I was thinking of the money they (Enron) stole from their employees, and that even though they didn't murder anyone, the overall human damage ranks right up there with a mass murderer.
Thank you for reminding me of one of the other effects of their depravity.
If I'm ever faced with one of those dickheads, I think I'll just start belly-laughing, slapping my knees, and calling my cow-orkers to come out and see this bozo.
I'll reserve judgement on those until they've been around for a decade or two. When I was a kid, I used to ridicule my gearhead friends who were into pushrod v8's. I sounded just like you. But I learned;-)
Pushrods are still good enough for Rolls Royce, and they're still good enough for me.
Yes, I understand statistical significance. For example, I haven't read a large enough sample of your past posts to know whether you are *usually* such a prick.
I wasn't the only person to have problems with that particular model of drive. The failure rate turned out to be much higher than statistics could have predicted because the failure mode was not produceable in any type of qa testing. In any case, the statement that "SCSI is known to be bulletproof" is bogus, and was itself made in the context of anecdotal experience.
Furthermore, the point of this article was that the qa standards once reserved for SCSI drives will now be applied to certain IDE drives. Tomorrow, we *could* read about a value-line of SCSI drives which would be less reliable than the new IDEs. The bottom line is that neither SCSI nor IDE is inherently more reliable.
The overhead valve, pushrod V8 engine is a very elegant design which is still favored over OHC for *many* applications. OHC can make more power per liter, but only because the engine can spin faster. But who cares? Give it a little more displacement, a little less gear, and turn it a litle slower.
OHV has better low-end torque, is more compact, and is more reliable due to the lower speeds and lack of a convoluted timing chain/belt system.
We've been there and done that OHC thing. The fastest Corvette's of the 1990's used a 32 valve DOHC 5.7 liter v8. Today's fastest Vette is faster, cheaper and more powerful, but it uses a 16 valve 5.7 liter pushrod v8.
A couple years ago, the #99 team nearly won a segment of an all-star race called "The Winston" with some very interesting race strategy.
There was a rule that every car had to make a pit stop during the segment. The crew chief of the 99 realized that because their pit stall was *before* the finish line, they could make their stop on the very last lap and avoid having to accelerate back up to race speed. That move was worth about 45 seconds, which is HUGE!
Nascar didn't think of this when they made the rules. As the white flag came out, the announcers were still trying to figure out why the team hadn't made the mandatory pit stop. None of the other teams thought of it. It was a thing of beauty.
The crew chief, Frank Stoddard, is from Maine, and obviously has a different perspective on "getting thay-ah from hay-ah".
"Most drivers, say Dale Jr, Michael Waltrip, Dale Jarett, Tony Stewart and Jeff Gordon win a few times a season"
Actually, most drivers are lucky if they win a few races in their entire career.
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"I've always figured the key attraction of NASCAR was 2+ hours to get roaring drunk, a few exciting crashes, then scream your fool head off during the last lap."
In my experience...
Fans at stock car races tend to behave better than fans at baseball, football, hockey and soccer games. Fights and arrests are very rare. It's a good place to bring the kids.
Many tracks allow you to bring your own cooler of beer into the stands. Cookouts in the parking areas are the norm. You'll never meet friendlier people.
Sure, crashes can be exciting, but real race fans hate to see drivers getting hurt. They would rather see clean wheel-to-wheel racing.
Winston Cup is actually far from the best racing Nascar has to offer. Watch the Modifieds at Loudon if you ever get the chance and you'll see what I mean.
Fiat isn't on the cutting edge of Serbo-Croation technology.
I recently made a road trip to Fla and was amazed to see a guy cruising down I95 in a mint condition Yugo. I probably made his day by taking a picture of his fine ride.
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I dunno, it all tastes like chicken to me.
I wonder if they could be cleaned ultrasonically.
>premeditated murder
2nd degree probably, depraved indifference.
I was thinking of the money they (Enron) stole from their employees, and that even though they didn't murder anyone, the overall human damage ranks right up there with a mass murderer.
Thank you for reminding me of one of the other effects of their depravity.
>What would you put to him...
.44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world...
A cluestick? Nah, a
"if you have the spare bandwidth"
Conserve bandwidth. Hook the ftp server to Duke Nukem's machine gun and send them one byte/bullet. "Eat lead you BSA pig."
"billons of dollars"
The courts assign dollar values to wrongful death suits. "His life was worth $5million", or whatever.
So when I hear about corporations stealing/extorting billions, I equate them with mass murderers.
"Sure Mr. BSA guy, you can look at my computer. Plop your ass right down in this, uh, heated seat."
If I'm ever faced with one of those dickheads, I think I'll just start belly-laughing, slapping my knees, and calling my cow-orkers to come out and see this bozo.
"Or [you're favorite example here]."
Why a dog licks his balls.
"The monkey danced microsoftly"
Oh, a ballmer.
Introducing Spamdex, the luncheon underwear.
"hardly be able to get around the track for 200 laps at Daytona."
Or the one "Too tough to tame"!
"emulated in firmwear"
Too much starch, or a kinky habit?
I was making a point in defense of "primitive pushrod technology" and was speaking tongue in cheek. I apologize for not being clearer.
I recognize that Porsche's air-cooled 6 was/is a terrific engine, largely due to years of refinement.
I'll reserve judgement on those until they've been around for a decade or two. When I was a kid, I used to ridicule my gearhead friends who were into pushrod v8's. I sounded just like you. But I learned ;-)
Pushrods are still good enough for Rolls Royce, and they're still good enough for me.
Ahhhh, cars.
"the problem is" ... "that Michael Schumacher always wins"
And that the old man isn't here to appreciate it.
Actually they get some points just for qualifying.
"now carries a 1955 engine block"
The basic design dates back to the early 50's, but it has been refined to the point where it makes about 3x as much power as it did then.
Old != bad. Overhead cam engines date back to 1898. 911's used primitive air-cooling until a few years ago. Wheels are still round.
Yes, I understand statistical significance. For example, I haven't read a large enough sample of your past posts to know whether you are *usually* such a prick.
I wasn't the only person to have problems with that particular model of drive. The failure rate turned out to be much higher than statistics could have predicted because the failure mode was not produceable in any type of qa testing. In any case, the statement that "SCSI is known to be bulletproof" is bogus, and was itself made in the context of anecdotal experience.
Furthermore, the point of this article was that the qa standards once reserved for SCSI drives will now be applied to certain IDE drives. Tomorrow, we *could* read about a value-line of SCSI drives which would be less reliable than the new IDEs. The bottom line is that neither SCSI nor IDE is inherently more reliable.
"(pushrod V8's, what is this the 1950's?)"
The overhead valve, pushrod V8 engine is a very elegant design which is still favored over OHC for *many* applications. OHC can make more power per liter, but only because the engine can spin faster. But who cares? Give it a little more displacement, a little less gear, and turn it a litle slower.
OHV has better low-end torque, is more compact, and is more reliable due to the lower speeds and lack of a convoluted timing chain/belt system.
We've been there and done that OHC thing. The fastest Corvette's of the 1990's used a 32 valve DOHC 5.7 liter v8. Today's fastest Vette is faster, cheaper and more powerful, but it uses a 16 valve 5.7 liter pushrod v8.
A couple years ago, the #99 team nearly won a segment of an all-star race called "The Winston" with some very interesting race strategy.
There was a rule that every car had to make a pit stop during the segment. The crew chief of the 99 realized that because their pit stall was *before* the finish line, they could make their stop on the very last lap and avoid having to accelerate back up to race speed. That move was worth about 45 seconds, which is HUGE!
Nascar didn't think of this when they made the rules. As the white flag came out, the announcers were still trying to figure out why the team hadn't made the mandatory pit stop. None of the other teams thought of it. It was a thing of beauty.
The crew chief, Frank Stoddard, is from Maine, and obviously has a different perspective on "getting thay-ah from hay-ah".
"Most drivers, say Dale Jr, Michael Waltrip, Dale Jarett, Tony Stewart and Jeff Gordon win a few times a season"
Actually, most drivers are lucky if they win a few races in their entire career. see for yourself
"I've always figured the key attraction of NASCAR was 2+ hours to get roaring drunk, a few exciting crashes, then scream your fool head off during the last lap."
In my experience...
Fans at stock car races tend to behave better than fans at baseball, football, hockey and soccer games. Fights and arrests are very rare. It's a good place to bring the kids.
Many tracks allow you to bring your own cooler of beer into the stands. Cookouts in the parking areas are the norm. You'll never meet friendlier people.
Sure, crashes can be exciting, but real race fans hate to see drivers getting hurt. They would rather see clean wheel-to-wheel racing.
Winston Cup is actually far from the best racing Nascar has to offer. Watch the Modifieds at Loudon if you ever get the chance and you'll see what I mean.
Few can give a rigorous proof, but anyone can say "duh!'.
Fiat isn't on the cutting edge of Serbo-Croation technology.
I recently made a road trip to Fla and was amazed to see a guy cruising down I95 in a mint condition Yugo. I probably made his day by taking a picture of his fine ride.