Another major breakthrough for solar power. Especially if they can mass produce it, but even if not, I'm sure this sort of thing will just lead to further developments down the line. In addition to making it easier for a home user to purchase and have installed, think of a reduced cost for mass deployments either in power plants, or in space exploration uses such as on a permanent moon base.
Ultimately it's going to be commercial factors that help drive human space exploration. While a "Star Trek" universe where the sole mission is to go out and explore is a great idea, right now economic factors will need to be behind the wheel, and getting some commercial ventures off the ground will help drive up space flight.
With their position at the top of the information world, and now branching out more and more everyday with products like android, and their new ebook venture, we're going to get to the point where google powers or integrates with just about everything. I both welcome this as their quality is usually top notch, and fear this as it means a potential breach of privacy by a private company that really no one will be able to stop...
You're right, Google's business is information and the distribution and flow of it. Why would they want to worry about the hassles of a physical product when they'll have a dozen companies all waiting in line? Google is a company of the intangible and that's their biggest strength.
That's a good point about the core of the planet, I remember reading that only the Earth has the protective magnetic field. Is it possible, and this will draw on my real lack of geology, but would a shift in orbit, say a collision that formed the "moons" of Mars pushed it out, and had enough either change in temperature of maybe a collision itself was disruptive enough to stop it from working?
Is it possible that mars was warmer at a time? Either with a high level of CO2 or some other greenhouse gas that would have warmed the surface enough for running water? Maybe a little more dramatic but maybe even a slightly closer orbit?
Yes yes I know it isn't going to be as dramatic as a home invasion, my point is, are they actually planning on doing this, or is this just the department posturing for no practical reason other than to get a bunch of nerds all upset?
Are they actually planning on home invasions? Unless they have inspectors lining up to look at my wireless setup then saying this which will clearly get a lot of people "us" all worked up, why say it at all?
While it may not seem like it the space station is essentially a desert with very little water. This sort of situation really makes it important to loose as little water as possible, and as the astronauts even said when properly treated it tastes great!
I think forcing people into any sort of invasive scan is overboard, but keeping this as an alternative to a pat-down, or even as an option is not a bad idea. I don't mind showing off to a few security guards that probably couldn't care less if it means I can get on the plane faster, but the key here is that it should be a choice.
As an outsourcer I ran in to an issue for a while trying to talk someone through something on the phone, because as it turns out, everything in side the server room is a server, even the switches, the routers, and and other piece of equipment. It really just comes down to people hearing one or two terms and thinking they're talking "tech-speak" with you. Only problem is often times they're either unable or unwilling to learn, or take offense at suggestions on what the difference is.
You're right, they're not explicitly textbooks but rather science books aimed towards an intelligent audience. This doesn't rule them out for being used in a class room in a text book based fashion. The fact that they're written by a Nobel Prize winner still doesn't invalidate the point that they might be dull or poorly presented take Stephen Hawkings early books for example.
I really like this, and shows that this company has a better understanding of the big picture when it comes to the dissemination of ideas. My question though is to the quality of these books. I've found often times text books to be poor presentations of science, either making it boring, inaccurate, or just a poor presentation in general. Though quality aside, I still applaud their efforts to make knowledge more freely available.
That's fine on a personal level, and really has to do with choice, you can choose to find a different partner. Dell on the other hand can't afford that choice, someone choosing Gateway, or Lenovo, or even a Mac means lost revenue for them in both the form of the sale itself plus lost word of mouth and possibly even a bad mouthing to all her laptop buying friends.
Sounds like you should be on their marketing team. In just a few minutes you broke down what they had, and presented pretty much the same thing but in a much better and probably more effective light. Well said.
Oh I know, my girlfriend picks them up every once and a while... I'm sure just for the sex tips... but I think theres a difference in the marketing. Those are things that you can pick up here and there, plus those are their sole purpose. Having a independent device such as a computer marketed that way is much more blatantly pushed on women.
Just because they're true doesn't mean they want to be reminded about them. It's like telling that girlfriend she should go on a diet, or that she looks fat in those jeans.
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Another major breakthrough for solar power. Especially if they can mass produce it, but even if not, I'm sure this sort of thing will just lead to further developments down the line. In addition to making it easier for a home user to purchase and have installed, think of a reduced cost for mass deployments either in power plants, or in space exploration uses such as on a permanent moon base.
Ultimately it's going to be commercial factors that help drive human space exploration. While a "Star Trek" universe where the sole mission is to go out and explore is a great idea, right now economic factors will need to be behind the wheel, and getting some commercial ventures off the ground will help drive up space flight.
With their position at the top of the information world, and now branching out more and more everyday with products like android, and their new ebook venture, we're going to get to the point where google powers or integrates with just about everything. I both welcome this as their quality is usually top notch, and fear this as it means a potential breach of privacy by a private company that really no one will be able to stop...
You're right, Google's business is information and the distribution and flow of it. Why would they want to worry about the hassles of a physical product when they'll have a dozen companies all waiting in line? Google is a company of the intangible and that's their biggest strength.
Yes and no. It's atmosphere is something like 95% CO2, but the atmosphere is very thin. So what they have is mostly CO2 but they don't have very much.
You're right, but I don't really imagine that we'd see water flowing through valleys on any of them...
That's a good point about the core of the planet, I remember reading that only the Earth has the protective magnetic field. Is it possible, and this will draw on my real lack of geology, but would a shift in orbit, say a collision that formed the "moons" of Mars pushed it out, and had enough either change in temperature of maybe a collision itself was disruptive enough to stop it from working?
Ding ding! Look at Venus for example, its atmosphere makes it hotter than Mercury even though its farther from the sun...
Is it possible that mars was warmer at a time? Either with a high level of CO2 or some other greenhouse gas that would have warmed the surface enough for running water? Maybe a little more dramatic but maybe even a slightly closer orbit?
Weapons that can destroy the planet are never a good thing so long as there's so much tension in the world.
Yes yes I know it isn't going to be as dramatic as a home invasion, my point is, are they actually planning on doing this, or is this just the department posturing for no practical reason other than to get a bunch of nerds all upset?
Are they actually planning on home invasions? Unless they have inspectors lining up to look at my wireless setup then saying this which will clearly get a lot of people "us" all worked up, why say it at all?
Antarctica is technically a desert even though its full of ice because of its low precipitation. :P
So if it's changing shape, and distorts light, does that mean that it voids a majority of data we get from long range observations?
Well they said the water included recycled sweat, so I'm guessing something is sucking it out of the air and condensing it.
While it may not seem like it the space station is essentially a desert with very little water. This sort of situation really makes it important to loose as little water as possible, and as the astronauts even said when properly treated it tastes great!
I think forcing people into any sort of invasive scan is overboard, but keeping this as an alternative to a pat-down, or even as an option is not a bad idea. I don't mind showing off to a few security guards that probably couldn't care less if it means I can get on the plane faster, but the key here is that it should be a choice.
As an outsourcer I ran in to an issue for a while trying to talk someone through something on the phone, because as it turns out, everything in side the server room is a server, even the switches, the routers, and and other piece of equipment. It really just comes down to people hearing one or two terms and thinking they're talking "tech-speak" with you. Only problem is often times they're either unable or unwilling to learn, or take offense at suggestions on what the difference is.
But doesn't this seem like the height of laziness?
You're right, they're not explicitly textbooks but rather science books aimed towards an intelligent audience. This doesn't rule them out for being used in a class room in a text book based fashion. The fact that they're written by a Nobel Prize winner still doesn't invalidate the point that they might be dull or poorly presented take Stephen Hawkings early books for example.
I really like this, and shows that this company has a better understanding of the big picture when it comes to the dissemination of ideas. My question though is to the quality of these books. I've found often times text books to be poor presentations of science, either making it boring, inaccurate, or just a poor presentation in general. Though quality aside, I still applaud their efforts to make knowledge more freely available.
That's fine on a personal level, and really has to do with choice, you can choose to find a different partner. Dell on the other hand can't afford that choice, someone choosing Gateway, or Lenovo, or even a Mac means lost revenue for them in both the form of the sale itself plus lost word of mouth and possibly even a bad mouthing to all her laptop buying friends.
Sounds like you should be on their marketing team. In just a few minutes you broke down what they had, and presented pretty much the same thing but in a much better and probably more effective light. Well said.
Oh I know, my girlfriend picks them up every once and a while... I'm sure just for the sex tips... but I think theres a difference in the marketing. Those are things that you can pick up here and there, plus those are their sole purpose. Having a independent device such as a computer marketed that way is much more blatantly pushed on women.
Just because they're true doesn't mean they want to be reminded about them. It's like telling that girlfriend she should go on a diet, or that she looks fat in those jeans.