Nothing happens to them. IIRC, Yahoo Seach is just going to be "powered by Bing" just like many companies internal seach engines are powered by Google. There may need to be some migration to WIndows (If not there already) but that's going to be trivial cost. All the networking equipment is still needed, no one said anythng about closing down data centers on either side. They still got a long way to match Big G, as even if this WAS a combination of Bing and Yahoo it would still be less than 30% market share or about 1/2 the size of Google. Eventually MS will find a way to own Yahoo.
You know that's not such a bad idea! You mod something troll, the meta-mods agree you get those mod points back next time, A careful moderator would never run out of points!
the SYSTEM is ass-backwards in that NOT carrying a balance affects your score. I did that No blance thing the last couple years and my credit score stayed the same, then I started carrying a few 100's in balance for a couple months paying it off after 3-4 months. My credit score jumped 50 points.
Not true. Credit scores are important no matter what Dave Ramsey tells you. Many jobs these days check your credit score and credit history, bad scores due to bad credit history will kill your chances. Insurance companies (life, auto, not sure about health) can charge you higher premiums for lower scores. Plus if you don't have any credit record (you always paid cash) that means a low score too. It's not like you start at 850 and go DOWN, you have to work up to perfect credit. That's ass-backwards for sure but it's the way it is.
Yes I know that, it was a bad analogy but the question remains that whichever tech Google might choses the carrier(s) who use that tech don't have to take a call at thier tower off a phone not on thier customer list. Or do they? I suppose Google could remove this barrier by buying out on of the top tier cell services. Sprint might be a good target.
Correct, phones are a loss leader, and the question is do they make it up with other overpriced services? Hard to say, Sprint is not doing well for sure. You can't keep doing that sort of thing forever and make any money. It's the corp culture these days in any publicly traded company to make this Quarter's numbers regardless of the long term detriment.
The local service for land lines still is owned by the Telcos so Google will have to pay for that, access is granted by law but whoever owns the line can ask for reimbursement fees. .
If they don't own the towers and the network infrastructure to carry calls then how will they offer service unless they piggyback on an existing service? Will a Google Phone work on every carrier and for free? Or will the carriers detect a "foreign" SIM card and block access, similar to how my AT&T phone won't work on a Sprint cell network.
This is all pretty far fetched speculation that it will be free. I think Google likes selling the technology like Andriod to phone mfgs as that is low risk and high payback. Owning a cell network and being #4 or #5 in the market and having to displace major competitors who are well entrenched is not Google's style. High barriers to entry, low margins and high investments doesn't sound like a good market to be in.
So much BS, so little proof. When liberals wanting war plans and strategies and other sensitive information that could help out enemies via FOIA it was rightly refused. I bet you file the same request with Obama and they'll be refused as well.
You want to speak about trampling rights, look no further than Obama for that. Gun ownership rights under attack. RIghts to choose health care option under attack. RIght to keep our hard earned money under attack for increased federal debt. Private Enterprise under attack from TARP and limits on pay. Terrorists granted citizens rights..I could go on. Obama is a Statist for sure. Hell, I'd take Bill Clinton back before I'd let him have another term.
That's an poor excuse. Policy decisions orginate in the Oval Office from the President and his inner council such as Chief of Staff. Then the various departments are charged to execute the policy in the areas they are responsible for. Obama may not know the details of the methods but he does know that his policies are being followed. If he doesn't know what is going on in his Government in context of his policies then he's even dumber than the "dumb" GWB everyone made fun of for years. If this had been GWB you would have been ready to impeach him, but the "Great One" gets excuses made for the same actions.
Because good common sense about Government and it's role doesn't change with the times. You have to realize that they wrote with a sense of history that had seen a lot of nations rise and fall for many of the reasons they rail against. We seem to have forgotten those lessons of history all of a sudden.
Bullshit..Texas High School data has been proven to have been manipilated to make it look like more students graduated, went to colleges and went to highly ranked colleges. Test scores are routinely inflated as teachers and admins are rewarded on high test scores, low dropouts, high college rates. There are quite a few good homesechool groups that do track data for that category, but just like high school data it is only as good as those who report it. When self-interested is involved you can't trust anyone's data. So, what is the source of your data that creationists are left out? I happen to have many folks I know who were homeschoooled and were taught creationism and evolution both, and several who have gone on to excelllent colleges. It's more a matter of the Parents skills at teaching than WHAT they teach as to whether the kids make it in life, after all Science isn't the ONLY subject and not everyone who is succesful goes to college.
Not quite. The OFFICERS can he held liable but only if it can be proven they commited a criminal act or negligent activity. Officers obviously can be stockholders but they don't come after Joe SixPack's stock or his 401K. "Piercing the veil" is very difficult and doesn't occur very often and certainly not 30-50 years after the fact, there is something called "tolling the statute".
IIRC, the Russians will take passengers on Soyuz to ISS. Maybe not quite a regular schedule and not a lot (OK, one) of people but it is a start. The technology is there, just the desire and thus the funds are missing. Until we get some sanity back into humanity we'll be stuck where we are.
It was the same HARDWARE from a Peacekeeper(good idea) but it was NOT the same control logic. It's like you can run Linux on an X86 chip or Windows on the same X86 chip but they are vastly different.
The SRBs were based on the STS Design but are NOT identical. There is a fifth segment, the hard points for the STS tank and vehicle were removed, the nose cone dropped and an interface to a 2nd stage (with seperation charges) added. other design changes were made of a less substansial nature as well.
Atlas V Avionics were in the fifth segment this time out, but reuse of proven existing hardware is not a bad thing. Again there would be code (or firmware) changes for the Aries.
The Aires I is only the base model, so don't everyone get too excited the range is all the way to Aires V which adds two strap on boosters to the side. Aires V is the "Moon shot" and heavy cargo lift version. 2019 would be the planned date for the first Aires V.
We had 3rd Stage and Command Module Engine restart on Apollo missions, nothing new there except 30 yrs has passed. I guess those who designed those engines have passed on. Show me a solid rocket booster you can restart and I'll be impressed. WTF.."Manned space flight isn't out of the experimental stage"..guess you missed all the missions to the Moon. It isn't Star Trek but it's not experimental either, maybe Stage I.
No one knows what it would cost to launch a Saturn V in todays dollars. The last one launched over 30 years ago. There was some talk about bringing it back to life with modern materials to make it lighter and STS engines instead of the JP-1's but that idea was quickly killed even though NASA still has the blueprints.
Long distance High Voltage Power lines that are "grid ties" are DC not AC so the power losses are at the regional substations where it it converted back to AC for local distribution. The power lost in HV AC circuits can be quite high for a number of reasons, voltage drop is a problem at > 60 miles, the frequency has to be kept to tight tolerances plus phases have to be kept in sync and load has to be considered so anything long distance and high voltage is DC.
Bad example..New Orleans levee failures were a PUBLIC (Government) side failure (Corp of Engineers underbudgeting and local levee board stealing money) whereas your rant has to do with PRIVATE industry where expense of safety has to be less or equal to fines/lost time/lost revenue from any accident.
I don't think this is correct. The Penstocks are always water filled and the wickets control the amount of water that passes over the turbine and spins the generator. Closing these gates fast wouldn't cause the effect you mention. What I can see is all a sudden the friction from the water is gone, the inertia of the huge spining masses causes the turbine to over-rev and it tears itself apart. That looks to me like what happened as you see large blocks of concrete thrown about and the top of the generator enclosure is gone. That would also explain the flooding. Then again someone mentioned if you throw a huge dead short load across the generator it would tear itself apart and the transformer explosion could do that. So, it could be a transformer explosion. Another story says "Instruments indicated that it was not a hydraulic impact but a broken turbine cover in the machine hall," said RusHydro board member Alexander Toloshinov according to the Interfax news agency." Knowing the Russians, it's likely we will never know. It's quite possible there was an unlikely chain of events that any one of would not cause a disaster but two together and all hell comes loose.
Plastics can also be made from Natural Gas (mostly Methane) which can be "upgraded" to Ethane and Propane in a refinery. Natural Gas also contains some amounts of Ethane and Propane naturally. So crackiing isn't the only way to get feedstock for plastics. Also, a lot of plastic is recycled and made in to new plastics items, but some "virgin" plastic has to be added it cannot be 100% recycled for some reason.
they must have some of the old Amazon.com folks there. Amazon was like that. Same type of questions, same type of mistakes in what and how they asked the question except they did it in person. I had the same reaction as you did, told them they were wrong in the specification which led to their answer being an incorrect solution. They got pissed and ended the interview. I caught an early flight back:) Plus people were on call 24x7 and worked hellacious hours for low pay and lots of worthless stock options.
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Nothing happens to them. IIRC, Yahoo Seach is just going to be "powered by Bing" just like many companies internal seach engines are powered by Google. There may need to be some migration to WIndows (If not there already) but that's going to be trivial cost. All the networking equipment is still needed, no one said anythng about closing down data centers on either side. They still got a long way to match Big G, as even if this WAS a combination of Bing and Yahoo it would still be less than 30% market share or about 1/2 the size of Google. Eventually MS will find a way to own Yahoo.
You know that's not such a bad idea! You mod something troll, the meta-mods agree you get those mod points back next time, A careful moderator would never run out of points!
the SYSTEM is ass-backwards in that NOT carrying a balance affects your score. I did that No blance thing the last couple years and my credit score stayed the same, then I started carrying a few 100's in balance for a couple months paying it off after 3-4 months. My credit score jumped 50 points.
IIRC there are some phones that operate on all three technologies (CDMA, TDMA, GSM) but that would add costs.
You assume that the carriers would grant Google a roaming agreement. I highly doubt that they would let the camel get it's nose in the tent.
Not true. Credit scores are important no matter what Dave Ramsey tells you. Many jobs these days check your credit score and credit history, bad scores due to bad credit history will kill your chances. Insurance companies (life, auto, not sure about health) can charge you higher premiums for lower scores. Plus if you don't have any credit record (you always paid cash) that means a low score too. It's not like you start at 850 and go DOWN, you have to work up to perfect credit. That's ass-backwards for sure but it's the way it is.
Yes I know that, it was a bad analogy but the question remains that whichever tech Google might choses the carrier(s) who use that tech don't have to take a call at thier tower off a phone not on thier customer list. Or do they? I suppose Google could remove this barrier by buying out on of the top tier cell services. Sprint might be a good target.
Correct, phones are a loss leader, and the question is do they make it up with other overpriced services? Hard to say, Sprint is not doing well for sure. You can't keep doing that sort of thing forever and make any money. It's the corp culture these days in any publicly traded company to make this Quarter's numbers regardless of the long term detriment.
I think you are safer with that bottle of water than drinking from Lake Michigan. It's not as bad as 20 yrs ago but it ain't pure either.
The local service for land lines still is owned by the Telcos so Google will have to pay for that, access is granted by law but whoever owns the line can ask for reimbursement fees. . If they don't own the towers and the network infrastructure to carry calls then how will they offer service unless they piggyback on an existing service? Will a Google Phone work on every carrier and for free? Or will the carriers detect a "foreign" SIM card and block access, similar to how my AT&T phone won't work on a Sprint cell network. This is all pretty far fetched speculation that it will be free. I think Google likes selling the technology like Andriod to phone mfgs as that is low risk and high payback. Owning a cell network and being #4 or #5 in the market and having to displace major competitors who are well entrenched is not Google's style. High barriers to entry, low margins and high investments doesn't sound like a good market to be in.
So much BS, so little proof. When liberals wanting war plans and strategies and other sensitive information that could help out enemies via FOIA it was rightly refused. I bet you file the same request with Obama and they'll be refused as well. You want to speak about trampling rights, look no further than Obama for that. Gun ownership rights under attack. RIghts to choose health care option under attack. RIght to keep our hard earned money under attack for increased federal debt. Private Enterprise under attack from TARP and limits on pay. Terrorists granted citizens rights..I could go on. Obama is a Statist for sure. Hell, I'd take Bill Clinton back before I'd let him have another term.
That's an poor excuse. Policy decisions orginate in the Oval Office from the President and his inner council such as Chief of Staff. Then the various departments are charged to execute the policy in the areas they are responsible for. Obama may not know the details of the methods but he does know that his policies are being followed. If he doesn't know what is going on in his Government in context of his policies then he's even dumber than the "dumb" GWB everyone made fun of for years. If this had been GWB you would have been ready to impeach him, but the "Great One" gets excuses made for the same actions.
Because good common sense about Government and it's role doesn't change with the times. You have to realize that they wrote with a sense of history that had seen a lot of nations rise and fall for many of the reasons they rail against. We seem to have forgotten those lessons of history all of a sudden.
Bullshit..Texas High School data has been proven to have been manipilated to make it look like more students graduated, went to colleges and went to highly ranked colleges. Test scores are routinely inflated as teachers and admins are rewarded on high test scores, low dropouts, high college rates. There are quite a few good homesechool groups that do track data for that category, but just like high school data it is only as good as those who report it. When self-interested is involved you can't trust anyone's data. So, what is the source of your data that creationists are left out? I happen to have many folks I know who were homeschoooled and were taught creationism and evolution both, and several who have gone on to excelllent colleges. It's more a matter of the Parents skills at teaching than WHAT they teach as to whether the kids make it in life, after all Science isn't the ONLY subject and not everyone who is succesful goes to college.
And High Schools don't do the same thing??? Everyone fudges the data to make thier group look better. There are geniuses and idiots in both camps.
Not quite. The OFFICERS can he held liable but only if it can be proven they commited a criminal act or negligent activity. Officers obviously can be stockholders but they don't come after Joe SixPack's stock or his 401K. "Piercing the veil" is very difficult and doesn't occur very often and certainly not 30-50 years after the fact, there is something called "tolling the statute".
IIRC, the Russians will take passengers on Soyuz to ISS. Maybe not quite a regular schedule and not a lot (OK, one) of people but it is a start. The technology is there, just the desire and thus the funds are missing. Until we get some sanity back into humanity we'll be stuck where we are.
It was the same HARDWARE from a Peacekeeper(good idea) but it was NOT the same control logic. It's like you can run Linux on an X86 chip or Windows on the same X86 chip but they are vastly different.
The SRBs were based on the STS Design but are NOT identical. There is a fifth segment, the hard points for the STS tank and vehicle were removed, the nose cone dropped and an interface to a 2nd stage (with seperation charges) added. other design changes were made of a less substansial nature as well.
Atlas V Avionics were in the fifth segment this time out, but reuse of proven existing hardware is not a bad thing. Again there would be code (or firmware) changes for the Aries.
The Aires I is only the base model, so don't everyone get too excited the range is all the way to Aires V which adds two strap on boosters to the side. Aires V is the "Moon shot" and heavy cargo lift version. 2019 would be the planned date for the first Aires V.
We had 3rd Stage and Command Module Engine restart on Apollo missions, nothing new there except 30 yrs has passed. I guess those who designed those engines have passed on. Show me a solid rocket booster you can restart and I'll be impressed. WTF.."Manned space flight isn't out of the experimental stage"..guess you missed all the missions to the Moon. It isn't Star Trek but it's not experimental either, maybe Stage I.
No one knows what it would cost to launch a Saturn V in todays dollars. The last one launched over 30 years ago. There was some talk about bringing it back to life with modern materials to make it lighter and STS engines instead of the JP-1's but that idea was quickly killed even though NASA still has the blueprints.
Long distance High Voltage Power lines that are "grid ties" are DC not AC so the power losses are at the regional substations where it it converted back to AC for local distribution. The power lost in HV AC circuits can be quite high for a number of reasons, voltage drop is a problem at > 60 miles, the frequency has to be kept to tight tolerances plus phases have to be kept in sync and load has to be considered so anything long distance and high voltage is DC.
Bad example..New Orleans levee failures were a PUBLIC (Government) side failure (Corp of Engineers underbudgeting and local levee board stealing money) whereas your rant has to do with PRIVATE industry where expense of safety has to be less or equal to fines/lost time/lost revenue from any accident.
I don't think this is correct. The Penstocks are always water filled and the wickets control the amount of water that passes over the turbine and spins the generator. Closing these gates fast wouldn't cause the effect you mention. What I can see is all a sudden the friction from the water is gone, the inertia of the huge spining masses causes the turbine to over-rev and it tears itself apart. That looks to me like what happened as you see large blocks of concrete thrown about and the top of the generator enclosure is gone. That would also explain the flooding. Then again someone mentioned if you throw a huge dead short load across the generator it would tear itself apart and the transformer explosion could do that. So, it could be a transformer explosion. Another story says "Instruments indicated that it was not a hydraulic impact but a broken turbine cover in the machine hall," said RusHydro board member Alexander Toloshinov according to the Interfax news agency." Knowing the Russians, it's likely we will never know. It's quite possible there was an unlikely chain of events that any one of would not cause a disaster but two together and all hell comes loose.
Plastics can also be made from Natural Gas (mostly Methane) which can be "upgraded" to Ethane and Propane in a refinery. Natural Gas also contains some amounts of Ethane and Propane naturally. So crackiing isn't the only way to get feedstock for plastics. Also, a lot of plastic is recycled and made in to new plastics items, but some "virgin" plastic has to be added it cannot be 100% recycled for some reason.
they must have some of the old Amazon.com folks there. Amazon was like that. Same type of questions, same type of mistakes in what and how they asked the question except they did it in person. I had the same reaction as you did, told them they were wrong in the specification which led to their answer being an incorrect solution. They got pissed and ended the interview. I caught an early flight back :) Plus people were on call 24x7 and worked hellacious hours for low pay and lots of worthless stock options.