Geez, folks... It's performance art. If everything had to be practical, this'd be one hell of a dull world. I mean, what practical use does a performance of The Nutcracker Suite (for instance) have?
As geeky as we geeks are, artists are at a whole other level of weird. Accept it and stick to what you're good at, huh?
I dunno... I think a lot of the weirdisms of English probably came from the French. And I think you forgot to switch ends on the question. "You are going to the store, are you not?" -> "You're going to the store, aren't you?" -> "Aren't you going to the store?"
Heh. I've never actually seen the movie. I'd have assumed it had something to do with The Stand. 'Course, the only reason I make that connection is that I caught the last episode of the miniseries they made... I once tried to read the book and got as far as the second chapter before giving up on it.
Does it mean she has to buy a new license for WindowsXP? I don't think so.
I'd run that by a lawyer before trusting my life to it, though. And if you have to get all the way to SCOTUS in order to get a final answer to the question, that's pretty much the same thing as saying "yes".
Not really. Gas turbines want to run at a constant speed, so a clutch would either be subject to unbeleivable friction or too large to fit in the locomotive. Related is that to get a train started, you need high torque. Electric motors are good at producing high torque at low RPMs, while mechanical systems aren't.
Also, to gear down the turbine enough to be useful and have components that can handle the forces involved, you'd have a transmission system that weighed more than the engine itself. If using electrical generation as an intermediate step is less efficient than direct mechanical connection (and this I doubt), you still get more power for size because you can install a larger engine in the same space that an smaller engine and a large transmission system would take up.
Finally, if you had to maintain those things and something broke under the strain, would you want to have to go take apart the entire gearing system to get at the problem?
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...in economy based games (Diablo2 multiplayer, EQ, UO, and a host of others) it's currency counterfeiting. There are a number of complex problems behind each of these cheats...
Much as there are complex problems with real life "cheats". The problem is that some folks will game the system if there's a payoff, no matter what the system actually is. The funny bit about game cheats is that the software company controls the "reality" within the game, and in spite of that they still can't lock everything down.
This sort of thing is never going to go away. The "trusted client" problem isn't just a virtual one. Every day each of us has to trust that those around them are obeying the rules. When that trust is violated, it's called "crime". And if we had an answer to that... *resigned chuckle*
You know, I've often wondered what the effect of communication between cars would be.
Man, I'm glad to hear you say that. I thought I was alone on that. Put a micro-power transceiver in every car on the road, all tuned to the same frequency... It'd be chaos. *chuckle*
But then again, I also think that there ought to be a cutout circuit installed in car stereos that responds to a signal transmitted by emergency vehicles...
I'm not seeing this point brought up, so I'll go ahead and air it. The difference is that PayPal is a bank, whether they like it or not. They store money for you. They make it convenient to pay for things without using cash. A bricks-n-mortar bank would be screwed on so many different levels if it behaved like this, why is PayPal any different?
Actually, there's two major differences besides the collapsable stock. First of all, the barrel is redesigned. You can tell an M4 by the fact that it has a constriction midway down the length of the barrel. Second, the M16 is not fully automatic. It only has semi-auto and three-round burst settings. The M4, however, is full auto. Also, the handguard is only half-length, but any of the short-barreled AR-15 variants have that, so it's not as telling.
Considering that I'm only a humble student of military technology, I'm probably missing the more subtle points.
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Geez, folks... It's performance art. If everything had to be practical, this'd be one hell of a dull world. I mean, what practical use does a performance of The Nutcracker Suite (for instance) have?
As geeky as we geeks are, artists are at a whole other level of weird. Accept it and stick to what you're good at, huh?
And then they pull a Ralsky and sue your pants off...
Those who think they shouldn't have to submit to the kinds of behavior they inflict on others rarely have a sense of humor about it.
Fine, fine... Sheesh.
Its point.
I think that was his/her point... *chuckle*
I dunno... I think a lot of the weirdisms of English probably came from the French. And I think you forgot to switch ends on the question. "You are going to the store, are you not?" -> "You're going to the store, aren't you?" -> "Aren't you going to the store?"
*shrug* Just felt like piping up.
Heh. That may have been too subtle for anyone who hasn't looked at the article... I'd have expeced this comment to be +5 funny for porn reference.
Spoilsport! I'm taking my puns and going home! *pbbbbbbtpth!*
Heh. I've never actually seen the movie. I'd have assumed it had something to do with The Stand. 'Course, the only reason I make that connection is that I caught the last episode of the miniseries they made... I once tried to read the book and got as far as the second chapter before giving up on it.
Does it mean she has to buy a new license for WindowsXP? I don't think so.
I'd run that by a lawyer before trusting my life to it, though. And if you have to get all the way to SCOTUS in order to get a final answer to the question, that's pretty much the same thing as saying "yes".
Better yet, use the straw you got with your drink. *phoot!* *sblat*
Not really. Gas turbines want to run at a constant speed, so a clutch would either be subject to unbeleivable friction or too large to fit in the locomotive. Related is that to get a train started, you need high torque. Electric motors are good at producing high torque at low RPMs, while mechanical systems aren't.
Also, to gear down the turbine enough to be useful and have components that can handle the forces involved, you'd have a transmission system that weighed more than the engine itself. If using electrical generation as an intermediate step is less efficient than direct mechanical connection (and this I doubt), you still get more power for size because you can install a larger engine in the same space that an smaller engine and a large transmission system would take up.
Finally, if you had to maintain those things and something broke under the strain, would you want to have to go take apart the entire gearing system to get at the problem?
...in economy based games (Diablo2 multiplayer, EQ, UO, and a host of others) it's currency counterfeiting.
There are a number of complex problems behind each of these cheats...
Much as there are complex problems with real life "cheats". The problem is that some folks will game the system if there's a payoff, no matter what the system actually is. The funny bit about game cheats is that the software company controls the "reality" within the game, and in spite of that they still can't lock everything down.
This sort of thing is never going to go away. The "trusted client" problem isn't just a virtual one. Every day each of us has to trust that those around them are obeying the rules. When that trust is violated, it's called "crime". And if we had an answer to that... *resigned chuckle*
*laughs* Bravo! Good one.
"Get the hell out of here! And take your circus-midget bastard son JavaScript with you!"
Heh. This is how that'll go down...
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You know, I've often wondered what the effect of communication between cars would be.
Man, I'm glad to hear you say that. I thought I was alone on that. Put a micro-power transceiver in every car on the road, all tuned to the same frequency... It'd be chaos. *chuckle*
But then again, I also think that there ought to be a cutout circuit installed in car stereos that responds to a signal transmitted by emergency vehicles...
Does that mean that Uncle Orson has to kick it before we get to see "Ender's Game" onscreen?
"Mr. Buttle? The torturer--erm... Information Retreival Officer will see you now..."
Amendment: I didn't see the point brought up in this thread. D'oh. 'S what I get for reading at 1+/highest first/nested, I guess.
I'm not seeing this point brought up, so I'll go ahead and air it. The difference is that PayPal is a bank, whether they like it or not. They store money for you. They make it convenient to pay for things without using cash. A bricks-n-mortar bank would be screwed on so many different levels if it behaved like this, why is PayPal any different?
Getting jigga wit' it?
*groan*
So he committed a malapropism. Lay off, eh? *grin*
Actually, there's two major differences besides the collapsable stock. First of all, the barrel is redesigned. You can tell an M4 by the fact that it has a constriction midway down the length of the barrel. Second, the M16 is not fully automatic. It only has semi-auto and three-round burst settings. The M4, however, is full auto. Also, the handguard is only half-length, but any of the short-barreled AR-15 variants have that, so it's not as telling.
Considering that I'm only a humble student of military technology, I'm probably missing the more subtle points.
If by "learned how to lead the sheep" you mean that they picked something a little less popular with the majority to demonize...
I thought that sounded familiar. We Almost Lost Detroit had a rather detailed treatment of the incident, if I recall.