the really nice ones will clean up just about anything except the really big chunks. Give me a robot gardener instead. One that pulls my weeds and keeps the neighborhood association off my back.
A riding mower with a.50 cal machine gun ought to do the trick. Could easily rig up some semi autonomous driving mode to run around and chase people. Bonus points (and lack of jail time) for shooting blanks or tracers.
We bought a moderate level Whirlpool dishwasher two years ago. Nothing particularly fancy. It can clean pretty much anything off of dishes, pots and pans. The key seems to be an extended spray / soak / spray / soak (rinse / lather / repeat) function that takes several hours but what the hell - it's just sitting there working. It can do that all night as far as I'm concerned.
It really changed my outlook on dishwashers. Previous to this unit we've had to pre rinse and basically wash the damn things before putting it in the dishwasher. That just seemed dumb.
The only thing it doesn't do is load and unload. While I suppose that would be a general plus, I'm not sure how much I would pay for something like that.
Or: there's a treatment in R&D which appears safe but you can't get it before you die, but it's relatively simple to do and there's a fully-certified biohacker
Ah yes, the old '100 mpg carburetor' argument.
Sure, 'simple' breakthrough that Big Pharma doesn't want to pursue for some reason or doesn't know about. But your neighborhood biohacker understands.
Or just not enough money. It's expensive to get a large financial software package. More expensive to craft your own. Excel is cheap (essentially free).
But what TFA asks for is a database, not a spreadsheet. Databases are hard.
It's a bit more complex than 'two switches using the same type of technology' - it relies on an active channel to ensure that the inserted killer virus (bacteriophage) genome still exists.
It is hardly perfect and in The Fine Article is really touted as a demonstration on how one can proceed with other, presumably interconnected pathways to make a more robust safety system. I still have doubts on how this will play out in the long run (long in this case being perhaps a decade for a rapidly growing bacterium) - 'life finds a way' - but we're getting better at it.
Yes they do, but it requires an Internet connection. At least with the US military, I'd expect them to hand the folks using the drones a nice little Android tablet. With the Wifi plugged off.
There are lots of DJI users, myself included, who just don't let the Chatty Cathy apps just blather along. Both the iOS and Android apps can be quieted, it just takes a modicum of work. Perhaps beyond Joe Clueless, but I really hope the US 'Cyber Command' could rise to the occasion.
And from what I've seen on the DJI site, well, it would suck to be the poor Chinese agent trying to find the useful bit of information in terabytes of pictures of neighborhood roofs and pimply faced selfies. Do. Not. Want.
I always thought there were advantages to living in a multi cultural environment - Regular Christmas, Russian / Eastern Orthodox Christmas, Hanukah, Solstice and probably a couple of others.
According to TFA, today's hallucination appears to have been triggered by the development of 'solid state fiber optic lasers'. Sounded like buzzword bingo but they are really a thing:
Now, whether or not it can be appropriately weaponized (by Lockeed of all things) is another question. But as been pointed out, $26 million will probably just get some cute CGI cartoons of laser battles which will likely look suspiciously like something out of a Star Wars trailer.
Actually, the lines are getting blurrier, not harder. Yes, you would expect a one million dollar machine to outperform some thousand dollar hobbyist device. But the underlying logic (and in fact the controlling code) may be the very same (G-code).
Right now, virtually all hobbyist class printers use thermoplastics. But let's fast forward a decade or two to a small, contained laser / sintered metal 'head'. It's some engineering and economics of scale to get down to something you can ship via UPS, but there are no theoretical or intellectual barriers to this.
Think computers, cell phones, microwave ovens. Even cars.
And no, 3D printing of whatever sort isn't going to replace Walmart, your local hardware store or pretty much anything else. It may very well add to their capabilities.
For my money, we have to take whatever lumps that earth is going to give us at this point. It makes sense to restrict CO2 emissions, but SO2 release comes with it's own problems at most scales.
Indeed. We've spent billions of dollars REMOVING sulfur from emission stacks. Remember acid rain?
Hell, if we want to do this, we can just get a bunch of Trump supporters to fire up their 'Rolling Coal' machines and run around.
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Vacuum on fire! Put it out!
Duplicate redundancy is even better.
Intent (mens rea) is always an issue in crime.
But yes, in reality it gets to be pretty bizarre.
the really nice ones will clean up just about anything except the really big chunks. Give me a robot gardener instead. One that pulls my weeds and keeps the neighborhood association off my back.
A riding mower with a .50 cal machine gun ought to do the trick. Could easily rig up some semi autonomous driving mode to run around and chase people. Bonus points (and lack of jail time) for shooting blanks or tracers.
You stay inside all winter? Yucch. I live in Alaska. We still go outside (if only to fight off the Grizzlies trying eat the garbage).
We bought a moderate level Whirlpool dishwasher two years ago. Nothing particularly fancy. It can clean pretty much anything off of dishes, pots and pans. The key seems to be an extended spray / soak / spray / soak (rinse / lather / repeat) function that takes several hours but what the hell - it's just sitting there working. It can do that all night as far as I'm concerned.
It really changed my outlook on dishwashers. Previous to this unit we've had to pre rinse and basically wash the damn things before putting it in the dishwasher. That just seemed dumb.
The only thing it doesn't do is load and unload. While I suppose that would be a general plus, I'm not sure how much I would pay for something like that.
If you look in the Federal Register you'll find LOTS of things that aren't even remotely true.
Or: there's a treatment in R&D which appears safe but you can't get it before you die, but it's relatively simple to do and there's a fully-certified biohacker
Ah yes, the old '100 mpg carburetor' argument.
Sure, 'simple' breakthrough that Big Pharma doesn't want to pursue for some reason or doesn't know about. But your neighborhood biohacker understands.
Sorry, not buying it.
We could all move to North Korea. That place is pretty dark at night (and during the day for that matter).
Or just not enough money. It's expensive to get a large financial software package. More expensive to craft your own. Excel is cheap (essentially free).
But what TFA asks for is a database, not a spreadsheet. Databases are hard.
Hard is expensive.
Expensive is bad.
Burma Shave.
It's a bit more complex than 'two switches using the same type of technology' - it relies on an active channel to ensure that the inserted killer virus (bacteriophage) genome still exists.
It is hardly perfect and in The Fine Article is really touted as a demonstration on how one can proceed with other, presumably interconnected pathways to make a more robust safety system. I still have doubts on how this will play out in the long run (long in this case being perhaps a decade for a rapidly growing bacterium) - 'life finds a way' - but we're getting better at it.
Yes they do, but it requires an Internet connection. At least with the US military, I'd expect them to hand the folks using the drones a nice little Android tablet. With the Wifi plugged off.
There are lots of DJI users, myself included, who just don't let the Chatty Cathy apps just blather along. Both the iOS and Android apps can be quieted, it just takes a modicum of work. Perhaps beyond Joe Clueless, but I really hope the US 'Cyber Command' could rise to the occasion.
And from what I've seen on the DJI site, well, it would suck to be the poor Chinese agent trying to find the useful bit of information in terabytes of pictures of neighborhood roofs and pimply faced selfies. Do. Not. Want.
Russian Orthodox as well.
I always thought there were advantages to living in a multi cultural environment - Regular Christmas, Russian / Eastern Orthodox Christmas, Hanukah, Solstice and probably a couple of others.
Be sure and collect them all!
Man, they're STILL around? Next thing you'll tell me is that the SCO-IBM case is still a going thing.
So, we have postulated the existence of .... God. And all that implies.
According to TFA, today's hallucination appears to have been triggered by the development of 'solid state fiber optic lasers'. Sounded like buzzword bingo but they are really a thing:
http://www.laserfocusworld.com...
(Nice review).
Now, whether or not it can be appropriately weaponized (by Lockeed of all things) is another question. But as been pointed out, $26 million will probably just get some cute CGI cartoons of laser battles which will likely look suspiciously like something out of a Star Wars trailer.
Fruit flies like a banana.
Time flies like an arrow.
Welcome to progress.
That same tale can be told for virtually any bit of technology. Waiting is for slow people and the infirm.
Was that the primary buffer panel?
Actually, the lines are getting blurrier, not harder. Yes, you would expect a one million dollar machine to outperform some thousand dollar hobbyist device. But the underlying logic (and in fact the controlling code) may be the very same (G-code).
Right now, virtually all hobbyist class printers use thermoplastics. But let's fast forward a decade or two to a small, contained laser / sintered metal 'head'. It's some engineering and economics of scale to get down to something you can ship via UPS, but there are no theoretical or intellectual barriers to this.
Think computers, cell phones, microwave ovens. Even cars.
And no, 3D printing of whatever sort isn't going to replace Walmart, your local hardware store or pretty much anything else. It may very well add to their capabilities.
Amazing, isn't it? Engineering is about compromises and options. More options are helpful.
Progress scitters on.
Ah good. Thanks for that AC. Now we can go home.
Are you an engineer, perchance?
Ah yes, the 'paperless office'. Ain't ever seen one those critters despite presumably validated sightings for decades.
I'd believe in Sasquatch before I believe in the death of printers.
And, of course, fax machines. I wonder if the ISS has a fax machine?
For my money, we have to take whatever lumps that earth is going to give us at this point. It makes sense to restrict CO2 emissions, but SO2 release comes with it's own problems at most scales.
Indeed. We've spent billions of dollars REMOVING sulfur from emission stacks. Remember acid rain?
Hell, if we want to do this, we can just get a bunch of Trump supporters to fire up their 'Rolling Coal' machines and run around.
RR - Real Reality. Almost everyone is already a subscriber.
But most people have seemingly forgot their password.