It was written May of '06, but they were still working on porting the CPIP driver to Minix to upload it (proving Minix can do everything Linux can). http://www.blug.linux.no/rfc1149/
I've wondered for a while if there isn't a alternative middle ground. Could a government negotiate with a drug company to give up a patent in one area in exchange for an extension in another? Maybe trade more years on that boner pill patent for giving up rights on an AIDS drug? The government aims for the greatest good, while the company aims for the greatest profit, so it doesn't have to be a zero sum negotiation.
On a more humorous note, I worked with a group of engineers who had a rule during brainstorming. When you started coming up with ideas that involved pyrotechnics, the session was over. Obviously these guys were terrorist material.
Engineer: Here, strap this on. non-engineer: What is it? Engineer: It's a transportation device. non-engineer: Transportation? Engineer: Yeah, it will take you to Heaven. non-engineer: Great! How does it work? Engineer: It's powered by unbelievers. Walk into a crowd of them and push this button. Their destruction sends you to Heaven. non-engineer: Thank you, but why aren't you using it? Engineer: Because I must stay behind to help others get to Heaven.
After a few iterations, the population proportions gets a bit skewed.
It may be a matter of system size or mass. A flywheel can hold a lot of energy in a compact space. Also, maybe they envision spinning it up by tapping steam or gas turbine exhaust directly. Now the compulsator takes the place of a generator and capacitor.
Even worse might be people visiting Boston. They don't know the rules. I lump myself into the visitor category. Many years ago we were doing vendor visits for 3 days in and around Boston. Stop in, see a few things, then off to the next one. Maybe 20 places in all. We were a large enough group that I had to drive separate. 3 days and dozens of drives following a white Toyota through Boston traffic. I swear half the cars were white Toyotas or Hondas. Thankfully I never lost track of the other car. But I probably made more than a few people very upset in my efforts.
PDF Creator (and similar programs) won't stop people from making copies of files. It won't stop determined individuals from cracking it open. But it can stop casual users from misusing documents in some circumstances.
It lets you easily restrict certain actions by selection options when you create the PDF. You can password protect, prevent copy/paste actions, even restrict printing.
I use it for Word, Excel, and CAD documents I don't want to be changed by the recipient. Usually because I don't want umpteen versions floating around I don't know about. Just my low budget form of revision control.
Actually, I started my own company in a highly technical and heavily patented area in a very large industry. Almost literally in a garage (warehouse space with a garage door). We are doing quite nicely. People who believe big companies hold all the cards or that patent law only works for the rich are buying the lie that big companies want you to believe. You've lost before you've even tried.
To say I'm ignorant of economic barriers is pretty silly. I've seen them and raised the money and personnel to overcome them. I've learned enough about patents to be able to write them (I probably understand the art better than the big companies). And I've developed new, unique technology that can compete head to head with the big boys. The real barrier that stops people is they want risk to be safe. They aren't willing to risk failure and just want the magic formula for success. No such thing, so people stay where they are. Hey, if they want to be safe working for someone else, I'll respect that choice. It's not for me. I quit my job and worked without pay for a year. That's what most people won't do.
I'm kidding since Kentucky and Texas are not producing their own unique species. While it could happen, you're more likely to see it in places like Japan that have limited immigration. But even there, there's enough exchange with the world at large to avoid it. And while human frequently sort ourselves into "enemy" and kinsmen", the ironic truth is that humans have surprisingly little genetic variation for a species. According to some experts, we technically don't even have races. The sorting we do now is far less than the geographic isolation of even a few hundred years ago. So we're more likely to see genetic drift than speciation.
Not to say we can't diverge. But current trends are against it.
Noah was actually 600 ft tall. The ark was dimensioned in cubits, which is the length of the forearm. So Noah's ark was 100 times bigger than people suppose, with 1,000,000 times the volume. Plenty of room for 2 of everything, and more than 2 for the tasty ones.
Didn't you ever wonder why the Middle East is a giant desert with so few trees, gopherwood or not?
Ok, I'm kidding. Noah wasn't a giant. The dinosaurs probably drowned. That's right, the flood explains everything. Everything! Got it?
Just the opposite. There is definitely speciation going on. Isolated population and all that jazz. Just kidding. Kentuckians are decent folks just like everywhere else in the world I've been. Texas on the other hand...
My wife's family is umpteenth generation Kentucky. I kid her that she married an out of stater like me and brought me home to KY for some fresh genes.
My wife teaches middle school science. One of the curriculum requirements is for students to understand what theory and law means in science (not as detailed as the link, the kids are only 12). Oh, yeah, and she teaches in KY a few miles from the creationist museum. Ironic, eh?
Dust is going to be a big problem for these designs that's going to require a different idea about airlocks. Aerospace engineers have gotten pretty good at designing equipment that operates in vacuum, extreme temperatures, etc. But they spend a lot of effort to keep them clean. You can try to seal all the systems, probably with good success. But astronauts are going to bring a lot of dust indoors every time they reenter. Apollo astronauts were filthy at the end of missions.
The designs I've seen for this don't really use airlocks . Suits similar to Soviet designs dock with the capsule or buggy. Astronauts climb in from the back and undock to work outside. Samples and equipment go through a smaller lock. Makes for some funky looking craft.http://blog.wired.com/cars/2007/09/rvs-in-space-lu.html
Geez people, the question is what would you do if you were president, not what would you do if given 3 wishes. Even then, 9 out of 10 answers are so poorly thought out it makes me glad almost none of you will ever hold any elected office.
I don't think the Japanese are up to anything nefarious, but Germans used civilian programs to hide military efforts prior to WWII. For instance, they encouraged lots of boys to make and fly gliders in clubs. When war broke out, they had thousands of partially trained pilots ready to go. I learned that story from a guy at my glider club in the US a few years ago. I was waiting to take a lesson when an old German guy next to me says to another guy (paraphrased) "Back when I learned to fly gliders in the Hitler Youth...." Cue doubletake! Sometimes its easy to forget they weren't just characters on the History Channel, but real people that are still alive. And if it happened once, it could happen again.
Check out this crazy concept: Type "Ultrasonic motor" into this new fangled search site called Google. It pointed me to this free, (seriously: it's free!) encyclopedia called Wikipedia. The link talked all about ultrasonic motors http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultrasonic_motor. Seems they are commonly used in cameras. I bet other links would give even more information.
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Don't worry. With all the dust storms they get when there's no rain, they best they can hope for is that the east will be red.
It was written May of '06, but they were still working on porting the CPIP driver to Minix to upload it (proving Minix can do everything Linux can). http://www.blug.linux.no/rfc1149/
At least that's my theory.
I've wondered for a while if there isn't a alternative middle ground. Could a government negotiate with a drug company to give up a patent in one area in exchange for an extension in another? Maybe trade more years on that boner pill patent for giving up rights on an AIDS drug? The government aims for the greatest good, while the company aims for the greatest profit, so it doesn't have to be a zero sum negotiation.
On a more humorous note, I worked with a group of engineers who had a rule during brainstorming. When you started coming up with ideas that involved pyrotechnics, the session was over. Obviously these guys were terrorist material.
Engineer: Here, strap this on.
non-engineer: What is it?
Engineer: It's a transportation device.
non-engineer: Transportation?
Engineer: Yeah, it will take you to Heaven.
non-engineer: Great! How does it work?
Engineer: It's powered by unbelievers. Walk into a crowd of them and push this button. Their destruction sends you to Heaven.
non-engineer: Thank you, but why aren't you using it?
Engineer: Because I must stay behind to help others get to Heaven.
After a few iterations, the population proportions gets a bit skewed.
It may be a matter of system size or mass. A flywheel can hold a lot of energy in a compact space. Also, maybe they envision spinning it up by tapping steam or gas turbine exhaust directly. Now the compulsator takes the place of a generator and capacitor.
Even worse might be people visiting Boston. They don't know the rules. I lump myself into the visitor category. Many years ago we were doing vendor visits for 3 days in and around Boston. Stop in, see a few things, then off to the next one. Maybe 20 places in all. We were a large enough group that I had to drive separate. 3 days and dozens of drives following a white Toyota through Boston traffic. I swear half the cars were white Toyotas or Hondas. Thankfully I never lost track of the other car. But I probably made more than a few people very upset in my efforts.
PDF Creator (and similar programs) won't stop people from making copies of files. It won't stop determined individuals from cracking it open. But it can stop casual users from misusing documents in some circumstances.
It lets you easily restrict certain actions by selection options when you create the PDF. You can password protect, prevent copy/paste actions, even restrict printing.
I use it for Word, Excel, and CAD documents I don't want to be changed by the recipient. Usually because I don't want umpteen versions floating around I don't know about. Just my low budget form of revision control.
Actually, I started my own company in a highly technical and heavily patented area in a very large industry. Almost literally in a garage (warehouse space with a garage door). We are doing quite nicely. People who believe big companies hold all the cards or that patent law only works for the rich are buying the lie that big companies want you to believe. You've lost before you've even tried. To say I'm ignorant of economic barriers is pretty silly. I've seen them and raised the money and personnel to overcome them. I've learned enough about patents to be able to write them (I probably understand the art better than the big companies). And I've developed new, unique technology that can compete head to head with the big boys. The real barrier that stops people is they want risk to be safe. They aren't willing to risk failure and just want the magic formula for success. No such thing, so people stay where they are. Hey, if they want to be safe working for someone else, I'll respect that choice. It's not for me. I quit my job and worked without pay for a year. That's what most people won't do.
What would be really funny is if the patent involved the hookers.
It's more bizarre than they think. It's really just an annual plant, with its year based on Uranus.
I'm kidding since Kentucky and Texas are not producing their own unique species. While it could happen, you're more likely to see it in places like Japan that have limited immigration. But even there, there's enough exchange with the world at large to avoid it. And while human frequently sort ourselves into "enemy" and kinsmen", the ironic truth is that humans have surprisingly little genetic variation for a species. According to some experts, we technically don't even have races. The sorting we do now is far less than the geographic isolation of even a few hundred years ago. So we're more likely to see genetic drift than speciation.
Not to say we can't diverge. But current trends are against it.
Still, it makes for some good jokes.
You're always welcome to start your own company to provide the devices and services you crave. With blackjack and hookers if you want.
Noah was actually 600 ft tall. The ark was dimensioned in cubits, which is the length of the forearm. So Noah's ark was 100 times bigger than people suppose, with 1,000,000 times the volume. Plenty of room for 2 of everything, and more than 2 for the tasty ones.
Didn't you ever wonder why the Middle East is a giant desert with so few trees, gopherwood or not?
Ok, I'm kidding. Noah wasn't a giant. The dinosaurs probably drowned. That's right, the flood explains everything. Everything! Got it?
c) purchase the skull and put it on a pike outside the front door as a warning to others.
Just the opposite. There is definitely speciation going on. Isolated population and all that jazz. Just kidding. Kentuckians are decent folks just like everywhere else in the world I've been. Texas on the other hand ...
My wife's family is umpteenth generation Kentucky. I kid her that she married an out of stater like me and brought me home to KY for some fresh genes.
Oh great and powerful wikipedia, what say ye? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory
My wife teaches middle school science. One of the curriculum requirements is for students to understand what theory and law means in science (not as detailed as the link, the kids are only 12). Oh, yeah, and she teaches in KY a few miles from the creationist museum. Ironic, eh?
Just had to tease you. In the UK, you have no advert breaks, whereas we have no advert brakes.
Dust is going to be a big problem for these designs that's going to require a different idea about airlocks. Aerospace engineers have gotten pretty good at designing equipment that operates in vacuum, extreme temperatures, etc. But they spend a lot of effort to keep them clean. You can try to seal all the systems, probably with good success. But astronauts are going to bring a lot of dust indoors every time they reenter. Apollo astronauts were filthy at the end of missions.
The designs I've seen for this don't really use airlocks . Suits similar to Soviet designs dock with the capsule or buggy. Astronauts climb in from the back and undock to work outside. Samples and equipment go through a smaller lock. Makes for some funky looking craft.http://blog.wired.com/cars/2007/09/rvs-in-space-lu.html
Geez people, the question is what would you do if you were president, not what would you do if given 3 wishes. Even then, 9 out of 10 answers are so poorly thought out it makes me glad almost none of you will ever hold any elected office.
I don't think the Japanese are up to anything nefarious, but Germans used civilian programs to hide military efforts prior to WWII. For instance, they encouraged lots of boys to make and fly gliders in clubs. When war broke out, they had thousands of partially trained pilots ready to go. I learned that story from a guy at my glider club in the US a few years ago. I was waiting to take a lesson when an old German guy next to me says to another guy (paraphrased) "Back when I learned to fly gliders in the Hitler Youth...." Cue doubletake! Sometimes its easy to forget they weren't just characters on the History Channel, but real people that are still alive. And if it happened once, it could happen again.
Check out this crazy concept: Type "Ultrasonic motor" into this new fangled search site called Google. It pointed me to this free, (seriously: it's free!) encyclopedia called Wikipedia. The link talked all about ultrasonic motors http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultrasonic_motor. Seems they are commonly used in cameras. I bet other links would give even more information.
Not the first time Japanese agriculture spins out some interesting stuff. Check out their UAV helicopters: http://www.gizmag.com/go/2440/.
I'm waiting for the 10 ten list of keyboard lists.
If you dig in the ground to get something out, it's mining. Drilling into underground reservoirs is a form of mining. http://www.mininglife.com/Miner/drilling/