My point still stands. Until they can come up with a safety system for such a transport barring riding in pressure suits the transportation system remains unacceptable to me.
I personally have a problem with trolls which is why I'd poison what I just fed you if I could...
I'm out of my realm of experience here, but I'd think that mounting them on trains would just be converting the air drag that the devices themselves created. Now, as for wall mounting, there might be something there. You're correct sir. Like most geeks I need to get more sleep.;-)
As for the frame you're referring to that could easily be made of local materials like wood or recycled plastic or almost anything that will put tension on the material. And the repair on this object is considerably cheaper than replacing something like the spindle bearings of a oil-drum wind generator which will wear out over a long period of constant use.
I like how you're faulting "western" inventors. Are you American by any chance? Or at least from a western nation yourself?
I've seen your kind of reaction turn up in the Slashdot discussions about the OLPC project. Here's a summary of what I see as being your argument:
"This is a waste of time -- a worthless solution -- because it doesn't provide the power and performance that I, as a westerner, demand from technology."
If that's an accurate summary, I have news for you: if you've spent a lifetime living on the edge of civilization, having a power source that can turn on a few LEDs at night or run a radio, or having a "worthless, underpowered laptop" can mean a real improvement in your life.
I'm sorry if this windbelt doesn't provide you with enough power to run your home's AC unit, your 62 inch plasma display, your 100+ halogen and assorted incandescent light bulbs, and that server room in your basement. The thing is, this solution isn't meant for you. I know that's hard to handle -- that someone might be thinking about people other than yourself -- but please try to accept that possibility. If you find that overly taxing, just crack open another beer and take your Hummer out for a drive to the gas station.
Believe it or not, there are people out there who can get by with a lot less than you, and for them, something like this will be a big deal.
Even as a wasteful "Westerner" typing away on my MacBook I find this positively insightful!
(In fiction at least) The Subways Of Tazoo, Colin Kapp, 1964. In the story, it was strings rather than ribbons. The story involves an alien race that killed themselves by climate change. Tsk, what science-fiction twaddle! You laugh but if you've ever been in a subway you know that they certainly generate a lot of air as the trains travel.
I'm half wondering if you could either have these mounted in the tunnels to charge batteries for emergency power use OR mount them on electric trains themselves to create some sort of regenerative system.
Wouldn't be the first time Science Fiction has lead the way...
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It's gotten so bad that someone created a song about it:
And while granted that was about the singer's entry in Wikipedia there are plenty of more examples on the Internet.
This sort of attitude is what keeps otherwise knowledgeable people from contributing. IIRC that's not what Wikipedia has said they've wanted in the past.
I could only dream of a basement, I lived in the corridor! You had it lucky! Corridor!? You had it lucky!
I used to live in the tape spool of a PDP-7! Half the day going 'round one way then half the day going 'round the other way....was enough to make me sick to my stomach all the time! And I _still_ had to do my sysadmin work!
And I have met women who treat that as if they were being singled out when they truly aren't.
Can you blame them? They are not totally without cause in that analysis when the history of women in male dominated professions is considered in a more general sense. You may be the exception, but how do they know that? I don't blame them but when they don't give me a chance to prove otherwise or don't accept the proof (failed tasks, non-compliance, etc. basically anything a guy would get singled out for too) then I have a problem with their attitude.
FWIW I've seen exactly what you've seen as well and do my damnedest not to participate in making a bad environment.
Honestly though I don't really care if someone in the I/T field is male or female as long as they can do the job. The moment they prove to me to be an idiot, regardless of gender, I have to start looking at them with a more critical eye. And I have met women who treat that as if they were being singled out when they truly aren't.
You're supposed to drink it. A couple of shots of Troll-be-gone and suddenly everyone you meet is +5 insightful. Ahhh! So that's why the can has Abbreviated in front of the name!
On-topic it's interesting to note that a Google search for "Vista clusterfuck" actually produces relevant results.
I find this more interesting: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcARXN7cr9Y Yes but Vista clusterfuck still beats XP clusterfuck by quite a margin though by nowhere near as big a margin as your video shows for Vista sucks/XP sucks.;-)
Have soimeone translate this for you: "An accurate technical description of Microsoft Vista can be found in any good guide to computing under the heading 'clusterfuck'."
I understand you well without translation. And yeah, Vista is definitely a clusterfuck (I have to admit I had to google that).
As a previous poster pointed out - there's nothing wrong with your english and you in fact are clearer spoken than most Slashdot posters.
On-topic it's interesting to note that a Google search for "Vista clusterfuck" actually produces relevant results. That says something about how people are describing the situation I think.;-)
What's next, force conventional radio to switch to DRM-encumbered PCM? You'll have to pry my analog ears from cold dead hands...erm...head!
As for your suggestion in a serious light - you know they'd do it if they could. Anything to get a "captive paying audience" rather than change their business model.
What I think they should do is build a huge telescope array on the moon... several miles in diameter. It may sound kind of odd but couldn't you build a bunch of small "mars rover" style robots with dishes on their backs then set them up with swarm/clustering software so that you just keep launching them until you get the size array you want?
Launch say 5 to start out so that four become the array and one transmits the data back.
Of course this now has me wondering if Bluetooth will work on the moon...:-)
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1. Seperate logic from userinterface
2. Seperate into small logical components
3. Store settings in human-readable, human-editable configuration files so you can manage, control or otherwise reproduce them. Unless of course you want to change any of the modules in the Gnome screensavers because "screensavers that require settings are broken by default".:-(
Does it come with a super-long straw, so that the same people who need the idiot box 24/7 can also have access to some kind of carbonated high fructose corn syrup beverage 24/7, also? You know, you can get thirsty doing all of that heavy duty television-watching... Looks like somebody watched Idiocracy.:-)
I've been a beta tester for Google TISP for the last 3 months. Without any reservations, it simply beats the shit out the competition. And it's free! Only caveat- you might have difficulty taking a dump and surfing the net at the same time, unless you have more than one bathroom (I've got 1.5, so no problems). And I"m sure you've hired support people from the Nation Insurance call center too...;-)
Slashdot Mirror
http://www.sff.net/people/geoffrey.landis/vacuum.html
My point still stands. Until they can come up with a safety system for such a transport barring riding in pressure suits the transportation system remains unacceptable to me.
I personally have a problem with trolls which is why I'd poison what I just fed you if I could...
Which they still haven't solved the safety problems with - for example if the capsule leaks while in transit.
I have this thing against explosive decompression...
You're correct sir. Like most geeks I need to get more sleep.
You can also make them from Pringles cans:
http://shorterlink.org/3266
Or heating ductwork:
http://shorterlink.org/3267
As for the frame you're referring to that could easily be made of local materials like wood or recycled plastic or almost anything that will put tension on the material. And the repair on this object is considerably cheaper than replacing something like the spindle bearings of a oil-drum wind generator which will wear out over a long period of constant use.
I've seen your kind of reaction turn up in the Slashdot discussions about the OLPC project. Here's a summary of what I see as being your argument:
"This is a waste of time -- a worthless solution -- because it doesn't provide the power and performance that I, as a westerner, demand from technology."
If that's an accurate summary, I have news for you: if you've spent a lifetime living on the edge of civilization, having a power source that can turn on a few LEDs at night or run a radio, or having a "worthless, underpowered laptop" can mean a real improvement in your life.
I'm sorry if this windbelt doesn't provide you with enough power to run your home's AC unit, your 62 inch plasma display, your 100+ halogen and assorted incandescent light bulbs, and that server room in your basement. The thing is, this solution isn't meant for you. I know that's hard to handle -- that someone might be thinking about people other than yourself -- but please try to accept that possibility. If you find that overly taxing, just crack open another beer and take your Hummer out for a drive to the gas station.
Believe it or not, there are people out there who can get by with a lot less than you, and for them, something like this will be a big deal.
Even as a wasteful "Westerner" typing away on my MacBook I find this positively insightful!
Will someone mod parent up please?
I'm half wondering if you could either have these mounted in the tunnels to charge batteries for emergency power use OR mount them on electric trains themselves to create some sort of regenerative system.
Wouldn't be the first time Science Fiction has lead the way...
It's gotten so bad that someone created a song about it:
Wikipirates
And while granted that was about the singer's entry in Wikipedia there are plenty of more examples on the Internet.
This sort of attitude is what keeps otherwise knowledgeable people from contributing. IIRC that's not what Wikipedia has said they've wanted in the past.
Can you blame them? They are not totally without cause in that analysis when the history of women in male dominated professions is considered in a more general sense. You may be the exception, but how do they know that? I don't blame them but when they don't give me a chance to prove otherwise or don't accept the proof (failed tasks, non-compliance, etc. basically anything a guy would get singled out for too) then I have a problem with their attitude.
I'm all for giving people a chance but geeze...
FWIW I've seen exactly what you've seen as well and do my damnedest not to participate in making a bad environment.
Honestly though I don't really care if someone in the I/T field is male or female as long as they can do the job. The moment they prove to me to be an idiot, regardless of gender, I have to start looking at them with a more critical eye. And I have met women who treat that as if they were being singled out when they truly aren't.
Thanks!
*sprays can of Troll-Be-Gone*
Damn. This stuff must be expired!
Either that or I'm not using enough of it...
Yes but Vista clusterfuck still beats XP clusterfuck by quite a margin though by nowhere near as big a margin as your video shows for Vista sucks/XP sucks.
As a previous poster pointed out - there's nothing wrong with your english and you in fact are clearer spoken than most Slashdot posters.
On-topic it's interesting to note that a Google search for "Vista clusterfuck" actually produces relevant results. That says something about how people are describing the situation I think.
No, I am afraid not.
More's the pity....
Or more precisely a home-made HERF gun.
You'll have to pry my analog ears from cold dead hands...erm...head!
As for your suggestion in a serious light - you know they'd do it if they could. Anything to get a "captive paying audience" rather than change their business model.
In short, the Empire just destroyed a major Rebel base.
It's funny that you say that because the first thing that came to mind after seeing this article was the line from The Empire Strikes Back:
"I've just made a deal that will keep the Empire out of here forever." - Lando Calrissian
The mafiaa is about as trustworthy as the Empire...
Launch say 5 to start out so that four become the array and one transmits the data back.
Of course this now has me wondering if Bluetooth will work on the moon...
2. Seperate into small logical components
3. Store settings in human-readable, human-editable configuration files so you can manage, control or otherwise reproduce them. Unless of course you want to change any of the modules in the Gnome screensavers because "screensavers that require settings are broken by default".
Here's two FOSS laptop and system choices right off the top of my head:
http://system76.com/
Custom Linux laptops.
http://www.penguincomputing.com/
Linux servers and clusters.
Dell's choice to not sell to businesses should give these guys a fair boost in sales.
Don't forget the waste : Co2 (carbon dioxide, aka, greenhouse gas)
Easy! CO2 powered keg tappers!
The symmetry of the solution appeals to me for some reason.
*wanders off in search of a breakfast beer*
As long as it doesn't allow the dreaded "Goatse Xploit" we'll be fine.
And I"m sure you've hired support people from the Nation Insurance call center too...
Once you've got Linux on it it won't be to bad. I don't remember that last time I flushed iptables.
:-)
This could bring a whole new meaning to "buffer overflow exploit".