I asked him if it was what I thought and he confirmed it was a slug for a 6 ft telescope. I believe he said he got it at auction when a Swiss observatory had two made and the first worked out, so he got it cheap. It was unfinished, just a blob of glass, but at the time I'd only seen telescopes in the 36" range and this was huge! He was grinning ear to ear, and I was astounded.
I believe his name was Chuck Knesek but I may be wrong or only close. It's been 35+ years. I never saw him again.
If anyone knows what happened to him or his slug I'd love to know.
I also have a Pebble, wear it a lot, like it enough, but hate having to charge it. Also, my phone doesn't do BT 4.0 so it uses a lot of power from the phone and the watch, and I have to charge the watch every 3-4 days (they say a week on 4.0). There is not enough room for more than 8 watch faces, and I wish it was color rather than B/W. I knew right from the start that Samsung's watch was going to be a dismal failure because it was way over priced, ugly as can be, and very little functionality.
Since the galactic bulge has a far higher denisity of stars the background radiation would be very high. I seriously doubt we are going to find any life in that neighborhood, let alone ever be able to travel 25,000 light years. ,
Having met http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_hopper briefly while I was at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Texas_at_Austin back in the '70s I can say without a doubt she would be highly regarded in the current environment. She is known for COBOL but her accomplishments are many, including very early compilers and standards for FORTRAN. She was very influential to me. If she was 40 today I would easily imagine her leading a Silicon Valley company, as her tenure in the Navy was very similar, requiring leadership and technical capabilities, but she chose military service for her career, making what I consider very significant advances in computer science.
She really was quite an imposing figure for a 90 lb grandmotherly woman. I wish I could have known her better.
During many of her lectures, she illustrated a nanosecond using salvaged obsolete Bell System 25 pair telephone cable, cut it to 11.8 inch (30 cm) lengths, the distance that light travels in one nanosecond, and handed out the individual wires to her listeners.
One of her great quips:
"The most important thing I've accomplished, other than building the compiler, is training young people. They come to me, you know, and say, "Do you think we can do this?" I say, "Try it." And I back 'em up. They need that. I keep track of them as they get older and I stir 'em up at intervals so they don't forget to take chances."
The lower price is a great deal. It's much more powerful than phones currently on the market and is right in the same price range.
I don't really understand why sales have stalled as this is going to be 2-3 years ahead of the market. Either that or it will drive the market to produce better phones.
I for one bought 2. I'm surprised a bunch haven't been snapped up to sell on the secondary market, ie thEbay.
If they don't meet the published minimum specs and they do meet the funding goal there will be legal action.
Dual boot Ubuntu mobile OS and Android
Fully integrated Ubuntu desktop PC when docked
Fastest multi-core CPU, 4GB RAM, 128GB storage
Micro-SIM
4.5in 1,280 x 720 HD sapphire crystal display
8mp low-light rear camera, 2mp front camera
Dual-LTE, dual-band 802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4, NFC
GPS, accelerometer, gyro, proximity sensor, compass, barometer
Stereo speakers with HD audio, dual-mic recording, Active Noise Cancellation
11-pin connector providing simultaneous MHL and USB OTG
3.5mm jack
Silicon-anode Li-Ion battery
64 x 9 x 124mm
Specifications are subject to change.
Yes, I do see the last line. My guess is we are going to get a far better product than what the specs show now.
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I believe the first stage makes an orbit before de-orbiting via a burn, comes in head first with an ablative heat shield, and flips over once it's roughly subsonic. The details are still sketchy but from what I heard the first real 'landing' on water was approximately 1 mile off course. Musk wants 300 ft on next flight and on a pad at the cape by end of the year.
Elon Musk has said there will be a roof rack for skiis and other things (bikes, canoe?) not sure how he's going to pull that off. He's also promised 400m batteries, self driving (entrance ramp to exit ramp), better seats, 4wd and of course the megafactory and a sub $40k car capable of 200m range. Oh and Mars missions. Got to hand it to him, he doesn't think small.
The problem is that even with FTL speeds things are still too far apart. Assume you could do 10*C it would still take 3000 years to the center of the galaxy or 10,000 years to the outskirts of Andromeda. 100*C and you are still into many multiple lifetimes of travel just to get there. The distances are so great as to be unapproachable.
So how is SpaceX doing this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?... Aren't they commercial?
True, or a plasma jet (highly charged) coming out the back toward the sun. Brussard Polywell Fusion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P... reactors that the Navy is building for next generation of ships (electromagnetic catapults and rail guns) would build a nice infrastructure not only for the interplanetary ship but also for the on-planet outpost.
SpaceX is going to radically change launch costs with reusable fly-back boosters.
+1
I would think this is a waste considering they have Project Morpheus http://morpheuslander.jsc.nasa... and also both SpaceX https://www.youtube.com/watch?... and Armadillo https://www.youtube.com/watch?... already have landers capable of this.
You will be able to in a few years when the Model E comes out!
It's just you.
She seems happy enough, her Firefox works the same and Thunderbird works ok for her.
For my wife's computer was to wipe Windows and install Linux. She's getting used to it, and other than the way it looks sees very little difference. For me, it's way more supportable and stable.
The Tesla Superchargers are not in heavily populated areas. They are along major routes in areas that aren't served by other charging possibilities. Also, if you look at http://www.teslamotors.com/sup... you will see that by 2015 they will have many, many more superchargers than the current cross country list. Eventually you will be able to do a battery swap. $60 and 90 seconds. Or you can wait for a charge and in an hour get a 'free' charge. Yes, I'm a fan, and no, I cannot afford one currently, but by the time the Model E comes out I will definately in the market. I just hope it doesn't look like a Smart and has performance similar to the current Model S.
I agree with this assessment. Be honest. If management doesn't believe you, quit and go somewhere else. Usually when you try to quit they will freak out and realize you were serious and try to keep you, on your terms.
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Years and years ago, around 1976, I had a tube type TV that went fritz so I took it to an Austin, Tx TV repair shop. The guy took it in the back to work on and while he was doing it I looked around his shop and there were quite a few very nice amateur astronomy photos, Jupiter, Saturn, the Moon and such. I was taking some astronomy classes at UT. When he came out we got talking and he told me he was into astronomy. Now, this shop was a WRECK, much like most TV repair shops I have ever seen. pretty much a dump. He asked me to come in the back to 'See something'. The guy was about 6'6" tall and BIG, and rough looking, and I am NOT, so I declined, but he insisted so I finally went through a maze of old junk, narrow dark halls, and finally got to the back of the store. I was kinda scared. He pointed to something on the ground. It was a round plug of glass on a large wooden palate. My jaw dropped, I asked him if it was what I thought and he confirmed it was a slug for a 6 ft telescope. I believe he said he got it at auction when a Swiss observatory had two made and the first worked out, so he got it cheap. It was unfinished, just a blob of glass, but at the time I'd only seen telescopes in the 36" range and this was huge! He was grinning ear to ear, and I was astounded. I believe his name was Chuck Knesek but I may be wrong or only close. It's been 35+ years. I never saw him again. If anyone knows what happened to him or his slug I'd love to know.
I also have a Pebble, wear it a lot, like it enough, but hate having to charge it. Also, my phone doesn't do BT 4.0 so it uses a lot of power from the phone and the watch, and I have to charge the watch every 3-4 days (they say a week on 4.0). There is not enough room for more than 8 watch faces, and I wish it was color rather than B/W. I knew right from the start that Samsung's watch was going to be a dismal failure because it was way over priced, ugly as can be, and very little functionality.
Since the galactic bulge has a far higher denisity of stars the background radiation would be very high. I seriously doubt we are going to find any life in that neighborhood, let alone ever be able to travel 25,000 light years. ,
Having met http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_hopper briefly while I was at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Texas_at_Austin back in the '70s I can say without a doubt she would be highly regarded in the current environment. She is known for COBOL but her accomplishments are many, including very early compilers and standards for FORTRAN. She was very influential to me. If she was 40 today I would easily imagine her leading a Silicon Valley company, as her tenure in the Navy was very similar, requiring leadership and technical capabilities, but she chose military service for her career, making what I consider very significant advances in computer science. She really was quite an imposing figure for a 90 lb grandmotherly woman. I wish I could have known her better. During many of her lectures, she illustrated a nanosecond using salvaged obsolete Bell System 25 pair telephone cable, cut it to 11.8 inch (30 cm) lengths, the distance that light travels in one nanosecond, and handed out the individual wires to her listeners. One of her great quips: "The most important thing I've accomplished, other than building the compiler, is training young people. They come to me, you know, and say, "Do you think we can do this?" I say, "Try it." And I back 'em up. They need that. I keep track of them as they get older and I stir 'em up at intervals so they don't forget to take chances."
Yoko Ono could be the surrogate!
The lower price is a great deal. It's much more powerful than phones currently on the market and is right in the same price range. I don't really understand why sales have stalled as this is going to be 2-3 years ahead of the market. Either that or it will drive the market to produce better phones. I for one bought 2. I'm surprised a bunch haven't been snapped up to sell on the secondary market, ie thEbay.
I don't know about the bootloader but since it's being sold worldwide with dual antenna for LTE US/World it's very likely it's carrier unlocked.
Outside assembly worked for Pebble. They are doing great, even with Apple breathing down their neck.
If they don't meet the published minimum specs and they do meet the funding goal there will be legal action. Dual boot Ubuntu mobile OS and Android Fully integrated Ubuntu desktop PC when docked Fastest multi-core CPU, 4GB RAM, 128GB storage Micro-SIM 4.5in 1,280 x 720 HD sapphire crystal display 8mp low-light rear camera, 2mp front camera Dual-LTE, dual-band 802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4, NFC GPS, accelerometer, gyro, proximity sensor, compass, barometer Stereo speakers with HD audio, dual-mic recording, Active Noise Cancellation 11-pin connector providing simultaneous MHL and USB OTG 3.5mm jack Silicon-anode Li-Ion battery 64 x 9 x 124mm Specifications are subject to change. Yes, I do see the last line. My guess is we are going to get a far better product than what the specs show now.