That may be true but it is not really relevant under real world conditions, where you lose energy through braking. Gradual acceleration and braking is more efficient. Also, as speed increases, wind resistance increases exponentially, so going faster harms fuel economy. It's not just the engine's peak efficiency that factors into the equation.
This does not take into consideration the energy wasted by spinning your tires against the pavement, and wasting energy by not coasting, resulting in much of the energy being lost during braking.
Are we really supposed to be maxing out our vehicle's performance when we drive? I accelerate slowly because it's safer and because it's more fuel efficient. I like the fact that if I stomp on it, I can GTFO in a hurry. That doesn't mean I need to use it every chance I get.
I understand the appeal of fixing your own stuff, being able to take things apart and figure out how they work, and making them work better, but there's some things that are just not suitable for that kind of thing. Like, you don't hear people bitching that the transistors aren't replaceable on their CPU. As other components miniaturize, it's just too difficult to effect field repairs. They become too small and too delicate and tolerances are too tight.
In my area, I'm lucky that we have a large number of self-organizing developer groups. I found a bunch through meetup.com, and since I started going I've gotten much in the way of advice and encouragement, and picked up some insight. If you participate, don't just go and hang out -- put together presentations, and ask the audience for their thoughts. Probably lurk a while before doing that, but once you get the flavor of how they are run, put something together that you feel strong at, and present on it.
I'm waiting for the Long Term Support version of Uturuncu to come out, but I can't find any release date announcement on Canonical's web site. What gives?
This is why if you're going to be doing stuff that you want to keep private, you encrypt it. If he was conducting wikileaks business over gmail using unencrypted email, that's very sad for Mr. Applebaum.
It's that Firefox is now just a lagging behind Chrome. I used to use FIrefox when it was the best browser out there. I still use it now and then, but Chrome is just better performing and lacks no features that Firefox provides.
"Giving back" doesn't necessarily mean committing code. It can be writing documentation, reporting a bug, spreading the word, hosting a mirror...
Neither BSD or GPL licenses *require* users to "give back" anything, so your point there is a bit off the mark. GPL merely requires that the modified code remain open if you want to distribute the modifications, which sacrifices a small freedom for a much more important one. But, since GPL and BSD licenses are both available, you can choose which you wish to release *your* project under, so you still have your choice if you don't believe in the value of the bigger freedom that the GPL protects.
I am almost embarrassed to say it, but I've probably spent over 100 hours playing Bejeweled Blitz, a game which only lasts 1 minute per play.
Completion rates for games have a few factors, looking only at the length of the game is not going to give you the whole story.
Fun. Is the game enjoyable to play? If players stop playing before the end because the game sucks and they don't enjoy it, make the game more fun.
Difficulty. If players can't beat the game unless they're super Olympic class gamers, what do you expect? Not completing these sorts of games is not necessarily bad, as long as it's enjoyable for gamers of any skill level. I can play Guitar Hero and enjoy it on Medium or Hard difficulty, but I don't think I'll ever be able to do well enough on Expert to get past the easiest songs. Providing a challenge for the most skilled players as well as the novice or casual gamers means you're reaching the widest possible market. Not a problem if people don't complete everything.
Defining "Completion" How are you determining 100% completion? If you have to unlock every last achievement in the game in order to consider it 100% played, hardly anyone is going to bother playing a game like that. If you're counting on a long list of Achievements to provide incentive for replay, you're doing it wrong. Achievements are not a to-do list. They're a list of accomplishments. Most people don't come back to a game just so they can say they did every last little thing there is to do and unlocked every bit of content in the game; they come back because the game offers them compelling or fun experiences which they will enjoy.
Well, the Republicans would care about as much about Tea Party threats as they do Socialist Party threats if they didn't see the Tea Party as a constituent branch of the Republican Party. They're being responsive to Tea Party demands as though Tea Party members were Republicans... hmm, what's that tell you?
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That may be true but it is not really relevant under real world conditions, where you lose energy through braking. Gradual acceleration and braking is more efficient. Also, as speed increases, wind resistance increases exponentially, so going faster harms fuel economy. It's not just the engine's peak efficiency that factors into the equation.
This does not take into consideration the energy wasted by spinning your tires against the pavement, and wasting energy by not coasting, resulting in much of the energy being lost during braking.
Are we really supposed to be maxing out our vehicle's performance when we drive? I accelerate slowly because it's safer and because it's more fuel efficient. I like the fact that if I stomp on it, I can GTFO in a hurry. That doesn't mean I need to use it every chance I get.
150 mile commute? There's your problem.
I understand the appeal of fixing your own stuff, being able to take things apart and figure out how they work, and making them work better, but there's some things that are just not suitable for that kind of thing. Like, you don't hear people bitching that the transistors aren't replaceable on their CPU. As other components miniaturize, it's just too difficult to effect field repairs. They become too small and too delicate and tolerances are too tight.
In my area, I'm lucky that we have a large number of self-organizing developer groups. I found a bunch through meetup.com, and since I started going I've gotten much in the way of advice and encouragement, and picked up some insight. If you participate, don't just go and hang out -- put together presentations, and ask the audience for their thoughts. Probably lurk a while before doing that, but once you get the flavor of how they are run, put something together that you feel strong at, and present on it.
Wow, they can digitize my digital versatile discs? That's, like, so versatile!
Analytical Engine 2: Electric Boogaloo.
I'm waiting for the Long Term Support version of Uturuncu to come out, but I can't find any release date announcement on Canonical's web site. What gives?
Wow, relevant examples involving nazis on a web forum.
It might be listed under Doki! Doki! Panic support, that's what it was originally called in Japan.
This is why if you're going to be doing stuff that you want to keep private, you encrypt it. If he was conducting wikileaks business over gmail using unencrypted email, that's very sad for Mr. Applebaum.
parent infringement? Parents only have authority until the age of majority. In the case of a patent, that's 17 years.
These will be obsolete the moment it's released.
It's that Firefox is now just a lagging behind Chrome. I used to use FIrefox when it was the best browser out there. I still use it now and then, but Chrome is just better performing and lacks no features that Firefox provides.
"Giving back" doesn't necessarily mean committing code. It can be writing documentation, reporting a bug, spreading the word, hosting a mirror... Neither BSD or GPL licenses *require* users to "give back" anything, so your point there is a bit off the mark. GPL merely requires that the modified code remain open if you want to distribute the modifications, which sacrifices a small freedom for a much more important one. But, since GPL and BSD licenses are both available, you can choose which you wish to release *your* project under, so you still have your choice if you don't believe in the value of the bigger freedom that the GPL protects.
Wish I had a mod point for you.
I am almost embarrassed to say it, but I've probably spent over 100 hours playing Bejeweled Blitz, a game which only lasts 1 minute per play.
Completion rates for games have a few factors, looking only at the length of the game is not going to give you the whole story.
Please, no "that's no moon" jokes this time. It's getting old. Not as old as previously thought, but still damn old.
Or you can just write your own software that unlocks your CPU for you. Not that would ever be made illegal.
Well, the Republicans would care about as much about Tea Party threats as they do Socialist Party threats if they didn't see the Tea Party as a constituent branch of the Republican Party. They're being responsive to Tea Party demands as though Tea Party members were Republicans... hmm, what's that tell you?
I can't think of anything funny to say here. The color brown is the color of poo. I guess we are in a world of shit if it turns out to be true.
I feel happy! I want to go for a walk!
Furthermore I'd say the US would consider an attack on the drone a hostile act.
The US would consider port scanning a hostile act.
Please name your project xibit.