Back in the dark old days of before JFK to date (got to use something the US folks understand (grins))
I agree, you really should have used something the US folks understand. I get the "Back in the dark old days" part, but then you have something like a compound prepositional phrase, "of before JFK." To me, "of JFK" would suggest the dark old days were during his time in office, whereas "before JFK" would suggest the time leading up to that. I suppose there could be arguments that either time period was "the dark old days," with preference to the latter for most people. Then, the phrase "to date" is used, which is entirely inexplicable. If you mean "from that time until now" you imply that we are still in the dark old days, which were introduced as a past period of time. If you are referring to JFK's legendary expoits with women, then something is missing, such as "before JFK was old enough to date."
In any case, the goal of understandability has been missed.
Now is not yet the time to abandon California. We have a political outsider (by some definitions) in the Governor's office, and he seems intent on fixing things with taxes. Wait until he gets voted out (or doesn't run for reelection) without accomplishing anything before bailing out.
Well, now they can be jammed. It is probably possible to jam only a certain area, such as making it impossible for the satellite to detect any signals within a certain proximity of the jammer.
Don't think that taking out commercial communications will stop the Air Force from jamming what they want to jam.
I went on vacation with three people, three cameras, an iPod and a Belkin media reader for about three weeks. We stayed in hotels, so were able to charge anything that needed it overnight. When the memory cards needed to be emptied, the pictures were copied onto the iPod. We came home with about 7GB of photos, total, although one of the cameras was a video camera, and shot stills at 640x480, so it barely even counted in that total. The D70 among us was using jpeg, though, for less-frequent downloading.
Oddly, it took about two weeks to figure out that we didn't need to plug the iPod charger into the transformer we were carrying; it can be plugged directly into the mains in any civilized country (defined as voltage between 100 and 250) with the appropriate adaptor. That's probably in the manual....
This is what we are taught in high school science class -- if you don't make your own measurements, then how do you know the measurements were made correctly?
And I was taught in college philosophy class that I can't really be sure even of that which I measure myself.
I would venture that it's a function of the tilt of the Earth's axis and the variation in distance from the Sun. I am under the impression that it is a constant shape, because I've seen it printed on a globe.
That is a lot of power for backup. It struck me as a lot for heating control circuitry, but now I think that is the entire house's load. A normal UPS may be able to keep the thermostat circuit alive during an outage, and that may be enough to be comfortable for 8 hours.
The refrigerator and freezer will probably be fine for that amount of time, and the lights can be replaced with candles for the night. I think I could survive comfortably with only a couple hundred watts overnight; set priorities.
With the iPod, you need a third piece of hardware, such as this Belkin device. It activates a new menu option on the iPod that allows copying of photos from a digital camera to the hard drive. It seems like something that could be done in the firmware of the iPod fairly easily, as the iRiver apparently does.
For what it's worth, the system works pretty well with the iPod, except for the need to have a flat surface to lay out all three items for the transfer. Also, it doesn't seem to work with any of my film cameras.
I suppose, yes, I would pay for steam, if the price was right. Obviously, anybody can set a teapot to boil, but that steam condenses pretty readily. I would rather pay for some high-pressure dry steam that could cut a broom handle in half at two meters. I'd pay big bucks for that, 'cause it would be awesome.
That 25 miles figure for the distance to the horizon is only a rule of thumb, and as such it uses certain assumptions. Unfortunately, I don't know those assumptions, but I do know there is an equation to calculate the line of sight distance possible between two objects an arbitrary distance above the Earth's surface. You can find that equation here.
There is a nomograph on that page that allows one with a straightedge to quickly explore the relationships between elevation and line of sight distance. Unfortunately, it is not very clear in html, so the pdf version is also provided, here.
Note that this information is from a US Navy web site, and as such, the distances are listed in nautical miles.
Right now I'm leading with a score of (infinity * 3). Yes, you CAN have that high a score, when you have three projects running at the same time, and no one is writing anything on the web about them
So how many other people are competing? I understand to be in the running, they would need to not have a web site about their projects. You'd probably need to do a lot of cold-calling to find them.
The success of Linux depends on people cooperating to produce quality software. The relative quality of closed-source software doesn't enter into it, because the makers of the latter have an incompatible goal for their software. That is, even if it is somehow 'better' than Linux, it would not be able to fill the niche that Linux fills.
Having leeches use the code from open source projects on proprietary works would do nothing to diminish the original. For that matter, someone (such as myself) who uses Linux but does not contribute back to the expanding pool of source code is similar to this one-way flow of effort you speak of. The bottom line is, Linux does not suffer.
...as opposed to the comparison between 60Hz and 107.1MHz. The physiological effects of overhead power lines are probably quite different from the effects of the local PBS affiliate. Two octaves is the same ballpark.
The pilot will be able to see the runway environment from anywhere on final (course). The pilots can do the whole approach visually. The nose-up attitude you see doesn't restrict visibility of the ground in front of the plane as much as it seems, in part because the cockpit is so far forward in the jet.
Older, especially propeller-driven aircraft would have that problem due to the longer fuselage in front of the pilot. For instance, the corsair (WWII US Navy/Marine fighter) had such a long engine that the pilot would need to make a constant turn, keeping the landing environment in sight just to the left of the nose.
For those of you who haven't been able to watch live, Spaceship One experienced multiple rolls to the right on the ascent. There was no explanation available during the live broadcast....
The CNN interviewer kept interjecting nonsense, so I muted the TV and listened to the web feed, where they didn't feel the need to talk when they had nothing to say.
After I've heard a song about 100 times on the radio, I get to know it well enough to perceive other interpretations of the song as somehow 'wrong.' Listening to live music, which is always different from performance to performance, helps stave off this effect.
I will concede, though, that the live music often has missed notes and other errors. It reminds me that professional musicians aren't perfect, they just spend enough time in the studio to perfect the product before release. (Using varying definitions of perfect.)
There are some major problems with freedom of speech. For example, if you make an original thought, party officials can't automatically discredit you (with scripted monologue they can pigeonhole you). Also, it's a lot easier for people to manipulate this freedom to make provocative statements and thereby threaten and harass others. These are things people need to think about before concluding freedom of speech is good for mankind.
Mad-Libs for trolls. Nothing to see here, move along.
How about the cameras that are in police cars? They stare straight ahead while the officer is issuing a citation in front of his car, ready to supply evidence of wrongdoing, as well as a record of license number, etc.
I think it would be useful to have something like that in my own car, along with a GPS logging system. If pulled over, I could turn the camera to record the conversation with the officer. If someone cut in front of me and slammed on the brakes, in an insurance fraud scheme, it would be noted on camera.
Of course, there is quite a difference between the two examples; the first is surveillance by 'the man' against an unwary populace, while the second is a private citizen using technology to protect his rights.
Right now, it seems traffic violations are fined in accordance with supply and demand. For instance, there aren't very many people that drive 100 mph on public highways, so they are charged more for the offence that those who mildly speed. People who park illegally pay fines according to where they park, to some extent. For instance, the high-availability spots in front of fire hydrants or for the handicapped have higher fines than just ordinary no-parking zones. Supply and demand may not be the right terms, but there do seem to be market forces at work here. I think the market is less than perfect, though, as few are privy to the involvement of others in the same market. (For instance, how much is the fine for speeding 30mph greater than the speed limit in a school zone in your town? How about running a stop sign?)
I submit that when all the infractions that occur can be tabulated and prosecuted, the fines involved will settle out to reasonable levels. This will happen when everybody starts getting weekly speeding tickets in the mail and collectively get tired of it. This could lead to more direct involvement by the people in creation of laws.
I've heard a rule of thumb that 85% of people are safe drivers, regardless of what the speed limits are. That is, if 50% of drivers are speeding, only the top 15% are doing faster than what is safe, but the speed limit is too low for the current conditions. The actual 85% number is probably bogus, but the concept survives with other reasonable numbers.
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Exactly right. You're unique, just like everybody else.
I agree, you really should have used something the US folks understand. I get the "Back in the dark old days" part, but then you have something like a compound prepositional phrase, "of before JFK." To me, "of JFK" would suggest the dark old days were during his time in office, whereas "before JFK" would suggest the time leading up to that. I suppose there could be arguments that either time period was "the dark old days," with preference to the latter for most people. Then, the phrase "to date" is used, which is entirely inexplicable. If you mean "from that time until now" you imply that we are still in the dark old days, which were introduced as a past period of time. If you are referring to JFK's legendary expoits with women, then something is missing, such as "before JFK was old enough to date."
In any case, the goal of understandability has been missed.
Now is not yet the time to abandon California. We have a political outsider (by some definitions) in the Governor's office, and he seems intent on fixing things with taxes. Wait until he gets voted out (or doesn't run for reelection) without accomplishing anything before bailing out.
Don't think that taking out commercial communications will stop the Air Force from jamming what they want to jam.
Oddly, it took about two weeks to figure out that we didn't need to plug the iPod charger into the transformer we were carrying; it can be plugged directly into the mains in any civilized country (defined as voltage between 100 and 250) with the appropriate adaptor. That's probably in the manual....
And I was taught in college philosophy class that I can't really be sure even of that which I measure myself.
I would venture that it's a function of the tilt of the Earth's axis and the variation in distance from the Sun. I am under the impression that it is a constant shape, because I've seen it printed on a globe.
Use a filter. Duh.
The refrigerator and freezer will probably be fine for that amount of time, and the lights can be replaced with candles for the night. I think I could survive comfortably with only a couple hundred watts overnight; set priorities.
I'm pretty sure someone needs to mention Octopussy here.
For what it's worth, the system works pretty well with the iPod, except for the need to have a flat surface to lay out all three items for the transfer. Also, it doesn't seem to work with any of my film cameras.
I suppose, yes, I would pay for steam, if the price was right. Obviously, anybody can set a teapot to boil, but that steam condenses pretty readily. I would rather pay for some high-pressure dry steam that could cut a broom handle in half at two meters. I'd pay big bucks for that, 'cause it would be awesome.
There is a nomograph on that page that allows one with a straightedge to quickly explore the relationships between elevation and line of sight distance. Unfortunately, it is not very clear in html, so the pdf version is also provided, here.
Note that this information is from a US Navy web site, and as such, the distances are listed in nautical miles.
That's not low earth orbit. As has been discussed here repeatedly, a spacecraft needs a lot of extra energy to stay in orbit once it gets to space.
So how many other people are competing? I understand to be in the running, they would need to not have a web site about their projects. You'd probably need to do a lot of cold-calling to find them.
Having leeches use the code from open source projects on proprietary works would do nothing to diminish the original. For that matter, someone (such as myself) who uses Linux but does not contribute back to the expanding pool of source code is similar to this one-way flow of effort you speak of. The bottom line is, Linux does not suffer.
...as opposed to the comparison between 60Hz and 107.1MHz. The physiological effects of overhead power lines are probably quite different from the effects of the local PBS affiliate. Two octaves is the same ballpark.
Older, especially propeller-driven aircraft would have that problem due to the longer fuselage in front of the pilot. For instance, the corsair (WWII US Navy/Marine fighter) had such a long engine that the pilot would need to make a constant turn, keeping the landing environment in sight just to the left of the nose.
The CNN interviewer kept interjecting nonsense, so I muted the TV and listened to the web feed, where they didn't feel the need to talk when they had nothing to say.
I will concede, though, that the live music often has missed notes and other errors. It reminds me that professional musicians aren't perfect, they just spend enough time in the studio to perfect the product before release. (Using varying definitions of perfect.)
I don't even have internet on my mobile phone yet, let alone my watch. I bow to your uber-geekiness.
Mad-Libs for trolls. Nothing to see here, move along.
Anything is possible at Zombo.com.
I think it would be useful to have something like that in my own car, along with a GPS logging system. If pulled over, I could turn the camera to record the conversation with the officer. If someone cut in front of me and slammed on the brakes, in an insurance fraud scheme, it would be noted on camera.
Of course, there is quite a difference between the two examples; the first is surveillance by 'the man' against an unwary populace, while the second is a private citizen using technology to protect his rights.
I submit that when all the infractions that occur can be tabulated and prosecuted, the fines involved will settle out to reasonable levels. This will happen when everybody starts getting weekly speeding tickets in the mail and collectively get tired of it. This could lead to more direct involvement by the people in creation of laws.
I've heard a rule of thumb that 85% of people are safe drivers, regardless of what the speed limits are. That is, if 50% of drivers are speeding, only the top 15% are doing faster than what is safe, but the speed limit is too low for the current conditions. The actual 85% number is probably bogus, but the concept survives with other reasonable numbers.