Haha, well I guess we shouldn't mention that the sky has been reflecting off cars' roofs ever since Gran Turismo on the PSX?
I wouldn't know - like in the real world, I prefer to drive from the driver's seat (1st person), not hanging off an invisible trailer towed behind the car.
Like another poster mentioned, the lack of G-force feedback on your body takes away some of the driving experience, but you can compensate a little by leaning into corners...
A possible scenario: Moron does not use wrist strap, lobs unrestrained controller at TV. Strap then "breaks" to cover their ass. A materials scientist should be able to analyse the failure mode of the strap to determine whether excessive force was used (stretching, tearing etc.)
That said, a failure is not completely out of the question. I had an Agfa camera when I was a kid, whose wrist strap failed after only a few months of normal use, as did my brother's. The strap was attached to the screw head by a split metal tongue passed through a metal ring, and splayed to lock it in place. This hadn't been done properly/sufficiently, so the prongs simply pulled through. I got a replacement strap, and made damn sure the prongs were fully splayed - no problems for years after that, including after being passed down to younger cousins.
If you over-inflate a soccer ball you get a big bang, then get a new soccer ball; I guess that ties together the inflation and cyclic universe theories.
Additionally, the less regular the response the more addictive it can be. The old story of the mouse who presses at the lever occasionally when it always dispenses a treat, but feverishly when it randomly dispenses a treat.
That's just Skinner box rage: "I pulled the lever you stupid @!%^$* machine!"
According to "The Restaurant at the End of the Universe", Noah was the captain of the B-Ark, which contained the TV salesmen, hairdressers, creationists; plus the DNA samples of each of the animals (to fit them all in the limited cubic-cubits available.) Unfortunately, before the C-Ark (containing the refrigeration mechanics etc.) arrived, the samples had begun to thaw; the scientists (on the A-Ark) did their best, but many mutations had occurred - leading to such monstrosities as the poodle and chiahuaia.
CDs were a massive improvement in sound quality and durability over records and cassette tapes.
DVDs were a massive improvement in picture quality and durability over VHS tapes.
SACD, DVD-Audio are... what, superfluous? Even the original quadrophonic mix of Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" offers very little over the humble stereo CD version. DVD-Video versions of live concerts do offer some value add over CDs (i.e. the video footage), but for studio albums? Nah.
Ditto for Blu-ray/HD-DVD. Unless I spend thousands on a HD-TV, what's the point?
(Being a cynical sod, I expect that the music/movie industry will quietly change their manufacturing processes such that CDs and DVDs fail prematurely after a few years and force the upgrade cycle.)
BTW, you will find that those fancy computer interfaces can be had for under 200 bucks, which is less than many of your single-purpose tools needed for car work and supports a whole suite of diagnostic purposes.
I had a look into these a while ago. There are different standards (US: OBD-II, Europe: EOBD) and electrical interfaces (for OBD-II: J1850 VPW, ISO 9141-2, J1850 PWM, J2284 CAN, KWP2000), plus various proprietory (mostly pre OBD-II) protocols. If a single "OpenDiag" protocol can be developed - either by selecting the best of the existing standards, or writing a new one - this would be a huge step forward.
I've heard they were trying for ACME, but something got messed up in the standardisation process.
(A pity, because these would have been a big hit amongst geeks.)
Not knowing what DHS is (I'm not an oppressed American), the headline read like:
a) DHS is an airline (or similar),
b) one of their passengers got lucky, but
c) they got busted.
So much for ethical investing... By helping a spammer make money (encouraging them and their wannabes), you're indirectly responsible for the surge in pump&dump scams and spamming my mailbox. Prepare to die.
Another interesting fact for all to consider: go to the alumni association of any university with a Greek system, and find out the percentage of alumni donors who were Greeks.
None, probably. Oh, and Greece called: they want their nationality back.
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Which will be released first: the Microsoft Fuji OS, or the (next) Mount Fuji eruption? And which will be the more destructive?
Haha, well I guess we shouldn't mention that the sky has been reflecting off cars' roofs ever since Gran Turismo on the PSX?
I wouldn't know - like in the real world, I prefer to drive from the driver's seat (1st person), not hanging off an invisible trailer towed behind the car.
Like another poster mentioned, the lack of G-force feedback on your body takes away some of the driving experience, but you can compensate a little by leaning into corners...
All in all, I'd say its not looking good for him.
Are you sure? Try this Cluedo on for size: "Mr Ballmer, in the Honda, with the front seat."
Once they resolve the glow, they'll find it's a message written in fire in letters thirty feet high that reads:
"We apologise for the inconvenience."
A possible scenario: Moron does not use wrist strap, lobs unrestrained controller at TV. Strap then "breaks" to cover their ass. A materials scientist should be able to analyse the failure mode of the strap to determine whether excessive force was used (stretching, tearing etc.)
That said, a failure is not completely out of the question. I had an Agfa camera when I was a kid, whose wrist strap failed after only a few months of normal use, as did my brother's. The strap was attached to the screw head by a split metal tongue passed through a metal ring, and splayed to lock it in place. This hadn't been done properly/sufficiently, so the prongs simply pulled through. I got a replacement strap, and made damn sure the prongs were fully splayed - no problems for years after that, including after being passed down to younger cousins.
If you over-inflate a soccer ball you get a big bang, then get a new soccer ball; I guess that ties together the inflation and cyclic universe theories.
This is no time for sadness; it's a time for anger! >:-| (Perhaps I should patent Unicode characters for "pitchfork" and "torch" - muhahaha...)
A giant meatball slipped off that plate and thus our earth was born.
"This new learning amazes me, Sir Bedevere^W DrugCheese. Explain again how sheep's bladders may be employed to prevent earthquakes."
Additionally, the less regular the response the more addictive it can be. The old story of the mouse who presses at the lever occasionally when it always dispenses a treat, but feverishly when it randomly dispenses a treat.
That's just Skinner box rage: "I pulled the lever you stupid @!%^$* machine!"
No one would ever confuse Kenny with being real
He isn't? You bastards!
My problem with getting rid of the $1 bill... How do I pay the stripers?
Very carefully.
In this case, it's "So long - and thanks for nothing."
According to "The Restaurant at the End of the Universe", Noah was the captain of the B-Ark, which contained the TV salesmen, hairdressers, creationists; plus the DNA samples of each of the animals (to fit them all in the limited cubic-cubits available.) Unfortunately, before the C-Ark (containing the refrigeration mechanics etc.) arrived, the samples had begun to thaw; the scientists (on the A-Ark) did their best, but many mutations had occurred - leading to such monstrosities as the poodle and chiahuaia.
Hear, hear.
... what, superfluous? Even the original quadrophonic mix of Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" offers very little over the humble stereo CD version. DVD-Video versions of live concerts do offer some value add over CDs (i.e. the video footage), but for studio albums? Nah.
CDs were a massive improvement in sound quality and durability over records and cassette tapes.
DVDs were a massive improvement in picture quality and durability over VHS tapes.
SACD, DVD-Audio are
Ditto for Blu-ray/HD-DVD. Unless I spend thousands on a HD-TV, what's the point?
(Being a cynical sod, I expect that the music/movie industry will quietly change their manufacturing processes such that CDs and DVDs fail prematurely after a few years and force the upgrade cycle.)
So you see, militia was only meant to restrict who possessed firearms on a basis of race and sex, not based on military service.
A "militia" by definition is a civilian army - as opposed to the "military", which is a professional army.
BTW, you will find that those fancy computer interfaces can be had for under 200 bucks, which is less than many of your single-purpose tools needed for car work and supports a whole suite of diagnostic purposes.
I had a look into these a while ago. There are different standards (US: OBD-II, Europe: EOBD) and electrical interfaces (for OBD-II: J1850 VPW, ISO 9141-2, J1850 PWM, J2284 CAN, KWP2000), plus various proprietory (mostly pre OBD-II) protocols. If a single "OpenDiag" protocol can be developed - either by selecting the best of the existing standards, or writing a new one - this would be a huge step forward.
I've heard they were trying for ACME, but something got messed up in the standardisation process.
(A pity, because these would have been a big hit amongst geeks.)
Dictionaries are wrong.
... but unlike TFA's author, they spell "bury" correctly.
Not knowing what DHS is (I'm not an oppressed American), the headline read like:
a) DHS is an airline (or similar),
b) one of their passengers got lucky, but
c) they got busted.
... optical bomb triggers. If the silly string doesn't break the beam and detonate the bomb, the soldier walking into the "safe" room will.
Oh, and "itsatrap."
So much for ethical investing... By helping a spammer make money (encouraging them and their wannabes), you're indirectly responsible for the surge in pump&dump scams and spamming my mailbox. Prepare to die.
As the government says "there's no lasting effects".
... unlike piping Mariah Carey at high volume. Same "Goodbye effect", but the psychological damage is horrible.
Do you: ...
(L)earn why they didn't think Warner Bros music was worth "stealing"?
SNMP would be kool here (Space Network Monitoring Protocol).
EO-1: Itsa(SNMP)trap!
Another interesting fact for all to consider: go to the alumni association of any university with a Greek system, and find out the percentage of alumni donors who were Greeks.
None, probably. Oh, and Greece called: they want their nationality back.