Oh, there is material that could handle it, but the plane would not be able to fly because it would be too heavy. You could make an airplane that would withstand hitting a NYC bus at 200 knots, but it would weight so much as to require the Space Shuttle's solid rocket boosters just to get off the ground.
It's not an issue of availability of strong materials. The issue is that the planes have to fly and the engines have to work and it all has to be safe.
Putting any obstruction in the path of airflow into the engine dramatically increases risk and decreases engine function.
There is a reason FORTRAN is still used heavily in numerical computing. I still develop software I started nearly 10 years ago as part of my graduate program. I looked into rewriting it in other languages and none seemed as well-suited for numerical computation as FORTRAN.
>> And you can't just use elevation, either: I've read pilot reports of birds seen at 37,000 feet above ground level.
The temperature at that altitude is on the order of -55C. I doubt any species of any creature can survive that temperature. The pilot report was probably an exaggeration.
The pressure at 35k feet is also only about 180mm Hg (as opposed to 760mm at sea level). That might support life, but between that and the temperature... I think it's a stretch.
First, the airlines are not turning profits, so it would not be a matter of turning lower profits for increased safety. And, we're not talking about a 5% decrease in efficiency. The grille would decrease the efficiency of the engine by a substantial margin - likely 30-50%. An aerodynamic grille would simply slice the bird into lots of smaller bits that would still destroy the engine. A grille that could withstand some impact would destroy the aerodynamics (while still not stopping the bird entering the engine)
Second, putting anything in the flow of air entering the engine is extremely dangerous. If a single nut, bolt, washer, or other piece of debris were to fall off and enter the engine, it would destroy it.
Third, such a grill would never, ever withstand the impact force of an 8lb bird at 200+ knots. Ever. Not in a million years. The grille would either deform badly, taking the engine shroud with it. Or, it would break off and enter the engine, destroying it completely.
The grille suggestion was made 30 years ago and it is as bad an idea today as it was then.
First, such a grille and engine shroud would never withstand the impact of an 8lb bird at 200+ knots. Second, the resultant debris would certainly destroy the engine, as if destroying the aerodynamics of the air entering the engine would not be bad enough.
Plus, when you make a 911 call from a land line, your address pops up on the screen.
Since cell phone companies have been able to put off any attempt to actually make them implement E911 (which we are paying for, BTW), they won't have any friggin' clue where you are. This is especially bad in a place like Pennsylvania where you need to know what township you are in at all times if you make a 911 call from your cell phone.
Well, to play the game fairly, the oldest piece of equipment that I still own today, and that still works, is a Kenwood TS-930 HF Transceiver. It was built in the 80's some time, but I am not sure exactly when. I have made MAJOR repairs to it over the years since they were so crappily made.
The oldest computer I have that still works is probably my Athlon 2600+ based machine that I use with Ubuntu Studio to do recording.
I have owned computers as far back as the TRS-80 Model I, and I still use an HP48GX calculator that I got about 10 years ago. I hope and pray it will never break.
First, Verizon has ZERO obligation to provide services that are not paid for. To do so would be a violation of the company's legal obligation to maximize shareholder value. Ergo, it could have been construed as a crime against the shareholders to provide service for free.
Second, Verizon has a duty to minimize liability to the shareholders. Had they participated in this action, they not only would create the precedent that "hey cops, any time you want us to help you find someone, give us a call," but they put themselves on the wrong end of civil rights lawsuits.
I love how the article makes it sound as if these devices are not "supposed" to be on the same spectrum as the Wi-Fi devices, which are also "Unlicensed" devices.
The ISM band is an unlicensed band that anyone can use, and you can't complain if someone interferes with you.
Our company uses Iron Mountain. Every morning at 5am when I come to work, there's a locked box of tapes in the custody of a minimum wage building security officer waiting for the pickup.
I love capitalism. I think that this is the model of efficiency - taking something non-value-added and finding away to turn it into a product you can charge for. It's great!
I don't see how it can possibly be seen as discriminatory when the candidates are voluntarily publishing this information for all the world to see.
If you post pictures of yourself doing stupid or untoward things that demean your own character, and you don't get a job as a result, it is not discrimination. Last I checked, employers are still allowed to consider character and integrity in making hiring decisions.
Not to mention the fact that, once you're done manufacturing the battery, you've already expended more energy and emitted more CO2 than you would have had you simply just driving a conventional car.
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Oh, there is material that could handle it, but the plane would not be able to fly because it would be too heavy. You could make an airplane that would withstand hitting a NYC bus at 200 knots, but it would weight so much as to require the Space Shuttle's solid rocket boosters just to get off the ground.
It's not an issue of availability of strong materials. The issue is that the planes have to fly and the engines have to work and it all has to be safe.
Putting any obstruction in the path of airflow into the engine dramatically increases risk and decreases engine function.
There is a reason FORTRAN is still used heavily in numerical computing. I still develop software I started nearly 10 years ago as part of my graduate program. I looked into rewriting it in other languages and none seemed as well-suited for numerical computation as FORTRAN.
>> And you can't just use elevation, either: I've read pilot reports of birds seen at 37,000 feet above ground level.
The temperature at that altitude is on the order of -55C. I doubt any species of any creature can survive that temperature. The pilot report was probably an exaggeration.
The pressure at 35k feet is also only about 180mm Hg (as opposed to 760mm at sea level). That might support life, but between that and the temperature... I think it's a stretch.
First, the airlines are not turning profits, so it would not be a matter of turning lower profits for increased safety. And, we're not talking about a 5% decrease in efficiency. The grille would decrease the efficiency of the engine by a substantial margin - likely 30-50%. An aerodynamic grille would simply slice the bird into lots of smaller bits that would still destroy the engine. A grille that could withstand some impact would destroy the aerodynamics (while still not stopping the bird entering the engine)
Second, putting anything in the flow of air entering the engine is extremely dangerous. If a single nut, bolt, washer, or other piece of debris were to fall off and enter the engine, it would destroy it.
Third, such a grill would never, ever withstand the impact force of an 8lb bird at 200+ knots. Ever. Not in a million years. The grille would either deform badly, taking the engine shroud with it. Or, it would break off and enter the engine, destroying it completely.
The grille suggestion was made 30 years ago and it is as bad an idea today as it was then.
First, such a grille and engine shroud would never withstand the impact of an 8lb bird at 200+ knots. Second, the resultant debris would certainly destroy the engine, as if destroying the aerodynamics of the air entering the engine would not be bad enough.
"I deserve everything and someone else should pay for it because I'm special."
Plus, when you make a 911 call from a land line, your address pops up on the screen.
Since cell phone companies have been able to put off any attempt to actually make them implement E911 (which we are paying for, BTW), they won't have any friggin' clue where you are. This is especially bad in a place like Pennsylvania where you need to know what township you are in at all times if you make a 911 call from your cell phone.
Well, to play the game fairly, the oldest piece of equipment that I still own today, and that still works, is a Kenwood TS-930 HF Transceiver. It was built in the 80's some time, but I am not sure exactly when. I have made MAJOR repairs to it over the years since they were so crappily made.
The oldest computer I have that still works is probably my Athlon 2600+ based machine that I use with Ubuntu Studio to do recording.
I have owned computers as far back as the TRS-80 Model I, and I still use an HP48GX calculator that I got about 10 years ago. I hope and pray it will never break.
There's no way GMail is ready for "release."
First, Verizon has ZERO obligation to provide services that are not paid for. To do so would be a violation of the company's legal obligation to maximize shareholder value. Ergo, it could have been construed as a crime against the shareholders to provide service for free.
Second, Verizon has a duty to minimize liability to the shareholders. Had they participated in this action, they not only would create the precedent that "hey cops, any time you want us to help you find someone, give us a call," but they put themselves on the wrong end of civil rights lawsuits.
Verizon absolutely did the correct thing here.
Just because the code isn't elegantly written doesn't mean that it doesn't work or that it gives inaccurate results.
This guy is a self-proclaimed Anarchist, obviously militant vegan, and Che Guevara wannabe... I doubt it went down quite like he described it did..
I love how the article makes it sound as if these devices are not "supposed" to be on the same spectrum as the Wi-Fi devices, which are also "Unlicensed" devices.
The ISM band is an unlicensed band that anyone can use, and you can't complain if someone interferes with you.
... they all went home to play CoD4 with their kids...
Should read:
"Data changed since last nightly off-site backup held for ransom."
Our company uses Iron Mountain. Every morning at 5am when I come to work, there's a locked box of tapes in the custody of a minimum wage building security officer waiting for the pickup.
Now THERE's security...
Methane is a far worse global warming gas than is carbon...
What makes you think that was a snark? :)
I love capitalism. I think that this is the model of efficiency - taking something non-value-added and finding away to turn it into a product you can charge for. It's great!
Find a way to charge people a nickel to do something that we can provide them at no additional cost to us.
I love capitalism :)
There's no way in hell I'm paying any money to see videos on youtube.
I'm taking bets on how long it will be in "Beta"
My money is on at LEAST 10 years...
Can you show me where in the Constitution there is enumerated a Right to Privacy?
I don't see how it can possibly be seen as discriminatory when the candidates are voluntarily publishing this information for all the world to see.
If you post pictures of yourself doing stupid or untoward things that demean your own character, and you don't get a job as a result, it is not discrimination. Last I checked, employers are still allowed to consider character and integrity in making hiring decisions.
>> To which product(s) are you referring?
Whichever one my company is running that crashes under the load whenever timesheets and expense reports are due. :)
Not to mention the fact that, once you're done manufacturing the battery, you've already expended more energy and emitted more CO2 than you would have had you simply just driving a conventional car.