I bought a Mac power supply from Amazon. Not Apple branded. Not advertised as Apple. Looks and works the same as the original. Half the price. I'm happy.
Large scale solar installation cost has dropped to about $1 - 2/watt so you could install about 3 - 6 Gigawatts of solar power. Of course, as many pendants are fond of saying, the sun doesn't shine at night. You can expect about 5 good hours of sun a day so this is roughly equivalent to a 1 Gigawatt nuclear plant which is the size of Watts Bar 2. Wind is about half the cost of solar.
Yes, I agree that efficiency could be problematic. Probably lose at least 50% going each way. H2 energy storage has the same problem. By the time you make H2 from electricity (electrolysis), compress it, transport it then convert it back to electricity (fuel cell), you only get about 20% of the energy back.
That's the point. The electric grid has to maintain a fine balance between supply and demand. It is very useful to be able to store electricity from oversupply (most large power plants can't easily adjust their output). People have proposed batteries and pumped water storage to soak up excess electricity. This might be an alternative.
The problem is false positives. Suppose the algorithm or an overzealous cop thinks your picture looks just like the perp. You are then in for a world of hurt. You have to prove that you have an ironclad alibi and if not, you go right to the top of their list of suspects. Cops get points for arresting people and sending them for trial. They don't particularly care if they have the right person and they don't get penalized if they end up with the wrong person in jail. This just gives them a big list of possible suspects and I'm sure they can find at least one who won't have a solid alibi.
... except the performer. Seems rather shortsighted to be blocking all that free publicity. Stealing a joke? Really? If they are so concerned, that's what copyright is for... otherwise, they are just another lame entitled person with no real skills relying on secrecy to dupe people into spending money to see their lame show.
Trump has no coherent policy positions. He just free associates then denies everything. He's a psychopath. Hillary is a neoliberal. You should be able to make a decision. I'd you don't like either. Write in your favorite loser.
It's been widely reported that the problem is the battery itself which develops an internal short... nothing to do with the rest of the phone. A replaceable battery is not required for the fix but would give the battery more protection and would be easier to change if a problem did develop. BTW, I prefer phones with replaceable batteries for longevity (don't have to have an expensive repair to replace the battery) and it gives me the option of changing the battery when it runs low and I can't charge. It seems that in the mad rush to make thinner phones, they have discarded replaceable batteries. Thinness is just bragging rights. Most users put their phone in a bulky case which turns their stylish thin phone into a flower covered brick.
The problem is the battery and the fact that the battery is not user-replaceable. If they wanted to salvage the phones, they could design a new case to accommodate a replaceable battery. Disassemble the phone, put it in the new case with a new good replaceable battery and they should be good to go. Seems a much better solution than just trashing the phones.
It's all about the data. More data is better data. Other cars don't collect driving data (camera, radar, GPS, throttle, brakes,etc.). Tesla collects this and sends it in real time.
I do realize that the Google cars have a higher level of automated driving, more sensors, etc. (and also some severe limitations on speed, locations, weather, etc.). However, the object is to collect as much driving data as possible to see how the car behaves in different situations. In that case, total distance matters and Tesla is way ahead of anyone else. Tesla cars collect data even when AP is not switched on which is valuable to see how a human driver handles various road environments.
This highlights a fundamental difference between Google and Tesla. Google is approaching the problem from the point of view that they have to develop a complete system that does everything. Tesla is taking an incremental approach by introducing a low level of autonomous driving with human supervision and then letting the collected data drive continuous improvements. We'll see which approach is best as time goes on.
This email thing is nothing. Colin Powell and most of the Bush administration used private email servers to avoid scrutiny. This is just a witch hunt... just like Benghazi and Whitewater and a bunch of other "scandals". GOP is desperate... they got nothing. They are going down the tubes. It's fun to watch. I have just one word for Trump... LOSER!
I usually get a single email from Amazon marketplace vendors asking if I am happy with the product and giving a contact if there is a problem. On several occasions, I have used this contact to ask questions or report problems and I have found the vendors to be very responsive. I've even had defective products replaced with no hassle on several occasions. Most of the time, I don't have a problem or question and I just delete the email. I don't view it as intrusive. These days, it seems every contact with any business will generate a follow up email or survey. I tend to view these as good customer relations, not spam. To me, it's only spam if they keep sending me more email with offers to buy more stuff. That rarely happens. If you want to experience real spam, just buy something from Bed, Bath and Beyond. You'll get multiple daily emails for all kinds of junk... just don't do it.
Musk is on a mission to make the Earth (and Mars) a better place. He has accomplished amazing things. I think his statement was just reflecting the reality of the difficulty of the mission to Mars. This is a real possibility of failure and death. Some people will take this risk.
Yes, you're right. That's what Accenture is proposing. They can do this since it is a "private" blockchain and they control all copies. After an edit, they'll need to recompute everything and they can do this since they own all copies. Kind of defeats the purpose of the blockchain.
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I bought a Mac power supply from Amazon. Not Apple branded. Not advertised as Apple. Looks and works the same as the original. Half the price.
I'm happy.
Large scale solar installation cost has dropped to about $1 - 2/watt so you could install about 3 - 6 Gigawatts of solar power. Of course, as many pendants are fond of saying, the sun doesn't shine at night. You can expect about 5 good hours of sun a day so this is roughly equivalent to a 1 Gigawatt nuclear plant which is the size of Watts Bar 2.
Wind is about half the cost of solar.
Yes, I agree that efficiency could be problematic. Probably lose at least 50% going each way.
H2 energy storage has the same problem. By the time you make H2 from electricity (electrolysis), compress it, transport it then convert it back to electricity (fuel cell), you only get about 20% of the energy back.
That's the point.
The electric grid has to maintain a fine balance between supply and demand. It is very useful to be able to store electricity from oversupply (most large power plants can't easily adjust their output). People have proposed batteries and pumped water storage to soak up excess electricity. This might be an alternative.
The problem is false positives. Suppose the algorithm or an overzealous cop thinks your picture looks just like the perp. You are then in for a world of hurt. You have to prove that you have an ironclad alibi and if not, you go right to the top of their list of suspects.
Cops get points for arresting people and sending them for trial. They don't particularly care if they have the right person and they don't get penalized if they end up with the wrong person in jail. This just gives them a big list of possible suspects and I'm sure they can find at least one who won't have a solid alibi.
I found that I was most productive in the morning. Afternoon is mostly for "busy work". It was a waste of time to stay at work later in the day.
... except the performer.
Seems rather shortsighted to be blocking all that free publicity.
Stealing a joke? Really? If they are so concerned, that's what copyright is for... otherwise, they are just another lame entitled person with no real skills relying on secrecy to dupe people into spending money to see their lame show.
Trump has no coherent policy positions. He just free associates then denies everything. He's a psychopath.
Hillary is a neoliberal.
You should be able to make a decision. I'd you don't like either. Write in your favorite loser.
Anybody who is "undecided" at this point is a moron.
Who is this guy and why should I care about anything to do with him?
It's been widely reported that the problem is the battery itself which develops an internal short... nothing to do with the rest of the phone.
A replaceable battery is not required for the fix but would give the battery more protection and would be easier to change if a problem did develop.
BTW, I prefer phones with replaceable batteries for longevity (don't have to have an expensive repair to replace the battery) and it gives me the option of changing the battery when it runs low and I can't charge. It seems that in the mad rush to make thinner phones, they have discarded replaceable batteries. Thinness is just bragging rights. Most users put their phone in a bulky case which turns their stylish thin phone into a flower covered brick.
The problem is the battery and the fact that the battery is not user-replaceable.
If they wanted to salvage the phones, they could design a new case to accommodate a replaceable battery. Disassemble the phone, put it in the new case with a new good replaceable battery and they should be good to go. Seems a much better solution than just trashing the phones.
The problem is that Sapiens won't be able to adapt to the climate changes in store. Cockroaches, maybe.
We could try to be like cockroaches.
You need multiple people doing the same thing on the same road to know the right way to do it. Then you can throw out the outliers.
It's all about the data. More data is better data. Other cars don't collect driving data (camera, radar, GPS, throttle, brakes,etc.). Tesla collects this and sends it in real time.
I do realize that the Google cars have a higher level of automated driving, more sensors, etc. (and also some severe limitations on speed, locations, weather, etc.).
However, the object is to collect as much driving data as possible to see how the car behaves in different situations. In that case, total distance matters and Tesla is way ahead of anyone else. Tesla cars collect data even when AP is not switched on which is valuable to see how a human driver handles various road environments.
This highlights a fundamental difference between Google and Tesla. Google is approaching the problem from the point of view that they have to develop a complete system that does everything. Tesla is taking an incremental approach by introducing a low level of autonomous driving with human supervision and then letting the collected data drive continuous improvements. We'll see which approach is best as time goes on.
Tesla has collected over a billion miles of driving data (about 180 million on autopilot) and adds a million miles every 10 hours.
Cow farts blow up a barn!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
This email thing is nothing. Colin Powell and most of the Bush administration used private email servers to avoid scrutiny. This is just a witch hunt... just like Benghazi and Whitewater and a bunch of other "scandals". GOP is desperate... they got nothing. They are going down the tubes. It's fun to watch.
I have just one word for Trump... LOSER!
India has more cows than any country in the world.
http://beef2live.com/story-wor...
http://qz.com/643433/all-you-w...
India's cows produce more climate damage that all of its cars and trucks.
http://content.time.com/time/w...
I usually get a single email from Amazon marketplace vendors asking if I am happy with the product and giving a contact if there is a problem.
On several occasions, I have used this contact to ask questions or report problems and I have found the vendors to be very responsive. I've even had defective products replaced with no hassle on several occasions.
Most of the time, I don't have a problem or question and I just delete the email. I don't view it as intrusive.
These days, it seems every contact with any business will generate a follow up email or survey. I tend to view these as good customer relations, not spam. To me, it's only spam if they keep sending me more email with offers to buy more stuff. That rarely happens.
If you want to experience real spam, just buy something from Bed, Bath and Beyond. You'll get multiple daily emails for all kinds of junk... just don't do it.
Musk is on a mission to make the Earth (and Mars) a better place. He has accomplished amazing things.
I think his statement was just reflecting the reality of the difficulty of the mission to Mars. This is a real possibility of failure and death.
Some people will take this risk.
We're all going to die.
Yes, you're right. That's what Accenture is proposing. They can do this since it is a "private" blockchain and they control all copies. After an edit, they'll need to recompute everything and they can do this since they own all copies.
Kind of defeats the purpose of the blockchain.
I am not an expert but I listen to experts.
Do you not believe in science, engineering, maths?