What I find impressive is the fact that apparently, the average power output of each cyclist was at least 120 W. I remember seeing someone use a bike generator to make a 40 W bulb dimly flicker when I was a kid. Either generators have gotten a heck of a lot more efficient or these people are serious athletes.
To test this premise, I recommend throwing an egg or three at the front door of your local police station, as hard as you can. You will see that (among other things) the egg does indeed explode.
I think your test has a major flaw. Namely that the door is a sudden change in resistance instead of a graded change in resistance. Other than that, it looks okay.
What is it with you losers showing up lately, spamming every forum in creation with your pathetic, viral attempts at tricking people into clicking on your useless damned links? You people are internet parasites, gaining momentary whizzing contest bragging rights at the expense of the wasted time and disappointment of everyone who think that you might have had something interesting to see at the end of that link.
Okay, I'm going to second the AC before me: What the hell is a sur-reply? I can't find a definition online nor in Black's Law Dictionary for it.
Here's a link to Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure, if that'll help, but I can't find anything to suggest whether that's true or what that might even mean. Oregon still retains fact pleading rules instead of FRCP pleading rules, but I'm not sure if that's relevant.
I urge you to continue your ridicule of me with more caution, for you may come to regret saying these things in the future. You can certainly be excused for not believing that we are seeing paradigm change, but it may turn out that we in fact just live in interesting times, and that I'm actually one of the good guys just trying to raise awareness of the issue.
Sooo... Mr. Not-Threatening Not-a-Crackpot... How 'bout them land bridge migrations and permafrost preserved corpses?
Mammoths did *not* live in a tundra environment. [...] But also, the mammoths could not have survived in a cold environment. Their shaggy manes would actually prevent them from walking through snow. There's really very little about their bodies that points to them being able to live in a cold environment. And the ecology of the tundra simply cannot support large mammals like that. The vegetation on the tundra would actually probably be toxic to them (as it is for other mammals) and we can tell from the contents of their stomachs and mouths that they were feeding on warm-weathered vegetation -- like from grasslands and forest-type areas. These details, combined, indicate pretty clearly that they existed in a warm climate, which most likely suddenly froze over. Ooookay, then. How do you explain the 10,000 year old frozen baby mammoth carcass found in Siberia a few years ago, then? Also, how did they cross the land bridge into the Americas without being able to tolerate cold during the Ice Ages?
You trust your ISP enough to give them your actual email address? You, sir or madam, are a braver soul than I.
You also give them your physical street address to have the service hooked up, and every month a small piece of paper containing your checking account's account number and bank routing number. In America, they probably got your social security number too.
I'm really not afraid of what they're going to do with email compared to all of that.
The drink itself? Terrific -- tastes all right and actually does boost the energy in a slow, stable, cheery sort of way. Beats Red Bull hollow.
Dude... If a drink with 200 mg of caffeine, several other stimulants, and gobs of sugar gives a "boost in energy" that is "slow" and "stable," you have some serious built-up tolerances to some unhealthy stuff.
Supporters for Ogg/Theora are voting for a Ross Perot, assuring that we'll really get a George Bush. What we really need is an Al Gore: centrist, workable, functional, capable, and proven to work.
If that analogy lost you:
Then you might actually have some knowledge of the political positions advanced by all three candidates, what they've done in practice, and maybe even what f'ing YEARS they ran for office in.
But hey, why vote for Nader when hoping for a Jackson when you can get a Goldwater instead?
I mean, talk about missing the point Fox. I mean, seriously, the movie is about rampant commercialism destroying society because people are gradually becoming too stupid to resist more insistent and clever marketing tactics, and now they're rolling out Brawndo?
What makes you think that they actually missed the point?
This is Fox, we're talking about -- not exactly the banner for corporate America respecting the intelligence of their customers. (e.g. "When Animals Attack," "The O'Reilly Factor," "Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire?," etc.)
The key to making Shadowrun (or any other game set in a densely populated urban environment) is to use instanced dungeons / quests / missions. You want to have only a handful of Shadowrunner teams in the same mission. Most missions should be with a solo team or with a few teams in competition. Groups running around randomly without causing trouble for each other is really not fitting with the setting.
Another huge challenge for a Shadowrun MMO would be finding useful roles that Deckers and Riggers can play in the game without having to create an entire parallel game experience. (I doubt that much could be done for Fixers without doing so.)
Crazy talk. A competent GM and players make their own story. All a game needs to do is present the opportunity for adventure and a good kicker for where to go. Shadowrun presents plenty of opportunity in the form of corporate espionage, bodyguarding, investigation, and good old bug (shaman) hunts. The election of the dragon Dunkelzahn as president, his assassination, and his will are great adventure hooks.
Not everyone needs a module to script out and hold the hands of a play group to enjoy a game. In fact, I've always felt that trying to shove a story down the throat of your customers made for games that had no real replay value. (Look at White Wolf's Orpheus for an example. It's by no means a bad game, but it's not playable twice, really.)
As much as I would love to agree, I think a MechWarrior MMO would suffer the same basic problem as any StarWars MMO with the Jedi trait: Nearly everyone would play the game to become a Mech jockey, and people would (perhaps rightfully) cry foul if they were to pay for a MechWarrior game and be unable (or only after epic grinding) to pilot a Mech.
What? Are you the type of person wants that plays Jimmy Olsen in a superhero game or Mrs. Moneypenny in a spy game? You don't make a superhero RPG that starts you out as a helpless normal guy, and you don't make a superspy game where you play the secretary. And you don't make a freaking mecha game where you play the mechanic!
Maybe the problem with Star Wars was not that everyone wanted to play a Jedi but that the designers of the game didn't let them have their wish. I mean, honestly, who signs up for a Star Wars game and thinks, "Oh gosh! You can play a dancer? Ooh, ooh! I was so signing up to haul freight around the Star Wars universe, but dancing in a cantina is soooo much more compelling!"
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Isn't that what constitutes "balance" in this partisan, post-Fairness Doctrine world?
Still get RSI though.
That's 'cause you got arrogant and didn't properly firewall your hand before connecting it to the net.
What I find impressive is the fact that apparently, the average power output of each cyclist was at least 120 W. I remember seeing someone use a bike generator to make a 40 W bulb dimly flicker when I was a kid. Either generators have gotten a heck of a lot more efficient or these people are serious athletes.
Well, assuming a lack of friction or air resistance and perfectly spherical MIT students...
Because the gas explosion vaporized the asteroid.
Obviously. (Sheesh!) Guess who's not a rocket scientist here!
To test this premise, I recommend throwing an egg or three at the front door of your local police station, as hard as you can. You will see that (among other things) the egg does indeed explode.
I think your test has a major flaw. Namely that the door is a sudden change in resistance instead of a graded change in resistance. Other than that, it looks okay.
Not Semantic Nazi. No one cares about your forest if the trees are alright.
[And] finally how dead Van Damme's career is.
Really, can something be dead which never lived?
What is it with you losers showing up lately, spamming every forum in creation with your pathetic, viral attempts at tricking people into clicking on your useless damned links? You people are internet parasites, gaining momentary whizzing contest bragging rights at the expense of the wasted time and disappointment of everyone who think that you might have had something interesting to see at the end of that link.
Okay, I'm going to second the AC before me: What the hell is a sur-reply? I can't find a definition online nor in Black's Law Dictionary for it.
Here's a link to Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure, if that'll help, but I can't find anything to suggest whether that's true or what that might even mean. Oregon still retains fact pleading rules instead of FRCP pleading rules, but I'm not sure if that's relevant.
Then why are the oceans acidifying and coral reef ecosystems dying off en masse?
I urge you to continue your ridicule of me with more caution, for you may come to regret saying these things in the future. You can certainly be excused for not believing that we are seeing paradigm change, but it may turn out that we in fact just live in interesting times, and that I'm actually one of the good guys just trying to raise awareness of the issue.
Sooo... Mr. Not-Threatening Not-a-Crackpot...
How 'bout them land bridge migrations and permafrost preserved corpses?
Are you saying that being blind is worse than death?
You trust your ISP enough to give them your actual email address? You, sir or madam, are a braver soul than I.
You also give them your physical street address to have the service hooked up, and every month a small piece of paper containing your checking account's account number and bank routing number. In America, they probably got your social security number too.
I'm really not afraid of what they're going to do with email compared to all of that.
CompUSA + Iraq = Compaq
A quagmire by any other name...
The drink itself? Terrific -- tastes all right and actually does boost the energy in a slow, stable, cheery sort of way. Beats Red Bull hollow.
Dude... If a drink with 200 mg of caffeine, several other stimulants, and gobs of sugar gives a "boost in energy" that is "slow" and "stable," you have some serious built-up tolerances to some unhealthy stuff.
Anyone got a mirror for the mirror?
Supporters for Ogg/Theora are voting for a Ross Perot, assuring that we'll really get a George Bush. What we really need is an Al Gore: centrist, workable, functional, capable, and proven to work.
If that analogy lost you:
Then you might actually have some knowledge of the political positions advanced by all three candidates, what they've done in practice, and maybe even what f'ing YEARS they ran for office in.
But hey, why vote for Nader when hoping for a Jackson when you can get a Goldwater instead?
I mean, talk about missing the point Fox. I mean, seriously, the movie is about rampant commercialism destroying society because people are gradually becoming too stupid to resist more insistent and clever marketing tactics, and now they're rolling out Brawndo?
What makes you think that they actually missed the point?
This is Fox, we're talking about -- not exactly the banner for corporate America respecting the intelligence of their customers. (e.g. "When Animals Attack," "The O'Reilly Factor," "Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire?," etc.)
That didn't take a lot of thought. Too lazy to flesh it out?
The key to making Shadowrun (or any other game set in a densely populated urban environment) is to use instanced dungeons / quests / missions. You want to have only a handful of Shadowrunner teams in the same mission. Most missions should be with a solo team or with a few teams in competition. Groups running around randomly without causing trouble for each other is really not fitting with the setting.
Another huge challenge for a Shadowrun MMO would be finding useful roles that Deckers and Riggers can play in the game without having to create an entire parallel game experience. (I doubt that much could be done for Fixers without doing so.)
Crazy talk. A competent GM and players make their own story. All a game needs to do is present the opportunity for adventure and a good kicker for where to go. Shadowrun presents plenty of opportunity in the form of corporate espionage, bodyguarding, investigation, and good old bug (shaman) hunts. The election of the dragon Dunkelzahn as president, his assassination, and his will are great adventure hooks.
Not everyone needs a module to script out and hold the hands of a play group to enjoy a game. In fact, I've always felt that trying to shove a story down the throat of your customers made for games that had no real replay value. (Look at White Wolf's Orpheus for an example. It's by no means a bad game, but it's not playable twice, really.)
Incidentally, Shadowrun had several publisher created adventures for the creatively challenged, so your whole point is moot.
As much as I would love to agree, I think a MechWarrior MMO would suffer the same basic problem as any StarWars MMO with the Jedi trait: Nearly everyone would play the game to become a Mech jockey, and people would (perhaps rightfully) cry foul if they were to pay for a MechWarrior game and be unable (or only after epic grinding) to pilot a Mech.
What? Are you the type of person wants that plays Jimmy Olsen in a superhero game or Mrs. Moneypenny in a spy game? You don't make a superhero RPG that starts you out as a helpless normal guy, and you don't make a superspy game where you play the secretary. And you don't make a freaking mecha game where you play the mechanic!
Maybe the problem with Star Wars was not that everyone wanted to play a Jedi but that the designers of the game didn't let them have their wish. I mean, honestly, who signs up for a Star Wars game and thinks, "Oh gosh! You can play a dancer? Ooh, ooh! I was so signing up to haul freight around the Star Wars universe, but dancing in a cantina is soooo much more compelling!"
How about one white mage?
(I've never tried this. 4 black mages was hardcore enough for me.)