Why does it seem automobile related destruction of life and limb garners so much censorship?
We kill 50,000+ people a year on the streets as it is!
For those who have seen the classic Sean Connery James Bond film "Goldfinger" there is a quote I always found amusing...
JB: Incidently, Delta-9 nerve gas is fatal- you'll kill 45,000 people.
GF: Ha! American motorists kill that many every 2 years!"
Now we hit that mark in under a year...
Re:Solution for those cracks?
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Please...
Those "cracks" were faint mold lines in the curves of the plastic. It is extremely difficult to bend plastic like that and avoid some defects.
Of course, as soon as people heard "crack" everyone thought of the unit falling apart. The mold lines were actually very difficult to see. In fact, when ZDnet.com ran an article on the cracks they had to put the unit on a lightboard in order to effectively display them. Only with light shining directly into the plastic were they even noticable.
As always, people overreacted to it and caused a big fuss. The Cube was and continues to be a great machine. Maybe if Apple had priced it a little better from the get-go, it would have seen more success. It made sense to have a Mac that was a step up from the iMac in power and was able to take a monitor of your choice.
Re:Things the visitor can do besides surf the web
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Fining Microsoft in something that is really only costing them the price of CDs and packaging is not a fine. Do they not realize that any figure measured in the cost of software is nothing to the manufacturer?!
This whole thing is ridiculous and I wish that we could actually do what is right to develop a healthy computer market.
Microsoft should be dealt with like the monster it is.
You missed my point. I wasn't trying to be serious, I was joking that by the time they actually seem to get these amazing technologies working better things have come down the line that make them obselete. So While it may seem breakthrough now (in theory form) when they get it working (in hardware form) it doesn't seem that breakthrough at all.
I don't understand why people insist on being so hostile to other peoples posts.
I love how everyone gets excited about these "breakthrough" announcements about processor components that blow everything else away. The only problem is that if you put it in perspective, by the time this "breakthrough" gets used (generally 3-4 years as noted in the press release) Moore's law will have taken effect and this "breakthough" won't even be savy enough to be put to use since everything else has advanced beyond it!
Right now with the boom in genetics this software is top-dollar in some cases. I doubt these emerging companies would be willing to part with their profit margins in the name of open source.
Re:Question about the battery.
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The "nasty" memory effect you are refering to, in a warm and fuzzy explanation, basically means that if the units battery is run down (but not drained) and recharged to full repeatedly, the unit will "forget" its zero point and you get less and less battery time (i.e. 100% becomes 80% of actual battery life).
Keeping the unit under consistant trickle charge (ie maintained at full) will aviod this until you use it. When in use, allow the battery to fully discharge before charging in order to maintain battery effeciency. It's annoying because I think that the all chargers should come with a "discharge" option.
Is this guy actually think that they put a 5.25" floppy drive in this PC?!
Apple dropped the 3.5" years ago and now even Intel is pushing to have legacy PC components phased out (incuding the 3.5" floppy drive).
For this guys information, they are talking about a 5.25 BAY, for expansion.
But I guess that is what makes us human, we all jump to conclusions without actually researching our opinion. That is probably why we are so good at killing each other.
Taking a quick look at the pictures from the review, it looks like that would make a great "Glove Box PC" for true mobile MP3 playing, etc.
Intergrate a 15" LCD into your center console and remove the factory glove box and mount that thing in the space left over! Now your passeneger can run pedestrians over in Carmageddon while you drive!
I recently set up a server at work and had a bunch of old pentium class PCs to do it with. Swapping parts I was able to put together a P233 with 256 MB SDRAM w/2 HDs (a whopping 3 and 2 GB) FIguring that this server was going to be running 24/7 I decided it would be good to add some more cooling capabilities to the unit.
With the extra parts I had, I removed the small stock aluminum heatsink and replaced it with a heatsink with 3 inch riser. Then the voltage regulator (I think this was what it was- it was a "clip in" unit that got very hot and had its own small heatsink), which was located directly next to the CPU, was so hot that I replaced it's small 1" square heatsink with a medium sized heatsink from another PCs CPU. Now I had a big riser on the CPU with a.3 A fan and a medium riser on the voltage regulator next to it. Looking at my spare parts, i had another CPU fan of.2 A, which I decided to mount directly on top of the other fan on the CPU. So Now I had a double-decker fan system on the CPU, that was loud but pushed some serious air down onto the CPU. Across from the CPU was a fan on the front of the case with a duct that pointed towards the CPU heatsink. The crappy case design was choking this fan and it was hardly moving any air. So I cut away the grill on the case (the plastic front cover would act as a plenum and a guard) and removed the duct. This gave me enough room to install 2 fans (power supply size- about 3"across) again both blowing towards the CPU. Under full load the CPU would only rise about 10-15 degrees from ambient.
What I am wondering is just how effecient my design is. You rarely see any mods with dual fans. Maybe the noise is bothersome, but this was a server that was going to sit in a corner so I don't care. So, would two fans (presumably the stronger pulling through the weaker is the best) mounted together both blowing in the same direction be effecient? What do fellow slashdotters think?
I was reading a research paper on scramjet technology, and according to their research it may be possible to scale these ships up to speeds of Mach 28. That would mean be able to get anywhere in the world in less then 1/2 of an Hr. That woud make for quite a plane ride- as other posters have said barely enough time for the stewardess to serve beverages. But think of the military potential- Near instant strike response.We could kill people and be back for dinner!
In regards to an earlier story, I think this further proves that Apple does count. Well some my not like their computers or interface, they have contributed a lot of other technological innovations to the computer market.
The Apple Powerbook G4 is made out of Titanium. I have heard of stories of people running it over with their car and it still working, resulting only in screen damage. One guy did that, took it home and plugged an external monitor in and it was fully functional!
Actually, oxygen generators are commonplace. Ever seen the oxygen masks fall from the ceiling of a commercial airliner? They are powered by small chemical oxygen generators.
They are about the size of 2 cans of soup end to end, and should be relatively inexpensive.
The real problem is getting one that would last for long enough and provide the correct amount.
No, the diesel engine was only used on the surface. Batteries powered the subs under the water. Hence the slower speed, range, etc when submerged- even though there is less resistance underwater.
Nuclear solved all of that mess.
I was refering to since your stupid comment was moderated down to a -1, mine should have kept in reply to yours. But if you have the comment filter set to remove -1 comments, yours disappears below mine, and it looks like my post was in response to the original post. I replied to my post in order to avoid confusion.
uhm, I just returned to my comment and for some reason it's no longer placed under its parent, which is the stupid racist remark with a -1. This comment is not in response to the highest parent in this comment. Confusing I know, but you got me why my comment is no longer placed underneath the troll comment.
I don't know where this comment came from, but I wish it would go back!
Firstly, this has absolutely nothing to do with this discussion.
Secondly, Take your old world views somewhere else. There is no reason to insult the black community just because the stereotypical view of a few people blanket all that is wrong with people on one race. Anyone can be an asshole loser. Like you.
If you check the general FAQ at blizzard's website, this question is there: Can you tell us anything about the Unannounced Project being worked on by Team 2? and blizzards reply is: It's not Starcraft II.
Slashdot Mirror
of Carmageddon spring to mind...
Why does it seem automobile related destruction of life and limb garners so much censorship?
We kill 50,000+ people a year on the streets as it is!
For those who have seen the classic Sean Connery James Bond film "Goldfinger" there is a quote I always found amusing...
JB: Incidently, Delta-9 nerve gas is fatal- you'll kill 45,000 people.
GF: Ha! American motorists kill that many every 2 years!"
Now we hit that mark in under a year...
Please...
Those "cracks" were faint mold lines in the curves of the plastic. It is extremely difficult to bend plastic like that and avoid some defects.
Of course, as soon as people heard "crack" everyone thought of the unit falling apart. The mold lines were actually very difficult to see. In fact, when ZDnet.com ran an article on the cracks they had to put the unit on a lightboard in order to effectively display them. Only with light shining directly into the plastic were they even noticable.
As always, people overreacted to it and caused a big fuss. The Cube was and continues to be a great machine. Maybe if Apple had priced it a little better from the get-go, it would have seen more success. It made sense to have a Mac that was a step up from the iMac in power and was able to take a monitor of your choice.
moderate this up, he makes a very valid point
Fining Microsoft in something that is really only costing them the price of CDs and packaging is not a fine. Do they not realize that any figure measured in the cost of software is nothing to the manufacturer?!
This whole thing is ridiculous and I wish that we could actually do what is right to develop a healthy computer market.
Microsoft should be dealt with like the monster it is.
ok dork
You missed my point. I wasn't trying to be serious, I was joking that by the time they actually seem to get these amazing technologies working better things have come down the line that make them obselete. So While it may seem breakthrough now (in theory form) when they get it working (in hardware form) it doesn't seem that breakthrough at all.
I don't understand why people insist on being so hostile to other peoples posts.
I love how everyone gets excited about these "breakthrough" announcements about processor components that blow everything else away. The only problem is that if you put it in perspective, by the time this "breakthrough" gets used (generally 3-4 years as noted in the press release) Moore's law will have taken effect and this "breakthough" won't even be savy enough to be put to use since everything else has advanced beyond it!
Right now with the boom in genetics this software is top-dollar in some cases. I doubt these emerging companies would be willing to part with their profit margins in the name of open source.
Macs are used extensively in some areas of genetic research, to put some perspective on the open source involvement.
I'm losing my job for the holiday season too...
#$%&ers!
I wonder if they realize just how many peoples lives they are screwing over by their reckless decisions...
*sigh*
Uhm... Those you want good transfer rates?!
Like 160MBs/sec burst transfer rates!
High speed SCSI is sweet...
Hey, like that sig! Red Dwarf Rules!
The "nasty" memory effect you are refering to, in a warm and fuzzy explanation, basically means that if the units battery is run down (but not drained) and recharged to full repeatedly, the unit will "forget" its zero point and you get less and less battery time (i.e. 100% becomes 80% of actual battery life).
Keeping the unit under consistant trickle charge (ie maintained at full) will aviod this until you use it. When in use, allow the battery to fully discharge before charging in order to maintain battery effeciency. It's annoying because I think that the all chargers should come with a "discharge" option.
Is this guy actually think that they put a 5.25" floppy drive in this PC?!
Apple dropped the 3.5" years ago and now even Intel is pushing to have legacy PC components phased out (incuding the 3.5" floppy drive).
For this guys information, they are talking about a 5.25 BAY, for expansion.
But I guess that is what makes us human, we all jump to conclusions without actually researching our opinion. That is probably why we are so good at killing each other.
Taking a quick look at the pictures from the review, it looks like that would make a great "Glove Box PC" for true mobile MP3 playing, etc.
Intergrate a 15" LCD into your center console and remove the factory glove box and mount that thing in the space left over! Now your passeneger can run pedestrians over in Carmageddon while you drive!
Just a thought...
"Wachooooooooo!"
Computer reboots...
I recently set up a server at work and had a bunch of old pentium class PCs to do it with. Swapping parts I was able to put together a P233 with 256 MB SDRAM w/2 HDs (a whopping 3 and 2 GB) FIguring that this server was going to be running 24/7 I decided it would be good to add some more cooling capabilities to the unit. .3 A fan and a medium riser on the voltage regulator next to it. Looking at my spare parts, i had another CPU fan of .2 A, which I decided to mount directly on top of the other fan on the CPU. So Now I had a double-decker fan system on the CPU, that was loud but pushed some serious air down onto the CPU. Across from the CPU was a fan on the front of the case with a duct that pointed towards the CPU heatsink. The crappy case design was choking this fan and it was hardly moving any air. So I cut away the grill on the case (the plastic front cover would act as a plenum and a guard) and removed the duct. This gave me enough room to install 2 fans (power supply size- about 3"across) again both blowing towards the CPU. Under full load the CPU would only rise about 10-15 degrees from ambient.
With the extra parts I had, I removed the small stock aluminum heatsink and replaced it with a heatsink with 3 inch riser. Then the voltage regulator (I think this was what it was- it was a "clip in" unit that got very hot and had its own small heatsink), which was located directly next to the CPU, was so hot that I replaced it's small 1" square heatsink with a medium sized heatsink from another PCs CPU. Now I had a big riser on the CPU with a
What I am wondering is just how effecient my design is. You rarely see any mods with dual fans. Maybe the noise is bothersome, but this was a server that was going to sit in a corner so I don't care. So, would two fans (presumably the stronger pulling through the weaker is the best) mounted together both blowing in the same direction be effecient? What do fellow slashdotters think?
I was reading a research paper on scramjet technology, and according to their research it may be possible to scale these ships up to speeds of Mach 28.
That would mean be able to get anywhere in the world in less then 1/2 of an Hr.
That woud make for quite a plane ride- as other posters have said barely enough time for the stewardess to serve beverages. But think of the military potential- Near instant strike response. We could kill people and be back for dinner!
In regards to an earlier story, I think this further proves that Apple does count. Well some my not like their computers or interface, they have contributed a lot of other technological innovations to the computer market.
The Apple Powerbook G4 is made out of Titanium. I have heard of stories of people running it over with their car and it still working, resulting only in screen damage. One guy did that, took it home and plugged an external monitor in and it was fully functional!
Actually, oxygen generators are commonplace. Ever seen the oxygen masks fall from the ceiling of a commercial airliner? They are powered by small chemical oxygen generators. They are about the size of 2 cans of soup end to end, and should be relatively inexpensive. The real problem is getting one that would last for long enough and provide the correct amount.
No, the diesel engine was only used on the surface. Batteries powered the subs under the water. Hence the slower speed, range, etc when submerged- even though there is less resistance underwater. Nuclear solved all of that mess.
I was refering to since your stupid comment was moderated down to a -1, mine should have kept in reply to yours. But if you have the comment filter set to remove -1 comments, yours disappears below mine, and it looks like my post was in response to the original post. I replied to my post in order to avoid confusion.
Now go hide behind your ghost outfit and AC post.
You are the worst kind, a coward and a loser.
uhm, I just returned to my comment and for some reason it's no longer placed under its parent, which is the stupid racist remark with a -1. This comment is not in response to the highest parent in this comment. Confusing I know, but you got me why my comment is no longer placed underneath the troll comment.
I don't know where this comment came from, but I wish it would go back!
Firstly, this has absolutely nothing to do with this discussion.
Secondly, Take your old world views somewhere else. There is no reason to insult the black community just because the stereotypical view of a few people blanket all that is wrong with people on one race. Anyone can be an asshole loser. Like you.
If you check the general FAQ at blizzard's website, this question is there: Can you tell us anything about the Unannounced Project being worked on by Team 2? and blizzards reply is: It's not Starcraft II.
So it looks like you're out of luck for a sequel.