Japan uses nuclear power. Roughly 35% of their power is nuclear. I don't see them burying a lot of costs in a US-style military-industrial complex. See also France, the largest user of nuclear power by percent of their total consumption (75%+).
The biggest hurdles for nuclear are political and educational not economic.
They'll have to start jettisoning parts and equipment from the station in a few months to reduce the mass of the station. Then when they start the last-ditch effort to boost the station, ground control will radio that they've checked the calculations six ways from Sunday and they're still 100 lbs too heavy.
The crew will draw straws. Ben Affleck loses and Bruce Willis has to knock his punk ass out before sacrificing himself.
That's really a screwed up law. At this point, she's probably got to consider herself lucky they don't automatically put her name on a sex-offender list. For predatory sitting.
You either make money, or eventually you fail, that's the reality of business.
And the reality of Microsoft is that they are raking in money hand over fist with no sign of slowing down, although it's apparent you hope they will. If you think MS is going bankrupt anytime soon, you're a plain fool. It would take several years of billion dollar losses just to burn through their cash reserves.
Because by the time you hit 300, one of your great^x grandchildren is going to kill you for the inheretence. It'll totally be worth it with compound interest.
"singularity" says nothing about "bright future" or "utopia" per sé, but more describes a point where the ever increasing innovation rate makes predictions impossible.
So what you're saying is Kurweil needs to sell this book fast because he'll be out of job REAL SOON NOW.
Honestly, if what a family *needs* is food and clothes, giving them a laptop is stupid. The poorest people need help to survive, not surf the web or read ebooks. Projects like this are best targeted at emerging countries (and that seems to be where it IS targeted according to the article) that have the basic necessities already, but can't afford modern technology. The poorest areas of the world have no use for computers, unless they're edible.
I haven't read Feynman's analysis of the Shuttle's main engines, but I do have one question...
So what? The main engines have not been the cause of either of the Shuttle's spectacular failures. The solid rocket booster killed Challenger and damage to the tiles on the wing killed Columbia.
That the engines may not be the most cost-effective is a problem to be sure, but clearly NASA has engineering problems more significant than keeping costs down.
On the dark side? Surely you mean the-side-that-we-don't-see-but-is-lit-by-the-sun-j ust-as-much-as-the-side-we-do-see-and-would-requir e -far-more-effort-to-build-and-maintain-than-a-spac e-based-observatory-with-no-real-advantage.
Duh. If you've got the cash for this rig, you can afford to replace the two 7800GTXs with two 8800GTXs next year. Obsolete is word rich people use when talking about others, not themselves.
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Look, if you haven't washed it off, please, for all our sakes, keep your palm off the scanner.
The biggest hurdles for nuclear are political and educational not economic.
The crew will draw straws. Ben Affleck loses and Bruce Willis has to knock his punk ass out before sacrificing himself.
But that would encourage Mother Nature to come up with transparent bees! The horror!
That's really a screwed up law. At this point, she's probably got to consider herself lucky they don't automatically put her name on a sex-offender list. For predatory sitting.
Just put Google in charge. It'll be that way in 5 years at the current rate.
Slashdot doesn't like the one word answer, but it really is that simple: Incorporate.
Obviously the field wasn't strong enough to make their lightbulbs glow.
Sorry, AOL has already patented sucking and blowing on the internet. Your 'breathing' patent is clearly a derivative work.
If you could smell it, why didn't you alert someone sooner?! Would've saved a lot of wasted research grants if we could have just used your nose.
Because my ping times were crap yesterday to the servers I normally play games on.
And the reality of Microsoft is that they are raking in money hand over fist with no sign of slowing down, although it's apparent you hope they will. If you think MS is going bankrupt anytime soon, you're a plain fool. It would take several years of billion dollar losses just to burn through their cash reserves.
It's also more secure, because like my credit card number, there's no way anyone could steal information that's online!
The sad fact is once you've climbed the material goods ladder you realize it's not the stairway to heaven.
Because by the time you hit 300, one of your great^x grandchildren is going to kill you for the inheretence. It'll totally be worth it with compound interest.
So what you're saying is Kurweil needs to sell this book fast because he'll be out of job REAL SOON NOW.
Screw your jet pack, I want loose alien chicks!
I've always wanted automatically placed subject-related ads in my inter-office memos.
Here's a nice project for someone: Play the POTUS's speeches into this thing and record what comes out.
Another office suite that's dead on arrival. See you in a couple of years. I'm sure it'll be the same story.
Honestly, if what a family *needs* is food and clothes, giving them a laptop is stupid. The poorest people need help to survive, not surf the web or read ebooks. Projects like this are best targeted at emerging countries (and that seems to be where it IS targeted according to the article) that have the basic necessities already, but can't afford modern technology. The poorest areas of the world have no use for computers, unless they're edible.
So what? The main engines have not been the cause of either of the Shuttle's spectacular failures. The solid rocket booster killed Challenger and damage to the tiles on the wing killed Columbia.
That the engines may not be the most cost-effective is a problem to be sure, but clearly NASA has engineering problems more significant than keeping costs down.
On the dark side? Surely you mean the-side-that-we-don't-see-but-is-lit-by-the-sun-j ust-as-much-as-the-side-we-do-see-and-would-requir e -far-more-effort-to-build-and-maintain-than-a-spac e-based-observatory-with-no-real-advantage.
Duh. If you've got the cash for this rig, you can afford to replace the two 7800GTXs with two 8800GTXs next year. Obsolete is word rich people use when talking about others, not themselves.
But it's perfect for reliving the 'old' days when you had to walk uphill both ways to everything!