I like the philosophy at Baen Books - let people sample the work for free, and sales will flow in. They have a great library of free ebooks in a number of formats. I have personally purchased a lot of books from Baen after I sampled from their free library and found authors whose works I enjoyed.
However, it isn't a complainant in the case. That role goes to Norwegian Web browser Opera, which complained to the EC just over a year ago about Microsoft's practices in the browser market.
I am surprised that mercedes, who goes to so much trouble to isolate the battery from the rest of the engine, does not move the battery to the back. Perhaps there is some power limit for a sealed battery.
Actually, Mercedes does make cars with batteries in the trunk - my friend's 2006 E350 is one example. We had to take a look at the owner's manual to figure out how to jump start the thing.
It'll be interesting to see whether the sushi shops or fish vendors mislabel on purpose. There's powerful incentive to misidentify if you can get away with it - substitute some cheap fish for premium ones, like the premium tuna example in the article.
Also interesting that the students found endangered fish samples as well...
I'm not sure Iran really needs submarines to do this, I'm sure they have sufficient relatively short range missiles to thoroughly destroy anything moving through the straits from dry land.
It's true that land-based short range missiles would be sufficient to destroy any shipping going through the straits. However, the launchers for these missles would be vulnerable to long-range bombers, cruise missiles, and possibly even special forces attacks. On the other hand, if diesel electric submarines are properly used, crewed, and deployed, they are almost undetectable until after they attack (assuming that they're running on electric motors). Iran could make the missile sites hard to kill (SAMs and anti-aircraft guns) but these sites would be easier to wipe out than the subs.
Unfortunately, in those states where landowners need to pay property tax, the land tax is effectively being paid. Don't pay your taxes? Government slaps a lien against your property...
Okay, aside from the concept of "meeting with IBM clients" in Second Life... why not just go all the way and license something unique for your company sponsored avatars? Then, if you're representing the company, you use a company avatar
You mean like the prototypical IBM outfit - dark blue suit and black wingtips?
As a prominent AC poster, I am wondering how many of you are actually him trying to prove a point that only exists in his mind. I mean could he really just think he is spreading a conspiracy in order to advance his own conversation with himself.
It's been obvious since E3 that it would be, and for the third parties that have produced good games, they've been flying off the shelves. It's been about 8 months now that the Wii has been out, third parties should at least have seen the momentum building up, the constant sell-outs should be a no-brainer... I mean 8 months into it, you'd think 3rd parties would be making huge announcements, showing people mockups at least, SOMEthing to tell everyone "yes, we're with Wii and look forward to our games", but I guess they really don't like having buzz or selling to a wide audience.
I don't disagree, but keep in mind that many game devs have not worked with Nintendo much do to their involvement with either the PS2 or Xbox. It's reasonable to assume that after the impressive showing at E3 that they would start to get development kits, just in case. There's the learning curve on any new system, and coding for the new interface might've been a challenge too. Not every game is easy to port. But obviously, the situation is now changing.
Ask 3rd parties why they don't want to make games for what will be the most popular and accessible console this generation. I guess they don't like money?
Well, given Nintendo's recent track record, it seems reasonable that third party firms didn't think that the Wii would be the most popular console of this generation.
Oh, I don't disagree that submarines could be designed to run at 50 knots (ricer subs?). However, from everything that I've read, there are two major issues that affect the designs. Military subs are concerned with the ability to NOT be detected and being able to detect enemies. Running at higher speeds would dramatically increase the noise produced, while sharply reducing the ability to pick up enemy contacts passively. So from a practical standpoint, military subs would not be expected to go faster than 25 knots at operation speeds (this figure is for the Seawolf, other subs have lower tactical speeds). One link I've seen is this one.
SSBNs are very fast ( probably well over 50 knots)...
Actually, most submarines aren't that fast. The fastest military submarines build to date are the Soviet Alfa-class subs, which could hit a maximum speed of about 45 knots submerged. Most SSBNs are designed for stealth, and probably aren't designed to go faster than 30 knots. The Ohio-class, for instance, is listed only as being capable of 20+ knots.
Clearly it was not write by someone who's first language is not english,
There are plenty of native English speakers that have really bad writing. It's not quite fair to assume that the first language of the poster isn't English.:)
Though just about everyone dies eventually, doesn't mean we should be happy with there being more assholes, or people supporting them.
Oh, I don't disagree. It's just that a lot of these types delude themselves into believing that they can build something lasting, and these structures really only last as long as they have the money or power to prop them up.
Than the idea of disposable soldiers. And that's really the design ideal here - the cheaper and more disposable the robot can be while meeting reliability requirements, the more extremely dangerous jobs can be done by robots.
Very true. A perfect example is the UAV concept. They can fly longer and are harder to spot than convention warplanes, and can even fire missiles at ground targets. Losing one doesn't bring the bad publicity of losing a manned plane/helicopter. Many pilots hate the idea of being replaced by robots, but we have that exact scenario - remote controllers flying these things from remote bases (or even half a globe away).
I leave mine in my car when I'm at work. Why bother bringing something else to work that you won't use and have to carry it back out at the end of the day?
One of my friends had his car broken into and lost his wallet. The police detective told him that it's not a great idea to leave any values (such as a wallet) in your car. Getting everything replaced was a real hassle for him. I'm assuming that you've had no issues so far? You must live in a pretty safe area (or you stash your wallet in an inconspicuous place).
The biggest question I have about the dimmable incandescent bulbs is whether or not they "hum" at less than 100% brightness.
Some of the cheaper bulbs I've bought before have "hummed", as you put it, but I haven't had any issues with the GE bulbs. They are a lot more expensive than the other bulbs I've seen, but the quality seems to be better - I don't see the flickering that some other bulbs have had, particularly when a lot of CFLs are used together.
My only current complaint is that they don't play nice with dimmers.
GE makes some dimmable CFL bulbs now. I picked up a couple from WalMart. The downside is that the dimming range isn't very big (the dimmest output is about half of the max) and are less flexible than incandescent bulbs. They're also rather expensive - about $12 per bulb. Not cost effective yet.
I think it's simply very hard to produce a panacaea. I find it hard to believe that human greed is the reason we don't have more panacaeas. After all, if I had a vaccine that prevented all infectious diseases (say), think how much I could sell it for! Greed would drive my interest in developing and marketing this vaccine, not in holding it back.
I'd agree that it's hard to create a panacea. One factor to keep in mind though is that artificially restricting the supply of a panacea could potentially result in higher profits (marketing only to the rich, for example). Using it worldwide would require a lot of government cooperation. Some governments would rather not see portions of their populations vaccinated, because of corruption or other political factors (rebellions, civil wars, etc.).
And certain governments would force the inventors of panaceas to give them the rights to produce cheap versions. That would undoubtedly benefit the population as a whole, but would serve as a major disincentive to produce said panacea.
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I like the philosophy at Baen Books - let people sample the work for free, and sales will flow in. They have a great library of free ebooks in a number of formats. I have personally purchased a lot of books from Baen after I sampled from their free library and found authors whose works I enjoyed.
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I am surprised that mercedes, who goes to so much trouble to isolate the battery from the rest of the engine, does not move the battery to the back. Perhaps there is some power limit for a sealed battery.
Actually, Mercedes does make cars with batteries in the trunk - my friend's 2006 E350 is one example. We had to take a look at the owner's manual to figure out how to jump start the thing.
It'll be interesting to see whether the sushi shops or fish vendors mislabel on purpose. There's powerful incentive to misidentify if you can get away with it - substitute some cheap fish for premium ones, like the premium tuna example in the article. Also interesting that the students found endangered fish samples as well...
Unfortunately, in those states where landowners need to pay property tax, the land tax is effectively being paid. Don't pay your taxes? Government slaps a lien against your property...
Oh, I don't disagree that submarines could be designed to run at 50 knots (ricer subs?). However, from everything that I've read, there are two major issues that affect the designs. Military subs are concerned with the ability to NOT be detected and being able to detect enemies. Running at higher speeds would dramatically increase the noise produced, while sharply reducing the ability to pick up enemy contacts passively. So from a practical standpoint, military subs would not be expected to go faster than 25 knots at operation speeds (this figure is for the Seawolf, other subs have lower tactical speeds). One link I've seen is this one.
de Havilland wants the name back. :)
Some of the cheaper bulbs I've bought before have "hummed", as you put it, but I haven't had any issues with the GE bulbs. They are a lot more expensive than the other bulbs I've seen, but the quality seems to be better - I don't see the flickering that some other bulbs have had, particularly when a lot of CFLs are used together.
I'd agree that it's hard to create a panacea. One factor to keep in mind though is that artificially restricting the supply of a panacea could potentially result in higher profits (marketing only to the rich, for example). Using it worldwide would require a lot of government cooperation. Some governments would rather not see portions of their populations vaccinated, because of corruption or other political factors (rebellions, civil wars, etc.).
And certain governments would force the inventors of panaceas to give them the rights to produce cheap versions. That would undoubtedly benefit the population as a whole, but would serve as a major disincentive to produce said panacea.