Nice proof of concept though.
Indeed!
I think that at this point in the technology, materials science in not yet at a place where a metal object built as a composite of liquid or powdered material could take the same stresses that a drop-forged or milled object can. But it's a matter of time...
When International Space Station Commander Barry Wilmore needed a wrench, NASA knew just what to do. They "e-mailed" him one.
They make it sound like "Woah! I need a wrench and I don't have it! What ever will I do?"
Clearly, however, this was a fully planned experiment, and it is doubtful that the wrench was used a the sole tool for some important fix. The wrench will come back with the crew and be studied in a laboratory as I'm sure was planned from the beginning.
Impressive none the less, but let's be honest here.
Who else could possibly have done this? Only cyberbogeymen could have been quite this evil, obviously.
It was those pesky North Koreans, of course...
I got the "in pristine condition" from http://www.military.com/daily-..., which is one of the links in the summary. I would think that they should know.
Military.com may not have the latest information. I work for the DoD in the Puget Sound area, and know a number of worker bees at Bremerton, and they have a different opinion.
in pristine condition
And no, it was not in "pristine condition".
For (I'm so sorry) Fox News:
âoeWe would have liked to have seen it become a museum, but it just wasnâ(TM)t in the cards,â Navy spokesman Chris Johnson told FoxNews.com. âoeBut unfortunately, it is a difficult proposition to raise funds. The group that was going to collect donations had a $35 million budget plan but was only able to raise $100,000.â
...and...
The Ranger will have to be towed to International Shipbreakingâ(TM)s facility on the Gulf of Mexico from the pacific bit since it is too large for passage through the Panama Canal, it will have to be towed down and around South America. The voyage is anticipated to take up to five months.
Johnson said that the tow will come at no cost to the Navy and the International Shipbreakers is currently drafting a towing plan and will absorb the costs.
A historic ship both in the actual theater of war and in the movie memories of the general public, in pristine condition and one penny is the best they can do, for a gross weight of 56000 TONS??
First, the Navy tried for many years to interest groups with the idea of turning it into a museum, but no one could come up with tho money to fund such a project.
Second, there are considerable problems that have to be mitigated when breakining up such a ship. They can't just sell it to some third world country where it would be "beached" and dismantled by locals in an environmentally hazardous way. The ship almost certainly contains many tons of hazardous materials such as asbestos, and various noxious fluids, all of which must be safely removed and disposed of.
Third, where ever it is disposed of, it has to be towed there, not an insignificant expense.
The Navy got a deal spaying one cent to dispose of it.
The South made peace with NK? when did this happen? Clearly you have never been to South Korea. There is an armistice but they are certainly not at "peace". Indeed a few years ago NK shelled an island controlled by the South.
You can buy cat-5 and cat-6 by the foot @ Lowes (and Home Depot), the connectors and crimping tool can be had for cheap and are basically one-time expenses. Why would you go to Best Buy or Amazon for such a thing?
Whooooooooosh!
Or perhaps the stereotype hit too close to home?
That is also true about the US too
And this has exactly what to do with the possiblity that NK did the Sony hack? Not much if anything.
Use multi-joint barbell exercises like squats and deadlifts. They build bone density and stave off the effects of osteoporosis.
Seriously? You are suggesting weight training to Slashdotters? Well, I suppose they could order the weights on-line and have them delivered to the basement, but could mom carry them down the stairs?
I was suspicious of the U.S. allegations that the North Korean government was behind it when the North Koreans denied it was them.
Yes, because the North Koreans are forthright and honest chaps, their statements are always unbiased and true...
If you're going to hack somebody to make a political statement, it makes no sense to later deny that you were involved.
The North Koreans do not operate on the same logical reasoning that most of the rest of the world does. Trying to apply what most of the world defines as "making sense" to what North Korea says and does in not as straight forward as you might think. They have often denied involvement in thing later proven.
Sony is not who bowed down to pressure. The 5 largest movie theater chains refused to show the movie out of fear, not Sony.
Nice excuse, but not valid.
You are trying to tell me that Sony has no sway over theatre chains that rely on Sony to provide them with product to sell to the public at excessive prices? Really?
Sony has a ***LOT*** of power, but chose not to use it because they have no spine.
No, entrenching the right for corporations to act like assholes to maximize their profits means you live in an oligarchy.
I guess I disagree that they are "acting like assholes" by regulating resources on their property to benefit their business.
Restaurants don't allow you to bring other restaurants food in, I can't pull into the Ford dealership and just use their stall to work on my car...
Sorry, but this is just corporate assholes asking to be treated as special.
We don't live in a Socialist State.
Perhaps this is "Corporate Assholes" trying to monetize their investment in their hotel property and make money as most businesses are created to do?
But on a practical engineering standpoint, the technology seems problematic.
We declare the names of all variables and functions. Yet the Tao has no type specifier.
