Only works if the fuel truck operators have nowhere else to be. Otherwise, why woukd you turn up without a guarantee of payment. Unless a massive premium is offered.
I have been holding off buying a new laptop. Give me a thinkpad (well, lenovo) with 4:3, 12-13", and 2048*1536, and I'm buying one tomorrow. Similarly a 23-24" 140dpi or so monitor
3) antibodies once constructed would work fine, but the antibody forming process chooses the fast-changing parts of the surface coat for some reason.
In addition, assuming the vaccine works flawlessly, and you wipe out flu in humans, it will cross over again from the animal population.
So, we not only have to wipe out flu in humans, but (at least) domestic animals, where a large reservoir exists. And then it's going to cross back into the domestic animals from wild infected animals.
If, as is likely, you get large numbers of fake partially active vaccine, a global campaign to wipe out flu would merely serve to put extreme selection pressure on the virus to pick mutants that do not conserve the stable regions.
However, airliners are rather easier in some ways. The 275 megawatts needed to boost the space vehicle are moderately less for the airliner, a 10m diameter, not 3m beam receptor is plausible for aircraft, making the frequency and/or dishes lots easier. Range could also be considerably lower than the assumed 150km. In use, it would involve multiple chains of dish stations, and microwave transmitters, perhaps 90km apart.
On the plus side, this can save _lots_ of power, as the airliners have to carry almost no fuel. (some for emergencies perhaps)
Thinkpads can do this. I have my thinkpad battery set to charge to 80%. Yes, it means I have 20% less capacity - for the first year or so. After that, I actually have more, as it degrades _lots_ less fast.
The cost of providing services can't ignore fixed costs. Sooner or later providers would need to install more hardware, or maintain the existing infrastructure. Costing is complex. Marginal cost is not the sole cost.
Op needs a copyright lawyer, and may be out of luck. As others have said, openstreetmap is relevant. Most important is the existing licence of the database. If it does not contain a 'I can change the licence at whim' clause, you're fucked. You need approval from every submitter. At least for the photos, and for the data too in some countries. Read up on why openstreetmap chose odbl,
Because it takes effort, and skill, as well as having some cost. Yes, it may only take a few hours to research the best way of doing it from scratch, for someone not into computers, but if they are not deeply involved, they are not likely willing to invest that, when there are solutions that are in some ways better.
In essentially all android and other phones, the 'modem' runs on a seperate processor, running its own OS, signed. 'owning' the base android phone does nothing. You need to separately crack the modem. (unlocking is not cracking). The modem in most phones is basically a hayes-compatible modem, with a wierd interface soldered onto the board. The only interfaces the android side has to it is 'AT' commands. It can't inject raw packets, or...
The barrier to entry for a firefox security hole is really, really low. Typically anyone with a computer can do it, with no external equipment. In addition, it's typically legal to do. (though that may not stop some).
Knowledge of how tcp/ip and similar standards work is widespread, and lots of people know this.
For hacking cell networks, it's a bit different.
It's basically a completely different set of protocol stacks unrelated to tcp/ip - so you have to learn a whole bunch to even attempt it. You need a few thousand dollars (this may have come down slightly) of specialised equipment to do the attack. You are doing something that is often illegal, or of dubious legality at best.
All of these combine to make the pool of attackers orders of magnitude smaller.
Roundup is a broad spectrum, herbicide. It kills 'everything'. It does not persist, it is a short acting herbicide, that only affects weeds it's sprayed on.
You can spray, and then plant into the soil hours later, with no effects. (Yes, it is detectable in the soil for some time till it degrades) In use with GM, it is sprayed over developing crops to kill all weeds. This works lots better that some other systems, which attempt to kill species very unrelated to your crop with selective herbicides.
And then there is proper representation of datatypes. If you can fit the values into 8 bits, and those adds and subtracts and maybe even multiplies can be done in hardware, you get a massive boost in performance.
'Every rapist could simply claim the victim consented'. (And yes, the analogy is a bit silly) However, intentionally planting it would remain a crime, as would not taking reasonable care. Does it make the investigation more awkward - certainly.
Because roundup is a broad spectrum herbicide. While it can also be used as a spray over developing crops of plants engineered to be resistant to it, it was developed purely as a herbicide, and is useful in that role.
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I already commissioned the Steve Jobs toilet.
Only works if the fuel truck operators have nowhere else to be.
Otherwise, why woukd you turn up without a guarantee of payment.
Unless a massive premium is offered.
I have been holding off buying a new laptop.
Give me a thinkpad (well, lenovo) with 4:3, 12-13", and 2048*1536, and I'm buying one tomorrow.
Similarly a 23-24" 140dpi or so monitor
3) antibodies once constructed would work fine, but the antibody forming process chooses the fast-changing parts of the surface coat for some reason.
In addition, assuming the vaccine works flawlessly, and you wipe out flu in humans, it will cross over again from the animal population.
So, we not only have to wipe out flu in humans, but (at least) domestic animals, where a large reservoir exists.
And then it's going to cross back into the domestic animals from wild infected animals.
If, as is likely, you get large numbers of fake partially active vaccine, a global campaign to wipe out flu would merely serve to put extreme selection pressure on the virus to pick mutants that do not conserve the stable regions.
We have so far wiped out two viruses.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rinderpest
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smallpox
Flu would be vastly harder than either.
Permission: Fine GPS position (to verify that you're not in california, so as to not show it)
NetHack.alt.org - one player was consistently able to ascend 13/13 games.
_major_ caution.
In principle, beamed power to power airliners is not impossible.
Tricky - certaintly.
http://authors.library.caltech.edu/3303/1/PARaipcp04a.pdf for example is a paper on doing this for vehicles to launch into orbit.
However, airliners are rather easier in some ways.
The 275 megawatts needed to boost the space vehicle are moderately less for the airliner, a 10m diameter, not 3m beam receptor is plausible for aircraft, making the frequency and/or dishes lots easier.
Range could also be considerably lower than the assumed 150km.
In use, it would involve multiple chains of dish stations, and microwave transmitters, perhaps 90km apart.
On the plus side, this can save _lots_ of power, as the airliners have to carry almost no fuel. (some for emergencies perhaps)
It matters if it's open because then anyone can make a wireless charging pad, and have it just work.
There is no issue with licencing, or royalty.
There are essentially no novel ideas in wireless charging.
Merely implementation details that someones managed to patent, in the hopes of profit.
Thinkpads can do this.
I have my thinkpad battery set to charge to 80%.
Yes, it means I have 20% less capacity - for the first year or so.
After that, I actually have more, as it degrades _lots_ less fast.
The cost of providing services can't ignore fixed costs.
Sooner or later providers would need to install more hardware, or maintain the existing infrastructure.
Costing is complex. Marginal cost is not the sole cost.
I wonder how much x-rays can be improved if you don't care at all about the dose.
Op needs a copyright lawyer, and may be out of luck.
As others have said, openstreetmap is relevant.
Most important is the existing licence of the database.
If it does not contain a 'I can change the licence at whim' clause, you're fucked.
You need approval from every submitter.
At least for the photos, and for the data too in some countries.
Read up on why openstreetmap chose odbl,
Because it takes effort, and skill, as well as having some cost.
Yes, it may only take a few hours to research the best way of doing it from scratch, for someone not into computers, but if they are not deeply involved, they are not likely willing to invest that, when there are solutions that are in some ways better.
Aerodynamic cars have rather better drag figures.
http://histomobile.com/m5/l2/nissan-micra-hatchback-55-Hp/11887971.htm - for example, I own.
This is 55hp, and 1000kg or so. (including driver, and some luggage).
18Kg/hp.
The nano is 37hp, and 730kg.
22kg/hp.
With driver only, and some luggage, this is somewhat acceptable.
If you fill it with people, it's probably not going to be good for highway driving.
Hunting season for fat people.
In essentially all android and other phones, the 'modem' runs on a seperate processor, running its own OS, signed. ...
'owning' the base android phone does nothing.
You need to separately crack the modem. (unlocking is not cracking).
The modem in most phones is basically a hayes-compatible modem, with a wierd interface soldered onto the board.
The only interfaces the android side has to it is 'AT' commands.
It can't inject raw packets, or
Well, no.
The barrier to entry for a firefox security hole is really, really low.
Typically anyone with a computer can do it, with no external equipment.
In addition, it's typically legal to do. (though that may not stop some).
Knowledge of how tcp/ip and similar standards work is widespread, and lots of people know this.
For hacking cell networks, it's a bit different.
It's basically a completely different set of protocol stacks unrelated to tcp/ip - so you have to learn a whole bunch to even attempt it.
You need a few thousand dollars (this may have come down slightly) of specialised equipment to do the attack.
You are doing something that is often illegal, or of dubious legality at best.
All of these combine to make the pool of attackers orders of magnitude smaller.
Use part of the waste stream to make biogas.
Use this to pastuerise the rest before feeding.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Aksum#section_6
Roundup is a broad spectrum, herbicide.
It kills 'everything'.
It does not persist, it is a short acting herbicide, that only affects weeds it's sprayed on.
You can spray, and then plant into the soil hours later, with no effects.
(Yes, it is detectable in the soil for some time till it degrades)
In use with GM, it is sprayed over developing crops to kill all weeds.
This works lots better that some other systems, which attempt to kill species very unrelated to your crop with selective herbicides.
And then there is proper representation of datatypes.
If you can fit the values into 8 bits, and those adds and subtracts and maybe even multiplies can be done in hardware, you get a massive boost in performance.
And for even more fun, exact rounding rules may be defined in law, and differ.
"I want to kill Mark Bridger" is not incitement, unless it's used in a context meaning "you should want to kill Mark Bridger too".
'Every rapist could simply claim the victim consented'.
(And yes, the analogy is a bit silly)
However, intentionally planting it would remain a crime, as would not taking reasonable care.
Does it make the investigation more awkward - certainly.
Because roundup is a broad spectrum herbicide.
While it can also be used as a spray over developing crops of plants engineered to be resistant to it, it was developed purely as a herbicide, and is useful in that role.