I have paid for Google services. Not a lot (under $1K a year), but I have. The one time I asked for support... it was disappointing. Sorry, this is impossible, feel free to e-mail in a suggestion, goodbye.
There are ways of saying no that don't feel like the rep just slapped you on the face:-/
Not completely correct.
Since few years SSNs have not been issued to international students on arrival / enrollment, but only when they take up their first student job (if any)... On arrival they get an ITIN number instead. And yes, many places that demand the SSN don't know what to do with the ITIN when they get one (despite the fact that the law states it should function in almost the same fashion).
Database of "legal" MP3s owned and administered by RIAA sounds like a great idea. And a free program that will scan your hard drive and conveniently delete any MP3s from your hard drive that are not in the database... BEST IDEA EVER! ...
Obviously, you didn't read the whole story. The farmer indeed got accidental Monsanto seeds (that part is true). What happened later, however, is that he used a herbicide on his field and realized "uuuuuu, those plants are still alive" --> collected the seeds from those and used them the next year. That's why he lost the lawsuit - he consciously selected for Roundup resistant plants.
Government is corrupt like crazy (see also all the D- Reps from places like Alaska or Louisiana protesting abolition of tax-breaks for big oil...). No news, really. They should actually have titles like Comcast Commissioner (FCC), or Rapiscan Secretary of Homeland Security (looking at you, Chertoff). At least it would make the situation clearer. Nothing to see here, move along.
Not sure how serious you are, but cells are hardly synthesizing your own genome for less than $0.
Just two things:
a) why less than 0? Do you get money out of it?
b) let's try not giving you any food for a month and see how well your DNA synthesis goes then...
I think the launch window depends directly on the amount of fuel (or if you prefer, m/s) you are willing to spend. I would think (yet, also, IANARS) that the more m/s you are willing to spend (thus the more fuel you are willing to move to orbit from Earth) the larger your launch windows would be.
And yes. Despite much smaller gravity well that Mars has, I guess it makes more sense to leave fuel for return trip in orbit than to take it to Mars surface. This way, if something goes wrong with the lander, you have a relatively "free" fuel depot in orbit for the next mission. In general, our space projects should be done as modular and with as much reuse of components as possible.
I am pretty sure current light sensing technology is doing just great when it comes to that.
I on the other hand, wonder if it's possible to improve the device to work as an efficient energy "receptacle" / converter. Like a wireless power cable. You could then "beam" energy i.e. in space (where there is no atmosphere to kill all your photons) to your sattelite. One could also think about using fiberoptic cable instead of copper for energy transmission, but I don't see a real application for that (except maybe some exotic noise issues).
Yeah, the invention doesn't have many obvious applications. But it doesn't mean scientists & engineers will not come up with one at some point.
I think it's more of a metropolitan range mid-distance transport. It might be the new pneumatic tubes - if you need to move goods from one of your warehouses to the other, you simply move it to the Rope transport. Something like public transport for cargo. Will it work... time will tell.
In my humble opinion however, despite the relative ingenuity of the idea it involves a bit too much complication, and this will be a big barrier for adoption. Plus, someone show me the detailed ROI figures too...
Wasn't there a book about "crocodile people" who lived in the area of Persian gulf? I am however not sure where I read it and who wrote it.. It was of course borderline fantasy, but still, I recall it was quite interesting.
It's not only tthe IT sector! If you ever have a chance to read Benjamin Graham's book "The Intelligent Investor" you will see that many companies described there (from the 60s and 70s) are no more than silly sounding names today. Railroad industry was considered ultra-powerful and very stable, to fall apart almost overnight from the historical point of view. Corporate histories are not as boring as some people think.
And to me, not living in Silicon Valey, this sounds completely crazy.
You need to have a roommate or two to afford rent in some low/mid level housing, YET you can easily get a BMW and splurge on a 52" TV. Am I the only one who thinks that something's wrong with that picture?
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Similar stuff happens in academia already. It's cheaper for universities in expensive places (like NYC) to subsidize housing for graduate students / some staff than it would be to pay out extra location bonuses.
I agree with parent. If the other hand is fine, our brains are capable of adjustment. It might take a while (I assume he is an adult) but should not be that hard, just require lots of practice and patience.
It was the insurer of Pace (the unconscious guy), the State Farm, that paid all the costs. It's a simple calculation - the cost of damages was under $4k, while cost of damages if Pace was allowed to continue would probably be at least 10x, if not 100x as much. They saved a lot of money thanks to him, that's why they footed the bill (+ some good publicity).
I guess I am not the only one that is thinking that "Free Internet" SSID is a perfect vector for a MIM attack. Has anyone heard of any cases where it has already been exploited?
There is a perfectly functioning Gi receptor that is sensitive only to orally bioavailable designer drug called CNO - the receptor's name is hM4Di (also known under a sexy name of DREADD). Now lets talk delivery:D
First, we all now that current version of halorhodopsin sucks. Talk to KD or GF - they are still trying to improve Halorhodopsin to cause any serious hyperpolarization at reasonable light levels. On the other hand, the current chr2s work just fine. Instead of placing halo in the muscle put chr2s in the neurons that are inhibitory to the ones causing muscle contraction. Actually, anyone knows how exactly the circuitry down there works?
On the other hand, going at it with an optical fiber sticking out your back and connected to a class 3 laser light source might definitely be a mood killer. You should instead try the hM3Dq receptors and a nice dose of CNO;-)
PayPal power results from 2 factors. Terrible bank bank transfer opportunities for individuals domestically, and even more expensive ones internationally.
In many European countries nobody uses Paypal for transactions. It's either direct bank transfer (many banks offer no-fee transfers to other banks), bank-based payment system or credit cards. Yet in the US (a HUGE consumer market) those options are limited to credit cards, and check / ACH system and PayPal fills that niche just perfectly. It's changing, i.e. SunTrust recently introduced cheap on-line wire-transfers for only $3 / transfer - a big upgrade, as it used to be $25. Yet for some reason, the interbanking system in the US is still far behind what Europe has to offer (except for credit cards - there are definitely more developed here!)
The old school Latitude laptops for corporations were built like tanks. I stepped on mine (d510) once by accident (no case, no nuthing + I am a big fella) barely any damage. They also came with decently priced 3 year accident / warranty on-site next-day replacement for parts or even whole laptop, which saved my butt at least once. The laptop is now 5 years long, and still tugging along, albeit slowly. Note, it was done bought & serviced with Dell EMEA, not Dell USA though... not sure how it works here.
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s/small knuckle/valley between knuckles/ :-)
just count on your knuckles from left to right (both hands); each big knuckle - {31}, each small knuckle - [28-30]
I have paid for Google services. Not a lot (under $1K a year), but I have. The one time I asked for support... it was disappointing. :-/
Sorry, this is impossible, feel free to e-mail in a suggestion, goodbye.
There are ways of saying no that don't feel like the rep just slapped you on the face
Not completely correct.
Since few years SSNs have not been issued to international students on arrival / enrollment, but only when they take up their first student job (if any)... On arrival they get an ITIN number instead. And yes, many places that demand the SSN don't know what to do with the ITIN when they get one (despite the fact that the law states it should function in almost the same fashion).
Database of "legal" MP3s owned and administered by RIAA sounds like a great idea. And a free program that will scan your hard drive and conveniently delete any MP3s from your hard drive that are not in the database... BEST IDEA EVER!
...
Obviously, you didn't read the whole story. The farmer indeed got accidental Monsanto seeds (that part is true). What happened later, however, is that he used a herbicide on his field and realized "uuuuuu, those plants are still alive" --> collected the seeds from those and used them the next year. That's why he lost the lawsuit - he consciously selected for Roundup resistant plants.
Shhh, the longer we can keep the NIMBY crazies in the dark, the better. Don't say a word.
PDF got slashdotted immediately, but the dolphin image shown in the first article is quite stunning.
Government is corrupt like crazy (see also all the D- Reps from places like Alaska or Louisiana protesting abolition of tax-breaks for big oil...). No news, really. They should actually have titles like Comcast Commissioner (FCC), or Rapiscan Secretary of Homeland Security (looking at you, Chertoff). At least it would make the situation clearer. Nothing to see here, move along.
Not sure how serious you are, but cells are hardly synthesizing your own genome for less than $0.
Just two things:
a) why less than 0? Do you get money out of it?
b) let's try not giving you any food for a month and see how well your DNA synthesis goes then...
I think the launch window depends directly on the amount of fuel (or if you prefer, m/s) you are willing to spend. I would think (yet, also, IANARS) that the more m/s you are willing to spend (thus the more fuel you are willing to move to orbit from Earth) the larger your launch windows would be.
And yes. Despite much smaller gravity well that Mars has, I guess it makes more sense to leave fuel for return trip in orbit than to take it to Mars surface. This way, if something goes wrong with the lander, you have a relatively "free" fuel depot in orbit for the next mission. In general, our space projects should be done as modular and with as much reuse of components as possible.
I am pretty sure current light sensing technology is doing just great when it comes to that.
I on the other hand, wonder if it's possible to improve the device to work as an efficient energy "receptacle" / converter. Like a wireless power cable. You could then "beam" energy i.e. in space (where there is no atmosphere to kill all your photons) to your sattelite. One could also think about using fiberoptic cable instead of copper for energy transmission, but I don't see a real application for that (except maybe some exotic noise issues).
Yeah, the invention doesn't have many obvious applications. But it doesn't mean scientists & engineers will not come up with one at some point.
*cough* stock options *cough*
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2011/01/steve-jobs-in-2010-620-million-in-stocks-1-in-salary/69083/
I think it's more of a metropolitan range mid-distance transport. It might be the new pneumatic tubes - if you need to move goods from one of your warehouses to the other, you simply move it to the Rope transport. Something like public transport for cargo. Will it work... time will tell.
In my humble opinion however, despite the relative ingenuity of the idea it involves a bit too much complication, and this will be a big barrier for adoption. Plus, someone show me the detailed ROI figures too...
Wasn't there a book about "crocodile people" who lived in the area of Persian gulf? I am however not sure where I read it and who wrote it.. It was of course borderline fantasy, but still, I recall it was quite interesting.
It's not only tthe IT sector! If you ever have a chance to read Benjamin Graham's book "The Intelligent Investor" you will see that many companies described there (from the 60s and 70s) are no more than silly sounding names today. Railroad industry was considered ultra-powerful and very stable, to fall apart almost overnight from the historical point of view. Corporate histories are not as boring as some people think.
And to me, not living in Silicon Valey, this sounds completely crazy. You need to have a roommate or two to afford rent in some low/mid level housing, YET you can easily get a BMW and splurge on a 52" TV. Am I the only one who thinks that something's wrong with that picture?
Re: topic
Similar stuff happens in academia already. It's cheaper for universities in expensive places (like NYC) to subsidize housing for graduate students / some staff than it would be to pay out extra location bonuses.
I agree with parent. If the other hand is fine, our brains are capable of adjustment. It might take a while (I assume he is an adult) but should not be that hard, just require lots of practice and patience.
It was the insurer of Pace (the unconscious guy), the State Farm, that paid all the costs. It's a simple calculation - the cost of damages was under $4k, while cost of damages if Pace was allowed to continue would probably be at least 10x, if not 100x as much. They saved a lot of money thanks to him, that's why they footed the bill (+ some good publicity).
I guess I am not the only one that is thinking that "Free Internet" SSID is a perfect vector for a MIM attack. Has anyone heard of any cases where it has already been exploited?
There is a perfectly functioning Gi receptor that is sensitive only to orally bioavailable designer drug called CNO - the receptor's name is hM4Di (also known under a sexy name of DREADD). Now lets talk delivery :D
First, we all now that current version of halorhodopsin sucks. Talk to KD or GF - they are still trying to improve Halorhodopsin to cause any serious hyperpolarization at reasonable light levels. On the other hand, the current chr2s work just fine. Instead of placing halo in the muscle put chr2s in the neurons that are inhibitory to the ones causing muscle contraction. Actually, anyone knows how exactly the circuitry down there works? ;-)
On the other hand, going at it with an optical fiber sticking out your back and connected to a class 3 laser light source might definitely be a mood killer. You should instead try the hM3Dq receptors and a nice dose of CNO
I live in NC, and at least here companies are ACTIVELY and OPENLY trying to ban municipal broadband (for obvious reasons).
http://stopthecap.com/2010/07/12/you-win-consumers-fighting-back-help-kill-municipal-broadband-ban-in-north-carolina/.
And trust me, they try again and again!
PayPal power results from 2 factors. Terrible bank bank transfer opportunities for individuals domestically, and even more expensive ones internationally. In many European countries nobody uses Paypal for transactions. It's either direct bank transfer (many banks offer no-fee transfers to other banks), bank-based payment system or credit cards. Yet in the US (a HUGE consumer market) those options are limited to credit cards, and check / ACH system and PayPal fills that niche just perfectly. It's changing, i.e. SunTrust recently introduced cheap on-line wire-transfers for only $3 / transfer - a big upgrade, as it used to be $25. Yet for some reason, the interbanking system in the US is still far behind what Europe has to offer (except for credit cards - there are definitely more developed here!)
The old school Latitude laptops for corporations were built like tanks. I stepped on mine (d510) once by accident (no case, no nuthing + I am a big fella) barely any damage. They also came with decently priced 3 year accident / warranty on-site next-day replacement for parts or even whole laptop, which saved my butt at least once. The laptop is now 5 years long, and still tugging along, albeit slowly. Note, it was done bought & serviced with Dell EMEA, not Dell USA though... not sure how it works here.