For time travel fic, I actually liked Baxter's take on the old novel "The Time Machine", that he entitled "TimeShips". Pretty cool causality loops that he described and such.
Basically, my understanding is that in older clients (q3 and back), you execute certain moves if your machine could run the engine at higher speeds. What Carmack has done is take away that exploit and make the playfield a little more level by taking the hardware out of the equasion. This of course assumes that you have hardware capable of outperforming the system.
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Perhaps you need to work on your motor skills. The last time I took a spill was when I was 7.
You probably don't do much off road riding. If you do, you're riding nowhere near "the line" of your ability. I consider it a good trail ride when I leave blood on it. It lets me know that I'm trying to improve my ability.
I also use said bicycle to commute. I've been hit exactly 1 time. That time, I went over the hood and onto the asphalt head first (Guy turned right in front of me at an intersection. Yes, I was where I was supposed to be.), and while my head rang, I rode home on my bike, not in an friends car from the hospitial. You're damn right I think that helmets are a necessity.
Now on the legal situation... well, I'm kind of mixed. I don't agree with the idea of "big government". The thing is that (as many posters have pointed out) these injuries affect *my* wallet in the form of higher insurance premiums. I'll just quit rambling about it, tho.
When I was in high school, I took mechanical drawing courses, and of course, started out with a.5mm pencil.
My second year, I learned that the best way to make the drawing stand out from the dimension lines was to draw with a.7 with either a B or 2B lead, and a.3 with a much harder lead, at least F.
Allright, lets get this straight, the *computer* recorded that the *axle* was spinning at such a rate that suggests the guy was travelling 114 MPH. There are many ways that this could be erroious. Granted, most of them have their own deals that are illegal (Weird tire/wheel size, excessive wheel spin, etc. Remember, this computer just reads off of the sensors that are *already* on the car. One of them is an output speed sensor.), but he could have been travelling at nothing and have wheel spin like that, esp considering the vehicle.
Now, I'm not saying that this guy doesn't deserve what he's getting. I think that he was probably doing well in excess of 60, more like the 90 that was quoted by the accident investigator. A 30 MPH impact would have been annoying, but with few injuries, if any. All I'm saying is that these computers aren't foolproof. Hell, the article even mentions that a Canadian group did a study and *stated* that these units are not completly reliable.
And before anyone asks, yes, I know WTF I'm talking about. It's my job, since I left the tech industry to be a mechanic.:)
It actually *does* have the cross section of a Freightliner, and is perfectly legal for anyone with a drivers licence to drive (It's at the top of the GVW limit, which is what most, if not all US States rate drivers licence classes).:)
And you thought the Excursion, or your Hummer was big.
Need to get out of the house? The handle flips back to mount the MAX open across the wheel of an SUV for mobile use.
Does anyone else find this prospect absolutely frightening? I thought that Cell Phones were a distraction, just imagine someone with Kids, a phone, *AND* one of these to manage in one 5000# vehicle.
I am a classic BTech fan as well, but damn those chart based deals *suck*. Unless you're extremely well versed in the entire system, battles take forever.
Paradox Alley was the third installment of this series. I actually enjoyed them all.
The series was told from a first person perspective, and (in my opinion) it does what a good science fiction should do: The technilogy facilitates the story, not a story about technology.
I think the term that you're looking for is Imperial. And yes, as a person from the US, I think it sucks. Metric stuff is just so much easier to deal with.
Yah, that is the one thing that I never really "got" about the Sun hardware. Try having 15 of those on one box. Made my head spin when I started messing with our E450 that I had loaded out.
Too bad that box didn't make it home with me when they laid me off. Something tells me that a piece of equipment that large would have been missed, tho:D. That and I'm too darned honest. Even returned the bag of network cables that I borrowed for lan parties.
Actually, in a piece of sci-fi that I read a while back, the idea of using a large magnet to collect debris was presented. I don't know the logistics, but on the surface, it sounds like a great idea to me.
A moderate sized satellite that is basically an Ion drive, mostly magnetic, and a small to moderate solar collector array. Leave it out there in an orbit, move it every few passes, and either collect it or have it spin out of orbit to somewhere else.
I was going to mention this, but it appears that someone has already beaten me to it.
I must say, that I do miss OpenBoot when I'm not using a piece of Sun hardware. Makes a lot of things a lot easier, esp in initial build and disaster recovery.
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For time travel fic, I actually liked Baxter's take on the old novel "The Time Machine", that he entitled "TimeShips". Pretty cool causality loops that he described and such.
Basically, my understanding is that in older clients (q3 and back), you execute certain moves if your machine could run the engine at higher speeds. What Carmack has done is take away that exploit and make the playfield a little more level by taking the hardware out of the equasion. This of course assumes that you have hardware capable of outperforming the system.
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There's gotta be a song in there, somewhere.
Two observations:
Perhaps you need to work on your motor skills. The last time I took a spill was when I was 7.
You probably don't do much off road riding. If you do, you're riding nowhere near "the line" of your ability. I consider it a good trail ride when I leave blood on it. It lets me know that I'm trying to improve my ability.
I also use said bicycle to commute. I've been hit exactly 1 time. That time, I went over the hood and onto the asphalt head first (Guy turned right in front of me at an intersection. Yes, I was where I was supposed to be.), and while my head rang, I rode home on my bike, not in an friends car from the hospitial. You're damn right I think that helmets are a necessity.
Now on the legal situation... well, I'm kind of mixed. I don't agree with the idea of "big government". The thing is that (as many posters have pointed out) these injuries affect *my* wallet in the form of higher insurance premiums. I'll just quit rambling about it, tho.
No, we can't use that.. This is beware.
When I was in high school, I took mechanical drawing courses, and of course, started out with a .5mm pencil.
.7 with either a B or 2B lead, and a .3 with a much harder lead, at least F.
My second year, I learned that the best way to make the drawing stand out from the dimension lines was to draw with a
Allright, lets get this straight, the *computer* recorded that the *axle* was spinning at such a rate that suggests the guy was travelling 114 MPH. There are many ways that this could be erroious. Granted, most of them have their own deals that are illegal (Weird tire/wheel size, excessive wheel spin, etc. Remember, this computer just reads off of the sensors that are *already* on the car. One of them is an output speed sensor.), but he could have been travelling at nothing and have wheel spin like that, esp considering the vehicle.
:)
Now, I'm not saying that this guy doesn't deserve what he's getting. I think that he was probably doing well in excess of 60, more like the 90 that was quoted by the accident investigator. A 30 MPH impact would have been annoying, but with few injuries, if any. All I'm saying is that these computers aren't foolproof. Hell, the article even mentions that a Canadian group did a study and *stated* that these units are not completly reliable.
And before anyone asks, yes, I know WTF I'm talking about. It's my job, since I left the tech industry to be a mechanic.
Wait until you get passed by one of these.
:)
It actually *does* have the cross section of a Freightliner, and is perfectly legal for anyone with a drivers licence to drive (It's at the top of the GVW limit, which is what most, if not all US States rate drivers licence classes).
And you thought the Excursion, or your Hummer was big.
But have you been *witness* to this event. Quite the spectacle. Between the blue bowties, and the blue ovals, it can get confusing. :D
Need to get out of the house? The handle flips back to mount the MAX open across the wheel of an SUV for mobile use.
Does anyone else find this prospect absolutely frightening? I thought that Cell Phones were a distraction, just imagine someone with Kids, a phone, *AND* one of these to manage in one 5000# vehicle.
I am a classic BTech fan as well, but damn those chart based deals *suck*. Unless you're extremely well versed in the entire system, battles take forever.
It's been my experience that if you're good at your job, you get rewarded with more work, not a promotion.
Paradox Alley was the third installment of this series. I actually enjoyed them all.
The series was told from a first person perspective, and (in my opinion) it does what a good science fiction should do: The technilogy facilitates the story, not a story about technology.
And now that we have the cursory Twilight Zone reference out of the way... :)
+1 funny, tho.
I think the term that you're looking for is Imperial. And yes, as a person from the US, I think it sucks. Metric stuff is just so much easier to deal with.
That sounds right... It's been a very long time. Good book, as I recall tho. Might have to get that one again.
Yah, that is the one thing that I never really "got" about the Sun hardware. Try having 15 of those on one box. Made my head spin when I started messing with our E450 that I had loaded out.
:D. That and I'm too darned honest. Even returned the bag of network cables that I borrowed for lan parties.
Too bad that box didn't make it home with me when they laid me off. Something tells me that a piece of equipment that large would have been missed, tho
Actually, in a piece of sci-fi that I read a while back, the idea of using a large magnet to collect debris was presented. I don't know the logistics, but on the surface, it sounds like a great idea to me.
A moderate sized satellite that is basically an Ion drive, mostly magnetic, and a small to moderate solar collector array. Leave it out there in an orbit, move it every few passes, and either collect it or have it spin out of orbit to somewhere else.
I was going to mention this, but it appears that someone has already beaten me to it.
I must say, that I do miss OpenBoot when I'm not using a piece of Sun hardware. Makes a lot of things a lot easier, esp in initial build and disaster recovery.
And the department of redundancy department strikes again.
+1 Funny. The first time I laughed all day today.
It's like a snipe, only different. You'll know it when you see it.
Enough Said. This entire article is hilarious when held up next to that old BMW ad.