The posted specs look very competitive for the price/market (luxury sports cars). But why put all environment and sound controls on a touch screen?? What's wrong with big fat round buttons that you can find, recognize and adjust by feel without taking your eyes of the road? Touch interface makes sense for the GPS, but definitely not for the radio or the AC. Who the hell is going to look at album cover art while driving? And I sure hope the internet access is disabled when the car is in motion.
All the talk of how manufacturing will create jobs is just that, talk. In case you haven't noticed modern day manufacturing is automated to a very high degree and requires a lot fewer people to do the job. Robots kill jobs not only in manufacturing, but in pretty much every other employment field. Even scientific research is affected heavily by this and requires fewer people to do the same job. In one week I can do experiments that 5 years ago would have taken 10 people a full year to perform. With such throughput it isn't necessary even to formulate a hypothesis. You just test every possible variation and let the data speak for itself. Machines are more consistent than people, don't get tired, if the make mistakes the mistakes are systematic and easy to troubleshoot. Oh and recently even advanced robots have become very affordable (way cheaper than hiring humans). It is the 19th century industrial revolution all over again but this time it is affecting everybody, except politicians. Although I suspect lying can also be automated.
Now this rises the problem what to do when 30-50% of working age adults become unemployed. I can imagine how this will work in the much hated in the US 'welfare states', but the US society itself is in a lot of trouble the way it is set now.
That's your assumption. I'd rather we operate under the assumption that the black-hats don't have it. First of all, that seems more likely (it's not as though the full recipe would be presented at a conference), and secondly the penalty for releasing it if they don't have it is much worse than the penalty for withholding it if they do have it.
Your assumptions are one sided. There is enough information to make the virus. The influenza virus is well studied and there is a wealth of information down to atomic level in some cases how it functions. We know the genetic background (H5N1), we know that the strain has a combination of naturally occurring mutations, and we know that we can use ferrets to test it. It doesn't take much trial and error to figure out the correct combination. Even if the presented information is misleading, the fact that the virus can be made more aggressive is enough. It is trivial to culture and has very short reproduction cycle,which allows anyone with a little time on their hands to do selective evolution. If they don't publish somebody else will repeat the experiments and publish the data instead. I wouldn't be worried about biotherorists. Making, containing and using bioweapons is hard, dangerous and extremely expensive. You can't cook it in your basement.
My thoughts exactly. If you know it can be done it is fairly trivial to make it happen. The only caveat is that if you are going to do it you better have a BSL4 containment. Otherwise you will end up eating your own dog food, before anyone else has had a chance to try it.
The important information from this work as far as I can deduce from the limited information being released is that now we know what kind of changes can make the virus more aggressive. This can be used to monitor the virus in the wild and catch potential pandemics before the virus has jumped on humans. It will also give us head start in making vaccines. All this makes it imperative that it gets published.
Who moded this 'Funny'. It would have been 'Funny' if it wasn't 'Insightful'. Unfortunately the 10th doctor has turned into a stupid horror flick with nonsensical dialog and no story line. It its kind of drifting towards the basics of porn, no story just mumbling and close shots of weird body parts. I can't watch it either.
If there's less work to do, we need to improve the quality of life per unit of work ratio to keep people from falling into poverty simply because there's no work for them to do.
Amen brother!
Oh and good luck passing this idea through one of the staple prejudices of the American society: 'If you can't get a job you are piece of shit.'
I haven't done proper benchmarking, but you can run an upgrade of Ubuntu, while watching Netflix in HD (both going trough the same EoP device). I have docsis 3 to Comcast (~20Mbit/s download) and I am pretty confident that the home network is not the bottleneck. As 1800maxim pointed out (and this is a common complaint) the throughput may vary depending on the quality of the wiring of the house.
I had the same problem a year ago, plus interference from my neighbors routers. I opted for ethernet over power lines. I got a couple of single port netgear XAV101v2s adapters (you can get a pair for $70.99 from newegg) and a 4 port XAV5004 for my home entertainment system. I use the wireless only to hook laptops and cell phones.
Doesn't trust open security whole? Who is going to guarantee that a person vetted today will not be compromised tomorrow?
On the other hand, considering TSA is mostly theater, this program is probably not much of a concern.
The summary has the article on it's head. Did the poster or the editors actually read the article??? The virus did not jump from the monkeys to the humans, but the other way around. Sick lab worker was the source of the virus, which jumped on the monkeys. As this was a completely new pathogen for them, they had no immunity and most of the infected animals died. This is typical 'small pox blanket' story.
Hey, I didn't say it has to make sense, as long as it makes business sense: This way you can 'safely' transport passengers at higher density and eliminate costs associated with flight attendants.
So what are they going to do with all these microwave and X-Ray-scatter body scanners that were installed all around the place?
Anything that is surgically implanted will not be visible to them, because they have very little penetration. Are going to get 'upgrades' for another couple of billion $$?
What part of the science is contested here? That the large scale use of antibiotics, particularly at low doses produces resistant strains?? This has been established for let's see... 50 years or so...
Are you telling me that China is run by people who have been trained to make informed decisions based on hard facts? We stand no chance, unless we luck out and rapture comes on may 21st.
Cheapo horror flicks comprise most of the list. The rest of the movies also follow the basic 'Us vs. them shootout' scenario. 'Cowboys vs Aliens'? Really? Whats next, Snakes on a plane?
The only movie that is probably worth watching is 'Now'.
This is how telecom companies get to charge arbitrary rates under the guise of offering 'more choices for consumers'. They have practically put an 'abstraction layer' that makes it difficult for consumers to make decisions based on service and price.
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The posted specs look very competitive for the price/market (luxury sports cars). But why put all environment and sound controls on a touch screen?? What's wrong with big fat round buttons that you can find, recognize and adjust by feel without taking your eyes of the road? Touch interface makes sense for the GPS, but definitely not for the radio or the AC. Who the hell is going to look at album cover art while driving? And I sure hope the internet access is disabled when the car is in motion.
I suggest NASA be immediately punished by being made to go back on the moon and get enough rocks to replace the ones they lost.
USPTO drops any apple patent that implements obvious designs with established prior art.
All the talk of how manufacturing will create jobs is just that, talk. In case you haven't noticed modern day manufacturing is automated to a very high degree and requires a lot fewer people to do the job. Robots kill jobs not only in manufacturing, but in pretty much every other employment field. Even scientific research is affected heavily by this and requires fewer people to do the same job. In one week I can do experiments that 5 years ago would have taken 10 people a full year to perform. With such throughput it isn't necessary even to formulate a hypothesis. You just test every possible variation and let the data speak for itself. Machines are more consistent than people, don't get tired, if the make mistakes the mistakes are systematic and easy to troubleshoot. Oh and recently even advanced robots have become very affordable (way cheaper than hiring humans). It is the 19th century industrial revolution all over again but this time it is affecting everybody, except politicians. Although I suspect lying can also be automated. Now this rises the problem what to do when 30-50% of working age adults become unemployed. I can imagine how this will work in the much hated in the US 'welfare states', but the US society itself is in a lot of trouble the way it is set now.
That's your assumption. I'd rather we operate under the assumption that the black-hats don't have it. First of all, that seems more likely (it's not as though the full recipe would be presented at a conference), and secondly the penalty for releasing it if they don't have it is much worse than the penalty for withholding it if they do have it.
Your assumptions are one sided. There is enough information to make the virus. The influenza virus is well studied and there is a wealth of information down to atomic level in some cases how it functions. We know the genetic background (H5N1), we know that the strain has a combination of naturally occurring mutations, and we know that we can use ferrets to test it. It doesn't take much trial and error to figure out the correct combination. Even if the presented information is misleading, the fact that the virus can be made more aggressive is enough. It is trivial to culture and has very short reproduction cycle,which allows anyone with a little time on their hands to do selective evolution. If they don't publish somebody else will repeat the experiments and publish the data instead. I wouldn't be worried about biotherorists. Making, containing and using bioweapons is hard, dangerous and extremely expensive. You can't cook it in your basement.
My thoughts exactly. If you know it can be done it is fairly trivial to make it happen. The only caveat is that if you are going to do it you better have a BSL4 containment. Otherwise you will end up eating your own dog food, before anyone else has had a chance to try it. The important information from this work as far as I can deduce from the limited information being released is that now we know what kind of changes can make the virus more aggressive. This can be used to monitor the virus in the wild and catch potential pandemics before the virus has jumped on humans. It will also give us head start in making vaccines. All this makes it imperative that it gets published.
In Eu water is for washing things. If you are thirsty, there is beer in the fridge.
Who moded this 'Funny'. It would have been 'Funny' if it wasn't 'Insightful'. Unfortunately the 10th doctor has turned into a stupid horror flick with nonsensical dialog and no story line. It its kind of drifting towards the basics of porn, no story just mumbling and close shots of weird body parts. I can't watch it either.
If there's less work to do, we need to improve the quality of life per unit of work ratio to keep people from falling into poverty simply because there's no work for them to do.
Amen brother! Oh and good luck passing this idea through one of the staple prejudices of the American society: 'If you can't get a job you are piece of shit.'
I haven't done proper benchmarking, but you can run an upgrade of Ubuntu, while watching Netflix in HD (both going trough the same EoP device). I have docsis 3 to Comcast (~20Mbit/s download) and I am pretty confident that the home network is not the bottleneck. As 1800maxim pointed out (and this is a common complaint) the throughput may vary depending on the quality of the wiring of the house.
I had the same problem a year ago, plus interference from my neighbors routers. I opted for ethernet over power lines. I got a couple of single port netgear XAV101v2s adapters (you can get a pair for $70.99 from newegg) and a 4 port XAV5004 for my home entertainment system. I use the wireless only to hook laptops and cell phones.
Those loans you are talking about are guarantied by the government.
The schematic kind of reminds me of the old Russian Salyut station
agreed
Doesn't trust open security whole? Who is going to guarantee that a person vetted today will not be compromised tomorrow? On the other hand, considering TSA is mostly theater, this program is probably not much of a concern.
The summary has the article on it's head. Did the poster or the editors actually read the article??? The virus did not jump from the monkeys to the humans, but the other way around. Sick lab worker was the source of the virus, which jumped on the monkeys. As this was a completely new pathogen for them, they had no immunity and most of the infected animals died. This is typical 'small pox blanket' story.
Hey, I didn't say it has to make sense, as long as it makes business sense: This way you can 'safely' transport passengers at higher density and eliminate costs associated with flight attendants.
Not if you sedate the passengers for about a month and transport them at a random time point while they are sedated.
So what are they going to do with all these microwave and X-Ray-scatter body scanners that were installed all around the place? Anything that is surgically implanted will not be visible to them, because they have very little penetration. Are going to get 'upgrades' for another couple of billion $$?
What part of the science is contested here? That the large scale use of antibiotics, particularly at low doses produces resistant strains?? This has been established for let's see... 50 years or so...
Oh no! They are going to publish a game and kill the Duke Nukem Forever meme. How cruel!
Are you telling me that China is run by people who have been trained to make informed decisions based on hard facts? We stand no chance, unless we luck out and rapture comes on may 21st.
Cheapo horror flicks comprise most of the list. The rest of the movies also follow the basic 'Us vs. them shootout' scenario. 'Cowboys vs Aliens'? Really? Whats next, Snakes on a plane? The only movie that is probably worth watching is 'Now'.
Here is the reference for the 1 vs 2 sugar pills effect on ulcers study (it is actually 2 vs 4 pills). http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2014313/
This is how telecom companies get to charge arbitrary rates under the guise of offering 'more choices for consumers'. They have practically put an 'abstraction layer' that makes it difficult for consumers to make decisions based on service and price.