Re:Some monetary reasons to return to the moon
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Helium-3 is a good reason to return to the moon .
It is theorized that there are over 1 million cubic tons,
with oil over $50 a barrel, and helium-3 then being worth
about 8 billion USD a ton, the total worth equalling 8,000 trillion USD
Helium-3 may not be the answer to our prayers just yet. It takes more energy to use it than it gives back.
From Wikipedia:
The temperature required for helium-3 fusion is ten times higher than conventional D-T fusion, which itself has yet to be achieved at the break-even point (to clarify, fusion experiments have produced Q values >1, ie where energy output exceeded energy input; however break-even here probably refers to ignition of the plasma, otherwise known as a 'burning plasma') . Accordingly, helium-3 seems less likely than other reactants for use in fusion power generation, though it cannot be ruled out completely.
squeezing every last bit of bandwidth out of the 2.4GHz band
I do not deny my ignorance, but why is there a need for more bandwidth? Could multiple carriers not use the same frequency but have different IP ranges (or the IP equivalent for the cell phone industry)?
Have you actually tried to play a DVD in WMP on a clean install of XP?
Most home users don't install XP. It comes pre-installed with a DVD-ROM/DVD+-R/+-RW. I recently purchased one of these machines (an HP) for my dad. Every thing was good-to go for playing standard DVDs.
FYI:
I am a CS major, and a software developer by trade. I program mostly in C# but also have a little JAVA experience... Windows is my primary OS. I am currently trying to get Debian installed on my laptop. It has been a pain in the ass.
Being able to convert hydrogen to electricity at 70%
But where are you going to get the hydrogen from? Hydrogen is not an energy source but rather an energy transporter. It takes energy to generate the hydrogen. Here in the USA, most of your electricity comes from coal. We usualy use electricty to generate hydrogen. If we ever move to the "Hydrogen Economy" without some major production changes, we would be better off just creating a coal burning car.
No electric car will. People often think that electric cars are clean. Unless the electricity comes from a clean source (if this is even possible is debatable), the environmental impact is just further up the energy stream instead of at street level.
It's not so much the taste of the wax, I think that it is pretty much flavor less, I just don't like the texture. It messes up the smoothness. There is a nice coffee shop next to a $tarBuck$ that is within walking range of my work. They sell CCEBs from a gumball machine but only in the winter time. 25 cents gets you about 10 or 15 of them. They can only sell them in the winter b/c they melt in the summer (Athens GA).
Yes, I do love the chocolate covered espresso beans too. The only problem that I have is that I can't always find them. When I do find them, they sometimes have a carnauba wax film over the chocolate. I guess this helps to prvent them from melting and sticking together? I tried making my own, but that was a huge mess (I'm not known for my candy making).
Think about it, your stuck at an airport abroad but you have your laptop and WiFI
That would be awsome... But in my location (Comer Georgia USA) I only have one option for land line phone service (AllTel). And only one option for high speed internet (AllTel DSL). In order to get the DSL, I must also buy the local phone service. Even if I had AOL this would still cost me out the ass.
Local Phone: $35.00
DSL: $29.95
AOL: $X
AOL VoIP: $14.95
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Total: $79.90 + X
and this come from someone who's been known to suck on plugs of grounds like chewing tobacco when there's no hot water around...
I thought that I was the only one who did this. I'm always sure to take some whole beans with me when I go back packing. They are great to chew on on the trail.
Honestly, why a LASER? LASER's powerful enough to do this, tend to be large and very energy hungry. And as the parent post mentioned, I think building a reflective satelite might be a good defense to a LASER. Would it not be eaiser to just shoot one down? Orbits are very well known. The projectile that we send up would not have to have enough velocity to maintain orbit, just enough to reach the target and then explode.
Our copy-right and patent laws were orginaly set up to protect the small people. But it has backfired. I think that it might be time to completely re-think how the current implementation should be. Big Money has just gotten too big.
You know, there are some cultures in which they don't measure how intelligent you are by what you...
Speaking of intelligence, may I be the first one to note that this discussion does not contain a debate of ID. Wi-Fi does require some science. Thus, either this is a 10%er or "Martorana's Law" has just been disproven!
Correct me if I'm wrong, but how is the fact that the packets are not encrypted any different than cell phones? Are most cell phone data encrypted? If anyone knows about this, please post some information.
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From Wikipedia:
The temperature required for helium-3 fusion is ten times higher than conventional D-T fusion, which itself has yet to be achieved at the break-even point (to clarify, fusion experiments have produced Q values >1, ie where energy output exceeded energy input; however break-even here probably refers to ignition of the plasma, otherwise known as a 'burning plasma') . Accordingly, helium-3 seems less likely than other reactants for use in fusion power generation, though it cannot be ruled out completely.
Check out the article
Is this realy Big Brother? or is it science? What is it with these headlines?
If you don't live in US/Canada, why would you need skype? We can call land lines now, there is no need for you to call us.
FYI:
I am a CS major, and a software developer by trade. I program mostly in C# but also have a little JAVA experience... Windows is my primary OS. I am currently trying to get Debian installed on my laptop. It has been a pain in the ass.
You are disgusting. Perv.
If they paid over $45,000 for the hunting license, do you think that they would care about a $909 fine?
Further, this is hardly even a new idea. This is stuff that we talked about in high school physics.
Republicans don't make bad laws. People make bad laws.
I think you and TripMaster pretty much wrapped this one up.
Move along. Nothing to see here.
It's not so much the taste of the wax, I think that it is pretty much flavor less, I just don't like the texture. It messes up the smoothness. There is a nice coffee shop next to a $tarBuck$ that is within walking range of my work. They sell CCEBs from a gumball machine but only in the winter time. 25 cents gets you about 10 or 15 of them. They can only sell them in the winter b/c they melt in the summer (Athens GA).
Yes, I do love the chocolate covered espresso beans too. The only problem that I have is that I can't always find them. When I do find them, they sometimes have a carnauba wax film over the chocolate. I guess this helps to prvent them from melting and sticking together? I tried making my own, but that was a huge mess (I'm not known for my candy making).
Local Phone: $35.00
DSL: $29.95
AOL: $X
AOL VoIP: $14.95
-------------
Total: $79.90 + X
Honestly, why a LASER? LASER's powerful enough to do this, tend to be large and very energy hungry. And as the parent post mentioned, I think building a reflective satelite might be a good defense to a LASER. Would it not be eaiser to just shoot one down? Orbits are very well known. The projectile that we send up would not have to have enough velocity to maintain orbit, just enough to reach the target and then explode.
Our copy-right and patent laws were orginaly set up to protect the small people. But it has backfired. I think that it might be time to completely re-think how the current implementation should be. Big Money has just gotten too big.
Just a nother example of Martorana's Law
Correct me if I'm wrong, but how is the fact that the packets are not encrypted any different than cell phones? Are most cell phone data encrypted? If anyone knows about this, please post some information.
OK, two things about TFA:
1.) Am I the only one who could not see the cloud in the picture?
2.) I like how they added "Methanol is not suitable for human consumption".