If I had mod points, I would mod your response up because its thought provoking. It does however have the makings of an interesting debate.
By definition - Fission: the action of dividing or splitting something into two or more parts. By saying "Fission implies splitting of parts that are already there." you are making an arbitrary decision on the meaning of fission. At best this is semantics and splitting hairs. Please provide a generally accepted reference that shows proof that fission only involves the separation of indivisible components.
"Neutrons aren't made of protons and electrons" - I think you're trying to say that a proton is not a separate proton and electron somehow bound together and on that I agree. Your statement is misleading though because its like saying "omelettes aren't made of eggs and cheese". They are however typical decay products of a neutron. Its interesting to note that this process is reversible with the observation of electron capture.
"Neutrons become protons and electrons (and antineutrinos) by converting a down quark to an up quark." I recommend you qualify that statement by adding: "It is generally accepted with the successful theory of the standard model that..." If I took the position that quarks are imaginary things that serve as an analogy, you would have a difficult time proving otherwise. Their existence is purely inferred by observations and whose existence is rooted in equations where the math works out. Don't get me wrong, the standard model is incredibly useful, but it is not unlike the Bohr model of electrons orbiting a nucleus the math works and its easy to draw, but that's not truly ho nature works. In any case we would just shift the argument above for a one that says down quarks decay into up quarks electrons and binding energy that is released in some form.
Absolutely. Neutrons can decay to a Proton and Electron and extra energy. This is fission of a nuclear particle which I think is what you mean by Subnuclear fission.
Based upon my experience - it uses a stunning amount of energy to mine an intangible thing. Vastly more than any other way to create any kid of currency. The algorithm is designed to be compute intensive and uses a ton of power. Two computers using a bit over 1000 watts each running for a month mining Litecoin with high end graphics cards caused my electric bill to double. That was years ago when it was much less compute intensive than it is today.
From an ecological standpoint, this approach to currency is a colossal mistake. I cannot believe more people aren't complaining about this type of blockchain technology's impact on the environment.
What house of cards? I've had my Model S for 5 years and it is by far the most reliable car I've ever owned. It is better than new with the relatively common and painless software improvements. People are amazed when I tell them its over 5 years old because it is still like new.
What I see is a battle of hype vs. misinformation from large market forces who have a great deal to lose when everyone realizes that except for long trips, electric cars are superior in every respect.
The fact is that the Tesla cars while not perfect are excellent products made by people who care. I cannot say that about the Ford, GM, Honda, Nissan and Toyota cars I've owned. Most of my conventional cars were designed to fall apart and then be replaced after 5 or 6 years. If success is measured by a company producing great product that stands the test of time than Tesla can't lose.
I can't begin to imagine what intelligent person would be willing to risk the level of retribution and prosecution after getting caught in the middle of a internet warfare.
Don't knock it until you've tried it. Voice controlled lights and outlets are something that came along for the ride when my wife wanted me to step up home security. Its amazing how quickly we became addicted to the convenience.
Motion & Door sensors and key fobs that turn home security on and off by detecting your presence along with phone apps and voice control really do make your living space nicer.
I don't agree. The Tesla vehicles have quite a bit of novel technology.
To the best of my knowledge they were the first auto maker to mass market:
+ the combination of lithium ion batteries and supercapacitors for their energy storage strategy
+ rely heavily on frequent over the air software updates to effect continuous improvement
+ sell directly to consumers with a more eCommerce centric model
+ a business model that generates a demand for an all electric vehicle that far outstrips production capacity
The list goes on and on.
You don't have to be a fan boy to realize that anybody who thinks Tesla is not innovative is either ill informed or a misinformation spewing bot trying to protect the last gasp of the climate destructive fossil fuel industry.
Al Gore didn't predict the end of the world by that date. He predicted that if we didn't do anything back then, we would pass a tipping point where the consequences of global warming would be unavoidable. Although its not scientific, it seems clear that bad things are happening to the environment we live in.
It's not too late too save humanity, but its clearly too late for many species that are going extinct.
You must be ashamed of your opinion Anonymous Coward.
If you've gotten this far and still are unconvinced, you must not believe in the scientific method of thought or are in the extreme minority, more here on that topic: https://climate.nasa.gov/scien...
One does not have to be a scientist to know that something is terribly wrong.
Classic ASP - still supported. Visual Basic - still supported. Nearly all old versions of stuff available on MSDN. It would be easier to argue that they hold on to things for too long.
There is no doubt that they do shelve unsuccessful systems, but that could be said of any company.
I think the moral of the story is that one should wait for the bandwagon to get big enough before jumping on for the long term.
I can go for the better part of a week before I have to charge our Tesla. I use about 30 miles of range per day and the standard 80% charge for ours is 232 miles. I typically keep it topped off every night because its easy but not really necessary. The 220V 80A power cord in our garage gives us about 60 miles of range per hour of charging.
I've never driven long distance. We use the good old Mercury Mariner Hybrid for that.
that when IBM started getting rid of experienced workers that their heyday was over. About the only big innovation I can think of from IBM since the 80's is Watson,
and I think the core of that the core of many of their R&D teams are largely made up of "experienced" researchers.
Agism is just plan stupid. The idea that older people aren't good in tech is a dangerous fallacy.
I work with small local businesses. It is difficult for a Mom & Pop brick and mortar store to compete against the giant corporate retailers. The changes that Google is making helps small brick and mortar stores at least have a way to get some visibility.
Try to be open minded about ads and sponsors for search - they aren't all bad.
Suggestions on how to help these kinds of people are welcomed.
I beg to differ. The internal on CPU chip hardware for advanced vector extensions (AVX) executes many parallel fused multiply and divide instructions in one clock cycle. This is fundamental to critical machine learning algorithms. The underpinning of linear regression is y=mx+b and AVX is purpose built for this.
One of the advantages to this approach is reducing the bottleneck of moving large amounts of data from the matrix math oriented machine learning system to a conventional procedural CPU.
Security researchers are really in danger of becoming "The Boy Who Cried Wolf".
Maybe I should go into business selling Alien Hack insurance. The odds of having to pay a claim would be astronomically small.
I was travelling and wanted to stream the NBA Finals on my laptop. Unfortunately my old laptop kept overheating and locking up. Since I had a really long video cable I put it in the small freezer and voila - ran like a champ:-)
I won't forget the time I learned about small plastic fiber pollution. Most of us are familiar with the dryer lint we have to clean, but just as much or more lint is ejected by our washing machines. The plastic based fabrics we wear and wash are emitting tons of these microfibers into the waterways and ending up in our seafood.
I'm trying to wear more cotton and natural fibers and have put a better trap on my washing machine.
I fear that we are one of the last generations to enjoy the level of natural beauty of our planet currently offers. The future of our planetary ecosysem is pretty bleak because the likelihood of humanity addressing pollution to the extent required is nil.
I'm betting they will fix the battery production bottleneck.
I was gonna buy what little I could afford when it was $50 a share, but a friend talked me out of it. I'm tempted to put a little money where my mouth is but as much as I love Tesla, its high market cap seems hard to explain and justify.
I think their stock price just dropped because the new tax plan drops electric car subsidies in addition to the production delays. If that tax plan passes, all electric cars will have more headwinds depressing sales.
While I don't think this tax plan will get the votes to pass once the American public realizes its a windfall for the top.01% when everyone else is ultimately screwed, I wouldn't have predicted victory by President Trump.
6 months from now, we'll be talking about how they resolved the Gigafactory battery production kinks caused by vendors who under-delivered and Model 3s flying off the assembly line.
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"If they had, its efficacy would have quickly been dis-proven."
Maybe - maybe not; but why conjecture?
How hard can it be to just build a box and take up the the ISS?
If I had mod points, I would mod your response up because its thought provoking. It does however have the makings of an interesting debate.
By definition - Fission: the action of dividing or splitting something into two or more parts. By saying "Fission implies splitting of parts that are already there." you are making an arbitrary decision on the meaning of fission. At best this is semantics and splitting hairs. Please provide a generally accepted reference that shows proof that fission only involves the separation of indivisible components.
"Neutrons aren't made of protons and electrons" - I think you're trying to say that a proton is not a separate proton and electron somehow bound together and on that I agree. Your statement is misleading though because its like saying "omelettes aren't made of eggs and cheese". They are however typical decay products of a neutron. Its interesting to note that this process is reversible with the observation of electron capture.
"Neutrons become protons and electrons (and antineutrinos) by converting a down quark to an up quark." I recommend you qualify that statement by adding: "It is generally accepted with the successful theory of the standard model that..." If I took the position that quarks are imaginary things that serve as an analogy, you would have a difficult time proving otherwise. Their existence is purely inferred by observations and whose existence is rooted in equations where the math works out. Don't get me wrong, the standard model is incredibly useful, but it is not unlike the Bohr model of electrons orbiting a nucleus the math works and its easy to draw, but that's not truly ho nature works. In any case we would just shift the argument above for a one that says down quarks decay into up quarks electrons and binding energy that is released in some form.
Absolutely. Neutrons can decay to a Proton and Electron and extra energy. This is fission of a nuclear particle which I think is what you mean by Subnuclear fission.
Like charging your electric cars?
Based upon my experience - it uses a stunning amount of energy to mine an intangible thing. Vastly more than any other way to create any kid of currency. The algorithm is designed to be compute intensive and uses a ton of power. Two computers using a bit over 1000 watts each running for a month mining Litecoin with high end graphics cards caused my electric bill to double. That was years ago when it was much less compute intensive than it is today.
From an ecological standpoint, this approach to currency is a colossal mistake. I cannot believe more people aren't complaining about this type of blockchain technology's impact on the environment.
What house of cards? I've had my Model S for 5 years and it is by far the most reliable car I've ever owned. It is better than new with the relatively common and painless software improvements. People are amazed when I tell them its over 5 years old because it is still like new.
What I see is a battle of hype vs. misinformation from large market forces who have a great deal to lose when everyone realizes that except for long trips, electric cars are superior in every respect.
The fact is that the Tesla cars while not perfect are excellent products made by people who care. I cannot say that about the Ford, GM, Honda, Nissan and Toyota cars I've owned. Most of my conventional cars were designed to fall apart and then be replaced after 5 or 6 years. If success is measured by a company producing great product that stands the test of time than Tesla can't lose.
Don't you just love how people fantasize about technology they don't understand.
I can't begin to imagine what intelligent person would be willing to risk the level of retribution and prosecution after getting caught in the middle of a internet warfare.
Don't knock it until you've tried it. Voice controlled lights and outlets are something that came along for the ride when my wife wanted me to step up home security. Its amazing how quickly we became addicted to the convenience.
Motion & Door sensors and key fobs that turn home security on and off by detecting your presence along with phone apps and voice control really do make your living space nicer.
I don't agree. The Tesla vehicles have quite a bit of novel technology.
To the best of my knowledge they were the first auto maker to mass market:
+ the combination of lithium ion batteries and supercapacitors for their energy storage strategy
+ rely heavily on frequent over the air software updates to effect continuous improvement
+ sell directly to consumers with a more eCommerce centric model
+ a business model that generates a demand for an all electric vehicle that far outstrips production capacity
The list goes on and on.
You don't have to be a fan boy to realize that anybody who thinks Tesla is not innovative is either ill informed or a misinformation spewing bot trying to protect the last gasp of the climate destructive fossil fuel industry.
Al Gore didn't predict the end of the world by that date. He predicted that if we didn't do anything back then, we would pass a tipping point where the consequences of global warming would be unavoidable. Although its not scientific, it seems clear that bad things are happening to the environment we live in.
It's not too late too save humanity, but its clearly too late for many species that are going extinct.
You must be ashamed of your opinion Anonymous Coward.
Start reading here: https://phys.org/news/2015-02-...
If that's not enough, read all the good science referenced here: http://iopscience.iop.org/arti...
If you've gotten this far and still are unconvinced, you must not believe in the scientific method of thought or are in the extreme minority, more here on that topic: https://climate.nasa.gov/scien...
One does not have to be a scientist to know that something is terribly wrong.
Happy earth day.
"saying that the e-commerce giant does not pay enough taxes..."
How much tax do the Trump businesses pay?
Classic ASP - still supported. Visual Basic - still supported. Nearly all old versions of stuff available on MSDN. It would be easier to argue that they hold on to things for too long.
There is no doubt that they do shelve unsuccessful systems, but that could be said of any company.
I think the moral of the story is that one should wait for the bandwagon to get big enough before jumping on for the long term.
I can go for the better part of a week before I have to charge our Tesla. I use about 30 miles of range per day and the standard 80% charge for ours is 232 miles. I typically keep it topped off every night because its easy but not really necessary. The 220V 80A power cord in our garage gives us about 60 miles of range per hour of charging.
I've never driven long distance. We use the good old Mercury Mariner Hybrid for that.
that when IBM started getting rid of experienced workers that their heyday was over. About the only big innovation I can think of from IBM since the 80's is Watson, and I think the core of that the core of many of their R&D teams are largely made up of "experienced" researchers.
Agism is just plan stupid. The idea that older people aren't good in tech is a dangerous fallacy.
I work with small local businesses. It is difficult for a Mom & Pop brick and mortar store to compete against the giant corporate retailers. The changes that Google is making helps small brick and mortar stores at least have a way to get some visibility.
Try to be open minded about ads and sponsors for search - they aren't all bad.
Suggestions on how to help these kinds of people are welcomed.
I beg to differ. The internal on CPU chip hardware for advanced vector extensions (AVX) executes many parallel fused multiply and divide instructions in one clock cycle. This is fundamental to critical machine learning algorithms. The underpinning of linear regression is y=mx+b and AVX is purpose built for this.
One of the advantages to this approach is reducing the bottleneck of moving large amounts of data from the matrix math oriented machine learning system to a conventional procedural CPU.
Security researchers are really in danger of becoming "The Boy Who Cried Wolf". Maybe I should go into business selling Alien Hack insurance. The odds of having to pay a claim would be astronomically small.
I was travelling and wanted to stream the NBA Finals on my laptop. Unfortunately my old laptop kept overheating and locking up. Since I had a really long video cable I put it in the small freezer and voila - ran like a champ :-)
I won't forget the time I learned about small plastic fiber pollution. Most of us are familiar with the dryer lint we have to clean, but just as much or more lint is ejected by our washing machines. The plastic based fabrics we wear and wash are emitting tons of these microfibers into the waterways and ending up in our seafood.
I'm trying to wear more cotton and natural fibers and have put a better trap on my washing machine.
I fear that we are one of the last generations to enjoy the level of natural beauty of our planet currently offers. The future of our planetary ecosysem is pretty bleak because the likelihood of humanity addressing pollution to the extent required is nil.
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I'm betting they will fix the battery production bottleneck.
.01% when everyone else is ultimately screwed, I wouldn't have predicted victory by President Trump.
I was gonna buy what little I could afford when it was $50 a share, but a friend talked me out of it. I'm tempted to put a little money where my mouth is but as much as I love Tesla, its high market cap seems hard to explain and justify.
I think their stock price just dropped because the new tax plan drops electric car subsidies in addition to the production delays. If that tax plan passes, all electric cars will have more headwinds depressing sales.
While I don't think this tax plan will get the votes to pass once the American public realizes its a windfall for the top
What's wrong with wind and solar?
The major issue with seabed methane hydrates is that in the course of mining and production most profitably, much methane will be leaked.
6 months from now, we'll be talking about how they resolved the Gigafactory battery production kinks caused by vendors who under-delivered and Model 3s flying off the assembly line.
Every business like this has its highs and lows.