picking nits. OK, so, anything along the equator exposed to the Sun will reach 750degF. Including the surface. Since Mercury does spin (it is not tide locked to the Sun, it has a 3:2 spin orbit resonance), it's impossible to build a static base and keep it on the terminator. Mars is cold; but, heat is easier to produce than it is to remove. Mercury likely has a dusty surface, not unlike that found on the Moon. It's likely to be as hazardous. While Mars wind blown fines are bad, they are weathered and would not have the sharp edges found in Moon dust.
I'd like to know what you're taking, you need to share. Mercury's daytime temperature gets above 750degF. The atmosphere (what there is of it) contains ionized iron atoms. Yes, gassous iron. The radiation flux is orders of magnitude higher. NOT a good place for humans.
There are 100's of gallons of water available. In addition, when and if we go to Mars or the Moon, there will be a need for a significant amount of radiation shielding, which will likely be made, in large part, of water.
AC's definitely new. I remember the early '90's when companies were experimenting with this new internet thing. They'd put up a site, then after finding out how much it cost to maintain they'd pull it back down 6 months later. I still save everything I download (the latest version anyway) because you never know if the site will still be around next year.
Nice sentiments and all. I'm living the "old school economics" tragedy where my I'm stuck in a 8' x 5.5' cubical reporting to a PHB who thinks the software I create doesn't add any value to the company. My only stake is the one that keeps getting driven into my back.
This is a marketing ploy to attract customers to a new data center. Ultimately cost will determine the layout. If a cube is cheaper then cubes it will be. If 100 degree hot aisles saves money vs an 85 degree hot aisle, then they'll run them hotter.
Sure. But, there are problems with doing a straight forward extrapolation. There's some discussion suggesting that as you approach the galactic core and the star density increases, planet formation may become less likely. As you near the center of the core, there may be no "habitable zone" for a planet.
And as an Engineer, I don't like extrapolation of that magnitude either; however, it's easy to see how this occurs: Picture a meeting with the project lead, NASA administration and NASA PAO. The project lead is told he needs to give them something, a fluff piece for the PAO, to keep the project visible in the public's too short attention span. The point is to maintain visibility so they're not caught up in any budget cuts. Wanting to keep his funding, the project lead does a quick back of the envelop calculation that he'd never dare put in a peer reviewed paper. The PAO takes it and runs with the story.
early adopters paying higher prices, that's what we're seeing right now. In a few years the price for a functional tablet will come down by 20% or 30% due to competition and cost reductions. There's already a fair spread in price and capability, between the extremes represented by the Kindle (starts at $139) and the iPad (up to $829). Smart phones are in the same category. Right now the market is concentrating on making them feature rich. Once they have reached the point of being "good enough" you will see the prices drop from their current $400-600.
Agreed. I would call that prudent (and I always carry a map). I was taking "worry" to be something more along the line of an excessive emotional response to an imagined or unavoidable threat.
worry? There's no point in worrying. If the Sun ever did something that could require worry, there wouldn't be a damned thing you could do about it anyway.
Your IT guy shouldn't have let you buy a machine from the Home and Home Office (or SOHO) site. If you get the machine from the Enterprise (large business) site and order business class hardware instead of consumer grade stuff, you generally don't get all the bloatware.
There are U.S. Navy vessels that have Windows computers in their control systems. There are power plants with Windows computer in control systems. There are... I think you get the point.
You've hit the nail on the head. If Cafe X bans the tablets then they'll see their customers walk down the street to Cafe Y, which welcomes them. There's nothing that says you have to do business with the cafe that bans the devices.
Not gonna happen. They can be just as efficient. They can be safer to operate for the average driver.
I like my slushbox. I let it drive itself on during the commute when I'm feeling lazy and I shift it myself when I'm in a hands on mood (I've made a few modifications to the TCU)
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picking nits. OK, so, anything along the equator exposed to the Sun will reach 750degF. Including the surface. Since Mercury does spin (it is not tide locked to the Sun, it has a 3:2 spin orbit resonance), it's impossible to build a static base and keep it on the terminator. Mars is cold; but, heat is easier to produce than it is to remove. Mercury likely has a dusty surface, not unlike that found on the Moon. It's likely to be as hazardous. While Mars wind blown fines are bad, they are weathered and would not have the sharp edges found in Moon dust.
I'd like to know what you're taking, you need to share. Mercury's daytime temperature gets above 750degF. The atmosphere (what there is of it) contains ionized iron atoms. Yes, gassous iron. The radiation flux is orders of magnitude higher. NOT a good place for humans.
But imagine if we could split a beer atom. In space this could be used for propulsion. Maybe this is exactly what we need to get to Mars!
There are 100's of gallons of water available. In addition, when and if we go to Mars or the Moon, there will be a need for a significant amount of radiation shielding, which will likely be made, in large part, of water.
There are one or two flights left (the second one may or may not be funded but was mandated by Congress)
The Ruskies brought vodka into orbit, the Australians are doing beer. Americans?
Mr. Jack Daniels and Mr. George Dickel both make a fine Tennessee whiskey. We'll supply that.
AC's definitely new. I remember the early '90's when companies were experimenting with this new internet thing. They'd put up a site, then after finding out how much it cost to maintain they'd pull it back down 6 months later. I still save everything I download (the latest version anyway) because you never know if the site will still be around next year.
Nice sentiments and all. I'm living the "old school economics" tragedy where my I'm stuck in a 8' x 5.5' cubical reporting to a PHB who thinks the software I create doesn't add any value to the company. My only stake is the one that keeps getting driven into my back.
This is a marketing ploy to attract customers to a new data center. Ultimately cost will determine the layout. If a cube is cheaper then cubes it will be. If 100 degree hot aisles saves money vs an 85 degree hot aisle, then they'll run them hotter.
You keep all that? Really?
Wrap your box in aluminum foil -- use for the leftover tin foil hat material.
I remember creating boot sector viruses for DOS -- we'd trade back and forth in the dorm, testing each others skills. So, yes.
My first thought was, "What no Visual Basic"? Then I realized it was redundant, Visual Basic is profanity.
Sure. But, there are problems with doing a straight forward extrapolation. There's some discussion suggesting that as you approach the galactic core and the star density increases, planet formation may become less likely. As you near the center of the core, there may be no "habitable zone" for a planet.
And as an Engineer, I don't like extrapolation of that magnitude either; however, it's easy to see how this occurs: Picture a meeting with the project lead, NASA administration and NASA PAO. The project lead is told he needs to give them something, a fluff piece for the PAO, to keep the project visible in the public's too short attention span. The point is to maintain visibility so they're not caught up in any budget cuts. Wanting to keep his funding, the project lead does a quick back of the envelop calculation that he'd never dare put in a peer reviewed paper. The PAO takes it and runs with the story.
early adopters paying higher prices, that's what we're seeing right now. In a few years the price for a functional tablet will come down by 20% or 30% due to competition and cost reductions. There's already a fair spread in price and capability, between the extremes represented by the Kindle (starts at $139) and the iPad (up to $829). Smart phones are in the same category. Right now the market is concentrating on making them feature rich. Once they have reached the point of being "good enough" you will see the prices drop from their current $400-600.
Agreed. I would call that prudent (and I always carry a map). I was taking "worry" to be something more along the line of an excessive emotional response to an imagined or unavoidable threat.
worry? There's no point in worrying. If the Sun ever did something that could require worry, there wouldn't be a damned thing you could do about it anyway.
Your IT guy shouldn't have let you buy a machine from the Home and Home Office (or SOHO) site. If you get the machine from the Enterprise (large business) site and order business class hardware instead of consumer grade stuff, you generally don't get all the bloatware.
Great. There's a hole in the Sun. Now all the helium will leak out and the Sun won't float in the sky anymore.
There are U.S. Navy vessels that have Windows computers in their control systems. There are power plants with Windows computer in control systems. There are... I think you get the point.
You've hit the nail on the head. If Cafe X bans the tablets then they'll see their customers walk down the street to Cafe Y, which welcomes them. There's nothing that says you have to do business with the cafe that bans the devices.
I'm sure you understand that this will have no effect on the aluminum, stainless steel and titanium components used in most satellites.
Two. They use Two.
A far simpler thing to do is just ban slushboxes.
Not gonna happen. They can be just as efficient. They can be safer to operate for the average driver.
I like my slushbox. I let it drive itself on during the commute when I'm feeling lazy and I shift it myself when I'm in a hands on mood (I've made a few modifications to the TCU)