Comment Re:Probably more to it (Score 2, Interesting) 439
Read the NY Times article. The SAAB is much cheaper to operate. Looking at it, I think of it as an updated Northrop F5.
Submission + - 'Spooky action' builds a wormhole between 'entangled' quantum particles (washington.edu)
vinces99 writes: Quantum entanglement, a perplexing phenomenon of quantum mechanics that Albert Einstein once referred to as “spooky action at a distance,” could be even spookier than Einstein perceived. Now, some physicists believe the phenomenon might be intrinsically linked with wormholes, hypothetical features of space-time that in popular science fiction can provide a much-faster-than-light shortcut from one part of the universe to another. But here’s the catch: One couldn’t actually travel, or even communicate, through these wormholes, said Andreas Karch, a University of Washington physics professor who is co-author of a paper on the research in Physical Review Letters. Quantum entanglement occurs when a pair or a group of particles interact in ways that dictate that each particle’s behavior is relative to the behavior of the others. In a pair of entangled particles, if one particle is observed to have a specific spin, for example, the other particle observed at the same time will have the opposite spin. The “spooky” part is that, as previous research has confirmed, the relationship holds true no matter how far apart the particles are – across the room or across several galaxies. If the behavior of one particle changes, the behavior of both entangled particles changes simultaneously, no matter how far away they are. Recent findings indicate that the characteristics of a wormhole are the same as if two black holes were entangled, then pulled apart. Even if the black holes were on opposite sides of the universe, the wormhole would connect them.
Comment Why not share data? (Score 0) 232
We have monitoring stations in the US, They have monitoring stations in Russia. Why don't we arrange to exchange data? That way nobody has to worry about "spying". Each will know what data the other has.
That way, our Trident subs lurking under the polar icecap will be able to use the improved GLONASS data to improve their targeting.. The Russian boomers in the sea of Okhotsk will do likewise.
And the world's economy will benefit from improved combined GPS / GLONASS accuracy.
Comment Re:a fix (Score 0) 73
Either that, or return Kepler to low orbit with a single-purpose Ion Drive Space Tug, (Solar Powered?) and fix it.
What is the required delta V? Might take a while, but the thing is expensive. Would it be worth it? Maybe not.
Submission + - Steve Ballmer's letter to employee's on "One Microsoft" (microsoft.com)
Submission + - eBay Exact Launches On iOS, Lets You Buy 3D-Printed Products
An anonymous reader writes: eBay has announced a new iOS app called eBay Exact that lets you buy customizable 3D-printed merchandise on the go. You can download the new addition now directly from Apple's App Store. The products in question are available from three leading 3D printing companies, according to eBay: Brooklyn-based MakerBot, France-based Sculpteo, and Toronto, Canada-based Hot Pop Factory. Currently, customers can choose from only about 20 items, ranging from technology accessories to jewelry, but that number is likely to grow fairly quickly.
Submission + - FED backdoor in Outlook.com .. (theregister.co.uk)
An anonymous reader writes: There are red faces in Redmond after Edward Snowden released a new batch of documents from the NSA's Special Source Operations (SSO) division covering Microsoft's involvement in allowing backdoor access to its software to the NSA and others. .. In five months Microsoft and the FBI created a workaround that gives the NSA access to encrypted chats on Outlook.com
Submission + - Google Glass Will Launch This Year costing $300 (ibtimes.co.uk)
DavidGilbert99 writes: Google's much talked about heads-up display is widely predicted not to launch until 2014 at the earliest, but one man who has intimate knowledge of Glass has predicted that many people could be seeing the wearable technology under their Christmas tree come next December. Maani Safa, head of innovation at mobile solutions company Somo — which counts Disney and audi as clients — has been using and developing for Glass for two months now and predicts a 2013 launch with a price tag of around $300
Submission + - Energy production causes big US earthquakes (nature.com)
ananyo writes: Natural-gas extraction, geothermal-energy production and other activities that inject fluid underground have caused numerous earthquakes in the United States, scientists have reported in a trio of papers in Science (abstracts here, here and here).
Most of these quakes have been small, but some have exceeded magnitude 5.0. They include a magnitude-5.6 event that hit Oklahoma on 6 November 2011, damaging 14 homes and injuring two people.
Most of these quakes have been small, but some have exceeded magnitude 5.0. They include a magnitude-5.6 event that hit Oklahoma on 6 November 2011, damaging 14 homes and injuring two people.
Comment Rumsfeld lives! (Score -1) 61
Debugging one of these will be fun.... after you figure out what it is you are debugging.
Infinite reconfiguration loops! Lets call them Rumsfelds, You know, "There are known unknowns, and unknown nknowns........" etc.
Comment Known Shoplifter in Aisle B! (Score 0) 236
Take phone ID's of shoplifters, use the info to aim cameras ( Location within 2 meters!) Pair face with phone, Instant 1984!
Submission + - Lasers coming to a warship near you (telegraph.co.uk)
King Louie writes: The UK Telegraph is reporting that Raytheon and the US Navy have successfully tested a shipborne laser capable of shooting down aircraft. Video at the link shows the 32 megawatt solid-state laser shooting down an unmanned aerial vehicle. The article further states that the technology is mature enough to be deployed as part of ships' short-range missile defenses, a role currently filled by the Basic Point Defense Missile System (based on the Sea Sparrow missile) and the Close-In Weapons System (based on a 20mm Gatling gun).
Comment I'm very skeptical...... (Score 0) 172
Where are the pictures taken with this monstrosity?
Maybe there are none.
DSLR's are superior because, among other things, their sensors are larger, Over 1 sq cm. The lenses are built to provide images that cover that area. How does this adapter funnel that light into the little iPhone lens? Some fancy optics?
Unobtainium has interesting optical properties!
