You know, thermoelectric coolers are not
designed to JUST cool. The other great thing
about them is that they are perfect for
temperature control. The computer will be
able to regulate its own processors temperature
but reversing the polarity of the power going
to the TEC as needed (so it would heat instead
of cool if the temp gets too low) so that the
temp will be cool but now below the dew point
so that there will be NO condensation.
But it's OLD NEWS!! Plus, it doesn't really have any practical uses that I know of, other than getting us extremely close to absolute zero. They can't cool a large amount of matter with lasers so it cannot be used for air conditioning, CPU cooling, refrigeration, etc. That would be "cool" if we could, though.
Who knows anything about nanotechnology? Now today's computers can't alter the molecular structure of the CPU (HAHAHAHAHA, good one), but if we all had nanocomputers, software could do that...
With nanotechnology, software would be able to control a physical/chemical change in something by means of assemblers (nanomachines that grab atoms and molecules and place them in precise locations.)
Wow. I haven't tried that, but I can see how it would work. Ultima III read raw sectors off the diskette for the maps (that is why the scenario disk looked currupt -- no directory track). It had raw data all over it. So if you put in a different disk and cast BLINK, it would load that random location from that disk. If there were bytes that happened to represent treasure chests, and you weren't blocked, you could get them. But you might lose data on that disk. hehe. Then, put the scenario disk back in and cast blink again... hehe ingenious.
You want to know something?? I am a programmer too, and I also have been GREATLY influenced by Lord British. Now that you mention it, the first time I took an interest in programming was when I was a little kid, trying to figure out how Ultima III worked! I wanted to make my own tile-based game for the Commodore 64. Back then, my version couldn't compete! But now I am a programmer and it's what I do for a living.
Check out the old-style Ultima clone I'm working on:
It is called Torillian Lands. Please let me know if you'd like to contribute! I need help making a good turn-based combat system and I need some better graphics.
You're right. The cannon would kill anything. They didn't check to see if the target was Lord Btitish or not, it just kills whatever it hits. But, I think that was Ultima II. I don't think you could take Frigate's into townes and castle's in III, could you?
heheh I tried that too.... Until I realized that it WASN'T SUBTRACTING HIT POINTS FROM HIM!:) But, I admit, I spent a long time hitting him with exotic weapons hoping that he would die. I even broke into the code and made it so I couldn't die and I gave my party the max strength they could get.
Well, It's using a graphics library that's make for Windows and I don't have the source for that graphics library so, I guess it is Windows only FOR NOW. I would like to get it ported over the Linux when I'm done. I want to have a demo for it soon. Maybe by the end of April or early May. I am open to any suggestions too!
I agree totally with you!!! Ultima V was by far the best!! I still play it from time to time on my C64 emulator. I like Ultima V so much that I started writing a game like it, but with improved graphics... You can see it at http://24.2.71.116/game, check it out! I'll probably end up making it freeware!
I can't believe he's leaving Origin! Damn... I've always loved the Ultima's. Well, until Ultima IX... I still want my money back. But anyway, I can remember the first Ultima I played.... It was Ultima II Revenge of the Enchantress. He made some pretty awesome games. Richard Garriott brought the best games to the Commodore and Apple. I can't say anything for his latest releases though... Does anyone remember Questron??? That was a kick-ass RPG that was written in part by Richard Garriott even before Ultima.
Fran De Aquino claims he made a gravitational shield. I can prove that he is wrong. He says that he used 220v at 52 A to subtract 23.8 Kg off the weight of the system. Well, let's say we give a 100 Kg mass enough power to subtract 100 Kg of mass. In this case, it would levitate. We would have anti-gravity. Experiment: ------------ Take this mass and place it in verticle vacuum tunnel. Nudge it a tiny bit so it creeps up very slowly to top of tunnel. (Using a minimal amount of force... This force is recoverable anyway but we just want to be conservative.) Turn off anti-gravity. (By cutting the power to the iron coils) It falls to the bottom, releasing lots of energy! Where did this energy come from??? Problem: How much energy is release when 100 Kg of matter is dropped from a height of 100 m on Earth? v = gt p = 0.5gt^2, 100 = 4.9t^2, t=sqrt(20.4) = 4.5 s v = 9.8 * 4.5 = 44.1 m/s e = mv^2 = 100 * (44.1)^2 = 194,481 joules (or 194.4 Kj) So, if you raise the mass by 100 meters while it is weightless, you are gaining 194.4 kJ of energy. If you could accomplish the 100-meter climb in a short enough time, it could possibly take less energy to raise the mass than what is consumed by the anti-gravity generators. This would violate the laws of physics!! Let's say the anti-gravity generator requires 22,000 watts to make the 100 Kg mass levitate. (I based these figures on Aquino's experiment) It would use 194.k kJ in 8.8 seconds so the acsent would have to average 11.36 m/s. If the average speed of ascent was over 11.36 m/s, you would gain more potential energy than what was consumed to levitate it. This violates the laws of physics so Fran De Aquino's claims areimplausable!
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I didn't mean "the temp will be cool but NOW
below the dew point", I meant to say, "the temp
will be cool but NOT below the dew point".
Paul
You know, thermoelectric coolers are not
designed to JUST cool. The other great thing
about them is that they are perfect for
temperature control. The computer will be
able to regulate its own processors temperature
but reversing the polarity of the power going
to the TEC as needed (so it would heat instead
of cool if the temp gets too low) so that the
temp will be cool but now below the dew point
so that there will be NO condensation.
Pretty cool idea huh?
Paul
But it's OLD NEWS!! Plus, it doesn't really have any practical uses that I know of, other than getting us extremely close to absolute zero. They can't cool a large amount of matter with lasers so it cannot be used for air conditioning, CPU cooling, refrigeration, etc. That would be "cool" if we could, though.
Who knows anything about nanotechnology? Now today's computers can't alter the molecular structure of the CPU (HAHAHAHAHA, good one), but if we all had nanocomputers, software could do that...
With nanotechnology, software would be able to control a physical/chemical change in something by means of assemblers (nanomachines that grab atoms and molecules and place them in precise locations.)
Thou hast lost an eighth!
Thou hast lost an eighth!
Thou hast lost an eighth!
Thou hast lost an eighth!
Thou hast lost an eighth!
Compassion, humility, honor, spirituality, and justice!
I think their valor, honesty, and sacrifice are still ok, eh? Especially sacrifice...
they sacrificed Lord British!!
Wow. I haven't tried that, but I can see how it would work. Ultima III read raw sectors off the diskette for the maps (that is why the scenario disk looked currupt -- no directory track). It had raw data all over it. So if you put in a different disk and cast BLINK, it would load that random location from that disk. If there were bytes that happened to represent treasure chests, and you weren't blocked, you could get them. But you might lose data on that disk. hehe. Then, put the scenario disk back in and cast blink again... hehe ingenious.
You want to know something?? I am a programmer too, and I also have been GREATLY influenced by Lord British. Now that you mention it, the first time I took an interest in programming was when I was a little kid, trying to figure out how Ultima III worked! I wanted to make my own tile-based game for the Commodore 64. Back then, my version couldn't compete! But now I am a programmer and it's what I do for a living.
Check out the old-style Ultima clone I'm working on:
http://24.2.71.116/game
It is called Torillian Lands. Please let me know if you'd like to contribute! I need help making a good turn-based combat system and I need some better graphics.
You're right. The cannon would kill anything. They didn't check to see if the target was Lord Btitish or not, it just kills whatever it hits. But, I think that was Ultima II. I don't think you could take Frigate's into townes and castle's in III, could you?
heheh I tried that too.... Until I realized that it WASN'T SUBTRACTING HIT POINTS FROM HIM! :) But, I admit, I spent a long time hitting him with exotic weapons hoping that he would die. I even broke into the code and made it so I couldn't die and I gave my party the max strength they could get.
Well, It's using a graphics library that's make for Windows and I don't have the source for that graphics library so, I guess it is Windows only FOR NOW. I would like to get it ported over the Linux when I'm done. I want to have a demo for it soon. Maybe by the end of April or early May. I am open to any suggestions too!
I agree totally with you!!! Ultima V was by far the best!! I still play it from time to time on my C64 emulator. I like Ultima V so much that I started writing a game like it, but with improved graphics... You can see it at http://24.2.71.116/game, check it out! I'll probably end up making it freeware!
I can't believe he's leaving Origin! Damn... I've always loved the Ultima's. Well, until Ultima IX... I still want my money back. But anyway, I can remember the first Ultima I played.... It was Ultima II Revenge of the Enchantress. He made some pretty awesome games. Richard Garriott brought the best games to the Commodore and Apple. I can't say anything for his latest releases though... Does anyone remember Questron??? That was a kick-ass RPG that was written in part by Richard Garriott even before Ultima.
Damn, My brother was in Japan the day the Playstation 2 was released, and I DIDN'T ASK HIM TO PICK ONE UP FOR ME!!! Oh well! That sucks!
Fran De Aquino claims he made a gravitational shield. I can prove that he is wrong. He says that he used 220v at 52 A to subtract 23.8 Kg off the weight of the system. Well, let's say we give a 100 Kg mass enough power to subtract 100 Kg of mass. In this case, it would levitate. We would have anti-gravity. Experiment: ------------ Take this mass and place it in verticle vacuum tunnel. Nudge it a tiny bit so it creeps up very slowly to top of tunnel. (Using a minimal amount of force... This force is recoverable anyway but we just want to be conservative.) Turn off anti-gravity. (By cutting the power to the iron coils) It falls to the bottom, releasing lots of energy! Where did this energy come from??? Problem: How much energy is release when 100 Kg of matter is dropped from a height of 100 m on Earth? v = gt p = 0.5gt^2, 100 = 4.9t^2, t=sqrt(20.4) = 4.5 s v = 9.8 * 4.5 = 44.1 m/s e = mv^2 = 100 * (44.1)^2 = 194,481 joules (or 194.4 Kj) So, if you raise the mass by 100 meters while it is weightless, you are gaining 194.4 kJ of energy. If you could accomplish the 100-meter climb in a short enough time, it could possibly take less energy to raise the mass than what is consumed by the anti-gravity generators. This would violate the laws of physics!! Let's say the anti-gravity generator requires 22,000 watts to make the 100 Kg mass levitate. (I based these figures on Aquino's experiment) It would use 194.k kJ in 8.8 seconds so the acsent would have to average 11.36 m/s. If the average speed of ascent was over 11.36 m/s, you would gain more potential energy than what was consumed to levitate it. This violates the laws of physics so Fran De Aquino's claims areimplausable!