I wonder if the inventor had any idea how much black powder would have been required to lift even a moderately sized object into orbit? By my calculations, the energy released by the boosters would have atomized said flying machine, plus its unlucky passenger...
I have to ask, but why in the name of all of Satan's little helpers does this thing have both a parallel port and four (count 'em - 4!) RS-232 COM Ports? Why not replace the Printer port with a DVI-OUT, and just get rid of the COM ports alltogether? Who needs 'em?
Disclaimer: it has been years since I've spoken Dutch. What follows hsould be taken with a fairly large grain of salt...
Fontys student develops important mathematical discovery
While most students languished on the beaches this Summer, Fontys student Geert-Jan Uytdewilligen discovered the solution to one of the oldest mathematical problems. He proved an inportant step in - wait for it - the classification of the zero-points of polynomials of any order.
This problem was already known to the ancient Egyptians. During the Renaissance, a clearer understaning of (the problem) existed, and one 19th century scientist published (a paper) on his findings that stated the problem could not be solved. But Geert-Jan Uytdewilligen, a fourth-year student at Fontys High-school of Applied Science finally shed light on the complex problem. He discovered a formula for the classification of the zero-points of any order. Mathematical proofs have thus far not come from the sixth grade.
Difficult Puzzles
Ever since his youth, Geert-Jan Uytdewilligen was obsessed with the solution of difficult puzzles. 'I always feel at home in abstract thought', he says, 'In elementary school, I was very good at arithmetic, and therefore in my future studies, I stuck to mathematics. At one particular point in (my) mathemetics lesson, (we) handled the parabola. From that moment, I became interested in the pure algebraic problems that flowed from that. In particular, the higher grade comparison of the zero-points intruiged me, since mathematicians had been searching for a solution to the problem for ages. This was a challenge for me, to solve the problem which is purely theoretical. I had a slight practical advantage, because one can usually fill in the numbers(?) with a computer. The problem is then solved in this manner.'
Polynomials
Geert-jan designed mathematical formulae that were previously regarded as not-undestandable by the layperson. Perhaps you might recognize this formula: a[n]*x^n+a[n-1]*x^(n-1)+..+a1*x+a0=0. 'This is the general form of a regular polynomial', he says. Regular polynomials are a combination of increasing powers and multiplication. If you solve for x in this formula, then you get the zero-points of the polynomial. Polynomial solutions up to the sixth order are already known. I found a formula to find the zero-points of a polynomial of any order!'
Publication
Geert-Jan's discovery first saw light of day in the magazine Science Guide, and generated a lot of publicity. This was the reward of two years of hard work. Geert-Jan: 'You don't expect such a vague starting-point to result in such a hit. This is strange, considering the amount of technical jargon, which make the theory hard to follow. But at the same time, the pieces of the puzzle began to come together. Yes, I had the Eureka-moment! But I remained a freely sober person, and held myself together. I didn't allow my studies to suffer because of my hobby.'
It was the Republicans who decided to center this entire campaign around Iraq (proably to distract the sheeple from the appalling domestic issues). I think that Moore's decision is the correct one - show the populace that Bush's war is actually his weakest plank - not one on which he should be focussing...
Why bother? Pick Finnegan's Wake as your research subject, and then just write a thousand random words in stream-of-conciousness fashion as your 'research'. You're guaranteed an A, since no-one on this planet has any clue what the book is about (including Joyce, I'm willing to bet).
Actually, the US used it's first nuclear weapon in a field of war without testing it first. The mechanics behind the design of the Uranium bomb (aka 'Little Boy') were so simple that they felt no testing was necssary. The design delivered only a few percent efficiency, but it appears to have been enough.
The Plutonium bomb, on the other hand, was a far more complicated design (a concentric shell implosion), which is why the Manhattan team decided to test it first (i.e. Trinity).
Leaving aside the problem that trying to get any accuracy out of a 30' rocket is like trying to fly an elephant, many hobbyists build their own engines.
It's not hard to do, and the materials are quite readily available. If a terrorist wanted to build an I or even a K type engine (about 2,560 N-s max impulse), they could do so quite easily.
My guess is that Jacksonville makes a good test site becase the city is so large (in terms of land area - population, not so much). So, it's an ideal test site for WiFi coverage. If I remember correctly, Sprint also used Jacksonville as a test site for their own long-range WiFi service not too long ago.
I live in Jacksonville. If any of you techies are willing to relocate to Florida, some of the biggest names in business have large campuses here - Merrill Lynch, Blue Cross, CSX, Bank of America, etc. Come on down - we could use the company;-)
I suspect the market for DVI/HDMI will be driven not by PCs but at first by HDTV monitors. My Panasonic 42" Plasma has both D-Sub and DVI connectors. DVD players with DVI/HDMI outputs are becoming more numerous. It won't be long before PC manufacturers will feel the need to catch up in the name of 'convergence'.
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I wonder if the inventor had any idea how much black powder would have been required to lift even a moderately sized object into orbit? By my calculations, the energy released by the boosters would have atomized said flying machine, plus its unlucky passenger...
I have to ask, but why in the name of all of Satan's little helpers does this thing have both a parallel port and four (count 'em - 4!) RS-232 COM Ports? Why not replace the Printer port with a DVI-OUT, and just get rid of the COM ports alltogether? Who needs 'em?
Did you also roughly estimate the spelling of 'Coriolis Effect'?
Disclaimer: it has been years since I've spoken Dutch. What follows hsould be taken with a fairly large grain of salt...
Fontys student develops important mathematical discoveryWhile most students languished on the beaches this Summer, Fontys student Geert-Jan Uytdewilligen discovered the solution to one of the oldest mathematical problems. He proved an inportant step in - wait for it - the classification of the zero-points of polynomials of any order.
This problem was already known to the ancient Egyptians. During the Renaissance, a clearer understaning of (the problem) existed, and one 19th century scientist published (a paper) on his findings that stated the problem could not be solved. But Geert-Jan Uytdewilligen, a fourth-year student at Fontys High-school of Applied Science finally shed light on the complex problem. He discovered a formula for the classification of the zero-points of any order. Mathematical proofs have thus far not come from the sixth grade.
Difficult PuzzlesEver since his youth, Geert-Jan Uytdewilligen was obsessed with the solution of difficult puzzles. 'I always feel at home in abstract thought', he says, 'In elementary school, I was very good at arithmetic, and therefore in my future studies, I stuck to mathematics. At one particular point in (my) mathemetics lesson, (we) handled the parabola. From that moment, I became interested in the pure algebraic problems that flowed from that. In particular, the higher grade comparison of the zero-points intruiged me, since mathematicians had been searching for a solution to the problem for ages. This was a challenge for me, to solve the problem which is purely theoretical. I had a slight practical advantage, because one can usually fill in the numbers(?) with a computer. The problem is then solved in this manner.'
PolynomialsGeert-jan designed mathematical formulae that were previously regarded as not-undestandable by the layperson. Perhaps you might recognize this formula: a[n]*x^n+a[n-1]*x^(n-1)+..+a1*x+a0=0. 'This is the general form of a regular polynomial', he says. Regular polynomials are a combination of increasing powers and multiplication. If you solve for x in this formula, then you get the zero-points of the polynomial. Polynomial solutions up to the sixth order are already known. I found a formula to find the zero-points of a polynomial of any order!'
PublicationGeert-Jan's discovery first saw light of day in the magazine Science Guide, and generated a lot of publicity. This was the reward of two years of hard work. Geert-Jan: 'You don't expect such a vague starting-point to result in such a hit. This is strange, considering the amount of technical jargon, which make the theory hard to follow. But at the same time, the pieces of the puzzle began to come together. Yes, I had the Eureka-moment! But I remained a freely sober person, and held myself together. I didn't allow my studies to suffer because of my hobby.'
Nicole Kidman and the kids are dead
Bruce Willis is dead
Rosebud is his sled
Goddam spoilers on the front page...
It was the Republicans who decided to center this entire campaign around Iraq (proably to distract the sheeple from the appalling domestic issues). I think that Moore's decision is the correct one - show the populace that Bush's war is actually his weakest plank - not one on which he should be focussing...
Why bother? Pick Finnegan's Wake as your research subject, and then just write a thousand random words in stream-of-conciousness fashion as your 'research'. You're guaranteed an A, since no-one on this planet has any clue what the book is about (including Joyce, I'm willing to bet).
Actually, the US used it's first nuclear weapon in a field of war without testing it first. The mechanics behind the design of the Uranium bomb (aka 'Little Boy') were so simple that they felt no testing was necssary. The design delivered only a few percent efficiency, but it appears to have been enough.
The Plutonium bomb, on the other hand, was a far more complicated design (a concentric shell implosion), which is why the Manhattan team decided to test it first (i.e. Trinity).
Leaving aside the problem that trying to get any accuracy out of a 30' rocket is like trying to fly an elephant, many hobbyists build their own engines.
It's not hard to do, and the materials are quite readily available. If a terrorist wanted to build an I or even a K type engine (about 2,560 N-s max impulse), they could do so quite easily.
My guess is that Jacksonville makes a good test site becase the city is so large (in terms of land area - population, not so much). So, it's an ideal test site for WiFi coverage. If I remember correctly, Sprint also used Jacksonville as a test site for their own long-range WiFi service not too long ago.
I live in Jacksonville. If any of you techies are willing to relocate to Florida, some of the biggest names in business have large campuses here - Merrill Lynch, Blue Cross, CSX, Bank of America, etc. Come on down - we could use the company ;-)
I suspect the market for DVI/HDMI will be driven not by PCs but at first by HDTV monitors. My Panasonic 42" Plasma has both D-Sub and DVI connectors. DVD players with DVI/HDMI outputs are becoming more numerous. It won't be long before PC manufacturers will feel the need to catch up in the name of 'convergence'.