Yeah, just remember Sega. Dreamcast was a great machine, but as soon as people were releasing cracked games that can be written to disc and run without a boot disc or mod chip, I'm pretty sure their income went through the floor. Too bad, it was an excellent system.
I want a car that's fun to drive, with tight steering, hot acceleration, and good brakes.
So you want an import? Personally every American-made car I've driven handles like crap. Granted I haven't driven Corvettes or Vipers, but those are exotics, not just American-made muscle.
Get yourself into a Subaru Impreza WRX, Mitsubishi Lancer EVO (ie. not the US version of the Lancer), a Nissan Skyline (obviously not in this country), or even an older Ford Escort Cosworth (again, not in the US). You'll be happy with the handling, braking, have excellent acceleration, control... everything you'd want, all in a sub-30k sports car -- including nearly 180hp. Oh, and all of those are All Wheel Drive, so maybe you can get somewhere in the snow now instead of having to have a seperate winter vehicle.:-)
FYI, Marklar is the planet that the boys took a space ship to on South Park in one episode. The people of Marklar had only one word for all nouns -- Marklar.
They got chased up by missionaries that wanted to convert the entire planet to Christianity and the Marklars ended up kicking the missionaries off the planet and allowing all of the Ethopians to move to Marlar to live since they couldn't survive in Ethopia.:-)
So in relation -- Marklar... a strange foreign land. Kind of suiting for OSX on X86, eh?
Another typical domestic owner's response. When will you guys realize that everything has it's niche and that technology makes up for displacement?
And what is the deal about the turbocharging being for deisels comment? Don't you remember Grand Nationals? Turbo TA's? Hell, even half of Dodge's line in the 80's was turbocharged! There is even an old Dodge minivan that was posted about online that run 12's all day long with a full van interior.
And as soon as you come to your senses, you'll realize just how shitty that pushrod motor you've still got in your car is, and realize that maybe, just maybe, there is a reason that Chevy decided to put an overhead cam motor in their Z06's (if I've been informed correctly, that is).
Oh, BTW, there are MANY imports in the 9's, quite a few in the 8's, and a handful in the 7's... if you don't think that takes 900+hp, you're kidding yourself.
Goes to show what you know. Ever see a melted valve or piston out of a supercharged Honda? Oh yeah, not pretty.
And FYI, I know very little about American motors, I know imports quite well, however.
Supercharging is not the best way (surprise!) in terms of effeciency. The heat caused by the blowers tends to actually be more that then the common turbo/intercooler setup, and don't forget that the supercharger causes MUCH more drag on the engine, in turn creating much less power.
Anyway, I doubt you'll even check back to this story this long after it's been posted/replied to, so I'm not about to waste any more time dealing with your moronic comments and misunderstood concepts leading to bad opinions.
Being an engineer and also a big fan of vehicular modification in the mechanical sense (no big wings for me until I can do 180+mph) I can say that CAE is far too complicated for the average to even above average tuning facilities.
Coming across 3d models of motors is quite impossible unless you work as an engineer or in IT at an automotive manufacturer's design facility. You don't give out your secrets, you know.:)
The best method that most places come up with so far is to follow the simple principles of making power. Unfortunately you have to get deep into the understanding of all the principles around making power to really get these principles. Yeah, you can strap on a turbo or supercharger and gain big HP or big torque, but for that matter you could make the same horsepower by bumping the compression and/or using higher octane fuels, or even nitrous (FYI: NOS, or as my friend's and I call it, NAWWWSSSS!!, is a brand name, not an individual item).
The trouble with all power adders is keeping the motor together mechanically. Some motor are built to handle it, others are not. If you have a motor which is not built to handle it, you have two options - 1. build up the motor so that it can handle it, or 2. switch to another type of motor. Building motors can be VERY costly, the most mild build, which would be a simple piston swap, costing $300-400 if you perform it yourself. The most expensive... well, just let your imagination wander since there are motors out there that cost $1M+ to build, like in CART and F1 race cars.
Well, back onto topic:
No, models are not available for CAD programs. Yes, it is possible, but extremely hard to account for all variables Sure, I could tell you how to make a 2.0L motor run 900 horsepower, but it'd cost you a fortune to build.:)
I think the point is - if you are willing to risk your life, you should be willing to accept the consequences.
Someone can dive off of a building into a lake, but if they haven't taken the consequences into mind before they jump, it's their fault if the water is only 2 feet deep and the die upon impact.
IMO, the best thing the government could do in regards to this is to put a rating system on coasters with the info on g-forces freely available to all riding them. If you know you can't handle 3 g's, don't get on the ride, dummy!
I'm sure the CIA is jumping up and down with glee that China only found 27 of the bugs. Of course, the "to date" phrase is noted pretty distinctly in the article as well.
DoD had some of the best people working with them and some of the cleanest releases, as I remember from back in the day.
Good luck to the group, try to keep it going for the little people out there.
Before anyone flames for the supporting of piracy, ask yourself this... if I could download a trial of a program and decide that I need it, would I buy it? My answer is yes, however there is so much crap and badly-designed software out there that it's damn near impossible to find something good. I for one support the software that I find as useful if I can afford it (note: will not pay $600 for Photoshop when GiMP is right there with it).
I've been on @Home for quite some time and for some reason, for the past year at least, they've been referring to themselves as AT&T@Home, not Excite@Home or TCI@Home which they originally were in my area. I'm hoping that this is just saying that they have already staked out my area as AT&T service and that I will have no disruption.
I haven't upgraded in at least several weeks... wouldn't my copy still work considering that they're just trying to shut down the supernodes, yet mine never contacts it?
So they shut down the supernodes and what are we left with? Exactly how it was a week ago -- which worked perfectly. *shrug* Sounds good to me.
As long as they don't raise the rates, leave normal POP3 mail service, and don't filter web content, the service will be exactly the same to me. I use seperate slients for everything, and I don't even use DHCP like they say we should. Basically, my service hasn't changed in my eyes since I got it in 1997 as TCI@Home. *shrug*
Just cause AOL owns it doesn't mean it is horrible - it is when AOL changes it to a horrible state, that it will become unbearable.
I never did get this one. Sites asking for valid CC's as age verification. I thought it was mainly a scam up until this reputable company, Yahoo!, has started doing this.
In my state you are of age to view/purchase porn at 18. I had gotten credit card application since I was 15 and in high school. How in any way does having a valid credit card verify my age?
...get everyone in China to jump up and land at the same time? I've heard that will have the same effects, and it is probably much easier then maneuvering an asteroid.
Somehow I doubt Yahoo! would give in to such a thing happening, just for the pure fact that they seem to know what is going on around the net rather then keeping their heads in the sand like AOL/MSN.
That is correct though... that would be a HUGE portion of the mainstream net that would be taken over - which would probably incapacitate a lot of the freedoms that we see, but don't notice, currently.
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I thought it was just for pr0n!
Firstly again
Doesn't this defy some law relativity? Saying something for the first time...again?
Yeah, just remember Sega. Dreamcast was a great machine, but as soon as people were releasing cracked games that can be written to disc and run without a boot disc or mod chip, I'm pretty sure their income went through the floor. Too bad, it was an excellent system.
www.i-club.com :-)
So you want an import? Personally every American-made car I've driven handles like crap. Granted I haven't driven Corvettes or Vipers, but those are exotics, not just American-made muscle.
Get yourself into a Subaru Impreza WRX, Mitsubishi Lancer EVO (ie. not the US version of the Lancer), a Nissan Skyline (obviously not in this country), or even an older Ford Escort Cosworth (again, not in the US). You'll be happy with the handling, braking, have excellent acceleration, control... everything you'd want, all in a sub-30k sports car -- including nearly 180hp. Oh, and all of those are All Wheel Drive, so maybe you can get somewhere in the snow now instead of having to have a seperate winter vehicle. :-)
You'll cry when your streetable Mustang pulls up next to a Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 and you know that you run 11's... and he wastes you. Click and check the "Check Out the Video of Adam's 10 Sec Galant HERE" link. Be prepared to cry - he's run faster.
FYI, Marklar is the planet that the boys took a space ship to on South Park in one episode. The people of Marklar had only one word for all nouns -- Marklar.
:-)
They got chased up by missionaries that wanted to convert the entire planet to Christianity and the Marklars ended up kicking the missionaries off the planet and allowing all of the Ethopians to move to Marlar to live since they couldn't survive in Ethopia.
So in relation -- Marklar... a strange foreign land. Kind of suiting for OSX on X86, eh?
Another typical domestic owner's response. When will you guys realize that everything has it's niche and that technology makes up for displacement?
And what is the deal about the turbocharging being for deisels comment? Don't you remember Grand Nationals? Turbo TA's? Hell, even half of Dodge's line in the 80's was turbocharged! There is even an old Dodge minivan that was posted about online that run 12's all day long with a full van interior.
And as soon as you come to your senses, you'll realize just how shitty that pushrod motor you've still got in your car is, and realize that maybe, just maybe, there is a reason that Chevy decided to put an overhead cam motor in their Z06's (if I've been informed correctly, that is).
Oh, BTW, there are MANY imports in the 9's, quite a few in the 8's, and a handful in the 7's... if you don't think that takes 900+hp, you're kidding yourself.
Goes to show what you know. Ever see a melted valve or piston out of a supercharged Honda? Oh yeah, not pretty.
And FYI, I know very little about American motors, I know imports quite well, however.
Supercharging is not the best way (surprise!) in terms of effeciency. The heat caused by the blowers tends to actually be more that then the common turbo/intercooler setup, and don't forget that the supercharger causes MUCH more drag on the engine, in turn creating much less power.
Anyway, I doubt you'll even check back to this story this long after it's been posted/replied to, so I'm not about to waste any more time dealing with your moronic comments and misunderstood concepts leading to bad opinions.
Being an engineer and also a big fan of vehicular modification in the mechanical sense (no big wings for me until I can do 180+mph) I can say that CAE is far too complicated for the average to even above average tuning facilities.
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Coming across 3d models of motors is quite impossible unless you work as an engineer or in IT at an automotive manufacturer's design facility. You don't give out your secrets, you know.
The best method that most places come up with so far is to follow the simple principles of making power. Unfortunately you have to get deep into the understanding of all the principles around making power to really get these principles. Yeah, you can strap on a turbo or supercharger and gain big HP or big torque, but for that matter you could make the same horsepower by bumping the compression and/or using higher octane fuels, or even nitrous (FYI: NOS, or as my friend's and I call it, NAWWWSSSS!!, is a brand name, not an individual item).
The trouble with all power adders is keeping the motor together mechanically. Some motor are built to handle it, others are not. If you have a motor which is not built to handle it, you have two options - 1. build up the motor so that it can handle it, or 2. switch to another type of motor. Building motors can be VERY costly, the most mild build, which would be a simple piston swap, costing $300-400 if you perform it yourself. The most expensive... well, just let your imagination wander since there are motors out there that cost $1M+ to build, like in CART and F1 race cars.
Well, back onto topic
No, models are not available for CAD programs.
Yes, it is possible, but extremely hard to account for all variables
Sure, I could tell you how to make a 2.0L motor run 900 horsepower, but it'd cost you a fortune to build.
- 8Complex
I think the point is - if you are willing to risk your life, you should be willing to accept the consequences.
Someone can dive off of a building into a lake, but if they haven't taken the consequences into mind before they jump, it's their fault if the water is only 2 feet deep and the die upon impact.
IMO, the best thing the government could do in regards to this is to put a rating system on coasters with the info on g-forces freely available to all riding them. If you know you can't handle 3 g's, don't get on the ride, dummy!
And soon it will start. ;-)
...it's how many bugs DIDN'T they find.
I'm sure the CIA is jumping up and down with glee that China only found 27 of the bugs. Of course, the "to date" phrase is noted pretty distinctly in the article as well.
I mean really... noone wants NEWS.com, WEATHER.com, TRAVEL.com. As a matter of fact, it's a good thing they have them sold now...
DoD had some of the best people working with them and some of the cleanest releases, as I remember from back in the day.
Good luck to the group, try to keep it going for the little people out there.
Before anyone flames for the supporting of piracy, ask yourself this... if I could download a trial of a program and decide that I need it, would I buy it? My answer is yes, however there is so much crap and badly-designed software out there that it's damn near impossible to find something good. I for one support the software that I find as useful if I can afford it (note: will not pay $600 for Photoshop when GiMP is right there with it).
I've been on @Home for quite some time and for some reason, for the past year at least, they've been referring to themselves as AT&T@Home, not Excite@Home or TCI@Home which they originally were in my area. I'm hoping that this is just saying that they have already staked out my area as AT&T service and that I will have no disruption.
We know there is a hole... just leave it alone!!
Nice. Next thing you know, they'll be releasing a proxy server called the Microsoft Condom.
I haven't upgraded in at least several weeks... wouldn't my copy still work considering that they're just trying to shut down the supernodes, yet mine never contacts it?
So they shut down the supernodes and what are we left with? Exactly how it was a week ago -- which worked perfectly. *shrug* Sounds good to me.
As long as they don't raise the rates, leave normal POP3 mail service, and don't filter web content, the service will be exactly the same to me. I use seperate slients for everything, and I don't even use DHCP like they say we should. Basically, my service hasn't changed in my eyes since I got it in 1997 as TCI@Home. *shrug*
Just cause AOL owns it doesn't mean it is horrible - it is when AOL changes it to a horrible state, that it will become unbearable.
3AM on an @Home cable... a sustained 85-90k/sec. VERY impressive. :)
Now if I could only get those guys running servers on my node off and get more speed......
I never did get this one. Sites asking for valid CC's as age verification. I thought it was mainly a scam up until this reputable company, Yahoo!, has started doing this.
In my state you are of age to view/purchase porn at 18. I had gotten credit card application since I was 15 and in high school. How in any way does having a valid credit card verify my age?
...get everyone in China to jump up and land at the same time? I've heard that will have the same effects, and it is probably much easier then maneuvering an asteroid.
Somehow I doubt Yahoo! would give in to such a thing happening, just for the pure fact that they seem to know what is going on around the net rather then keeping their heads in the sand like AOL/MSN.
That is correct though... that would be a HUGE portion of the mainstream net that would be taken over - which would probably incapacitate a lot of the freedoms that we see, but don't notice, currently.
Quote: "Printed matter namely, greeting cards, posters and art prints"
It's a definite hoax, even if they were nuts enough to try they couldn't associate it with email since it isn't 'printed matter'.
0.0317 AU = 2,948,100 Miles = 4,746,441 Kilometers
AU = Astronomical Unit, which is the same as the distance from Earth to the sun, approx. 93 million miles.
In IRC: "Come on! Just send me the RedHat ISO, I'm on Sattelite!!"
On web sites, 1.2meg 1280x1024 graphics scaled down to 30x30 graphics thanks to Microsoft Frontpage(tm) and all the chaotic pages it creates.
In email, problems with people trying to send 15 meg file attachments and recieving them back constantly.
Talk about a Tech. Support nightmare!