Funny, I thought the holy grail was efficient nuclear fusion, or an unhackable OS, or superstrong and light nano-materials or something.
Who says all these things won't be a part of the flying car? After all, you need to power it and eventually gasoline is going to become too expensive to use and jet fuel is even more expensive than the stuff you put in your tank. Safe, nuclear power is one of the easiest ways to go. In the article (assuming you RTFA), they note all the avoidance capabilities the car will have (so fender benders can't happen 500 feet up), what kind of software would you want operating these sensors as well as your GPS-tracked flight path? You'd need a secure and unhackable OS to run all these components. I wouldn't want someone redirecting my car to Mexico if I was flying around on a Sunday afternoon. Finally, in the article they note that the initial problems with melding car and plane is that the cars back then were too heavy for the propulsion systems they initially had (early propellers being rather underpowered). It wasn't until much lighter materials came along that made it more possible to take to the skies. I know I would want my car door to be as sturdy as a 5-inch thick block of tungsten-steel, while to save on fuel, I would want it to be as lightweight as my t-shirt. The easiest way for this to occur is through new nano-materials that are being develloped as we debate these points on slashdot.
Just because the flying car doesn't directly create your ideal world, it pushes other technologies forward... after all, necessity is the mother of all invention.
If you look at this one, it has the phrase in Latin on one side, and English on the other side of the patch. That said, it should also be noted that Latin is a rather clear language. There is a reason that French and English are used in diplomacy, they can be interpreted in many different ways, there is alot of 'wiggle room' within them. Let's look at this short phrase. 'Fortune Favors the Bold'. Does this mean that people who write their name in bold will do better than those who write it in italics? How about Fortune, are we talking about luck or a magazine?
While few 'speak' the language, Latin still remains one of the more 'universal' languages out there and since NASA is working with other space agencies more and more, it might be good to have a descriptive phrase that translates quickly into other languages.
What's scary is that this has been moderated funny. I think a +1 Frightening is more appropriate. As has been pointed out time and time again, it's not the voters, but the non-voters that are really to blame. Odds are, those most vocal about politics are always the ones saying 'I forgot' or 'what's the point' on election day. +1 Frightening indeed.
Your either such a lazy fat bastard that you need a motor on your bike or your too weak and pathetic to just ride a normal bike or your a broke looser who can't afford a motorcycle or car.
It's not just that, but most of the US is very bike-unfriendly. With the exception of California, you either have to fight with pedestrians on the sidewalk, or try your luck in traffic (also depending on local laws).
It's amazing how many drivers almost hit me when I'm riding around on my bicycle. It's not that they're trying to hit me, it's a question of riding in the middle of the street, slowing traffic, or ride along the side and be close to being run off the road/clipped.
Unlike most places in the US, many Chinese cities do not have streets made for large amounts of vehicular traffic, so bicycles have become important to them. Then, when you consider the cost of gasoline compared to the average Chinese person's salary, what's so bad about electric bikes? Besides, in a country of a billion people, if only 10% of people use this technology, that's more electric bikes sold than all the cars sold in the US. (Plus no required age to use one).
Voting with your dollars can be difficult if you are a victim of a vicious cycle.
Say your company is offshoring, and you lose your job, you have to keep a budget. The easiest way to keep the budget is by shopping at places like Wal-Mart. The way Wal-Mart is so cheap is that they buy from companies who offshore their work, and so on. Once you're in the cycle, you can only encourage the cycle to continue.
In addition, Claria said it has 43 million active users and 425 advertisers.
I think 'infected computers' would be more likely. Whenever I tell people I can make those pop-ups stop by running Ad-aware, they are more than happy to remove themselves from this list of 'active users.'
As a student at Boston College, our student government, the UGBC has a professor evaluation system that is heavily used. It's all anonymous, but if a teacher sees something untrue or if the review is inappropriate, then it can be signaled for review and removal. I think this helps the education system and I know I've come very close to taking a bad prof until I check their PEPs.
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Microsoft: Where do you want to go today -- how about Mars?
I was thinking the same thing initially, however in this case, a crash would mean losing more than last month's productivity chart...
Would you trust Microsoft to send you to Mars?
Funny, I thought the holy grail was efficient nuclear fusion, or an unhackable OS, or superstrong and light nano-materials or something.
Who says all these things won't be a part of the flying car?
After all, you need to power it and eventually gasoline is going to become too expensive to use and jet fuel is even more expensive than the stuff you put in your tank. Safe, nuclear power is one of the easiest ways to go.
In the article (assuming you RTFA), they note all the avoidance capabilities the car will have (so fender benders can't happen 500 feet up), what kind of software would you want operating these sensors as well as your GPS-tracked flight path? You'd need a secure and unhackable OS to run all these components. I wouldn't want someone redirecting my car to Mexico if I was flying around on a Sunday afternoon.
Finally, in the article they note that the initial problems with melding car and plane is that the cars back then were too heavy for the propulsion systems they initially had (early propellers being rather underpowered). It wasn't until much lighter materials came along that made it more possible to take to the skies. I know I would want my car door to be as sturdy as a 5-inch thick block of tungsten-steel, while to save on fuel, I would want it to be as lightweight as my t-shirt. The easiest way for this to occur is through new nano-materials that are being develloped as we debate these points on slashdot.
Just because the flying car doesn't directly create your ideal world, it pushes other technologies forward... after all, necessity is the mother of all invention.
Why do all these insignias use Latin?
If you look at this one, it has the phrase in Latin on one side, and English on the other side of the patch.
That said, it should also be noted that Latin is a rather clear language. There is a reason that French and English are used in diplomacy, they can be interpreted in many different ways, there is alot of 'wiggle room' within them. Let's look at this short phrase. 'Fortune Favors the Bold'.
Does this mean that people who write their name in bold will do better than those who write it in italics? How about Fortune, are we talking about luck or a magazine?
While few 'speak' the language, Latin still remains one of the more 'universal' languages out there and since NASA is working with other space agencies more and more, it might be good to have a descriptive phrase that translates quickly into other languages.
As voters, we only have ourselves to blame.
What's scary is that this has been moderated funny. I think a +1 Frightening is more appropriate. As has been pointed out time and time again, it's not the voters, but the non-voters that are really to blame. Odds are, those most vocal about politics are always the ones saying 'I forgot' or 'what's the point' on election day. +1 Frightening indeed.
Your either such a lazy fat bastard that you need a motor on your bike or your too weak and pathetic to just ride a normal bike or your a broke looser who can't afford a motorcycle or car.
It's not just that, but most of the US is very bike-unfriendly. With the exception of California, you either have to fight with pedestrians on the sidewalk, or try your luck in traffic (also depending on local laws).
It's amazing how many drivers almost hit me when I'm riding around on my bicycle. It's not that they're trying to hit me, it's a question of riding in the middle of the street, slowing traffic, or ride along the side and be close to being run off the road/clipped.
Unlike most places in the US, many Chinese cities do not have streets made for large amounts of vehicular traffic, so bicycles have become important to them. Then, when you consider the cost of gasoline compared to the average Chinese person's salary, what's so bad about electric bikes? Besides, in a country of a billion people, if only 10% of people use this technology, that's more electric bikes sold than all the cars sold in the US. (Plus no required age to use one).
Voting with your dollars can be difficult if you are a victim of a vicious cycle.
Say your company is offshoring, and you lose your job, you have to keep a budget. The easiest way to keep the budget is by shopping at places like Wal-Mart. The way Wal-Mart is so cheap is that they buy from companies who offshore their work, and so on. Once you're in the cycle, you can only encourage the cycle to continue.
*sigh*
In addition, Claria said it has 43 million active users and 425 advertisers.
I think 'infected computers' would be more likely. Whenever I tell people I can make those pop-ups stop by running Ad-aware, they are more than happy to remove themselves from this list of 'active users.'
As a student at Boston College, our student government, the UGBC has a professor evaluation system that is heavily used. It's all anonymous, but if a teacher sees something untrue or if the review is inappropriate, then it can be signaled for review and removal. I think this helps the education system and I know I've come very close to taking a bad prof until I check their PEPs.