I'm sure the cell phone companies would be more than happy to accomodate you if you'll sign the 10 year $250/month service contract.
Actually, I know a number of people who would pay that kind of money for a cell phone that is guaranteed to work. Members of Congress can't even get reliable cell phone service in our country. If cell phone companies offered an ultra-expensive plan that gave crystal clear reception all the time, they would get customers.
The Acelas on the Northeast Corridor (one of the most important pieces of track Amtrak owns) were intended to provide higher-speed trains on conventional track by leaning into the turns. They generally do provide faster service when they're running, but of course the Acelas haven't been without their problems.
The Acelas were built to lean into turns, but that never happened. You see, the Acela trains were built 3 inches too wide. If a northbound acela were leaning and the southbound weren't, they would crash. So, none of the Acelas lean at all.
Maybe if we put some half-decent scientists and engineers into building better trains in this country, we'd have something that could actually be called a bullet train.
No, not true. Supersymmetry is a property of the universe predicted by string theory. But string theory is not necessarily the only theory that would lead to supersymmetry in nature. So, its nice circumstancial evidence, but far from proof.
Why do these idiots insist on spending a fortune on high tech solutions when low tech solutions have been around for a hundred years and yet they can't get it right.
I was just on the BART system two weeks ago, and it was wonderful. The trains were always on time. The computer announcement were completely audible, and the trains felt modern and safe.
On the other hand, I took the NYC subway for years, and while it gets you anywhere in the city, it runs on the older systems of fixed length signals. There was a fire in one of the stations and trains actually had to be coordinated by flaggers with walkie-talkies. They were running at less than a third the normal rate. Even when all is going well, trains can't run more than once a minute or two. A full installation of modern technology in NY would allow twice as many trains on the track, and by eliminating the need for conductors, save a fortune as well.
And please, nobody tell me that trains are safer because a conductor is hiding in his little booth--conductors don't come out if something dangerous is going on. If you want to protect trains, have police officers ride, in the cars with the passengers. One police officer per ten trains is far more effective than a conductor on every train.
I've been a lurker here for a few months, and while there's sometimes really intelligent stories, why is it that anytime someone mentions Microsoft we feel they've done something wrong?
Shouldn't we be happy that they're hiring PhD's to do their patent work, and not patent lawyers with no understanding of computer science?
And, after all, what is so evil about Microsoft? All that money that they make (mostly off of large corporations) does end up in the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; yes, charity. I don't like IE anymore than the rest of you, but sometimes their corporation does no evil, same as google. Like them or not, software patents encourage incredible innovation in the field. You may be willing to release your source to the world, but for some, profit is a motivation. Would you rather that they left computer science entirely?
An open eye to the world, even to Microsoft, is never a bad idea.
Disclaimer: I use firefox on Red Hat. I'm no great fan of Microsoft products either.
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I'm sure the cell phone companies would be more than happy to accomodate you if you'll sign the 10 year $250/month service contract.
Actually, I know a number of people who would pay that kind of money for a cell phone that is guaranteed to work. Members of Congress can't even get reliable cell phone service in our country. If cell phone companies offered an ultra-expensive plan that gave crystal clear reception all the time, they would get customers.
The Acelas on the Northeast Corridor (one of the most important pieces of track Amtrak owns) were intended to provide higher-speed trains on conventional track by leaning into the turns. They generally do provide faster service when they're running, but of course the Acelas haven't been without their problems.
The Acelas were built to lean into turns, but that never happened. You see, the Acela trains were built 3 inches too wide. If a northbound acela were leaning and the southbound weren't, they would crash. So, none of the Acelas lean at all.
Maybe if we put some half-decent scientists and engineers into building better trains in this country, we'd have something that could actually be called a bullet train.
No, not true. Supersymmetry is a property of the universe predicted by string theory. But string theory is not necessarily the only theory that would lead to supersymmetry in nature. So, its nice circumstancial evidence, but far from proof.
On the other hand, BEC is really cool.
Indian parliament deleted the section from the patents bill regrading the software patents as left parties prevailed over the Government on the issue.
When submitting articles, is spell-check too much to ask for?
A theory is an integrated set of principles that organizes and predicts observations.
A theory, last I checked, was a set of statements closed under logical implication.
Disassembling somebody *else's* PSP is criminal. Disassembling your own is merely art. Or Boredom in Action.
"Disassemble! No!!!! Number 5 no disassemble."
I think we just killed a PSP--hope it wasn't alive
Back in the real world, when you see people like that, you just laugh them off. Thats exactly what we should do here on slashdot:
... and laugh at their inefficient whoring all day long.
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Thats interesting. I have not met one person here (MIT) who does not own at least two PCs. I've also not met anyone here who runs Windows.
Why do these idiots insist on spending a fortune on high tech solutions when low tech solutions have been around for a hundred years and yet they can't get it right.
I was just on the BART system two weeks ago, and it was wonderful. The trains were always on time. The computer announcement were completely audible, and the trains felt modern and safe.
On the other hand, I took the NYC subway for years, and while it gets you anywhere in the city, it runs on the older systems of fixed length signals. There was a fire in one of the stations and trains actually had to be coordinated by flaggers with walkie-talkies. They were running at less than a third the normal rate. Even when all is going well, trains can't run more than once a minute or two. A full installation of modern technology in NY would allow twice as many trains on the track, and by eliminating the need for conductors, save a fortune as well.
And please, nobody tell me that trains are safer because a conductor is hiding in his little booth--conductors don't come out if something dangerous is going on. If you want to protect trains, have police officers ride, in the cars with the passengers. One police officer per ten trains is far more effective than a conductor on every train.
I've been a lurker here for a few months, and while there's sometimes really intelligent stories, why is it that anytime someone mentions Microsoft we feel they've done something wrong?
Shouldn't we be happy that they're hiring PhD's to do their patent work, and not patent lawyers with no understanding of computer science?
And, after all, what is so evil about Microsoft? All that money that they make (mostly off of large corporations) does end up in the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; yes, charity. I don't like IE anymore than the rest of you, but sometimes their corporation does no evil, same as google. Like them or not, software patents encourage incredible innovation in the field. You may be willing to release your source to the world, but for some, profit is a motivation. Would you rather that they left computer science entirely?
An open eye to the world, even to Microsoft, is never a bad idea. Disclaimer: I use firefox on Red Hat. I'm no great fan of Microsoft products either.