You know, I have to say that SL-1 was the result of bad reactor design, not operator error. The design of the control rod made an accident like that possible with any human operator, regardless of their training or care. One stuck rod shouldn't cause a criticality accident.
This is obviously an attempt to stereotype all bears as pedophiles. This might make it politically easier to allow the hunting of brown and black bears in the county. It would also humiliate and shame the Downtown Association's bear that appears at farmers' market, helping to reduce the amount of "organic produce" in the county. Plus, it would allow the SLO Sheriff to seize the bear fountain in downtown SLO city, because it's "Just like the one that I [one of the deputies] wanted". Plus, it helps distract from other pressing issues. In fact, it makes a whole lot of sense for the Sheriff to issue an APB on pedobear.
A university spokesman said: “UCL does not approve of or condone this site. We therefore advised the student to take the site down, but he declined to do this. UCL has no jurisdiction over the site, as it is not UCL-hosted. We have, however, taken disciplinary action against the student for bringing the college into disrepute and he has been fined.”
You know what is bad, I acctually had to Google to find out which one would have a fine arts department that would survive the summer. And I'm a CPSLO student.
We are, and have almost always been a "bastion of civil rights". Even during slavery we had a republic and rule of law, even if not everyone was included. Even this was better than anywhere else in the world at the time. We may not be perfect, but we at least try to be the good guys. As wrong as almost all of those things you mention are (the internment of Japanese, German and Italian Americans was a justified and necessary security measure at a time when we faced a possible fifth-column threat from these groups. Seizing their property without compensation was not justified however...) well over 50 years into our past.
As a matter of fact, they aren't. They lease grazing rights, which do not include the right of folks to pass over the public lands. Not that this stops them from trying...
Of course, I'm sure Burning man has a different agreement.
Well, even if we did switch to such a system, you could go online and buy a handheld that talks on the new digital spread spectrum encrypted system. The pilots need for backup radios wouldn't go away just because they are using a digital system.
Moreover, it doesn't really solve the problem. Universities would still get more funding (except, the funding would from the government) for more students, so they would still have a reason to try to recruit students. This would in turn give them a reason to fudge their US News rankings and whatnot, much as the current system did.
For the record, GM used to own EMD, which is currently the #2 manufacturer of Diesel-Electric locomotives in North America. They sold it off to a holding company a couple of years ago (2005, I think).
For the record, there are companies that will re-engine existing locomotives with Caterpillar engines. For a while, one even manufactured its own locomotive to compete with the big two of the business (EMD and GE).
I think I read a similar article sporting the same statistics quite a while ago. Has ArsTechnia posted a dupe?
Besides that, the questions they used to measure 'misinformation' aren't the best: There's quite a bit of different meanings to both of them. Could 'possessing weapons of mass destruction' mean having hundreds of thousands shells loaded and ready to go, or could it mean having no more than a couple of arterially shells with expired nerve-gas that even the Iraqis had forgoten about (I THINK we have found the latter). Does being involved with Al-Quida mean planning and bankrolling every attack and operation together, or does it mean that Saddam tentatively let some Al Quida members into the country?
Ars' summery doesn't even agree with the graphic they used: The graphic says the question was "The US has found evidence that Saddam Hussain was working closely with terrorist groups" while the article says that the numbers represent folks who though "there was a credible link between the 9/11 attack and Saddam Hussein". Bit of a difference there.
I think those locomotives that GE is selling to China are some variant of the AC4400CW, a heavy freight locomotive with AC traction to allow continuous high-power operation at slow speeds.
Cars on an interstate highway can clime a MUCH steeper grade than any conventional train, even a high-speed train with all axles powered. It can also turn sharper corners. So, in MOST areas, particularly out west, following the exact run of the highway is impracticable.
A nuclear plant would also require water for cooling, which is rater absent from the California Valley area of Eastern San Luis Obispo county where these things are being built.
"If a company like IBM would like to start a business with Moodle, they first need to get permission from Moodle's leadership... which means they have to pay dearly for the priviledge of using the open source code."
Simply not accurate. You do not permission to start a business using or even distributing the software. You do need permission if you are going to change the software and you refuse to distribute your sources.
Of course, with a a proprietary application, you need permission to do the same, or even to use it internally. So, what's your point? That open source/free software is not quite something for nothing? That's true. Why should we think otherwise?
Now, what kind of battery can hold the same amount of energy as a similar weight and volume of flammable fuel? It's not like they are planning to make this stuff and burn it in a fixed generator. As you point out there are dozens of simpler, more efficient ways of doing that. The plan is to replace automotive and aviation fuels with this. For these applications, battery packs simply cannot store enough energy per volume or per weight.
What about The National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES)? They are the ones who put together the tests for the EIT and PE exams that most state licensing boards use license professional engineers. Though, neither test has a category for software engineers or computer scientists.
Pretty much all North American rail traffic is powered by piston diesel engines. The only exceptions to this are some metro passenger lines, and the Northwest Corridor, which are electrified. Back in the 50's and 60's the Union Pacific experimented with some success with oil turbine locomotives, but noise, wear on the turbines and the increased cost of bunker oil lead to their demise.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gas_turbine-electric_locomotive#United_States
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They also are dead easy to direction find.
There are a number of Thorium reactors out there. Some of them are still in service.
You know, I have to say that SL-1 was the result of bad reactor design, not operator error. The design of the control rod made an accident like that possible with any human operator, regardless of their training or care. One stuck rod shouldn't cause a criticality accident.
This is obviously an attempt to stereotype all bears as pedophiles. This might make it politically easier to allow the hunting of brown and black bears in the county. It would also humiliate and shame the Downtown Association's bear that appears at farmers' market, helping to reduce the amount of "organic produce" in the county. Plus, it would allow the SLO Sheriff to seize the bear fountain in downtown SLO city, because it's "Just like the one that I [one of the deputies] wanted". Plus, it helps distract from other pressing issues. In fact, it makes a whole lot of sense for the Sheriff to issue an APB on pedobear.
You know what is bad, I acctually had to Google to find out which one would have a fine arts department that would survive the summer. And I'm a CPSLO student.
We are, and have almost always been a "bastion of civil rights". Even during slavery we had a republic and rule of law, even if not everyone was included. Even this was better than anywhere else in the world at the time. We may not be perfect, but we at least try to be the good guys. As wrong as almost all of those things you mention are (the internment of Japanese, German and Italian Americans was a justified and necessary security measure at a time when we faced a possible fifth-column threat from these groups. Seizing their property without compensation was not justified however...) well over 50 years into our past.
I am reminded of an ad I once saw on television. "Luck is just probability taken personally"... I think it was acctually an ad for a Casino.
As a matter of fact, they aren't. They lease grazing rights, which do not include the right of folks to pass over the public lands. Not that this stops them from trying... Of course, I'm sure Burning man has a different agreement.
Well, even if we did switch to such a system, you could go online and buy a handheld that talks on the new digital spread spectrum encrypted system. The pilots need for backup radios wouldn't go away just because they are using a digital system.
If I remember correctly, Pacific Bell acctually had to pay to license the name "Telesis" in that name change.
'New' RIAA overlords? Haven't they been around since 1952?
Moreover, it doesn't really solve the problem. Universities would still get more funding (except, the funding would from the government) for more students, so they would still have a reason to try to recruit students. This would in turn give them a reason to fudge their US News rankings and whatnot, much as the current system did.
The standard railway gage is 4' 8.5". I hereby deed this post into the public domain. Are you happy now?
(And, this standard, like a lot of things, predates copyright and patent law. It was the distance between the wheels of Roman Chariots)
For the record, GM used to own EMD, which is currently the #2 manufacturer of Diesel-Electric locomotives in North America. They sold it off to a holding company a couple of years ago (2005, I think).
For the record, there are companies that will re-engine existing locomotives with Caterpillar engines. For a while, one even manufactured its own locomotive to compete with the big two of the business (EMD and GE).
You pay by watching/listening to the ads. (Though, radio is something of a special case due to how copyright is set up)
I think I read a similar article sporting the same statistics quite a while ago. Has ArsTechnia posted a dupe? Besides that, the questions they used to measure 'misinformation' aren't the best: There's quite a bit of different meanings to both of them. Could 'possessing weapons of mass destruction' mean having hundreds of thousands shells loaded and ready to go, or could it mean having no more than a couple of arterially shells with expired nerve-gas that even the Iraqis had forgoten about (I THINK we have found the latter). Does being involved with Al-Quida mean planning and bankrolling every attack and operation together, or does it mean that Saddam tentatively let some Al Quida members into the country? Ars' summery doesn't even agree with the graphic they used: The graphic says the question was "The US has found evidence that Saddam Hussain was working closely with terrorist groups" while the article says that the numbers represent folks who though "there was a credible link between the 9/11 attack and Saddam Hussein". Bit of a difference there.
I think those locomotives that GE is selling to China are some variant of the AC4400CW, a heavy freight locomotive with AC traction to allow continuous high-power operation at slow speeds.
Cars on an interstate highway can clime a MUCH steeper grade than any conventional train, even a high-speed train with all axles powered. It can also turn sharper corners. So, in MOST areas, particularly out west, following the exact run of the highway is impracticable.
A nuclear plant would also require water for cooling, which is rater absent from the California Valley area of Eastern San Luis Obispo county where these things are being built.
"If a company like IBM would like to start a business with Moodle, they first need to get permission from Moodle's leadership... which means they have to pay dearly for the priviledge of using the open source code." Simply not accurate. You do not permission to start a business using or even distributing the software. You do need permission if you are going to change the software and you refuse to distribute your sources. Of course, with a a proprietary application, you need permission to do the same, or even to use it internally. So, what's your point? That open source/free software is not quite something for nothing? That's true. Why should we think otherwise?
Now, what kind of battery can hold the same amount of energy as a similar weight and volume of flammable fuel? It's not like they are planning to make this stuff and burn it in a fixed generator. As you point out there are dozens of simpler, more efficient ways of doing that. The plan is to replace automotive and aviation fuels with this. For these applications, battery packs simply cannot store enough energy per volume or per weight.
What about The National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES)? They are the ones who put together the tests for the EIT and PE exams that most state licensing boards use license professional engineers. Though, neither test has a category for software engineers or computer scientists.
Pretty much all North American rail traffic is powered by piston diesel engines. The only exceptions to this are some metro passenger lines, and the Northwest Corridor, which are electrified. Back in the 50's and 60's the Union Pacific experimented with some success with oil turbine locomotives, but noise, wear on the turbines and the increased cost of bunker oil lead to their demise. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gas_turbine-electric_locomotive#United_States
Where's the evidence that shows our current global climate change is a result of greenhouse effect?