In addition to selling ZigBee chips, Microchip also supports an even simpler protocol called MiWi. I have looked into using this for my around-the-house electronics projects, but a board with MiWi and all of the components (caps, resistors, etc) costs around $30 bucks from Microchip. This could get expensive if you plan on using this to control many lights, a/c, etc around the house. The chips are actually cheap (around $2), but when you want all of the circuitry that make the chips work on a PCB, it gets more expensive.
I just want something that I can pretty much send and receive data to/from without having to do all of that soldering. Does anyone know of some cheaper options?
I recently switched from NiMH to LiPo and have noticed a huge difference. I would normally get 7-8 minutes of flying time with the NiMH(with performance degrading after a minute), and now I can get over 20 minutes with my LiPo and have no noticable loss of power. Plus, with the LiPo, I get 11V instead of 9.6V.
The only drawback is that you need to be really careful when handling the LiPo. They tend to explode if shorted or charged incorrectly. But, as long as you know how to handle them, they are pretty safe.
The Russians still have the best technology in space.
That is a broad statement, Russian and U.S. spacecraft where designed for different purposes. Each type of spacecraft has it's own advantages/disadvantages. For example, the shuttle can release, dock, and bring back satellites in it's docking bay. Also, what about GPS, US Satellite imaging, Mars rovers, etc?
...their [space] tech to the Chinese, then Americans will come out screaming
Can't disagree with you there. We are not on the greatest terms with China, but the US governent would probably complain about any country selling significant technology to China.
heaviest and biggest flying aircraft in the world. Please google for the Antonov-225
The U.S. has found that using several smaller cargo aircraft such as the C-130 Herc is typically more efficient for military use. The Herc uses a smaller runway, requires less maintenance, and is a smaller target for those nasty SAMs. In this case, bigger does not mean better. Don't get me wrong, a big aircraft is cool, but how practical is it?
Where are the mod points? This post is informative, interesting and has valid references. Oh wait, this is slashdot, home of "impartial" moderators, my bad.
We are not losing out on stem cell research because of ideological debates, we are losing out on it because of our university structure. My wife worked with stem cells for a while as a lab assistant. She found that the doctors where too interested in proving themselves right and looking good to the scientific community rather than finding the truth. This resulted her in wasting time on repeated experiments that consistenly gave the same results which where contrary to the doctors' theories.
Also, we lack software in many of our research institutions that could automate certain processes, such as cell counting by hand. This could easily be done with LabVIEW or other pattern recognition software.
Higher-end cell phones have some of the same capabilities of PDAs. Personally, I would like to have one device that acts as a cell phone, PDA, GPS, browser, digital camera, and Game Boy. Are there any integrated devices that have all of these capabilities?
You might find this to be useful. Eventually, you will find that mediocrity takes a lot less time and most people won't notice the difference until it's to late.
Credentials? I don't have them but these guys do (I am an engineer myself):
Michael Behe,PHD, Darwin's Black Box
Edward M. Purcell, "The Efficiency of Propulsion by a Rotating Flagellum", Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA '94www.impa.br/~jair/pnas.pdf>go here, This certainly seems like a design to me.
"Intelligent Design Theory as a Tool for Analyzing BioChemical Systems", Mere Creation, ed. William A. Dembski
God and Design: The Theological Argument and Modern Science, Robin Collins,PHD
The resurrection of Theism William Lane Craig, PHD
Charles Hodge's Critique of Darwinism, Jonathan Wells, PHD
Case For Creator, Lee Strobel (This is what I referenced in my last post, he interviewed/researched with some of the guys I mentioned above)
And there are many, many more references, but this should get you started. I did not mean to offend anyone in my last post, but "obviously" I did. Thanks for the names you gave me, I will look into their writings. Could you give me a book to start off on? I would say that my belief in creationism is not irrational from the research I have done on the subject, but I like to keep an open mind, sorry it did not appear that way before.
I have faith in Christ. I need not refute scientific evidence to support my faith. God is wonderfull, sometime msyterious, and I needn't beleive in fairies ot beleive in God. Why should I beleive in creationist theories when the evolution theory fits my faith just fine.
Because evolution is a theory in crisis. It is obvious that the cell is an irreducibly complex machine, which Darwin himself said could not be explained by evolution. Yes, we do have micro-evolution, but I am talking about evolution as an explanation for our existence. Also, the images of the missing link and other findings have been doctored in order to support evolution. The research done in support of revolution is a disgrace to science. It takes more faith to believe in this dead theory than it does to believe in creation.
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In addition to selling ZigBee chips, Microchip also supports an even simpler protocol called MiWi. I have looked into using this for my around-the-house electronics projects, but a board with MiWi and all of the components (caps, resistors, etc) costs around $30 bucks from Microchip. This could get expensive if you plan on using this to control many lights, a/c, etc around the house. The chips are actually cheap (around $2), but when you want all of the circuitry that make the chips work on a PCB, it gets more expensive. I just want something that I can pretty much send and receive data to/from without having to do all of that soldering. Does anyone know of some cheaper options?
I recently switched from NiMH to LiPo and have noticed a huge difference. I would normally get 7-8 minutes of flying time with the NiMH(with performance degrading after a minute), and now I can get over 20 minutes with my LiPo and have no noticable loss of power. Plus, with the LiPo, I get 11V instead of 9.6V.
The only drawback is that you need to be really careful when handling the LiPo. They tend to explode if shorted or charged incorrectly. But, as long as you know how to handle them, they are pretty safe.
So, what happens to the astronauts in the space station? Do they have any kind of protection?
The Russians still have the best technology in space.
...their [space] tech to the Chinese, then Americans will come out screaming
That is a broad statement, Russian and U.S. spacecraft where designed for different purposes. Each type of spacecraft has it's own advantages/disadvantages. For example, the shuttle can release, dock, and bring back satellites in it's docking bay. Also, what about GPS, US Satellite imaging, Mars rovers, etc?
Can't disagree with you there. We are not on the greatest terms with China, but the US governent would probably complain about any country selling significant technology to China.
heaviest and biggest flying aircraft in the world. Please google for the Antonov-225
The U.S. has found that using several smaller cargo aircraft such as the C-130 Herc is typically more efficient for military use. The Herc uses a smaller runway, requires less maintenance, and is a smaller target for those nasty SAMs. In this case, bigger does not mean better. Don't get me wrong, a big aircraft is cool, but how practical is it?
Where are the mod points? This post is informative, interesting and has valid references. Oh wait, this is slashdot, home of "impartial" moderators, my bad.
Yeah, and I hear that Jim Adler the Texas hammer is a tough smart lawyer.
We are not losing out on stem cell research because of ideological debates, we are losing out on it because of our university structure. My wife worked with stem cells for a while as a lab assistant. She found that the doctors where too interested in proving themselves right and looking good to the scientific community rather than finding the truth. This resulted her in wasting time on repeated experiments that consistenly gave the same results which where contrary to the doctors' theories. Also, we lack software in many of our research institutions that could automate certain processes, such as cell counting by hand. This could easily be done with LabVIEW or other pattern recognition software.
Higher-end cell phones have some of the same capabilities of PDAs. Personally, I would like to have one device that acts as a cell phone, PDA, GPS, browser, digital camera, and Game Boy. Are there any integrated devices that have all of these capabilities?
You might find this to be useful. Eventually, you will find that mediocrity takes a lot less time and most people won't notice the difference until it's to late.
What about Emacs?
Does this qualify? grep TODO *.cpp > task_list.txt
Credentials? I don't have them but these guys do (I am an engineer myself):
Michael Behe,PHD, Darwin's Black Box
Edward M. Purcell, "The Efficiency of Propulsion by a Rotating Flagellum", Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA '94www.impa.br/~jair/pnas.pdf>go here, This certainly seems like a design to me.
"Intelligent Design Theory as a Tool for Analyzing BioChemical Systems", Mere Creation, ed. William A. Dembski
God and Design: The Theological Argument and Modern Science, Robin Collins,PHD The resurrection of Theism William Lane Craig, PHD
Charles Hodge's Critique of Darwinism, Jonathan Wells, PHD
Case For Creator, Lee Strobel (This is what I referenced in my last post, he interviewed/researched with some of the guys I mentioned above)
And there are many, many more references, but this should get you started. I did not mean to offend anyone in my last post, but "obviously" I did. Thanks for the names you gave me, I will look into their writings. Could you give me a book to start off on? I would say that my belief in creationism is not irrational from the research I have done on the subject, but I like to keep an open mind, sorry it did not appear that way before.
I have faith in Christ. I need not refute scientific evidence to support my faith. God is wonderfull, sometime msyterious, and I needn't beleive in fairies ot beleive in God. Why should I beleive in creationist theories when the evolution theory fits my faith just fine.
Because evolution is a theory in crisis. It is obvious that the cell is an irreducibly complex machine, which Darwin himself said could not be explained by evolution. Yes, we do have micro-evolution, but I am talking about evolution as an explanation for our existence. Also, the images of the missing link and other findings have been doctored in order to support evolution. The research done in support of revolution is a disgrace to science. It takes more faith to believe in this dead theory than it does to believe in creation.