Perhaps some day, we'll have processors dedicated to physics-- a PPU?
Perhaps it would model a simple subset of physics: rigid body collisions or rigid jointed bodies.
What are the chances of hitting a plane windshield 3 times by accident? 10^-10? 10^-15??
A more likely story is that he was stargazing, he saw the plane, then his stupidity overcame him.
You aren't thinking hard enough. Use the photon momentum to cut down your orbital velocity, and use the Sun's gravity to pull you inward. Obviously this is only useful for intrastellar travel.
First of all, it's quite difficult to make a light-mass, zero-maintainance linear accelerator.
Secondly, energy = momentum*c for photons. Your argument that the momentum is pathetically tiny also means that the energy is pathetically tiny. How do you intend to power the linear accelerator? Even if it was 100% efficient, you are still limited to the original momentum of the photons.
A large sail can reflect a large number of photons; enough to produce maybe tenths of gees, which might be sufficient to travel to nearby stars in a lifetime. Don't ask me how you plan on stopping; it's certainly one-way.
I think post-comet Earth will still be far more habitable than, say, Mars. So even if the comet strikes, I don't think it will be any easier to build a colony on Mars than to fix what we have on Earth.
On the other hand, pushing the colonization effort of Mars will advance technology which could be useful at home after a meteor strike.
no this is different. Google has full control of their adwords database and the clients do not. In P2P, the software maker (ever since Napster) doesn't control the transfer medium; the clients do.
Not every artist is out to get paid. Most probably started as hobbyists who made art for it's own sake. Yeah there will probably be less art out there, but it won't be a vacuum.
Don't construe this post as support for copyright violation.
In any reasonably sized list, there will always be some people who are overlooked. Don't go around bashing the makers for having some unfair criteria or for missing your hero. On the other hand, go ahead and post people who have been overlooked, but don't get pissed about it.
You would probably have to think something seemingly random, depending on how your brain was built up under the electrodes. The brain is remarkably adaptable and over time you will associate this thought with moving the cursor as you have associated some other pattern with moving your hand.
With the wearable device versus implant, I suppose it would be harder to learn because the connection is less permanent and prone to move around. Maybe today you have to think of green to move left; tomorrow you have to think of shattering plastic.
Slashdot Mirror
NO! It gained angular velocity; it did not gain angular momentum.
so you don't need to notice any difference with your flesh-and-blood eyes.
Perhaps some day, we'll have processors dedicated to physics-- a PPU? Perhaps it would model a simple subset of physics: rigid body collisions or rigid jointed bodies.
What are the chances of hitting a plane windshield 3 times by accident? 10^-10? 10^-15?? A more likely story is that he was stargazing, he saw the plane, then his stupidity overcame him.
You aren't thinking hard enough. Use the photon momentum to cut down your orbital velocity, and use the Sun's gravity to pull you inward. Obviously this is only useful for intrastellar travel.
Well, your parents could probably get along just fine with a $50 Pentium. $800 is enough to build a semi-badass system.
You're imposing some strict stress and maintanaince requirements by letting trucks drive on them.
First of all, it's quite difficult to make a light-mass, zero-maintainance linear accelerator. Secondly, energy = momentum*c for photons. Your argument that the momentum is pathetically tiny also means that the energy is pathetically tiny. How do you intend to power the linear accelerator? Even if it was 100% efficient, you are still limited to the original momentum of the photons. A large sail can reflect a large number of photons; enough to produce maybe tenths of gees, which might be sufficient to travel to nearby stars in a lifetime. Don't ask me how you plan on stopping; it's certainly one-way.
you're getting all the extra publicity that ripples out from the news agencies that report on the ad.
err, impossible You can't beat entropy. If you can compressed something 300:1, then the original must be largely devoid of content.
I tried an earlier version and wondered what the fuss was about... but it has gone so far in so little time and the rate of improvement is astonishing
I think post-comet Earth will still be far more habitable than, say, Mars. So even if the comet strikes, I don't think it will be any easier to build a colony on Mars than to fix what we have on Earth. On the other hand, pushing the colonization effort of Mars will advance technology which could be useful at home after a meteor strike.
can understand?
when it's economy can no longer sustain it's military budget.
no this is different. Google has full control of their adwords database and the clients do not. In P2P, the software maker (ever since Napster) doesn't control the transfer medium; the clients do.
Not every artist is out to get paid. Most probably started as hobbyists who made art for it's own sake. Yeah there will probably be less art out there, but it won't be a vacuum.
Don't construe this post as support for copyright violation.
In any reasonably sized list, there will always be some people who are overlooked. Don't go around bashing the makers for having some unfair criteria or for missing your hero. On the other hand, go ahead and post people who have been overlooked, but don't get pissed about it.
but how else would they continue to milk money off you?
You would probably have to think something seemingly random, depending on how your brain was built up under the electrodes. The brain is remarkably adaptable and over time you will associate this thought with moving the cursor as you have associated some other pattern with moving your hand.
With the wearable device versus implant, I suppose it would be harder to learn because the connection is less permanent and prone to move around. Maybe today you have to think of green to move left; tomorrow you have to think of shattering plastic.
goddamn cows
on margin scribbles. Email is merely the evolution of that. Wath yoo trya gible? RTM geent me aggin. D4u't joo guool!
an interesting statistic would be how many articles were rejected
It helps keep the internet free (beer). No, I don't like to _use_ IE. Without all the idiots in the world, what would we stand on?
They are better known as 'cubicles'
mod parent Ingenious