The US is screwed, actually: while most people hate science, the small part of society that focus on science are actually failing really hard at it. They think they're doing great, as their life is about patting each other on the back, but they're actually failing.
I work in an R&D group in a specialized field; some of the people who run the groups we interact with are amazing pieces of work, who really believe their way is the only way. Pointing up that someone's proposal violates an obvious natural law is supposed to be confined to weekend drinking with friends...Not a design review.
As a nation, we have way too many religious sects which label knowledge as bad because it includes evolution and the scientific method; critical thinking isn't good for religious institutions OR despots.
Business as a whole in the US doesn't want their workers too educated; then they would have to pay them, and give real benefits.
We are totally screwed either way the election goes; the two frontrunners are two cheeks of the same ass, unfortunately. What America needs to save itself is General Ripper (from Dr. Strangelove)hitting Washington during a joint session of Congress; thats the only way we get free of those guys. Where's Slim Pickens when you need him? (lol)
1. They are really expensive; $100 is about 2" sq, half an inch thick.
2. It has to be cast around the electronic assembly in a vacuum; this is harder than it sounds.
3. To cure properly, and without voids, it has to be poured into a custom mold at around 150C. In a vacuum.:)
I have seen electronics cast like you are talking about, but I doubt a mobo would take the process and live. The casting temperature is too hot, and kills most electronics.
If it worked, you could dunk the whole thing to cool it. Liquid Nitrogen would even work, as long as the thermal shock was controlled. Cool or heat it too fast, and the stuff breaks.
The standard procedure for the assemblies I saw,was to make 10, and hope a few work afterward.
Then I bought a Hercules graphics card, and lost that capability...
the dual 24" widescreen monitors I have now are driven by a graphics card that has 50x the memory of my hard drive that was in that system, and 1000x the memory.
Is not the radiation itself; they are talking about the fact that an ionizing radiation source plays hell on radio signals, and by monitoring the signal strength reported, along with the qos (quality of service' reported, will tell the people looking where the source is; as hot as a patient is, it won't cause major disruption like a nuke or dirty bomb would.
Everyone within a certain distance would suddenly drop calls...
If you're standing somewhere in a crowd, and everyones cell phone dies as a heavily-loaded truck drives by, you might get to see a nuke up close...for just a moment.
The detectors to look at the pulse shape of the gammas are much more expensive than just tracking disruptions with already-delivered signals that are constantly handshaked between the base stations and the phones.
The use of the southern pine forest to make pulp for the 'Paper Barons', like William Randolph Hearst, was a turf war waged with millions of acres of pine trees.
When hemp paper, which was a cheap renewable resource, threatened to disrupt the party their monopoly allowed, they paid for laws to outlaw it.
How many acres do you need to grow a shitload of ropeweed? Long fiber hemp will grow anywhere, on anything.
You know someone had to pay for the propaganda that suddenly swelled out of nowhere in the 30's. Movies like 'Reefer Madness' aren't written by ex-tokers wanting to help someone recover; that's why we find it so funny now.
Most of the racist stuff was the propaganda they spread at the time, to cover the real issue; that by controlling pulp prices they could ruin any competitor financially, and control of the press was control of pretty much all of the media at the time...this also accounts for the ease with which they convinced Congress to go along.
I believe importing bulk hemp paper as a commodity, like news print paper, is still illegal unless it's changed recently; I know it was `30 years ago.
There are huge areas of my state that belong to the remnant of the company that ended up with all their land. Drive I-75 thru Chattanooga, TN; Smell that? That's them.
The entire pine acreage near me was completely wiped out a few years ago by pine beetles...all the pulp pine was susceptible to the beetle; now the only pines are the local variety, which are not susceptible.
In my opinion, the reason it is still illegal is that it stays in your system so long, and it's the easiest thing to find.
The AI in new games is pretty good; Playing FEAR at the hardest setting all the way thru was a mofo fo sure.
It really doesn't matter about the 'realism of the physics'; I play UT2004 with low grav, and quadjump enabled; the different is the cool part...Adapt or die, indeed!
The ai in Quake 2 was very predictable; Quake 4, FEAR, Battlefield 2142 are very much better. Same for the physics, lighting, graphics, etc.
The real question is whether it adds to the game or not. I really think that simulating real physics is a noble goal, maybe even Nobel; but isn't important to a game.
Gore tex is good because it allows moisture out; unless you treat them like cheap sneakers, in which case, they will make your feet wet...
There's always a caveat when something costs that much; otherwise, they'ld use pvc: it's much cheaper, and low maintenence.
Gore tex is a teflon sheet, applied to cloth, with really small holes in it; small enough that water vapor passes, but not liquid water. The holes are easy to clog, and oil clogs the pores pretty well.
Minor pain in the ass in jogging shoes, but a total bitch when you're at 40 below in BFE, looking at a fifty mile hike...
It could last from a persons teens, into middle age, with no repeats...
Could be you would turn Into a pak before finishing...
I just want One trip into a planet at high speed in a General Products hull. (With stasis field at the end, of course...but that last second would look really cool!)
Slashdot Mirror
This would be an ultimate mouse.
It's still not bad...
I work in an R&D group in a specialized field; some of the people who run the groups we interact with are amazing pieces of work, who really believe their way is the only way. Pointing up that someone's proposal violates an obvious natural law is supposed to be confined to weekend drinking with friends...Not a design review.
As a nation, we have way too many religious sects which label knowledge as bad because it includes evolution and the scientific method; critical thinking isn't good for religious institutions OR despots.
Business as a whole in the US doesn't want their workers too educated; then they would have to pay them, and give real benefits.
We are totally screwed either way the election goes; the two frontrunners are two cheeks of the same ass, unfortunately. What America needs to save itself is General Ripper (from Dr. Strangelove)hitting Washington during a joint session of Congress; thats the only way we get free of those guys. Where's Slim Pickens when you need him? (lol)
look like health packs, you have been gaming too much.
Also, even tho the other drivers are like the guys in Test Drive, you can't bump them out of the way...
These asshats only get my pity...
1. Fire your main talent. (Dave Mustane)
2. Use the cheapest transport company, drive insane hours, and kill a popular bassist off.
3. Alienate your fans by being corporate suits instead of the hard-core guys you image portrays.
4. Put out a series of albums that confirm how much you've lost it, and can't write music anymore. These albums were only bought by fanboys, afaik.
Somewhere, there should be a 'Profit' step; I'm not seeing it from here...
There are such resins, but:
1. They are really expensive; $100 is about 2" sq, half an inch thick.
2. It has to be cast around the electronic assembly in a vacuum; this is harder than it sounds.
3. To cure properly, and without voids, it has to be poured into a custom mold at around 150C. In a vacuum. :)
I have seen electronics cast like you are talking about, but I doubt a mobo would take the process and live. The casting temperature is too hot, and kills most electronics.
If it worked, you could dunk the whole thing to cool it. Liquid Nitrogen would even work, as long as the thermal shock was controlled. Cool or heat it too fast, and the stuff breaks.
The standard procedure for the assemblies I saw,was to make 10, and hope a few work afterward.
There are too many lemmings.
CGA and Text. OOOOOOOH!
Then I bought a Hercules graphics card, and lost that capability...
the dual 24" widescreen monitors I have now are driven by a graphics card that has 50x the memory of my hard drive that was in that system, and 1000x the memory.
Windows runs just as fast, tho...
But then we'll let bush take the first ride on Ark B. "You never know, you Might make it..."
It will be whan Natalie Portman comes out with her own line of Hot Grit Pants, in Soviet Russia.
;)
And Yes, I AM an insensitive clod.
Have a warning "pastry may be hot when removed from toaster"; I knew we were doomed, then...
We just need to instill the lemming instinct on the Morons...
Is not the radiation itself; they are talking about the fact that an ionizing radiation source plays hell on radio signals, and by monitoring the signal strength reported, along with the qos (quality of service' reported, will tell the people looking where the source is; as hot as a patient is, it won't cause major disruption like a nuke or dirty bomb would.
Everyone within a certain distance would suddenly drop calls...
If you're standing somewhere in a crowd, and everyones cell phone dies as a heavily-loaded truck drives by, you might get to see a nuke up close...for just a moment.
The detectors to look at the pulse shape of the gammas are much more expensive than just tracking disruptions with already-delivered signals that are constantly handshaked between the base stations and the phones.
In the '30s, Pot was becoming widespread.
The use of the southern pine forest to make pulp for the 'Paper Barons', like William Randolph Hearst, was a turf war waged with millions of acres of pine trees.
When hemp paper, which was a cheap renewable resource, threatened to disrupt the party their monopoly allowed, they paid for laws to outlaw it.
How many acres do you need to grow a shitload of ropeweed? Long fiber hemp will grow anywhere, on anything.
You know someone had to pay for the propaganda that suddenly swelled out of nowhere in the 30's. Movies like 'Reefer Madness' aren't written by ex-tokers wanting to help someone recover; that's why we find it so funny now.
Most of the racist stuff was the propaganda they spread at the time, to cover the real issue; that by controlling pulp prices they could ruin any competitor financially, and control of the press was control of pretty much all of the media at the time...this also accounts for the ease with which they convinced Congress to go along.
I believe importing bulk hemp paper as a commodity, like news print paper, is still illegal unless it's changed recently; I know it was `30 years ago.
There are huge areas of my state that belong to the remnant of the company that ended up with all their land. Drive I-75 thru Chattanooga, TN; Smell that? That's them.
The entire pine acreage near me was completely wiped out a few years ago by pine beetles...all the pulp pine was susceptible to the beetle; now the only pines are the local variety, which are not susceptible.
In my opinion, the reason it is still illegal is that it stays in your system so long, and it's the easiest thing to find.
You aren't playing ANY of the games I like.
The AI in new games is pretty good; Playing FEAR at the hardest setting all the way thru was a mofo fo sure.
It really doesn't matter about the 'realism of the physics'; I play UT2004 with low grav, and quadjump enabled; the different is the cool part...Adapt or die, indeed!
The ai in Quake 2 was very predictable; Quake 4, FEAR, Battlefield 2142 are very much better. Same for the physics, lighting, graphics, etc.
The real question is whether it adds to the game or not. I really think that simulating real physics is a noble goal, maybe even Nobel; but isn't important to a game.
YMMV.
Dan is a fucktard, for sure.
But did you notice the loss of one of our Constitutional Rights today?
The rest of us don't need keys...
Or passwords. (lol)
We Hate Them; We hate Assholes, Corporate Scum, and M$.
Where The Fuck have you Been? (unless you're one of the above)
Yeah, I was going to post this;
Gore tex is good because it allows moisture out; unless you treat them like cheap sneakers, in which case, they will make your feet wet...
There's always a caveat when something costs that much; otherwise, they'ld use pvc: it's much cheaper, and low maintenence.
Gore tex is a teflon sheet, applied to cloth, with really small holes in it; small enough that water vapor passes, but not liquid water. The holes are easy to clog, and oil clogs the pores pretty well.
Minor pain in the ass in jogging shoes, but a total bitch when you're at 40 below in BFE, looking at a fifty mile hike...
If said grits are in my pants, WITH Natlie Portman??
Inquiring minds want to know...
mentioned Natalie Portman...or Hot grits...
Losers...
Nice to see that you are still posting, somewhere.
I miss the legal analysis you did. (Assuming that this isn't someone different...)
"Think of it as Evolution in action."
That was on a diving board, on the top of a mile high arcology, but it fits.
Unless you are pouring it in a war at a billion a day...
I forget, are we Oceana or Eurasia this time???
...The whole ringworld!
It could last from a persons teens, into middle age, with no repeats...
Could be you would turn Into a pak before finishing...
I just want One trip into a planet at high speed in a General Products hull. (With stasis field at the end, of course...but that last second would look really cool!)
Now I can say all the mean, irresponsible things that PJ won't let me say on GL!
$%#^$#%^$%&$&@#$!@#$^*&*&!!!
Now I feel Better...
The bil actually enhanced gun owner's rights, except for that...
Talk about doublespeak...
Amazing how Florida's crime rate dropped, while Canada's increased, after radically different legislation...
Taking guns away from the people makes them victims...
Of course, my observation doesn't follow the PC standard, so it's bad, even if true...