Slashdot Mirror
Exceptionally Unexceptional Quickies
Starting the show off with some cool do-it-yourselfer sorta projects:
Diederik Meijer submitted the
The Silicon Graphics Refrigerator Project
(or: How To Turn a $175.000 High-End SGI Challenge DM Server into a Fridge).
Next up, mdaughtrey built a Mechanical Hit Counter
jrbx1 sent us a link to an in-dash Atari 2600. Even coolor is that the dash its in is attached to a 1978 volkswagon ;)
rednax sent us a review of a kit for adding neon to your PC. If you're not skilled enough to hack how it works, at least you can pretend you're cool and hack how it looks!
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Nothing is more dangerous then
glewtion's link to a story about
a sculpture in england that that worries people since the heat it generates cook fry
a bird mid-air. Oh, and I lied: even more dangerous then art is
amasci's link to making pet ball-lightning. In
your microwave, duh.
If you've got some spare time,
MxTxL submitted something that we've been seeing more of, email games. This one is battlemail, which apparently is glorified addictive paper rock scissors.
f you were an Anime character, here's some helpful hints to keep in mind.
Hieronymus Coward sent us a bit about The Drew Carrey Show featuring a 2 minute segment based on the sims. I wonder if they will use the vibromatic bed, actually the next expansion comes out soon (today?) so I probably am gonna have
to resurrect my neighborhood sometime soon.
Thirsty?
Dipfan sent in a story about Coke wanting to put soda fountain style
coke in every house right next to the water dispenser.
Got Carbonated Milk?
Finally for a little random product plugging,
Rustin H. Wright found a place selling penguin crossing signs.
Finally,
anotherone noted that you can use Google in full swedish bork bork chef glory.
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Vices - what I lack in originality, I make up for in volume.
They described carbonated milk was needed, because milk is no longer popular, or uncool. Milk? Are we raising a boneless generation of kids who have no taste? Milk is an essential ingredient that adds flavor to breads, butter for potatoes, etc.
Why are we giving up on this wonderful juice fresh from the cow's breasts? Are we on the way to consuming sythetic foods?
This proves I am getting a top of the line education at Ohio State.
Physics in a Microwave Oven
Back home, many an RPS legend has been born out of Roshambo Rampage.
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Have them get back to me when they can mix Bacardi in, too.
I think you can order a fountain from your local bottler...
sulli
RTFJ.
Mechanical Counter Mirror Link
http://www.codewolf.com - Just good stuff to waste time
From that page: The video window is updated every 5 seconds so chances are you'll see more than one count if other people are connected. I don't know how many that'll be though since this server is only on a 144K DSL link (thanks Verizon...not).
Um..144K? Hmm, was putting this page on slashdot such a great idea?
Swedish Chef translator here!!!!
I adblock all animated gifs.
Blessed be the prime numbered slashdotters
The direct link to the site is here. It is called the Sky Mirror. They got photos and everything.
"It is a greater offense to steal men's labor, than their clothes"
Geez, I hope this guy's house doesn't light on fire due to the slashdot effect...
We can search google using Swedish chef talk. Yet no one can parse the CmdrTaco speak mentioning all these quickies.
This one? vaxbar
If we drink carbonated milk, wouldn't we be getting and preventing osteoporosis at the same time???
El Karma: excelente(principalmente la suma de moderación hecha a los comentarios de los usuarios)
here's the ball lightning page without the nasty flashing ad frame
Sames goes for iCrap and xDude, what next
y-fronts? oMan , uSuck?
We're going to melt the thing, cut it out guys. :-)
/. effect. Grim or cool? I can't decide.
First house fire caused by the
sig fault
e-Moo - a drink for children of an Internet age - initially will be sold in three flavors: Orange Creamsicle, Bubble Gum and Chocolate Raspberry, which will marketed as an alternative for adults. In waiting, are Cookies and Cream and Fudge Brownie if e-Moo is successful.
Mother of all that's holy...I am going to have to walk past Buble Gum flavored Milk in the supermarket, and not retch. As if life wasn't challenging enough.
Also, it looks as if the adult flavor is Chocolate Raspberry. Words cannot express my utter revulsion at the concept. Maybe I'm not adult enough (I'm 25), or maybe by adult they mean every 13 year old who thinks they're an adult (hence I'm too adult).
Either way, I think I'll stick to Coke. At least that way I know I'm being unhealthy, and am not trying to fool myself.
I just got the webcam to update the picture and it was up to 303,129 -- attached to the top was a little sign saying "Hellooooo Slashdot!"
Geez -- seems pretty happy for a guy who now knows that he wont have internet access until sometime tomorrow.. =)
...is that anything like "opium den"?
Moderators: read the article before your greasy little trigger fingers mark this Off-Topic.
Raises some very interesting issues.
:)
1. The Japanese have had carbonated milk drinks for some time. (And my, do they taste strange or what).
2. Carbonation creates carbolic acid. Mixed with a alkaline (which is what milk generally is), is going to create some very weird effects.
3. Saying that milk is outright 'good for you' is just plain irresponsible. Milk contains fat, cholesterol, and lactose, all of which are bad for you in sufficient enough quantities. (But see note below)
4. They're adding 'crystalline fructose', which is just another way of saying 'sugar' without saying 'Sugar'. Fructose is a simpler carbohydrate than sucrose (which is a fructose/glucose pair), and therefore even more easily absorbed by the digestive system, and turned into fat. We should be aiming for more comples carbohydrates, not simpler.
However:
1. It still sounds like a better drink than the soda-pop crap. But, if you want refreshment, drink water. We all need to drink more water. (Apols to those in Dallas, your water sucks, you might as well drink petrol
I wouldn't mind trying that e-milk er what ever it called on my cereal that would be kinda cool. Maybe it will start an urban legand about milk on snap crackle and pop(rice cripsies) cereal. "OH MY GOD HE HAD MILK ON THAT!"
Though I think that some other contries have a kind of carbonated milk allready. My old math teacher had some from some Asian country I think.(He spent more time talking about it then teaching us fucking bastered ruined my life but the milk and squid was good;)
-What? E-Moo is that some kinda mailing thing???
In the downtown area of the pseudo-town of Silver Spring, MD (it's sort of spread out all over the place), the penguin is kind of an unofficial mascot. There is a mural outside the Metro station which shows a typical Metro train populated by penguins instead of humans. What's really relevant here is that a couple of the "Pedestrian X-ing" signs in the city show a male figure, a female figure, a child figure and, yes, a penguin (emperor?) crossing the street.
-J
Karma: T-rexcellent.
I also used terminal emulation software on my HP48SX calculator to replace one of the terminals and enter a command to slew the telescope - hence I claim that the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory is the world's largest and most expensive peripheral to a pocket calculator.
(JCMT next door is bigger - 15m - but has a nifty shield to prevent the sunlight problem, so they get to observe during the day. It isn't just frying the focal point that is a problem - uneven heating warps the dish beyond the fraction of a millimeter tolerence required for using the telescope.)
Quattuor res in hoc mundo sanctae sunt: libri, liberi, libertas et liberalitas.
Anyway, the MHC made it "hit home" for the first time how truly powerful Slashdot's influence really is. We all know that Slashdot readers can take down a webserver within minutes, but something about seeing the MHC go up 100 hits every five seconds at 12AM EST is really awe-inspiring.
They don't call it SlashDDoS for nothing. :-)
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I like to watch.
The gas is brown so it's not nitrous oxide(N2O) it's nitrogen dioxide (NO2). looks like there might be enough in that fishbowl to make that whippet your last.
- "Hear that?! The percolations are imminent! Cease your ingress!"
Many cafes still serve "French sodas" which are essentially milk, carbonated water, and a flavoring syrup. Great stuff. My favorite is a Hazelnut French soda. In fact, the Borders bookstore near me serves them, although they have the annoying habit of using Sprite instead of keeping plain carbonated water on tap.
;-) From what I hear, it's popular with some of the SCA type people. But personally, I prefer to brew mead instead. Yummy.
For a truly strange twist on milk, try making Koumiss (aka kumis, kumiss, or koumis). The Mongols used to make it by filling an animal stomach or bladder with mare's milk, hanging it outside the tent, and allowing it to ferment for up to a month or so. You can make a safer approximation by taking a gallon of 1% pasteurized cow milk, adding a few drops of Lactaid to break down the lactose into something standard brewing yeast can actually convert to alcohol, and a pinch of brewing yeast, and letting it ferment for 2 days. It's not only alcoholic by that point, but also quite fizzy thanks to all the CO2 that's a by-product of the yeast's activities. The alcohol inhibits the milk from souring. It tastes...interesting. Just picture mixing one part Coors Original with two parts milk, and then dropping in an Alka Seltzer. Interesting taste, indeed.
"The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws."--Tacitus, *The Annals*
The best way to stop this waste of time, is to introduce this:
;)
Download and compile this simple C program: bm.C.
Have fun kids!
The 1978 VW probably gets better gas mileage than most new SUVs and if properly maintained, should pass inspections.
Some old cars can get good fuel economy. I was in Sam's Club the other day and for some reason a 'coffee-table' type book about cars of the 1970s caught my eye. It contained ads, magazine reviews, and other stuff for just about every model of car sold in the US during the 70s. While flipping through it, I came upon an ad for a Datsun B210 hatchback. It had an EPA highway rating of 40mpg. Thirty years later, there are only a few cars that can beat that. My Mistubishi econo box doesn't and most cars I've looked at (w/ the exception of VW diesels) average in the high 20s. Most SUV owners can probably only dream of getting 20mpg.
the good ground has been paved over by suicidal maniacs
Years ago, my college roommate went to the local Coca-Cola distributor and asked for a tap, a heat exchanger, and paid for a cylinder holding the syrup and one w/ the carbonated water. When he got back to the dorm, he drilled holes in his small refrigerator to pass the lines through, mounted the heat exchanger inside (in the freezer I think), and mounted the tap on the side. The fridge was right next to his recliner, so he could get refills of ice cold Dr. Pepper while watching his TV shows. When the cylinders ran out, he took them back to the distributor and paid for some new ones. I think he's still using it after about 10 years and he didn't have to pay for the tap or any of the other equipment. Just the cylinder refills.
The idea of having Coke on tap in the home just sounds like a more consumer friendly version of what my friend and unknown number of bars and restaurants have been doing for years.
the good ground has been paved over by suicidal maniacs
*slaps forehead*
You fools, this thing produces NO2! That is NOT the same thing as nitrous (N2O). Nasty stuff if you're thinking of inhaling it, and it certainly won't boost your car's performance either.
Not that I really think inhaling N2O for fun is really that bright an idea either, but good grief man..
DNA just wants to be free...
1) How expensive was it to make this mirror?
2) How much energy does this collect/generate?
3) Can this be used to power a electricity-generating turbine?
4) If so, why are we even putzing around with solar cells?
It's 10 PM. Do you know if you're un-American?
Just curious--how much would it cost to get those cylinders? ;]
Angry IT woman in big clompy boots. And talking lint!.
Clearly a place where you can buy hard drugs, tooth rotting soft drinks and small lumps of coal.
The sad thing is, teens are unsophisticated enough that they won't realise that this is marketing produced by exectly the older generation that it's pretending to rebel against.
And soda fountains in the house? Wow, the guy has reinvented Soda-Stream but with a water inlet on the side. I think you used to be able to get coke syrup for those as well.
Rich
The SGI fridge is just perfect... the question is, can you keep a Macquarium on top of it or does it get too hot in the back?
The Coke tap... hmm. First off, I'd buy one as long as I could have my choice of syrups (or perhaps make my own?). Second, carbonated water through pipes is a freakin' silly idea. That's why they have CO2 canisters.
The rest I haven't looked at yet.
The coke tap is an odd idea, not really workable the way it's being presented, but it's interesting. The only stipulation I'd have is that you get to buy the tap so you can do whatever you want with it. Somehow I don't seek Coca-Cola being that nice about it, but in theory at least it's not a bad idea, especially if you have an in-house wet bar or something of the sort.
Now as to how Coke would expect it to be used, I have a *huge* problem with that...
/Brian
The Cray I's cooling system had a void in it that just happened to be the size of a six-pack. The amount of time it took to shut it down, do a part replacement, bring it back up, and check it out, just happened to be the amount of time it took to bring a six-pack from room temperature to "AHHhhh..." temperature.
The engineers insist this was not deliberate.
The FE's really didn't care whether it was deliberate or not. But if it really WAS deliberate then it was very thoughtful of the engineers to build in such a moralle-booster for the field staff.
Bantam Dominique roosters crow a four-note song. Once you've heard it as "Happy BIRTHday" you can't NOT hear it that way
The "oops, we fried you" phenomenon of the Sky Mirror is a well-known problem for people constructing solar collectors. They "work" when partially constructed - the amount of heat collected is proportional to the amount of reflective surface that is already installed. They also "work" when not pointed directly at the sun - the focus is just off-center and slightly diffuse. A common accident is to be constructing one outdoors and lean through the effective focus while reaching in to install another segment. Easy way to burn out your eyes, fry your face, and/or set your hair on fire.
But it works for sound, too.
Story is there was a building in the industrial park near one of O'hare Airport's runways. The front door was in the middle of the symmetrical building. More than one person died of a "heart attack" at a particular spot on the runway.
Somebody got to thinking and realized that the front of the building was a parabola, pointed at the runway, and the magic spot on the sidewalk was the focus of the parabola. If you happened to be standing there when a jet on takeoff went by with engines at full thrust, all of the kilowatts of sound that hit the front of the building would be focused on you for an appreciable fraction of a second. Very much like being at the center of a bomb.
Oops!
Bantam Dominique roosters crow a four-note song. Once you've heard it as "Happy BIRTHday" you can't NOT hear it that way
The front door was in the middle of the symmetrical building. More than one person died of a "heart attack" at a particular spot on the runway.
Oops. I meant "at a particular spot on the walkway to the building's door.
Bantam Dominique roosters crow a four-note song. Once you've heard it as "Happy BIRTHday" you can't NOT hear it that way
Some people have asked why we don't generate energy with one of those things. Well, we don't use a single parabolic mirror, because it is hard to build a very large one. Instead, we use multiple mirrors all angled toward a focal point, like this:
Solar Power Tower
While the website says that it is in use, the last few times I have driven by on (on my way to my parents house in Bako), it hasn't been exceptionally bright. I remember it in the late 80's, early 90's, the top of the tower looked like it was white hot (at the focus), and when they would move the mirrors away, above the tower, you could "see" a spot of "boiling" air - it looked like the wavyness you see rippling off a hot car, from the heat refraction, but hovering at a point in mid-air. Very impressive shit.
That's not all, though - want to build such a device yourself, for cooking perhaps? Check this...
Still not enough? Want to build a "real" solar furnace?
Go here!
Have fun, and don't burn yourself!
Worldcom - Generation Duh!
Reason is the Path to God - Anon
Hate to reply to myself:
DOEs Concentrating Solar Power Program
More info on Solar 2
Hmm, maybe it is still operating, and I haven't passed by on the right days?
Worldcom - Generation Duh!
Reason is the Path to God - Anon