Once we get off of Earth's gravity well, why in God's name would we build another society within another gravity well? Space is where we should live. And in space, we should build habitats suitable to our evolutionary history. And once we can do that, the notion that we waste our time looking for "habitable planets" becomes a canard. Our only interest is to look for stars and planets with enough energy to support our biological needs.
I am a TA for a Mechanical Engineering introduction to programming, but my undergraduate background was computer science. Here, we require that they learn Matlab for scientific computing... it is in fact one of the first three courses they will take in the major. Computing may be different in physics, but in ME, it is ubiquitous... Matlab and excel at the introductory level, Fortran for the upper division numerical method courses, and many CAD tools all the way through.
Having worked at a company that paired engineers with programmers to write scientific applications, I can tell you that the programming paradigms taught to engineers are markedly simpler, and don't lend well to extendable frameworks. (Just look at the fragmentation of NASA codes, or ITER software. All very tough to integrate).
While I think teaching engineers to program gives them powerful problem solving capabilities, I believe that a more complete integration of lower division computer science courses is nessecary to give them the nessecary level of competence when they reach industry. Their programs may need to be integrated into much larger projects... and if they could just design these programs as building blocks, there could be a synergy in the scientific community that could lead to a real explosion of development.
From a practical standpoint, checking reciepts upon exit seems like a resonable deterant against shoplifting, which ultimately effects the bottom line of the items we purchase. If a private business has standards it expects customers to maintain in order to effectively run its business, be it theft prevention through verbal queues or say, for instance, safety concerns posted via warning signs, it would seem reasonable to assume a customer should cede some of his rights to recieve the service they are seeking. If I slip on a wet spot despite the clearly posted signs, I may lose some of my rights to hold them liable for my slipping.
Additionally, could I as a business associate an implicit contract with the purchase of a product? I would have guessed that implicit contracts are in place in other instances, for instance when I purchase some software title, I can't make copies of the CD and resell them to others, while using a defense that I never checked the "I agree" checkbox during the install. If circuit city were to implicitly include this in their purchase agreement, would that be ok?
I must say, I personally don't understand why you would want to make a stand against such a trivial inconvienence, when it would seem there are many more important injustices against our rights that deserve to be battled.
Are you assuming stagnation in all other energy domains? I know oil, coal, nuclear, and hydroelectric grow at a much slower pace than 45% a year, but it seems like it could significantly impact the amount of time it would take to become primarily a solar society.
"Researchers have created a new nanoparticle that could someday act as a virtually all-purpose diagnostic tool to detect many inflammatory diseases..."
We can do anything now that science has invented magic
Being a computer chess enthusiest, I've known that computer as "Deep Blue", rather than "Big Blue", as it is commonly referred to. Also, the big deal wasn't beating a grandmaster (A feat accomplished prior to that point), it was beating a world champion.
I thought that we retired old hardware exclusively to the rolls of backup linux server and grandmas first computer. As for that second category, anyone whos major IT support needs include finding the start button and learning the art of the double click will hardly be impressed by a low memory footprint version of firefox.
...it was believed to be the first time a scramjet had been ignited within the Earth's atmosphere Ah I see... as opposed to the many airbreathing scramjets ignited outside earths atmosphere.
Automobiles are a lot more energy effecient then say a human. But they give off polution that is less "green" or more difficult for the environment to handel.
clearly, you havent been to my house for fajita night
It's interesting to note that that amount of energy pumped into fabbing a microprocessor is greater than the amount of energy used by that processor over its working life... an important factor when talking about environmental impact. Of course, it doesn't take 13 gallons of gas to fill up my computer once a week... so applying the same logic to cars may or may not be as useful.
Do you think you could get movie goers to shell out $553,709,788 to watch said documentary, which they would later lambast as the unholy spawn of The Dirty Dozen and Con Air? No? Well then, maybe Armageddon was money well spent.
"Hey, we've already spent this money and the equipment is still working so can we have more money to keep it running?" It's a good way to deal with government bureaucracy...
I thought that was by definition government bureaucracy
"Like, why are polar bears suddenly on the endangered species list? What's happening to all the snow on the tops of mountains? Where are the ice glaciers (with ice that has been around for thousands if not millions of years) going? What is his retort to the CO2 levels being their highest ever--even after looking at ice core samples?"
I don't think many would deny we are in a warming trend, that CO2 is a greenhouse gas, or that we are producing huge quantities of CO2. Quantifying a direct correlation between the temperature change and CO2 change is a tricky dance using best fit empirical models, which really represents at best a guess as to whats really happening. None of your questions really address this underlying issue.
That said, what really makes the empirical models more convincing is the closing gap between predicted and actual results as new data is collected.
The problem is, they all ready use things like rubber bullets and tear gas as part of riot control. As far as the probability of getting a serious injury, would you rather be hit by this ray gun or a rubber bullet? If I were asked to roll the dice, maybe I take the ray gun, because while there are no guarantees that it is perfect, it is reducing my risk relative to what is already available. There is a lot to say for at least moving in the right direction.
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Put your money where your mouth is, and wager on intrade. Thats what they did.
Once we get off of Earth's gravity well, why in God's name would we build another society within another gravity well? Space is where we should live. And in space, we should build habitats suitable to our evolutionary history. And once we can do that, the notion that we waste our time looking for "habitable planets" becomes a canard. Our only interest is to look for stars and planets with enough energy to support our biological needs.
I think I saw that movie already.
I am a TA for a Mechanical Engineering introduction to programming, but my undergraduate background was computer science. Here, we require that they learn Matlab for scientific computing... it is in fact one of the first three courses they will take in the major. Computing may be different in physics, but in ME, it is ubiquitous... Matlab and excel at the introductory level, Fortran for the upper division numerical method courses, and many CAD tools all the way through.
Having worked at a company that paired engineers with programmers to write scientific applications, I can tell you that the programming paradigms taught to engineers are markedly simpler, and don't lend well to extendable frameworks. (Just look at the fragmentation of NASA codes, or ITER software. All very tough to integrate).
While I think teaching engineers to program gives them powerful problem solving capabilities, I believe that a more complete integration of lower division computer science courses is nessecary to give them the nessecary level of competence when they reach industry. Their programs may need to be integrated into much larger projects... and if they could just design these programs as building blocks, there could be a synergy in the scientific community that could lead to a real explosion of development.
It appears to be a prop left on the "mars hollywood set". Don't worry, we'll have those mistakes ironed out by the time of the human "mars landing".
"While it certainly is not unique, there is some interesting history behind the development, and a proposed civilian use."
Finally, something better looking than tin foil to cover my house (and my hat)!
Is there any possibility that degradation the retransmission circuitry on the spacecraft could be causing a slight frequency shift?
How fast is the smaller black hole traveling at perigee, relatively speaking?
From a practical standpoint, checking reciepts upon exit seems like a resonable deterant against shoplifting, which ultimately effects the bottom line of the items we purchase. If a private business has standards it expects customers to maintain in order to effectively run its business, be it theft prevention through verbal queues or say, for instance, safety concerns posted via warning signs, it would seem reasonable to assume a customer should cede some of his rights to recieve the service they are seeking. If I slip on a wet spot despite the clearly posted signs, I may lose some of my rights to hold them liable for my slipping.
Additionally, could I as a business associate an implicit contract with the purchase of a product? I would have guessed that implicit contracts are in place in other instances, for instance when I purchase some software title, I can't make copies of the CD and resell them to others, while using a defense that I never checked the "I agree" checkbox during the install. If circuit city were to implicitly include this in their purchase agreement, would that be ok?
I must say, I personally don't understand why you would want to make a stand against such a trivial inconvienence, when it would seem there are many more important injustices against our rights that deserve to be battled.
Are you assuming stagnation in all other energy domains? I know oil, coal, nuclear, and hydroelectric grow at a much slower pace than 45% a year, but it seems like it could significantly impact the amount of time it would take to become primarily a solar society.
"Researchers have created a new nanoparticle that could someday act as a virtually all-purpose diagnostic tool to detect many inflammatory diseases..."
We can do anything now that science has invented magic
Being a computer chess enthusiest, I've known that computer as "Deep Blue", rather than "Big Blue", as it is commonly referred to. Also, the big deal wasn't beating a grandmaster (A feat accomplished prior to that point), it was beating a world champion.
I thought that we retired old hardware exclusively to the rolls of backup linux server and grandmas first computer. As for that second category, anyone whos major IT support needs include finding the start button and learning the art of the double click will hardly be impressed by a low memory footprint version of firefox.
"I would never willingly purchase a device with such a misfeature."
Translation:
I like being able to steal music, and don't appreciate attempts to discourage my nefarious endeavors.
Doesn't this just scream "class-action"? Anyone have Ralph Nader's phone number?
...it was believed to be the first time a scramjet had been ignited within the Earth's atmosphere
Ah I see... as opposed to the many airbreathing scramjets ignited outside earths atmosphere.
then why not just "tunnel"?
"It's at least possible that real solid evidence against the president will emerge."
Ah yes, the shoot first, ask questions later mentality. It looks like you have more in common with Bush than you are willing to admit.
Automobiles are a lot more energy effecient then say a human. But they give off polution that is less "green" or more difficult for the environment to handel. clearly, you havent been to my house for fajita night
It's interesting to note that that amount of energy pumped into fabbing a microprocessor is greater than the amount of energy used by that processor over its working life... an important factor when talking about environmental impact. Of course, it doesn't take 13 gallons of gas to fill up my computer once a week... so applying the same logic to cars may or may not be as useful.
Do you think you could get movie goers to shell out $553,709,788 to watch said documentary, which they would later lambast as the unholy spawn of The Dirty Dozen and Con Air? No? Well then, maybe Armageddon was money well spent.
"Hey, we've already spent this money and the equipment is still working so can we have more money to keep it running?"
It's a good way to deal with government bureaucracy...
I thought that was by definition government bureaucracy
"Like, why are polar bears suddenly on the endangered species list? What's happening to all the snow on the tops of mountains? Where are the ice glaciers (with ice that has been around for thousands if not millions of years) going? What is his retort to the CO2 levels being their highest ever--even after looking at ice core samples?"
I don't think many would deny we are in a warming trend, that CO2 is a greenhouse gas, or that we are producing huge quantities of CO2. Quantifying a direct correlation between the temperature change and CO2 change is a tricky dance using best fit empirical models, which really represents at best a guess as to whats really happening. None of your questions really address this underlying issue.
That said, what really makes the empirical models more convincing is the closing gap between predicted and actual results as new data is collected.
thats not nearly as crazy as you think...
venting atmosphere
The problem is, they all ready use things like rubber bullets and tear gas as part of riot control. As far as the probability of getting a serious injury, would you rather be hit by this ray gun or a rubber bullet? If I were asked to roll the dice, maybe I take the ray gun, because while there are no guarantees that it is perfect, it is reducing my risk relative to what is already available. There is a lot to say for at least moving in the right direction.
wow,you sound like my dad in the mid 80's. "how the hell are we ever gonna fill an eight megabyte hard drive?!?"