At the RPMs needed for automobiles, it's been shown that a metal flywheel can break apart if it is of poor quality or the car gets into an accident. The result is just like a bomb going off, with metal fragments flying everywhere. So one of the challenges is to encase the wheel to shield us from the deadly effects of its shattering. Dangerous as it sounds, so are fossil fuels so it doesn't bother me! Just wear a good flak jacket when you drive...
I can't think of anything that takes up that much space. How do they deal with that much data? Do they compress it? (Maybe make it into one big jpeg... just a joke).
Georgia Tech has been doing new research on patches with microneedle arrays that you can't even feel. A tiny computer could control the dosage, potentially.
http://www.gtri.gatech.edu/res-news/NEEDLES.html
Transdermal drug delivery is currently my research topic in school. The idea is to find solvents that go through your skin (stratum corneum is the tough layer) harmlessly and carry a drug with it that goes into your blood. There's a lot of new research for this. I recommend the Journal of Controlled Release, J. of Pharmacological Pharm., and others as good resources in this field.
Sure MP3 is small, but as technology improves so fast, storage size should not be an issue whatsoever. How often do you fret about not having enough RAM or hard drive space? It was a big deal a few years ago, but now we should concentrate on music quality and not worry about compression. I'm hoping some kind of DVD audio format will make CDs and MP3 obsolete by surpassing studio master recordings in quality.
It's so much like mail order, the same laws should apply (out-of-state orders are not taxed, in-state orders are).
If that's not a good system, maybe we should consider the energy, dollar cost, and pollution put out by a retailer in the first place. Even the land value of the store is taxed and requires a large burden of upkeep and liability. The huge savings in transportation (less traffic) by you not going out to by your frigging Abba CD... the absence of a store in general is so good that we should provide an incentive for it not to exist.
The down side is less jobs. But as I learned as a teenager, retail jobs suck hard anyways. Really hard.
This proves to me that "children" don't need protection, they need their RIGHTS to be protected. Specifically, that they are human, individual, and have the potential to outsmart anyone given time to grow and learn. The notion that age is a suitable measure of intelligence and a qualification to be treated fairly is an outrage. I'm not going to suggest petty alternatives, I'm only focusing on the glaring flaws in our system that created these frustrated angry (young) PEOPLE in the first place!
The Beatles' final burned out enterprise to do good, a world bank that opperates expressly to help the disadvantaged. I guess he wasn't being cinical when he sang Live and Let Die, he meant it. Yes I want free music, from independant artists. Not for an old hippie wannabe.
My view is that kids grow up to be intelligent. When they find out what's been hidden from them and why, all it does is create angry and bitter feelings, especially when other kids weren't so sheltered. Some of us willfully go off the wagon and become total party alcoholics. Like I'm making up for what I missed, or maybe I'm just spiteful. Censorship is bad. Posting anonymously.
I'm worried that the same physics that are sending rockets into orbit could cause earth's orbit to be altered. Already we have calculated a small but measurable change from the sling-shot effect of sending our deep-space probes out by near-earth fly-bys. If we do it too much we're going to fall into the sun. Also, the proposed "rail gun" launch technique of achieving orbit applies a force at an angle that could alter our rotation period. I suggest that all future launches be coordinated to have a net zero effect on the earth, maybe by launching only in pairs from opposite sides of the earth. (Even then we're changing the earth's mass, but maybe the constant barage of meteorites we get is making up for it.)
Sites that end up being censored by a public institution should sue for civil rights violations. So now I love lawyers all of a sudden... sure. A million small lawsuits should help set the tone rather than risk one decisive verdict from an anti-sex federal judge.
This is Fox News reporting; I'd go to a better source (like the actual journal) for the real story.
Most cells, especially nerve cells, have a 'resting membrane potential'. Ions (sodium, potassium, chloride, hydrogen) move in and out, changing the electrical potential. Certain concentrations reach threshold potentials, propagating waves across the cell surface opening more ion channels, affecting membrane proteins and whatever. Glass pipettes have been used for a long time to inject or detect ions within a cell, measuring or altering the potential at our own fancy. This research they describe is probably very worthy, but much of the reaction I've seen is sensational nonsense. (Thank you Fox. Actually it's the whole darn media.) My point- reality is often better than science fiction, and it's always better than what the press shows us.
Carbon (and other atomic) NMR produces a pretty good image of the brain (or anything, except metal). Imagin applying these magnets to get better resolution on hospital NMR machines - they could probably see down to the cellular level to identify tumors, etc.
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I'm guessing that ole fashion newsprint paper editors must be all for blocking software because the news that is blocked out competes with their own newspapers. Editors in general have always seemed prudish and preachy to me.
So low numbers of tehnical women = male institution insensitivity? No, I doubt it. I think the girls briefly look at each major open to them, they see me and my friends in class and say "geez what a bunch of dorks. I don't want to work with those losers," and they move on to the next table. Low self esteem goes hand-in-hand with difficult majors, and girls these days are above that.
-Designer cases (mahogany, leather...) -Graduation gift computers that look more like a trophy -Computer cases that look like furniture (bookcase, plant potter) -TARDIS cases from Dr Who -stealth cases: imagin just a monitor hooked up with a hidden cable or infrared port, but no visible computer -null case: just a pile of circuits and cables -beer keg computers -fish aquarium cases -Macintosh
Good lord I hope it's got some defenses! I heard mars rock is the single most expensive rock on earth. This raises a problem with robot independence - any free roaming robot is going to be stolen or vandalized, or at least teased until it breaks.
That Goldin fellow should be more gutsy.
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We're not on Mars because of NASA. I'm not joking in the least when I say that an agency that wakes up its crew with Oldies music is sad. The music is a perfect metaphore for what they've become. THE WAKE-UP SONG SHOULD BE THE NATIONAL ANTHEM. Nope, they'd sooner find a U.N. song to play. Why don't they play something INSPIRING? Would it be Politically Incorrect not to play pansy music?
Mark my words: JAPAN IS GOING TO BEAT US TO MARS.
If a mission fails, only tech people and engineers should ever say "I told you so".
I found it was great for me when I mixed some of the better science fact books, like Asimov's Chronology of Science & Discovery. That gave me a good sense of how very plausible a good scifi story is. If you totally put reality aside, you might as well read fairy tales (not that that's bad!).
It also taught me that much of real science is waaaaay ahead of scifi technology.
To be serious here, what if some country attached a device to slowly push this thing into the earth? Carl Sagan argued _against_ anti-asteroid devices for fear that they could be used in this way as a weapon. I say we destroy it into space dust somehow or send it into the sun before some crazy enemy develops the technology to go and fetch it.
Why do people like Gene get elected? I can only assume she exploits the same techniques that Nazis and other radicals use to satisfy their lust for evil, in this case controlling the thoughts, relationships, and freedom of people. They always target the youth, they're the most exploitable, in the name of their own protection. It pisses me off because it makes me hate all moral people, which I really shouldn't, and generally I hope that an asteroid will settle the issue once and for all like some kind of Tool song. To get back on topic, sexual impulse at that age is as powerful as heroine addiction. Anyone who denies it is a liar or has hormone problems. Why are they trying to ban such a great outlet that basically keeps young males from going crazy? The reasons can only be dark and twisted like the moral cleansing that has always led to genocide throughout history.
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Is this where they say that zero-G or orbital production would be useful? Or is that just a scam to go on a fun space ride?
At the RPMs needed for automobiles, it's been shown that a metal flywheel can break apart if it is of poor quality or the car gets into an accident. The result is just like a bomb going off, with metal fragments flying everywhere. So one of the challenges is to encase the wheel to shield us from the deadly effects of its shattering. Dangerous as it sounds, so are fossil fuels so it doesn't bother me! Just wear a good flak jacket when you drive...
I can't think of anything that takes up that much space. How do they deal with that much data? Do they compress it? (Maybe make it into one big jpeg ... just a joke).
Georgia Tech has been doing new research on patches with microneedle arrays that you can't even feel. A tiny computer could control the dosage, potentially.
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http://www.gtri.gatech.edu/res-news/NEEDLES.htm
Transdermal drug delivery is currently my research topic in school. The idea is to find solvents that go through your skin (stratum corneum is the tough layer) harmlessly and carry a drug with it that goes into your blood. There's a lot of new research for this. I recommend the Journal of Controlled Release, J. of Pharmacological Pharm., and others as good resources in this field.
Sure MP3 is small, but as technology improves so fast, storage size should not be an issue whatsoever. How often do you fret about not having enough RAM or hard drive space? It was a big deal a few years ago, but now we should concentrate on music quality and not worry about compression. I'm hoping some kind of DVD audio format will make CDs and MP3 obsolete by surpassing studio master recordings in quality.
It's so much like mail order, the same laws should apply (out-of-state orders are not taxed, in-state orders are).
If that's not a good system, maybe we should consider the energy, dollar cost, and pollution put out by a retailer in the first place. Even the land value of the store is taxed and requires a large burden of upkeep and liability. The huge savings in transportation (less traffic) by you not going out to by your frigging Abba CD... the absence of a store in general is so good that we should provide an incentive for it not to exist.
The down side is less jobs. But as I learned as a teenager, retail jobs suck hard anyways. Really hard.
This proves to me that "children" don't need protection, they need their RIGHTS to be protected. Specifically, that they are human, individual, and have the potential to outsmart anyone given time to grow and learn. The notion that age is a suitable measure of intelligence and a qualification to be treated fairly is an outrage. I'm not going to suggest petty alternatives, I'm only focusing on the glaring flaws in our system that created these frustrated angry (young) PEOPLE in the first place!
The Beatles' final burned out enterprise to do good, a world bank that opperates expressly to help the disadvantaged. I guess he wasn't being cinical when he sang Live and Let Die, he meant it. Yes I want free music, from independant artists. Not for an old hippie wannabe.
My view is that kids grow up to be intelligent. When they find out what's been hidden from them and why, all it does is create angry and bitter feelings, especially when other kids weren't so sheltered. Some of us willfully go off the wagon and become total party alcoholics. Like I'm making up for what I missed, or maybe I'm just spiteful. Censorship is bad. Posting anonymously.
I'm worried that the same physics that are sending rockets into orbit could cause earth's orbit to be altered. Already we have calculated a small but measurable change from the sling-shot effect of sending our deep-space probes out by near-earth fly-bys. If we do it too much we're going to fall into the sun. Also, the proposed "rail gun" launch technique of achieving orbit applies a force at an angle that could alter our rotation period. I suggest that all future launches be coordinated to have a net zero effect on the earth, maybe by launching only in pairs from opposite sides of the earth. (Even then we're changing the earth's mass, but maybe the constant barage of meteorites we get is making up for it.)
Sites that end up being censored by a public institution should sue for civil rights violations. So now I love lawyers all of a sudden... sure. A million small lawsuits should help set the tone rather than risk one decisive verdict from an anti-sex federal judge.
I only read the chapter summary when we covered NMR in chemistry class. I pass one exam and it goes to my head...
Still, I thought carbon's chemical shift was 20 times that of hydrogen.. I'd better go study now, thank you.
This is Fox News reporting; I'd go to a better source (like the actual journal) for the real story.
Most cells, especially nerve cells, have a 'resting membrane potential'. Ions (sodium, potassium, chloride, hydrogen) move in and out, changing the electrical potential. Certain concentrations reach threshold potentials, propagating waves across the cell surface opening more ion channels, affecting membrane proteins and whatever. Glass pipettes have been used for a long time to inject or detect ions within a cell, measuring or altering the potential at our own fancy. This research they describe is probably very worthy, but much of the reaction I've seen is sensational nonsense. (Thank you Fox. Actually it's the whole darn media.) My point- reality is often better than science fiction, and it's always better than what the press shows us.
Carbon (and other atomic) NMR produces a pretty good image of the brain (or anything, except metal). Imagin applying these magnets to get better resolution on hospital NMR machines - they could probably see down to the cellular level to identify tumors, etc.
I'm guessing that ole fashion newsprint paper editors must be all for blocking software because the news that is blocked out competes with their own newspapers. Editors in general have always seemed prudish and preachy to me.
Isn't a person more likely to visit the sick if you know you're immune to transmission?
What will this do for file size? Could you have a 3-D JPEG? Is the depth good enough to describe, say, your average set of Baywatch boobs?
So low numbers of tehnical women = male institution insensitivity? No, I doubt it. I think the girls briefly look at each major open to them, they see me and my friends in class and say "geez what a bunch of dorks. I don't want to work with those losers," and they move on to the next table. Low self esteem goes hand-in-hand with difficult majors, and girls these days are above that.
-Designer cases (mahogany, leather...)
-Graduation gift computers that look more like a trophy
-Computer cases that look like furniture (bookcase, plant potter)
-TARDIS cases from Dr Who
-stealth cases: imagin just a monitor hooked up with a hidden cable or infrared port, but no visible computer
-null case: just a pile of circuits and cables
-beer keg computers
-fish aquarium cases
-Macintosh
I always mark Dec 12, at 12:12 and 12 seconds by yelling "NOW!" and pumping my fists in jubilation. Won't you join me?
Good lord I hope it's got some defenses! I heard mars rock is the single most expensive rock on earth. This raises a problem with robot independence - any free roaming robot is going to be stolen or vandalized, or at least teased until it breaks.
We're not on Mars because of NASA. I'm not joking in the least when I say that an agency that wakes up its crew with Oldies music is sad. The music is a perfect metaphore for what they've become. THE WAKE-UP SONG SHOULD BE THE NATIONAL ANTHEM. Nope, they'd sooner find a U.N. song to play. Why don't they play something INSPIRING? Would it be Politically Incorrect not to play pansy music?
Mark my words: JAPAN IS GOING TO BEAT US TO MARS.
If a mission fails, only tech people and engineers should ever say "I told you so".
I found it was great for me when I mixed some of the better science fact books, like Asimov's Chronology of Science & Discovery. That gave me a good sense of how very plausible a good scifi story is. If you totally put reality aside, you might as well read fairy tales (not that that's bad!).
It also taught me that much of real science is waaaaay ahead of scifi technology.
To be serious here, what if some country attached a device to slowly push this thing into the earth? Carl Sagan argued _against_ anti-asteroid devices for fear that they could be used in this way as a weapon. I say we destroy it into space dust somehow or send it into the sun before some crazy enemy develops the technology to go and fetch it.
Why do people like Gene get elected? I can only assume she exploits the same techniques that Nazis and other radicals use to satisfy their lust for evil, in this case controlling the thoughts, relationships, and freedom of people. They always target the youth, they're the most exploitable, in the name of their own protection. It pisses me off because it makes me hate all moral people, which I really shouldn't, and generally I hope that an asteroid will settle the issue once and for all like some kind of Tool song. To get back on topic, sexual impulse at that age is as powerful as heroine addiction. Anyone who denies it is a liar or has hormone problems. Why are they trying to ban such a great outlet that basically keeps young males from going crazy? The reasons can only be dark and twisted like the moral cleansing that has always led to genocide throughout history.