Clearly you need to upgrade to a flat panel that has USB ports on the side. I'm sure the same conglomerate that makes the DRM technology will be happy to sell you one.
why not just build the ~460 600MW nuclear plants required, and use both the heat and electricity to make the H2?
I was wondering this also. But is it possible to perform electrolysis with heat?
I'm thinking maybe they meant use the heat from Nuclear to convert natural gas to hydrogen. In which case the heat isn't being converted directly into hydrogen, just being used to make one of the other options a little more effecient. Plus CO2 is still being emitted.
From the article: "We pretty much use them until we burn them up"
I don't see how this helps anything? It reduces the amount of waste, but increases power usage and cooling costs because you need many old servers to do the same amount of work as one new server. What am I missing here?
If god made humans in his image, does that mean he is also a weakling?
OK, I'll take the bait.
The above posts said that humans are more susceptable to radiation problems because:
1. "we hit reproductive maturity late"
2. "We're omnivores at the top of the food chain"
3. "We're social animals"
4. "Our life expectancy is fairly long"
5. "We do our damndest to save them [our offspring]"
Where does the weak part come in? Besides, if humans are weak now, it's only because of the cushy society we have built. When we lived nomadic lives in the wild, we weren't weak. If we had been, we would be extict.
the inventor may receive some millions after the financiers have received their billions
Then said inventor takes his millions, invests in another invention (his or someone elses), and makes billions. It takes money to make money, that's just the way it is.
You play by that systems rules, or leave and make your own system.
Good idea. I'm starting my own.
Campfires anytime.
Loud music outdoors is fine as long as it's rock, blues or country. Dance music and rap should be enjoyed in the privacy of one's own home so noone else has to hear it. After midnight, turn it down to a reasonable level.
Every year there will be a BBQ cook-off, the winner gets a fridge full of beer of his/her choice and bragging rights for the next year.
No alcohol purchases larger than a half keg unless all association members are invited.
I don't think it necessarily needs to be 3 computers. I have two screens on one computer. What's one more? Thing is, I'd rather see all 3 screens at once. Maybe if it can be configured so just a slight movement to one side or another shows the next screen. It would certain take up less desk space than 3 monitors.
"Sharp Triple Directional Viewing LCD is also ideal for multipurpose signs in public: it could display three different ads for stores or restaurants, each aimed at people walking in a certain direction."
I'm still waiting for someone to explain how this expected behaviour is really a problem.
They explained it in the article:
"That means that further global warming of 1 degree Celsius defines a critical level. If warming is kept less than that, effects of global warming may be relatively manageable. During the warmest interglacial periods the Earth was reasonably similar to today. But if further global warming reaches 2 or 3 degrees Celsius, we will likely see changes that make Earth a different planet than the one we know. The last time it was that warm was in the middle Pliocene, about three million years ago, when sea level was estimated to have been about 25 meters (80 feet) higher than today."
Lets look at what a 5C temperature change will bring. My limited understanding is it will shift the type of vegetation/wildlife in each area and alter weather patterns. Is this really a problem
I also have a limited understanding. So that leaves us with three choices:
1) Make up our own scenario that fits our lifestyle.
2) Go back to school and become experts.
3) Listen to those with a better understanding. Many (perhaps most) of them are saying a 5C change in global temperature would be catastrophic.
"RIAA files suit against all professional and amateur musicians not signed to one of their labels. The group is claiming exclusive right to all sounds deemed to be musical. Guitars, pianos, clarinets and any other instruments found in American homes will be seized as evidence."
Right. Entry-level PCs look a lot uglier and make a lot more noise!
And after they out of warranty, require their users to have friends like us who will fix them in exchange for dinner. This thing sounds like as long as you subscribe to the service, the provider will maintain the system. I always thought WebTV was a great business model, just poorly executed and maybe a little before it's time.
1. Pull over and call AAA
2. They call Bob's Towing and Roadside Recharge Service.
3. Bob shows up with a truck that glows at night, plugs in your car and enjoys some fresh chewing tobaccy while it charges.
4. You pay Bob.
5. Away you go.
The fair way to ration scarce resources is to exchange them for other scarce resources.
This is fine for Ferrari's and caviar as they aren't a constitutional right.
Free speech is a constitutional right. Giving the entire spectrum to a very small number of parties, no matter how much they pay, is in direct conflict of free speech.
In europe most people do not see the USA as a freedom striving nation. Rather it is looked on as a sinking ship with a people who wants to sink with its captain.
Just like Europe was a sinking ship during WWII?
And just like Europe, the US only sent a handfull of troops all the while bitching it wasn't our problem? Oh wait...
The little artists seem, by and large, to be for free downloads.
The practicing musicians I know (or have known) seem to be mostly impartial to free vs. copyrighted music. They mostly just want to make a decent living through their music. Aside from joining a successful cover band, there doesn't seem to be a way other than getting signed with a label. So I guess in the communist dictator sense, record companies are helping the little guy.
It would be so much nicer if people downloaded free music and spent their money going out to hear local, live, original music.
Average Joe customer simply sees things on the surface and doesn't do any deep thinking.
I would like to see the slashdot FAQ updated to include a defination of "average Joe".
Average Joe is:
a. Someone without a scientific or engineering background.
b. Someone who has never heard of Slashdot.
c. Someone who is able to play sports without looking foolish.
d. Someone who prefers Coors Light over Heineken.
e. All of the above.
Well, the article is talking about increasing productivity through IT. The trucking industry is a good example. We don't have robots driving trucks, but that industry has made investments to improve the effeciency of human drivers using computers.
Maybe bedpans and bathing are bad examples because these are performed by relatively low paid nurse's aides. But RN's and LPN's are well paid and any technology that increases their productivity while lowering mistakes would pay off quickly.
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Clearly you need to upgrade to a flat panel that has USB ports on the side. I'm sure the same conglomerate that makes the DRM technology will be happy to sell you one.
I'm thinking maybe they meant use the heat from Nuclear to convert natural gas to hydrogen. In which case the heat isn't being converted directly into hydrogen, just being used to make one of the other options a little more effecient. Plus CO2 is still being emitted.
If it were me, I would offer to sell utube.com to YouTube/Google. They'll probably make as much as they do in a year selling used machinery.
From the article: "We pretty much use them until we burn them up"
I don't see how this helps anything? It reduces the amount of waste, but increases power usage and cooling costs because you need many old servers to do the same amount of work as one new server. What am I missing here?
The above posts said that humans are more susceptable to radiation problems because:
1. "we hit reproductive maturity late"
2. "We're omnivores at the top of the food chain"
3. "We're social animals"
4. "Our life expectancy is fairly long"
5. "We do our damndest to save them [our offspring]"
Where does the weak part come in? Besides, if humans are weak now, it's only because of the cushy society we have built. When we lived nomadic lives in the wild, we weren't weak. If we had been, we would be extict.
Campfires anytime.
Loud music outdoors is fine as long as it's rock, blues or country. Dance music and rap should be enjoyed in the privacy of one's own home so noone else has to hear it. After midnight, turn it down to a reasonable level.
Every year there will be a BBQ cook-off, the winner gets a fridge full of beer of his/her choice and bragging rights for the next year.
No alcohol purchases larger than a half keg unless all association members are invited.
Probably as long as programming has been a profession, someone has predicted that in 10-15 years, programmers wouldn't be needed anymore.
Why do they all want to get rid of us so bad?
I don't think it necessarily needs to be 3 computers. I have two screens on one computer. What's one more? Thing is, I'd rather see all 3 screens at once. Maybe if it can be configured so just a slight movement to one side or another shows the next screen. It would certain take up less desk space than 3 monitors.
Ads are mentioned in the article:
"Sharp Triple Directional Viewing LCD is also ideal for multipurpose signs in public: it could display three different ads for stores or restaurants, each aimed at people walking in a certain direction."
I'm thinking sports bar.
"That means that further global warming of 1 degree Celsius defines a critical level. If warming is kept less than that, effects of global warming may be relatively manageable. During the warmest interglacial periods the Earth was reasonably similar to today. But if further global warming reaches 2 or 3 degrees Celsius, we will likely see changes that make Earth a different planet than the one we know. The last time it was that warm was in the middle Pliocene, about three million years ago, when sea level was estimated to have been about 25 meters (80 feet) higher than today."
I also have a limited understanding. So that leaves us with three choices:
1) Make up our own scenario that fits our lifestyle.
2) Go back to school and become experts.
3) Listen to those with a better understanding. Many (perhaps most) of them are saying a 5C change in global temperature would be catastrophic.
Don't forget:
"RIAA files suit against all professional and amateur musicians not signed to one of their labels. The group is claiming exclusive right to all sounds deemed to be musical. Guitars, pianos, clarinets and any other instruments found in American homes will be seized as evidence."
How great it was to be on the computer at the start of the new day knowing you once again had turns to use!
1. Pull over and call AAA
2. They call Bob's Towing and Roadside Recharge Service.
3. Bob shows up with a truck that glows at night, plugs in your car and enjoys some fresh chewing tobaccy while it charges.
4. You pay Bob.
5. Away you go.
And just like Europe, the US only sent a handfull of troops all the while bitching it wasn't our problem? Oh wait...
I was following you up to this line: they could choose to do without computers
I don't really think they could.
Why would anyone need to cheat in Liberal Arts? They can't remember the line Would you like fries with that?
It would be so much nicer if people downloaded free music and spent their money going out to hear local, live, original music.
Average Joe is:
a. Someone without a scientific or engineering background.
b. Someone who has never heard of Slashdot.
c. Someone who is able to play sports without looking foolish.
d. Someone who prefers Coors Light over Heineken.
e. All of the above.
Well, the article is talking about increasing productivity through IT. The trucking industry is a good example. We don't have robots driving trucks, but that industry has made investments to improve the effeciency of human drivers using computers.
Maybe bedpans and bathing are bad examples because these are performed by relatively low paid nurse's aides. But RN's and LPN's are well paid and any technology that increases their productivity while lowering mistakes would pay off quickly.