if only this was available years ago....Jimmy Hoffa wouldn't be "lost" (assuming that the black box could be found).
I guess it's also useful for miners too. Though I can see the potential of abuse (especially by life insurance companies). For instance, if a bunch of miners are trapped and killed when the mine caves in, the black boxes when recovered could tell how exactly they died. Well what if the insurance policy on the mine doesn't cover heart attacks or strokes caused by the stress of the accident that might have incapacitate them and they end up dying from suffication?
but yea, it'll help reduce resistance as lead isn't that good of a conductor of electricity (nor heat) compared to other metals (silver, copper, aluminum). Considering that the Prescotts can draw enough power to kill some motherboards, reducing power consumption is a good thing, as Prescotts have been reported as having really good "potential". Added benefit of reducing resistance is the reduction in the propagantional delay of the gates, which translates to better clocks or the capability for better clocks as the gates aren't as slow.
The disadvantage is the added cost and time, and whether or not using leadfree solder changes failure ratios. Typically, leadfree solder melts at a slightly higher temperature. Higher temps may adversely affect the silicon or affect the equipment (assuming they aren't retrofitted to handle the new solder).
But if it can get the green monkeys off Intel's backs, it might help reduce costs overall.
it could be that microsoft ratted intel out for leniency....u know...the wintel issue from back in the day, before AMD became as big a contender as they are now; to the point that AMD now dictates what's in the X86-64 extension instruction set, etc. (even the rumor mill is spewing out that Intel will implement some of those extensions for some of their 32bit P4's later on)
with fuel cells, it's just "pour". It's hard to beat that....(only batteries that charge themselves will beat pouring).
Of course, if it can be recharged in less than 30s, I wonder how much current the charger needs to do that. 1800mAh (capacity of most AA NiMH batteries) in 30secs would mean 1800mAh x 3600s/h x 1/30s = 216A. Or maybe instead of being continuous current, it's pulsed?
Either way, I'll wait until it's out on the market.
For a second there, I thought smaller pot meant 1gram and larger meant 5grams....
but yea...pretty ingenious. Only problem, u need water. If you're stuck in the middle of the Sahara or Gobi desert without water, you're diary products are screwed.
Of course, using evaporating water for cooling isn't a new idea. Nuclear power plants use them, some HVAC systems use them, and it's also used to cool computers. It's just that using it in such a simple implementation for this sort of application (cool/cold storage of perishable food) is pretty original; only necessity would have made it so.
Will it survive the "downsizin" test, the Enron test, the "oops, I pressed the red button" test, the "Bush/Cheney" test, the "Mr. Garrison/Lemiwinks" test, etc.?
What about liquid nitrogen/"Hasta la vista, baby" test?
"focus on security," eh? well...I guess it depends on the perspective.....they HAVE to place all their focus on security.
Don't they know that recycling code that's not good isn't a good idea? Take a hint from the open source community; once it's proven to work, then the bells and whistles get added.
Not too long ago, some ppl got busted for watching p0rn in a car (the passengers were and other drivers happened to witness it); well...this will add new meaning to the phrase: "distracted drivers."
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'cuz he didn't want to be trolled (or ripped a new one) on
you get what you pay for....in this case, usually an arm and a leg...and sometimes sacrifice an extra arm (or the one down south), etc.
the one near chernobyl?
I think it's not limited to chickens then.
if only this was available years ago....Jimmy Hoffa wouldn't be "lost" (assuming that the black box could be found).
I guess it's also useful for miners too. Though I can see the potential of abuse (especially by life insurance companies). For instance, if a bunch of miners are trapped and killed when the mine caves in, the black boxes when recovered could tell how exactly they died. Well what if the insurance policy on the mine doesn't cover heart attacks or strokes caused by the stress of the accident that might have incapacitate them and they end up dying from suffication?
Big brother gets a new spin?
sry, bad url...
here's the updated one on news.com
It's also on news.com
(thx to [H]ardOCP)
but yea, it'll help reduce resistance as lead isn't that good of a conductor of electricity (nor heat) compared to other metals (silver, copper, aluminum).
Considering that the Prescotts can draw enough power to kill some motherboards, reducing power consumption is a good thing, as Prescotts have been reported as having really good "potential".
Added benefit of reducing resistance is the reduction in the propagantional delay of the gates, which translates to better clocks or the capability for better clocks as the gates aren't as slow.
The disadvantage is the added cost and time, and whether or not using leadfree solder changes failure ratios. Typically, leadfree solder melts at a slightly higher temperature. Higher temps may adversely affect the silicon or affect the equipment (assuming they aren't retrofitted to handle the new solder).
But if it can get the green monkeys off Intel's backs, it might help reduce costs overall.
As always, time will tell.
it could be that microsoft ratted intel out for leniency....u know...the wintel issue from back in the day, before AMD became as big a contender as they are now; to the point that AMD now dictates what's in the X86-64 extension instruction set, etc. (even the rumor mill is spewing out that Intel will implement some of those extensions for some of their 32bit P4's later on)
"Either way, I'll wait until it's out on the market. ...before making snap judgments" is what I meant.....
with fuel cells, it's just "pour". It's hard to beat that....(only batteries that charge themselves will beat pouring).
Of course, if it can be recharged in less than 30s, I wonder how much current the charger needs to do that. 1800mAh (capacity of most AA NiMH batteries) in 30secs would mean 1800mAh x 3600s/h x 1/30s = 216A. Or maybe instead of being continuous current, it's pulsed?
Either way, I'll wait until it's out on the market.
but there's plenty of raw materials to make the simple two-pot fridge...(except the water).
or use both....use a biometric one but copy over encrypted files.
For a second there, I thought smaller pot meant 1gram and larger meant 5grams....
but yea...pretty ingenious. Only problem, u need water. If you're stuck in the middle of the Sahara or Gobi desert without water, you're diary products are screwed.
Of course, using evaporating water for cooling isn't a new idea. Nuclear power plants use them, some HVAC systems use them, and it's also used to cool computers. It's just that using it in such a simple implementation for this sort of application (cool/cold storage of perishable food) is pretty original; only necessity would have made it so.
Now, use alcohol and you might get a pot-freezer.
"The pen is mightier than the sword"
In this dumbasses case, it's mightier than the sword when it comes to stabbing himself in the foot.
He should've used one of those biometric ones that you can encrypt your data (AES-128 or better I believe).
why would u want to place Natalie Portman under water? (or at least any part except maybe a few "specific" parts that is).
For the most part, she's FINE without the "Hollywood Supersizing."
how about both? while the guys sing "I stuck my foot up her #####....", the video is of the same thing....
hmmm...fetish?
water + electron-microscope and u might be able to see it with a loupe.
good point.....though I thought the Mr.Garrison and Lemiwinks covered that part.
but can it be adapted for use on current CDR/DVDR media?
Will it survive the "downsizin" test, the Enron test, the "oops, I pressed the red button" test, the "Bush/Cheney" test, the "Mr. Garrison/Lemiwinks" test, etc.?
What about liquid nitrogen/"Hasta la vista, baby" test?
sadly, my wallet nor my paycheck gets this phenomenon.
wonder what would happen to CowboyNeal when he's placed under water....or the national debt....
when it comes to IT, it's like the difference between Afghanistan and the US when it comes to military technology.
makes me want to move over there....100Mbps (synchronous)...drooool
"focus on security," eh?
well...I guess it depends on the perspective.....they HAVE to place all their focus on security.
Don't they know that recycling code that's not good isn't a good idea? Take a hint from the open source community; once it's proven to work, then the bells and whistles get added.
Not too long ago, some ppl got busted for watching p0rn in a car (the passengers were and other drivers happened to witness it); well...this will add new meaning to the phrase: "distracted drivers."
u sure that someone on the ISS didn't have a burrito and let one loose in the cargo bay?
for a second there, I thought it was that independent songwriter/singer who supports MP3 downloading.