Folding@home is a subset of World Community Grid (http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/). One of my Linux boxes at home is constantly working on protein folding or AIDS or related topics.
Is he right, is he delusional, or is he just trying to build buzz for his company's products the best he can?
I had a Nokia cellphone once. It was, by far, the worst piece of crap cellphone I ever touched. Nokia support was completely and totally worthless. Bottom line: I will never own anything from Nokia again as long as I live!
It was hard to believe anyone would needed a calculator for 47 * 3,
You don't need 47 * 3. All you need is 7 * 3 giving a result whose right-most digit is 1. There was only one answer ending in 1, so you click on that answer.
And also the Russian RD180 closed loop engines which are designed to also use the energy driving the pumps for propulsion which means that they are more efficient.
NASA Ames has a Titan I on its side out front. The turbopump exhausts point in the same direction* as the thrust nozzle. How is this different from the RD180?
*(The original Atlas turbopump exhaust pointed more or less at a right angle to the direction of travel; I never understood why.)
Lots of folks who have read Heinlein's "Stranger in a Strange Land" use grok in verbal and written forms. In my experience, it's rare that someone says, "What does that mean?"
From the OP: "Even Linux's most passionate partisans will admit that its filesystem, which stashes vital files in a variety of arcane directories, can be baffling to users."
Yes, it is a pain in the ass to learn where system files live. Just deal with it. If you can't deal with it, go back to windows.
Do any/.ers really think Solaris or AIX or BSD or any other *NIX is going to adopt Fedora's bad decision? They won't, so we will have yet another set of system files that will be different from all the other o.s. versions. Sheesh, what a crummy, poorly thought out decision!
You get in by being exceptionally good at some skill they need...
Good advice from this poster.
I would add a few things.
In college as an E.E. undergraduate, I much preferred the E.E. courses and, seeing no reason to study things like engineering mechanics (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engineering_mechanics), I didn't spend much time on those courses. Who knew I would develop an intense interest in launch systems and orbital mechanics? Try to do well in all your courses. You can't predict the future.
Learn to write very clearly and succinctly. If you read/. much, you will have noticed that most threads have a level of English which compares to about the fifth grade, possibly worse. An excellent command of written and spoken English will put you on a level above those too lazy or too unconcerned to master English.
Learn (and not just on a superficial level) as much math as possible. Become the local expert on calculus and differential equations.
I can't speak to aerospace or mechanical engineering, but the half-life of an E.E. in the U.S. is about fifteen years. You should seriously research the longevity of the career you are anticipating.
The printer-before-last was an H-P color printer with expensive cartridges; never again.
The scanner I bought for work was an H-P scanner. In all my years of buying computers and peripherals for work and for my own use, it was, by far, the most worthless piece of crap I ever saw! Never again.
Headline: "NASA chief changes orbit, says diplomatic ties with Muslims his key role"
The article (http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/32893/20100706/nasa-charles-bolden-muslim-world.htm) says, in part:
"NASA Administrator Charles Bolden says building bridges with the Muslim world was his primary agenda as the head of the space agency raising questions about the scope of NASA's operations.
In an interview with Al Jazeera Bolden said that developing congenial relations with the Muslim world would augment space exploration and that President Barack Obama had assigned him with this diplomatic responsibility."
Obama is the primary reason NASA has become an epic failure.
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Folding@home
Folding@home is a subset of World Community Grid (http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/). One of my Linux boxes at home is constantly working on protein folding or AIDS or related topics.
The NYTimes (http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/06/opinion/sunday/kristof-his-libraries-12000-so-far-change-lives.html?ref=nicholasdkristof) recently wrote about John Wood's opening of more than 12,000 libraries around the world. I have no direct knowledge of his charity (Room to Read), but it sounds worthy.
If you are interested, see http://www.roomtoread.org/.
methane plumes
1. Capture methane.
2. Pipe to areas needing energy.
3. Burn in place of coal, gas, etc.
4. Profit!
Is he right, is he delusional, or is he just trying to build buzz for his company's products the best he can?
I had a Nokia cellphone once. It was, by far, the worst piece of crap cellphone I ever touched. Nokia support was completely and totally worthless. Bottom line: I will never own anything from Nokia again as long as I live!
It was hard to believe anyone would needed a calculator for 47 * 3,
You don't need 47 * 3. All you need is 7 * 3 giving a result whose right-most digit is 1. There was only one answer ending in 1, so you click on that answer.
No rocket science (or calculator) needed.
The ideal solution would be a "drop flaming chunk of rock from outer space at 70,000 mph".
In 1966 Robert Heinlein addressed a similar solution in "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress," which, BTW, is an excellent read.
And also the Russian RD180 closed loop engines which are designed to also use the energy driving the pumps for propulsion which means that they are more efficient.
NASA Ames has a Titan I on its side out front. The turbopump exhausts point in the same direction* as the thrust nozzle. How is this different from the RD180?
*(The original Atlas turbopump exhaust pointed more or less at a right angle to the direction of travel; I never understood why.)
Kelly Beatty's post (http://www.skyandtelescope.com/community/skyblog/observingblog/133013563.html) told me a lot more than the OP, plus there's an interesting animated gif showing the relative positions (in 2D) of the earth, moon, and 2005 YU55.
grok usage
Lots of folks who have read Heinlein's "Stranger in a Strange Land" use grok in verbal and written forms. In my experience, it's rare that someone says, "What does that mean?"
From the OP: "Even Linux's most passionate partisans will admit that its filesystem, which stashes vital files in a variety of arcane directories, can be baffling to users."
/.ers really think Solaris or AIX or BSD or any other *NIX is going to adopt Fedora's bad decision? They won't, so we will have yet another set of system files that will be different from all the other o.s. versions. Sheesh, what a crummy, poorly thought out decision!
Yes, it is a pain in the ass to learn where system files live. Just deal with it. If you can't deal with it, go back to windows.
Do any
Download all that you want, but in my book it's called compulsive hoarding.
You say that like it's a bad thing...
You get in by being exceptionally good at some skill they need...
/. much, you will have noticed that most threads have a level of English which compares to about the fifth grade, possibly worse. An excellent command of written and spoken English will put you on a level above those too lazy or too unconcerned to master English.
Good advice from this poster.
I would add a few things.
In college as an E.E. undergraduate, I much preferred the E.E. courses and, seeing no reason to study things like engineering mechanics (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engineering_mechanics), I didn't spend much time on those courses. Who knew I would develop an intense interest in launch systems and orbital mechanics? Try to do well in all your courses. You can't predict the future.
Learn to write very clearly and succinctly. If you read
Learn (and not just on a superficial level) as much math as possible. Become the local expert on calculus and differential equations.
Good luck!
I can't speak to aerospace or mechanical engineering, but the half-life of an E.E. in the U.S. is about fifteen years. You should seriously research the longevity of the career you are anticipating.
It's one way the KGB/NKVD/Gestapo/Name your agency were able to "maintain order" by instilling fear of your neighbor.
Don't forget the Stasi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stasi). Stasi tactics were disgusting and the number of Stasi informants is unbelievable.
And it wouldn't be impossible for some of the EU states to shoot down the GPS satellites either.
Do you realize the GPS constellation operates at an altitude of approximately 20,200 km?
The printer-before-last was an H-P color printer with expensive cartridges; never again.
The scanner I bought for work was an H-P scanner. In all my years of buying computers and peripherals for work and for my own use, it was, by far, the most worthless piece of crap I ever saw! Never again.
I won't miss you, H-P.
So all three folks up there are without the internet?
(Just jokin', folks. Canada has been the best northern neighbor the U.S. ever had!)
/.-generated comment at the bottom of this page: "Hempstone's Question: If you have to travel on the Titanic, why not go first class?"
If this is so important, why aren't all the airlines doing this for free?
Man, I am so ready to move to an analog world!
The Titan and Atlas flew, as civilian variants, long after the ICBMs were gone.
To get an idea of the complexity of converting an ICBM or IRBM into a booster safe enough for humans, go to http://www.archive.org/stream/thisnewoceanhist00swen/thisnewoceanhist00swen_djvu.txt and search for "MAN-RATING THE MACHINES."
By the time today's kids are looking for jobs, there will be no STEM jobs in America.
To get around legislatively mandated maximum tuition increases, my state universities now have a "tuiition differential fee"...
Which state is this???
what was NASA's Budget pre-Obama? Ok, now what is it now?
For the first time since 1962, the U.S. has no means of putting people into space.
This is an epic failure of NASA and, more importantly, of the current administration.
Headline: "NASA chief changes orbit, says diplomatic ties with Muslims his key role"
The article (http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/32893/20100706/nasa-charles-bolden-muslim-world.htm) says, in part:
"NASA Administrator Charles Bolden says building bridges with the Muslim world was his primary agenda as the head of the space agency raising questions about the scope of NASA's operations.
In an interview with Al Jazeera Bolden said that developing congenial relations with the Muslim world would augment space exploration and that President Barack Obama had assigned him with this diplomatic responsibility."
Obama is the primary reason NASA has become an epic failure.