There are several countries in the Middle East who want new forms of reliable power and don't want to be targets for terrorists.
Thorium has the potential to generate power cheaply and without bomb-making potential; unlike uramium. As to the 'enrichment' question, once separated as a metal from the ores (a basic technology every metal needs to be recovered from the ground in any quantity), Thorium does not need enrichment. The primary isotope for nuclear fuel usage is the +90% content component. There are technical issues to solve, but the main issue to the willingness to concider nuclear power and forgo bombs.
Whether the idea of using these panels on major, truck-carrying roads flies or not, the technology to make rugged, relatively low cost solar panels has a lot of value. Many commercial buildings have asphalt roofs, top floors of parking garages are often exposed all day, and there are lower use roads in many places around the country. Even if this is only used to power the streetlights and traffic lights (and sewage and waste water pumps), this could be significant savings to local government. If you did those things, even the AC/DC argument fades to insignificance as the usage is local and generally not current-type dependent.
Quote from the article; "Amazingly, right now Chihuahuas are still considered C. lupus familiaris, a subspecies of wolf. And calling a Chihuahua a wolf is like calling someone at the Discovery Institute a scientist."
I can't speak to the Discovery Institute point directly; but without a doubt, small dogs can be as aggressive as a wolf. We own a 10 pound poodle and my daughter and SIL have a 7 pounder. DO NOT get on the wrong side of either. They may not take as big a bite, but it still hurts.
So what if this was written on a 16-bit hardware computer. I know of graphic games written in the Apple ][ Sweet-16 interpreter (a 16-bit machine in software installed on all Apple ][ machines) long before this. And, this machine was a one-of-a-kind creation that had no meaningful volume, even by the standards of the time. Lastly, it isn't graphical if it used TEXT CHARACTERS to represent the game elements. There were other games written on PDP-11 and LSI-11 machines (also true 16-bit hardware) that predate this.
Do not confuse quantity with quality; also recognize the results of theft by European conquerors in the quantity of materials in European hands that originated in the Middle East and other places. I am more familiar with the Western literary tradition, so I will use as examples the multiple books of the Hebrew Bible, the Dead sea scrolls (some of which are not in the Bible), the early Christian writings, the Talmud, and lots of Islamic works - all of which are of Middle Eastern origin.
As a long-term PalmOS (since 1996) user, this device is useless to me. Some of my client do not allow cell phones and other radio (excluding WiFi and Bluetooth) devices on premises for security reasons. So a device dependent on the Web, as is indicated in the email sent to me by Palm, won't be available when I need it; it will be out in the car in the parking lot (if it even makes it in past the security gate). There is no indication if I could import data from existing PalmOS devices or if it can run any existing PalmOS third-party applications. For a device and OS supposedly 'in development' as long as this one has, it seems grossly inadequate to hold on to existing customers. And, I'm not even going to mention Sprint!
Let's see... If the NYT lost such a case (not likely), what would the outcomes possibly be? 1 - NYT hires some junior reporter wannabes whose job it is to read articles on other sites, rewrite them without plagiarizing, and post as NYT material. The winner gets neither fees and advertising revenue. NYT gets the stuff cheap. 2 - NYT pays licensing fees for linking to the winner's site. The winner gets both fees and advertising revenue. NYT gets shafted. 3 - NYT goes to the winner's competitor(s) and gets approval to aggregate their material instead. The winner gets neither fees and advertising revenue. NYT gets the stuff cheaper than option 2, but probably more than #1.
To me, given the possibility that the NYT would win a 'fair use' case, especially since the stuff was on an open RSS feed anyway, and a cheap possible solution if they lose, the complainant is a fool.
The distance to the edge of an atmospheric layer varies by definition, season, orbit, solar radiation conditions, and probably a variety of other conditions. If the edge measured was at 220km instead of 420km, is there agreement on the definition (as a start)? 220 km converts to about 137 miles. 420km converts to about 261 miles. (sorry, I'm in the US, I think in non-metric units.) The US requirement for astronaut wings is 50 miles. Since none of the people in orbit since 1960 (except for moonshots) went higher than the upper number, where they all in orbit within the ionosphere, according to the claimed 'old' definition? Unlikely.
This is about your signature, not the post directly. I checked out your referral to the Bible Gateway and they don't have an English version of the Hebrew Bible. Since there are significant differences in the translations into English from the original Hebrew between the Jewish, Catholic, and Protestant versions (not to mention some of the differences recognized by Islam, which also considers these books to be holy), why not an English version of the Hebrew Bible? The JPS 1917 translation is available for free at http://www.mechon-mamre.org/e/et/et0.htm
Gemini 4 was the first US spacewalk. Gemini 5 had a lot of problems. Gemini 7 and 6A (launched after 7) was the first rendezvous by the US. Connecting with another craft(Agena unmanned, restartable engine) was Gemini 8's mission. I'd say China is on a relatively solid timetable, given their immediate goal is an Earth orbit facility.
Since when would this matter to Bush and his greedy cronies? Some of Bush's buddies will make a lot of money and McCain will be able to say "I know nothing, nothing..." while dressed as Sgt. Schultz.
Not the first time. A number of years ago George Bush approved the conversion of a generic prescription drug (five manufacturers) on the market for over 40 years [that I'm dependent on] to one of his 'pals'. It became an over-the-counter product with only one manufacturer at only.25 and.50 the dose. This item went from $5 for a 90 day supply to $30 for a two week supply; I'll leave the rest of the math to you. Oh yes, no longer available in bulk at all.
Which versions of Genesis? Which religion's translations? What will mark the original version (Hebrew)?
Seriously, the language a person thinks or writes makes significant difference in their view of the world (and universe). Just look at how two differences in the translation of one word in Isaiah 7:14-16 - the description of the messiah's mother ('virgin' or 'young woman') or the passage in Exodus 21:22, describing the punishment for causing a miscarriage (which constitutes the basis for the thoughts on abortion - bad or murder argument), have such radically different results.
Just because this has been done before using a different technique doesn't invalidate the story.
One of the major problems in our modern society is that we are dependent on portable power. We need relatively compact energy stores to power cars, buses, trucks, and airplanes (in addition to smaller devices). There are a variety of stationary power-generating ideas, some in current use, others still in development. But, we will still need portable power unless we abandon these modes of transport in favor of either broadcast power (likely to be inefficient) or ground-based, connected to power-grid systems, which have their own high infrastructure costs and require societal change on a large scale. So, technologies that offer the ability to store energy in a portable form, usable by existing vehicles with minor modifications (e.g., H2), have great promise. And, since different technologies may achieve similar goals by different means or using different resources doesn't mean we have to abandon all but one of them. The ability to generate usable quantities of H2 by biological means may have advantages in certain parts of the planet where more technologically-advanced (value judgment there too) methods may be more practical elsewhere.
Not all raw research offers short-term advantages; but the growth in human knowledge may pay off in many unexpected ways.
(This isn't aimed at you as an individual...)
Unemployment is the IT field is bad enough here in the US, largely because of all the H1B Visa holders being admitted to suppress salaries by greedy companies. If you want to work for an American firm, move to India.
'the final straw' I had been heavily committed to the Apple series machines. When the IIGS came out, they offered a significant discount to//e owners to upgrade. The kit included all but the bottom plate of the case and the power supply. I offered to buy a bottom plate and power supply at retail price along with the upgrade kit and several levels of Apple management refused. Their response was that I had to wait until the IIGS was available at retail and pay full price - if I could get on an allocation list. That was the final straw to me. My ][ had a low number serial number revision 1 motherboard and they abandoned me. IBM AT clones were already on the market for less than the cost of the IIGS, so that's the way I went. I won't buy an Apple-branded product ever again. Why pay more for less service and support?
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Spent all your time in Statler, huh?
Blame the victim.
And people wonder why the 'social sciences' are so despised.
There are several countries in the Middle East who want new forms of reliable power and don't want to be targets for terrorists.
Thorium has the potential to generate power cheaply and without bomb-making potential; unlike uramium. As to the 'enrichment' question, once separated as a metal from the ores (a basic technology every metal needs to be recovered from the ground in any quantity), Thorium does not need enrichment. The primary isotope for nuclear fuel usage is the +90% content component. There are technical issues to solve, but the main issue to the willingness to concider nuclear power and forgo bombs.
Whether the idea of using these panels on major, truck-carrying roads flies or not, the technology to make rugged, relatively low cost solar panels has a lot of value. Many commercial buildings have asphalt roofs, top floors of parking garages are often exposed all day, and there are lower use roads in many places around the country. Even if this is only used to power the streetlights and traffic lights (and sewage and waste water pumps), this could be significant savings to local government. If you did those things, even the AC/DC argument fades to insignificance as the usage is local and generally not current-type dependent.
Quote from the article;
"Amazingly, right now Chihuahuas are still considered C. lupus familiaris, a subspecies of wolf. And calling a Chihuahua a wolf is like calling someone at the Discovery Institute a scientist."
I can't speak to the Discovery Institute point directly; but without a doubt, small dogs can be as aggressive as a wolf. We own a 10 pound poodle and my daughter and SIL have a 7 pounder. DO NOT get on the wrong side of either. They may not take as big a bite, but it still hurts.
So what if this was written on a 16-bit hardware computer. I know of graphic games written in the Apple ][ Sweet-16 interpreter (a 16-bit machine in software installed on all Apple ][ machines) long before this. And, this machine was a one-of-a-kind creation that had no meaningful volume, even by the standards of the time. Lastly, it isn't graphical if it used TEXT CHARACTERS to represent the game elements. There were other games written on PDP-11 and LSI-11 machines (also true 16-bit hardware) that predate this.
Do not confuse quantity with quality; also recognize the results of theft by European conquerors in the quantity of materials in European hands that originated in the Middle East and other places. I am more familiar with the Western literary tradition, so I will use as examples the multiple books of the Hebrew Bible, the Dead sea scrolls (some of which are not in the Bible), the early Christian writings, the Talmud, and lots of Islamic works - all of which are of Middle Eastern origin.
The best advice out of the 900+ posts in this thread.
Here is yet another group of 19th-century bozos
You are overestimating them. These are 15th Century BOZOs.
As a long-term PalmOS (since 1996) user, this device is useless to me. Some of my client do not allow cell phones and other radio (excluding WiFi and Bluetooth) devices on premises for security reasons. So a device dependent on the Web, as is indicated in the email sent to me by Palm, won't be available when I need it; it will be out in the car in the parking lot (if it even makes it in past the security gate). There is no indication if I could import data from existing PalmOS devices or if it can run any existing PalmOS third-party applications. For a device and OS supposedly 'in development' as long as this one has, it seems grossly inadequate to hold on to existing customers. And, I'm not even going to mention Sprint!
Possible solution to tailgaters? Just brake when they get too close and THEY have their brakes activated automatically! YES!!!!
Let's see...
If the NYT lost such a case (not likely), what would the outcomes possibly be?
1 - NYT hires some junior reporter wannabes whose job it is to read articles on other sites, rewrite them without plagiarizing, and post as NYT material. The winner gets neither fees and advertising revenue. NYT gets the stuff cheap.
2 - NYT pays licensing fees for linking to the winner's site. The winner gets both fees and advertising revenue. NYT gets shafted.
3 - NYT goes to the winner's competitor(s) and gets approval to aggregate their material instead. The winner gets neither fees and advertising revenue. NYT gets the stuff cheaper than option 2, but probably more than #1.
To me, given the possibility that the NYT would win a 'fair use' case, especially since the stuff was on an open RSS feed anyway, and a cheap possible solution if they lose, the complainant is a fool.
The distance to the edge of an atmospheric layer varies by definition, season, orbit, solar radiation conditions, and probably a variety of other conditions. If the edge measured was at 220km instead of 420km, is there agreement on the definition (as a start)? 220 km converts to about 137 miles. 420km converts to about 261 miles. (sorry, I'm in the US, I think in non-metric units.) The US requirement for astronaut wings is 50 miles. Since none of the people in orbit since 1960 (except for moonshots) went higher than the upper number, where they all in orbit within the ionosphere, according to the claimed 'old' definition? Unlikely.
This is about your signature, not the post directly. I checked out your referral to the Bible Gateway and they don't have an English version of the Hebrew Bible. Since there are significant differences in the translations into English from the original Hebrew between the Jewish, Catholic, and Protestant versions (not to mention some of the differences recognized by Islam, which also considers these books to be holy), why not an English version of the Hebrew Bible? The JPS 1917 translation is available for free at http://www.mechon-mamre.org/e/et/et0.htm
Gemini 4 was the first US spacewalk. Gemini 5 had a lot of problems. Gemini 7 and 6A (launched after 7) was the first rendezvous by the US. Connecting with another craft(Agena unmanned, restartable engine) was Gemini 8's mission. I'd say China is on a relatively solid timetable, given their immediate goal is an Earth orbit facility.
Why are you surprised???
Since when would this matter to Bush and his greedy cronies? Some of Bush's buddies will make a lot of money and McCain will be able to say "I know nothing, nothing..." while dressed as Sgt. Schultz.
Not the first time. A number of years ago George Bush approved the conversion of a generic prescription drug (five manufacturers) on the market for over 40 years [that I'm dependent on] to one of his 'pals'. It became an over-the-counter product with only one manufacturer at only .25 and .50 the dose. This item went from $5 for a 90 day supply to $30 for a two week supply; I'll leave the rest of the math to you. Oh yes, no longer available in bulk at all.
"Healthcare Reform"
Only if you live in the Southern Hemisphere...
The Earth is actually closer to the Sun during the Northern Hemisphere Winter.
Which versions of Genesis? Which religion's translations? What will mark the original version (Hebrew)? Seriously, the language a person thinks or writes makes significant difference in their view of the world (and universe). Just look at how two differences in the translation of one word in Isaiah 7:14-16 - the description of the messiah's mother ('virgin' or 'young woman') or the passage in Exodus 21:22, describing the punishment for causing a miscarriage (which constitutes the basis for the thoughts on abortion - bad or murder argument), have such radically different results.
Asimov is spinning. No copies of his work???
Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, John Adams, Alexander Hamilton, John Hancock, etc. are rotating in their graves.
Don't forget the Yogurt brand cables and other devices.
May the Schwartz be with you!
Just because this has been done before using a different technique doesn't invalidate the story.
One of the major problems in our modern society is that we are dependent on portable power. We need relatively compact energy stores to power cars, buses, trucks, and airplanes (in addition to smaller devices). There are a variety of stationary power-generating ideas, some in current use, others still in development. But, we will still need portable power unless we abandon these modes of transport in favor of either broadcast power (likely to be inefficient) or ground-based, connected to power-grid systems, which have their own high infrastructure costs and require societal change on a large scale. So, technologies that offer the ability to store energy in a portable form, usable by existing vehicles with minor modifications (e.g., H2), have great promise. And, since different technologies may achieve similar goals by different means or using different resources doesn't mean we have to abandon all but one of them. The ability to generate usable quantities of H2 by biological means may have advantages in certain parts of the planet where more technologically-advanced (value judgment there too) methods may be more practical elsewhere.
Not all raw research offers short-term advantages; but the growth in human knowledge may pay off in many unexpected ways.
- file the patent application - during the long period for approval, look for another job - start new job - file objections to patent application
(This isn't aimed at you as an individual...) Unemployment is the IT field is bad enough here in the US, largely because of all the H1B Visa holders being admitted to suppress salaries by greedy companies. If you want to work for an American firm, move to India.
'the final straw' //e owners to upgrade. The kit included all but the bottom plate of the case and the power supply. I offered to buy a bottom plate and power supply at retail price along with the upgrade kit and several levels of Apple management refused. Their response was that I had to wait until the IIGS was available at retail and pay full price - if I could get on an allocation list. That was the final straw to me. My ][ had a low number serial number revision 1 motherboard and they abandoned me. IBM AT clones were already on the market for less than the cost of the IIGS, so that's the way I went. I won't buy an Apple-branded product ever again. Why pay more for less service and support?
I had been heavily committed to the Apple series machines. When the IIGS came out, they offered a significant discount to