Sure, assuming that it is a classic hovercraft. But, we have those. I'm saying we need to develop something that hovers without massive air pressure. Like the hoverboard in Back to the Future or speeders in Star Wars or anti-gravity lifts in Star Trek.
Not necessarily. It depends on the cause of your forward momentum. If you have some sort of thruster pushing you forward, there is nothing saying you can't have one to decelerate you as well.
We don't need flying cars. Flying cars = Falling cars. Add in volatile fuel and you have bombs. What they need to work on is a car that will hover about 2-3 feet above the ground. A hover car would eliminate the need for paved roads, road maintenance, bridges, bridge maintenance, etc... You just need lane guides and median dividers.
Except the earth has a shelf life, and the expiration date is approaching.
Yeah but the expansion of the sun probably won't make life on Earth unsustainable for another billion years or so. Maybe evolution will do better the second time around.
I'm hoping for duck world next time around. Howard rules!
There is no way to you to erase yourself from the web. Not unless you are Dr. Who.
And if you were never convicted of anything, and this file with your name is the only thing linking you to it online, then if someone asks about it just say it must be someone else with the same name. Weird how small the world is.
I don't understand why people get all pissy when you mention Farmville. If you don't want to play, then don't. But you don't have to hate people that do and call them noobs or sheep.
The reason people play is the same reason people buy the Wii. It's accessible. Anyone can fucking play. Anyone. I know that for the hardcore player out there that just seems wrong, but you know what? The gaming world doesn't revolve around you.
If you don't what to see that shit in your news feed, choose to hide announcements from that app. Simple. Other people have other opinions. Learn to accept it.
In the interest of full disclosure, I'm level 41 in Farmville and have never paid a dime for content.
Actually if RTA you'll see he claimed the previous administration had given him permission. This seems plausible enough to me. He should've gotten it in writing though.
$1.6 million is likely a horrible overestimate, but at least 'several hundred thousand' dollars seems plausible. Everyone here is calculating '5000 machines multiplied by 10 years'... but come on, they've had exactly 5000 computers since 1999? I don't think so; it's pretty much a certainty in 1999 they had far fewer computers. And most of them would not have been on anywhere near 24/7.
If he had permission, fine. But he should have asked the new administration about it when the old one left.
Also if he were a bit smarter, he would have set it up to only run while the computer was idle (ie screensaver). No one notices an unresponsive computer when they aren't using it.
If the cow or pig isn't being used, I would expect us to (intentionally or not) create conditions in their environment which pushes them out and dwindles their population, not unlike we've done to wolves or such.
I think the better comparison would be deer. Every year we could have cow and pig hunting seasons to keep the herds down to levels where they won't starve to death.
But until they can get the taste and texture right, no one is going to replace their steak with synthasteak.
I agree. They seem to throw out a lot of numbers without saying where any of their data is coming from and they don't seem to be ranking vulnerabilities at all.
Plus let's face it, this is a company whose job is to get people to hire them to check the security of their web apps. Sounds like they are trying to reel in some executives who don't know any better.
And we know the left (with an agreeable media) NEVER tries to take down someone they don't like. Just like the claims of Rush Limbaugh and racism...oh wait!
Wait. Does that mean you were being sarcastic the whole time? Because I thought it was pretty obvious to anyone who has listened to more than 10 minutes of Limbaugh that he IS racist. I know you probably want quotes. Don't have them off the top of my head as I try to scrub all memory of his hate-filled speech from my head. But I'd be glad to get them for you when I get off work.
Did you miss the part where they would lease the fiber to telcos and ISPs? It's called a long term investment. The fiber is going to pay for itself in the long run whether the telcos and ISPs lease it and offer services or if the local municipal offers services.
Plus if the municipal owns the fiber, they can make sure that monopolies don't occur and that every provider that wants in can. If a telco or ISP owns the fiber, they can price the competition out of business with high fiber lease fees.
I'll do what I already do, save it in my Netflix Q, and wait for the rental. I already waited for the rental rather than going to the theater. Hope it works out for them.
Exactly. Best case scenario for them here is that there will be no real change. Worse case scenario, more people will go back to pirating movies just out of spite.
I guess I was think if it is firing it's thrusters "90 days out of every 2.13-year period" that it would eventually need some refueling.
You make a good point, but I was under the impression that most of the other satellites we've sent out of Earth orbit have minimal thrusters for initial push and then rides inertia for the the bulk of its trip.
Placing these in the Earth's orbit, rather than Mars', would have the added advantage of solving the solar occlusion problem for anything we send out into the solar system, not just for things on Mars.
Plus putting in them in Earth's orbit keeps them closer for maintenance, refueling, etc.... Would suck to have to run out to Mars every time you need to fix a solar panel or something.
And to me that is the big problem with 7 (and was my problem with Vista). I don't see a compelling reason to upgrade from XP. Eventually, I'll have to buy a new Windows box and I'll end up getting stuck with 7 (or maybe 8 depending on how long I hold out). But for me there is no incentive to upgrade to 7.
Uh, yeah. That's what I was referencing. I merely used the form the OP was using. "If you name it Hyperdrive now, what will you name a FTL drive? Full-speed Hyperdrive? Hi-Speed?" Hence my suggestion of "Ludicrous Speed?"
Exactly. It takes me less than 5 minutes to fill my car when it's almost completely empty.
Although, for me the big thing will be price. I'd go out and pick up a Tesla Model S right now if I could afford it. I commute about 100 miles total each day, so for me a Model S has plenty of range for day to day use. But not everyone can afford to spend $40,000 on a car.
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Sure, assuming that it is a classic hovercraft. But, we have those. I'm saying we need to develop something that hovers without massive air pressure. Like the hoverboard in Back to the Future or speeders in Star Wars or anti-gravity lifts in Star Trek.
Not necessarily. It depends on the cause of your forward momentum. If you have some sort of thruster pushing you forward, there is nothing saying you can't have one to decelerate you as well.
We don't need flying cars. Flying cars = Falling cars. Add in volatile fuel and you have bombs. What they need to work on is a car that will hover about 2-3 feet above the ground. A hover car would eliminate the need for paved roads, road maintenance, bridges, bridge maintenance, etc... You just need lane guides and median dividers.
How did Dell not make this list?
THAT'S IT! I've had it with these motherf***ing censors on this motherf***ing internet!
Except the earth has a shelf life, and the expiration date is approaching.
Yeah but the expansion of the sun probably won't make life on Earth unsustainable for another billion years or so. Maybe evolution will do better the second time around.
I'm hoping for duck world next time around. Howard rules!
A standard pizza is usually cut in 8 pieces. Who cuts it into 6?
I agree. Although, my wife makes me cut the Papa Murphy's family sized pizza into 12 pieces.
There is no way to you to erase yourself from the web. Not unless you are Dr. Who.
And if you were never convicted of anything, and this file with your name is the only thing linking you to it online, then if someone asks about it just say it must be someone else with the same name. Weird how small the world is.
I don't understand why people get all pissy when you mention Farmville. If you don't want to play, then don't. But you don't have to hate people that do and call them noobs or sheep.
The reason people play is the same reason people buy the Wii. It's accessible. Anyone can fucking play. Anyone. I know that for the hardcore player out there that just seems wrong, but you know what? The gaming world doesn't revolve around you.
If you don't what to see that shit in your news feed, choose to hide announcements from that app. Simple. Other people have other opinions. Learn to accept it.
In the interest of full disclosure, I'm level 41 in Farmville and have never paid a dime for content.
Yeah but the graphics in FarmTown aren't as nice. IMHO.
Why the hell is the OP modded -1? Should be +5 Funny. If I had any mod points....
Actually if RTA you'll see he claimed the previous administration had given him permission. This seems plausible enough to me. He should've gotten it in writing though.
$1.6 million is likely a horrible overestimate, but at least 'several hundred thousand' dollars seems plausible. Everyone here is calculating '5000 machines multiplied by 10 years' ... but come on, they've had exactly 5000 computers since 1999? I don't think so; it's pretty much a certainty in 1999 they had far fewer computers. And most of them would not have been on anywhere near 24/7.
If he had permission, fine. But he should have asked the new administration about it when the old one left.
Also if he were a bit smarter, he would have set it up to only run while the computer was idle (ie screensaver). No one notices an unresponsive computer when they aren't using it.
If the cow or pig isn't being used, I would expect us to (intentionally or not) create conditions in their environment which pushes them out and dwindles their population, not unlike we've done to wolves or such.
I think the better comparison would be deer. Every year we could have cow and pig hunting seasons to keep the herds down to levels where they won't starve to death.
But until they can get the taste and texture right, no one is going to replace their steak with synthasteak.
My wife already had a phone that split in two... after I'd dropped it on the floor.
Hard to believe Apple doesn't want to let this shit on their device.
I agree. They seem to throw out a lot of numbers without saying where any of their data is coming from and they don't seem to be ranking vulnerabilities at all.
Plus let's face it, this is a company whose job is to get people to hire them to check the security of their web apps. Sounds like they are trying to reel in some executives who don't know any better.
And we know the left (with an agreeable media) NEVER tries to take down someone they don't like. Just like the claims of Rush Limbaugh and racism...oh wait!
Wait. Does that mean you were being sarcastic the whole time? Because I thought it was pretty obvious to anyone who has listened to more than 10 minutes of Limbaugh that he IS racist. I know you probably want quotes. Don't have them off the top of my head as I try to scrub all memory of his hate-filled speech from my head. But I'd be glad to get them for you when I get off work.
Did you miss the part where they would lease the fiber to telcos and ISPs? It's called a long term investment. The fiber is going to pay for itself in the long run whether the telcos and ISPs lease it and offer services or if the local municipal offers services.
Plus if the municipal owns the fiber, they can make sure that monopolies don't occur and that every provider that wants in can. If a telco or ISP owns the fiber, they can price the competition out of business with high fiber lease fees.
I'll do what I already do, save it in my Netflix Q, and wait for the rental. I already waited for the rental rather than going to the theater. Hope it works out for them.
Exactly. Best case scenario for them here is that there will be no real change. Worse case scenario, more people will go back to pirating movies just out of spite.
I guess I was think if it is firing it's thrusters "90 days out of every 2.13-year period" that it would eventually need some refueling.
You make a good point, but I was under the impression that most of the other satellites we've sent out of Earth orbit have minimal thrusters for initial push and then rides inertia for the the bulk of its trip.
Placing these in the Earth's orbit, rather than Mars', would have the added advantage of solving the solar occlusion problem for anything we send out into the solar system, not just for things on Mars.
Plus putting in them in Earth's orbit keeps them closer for maintenance, refueling, etc.... Would suck to have to run out to Mars every time you need to fix a solar panel or something.
And to me that is the big problem with 7 (and was my problem with Vista). I don't see a compelling reason to upgrade from XP. Eventually, I'll have to buy a new Windows box and I'll end up getting stuck with 7 (or maybe 8 depending on how long I hold out). But for me there is no incentive to upgrade to 7.
Uh, yeah. That's what I was referencing. I merely used the form the OP was using. "If you name it Hyperdrive now, what will you name a FTL drive? Full-speed Hyperdrive? Hi-Speed?" Hence my suggestion of "Ludicrous Speed?"
Ludicrous Speed?
Exactly. It takes me less than 5 minutes to fill my car when it's almost completely empty.
Although, for me the big thing will be price. I'd go out and pick up a Tesla Model S right now if I could afford it. I commute about 100 miles total each day, so for me a Model S has plenty of range for day to day use. But not everyone can afford to spend $40,000 on a car.