On a related topic, I had an issue with my motherboard, which hasn't been resolved. It's an Asrock Z87 Extreme4. Running Windows 7 - I notice that the first hyperthread of my i7 4770k is pegged at 50%. Lots of digging, it looks like it might be a faulty design, putting the intel management engine and the USB subsystem on the same interrupt. What do you lot think?
That's the least impressive option, as it's a 50 line script that inserts something from the list of "steak house", "golf course", "mistress", and several less palatable options.
Err, maybe I'm completely misinterpreting every other post in this thread, but as far as I can make out -- mBTU == kiloBTU; mmBTU == megaBTU. I think you're wrong here, maybe?
I don't know why no EV manufacturer has thought of this:
Build a small generator / fuel tank into a TRAILER that you can hook up to your EV. This gives you the best of both worlds: for short, around-town trips, you leave the range extender trailer at home; but, when you want to drive long distance, just hook up the trailer and you can travel an arbitrarily long distance. Given the incredible efficiency of EVs, it's likely that a well-designed range extender trailer could give you several thousand kilometres of range.
Sorry, wrong. The 'correct' grammar as taught to me in school was to use the definite article 'a' when the noun referred to starts with a consonant, and 'an' when the noun starts with a vowel. Critically, this rule *regards 'H' as a vowel*, leading to the correct usages:
An hero
An hotel
An hovel
Personally I think it's dumb to regard H as a vowel in this context, but that's what I was taught.
The plastic bag used to be known as South Africa's 'National Flower'. Since the law was passed, circa 2008 IIRC, the level of plastic litter has plummeted. This works.
Oh yeah the law is that stores are obliged to charge for plastic bags. The price is something like R0.20 -- ~2 cents US / ~1.5 pence
Yup. In South Africa and Zimbabwe, obesity is a growing problem, and not related to income. It's probably related to the fact that people around here eat lots of maize meal.
- Nuke it -- not ideal, as we'll probably lose a few satellites, however the smaller pieces won't cause nearly so much damage. Most of the fragments will burn up in the atmosphere. Many will miss the earth entirely.
- Send a probe out to it when it's still far away. Position the probe close to the asteroid for a long time (months) -- the pull of gravity exerted by the probe will nudge the asteroid off its collision course.
- Wrap it in a giant piece of plastic, and mount some engines on it, so we can capture it into a nearby orbit. That much mass *in orbit* would be immensely valuable, even if it's just rock. (this one is probably unworkable due to the sheer quantity of fuel that would be required)
A manned mission is laughable, and only fit for the movies.
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On a related topic, I had an issue with my motherboard, which hasn't been resolved. It's an Asrock Z87 Extreme4. Running Windows 7 - I notice that the first hyperthread of my i7 4770k is pegged at 50%. Lots of digging, it looks like it might be a faulty design, putting the intel management engine and the USB subsystem on the same interrupt. What do you lot think?
http://forum.sysinternals.com/...
Thanks -- I didn't really expect to be able to look at it!
One of my father's patients claimed to visit another world frequently and wrote a very long book detailing the world and its inhabitants
I would be interested to see this book -- is there any way to get a copy?
Oops, correct, neither of those are fraud. But all are stealing, whether that is illegal or not.
This is, simply, fraud. It's the same as snatching a purse or looting a shop.
That's the least impressive option, as it's a 50 line script that inserts something from the list of "steak house", "golf course", "mistress", and several less palatable options.
OK, very funny; but I haven't seen mouldy petrol, diesel, kerosene etc. !!
Err, maybe I'm completely misinterpreting every other post in this thread, but as far as I can make out -- mBTU == kiloBTU; mmBTU == megaBTU. I think you're wrong here, maybe?
Anti-fungal agents? Hang on a second here, I didn't know that fungus could feed on hydrocarbons??
Obligatory XKCD: http://xkcd.com/1102/
So, does this mean they sold two tablets this year? :)
I don't know why no EV manufacturer has thought of this:
Build a small generator / fuel tank into a TRAILER that you can hook up to your EV. This gives you the best of both worlds: for short, around-town trips, you leave the range extender trailer at home; but, when you want to drive long distance, just hook up the trailer and you can travel an arbitrarily long distance. Given the incredible efficiency of EVs, it's likely that a well-designed range extender trailer could give you several thousand kilometres of range.
Heh:
Ask Slashdot: What would be the best question to Ask Slashdot? :)
Only bass trombones (the 'F trigger', and sometimes a 'D' trigger too.)
I like you :)
An historic X would be correct (the adjective starts with a vowel). So would an eulogy (y is really a vowel, in this case).
In both cases, I disagree, because it's just dumb. But that's the rule ... can we change the rule?
Betteridge's law says the answer to this question is, 'no'.
My mistake -- the indefinite article.
Sorry, wrong. The 'correct' grammar as taught to me in school was to use the definite article 'a' when the noun referred to starts with a consonant, and 'an' when the noun starts with a vowel. Critically, this rule *regards 'H' as a vowel*, leading to the correct usages:
An hero
An hotel
An hovel
Personally I think it's dumb to regard H as a vowel in this context, but that's what I was taught.
Draconian Restrictive Monopoly, more like.
I would think not. Bitcoin mining isn't cost-effective on FPGAs any more.
I think you missed the tongue-in-cheek here.
The plastic bag used to be known as South Africa's 'National Flower'. Since the law was passed, circa 2008 IIRC, the level of plastic litter has plummeted. This works.
Oh yeah the law is that stores are obliged to charge for plastic bags. The price is something like R0.20 -- ~2 cents US / ~1.5 pence
Nope, it's 1 000 000 / 999 900 == 0.999 900, which, when expressed as a percentage is 99.99%.
Yup. In South Africa and Zimbabwe, obesity is a growing problem, and not related to income. It's probably related to the fact that people around here eat lots of maize meal.
- Nuke it -- not ideal, as we'll probably lose a few satellites, however the smaller pieces won't cause nearly so much damage. Most of the fragments will burn up in the atmosphere. Many will miss the earth entirely.
- Send a probe out to it when it's still far away. Position the probe close to the asteroid for a long time (months) -- the pull of gravity exerted by the probe will nudge the asteroid off its collision course.
- Wrap it in a giant piece of plastic, and mount some engines on it, so we can capture it into a nearby orbit. That much mass *in orbit* would be immensely valuable, even if it's just rock. (this one is probably unworkable due to the sheer quantity of fuel that would be required)
A manned mission is laughable, and only fit for the movies.