It requires a shload of heat, which takes energy. The environmental claim is regarding the production of this energy, which Apple has no problem building large solar arrays to get around that.
Golf, for me, isn't so much about the act of playing the game, but who I'm playing it with.
If you aren't having a good time, try different golfing partners. Don't take it so seriously.
And use a bright fucking orange ball that is way easier to find in the weeds, because you can't miss it in the sky while it's flying. That's a great way to knock some strokes off the score, and time off the clock.
Guess what? BMW turbocharges practically every engine they make, so I'm guessing their engineers know more about this than you. I have one that actually has two turbos - specifically the 3.0L inline 6 twin turbo N54.
They aren't close to the engine for heat reasons - they are close to the engine because the turbo needs to be close to the air intake and exhaust at the same time, and that only happens at the engine. A turbocharger works by having the exhaust gases coming out of the engine at pressure (not heat, still mechanical work) spin a turbine which is connected to an air pump in the intake by a shaft. This spins VERY fast (150k RPM) so they also need to use a fluid bearing, so being close to the engine allows the use of engine oil as well.
It has nothing to do with heat, and everything to do with not having oil, air, and exhaust lines crisscrossing the whole fucking car.
Those are above several thousand feet of water, usually hundreds of miles away from any population. If they get hit, they are contained by the ocean they just sank into.
A land vehicle powered by an RTG has an incredibly higher chance of contaminating a piece of land that someone cares about, or having a fire put radioactive particles into the air that someone might be breathing.
I was shocked when we got one of the MacPro6 units in, and I ran a disk benchmark on it. It was sustaining 950MB/sec, which is good enough to write 10-bit YUV 4:2:2 2k video at 117fps.
That is a realm you could only really get to with fiber channel previously, or a ridiculously expensive PCI-E card with SLC flash.
We're talking about cars here, right? At least, TFA is.
Currently, cars dump hot exhaust gases out the back end without doing anything with the heat, because it's a byproduct of the mechanical force created through ignition of fuel. IC engines don't use the heat very much - they use the expansion of gases to create mechanical work, and the "waste heat" blows out the tailpipe as, you know, waste.
If you could harness that heat in some way to create electrical or mechanical power, you're more efficient than today where that heat (read: energy) is used for NOTHING. I don't know why you seem to think that it wouldn't work, because auto manufacturers seem to think that it will (BMW, Honda - links in a previous post from someone else), and are engineering systems to do exactly that.
When you plug in a microwave oven, do you say that it's powered by the wall socket, or that it's powered by coal / methane / uranium / solar / hydroelectric / wind / geothermal?
Because if you say the latter, you sound like an idiot. And, by the way, that's the exact semantical argument you're making here.
It should also have a method of implementing a "standard change" - meaning a change that repeatedly happens, and has a good track record of being successful with minimal fallout. Implement a WSUS test server for having a patch test environment, and point some less critical systems at it. Should anything go wrong there, you'll then know what patches to NOT apply automatically to the critical infrastructure.
Change management and review is there to help you, not be a pain in the ass. Remember - if they sign off on your documented change, they share the responsibility should something go sideways.
The amendment process is the closest that the US Constitution comes to a legal path to revolt. However, there's only two ways to legally do that - having the so-called Representatives of the people pass it with a 66% majority, then having the Senate do the same, then having 38 states (presently) ratify it; or calling together a Constitutional Convention which requires 66% of the states to agree to (which has never happened outside of the original Constitutional Convention where the US Constitution was written).
You can't get 33 states to agree on the merits of motorcycle helmets, much less a reconfiguration of the entire legal system. And besides, you'd be depending on the current oligarchy to vote themselves less power either at the Federal or State level in either scenario.
The Koch brothers don't have a share of a Nobel prize for making a PowerPoint about climate change, nor do they pretend to tell everyone how to be more eco-friendly while zipping from venue to venue on a private fucking jet.
1. Tell Congress to fuck off, and that they should get back to passing laws, and get out of rocket and spacecraft design. You don't need to build rocket parts in 47 states in order to go to the Moon or Mars.
2. Every President that steps into the Oval Office needs to get it through their thick politician asshat that they don't "need to make their impression upon the space agency". How is NASA supposed to finish any 10-year projects when their priorities get changed every 5 years?
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It requires a shload of heat, which takes energy. The environmental claim is regarding the production of this energy, which Apple has no problem building large solar arrays to get around that.
The horse could always choose the glue factory!
Golf, for me, isn't so much about the act of playing the game, but who I'm playing it with.
If you aren't having a good time, try different golfing partners. Don't take it so seriously.
And use a bright fucking orange ball that is way easier to find in the weeds, because you can't miss it in the sky while it's flying. That's a great way to knock some strokes off the score, and time off the clock.
It's completely possible, and in fact the way that 98% of all golf is played, to play without being a member of a club.
Municipal courses exist, where you can walk in with your shit, pay your use fee, buy a few beers, and have a go at it.
Anywhere that has municipal courses are not likely to be $100+. Around here, it's more like $20.
With golf, you get to drink even when you lose!
Wrong.
Guess what? BMW turbocharges practically every engine they make, so I'm guessing their engineers know more about this than you. I have one that actually has two turbos - specifically the 3.0L inline 6 twin turbo N54.
They aren't close to the engine for heat reasons - they are close to the engine because the turbo needs to be close to the air intake and exhaust at the same time, and that only happens at the engine. A turbocharger works by having the exhaust gases coming out of the engine at pressure (not heat, still mechanical work) spin a turbine which is connected to an air pump in the intake by a shaft. This spins VERY fast (150k RPM) so they also need to use a fluid bearing, so being close to the engine allows the use of engine oil as well.
It has nothing to do with heat, and everything to do with not having oil, air, and exhaust lines crisscrossing the whole fucking car.
Those are above several thousand feet of water, usually hundreds of miles away from any population. If they get hit, they are contained by the ocean they just sank into.
A land vehicle powered by an RTG has an incredibly higher chance of contaminating a piece of land that someone cares about, or having a fire put radioactive particles into the air that someone might be breathing.
Sure, but with SSD, you can hit whatever cell you want instantly. No waiting for the spindle to rotate to where it needs to be.
I was shocked when we got one of the MacPro6 units in, and I ran a disk benchmark on it. It was sustaining 950MB/sec, which is good enough to write 10-bit YUV 4:2:2 2k video at 117fps.
That is a realm you could only really get to with fiber channel previously, or a ridiculously expensive PCI-E card with SLC flash.
We're talking about cars here, right? At least, TFA is.
Currently, cars dump hot exhaust gases out the back end without doing anything with the heat, because it's a byproduct of the mechanical force created through ignition of fuel. IC engines don't use the heat very much - they use the expansion of gases to create mechanical work, and the "waste heat" blows out the tailpipe as, you know, waste.
If you could harness that heat in some way to create electrical or mechanical power, you're more efficient than today where that heat (read: energy) is used for NOTHING. I don't know why you seem to think that it wouldn't work, because auto manufacturers seem to think that it will (BMW, Honda - links in a previous post from someone else), and are engineering systems to do exactly that.
Didn't we see a Bond movie about that? Or maybe it was the opposite of that, where it focused the sun into a ORBITING SOLAR DEATH RAY.
Because clearly 'The Core' is scientifically accurate in every way!
I wish I hadn't already posted, or I'd be giving mod points just for the image that went through my mind of a vehicle that used ANFO as fuel...
When you plug in a microwave oven, do you say that it's powered by the wall socket, or that it's powered by coal / methane / uranium / solar / hydroelectric / wind / geothermal?
Because if you say the latter, you sound like an idiot. And, by the way, that's the exact semantical argument you're making here.
you might see the military using RTGs.
Yeah, I can't wait to have explosive ordinance being flung at vehicles powered by a giant box of ionizing radiation. Great idea.
It should also have a method of implementing a "standard change" - meaning a change that repeatedly happens, and has a good track record of being successful with minimal fallout. Implement a WSUS test server for having a patch test environment, and point some less critical systems at it. Should anything go wrong there, you'll then know what patches to NOT apply automatically to the critical infrastructure.
Change management and review is there to help you, not be a pain in the ass. Remember - if they sign off on your documented change, they share the responsibility should something go sideways.
The amendment process is the closest that the US Constitution comes to a legal path to revolt. However, there's only two ways to legally do that - having the so-called Representatives of the people pass it with a 66% majority, then having the Senate do the same, then having 38 states (presently) ratify it; or calling together a Constitutional Convention which requires 66% of the states to agree to (which has never happened outside of the original Constitutional Convention where the US Constitution was written).
You can't get 33 states to agree on the merits of motorcycle helmets, much less a reconfiguration of the entire legal system. And besides, you'd be depending on the current oligarchy to vote themselves less power either at the Federal or State level in either scenario.
Now all we need to do is take this proof to the powers that be, so we can make changes!
Yeah, this might as well be titled "Study finds that fire is still hot, and that water is among the wettest substances known"
I want an SD card that has a label that looks like a floppy. Or, better yet, one where it actually does have the hole in the middle.
Everyone uses less than they could. I don't have a giant natural gas flaring operation in my back yard, even though I could.
What the hell does that have to do with anything?
The Koch brothers don't have a share of a Nobel prize for making a PowerPoint about climate change, nor do they pretend to tell everyone how to be more eco-friendly while zipping from venue to venue on a private fucking jet.
Apples and Oranges in this context.
Here's how you fix NASA:
1. Tell Congress to fuck off, and that they should get back to passing laws, and get out of rocket and spacecraft design. You don't need to build rocket parts in 47 states in order to go to the Moon or Mars.
2. Every President that steps into the Oval Office needs to get it through their thick politician asshat that they don't "need to make their impression upon the space agency". How is NASA supposed to finish any 10-year projects when their priorities get changed every 5 years?
Because the current government in Moscow gives a shit about what's legal?