The 64bit version of flash for linux allows users to smoothly play standard definition video. With a good PC, you can even sometimes watch HD stuff from youtube! Pretty amazing really, I couldn't believe it when I first tried it some 4 months ago.
Yes, yes; as with early KDE4 releases, early Amarok 2 releases were pretty bad. But as with KDE, the vast majority of the problems/gripes have now been fixed, and it is now a great music player once more. IMO, it's better than 1.4. How long is everyone planning on holding these ridiculous grudges?
Interesting -- at my school, the bullies were more likely to be the poorer kids, and the bullied were the rich kids. There were exceptions, of course, but the general trend was clear...
Seeing as they are asking for a program to interact with artistic graphics software, it seems likely they wanting 3d models for promotional reasons. If they are wanting to attract investors, pages of calculations will be useless without accompanying pretty pictures (assuming that the investors are not engineers themselves, which seems a reasonable assumption).
Did the brakes really fail or did the operator fail to apply them? The main braking system is still just vacuum assisted hydraulics and is very unlikely to fail in a way that would prevent their operation entirely. For such a failure to happen at the same time as the gas pedal failing would be quite a coincidence....
Are you from one of those jock movies where the only way to be cool is to be completely brain-free? Sorry, but the world doesn't work that way anymore, at least not where I live.
"We are also working on KDE integration as well but I don't have screens shots for you yet." Finally!!! I love Opera, but it does look like crap under KDE at the moment.
I switched from FF when Opera 10 was in beta. I don't think there was any one killer feature, but it's UI responsiveness in linux was probably the main reason. At the time, it was a huge improvement over FF. I believe FF has improved a lot since then, but I'm sticking with opera due to a number of little things I like -- Speed dial, built in bookmark sync, built in (and fairly decent) email client, a "paste and go" option on the right click menu..... etc. None (or few) of the features are unique to opera, but they are packaged together in a browser that is very competitive in terms of speed under both linux and windows.
Uhh, the 'U' in 'colour' is not extraneous -- it's how it is pronounced outside the US.
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As stated pretty clearly, he had to make the special tool. Every car I've ever owned or worked on you could either just use a flat headed screwdriver to drive the caliper back, or just use a C-clamp
Well, you basically 'made' a special tool by using a G-clamp. Similarly, you can use the end of a large (20-24mm IIRC) R/OE spanner to turn the piston in.
I guess I don't see the advantage. Why should I care if the handbrake is a disc or not?
Some examples would be that you don't require a separate drum brake just for the handbrake, and that you can safely use the brake to stop the car in an emergency without worrying about the all too common self actuation that happens with dedicated handbrake drum systems. Also, drum brakes are almost useless in dirty conditions, as they fill up with crap and wear out in a matter of a few hundred km (even when the brake is not used).
NONE of those have required make/model specific tools to do routine maintenance tasks like setting the valve clearances, or changing brakes.
None of the examples of special tools I gave are actually required, you can always find something to do the job fine. You'll probably find that all those manufacturers recommend special tools in the FSM, just no one actually uses them.
Who said anything about racing?
No one did, but the GP was rather obviously referring to turning in a situation where a loss of traction is to be expected, which implies a racing situation, an emergency, or an idiot driver. I chose to use the term 'racing speed' to cover these, I agree it's pretty ambiguous. Regardless, my point stands -- every car handles differently under loss of traction, and to manage this various 'tricks' can be used. Knowing these tricks for your own car can make a huge difference when it comes to avoiding an accident.
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As he stated pretty clearly, you don't need a special tool to do the brakes. The 80's Subarus I've owned had the same system, and any twit can make up something to turn the calipers back in. It only takes a few minutes. A tiny disadvantage, and a pretty big advantage -- a proper disc handbrake. Well worth an extra couple of minutes work every few years. You'll find that pretty much every car will need a special tool to do something -- The old Subarus also needed special tools to tighten one of the head nuts, and to adjust the valve clearances, for example. It's not poor engineering, it's just that other design considerations take precedence over whether some stingey back yard mechanic can fix everything with a $20 set of spanners. Again, you can always just make your own special tool, or borrow/buy one from a dealer.
As for your comment regarding turning, that's just ridiculous. Every car needs a slightly different cornering technique at RACING SPEED. Obviously in normal operation, you just turn the steering wheel.
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They don't go fast because small passenger vehicles have some requirements/limitations that aren't present in trucks -- for example, the power plant needs to be relatively lightweight and quiet, as does the drivetrain. People also don't want to have to change through 9 gear ratios and two final drive ratios to get up to speed in their family car. Hence their performance suffers by being restricted to 5 or 6 gear ratios.
In addition, an appropriately sized (lighter than the equivalent diesel engine) gasoline engine could very easily move a truck of whatever size you want. The reason for choosing diesel engines for trucks is mainly down to efficiency.
Only if the individual doesn't actually fit the stereotype. Surely they aren't stating "You're autistic, therefore you should have this job"; rather, they'd be saying "Many people with autism excel at this kind of job, perhaps we should look among them for a suitable employee". Stereotypes don't describe everyone, but they do have their uses.
I completely agree, and don't see why it would be reprehensible. It's simply matching people to work that suits them. Just like how, due to my personality and skill set, engineering is a more suitable job for me than say pole dancing or drain laying, their personality/skill sets make them more suited to certain jobs over others.
The new features sound good, but does it have some way of synchronising address books/settings etc. over multiple computers? Something like Xmarks for firefox/Operas built in bookmark synchronisation. It's one thing all the mail clients I've used are missing. Seems silly I'd have to resort to a horrible web based email system to get this feature...
Even the "wholesome" teenage role model Miley Cyrus has been reduced to pole dancing.
I can't see how she was ever a "wholesome" role model. Even before she started dancing around half naked, she encouraged young girls to base their self esteem on good looks and their parents wealth.
I mostly agree, but possession still should not be legal. While those possessing images are not directly harming anyone, they are in effect supporting those who do. Someone possessing a collection of child pornography should be dealt to in some manner, but I can't see how years in jail is going to help at all....
Oh really? Like pretty much everything else in KDE, I'm sure one will be able to disable this feature if it isn't wanted. How is adding new features 'shooting themselves in the foot'? If no one likes the feature, no one will use it, and it will probably die. However, there is a good chance that some will find it useful. Software would never improve if they listened to people like you.
Or, applying Occam's razor would suggest that there were probably just a large number of major, but localised floods during the ~4000 year margin you speak of.... as one would expect.
Well, yes, but presumably the lack of stable government scares the multinational corporation away... At least while there are other more stable yet still cheap countries around.
I'd say they may well get their money back, plus much more. The pirates aren't the same guys as the scam artists. These guys are getting some serious money, but they do need investment upfront to fund the operations... Just because they are criminals in one respect, doesn't necessarily mean they are in all respects.
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The 64bit version of flash for linux allows users to smoothly play standard definition video. With a good PC, you can even sometimes watch HD stuff from youtube! Pretty amazing really, I couldn't believe it when I first tried it some 4 months ago.
Yes, yes; as with early KDE4 releases, early Amarok 2 releases were pretty bad. But as with KDE, the vast majority of the problems/gripes have now been fixed, and it is now a great music player once more. IMO, it's better than 1.4. How long is everyone planning on holding these ridiculous grudges?
Interesting -- at my school, the bullies were more likely to be the poorer kids, and the bullied were the rich kids. There were exceptions, of course, but the general trend was clear...
Seeing as they are asking for a program to interact with artistic graphics software, it seems likely they wanting 3d models for promotional reasons. If they are wanting to attract investors, pages of calculations will be useless without accompanying pretty pictures (assuming that the investors are not engineers themselves, which seems a reasonable assumption).
Did the brakes really fail or did the operator fail to apply them? The main braking system is still just vacuum assisted hydraulics and is very unlikely to fail in a way that would prevent their operation entirely. For such a failure to happen at the same time as the gas pedal failing would be quite a coincidence....
Are you from one of those jock movies where the only way to be cool is to be completely brain-free? Sorry, but the world doesn't work that way anymore, at least not where I live.
Personally, I'd much rather see the biography of Confucius.... Presumably there are like minded people living in China -- so there is an up side.
"We are also working on KDE integration as well but I don't have screens shots for you yet." Finally!!! I love Opera, but it does look like crap under KDE at the moment.
I switched from FF when Opera 10 was in beta. I don't think there was any one killer feature, but it's UI responsiveness in linux was probably the main reason. At the time, it was a huge improvement over FF. I believe FF has improved a lot since then, but I'm sticking with opera due to a number of little things I like -- Speed dial, built in bookmark sync, built in (and fairly decent) email client, a "paste and go" option on the right click menu..... etc. None (or few) of the features are unique to opera, but they are packaged together in a browser that is very competitive in terms of speed under both linux and windows.
Uhh, the 'U' in 'colour' is not extraneous -- it's how it is pronounced outside the US.
As stated pretty clearly, he had to make the special tool. Every car I've ever owned or worked on you could either just use a flat headed screwdriver to drive the caliper back, or just use a C-clamp
Well, you basically 'made' a special tool by using a G-clamp. Similarly, you can use the end of a large (20-24mm IIRC) R/OE spanner to turn the piston in.
I guess I don't see the advantage. Why should I care if the handbrake is a disc or not?
Some examples would be that you don't require a separate drum brake just for the handbrake, and that you can safely use the brake to stop the car in an emergency without worrying about the all too common self actuation that happens with dedicated handbrake drum systems. Also, drum brakes are almost useless in dirty conditions, as they fill up with crap and wear out in a matter of a few hundred km (even when the brake is not used).
NONE of those have required make/model specific tools to do routine maintenance tasks like setting the valve clearances, or changing brakes.
None of the examples of special tools I gave are actually required, you can always find something to do the job fine. You'll probably find that all those manufacturers recommend special tools in the FSM, just no one actually uses them.
Who said anything about racing?
No one did, but the GP was rather obviously referring to turning in a situation where a loss of traction is to be expected, which implies a racing situation, an emergency, or an idiot driver. I chose to use the term 'racing speed' to cover these, I agree it's pretty ambiguous. Regardless, my point stands -- every car handles differently under loss of traction, and to manage this various 'tricks' can be used. Knowing these tricks for your own car can make a huge difference when it comes to avoiding an accident.
As he stated pretty clearly, you don't need a special tool to do the brakes. The 80's Subarus I've owned had the same system, and any twit can make up something to turn the calipers back in. It only takes a few minutes. A tiny disadvantage, and a pretty big advantage -- a proper disc handbrake. Well worth an extra couple of minutes work every few years. You'll find that pretty much every car will need a special tool to do something -- The old Subarus also needed special tools to tighten one of the head nuts, and to adjust the valve clearances, for example. It's not poor engineering, it's just that other design considerations take precedence over whether some stingey back yard mechanic can fix everything with a $20 set of spanners. Again, you can always just make your own special tool, or borrow/buy one from a dealer.
As for your comment regarding turning, that's just ridiculous. Every car needs a slightly different cornering technique at RACING SPEED. Obviously in normal operation, you just turn the steering wheel.
They don't go fast because small passenger vehicles have some requirements/limitations that aren't present in trucks -- for example, the power plant needs to be relatively lightweight and quiet, as does the drivetrain. People also don't want to have to change through 9 gear ratios and two final drive ratios to get up to speed in their family car. Hence their performance suffers by being restricted to 5 or 6 gear ratios.
In addition, an appropriately sized (lighter than the equivalent diesel engine) gasoline engine could very easily move a truck of whatever size you want. The reason for choosing diesel engines for trucks is mainly down to efficiency.
Only if the individual doesn't actually fit the stereotype. Surely they aren't stating "You're autistic, therefore you should have this job"; rather, they'd be saying "Many people with autism excel at this kind of job, perhaps we should look among them for a suitable employee". Stereotypes don't describe everyone, but they do have their uses.
I completely agree, and don't see why it would be reprehensible. It's simply matching people to work that suits them. Just like how, due to my personality and skill set, engineering is a more suitable job for me than say pole dancing or drain laying, their personality/skill sets make them more suited to certain jobs over others.
The new features sound good, but does it have some way of synchronising address books/settings etc. over multiple computers? Something like Xmarks for firefox/Operas built in bookmark synchronisation. It's one thing all the mail clients I've used are missing. Seems silly I'd have to resort to a horrible web based email system to get this feature...
Unless, of course, we manage to capture the super humans in time and send them all into space in suspended animation on a cargo ship.
Even the "wholesome" teenage role model Miley Cyrus has been reduced to pole dancing.
I can't see how she was ever a "wholesome" role model. Even before she started dancing around half naked, she encouraged young girls to base their self esteem on good looks and their parents wealth.
Indeed, he also needed to rinse his mind with copious amounts of gin and prescription drugs.
I mostly agree, but possession still should not be legal. While those possessing images are not directly harming anyone, they are in effect supporting those who do. Someone possessing a collection of child pornography should be dealt to in some manner, but I can't see how years in jail is going to help at all....
Oh really? Like pretty much everything else in KDE, I'm sure one will be able to disable this feature if it isn't wanted. How is adding new features 'shooting themselves in the foot'? If no one likes the feature, no one will use it, and it will probably die. However, there is a good chance that some will find it useful. Software would never improve if they listened to people like you.
Or, applying Occam's razor would suggest that there were probably just a large number of major, but localised floods during the ~4000 year margin you speak of.... as one would expect.
Well, yes, but presumably the lack of stable government scares the multinational corporation away... At least while there are other more stable yet still cheap countries around.
True, but that option is probably just as well obscured to many potential pirates as it was in the GP post.
1) Define 'some way'
2) Tell the africans
3) ????
4) Profit
I'd say they may well get their money back, plus much more. The pirates aren't the same guys as the scam artists. These guys are getting some serious money, but they do need investment upfront to fund the operations... Just because they are criminals in one respect, doesn't necessarily mean they are in all respects.