Experience suggests that this is an oversimplification. The HTTR (High Temperature Thorium Reactor) had a few unexpected failure modes....
True. I was talking about Liquid fluoride thorium reactor however. It is simply not possible for this design to explode like Fukushima. When power is gone, the reaction cannot continue. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquid_fluoride_thorium_reactor
Just not the king we use. Uranium and plutonium are terrible ways to achieve nuclear power. There is relatively little power output and a large amount of waste product, which we know will kill us if we even come close to it. The only benefit is being able to create nuclear weapons. Thorium on the other hand produces much more power per gram and has very little waste. The waste it does produce is exceedingly less dangerous than the current 1950s style reactors. Plus, there is craps loads of the stuff everywhere. Time to switch. I think we have more than enough Nukes to destroy the world population many times over, so there is no need to stick to a dangerous tech just so we can make more.
So true. I recall my buddies and I coming back from the beach a few years back when a very well endowed young lady wanted to cross at the crossing walk as the light timer was drawing below 10 seconds. Thus, she started to run. Hilarity ensued. She actually stopped running and also started to laugh. Ah...I do miss south California.
We could find a way to trigger a super volcano. This would also help to curb global warming. We could create a nuclear winter by setting of several giant nuclear weapons over the countries of choice. This would also reverse global warming. There are lots of things which we could do, but doesnt mean we should. Considering that we do not know the extent of the oceans impact on global weather patterns, we may do well enough to leave them alone until we do.
" They basically confined their Arabic minorities in ghettos for a generation, which prevented those minorities from acquiring French culture"
Bull shit. They confine THEMSELVES! It is exactly the same here in Germany. The Muslim popular stays in their own areas. They choose not to integrate. The parents forbid their children from pursuing relations with non Muslims. You cannot blame the local population when immigrants refuse to integrate. We all know how understand Americans are about this sort of thing. They love it when Mexicans speak spanish to them. They would never say something like, "learn English you Mexican".
and yet the US companies will continue to buy the Chinese metals. If the US feels they are not playing my the WTO rules, then why is does the US no impose a massive tariff on Chinese RE Metals?
The USA and several other countries had their own mining operations inside their own borders which produced meaningful amounts of "rare earth" metals. The US companies chose to close them and purchase cheaper Chinese metals instead. Thereby handing China an effective monopoly on rare earth metals. Now everyone is screaming that China has a monopoly and is not playing fair. I mean really, what the fuck did everyone think would happen? China looks at the long game. We look towards the next quarters profits. I am sure that from China's point of view, this is all poetic payback from how the western world fucked them as hard as possible in the 18th and 19th century. I just do not see how China is the bad guy here for putting itself in a position of power. A position, like the US, where everyone else is afraid to piss them off. Hell, we do it every chance we get and we are somehow the moral compass of world.
I would be willing to bet however that google is using a certified Broadcom module, in which case, they just plug it in, stick on the device, contains FCC ID blah blah and Bobs your uncle. No need license anything.
The people in power did not rise to power because they are stupid or have no understanding of how humans behave. They came to power because they are clever, ruthless and know how humans behave in most situations. When you see those in powers start making harsher and harsher laws which protect themselves against the population they are ruling, chances are they already see that the people are starting to become angry and soon will start demand changes and action. Of course, no changes will be forthcoming and as such the people will take to the street. It is critical for the ruling class to lay the groundwork now to deal with the initial rablerousers so as to strike fear into the common man, thus preventing him from also taking action. It is not only the Arab countries governments who are oppressing and controlling their populations. They were just the first to awaken and take action.
So basically what you are saying is that given the US as an example, it is not possible to spend so much money on "defense" only. And that once a country spends as much as the US, it can only be for aggression. Since that is what your military does?
I mean, judging by the level of applicant to our company lately, if I were to predict they had the wrong answer 100% of the time, I would be right at least 80% of the time.
I can help but think this is a bit excessive. I could imagine if this were a common occurrence to where one had a reasonable chance of the accelerator being stuck, but I dont imagine it is. I only know one person in San Diego driving a Toyota where that happened. Granted, he and his family were killed, but there are lots of people killed in freak accidents. We cant make the world totally bubble wrapped. I dont want to pay for it at least.
Right, but you are not actually sending data. When they are entangled, you separate them. When you change the state of one, it changes the state of another. Why could you not just view the state as a way of transferring information?
German IS known as Deutschland you fucktard. At least, here in Germany, that is was we call the country which we live in.
You should also not forget that without Germans, America would have lost the cold war. Imagine if Russia had gotten all of the good Germans scientists.
I am no physicist, so I am actually asking seriously to those of you who are. As it is already know, particles which are entangled at the quantum level have an instant and equal reaction on one another regardless of distance. Would it not be possible to use this "Quantum Internet" for C from say, a satellite controller a rover on Mars and one on Earth? I have heard that it is not really workable, but is that from an engineering prospective or from a laws of physics perspective?
I have several years to collect guns and ammunition which will enable me and my family to take what you have. It will be helpful having children who can gather up your food, you know... after.;)
Apple, like all other GSM/UMTS manufactures pay a licensing fee to companies like ORGA and Nokia to use the SIM cards. I will also point out that from the beginning, Apple did not want to use a SIM card. However, the SIM is a core requirement to using the GSM and UMTS standards. It is additionally required for both PTCRB and GCF certification schemes. One of the main benefits of the SIM / USIM is portability. The core spec was designed such that you could insert your SIM into any phone and be billed accordingly. It was actually against the rules to have a SIM locked phone back in the old days.
No, Apple doesn't care how big it is, because lets face it, the SIM is not big. Apple is more interested in controlling the standard. Then, suddenly, ORGA, Nokia and even the carriers will need to pay Apple to use the new SIM format.
Keep in mind though, it is not only carriers and phone makers who are effected. There are many smaller companies who have invested millions into the development of test equipment and software to test the current format of SIM.
"Fixes are automatically distributed to people who have the book."
Absolutely NOT! That is a terrible idea. Can you not see how that would be just ripe for abuse and censorship?
Typos and all, when I buy a book, I can read what the author had intended for me to read. Not something which was later changed because someone didnt like the message. Yes, I know you are only talking about corrections, but my point is, who gets to decide what a "correction" is?
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Experience suggests that this is an oversimplification. The HTTR (High Temperature Thorium Reactor) had a few unexpected failure modes....
True. I was talking about Liquid fluoride thorium reactor however. It is simply not possible for this design to explode like Fukushima. When power is gone, the reaction cannot continue.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquid_fluoride_thorium_reactor
Just not the king we use. Uranium and plutonium are terrible ways to achieve nuclear power. There is relatively little power output and a large amount of waste product, which we know will kill us if we even come close to it. The only benefit is being able to create nuclear weapons.
Thorium on the other hand produces much more power per gram and has very little waste. The waste it does produce is exceedingly less dangerous than the current 1950s style reactors.
Plus, there is craps loads of the stuff everywhere. Time to switch. I think we have more than enough Nukes to destroy the world population many times over, so there is no need to stick to a dangerous tech just so we can make more.
So true. I recall my buddies and I coming back from the beach a few years back when a very well endowed young lady wanted to cross at the crossing walk as the light timer was drawing below 10 seconds. Thus, she started to run. Hilarity ensued. She actually stopped running and also started to laugh.
Ah...I do miss south California.
We could find a way to trigger a super volcano. This would also help to curb global warming.
We could create a nuclear winter by setting of several giant nuclear weapons over the countries of choice. This would also reverse global warming.
There are lots of things which we could do, but doesnt mean we should.
Considering that we do not know the extent of the oceans impact on global weather patterns, we may do well enough to leave them alone until we do.
As long as they don't teach critical thinking.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/texas-gop-rejects-critical-thinking-skills-really/2012/07/08/gJQAHNpFXW_blog.html
" They basically confined their Arabic minorities in ghettos for a generation, which prevented those minorities from acquiring French culture"
Bull shit.
They confine THEMSELVES! It is exactly the same here in Germany. The Muslim popular stays in their own areas. They choose not to integrate. The parents forbid their children from pursuing relations with non Muslims.
You cannot blame the local population when immigrants refuse to integrate. We all know how understand Americans are about this sort of thing. They love it when Mexicans speak spanish to them. They would never say something like, "learn English you Mexican".
and yet the US companies will continue to buy the Chinese metals. If the US feels they are not playing my the WTO rules, then why is does the US no impose a massive tariff on Chinese RE Metals?
The USA and several other countries had their own mining operations inside their own borders which produced meaningful amounts of "rare earth" metals. The US companies chose to close them and purchase cheaper Chinese metals instead. Thereby handing China an effective monopoly on rare earth metals.
Now everyone is screaming that China has a monopoly and is not playing fair. I mean really, what the fuck did everyone think would happen?
China looks at the long game. We look towards the next quarters profits. I am sure that from China's point of view, this is all poetic payback from how the western world fucked them as hard as possible in the 18th and 19th century.
I just do not see how China is the bad guy here for putting itself in a position of power. A position, like the US, where everyone else is afraid to piss them off. Hell, we do it every chance we get and we are somehow the moral compass of world.
I would be willing to bet however that google is using a certified Broadcom module, in which case, they just plug it in, stick on the device, contains FCC ID blah blah and Bobs your uncle. No need license anything.
The people in power did not rise to power because they are stupid or have no understanding of how humans behave. They came to power because they are clever, ruthless and know how humans behave in most situations.
When you see those in powers start making harsher and harsher laws which protect themselves against the population they are ruling, chances are they already see that the people are starting to become angry and soon will start demand changes and action. Of course, no changes will be forthcoming and as such the people will take to the street.
It is critical for the ruling class to lay the groundwork now to deal with the initial rablerousers so as to strike fear into the common man, thus preventing him from also taking action.
It is not only the Arab countries governments who are oppressing and controlling their populations. They were just the first to awaken and take action.
...Oh, I know, China isn't a "threat". The fact that it's on track to exceed US military spending by 2025 must be for "peaceful regional defense".
So basically what you are saying is that given the US as an example, it is not possible to spend so much money on "defense" only. And that once a country spends as much as the US, it can only be for aggression. Since that is what your military does?
Better they found it now and missed the deadline than went anyhow and exploded. You do not get too many second chances in space.
I mean, judging by the level of applicant to our company lately, if I were to predict they had the wrong answer 100% of the time, I would be right at least 80% of the time.
I can help but think this is a bit excessive. I could imagine if this were a common occurrence to where one had a reasonable chance of the accelerator being stuck, but I dont imagine it is.
I only know one person in San Diego driving a Toyota where that happened. Granted, he and his family were killed, but there are lots of people killed in freak accidents.
We cant make the world totally bubble wrapped. I dont want to pay for it at least.
Right, but you are not actually sending data. When they are entangled, you separate them. When you change the state of one, it changes the state of another. Why could you not just view the state as a way of transferring information?
German IS known as Deutschland you fucktard. At least, here in Germany, that is was we call the country which we live in.
You should also not forget that without Germans, America would have lost the cold war. Imagine if Russia had gotten all of the good Germans scientists.
The actual reason is that it is one or the few places guaranteed to have air con in the coming super hot English summer.
I am no physicist, so I am actually asking seriously to those of you who are.
As it is already know, particles which are entangled at the quantum level have an instant and equal reaction on one another regardless of distance. Would it not be possible to use this "Quantum Internet" for C from say, a satellite controller a rover on Mars and one on Earth?
I have heard that it is not really workable, but is that from an engineering prospective or from a laws of physics perspective?
Ron Paul.
I have several years to collect guns and ammunition which will enable me and my family to take what you have. It will be helpful having children who can gather up your food, you know ... after. ;)
Who are they competing with? What do US far subsidies have to do with Africa not having enough food? Africa is not a huge consumer of US farm goods.
I think the point is more that Africa, as a whole (excluding some countries) is not able to produce the amount of food to sustain their population.
How is 169 USD not cheap for a 22 inch monitor? Think about what would have cost you 7 years ago in a CRT!
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Apple, like all other GSM/UMTS manufactures pay a licensing fee to companies like ORGA and Nokia to use the SIM cards. I will also point out that from the beginning, Apple did not want to use a SIM card. However, the SIM is a core requirement to using the GSM and UMTS standards. It is additionally required for both PTCRB and GCF certification schemes.
One of the main benefits of the SIM / USIM is portability. The core spec was designed such that you could insert your SIM into any phone and be billed accordingly. It was actually against the rules to have a SIM locked phone back in the old days.
No, Apple doesn't care how big it is, because lets face it, the SIM is not big. Apple is more interested in controlling the standard. Then, suddenly, ORGA, Nokia and even the carriers will need to pay Apple to use the new SIM format.
Keep in mind though, it is not only carriers and phone makers who are effected. There are many smaller companies who have invested millions into the development of test equipment and software to test the current format of SIM.
Who is selling other OSs? Apple will only sell you an OS with a 2k hardware dongle. Linux is free.
"Fixes are automatically distributed to people who have the book."
Absolutely NOT! That is a terrible idea. Can you not see how that would be just ripe for abuse and censorship?
Typos and all, when I buy a book, I can read what the author had intended for me to read. Not something which was later changed because someone didnt like the message.
Yes, I know you are only talking about corrections, but my point is, who gets to decide what a "correction" is?