Bats eat Agave Nectar: Bats eating nectar = Moving from flower to flower, Moving from flower to flower = Polinization for Agave, Pollinization for Agave = More Agave plants, Agave = Good Tequila, Tequila = good, Therefore Bats = Good!
The only software I use is TuneLab Pro and TuneLab Pocket (for Pocket PC) available at http://www.tunelab-world.com/. Trial versions are available, and may work for you. I have heard that some professional piano tuners use this on a laptop. The program lets you calibrate to the tones produced by NIST on WWV or WWVH and their telephone line (303) 499-7111. See http://tf.nist.gov/stations/iform.html for more info.
Wrong. You should see the prices on tractors these days. Some of the larger ones are USD$250,000 or more. They come with options like LAAS GPS, radar, and laser-guided leveling to keep the rows straight and evenly spaced. The cabs are outfitted with laptops with wifi so the farmers can contact suppliers/buyers instantly as needed. There is big money in farm equipment, and the stereotype of the country bumpkin farmer is plain false. And don't forget, in the US, farming is moving to large "factory" corporate farms.
Some of the equipment is already very close to "robotic."
I don't think that watches have to be new and digital to be geeky. Consider the Repeater Pocketwatch (Warning: pdf file), for example. The one described there is a 1920 Quarter repeater, but minute repeaters also exist. These watches chime the time when you press a button. Extremely fascinating and complex.
Having worked on a product for Symbian developers, I can assure you that the Symbian SDKs are not "given away". Symbian charged us to be "partners" with them. Then they charged for access to the SDK. Then they charged for access to the source. Then they charged for access to support. On and on. And the contracts were so constrictive that our legal department threw up their hands in despair. I believe they have every right to charge for their proprietary IP, but I want to make sure that the impression that they give "free" and "free" access to their SDK is eliminated!
A cutaway of the Prius system is shown at this website and a discussion of how it all works is on
this one.
These pages also have great techie discussions.
I must say that I am always amazed by how smoothly the incredible technology in the Prius cars operates, and even though I am an embedded engineer and work with computer h/w and s/w all day long, I am fascinated by how invisibly the Prius systems perform their jobs. I have a 2004 Prius, and a 2006 Prius is on order, and I am not even a weenie environmentalist!
I found it interesting at my last "Performance Review" (I am a Sr SW engineer at a major silicon company with 20 years experience) that my boss told me that I was not well paid for my experience and position, but that the skimpy (5%) raise he gave me was the most he could offer due to the corporate guidelines, and that I had one of the highest increases offered to engineers. "However," he said, "we will be offering much larger incentive bonuses this year."
Well, my main internet connection is wireless (not WiFi or WiMax, however) since I am in the exurbs. I telecommute and need the high speed. I cannot get DSL or cable at my location - even though I actually live within commuting distance of MS, Boeing, and other Seattle hi-tech companies. The service (http://www.waverider.com/) has worked well, with only one half-hour outage in the last six months. I have 1Mb/s bidirectional, although the company has newer 2 Mb/s equipment now. Still not the same as cable, but sure beats dialup!
The system I have is not mobile, however. I have a one metre long directional antenna hanging on the side of the house.
Super! Now I can put fish in my garden pond and not have to worry about the racoons, heron, and eagles eating them!
Maybe I'll set up a webcam so everyone can watch the results...
I performed this exact experiment for my Mech Eng final project. We took an old propane refrigerator and connected a very large solar collector via a heat exchanger.
Even in the hot Texas sun, we were only able to get a 2 degree temperature differential. Of course, there were lots of possible explanations, such as inefficient heat exchange, choice of wrong fluid in the collector, etc.
Not long after, the movie "The Mosquito Coast" came out, and I was glad we had not succeeded!
I remember once reading that Russia did this - daylight savings during winter and double daylight savings during winter.
And this is a country that knows time zones. And dark winter days.
I live in an area that is not served by either DSL or cable broadband. My only options were satellite or dial-up. I have been using dial-up since $99.99 per month for satellite would break the budget. Get this - I live in the suburbs of Seattle within commuting distance (20 to 45 minutes rush hour commute) of Microsoft and Boeing and Amazon and some of the other largest high-tech companies in the U.S.! I live in an area that has been largely rural, but is becoming more suburban due to lower housing costs and rural atmosphere. To top it off, in November my company "asked" that I now work from home. I can assure you that it is no fun downloading a 750 MB release candidate over dial-up! FedEx actually has a higher bandwidth! I tried my neighbor's satellite connection, but it was just as slow as dial-up when I turned on the corporate VPN.
Although Verizon and the cable company were unable to provide even a guesstimate of when they could provide high speed access, I was finally able to convince a local small business to install and configure a wireless broadband antenna that will reach my house. This wasn't easy, considering the terrain and heavy forest between here and there, but they pulled it off.
It is nice that local municipalities will be allowed to offer wifi access, but that won't help must rural users. I am fortunate that my area is growing, so hi-speed access will eventually make it here. But for the average middle-America rural user, it will be a long wait. Remember, electricity and telephone spread to rural areas due to gummint programs. My libertarian nature hates the idea, but it may be required to make it happen.
Actually, I always heard that you make ice with warm water to make crystal-clear ice that looks better for parties, etc. (no white in it). I never heard that it froze faster.
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Bats eat Agave Nectar: Bats eating nectar = Moving from flower to flower, Moving from flower to flower = Polinization for Agave, Pollinization for Agave = More Agave plants, Agave = Good Tequila, Tequila = good, Therefore Bats = Good!
The only software I use is TuneLab Pro and TuneLab Pocket (for Pocket PC) available at http://www.tunelab-world.com/. Trial versions are available, and may work for you. I have heard that some professional piano tuners use this on a laptop. The program lets you calibrate to the tones produced by NIST on WWV or WWVH and their telephone line (303) 499-7111. See http://tf.nist.gov/stations/iform.html for more info.
Wrong. You should see the prices on tractors these days. Some of the larger ones are USD$250,000 or more. They come with options like LAAS GPS, radar, and laser-guided leveling to keep the rows straight and evenly spaced. The cabs are outfitted with laptops with wifi so the farmers can contact suppliers/buyers instantly as needed. There is big money in farm equipment, and the stereotype of the country bumpkin farmer is plain false. And don't forget, in the US, farming is moving to large "factory" corporate farms. Some of the equipment is already very close to "robotic."
I don't think that watches have to be new and digital to be geeky. Consider the Repeater Pocketwatch (Warning: pdf file), for example. The one described there is a 1920 Quarter repeater, but minute repeaters also exist. These watches chime the time when you press a button. Extremely fascinating and complex.
The monoliths are multiplying!
This would be a great boon for SETI!!!!
Having worked on a product for Symbian developers, I can assure you that the Symbian SDKs are not "given away". Symbian charged us to be "partners" with them. Then they charged for access to the SDK. Then they charged for access to the source. Then they charged for access to support. On and on. And the contracts were so constrictive that our legal department threw up their hands in despair. I believe they have every right to charge for their proprietary IP, but I want to make sure that the impression that they give "free" and "free" access to their SDK is eliminated!
A cutaway of the Prius system is shown at this website and a discussion of how it all works is on this one. These pages also have great techie discussions.
I must say that I am always amazed by how smoothly the incredible technology in the Prius cars operates, and even though I am an embedded engineer and work with computer h/w and s/w all day long, I am fascinated by how invisibly the Prius systems perform their jobs. I have a 2004 Prius, and a 2006 Prius is on order, and I am not even a weenie environmentalist!
a monolith?
Maybe they got James Cromwell's DNA by mistake.
Actually, most industrial quantities of hydrogen nowadays are made from steam reforming of natural gas or petroleum.
I found it interesting at my last "Performance Review" (I am a Sr SW engineer at a major silicon company with 20 years experience) that my boss told me that I was not well paid for my experience and position, but that the skimpy (5%) raise he gave me was the most he could offer due to the corporate guidelines, and that I had one of the highest increases offered to engineers. "However," he said, "we will be offering much larger incentive bonuses this year."
Well, my main internet connection is wireless (not WiFi or WiMax, however) since I am in the exurbs. I telecommute and need the high speed. I cannot get DSL or cable at my location - even though I actually live within commuting distance of MS, Boeing, and other Seattle hi-tech companies. The service (http://www.waverider.com/) has worked well, with only one half-hour outage in the last six months. I have 1Mb/s bidirectional, although the company has newer 2 Mb/s equipment now. Still not the same as cable, but sure beats dialup! The system I have is not mobile, however. I have a one metre long directional antenna hanging on the side of the house.
No, but I understand they have a lot of 3-Ohms.
Super! Now I can put fish in my garden pond and not have to worry about the racoons, heron, and eagles eating them! Maybe I'll set up a webcam so everyone can watch the results...
I performed this exact experiment for my Mech Eng final project. We took an old propane refrigerator and connected a very large solar collector via a heat exchanger.
Even in the hot Texas sun, we were only able to get a 2 degree temperature differential. Of course, there were lots of possible explanations, such as inefficient heat exchange, choice of wrong fluid in the collector, etc.
Not long after, the movie "The Mosquito Coast" came out, and I was glad we had not succeeded!
We figured out the bars in 2001.
Has anyone seen this on consumer-market inkjets yet?
I remember once reading that Russia did this - daylight savings during winter and double daylight savings during winter. And this is a country that knows time zones. And dark winter days.
Although Verizon and the cable company were unable to provide even a guesstimate of when they could provide high speed access, I was finally able to convince a local small business to install and configure a wireless broadband antenna that will reach my house. This wasn't easy, considering the terrain and heavy forest between here and there, but they pulled it off.
It is nice that local municipalities will be allowed to offer wifi access, but that won't help must rural users. I am fortunate that my area is growing, so hi-speed access will eventually make it here. But for the average middle-America rural user, it will be a long wait. Remember, electricity and telephone spread to rural areas due to gummint programs. My libertarian nature hates the idea, but it may be required to make it happen.
Don't forget hand-drawn holograms, as described by Bill Beaty!
Oh, and don't forget, you can use distilled water to make 2" long ice spikes on your cubes!
Actually, I always heard that you make ice with warm water to make crystal-clear ice that looks better for parties, etc. (no white in it). I never heard that it froze faster.
I live in Portland, Oregon, so I saw the eruption when it was taking place from my front porch
The eruption took place on your front porch?