and stories about itself on/. Didn't we have an
article/discussion a few days ago, and figured out
the only thing this 'self-replicating printer machine'
does is make copies of its case?
"once we elect someone we are pretty much stuck with them for two, four, or six years, so if our officials start doing things we don't like, we don't have the opportunity to call new elections and replace them."
Do you believe that Canadians have the opportunity to boot elected officials we don't like at any time??
According to Wikipedia, Carbonite is 1) an explosive, or 2) a fictional ionic compound used in Star Wars. If this fellow used #1 to remake the statue, I hope none of his nerdy friends party with blasting caps. If #2, only his imaginary friends could help.
If Roxanne Gould (and others at the AEA) are serious about opposition that demonizes RFID tags, they should all implant themselves with imbedded tags. Let's see what happens when they next visit a Farm or Walmart.
for this technology:
Apple Computer announced today that it has developed a computer chip that
can store and play music in women's breast implants. The iBreast will cost
$499 to $599. This is considered to be a major breakthrough because women
are always complaining about men staring at their breasts and not listening
to them.
Imagine if, everytime you looked at a breast, it played music!
A couple I know went on a skiing trip last year with their son. Said son told his buddies at school he was going on a trip. The house was protected by ADT. What did the buddies (or friends of buddies) do? Day 1 of the trip - sneak into the back yard of the place, cut the exposed phoneline, then watched what happened. Nothing - the house had a 'dumb' alarm system which called ADT *over the phone line* if an intrusion occured. Day 2 - the buddies cleaned out the place, including 2 very expensive cars (hell, the keys were in the house!). The point of this story is: the thieves first cased the joint to discover that that ADT system was passive (rather than active, which cost more per month), and then cleaned up. As Bruce says, we'll never see total security in our lifetimes.
I'm curious about is how often the 660 gallon tank has to be refilled, or what the flow rate (in beers/hour?) is. A technology that takes waste products, and turns it into clean water and electricity is something to be applauded (think pulp mills), but 2 Kwh from a 3-ton battery does not seem very efficient -- my own body (fueled on beer alone) can do better than that. However, the pure water output is one thing this device produces, unlike my chemical plant.
I once walked into the local grocery store on a Sunday morning. The door was open, and all the staff were there -- cleaning, stocking,... -- but for some reason, I was the only custumer present. One of the brighter staff members eventually noticed me, and asked WTF was I doing? It was ~9:30, and the store did not open till 10:00. After some hilarity, the
manager decided it was an honest mistake (on their part and mine), and I
was not charged with trespassing. However, I did have to leave my half-filled basket inside the store, and wait ~15 minutes to re-enter the store (legally) to complete my trip.
Scientists can use lasers to cool atoms/crystals/mirrors to near absolute zero, does that mean: a) really god-damn-cold-fusion is possible, or b) by increasing the power of the lasers, hot-fusion may occur?. Sorry, but I'm waiting for someone (less drunk and more eloquent than I) to comment on the definition of temperature, the scales (K/F/C), and what this experiment could lead to.
Considering the US population is ~10 times greater than Canada, it seems reasonable that the number of bovines turned into burgers every day/week/year in each country should follow the same ratio. What is 100,000 cattle per day divided by 65,000 per week? Are you smarter than a fifth grader, or what?
I stand corrected. It was once RC, then CCRA, but I missed
the change to CRA. But for some strange reason, calls from
RC/CCRA/CRA on my phone are still displayed as from CCRA.
Can't anyone get these damn computer/phone systems to tell
the truth?
As a canukian, I have a few comments on this terrible disaster:
The CRA (Canada Revenue Agency) was renamed CCRA (Canada Customs
and Revenue Agency) years ago. Makes sense to combine the two
departments.
A joke about strikes in Canada:
Air Canada (our national subsidized air-carrier) goes on stike?
Who cares, we'll walk.
The Canadian postal workers goe on strike? (usually before Christmas).
Great! It means Visa won't be able to find us!
The Breweries (Moslon, Labatts,...) go on strike? Holy Crap!
Rip the furnace out of the basement to make more room, and send
all the vehicles you can muster to the beer store and stock up
for the winter.
In my former life, I worked in research (magnetotellurics) regarding natural EM fields, which employs two sources: lightning (high frequency - 1 Hz and up), and solar effects (very low frequency - 1 Hz and way down). One thing I never figured out is why the solar cycle is ~11 years. Anyone care to hit me with a clue bat?
If Google has money to burn (aka, fuse), and has promised $20 Million/year to the Samba project (see news.samba.org Nov 3/2006), I'd suggest they offer the same deal to this guy. Subject to the condition that he shows significant (or some) progress each term, and that other researchers can duplicate his equipment, experiments, and findings. Even crackpots may have a good idea.
Slashdot Mirror
Flames, Forks, and Fondue makes me think of Hell's Kitchen and Gordon Ramseys logo.
... the handwriting of Donald Knuth (the creator of Metafont/TeX/...)
and stories about itself on /. Didn't we have an
article/discussion a few days ago, and figured out
the only thing this 'self-replicating printer machine'
does is make copies of its case?
Lighting? Feh. I think the DoE should fund research into solid state *lightning*.
is the one inside my head.
Do you believe that Canadians have the opportunity to boot elected officials we don't like at any time??
Narf
Newtons and G's are two different beasts: one is a measure of force, and the other of acceleration. It's *ROCKET SCIENCE*
According to Wikipedia, Carbonite is 1) an explosive, or 2) a fictional ionic compound used in Star Wars. If this fellow used #1 to remake the statue, I hope none of his nerdy friends party with blasting caps. If #2, only his imaginary friends could help.
Out of curiosity, what currency was the machine designed for? Canadian dollars, rubles, sheckles, pesos, dinars, euros, ..., or what?
and if they can't, I bet the crew at Mythbusters would have a great time testing gasoline at various temps/pressures/volumes.
If Roxanne Gould (and others at the AEA) are serious about opposition that demonizes RFID tags, they should all implant themselves with imbedded tags. Let's see what happens when they next visit a Farm or Walmart.
is to put all these recordings on a public (open) site with read-only permissions.
There is one natural unit in computers ...
Colour me purple, but why is the speed (of ram, cpu, drives, ...) still measured in SI units?
Can anyone here (/.) tell us what a website is? In nice, easy-to-understand, legal terms? (It's not a lie ... it's the truth after lossy compression).
for this technology: Apple Computer announced today that it has developed a computer chip that can store and play music in women's breast implants. The iBreast will cost $499 to $599. This is considered to be a major breakthrough because women are always complaining about men staring at their breasts and not listening to them. Imagine if, everytime you looked at a breast, it played music!
I should have said that I could produce more power per ton, than this battery. (And I'm only a little fella).
A couple I know went on a skiing trip last year with their son. Said son told his buddies at school he was going on a trip. The house was protected by ADT. What did the buddies (or friends of buddies) do? Day 1 of the trip - sneak into the back yard of the place, cut the exposed phoneline, then watched what happened. Nothing - the house had a 'dumb' alarm system which called ADT *over the phone line* if an intrusion occured. Day 2 - the buddies cleaned out the place, including 2 very expensive cars (hell, the keys were in the house!). The point of this story is: the thieves first cased the joint to discover that that ADT system was passive (rather than active, which cost more per month), and then cleaned up. As Bruce says, we'll never see total security in our lifetimes.
I'm curious about is how often the 660 gallon tank has to be refilled, or what the flow rate (in beers/hour?) is. A technology that takes waste products, and turns it into clean water and electricity is something to be applauded (think pulp mills), but 2 Kwh from a 3-ton battery does not seem very efficient -- my own body (fueled on beer alone) can do better than that. However, the pure water output is one thing this device produces, unlike my chemical plant.
I once walked into the local grocery store on a Sunday morning. The door was open, and all the staff were there -- cleaning, stocking, ... -- but for some reason, I was the only custumer present. One of the brighter staff members eventually noticed me, and asked WTF was I doing? It was ~9:30, and the store did not open till 10:00. After some hilarity, the
manager decided it was an honest mistake (on their part and mine), and I
was not charged with trespassing. However, I did have to leave my half-filled basket inside the store, and wait ~15 minutes to re-enter the store (legally) to complete my trip.
Scientists can use lasers to cool atoms/crystals/mirrors to near absolute zero, does that mean: a) really god-damn-cold-fusion is possible, or b) by increasing the power of the lasers, hot-fusion may occur?. Sorry, but I'm waiting for someone (less drunk and more eloquent than I) to comment on the definition of temperature, the scales (K/F/C), and what this experiment could lead to.
Considering the US population is ~10 times greater than Canada, it seems reasonable that the number of bovines turned into burgers every day/week/year in each country should follow the same ratio. What is 100,000 cattle per day divided by 65,000 per week? Are you smarter than a fifth grader, or what?
I stand corrected. It was once RC, then CCRA, but I missed the change to CRA. But for some strange reason, calls from RC/CCRA/CRA on my phone are still displayed as from CCRA. Can't anyone get these damn computer/phone systems to tell the truth?
As a canukian, I have a few comments on this terrible disaster: The CRA (Canada Revenue Agency) was renamed CCRA (Canada Customs and Revenue Agency) years ago. Makes sense to combine the two departments. A joke about strikes in Canada: Air Canada (our national subsidized air-carrier) goes on stike? Who cares, we'll walk. The Canadian postal workers goe on strike? (usually before Christmas). Great! It means Visa won't be able to find us! The Breweries (Moslon, Labatts, ...) go on strike? Holy Crap!
Rip the furnace out of the basement to make more room, and send
all the vehicles you can muster to the beer store and stock up
for the winter.
In my former life, I worked in research (magnetotellurics) regarding natural EM fields, which employs two sources: lightning (high frequency - 1 Hz and up), and solar effects (very low frequency - 1 Hz and way down). One thing I never figured out is why the solar cycle is ~11 years. Anyone care to hit me with a clue bat?
If Google has money to burn (aka, fuse), and has promised $20 Million/year to the Samba project (see news.samba.org Nov 3/2006), I'd suggest they offer the same deal to this guy. Subject to the condition that he shows significant (or some) progress each term, and that other researchers can duplicate his equipment, experiments, and findings. Even crackpots may have a good idea.