Dirt bike riders have been using this principle for years - they're called tear-offs, but the idea is the same.
A package of n clear plastic panels fits over the eye-goggles, each with a tab for easy removal. Dirt and mud build up until you can't see properly, and instead of stopping, taking off the goggles, cleaning them, putting them on and starting again, or just attempting to wipe it off with one hand while still riding, you reach up, grab a tab, tear it off, throw it away, and keep charging on.
No reasons why a continuous roll wouldn't work the same way.
And this might sound ignorant, but why not have an earthing strap trailing on the ground, like some cars here on earth? I suppose the entire rover would need to be designed to allow drainage of static, but would that be a problem? I mean, if there's a static buildup, and no way to drain it off, won't it become a problem when the potential difference between rover and the surface gets large enough?
You're displaying a spectacular level of ignorance - how about doing some research, mmmkay?
iiNet have been quite vocal in their opposition, and I think they're in a good position to provide some counter-arguments - but now they're not taking part in the trial. Perhaps the govt. decided that honest ISPs wouldn't provide the results they were looking for.
I was going to use mine as a freezer - I bought it from ex-employer for AUD$10. Yep, a working AS/400 for ten bucks. Couldn't use it, though - the OS was licenced to the original owner and it wasn't transferable - and I didn't have enough power to make it go.
So I gutted it (hung the CPU card on the wall as a memento), and I was going to line it with insulation and install a compressor/evaporator/condenser, but I never got around to it.
Ditto - we had a small enough system that names like MAILBERT, FILEBERT, INTRABERT, WEBBERT, BACKBERT, PDCBERT, and BDCBERT worked well enough.
Then along comes Mr. "I come from the city so I know more about this than you" and insists on a naming scheme with no useful mnemonics whatsoever (you had to look up a spreadsheet to correlate name with function), and it went downhill from there.
There's a few extra things to consider when trying to design and implement a solar PV-powered system.
Yes, PV output of 154 watts per square metre sounds about right - during the middle of the day at low latitudes, when it's not cloudy. You have to over-supply the amount of PV to allow for such cloudy days (where PV output can be as little as 10% of peak), early mornings and late afternoons, etc.
Putting it back into the grid would seem to be the most cost-effective solution - it offsets your energy bills, but it doesn't negate the need for UPS, so you still have to have a big battery bank with inverters, regulators and so on. If you're going to install enough UPS batteries to give you n hours of independence when the grid goes down, you may as well go the whole hog and put in a stonking great bank of batteries and a back-up generator.
1. "Lightning hit" and replacement parts. Most mainframe customers actually have contemporary gear because maintenance costs for older gear will soon exceed replacement cost. Depending on your analysis of risk for your operations, you're also likely to have a hot site to run things until replacement hardware is obtained. My experience with IBM for instance is that while you're happy to continue to pay big$$$ for maintenance, they're happy to keep parts in stock - after all, your budget is your problem, not theirs. Didn't they boast about still having parts for their first electric typewriter?
2. GUI interfaces are NOT the best for pure data entry. For example, it's faster to jump from field to field using a tab key instead of a mouse. Don't believe everything you hear about WIMP interfaces.
3. The sheer quantity of *nix/doze boxes and SANs required to replace the processing power and reliability of a mainframe probably wouldn't give as much of a saving in power costs as you might think.
You're right about the importance of transition planning - it's just that the plan might not be about transitioning to PCs/servers.
I used to maintain a licencing system for commercial fishing (written in RPG!), and one group of auditors criticised me for making changes to the source code. "Why is this?" came the question from management. My response drew silence - "Because you keep changing laws and management strategies. For example, last year, you charged fees that rose in a straight line according to the length of the fishing boat. This year, you've brought in a somewhat more complicated structure that requires us to calculate the under-deck-storage-volume, add in the number the 'tender boats', etc, etc. I could re-write the system to cater for this and future strategies, but that would cost $BIGFRACTIONOFTOALORGANISATIONBUDGET. Shall I get started?" And of course, nothing changed.
Amen Brother - we here in Oz grow a few varieties, and somehow they manage to sell Cavs in some volume.
There's a much nicer variety known as "Lady Finger" which are smaller than the Cav, but MUCH tastier, sweeter and not as astringent, and resistant to diseases that afflict Cavs.
Anybody know if "bunchy top" is the same as fusarium wilt?
I've some Lady Fingers growing in my backyard, and they seem to propagate by shoots. Each tree sends up one or two sideshoots, and we cut down the main tree after the bunch has ripened, then cut out all but the best and strongest-looking shoots. I suppose that makes these clones too, although there must be some variation.
Just FYI - the thylacine (Tasmanian Tiger) was about the size of a medium dog.
Probably the top and largest predator in its own environment, but not the same size as your "large predators", even though it probably performed the same functions.
The last thing I heard (some years ago, now) was that Quincy Jones held the movie option on Ringworld, and that Chow-Yun Fat was being considered for Louis Wu. An excellent choice IMO. Bruce Willis? Not so much. I don't think it's so much an action book - more of a "how the hell do we get out of here" puzzle with some actiony adventures along the way. A role for someone a little more cerebral than ol' Bruce. Now for Teela - a tall, dark-haired, clumsy, innocent young thing - any takers?
spoilers ahead
I wonder if the option has expired yet? I'd like to take it on. Imagine - Ringworld as a movie, then Ringworld Engineers (imagine the CGI as the Hindmost fires the sun as a laser!), Ringworld Throne (lose the first half of that one - who cares about the vampire nest - I want to see the battle on the rim transport system) and Ringworld's Children - I can feel a nerdgasm coming on....
I believe that one's testicles hang away from the body because they need to be a degree or two cooler than core body temperature - would that suffice?
Could be a problem for the girls, though.
Two-up = gambling game played with 2 pennies, tossed spinning in the air, bets placed on combinations of evens (both heads, both tails) or odds, and repetitions of same
Cow-cockies = cowboys of varying status ranging from poor (station hand) to moderately well-off (manager).
"and those who simply walk in with $500 and intends to make it last as long as they can, but know that the chances of them walking out with more than they went in are not in their favor."
That's me! There's only a very small chance that I'll walk out with pockets bulging, but I did it for the fun of it. Never play the pokies unless you like to fork out cash to watch blinkenlights, but blackjack and two-up (here in Oz) are just fun - the occasional roulette and craps game can be exciting, too. It was eye-opening to watch my first two-up game after the races at a country racetrack (Marble Bar, Western Australia) - the rolls of fifties and hundreds suddenly appearing out of cow-cockies' back pockets was jaw-dropping.
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A package of n clear plastic panels fits over the eye-goggles, each with a tab for easy removal. Dirt and mud build up until you can't see properly, and instead of stopping, taking off the goggles, cleaning them, putting them on and starting again, or just attempting to wipe it off with one hand while still riding, you reach up, grab a tab, tear it off, throw it away, and keep charging on.
No reasons why a continuous roll wouldn't work the same way.
And this might sound ignorant, but why not have an earthing strap trailing on the ground, like some cars here on earth? I suppose the entire rover would need to be designed to allow drainage of static, but would that be a problem? I mean, if there's a static buildup, and no way to drain it off, won't it become a problem when the potential difference between rover and the surface gets large enough?
iiNet have been quite vocal in their opposition, and I think they're in a good position to provide some counter-arguments - but now they're not taking part in the trial. Perhaps the govt. decided that honest ISPs wouldn't provide the results they were looking for.
So I gutted it (hung the CPU card on the wall as a memento), and I was going to line it with insulation and install a compressor/evaporator/condenser, but I never got around to it.
Now it stores home brew.
I wonder if this monster will have something similar - IPL from the 'A' or 'B' microcode, load from tape, etc, etc
Then along comes Mr. "I come from the city so I know more about this than you" and insists on a naming scheme with no useful mnemonics whatsoever (you had to look up a spreadsheet to correlate name with function), and it went downhill from there.
Yes, PV output of 154 watts per square metre sounds about right - during the middle of the day at low latitudes, when it's not cloudy. You have to over-supply the amount of PV to allow for such cloudy days (where PV output can be as little as 10% of peak), early mornings and late afternoons, etc.
Putting it back into the grid would seem to be the most cost-effective solution - it offsets your energy bills, but it doesn't negate the need for UPS, so you still have to have a big battery bank with inverters, regulators and so on. If you're going to install enough UPS batteries to give you n hours of independence when the grid goes down, you may as well go the whole hog and put in a stonking great bank of batteries and a back-up generator.
If Macquarie have anything to do with it, it'll make a profit. They've got fingers in many pies.
2. GUI interfaces are NOT the best for pure data entry. For example, it's faster to jump from field to field using a tab key instead of a mouse. Don't believe everything you hear about WIMP interfaces.
3. The sheer quantity of *nix/doze boxes and SANs required to replace the processing power and reliability of a mainframe probably wouldn't give as much of a saving in power costs as you might think.
You're right about the importance of transition planning - it's just that the plan might not be about transitioning to PCs/servers.
(From an ex-RPG programmer)
What, something like hawking fell ?
Sounds like space farts to me...Oh, wait, in space no-one can hear you....never mind
I used to maintain a licencing system for commercial fishing (written in RPG!), and one group of auditors criticised me for making changes to the source code. "Why is this?" came the question from management. My response drew silence - "Because you keep changing laws and management strategies. For example, last year, you charged fees that rose in a straight line according to the length of the fishing boat. This year, you've brought in a somewhat more complicated structure that requires us to calculate the under-deck-storage-volume, add in the number the 'tender boats', etc, etc. I could re-write the system to cater for this and future strategies, but that would cost $BIGFRACTIONOFTOALORGANISATIONBUDGET. Shall I get started?" And of course, nothing changed.
"Harry Potter" = moderately well-constructed fantasy, but there are some who take it seriously.
There's a much nicer variety known as "Lady Finger" which are smaller than the Cav, but MUCH tastier, sweeter and not as astringent, and resistant to diseases that afflict Cavs.
Anybody know if "bunchy top" is the same as fusarium wilt?
I've some Lady Fingers growing in my backyard, and they seem to propagate by shoots. Each tree sends up one or two sideshoots, and we cut down the main tree after the bunch has ripened, then cut out all but the best and strongest-looking shoots. I suppose that makes these clones too, although there must be some variation.
I just threw up in my mouth a little bit.
W2K also handled driver installation better, and didn't need a reboot every time something new was installed.
Probably the top and largest predator in its own environment, but not the same size as your "large predators", even though it probably performed the same functions.
1. design device to detect the 'guardian angel' in a roomful of people that you don't like
2. broadcast subversive material in its vicinity
3. profit!
Already done. See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uwOL4rB-go. Just ask Achmed.
RIP Bally pinball games
spoilers ahead
I wonder if the option has expired yet? I'd like to take it on. Imagine - Ringworld as a movie, then Ringworld Engineers (imagine the CGI as the Hindmost fires the sun as a laser!), Ringworld Throne (lose the first half of that one - who cares about the vampire nest - I want to see the battle on the rim transport system) and Ringworld's Children - I can feel a nerdgasm coming on....
The Legendary black beast of
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I believe that one's testicles hang away from the body because they need to be a degree or two cooler than core body temperature - would that suffice? Could be a problem for the girls, though.
Two-up = gambling game played with 2 pennies, tossed spinning in the air, bets placed on combinations of evens (both heads, both tails) or odds, and repetitions of same
Cow-cockies = cowboys of varying status ranging from poor (station hand) to moderately well-off (manager).
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That's me! There's only a very small chance that I'll walk out with pockets bulging, but I did it for the fun of it. Never play the pokies unless you like to fork out cash to watch blinkenlights, but blackjack and two-up (here in Oz) are just fun - the occasional roulette and craps game can be exciting, too. It was eye-opening to watch my first two-up game after the races at a country racetrack (Marble Bar, Western Australia) - the rolls of fifties and hundreds suddenly appearing out of cow-cockies' back pockets was jaw-dropping.