Because Congress must pass laws to protect us from ourselves?
You can hardly call this protecting us from ourselves when everything from employment to apartment rental to cell phone plans to education require SSNs.
Not only is the market not ready, current-gen consoles are still really expensive. One of the XBox 360 models is $299.99 (first new, non-bundle one I found). The PS3 is $400. The Nintendo Wii is still $250 (same as it was 3 years ago). The gaming community is still waiting for their current generation systems to make up for their cost. In contrast, when the previous generation was on it's way out there were $129 PS2s and $99 GCNs.
I'd argue that the high cost to manufacture the PS3 and the XBox 360 leave only Nintendo in any position to move to the next generation. They've been making a profit since the beginning and haven't needed to roll out new versions of their hardware. In contrast, if Sony and MS can't sell their systems for anything less than any next-gen effort would easily cost $1000.
On a side note, the use of the CELL should be considered one of the dumbest design choices. I've worked with people who wrote code for it; it's a nightmare just to get things working. One day game system designers will learn that a simple-to-program system is the way to go.
I'm sorry but that has got to be one of the dumbest ideas I've seen in a while. The lack of power efficiency of this would make a fleet of Hummers look green in comparison.
What you suggest is deliberately sending out EM energy for these devices to pick up and recharge. The EM waves don't travel directly to phones; they travel in all directions from the tower. I don't know the exact equations, but for a cell phone a couple of miles from a tower you can count the zeros in the efficiency numbers. Tesla experimented with this idea, but found that the efficiency made it not feasible over any worthwhile distance.
To respond to grandparent's post, there is the possibility it could result in a non-trivial reduction in signal strength. However, I'll bet our use of aluminum and steel in large quantities for buildings, roads, and bridges have a larger effect today (as one constraint is the size of the device).
SSNs, first issued in 1936, are well before the current era of wide-spread computing. Back then, check digits were not part of normal data design as every bit counted.
Interesting that you'd mention PADI, though.... the deepest they certify recreational divers is 40m. 130 feet. And they recommend that you never go over 100 feet. If you want to dive a wreck that's in 140 feet of water
Good points, but I have a critique.
There was a Japanese sub that sank off the coast of Hawaii that people dove. It was in about 140 feet of water, but the top deck was at 110 feet. Remember, unless your suicidal or stupid (or working for the Discovery Channel), you don't actually go under or into the wreck; you just go near it and around it. For PADI, wreck dives are one of their advanced courses.
That said, too many untrained divers went to the Japanese sub and went all the way to the floor and had decompression issues. The sub was eventually raised, towed out deeper (way outside of recreation diving range), and sank again. I hope either 1) this ship is bigger (taller) or 2) they have better precautions in place.
Does the term "lightweight" really apply in this discussion, or is it just a holdover from discussions about alcohol (where body mass plays a significant role)?
I'm sure body mass plays a role in caffeine. However, I see the built up resistance playing a bigger role.
The Prius is a red herring. The most eco-friendly car you can buy is a 20 year old Geo Metro.
I agree, pending nothing wrong with the engine or cat. However, driving a Geo Metro isn't as safe (20 years of safety research and no structural fatigue), as comfortable (working A/C) or reliable (the Geo is more likely to break down in the next year than the Prius). It's a trade-off.
But I'll admit I'd burn down a forest if I knew it would keep my wife that much safer. Mod me as a troll for saying it, but at least I'm not being fooled by fake-safety like many SUV drivers have been.
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Because Congress must pass laws to protect us from ourselves?
You can hardly call this protecting us from ourselves when everything from employment to apartment rental to cell phone plans to education require SSNs.
Also, if the protesters have to rely on Twitter uptime ... They're pretty much screwed.
Does Twitter need to introduce the "Fail Camel" to not alienate the Iranian population?
Godwin's Law in 2 minutes. Must be a record.
Not only is the market not ready, current-gen consoles are still really expensive. One of the XBox 360 models is $299.99 (first new, non-bundle one I found). The PS3 is $400. The Nintendo Wii is still $250 (same as it was 3 years ago). The gaming community is still waiting for their current generation systems to make up for their cost. In contrast, when the previous generation was on it's way out there were $129 PS2s and $99 GCNs.
I'd argue that the high cost to manufacture the PS3 and the XBox 360 leave only Nintendo in any position to move to the next generation. They've been making a profit since the beginning and haven't needed to roll out new versions of their hardware. In contrast, if Sony and MS can't sell their systems for anything less than any next-gen effort would easily cost $1000.
On a side note, the use of the CELL should be considered one of the dumbest design choices. I've worked with people who wrote code for it; it's a nightmare just to get things working. One day game system designers will learn that a simple-to-program system is the way to go.
I'm sorry but that has got to be one of the dumbest ideas I've seen in a while. The lack of power efficiency of this would make a fleet of Hummers look green in comparison.
What you suggest is deliberately sending out EM energy for these devices to pick up and recharge. The EM waves don't travel directly to phones; they travel in all directions from the tower. I don't know the exact equations, but for a cell phone a couple of miles from a tower you can count the zeros in the efficiency numbers. Tesla experimented with this idea, but found that the efficiency made it not feasible over any worthwhile distance.
To respond to grandparent's post, there is the possibility it could result in a non-trivial reduction in signal strength. However, I'll bet our use of aluminum and steel in large quantities for buildings, roads, and bridges have a larger effect today (as one constraint is the size of the device).
Not to mention the hazard of turning one falling (suckable) objects into many falling (suckable) objects.
Good point, except that an engine survives a bird hit by chopping it up. Breaking one bird into many pieces makes that task easier.
The H2 and H3 are HMMV-styled bodies on standard GMC truck frames and running gear.
Fixed it for you.
... truck frames."
But really, should we expect anything more from GM? As you say, "standard
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Correction: Cyber-NO!
+1 Piety
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SSNs, first issued in 1936, are well before the current era of wide-spread computing. Back then, check digits were not part of normal data design as every bit counted.
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Interesting that you'd mention PADI, though.... the deepest they certify recreational divers is 40m. 130 feet. And they recommend that you never go over 100 feet. If you want to dive a wreck that's in 140 feet of water
Good points, but I have a critique. There was a Japanese sub that sank off the coast of Hawaii that people dove. It was in about 140 feet of water, but the top deck was at 110 feet. Remember, unless your suicidal or stupid (or working for the Discovery Channel), you don't actually go under or into the wreck; you just go near it and around it. For PADI, wreck dives are one of their advanced courses.
That said, too many untrained divers went to the Japanese sub and went all the way to the floor and had decompression issues. The sub was eventually raised, towed out deeper (way outside of recreation diving range), and sank again. I hope either 1) this ship is bigger (taller) or 2) they have better precautions in place.
Ditto.
Pretty strong accusations require at least a link to an untrustworthy site.
Spammers can send, literally, infinite numbers of spam messages
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
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In discussions about very large numbers, "infinite" can be applied to numbers so large they might as well be infinite.
But in this case, you don't want nuclear testing saying your bottle is fake.
Just saying...
All five of the last presidents have had this idea that we can just spend to our hearts content.
Does this include that one guy who balanced the budget?
(I'm not saying you don't make good points; I agree we need to get things under control.)
What about a book on Merb?
Some projects have already migrated from Rails to Merb, and Rails 3.0 is going to use Merb's code base.
Hey I found 3 references so it must be true that this is extremely bad news for lazy students everywhere.
You're missing a citation, you plagiarist.
What if they walk into a bank on a really cold day? Or there is a blizzard?
Most people don't unknowingly wear a mask during their day to day activities. The same can't be said of network proxies.
While not unknowingly, some wear masks for safety reasons (paint sprayers, hazardous materials, motorcycling).
The last man to go around touting his empire would be for only 1,000 years, it lasted less than 10.
At least he spelled something right in that sentence.
Just not somewhere.
Or the huns.
Not only would there have the cable been cut, but the first repairmen on the scene would have been greeted by horse crap all over the place.
Does the term "lightweight" really apply in this discussion, or is it just a holdover from discussions about alcohol (where body mass plays a significant role)?
I'm sure body mass plays a role in caffeine. However, I see the built up resistance playing a bigger role.
And I'll beat you both on a black motorcycle than only gets 60 mpg.
Touche.
The Prius is a red herring. The most eco-friendly car you can buy is a 20 year old Geo Metro.
I agree, pending nothing wrong with the engine or cat. However, driving a Geo Metro isn't as safe (20 years of safety research and no structural fatigue), as comfortable (working A/C) or reliable (the Geo is more likely to break down in the next year than the Prius). It's a trade-off.
But I'll admit I'd burn down a forest if I knew it would keep my wife that much safer. Mod me as a troll for saying it, but at least I'm not being fooled by fake-safety like many SUV drivers have been.