Part of the NVIDIA nForce and nForce2 platform processing architectures, the MCP replaces the "Southbridge" of traditional motherboard architectures. The MCP (including the MCP-D and MCP-T) delivers the most complete suite of integrated networking and communications devices including Ethernet, HomePNA 2.0, IEEE-1394a/FireWire(R) port, and up to six USB ports. In addition, the integrated audio processing unit (APU) provides support for Dolby(R) Digital 5.1 encoding.
The variable speed limits mentioned are speed limits that are applied via illuminated boards by the side of the road to regulate traffic flow.
When there is a motorway incident a few miles ahead, the boards are set to lower speed limits to keep motorists from arriving at the scene too soon.
It is not uncommon to see 60 & 40 Mph boards posted along the motorway, sometimes the cause is bad weather or just congestion. Until recently (see below) there was no enforcement of these signs.
The average speed camera system was used recently on a long stretch of road works on the M1 where a contraflow (where opposing traffic uses the same carriageway) was used. The speed boards were set to 40Mph for a 10 mile stretch of what is normally 70mph.
The M42 mentioned is a very busy stretch of motorway and at peak times it is safer to make all traffic go at a maximum of 50mph than have some at 70mph and some 50mph.
The motorway is not a freeway, the fastest moving traffic is supposed to use the right of the 3 lanes but often this outside lane moves lows up from congestion so people jump lanes to try and maximize speed, which can be more dangerous.
I think we should all have access to all the CCTV cameras.
In Ian M. Bank's sci-fi books, the culture have droids that will follow you and record your every details so you can watch it later, and that other people can have access to. You can turn them off but people in The Culture generally have nothing to hide. If your citizens are hiding stuff, you're society is wrong:)
Sony in internet 'price-rigging' rumpus Ramps up wholesale cost to UK e-tailers
Sony and other manufacturers have been accused of asking online retailers for 10-15 per cent more for wholesale electronic goods than they charge their traditional counterparts, The Times reports.
Online retailers have naturally cried foul and will meet today to decide whether to "name and shame" the guilty parties. Sony already faces Office of Fair Trading (OFT) and European Commission examination of its pricing strategy.
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yeah, the functionality of that is blindingly obvious !
Can anyone tell me ?
http://nvidia.com/object/LO_20020702_5500.html
Media and Communications Processor (MCP)
Part of the NVIDIA nForce and nForce2 platform processing architectures, the MCP replaces the "Southbridge" of traditional motherboard architectures. The MCP (including the MCP-D and MCP-T) delivers the most complete suite of integrated networking and communications devices including Ethernet, HomePNA 2.0, IEEE-1394a/FireWire(R) port, and up to six USB ports. In addition, the integrated audio processing unit (APU) provides support for Dolby(R) Digital 5.1 encoding.
I was thinking about that.
Blimey. I bet he thinks Britain is *really* small and we all drive *really* slowly!
methanol CH3 OH != nitromethane CH3 NO2 .
But I think *you* knew that
Elf Racing fuel is 102 Octane
wrong.
If you do a big mural you tag it with your name so people know who did it.
Then people got into skipping the part where they did the mural.
Getting your tag into the riskiest / most visible spot brings you kudos.
> Virtually all race cars run on Methanol too.
For "virtually all" read "Indy Cars"
F1 cars run on unleaded petrol.
Nascars run on 110 Octane gasolene
etc. etc.
My car does 140Mph
It can't do 70-140mph in the 2 seconds that accident would take.
can yours ?
Thanks for being so safety concious on your trips to my country.
Here's a tip : "What do those numbers on that sign mean ?"
better still, speed limit the cars.
I'm all for that.
You can't sell a 1Kw transmitter and ask the purchaser to promise never to turn it up above 50w.
When did the UK switch from using miles to kilometers??
The variable speed limits mentioned are speed limits that are applied via illuminated boards by the side of the road to regulate traffic flow.
When there is a motorway incident a few miles ahead, the boards are set to lower speed limits to keep motorists from arriving at the scene too soon.
It is not uncommon to see 60 & 40 Mph boards posted along the motorway, sometimes the cause is bad weather or just congestion. Until recently (see below) there was no enforcement of these signs.
The average speed camera system was used recently on a long stretch of road works on the M1 where a contraflow (where opposing traffic uses the same carriageway) was used. The speed boards were set to 40Mph for a 10 mile stretch of what is normally 70mph.
The M42 mentioned is a very busy stretch of motorway and at peak times it is safer to make all traffic go at a maximum of 50mph than have some at 70mph and some 50mph.
The motorway is not a freeway, the fastest moving traffic is supposed to use the right of the 3 lanes but often this outside lane moves lows up from congestion so people jump lanes to try and maximize speed, which can be more dangerous.
EOM
Even as the poster of this story, I'm with you.
:)
Information wants to be free and all that.
I think we should all have access to all the CCTV cameras.
In Ian M. Bank's sci-fi books, the culture have droids that will follow you and record your every details so you can watch it later, and that other people can have access to. You can turn them off but people in The Culture generally have nothing to hide. If your citizens are hiding stuff, you're society is wrong
The ability to wire it to a phone to provide comms could be vital.
To have it as an option could be important. 2.4Ghz interference is common, whereas GSM interference is less so.
I would have said this stuff before but I thought it was more self evident.
> Why would it need USB master ports if it can communicate with the phone via Bluetooth?
Wireless isn't everything
Every tablet I ever heard of ran Windows Tablet Edition.
Perhaps there is a correlation.
Price fixing :
v ariable_pricing/
http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2005/11/15/sony_
Sony in internet 'price-rigging' rumpus
Ramps up wholesale cost to UK e-tailers
Sony and other manufacturers have been accused of asking online retailers for 10-15 per cent more for wholesale electronic goods than they charge their traditional counterparts, The Times reports.
Online retailers have naturally cried foul and will meet today to decide whether to "name and shame" the guilty parties. Sony already faces Office of Fair Trading (OFT) and European Commission examination of its pricing strategy.
When you accuse someone of incompetence, it helps if you can spell it !
I'll try that one when the RIAA call
Oh sure I have 10G of unlicensed mp3s, but I've never listened to them.
Finally! Something that can run Windows Vista at a decent speed... :-P
unless you did mean it goes down real fast !
MS v Linux is a specious conflict.
I use it on FreeBSD
You *can* change the ringtone you know
All civilisations have collapsed, what makes you think yours is any different ?
If it is really to be left all alone then perhaps booting from read-only media is a good idea.
Linux / BSD can happily boot a minimim config from a small capacity CF card (I have FreeBSD booting from a 64Mb one for instance).
Doom was mouse friendly,
heck, we even tried a joystick, even more useless than keys !