I love the CRC so this makes me sad. Their publications are excellent and reasonably priced. Still, it only has value because everyone knows that it is the source and the place to publish. The world is changing and CRC needs to learn how to survive in it.
I can't imagine how you can replace the CRC handbook of physics and chemistry, but for math I suggest documenting and contributing to the GSL (GNU Scientific Library).
Compressed gas engines are not generally effecient. As anyone who has pumped up their tires knows, it takes lots of work and a good deal of that work is wasted as heat. The compressed gas is hotter than the world, but not for long. When it reaches room temperature you have lost considerable work. You also take losses when you try to use it. As the gas flows out, it typicaly cools down so you need a heat exchanger just to keep from freezing up. Once again, you are loosing work. Other vehicles have been built like this, and suffered from these problems. It's not that they can't be overcome, it's that they introduce a great deal of waste.
Oh yeah, compressed gas is dangerous. All of the work you put into it can be released instantly if your tank busts. This of course, is bad for people that get in the way. It happens from time to time, especialy when people screw up and put the wrong pressure in a cylinder. Boom, like a bomb. Failures in accidents will be less interesting, but knocking off the valve can give you a thousand pounds of force for a few seconds. If the cylinder is not held down well, it will fly around like a balloon. This is also very bad for people who get in the way.
All of that said, this might be cost effective if you do all of your gas compresion with cheap nuclear or hydro generated electricity. I have my doubts. Natural gas prices are comming up,:(. Windmills, solar and all that, forget it, it will be cheaper to burn oil.
Free software is both infinitly configurable and arguably best. Anyone can take a plausable solution and make it into exactly what they or their organization needs. The result is better for everyone and forms the next plausible solution.
A traditional shrink wrap company is just not going to make it. Most people here would agree that closed source festers without peer review. Anyone would agree that you can't compete against no cost alternatives. Traditional companies are going to have a harder time providing service as free software gains mindshare as well. Who's going to become a technician for products produced by companies using an obsolete business model? These poor devils are going to get beat, and bad.
Companies that make it are going to be the ones that provide a real service using the best available software. That software will be increasingly Free . They will provide the funds for others to continue writing software. Part of that service might even be a shrink wraped box with paper documents, as a "reasonable" price.
Where have I seen this:
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Translation: Trouble makers, stand up and be identified. Reward, one t-shirt.
I know I've seen this concept somewhere else, but where?
I suppose that this post is a wise-ass comment, one of 900 or so submitted for your entertainment, but wise ass was not covered.
Thanks for noticing that the chance of extiction does not go up with the number of extant people. It looks like a practical joke to me. But now for :
In fact, with us gone, nature might get a second lease on life.
Second lease at what?!!! This reflects a bizare combination of arrogance and self loathing. Man can not really undo life on earth. If you accept that life evolved from some tarry mass, you must predict its rise in any event. To look at the removal of man as anything positive shows an utter disregard and hatred for you fellow man. Save yourself! Get out and do something!
Balls and urns don't make more balls and urns. By the same logic how many ants should there be? The argument ignores cause, effect and reason. Clearly there are too many ants in the world. Here is some more goofey logic from the article:
The odds of being one of the people to witness doomsday are highest when there is the largest number of witnesses around so now is not such an improbable.
Actually, there will be no human witnesses to human extinction. Think about it. Well, never mind, I'll just explain. The highest chance of extinction occurs with the lowest number living, and no human will see the last die.
17 Mass insanity
My bet's on this one! You saw it here first.
1840 was the end of the world, we are all just living a dream (20 has occured?) Someone, pinch me.
We all know that filters don't work. It's sad to see things this stupid from as many as four republican chair polishers.
Istook's chief of staff, John Albaugh. "We have received tremendous support from the public on this. It just seems like it's a no-brainer to the average Joe."
I agree, no brain. What are they prommising people?
The opposition does not cheer me much either. Though several inteligent opinions and concerns were raised by many diverse organizations, the democrats can only seem to muster this:
Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., is among the few legislators who have spoken against mandatory filters. His alternative proposal would require only that Internet providers distribute filtering software for free or at cost.
Doh! It don't work, so it should be free! Great logic. Those chairs must shine and shine.
Lastly, it seems that the author has forgoten about or knows something I don't know about the line item veto:
The Clinton administration opposes mandatory Internet filters. But the filters are included in the annual spending bill to finance operations of the departments of Labor, Education, and Health and Human Services, and it is unclear if President Clinton would veto the huge spending bill because of his objection to a small part.
That's it! End of debate. Four people thought this was a good idea, so now it's gonna be a law. Uhhh, what's wrong with this?
That was an interesting link and nice summary on EMF.
While there are some interesting bone therapies that use low frequency, I just don't see the problem with microwaves. I knew someone with a degenerative hip. Part of his therapy was to wear a pair of magnets strong enough to make a phone reciever hum. It was not a good thing to put on the head! But don't listen to me, trust some of these folks intead:
How much money has to be spent before this issue dies? I don't know, there's money in it.
Poster worries about the health of people who use cell phone while driving, mountian climbing, skakeboarding, bike riding, you get the picture. Poster does not own a cellphone, because it cost too much.
I've seen a study like that too. The rats were arrayed in tubes around a transmitter. Some more rats were arrayed without a transmitter, and still more rats were allowed to run free in their cages. The conclusion was that restraining rats in tubes causes all sorts of health problems.
Where does your relationship with Cisco fit into this?
I don't speak for Cisco and I never will. Cisco is not like the old companies where the president gives an order and everyone marches off wherever he says. We are more of the cats. And most of us are financially independent, so we don't have to follow orders anyway.
Let's be honest, we have to trust this guy based on his record. This new company stuff smells bad. If he's got stocks in Cisco, he's got an interest. Financial independence never kept anyone from persuing their interests.
It must have been a brain fart. Would he believe this about anyone else?
New bussinesses do start each year. The question is how many, and what they contribute to demand. If they contribute a great deal, they can reduce demand if fewer start this year than last. Sales are flat so whatever contribution new bussiness is making has to be canceled out by something else.
This kind of slow down has happened before. It only takes a while for something else to come along.
It's about time for a change. PC's are essentially the same box they were when IBM made it's first; A box with a CRT on it. Granted, that box has gotten better, and so has the CRT, but the improvements have been less extreem and the need to upgrade has declined.
I'm looking for growth in clipboards and PDAs. You know, like the UPS dude lugs around. Those things can get rid of piles of paper. It's not a matter of power, but size and shape.
We need billboards that move! That static cowboy that blots out the sun is just not good enough. I want him to ride and caugh his lungs out. Do you know what happened to Dick Tracey's phone? I do! It got bigger and better.
I saw a movie like this once too. All the billboards moved and talked and looked at you. It was cool, and they did it all with tubes and B&W TVs. In the end I think it was zero growth too. That's why they were at war all the time.
Someone told me that Bill Gate's house looked like this, but he used LCDs for his wallpaper. He would like to have such things in everyone's house and is working on a special OS for it. Content will be provided by MPAA, and RIAA, because he knows that we want more than we can think up ourselves. This will be good.
CPU production up 534%. LCD production up 10,000%.
OK, I saw the other 3d post, but I'm not sure they had the same concept in mind.
Go sperical with this. R and Phi are determined by the position on the disk, Theta by timing. If you've done polar, sperical should not be too hard. You also seem to have figured out how to get data through the spin.
The shiny surface would add some interesting artifacts, but paining it black would solve that problem. Two disks with wires between might look nicer.
More points, more noise and wind, what more could you ask for?
Can you tell my why sales for other items have not grown any faster than the population? Women's make up, panty hose, automobile sales? There comes a time when the only way to increase sales is to make your product break faster or dependent on another product. Even then your fix is temporary as others will steal your market. Nothing grows forever.
If not for the despotism, lack of natural resources, and CIA interventions, the third world nations would have passed us up long ago while we were too busy hyping the latest useless product to even take notice.
Why would the CIA interveen where there are no natural reaources? Are you calling us stupid?
I'd also like to share some of the credit with others who deserve it. Our former mentors at M.I. 5 and 6, our rivals from the KGB, and some of the newer boys on the block from Cuba, Isreal, South Africa, and lots of other home grown tallent have helped out out all along. While most of these newer groups have concentrated their efforts on domestic affairs, some like Cuba have really shone bright. Think of where the world would be without nearly limitless quantities of cheap Soviet made weapons like the AK-47, munitions and landmines quality made to last for decades. Recognizing the accomplishments of these groups is a matter of profesional pride.
As for that 10 computer quip, do you have any idea how many machines Carnivore alone will take? While it's true that you do not need a computer, we need many. You obviously have no idea of what it takes to run a competent government, but that's OK. Just keep paying your taxes. The less you want the more we can take.
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I can't imagine how you can replace the CRC handbook of physics and chemistry, but for math I suggest documenting and contributing to the GSL (GNU Scientific Library).
Oh yeah, compressed gas is dangerous. All of the work you put into it can be released instantly if your tank busts. This of course, is bad for people that get in the way. It happens from time to time, especialy when people screw up and put the wrong pressure in a cylinder. Boom, like a bomb. Failures in accidents will be less interesting, but knocking off the valve can give you a thousand pounds of force for a few seconds. If the cylinder is not held down well, it will fly around like a balloon. This is also very bad for people who get in the way.
All of that said, this might be cost effective if you do all of your gas compresion with cheap nuclear or hydro generated electricity. I have my doubts. Natural gas prices are comming up, :(. Windmills, solar and all that, forget it, it will be cheaper to burn oil.
Poster would rather ride his bike.
Free software is both infinitly configurable and arguably best. Anyone can take a plausable solution and make it into exactly what they or their organization needs. The result is better for everyone and forms the next plausible solution.
Companies that make it are going to be the ones that provide a real service using the best available software. That software will be increasingly Free . They will provide the funds for others to continue writing software. Part of that service might even be a shrink wraped box with paper documents, as a "reasonable" price.
You might get a little more distance if you tried to glide this thing when it runs out of fuel. Wait!
That sounds great, but my umbrella sheild might pop your pillows! Oh no! then we'de both have broken necks.
Dead beat dads are a much better target.
Translation: Trouble makers, stand up and be identified. Reward, one t-shirt.
I know I've seen this concept somewhere else, but where?
I suppose that this post is a wise-ass comment, one of 900 or so submitted for your entertainment, but wise ass was not covered.
Nudity.
AIAA article
SNAP 19 type. Hurray for SNAP. specs
July of 98! OK, I live in a cave. Thanks.
In fact, with us gone, nature might get a second lease on life.
Second lease at what?!!! This reflects a bizare combination of arrogance and self loathing. Man can not really undo life on earth. If you accept that life evolved from some tarry mass, you must predict its rise in any event. To look at the removal of man as anything positive shows an utter disregard and hatred for you fellow man. Save yourself! Get out and do something!
The odds of being one of the people to witness doomsday are highest when there is the largest number of witnesses around so now is not such an improbable.
Actually, there will be no human witnesses to human extinction. Think about it. Well, never mind, I'll just explain. The highest chance of extinction occurs with the lowest number living, and no human will see the last die.
17 Mass insanity
My bet's on this one! You saw it here first. 1840 was the end of the world, we are all just living a dream (20 has occured?) Someone, pinch me.
Istook's chief of staff, John Albaugh. "We have received tremendous support from the public on this. It just seems like it's a no-brainer to the average Joe."
I agree, no brain. What are they prommising people?
The opposition does not cheer me much either. Though several inteligent opinions and concerns were raised by many diverse organizations, the democrats can only seem to muster this:
Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., is among the few legislators who have spoken against mandatory filters. His alternative proposal would require only that Internet providers distribute filtering software for free or at cost.
Doh! It don't work, so it should be free! Great logic. Those chairs must shine and shine.
Lastly, it seems that the author has forgoten about or knows something I don't know about the line item veto:
The Clinton administration opposes mandatory Internet filters. But the filters are included in the annual spending bill to finance operations of the departments of Labor, Education, and Health and Human Services, and it is unclear if President Clinton would veto the huge spending bill because of his objection to a small part.
That's it! End of debate. Four people thought this was a good idea, so now it's gonna be a law. Uhhh, what's wrong with this?
While there are some interesting bone therapies that use low frequency, I just don't see the problem with microwaves. I knew someone with a degenerative hip. Part of his therapy was to wear a pair of magnets strong enough to make a phone reciever hum. It was not a good thing to put on the head! But don't listen to me, trust some of these folks intead:
Here, for those who have asked, are some more specific links about cell phones. http://www.mcw.edu/gc rc/ cop/cell-phone-health-FAQ/toc.html http://www.foxnews.com/sci enc e/junkscience/000721.sml http://www.microwavenews.com/makesense.html
How much money has to be spent before this issue dies? I don't know, there's money in it.
Poster worries about the health of people who use cell phone while driving, mountian climbing, skakeboarding, bike riding, you get the picture. Poster does not own a cellphone, because it cost too much.
I've seen a study like that too. The rats were arrayed in tubes around a transmitter. Some more rats were arrayed without a transmitter, and still more rats were allowed to run free in their cages. The conclusion was that restraining rats in tubes causes all sorts of health problems.
Where does your relationship with Cisco fit into this?
I don't speak for Cisco and I never will. Cisco is not like the old companies where the president gives an order and everyone marches off wherever he says. We are more of the cats. And most of us are financially independent, so we don't have to follow orders anyway.
Let's be honest, we have to trust this guy based on his record. This new company stuff smells bad. If he's got stocks in Cisco, he's got an interest. Financial independence never kept anyone from persuing their interests.
It must have been a brain fart. Would he believe this about anyone else?
This kind of slow down has happened before. It only takes a while for something else to come along.
It's about time for a change. PC's are essentially the same box they were when IBM made it's first; A box with a CRT on it. Granted, that box has gotten better, and so has the CRT, but the improvements have been less extreem and the need to upgrade has declined.
I'm looking for growth in clipboards and PDAs. You know, like the UPS dude lugs around. Those things can get rid of piles of paper. It's not a matter of power, but size and shape.
I saw a movie like this once too. All the billboards moved and talked and looked at you. It was cool, and they did it all with tubes and B&W TVs. In the end I think it was zero growth too. That's why they were at war all the time.
Someone told me that Bill Gate's house looked like this, but he used LCDs for his wallpaper. He would like to have such things in everyone's house and is working on a special OS for it. Content will be provided by MPAA, and RIAA, because he knows that we want more than we can think up ourselves. This will be good.
CPU production up 534%. LCD production up 10,000%.
BAM! Did not see what I ran into. Then saw stars.
Go sperical with this. R and Phi are determined by the position on the disk, Theta by timing. If you've done polar, sperical should not be too hard. You also seem to have figured out how to get data through the spin.
The shiny surface would add some interesting artifacts, but paining it black would solve that problem. Two disks with wires between might look nicer.
More points, more noise and wind, what more could you ask for?
Can you tell my why sales for other items have not grown any faster than the population? Women's make up, panty hose, automobile sales? There comes a time when the only way to increase sales is to make your product break faster or dependent on another product. Even then your fix is temporary as others will steal your market. Nothing grows forever.
Why would the CIA interveen where there are no natural reaources? Are you calling us stupid?
I'd also like to share some of the credit with others who deserve it. Our former mentors at M.I. 5 and 6, our rivals from the KGB, and some of the newer boys on the block from Cuba, Isreal, South Africa, and lots of other home grown tallent have helped out out all along. While most of these newer groups have concentrated their efforts on domestic affairs, some like Cuba have really shone bright. Think of where the world would be without nearly limitless quantities of cheap Soviet made weapons like the AK-47, munitions and landmines quality made to last for decades. Recognizing the accomplishments of these groups is a matter of profesional pride.
As for that 10 computer quip, do you have any idea how many machines Carnivore alone will take? While it's true that you do not need a computer, we need many. You obviously have no idea of what it takes to run a competent government, but that's OK. Just keep paying your taxes. The less you want the more we can take.
Agent X, masked as twitter for the sake of anonymity.
You have missed something. All of the subjects PLAYED the game first.