Supersonic: Above speed of sound but only up to Mach 5
Hypersonic: Above Mach 5
The fact that both the latin Super [latinwordlist.com] and the greek Hyper [answers.com] translate into the same word does not really help the distinction.
Wait. What? I fail to see why two words having the same definition in two languages (Latin/Greek), but different definitions in a third (English), is a problem or is in anyway confusing, unless your endeavor is to speak in all three languages at once.
In the time it has taken you guys to debate this, I drank three beers. Fast enough that there was no time for condensation to take place. But carry on with your theories. I salute you.
They debated for 20 minutes and you posted at 11 AM on a Thursday.
Google: +rehab +<your zipcode>
If the DRM is implemented in the operating system, this could result in distribution of works that can't be played at all on a free operating system such as GNU/Linux.
... if DRM is implemented in the hardware (BIOS, (U)EFI, TPM - whatever) then this could result in distribution of free operating systems that cannot be played on the hardware you own...
Aren't both of the above the *desired* configurations for closed-source and/or media/content providers - and possibly the government?
[ Now, where is my tin-foil hat? Okay! Who took my frelling hat? ]
We need to diversify our energy sources vs finding the magic bullet of perfect energy that just doesn't exist.
They are a lot of options. The trick is to get the right balance.
I don't know about you, but I buy rechargeable batteries, not one time use batteries. One time use batteries are not "tremendously good batteries".
To be fair, Oil is a rechargeable resource, but the recharge time is very, very (very) long. Sure, that's impractical for everyone that's ever lived and may ever live, but to quote Steven Wright, "Everywhere is walking distance, if you've got the time."
even though the evidence now points to there being plenty of oil?
I hate to nit-pick, but define "plenty of oil" - for how long, under what usage rate? Also what are the environmental ramifications of using/burning all that oil? You, I and our shortsighted, gutless politicians might not live long enough to see a world w/o oil or experience the air, water, or earth of that world, but someone will. Should we all simply say "fuck them" from behind the wheels of our Hummers? I guess that would be easier and cheaper...for us anyway.
Oil is going to run out at some point (as it's consumed faster than it's created), and using it has detrimental effects on the environment. Shouldn't we at least research and plan on how we would live w/o it? Or develop alternatives that don't require oil - there will (probably) always be a need for oil in the production and/or use of some products, but not all products currently using oil, and we should ensure the availability of oil where it's *required*.
but since it is meant to be worn all the time you'd think it would have a large enough battery to make it at least 8 or 10 hours.
The battery only has to last long enough for it to get stolen, when you to get mugged wearing it, or take it off, when entering a posted "No hipster douche-bags" area - which I'm betting will become more prevalent over time...
Seriously, what is the purpose of this device? Do you really need that level of interactivity with your surroundings? Do you need information pop-ups about what you see - probably in your own town? Like that Ford Sync feature shown in commercials - "Find Chinese restaurant." Perhaps useful for the first week you live there, then not so much...
they should be paying copyright levies for offering access to copyright protected materials online
Access doesn't imply use. Should record stores pay an additional percentage of their profits simply for providing "access" to people that don't end up buying anything? I haven't, and don't intend to, ever buy or unlawfully download digital content over the Internet (I just don't have that need) so why should some of the money I pay my ISP go to an industry I don't use, simply because they cling to an outdated business model?
Okay, for you youngsters, a "record store" is an actual place you can go to, walk around inside, actually *touch* and buy records - crazy, I know, but true. Okay, for you really young kids, a "record" is...:-)
Bose speakers are the Monster Cables of the speaker world. You can buy far better, but you can't pay much more. Actually, you can pay more. But if you are only looking at mass merchandised brands sold in major electronic retailers, you probably can't.
Probably true, but Magneplanars are out of my price range.:-)
Yes, Any other Nobel Prize-winning physicists / Slashdoters with Bose Einstein Condensate experience please chime in.
But first, let me get some pop corn.../sarcasm
A 3% charge is likely less than the cost of dealing with cash. It must be counted, moved to the bank, change must be brought back to the store and so on. It is also easy lost or stolen.
Lets not pretend CCs offer no value to the store.
All true. I think the benefit of cash for the merchant is that it's easier to under report.
(That said, it's not the safety devices on cars themselves which add to the danger, but people becoming complacent that the safety device removes the need to be responsible)
I agree. As things become more reliable and robust, they are often taken for granted. The phrase "out of sight, out of mind" comes to mind. Even concerted effort/practice can be counter-effective if a task then becomes automatic. Did I put the cap back on the toothpaste? Did I re-enable the safety? Did I leave the gas on? (No, I'm a fucking squirrel - sorry, Eddie Izzard joke.)
So, I try to always be mindful -- and always double check myself and surroundings before turning on the table saw...
P.S. I *do* check out all my car's systems before any trip out-of-town.
Do you have an emotional response to firearms that makes thinking difficult for you?
Nope, but the statistic is misleading. My consumer SCSI HD has a MTBF of 5 years (and my last drive lasted 10 years of 24/7 use before the drive started to even whine a bit). How many times does the read/write arm - which is basically a lever and spring - move during that time? Probably hundreds of millions.
Guns are just simple mechanical machines. There's nothing magical about their parts, which will function in relation to the quality of their design and maintenance as well as their usage situations - like most things.
Not ten feet away from me is a box of nine track reels...
About 50 feet from me there's about 100 boxes of microfiche...
About a mile away from me is something called a Library, filled with things called "books" and "magazines" - I hear they're like papery blogs. I have no idea why we still keep them, but they're there sure enough.
a spring and a lever have a MTBF measured in millions of cycles
You fire "millions" of rounds from a single weapon?
[ Picturing you in a firing range, standing shoulder deep in spent shell casings... ]
Wow, what better way to let the world know that your knowledge of firearms amounts to fuck-all.
FYI, the safety doesn't cycle with each round fired.
The OP didn't specifically limit his comment to the safety mechanism. Are the only springs and levers in a firearm in the safety? No? Then STFU low-brow.
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Heh, kernel 3.2... this OS comes outdated out of the box.
It's not outdated. It is well tested.
Pro Tip: Guys/Girls: Do not use that phrase to describe your genitals.
Supersonic: Above speed of sound but only up to Mach 5
Hypersonic: Above Mach 5
The fact that both the latin Super [latinwordlist.com] and the greek Hyper [answers.com] translate into the same word does not really help the distinction.
Wait. What? I fail to see why two words having the same definition in two languages (Latin/Greek), but different definitions in a third (English), is a problem or is in anyway confusing, unless your endeavor is to speak in all three languages at once.
I have a Qualcomm QCP-1900, so I'm more worried about damaging the floor if I drop it...
In the time it has taken you guys to debate this, I drank three beers. Fast enough that there was no time for condensation to take place. But carry on with your theories. I salute you.
They debated for 20 minutes and you posted at 11 AM on a Thursday.
Google: +rehab +<your zipcode>
If the DRM is implemented in the operating system, this could result in distribution of works that can't be played at all on a free operating system such as GNU/Linux.
Aren't both of the above the *desired* configurations for closed-source and/or media/content providers - and possibly the government?
[ Now, where is my tin-foil hat? Okay! Who took my frelling hat? ]
That's the fun part about your computer being deterministic and all...
Well... your computer anyway, not mine. :-)
We need to diversify our energy sources vs finding the magic bullet of perfect energy that just doesn't exist.
They are a lot of options. The trick is to get the right balance.
Adding:
Geothermal Electricity
Wave Power
Oil makes a tremendously good battery.
I don't know about you, but I buy rechargeable batteries, not one time use batteries. One time use batteries are not "tremendously good batteries".
To be fair, Oil is a rechargeable resource, but the recharge time is very, very (very) long. Sure, that's impractical for everyone that's ever lived and may ever live, but to quote Steven Wright, "Everywhere is walking distance, if you've got the time."
So. We can all just wait... hmm, hmm hmm, hmm...
even though the evidence now points to there being plenty of oil?
I hate to nit-pick, but define "plenty of oil" - for how long, under what usage rate? Also what are the environmental ramifications of using/burning all that oil? You, I and our shortsighted, gutless politicians might not live long enough to see a world w/o oil or experience the air, water, or earth of that world, but someone will. Should we all simply say "fuck them" from behind the wheels of our Hummers? I guess that would be easier and cheaper...for us anyway.
Oil is going to run out at some point (as it's consumed faster than it's created), and using it has detrimental effects on the environment. Shouldn't we at least research and plan on how we would live w/o it? Or develop alternatives that don't require oil - there will (probably) always be a need for oil in the production and/or use of some products, but not all products currently using oil, and we should ensure the availability of oil where it's *required*.
No, he's tacitly admitting he doesn't know what Balkanization is. I'm guessing he doesn't live in a Balkan state....
Okay, I thought it said Belkinization and wondered what electronic accessories had to do with it. Whew. [ Must get more coffee... ]
but since it is meant to be worn all the time you'd think it would have a large enough battery to make it at least 8 or 10 hours.
The battery only has to last long enough for it to get stolen, when you to get mugged wearing it, or take it off, when entering a posted "No hipster douche-bags" area - which I'm betting will become more prevalent over time...
Seriously, what is the purpose of this device? Do you really need that level of interactivity with your surroundings? Do you need information pop-ups about what you see - probably in your own town? Like that Ford Sync feature shown in commercials - "Find Chinese restaurant." Perhaps useful for the first week you live there, then not so much...
I swear that if anyone approaches me wearing those things I'm going to punch him in the face.
So, you spend a lot of time in Paris McDonald's do you?
they should be paying copyright levies for offering access to copyright protected materials online
Access doesn't imply use. Should record stores pay an additional percentage of their profits simply for providing "access" to people that don't end up buying anything? I haven't, and don't intend to, ever buy or unlawfully download digital content over the Internet (I just don't have that need) so why should some of the money I pay my ISP go to an industry I don't use, simply because they cling to an outdated business model?
Okay, for you youngsters, a "record store" is an actual place you can go to, walk around inside, actually *touch* and buy records - crazy, I know, but true. Okay, for you really young kids, a "record" is ... :-)
Bose speakers are the Monster Cables of the speaker world. You can buy far better, but you can't pay much more. Actually, you can pay more. But if you are only looking at mass merchandised brands sold in major electronic retailers, you probably can't.
Probably true, but Magneplanars are out of my price range. :-)
How the heck is it that Satyendar Nath Bose didn't get a Nobel prize?
I guess back then they didn't know how awesome his ideas were?
Actually, he only created speakers. Generally awesome speakers, yes, but just speakers none-the-less.
What is your take on it?
Yes, Any other Nobel Prize-winning physicists / Slashdoters with Bose Einstein Condensate experience please chime in. ... /sarcasm
But first, let me get some pop corn
A 3% charge is likely less than the cost of dealing with cash. It must be counted, moved to the bank, change must be brought back to the store and so on. It is also easy lost or stolen.
Lets not pretend CCs offer no value to the store.
All true. I think the benefit of cash for the merchant is that it's easier to under report.
A Panda walks into a bar ...
(That said, it's not the safety devices on cars themselves which add to the danger, but people becoming complacent that the safety device removes the need to be responsible)
I agree. As things become more reliable and robust, they are often taken for granted. The phrase "out of sight, out of mind" comes to mind. Even concerted effort/practice can be counter-effective if a task then becomes automatic. Did I put the cap back on the toothpaste? Did I re-enable the safety? Did I leave the gas on? (No, I'm a fucking squirrel - sorry, Eddie Izzard joke.)
So, I try to always be mindful -- and always double check myself and surroundings before turning on the table saw...
P.S. I *do* check out all my car's systems before any trip out-of-town.
I'll try to avoid assuming you think.
Back at you.
Do you have an emotional response to firearms that makes thinking difficult for you?
Nope, but the statistic is misleading. My consumer SCSI HD has a MTBF of 5 years (and my last drive lasted 10 years of 24/7 use before the drive started to even whine a bit). How many times does the read/write arm - which is basically a lever and spring - move during that time? Probably hundreds of millions.
Guns are just simple mechanical machines. There's nothing magical about their parts, which will function in relation to the quality of their design and maintenance as well as their usage situations - like most things.
Not ten feet away from me is a box of nine track reels...
About 50 feet from me there's about 100 boxes of microfiche...
About a mile away from me is something called a Library, filled with things called "books" and "magazines" - I hear they're like papery blogs. I have no idea why we still keep them, but they're there sure enough.
a spring and a lever have a MTBF measured in millions of cycles
You fire "millions" of rounds from a single weapon?
[ Picturing you in a firing range, standing shoulder deep in spent shell casings... ]
Wow, what better way to let the world know that your knowledge of firearms amounts to fuck-all.
FYI, the safety doesn't cycle with each round fired.
The OP didn't specifically limit his comment to the safety mechanism. Are the only springs and levers in a firearm in the safety? No? Then STFU low-brow.
It may also lead to the assumption that a gun is safe when it can still accidentally fire for other reasons inherent in a firearms mechanism.
Never *assume* any gun is safe - ever.
Know your weapon, check its status. If you don't or can't, then you shouldn't own it or touch it.
[ Probably preaching to the choir, but worth reiterating. ]
"Our motto is ... if we save the life of one child, it's a miracle to that child and everyone that child touches."
If they were true to their motto they should have dropped the project and donated their funding to a children's hospital 10 years ago.
To be fair, prevention is better than treatment in any medical situation.