Everyone is missing the obvious. Manned vehicles are limited by their payload. namely, a human being. We have the materials for a/c to pull > 10g sustained. However, human beings tend to not like that. Elimnate the human, eliminate the need to limit the load curves on a V-n diagram. Further more, a general will be far more willing to drop $30 million behind enemy lines on a dangerous mission than $14 + a human life.
I would be lost without my Handsping since all my addresses, emails, games, and appointments resided in it. On the other hand, I would be lost without my TI-89 with its mathcad capabilities and matlab syntax. I dont think pda's will ever replace calcs because of the cheating capabilities. however pda's have carved themselves a niche in the world and i doubt we will see either go away for a long time.
We use a UNIX based method of accessing the email system here at St. Louis University as well as a web based interface. Although most tend to enjoy the web interface more, almost all are able to utilize the UNIX interface and call up pine to read their mail. Not many seem to mind too much.
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Everyone is missing the obvious. Manned vehicles are limited by their payload. namely, a human being. We have the materials for a/c to pull > 10g sustained. However, human beings tend to not like that. Elimnate the human, eliminate the need to limit the load curves on a V-n diagram. Further more, a general will be far more willing to drop $30 million behind enemy lines on a dangerous mission than $14 + a human life.
I would be lost without my Handsping since all my addresses, emails, games, and appointments resided in it. On the other hand, I would be lost without my TI-89 with its mathcad capabilities and matlab syntax. I dont think pda's will ever replace calcs because of the cheating capabilities. however pda's have carved themselves a niche in the world and i doubt we will see either go away for a long time.
Why does it always rain here during astronomical events. stupid rain. stupid clouds. stupid weather. who plans these things anyways? :-)
The earth's own shadow will block out our sun, now this is something to see. btw, i thought this was a LUNAR eclipse
We use a UNIX based method of accessing the email system here at St. Louis University as well as a web based interface. Although most tend to enjoy the web interface more, almost all are able to utilize the UNIX interface and call up pine to read their mail. Not many seem to mind too much.