You can't have nearly infinite bandwidth in a finite frequency spectrum, but you can keep adding a shitload of wires if needed.
On the contrary, any number of optical signals can pass right through each other, whereas cables (electric or fiber-optic) cannot do that.
In other words, it's all a matter of how directional the signals are, and how powerful they are.
Read the transcript of Obama's speech at the UN about the attack and tell me he is not saying all the right things. In my opinion he is.
Or is it more a complaint that the administration's initial remarks in the first few hours or couple of days were off pitch? Part of the argument that Obama can't think well on his feet (reliance on teleprompter, poor debate performance...), and that this is a problem regardless of ability to deliberate and make good decisions given more time and information?
The really dumb thing is thinking it must be either a reaction to nothing but this film, vs. "Terrorism!" (which is a code-word for "don't try to understand it").
Could this outrage have occurred if there weren't deep cultural divisions and a recent history of violence between Islam and the rest of the world? No. Does that mean the film wasn't the proximate trigger? No.
Poorly-funded space asteroid miners? Like a miner 49'er with a rented mule and a pickaxe, right? But in space?
As usual there is nothing here beyond an angst-ridden blog post about how some law might someday be (mis) applied. (Next up: Will Shariah Law take over the UN!??? Oops, we already did that one today.)
I am more interested in how this applied in the case of large meteors that leave large deposits of valuable minerals in the earth's crust. These are not little objects you can walk away with, but rather, large areas rich in minerals due to (usually) prehistoric impacts that are already productively mined. It seems less of a stretch that somebody would abuse this meteor law to exploit public lands by showing the minerals there were "originally" from an asteroid, since the minerals can be extracted at a profit (sans sci-fi).
They're overworked and understaffed and their directive seems to be "pass it unless there's an obvious an egregious problem and let the courts sort out anything else".
Well, the alternative is to re-create a new court within the Patent Office, which doesn't make a lot of sense. Making a judgment on whether something is patent-worthy is an inherently messy process, and making authoritative judgments about messy issues is what courts are for.
I'm a little surprised iOS is getting some love here. I guess without knowing it I had assumed it's just used for the saturated "app" market where everything sells for $2 or less? Are there any Real Jobs in iOS?
I used to think that, until the Iraq War. That disaster made me much more partisan. I really think hundreds of thousands of people died because Gore (barely!) lost that election.
Obama simply hasn't made mistakes on the scale that Bush did. How can anybody deny that? We're talking about hundreds of thousands of war-dead here, including thousands of Americans. There's no comparison.
And what you said is more true of Costco than other retailers because it is a membership store - their entire business model is based on repeat customers. If you're selling gasoline to tourists near Disneyland, you gouge while the gouging is good; you'll never see them again anyways. In contrast, I doubt 1% of Costco customers on a given day are first-timers, so they are banking on reputation. This also explains their more liberal return policies, and extended warranties on electronics.
Why "something like DNS" instead of simply DNS itself? Pretending smartphones aren't Internet hosts (or causing them not to be) is just creating another layer of complication and expense over everything.
Cell providers: just let me buy bytes from you. Maybe it's a "server" in the form of a cellphone receiving a VOIP call. Maybe not. It's not your concern.
Good point. Still, Dragon's payload is 13,000 pounds, not a mere 2,000 lb.
But as you said the main point is that the Shuttle is massive overkill for maintaining the ISS, like commuting to an office job in an 18 wheeler.
Wikipedia says Falcon 9's payload to LEO (low earth orbit) is 29,000 pounds (not 2000 lbs). LEO is up to 1,200 miles, whereas the ISS orbits at 205 to 255 miles. (The 10,700 lb capacity mentioned by the other reply is for geosynchronous orbit which is FAR higher and not where the ISS lives.)
This turns your calculations on their head; both vehicles have more capacity than NASA wants for servicing the ISS, and the Falcon 9 is (already) only 1/4 the cost of the (very mature) shuttle per launch.
I am wondering what Falcon 9's success rate will be though. They've only had a few launches. Surely one will blow up sooner or later.
"There's excess refining capacity in the U.S.," Halff says. That may fluctuate short term, but, "in the longer term, we will see a decline because we are tightening standards, and cars will become more efficient." In other words, even though owning a refinery might be a good short-term bet, no company wants to risk getting stuck holding an under-performing asset as the market landscape changes.
Why blame nimbyism? Markets "eliminate waste," which means, excess capacity in times of stability. If you want stability, you have to pay a higher overall price for having overcapacity that is normally not useful... until it is useful (see farm subsidies).
Here's a question... do you think wifi is messed up in cities because somebody is running bum devices? Or is there simply too much demand for a shared resource? 802.11 in all its varieties isn't that badly designed is it?
It's a good question but if any market can justify complete vertical integration including customized processors for a specific application, it's Huge Databases. (But I did say if).
Presumably those of us who still have jobs (or are comfortably retired) will solve the problem by calling the others lazy and entitled and cutting jobs programs while passing laws that say they must get jobs. Then to address the rising costs of government support for the unemployed we will cut taxes. Problem solved!
Hey, I didn't say I would ever want to hire somebody convicted of employee theft myself. But unlike the GP I don't envy the crook in this case, he's getting what he deserves and I wouldn't want to be in his shoes now.
I am a 69 y/o exfconvicted felon. I'd been strugling to make end meet because I can't get a job because my record and my age, there r a lot of descrimination in florida for both. I'm retired and make $672.00 a month. and I can't survive on that kind of money.
I was working in a little restaurant but it shut down last month, I'm desperate to pay my rent, my bills, gas etc. How can I find a job for my age.?
Pedantic, but we are among geeks - a rocket engine gives *NO* horsepower in a static test, because there is no work being done.
Well, it is accelerating its fuel and oxidizer to a great speed out the back. We seldom think of a rocket as a big gas cannon that just happens to have a lot of recoil, but it wouldn't be incorrect.
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On the contrary, any number of optical signals can pass right through each other, whereas cables (electric or fiber-optic) cannot do that. In other words, it's all a matter of how directional the signals are, and how powerful they are.
In 1990 the number of deaths per mile driven was 30 percent higher than it is now.
Or is it more a complaint that the administration's initial remarks in the first few hours or couple of days were off pitch? Part of the argument that Obama can't think well on his feet (reliance on teleprompter, poor debate performance...), and that this is a problem regardless of ability to deliberate and make good decisions given more time and information?
Why do you see the question of motivation for the embassy attack as an indication of stupidity or deceit by the Obama administration?
Could this outrage have occurred if there weren't deep cultural divisions and a recent history of violence between Islam and the rest of the world? No. Does that mean the film wasn't the proximate trigger? No.
That must be exactly what Russians think about us not wanting to use their fine space launch services indefinitely.
As usual there is nothing here beyond an angst-ridden blog post about how some law might someday be (mis) applied. (Next up: Will Shariah Law take over the UN!??? Oops, we already did that one today.)
I am more interested in how this applied in the case of large meteors that leave large deposits of valuable minerals in the earth's crust. These are not little objects you can walk away with, but rather, large areas rich in minerals due to (usually) prehistoric impacts that are already productively mined. It seems less of a stretch that somebody would abuse this meteor law to exploit public lands by showing the minerals there were "originally" from an asteroid, since the minerals can be extracted at a profit (sans sci-fi).
Well, the alternative is to re-create a new court within the Patent Office, which doesn't make a lot of sense. Making a judgment on whether something is patent-worthy is an inherently messy process, and making authoritative judgments about messy issues is what courts are for.
I'm a little surprised iOS is getting some love here. I guess without knowing it I had assumed it's just used for the saturated "app" market where everything sells for $2 or less? Are there any Real Jobs in iOS?
I used to think that, until the Iraq War. That disaster made me much more partisan. I really think hundreds of thousands of people died because Gore (barely!) lost that election.
It reminds me of the Live Polling bit on the Onion.
Obama simply hasn't made mistakes on the scale that Bush did. How can anybody deny that? We're talking about hundreds of thousands of war-dead here, including thousands of Americans. There's no comparison.
And what you said is more true of Costco than other retailers because it is a membership store - their entire business model is based on repeat customers. If you're selling gasoline to tourists near Disneyland, you gouge while the gouging is good; you'll never see them again anyways. In contrast, I doubt 1% of Costco customers on a given day are first-timers, so they are banking on reputation. This also explains their more liberal return policies, and extended warranties on electronics.
Cell providers: just let me buy bytes from you. Maybe it's a "server" in the form of a cellphone receiving a VOIP call. Maybe not. It's not your concern.
Good point. Still, Dragon's payload is 13,000 pounds, not a mere 2,000 lb. But as you said the main point is that the Shuttle is massive overkill for maintaining the ISS, like commuting to an office job in an 18 wheeler.
This turns your calculations on their head; both vehicles have more capacity than NASA wants for servicing the ISS, and the Falcon 9 is (already) only 1/4 the cost of the (very mature) shuttle per launch.
I am wondering what Falcon 9's success rate will be though. They've only had a few launches. Surely one will blow up sooner or later.
Read the story and watch the video, this is NOT that.
Meanwhile, last year:
Why blame nimbyism? Markets "eliminate waste," which means, excess capacity in times of stability. If you want stability, you have to pay a higher overall price for having overcapacity that is normally not useful... until it is useful (see farm subsidies).
Here's a question... do you think wifi is messed up in cities because somebody is running bum devices? Or is there simply too much demand for a shared resource? 802.11 in all its varieties isn't that badly designed is it?
Most spectrum is exactly that. Want to use some? Call your friendly local AT&T, Verizon, or Sprint.
It's a good question but if any market can justify complete vertical integration including customized processors for a specific application, it's Huge Databases. (But I did say if).
Presumably those of us who still have jobs (or are comfortably retired) will solve the problem by calling the others lazy and entitled and cutting jobs programs while passing laws that say they must get jobs. Then to address the rising costs of government support for the unemployed we will cut taxes. Problem solved!
Hey, I didn't say I would ever want to hire somebody convicted of employee theft myself. But unlike the GP I don't envy the crook in this case, he's getting what he deserves and I wouldn't want to be in his shoes now.
Is this the life to which you aspire?
(shudder)
Well, it is accelerating its fuel and oxidizer to a great speed out the back. We seldom think of a rocket as a big gas cannon that just happens to have a lot of recoil, but it wouldn't be incorrect.