Given that there's massive infringement over there (not just software or entertainment, physical as well) does that mean that they might actually start enforcing IP rights?
If it's the episode I'm thinking of, they tested collisions at 50 mph and 100 mph into a stationary wall, then crashed two head-on at 50 mph. They were trying to determine if two cars going at 50 mph in a head-on would be like a 100mph stationary collision.
The car crashed into a stationary wall at 100 mph was squashed like a pancake. Mind you, it looks like they used Chinese cars... it makes me wonder if they used cars that actually had some engineering behind them, then the crashes wouldn't be as spectacular.
That's it? I plug in USB components (not micro or mini) at least a dozen times a day, sometimes more. Troubleshooting etc. That's only two years of use or so. I still use components from four years ago mixed with newer components.
Connectors should be designed to be stronger than that. If the act of plugging them in breaks them, it's a shitty design and needs to be rethought.
I never knew that from the start.
Yes, but most external amplifiers have the ability to map inputs. Most HDTVs also now have a single optical out for sound that will output the sound of whatever input the TV is tuned to. The TVs themselves are now the source switchers, all we really need is a dumb amplifier with one audio input for the most part.
Why wouldn't they do it with the brake pedal as well?
The accelerator pedal is a wire in most cases now. The brakes would have to be completely redesigned as most cars use a hydraulic brake system in which the pedal mechanically engages the hydraulic device. Moving a sensor is trivial compared to this.
My suggestion would be to go to bed when you're ready for sleep. I've never understood why people need computers and TVs in the bedroom. All they do is annoy the SO.
I don't think so... A few consoles ago I told him to keep it flat and not orient it vertically. It has been sitting flat on the hardwood floor next to his TV ever since.
He plays it a lot though, probably 6 hours a day isn't uncommon. After I get home from work I don't think I could keep my concentration on a game that long, I have no idea how he does it.
But what if I'm a NASCAR driver and perfectly capable of handling my car at 200 MPH? Why should I be restricted just because a bunch of old lady drivers can't be bothered to learn how to go more than 155?
Using this example is not a particularly good one - generally speaking the car's limiting speed is directly affected by what type of tires are put on the car at the factory. So most family sedans may be limited at 175 kph or so (as my old car was.)
Cars that come with tires designed for speed have higher limiters. (Thinking Corvette, Lambos, etc.)
Taking your car equipped with 175 kph tires and trying to do 300 kph on them is not a smart thing to do, as most car owners wouldn't bother changing the tires, which is why the limiters are there.
I've owned my XBox 360 for almost 3 years now and I've never had it fail on me or so much as even crash.
I've had mine for over four years and about a month and a half ago I got the dreaded RROD. The only thing I've noticed I do differently as compared to friends is I never had it sit vertically. It was always sitting flat.
A friend of mine is on his twentieth xbox. All RROD. Of course, he plays it a hell of a lot more than I do, but still... that's getting ridiculous.
In the meantime I'd like a rider to allow lock removal when the content is in the public domain.
The copyright cartels today will never let anything they have copyrights to fall into the public domain. The majority of things is copyrighted by a corporation and not an individual, so the life+50 years is meaningless.
but the government also says that modern cars only need 20 seconds to warm up to a usable temperature in the winter
Twenty seconds to circulate the oil, not warm up the engine (or entire car.) Here in Canada the government recommends using a block heater to warm the oil. The most effective way to warm up the engine and car (and use less fuel) is to the the engine run for thirty seconds and drive it.
This is true for cold starts. A warm start (depending on how long the car has been sitting) will likely still have enough oil throughout the engine.
It may prove beneficial to have a priming system, but this can be separate from the reliable mechanical pump. The only thing to help would be an electric primer that can be separate so there's still a fail-safe. I'd wonder about the longevity of such a system still.
I don't dual boot Windows on the machines in question. Haven't in years...
Also, creating a GPT table has another problem: I've found that Windows will actually see the linux partitions as the GUIDs are the same:
Linux Data Partition
EBD0A0A2-B9E5-4433-87C0-68B6B72699C7
Windows Data Partition
EBD0A0A2-B9E5-4433-87C0-68B6B72699C7
Now whose bright idea was that? The problem you indicated is even present with the EFT solution. It was this that actually made me go linux-only on the affected boxes as Windows would see the linux partition as unformatted, assign it a drive letter, and ask you to format it if you clicked on it. I wonder if that's changed since then...
I have several Seagate 1TB drives. I haven't had any issues, but I did flash them when the problems appeared a year or so ago with the drives not posting properly.
You can also create a filesystem on the device without partitioning it. (create a filesystem on/dev/sda instead of/dev/sda1.) No worries about partitioning problems then. I did this on a 3 TB array.
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Volume licensing is significantly less than that. Minimum 5 licenses.
Same here. I've actually knocked it off of my table once or twice too. Guess I got the 50% chance that it lands face-up.
Given that there's massive infringement over there (not just software or entertainment, physical as well) does that mean that they might actually start enforcing IP rights?
That'll be interesting to see.
If it's the episode I'm thinking of, they tested collisions at 50 mph and 100 mph into a stationary wall, then crashed two head-on at 50 mph. They were trying to determine if two cars going at 50 mph in a head-on would be like a 100mph stationary collision.
The car crashed into a stationary wall at 100 mph was squashed like a pancake. Mind you, it looks like they used Chinese cars... it makes me wonder if they used cars that actually had some engineering behind them, then the crashes wouldn't be as spectacular.
I'd say it's time to lock the computer when you're away from it.
That's it? I plug in USB components (not micro or mini) at least a dozen times a day, sometimes more. Troubleshooting etc. That's only two years of use or so. I still use components from four years ago mixed with newer components. Connectors should be designed to be stronger than that. If the act of plugging them in breaks them, it's a shitty design and needs to be rethought. I never knew that from the start.
It could be worse - they could attach bells to the wheels. All you'd hear is ringing as a car went by.
Isn't it supposed to be a warning for pedestrians though? I'd record some horns honking and tire screeching for that. :)
Go an hour east from where I live and there's no data service for cellular phones.
While Windows 7 may not be what it is now, Microsoft would have done things the "Microsoft Way" and copied whatever UI was around at the time.
Yes, but most external amplifiers have the ability to map inputs. Most HDTVs also now have a single optical out for sound that will output the sound of whatever input the TV is tuned to. The TVs themselves are now the source switchers, all we really need is a dumb amplifier with one audio input for the most part.
That will work until someone searches for the image and finds the one without the watermark/logo.
I also have an iPhone 3G and in two years it's only dropped one call. I use it quite a bit for work-related calling as well.
The accelerator pedal is a wire in most cases now. The brakes would have to be completely redesigned as most cars use a hydraulic brake system in which the pedal mechanically engages the hydraulic device. Moving a sensor is trivial compared to this.
My suggestion would be to go to bed when you're ready for sleep. I've never understood why people need computers and TVs in the bedroom. All they do is annoy the SO.
I don't think so... A few consoles ago I told him to keep it flat and not orient it vertically. It has been sitting flat on the hardwood floor next to his TV ever since.
He plays it a lot though, probably 6 hours a day isn't uncommon. After I get home from work I don't think I could keep my concentration on a game that long, I have no idea how he does it.
Using this example is not a particularly good one - generally speaking the car's limiting speed is directly affected by what type of tires are put on the car at the factory. So most family sedans may be limited at 175 kph or so (as my old car was.)
Cars that come with tires designed for speed have higher limiters. (Thinking Corvette, Lambos, etc.)
Taking your car equipped with 175 kph tires and trying to do 300 kph on them is not a smart thing to do, as most car owners wouldn't bother changing the tires, which is why the limiters are there.
I've had mine for over four years and about a month and a half ago I got the dreaded RROD. The only thing I've noticed I do differently as compared to friends is I never had it sit vertically. It was always sitting flat.
A friend of mine is on his twentieth xbox. All RROD. Of course, he plays it a hell of a lot more than I do, but still... that's getting ridiculous.
Dammit, anyone know if it's airing in Canada? It doesn't look like it (at least on the Comedy Network or on the Global TV here.) :(
The copyright cartels today will never let anything they have copyrights to fall into the public domain. The majority of things is copyrighted by a corporation and not an individual, so the life+50 years is meaningless.
Twenty seconds to circulate the oil, not warm up the engine (or entire car.) Here in Canada the government recommends using a block heater to warm the oil. The most effective way to warm up the engine and car (and use less fuel) is to the the engine run for thirty seconds and drive it.
This is true for cold starts. A warm start (depending on how long the car has been sitting) will likely still have enough oil throughout the engine.
It may prove beneficial to have a priming system, but this can be separate from the reliable mechanical pump. The only thing to help would be an electric primer that can be separate so there's still a fail-safe. I'd wonder about the longevity of such a system still.
Also, creating a GPT table has another problem: I've found that Windows will actually see the linux partitions as the GUIDs are the same: Linux Data Partition EBD0A0A2-B9E5-4433-87C0-68B6B72699C7 Windows Data Partition EBD0A0A2-B9E5-4433-87C0-68B6B72699C7
Now whose bright idea was that? The problem you indicated is even present with the EFT solution. It was this that actually made me go linux-only on the affected boxes as Windows would see the linux partition as unformatted, assign it a drive letter, and ask you to format it if you clicked on it. I wonder if that's changed since then...
(Taken from Partition Type GUIDs.)
I have several Seagate 1TB drives. I haven't had any issues, but I did flash them when the problems appeared a year or so ago with the drives not posting properly.
You can also create a filesystem on the device without partitioning it. (create a filesystem on /dev/sda instead of /dev/sda1.) No worries about partitioning problems then. I did this on a 3 TB array.