Oh! And I should add that there is electrical flow without resistance in a superconductor - or at least very negligible resistance. Materials incluce certain metals, allows, and ceramics at temperatures near absolute zero, and in some cases at very high temperatures.
What advantages, exactly, will plastic semiconductors have over our current system?
Re-read the story... it is talking about a plastic SUPERconductor - quite different from a semi-conductor.
A semiconductor is a device that has electrical conductivity greater than insulators, but less than good conductors (IE: the stuff that CPUs are made of), whereas a superconductor is something with very high electrical conductivity.
The transistors feature structures as small as 30nm in size and three atomic layers thick. Smaller transistors are faster, with Intel claiming the device could eventually pave the way for science fiction technology such as instantaneous, real-time voice translation.
I can see it now... They end up using the first test model of this marvelous processor at a UN conference, and as you said, the electrons jump into the wrong stream... The following ensues:
George Bush: We welcome Russia into our boussom!
Translation: We (electrions start jumping) are here to inform you that we are taking over your weakling country!
I am not a physicist, but it seems pretty obvious to me that landing a craft on an asteroid could have a serious impact on its orbit. How do US scientists and NASA employees know that they have not inadvertantly set this asteroid on a collision course with another inhabited planet somewhere else in our galaxy ? Or even worse Earth itself ?
Or gee, maybe it might change its course so it DOESN'T hit another inhabited planet.
Furthermore, have you ever stopped to think about how much space technology has improved life here on Earth? It is not just about "space exploration" and colonization, it is about improving technology for all facets of life.
Have you been living under a rock? NT means "no text." Although, it is meant to be put in the subject line - to warn readers that there is no need to waste time loading the body, which would be blank.
Wait a minute... you got KARMA for effort in grade school? Sheesh. Where did you go to school? I got a piece of candy, or maybe even a pat on the back. Karma... wowies.:-)
That was about the most idiotic thing I have ever read. At least when I post for Katy I don't reply with dumb defenses.
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Apparently they _are_ playing by the rules. Secondly, re-read the post. The poster said "ubiqutous molecules" IE, they are everywhere, not just in you. It just so happens that they discovered it in you - while they could also discover it in any Tom, Dick, or Harry. What it sounds like to me, is that you are a bit selfish. Secondly, how could you simultaneously want "your cut" and have it put into "public domain"? I'm really at a loss for that one.
I really have to agree with you. The Slashdot community at large seems to feel they have the "right" to download all the music they want - and not pay a cent. Is this right? Only if the artist gives his/her/their permission, and only if. I have used Napster in the past, but lately my conscience has been getting to me, and I have come to realize that it really is not the right thing to do. Sure, the artists make a load of money, and the record companies are swimming in it, but really, that is their job; they have EARNED it, one way or the other. Now, sure enough, someone is thinking "but they are not losing money." And you know what? That does not matter one little bit. It is the PRINCIPLE of the act. Not paying for something that is not yours, and for which you have no right, goes against all the values upon which our society is based. Perhaps we need to reevaluate our stance on this issue.
Hehe, like I said, don't ask.:-) And to respond to the post below this one: No, it wasn't porn! Just some stuff I kind of got introuble for a few years back. It was quite an interesting thing, actually. Although digging for a pack of floppies buried in the mud was far from exciting. *grins*
Solid state stuff probably won't be damaged as much by water, as long as it dries in a reasonable lenght of time (Ie, before sever oxidation occurs). Even floppies and CDs have no problem dealing with water. I used to hide floppies in a river bed (don't ask) and when I needed them I would dig them up, remove the "platter" and put them in a case with dry "pads" (the white things on the sides of the disk) and voila, a working disk! So, solid state stuff will be fine!
I wouldn't call it pointless. At least it is a great thought experiment - and those are often the things that lead to great strides in science. I do, however, agree with what you have to say, although on a different level. If by some chance Earth was in danger of being destroyed by the sun, comet, asteriod, etc, and we had the technology to actually bring a HUGE enough body close enough to our planet to move it, don't you think we would have by then mastered the creation of gravity waves? Heck, lots of research is being done of them already, and we are just begining. I would say that gravity wave propulsion would be much more efficient than tugging an asteriod close enough to Earth to move it.
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Where does what condemn speech? I was simply stating that one can believe in free speech, but not necessarily agree with what another has to say. I.e. the "sick fuck" - the guy obviously holds some dissenting feeling towards the person who posted the "first explosion" thing. I personally think the Troll had every right to do so, but I don't aggree with what he said at all.
I believe it was meant to be some sort of memorial. Come on... show just a *bit* of respect for the brave men and women who died on that mission. Even in the faceless world of/. people should have a few shreds of respect for the dead.
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I think he was being serious. Don't be _that_ suprised, not everyone knows about computers yet.
Why did you just post my email address at the end of your AC post? That isn't cool man.
Oh! And I should add that there is electrical flow without resistance in a superconductor - or at least very negligible resistance. Materials incluce certain metals, allows, and ceramics at temperatures near absolute zero, and in some cases at very high temperatures.
Re-read the story... it is talking about a plastic SUPERconductor - quite different from a semi-conductor.
A semiconductor is a device that has electrical conductivity greater than insulators, but less than good conductors (IE: the stuff that CPUs are made of), whereas a superconductor is something with very high electrical conductivity.
I can see it now... They end up using the first test model of this marvelous processor at a UN conference, and as you said, the electrons jump into the wrong stream... The following ensues:
George Bush: We welcome Russia into our boussom!
Translation: We (electrions start jumping) are here to inform you that we are taking over your weakling country!
*grins*
Amen to that.
Or, they could have their logo painted on the moon! for all eternity! *grins*
Or gee, maybe it might change its course so it DOESN'T hit another inhabited planet.
Furthermore, have you ever stopped to think about how much space technology has improved life here on Earth? It is not just about "space exploration" and colonization, it is about improving technology for all facets of life.
Have you been living under a rock? NT means "no text." Although, it is meant to be put in the subject line - to warn readers that there is no need to waste time loading the body, which would be blank.
Wait a minute... you got KARMA for effort in grade school? Sheesh. Where did you go to school? I got a piece of candy, or maybe even a pat on the back. Karma... wowies. :-)
And I thought I typed fast. :-)
Now, if he actually _typed_ that all as soon as he saw the article was posted, he deserves karma. :-)
You never know about the constitutional test - after all, they are passing the law itself. That says enough about their "constitution."
That was about the most idiotic thing I have ever read. At least when I post for Katy I don't reply with dumb defenses.
Apparently they _are_ playing by the rules. Secondly, re-read the post. The poster said "ubiqutous molecules" IE, they are everywhere, not just in you. It just so happens that they discovered it in you - while they could also discover it in any Tom, Dick, or Harry. What it sounds like to me, is that you are a bit selfish. Secondly, how could you simultaneously want "your cut" and have it put into "public domain"? I'm really at a loss for that one.
I really have to agree with you. The Slashdot community at large seems to feel they have the "right" to download all the music they want - and not pay a cent. Is this right? Only if the artist gives his/her/their permission, and only if. I have used Napster in the past, but lately my conscience has been getting to me, and I have come to realize that it really is not the right thing to do. Sure, the artists make a load of money, and the record companies are swimming in it, but really, that is their job; they have EARNED it, one way or the other. Now, sure enough, someone is thinking "but they are not losing money." And you know what? That does not matter one little bit. It is the PRINCIPLE of the act. Not paying for something that is not yours, and for which you have no right, goes against all the values upon which our society is based. Perhaps we need to reevaluate our stance on this issue.
You must not value the "Shift" key very much though, huh?
You forgot my "I love Katy"! We simple can NOT overlook my lovely Katy! :-)
Actually, I did use ziplocks, and a plastic case and several garbage bags. To this day I wonder how water got inside.
*grins* That movie was a riot. The user interface was _way_ advanced for the minitor Dade used. *snicker*
Hehe, like I said, don't ask. :-) And to respond to the post below this one: No, it wasn't porn! Just some stuff I kind of got introuble for a few years back. It was quite an interesting thing, actually. Although digging for a pack of floppies buried in the mud was far from exciting. *grins*
Solid state stuff probably won't be damaged as much by water, as long as it dries in a reasonable lenght of time (Ie, before sever oxidation occurs). Even floppies and CDs have no problem dealing with water. I used to hide floppies in a river bed (don't ask) and when I needed them I would dig them up, remove the "platter" and put them in a case with dry "pads" (the white things on the sides of the disk) and voila, a working disk! So, solid state stuff will be fine!
I wouldn't call it pointless. At least it is a great thought experiment - and those are often the things that lead to great strides in science. I do, however, agree with what you have to say, although on a different level. If by some chance Earth was in danger of being destroyed by the sun, comet, asteriod, etc, and we had the technology to actually bring a HUGE enough body close enough to our planet to move it, don't you think we would have by then mastered the creation of gravity waves? Heck, lots of research is being done of them already, and we are just begining. I would say that gravity wave propulsion would be much more efficient than tugging an asteriod close enough to Earth to move it.
Where does what condemn speech? I was simply stating that one can believe in free speech, but not necessarily agree with what another has to say. I.e. the "sick fuck" - the guy obviously holds some dissenting feeling towards the person who posted the "first explosion" thing. I personally think the Troll had every right to do so, but I don't aggree with what he said at all.
I believe it was meant to be some sort of memorial. Come on... show just a *bit* of respect for the brave men and women who died on that mission. Even in the faceless world of /. people should have a few shreds of respect for the dead.