It's pretty common for there to be a data link from the control system to the outside world. This is to provide feedback and monitoring capability -- for load balancing, security, and so the managers have access to information about the state of the machine(s). If they're smart, this data stream is one way only, with an intermediary firewall / server controlling access. If they're really smart, the cable only has the Tx pair connected.
Not just oxygen... We can accelerate absorption of CO2, SO2, and all those other nasty, evil gases in the atmosphere. We've found a solution! What could possibly go wrong?
No. The "warmth" he's referring to had more to do with the way a needle tracked the groove, the way a tube amp interacts with the speakers (damping and harmonics), and the way a guitar amp that uses tubes rolls off instead of clipping. All is not a bed of roses in analog land... Us old guys grew up with this stuff and remember it as "the way music is supposed to sound". Digital's not the panacea it's made out to be either... overcompression, lossy recordings and poor reproduction from most modern releases leaves something to be desired. You young guys have been trained to ignore all the high frequency digital artifacts that bug the crap out of some of us.
Well, that depends. If the "drawing" is a full 3D assembly, a 3D model of the ship... You can do some amazing things in SolidWorks and Inventor these days.
I should have made something more clear: the insurance and liability risk is a key factor... If I sell an item that breaks and damages a house in a storm, and the insurance refuses to cover the item and the house... Especially if the house would have normally survived the storm without my system being installed... Then I'm looking at a lawsuit (from either the homeowner, the insurer, or a government agency). So, basically, it's not at all in my best interest, nor is it ethical, to sell you something that's not going to meet the minimum wind rating -- even if that's "Hurricane Rated Z3.4 and 80 mph winds". I just won't put the product on the market knowing I'm going to eventually be sued.
One of the problems is it has to be rated for high winds; or, you're not going to be able to insure your house if it's mounted on the roof. OK, you might be able to insure it but they might void the coverage if you get wind damage that can be attributed to the panels. Accuracy really only needs to be a +/- a couple of degrees for PV. Hell, most people mount them flat to the roof, which is not pitched anywhere near ideal. some of the larger synchronous motors probably do have enough torque to push over a single panel; and, you can build a cam driven system that tilts the panels in a cyclic fashion. Problem is, if the power ever goes out it's going to be hell to reset all of them. Theoretically, you could use a system that relies on the Sun to heat and expand a liquid, pushing the panels from a "morning" orientation to an "afternoon" orientation. In the end... You're still going to pay more than $200 for a structure with "motor" that's strong enough to do the job and well built enough to survive for 10 years on a rooftop. You could probably make it for a couple hundred dollars; but, you'll never buy it for cost -- you'll end up paying double that (at least) after manufacturer overhead (design and support) is rolled into the cost, and the distributor(s) and installer(s) mark up the price.
There's another reason besides aesthetics... the mounting is simpler, cheaper, and stronger if the panel is mounted parallel and close to the roof surface.
Just a guess (from an engineer, so it's a sophisticated guess)... Might be $200 per panel because the motor has to be big enough to move the panel in prevailing winds; and, the structure has to be strong enough to keep the panel from being ripped off the roof during a storm. Again, just guessing.
move your machine into a nice quiet understated case like the Fractal Design R4. Use a single 140mm or larger low speed fan just to move the air through the case. Then water cool it and use a large passive cooler... Something like a Zalman Reserator. Once done, the only noise will be the pump(s) and the single fan.
Want to know what a human eye would see? Send the best instrument: a Mark I Eyeball. In fact, you might want to send a woman or two... they tend to have better color perception than men (says a red-green deficient example of the male gender).
So, let me see if I understand this... You have a device that needs 32 watts of electricity to operate. You're proposing we power it with an RTG, which are typically only 3% efficient at heat conversion. So that RTG has to produce at least 1.1kW of heat. You're telling me that you want to land a 1.1kW heat source on a body whose surface measures below -70C, and whose surface is made of frozen ammonia, water, methanol, carbon dioxide, and methane. Anyone see the problem here?
This. My core i7 laptop with AMD graphics and maxed out on memory, is only marginal for use doing electronic design, eCAD and PCB layout. It's OK for software compiles; but, all my projects target smallish embedded processors. Time is money... If I have to wait for something then I'm pissing away money. I have the laptop because I needed a portable machine to carry with me to customer sites.
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It's pretty common for there to be a data link from the control system to the outside world. This is to provide feedback and monitoring capability -- for load balancing, security, and so the managers have access to information about the state of the machine(s). If they're smart, this data stream is one way only, with an intermediary firewall / server controlling access. If they're really smart, the cable only has the Tx pair connected.
Define "life"
More important, will the joke run Crysis?
You can eat marrow; and, with a little grinding, you can eat bone meal as well.
I don't believe the premise at all...
However, if coding is a super power; then, by my greying beard, I am a GOD!
Not just oxygen... We can accelerate absorption of CO2, SO2, and all those other nasty, evil gases in the atmosphere. We've found a solution! What could possibly go wrong?
Samsung is a Korean company and manufacturers ICs in Korea.
Actually, he spent a lot of time explaining why some things don't sound right, can't be properly reproduced, on vinyl.
No. The "warmth" he's referring to had more to do with the way a needle tracked the groove, the way a tube amp interacts with the speakers (damping and harmonics), and the way a guitar amp that uses tubes rolls off instead of clipping. All is not a bed of roses in analog land... Us old guys grew up with this stuff and remember it as "the way music is supposed to sound". Digital's not the panacea it's made out to be either... overcompression, lossy recordings and poor reproduction from most modern releases leaves something to be desired. You young guys have been trained to ignore all the high frequency digital artifacts that bug the crap out of some of us.
With the right drawings you would know exactly where to hit the ship with a missile to do maximum harm. Use your imagination.
Well, that depends. If the "drawing" is a full 3D assembly, a 3D model of the ship... You can do some amazing things in SolidWorks and Inventor these days.
I should have made something more clear: the insurance and liability risk is a key factor... If I sell an item that breaks and damages a house in a storm, and the insurance refuses to cover the item and the house... Especially if the house would have normally survived the storm without my system being installed... Then I'm looking at a lawsuit (from either the homeowner, the insurer, or a government agency). So, basically, it's not at all in my best interest, nor is it ethical, to sell you something that's not going to meet the minimum wind rating -- even if that's "Hurricane Rated Z3.4 and 80 mph winds". I just won't put the product on the market knowing I'm going to eventually be sued.
One of the problems is it has to be rated for high winds; or, you're not going to be able to insure your house if it's mounted on the roof. OK, you might be able to insure it but they might void the coverage if you get wind damage that can be attributed to the panels. Accuracy really only needs to be a +/- a couple of degrees for PV. Hell, most people mount them flat to the roof, which is not pitched anywhere near ideal. some of the larger synchronous motors probably do have enough torque to push over a single panel; and, you can build a cam driven system that tilts the panels in a cyclic fashion. Problem is, if the power ever goes out it's going to be hell to reset all of them. Theoretically, you could use a system that relies on the Sun to heat and expand a liquid, pushing the panels from a "morning" orientation to an "afternoon" orientation. In the end... You're still going to pay more than $200 for a structure with "motor" that's strong enough to do the job and well built enough to survive for 10 years on a rooftop. You could probably make it for a couple hundred dollars; but, you'll never buy it for cost -- you'll end up paying double that (at least) after manufacturer overhead (design and support) is rolled into the cost, and the distributor(s) and installer(s) mark up the price.
Someone mod this comment 'Funny' please. Oh, for the want of mod points...
There's another reason besides aesthetics... the mounting is simpler, cheaper, and stronger if the panel is mounted parallel and close to the roof surface.
Just a guess (from an engineer, so it's a sophisticated guess)... Might be $200 per panel because the motor has to be big enough to move the panel in prevailing winds; and, the structure has to be strong enough to keep the panel from being ripped off the roof during a storm. Again, just guessing.
I spoke too soon. The passive version of the Zalman Reserator is no longer available... There are other options, like Alphacool passive radiators.
move your machine into a nice quiet understated case like the Fractal Design R4. Use a single 140mm or larger low speed fan just to move the air through the case. Then water cool it and use a large passive cooler... Something like a Zalman Reserator. Once done, the only noise will be the pump(s) and the single fan.
So, you've checked that the COTS WIFI equipment isn't going to radiate harmonics in any of the frequencies scanned by the radio telescope(s)?
Well then, it's a good thing we live in one of the safe ones. I'm going to take a nap, let me know when we can reach the next galaxy,
I get that. I was tweaked by the "as the human eye would see it" editorial statement. "Color corrected high resolution image" would have been enough.
Although, now that you mention it, I bet a oil painting done by an astronaut in synchronous orbit of Europa would be great.
Want to know what a human eye would see? Send the best instrument: a Mark I Eyeball. In fact, you might want to send a woman or two... they tend to have better color perception than men (says a red-green deficient example of the male gender).
So, let me see if I understand this... You have a device that needs 32 watts of electricity to operate. You're proposing we power it with an RTG, which are typically only 3% efficient at heat conversion. So that RTG has to produce at least 1.1kW of heat. You're telling me that you want to land a 1.1kW heat source on a body whose surface measures below -70C, and whose surface is made of frozen ammonia, water, methanol, carbon dioxide, and methane. Anyone see the problem here?
This. My core i7 laptop with AMD graphics and maxed out on memory, is only marginal for use doing electronic design, eCAD and PCB layout. It's OK for software compiles; but, all my projects target smallish embedded processors. Time is money... If I have to wait for something then I'm pissing away money. I have the laptop because I needed a portable machine to carry with me to customer sites.