I have my own theory on why the US has more than its fair share of crazies: self selection and bias. Except for a few notable groups, most of the US descends from people who looked around the home country and decided "Screw you all! I'm out of here!" And so off they go, stuffing a few things in a bag, and moving one way with no fall back plan. You've got to be a bit edgy to turn your back on the life and societal norms you grew up with. Those folks had kids who borrowed a few traits (genetic and social). The net result is that Americans are a bit biased towards wackiness.
A lot of good things come from that wackiness. And a lot of bad. Most of it, like the nudity taboo, are neither. Just silly. It would be a boring world if Europe and the US were exactly the same. So I prefer silliness to conformity.
Besides these two flaws http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turing_test#Weaknesses_of_the_test, I'd suggest the most fundamental flaw is assuming humans are intelligent. I've met a few that you'd have trouble distinguishing from a potato. Doesn't mean the tuber is intelligent.
Strap a cat with buttered toast to your child terrorist and you either have the ultimate perpetual motion machine or the seeds of humanity's destruction.
Northern, 1594 subjects: http://www.schizophrenia.com/sznews/archives/001074.html It's not astrology, it's science. But if it's the best evidence around that could back up astrology, it's still pretty weak. I'm sticking with fortune cookies!
I'm very sure it's environmental influences. http://www.schizophrenia.com/sznews/archives/001074.html Astrology is bunk. Period. Still, it's amusing to note in some limited circumstances it's quite reasonable to say that the position of things in the sky at birth might be influencing how kids might grow up. Pretty much only the sun. To deny that because it sounds like astrology, and astrology is bunk, is to ignore science as much as astrologists do.
I read a year or two back that some study concluded that kids born during the summer have double the chance of schizophrenia. Pretty weak astrology, but it does make me wonder about friends with summer birthdays.
She had experience with the underground railroad. And it's true, she still has underground experience http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Hill_Cemetery. But I'd suggest she's earned her peace and we don't bother her.
NASA, as part of the government, is bureaucratic by nature. Everything must be supervised by some guy behind a desk. It's considered a hardship post, but ever since the first Viking lander, someone has been on Mars to supervise the government work going on. And of course he has to have a desk.
In true bureaucratic style, the supervision must be supervised from even farther away. Thus the camera systems searching Mars. Well, they may find the desk, but they'll still have trouble spotting the dude himself for several more years.
Oddly, I see FOSS as an extreme example of capitalism. Reductio ad absurdum with a twist.
In a given market with profits, more competitors will enter until profits are driven down to the point the cost of entering just isn't worth it. With software, this set point is a bit lower than many industries, because less capital is needed for production. FOSS lowers it further by reducing the barriers to entry (you get to reuse older code). Some people derive a non-financial benefit (and sometimes financial) that exceeds the cost of contributing, so there is a negative cost (a benefit). It's still worth it to them to enter the market no matter what. So even assuming no profit, you get plenty of competitors.
The capitalist version of superconductivity. Against the rules except in unique circumstances.
What this guy misses are controlled markets with barriers to entry.
Can someone explain why I should care? It seems wrong. But not enough to get worked up about. No redirection from the correct page (typo was my fault), just wasting my time waiting for the content to download so that I know I typed a address wrong. I'd rather they didn't do it, but this seems the least of my worries.
Out of curiosity, did anyone look at piezo electric or electrostatic methods? How did they fare?
For piezos, I'm thinking of the "dog shake" method. A little buzz from time to time to loosen the dust. If the panels are tilted, some of the dust might flow off. Clean the panels? Unlikely. But maybe keep the dust from exceeding some limit.
For electrostatic, someone might be clever enough to figure out how to do it with no moving parts. But all I can think of is to charge a small ribbon or wire and pass it over the panels without touching them. Hoover up some dust with static electricity. Then move the wire over the side, turn off, and let the dust drop. If the effect is strong enough, maybe the wire could always sit over the side. All assuming the high voltages don't cause more trouble than they are worth.
I wouldn't be surprised if both were looked and dumped, but just curious how they stacked up.
Slashdot Mirror
Proportional until you get to the billionares: http://www.luxurylaunches.com/other_stuff/top_10_vehicles_owned_by_billionaires.php
I have my own theory on why the US has more than its fair share of crazies: self selection and bias. Except for a few notable groups, most of the US descends from people who looked around the home country and decided "Screw you all! I'm out of here!" And so off they go, stuffing a few things in a bag, and moving one way with no fall back plan. You've got to be a bit edgy to turn your back on the life and societal norms you grew up with. Those folks had kids who borrowed a few traits (genetic and social). The net result is that Americans are a bit biased towards wackiness.
A lot of good things come from that wackiness. And a lot of bad. Most of it, like the nudity taboo, are neither. Just silly. It would be a boring world if Europe and the US were exactly the same. So I prefer silliness to conformity.
Check out your neighbors' back yards. Based on even that superficial check, how many of them would you trust to maintain a small nuclear power plant?
Besides these two flaws http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turing_test#Weaknesses_of_the_test, I'd suggest the most fundamental flaw is assuming humans are intelligent. I've met a few that you'd have trouble distinguishing from a potato. Doesn't mean the tuber is intelligent.
Strap a cat with buttered toast to your child terrorist and you either have the ultimate perpetual motion machine or the seeds of humanity's destruction.
NPR and PBS have corporate sponsors which sound a lot like ads.
Northern, 1594 subjects: http://www.schizophrenia.com/sznews/archives/001074.html It's not astrology, it's science. But if it's the best evidence around that could back up astrology, it's still pretty weak. I'm sticking with fortune cookies!
I'm very sure it's environmental influences. http://www.schizophrenia.com/sznews/archives/001074.html Astrology is bunk. Period. Still, it's amusing to note in some limited circumstances it's quite reasonable to say that the position of things in the sky at birth might be influencing how kids might grow up. Pretty much only the sun. To deny that because it sounds like astrology, and astrology is bunk, is to ignore science as much as astrologists do.
I read a year or two back that some study concluded that kids born during the summer have double the chance of schizophrenia. Pretty weak astrology, but it does make me wonder about friends with summer birthdays.
Meet Archimedes http://physics.weber.edu/carroll/Archimedes/calculus.htm
She had experience with the underground railroad. And it's true, she still has underground experience http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Hill_Cemetery. But I'd suggest she's earned her peace and we don't bother her.
I don't believe the article mentions P2P, which can encompass a whole different set of concerns.
NASA, as part of the government, is bureaucratic by nature. Everything must be supervised by some guy behind a desk. It's considered a hardship post, but ever since the first Viking lander, someone has been on Mars to supervise the government work going on. And of course he has to have a desk.
In true bureaucratic style, the supervision must be supervised from even farther away. Thus the camera systems searching Mars. Well, they may find the desk, but they'll still have trouble spotting the dude himself for several more years.
One is kind of funny and the other tells jokes.
Someone has to send the robot. At least until Skynet is built.
Oddly, I see FOSS as an extreme example of capitalism. Reductio ad absurdum with a twist.
In a given market with profits, more competitors will enter until profits are driven down to the point the cost of entering just isn't worth it. With software, this set point is a bit lower than many industries, because less capital is needed for production. FOSS lowers it further by reducing the barriers to entry (you get to reuse older code). Some people derive a non-financial benefit (and sometimes financial) that exceeds the cost of contributing, so there is a negative cost (a benefit). It's still worth it to them to enter the market no matter what. So even assuming no profit, you get plenty of competitors.
The capitalist version of superconductivity. Against the rules except in unique circumstances.
What this guy misses are controlled markets with barriers to entry.
Now that's a reasonable explanation. Better than some strained chauffeur analogy.
Can someone explain why I should care? It seems wrong. But not enough to get worked up about. No redirection from the correct page (typo was my fault), just wasting my time waiting for the content to download so that I know I typed a address wrong. I'd rather they didn't do it, but this seems the least of my worries.
Out of curiosity, did anyone look at piezo electric or electrostatic methods? How did they fare?
For piezos, I'm thinking of the "dog shake" method. A little buzz from time to time to loosen the dust. If the panels are tilted, some of the dust might flow off. Clean the panels? Unlikely. But maybe keep the dust from exceeding some limit.
For electrostatic, someone might be clever enough to figure out how to do it with no moving parts. But all I can think of is to charge a small ribbon or wire and pass it over the panels without touching them. Hoover up some dust with static electricity. Then move the wire over the side, turn off, and let the dust drop. If the effect is strong enough, maybe the wire could always sit over the side. All assuming the high voltages don't cause more trouble than they are worth.
I wouldn't be surprised if both were looked and dumped, but just curious how they stacked up.
See article.
Ever brushed your teeth? Maybe with white toothpaste? You worried about that too?
Therefor swearing has positive emotional aspects. No surprise there.
Is that distance on one tank or the life of the vehicle?
For the curious, hydrazine's nastiness also one of the reasons why they tell you not to mix household cleaners: http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A795611