There is no paradox, at this point, we should focus on putting money toward Nuclear Energy, Fusion Power (yes, there is progress in this field), Hydro Electric, and getting rid of our gasoline-diesel based transport infrastructure. I don't think it's a bad thing if someone wants to design better transistors, but I do think that it should be done on their own dime. My argument is that public funds flock to this sort of thing, and it needs to be avoided.
No matter which way you spin this, it's a waste of energy. A moderate car trip to hold a meeting about this would take up more energy than this "research" would save if it ended in replacing every transistor that sits in the off position drawing what a single AA battery could power for over a year. This proposed research has the potential to get so much grant money for doing what every Electrical Engineer already works towards in current designs. This is nothing more than putting green spin on a problem that doesn't even really exist. The money should be put into Research and Development, but this is just snake oil.
I believe that if you were to try and utilize the leakage current, it would only cause that much more resistance, making it require more current to stay "off". This would be a good way to get a government grant in publishing some R&D for this, but in reality, I imagine that the amount of complexity that this would add to a device would outweigh any benefits. Plus, most transistors that just sit there in the off state are off because the entire device is off and doesn't require any current. The energy put into thinking about this would far outweigh any perceived benefits.
The practical use is to burn up some flex time, or maybe ride the time clock for a few more minutes to suck up a little bit more overtime. Do it early in the week, rack up 15 minutes here, and 30 minutes there, and at the end of the week, you can get paid overtime to do real work, that way management won't think twice about authorizing it.
With thesethreethings plus some spare parts, plugs, a variety pack of resistors, transistors, and diodes, and you'll be on your way to owning these people who charge $60 for something that costs $2.50 in parts. Granted, I have all of this stuff for work, but it's a nice hobby to get into.
My friend has a 1980s era red touch tone phone in his office, and also a nodial one. Add a SIP adapter, and it makes for a pretty snazzy setup. Would be nice to modify them with WiFi + Batteries, then they could go mobile with you. I've yet to see a tiny headset that outperforms a large, old school one on audio quality.
Personally, I like my back to the wall, but when it comes to collaboration, being next to someone is the best. At my old office, I had one long desk that me and another manager shared so that we could talk and see each others screens. We both had our backs to the window, and faced the door. It was a second story window, so I wasn't so scared of getting my back stabbed:-)
No, it's a good question. I think that a U shaped desk with everyone facing the wall and a big desk in the middle would be great. That way people can see each others screens and talk to each other. I do recommend that developers have a chance to get away and be by themselves though. People need privacy, and while collaborating in the open is great, they also need freedom to walk away and go somewhere else. The idea that someone has to be in a certain area for a designated amount of time is madness. People should be able to go where they want as they see fit, without being hounded. This is why I love working for myself, I feel free and happy, and would never go back.
I was expecting to see ASCII art of desk arrangements and floor plans.
You're an idiot. You can't have an entire nation of nurses. The nations economy would collapse and no real work would get done. That would be like having a nation of firefighters. How about more efficient hospitals, and a healthier population? We need more Engineers and Scientists who create and develop things that make the world a better place to live in, while making their respective countries GDP go up. Nurses are a dime a dozen, good Engineers are hard to find.
I know that certain fluids and such only behave a certain way at a super low temperature. I'm pretty certain that this molecule, that is probably a super tiny transistor, only behaves as such at a super low temperature. The step from, "small set of moleculesthat will act like a transistor" to "supercomputer" is a very large one, the same as almost every other thing like quantum computing where the end message will change if read by a man in the middle. The title is simply to get your attention, this is no supercomputer, this is an impractical transistor for a processor that will probably never exist.
At $75 an hour, about 10 customers with about 90 minutes of combined work would pay for your investment. It's just the cost of doing business. Adobe has done the hard part for you, $700 is nothing.
I'm going to gander that the OP is either in the UK or within the commonwealth realm. The use of "authorisation" and the idea that the hospital is 100% publicly funded.
As someone who runs a small company that had to drop health insurance due to financial reasons, I can say that youtube is very valuable at getting how to videos on doing basic procedures. After lancing my own spider bite, digging out the necrotic flesh, and draining all the infection, I can happily say that I don't need no stinkin' hospital:)
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Well I'm from the moon, and I say it wouldn't work.
If you don't like it, quit being the victim. Capitalizm works both ways, you know.
There is no paradox, at this point, we should focus on putting money toward Nuclear Energy, Fusion Power (yes, there is progress in this field), Hydro Electric, and getting rid of our gasoline-diesel based transport infrastructure. I don't think it's a bad thing if someone wants to design better transistors, but I do think that it should be done on their own dime. My argument is that public funds flock to this sort of thing, and it needs to be avoided.
No matter which way you spin this, it's a waste of energy. A moderate car trip to hold a meeting about this would take up more energy than this "research" would save if it ended in replacing every transistor that sits in the off position drawing what a single AA battery could power for over a year. This proposed research has the potential to get so much grant money for doing what every Electrical Engineer already works towards in current designs. This is nothing more than putting green spin on a problem that doesn't even really exist. The money should be put into Research and Development, but this is just snake oil.
I believe that if you were to try and utilize the leakage current, it would only cause that much more resistance, making it require more current to stay "off". This would be a good way to get a government grant in publishing some R&D for this, but in reality, I imagine that the amount of complexity that this would add to a device would outweigh any benefits. Plus, most transistors that just sit there in the off state are off because the entire device is off and doesn't require any current. The energy put into thinking about this would far outweigh any perceived benefits.
The practical use is to burn up some flex time, or maybe ride the time clock for a few more minutes to suck up a little bit more overtime. Do it early in the week, rack up 15 minutes here, and 30 minutes there, and at the end of the week, you can get paid overtime to do real work, that way management won't think twice about authorizing it.
With these three things plus some spare parts, plugs, a variety pack of resistors, transistors, and diodes, and you'll be on your way to owning these people who charge $60 for something that costs $2.50 in parts. Granted, I have all of this stuff for work, but it's a nice hobby to get into.
My friend has a 1980s era red touch tone phone in his office, and also a nodial one. Add a SIP adapter, and it makes for a pretty snazzy setup. Would be nice to modify them with WiFi + Batteries, then they could go mobile with you. I've yet to see a tiny headset that outperforms a large, old school one on audio quality.
Yeah, we've seen what titans Zenith and RCA became by making television sets.
How do you know he isn't?
Going to make women think twice before they say, "Not even if you were the last man on earth!"
So does it just orbit for a while and coming crashing back down to earth in a few months / years?
So what you're telling us is that the solution is more XML?
Yeah, but my boss is a ninja.
Personally, I like my back to the wall, but when it comes to collaboration, being next to someone is the best. At my old office, I had one long desk that me and another manager shared so that we could talk and see each others screens. We both had our backs to the window, and faced the door. It was a second story window, so I wasn't so scared of getting my back stabbed :-)
No, it's a good question. I think that a U shaped desk with everyone facing the wall and a big desk in the middle would be great. That way people can see each others screens and talk to each other. I do recommend that developers have a chance to get away and be by themselves though. People need privacy, and while collaborating in the open is great, they also need freedom to walk away and go somewhere else. The idea that someone has to be in a certain area for a designated amount of time is madness. People should be able to go where they want as they see fit, without being hounded. This is why I love working for myself, I feel free and happy, and would never go back.
I was expecting to see ASCII art of desk arrangements and floor plans.
You're an idiot. You can't have an entire nation of nurses. The nations economy would collapse and no real work would get done. That would be like having a nation of firefighters. How about more efficient hospitals, and a healthier population? We need more Engineers and Scientists who create and develop things that make the world a better place to live in, while making their respective countries GDP go up. Nurses are a dime a dozen, good Engineers are hard to find.
I know that certain fluids and such only behave a certain way at a super low temperature. I'm pretty certain that this molecule, that is probably a super tiny transistor, only behaves as such at a super low temperature. The step from, "small set of moleculesthat will act like a transistor" to "supercomputer" is a very large one, the same as almost every other thing like quantum computing where the end message will change if read by a man in the middle. The title is simply to get your attention, this is no supercomputer, this is an impractical transistor for a processor that will probably never exist.
At $75 an hour, about 10 customers with about 90 minutes of combined work would pay for your investment. It's just the cost of doing business. Adobe has done the hard part for you, $700 is nothing.
For $8500, it should.
I'm going to gander that the OP is either in the UK or within the commonwealth realm. The use of "authorisation" and the idea that the hospital is 100% publicly funded.
I come for the discussions. I for one, welcome our XKCD overlords.
As someone who runs a small company that had to drop health insurance due to financial reasons, I can say that youtube is very valuable at getting how to videos on doing basic procedures. After lancing my own spider bite, digging out the necrotic flesh, and draining all the infection, I can happily say that I don't need no stinkin' hospital :)
Whoever replies to this first should be modded +5, Insightful.
You have to be let on the plane to get kicked off.