This makes sense--only generate enough force as you need to. The problem is, "How much do you need?"
The Centrifuge Accommodation Module would have helped answer that question as well as questions about exploring Mars and such. Sounds like a handy little device, huh? Pity they cancelled it.
Actually, I believe he's using it correctly: "Centripetal: moving or tending to move toward a center."
Of course, what he probably wanted was "Centrifugal."
"This is not the candidate you're looking for..."
Does the whole Jedi Mind Trick thing work through the TV?
Maybe it was Disney...
Screw that. I'm calling for Charlton Heston!
What? He's dead? We're boned...
It's not so much that Tesla believes there's a problem but they want to get out in front of this and solve a "problem" that might affect sales.
So you're in the market for a Tesla. You go to the showroom and talk to one of the Tesla people and you mention that you've heard these electric cars can catch fire in accident. The salesperson says, "Well, statistically, there's no more risk of a fire in an accident than there is for a gasoline powered car."
Yeah, right. Salespeople are really trustworthy. "Statistically" means you're lying to me (Lies, damn lines, and statistics).
So you're in the market for a Tesla. You go to the showroom and talk to one of the Tesla people and you mention that you've heard these electric cars can catch fire in accident. The salesperson says, "Well, what we at Tesla have done is added a Titanium shield--the same kind of material the US Government uses on armored vehicles--over the battery pack. Furthermore, we've added an aluminum bar and extrusion so that if the wheels come flying off after you hit a roundabout at 110 MPH the battery pack won't get damaged."
Which answer, as a customer, are you going to feel more comfortable about?
I'd also add that Professional Drivers receive much more training and the tests are much harder. You can't heavy trucks with your basic California Class C license. And police also receive special driving training. Here in California, Taxi drivers don't have special licenses, I believe, but to get hired by a taxi company, you'd better have a spotless driving record and they may have their own training protocols.
Also, one accident with you at fault will get you fired. And even if it isn't your fault, you usually get stuck for several hours dealing with the police, which is time that you're not hauling something and making money. My roommate had somebody run into her in Colorado. No damage to the trailer or truck but their car was totaled and the driver ended up pretty badly injured. She ended up stuck for two days while everything got sorted out.
Yeah, you can hear truckers on their CBs yackin' away. But those guys are on the open highway late at night. You don't hear them so much when there's traffic around.
No they don't. They can remove Samsung's version of Android and put their own version of Android on it. Just because the tablet says Samsung doesn't mean that it must be running Samsung's version of Android.
None of Google's non-OS apps, including the Play Store, are open source. The words "open source" are not a complete explanation of this situation.
How about the fact that the devices are "specially protected devices that can be used to work with confidential information," as stated in the summary?
The "paranoia" about the iPad probably comes from (a) it's American which means that the NSA has it's hooks in it and (b) the device is closed off so that you can't see anything that anything is doing. That's fine for my Mom...
People who claim to be "too comfortable" to be creative really get on my nerves.
Vertical windows are poorly oriented for capturing power.
While true, I believe the concept is more for skyscrapers/tall building where there is far more surface area down the sides on the building than on the top. So even if it is less efficient, you've got the space and it might as well be used for generating electricity.
No, I'm not going to take the solar panels off of my roof and just get fancy solar-energy generating windows. But if I was building a 20-story skyscraper, I might consider doing this. Assuming, of course, that your other valid concerns are addressed...
Arguably 1GB of cat pictures don't need to be delivered immediate, whereas 1GB of video does.
If each cat picture takes an extra half-second to load, it's annoying. If each video frame takes an extra half-second to load, it's unwatchable.
While I agree with the sentiment, I'd point out that NASA's will, in theory, be able to lift 70 or 130 tons. So it is a bit better.
"Truth never comes into the world but like a bastard, to the ignominy of him that brought her birth." -- Milton
