Ford and other manufacturers had a problem with the Essex V6 where if the underbonnet temperatures got too high the brass fuel inlet pipe in the carburettor worked loose because it didn't expand as fast as the carb body. This then filled up the middle of the V with petrol, with hilarious consequences.
Apparently it'll be about 7am GMT, so it'll still be dark for an hour or so up here.
If it's cloudy where you are, then try listening for some meteor scatter propagation. Get an FM broadcast radio, and tune for a distant station, well out of range. If a meteor burns up in the right part of the sky, the trail of ionised gas will reflect radio waves for a few seconds and you'll hear a "ping" of signal.
If you have a proper FM tuner and a directional aerial, try aiming it more-or-less at the direction the meteors are coming from.
... that a lot of disabled spaces in supermarket carparks have a squarish orange pad bolted to the tarmac. It's not quite a foot square and a couple of inches thick. I did wonder if this was some sort of transponder sensor for disabled drivers to summon assistance, but no-one I know who has a disabled person parking permit has any such transponder or any idea what the pads do.
Maybe it just detects the presence or absence of a car, nothing more.
It's great that you're making such huge advances in automotive technology. Incidentally, have you seen the the Citroen C5 from seven years ago that had this as part of the standard base-level fit?
I wonder what amazing things Ford will introduce in 2012? Suspension that works? Engines that deliver enough power to pull you out of bed?
the lack of a proper, US-sized engine block under the hood
What, you mean a wheezy obsolete 4.6 litre petrol engine that is comfortably outperformed by a modern diesel less than half the size? Seriously, 200bhp from nearly 5 litres - did you forget to plug half the injectors in or something?
There's nothing to stop you serialising objects and passing them between Unix apps if you wanted - this is maybe what Powershell does, without you seeing it - but I still don't know why you'd want to.
I can't really agree with you there. The whole point of the Unix shell is to provide a textual interface to various things. If you want something more complex, use something more complex.
I also don't see what's so great about Mac OSX or Windows 7. They're confusing and cluttered, and just look like a random mishmash of different widgets and design elements. There's no thought been put into the design, and it shows. Nothing is intuitive. Nothing is clear.
Because they have a strange aversion to people who fire rockets indiscriminately at civilians and have taken a religious vow to wipe them off the face of the Earth.
Well, maybe you should stop the IDF doing that, then. You would think that the Israelis of all people would know better than to herd people into ghettoes and slauighter them.
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Had one branch of the family that was real religious. Didn't believe in anything even *resembling* euthanasia. Insisted on keeping my aunt alive, no matter what. It was an ugly, sad end. Bad stuff.
Now I've never understood that. What happened to "God's will be done"?
Force a woman who has been raped to carry her attacker's child to term? Sorry, it's God's will.
Couple can't get pregnant? Well, it's God's will that they get IVF, hallelujah, it's a miracle!
Terminally ill relative? God's will is that they have to be pumped full of drugs until their body just plain gives up.
I don't get it at all.
This is what's wrong with private healthcare.
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In the US, healthcare isn't about getting people better, it's about maximising profits. So, on that basis, it's perfectly okay to keep people alive and suffering terribly as long as there's still a few dollars to be squeezed out of them. Patient dignity and welfare doesn't come into it - the hospital administrator needs a new Jaguar!
So you'd recommend the notoriously flaky SQL Server which only runs on a single notoriously flaky platform, or notoriously flaky Oracle which has no concept of referential integrity (no NULL type? Seriously, guys, what?). Hmm. I'm not sure I'll take your advice.
There's absolutely no reason why you can't use piston engines and run them on gas, which we're never going to run out of. Lubricating oils might become a problem - in fact, I see that as more of a biggie than running out of oil to use for fuel.
I realise it's an emotive issue, but step back from the politics for a moment. Yes, really.
We live in a world with autonomous flying robots. Self-piloting helicopters that can fly to a location, do stuff, and fly home. Do you know what this means?
Flying cars. That's right, bitches. Flying cars, Real Soon Now.
Yes, and no doubt he has his chakras measured by a crystalologist, and maybe a visit to the nutritionist to make sure he's not eating foods that fight and make his stomach acids turn alkaline. Maybe an aura reading would be a good idea too.
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Ford and other manufacturers had a problem with the Essex V6 where if the underbonnet temperatures got too high the brass fuel inlet pipe in the carburettor worked loose because it didn't expand as fast as the carb body. This then filled up the middle of the V with petrol, with hilarious consequences.
Yeah, but if a Hummer H1 hits you at anything above walking pace the occupants are dead anyway, so I wouldn't worry about it.
... but it did tip me into making my first PS3 store purchase, Wipeout 2097 from the PSX classics section.
Market-leading bastards. Now if you'll excuse me I have some reflexes to get back...
Apparently it'll be about 7am GMT, so it'll still be dark for an hour or so up here.
If it's cloudy where you are, then try listening for some meteor scatter propagation. Get an FM broadcast radio, and tune for a distant station, well out of range. If a meteor burns up in the right part of the sky, the trail of ionised gas will reflect radio waves for a few seconds and you'll hear a "ping" of signal.
If you have a proper FM tuner and a directional aerial, try aiming it more-or-less at the direction the meteors are coming from.
It doesn't stick up very far, and they often don't have any markings on them. They also look "outside electronics-y" if you know what I mean.
... that a lot of disabled spaces in supermarket carparks have a squarish orange pad bolted to the tarmac. It's not quite a foot square and a couple of inches thick. I did wonder if this was some sort of transponder sensor for disabled drivers to summon assistance, but no-one I know who has a disabled person parking permit has any such transponder or any idea what the pads do.
Maybe it just detects the presence or absence of a car, nothing more.
Why would you want to give people an incentive to own a thirsty, inefficient hybrid car, though? Get these gas-guzzlers off the road!
OpenSTEP.
These days I quite like Haiku though.
Does it cook bacon? Cuz if it don't cook bacon it ain't all that.
There's a PPA for that.
It's great that you're making such huge advances in automotive technology. Incidentally, have you seen the the Citroen C5 from seven years ago that had this as part of the standard base-level fit?
I wonder what amazing things Ford will introduce in 2012? Suspension that works? Engines that deliver enough power to pull you out of bed?
the lack of a proper, US-sized engine block under the hood
What, you mean a wheezy obsolete 4.6 litre petrol engine that is comfortably outperformed by a modern diesel less than half the size? Seriously, 200bhp from nearly 5 litres - did you forget to plug half the injectors in or something?
There's nothing to stop you serialising objects and passing them between Unix apps if you wanted - this is maybe what Powershell does, without you seeing it - but I still don't know why you'd want to.
I can't really agree with you there. The whole point of the Unix shell is to provide a textual interface to various things. If you want something more complex, use something more complex.
I also don't see what's so great about Mac OSX or Windows 7. They're confusing and cluttered, and just look like a random mishmash of different widgets and design elements. There's no thought been put into the design, and it shows. Nothing is intuitive. Nothing is clear.
Because they have a strange aversion to people who fire rockets indiscriminately at civilians and have taken a religious vow to wipe them off the face of the Earth.
Well, maybe you should stop the IDF doing that, then. You would think that the Israelis of all people would know better than to herd people into ghettoes and slauighter them.
Had one branch of the family that was real religious. Didn't believe in anything even *resembling* euthanasia. Insisted on keeping my aunt alive, no matter what. It was an ugly, sad end. Bad stuff.
Now I've never understood that. What happened to "God's will be done"?
Force a woman who has been raped to carry her attacker's child to term? Sorry, it's God's will.
Couple can't get pregnant? Well, it's God's will that they get IVF, hallelujah, it's a miracle!
Terminally ill relative? God's will is that they have to be pumped full of drugs until their body just plain gives up.
I don't get it at all.
In the US, healthcare isn't about getting people better, it's about maximising profits. So, on that basis, it's perfectly okay to keep people alive and suffering terribly as long as there's still a few dollars to be squeezed out of them. Patient dignity and welfare doesn't come into it - the hospital administrator needs a new Jaguar!
Would you really want such a poisonous association, though?
... but why would you want to buy righthaven.com? Really, what possible value could it have?
So you'd recommend the notoriously flaky SQL Server which only runs on a single notoriously flaky platform, or notoriously flaky Oracle which has no concept of referential integrity (no NULL type? Seriously, guys, what?). Hmm. I'm not sure I'll take your advice.
Do you know everything about baseball?
Yes, it's like rounders played by grown men instead of primary school girls. I'm not really interested in either.
How about your car engine?
Which car? What type of engine? Are you including all the electrical and hydraulic subsystems in that? The answer is yes, anyway.
Or professional wrestling?
I wouldn't say everything. It's more fun taking part than watching, that's all you need to know.
There's absolutely no reason why you can't use piston engines and run them on gas, which we're never going to run out of. Lubricating oils might become a problem - in fact, I see that as more of a biggie than running out of oil to use for fuel.
I realise it's an emotive issue, but step back from the politics for a moment. Yes, really.
We live in a world with autonomous flying robots. Self-piloting helicopters that can fly to a location, do stuff, and fly home. Do you know what this means?
Flying cars. That's right, bitches. Flying cars, Real Soon Now.
It was worth the wait.
I don't know, something about the year of linux on the desktop, and something about a hot hippo? Is that the new Ubuntu distro?
Yes, and no doubt he has his chakras measured by a crystalologist, and maybe a visit to the nutritionist to make sure he's not eating foods that fight and make his stomach acids turn alkaline. Maybe an aura reading would be a good idea too.
Paying for a "data plan"? Hahaha. Next you'll be telling me you pay for text messages and you pay to receive calls...