4. Ferrofluids - magnetic fluids that can look spectacular. They're made from nanoscale magnetic particles suspended in a liquid. The spectacular sculpture in the video below is made using a ferrofluid and electromagnets.
You can get this stuff from United Nuclear (about 2/3 of the way down the page, sorry no anchors), as well as some fun looking "super magnets" and some radioactive ores.
When I read about the fluid that can flow up the sides of a container, all I could think about was THE BLOB!
The FBI raided Soghoian's Bloomington apartment and seized computers, equipment and papers Oct. 28, a day after Rep. Edward Markey, D-Mass., called for him to be arrested for creating a Web site that let people create fake airline boarding passes. Markey later withdrew the request.
How would us Americans maintain our fat asses without Taco Bell and the mega transfat combo value menu?
Come to think of it, maybe an outbreak of serious illness every once in a while would be a good thing... horrible diarrhea is a very aggressive weight loss program.
The point is that individual cases and the associated behaviors can be aligned and collated to trace the source of an outbreak. It is revolutionary in that many fewer people are getting sick.
There is no way to stop the spread of a disease directly with a database, but this system was fast and accurate enough to track down the source before the outbreak became something more like an epidemic. Taco Bell is so popular that this could have added up to hundreds of thousands of cases before someone realized the source.
Using US and Canadian satellite images, as well as data from seismic monitors, Copland discovered that the ice shelf collapsed in the early afternoon of August 13, 2005.
At the longest and widest spans, the remains of the Ayles shelf are about 15 kilometres long and five kilometres wide. The fragment is between 30 and 40 metres thick.
This makes me wonder what else might have been overlooked.
And nobody will ever invent a reading gizmo that is bathtub friendly, that's for sure. Do you really soak in a tub and read on a regular basis? It is pretty damned clear to me that this is not going to be an issue in the fairly near future.
People that are proud to own actual copies of actual books will continue to purchase the Real Deal(TM) and not some convenience machine regurgitation. The only toe-hold on sustainability I can see for such a marketing scheme is in airports, for about seven years.
This concept just feels a bit like a photo booth at a mall or amusement park - a nice novelty but not particularly common or successful.
...or have it in digital format for half the price. Plug up a USB compliant storage device (cellphone for instance) and you own it in seven seconds, not seven minutes. If seven seconds is too long, you can download it later from your GoogleBooks account. Your fifteen year old Okidata laser printer could print it, but why waste paper like one of those stupid machines.
RealMedia, barf. How appropriate that a commentary on the restrictive
nature of digital media should be distributed in that format.
I think they are looking at the past through rose-colored glasses a bit
here. The owners of copyright material have always made efforts to restrict
duplication, even in the not-so-good-ol-days of analog tape. Drop a quick
"VHS copy protection" into Google and you will see countless references of
the restrictive nature of that media, both on the audio and video tracks.
Analog audio tapes included a pleasnt high-pitched screeching boobytrap
(spoiler signal) for would-be copiers.
It is not the death of the analog media that represents the end of part of
our culture--and the risk of lost rights--as the commentary claims. It is the
lack of spine in our leaders to stand up for what is right. It is the lack
of foresight and hindsight on the part of the copyright owners and the
consumers that patronize them. Make some noise about that, NPR.
I would also like to point out the self-destructive nature of the analog
media they are pining over. About one third of the VHS tapes that remain in
my collection are playable. The first DVD I ever bought does not skip once.
I am glad that flash-32-bit has been working in many Linux-64-BIT distros. This is a testament to the spirit of the hard-working folks behind our favorite flavors of the best OS. This does not excuse the dragging of feet on the part of Adobe. There needs to be a central release and some code for the aforementioned hard working people. RELEASE A LINUX-64-BIT VERSION OF FLASH NOW, you brown-nosed bastards. How can we make this any more clear?
Using Gmail and flash can be interesting for a 64-bit Linux distro - Mozilla just crashes. I don't know if there is a better fix for this but that is because what I have been doing has Just Worked(TM) since I figured it out, and it was the only way to do it back then. I dug and dug and found that forcing 32-bit flash to run in a 32-bit browser on a 64-bit platform was the way to go.
I can't think of a single reason to *not* use a 64 bit processor in a new machine. Upgrade ability and the availability of components pretty much makes this a no-brainer.
I am actually disappointed that the old model rockets did not make it onto the blacklist! Those freaking things really were dangerous. I had a quad-E engine 2-stager that could lift several hands full of nails over 500 feet into the air, and then dump them when the chute was deployed. Don't ask me why I know this... ask the local police. I also used them as "nukes" in bottle rocket fights with the other one-eyed freaks in the neighborhood. Counterbalance a duct taped egg onto one of those babies and gauge the trajectory properly, then you were invincible!
What a beautiful coup for a loser-pays system! When it comes to matters of frivolity these video game suits are in the top five, and imagine all the money ambulance chasing lawyers wouldn't make under this kind of legal climate. How perfect that a state is the original losing plaintiff! I hope that this judge has drawn an effective line in the sand for these whiny bastards. IANAL; does this constitute a precident?
What a headline... I thought for a second there that they had recalled IE7.
I assume that only security vulnerabilities will be patched in XP's IE7 until Vista is on the same update schedule as XP. These patches will be fashionably late and will only address the most severe issues with the browser, and that simple compatibility glitches will go unanswered. Once Vista is really rolling along there will be more consistency.
Most laptop battery packs are comprised of lithium ion cell #18650. They are 3.6 volts (some denote them as 3.7 volts) each cell and are typically around 2200 mAH (2.2 Ampre-Hours). They are arranged in series-parallel to achieve the desired voltage (~14.4 volts) and capacity (~4400mAH).
Lithium polymer offers a lighter package at a higher volume to achieve the same capacity and discharge current. Because of the high resistance characteristics of the polymer-only substrate, some liquid electrolyte (the stuff used in lithium-ion cells) is is added for consumer electronics applications. It gels with the polymer. The polymer alone is not much of a fire risk, but with the addition of its cousin's more volatile electrolyte, that risk has developed. The attractive feature of li-poly is that you can fill all the voids in a device with battery mass, and that it does not usually create as much heat when charging or discharging.
Notably, lithium polymer has a lower cycle life than lithium ion typically does -- that is it will survive fewer charges/discharges.
At least we aren't hauling around giant sealed lead acid batteries (like in a UPS or alarm system) everywhere.
How does the Chinese Wikipedia differ from the English? Easy! One is in
Chinese and the other is in English.
TFA:
Another person replied angrily: "If you want to release your
emotions, use a bulletin board. Wikipedia is not your toilet."
Slashdot, perhaps?
While I appreciate the anecdotal insight, all I really needed to know is
that we are talking about information exchange media under an oppressive
government. Again, TFA:
Asked to explain what this meant, Zhang
said, "Anyone who is Chinese knows."
How could there possibly
be any free exchange, ever, in a culture where censorship in the media is a
fact of life, just like fluoride in the water. It just IS --no
matter how many "parallel" projects there are. This makes me sick.
Slashdot Mirror
When I read about the fluid that can flow up the sides of a container, all I could think about was THE BLOB!
Actually, I think that may be a primary ingredient. Pintos and cheese anybody?
Fine by me. Prices would drop pretty quickly as competition was reintroduced to the market.
How would us Americans maintain our fat asses without Taco Bell and the mega transfat combo value menu?
Come to think of it, maybe an outbreak of serious illness every once in a while would be a good thing... horrible diarrhea is a very aggressive weight loss program.
Ok, back to my heart-attack-in-a-sack.
The point is that individual cases and the associated behaviors can be aligned and collated to trace the source of an outbreak. It is revolutionary in that many fewer people are getting sick.
There is no way to stop the spread of a disease directly with a database, but this system was fast and accurate enough to track down the source before the outbreak became something more like an epidemic. Taco Bell is so popular that this could have added up to hundreds of thousands of cases before someone realized the source.
And nobody will ever invent a reading gizmo that is bathtub friendly, that's for sure. Do you really soak in a tub and read on a regular basis? It is pretty damned clear to me that this is not going to be an issue in the fairly near future.
People that are proud to own actual copies of actual books will continue to purchase the Real Deal(TM) and not some convenience machine regurgitation. The only toe-hold on sustainability I can see for such a marketing scheme is in airports, for about seven years.
This concept just feels a bit like a photo booth at a mall or amusement park - a nice novelty but not particularly common or successful.
...or have it in digital format for half the price. Plug up a USB compliant storage device (cellphone for instance) and you own it in seven seconds, not seven minutes. If seven seconds is too long, you can download it later from your GoogleBooks account. Your fifteen year old Okidata laser printer could print it, but why waste paper like one of those stupid machines.
RealMedia, barf. How appropriate that a commentary on the restrictive nature of digital media should be distributed in that format.
I think they are looking at the past through rose-colored glasses a bit here. The owners of copyright material have always made efforts to restrict duplication, even in the not-so-good-ol-days of analog tape. Drop a quick "VHS copy protection" into Google and you will see countless references of the restrictive nature of that media, both on the audio and video tracks. Analog audio tapes included a pleasnt high-pitched screeching boobytrap (spoiler signal) for would-be copiers.
It is not the death of the analog media that represents the end of part of our culture--and the risk of lost rights--as the commentary claims. It is the lack of spine in our leaders to stand up for what is right. It is the lack of foresight and hindsight on the part of the copyright owners and the consumers that patronize them. Make some noise about that, NPR.
I would also like to point out the self-destructive nature of the analog media they are pining over. About one third of the VHS tapes that remain in my collection are playable. The first DVD I ever bought does not skip once.
Slashdot has ads? Seriously, it is only 5 bucks.
I am glad that flash-32-bit has been working in many Linux-64-BIT distros. This is a testament to the spirit of the hard-working folks behind our favorite flavors of the best OS. This does not excuse the dragging of feet on the part of Adobe. There needs to be a central release and some code for the aforementioned hard working people. RELEASE A LINUX-64-BIT VERSION OF FLASH NOW, you brown-nosed bastards. How can we make this any more clear?
Using Gmail and flash can be interesting for a 64-bit Linux distro - Mozilla just crashes. I don't know if there is a better fix for this but that is because what I have been doing has Just Worked(TM) since I figured it out, and it was the only way to do it back then. I dug and dug and found that forcing 32-bit flash to run in a 32-bit browser on a 64-bit platform was the way to go.
Here is my posted solution on LinuxForums, in case anyone has had the Mozilla-Gmail-flash problem... but I expect that this has been solved differently.
I can't think of a single reason to *not* use a 64 bit processor in a new machine. Upgrade ability and the availability of components pretty much makes this a no-brainer.
I almost forgot... about 50 HELPING HANDS
I use these all day every day.
A Cadex C7000 battery analyzer
An SB-5 Carbon Pile load tester
An infrared thermometer
A spot welder
UV and infrared lighting equipment, maybe a couple of booths and a couple of handhelds
I am actually disappointed that the old model rockets did not make it onto the blacklist! Those freaking things really were dangerous. I had a quad-E engine 2-stager that could lift several hands full of nails over 500 feet into the air, and then dump them when the chute was deployed. Don't ask me why I know this... ask the local police. I also used them as "nukes" in bottle rocket fights with the other one-eyed freaks in the neighborhood. Counterbalance a duct taped egg onto one of those babies and gauge the trajectory properly, then you were invincible!
1989 was pretty entertaining.
What a beautiful coup for a loser-pays system! When it comes to matters of frivolity these video game suits are in the top five, and imagine all the money ambulance chasing lawyers wouldn't make under this kind of legal climate. How perfect that a state is the original losing plaintiff! I hope that this judge has drawn an effective line in the sand for these whiny bastards. IANAL; does this constitute a precident?
What a headline... I thought for a second there that they had recalled IE7.
I assume that only security vulnerabilities will be patched in XP's IE7 until Vista is on the same update schedule as XP. These patches will be fashionably late and will only address the most severe issues with the browser, and that simple compatibility glitches will go unanswered. Once Vista is really rolling along there will be more consistency.
Thanks.
Unless.... wait... [googles your post]
Most laptop battery packs are comprised of lithium ion cell #18650. They are 3.6 volts (some denote them as 3.7 volts) each cell and are typically around 2200 mAH (2.2 Ampre-Hours). They are arranged in series-parallel to achieve the desired voltage (~14.4 volts) and capacity (~4400mAH).
Lithium polymer offers a lighter package at a higher volume to achieve the same capacity and discharge current. Because of the high resistance characteristics of the polymer-only substrate, some liquid electrolyte (the stuff used in lithium-ion cells) is is added for consumer electronics applications. It gels with the polymer. The polymer alone is not much of a fire risk, but with the addition of its cousin's more volatile electrolyte, that risk has developed. The attractive feature of li-poly is that you can fill all the voids in a device with battery mass, and that it does not usually create as much heat when charging or discharging.
Notably, lithium polymer has a lower cycle life than lithium ion typically does -- that is it will survive fewer charges/discharges.
At least we aren't hauling around giant sealed lead acid batteries (like in a UPS or alarm system) everywhere.
Sounds like you love your coworkers!
Now my family will not have to go to all the trouble of downloading their malware - it will come preinstalled! It's a feature!
TFA: Slashdot, perhaps?
While I appreciate the anecdotal insight, all I really needed to know is that we are talking about information exchange media under an oppressive government. Again, TFA: How could there possibly be any free exchange, ever, in a culture where censorship in the media is a fact of life, just like fluoride in the water. It just IS --no matter how many "parallel" projects there are. This makes me sick.