Not sure if it would work, but here's my thought. Feel free to shoot holes in it and explain why it would not work (or might work). I'll be intrigued either way...
Say I have two devices a few meters apart. Each devices transmits/receives measurements along with capturing energy in a usable form (electricity). I now turn them on and both are now transferring power. Now add into the mix that I modulate the electricity in such a way as to be encoded/decoded as a form of binary communication. Further more, real-time measurements can be transmitted/received along the binary data stream.
I now take one of the devices (still powered on and in "sync") and deliver it to my colleagues on Mars. Now we have instant FTL communication AND deliverable power to boot.
I can see a problem however. If one of the devices fails for even a moment, both devices would have to be brought back physically together to re-establish a paired connection. Could this work?
This is a mother with traditional, conservative beliefs who does not want to be rude and is reluctant to admit that her son is a criminal, so she ignores the entire situation.
Maybe, but it's quite conceivable in fact she does not know of her sons illicit activities. Keep in mind the radical changes in lifestyles and availability of technology in China in the past 30 years alone. This boys parents might view or understand computer technology at the same level as your grandmother. As far as they know, he's just surfing the "World Wide Web" at night because he's just a curious loving son (hah ya, right) without being the wiser.
Are the thieves the ones to blame - no. Not exactly. The thieves are not the ones to blame - the thieves are to be expected.
Just because thieves are to be expected and their actions inevitable, by no means does that let them off the hook of responsibility. That would be like some hot chick wearing suggestive clothing while walking down a dark alley and not blame the rapist. No, at the very least she's just dumb.
No matter the circumstances or inevitability of a situation, we are all *each* held responsible for our own actions. Period.
I never said airbags don't serve a valuable and life saving purpose, because they do. However, airbags are NOT HARMLESS. My friend was waring glasses at the time. One of the lenses popped out of the frame and he ended up with minor bruising. All things considering, I'm sure he would choose the airbag again vs having broken facial bones without one. But to say airbags are harmless is simply not true. In fact, there is no such thing as a high-speed harmless car wreck. Your going to get beat up one way or another.
As for being scared of airbags, it's a reminder to me that auto accidents should be taken seriously. Unless you want to be punched in the face...
As someone who spends a week each year in Shanghai, this is nothing special. These bikes are nasty rusty things. Often found in shades of silver and brown with broken seats and bent baskets. The owners don't understand the concept of pride in their own possessions. I find this behavior quite foreign to me, but I suppose that's because I'm an American. In short, leave-it-out-to-rust is the Chinese motto.
Oh, and for all you living in Shanghai, could you PLEASE for the love of God, change your moped brake pads? That high pitched squealing makes my ears ring:-p.
About twelve years go, one of my friends got into an auto accident. Apparently some lady pulled out into his lane while he was already going 40ish MPH. He didn't even have time to react it happened so suddenly.
He called me on my cell while I was at home. When I arrived on site, I noticed the passenger side windshield was blown outwards. You could clearly see the layer of safety glass in it. When I asked him if the passenger was alright, he responded "Oh that? No, I was alone. That was caused by the airbag". Sure enough, upon closer inspection, I could see where the top airbag flap on the top dashboard swung up and smashed into the windshield.
I clearly remember me saying at that moment, "God damn!!!". To this day, that image scares me shitless of airbags. I hope I never have to experience that on my face anytime soon!
Sure the Chinese government is efficient. It's because the run rickshaw through human rights, liberty, and private property. You didn't think it was all sunshine and roses did you?
The concept of Flash is awesome, but it is a CPU hog and often abused in places it ought not be implemented. Good news however. Starting with Flash 10.1, it will be GPU accelerated for Windows, Mac, and Linux. So far the benchmarks have been very promising. Check out the following links for more info.
No, what needs to happen is this. Round up all members who raped the girl, and execute them with a hollow point bullet. What's lacking in America is a show of FORCE in the front of heinous/violent crimes against humanity.
Actually, I kinda like the idea of this. So long as the channel is secured with strong encryption.... But having a device log data and an application parse it for potential heart disease is a must-have application.
It's been said that circumcision reduces the chances of STDs and cancer for both partners. Second, many women prefer cut men because it's "cleaner" when performing fellatio. Third, I've read stories that circumcised men also "last longer" in bed because the feeling isn't as intense for them compared to an uncircumcised man.
So girl, if it's better for you and him, why do you care if he's cut or not?
I see evolution as a natural by-product rather than the objective.
Of course, I agree. What I mean is that evolution is the result of remaining species that have survived long enough to procreate and continue the cycle of life. Specialization may simply happen on its own because of evolution.
As I understand it, everything we learn and do can ultimately be condensed into one thing. Survival. Think about it, we are alive today because the core tenant of our existence hasn't been broken yet. We, as a species continue to survive. Different behaviors do nothing but aid or take a different path to maintaining this goal. Perhaps curiosity is nothing but an attempt to make our survival more efficient. Perhaps it's a luxury only suited for higher level organism. Who knows.
My advice? Just create many iterations of AI and pit them against each other. Lather, rinse, repeat. In other words, just let nature take its course.
I'm no chemist, but there is a difference between a gasoline fire and a Li-Ion battery exothermic reaction. It's all about how much heat/energy is released at any given time. For an extreme example, youtube some videos of thermite. Incredible stuff. I sure hope these Li-O2 batteries don't lean in that direction.
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I bet #3. A high alt nuke detonation. Purpose: To create an EMP powerful enough to wipe out communications along Europe and the Middle East.
If you can't fight and their level, bring em down a notch so you now can.
Let me get this right. Are you saying that a sphere of pure water floating in space will not freeze until there is an external catalyst involved?
Two astronauts in, three astronauts out???
Not sure if it would work, but here's my thought. Feel free to shoot holes in it and explain why it would not work (or might work). I'll be intrigued either way...
Say I have two devices a few meters apart. Each devices transmits/receives measurements along with capturing energy in a usable form (electricity). I now turn them on and both are now transferring power. Now add into the mix that I modulate the electricity in such a way as to be encoded/decoded as a form of binary communication. Further more, real-time measurements can be transmitted/received along the binary data stream.
I now take one of the devices (still powered on and in "sync") and deliver it to my colleagues on Mars. Now we have instant FTL communication AND deliverable power to boot.
I can see a problem however. If one of the devices fails for even a moment, both devices would have to be brought back physically together to re-establish a paired connection. Could this work?
I think it has to do with maintaining the insulation of underground high volt lines. A single hairline crack could cause an arc-to-ground scenario.
$100,000? Oh hell, I would do it for FREE. All of their actions while serving in the public's interests should be made transparent by default.
I like it, really, I do. But seriously. When measuring distance in light years, the shortest path will always between two points(1)
(1) not including areas of space/time warping and dilation
Maybe, but it's quite conceivable in fact she does not know of her sons illicit activities. Keep in mind the radical changes in lifestyles and availability of technology in China in the past 30 years alone. This boys parents might view or understand computer technology at the same level as your grandmother. As far as they know, he's just surfing the "World Wide Web" at night because he's just a curious loving son (hah ya, right) without being the wiser.
Just because thieves are to be expected and their actions inevitable, by no means does that let them off the hook of responsibility. That would be like some hot chick wearing suggestive clothing while walking down a dark alley and not blame the rapist. No, at the very least she's just dumb.
No matter the circumstances or inevitability of a situation, we are all *each* held responsible for our own actions. Period.
Thank you asswipe, for your snide remark.
I never said airbags don't serve a valuable and life saving purpose, because they do. However, airbags are NOT HARMLESS. My friend was waring glasses at the time. One of the lenses popped out of the frame and he ended up with minor bruising. All things considering, I'm sure he would choose the airbag again vs having broken facial bones without one. But to say airbags are harmless is simply not true. In fact, there is no such thing as a high-speed harmless car wreck. Your going to get beat up one way or another.
As for being scared of airbags, it's a reminder to me that auto accidents should be taken seriously. Unless you want to be punched in the face...
As someone who spends a week each year in Shanghai, this is nothing special. These bikes are nasty rusty things. Often found in shades of silver and brown with broken seats and bent baskets. The owners don't understand the concept of pride in their own possessions. I find this behavior quite foreign to me, but I suppose that's because I'm an American. In short, leave-it-out-to-rust is the Chinese motto.
Oh, and for all you living in Shanghai, could you PLEASE for the love of God, change your moped brake pads? That high pitched squealing makes my ears ring :-p.
About twelve years go, one of my friends got into an auto accident. Apparently some lady pulled out into his lane while he was already going 40ish MPH. He didn't even have time to react it happened so suddenly.
He called me on my cell while I was at home. When I arrived on site, I noticed the passenger side windshield was blown outwards. You could clearly see the layer of safety glass in it. When I asked him if the passenger was alright, he responded "Oh that? No, I was alone. That was caused by the airbag". Sure enough, upon closer inspection, I could see where the top airbag flap on the top dashboard swung up and smashed into the windshield.
I clearly remember me saying at that moment, "God damn!!!". To this day, that image scares me shitless of airbags. I hope I never have to experience that on my face anytime soon!
Sure the Chinese government is efficient. It's because the run rickshaw through human rights, liberty, and private property. You didn't think it was all sunshine and roses did you?
How about we tell you to take your "progressive taxation" and shove it straight up your ass!
Unless your mentally/physically debilitated, get off your ass and GET A JOB! Why in the hell should our income subsidized yours?
The concept of Flash is awesome, but it is a CPU hog and often abused in places it ought not be implemented. Good news however. Starting with Flash 10.1, it will be GPU accelerated for Windows, Mac, and Linux. So far the benchmarks have been very promising. Check out the following links for more info.
http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3678
http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/17/adobes-flash-player-10-1-beta-gpu-acceleration-tested-document/
Except for the HAL, I would think 64bit updates should be cross compatible between x86-64 and IA64 versions of Windows.
Has anyone compared IE8 x86 vs 64bit with this benchmark? If so, what were the results?
No, what needs to happen is this. Round up all members who raped the girl, and execute them with a hollow point bullet. What's lacking in America is a show of FORCE in the front of heinous/violent crimes against humanity.
Heh, think of it as a nice bonus. Extra time for the sport of it ;) It takes two to play....
Actually, I kinda like the idea of this. So long as the channel is secured with strong encryption.... But having a device log data and an application parse it for potential heart disease is a must-have application.
It's been said that circumcision reduces the chances of STDs and cancer for both partners. Second, many women prefer cut men because it's "cleaner" when performing fellatio. Third, I've read stories that circumcised men also "last longer" in bed because the feeling isn't as intense for them compared to an uncircumcised man.
So girl, if it's better for you and him, why do you care if he's cut or not?
*jumps into flame suit *
Or would that now be called the Chairforce?
Of course, I agree. What I mean is that evolution is the result of remaining species that have survived long enough to procreate and continue the cycle of life. Specialization may simply happen on its own because of evolution.
As I understand it, everything we learn and do can ultimately be condensed into one thing. Survival. Think about it, we are alive today because the core tenant of our existence hasn't been broken yet. We, as a species continue to survive. Different behaviors do nothing but aid or take a different path to maintaining this goal. Perhaps curiosity is nothing but an attempt to make our survival more efficient. Perhaps it's a luxury only suited for higher level organism. Who knows.
My advice? Just create many iterations of AI and pit them against each other. Lather, rinse, repeat. In other words, just let nature take its course.
I'm no chemist, but there is a difference between a gasoline fire and a Li-Ion battery exothermic reaction. It's all about how much heat/energy is released at any given time. For an extreme example, youtube some videos of thermite. Incredible stuff. I sure hope these Li-O2 batteries don't lean in that direction.