After being in the Arty for ten years and thinking about how to deploy this weapon system. I come to the conclusion that it is a neat parlor trick but not much of a defensive system. So What?
If 'non-official' companies start to make Mac parts then building a Mac would be cheaper. But, we would also have the same compatability problems that we have with PCs so, what's the point?
You are thinking about some place else. You live in the Good Ol' US Corp. of A. patents are for corporations that need money. You're a small guy, you don't need money.
Perhaps you were thinking about Abe Lincoln's US of A. If you want gov. of the people, by the people and for the people, you're going to need a way-back machine.
There are a few other things effecting the actual amount of heat that the bird is getting from the lava. First, I'll guess that the lava is not 2000 degrees. It is about that at the vent but he his a couple of miles down from the vent at a break out. If he is getting a reading of 2000 perhaps he is actually reading the gas escaping from the lava not the rock. Then there is of course the crusting effect. When this guy pulled his sample from the stream it began to cool on all sides creating foam like crust that is a great insulator. Three or four inches of this crust is enough for you to insulate your hand from molten lava. From personnel experience, I'd say that if you tossed a hen in to 2000 degree molten lava, it would be vapor inside of a minute.
True enough for the consumer products but, how much of that is true for the commercial end OC-12's, fiber switches and so on? Of course, if there is no competition in the ISP market, none of this will mater.
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So, how much porn do you need to cary on a business trip anyway?
After being in the Arty for ten years and thinking about how to deploy this weapon system. I come to the conclusion that it is a neat parlor trick but not much of a defensive system. So What?
If 'non-official' companies start to make Mac parts then building a Mac would be cheaper. But, we would also have the same compatability problems that we have with PCs so, what's the point?
You are thinking about some place else. You live in the Good Ol' US Corp. of A. patents are for corporations that need money. You're a small guy, you don't need money. Perhaps you were thinking about Abe Lincoln's US of A. If you want gov. of the people, by the people and for the people, you're going to need a way-back machine.
There are a few other things effecting the actual amount of heat that the bird is getting from the lava. First, I'll guess that the lava is not 2000 degrees. It is about that at the vent but he his a couple of miles down from the vent at a break out. If he is getting a reading of 2000 perhaps he is actually reading the gas escaping from the lava not the rock. Then there is of course the crusting effect. When this guy pulled his sample from the stream it began to cool on all sides creating foam like crust that is a great insulator. Three or four inches of this crust is enough for you to insulate your hand from molten lava. From personnel experience, I'd say that if you tossed a hen in to 2000 degree molten lava, it would be vapor inside of a minute.
True enough for the consumer products but, how much of that is true for the commercial end OC-12's, fiber switches and so on? Of course, if there is no competition in the ISP market, none of this will mater.
Electrons don't flow thrugh coper at the speed of light, in fact it is much slower.
I think the cost of installation, amplifiers, CSU's etc. will still hamper the spread of broadband.
Is the entire LA Police Dept. in this database already?