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An anonymous reader writes " The (sci-tech) Library Question is reporting, "The third edition of A Heat Transfer Textbook, written by John H Lienhard V (MIT) and John H Lienhard IV (U Houston), has been made available on the web. The book is an introduction to heat transfer, geared towards engineering students. It may be downloaded free of charge. The authors explain:
We are placing a mechanical engineering textbook into an electronic format for worldwide, no-charge distribution. The aim of this effort is to explore the possibilities of placing textbooks online -- effectively giving them away. Two potential benefits should accrue from doing this. First, in electronic format, textbooks can be continually corrected and updated, without the delays inherent in printed books (second and later editions are typically published on a five-year cycle). Second, free textbooks hold the potential for fundamentally altering the economics of higher education, particularly in those environments where money is scarce."
Is it any wonder people think Linux users are a bunch of flaming homosexuals when its fronted by obviously gay losers like these?! BSD has a mascot who leaves us in no doubt that this is the OS for real men! If Linux had more hot chicks and gorgeous babes then maybe it would be able to compete with BSD! Hell this girl should be a model!
Linux is a joke as long as it continues to lack sexy girls like her! I mean just look at this girl! Doesn't she excite you? I know this little hottie puts me in need of a cold shower! This guy looks like he is about to cream his pants standing next to such a fox. As you can see, no man can resist this sexy little minx. Don't you wish the guy in this pic was you? Are you telling me you wouldn't like to get your hands on this ass?! Wouldn't this just make your Christmas?! Yes doctor, this uber babe definitely gets my pulse racing! Oh how I envy the lucky girl in this shot! Linux has nothing that can possibly compete. Come on, you must admit she is better than an overweight penguin or a gay looking goat! Wouldn't this be more liklely to influence your choice of OS?
With sexy chicks like the lovely Ceren you could have people queuing up to buy open source products. Could you really refuse to buy a copy of BSD if she told you to? Personally I know I would give my right arm to get this close to such a divine beauty!
Don't be a fag! Join the campaign for more cute open source babes today!
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The aim of this effort is to explore the possibilities of placing textbooks online -- effectively giving them away.
How would you like to explore the possibilities of placing your credit card number online?
"A door is what a dog is perpetually on the wrong side of" - Ogden Nash
If anyone has seen a recent picture of Ceren Ercen, then you know that she's porked out like most geeky cybergoth girls do. She no longer has the svelte look she once did and has sold her devil costume quite some time ago. This just goes to show you that BSD is dying. What we really need are some sexy babes who can keep their figure, cook and clean, and keep their nose out of our business when us guys are up to something important.
Sure, sounds dull but heat is looking like a viable way of storing energy generated from renewable sources.
e ne rgy/sol_thermal/powertower.html
CAES systems use air compressed using energy from off peak generation to provide generation capacity during peak hours:
http://www.pbworld.com/pbenergy/caes.htm
Already implemented in Germany and Alabama.
The Solar II power tower system in California stores concentrated heat from the sun in molten salt in order to generate power at night and during cloudy periods.
http://rhlx01.rz.fht-esslingen.de/projects/alt_
Government of the people, by corporate executives, for corporate profits.
If you're tired of free textbooks, how about some sciencefiction for free?
http://www.baen.com/library/