I'm suspecting that this level of accuracy would be quite useful in high-end scientific experiements--not so much for general wall-clock settings. For example, measuring the duration of extremely short events--like in particle accelerators.
Climate change, in order for MEANINGFUL political discussion to take place, needs to be preceded by scientific study and debate thas is as unbiased as possible. Otherwise, it's just a bunch of talking points and hot-button topics.
Thanks Phriedom.
I guess I shouldn't have just skimmed the article...
Yes, twice as strong as the ceramic sandwich plates--wow. Still, I wonder about it's strength-to-weight (those ceramic plates can get heavy) and what this stuff's failure modes are. I mean, would it shatter?
The US Army uses ceramic plates that slips into pockets in soldiers' jackets to stop projectiles.
This is, I believe, called "hard body armor", as opposed to "soft body armor" (kevlar and such).
The article states that this new stuff is five times stronger than steel...but how does it compare to the ceramic plates?
FYI: The ceramic plates pretty much crumble and disintegrate when hit by incoming rounds; this stuff, I guess, would be so strong that the bullet would ricochet off?
The U.S. military operates in two modes: 1) Peacekeeping 2) Warfighting
In Peacekeeping mode, the object is to, you guessed it, keep the peace, but with very very tight rules of engagement and use of deadly force. In Warfighting, the military aims to make "the other poor bastard die for his country," as quickly as possible.
Obviously the ray-gun is a crowd-control, not a crowd-incinerate, device--and the military is quite happy to use it as such.
Correct, as far as it goes. However: it's not the pipeline length causing "15 cycles versus 30 cycles" that will actually harm performance. It's pipeline STALLS what kill performance--in a perfect world, for example, a hypothetical 10,000-stage single-pipeline processor running at 1 GHz would retire 1 BILLION instructions per second, albeit with a 10,000 clock initial pipeline fill upon powerup.
Do something that causes the pipeline to need to be flushed and refilled, however, and you just lost 10,0000 clocks.
This is where the P4 has problems relative to the Athlon: keeping it's pipeline filled, and the subsequent pipeline flush/bubble penalties.
Note that there's lots more to this discussion than I wrote here (can you say branch predictors, trace caches, lookaside buffers, etc.), but ultimately all that stuff has to do with KEEPING THE PIPELINE FILLED, and what happens when you don't.
With (wind) sailing, modern sails can allow a sailboat to travel anywhere from close-hauled (typically 45 degrees into the wind) to a run (dead away from the wind).
I tend to doubt it. Oh, I'm not saying that oil companies aren't greedy--but here's the point: they're no longer just oil companies, they're ENERGY companies. So, electricity or gasoline--not too much difference to them.
Perhaps you're right--Dell wanted to mess with Ubi's and Vivendi's management. Still, that won't stop game development! When has management ever significantly HELPED development!
I read (the other day) that the chance of the asteroid hitting the moon is ZERO--something to do with it being on the other side of the earth then or somesuch.
Just one point:
"n a closed-loop system you can even use ANTIFREEZE (that stuff that transfers the heat out of your engine block...."
Antifreeze is NOT used to help in transferring heat, directly; it's used to extend the freezing and boiling points of water--the REAL heat transfer medium.
Yes, there are philosophical and religious implications, but consider slightly more practical matters...
Imagine the potential abuse of the poor hybrid wretches. Lab rat/slave labor/zoo specimen, etc. Not to mention racism (speciesim?).
Just think of how much trouble we have RIGHT NOW with pureblood humans based on sex, skin/hair color, and so on.
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After RTFA, the answer to your question looks like "no" you can't turn it off (as long as the car's on). I'm speaking of the black boxes.
As for On-star: they claim that 1) you have to subscribe to their service before any monitoring CAN occur. But, if you subscribe, they always monitor that black box.
More important though, is the answer to the question: "who owns this black box data?" This is still up in the air.
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I'm suspecting that this level of accuracy would be quite useful in high-end scientific experiements--not so much for general wall-clock settings.
For example, measuring the duration of extremely short events--like in particle accelerators.
The main reason I see: choice.
Wear a RFID device = put it on or take it off, your choice.
Well....
Yes and no.
Climate change, in order for MEANINGFUL political discussion to take place, needs to be preceded by scientific study and debate thas is as unbiased as possible.
Otherwise, it's just a bunch of talking points and hot-button topics.
Where's my affordable dual-layer DVD media?
Thanks Phriedom. I guess I shouldn't have just skimmed the article... Yes, twice as strong as the ceramic sandwich plates--wow. Still, I wonder about it's strength-to-weight (those ceramic plates can get heavy) and what this stuff's failure modes are. I mean, would it shatter?
The US Army uses ceramic plates that slips into pockets in soldiers' jackets to stop projectiles. This is, I believe, called "hard body armor", as opposed to "soft body armor" (kevlar and such). The article states that this new stuff is five times stronger than steel...but how does it compare to the ceramic plates? FYI: The ceramic plates pretty much crumble and disintegrate when hit by incoming rounds; this stuff, I guess, would be so strong that the bullet would ricochet off?
Heck no! Embedded RFID chip on your hand or forehead! Sorry, couldn't resist the Revelations theme here.
Two words: Thomas Edison
Wow. "Crush them"... Pakistan has nukes. Pakistan has Islamic Fundamentalists and Al Qaeda sympathizers... Do the math.
It would be political suicide to do otherwise.
The U.S. military operates in two modes:
1) Peacekeeping
2) Warfighting
In Peacekeeping mode, the object is to, you guessed it, keep the peace, but with very very tight rules of engagement and use of deadly force.
In Warfighting, the military aims to make "the other poor bastard die for his country," as quickly as possible.
Obviously the ray-gun is a crowd-control, not a crowd-incinerate, device--and the military is quite happy to use it as such.
Famous (and totally applicable) quote: "The cost of freedom is eternal vigilance."
Correct, as far as it goes.
/bubble penalties.
However: it's not the pipeline length causing "15 cycles versus 30 cycles" that will actually harm performance. It's pipeline STALLS what kill performance--in a perfect world, for example, a hypothetical 10,000-stage single-pipeline processor running at 1 GHz would retire 1 BILLION instructions per second, albeit with a 10,000 clock initial pipeline fill upon powerup.
Do something that causes the pipeline to need to be flushed and refilled, however, and you just lost 10,0000 clocks.
This is where the P4 has problems relative to the Athlon: keeping it's pipeline filled, and the subsequent pipeline flush
Note that there's lots more to this discussion than I wrote here (can you say branch predictors, trace caches, lookaside buffers, etc.), but ultimately all that stuff has to do with KEEPING THE PIPELINE FILLED, and what happens when you don't.
With (wind) sailing, modern sails can allow a sailboat to travel anywhere from close-hauled (typically 45 degrees into the wind) to a run (dead away from the wind).
How about ocean life?
I tend to doubt it. Oh, I'm not saying that oil companies aren't greedy--but here's the point: they're no longer just oil companies, they're ENERGY companies. So, electricity or gasoline--not too much difference to them.
I agree with your premise; unfortunately, your supporting argument is a strawman.
Perhaps you're right--Dell wanted to mess with Ubi's and Vivendi's management. Still, that won't stop game development! When has management ever significantly HELPED development!
I read (the other day) that the chance of the asteroid hitting the moon is ZERO--something to do with it being on the other side of the earth then or somesuch.
Just one point: "n a closed-loop system you can even use ANTIFREEZE (that stuff that transfers the heat out of your engine block...." Antifreeze is NOT used to help in transferring heat, directly; it's used to extend the freezing and boiling points of water--the REAL heat transfer medium.
OK, so batteries are out (for now, at least)? How 'bout mechanical flywheel power storage?
"I" don't assume that they will have subhuman status. But -they- will.
Yes, there are philosophical and religious implications, but consider slightly more practical matters... Imagine the potential abuse of the poor hybrid wretches. Lab rat/slave labor/zoo specimen, etc. Not to mention racism (speciesim?). Just think of how much trouble we have RIGHT NOW with pureblood humans based on sex, skin/hair color, and so on.
After RTFA, the answer to your question looks like "no" you can't turn it off (as long as the car's on). I'm speaking of the black boxes. As for On-star: they claim that 1) you have to subscribe to their service before any monitoring CAN occur. But, if you subscribe, they always monitor that black box. More important though, is the answer to the question: "who owns this black box data?" This is still up in the air.
Just out of curiosity: what three shows?