I dont know if you've ever tried, but using a GPS in a city can be *very* difficult, even impossible.
Tall building can block satellites or cause reflections. You need external antennas and some seriously good recievers to get a decent signal in any built up area. Forget about tunnels and car parks though, anything would be useless in there.
I'm happy for GPS to assist, but it's by no means a replacement for having an idea about where you're going.
I work in a service oriented team. The programmers on the other side of the partition get shitty with noise and activity, but I thrive on it. I'm contantly working between my colleagues - helping them, discussing customers problem etc.
Sometimes guys in my team need to concentrate on a specific task, so they put on some headphones. Seems to work fine...
That's why the collectors are covered in glass....
The black panels absorb and retransmits the light, but since their temperature is far lower than the sun the retransmitted light is lower wavelength (ie infra-red). The glass used (or all glass?) is opaque to infra-red, so the infra-red heat energy is re-absorbed and doesnt escape.
A double glass layer on top is even better for stopping the heat loss since it insulates the inner glass panel from convective currents.
So why allow laws to be created that wont be enforced - it's a waste of our taxpayers money.
You're also then subject to the whim of the enforcing officer - someone could bust you and not others because they have an agenda, which is second only to corruption.
Alot of the criticism seems to be coming from audiences who've never seen the background story to Borat's antics. Sasha really is a brilliant satirist.
You cant get energy for nothing. Piezo roads would suck energy from cars (due to the peizos compressing) and thus cars would use more fuel (at a really sucky efficiency level)
No offence intended - the main tip to integrating in Australia is to STOP BEING SO ANNOYING.
I guess not all of American culture translates to Australia. We are generally more laid back and less demanding/arrogant. "No worries" is a common philosophy. Service levels are lower (no tips) and thus you'll have to be more patient. Consumerism isnt quite so rampant in the sense that shops may have limited trading hours, competition isnt as fierce as the US etc.
The visa arrangements between US and Australia are pretty good, but I'm not sure about Immigration. Typically if you can be sponsored by your work or can demonstrate you are a skilled worker then it's OK.
Many Australian mine sites that I work on require drug testing before site entry as part of their "Fitness for Work" policies. It's usually only a once-off or random thing.
In my original comment, I purposely used the word "transgenic". This isnt just boosting selective breeding, but (if you pardon the pun) a whole other kettle of fish.
Im not convinced that "the public" can make an educated and informed decision. Ever watched an election?
One on one, and given the right information, most people can make an informed choice that blends the facts and their own moral compass. Unfortunately if you leave it up to "the public", a large number of people will be swayed by advertising (both true and false, both positive and negative).
Personally I'd rather leave this debate in a controlled forum rather than release it onto the supermarket floor. The number of poeple who will incorrectly associate clones with transgenic GM will be disasterous for any usefull progress.
As long as there is a stong distinction between trans-genic GM products and cloned products, Im all for it.
Personally I'm fairly comfortable with GM products, but realise that many people have well founded fears (new food alergies, genie out of the bottle etc). Unfortunately many uninformed people will treat clones the same and make an issue due to FUD.
Bring on the clones I say, this can only be a win for quality and value.
For larger demands, a switchmode regulator can be as small as 4 components, and as high as 98% efficient. It's not a big deal for any electronics engineer to include one on a board.
If the demand is in milliwatts then a wastefull linear reglator still isnt a big drama in terms of overall efficiency. The 1% saved at the main PSU could drive hundreds of small linear regulators.
Most motherboards allready run the CPU off the 12V rail anyway. The CPU voltages no longer match the PSU's 12/5/3.3v rails, so the have onboard switchmode supplies to get the desired 1.5V @ 80Amps or whatever is required.
Where this would get more complicated is ensuring cards/drives etc can work with a single 12V supply.
The battery patent actually mentions something like 3500V and 50kWH or so. Charging 50kWH in 5 minutes would require a 600kW power source!
Using a slower charging battery as a buffer, this would still require 2kW of continuous power for each car that would be charged each day. For several hundred customers a day this is a shitload of power.
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No amount of natural cross-breeding will result in tomatoe vines with glow-in-the-dark fish genes.
The anti-GM activity is due to the proliferation of new protiens in existing foods that will trigger new alergies/diseases. Also with plants once they start releasing pollen you cant control it.
Many fishing attempts look pretty legitimate, and even IT professionsals have to dig through email headers to make sure. Mom and Pop online banking users arent going to have these skills.
Since the banks provided the service in the first place, and have the money/skills to fix it, it's only fair that they improve their security or pay for the consequences themselves. I have to provide photo ID and keycard when I go in the bank in person, so why shouldnt there be more than a simple static pin protecting my account online?
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You can still downshift in an auto to help with engine braking. Yes! you can actually use those numbers 3, 2 and 1.
I'm not trying to be sarcastic - heaps of people drive automatics and never move out of "D".
Where I come from, any space larger than 1 car will be instantly filled by surrounding vehicles. It's almost as though you're driving backwards!
I dont know if you've ever tried, but using a GPS in a city can be *very* difficult, even impossible.
Tall building can block satellites or cause reflections. You need external antennas and some seriously good recievers to get a decent signal in any built up area. Forget about tunnels and car parks though, anything would be useless in there.
I'm happy for GPS to assist, but it's by no means a replacement for having an idea about where you're going.
That makes no sense. Why would you not go to XP Professional?
And then we can cure human diabetes by eating at Chinese Restaurants!
My XP machines have always been very reliable with hibernate/restore - maybe 99%.
I agree.
I work in a service oriented team. The programmers on the other side of the partition get shitty with noise and activity, but I thrive on it. I'm contantly working between my colleagues - helping them, discussing customers problem etc.
Sometimes guys in my team need to concentrate on a specific task, so they put on some headphones. Seems to work fine...
That's why the collectors are covered in glass....
The black panels absorb and retransmits the light, but since their temperature is far lower than the sun the retransmitted light is lower wavelength (ie infra-red). The glass used (or all glass?) is opaque to infra-red, so the infra-red heat energy is re-absorbed and doesnt escape.
A double glass layer on top is even better for stopping the heat loss since it insulates the inner glass panel from convective currents.
So why allow laws to be created that wont be enforced - it's a waste of our taxpayers money.
You're also then subject to the whim of the enforcing officer - someone could bust you and not others because they have an agenda, which is second only to corruption.
I agree. Best post so far.
Alot of the criticism seems to be coming from audiences who've never seen the background story to Borat's antics. Sasha really is a brilliant satirist.
You cant get energy for nothing. Piezo roads would suck energy from cars (due to the peizos compressing) and thus cars would use more fuel (at a really sucky efficiency level)
No offence intended - the main tip to integrating in Australia is to STOP BEING SO ANNOYING.
I guess not all of American culture translates to Australia. We are generally more laid back and less demanding/arrogant. "No worries" is a common philosophy. Service levels are lower (no tips) and thus you'll have to be more patient. Consumerism isnt quite so rampant in the sense that shops may have limited trading hours, competition isnt as fierce as the US etc.
The visa arrangements between US and Australia are pretty good, but I'm not sure about Immigration. Typically if you can be sponsored by your work or can demonstrate you are a skilled worker then it's OK.
Many Australian mine sites that I work on require drug testing before site entry as part of their "Fitness for Work" policies. It's usually only a once-off or random thing.
Considering that many farmers will be able to control the diet and living conditions of their stock, I dont see a big deal here.
In my original comment, I purposely used the word "transgenic". This isnt just boosting selective breeding, but (if you pardon the pun) a whole other kettle of fish.
Im not convinced that "the public" can make an educated and informed decision. Ever watched an election?
One on one, and given the right information, most people can make an informed choice that blends the facts and their own moral compass. Unfortunately if you leave it up to "the public", a large number of people will be swayed by advertising (both true and false, both positive and negative).
Personally I'd rather leave this debate in a controlled forum rather than release it onto the supermarket floor. The number of poeple who will incorrectly associate clones with transgenic GM will be disasterous for any usefull progress.
The big wins are in cloning prize bulls, or exceptional steers that were found after castration.
Cloning good milk producers would be a bit slow, but over time that would change. Remember that clones can have offspring (calves/sperm) too!
Ahh, is this off topic or just uninformed? Please RTFA.
As long as there is a stong distinction between trans-genic GM products and cloned products, Im all for it.
Personally I'm fairly comfortable with GM products, but realise that many people have well founded fears (new food alergies, genie out of the bottle etc). Unfortunately many uninformed people will treat clones the same and make an issue due to FUD.
Bring on the clones I say, this can only be a win for quality and value.
For larger demands, a switchmode regulator can be as small as 4 components, and as high as 98% efficient. It's not a big deal for any electronics engineer to include one on a board.
If the demand is in milliwatts then a wastefull linear reglator still isnt a big drama in terms of overall efficiency. The 1% saved at the main PSU could drive hundreds of small linear regulators.
Most motherboards allready run the CPU off the 12V rail anyway. The CPU voltages no longer match the PSU's 12/5/3.3v rails, so the have onboard switchmode supplies to get the desired 1.5V @ 80Amps or whatever is required.
Where this would get more complicated is ensuring cards/drives etc can work with a single 12V supply.
Thanks for pointing that out. Whilst I didnt RTFA, the editors definitely should!
Someone please mod this up Informative.
It's even worse than that...
The battery patent actually mentions something like 3500V and 50kWH or so. Charging 50kWH in 5 minutes would require a 600kW power source!
Using a slower charging battery as a buffer, this would still require 2kW of continuous power for each car that would be charged each day. For several hundred customers a day this is a shitload of power.
No amount of natural cross-breeding will result in tomatoe vines with glow-in-the-dark fish genes.
The anti-GM activity is due to the proliferation of new protiens in existing foods that will trigger new alergies/diseases. Also with plants once they start releasing pollen you cant control it.
You dont get it do you?
Many fishing attempts look pretty legitimate, and even IT professionsals have to dig through email headers to make sure. Mom and Pop online banking users arent going to have these skills.
Since the banks provided the service in the first place, and have the money/skills to fix it, it's only fair that they improve their security or pay for the consequences themselves. I have to provide photo ID and keycard when I go in the bank in person, so why shouldnt there be more than a simple static pin protecting my account online?