It sounds like Fahrenheit 451 with a dash of The Network thrown in. If you, or anyone else, remembers the title of the story, I would like to try and track it down. Please leave the title or author as a reply. Thanks.
They are currently much more expensive, and cannot compete for data density with standard HDDs. I would guess that most of the major hard drive manufacturers working to develop products of their own, in hopes of having something competitively priced and comparable in storage size to market ASAP. Right now, SSDs simply cost more for less space, and while you or I may see the advantages, the average computer buyer will be a tough sell on the idea of paying more for what he/she will perceive as less. Also, I seem to recall a more limited write life being a concern for SSDs. Hard drives will fail, but SSDs can become unusable after several thousand rewrites. Has this problem been dealt with?
I remember a while back there was a story that the Taliban thought US Army personal had air conditioned underwear and their nightvision technology let them look through women's clothes so I would say it is very possible they think the towers track the cell phones even when they are powered down.
A mastery of the force is required to responsably and effectively handle a lightsaber. We need the force first so we can use our lightsabers to their full potential.
I love the books that have been written for this time period, and we have seen how Lucas treats expanded universe material when it gets in the way of merchandising. Let him play around in a part of this galaxies history that I, and legions of other die hard fans, don't care about and can ignore. Don't give him ideas about how there aren't enough teddy bears or illiterate amphibians in Thrawn's armies. Leave those bits alone!
1. I think you misunderstood my concern regarding this electric power. I never said, nor did I imply, it should be free. I honestly don't know where you got that. I said, that while it is, as you observe, more efficient than the IC engine, it is not a long term replacement. Please attend carefully: THE ELECTRIC CAR IS A GOOD THING, I JUST DON'T THINK IT SOLVES THE PROBLEM.
2. The internal combustion engine produces greenhouse gases. Way to dismiss it over one point. I didn't say solar would never be ready, I think it is a huge part of the future energy picture, just that I think it is not ready.
3. Wow, so just because I disagree with you, I must be on someone's payroll. That said, here you make some very good points. I will do more research, maybe wind is more mature than I previously thought. I think, in particular, the wind farms at see have potential. That leaves, of course, the nontrivial cost of building all these windmills.
4. Nuclear is a good option, but it will never be widely accepted because of the perception. That is what I meant, but left unsaid. You can bitch and moan to your hearts content about the benefits, but all people think when they hear nuclear power is Chernobyl and Three Mile island. Beyond the public relations issue, I agree with you 100%
5. How did you get from my statement that I am more interested in hydrogen, to I think hydrogen is the only answer and the electric car can go fuck itself? You say: "Did you know you cant' put them in tanks?" Yes, I did know that. Have you ever heard of fuel cells? Electric is a stopgap, but it is the tech of the present. Hydrogen is the future.
Honda and BMW have already produced and are readying for market hydrogen cars. Here are some alternatives to pricey electrolysis for producing hydrogen, and here is a method of producing hydrogen from algae. Don't get me started on the damn Prius. I am finished doing research for you, but you might consider the amount of strip mining done to make the batteries in those things. Environmentally friendly my ass.
You are correct. Hydrogen does not occur naturally on earth. I had recently read an article, but I can't find it now, about a method of generation using electrolysis powered by solar power. The article I read claimed 80% efficiency. I will continue looking for the article, and post a link if I can find one. If anyone else has seen that information, I would be grateful for a link.
I was thinking of ways the design shown in the patent could be improved, and this is what I came up with: What if the phone appeared as it does now minus the number pad. the controls are reoriented to the sides of the screen so that it is played sideways, like the GBA, or the new micro, but somewhere in between for size. Finally, the keyboard slides out from one side like the LG chocolate and others, and the screen reorients. I think that could work.
If the problem is global warming/greenhouse gases, then the solution is fuel that doesn't produce said gases. Electric cars reduce, but do not eliminate, these emissions, because while they are more efficient, the power has to come from somewhere, and right now that means a power plant. The alternatives to fossil fueled power plants just aren't mature enough at this stage in the game. Solar is very inefficient, and wind is costly and unsightly. Nuclear presents its own problems. As far as automotive tech goes, I am much more interested in hydrogen.
"Dare Osabanjo because in his view OpenSocial while billed as a standardized widget platform for the Web, actually isn't."
Did Microsoft really just criticize Google for creating a non-standardized standard? What?
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It sounds like Fahrenheit 451 with a dash of The Network thrown in. If you, or anyone else, remembers the title of the story, I would like to try and track it down. Please leave the title or author as a reply. Thanks.
They are currently much more expensive, and cannot compete for data density with standard HDDs. I would guess that most of the major hard drive manufacturers working to develop products of their own, in hopes of having something competitively priced and comparable in storage size to market ASAP. Right now, SSDs simply cost more for less space, and while you or I may see the advantages, the average computer buyer will be a tough sell on the idea of paying more for what he/she will perceive as less. Also, I seem to recall a more limited write life being a concern for SSDs. Hard drives will fail, but SSDs can become unusable after several thousand rewrites. Has this problem been dealt with?
I remember a while back there was a story that the Taliban thought US Army personal had air conditioned underwear and their nightvision technology let them look through women's clothes so I would say it is very possible they think the towers track the cell phones even when they are powered down.
A mastery of the force is required to responsably and effectively handle a lightsaber. We need the force first so we can use our lightsabers to their full potential.
I love the books that have been written for this time period, and we have seen how Lucas treats expanded universe material when it gets in the way of merchandising. Let him play around in a part of this galaxies history that I, and legions of other die hard fans, don't care about and can ignore. Don't give him ideas about how there aren't enough teddy bears or illiterate amphibians in Thrawn's armies. Leave those bits alone!
That picture reminds me of the monster from the revived Dr Who episode Love and Monsters.
Shit, I should have previewed. My links got lost.
http://www.hydrogencarsnow.com/blog/2007/10/alternative-methods-for-producing.html
http://www.physorg.com/news114172068.html
1. I think you misunderstood my concern regarding this electric power. I never said, nor did I imply, it should be free. I honestly don't know where you got that. I said, that while it is, as you observe, more efficient than the IC engine, it is not a long term replacement. Please attend carefully: THE ELECTRIC CAR IS A GOOD THING, I JUST DON'T THINK IT SOLVES THE PROBLEM.
2. The internal combustion engine produces greenhouse gases. Way to dismiss it over one point. I didn't say solar would never be ready, I think it is a huge part of the future energy picture, just that I think it is not ready.
3. Wow, so just because I disagree with you, I must be on someone's payroll. That said, here you make some very good points. I will do more research, maybe wind is more mature than I previously thought. I think, in particular, the wind farms at see have potential. That leaves, of course, the nontrivial cost of building all these windmills.
4. Nuclear is a good option, but it will never be widely accepted because of the perception. That is what I meant, but left unsaid. You can bitch and moan to your hearts content about the benefits, but all people think when they hear nuclear power is Chernobyl and Three Mile island. Beyond the public relations issue, I agree with you 100%
5. How did you get from my statement that I am more interested in hydrogen, to I think hydrogen is the only answer and the electric car can go fuck itself? You say: "Did you know you cant' put them in tanks?" Yes, I did know that. Have you ever heard of fuel cells? Electric is a stopgap, but it is the tech of the present. Hydrogen is the future.
Honda and BMW have already produced and are readying for market hydrogen cars. Here are some alternatives to pricey electrolysis for producing hydrogen, and here is a method of producing hydrogen from algae. Don't get me started on the damn Prius. I am finished doing research for you, but you might consider the amount of strip mining done to make the batteries in those things. Environmentally friendly my ass.
You are correct. Hydrogen does not occur naturally on earth. I had recently read an article, but I can't find it now, about a method of generation using electrolysis powered by solar power. The article I read claimed 80% efficiency. I will continue looking for the article, and post a link if I can find one. If anyone else has seen that information, I would be grateful for a link.
I was thinking of ways the design shown in the patent could be improved, and this is what I came up with: What if the phone appeared as it does now minus the number pad. the controls are reoriented to the sides of the screen so that it is played sideways, like the GBA, or the new micro, but somewhere in between for size. Finally, the keyboard slides out from one side like the LG chocolate and others, and the screen reorients. I think that could work.
If the problem is global warming/greenhouse gases, then the solution is fuel that doesn't produce said gases. Electric cars reduce, but do not eliminate, these emissions, because while they are more efficient, the power has to come from somewhere, and right now that means a power plant. The alternatives to fossil fueled power plants just aren't mature enough at this stage in the game. Solar is very inefficient, and wind is costly and unsightly. Nuclear presents its own problems. As far as automotive tech goes, I am much more interested in hydrogen.
"Dare Osabanjo because in his view OpenSocial while billed as a standardized widget platform for the Web, actually isn't." Did Microsoft really just criticize Google for creating a non-standardized standard? What?