We tried that in the southern hemisphere, but the Greens are against it because the windmills visually pollute the view, and there's an inverse-Avogadro chance of it harming the orange-bellied parrot.
Ok, cue the parrot jokes (sigh) sometimes you just can't win with some folks...
How much could we save by switching to silver? I suppose after the collapse of the photographic film industry, it may no longer be quite such a precious metal.
No, I have no idea of the amount of silver it would take,or what's available, etc. just a thought provoker.
Might be talking about queueing systems like MQ-Series. I know the latter is a bit of a store-and-forward buffer; not terribly fast, but it talks to a lot of hosts & you'll see it a lot in retail supply chains.
Hard to credit any article with so little context, though.
Seriously folks, we engine-hearing types had better learn to write, because it's a fair call that the journalists don't understand engineering.
LoL But not all of us. Personally I think most technology is cool. EM theory is fun, and the buzzword coefficient is pretty high (how many of you know what a directional discontinuity ring radiator is? How many of you know it's too big to be a sex toy?) and antenna theory is monstorously cool. But I thought that the Intel 4004 was cool too, because you could express a hex digit all at once. Spacecraft are cool. Varactors are cool. Longwires are definitely cool. Learned it all from one of the original LGP-30 drum computer programmers. He's no longer with us, but some of you might remember W6QBN for the uber nerd he was.
Oh yes, I think mini-ATX format computers are cool, and any flavour of Linux, or VMS, or Windows, or...dang it I'm bonding with inanimate objects again... sorry, I'm better now.
So here's an idea: Create sim children that are avatars for real starving children...
Ahh, reincarnation of Jonathan Swift, I have found you.
Your response is either the most ear-bitingly black humour of this century, or possibly the most evil idea I've ever seen. Combine this with the behaviour of some of the Sims players on this thread...
Even animals that have basic tool using behavior don't seem to hold on to a "good" tool, the way we do.
Very astute observation. From what you say I suspect that holding on to a "good" tool (all jokes aside) might be something of a survival skill, bred into the race very early on. Since it's pretty evident we couldn't kill an antelope with our puny fangs, having a club that worked really well (weight, balance, shape) and the desire to keep it (primitive bonding) could have been a deciding factor in whether you remained in the gene pool or not. Similarly, early Norse and western medieval tradition has evidence of naming weapons -- Mjolner comes to mind -- and pride in craftsmanship, such as gems and swords with "xxx made me" inscriptions, all point to a very close affinity between humans and inanimate things. It's an extension of one's persona via projective identification.
So bonding with a tool is really part of the human experience.
At least that's what I tell my computer, and I know it loves me.
Outsource the Board of Directors. Oh, let's add in the rest of the stockholders, too.
Mmmm... we've just outsourced all that smelly ownership business. Cool!
Oh, wait...
Re:It should be a lot cheaper than in the 60s.
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Disagree. I was there. There is nothing like a large dramatic goal to galvanize people into wanting to contribute, no matter how peripheral the contribution. They were very exciting days, and that's what people did.
I would much rather have technology advanced by the space program than have it advanced by war, the other great science & technology accelerator. Wouldn't you?
Use light instead of wireless (not coherent or point-to-point, just broadcast light). Hard to jam signals comprised of light inside a well-sealed box.
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False economics. For every $1 paid to nasa, maybe $0.10 went into R&D that had a practical use here on earth, and that's generous, as most of it went to overhead, materials and non-R&D stuff
Ding! Thank you for playing.
The space race gave a few things back, plowed directly into the economy. The integrated circuit, biomedical monitoring, Teflon, Satellite communications, improved weather forecasting, the fuel cell come immediately to mind. There are others, but I'm off to a meeting...
Just spent a year at the major telco in Australia. Hype or not, they are running hot and scared about the erosion of their potential copper ISP margins by public and small private wireless networks. Very scared, to the point of restructuring top to bottom at a cost of billions. I don't know if it will do us any good, but I overheard the term "buggy whip" a lot.
Personally I'd not be surprised to see a lot of telcos trying very hard to find a way to buy up whatever bandwidth they can, by proxy or sponsored small company.
If they do, then's the time to cry "Foul" and sic the ombudsmen on them. Could end up another California Red Car Line if you don't (buy up and blow up -- Jim Fisk of Fisk Tires bought the Red Car Line -- go figure).
kk should have mentioned that I don't use Exchange at home, just had Outlook connected to a POP3 server. For personal use I prefer Thunderbird, but at work it's still Exchange.
I generally don't share calendars at home, I just ask my wife.
And Thunderbird, I think. And any experience with a recent Mac. I've been a Microsoft sofware specialist for decades, including a long time as an Exchange Server product specialist. At home we use Firefox, and I've just switched from Outlook to Thunderbird because it just works better. It ain't perfect, but it's not Outlook and it's not Notes (which I will continue to vilify at any opportunity -- flame me if you wish, I'm immune to Notes pash).
Wife has an iMac G5 and a G4 Powerbook, as well as her work PC at home. It took her all of 10 seconds to connect both Macs to our home 802.11G LAN and connect to the Internet (not counting the phone call to me for the password) as opposed to several hours fiddling with the network I set up for our small army of XP Pro boxes, and I know networks.
So I'd say, get some form of applications parity on Linux or Mac platforms, get it known, get it advertised, and other Microsoft die-hards like myself will switch in a hot minute. Trust me, I'd rather change TV channels with Channelocks at the back panel than muck with computers at home; I get enough of that at work. I honestly think it wouldn't take too many more cross-platform apps to bring other folks into line. People find out.
"Nice place you have here. Sure looks flammable. Is that an unlicensed server I see there? What's this big red button do?" [POWER FAIL] "Awww, it crashed. Hey, you know, a guy like you could maybe use a little insurance. I got a nice license for a reliable asset manager here, pretty cheap considering. Price? Everything's negotiable, mate. What's your weekly take? Oh, and I noticed your family out for a walk yesterday. Yer kids sure are purty..."
Commercial PIN pads used in EFTPOS transactions use Bluetooth too. While trying to get one certified recently I came up against a lot of anti-Bluetooth sentiment from the Security folk. Why does BT have such a bad name re security?
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Ok, cue the parrot jokes (sigh) sometimes you just can't win with some folks...
No, I have no idea of the amount of silver it would take,or what's available, etc. just a thought provoker.
What would you need for an insulator?
Hard to credit any article with so little context, though.
Seriously folks, we engine-hearing types had better learn to write, because it's a fair call that the journalists don't understand engineering.
LoL But not all of us. Personally I think most technology is cool. EM theory is fun, and the buzzword coefficient is pretty high (how many of you know what a directional discontinuity ring radiator is? How many of you know it's too big to be a sex toy?) and antenna theory is monstorously cool. But I thought that the Intel 4004 was cool too, because you could express a hex digit all at once. Spacecraft are cool. Varactors are cool. Longwires are definitely cool. Learned it all from one of the original LGP-30 drum computer programmers. He's no longer with us, but some of you might remember W6QBN for the uber nerd he was.
Oh yes, I think mini-ATX format computers are cool, and any flavour of Linux, or VMS, or Windows, or ...dang it I'm bonding with inanimate objects again ... sorry, I'm better now.
Off to Norrath then to cool off...
Ahh, reincarnation of Jonathan Swift, I have found you.
Your response is either the most ear-bitingly black humour of this century, or possibly the most evil idea I've ever seen. Combine this with the behaviour of some of the Sims players on this thread...
You like to do that "headless horseman" thing with the Barbie dolls, don't you.
Very astute observation. From what you say I suspect that holding on to a "good" tool (all jokes aside) might be something of a survival skill, bred into the race very early on. Since it's pretty evident we couldn't kill an antelope with our puny fangs, having a club that worked really well (weight, balance, shape) and the desire to keep it (primitive bonding) could have been a deciding factor in whether you remained in the gene pool or not. Similarly, early Norse and western medieval tradition has evidence of naming weapons -- Mjolner comes to mind -- and pride in craftsmanship, such as gems and swords with "xxx made me" inscriptions, all point to a very close affinity between humans and inanimate things. It's an extension of one's persona via projective identification.
So bonding with a tool is really part of the human experience.
At least that's what I tell my computer, and I know it loves me.
I donated the invoice along with the music to Wavy Gravy.
To quote the late Jerry Garcia: "Make up your own music".
Mmmm... we've just outsourced all that smelly ownership business. Cool!
Oh, wait...
I would much rather have technology advanced by the space program than have it advanced by war, the other great science & technology accelerator. Wouldn't you?
Use light instead of wireless (not coherent or point-to-point, just broadcast light). Hard to jam signals comprised of light inside a well-sealed box.
Ding! Thank you for playing.
The space race gave a few things back, plowed directly into the economy. The integrated circuit, biomedical monitoring, Teflon, Satellite communications, improved weather forecasting, the fuel cell come immediately to mind. There are others, but I'm off to a meeting...
If you have a good case, pound on the law. If you have a weak case, pound on the witnesses. If you have no case, pound on the table.
Hmm... fusion-powered personal care accessories for the Deep South -- think NewCurler Hair Dryers...
Personally I'd not be surprised to see a lot of telcos trying very hard to find a way to buy up whatever bandwidth they can, by proxy or sponsored small company.
If they do, then's the time to cry "Foul" and sic the ombudsmen on them. Could end up another California Red Car Line if you don't (buy up and blow up -- Jim Fisk of Fisk Tires bought the Red Car Line -- go figure).
I generally don't share calendars at home, I just ask my wife.
If we could only somehow saturate the CD plastics of all accordion and banjo albums with the smell of liverwurst...
Hey, nice flame!
What?
And Thunderbird, I think. And any experience with a recent Mac. I've been a Microsoft sofware specialist for decades, including a long time as an Exchange Server product specialist. At home we use Firefox, and I've just switched from Outlook to Thunderbird because it just works better. It ain't perfect, but it's not Outlook and it's not Notes (which I will continue to vilify at any opportunity -- flame me if you wish, I'm immune to Notes pash).
Wife has an iMac G5 and a G4 Powerbook, as well as her work PC at home. It took her all of 10 seconds to connect both Macs to our home 802.11G LAN and connect to the Internet (not counting the phone call to me for the password) as opposed to several hours fiddling with the network I set up for our small army of XP Pro boxes, and I know networks.
So I'd say, get some form of applications parity on Linux or Mac platforms, get it known, get it advertised, and other Microsoft die-hards like myself will switch in a hot minute. Trust me, I'd rather change TV channels with Channelocks at the back panel than muck with computers at home; I get enough of that at work. I honestly think it wouldn't take too many more cross-platform apps to bring other folks into line. People find out.
"Nice place you have here. Sure looks flammable. Is that an unlicensed server I see there? What's this big red button do?" [POWER FAIL] "Awww, it crashed. Hey, you know, a guy like you could maybe use a little insurance. I got a nice license for a reliable asset manager here, pretty cheap considering. Price? Everything's negotiable, mate. What's your weekly take? Oh, and I noticed your family out for a walk yesterday. Yer kids sure are purty..."
Commercial PIN pads used in EFTPOS transactions use Bluetooth too. While trying to get one certified recently I came up against a lot of anti-Bluetooth sentiment from the Security folk. Why does BT have such a bad name re security?
Never write a technical document while on speed. For a doctoral dissertation it's probably ok, I think they only weigh them anyhow.