The usual argument for criminalizing posession of data regardless of how you got it hasn't been refuted near enough.
(too bad AC posts get overlooked by mods - as if they weren't worth reading unless someone got a karma point)
I don't know you, but I'd be pretty pissed if someone dragged me in a net while looking around to hook up. Not that jellyfish get blue balls or anything like that, but still sucks.
Please mod this up TOO - it looks that (as usual) there is room in a whole country for more than one way of life, and this one is as worthy of being known as the one that got posted first. Together they're really useful - thanks.
Anybody know how submissions are processed for acceptance? I guess it's nice to see the story finally made it, even if someone else had to submit it again almost a month later.
arielCo writes "Those helpful-yet-annoying little stickers on fruits that tell the cashier the variety and brand may be replaced with a CO2 laser etching. Quoth the PhysOrg article: "the laser cauterizes the peel, much like when a laser is used on human skin. The cauterized area is impenetrable to pathogens and decay organisms and resists water loss". Demonstrated on a grapefruit, it is due for testing on "tomatoes, avocado and other citrus fruits". The original paper (abstract) requires a paid subscription."
What I meant was that anything enclosed by a skin cannot have rotating parts, by the same reasons living critters don't have any.
As for the cylinders with bristles I figure those would be protective devices at the "out" sides of a traditional bearing which will handle the load (the bristles would be mashed otherwise). Kind of a self-cleaning gasket. Good one - from my limited perspective:)
Yup, I thought of that too but I didn't post it to keep it short;) I wonder about a long-term source of gas out there, but it can be finite too. Take a look at this thought (too bad posts by ACs rarely get modded up).
Good one. One small issue: all designs would have to forfeit anything that spins as its business-end, much like whales don't have propellers. Still, there are alternatives, and you may look at living sand-diggers for clues. You still need something hard for "claws" and a pretty resistant skin, perhaps with scales where it's closer to the action.
Bigger issue: the reactions of politicians / taxpayers when you show them your design for a robotic mole / lizard.
I'd rather see a robot that can make low-efficiency solar cells and a form of concrete from sand in the Sahara.
Umm, I think I get your point. Yes, I'd rather put the dollars and brainpower towards solving a lot of remaining problems here at home rather than sending bots out there to dig out whatever valuable minerals are there, just to have cheaper LCDs and mobile phones. There's a lot to be said for beating rockets into plowshares.
Aw, there goes my Nobel.;) Okay, I was actually shooting for a "3, Interesting" at most.
As the other replier noted, you can protect the delicate parts of your machine.
Yup - gaskets, flexible boots and such. But they have limited effectiveness since there's some sliding action exposed to the nasty elements.
You can also maintain it (eg, clean and oil on a frequent basis the relevant parts).
Are they sending a maintenance bot along with it? I expect this to be deployed initially as a prospector robot - likely the Lunokhod chaps gave it a lot of thought.
It's merely another engineering problem and I see no reason that the issue has to be addressed in this stage of technology development.
True dat - self-maintenance probably wasn't a part of this challenge. But sure as hell it will have to be addressed before we send the first titanium-digger on its own out there.
On behalf of the Society for the Advancement of Humour through Awkward Reframing, I'd like to convey our admiration for your tenacious and comprehensive example of this not so fine art. We'd be pleased to have you as an Honorary Member.
There's no mention of the additional challenge presented by the mechanical properties of lunar regolith. Since there's no wind or liquid water, the grains of "sand" have been formed only by breaking up larger pebbles and have not been eroded since, so they're rather jagged and very abrasive.
In other words, imagine your garden-variety backhoe or skid loader digging through finely ground glass - you'll pray to @DEITIES for its gaskets and bearings.
Makes a lot of sense (where are my mod points when I need them?).
You only have to be aware of Google stemming, or at least include the animal in your query: "Karmic" tends to be equated with "karma", so I often have to put a + sign in front of it.
Just a code name, for fun. They follow a fanciful "Adjective Animal" scheme, and are frequently shortened to the adjective (e.g. "gedit crashes when opening more than 32767 files on Karmic").
Ahh, I remembered that there was some controversy about it but didn't know what it was about - thanks.
Ok, maybe second, but still a cookie-cutter one-size-fits-all car. My point is "don't confuse retro with unique/original". Come to think of it, everything recognized today as retro was almost necessarily a staple of its time.
...Ford reintroduces the Model T! All new for 2010!
Maybe not Ford, but in about 30 seconds I found two places to buy new Model T / Model A parts.
Taking the car analogy further, there's not much fun in commuting every day at 45 mph, without a/a (be it to cool or heat), etc etc; if that's not what the funny GP post meant, I don't know what.
Personally I'm tired of cookie cutter cars, and would pay good money for a new model T, just to have something unique. That strategy worked for the "new VW bug".
Oh, the Model T is sure a cookie-cutter car (indeed the first to be churned out in an assembly line, and had very few design changes along its life); they just don't use that recipe anymore. The WV New Beetle only salutes Porsche's original shape to make it cute and likeable and youthful, but it was a new car: a modern 2.0l water-cooled front-mounted engine, airbags...
By the same line, AmigaOS has a lot of catching up to do.
Oh yes, there's almost always a funny/wise/witty nugget or two in every episode. By "peaked" I meant commercially, top-of-mind and all that - how many Simpsons t-shirts have you seen lately? Would you wear one without fear of looking dorky?
The movie was arguably "too little", but definitely "too late".
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The usual argument for criminalizing posession of data regardless of how you got it hasn't been refuted near enough. (too bad AC posts get overlooked by mods - as if they weren't worth reading unless someone got a karma point)
They appear to do this for sexual reproduction.
I don't know you, but I'd be pretty pissed if someone dragged me in a net while looking around to hook up. Not that jellyfish get blue balls or anything like that, but still sucks.
Please mod this up TOO - it looks that (as usual) there is room in a whole country for more than one way of life, and this one is as worthy of being known as the one that got posted first. Together they're really useful - thanks.
arielCo writes "Those helpful-yet-annoying little stickers on fruits that tell the cashier the variety and brand may be replaced with a CO2 laser etching. Quoth the PhysOrg article: "the laser cauterizes the peel, much like when a laser is used on human skin. The cauterized area is impenetrable to pathogens and decay organisms and resists water loss". Demonstrated on a grapefruit, it is due for testing on "tomatoes, avocado and other citrus fruits". The original paper (abstract) requires a paid subscription."
cupcakes and a chainsaw
TIP: it's easier to dunk them in your tea instead.
What I meant was that anything enclosed by a skin cannot have rotating parts, by the same reasons living critters don't have any.
As for the cylinders with bristles I figure those would be protective devices at the "out" sides of a traditional bearing which will handle the load (the bristles would be mashed otherwise). Kind of a self-cleaning gasket. Good one - from my limited perspective :)
Yup, I thought of that too but I didn't post it to keep it short ;) I wonder about a long-term source of gas out there, but it can be finite too. Take a look at this thought (too bad posts by ACs rarely get modded up).
Good one. One small issue: all designs would have to forfeit anything that spins as its business-end, much like whales don't have propellers. Still, there are alternatives, and you may look at living sand-diggers for clues. You still need something hard for "claws" and a pretty resistant skin, perhaps with scales where it's closer to the action.
Bigger issue: the reactions of politicians / taxpayers when you show them your design for a robotic mole / lizard.
I'd rather see a robot that can make low-efficiency solar cells and a form of concrete from sand in the Sahara.
Umm, I think I get your point. Yes, I'd rather put the dollars and brainpower towards solving a lot of remaining problems here at home rather than sending bots out there to dig out whatever valuable minerals are there, just to have cheaper LCDs and mobile phones. There's a lot to be said for beating rockets into plowshares.
I think this is overrated.
Aw, there goes my Nobel. ;) Okay, I was actually shooting for a "3, Interesting" at most.
As the other replier noted, you can protect the delicate parts of your machine.
Yup - gaskets, flexible boots and such. But they have limited effectiveness since there's some sliding action exposed to the nasty elements.
You can also maintain it (eg, clean and oil on a frequent basis the relevant parts).
Are they sending a maintenance bot along with it? I expect this to be deployed initially as a prospector robot - likely the Lunokhod chaps gave it a lot of thought.
It's merely another engineering problem and I see no reason that the issue has to be addressed in this stage of technology development.
True dat - self-maintenance probably wasn't a part of this challenge. But sure as hell it will have to be addressed before we send the first titanium-digger on its own out there.
You may visit us any sunny Saturday morning to PeaceMan Bldg, corner of LightenUp & TakeAJoke. Utopia City, NW. :)
On behalf of the Society for the Advancement of Humour through Awkward Reframing, I'd like to convey our admiration for your tenacious and comprehensive example of this not so fine art. We'd be pleased to have you as an Honorary Member.
There's no mention of the additional challenge presented by the mechanical properties of lunar regolith. Since there's no wind or liquid water, the grains of "sand" have been formed only by breaking up larger pebbles and have not been eroded since, so they're rather jagged and very abrasive.
In other words, imagine your garden-variety backhoe or skid loader digging through finely ground glass - you'll pray to @DEITIES for its gaskets and bearings.
there, fixed it
Makes a lot of sense (where are my mod points when I need them?).
You only have to be aware of Google stemming, or at least include the animal in your query: "Karmic" tends to be equated with "karma", so I often have to put a + sign in front of it.
Personally, I'm waiting for Solid Snake.
Sept 2013? Let's hope you haven't given up and gone Mac by then ;)
Lucid Lynx is the next, in case you're wondering. Announced in September.
Just a code name, for fun. They follow a fanciful "Adjective Animal" scheme, and are frequently shortened to the adjective (e.g. "gedit crashes when opening more than 32767 files on Karmic").
Silence, infidel! I keel you! -- Achmed the Dead Elitist ;)
What, no preference? Heretics!
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Ahh, I remembered that there was some controversy about it but didn't know what it was about - thanks.
Ok, maybe second, but still a cookie-cutter one-size-fits-all car. My point is "don't confuse retro with unique/original". Come to think of it, everything recognized today as retro was almost necessarily a staple of its time.
...Ford reintroduces the Model T! All new for 2010!
Maybe not Ford, but in about 30 seconds I found two places to buy new Model T / Model A parts.
Taking the car analogy further, there's not much fun in commuting every day at 45 mph, without a/a (be it to cool or heat), etc etc; if that's not what the funny GP post meant, I don't know what.
Personally I'm tired of cookie cutter cars, and would pay good money for a new model T, just to have something unique. That strategy worked for the "new VW bug".
Oh, the Model T is sure a cookie-cutter car (indeed the first to be churned out in an assembly line, and had very few design changes along its life); they just don't use that recipe anymore. The WV New Beetle only salutes Porsche's original shape to make it cute and likeable and youthful, but it was a new car: a modern 2.0l water-cooled front-mounted engine, airbags...
By the same line, AmigaOS has a lot of catching up to do.
Nah, too long for a 140-char sig ;)
Oh yes, there's almost always a funny/wise/witty nugget or two in every episode. By "peaked" I meant commercially, top-of-mind and all that - how many Simpsons t-shirts have you seen lately? Would you wear one without fear of looking dorky? The movie was arguably "too little", but definitely "too late".
I may just have found you a buddy