Tuesday, June 18, 2013
The. Very. Last. Straw.
All small business will have a choice of going out of business or being tax cheats.
Elevator trains?
It seems the problem with elevators is the cables.
So why not just get rid of the cables? Let them travel on magnetic tracks. Further, have an up shaft and a down shaft and put multiple cars in each. Then switch tracks at the top and bottom. With enough cars, some could bypass stops to account for predominately up or down travel during different parts of the day. You would also need less shafts. Two shafts could do the same work as dozens.
Ask Willy Wonka for plans.
So why not just get rid of the cables? Let them travel on magnetic tracks. Further, have an up shaft and a down shaft and put multiple cars in each. Then switch tracks at the top and bottom. With enough cars, some could bypass stops to account for predominately up or down travel during different parts of the day. You would also need less shafts. Two shafts could do the same work as dozens.
Ask Willy Wonka for plans.
I can't seem to be able to post here. This is what I had to say...
This is proof that we've suffered a quiet coup (silent 'p' Mr. Obama.) What are we going to do about it?
This is proof that we've suffered a quiet coup (silent 'p' Mr. Obama.) What are we going to do about it?
Monday, June 17, 2013
Sunday, June 16, 2013
Saturday, June 15, 2013
Friday, June 14, 2013
Scandals are not isolated, but symptomatic
Absolutely true. This doesn't take a genius to figure out. Let's start by eliminating the IRS. Can we get the ball rolling?
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Domestic paramilitary forces
If we need any, we certainly don't need more than one. This would require any agency needing them to first justify using them. Otherwise all checks and balances are off.
...paramilitarized bureaucracy is uniquely American.Well, we are the land of the free, aren't we?
Unrelated stories
Other than behind the black being my source.
Plastic better than aluminum in blocking radiation.
How government uses data collected. Update: Will Glenn get raided for this?
I relate them by saying, more reason to colonize mars.
Plastic better than aluminum in blocking radiation.
How government uses data collected. Update: Will Glenn get raided for this?
I relate them by saying, more reason to colonize mars.
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Exoplanet upgrade
Citizens to do what Kepler has done. This could be exciting.
Meanwhile, this is cute:
Meanwhile, this is cute:
Scientists generally accept that asteroids are left-over remnants of material used in the creation of the universe. There are probably tens of thousands, if not more, present in the universe.Let's not go too far out on a limb, shall we. ;-)
How about two steel rings with matching bolt holes?
Then you weld them together, or for two million dollars.
Building to last.
Combine simplicity with this brilliant Lego concept. A standard four port docking collar would allow for massive construction... just bolted together. Six combined with six habitat modules would create a ring (and twelve extra ports for more additions.)
Update: The ISS cost $150 billion and has a volume of 837 m3. It has two incompatible docking ports. Six BA330, each with a four port docking collar, would cost $1.25 billion to orbit providing 12 docking ports to which standard docking modules could be attached. This station would be a ring with 1980 m3 of volume 2.3 times the volume of the I.S.S. for less than 1% the cost. Almost forgot, it would have life support for 36 where the I.S.S. only has life support for six.
The hole in the center of the ring? That's the starbase's starship construction hub!
Building to last.
Combine simplicity with this brilliant Lego concept. A standard four port docking collar would allow for massive construction... just bolted together. Six combined with six habitat modules would create a ring (and twelve extra ports for more additions.)
Update: The ISS cost $150 billion and has a volume of 837 m3. It has two incompatible docking ports. Six BA330, each with a four port docking collar, would cost $1.25 billion to orbit providing 12 docking ports to which standard docking modules could be attached. This station would be a ring with 1980 m3 of volume 2.3 times the volume of the I.S.S. for less than 1% the cost. Almost forgot, it would have life support for 36 where the I.S.S. only has life support for six.
The hole in the center of the ring? That's the starbase's starship construction hub!
Programmers: How to tell the professionals from the amateurs
If something doesn't work or worse, crashes, it probably will never sell. Odd how that works. /sarc
One simple problem has a fix that usually works regarding dependencies.
On a working programmers computer, over time they fill it with a lot of files other things depend on and never give it much thought. But there is one thing they should always do before giving their product out to others: install and run it on a clean box. Leaving out that step is a sign of amateurism.
Fixing dependency problems is not a new issue. It's existed forever. Every time I run into it, it pisses me off. Especially when solutions are offered that are not solutions. How hard is this to get right? I'd be ashamed to release some of the things people seem to have no problem releasing.
Shame. What a long forgotten concept?
Update: related... I once worked with a team where a leader saw me coding something and said, "don't do that, I've already written that." It was a simple utility that I would have finished in about an hour, but nooooo.... instead...
He gave me his code which was not encapsulated. It had dependencies. Megabytes of dependencies. An entire other project of dependencies. He said, "no problem..." then sat watching over my shoulder as he 'helped me' remove these dependencies. For six hours... Never fixing it...
After thanking him for his 'help' I spent an hour the next day finishing what I had started.
I would often be asked for some routine I'd written that others wanted to include in their code. Not once did I hand them something that was not fully encapsulated. Not once. Not in decades.
Update: How to write bulletproof code. Don't assume, test. That includes error trapping in your code. If a folder/directory/file doesn't exist, this should not be something the user has to fix. It is the programmers responsibility. Responsibility and shame are two very useful things for programmers.
Gambas does not allow me to write standalone executables. That's a deal breaker. I've not been able to get any other alternatives I've tried to work (Lazarus, RealBasic, PureBasic, even Rebol... a true sign of desperation.) C is just too verbose for writing windows type programs; I'd rather work in some assembly language which would eliminate many of the syntactical problems.
My project is a simple one, but I can't find working tools to produce it. It is extremely frustrating since it would provide me with a desperately needed income. I am considering writing my own compiler and RAD/IDE in assembler. I would still be dependent on GTK but I can live with that. This would take time but after completion would allow me to be infinitely more productive.
One simple problem has a fix that usually works regarding dependencies.
On a working programmers computer, over time they fill it with a lot of files other things depend on and never give it much thought. But there is one thing they should always do before giving their product out to others: install and run it on a clean box. Leaving out that step is a sign of amateurism.
Fixing dependency problems is not a new issue. It's existed forever. Every time I run into it, it pisses me off. Especially when solutions are offered that are not solutions. How hard is this to get right? I'd be ashamed to release some of the things people seem to have no problem releasing.
Shame. What a long forgotten concept?
Update: related... I once worked with a team where a leader saw me coding something and said, "don't do that, I've already written that." It was a simple utility that I would have finished in about an hour, but nooooo.... instead...
He gave me his code which was not encapsulated. It had dependencies. Megabytes of dependencies. An entire other project of dependencies. He said, "no problem..." then sat watching over my shoulder as he 'helped me' remove these dependencies. For six hours... Never fixing it...
After thanking him for his 'help' I spent an hour the next day finishing what I had started.
I would often be asked for some routine I'd written that others wanted to include in their code. Not once did I hand them something that was not fully encapsulated. Not once. Not in decades.
Update: How to write bulletproof code. Don't assume, test. That includes error trapping in your code. If a folder/directory/file doesn't exist, this should not be something the user has to fix. It is the programmers responsibility. Responsibility and shame are two very useful things for programmers.
Gambas does not allow me to write standalone executables. That's a deal breaker. I've not been able to get any other alternatives I've tried to work (Lazarus, RealBasic, PureBasic, even Rebol... a true sign of desperation.) C is just too verbose for writing windows type programs; I'd rather work in some assembly language which would eliminate many of the syntactical problems.
My project is a simple one, but I can't find working tools to produce it. It is extremely frustrating since it would provide me with a desperately needed income. I am considering writing my own compiler and RAD/IDE in assembler. I would still be dependent on GTK but I can live with that. This would take time but after completion would allow me to be infinitely more productive.
Amerika 2.0
You can't even see the tipping point in your rear view mirror. Via Rand.
AGENCY
|
NUMBER OF LAWYERS CONTRIBUTING TO
|
PERCENT OBAMA
| |
OBAMA
|
ROMNEY
| ||
NLRB
|
44
|
0
|
100.00%
|
UNITED NATIONS
|
23
|
0
|
100.00%
|
DEPT. OF EDUCATION
|
47
|
0
|
100.00%
|
DEPT. OF LABOR
|
66
|
2
|
97.06%
|
FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER
|
65
|
2
|
97.01%
|
FINRA
|
26
|
1
|
96.30%
|
FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMM.
|
23
|
1
|
95.83%
|
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
|
86
|
4
|
95.56%
|
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
|
80
|
4
|
95.24%
|
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
|
38
|
2
|
95.00%
|
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