It's as if this massive stuff-up doesn't count - only a disaster larger than Chernobyl will be considered to be a problem. Anything smaller (as Fukushima seem like it shall be) is not a problem at all. I bet the people who live anywhere near it don't think so.
In the end though, we'll probably be using fusion power long before those eventualities. It's hard to say for sure, but I would think that at most, we'll only be using fission reactors for another 100-200 years anyhow.
But that isn't how these things work out. If said reactors were built, with few mishaps and everyone is happy, why would anyone spend much money researching fusion reactors? Inertia is a powerful force.
I think you should view the Starship Troopers book and the movie as two entirely different and unrelated works. The same a I, Robot. Each can be enjoyed on its merits, but they shouldn't be compared.
Actually, that's a good sign that this might actually be a practical, useful device, as opposed to all those things named with a backronym because they are bullshit.
But don't forget, it would have been more expensive without the advert. Really, you should be asking for more ads! (I'm joking - but I honestly think that how some of the content industry see it).
The best? I don't think so. Not that it's crap, but I've never particularly liked the game. So I never understood why it caught on while other more worthy games didn't. Right place, right time I guess.
I agree with the other child post, you make some interesting observations. But do you think the US is capable of using such tactics, or are they so infatuated with their technological superiority that they just can't seem to take a risk?
IIRC someone did some analysis and found that older drivers were much more susceptible to "unintended acceleration". Given that some brands/models are targeted at the more mature motorist (cadillac, perhaps toyota) I wouldn't expect there to be an even spread.
Nay sir, Google is first and foremost an advertising company.
Which brings me to a point I don't see anyone else making: Isn't this move a bit desperate/creepy? I mean, I understand that it is about helping Android to succeed. But what then, once they have 80% market share? Will they make their money on app sales? What exactly is Google up to here?
OK, but what about people who have a few drinks, and take a taxi home. The next day, after a full night's rest, they go and pick up their car. They are well rested and "sober and alert". But when breathalysed, they are over the limit. Sure they are technically breaking the law, and should be punished. But a mandatory year in jail when they thought they were doing the right thing?
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I don't know - Fred Flintstone seemed happy with his car...
I haven't RTFA but I would guess that the judge was ruling that the patents are valid and still stand, but that Apple didn't infringe upon them.
Gartner are arseclowns. They are never right, except in the same way that a stopped clock is right twice a day.
They say there's no danger of a Chernobyl style
It's as if this massive stuff-up doesn't count - only a disaster larger than Chernobyl will be considered to be a problem.
Anything smaller (as Fukushima seem like it shall be) is not a problem at all. I bet the people who live anywhere near it don't think so.
Carry on, pro-nuclear disaster lobby...
In the end though, we'll probably be using fusion power long before those eventualities. It's hard to say for sure, but I would think that at most, we'll only be using fission reactors for another 100-200 years anyhow.
But that isn't how these things work out. If said reactors were built, with few mishaps and everyone is happy, why would anyone spend much money researching fusion reactors?
Inertia is a powerful force.
laptop manufacturers are going to LOVE it
I agree, but PC makers are very reluctant to drop legacy ports. I suspect it is because they can claim more features on the marketing blurb.
I think you should view the Starship Troopers book and the movie as two entirely different and unrelated works. The same a I, Robot.
Each can be enjoyed on its merits, but they shouldn't be compared.
I died four times! (But I don't wanna talk about it).
(c) 1982, The Mansons.
They were probably the only thing left uneaten after the last disaster...
that is not science, that is fanatism.
I would have said, "that is not science, that is religion."
the Spaghetti Monster created the world yesterday
You idiot! We all know he created it 30 seconds ago, and just planted memories in our heads for the rest.
Actually, that's a good sign that this might actually be a practical, useful device, as opposed to all those things named with a backronym because they are bullshit.
Ashes to ashes, funk to funky...
But don't forget, it would have been more expensive without the advert.
Really, you should be asking for more ads!
(I'm joking - but I honestly think that how some of the content industry see it).
The best? I don't think so.
Not that it's crap, but I've never particularly liked the game.
So I never understood why it caught on while other more worthy games didn't.
Right place, right time I guess.
That sounds ok, but I want to be reassured - does this guy have some sort of uniform?
Wasn't the damage which caused Challenger to burn/break up caused by the launch?
I agree with the other child post, you make some interesting observations.
But do you think the US is capable of using such tactics, or are they so infatuated with their technological superiority that they just can't seem to take a risk?
IIRC someone did some analysis and found that older drivers were much more susceptible to "unintended acceleration".
Given that some brands/models are targeted at the more mature motorist (cadillac, perhaps toyota) I wouldn't expect there to be an even spread.
Here's an article I just found (not the one I remember, but same ideas) http://www.businessinsider.com/a-deep-dive-into-toyota-sudden-acceleration-accident-stats-2010-3
Look Frosty Piss, you've done this "Bad analogy" thing twice now, so here's a final one for you.
It's like a company checks how well a competitor's product works and tries to use that information to improve their own product.
That will teach for you trying to RTFA!
Nay sir, Google is first and foremost an advertising company.
Which brings me to a point I don't see anyone else making: Isn't this move a bit desperate/creepy? I mean, I understand that it is about helping Android to succeed. But what then, once they have 80% market share? Will they make their money on app sales? What exactly is Google up to here?
Is that an African elephant or an Indian elephant?
OK, but what about people who have a few drinks, and take a taxi home. The next day, after a full night's rest, they go and pick up their car. They are well rested and "sober and alert". But when breathalysed, they are over the limit.
Sure they are technically breaking the law, and should be punished. But a mandatory year in jail when they thought they were doing the right thing?
You've gotta love the USA:
"I demand my right to needlessly die if I am involved in a car accident!"