For a good test, open a Slashdot story with ~1000 comments and watch as the browser just stops dead in the water for 5-15 seconds while it renders the page
I haven't found a browser that doesn't do that. Firefox, IE8, Chrome, Safari, and Opera all do that for me, at least on Windows. Haven't done any meaningful testing on Linux lately though.
None of the CDMA carriers up here in Canada implemented CSIM either. It's a moot point through as they're in the process of switching to UTMS this year.
As the father of a baby we got with IVF, I do not consider the other fertilized eggs as surplus material to be put to some use. They asked us if we wanted them to be used for stem cells, I said no.
So rather than have them used usefully, you have them sent to the biohazard incinerator along with other contaminated trash.
So we're judging the entire muslim world based on the actions of their equivalent of Jack Thompson? Oh way to go there
The guy isn't some nutjob lawyer filing nuisance lawsuits. He's some nutjob elected official in his country, initiating criminal investigations, on a "crime" that has a minimum life sentence, which makes a little bit of difference.
Should also keep out of the UAE (which he has traveled to. He's done fund-raising stuff for something or other in Dubai), which has similar laws and an extradition treaty with Pakistan.
It is a specific local definition, from the Telecommunications Act of 1996. the FCC decided a few years ago that ISPs are classified as "information services", rather than "telecommunications services" which changes what regulations they are subject to. Previously, phone-based ISPs were telecommunications services and also common carriers, whereas cable ISPs were information services and never were common carriers.
the FCC is also able to switch that back, as decided by the SCOTUS in NCTA v. Brand X.
I think your information may be out of date. There was an article in popular mechanics about 3 years ago about a company called Pacwind (now WePOWER) that has verticals that self-limit via turbulence and do variable pitch. They're rated to handle category 2 hurricane winds. Not exactly Florida-ready, but good for inland states.
The problem is you need LOTS of water moved really high and the appropriate geological formations to do that at reasonable cost are not very common. You need roughly 1 million litre-metres per kilowatt-hour of storage.
Yes, the car was a piece of junk. The list of correctly functioning components was shorter than the list of broken/malfunctioning ones when I stopped driving it 5 years ago.
I think the real threat from space is not space-> ground attack but attacks on other space-based assets - imagine taking out all of country X's surveillance and military comm sats in preparation for a ground or ICBM attack.
Only issue is that blowing up their satellites is a rather scorched earth tactic. It's not real viable unless you don't have any satellites of your own and don't want any either.
Aside, it might be feasible to take out low-orbit surveillance satellites, but not comm sats, as it's not exactly trivial it hit a bus-sized object 22,000 miles away (geostationary orbit) and moving at about 7,000 miles per hour, so it's unlikely that any country with the capability to do that would meet the criteria above. Both anti-satellite tests (China's weather satellite and USA-193) were on satellites at ~500 and ~120 miles up.
But on the other hand, crazy people seem to occasionally get into positions of power.
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He tried to build a fission reactor. This is a fusion reactor.
No soccer teams? What's with all the soccer moms then?
The fact that the NSA is still serving a purpose in spite of 'completely secure' key sizes should suggest a fairly obvious conclusion./quote?
That people are too cheap/lazy/apathetic to bother encrypting stuff?
Your question is the same as "Why do you want a PC to do that stuff it wasn't marketed for? Why don't you just buy a TIVO?"
Also, find me your HTPC that:
1. Is of comparable size
2. Consumes a similar amount of power (27W at maximum load)
3. Costs less than $150
For a good test, open a Slashdot story with ~1000 comments and watch as the browser just stops dead in the water for 5-15 seconds while it renders the page
I haven't found a browser that doesn't do that. Firefox, IE8, Chrome, Safari, and Opera all do that for me, at least on Windows. Haven't done any meaningful testing on Linux lately though.
I'm stunned. You'd think given this earlier story they wouldn't be anywhere near the top.
Pork : Not just for Congress anymore!
How about, STOP SPENDING SO MUCH MONEY?
8 words : Ballot measures making a lot of spending mandatory.
6 more words : Super-majority required for tax increases.
People vote for ballot measures for spending, but then vote against the tax increases to pay for it.
None of the CDMA carriers up here in Canada implemented CSIM either. It's a moot point through as they're in the process of switching to UTMS this year.
As has already been pointed out, these are copper and zinc powered batteries.
With a cheap and readily available electrolyte.
FYI, Boost=Sprint.
That's funny, because for me it's the next step in reducing my expenses
If you think your bill is going to go down as a result of this, I have a wonderful bridge you may be interested in.
As the father of a baby we got with IVF, I do not consider the other fertilized eggs as surplus material to be put to some use. They asked us if we wanted them to be used for stem cells, I said no.
So rather than have them used usefully, you have them sent to the biohazard incinerator along with other contaminated trash.
So we're judging the entire muslim world based on the actions of their equivalent of Jack Thompson? Oh way to go there
The guy isn't some nutjob lawyer filing nuisance lawsuits. He's some nutjob elected official in his country, initiating criminal investigations, on a "crime" that has a minimum life sentence, which makes a little bit of difference.
Should also keep out of the UAE (which he has traveled to. He's done fund-raising stuff for something or other in Dubai), which has similar laws and an extradition treaty with Pakistan.
It is a specific local definition, from the Telecommunications Act of 1996. the FCC decided a few years ago that ISPs are classified as "information services", rather than "telecommunications services" which changes what regulations they are subject to. Previously, phone-based ISPs were telecommunications services and also common carriers, whereas cable ISPs were information services and never were common carriers.
the FCC is also able to switch that back, as decided by the SCOTUS in NCTA v. Brand X.
I think your information may be out of date. There was an article in popular mechanics about 3 years ago about a company called Pacwind (now WePOWER) that has verticals that self-limit via turbulence and do variable pitch. They're rated to handle category 2 hurricane winds. Not exactly Florida-ready, but good for inland states.
http://www.wepower.us/
The problem is you need LOTS of water moved really high and the appropriate geological formations to do that at reasonable cost are not very common. You need roughly 1 million litre-metres per kilowatt-hour of storage.
15%? What?
Assuming 20 devices per person, your 2W figure comes to 2.56% of energy use (using World Bank's figure of annually 13,652kWh per capita in the US).
Yes, the car was a piece of junk. The list of correctly functioning components was shorter than the list of broken/malfunctioning ones when I stopped driving it 5 years ago.
I think the real threat from space is not space-> ground attack but attacks on other space-based assets - imagine taking out all of country X's surveillance and military comm sats in preparation for a ground or ICBM attack.
Only issue is that blowing up their satellites is a rather scorched earth tactic. It's not real viable unless you don't have any satellites of your own and don't want any either.
Aside, it might be feasible to take out low-orbit surveillance satellites, but not comm sats, as it's not exactly trivial it hit a bus-sized object 22,000 miles away (geostationary orbit) and moving at about 7,000 miles per hour, so it's unlikely that any country with the capability to do that would meet the criteria above. Both anti-satellite tests (China's weather satellite and USA-193) were on satellites at ~500 and ~120 miles up.
But on the other hand, crazy people seem to occasionally get into positions of power.
Even more noticeable on a car with a high idle. My old 1981 Chevy Caprice classic would get up to about 15mph at idle, which was about 1500rpm.
Probably not bacon, otherwise Canadians would be far worse.
A company I used to work for used Akamai to deliver their software updates.
Are the things traded actual physical objects?
Yes -> A bubble at least every 30 years is scientifically proven.
No -> You're good.
Because there were never bubbles in tulips, gold bars, farm animals, grains, etc.