RTFS. He uses their his own bandwidth. My concern is the legality of the signal. If they have all those antennas, why do they need the truck? Are the signals that weak to be used by others nearby without the truck to amplify them?
...high speed WiFi at every single f-ing location. Besides, is this really news? People have been doing this for the past two years, with solar powered carts, eccentric Euro electric vehicles, bicycles, and just about everything in-between.
So what? Tough luck. If it costs that much, you either fix it or STFU about it. If that many units were actually defective, a suit would already have been brought, but this is a very small percentage of the overall users of the product. This is just another anti-MS person trying to cash in and bring the company down. *rolls eyes*
...this will ever be used. Not because it is dangerous, uneconomical, or anything even remotely having to do with reason. Nay. Rather, because the public has a knee-jerk reaction to the word "nuclear," or "atomic," or "nucular." Fact hardly matters in the opinions of an uneducated, uninformed public.
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Yes, it is stupid, but perception is more important than any of that. Besides, producing a solar cell of one watt releases about 400 kilograms of CO2 in the air. There are problems with every source of energy there exists: there is no cure-all that is free from all pollution. Solar energy is one option, but until it is necessarry - that is, until traditional means of electricity generation are discontinued - solar power will be reserved for those who live far from power lines or those who want to "live" the future. Otherwise, it's a dead cause.
A war cannot be fought with nukes until everyone has one; otherwise, it won't be a war with two sides. And when everyone has one, no one side will attempt to use it in battle, because of mutual destruction, or the potential thereof. Thus, they would most likely resort to using conventional weapons.
There is no substitute for adequate/superior manpower, that is, quantity is in some cases - including this one - more important than any amount of silicon packed by the armed forces. At least, IMO
Uhh, you missed my post altogether. Yes, I know how a typical R/C plane works: I have been flying for a decade. My point was it would be more "nerdy" if it did have such a system, and thus, would be something newsworthy and moderately interesting. As it is, it is not. Am I clear now?
What's so cool about it? A.46 size engine has a lot of oomph. One veteran of the hobby joked that you can get a chair to fly if you stick a big enough motor on it. This thing isn't made of metal: it's just made to look like a real lawnmower. Underneath its skin, it's probably balsa and foam. Nothing exciting.
C'mon, hobbyists have been making and flying this for years and years. I'd be impressed IF they implemented some kind of a height-restriction system to keep the "mower" some distance above the ground, say a few inches or a foor or whatever. But there is nothing unique about this. Sorry.
Sealed in plexiglass? Woudln't be too much work. 1/4 inch plexiglass will stand up to any hail.
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That's the stupidest idea I've ever heard. However, it has been estimated that the conversion of about 175 square kilometers in a high-sun area like the SW desert could supply electricity to the whole country. The problem is cost: it costs MUCH less to burn coal and generate electricity via traditional means. It costs about $5-8 a watt for solar - at efficiencies of about 20-30%. And that is expensive.BR>
Google, like any other high-tech company, will soon fade and merge into nothingness. Maybe they'll dominate for another half-decade, but it ain't gonna remain forever, so express you joy until that fateful day.
Sony products are of a very high quality, so don't taint that in your post. I can come up with many instances where Apple has released poor-quality products, the least of which was the iPod battery fiasco. Both companies put out good products. I do agree with your other points, though.
Sigh, those were the days. Just the other day I found a floppy-load of programs I had written a decade ago. What a great feeling! It's a great language to learn programming with. Happy Birthday!
Link doesn't work. Besides, food is different, as you can't buy a million BigMacs in India (hah!) and ship it to the states for a profit. For non-perishables, it's different.
I don't care if it's legit by whatever loophole on whichever side: it's immoral. And you're helping them continue their shady service by advertising it on Slashdot. Do you think the non-Russian artists who are on that site get paid for their hard work? 99.9999999% that they get jack squat. Shame on you for using such a service. Might as well use P2P if you use their service and not feed the pockets of those who set up such dubious services.
...EVERY single CD I found in shops were bootlegs. I couldn't believe that people were actually buying them. Some of them were so bad that you could see the inkjet printer lines on the cover/back. Needless to say, I didn't buy any of it, but in some places, people have no trouble with this kind of behaviour.
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RTFS. He uses their his own bandwidth. My concern is the legality of the signal. If they have all those antennas, why do they need the truck? Are the signals that weak to be used by others nearby without the truck to amplify them?
...high speed WiFi at every single f-ing location. Besides, is this really news? People have been doing this for the past two years, with solar powered carts, eccentric Euro electric vehicles, bicycles, and just about everything in-between.
Oh. My. God. W. T. F. *imagines the horror*
So what? Tough luck. If it costs that much, you either fix it or STFU about it. If that many units were actually defective, a suit would already have been brought, but this is a very small percentage of the overall users of the product. This is just another anti-MS person trying to cash in and bring the company down. *rolls eyes*
...this will ever be used. Not because it is dangerous, uneconomical, or anything even remotely having to do with reason. Nay. Rather, because the public has a knee-jerk reaction to the word "nuclear," or "atomic," or "nucular." Fact hardly matters in the opinions of an uneducated, uninformed public.
Yes, it is stupid, but perception is more important than any of that. Besides, producing a solar cell of one watt releases about 400 kilograms of CO2 in the air. There are problems with every source of energy there exists: there is no cure-all that is free from all pollution. Solar energy is one option, but until it is necessarry - that is, until traditional means of electricity generation are discontinued - solar power will be reserved for those who live far from power lines or those who want to "live" the future. Otherwise, it's a dead cause.
I am a freelance programmer. Drop me a line at scubyfan@gmail.com and I'll provide you with a competitive quote.
A war cannot be fought with nukes until everyone has one; otherwise, it won't be a war with two sides. And when everyone has one, no one side will attempt to use it in battle, because of mutual destruction, or the potential thereof. Thus, they would most likely resort to using conventional weapons.
There is no substitute for adequate/superior manpower, that is, quantity is in some cases - including this one - more important than any amount of silicon packed by the armed forces. At least, IMO
Uhh, you missed my post altogether. Yes, I know how a typical R/C plane works: I have been flying for a decade. My point was it would be more "nerdy" if it did have such a system, and thus, would be something newsworthy and moderately interesting. As it is, it is not. Am I clear now?
What's so cool about it? A .46 size engine has a lot of oomph. One veteran of the hobby joked that you can get a chair to fly if you stick a big enough motor on it. This thing isn't made of metal: it's just made to look like a real lawnmower. Underneath its skin, it's probably balsa and foam. Nothing exciting.
C'mon, hobbyists have been making and flying this for years and years. I'd be impressed IF they implemented some kind of a height-restriction system to keep the "mower" some distance above the ground, say a few inches or a foor or whatever. But there is nothing unique about this. Sorry.
Sealed in plexiglass? Woudln't be too much work. 1/4 inch plexiglass will stand up to any hail.
That's the stupidest idea I've ever heard. However, it has been estimated that the conversion of about 175 square kilometers in a high-sun area like the SW desert could supply electricity to the whole country. The problem is cost: it costs MUCH less to burn coal and generate electricity via traditional means. It costs about $5-8 a watt for solar - at efficiencies of about 20-30%. And that is expensive.BR>
I think they are sealed...
Google, like any other high-tech company, will soon fade and merge into nothingness. Maybe they'll dominate for another half-decade, but it ain't gonna remain forever, so express you joy until that fateful day.
What kind of a moron would put $2 billion in a bank?
Transparent aluminum already exists.
But how strong can a fabric be that is only one atom thick?
Sony products are of a very high quality, so don't taint that in your post. I can come up with many instances where Apple has released poor-quality products, the least of which was the iPod battery fiasco. Both companies put out good products. I do agree with your other points, though.
Sigh, those were the days. Just the other day I found a floppy-load of programs I had written a decade ago. What a great feeling! It's a great language to learn programming with. Happy Birthday!
Link doesn't work. Besides, food is different, as you can't buy a million BigMacs in India (hah!) and ship it to the states for a profit. For non-perishables, it's different.
Sure, but what's to keep people from importing these into the U.S.? Their domestic sales would suffer as a result.
I don't care if it's legit by whatever loophole on whichever side: it's immoral. And you're helping them continue their shady service by advertising it on Slashdot. Do you think the non-Russian artists who are on that site get paid for their hard work? 99.9999999% that they get jack squat. Shame on you for using such a service. Might as well use P2P if you use their service and not feed the pockets of those who set up such dubious services.
...EVERY single CD I found in shops were bootlegs. I couldn't believe that people were actually buying them. Some of them were so bad that you could see the inkjet printer lines on the cover/back. Needless to say, I didn't buy any of it, but in some places, people have no trouble with this kind of behaviour.