Sure going to mars is going to be a high risk proposition anyway, but not having at least the redundancy of a return capable vehicle for the first trip isn't a bright idea.
Having a one way trip would be exponentially more massive an undertaking than going and returning, unless it's a suicide mission. You'll need to rely on scheduled supply runs, with massive redundancy built into them. (What's the current success rate of probes successfully reaching Mars, 60%?) A permanent colonization would require way more people than a quick visit.
What happens when you have some catastrophe that shuts down the program for a few years while they re-design? What happens if your colony ship is en-route and the equipment sent earlier gets destroyed? What happens if something unforeseen makes staying there impossible without re-designing something? What if someone goes crazy?
There was Mars scenario available Sim Earth released for the SNES, PC, Amiga, and a few others. There was also a Venus, Ice planet, and Desert planet... The scenarios involved terraforming the planet to support evolving life.
"And don't get me started on that active volcano under glacier. How it will react when the weight of the glacier eases rapidly? Possible earthquakes and that means tsunami."
Earthquakes taking place thousands of miles from anyone except maybe an antarctic exploration camp aren't much of a threat, and tsunami are usually not a problem in mountain ranges on land.
There's also from TNG the episode "The Naked Now",a few drinks or a disease that makes people act drunk is all it seems to take for a little synthetic loving.
I think they were meant as two separate examples of evolutionary influences on our immune system.
It is very interesting that a gene linked to fighting off the plague in Europe has also been linked to potentially preventing HIV infection. Discoveries like this can lead to potential cures.
"With the new exoskeleton, Stephen will be able to safely handle radioactive isotopes in the high-radiation area of the new supercollider particle accelerator. And his new robo-arms are capable of ripping open enemy tanks like they were nutshells,"
The easy option: Don't have any remote communication/data systems connected to vehicle control systems, unfortunately there's already a lot of hardware out there already.
The solution the US military will come up with: Spend trillions setting up a super intelligent AI that can defeat hackers on the fly and control all military weapons on it's own to spare ever needing to send real troops into battle again... it will be named Skynet...
All the real important relevant data is saved on the servers but there's usually a preferences file saved locally which can control numerous things and can take hours to replace if lost due to a re-install or HD crash. Most people tweek their hotbars, chat windows, etc very often. Restarting from scratch is a real pain, especially if inventories full of look-alike backpacks get shuffled.
Another effect of local anesthetics is that they constrict the capillaries in the area, the loss of blood flow creates numbness but also has the added benefit a greatly reducing bleeding. If they didn't use it many complex surgeries would be impossible because of the mess and blood loss just from the incisions.
A friend of mine has that watch, the screen is actually very clear and not hard on the eyes at the 1-1.5' distance it's meant to be used at, but I only watched for about 10 min.
It's been available here in Canada for a while via mail-order.
I have to go with the third option... most people I've talked to who raved about halo 1 had never played anything but solitaire and mine sweeper on a PC, the hype continued from there.
I remember one guy telling me how incredible it was to be able to look in any direction, even up and down! I had to break it to him that I'd been doing that on a PC for years, one of the earliest games I remembered having that feature was Ultima Underworld from the early 90's.
I think you touched on part of the problem with the inbreeding.
With so little "natural" natural selection, the desired attributes are magnified while the actually useful ones aren't. This leads to a whole array of breed specific problems, the larger dogs are probably more prone to some pretty severe ones.
I've seen many large dogs that developed severe arthritis before getting to the age of ten (human years..) When a dog can barely walk, has trouble going to the bathroom, and can't eat it's food properly it's not long before other problems set in or it gets put down.
There is absolutely no need to have full control of any power generating system connected to the internet. It's actually quite easy to have isolated systems even on the same generator that provide remote control and monitoring but do not allow bypassing or modifications of control algorithms or any critical safety mechanisms.
I do see two potential problems though. 1. It costs slightly more to add a few extra non-computerized and isolated controls than to rely on one system to do it all, and someone might try to save a few bucks. 2. I've seen some horrible designs for equipment that somehow get past all quality and safety testing despite major flaws in many respects.
Finally it was a "staged" hack with dramatic news making results... you can stage whatever you want, doesn't mean it's reality.
I'm really surprised that they think so little of us that they didn't at least bother to write up a canned statement about the update. Didn't they expect anyone to notice the patching? Many people take others messing with their PCs very seriously, be it micro$oft or some script kiddie out there, and track this kind of thing constantly.
Apparently the signatures are distinctive enough that they can even tell the product of different individual reactors apart even from the same facilities.
I can't imagine the red light cameras being set up that badly anywhere, but I can tell you that that's not how they are set up to work where I'm from. Our cameras only take pictures in two situations: 1. Someone drives through the intersection when the light is red BEFORE they even enter the intersection. 2. Someone speeds through the intersection at more than 5 mph over the posted limit. Doing both nets both fines...
Also, who taught you about yellow lights and left turns? It's the time you enter the intersection that counts for weather or not you are breaking the law. Once you enter the intersection on a green or yellow, even if the light turns red you still have the right of way but you are required to leave the intersection ASAP.
I still hate the bloody cameras even though I know where they all are in the city. And I do find they cause many drivers to do dangerous things to avoid them.
That low battery thing annoyed the hell out of me on my 720 until I found a way to switch it off... why the stupid thing's battery always ran out at three in the morning is beyond me though.
"Neither creator James Cameron or original star Arnold Schwarzenegger will be involved in the project, which picks up with John Connor in his 30s leading what's left of the human race against the machines."
Some live experiments survived reentry when the space shuttle exploded. (worms maybe?) Bacteria probably have a chance at survival, but they'll likely be going much faster than the space shuttle was if they ever hit a planet.
I looks like you're trying to measure the flow of natural gas and oxygen by measuring valve position. While it is possible to do, you would need to be able to calibrate the position to flow rate, this would also require very consistent supply pressures and back pressure. On top of that the flow is not likely to be linear with valve position. I've worked with valve positionners that can do this but you'll need to do some redesigning of your control system to integrate them, for that you'll need an expert.
If you have any budget at all to work with I would suggest direct measurement of flow using appropriate instrumentation such something from: http://www.emersonprocess.com/daniel/products/gas/ productlevel1.htm They cover all sorts of volumes of flow, can track total volumes consumes, and can be interfaced with other systems either through analogue or digital interfaces.
I would also suggest checking out various industrial control/instrumentation/automation forums out there and maybe hunting down someone locally to consult with.
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Sure going to mars is going to be a high risk proposition anyway, but not having at least the redundancy of a return capable vehicle for the first trip isn't a bright idea. Having a one way trip would be exponentially more massive an undertaking than going and returning, unless it's a suicide mission. You'll need to rely on scheduled supply runs, with massive redundancy built into them. (What's the current success rate of probes successfully reaching Mars, 60%?) A permanent colonization would require way more people than a quick visit. What happens when you have some catastrophe that shuts down the program for a few years while they re-design? What happens if your colony ship is en-route and the equipment sent earlier gets destroyed? What happens if something unforeseen makes staying there impossible without re-designing something? What if someone goes crazy?
Good song, inspired by: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Got_His_Gun
There was Mars scenario available Sim Earth released for the SNES, PC, Amiga, and a few others. There was also a Venus, Ice planet, and Desert planet... The scenarios involved terraforming the planet to support evolving life.
http://strategywiki.org/wiki/SimEarth:_The_Living_Planet
You'd think if the summary was going to contain quotes, they would be accurately taken from the article... but hey, this is slashdot.
The article was right: "almost like it's Frankenstein's monster coming alive."
Am I seeing this properly? Are the hot keys in the second column in the engadget article as follows?
Firefox, Youtube link, Lesbian porn link!?
"And don't get me started on that active volcano under glacier. How it will react when the weight of the glacier eases rapidly? Possible earthquakes and that means tsunami." Earthquakes taking place thousands of miles from anyone except maybe an antarctic exploration camp aren't much of a threat, and tsunami are usually not a problem in mountain ranges on land.
There's also from TNG the episode "The Naked Now",a few drinks or a disease that makes people act drunk is all it seems to take for a little synthetic loving.
I think they were meant as two separate examples of evolutionary influences on our immune system.
It is very interesting that a gene linked to fighting off the plague in Europe has also been linked to potentially preventing HIV infection. Discoveries like this can lead to potential cures.
http://www.theonion.com/content/node/39133
"With the new exoskeleton, Stephen will be able to safely handle radioactive isotopes in the high-radiation area of the new supercollider particle accelerator. And his new robo-arms are capable of ripping open enemy tanks like they were nutshells,"
The easy option: Don't have any remote communication/data systems connected to vehicle control systems, unfortunately there's already a lot of hardware out there already.
The solution the US military will come up with: Spend trillions setting up a super intelligent AI that can defeat hackers on the fly and control all military weapons on it's own to spare ever needing to send real troops into battle again... it will be named Skynet...
Not really a save game, but...
All the real important relevant data is saved on the servers but there's usually a preferences file saved locally which can control numerous things and can take hours to replace if lost due to a re-install or HD crash. Most people tweek their hotbars, chat windows, etc very often. Restarting from scratch is a real pain, especially if inventories full of look-alike backpacks get shuffled.
I back mine up.
Another effect of local anesthetics is that they constrict the capillaries in the area, the loss of blood flow creates numbness but also has the added benefit a greatly reducing bleeding. If they didn't use it many complex surgeries would be impossible because of the mess and blood loss just from the incisions.
A friend of mine has that watch, the screen is actually very clear and not hard on the eyes at the 1-1.5' distance it's meant to be used at, but I only watched for about 10 min.
It's been available here in Canada for a while via mail-order.
I've never heard one quack... they have a very haunting kind of whistling call that can be heard for miles across a lake on calm mornings.
I have to go with the third option... most people I've talked to who raved about halo 1 had never played anything but solitaire and mine sweeper on a PC, the hype continued from there.
I remember one guy telling me how incredible it was to be able to look in any direction, even up and down! I had to break it to him that I'd been doing that on a PC for years, one of the earliest games I remembered having that feature was Ultima Underworld from the early 90's.
I think you touched on part of the problem with the inbreeding.
With so little "natural" natural selection, the desired attributes are magnified while the actually useful ones aren't. This leads to a whole array of breed specific problems, the larger dogs are probably more prone to some pretty severe ones.
I've seen many large dogs that developed severe arthritis before getting to the age of ten (human years..) When a dog can barely walk, has trouble going to the bathroom, and can't eat it's food properly it's not long before other problems set in or it gets put down.
There is absolutely no need to have full control of any power generating system connected to the internet. It's actually quite easy to have isolated systems even on the same generator that provide remote control and monitoring but do not allow bypassing or modifications of control algorithms or any critical safety mechanisms.
I do see two potential problems though. 1. It costs slightly more to add a few extra non-computerized and isolated controls than to rely on one system to do it all, and someone might try to save a few bucks. 2. I've seen some horrible designs for equipment that somehow get past all quality and safety testing despite major flaws in many respects.
Finally it was a "staged" hack with dramatic news making results... you can stage whatever you want, doesn't mean it's reality.
I'm really surprised that they think so little of us that they didn't at least bother to write up a canned statement about the update. Didn't they expect anyone to notice the patching? Many people take others messing with their PCs very seriously, be it micro$oft or some script kiddie out there, and track this kind of thing constantly.
Any word on what the purpose of the patching is?
Apparently the signatures are distinctive enough that they can even tell the product of different individual reactors apart even from the same facilities.
I can't imagine the red light cameras being set up that badly anywhere, but I can tell you that that's not how they are set up to work where I'm from. Our cameras only take pictures in two situations:
1. Someone drives through the intersection when the light is red BEFORE they even enter the intersection.
2. Someone speeds through the intersection at more than 5 mph over the posted limit.
Doing both nets both fines...
Also, who taught you about yellow lights and left turns? It's the time you enter the intersection that counts for weather or not you are breaking the law. Once you enter the intersection on a green or yellow, even if the light turns red you still have the right of way but you are required to leave the intersection ASAP.
I still hate the bloody cameras even though I know where they all are in the city. And I do find they cause many drivers to do dangerous things to avoid them.
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That low battery thing annoyed the hell out of me on my 720 until I found a way to switch it off... why the stupid thing's battery always ran out at three in the morning is beyond me though.
FTA:
"Neither creator James Cameron or original star Arnold Schwarzenegger will be involved in the project, which picks up with John Connor in his 30s leading what's left of the human race against the machines."
Some live experiments survived reentry when the space shuttle exploded. (worms maybe?) Bacteria probably have a chance at survival, but they'll likely be going much faster than the space shuttle was if they ever hit a planet.
I looks like you're trying to measure the flow of natural gas and oxygen by measuring valve position. While it is possible to do, you would need to be able to calibrate the position to flow rate, this would also require very consistent supply pressures and back pressure. On top of that the flow is not likely to be linear with valve position. I've worked with valve positionners that can do this but you'll need to do some redesigning of your control system to integrate them, for that you'll need an expert.
/ productlevel1.htm
If you have any budget at all to work with I would suggest direct measurement of flow using appropriate instrumentation such something from: http://www.emersonprocess.com/daniel/products/gas
They cover all sorts of volumes of flow, can track total volumes consumes, and can be interfaced with other systems either through analogue or digital interfaces.
I would also suggest checking out various industrial control/instrumentation/automation forums out there and maybe hunting down someone locally to consult with.