Never mind making Quake/QuakeII/Quakex give audio cues that match the environment more precisely. When do I get a holosuite? I'd very much like the sound to match the image there, especially for some of the more, er, interesting holosuite programs.
Technically - the local temperature drops, the Universe has as much "heat" now as it had in the instant after the big bang. A lot of that energy is presumably tied up in the quantum foam, but none of that heat has left the Universe - unless the Universe has sprung a leak.
I know that hyperexpansion is the most widely accepted theory these days to account for our observations of the Universe's size, density and composition, but it is not universally accepted and (for obvious reasons) not proven - at least not yet.
I personally have doubts. After all, we can't observe the "edge" of the Universe now, only where the "edge" was some fourteen billion years ago. That "light cone" problem also sorta puts a damper on how detailed an observation we can make. Not saying it's a bad theory, just that I'm having a hard time seeing how it's falsifiable. Besides, everyone knows it's turtles all the way down . . .
Server: IMHO, a data processing system responsible for providing a service.
Enterprise grade hardware: IMHO, got nothing to do with "Server" above. But if you're business relies upon the "Server", you should run it on "Enterprise grade hardware".
You want to run your own web server in your cubicle, or or living room? Hey, consumerized commodity hardware is fine. You want me to bet my paycheck as well as my co-workers'? I insist on Enterprise grade hardware. Actually, I insist on more - but this is the part that's pertinent to this thread.
If the weather is severe enough to delay ground traffic, what are the odds that a drone will be capable of flight/navigation? A full-sized, manned aircraft has fairly specific limitations (crosswind, turbulence, etc.) within which safe operation is possible. While there's at least one less life at risk (the pilot's), I can only imagine that current drones are even more tightly limited - not so much by legislation as by simple physics. If your aircraft has a maximum airspeed of 20kts, any wind exceeding that automatically grounds your drone fleet (unless you're into one-way missions). I've always nursed a pet suspicion that this is what caused John Denver's death - he was flying an ultralight; if the offshore winds ("Santa Anna", I think?) exceeded the maximum airspeed of his ultralight, he probably spent the last few moments of his life watching the shore get further and further away - with no way to rescue himself or radio for help (I don't believe ultralights carry an aviation comms stack).
IIRC, the Drake equation was also a 'spitball' solution whipped off the cuff to address an inconvenient interviewer question. Subsequent tweaks have made it as accurate and reliable as when it was first spat out upon the world - and about as useless.
Hey, he asked for a citation. I provided one. I suppose the Jackass party's astroturfers have mod points today.
*Sigh*. I was even careful not to call it Obamacare - although it does sorta make you wonder exactly which political party/lobby he belongs to, doesn't it?
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. . . the further we're able to look, the larger the structures we'll be able to perceive.
Never mind making Quake/QuakeII/Quakex give audio cues that match the environment more precisely. When do I get a holosuite? I'd very much like the sound to match the image there, especially for some of the more, er, interesting holosuite programs.
2) Disseminate a fungus which grows on trees so we can target those left-wing tree-huggers. Check.
3) ???
4) Profit!!!
Damnit - I forgot the part where we nuke the whales. Oh, well - nothing's perfect.
No, a lot of them just end up on the talk show circuit.
Now, the quarks making up those newfangled heavy atoms - those have been around since the beginning.
Technically - the local temperature drops, the Universe has as much "heat" now as it had in the instant after the big bang. A lot of that energy is presumably tied up in the quantum foam, but none of that heat has left the Universe - unless the Universe has sprung a leak.
Congratulations on demonstrating an understanding of the first law of thermodynamics.
I personally have doubts. After all, we can't observe the "edge" of the Universe now, only where the "edge" was some fourteen billion years ago. That "light cone" problem also sorta puts a damper on how detailed an observation we can make. Not saying it's a bad theory, just that I'm having a hard time seeing how it's falsifiable. Besides, everyone knows it's turtles all the way down . . .
It can - now. Back then, where would the heat go . . . out of the Universe?
Something to do with how galaxies form?
And where do I go to get a P5xx/6xx/7xx? Or even something comparable?
Enterprise grade hardware: IMHO, got nothing to do with "Server" above. But if you're business relies upon the "Server", you should run it on "Enterprise grade hardware".
You want to run your own web server in your cubicle, or or living room? Hey, consumerized commodity hardware is fine. You want me to bet my paycheck as well as my co-workers'? I insist on Enterprise grade hardware. Actually, I insist on more - but this is the part that's pertinent to this thread.
Yup. They've got their head in the clouds. Their management personnel keep their heads somewhere else.
Yeah - me too!
You're thinking of Mark. Ethan went on to be an agent working for the IMF.
Just a thought.
If the weather is severe enough to delay ground traffic, what are the odds that a drone will be capable of flight/navigation? A full-sized, manned aircraft has fairly specific limitations (crosswind, turbulence, etc.) within which safe operation is possible. While there's at least one less life at risk (the pilot's), I can only imagine that current drones are even more tightly limited - not so much by legislation as by simple physics. If your aircraft has a maximum airspeed of 20kts, any wind exceeding that automatically grounds your drone fleet (unless you're into one-way missions). I've always nursed a pet suspicion that this is what caused John Denver's death - he was flying an ultralight; if the offshore winds ("Santa Anna", I think?) exceeded the maximum airspeed of his ultralight, he probably spent the last few moments of his life watching the shore get further and further away - with no way to rescue himself or radio for help (I don't believe ultralights carry an aviation comms stack).
Just sayin'.
Those who will not learn from history are doomed to repeat it - usually in summer school.
IIRC, the Drake equation was also a 'spitball' solution whipped off the cuff to address an inconvenient interviewer question. Subsequent tweaks have made it as accurate and reliable as when it was first spat out upon the world - and about as useless.
I'm fifty-five years old and my vision is still 20-20.
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*Sigh*. I was even careful not to call it Obamacare - although it does sorta make you wonder exactly which political party/lobby he belongs to, doesn't it?
Reputable enough for me.