...where Winchester was sitting for Col. Potter. Winchester got impatient, and Potter ended up painting him with an exasperated expression.
For the Mona Lisa, the model might have been thinking..."Wow, it's nice to be asked to model for Da Vinci....Hmm, this modeling is a lot less exciting than I thought, but still a good experience...Getting boring......Are we done yet?......He's intentionally making me wait....I am so out of here...."
...and prepare to jettison the warp core.
On a more serious note, ultimately it comes down to the tradeoff between weight, space, and payload. Making redundant or more robust (usually means more massive) systems generally means less payload mass (instruments) would be available - assuming they did the smart thing and maximized the total spacecraft weight to begin with. In addition, there may be other constraints with the geometric volume of the launch vehicle, that preclude some solutions.
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...since the v-chip's outbound signal travels out the power cable to the electricity grid, how the heck is lining the inside of the TV with tinfoil going to do a damn thing?
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The iPod is all about the *hardware design* and *marketing*.
Hardware design might benefit from open-source, but I can't see how (nb: talking hardware, not firmware or software).
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Agree - Miele is excellent, well-thought out, well-engineered. We have a Miele vacuum cleaner - cleans exceptionally well, does not send dust back into the air, and is extremely quiet and durable.
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...where Winchester was sitting for Col. Potter. Winchester got impatient, and Potter ended up painting him with an exasperated expression.
For the Mona Lisa, the model might have been thinking..."Wow, it's nice to be asked to model for Da Vinci....Hmm, this modeling is a lot less exciting than I thought, but still a good experience...Getting boring......Are we done yet?......He's intentionally making me wait....I am so out of here...."
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Seems to me that Sony hired some blackhats to get the job done for them.
You misspelled "asshats". Hope this helps.
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...and prepare to jettison the warp core. On a more serious note, ultimately it comes down to the tradeoff between weight, space, and payload. Making redundant or more robust (usually means more massive) systems generally means less payload mass (instruments) would be available - assuming they did the smart thing and maximized the total spacecraft weight to begin with. In addition, there may be other constraints with the geometric volume of the launch vehicle, that preclude some solutions. ed
I think you meant, "users named 'Joe Bordeaux' or 'Joe Cognac'.
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...since the v-chip's outbound signal travels out the power cable to the electricity grid, how the heck is lining the inside of the TV with tinfoil going to do a damn thing?
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...and let's call it Kernel 2.7. ed
The iPod is all about the *hardware design* and *marketing*. Hardware design might benefit from open-source, but I can't see how (nb: talking hardware, not firmware or software). ed
Agree - Miele is excellent, well-thought out, well-engineered. We have a Miele vacuum cleaner - cleans exceptionally well, does not send dust back into the air, and is extremely quiet and durable. ed