Reusability isn't mentioned on their Falcon 9 page anymore. I originally got excited about SpaceX because I thought reusability would be the breakthrough in space launch we need.
They have something much better than reusability. They have repeatability in the sense that they can do incremental development with less regression between versions than other rocket builders.
I think there is an opportunity for a small aerospace firm (Scaled?) to build a capsule similar to Gemini, or a small Apollo. Maybe you could sell single use capsules for a million bucks a go, ready to integrate with a Falcon 9.
I also think it should be possible to build an ultra light capsule to fly on a Falcon 1. The mass budget is about 500kg which should be enough in this day and age.
Of course the fact that his demos don't regularly crash midway through helps a lot.
Its almost as if he spends a couple of days on testing before the event. Imagine doing that amount of effort to avoid appearing an idiot in front of millions of people.
They're at odd with the norms of public behavior in the USA.
I am sure that is also the case in Saudi Arabia. Doesn't change the fact that breastfeeding is perfectly okay in public places in most (other) western countries.
One option would be to run a separate circuit for the generator. Red GPOs are sometimes used for the UPS circuits in work places. A few of these could be installed at strategic locations and there would be less risk of confusion.
With a house full of people its one of those "what could possibly go wrong" situations. Back when PC power supplies had a switched power output for a monitor I hit on the idea of feeding that into a power board and using it to power a modem, printer, speakers, reading light, etc.
A couple of years ago I put it to use on my Wife's PC. She called me at work one day to ask what she should do about the smoke pouring out of the back of the system. She had plugged a 2400 watt fan heater into the power board.
I had told her several times in the past that heaters can only be plugged directly into the wall, but it didn't sink in.
It was my fault of course. I shouldn't have supplied a 10 amp power board from a one amp source.
Burn the furniture. When that runs out, burn the neighbor's furniture. As far as that goes, a good house bonfire does wonders for keeping warm, even if only for a little while. Your neighbors may not appreciate it, especially if they're home.:)
If you set them on fire, they will be warm for the rest of their lives.
(The Monarchy of Australia is a separate office to the Monarchy of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, as is the Monarchy of New Zealand and the Monarchy of Canada
Which makes me wonder how inheritance works. I believe there is an act of parliament in the UK which defines the rules for picking the next monarch when the current one dies. Are there parallel acts in NZ and Australia? What would happen if somebody forgot to import changes from upstream? We really could finish up with a different monarch from the rest of the Commonwealth.
Knowing that I'll be able to get online when I'm on the road (even with a low-quality-but-better-than-dialup connection)
If anybody can use it the connection will be much slower than dialup. Blocking porn would have done a bit to cut down on demand. It would be nice to have a pervasive network for embedded systems deployed city wide.
Many TOS type documents have a clause which says something like "unless required by the law". For the example the GNU GPL says "THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR THE PROGRAM, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY
APPLICABLE LAW."
So I suppose there might be a law somewhere which requires sex offenders to supply full warranty for free software they publish, this would comply with the GPL.
I am just finishing my second ten year stint after graduation. Its as long as I can stand to be in one company. The repetition gets to you after a while. I could understand Alan wanting a change of scenery.
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I thought it was proper to erect first, then integrate?
Well thats how NASA does it anyway.
Reusability isn't mentioned on their Falcon 9 page anymore. I originally got excited about SpaceX because I thought reusability would be the breakthrough in space launch we need.
They have something much better than reusability. They have repeatability in the sense that they can do incremental development with less regression between versions than other rocket builders.
Do people still type watches.com when they want to find watches online?
Yes, but into the google search field.
I think there is an opportunity for a small aerospace firm (Scaled?) to build a capsule similar to Gemini, or a small Apollo. Maybe you could sell single use capsules for a million bucks a go, ready to integrate with a Falcon 9.
I also think it should be possible to build an ultra light capsule to fly on a Falcon 1. The mass budget is about 500kg which should be enough in this day and age.
Of course the fact that his demos don't regularly crash midway through helps a lot.
Its almost as if he spends a couple of days on testing before the event. Imagine doing that amount of effort to avoid appearing an idiot in front of millions of people.
They're at odd with the norms of public behavior in the USA.
I am sure that is also the case in Saudi Arabia. Doesn't change the fact that breastfeeding is perfectly okay in public places in most (other) western countries.
One option would be to run a separate circuit for the generator. Red GPOs are sometimes used for the UPS circuits in work places. A few of these could be installed at strategic locations and there would be less risk of confusion.
With a house full of people its one of those "what could possibly go wrong" situations. Back when PC power supplies had a switched power output for a monitor I hit on the idea of feeding that into a power board and using it to power a modem, printer, speakers, reading light, etc.
A couple of years ago I put it to use on my Wife's PC. She called me at work one day to ask what she should do about the smoke pouring out of the back of the system. She had plugged a 2400 watt fan heater into the power board.
I had told her several times in the past that heaters can only be plugged directly into the wall, but it didn't sink in.
It was my fault of course. I shouldn't have supplied a 10 amp power board from a one amp source.
Burn the furniture. When that runs out, burn the neighbor's furniture. As far as that goes, a good house bonfire does wonders for keeping warm, even if only for a little while. Your neighbors may not appreciate it, especially if they're home. :)
If you set them on fire, they will be warm for the rest of their lives.
A really cool open source project would be a web browser which doesn't let web sites do things like that.
(The Monarchy of Australia is a separate office to the Monarchy of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, as is the Monarchy of New Zealand and the Monarchy of Canada
Which makes me wonder how inheritance works. I believe there is an act of parliament in the UK which defines the rules for picking the next monarch when the current one dies. Are there parallel acts in NZ and Australia? What would happen if somebody forgot to import changes from upstream? We really could finish up with a different monarch from the rest of the Commonwealth.
I think that the MMORPG are nothing more qu' a epic waste of time. I to avoid them like the plague l' assassination of the children who they are
How can they be wasting your time if you avoid them?
I voted for the republic here in Australia in 1999, and I will do the same the next time it comes to a vote.
But I don't care what the British do. People who want to winge about the Monarchy in Britain should say the same about Holland, Sweeden, etc.
Where does all this US loathing of the French come from?
Their refusal to play ball.
Having said that, a large riot would tear her limb from limb if she ever tried that.
Oddly enough that didn't happen in Australia in 1975. Her local deputy took the blame.
I think we can agree that Terry Pratchett has earned an honour of one kind or another.
Knowing that I'll be able to get online when I'm on the road (even with a low-quality-but-better-than-dialup connection)
If anybody can use it the connection will be much slower than dialup. Blocking porn would have done a bit to cut down on demand. It would be nice to have a pervasive network for embedded systems deployed city wide.
Thats rather good. Would work on the Wii, too.
I wonder why they didn't call it ZVCHWK?
Many TOS type documents have a clause which says something like "unless required by the law". For the example the GNU GPL says "THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR THE PROGRAM, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW."
So I suppose there might be a law somewhere which requires sex offenders to supply full warranty for free software they publish, this would comply with the GPL.
Thats bizarre. What does the US have against Iranian rug makers?
I am just finishing my second ten year stint after graduation. Its as long as I can stand to be in one company. The repetition gets to you after a while. I could understand Alan wanting a change of scenery.
Prior Art imagining a virtual extendable world:
Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson 1979
Actually it was published in 1992.
Since we are asking IBM to open source Notes maybe we should ask them to open source the Model M while they are at it?
A WiiMote