Don't they understand that they could cut their P2P traffic down to 0 by just providing the MP3s and MPGs for free on one of their own servers?
Sheesh! This technology already exists, it's call usenet servers, and most ISPs do have them. They just don't have the warez groups and/or limit the download speed so it's only reasonable to read text articles.
Couldn't a protein CD be easily wiped by the heat of thermite instead of metal magnetic disks?
Wouldn't this be a much better solution then that giant permanent magnet system on rails to wipe a drive securely.
Nuclear engines are more for long distance, they need after-burners to make orbital hight. It's a good idea, but difficult in many engineering and legal ways.
Ever heard of a Space fountain? Basicly it's a really tall building that is held up by launching balls up the center and deflecting them back down at the top. It's called a "active structure", and there is many different ways of using the idea.
But not only that, but the engineers behind the projects say they are possible with current material science.
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Somebody mod the parent up, this is a real issue.
The spam percentage you are talking about is probably from email numbers, not pure bandwidth.
Couldn't a protein CD be easily wiped by the heat of thermite instead of metal magnetic disks? Wouldn't this be a much better solution then that giant permanent magnet system on rails to wipe a drive securely.
Nuclear engines are more for long distance, they need after-burners to make orbital hight. It's a good idea, but difficult in many engineering and legal ways.
Ever heard of a Space fountain? Basicly it's a really tall building that is held up by launching balls up the center and deflecting them back down at the top. It's called a "active structure", and there is many different ways of using the idea.
But not only that, but the engineers behind the projects say they are possible with current material science.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_fountain
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_structure