The US can selectively degrade GPS by geographic region. If they degrade it intentionally over US soil because of an attack, I'm far more concerned over other issues than GPS being degraded.
As you may have guessed, I am a particle physicist (on CDF), but not a beams engineer. So, some of the above is guesswork, but I hope I've been able to relieve some of your ignorance.
Progress isn't hugely inefficient internal combustion engines mated to transmissions built because of pathetic ICE power bands, all powered by a fuel whose price is wildly unstable and causes all sorts of environmental and geopolitical issues. So it makes a nice rumble noise. Glad to know that's wildly more important than all the other negative issues.
Uh, these stupid push-button starter gadgets are designed to prevent you from accidentally turning them off because that would be 'dangerous'. In this case I believe you have to hold the button in for a few seconds to turn off the engine, and if you just got in the car and don't realise then you might well assume that the starter is broken too.
Shifting to neutral can be done at anytime, is not software controlled, and by US law has to physically disconnect the motor/engine from the wheels.
They seem to be dodging the issue of the car refusing to shift into neutral while at speed even though restoring that simple bit of functionality would greatly improve safety. The controller should really take the hint and digore the accelerator at that point.
I own a 2008 Tundra, covered under this recall. It's supercharged from the factory (factory option), putting out almost 500hp (used for towing). I've been able to shift into neutral from wide open throttle without a problem, so I doubt the issue lies there. It lies with people hitting the brakes instead of trying to shift to neutral.
Until you have actually driven a real horse drawn carriage, with no stupid mechanical parts isolating you, you haven't driven. Its a shame really. A new generation will never appreciate what its like to rumble down the road, windows down, with a roar from 6 mighty steads, and having to actually control powerful beasts of burden.
Fixed that for ya. Horses made way for internal combustion engines, and ICEs will make way for drive-by-wire electric cars. Thank goodness for progress.
I'd say that since the problem only affects their non-hybrids (my Tundra is covered under the recall, but not our Camry Hybrid), it's not the drive-by-wire system that is the problem.
It's called shifting to neutral. *Every* vehicle sold in the US has to have the ability to disconnect the engine/motor from the wheels. If you don't know how to shift to neutral in your car, then the problem lies with the user.
In this case it looks like Toyota fucked up, but that doesn't mean using electronic controls is a bad way to go, because clearly lots of things seem to be able to implement them properly, including airplanes.
If you read the recall, note that it only affects non-drive-by-wire systems. My 2009 Tundra is affected, but out 2008 Camry Hybrid is not. This is a mechanical issue.
How often do you go more than 150 miles in the day? I have no plans to road trip in my Model S. If I'm going more than 150-200 miles, I'm either using our Camry Hybrid or I'm flying.
God forbid it was left to the unwashed masses to decide how R&D was funded. The biggest concerns would be "How can my TV be bigger?" and "How can we make my burger better?".
Of course not. But to argue that wind power > nuclear is simply foolish. Until you can make the wind blow when you want, you'll always need nuclear at some level to provide base load power for load drawn in your geographic region. Pushing wind power all across the country isn't practical because of line losses, and again, because it isn't constant.
If Tesla is such a good investment then why cant they raise $450 million from the private equity market instead of from taxpayers; 99% of whom will never sit behind the wheel of a Tesla?
Because, at the time, the capital markets were frozen and no one was lending. The only organization lending was the US government. Hell, GE couldn't even get financing at the time through the commercial paper market and had to rely on the US gov to backstop them.
Not really. Load balancers provide features like constant service checks and "sticky" sessions that DNS isn't going to be able to provide (theoretically, service checks could be done, but it's going to be faster and more accurate to have the appliance on-site doing the checks). You don't want your load balancing flapping because some point between you and the DNS servers is suffering from congestion, negating your service checks to perform said load balancing.
I think it'd be pretty cool to be able to walk around the polar base doing work outside, in t-shirt and jeans while being warmed from a microwave device. That's called progress =)
Clearly, it's the other way around. I travel extremely frequently for work to both US coasts, as well as to Europe and Japan. iPhones everywhere they are not.
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The US can selectively degrade GPS by geographic region. If they degrade it intentionally over US soil because of an attack, I'm far more concerned over other issues than GPS being degraded.
Correct. Until aluminum ion clocks can compensate for issues in the ionosphere, radar altimeters, WAAS/LAAS, and ILS are still going to be in style.
As you may have guessed, I am a particle physicist (on CDF), but not a beams engineer. So, some of the above is guesswork, but I hope I've been able to relieve some of your ignorance.
You work out of FNAL by chance?
Progress isn't hugely inefficient internal combustion engines mated to transmissions built because of pathetic ICE power bands, all powered by a fuel whose price is wildly unstable and causes all sorts of environmental and geopolitical issues. So it makes a nice rumble noise. Glad to know that's wildly more important than all the other negative issues.
Diesel prices are lower in Europe compared to the US. Ever try to get anything in a Diesel in the US except a VW or a Jeep Liberty CRD?
Uh, these stupid push-button starter gadgets are designed to prevent you from accidentally turning them off because that would be 'dangerous'. In this case I believe you have to hold the button in for a few seconds to turn off the engine, and if you just got in the car and don't realise then you might well assume that the starter is broken too.
Shifting to neutral can be done at anytime, is not software controlled, and by US law has to physically disconnect the motor/engine from the wheels.
They seem to be dodging the issue of the car refusing to shift into neutral while at speed even though restoring that simple bit of functionality would greatly improve safety. The controller should really take the hint and digore the accelerator at that point.
I own a 2008 Tundra, covered under this recall. It's supercharged from the factory (factory option), putting out almost 500hp (used for towing). I've been able to shift into neutral from wide open throttle without a problem, so I doubt the issue lies there. It lies with people hitting the brakes instead of trying to shift to neutral.
Until you have actually driven a real horse drawn carriage, with no stupid mechanical parts isolating you, you haven't driven. Its a shame really. A new generation will never appreciate what its like to rumble down the road, windows down, with a roar from 6 mighty steads, and having to actually control powerful beasts of burden.
Fixed that for ya. Horses made way for internal combustion engines, and ICEs will make way for drive-by-wire electric cars. Thank goodness for progress.
I'd say that since the problem only affects their non-hybrids (my Tundra is covered under the recall, but not our Camry Hybrid), it's not the drive-by-wire system that is the problem.
It's called shifting to neutral. *Every* vehicle sold in the US has to have the ability to disconnect the engine/motor from the wheels. If you don't know how to shift to neutral in your car, then the problem lies with the user.
In this case it looks like Toyota fucked up, but that doesn't mean using electronic controls is a bad way to go, because clearly lots of things seem to be able to implement them properly, including airplanes.
If you read the recall, note that it only affects non-drive-by-wire systems. My 2009 Tundra is affected, but out 2008 Camry Hybrid is not. This is a mechanical issue.
How often do you go more than 150 miles in the day? I have no plans to road trip in my Model S. If I'm going more than 150-200 miles, I'm either using our Camry Hybrid or I'm flying.
And if they succeed, America's dependence on foreign oil is broken. I'm not so sure you see who is getting the better end of the deal.
Don't like that they got a loan from the federal government? Feel free to pick your shit up and GTFO. Perhaps Mexico is better suited to your ideals.
God forbid it was left to the unwashed masses to decide how R&D was funded. The biggest concerns would be "How can my TV be bigger?" and "How can we make my burger better?".
Of course not. But to argue that wind power > nuclear is simply foolish. Until you can make the wind blow when you want, you'll always need nuclear at some level to provide base load power for load drawn in your geographic region. Pushing wind power all across the country isn't practical because of line losses, and again, because it isn't constant.
If Tesla is such a good investment then why cant they raise $450 million from the private equity market instead of from taxpayers; 99% of whom will never sit behind the wheel of a Tesla?
Because, at the time, the capital markets were frozen and no one was lending. The only organization lending was the US government. Hell, GE couldn't even get financing at the time through the commercial paper market and had to rely on the US gov to backstop them.
Feel free not to. My deposits on two Model S Sedans make up for you not getting one ;)
A nuclear power plant generates power when you need it (base load). A windmill generates power only when the wind is blowing.
This functionality belongs in the application, not shoehorned into DNS.
Not really. Load balancers provide features like constant service checks and "sticky" sessions that DNS isn't going to be able to provide (theoretically, service checks could be done, but it's going to be faster and more accurate to have the appliance on-site doing the checks). You don't want your load balancing flapping because some point between you and the DNS servers is suffering from congestion, negating your service checks to perform said load balancing.
We'll remember that the next time you visit Iran and are stoned to death for showing too much skin. I mean, the law is the law, right?
I think it'd be pretty cool to be able to walk around the polar base doing work outside, in t-shirt and jeans while being warmed from a microwave device. That's called progress =)
Clearly, it's the other way around. I travel extremely frequently for work to both US coasts, as well as to Europe and Japan. iPhones everywhere they are not.
Apple didn't purchase the iPhone, the user did. So Apple can go suck a bowl of dicks.