"Now, when Sullivan thinks about closing his hand, the nerve that used to make the hand close spurs a little piece of his chest muscle to contract."
In other news: Circumventing hundreds of thousands of years of male instinct, scientists have finally achieved what evolution could not - the merging of the delightful thought of squeezing a breast into the simple act of closing your hand.
This is the best thing for the success of the project. All it really needs is publicity. The Space Elevator is a solution to so many problems with current space technology that it should be operating right now.
The good publicity drumming up the imaginations of people in this country can only get this thing built faster. The technology needed for the ribbon is almost perfected. In 5-10 years or so (maybe after all this terrorism and war bs has ended) this thing might really get off the ground and the more people who know about it and want it to happen the better success the project will have.
The risk is in taking this type of step towards a new technology and not knowing if it will fail or succeed. These companies are investing a lot of money in the development and expected evolution of these methanol based fuel cell batteries. If you hade read the article you would see that they are hoping this technology will become somewhat standard and are banking on the early achievement to corner a market. All the while, Dell and IBM are waiting to see what will happen.
I say the venture is worth the risk. A new standard can always be used in different ways than previously planned. Alternative power sources aren't needed for just laptops and if the technology is there, use it!
Actually, the moon has been found to be a great source of Helium-3, an isotope that would be used in fusion reactors if we had any.
From the linked article:
"Helium 3 fusion energy may be the key to future space exploration and settlement," said Gerald Kulcinski, Director of the Fusion Technology Institute (FTI) at the University of Wisconsin at Madison.
And:
Scientists estimate there are about 1 million tons of helium 3 on the moon, enough to power the world for thousands of years. The equivalent of a single space shuttle load or roughly 25 tons could supply the entire United States' energy needs for a year, according to Apollo17 astronaut and FTI researcher Harrison Schmitt.
The Vulcan laser can produce short pulses of enormous power - a million billion watts. Pulses were fired at a small lump of gold, which produced enough gamma radiation to knock out single neutrons from iodine-129, converting it to iodine-128. The results of the experiment will be published by the Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics.
As if needing the power of several plants to operate wasn't expensive enough, they fire the laser at a lump of gold? Is this a new Austin Powers movie in the making?
But with all of these power alternatives I think what would truly be revolutionary is to find a way to sap a little energy from these massive organisms that would supply just enough power for these sensors, or modified ones that use less power, and still not hurt the tree. It was mentioned in the article that future sensors may use solar power. Well, I would hope! And haven't scientists still not found the secret of how trees break down water without electricity or by other means for its energy process? That secret could very well make this sensing technology a part of the tree - an symbiotic implant. Not to mention, revolutionize a certain burgeoning fuel cell industry that is attempting to take hold here in the very needy US (specifically California).
This node sensor technology is really promising, I hope it really evolves into something more. Maybe even something that will physically help the tree, instead of just monitoring conditions around it.
Most likely, as was proven during the secrecy of the Stealth program (Have Blue) in the late 70's - early 80's, this project was the source of rumors for the Aurora Spyplane.
The reports come on the heels of recent congressional testimony warning that the United States is falling behind in supercomputing.
Since when is the US falling behind in supercomputing. I remember reading a list of top supercomputers in the world, and the US had 14 of the top 20. Isn't it quantity in this case, not quality? Specialization is just the case here, so what if we don't have the absolute fastest.
in Canada... (Score:3, Informative)
by xilmaril (573709) O on 01:40 PM -- Wednesday August 13 2003 (#6687776)
(Last Journal: 04:42 AM -- Wednesday August 13 2003) I guess it's different in the states, and possibly elsewhere, but in Canada (or at least the handful of cities I've lived in), they've been using rubber in pavement on busy streets for years.
Capitalize that 'C' man, show some national pride!:-)
Yah, but that relies totally on if the cows have come home, and by that time your fat lady've already sung, so you might as well just go back to counting your eggs before they've hatched.
Or...wait for the earthquake that you couldn't predict to count the eggs after it hatches them for you...
We have all seen during the cold war, specifically the Soviet and American space race, that competition gets the best results. I think the case in point is the moon landings of the Apollo missions, NASA's (and the world's) ultimate space faring success. They just need more money. Money is what worked then, and it will work now if they had more. Space is expensive no matter what.
But thats not to say that it will take a hatred or a war to divy up the teams. Real, intense and creative competition is what works in our world. I would hope that we maybe had learned enough in the last century to start thinking about it in the way that it wouldn't take a superpower struggle for bragging rights to cut the edge, but rather the strive for true achievement and the promise of the future to get things accomplished. I guess that promise is money...
But I would say that the real campaign killer for new projects seems to be politics, of which we have only ourselves to blame...
The argument in this thread is strictly referencing the probability of Space Organizations launching probes and research vessels to take advantage of a Mars proximity - which is occuring now.
Thats why the probes are already on their way and will arrive within 4 months.
That there is a probability is really quite besides the point, it is a certainty that we are talking about. Spirit and Opportunity, Beagle 2, and Nozomi were all planned and launched specifically for this beautiful exploration opportunity.
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I was aware of the discrepancy. I was going to name the story Wolverine Mice but just decided on Weapon-X instead.
Wolverine Mice naturally depicts a mouse with terrific claws, ragged teeth, and a terrible temper (the characteristics of a cross-breed: mouse and wolverine - impossible).
Weapon-X Mice sounds like a project or experiment - which is what produced this breed and one that still hints at the mutant healing factor that the comic character Wolverine uses.
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"Now, when Sullivan thinks about closing his hand, the nerve that used to make the hand close spurs a little piece of his chest muscle to contract."
In other news:
Circumventing hundreds of thousands of years of male instinct, scientists have finally achieved what evolution could not - the merging of the delightful thought of squeezing a breast into the simple act of closing your hand.
haha, absolutely. :-)
This is the best thing for the success of the project. All it really needs is publicity. The Space Elevator is a solution to so many problems with current space technology that it should be operating right now.
The good publicity drumming up the imaginations of people in this country can only get this thing built faster. The technology needed for the ribbon is almost perfected. In 5-10 years or so (maybe after all this terrorism and war bs has ended) this thing might really get off the ground and the more people who know about it and want it to happen the better success the project will have.
The satellite goes into space...
I never do these, sorry
When your business gets pelted with the equivalent force of 100,000 elephants, you better have a friggin contingency plan.
Have they named the telescope yet?
Its interesting how well this picture depicts perfectly the dynamics of geekdom - the clear indictation is located 6 persons from the left.
24 geeks, 2 super duper flying machines, one hot chick.
The risk is in taking this type of step towards a new technology and not knowing if it will fail or succeed. These companies are investing a lot of money in the development and expected evolution of these methanol based fuel cell batteries. If you hade read the article you would see that they are hoping this technology will become somewhat standard and are banking on the early achievement to corner a market. All the while, Dell and IBM are waiting to see what will happen.
I say the venture is worth the risk. A new standard can always be used in different ways than previously planned. Alternative power sources aren't needed for just laptops and if the technology is there, use it!
Did anyone else go back throught the story description and read it like John Moshitta used to do in the Micro Machines commercials?
MicroMachinesMicroMachinesMicroMachines!!!
Or you could simply burn money...
analagy
*Russians
*analogy
Just had to switch the 'o' and the 'a'.
Actually, the moon has been found to be a great source of Helium-3, an isotope that would be used in fusion reactors if we had any.
From the linked article:
And:
The Vulcan laser can produce short pulses of enormous power - a million billion watts. Pulses were fired at a small lump of gold, which produced enough gamma radiation to knock out single neutrons from iodine-129, converting it to iodine-128. The results of the experiment will be published by the Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics.
As if needing the power of several plants to operate wasn't expensive enough, they fire the laser at a lump of gold? Is this a new Austin Powers movie in the making?
We're able to run clocks and puny devices off potatoes, lemons - Japanese Scientists are even working on using human blood as a power source!
But with all of these power alternatives I think what would truly be revolutionary is to find a way to sap a little energy from these massive organisms that would supply just enough power for these sensors, or modified ones that use less power, and still not hurt the tree. It was mentioned in the article that future sensors may use solar power. Well, I would hope! And haven't scientists still not found the secret of how trees break down water without electricity or by other means for its energy process? That secret could very well make this sensing technology a part of the tree - an symbiotic implant. Not to mention, revolutionize a certain burgeoning fuel cell industry that is attempting to take hold here in the very needy US (specifically California).
This node sensor technology is really promising, I hope it really evolves into something more. Maybe even something that will physically help the tree, instead of just monitoring conditions around it.
How could a helicopter replace the SR-71?
Most likely, as was proven during the secrecy of the Stealth program (Have Blue) in the late 70's - early 80's, this project was the source of rumors for the Aurora Spyplane.
The reports come on the heels of recent congressional testimony warning that the United States is falling behind in supercomputing.
Since when is the US falling behind in supercomputing. I remember reading a list of top supercomputers in the world, and the US had 14 of the top 20. Isn't it quantity in this case, not quality? Specialization is just the case here, so what if we don't have the absolute fastest.
in Canada... (Score:3, Informative)
:-)
by xilmaril (573709) O on 01:40 PM -- Wednesday August 13 2003 (#6687776)
(Last Journal: 04:42 AM -- Wednesday August 13 2003)
I guess it's different in the states, and possibly elsewhere, but in Canada (or at least the handful of cities I've lived in), they've been using rubber in pavement on busy streets for years.
Capitalize that 'C' man, show some national pride!
Yah, but that relies totally on if the cows have come home, and by that time your fat lady've already sung, so you might as well just go back to counting your eggs before they've hatched.
Or...wait for the earthquake that you couldn't predict to count the eggs after it hatches them for you...
We have all seen during the cold war, specifically the Soviet and American space race, that competition gets the best results. I think the case in point is the moon landings of the Apollo missions, NASA's (and the world's) ultimate space faring success. They just need more money. Money is what worked then, and it will work now if they had more. Space is expensive no matter what.
But thats not to say that it will take a hatred or a war to divy up the teams. Real, intense and creative competition is what works in our world. I would hope that we maybe had learned enough in the last century to start thinking about it in the way that it wouldn't take a superpower struggle for bragging rights to cut the edge, but rather the strive for true achievement and the promise of the future to get things accomplished. I guess that promise is money...
But I would say that the real campaign killer for new projects seems to be politics, of which we have only ourselves to blame...
Can you see me now? Can you see me now?
How can you ignore someone who is ass raping you without lube?
The big pun is that they cancelled Futurama. FOX Bastards. Another good reason to drink...
The argument in this thread is strictly referencing the probability of Space Organizations launching probes and research vessels to take advantage of a Mars proximity - which is occuring now.
Thats why the probes are already on their way and will arrive within 4 months.
That there is a probability is really quite besides the point, it is a certainty that we are talking about. Spirit and Opportunity, Beagle 2, and Nozomi were all planned and launched specifically for this beautiful exploration opportunity.
Whoa, check out this post in a previous story I posted about Cancer Proof Mice:
2033 AD
I was aware of the discrepancy. I was going to name the story Wolverine Mice but just decided on Weapon-X instead.
Wolverine Mice naturally depicts a mouse with terrific claws, ragged teeth, and a terrible temper (the characteristics of a cross-breed: mouse and wolverine - impossible).
Weapon-X Mice sounds like a project or experiment - which is what produced this breed and one that still hints at the mutant healing factor that the comic character Wolverine uses.