1) Satellite communications are not generally referred to as "low-latency" which the OP suggested were required.
Geosync? Yes. Very high latency. LEO? (Iridium) Tolerable. I know only because I've integrated systems with Iridium. Expensive as hell, but imagine being able to control something from damn near anywhere.
1) Depends on orbital altitude over the theatre of operations. Low (enough) latency links can be accomplished with sats if you're willing to spend money on a satellite constellation of sufficient density to allow for full coverage of the area with low altitude sats. Considerably lower latency than a Hawaiian quake player would experience on a west coast server is possible.
So Gore should "bring this message" while living in a cave and traveling by rickshaw, correct? Can I complain about your quality of life in relation to your income? Of course not.
Also, it's entirely possible to continue to grow your economy in spite of your carbon cap. You simply rely on low carbon or zero carbon energy sources (nuclear, wind, solar).
I believe the Kyoto Accord calls for a cap and trade program with regards to CO2 emissions, does it not? If that's the case, those who have the means will be able to pay for their footprints until the cost becomes more than they're willing to pay for.
Going along with that idea, I always though the transporter on Star Trek was the damn coolest thing in the world when I was a kid, until my father said "You know the principle behind it is that it copies you and destroys the original, correct?" Fuck. that. noise.
or they could constantly go in circles chasing the cheap through constant relocation.
I bet you a Coke this will always happen. For example, I put forward the Dell facility in Ireland that was closed because they moved the plant to Poland because of cheaper costs.
They obviously feel it's cheaper to settle the terms of their SLA's than lay cable properly. So, customers need to demand better (more expensive) SLA's and that equation can change.
It's difficult to demand a higher SLA without paying outrageous prices or the provider saying "Hey, industry standard. Deal with it"
However, using what the company calls Dense Wave Division Multiplexing (DWDM) technology, the system will eventually operate at 10Gbps for distances up to five kilometers
Your cunning plan, I don't think you've thought it through.
Slacker. I accelerate to 100, roll the minivan down the off-ramp, powerslide across four lanes of traffic, and then hop back on the interstate. No need for this "backhand" or "I'll turn this car around!" you speak off. Although everyone will need a change of pants at your destination.
BTW If anyone meets a Microsoft employee please take time to explain the URL concept to them and that it is possible to download something without six pages of JavaScript/ActiveX/Java.
Perhaps you can explain how the countries in this documentary (Germany, Japan, Switzerland, etc.) are able to keep healthcare overhead at around 5% (it's around 24% in the USA) while also providing a great deal more services. It's sick really. The US spends the most on healthcare, but ranks 37th out of the 190 on a list of countries based on quality of healthcare.
I always thought that was funny. Most actuaries value a human life between $750K-$3 million. In the event the shuttle is stranded at the ISS, NASA is willing to spend $500 million for another launch to rescue everyone. I'm NOT saying it isn't worth it, just because if it's me stuck on the ISS, I want every dollar spent to bring me home alive. I am saying you just have to be worried about who is doing the valuing of your life.
Depending on size constraints, you could also use a small amount of DRAM sandwiched onto the SSD to keep the journal hot. You write out the journal to solid state at shutdown and reload it at startup. You use capacitors to allow time for the system to write out the journal to solid state in the event a clean shutdown doesn't occur (similar to how high end RAID cards have an on-board battery backup for the write cache).
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Sounds like the DoD needs to put some of the global hawk intelligence into the Predator for when communications are down (i.e. terminal reboot).
1) Satellite communications are not generally referred to as "low-latency" which the OP suggested were required.
Geosync? Yes. Very high latency. LEO? (Iridium) Tolerable. I know only because I've integrated systems with Iridium. Expensive as hell, but imagine being able to control something from damn near anywhere.
1) Depends on orbital altitude over the theatre of operations. Low (enough) latency links can be accomplished with sats if you're willing to spend money on a satellite constellation of sufficient density to allow for full coverage of the area with low altitude sats. Considerably lower latency than a Hawaiian quake player would experience on a west coast server is possible.
Hmm. Like Iridium? =)
http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/us-military-pays-804m-for-iridium-services-02148/
So Gore should "bring this message" while living in a cave and traveling by rickshaw, correct? Can I complain about your quality of life in relation to your income? Of course not.
Also, it's entirely possible to continue to grow your economy in spite of your carbon cap. You simply rely on low carbon or zero carbon energy sources (nuclear, wind, solar).
How big is your house/apartment? Can't you move into something smaller?
I believe the Kyoto Accord calls for a cap and trade program with regards to CO2 emissions, does it not? If that's the case, those who have the means will be able to pay for their footprints until the cost becomes more than they're willing to pay for.
I'm not worried. I'm sure someone at IBM is already working on a Heisenberg compensator.
An interesting idea, although I'd hate to lose my sentience one neuron at a time.
Going along with that idea, I always though the transporter on Star Trek was the damn coolest thing in the world when I was a kid, until my father said "You know the principle behind it is that it copies you and destroys the original, correct?" Fuck. that. noise.
or they could constantly go in circles chasing the cheap through constant relocation.
I bet you a Coke this will always happen. For example, I put forward the Dell facility in Ireland that was closed because they moved the plant to Poland because of cheaper costs.
They obviously feel it's cheaper to settle the terms of their SLA's than lay cable properly. So, customers need to demand better (more expensive) SLA's and that equation can change.
It's difficult to demand a higher SLA without paying outrageous prices or the provider saying "Hey, industry standard. Deal with it"
However, using what the company calls Dense Wave Division Multiplexing (DWDM) technology, the system will eventually operate at 10Gbps for distances up to five kilometers
Your cunning plan, I don't think you've thought it through.
Slacker. I accelerate to 100, roll the minivan down the off-ramp, powerslide across four lanes of traffic, and then hop back on the interstate. No need for this "backhand" or "I'll turn this car around!" you speak off. Although everyone will need a change of pants at your destination.
Links? I'd be interested in this.
You laugh. Ever stand under high-tension power lines holding a fluorescent tube above your head? Try it some time. You'll find the results surprising.
1000+ Fluorescent lights powered by overhead cables
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2007/05/1000_fluorescent_lights_p.html
A momentary pulse of heat to the cornea isn't going to do any real damage.
Depends on how much energy is behind that pulse.
BTW If anyone meets a Microsoft employee please take time to explain the URL concept to them and that it is possible to download something without six pages of JavaScript/ActiveX/Java.
You must be new here.
Perhaps you can explain how the countries in this documentary (Germany, Japan, Switzerland, etc.) are able to keep healthcare overhead at around 5% (it's around 24% in the USA) while also providing a great deal more services. It's sick really. The US spends the most on healthcare, but ranks 37th out of the 190 on a list of countries based on quality of healthcare.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/sickaroundtheworld/
Countries with rockstar healthcare systems: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/sickaroundtheworld/countries/
I always thought that was funny. Most actuaries value a human life between $750K-$3 million. In the event the shuttle is stranded at the ISS, NASA is willing to spend $500 million for another launch to rescue everyone. I'm NOT saying it isn't worth it, just because if it's me stuck on the ISS, I want every dollar spent to bring me home alive. I am saying you just have to be worried about who is doing the valuing of your life.
Why not grow algae near airports and convert it onsite to fuel?
Is it fairly easy to open up shop in Ireland if you're already a US corporation?
Depending on size constraints, you could also use a small amount of DRAM sandwiched onto the SSD to keep the journal hot. You write out the journal to solid state at shutdown and reload it at startup. You use capacitors to allow time for the system to write out the journal to solid state in the event a clean shutdown doesn't occur (similar to how high end RAID cards have an on-board battery backup for the write cache).
"Moogsynth's Infinite Playlist"?
Argh. I should've read your link before posting to Slashdot. My observation is in the first paragraph of the link.
That's a plus, because Windows XP's tools won't let you format a partition FAT32 if it's bigger then ~32GB.