There is also a benefit to having people share a common vocabulary, such as communication in broader languages like English, Spanish, etc. I have a hard enough time communicating with people in the same language!
How is this not considered criminal activity? Could LinkedIn just be the target of a spoofing campaign? I have a hard time believing they could be so stupid.
From the article: "As we recently reported, another research group recently showed this quantum channel to be at least 10,000 times faster than the speed of light."
I don't get it. I thought it was instantaneous and that number is just a crap number based on distance.
Yes I believe you are correct. "The moon is a harsh mistress" was the first time I've seen TANSTAAFL in writing. On a side note, I love that book and I would not be surprised if Google started from the concept of the computer Mike in that book.
On the otherside, an employer or contractor can 'expense' their meals if it's business related. However, I believe there is a percentage cap, based on overall income.
I think a better question would be to ask how the money is going to be spent, and the main expenses of the project, before saying x amount of money is too much or too little.
Is it possible there is just more innovation in the past 4 years? I would argue 'progress' is exponential, not linear. Regardless, patents such as this probably fall in the lower standard category, yet is was patented in the 90s.
How is the electricity produced in the space ship for the nuclear fusion, would it also be nuclear? "The capacitors are hooked up to a giant magnet that houses the chamber where the fusion reaction will take place. With the flip of a switch, the capacitors are simultaneously triggered to deliver 1 million amps of electricity for a fraction of a second to the magnet, which quickly compresses the metal ring."
I read the document as well and find no language suggesting anything about TOS violations. In addition, even the summary article was misquoted. It said "if you violate the terms of service on a government website." But I couldn't even find that in the actual draft.
There is only one American on the list published so far, although I'm sure there will be more. But I understand your sentiment and forgive your lack of RTFA.
Israel does not force Judaism on its citizens. You may be thinking of Hamas in Gaza, which has been enforcing Islam and intimidating people to convert to Islam. They have religious police enforcing dress codes and most recently segregated all schools by gender, including private schools.
To be fair, we have a ton of extremely wealthy people in the U.S. How many billionaires live in Afghanistan? The U.S. has a decent sized middle class and a large social support system, although there is room for improvement. I would suggest traveling if you really think the 'rest of us suck garbage out of a landfill'. Our garbage is full of food & useful gadgets an average north korean would kill for.
"For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct and support of science research and development activities, including research, development, operations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, and communications activities; program management; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, $5,144,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2014, of which up to $14,500,000 shall be available for a reimbursable agreement with the Department of Energy for the purpose of re-establishing facilities to produce fuel required for radioisotope thermoelectric generators to enable future missions: Provided, That $75,000,000 shall be for pre-formulation and/or formulation activities for a mission that meets the science goals outlined for the Jupiter Europa mission in the most recent planetary science decadal survey: Provided further, That the formulation and development costs (with development cost as defined under section 30104 of title 51, United States Code) for the James Webb Space Telescope shall not exceed $8,000,000,000: Provided further, That should the individual identified under subsection (c)(2)(E) of section 30104 of title 51, United States Code, as responsible for the James Webb Space Telescope determine that the development cost of the program is likely to exceed that limitation, the individual shall immediately notify the Administrator and the increase shall be treated as if it meets the 30 percent threshold described in subsection (f) of section 30104."
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Why not get rid of the keyboard altogether and have voice control?
There are monkey sanctuaries.
There is also a benefit to having people share a common vocabulary, such as communication in broader languages like English, Spanish, etc. I have a hard enough time communicating with people in the same language!
"Have you never wondered why I drink only distilled water, or rainwater, and only pure-grain alcohol?"
Just drink bottled water! Oh wait, doesn't that come from the same place? Beer it is then.
Forget it, back to work.
How is this not considered criminal activity? Could LinkedIn just be the target of a spoofing campaign? I have a hard time believing they could be so stupid.
Pay phones will still work in emergencies. I recall that being a reason for their continued existence in the era of mobile phones.
Agreed! We could use some competition to scare congress into action.
I guess they've given up on the American education system when making this statement: "Immigrants are the future of a knowledge based society"
Apparently funneled through Google's lunch system.
From the article: "As we recently reported, another research group recently showed this quantum channel to be at least 10,000 times faster than the speed of light."
I don't get it. I thought it was instantaneous and that number is just a crap number based on distance.
Yes I believe you are correct. "The moon is a harsh mistress" was the first time I've seen TANSTAAFL in writing. On a side note, I love that book and I would not be surprised if Google started from the concept of the computer Mike in that book.
On the otherside, an employer or contractor can 'expense' their meals if it's business related. However, I believe there is a percentage cap, based on overall income.
I think a better question would be to ask how the money is going to be spent, and the main expenses of the project, before saying x amount of money is too much or too little.
Is it possible there is just more innovation in the past 4 years? I would argue 'progress' is exponential, not linear. Regardless, patents such as this probably fall in the lower standard category, yet is was patented in the 90s.
Getting a PH.D. in any science related field will most likely guarantee you a job.
How is the electricity produced in the space ship for the nuclear fusion, would it also be nuclear? "The capacitors are hooked up to a giant magnet that houses the chamber where the fusion reaction will take place. With the flip of a switch, the capacitors are simultaneously triggered to deliver 1 million amps of electricity for a fraction of a second to the magnet, which quickly compresses the metal ring."
I read the document as well and find no language suggesting anything about TOS violations. In addition, even the summary article was misquoted. It said "if you violate the terms of service on a government website." But I couldn't even find that in the actual draft.
"This website can only be used by the Amish"
There is only one American on the list published so far, although I'm sure there will be more. But I understand your sentiment and forgive your lack of RTFA.
Israel does not force Judaism on its citizens. You may be thinking of Hamas in Gaza, which has been enforcing Islam and intimidating people to convert to Islam. They have religious police enforcing dress codes and most recently segregated all schools by gender, including private schools.
If I recall correctly, variables are initialized and objects are instantiated.
To be fair, we have a ton of extremely wealthy people in the U.S. How many billionaires live in Afghanistan? The U.S. has a decent sized middle class and a large social support system, although there is room for improvement. I would suggest traveling if you really think the 'rest of us suck garbage out of a landfill'. Our garbage is full of food & useful gadgets an average north korean would kill for.
Here is the actual link to the bill (now law):
"For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct and support of science research and development activities, including research, development, operations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, and communications activities; program management; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, $5,144,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2014, of which up to $14,500,000 shall be available for a reimbursable agreement with the Department of Energy for the purpose of re-establishing facilities to produce fuel required for radioisotope thermoelectric generators to enable future missions: Provided, That $75,000,000 shall be for pre-formulation and/or formulation activities for a mission that meets the science goals outlined for the Jupiter Europa mission in the most recent planetary science decadal survey: Provided further, That the formulation and development costs (with development cost as defined under section 30104 of title 51, United States Code) for the James Webb Space Telescope shall not exceed $8,000,000,000: Provided further, That should the individual identified under subsection (c)(2)(E) of section 30104 of title 51, United States Code, as responsible for the James Webb Space Telescope determine that the development cost of the program is likely to exceed that limitation, the individual shall immediately notify the Administrator and the increase shall be treated as if it meets the 30 percent threshold described in subsection (f) of section 30104."