There are reports that Samsung threatened to fork Android. With the new UI they showed at CES, it sort of drove the message home with Google and apparently that prompted meetings that led to where we are now...
I'll hunt with a spear when I have to. I'll hunt with a.270 if it's appropriate. If it's not, I'll use the right tool for the job.
I was making a light-hearted attempt to point out that a.270 might not be the right tool for the job. Your welcome to your spear; but, remember, the mortality rate for Neolithic hunters was pretty high.
you didn't read what I said. I claimed nothing. What I said is: Where is the evidence of the giant humans? Show the evidence. Let it be well documented and verifiable. Let peer review determine it's validity. If this all passes, then I'll believe. You're the one who started the argument by saying the Smithsonian Institute created a coverup to hide the evidence in order to further their agenda -- a common argument made by the crackpots you mentioned. You also made an argument based on a "feeling" that the currently accepted theory was not likely. Science and scientific method work.
There are several hundred elephants already in the United States. The number of big cats is startling as well -- for some species there may be a greater number in the U.S. than left in the wild. All we need now is a couple of releases... (queue the PETA folks doing something stupid).
I'm sure he sounded perfectly reasonable. The ancient aliens theorists do a credible job sometimes. Where's the evidence. That's all I'm asking for... verifiable, peer reviewed evidence.
You have to be careful with elephants. If you don't kill one outright, it will run over and flatten you. Plus, let's not forget they are herd animals -- miss one and you're now dealing with a dozen angry, upset, intelligent, truck sized animals. I'm not saying a.270 isn't good enough -- frankly I don't know; but, I suspect there's a reason hunters of old liked to use the very large caliber, high weight, magnum rounds.
You're not looking at an Android platform, which is for the most part what you are describing. I think you'll find for these platforms there will be standard Linux support in Debian, Red Hat, etc. As I understand it, the standard Linux kernel will run on it (want to get my hands on one when they're available, not because I'm excited about ARM servers; but, because I have high performance embedded applications in mind.).
On the desktop and workstations, to get more than basic functionality, most video cards require binary blobs to function correctly in Linux. You're seeing the same thing on SoC applied to video and radio hardware. For a long time, some network adapters only worked with proprietary drivers. Driverspace will always, I suspect, have some proprietary code tied to patented features.
Bit rot on mobile phones has to do with the lack of support from hardware manufacturers after 2 to 3 years. There's no motivation for them to continue support for a 2 or 3 generation old chipset with a very limited user base. Companies just are not going to put a lot of engineering resources into legacy hardware. Speaking as someone who owns a 3 1/2 year old Samsung smartphone, I feel the pain myself; but, speaking as an engineer, I understand the reasoning.
Industry uses enormous amounts of electricity. You're not going to have your fancy electric cars and solar panels without the factories to process the ore, manufacture the chemicals, fabricate the raw component parts and assemble the product. United States electrical energy usage for aluminum production alone is 45,700 GWh per annum (U.S. Energy Requirements for Aluminum Production, U.S. DOE, 2007). There will continue to be demand for an electric utility.
The problem with orbital bombardment to that level is that it destroys the surface. The global fires will consume the oxygen and some of the atmosphere wilI be blown off by the impacts. If you came all this way then you probably want the planet intact; so, it really would be more complicated. Now, a nicely engineered virus introduced into the biosphere.... That would be the way to eliminate those pesky squatters.
It's just a matter of having available energy. Even on Earth, there are essentially endless supplies of water in the oceans, you just have to expend sizeable amounts of energy to desalinate it.
If you have the energy resources for serious (rapid) interplanetary travel; or, any form of interstellar travel... Then you have the energy to process and purify water from any random icy rock or moon. Baring that, you can make it from readily available sources of hydrogen and oxygen -- that includes stripping bound oxygen from rock, and getting metal(s) as a by product.
It's just a question of having the energy you need...
I was a teen during the period the article claims peak teen driving occurred. ('80's) Back then, you could buy a cheap used car for what you could make at a summer job, gas was less than a dollar/gallon and if you stayed out of trouble insurance prices weren't insane. Now, fuel prices are out of line with inflation, used cars cost a years wages for a typical teen still in high-school, and insurance is out of reach.
14ga wiring is allowed on 20A heating circuits. It's artificially derated for general purpose circuits for extra safety.
Only because you're talking about a purely resistive load. "general purpose" spec allows for, among other things, inductive loads which can have startup and surge currents several times the nominal value. Some AC compressors draw 6x nominal at start. You shouldn't see much 14gauge, especially NM, in 20A residential circuits and you probably shouldn't be telling folks that it's OK.
When I bought my house, the home inspector found a couple of wiring issues, which were fixed by the previous owner prior to closing. Since then I have found several more that I corrected. It's not uncommon to find miswired circuits, incorrectly sized circuits or poor connections. Because of the way circuit breakers work and the way circuits are typically loaded, a wiring problem can go unnoticed for decades. Then you plug in a load on a 120V 15A circuit that draws 12 or 15 amps continuously for several hours and a bad connection makes itself known.
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There are reports that Samsung threatened to fork Android. With the new UI they showed at CES, it sort of drove the message home with Google and apparently that prompted meetings that led to where we are now...
I'll hunt with a spear when I have to. I'll hunt with a .270 if it's appropriate. If it's not, I'll use the right tool for the job.
I was making a light-hearted attempt to point out that a .270 might not be the right tool for the job. Your welcome to your spear; but, remember, the mortality rate for Neolithic hunters was pretty high.
you didn't read what I said. I claimed nothing. What I said is: Where is the evidence of the giant humans? Show the evidence. Let it be well documented and verifiable. Let peer review determine it's validity. If this all passes, then I'll believe. You're the one who started the argument by saying the Smithsonian Institute created a coverup to hide the evidence in order to further their agenda -- a common argument made by the crackpots you mentioned. You also made an argument based on a "feeling" that the currently accepted theory was not likely. Science and scientific method work.
There are several hundred elephants already in the United States. The number of big cats is startling as well -- for some species there may be a greater number in the U.S. than left in the wild. All we need now is a couple of releases... (queue the PETA folks doing something stupid).
I'm sure he sounded perfectly reasonable. The ancient aliens theorists do a credible job sometimes. Where's the evidence. That's all I'm asking for... verifiable, peer reviewed evidence.
You have to be careful with elephants. If you don't kill one outright, it will run over and flatten you. Plus, let's not forget they are herd animals -- miss one and you're now dealing with a dozen angry, upset, intelligent, truck sized animals. I'm not saying a .270 isn't good enough -- frankly I don't know; but, I suspect there's a reason hunters of old liked to use the very large caliber, high weight, magnum rounds.
You're not looking at an Android platform, which is for the most part what you are describing. I think you'll find for these platforms there will be standard Linux support in Debian, Red Hat, etc. As I understand it, the standard Linux kernel will run on it (want to get my hands on one when they're available, not because I'm excited about ARM servers; but, because I have high performance embedded applications in mind.).
On the desktop and workstations, to get more than basic functionality, most video cards require binary blobs to function correctly in Linux. You're seeing the same thing on SoC applied to video and radio hardware. For a long time, some network adapters only worked with proprietary drivers. Driverspace will always, I suspect, have some proprietary code tied to patented features.
Bit rot on mobile phones has to do with the lack of support from hardware manufacturers after 2 to 3 years. There's no motivation for them to continue support for a 2 or 3 generation old chipset with a very limited user base. Companies just are not going to put a lot of engineering resources into legacy hardware. Speaking as someone who owns a 3 1/2 year old Samsung smartphone, I feel the pain myself; but, speaking as an engineer, I understand the reasoning.
Well, it was great while it lasted. So long and thanks for the fish.
AMD's built PCIe channels into the SOC. The dev board or reference board has PCIe risers, UEFI boot , and likely has ACPI support. Next question?
Can they handle the traffic from all the redirected links?
I believe it's a good time to point out President Eisenhower's warnings with respect to the military-industrial complex and spending.
This. In the beginning of the war, WW2 bomber crews could retire after 25 missions; because, they were statistically unlikely to survive 25 missions.
Industry uses enormous amounts of electricity. You're not going to have your fancy electric cars and solar panels without the factories to process the ore, manufacture the chemicals, fabricate the raw component parts and assemble the product. United States electrical energy usage for aluminum production alone is 45,700 GWh per annum (U.S. Energy Requirements for Aluminum Production, U.S. DOE, 2007). There will continue to be demand for an electric utility.
The problem with orbital bombardment to that level is that it destroys the surface. The global fires will consume the oxygen and some of the atmosphere wilI be blown off by the impacts. If you came all this way then you probably want the planet intact; so, it really would be more complicated. Now, a nicely engineered virus introduced into the biosphere.... That would be the way to eliminate those pesky squatters.
It's just a matter of having available energy. Even on Earth, there are essentially endless supplies of water in the oceans, you just have to expend sizeable amounts of energy to desalinate it.
If you have the energy resources for serious (rapid) interplanetary travel; or, any form of interstellar travel... Then you have the energy to process and purify water from any random icy rock or moon. Baring that, you can make it from readily available sources of hydrogen and oxygen -- that includes stripping bound oxygen from rock, and getting metal(s) as a by product.
It's just a question of having the energy you need...
If by Death Star, you mean Jupiter, then yes... you're right.
I was a teen during the period the article claims peak teen driving occurred. ('80's) Back then, you could buy a cheap used car for what you could make at a summer job, gas was less than a dollar/gallon and if you stayed out of trouble insurance prices weren't insane. Now, fuel prices are out of line with inflation, used cars cost a years wages for a typical teen still in high-school, and insurance is out of reach.
In a century or two, someone will look back at the U.S. and unearth the evidence that it once had vast manufacturing capability.
How hard is it to maintain a fiber to the fake Mars base in the Atamaca desert?
aren't there a bunch of gravitational anomalies in Jupiter's Lagrange points? Asteroids I believe they were called.
the article specifically mentioned a thermal fuse. They trip on temperature, not current.
14ga wiring is allowed on 20A heating circuits. It's artificially derated for general purpose circuits for extra safety.
Only because you're talking about a purely resistive load. "general purpose" spec allows for, among other things, inductive loads which can have startup and surge currents several times the nominal value. Some AC compressors draw 6x nominal at start. You shouldn't see much 14gauge, especially NM, in 20A residential circuits and you probably shouldn't be telling folks that it's OK.
When I bought my house, the home inspector found a couple of wiring issues, which were fixed by the previous owner prior to closing. Since then I have found several more that I corrected. It's not uncommon to find miswired circuits, incorrectly sized circuits or poor connections. Because of the way circuit breakers work and the way circuits are typically loaded, a wiring problem can go unnoticed for decades. Then you plug in a load on a 120V 15A circuit that draws 12 or 15 amps continuously for several hours and a bad connection makes itself known.
good thing printing in titanium is a possibility
Spoilers automatically make cars 20 mph faster. That's why they come on the sporty models.