Back in the '60s we were all practicing hiding under our desks and being told we'd all be dead from nuclear annihilation by the end of the decade - just because that didn't happen doesn't mean Mother Nature isn't prepping our demise this time around. The machines will be able to figure that much out and be satisfied to bide their time.
They 'flew' right into the river, so they've seen some use - I'm sure they'll end up used for training and/or as props in a movies. The point is they still have significant value thru more than one channel.
That, and do something about the assholes on bikes that think that little white line and bike lane are some sort of magic force field that protects them from massive hunks of steel inches to their left...
Blind faith in Japanese researchers, that's how. The boys are fine when it comes to collecting data, but it's not wise to trust what they do with it downstream, sorry.
30 years ago we proved you could video-capture 9600-baud modem lamp pulses to transfer/sniff data using light. This is just a variation on that practice.
Boston apparently has no potholes that need to be repaired and they have surplus transit money to spend on curbside campsites....other cities can learn.
We attended an investors meeting in Portland relating to solar power 2 yrs. ago....the panel of solar experts all kept talking about playing catch up with wind and how solar was getting it's ass kicked. Finally someone in the group asked "Can you tell us what room the wind energy investment group is meeting in...?"
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I suspect they ran the numbers and decided that rather than making medicore-range quasi-flyers out of ground soldiers, the smart money was on just getting it over with and develop better helicopters, instead. Better speed; longer flights; bigger payloads - all much cheaper than adding limited flight capabilities to the individual.
The article says: "Second, most of the baleen whale skeletons had been preserved “belly-up”—a position that suggests the creatures died at sea, rolled upside down as they decomposed, and then remained inverted when high tides or storm surges deposited them on shore. That ultimate resting position is typical of modern baleen whales that die at sea, Goldbogen says.
Finally, ripples preserved in the rocks indicate that the carcasses ended up lying crosswise to currents that had cast them onto the beach—just as in modern mass strandings, Pyenson says."
We've been told that modern 'strandings' are the cause of death (witness all the efforts to return the creatures to deeper waters), not the result.
That's how many times our brain has already been upgraded by evolution. I suspect this isn't the first time a generation or two has been sacrificed in the name of adaptation, so it's all good down the road.
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That has already begun. China is already outsourcing to the US.
I remember the thimble IBM used on one of their early laptops long ago, so...no, thanks.
yet another landing concept?
How many of these does the public have to fund before NASA admits to simply trying to stay employed, for cripe's sake.
I love armchair paleoclimatologists...
I love armchair climatologists.
This is true....don't ask me how I know.
Back in the '60s we were all practicing hiding under our desks and being told we'd all be dead from nuclear annihilation by the end of the decade - just because that didn't happen doesn't mean Mother Nature isn't prepping our demise this time around. The machines will be able to figure that much out and be satisfied to bide their time.
They 'flew' right into the river, so they've seen some use - I'm sure they'll end up used for training and/or as props in a movies. The point is they still have significant value thru more than one channel.
Nice to see this trending.
As for restricting culture, we still have actual people to interact with, so not to worry.
...is to stop mixing cars with bicycles at all.
That, and do something about the assholes on bikes that think that little white line and bike lane are some sort of magic force field that protects them from massive hunks of steel inches to their left...
Blind faith in Japanese researchers, that's how. The boys are fine when it comes to collecting data, but it's not wise to trust what they do with it downstream, sorry.
Wow - a new low in poorly written summaries, sorry.
30 years ago we proved you could video-capture 9600-baud modem lamp pulses to transfer/sniff data using light. This is just a variation on that practice.
Boston apparently has no potholes that need to be repaired and they have surplus transit money to spend on curbside campsites....other cities can learn.
We attended an investors meeting in Portland relating to solar power 2 yrs. ago....the panel of solar experts all kept talking about playing catch up with wind and how solar was getting it's ass kicked. Finally someone in the group asked "Can you tell us what room the wind energy investment group is meeting in...?"
The US has been messing with these things for the last 50 years and NASA finally dips a toe? Lame, sorry guys.
A Letter to Our Consumers: Standing Together for Innovation, Progress and Technology - An Update on Aereo
"The world hates change, yet it is the only thing that has brought progress." --Charles Kettering, inventor, entrepreneur, innovator & philanthropist
A little over three years ago, our team embarked on a journey to improve the consumer television experience, using technology to create a smart, cloud-based television antenna consumers could use to access live over the air broadcast television.
On Wednesday, the United States Supreme Court reversed a lower court decision in favor of Aereo, dealing a massive setback to consumers.
As a result of that decision, our case has been returned to the lower Court. We have decided to pause our operations temporarily as we consult with the court and map out our next steps. You will be able to access your cloud-based antenna and DVR only until 11:30 a.m. ET today. All of our users will be refunded their last paid month. If you have questions about your account, please email support@aereo.com or tweet us @AereoSupport.
The spectrum that the broadcasters use to transmit over the air programming belongs to the American public and we believe you should have a right to access that live programming whether your antenna sits on the roof of your home, on top of your television or in the cloud.
On behalf of the entire team at Aereo, thank you for the outpouring of support. It has been staggering and we are so grateful for your emails, Tweets and Facebook posts. Keep your voices loud and sign up for updates at ProtectMyAntenna.org - our journey is far from done.
Better yet, nuke greater Portland and be done with it.
I suspect they ran the numbers and decided that rather than making medicore-range quasi-flyers out of ground soldiers, the smart money was on just getting it over with and develop better helicopters, instead. Better speed; longer flights; bigger payloads - all much cheaper than adding limited flight capabilities to the individual.
Two words: air space
The article says:
"Second, most of the baleen whale skeletons had been preserved “belly-up”—a position that suggests the creatures died at sea, rolled upside down as they decomposed, and then remained inverted when high tides or storm surges deposited them on shore. That ultimate resting position is typical of modern baleen whales that die at sea, Goldbogen says.
Finally, ripples preserved in the rocks indicate that the carcasses ended up lying crosswise to currents that had cast them onto the beach—just as in modern mass strandings, Pyenson says."
We've been told that modern 'strandings' are the cause of death (witness all the efforts to return the creatures to deeper waters), not the result.
Everyone (besides me) that actually has glass right now - show of hands...? Great, thanks. The rest of you - STFU & bite me.
A study on trolling asked if you troll and if you said yes... Wouldn't a simple yes/no question have been easier.
That's how many times our brain has already been upgraded by evolution. I suspect this isn't the first time a generation or two has been sacrificed in the name of adaptation, so it's all good down the road.
Naming every 1" stone chip on Mars is going to take a long time. Of course that is one way to keep the funding going :)
Michel Mulder, who led a Dutch sweep of the medals in the men’s 500, offered another explanation.
“It could also be,” he said of the Americans, “that they were just outclassed here.”