Well, in Canadian territory, when an oil company finds a deposit, they take out all the thick goop they can and then either cap it, or burn off the natural gas, which I think is criminal. We have enough natual gas deposits here to do away with all our dependance on other fossil fuels, and if we did so, we'd be reducing our pollution problem at the same time.
The reason we don't? Well, natural gas has a low energy / volume compared to other fossil fuels, the infrastructure isn't really there, and because of the first reason, the average joe simply won't buy a vehicle that runs on it.
Why move electrons across a grid and have to worry about cascade failures, power station accidents, etc?
The day will come, maybe in just a few decades, when every building has its own fuel cell, connected to a low-pressure hydrogen line.
Yes, you'll still need to generate the hydrogen - but show me how you can get a cascade failure with that! Also, it's dramatically easier to generate your own small amount of hydrogen to bolster your commercially supplied hydrogen than to generate and store energy in batteries.
Right... you are aware that getting more than your daily recommended intake of anything can cause problems just like getting less than your daily recommended intake?
If immortality were to come to pass, who's to say we wouldn't also have the medical techniques to allow braincell replacement?
Also, why do you imagine a human with an extended lifespan would have to work for 90% of that span, then retire? Why wouldn't they work for 40 years, then temporarily retire for 20-30 years until they needed money again?
Welcome to the Real World... where every social structure has a critical population limit which, when surpassed, allows a small number of idiots to ruin the fun for the majority of the members.
Remember CB radio? How about Usenet News? They used to be good, and now they're mostly crap.
I dunno if it's a chain or my local mall is just 'lucky', but we have a store called "As Seen On TV" full of all the crap that by all rights shouldn't sell to anyone with sufficient IQ to navigate from their couch to the mall.
when we'll wake up and realize that our computing infrastructure is just as important to our modern society as roads, schools, and hospitals.
Does that mean that the populace, through the means of the government, will ever arrange for public funding to develop and maintain an operating system and telecommunications infrastructure? Unlikely in my lifetime.
However, I don't believe that is the problem you indicate - the article measured in millimeters, and I provided centimeters. Hopefully, that means I left my client with significant tolerance in their fibre.
I don't know how the average fibre installer works today, but I know the few times I played with it, we always installed with corners were gentle enough that a full loop would be about 30 cm. This included ensuring no significant load on the fibre at the attachment points, so no 90 degree bends at the switch or server.
I'm only talking about the last few feet, not the 'last mile' of course, but if I upped the power and had a fibre failure, I'd be saying very rude things to the rep of the company that did the installation (if they survived the.bomb, of course).
I suspect that you're supposed to infer that 'pure' indicates that indie games are driven by a desire to produce a product from individual inspiration, whereas commercial games are more likely to be based on marketing stats.
There are some (don't ask me for URLs or references, cause it's just crap I read on a science news site... somewhere... sometime) who believe that the stories of Armageddon come from a time long before recorded history when the Middle East was struck by a heavy bombardment of small meteors.
I believe the theory is that predispositions in our minds that evolved for other reasons latched on to this traumatic event and came up with religion.
I tend to believe that we're wired by nature in such a way that we would have come up with the concept anyway, but it's a neat theory. The fact that the Church inevitably became an instrument of power to rival Kings is so totally unremarkable that I'm not going to remark on it!
Has anyone in the last couple of decades attempted a translation from the oldest possible sources for the Bible's contents?
While I'm sure it would piss off a few here and there (see what happened with Jewish scholars when those scrolls were translated a while back) it would be interesting to compare a direct translation based on modern understanding to the more popular current versions that have passed through multiple interpretations through multiple cultural lenses.
That does not necessarily work; you must also check to ensure there isn't enough air in the sealed bag to create neutral bouyancy at any reasonable depth - say 500 meters - or the sealed unit could be recovered and accessed.
I dunno about everyone else, but as a sysadmin there are only two reasons for unapproved installs of ANYTHING in an organisation for which I'm working - I'm not doing MY job, or the IT management is refusing to stand firm on policy.
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Well, in Canadian territory, when an oil company finds a deposit, they take out all the thick goop they can and then either cap it, or burn off the natural gas, which I think is criminal. We have enough natual gas deposits here to do away with all our dependance on other fossil fuels, and if we did so, we'd be reducing our pollution problem at the same time.
The reason we don't? Well, natural gas has a low energy / volume compared to other fossil fuels, the infrastructure isn't really there, and because of the first reason, the average joe simply won't buy a vehicle that runs on it.
Isn't Vancouver already running a fuel cell bus fleet for public transit? I thought that was where Ballard launched their test/proof of concept.
As I said, "generate your own small amount of hydrogen to bolster your commercially supplied hydrogen"... I never said to replace it.
Oh, and you'd use solar cells, of course, what else? Maybe a small wind generator, but that'd be much uglier and require more maintenance.
Why move electrons across a grid and have to worry about cascade failures, power station accidents, etc?
The day will come, maybe in just a few decades, when every building has its own fuel cell, connected to a low-pressure hydrogen line.
Yes, you'll still need to generate the hydrogen - but show me how you can get a cascade failure with that! Also, it's dramatically easier to generate your own small amount of hydrogen to bolster your commercially supplied hydrogen than to generate and store energy in batteries.I don't worry about the seller's rating - sometimes you can get something you want from a first-time seller.
However, I only buy from people
At least then I know I have a good chance of being able to show up at their doorstep and kneecap them if they rip me off.
Sweet Merciful Crap! That's an amavious solution! (Amazingly Obvious).
I am SO getting out the camera and GIF software tonight.
You have now shown Slashdot that you have no clue how irrational a woman can be on the subject of 'proving your love'.
I prefer to avoid spalling if at all possible.
"Niacin is a vitamin, so it is completely safe."
Right... you are aware that getting more than your daily recommended intake of anything can cause problems just like getting less than your daily recommended intake?
If immortality were to come to pass, who's to say we wouldn't also have the medical techniques to allow braincell replacement?
Also, why do you imagine a human with an extended lifespan would have to work for 90% of that span, then retire? Why wouldn't they work for 40 years, then temporarily retire for 20-30 years until they needed money again?
For anyone who's interested... Here's a link to a popular transhumanist site. Lots of stuff about longevity tech and ethics.
Welcome to the Real World... where every social structure has a critical population limit which, when surpassed, allows a small number of idiots to ruin the fun for the majority of the members.
Remember CB radio? How about Usenet News? They used to be good, and now they're mostly crap.
I dunno if it's a chain or my local mall is just 'lucky', but we have a store called "As Seen On TV" full of all the crap that by all rights shouldn't sell to anyone with sufficient IQ to navigate from their couch to the mall.
I think improved interactivity COULD be the next big advance. The issue is how to control the input.
Now, if Google had a subscription system, where subscribing members were randomly given limited moderator and metamoderator privileges...
when we'll wake up and realize that our computing infrastructure is just as important to our modern society as roads, schools, and hospitals.
Does that mean that the populace, through the means of the government, will ever arrange for public funding to develop and maintain an operating system and telecommunications infrastructure? Unlikely in my lifetime.
I dunno about you, but I generally can't stand built in help (context-sensitive or not) because it's usually generic, completely unhelpful crap.
Most of the time I use Google over any built-in help... assuming my issue isn't loss of connectivity.
I'd always hoped that people stupid enough to order spam-advertised items would be too stupid to operate a computer, nevermind use email software.
Apparently, there is a small but significant range in which you're smart enough to use a computer, but too dumb to know what to do with it.
Oops; my bad. The missing word is, "diameter".
However, I don't believe that is the problem you indicate - the article measured in millimeters, and I provided centimeters. Hopefully, that means I left my client with significant tolerance in their fibre.
I don't know how the average fibre installer works today, but I know the few times I played with it, we always installed with corners were gentle enough that a full loop would be about 30 cm. This included ensuring no significant load on the fibre at the attachment points, so no 90 degree bends at the switch or server.
I'm only talking about the last few feet, not the 'last mile' of course, but if I upped the power and had a fibre failure, I'd be saying very rude things to the rep of the company that did the installation (if they survived the .bomb, of course).
Without having RTFA, I gather the patent covers email sent via a wireless system.
I wonder if it's explicitly cellular, or if I am infringing on the patent when I recieve email over my WLAN?
I suspect that you're supposed to infer that 'pure' indicates that indie games are driven by a desire to produce a product from individual inspiration, whereas commercial games are more likely to be based on marketing stats.
Wouldn't the arguments be that much more facinating?
There are some (don't ask me for URLs or references, cause it's just crap I read on a science news site... somewhere... sometime) who believe that the stories of Armageddon come from a time long before recorded history when the Middle East was struck by a heavy bombardment of small meteors.
I believe the theory is that predispositions in our minds that evolved for other reasons latched on to this traumatic event and came up with religion.
I tend to believe that we're wired by nature in such a way that we would have come up with the concept anyway, but it's a neat theory. The fact that the Church inevitably became an instrument of power to rival Kings is so totally unremarkable that I'm not going to remark on it!
Has anyone in the last couple of decades attempted a translation from the oldest possible sources for the Bible's contents?
While I'm sure it would piss off a few here and there (see what happened with Jewish scholars when those scrolls were translated a while back) it would be interesting to compare a direct translation based on modern understanding to the more popular current versions that have passed through multiple interpretations through multiple cultural lenses.
That does not necessarily work; you must also check to ensure there isn't enough air in the sealed bag to create neutral bouyancy at any reasonable depth - say 500 meters - or the sealed unit could be recovered and accessed.
I dunno about everyone else, but as a sysadmin there are only two reasons for unapproved installs of ANYTHING in an organisation for which I'm working - I'm not doing MY job, or the IT management is refusing to stand firm on policy.