Having a wider iTunes user base means more purchases from the Apple iTunes store. Likewise, having a wider user base for QuickTime means more purchases of progams used to make QuickTime videos (which Apple sells for $$$). Microsoft wouldn't get a similar benefit from a more widely distributed IE.
The difference between your figures and the ones given in the patent are that you are assuming low voltage. The power figures given in the patent assume a full charge at 3.5kV (yes, that is a k in front of the V). At that figure, the capcitor only has to have a capacitance to weight ratio of.2F/kg. (As opposed to your example, which assuming 12V would be 250F/kg); the high voltage also precludes it's use in personal electronics.
According to the patent (you will find a link to it in this coment), a 52kWh unit would weigh approximately 336 pounds (~152kg). I haven't done a thorough analysis of the patent, so I can't judge its merits (and I'm not a materials expert, which some of the analysis requires); however, it looks plausible.
As far as I can see, this is different in about three ways.
First is the billing model: traditional Satellite/Cable charges <Subscription Fee + Equipment Rental Fee + PPV costs> Moviebeam only charges the PPV cost.
Second is the content offered: traditional Satellite/Cable offers <Broadcast Television + Cable Chanels + Premium Channels + OnDemand/PPV> Movieibeam only ofers the equivalent of OnDemand.
Third is the distribution method, Moviebeam uses neither Satellite nor Cable. It piggy backs on existing PBS signals (almost ubiquitous throught the United States).
As many other posts have said, this seems to be aimed more at suburban/rural areas where cable is not an option, rental is not an option, and Satellite can be spotty.
You have to compare what you're buying. Romulan Ale is illeagle, hence you almost always have to pay extra "black market" fees. On the other hand, the PGG requires water from one particular planet, so the price goes up in proportion to the distance from said planet. Then, of course there is the price difference between mixed drinks (PGG) and straight drinks (Romulan Ale). This all varies depending on which part of the Galaxy you're in.
Everyone knows that after you get the Canoe, you park your ship in the mouth of the river north of Castle Ordeals and get the Rat's Tail. Then you go through the Ice Cave, and go back to the Desert to raise the Airship. Go see Bahamut, and get new classes. Go to the Caravan and buy the Fairy. Visit the port town by the underwater temple to find out that Oxyale is needed for the submarine. Release the Fairy in her home spring to get the Oxyale. Then you go back to the submarine and go down to the underwater temple. Get the stone tablet from the top floor of the temple. Visit Leifen to see the locals talking funny. Go all the way back to the town north of the Earth Cave. Get the translation for Leifen. Talk to the locals there (now that you can). Go visit the Waterfall to get the key to the Tower, go all the wa up and defeat Tiamat -- make sure to pace the corridor in front of her room to fight WarMach first. Then go back to the underwater temple to defeat Kraken, then go back to the Gurgu Volcano to defeat Kary. Once all that is done, you can continue on in a more linear fashion.
Let's face it, most people couldn't figure out how to work a computerized automatic bowling score-keeping system, much less something that actually required thought.
Have you ever used an automatic bowling score-keeping system? Most have a UIs that are among the worst designs I've ever seen. Much of this is to try and prevent people from changing scores. Standard Functions people might want to do (like add a person to the current game) become 15-minute sessions of button mashing trying to get the machine to let you do it. If voting machines are half as complicated as one of these scoring machines, I fear for those states/counties intending on using them.
Could you post the actual budget figures to back up your claims. Also, when converting to constant dollars which year are you using? Are these 1980 dollars, 1989 dollars, or 2006 dollars? If you want to make a direct comaprison to Carter, Bush, Bush, or Clinton. You will also need their budget figures and convert them also to the same constant dollars (given that wide a swath, I'd convert to 2006 dollars, personally).
I'm very interested in this, I was under the impression that the budget differences between what Reagan proposed and what Congress passed weren't significant, and that at least once Reagan requested more than was passed. Comparing with other presidents is just icing on the cake.
I know I should not feed the trolls, but...
Yes, you are exatcly right. People who read terrorist propaganda should be protected. This is basically one of the founding principles of the United States of America. It is embodied in the First Amendment. Had modern terminology existed at the time, the broadsides and papers thathelped organize the revolutionists would have been considered terrorist propaganda. The British Empire made the mistake of banning such publications. You want us to make the same mistake.
Well, if you're emulating, get a good translation of DQ6 (The plot of 5 wasn't as good). Otherwise try and find DQ7 for the PSX.
Although I tend to agree with you about FF.
The thing is, the U.S. patent system has one major advantage over almost every other system in the world. In the U.S. the first person to invent something can challenge the first person to file. In most other countries, all you can do is challenge the validity of the patent itself -- first to file wins the patent. In the U.S., as long as the true inventor shows that s/he invented it prior to the person who currently holds the patent s/he can seek recompense.
Many of the problems with the syste are recent inventions (Patenting business concepts springs to mind). Many problems stem from a lack of staffing (Clerks are needed to review both the intial claim, and challenges to that claim). But I feel the fundamntal system is redeemable.
I could actually se this happening, in a similar manner that On-demand works (available from most satellite and cable companies). Let's say that you pay a flat $20/month. When you want to view a channel, you switch to it (most of the newer boxes have online guides so you don't need to switch to a channel to see what's on) and push a button to accept the cost for that month (say $2 + $x for premiums). This would mean that your cable bill will vary from month to month, but it might help carry those less watched channels. There is a possible negative, in order to secure monthly subscribers, you will have big monthly specials on each of the channels.
I attened an Engineering School for my Undergrad about 3 years ago. The national breakdown was about this: 72% from the U.S.A., 9% from India, 6% from Saudi Arabia, 2% from other Islamic Countries, 1% from Canada, 1% from other countries [off hand, I knew students from England, Africa(Kenya I think?), and Germany]. Given the sample size (students I interacted with), these numbers are probably wildly inaccurate but this is what I saw.
As far as I know, the poster was referring to the fact that it is not (to the best of my knowledge) a broadcast channel. Most channels that are not broadcast are referred to as "cable".
It'll wokr correctly if you include ISBN in your search, Using google as a calculator isn't extremely useful unless you type in something like 3.5 teaspoons in liters. Or other unit conversions
Yes, but there is the flip side that 10.x.y.z is the reserved class A network and actually does have 2^24 addresses for internal use. The fact that he only mentioned 10.0.0.[0-256] does make your point valid, but he should have been talking about 10.[0-256].[0-256].[0-256].
I've always heard that the Washington Times (the Moony Paper) tends to have a conservative Bias; as does the New York Post. On the flip side, the New York Times (the Paper of Record) is considered to have a liberal Bias; and the Washington Post tends to be centrist. But I do not regularly read any of these papers, so I cannot judge.
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I agree there has been many a time when my Troubleshooter team and I have gathered to drink Bouncy Bubble Beverage, eat Cold Fun, and carry out our Mandatory Bonus Duties.
Always remember; there are Traitors everywhere and you have 6 colnes for a reason.
Well, no. A single solar day may vary, however a mean solar day is fairly stable. Each solar day will change the mean, but not on a scale most people can measure. I'd have to look to see how much the change is, but I suspect it is in the picosecond range (take the average variation between days, divide by the number of days for which we have accurate records [probably in the 5000 range], and that is the amount you can expect the mean to change from day to day.)
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Having a wider iTunes user base means more purchases from the Apple iTunes store. Likewise, having a wider user base for QuickTime means more purchases of progams used to make QuickTime videos (which Apple sells for $$$). Microsoft wouldn't get a similar benefit from a more widely distributed IE.
The difference between your figures and the ones given in the patent are that you are assuming low voltage. The power figures given in the patent assume a full charge at 3.5kV (yes, that is a k in front of the V). At that figure, the capcitor only has to have a capacitance to weight ratio of .2F/kg. (As opposed to your example, which assuming 12V would be 250F/kg); the high voltage also precludes it's use in personal electronics.
According to the patent (you will find a link to it in this coment), a 52kWh unit would weigh approximately 336 pounds (~152kg). I haven't done a thorough analysis of the patent, so I can't judge its merits (and I'm not a materials expert, which some of the analysis requires); however, it looks plausible.
As far as I can see, this is different in about three ways.
First is the billing model: traditional Satellite/Cable charges <Subscription Fee + Equipment Rental Fee + PPV costs> Moviebeam only charges the PPV cost.
Second is the content offered: traditional Satellite/Cable offers <Broadcast Television + Cable Chanels + Premium Channels + OnDemand/PPV> Movieibeam only ofers the equivalent of OnDemand.
Third is the distribution method, Moviebeam uses neither Satellite nor Cable. It piggy backs on existing PBS signals (almost ubiquitous throught the United States).
As many other posts have said, this seems to be aimed more at suburban/rural areas where cable is not an option, rental is not an option, and Satellite can be spotty.
You have to compare what you're buying. Romulan Ale is illeagle, hence you almost always have to pay extra "black market" fees. On the other hand, the PGG requires water from one particular planet, so the price goes up in proportion to the distance from said planet. Then, of course there is the price difference between mixed drinks (PGG) and straight drinks (Romulan Ale). This all varies depending on which part of the Galaxy you're in.
You left out the fact that FuSoYa was their Uncle.
Everyone knows that after you get the Canoe, you park your ship in the mouth of the river north of Castle Ordeals and get the Rat's Tail. Then you go through the Ice Cave, and go back to the Desert to raise the Airship. Go see Bahamut, and get new classes. Go to the Caravan and buy the Fairy. Visit the port town by the underwater temple to find out that Oxyale is needed for the submarine. Release the Fairy in her home spring to get the Oxyale. Then you go back to the submarine and go down to the underwater temple. Get the stone tablet from the top floor of the temple. Visit Leifen to see the locals talking funny. Go all the way back to the town north of the Earth Cave. Get the translation for Leifen. Talk to the locals there (now that you can). Go visit the Waterfall to get the key to the Tower, go all the wa up and defeat Tiamat -- make sure to pace the corridor in front of her room to fight WarMach first. Then go back to the underwater temple to defeat Kraken, then go back to the Gurgu Volcano to defeat Kary. Once all that is done, you can continue on in a more linear fashion.
Let's face it, most people couldn't figure out how to work a computerized automatic bowling score-keeping system, much less something that actually required thought.
Have you ever used an automatic bowling score-keeping system? Most have a UIs that are among the worst designs I've ever seen. Much of this is to try and prevent people from changing scores. Standard Functions people might want to do (like add a person to the current game) become 15-minute sessions of button mashing trying to get the machine to let you do it. If voting machines are half as complicated as one of these scoring machines, I fear for those states/counties intending on using them.
Could you post the actual budget figures to back up your claims. Also, when converting to constant dollars which year are you using? Are these 1980 dollars, 1989 dollars, or 2006 dollars? If you want to make a direct comaprison to Carter, Bush, Bush, or Clinton. You will also need their budget figures and convert them also to the same constant dollars (given that wide a swath, I'd convert to 2006 dollars, personally). I'm very interested in this, I was under the impression that the budget differences between what Reagan proposed and what Congress passed weren't significant, and that at least once Reagan requested more than was passed. Comparing with other presidents is just icing on the cake.
I know I should not feed the trolls, but... Yes, you are exatcly right. People who read terrorist propaganda should be protected. This is basically one of the founding principles of the United States of America. It is embodied in the First Amendment. Had modern terminology existed at the time, the broadsides and papers thathelped organize the revolutionists would have been considered terrorist propaganda. The British Empire made the mistake of banning such publications. You want us to make the same mistake.
Zoidberg: Now open your mouth. <pause> Zoidbreg: No, your other mouth. Fry: I've only got one mouth.
Well, if you're emulating, get a good translation of DQ6 (The plot of 5 wasn't as good). Otherwise try and find DQ7 for the PSX. Although I tend to agree with you about FF.
The thing is, the U.S. patent system has one major advantage over almost every other system in the world. In the U.S. the first person to invent something can challenge the first person to file. In most other countries, all you can do is challenge the validity of the patent itself -- first to file wins the patent. In the U.S., as long as the true inventor shows that s/he invented it prior to the person who currently holds the patent s/he can seek recompense. Many of the problems with the syste are recent inventions (Patenting business concepts springs to mind). Many problems stem from a lack of staffing (Clerks are needed to review both the intial claim, and challenges to that claim). But I feel the fundamntal system is redeemable.
I could actually se this happening, in a similar manner that On-demand works (available from most satellite and cable companies). Let's say that you pay a flat $20/month. When you want to view a channel, you switch to it (most of the newer boxes have online guides so you don't need to switch to a channel to see what's on) and push a button to accept the cost for that month (say $2 + $x for premiums). This would mean that your cable bill will vary from month to month, but it might help carry those less watched channels. There is a possible negative, in order to secure monthly subscribers, you will have big monthly specials on each of the channels.
I should have previewed, I appologize for the spelling and grammatical errors in the praent.
I attened an Engineering School for my Undergrad about 3 years ago. The national breakdown was about this: 72% from the U.S.A., 9% from India, 6% from Saudi Arabia, 2% from other Islamic Countries, 1% from Canada, 1% from other countries [off hand, I knew students from England, Africa(Kenya I think?), and Germany]. Given the sample size (students I interacted with), these numbers are probably wildly inaccurate but this is what I saw.
As far as I know, the poster was referring to the fact that it is not (to the best of my knowledge) a broadcast channel. Most channels that are not broadcast are referred to as "cable".
It's all about Scuba Diving with Beauticians in an indoor pool.
It'll wokr correctly if you include ISBN in your search, Using google as a calculator isn't extremely useful unless you type in something like 3.5 teaspoons in liters. Or other unit conversions
That should have been [0-255] all of those times, missed that the first time I looked through the post
Yes, but there is the flip side that 10.x.y.z is the reserved class A network and actually does have 2^24 addresses for internal use. The fact that he only mentioned 10.0.0.[0-256] does make your point valid, but he should have been talking about 10.[0-256].[0-256].[0-256].
I've always heard that the Washington Times (the Moony Paper) tends to have a conservative Bias; as does the New York Post. On the flip side, the New York Times (the Paper of Record) is considered to have a liberal Bias; and the Washington Post tends to be centrist. But I do not regularly read any of these papers, so I cannot judge.
I agree there has been many a time when my Troubleshooter team and I have gathered to drink Bouncy Bubble Beverage, eat Cold Fun, and carry out our Mandatory Bonus Duties. Always remember; there are Traitors everywhere and you have 6 colnes for a reason.
Well, no. A single solar day may vary, however a mean solar day is fairly stable. Each solar day will change the mean, but not on a scale most people can measure. I'd have to look to see how much the change is, but I suspect it is in the picosecond range (take the average variation between days, divide by the number of days for which we have accurate records [probably in the 5000 range], and that is the amount you can expect the mean to change from day to day.)