Most of my math / engineering professors so far have tended to set up their tests in such a way that a calculator is of minimal use. They do symbolic problems with few hard numbers to work with. The theory being that if you can work the problem out symbolically, the numbers are just gravy.

I used to have something similar in book form. It was called "A Timeline of History" and covered a longer timeframe but not in such an easily visualized manner.

Well, if you ask some of the more biblically inclined then thousands would be correct. About 6000 last time I heard anyone mention it.

I was lucky enough to get a free trip to Japan thru the company I work for a couple of years back. Flew 757 to Japan and 747 home. Business elite both ways. I have to say I was far more impressed with the 747 than the 757. The 747 was much roomier and seem much quieter. I was actually rather surprised at the amount of…

The main question I have about this is if I backup the data from my AT&T HTC One and put the GPE rom on it can I do a restore and get my apps/data back or will I have to download everything again?

I think the big advantage of something like Glass will be in the area of consultations. If a doctor is doing an exam like this and is communicating with a specialist they can effectively see the same thing at the same time.

"According to Cassidy, roughly a half liter of water had leaked into Parmitano's ventilation system, covering his mouth and nose, and forcing the crew to abort the walk. Roughly a half liter of water had leaked into his ventilation system, covering his mouth and nose, and forcing the crew to abort the walk."

I've thought about using a live usb/dvd setup in the past, but it seems to me that anywhere I would want to use it; library, coffee shop, etc., would have their systems set to not allow booting from usb/dvd.

As I stated (after reading the article, thank you.) a robot that could get it right more often would be very helpful. This does not imply that the robot is currently better, simply that one that is better (eventually) would help.

I wonder if City Bike is using this data to dynamically reposition their stands/racks. It looks like some of the stands are constantly full and at least one appeared to not be used at all.

Blockade runners perhaps. Speed is life.

My mother has to have blood drawn or IVs insert frequently due to medical conditions. Her veins have a tendency to collapse during insertions and she constantly has bruises on her arms and hands from failed attempts. A robot that can get it right more often would be very helpful.

I don't think the guy works for Fed-Ex. I think he may be the shipper, and he is also tossing the boxes. It seems that the only real issue in this case is that it was caught on video.

Not a transmission line. Radio antenna.

The original cover was from 1928. The US Air Force did not exist yet (1947). The Navy flew several zeppelins at the time. One of which was named USS Los Angeles (ZR-3).

Precisely his point. The weathervanes point upwind, showing where the wind is coming from, flags point downwind, showing where the wind is going.

I noticed that as well. The marker looks like a buoy that is tethered to an anchor point.

To me it looks like the train had already started to derail when it first comes into view. The is an odd "kink" at the back of the lead locomotive and it looks like the following cars are actually derailed toward the inside of the curve. Then their momentum forces them over the track and into the wall.

"Wouldn't it be more fun to turn this wonderful robotic arm into a stomach-churning carnival ride?"

What? You mean this one?