It's in liquid nitrogen, so it'd be kept fairly cool. I would imagine that the amount of current needed to "Break" the device is more than the transmission lines would ever be subjected to, even during a fault.
How is this a storage device? It's supposed to increase its resistance when a large, sudden change in current takes place. In other words, it sounds like it would dampen an oscillation. I don't see how it could "inject" current into the grid.
I would love to know more about how the power transmission system works. I suppose I could just take some Power Systems EE courses or buy a book on the subject, but viewing a map or diagrams of transmission systems would also be of great interest. I did some basic googling trying to find transmission line maps for the great lakes area affected by the blackout, and all I could find was a 40x50 inch map offered for sale for $50 US on a.gov website.
I'm curious about this because across the street from me the power stayed on for an hour longer than mine did, and a few blocks away power wasn't lost. I live about 20 miles from Niagara Falls, 20 miles from a coal-fired station and about 2 miles from a gas-fired station. They say that only the Niagara plant stayed up during the whole ordeal.
Mozilla now has smooth scrolling. It is disabled by default. To enable it, use about:config to add the boolean preference general.smoothScroll with a value of true. To disable smooth scrolling, set the value of the pref to false.
Why disable it by default? Seems like it's a neat new feature that you'd want enabled by default. Any ideas...?
If you want hands on, real world practical applications, try Engineering Technology instead of Engineering. Want to build circuits and learn the theory? This sounds like Engineering Technology, although I'd have assumed EE students built actual circuits in "lab" and such.
good job for third year undergrads? What's that supposed to mean? I hope they didn't mean that in terms of creativity and ideas. College kids are certainly creative in their ideas; some of the best ideas come from students.
Back before my teenage years, I had a C64 and a text-based game called "The Lost Crown of Queen Anne". It was the first real computer game I ever played, and I spent many hours playing through it time and time again.
Computer controlled model trains have been around for awhile now. It's known as direct command control (DCC) and it's a well known standard among serious model railroaders. I believe its specification is also defined by the National Model Railroading Association (NMRA).
Basically, the flaws of regular DC model railroading are as follows: Each locomotive picks up DC power from the rails, and therefore, it is not possible to have two trains moving in different directions or different speeds unless the sections of rail are insulated. DCC was brought about, which allows each locomotive to be addressable, and "command controlled". A "decoder" is installed in each locomotive, which receives the command. The decoder is really just a PIC.
I wonder if this the technology discussed in the article (which I can't get to right now) is a DCC derivative of some sort?
While both Napster and FTP clients allow one to transfer files, Napster was created with the specific intention of allowing its users to distribute and download copyrighted material. While surely FTP clients are often used for the same purpose, the FTP protocol and FTP clients were not created with illegal intentions, as Napster was.
If you plan on getting a rebate from Amazon, do not trust the item's description. Make sure you view the fine print on the rebate before buying. I purchased something that had a "$50 mail-in rebate", and after the item arrived, proceeded to print out the rebate claim form from Amazon. Not until then did I notice that the rebate required the purchase of a second product.
I have a Mac too. Like yours, mine is fast enough for the average user.
So it doesn't run at 3GHz? Do *I* care? No.
Do people buying Apple's new line of servers care? I'm sure they certainly do, and will in the future.
Although we might not have a personal use for faster Apple's, if Apple wants to stay competitive in the server market, they will probably need to bump up the speed a bit.
Many hardcore gamers want games that look as lifelike as possible. Although we've certainly come a long way since Wolfenstein 3D, there is still a long way to go. I remember the first time I played Unreal, I nearly fell out of my chair when I took a look at the scenes outside. I'm sure video cards will be resonsible for most of the graphics, but high end CPU's will certainly play a necessary role.
According to Chris Rock, "... there's a lot of racism going on in America, and there's two sides. There's black people, and there's niggers."
So there you have it, from a black man, that the word nigger has nothing to do with being black. For all we know, his definition of "nigger" includes white people, too.
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And I'm assuming they're going to be using these devices on 345kV, 500kV and 765kV lines.
It's in liquid nitrogen, so it'd be kept fairly cool. I would imagine that the amount of current needed to "Break" the device is more than the transmission lines would ever be subjected to, even during a fault.
How is this a storage device? It's supposed to increase its resistance when a large, sudden change in current takes place. In other words, it sounds like it would dampen an oscillation. I don't see how it could "inject" current into the grid.
Nor does that map show the "Lake Erie Loop" which is supposedly where the problem started. On that map I see no loop of lines around Lake Erie.
I would love to know more about how the power transmission system works. I suppose I could just take some Power Systems EE courses or buy a book on the subject, but viewing a map or diagrams of transmission systems would also be of great interest. I did some basic googling trying to find transmission line maps for the great lakes area affected by the blackout, and all I could find was a 40x50 inch map offered for sale for $50 US on a .gov website.
I'm curious about this because across the street from me the power stayed on for an hour longer than mine did, and a few blocks away power wasn't lost. I live about 20 miles from Niagara Falls, 20 miles from a coal-fired station and about 2 miles from a gas-fired station. They say that only the Niagara plant stayed up during the whole ordeal.
Ahh, curiosity.
Mozilla now has smooth scrolling. It is disabled by default. To enable it, use about:config to add the boolean preference general.smoothScroll with a value of true. To disable smooth scrolling, set the value of the pref to false.
Why disable it by default? Seems like it's a neat new feature that you'd want enabled by default. Any ideas...?
If you want hands on, real world practical applications, try Engineering Technology instead of Engineering. Want to build circuits and learn the theory? This sounds like Engineering Technology, although I'd have assumed EE students built actual circuits in "lab" and such.
good job for third year undergrads? What's that supposed to mean? I hope they didn't mean that in terms of creativity and ideas. College kids are certainly creative in their ideas; some of the best ideas come from students.
and 2+2 does not equal 5.
Obviously, there's only one way to settle this MS vs. Apple nonsense.
Gates vs. Jobs in a steel-cage wrestling match. Anything goes!
... why don't they shoot for as easy as using a Mac? ;)
Back before my teenage years, I had a C64 and a text-based game called "The Lost Crown of Queen Anne". It was the first real computer game I ever played, and I spent many hours playing through it time and time again.
Thanks to someone posting a mirror, I've answered my own question. This does use DCC -- direct command control. :)
Computer controlled model trains have been around for awhile now. It's known as direct command control (DCC) and it's a well known standard among serious model railroaders. I believe its specification is also defined by the National Model Railroading Association (NMRA).
Basically, the flaws of regular DC model railroading are as follows: Each locomotive picks up DC power from the rails, and therefore, it is not possible to have two trains moving in different directions or different speeds unless the sections of rail are insulated. DCC was brought about, which allows each locomotive to be addressable, and "command controlled". A "decoder" is installed in each locomotive, which receives the command. The decoder is really just a PIC.
I wonder if this the technology discussed in the article (which I can't get to right now) is a DCC derivative of some sort?
He shouldn't need anything. He bought a nice laptop and it shouldn't wobble or overheat without having to buy 3rd party stuff.
Cool. Is there anything like this out there for OS X? Scrolling games were my favorite .. Crystal Caves was the shit!
... but does it work in Europe?
Wrong.
While both Napster and FTP clients allow one to transfer files, Napster was created with the specific intention of allowing its users to distribute and download copyrighted material. While surely FTP clients are often used for the same purpose, the FTP protocol and FTP clients were not created with illegal intentions, as Napster was.
Bullshit.
/sarcasm.
Of course, we all know that record companies and artists make all of their money on the ten cent piece of plastic we call a CD.
It's the music that sells. Not the disc.
If you plan on getting a rebate from Amazon, do not trust the item's description. Make sure you view the fine print on the rebate before buying. I purchased something that had a "$50 mail-in rebate", and after the item arrived, proceeded to print out the rebate claim form from Amazon. Not until then did I notice that the rebate required the purchase of a second product.
Why would 2 DIMM's be better than one?
I have a Mac too. Like yours, mine is fast enough for the average user.
So it doesn't run at 3GHz? Do *I* care? No.
Do people buying Apple's new line of servers care? I'm sure they certainly do, and will in the future.
Although we might not have a personal use for faster Apple's, if Apple wants to stay competitive in the server market, they will probably need to bump up the speed a bit.
One word: Games.
Many hardcore gamers want games that look as lifelike as possible. Although we've certainly come a long way since Wolfenstein 3D, there is still a long way to go. I remember the first time I played Unreal, I nearly fell out of my chair when I took a look at the scenes outside. I'm sure video cards will be resonsible for most of the graphics, but high end CPU's will certainly play a necessary role.
Upper level languages will change. But what about Assembly? What about programming for embedded systems?
According to Chris Rock, "... there's a lot of racism going on in America, and there's two sides. There's black people, and there's niggers."
So there you have it, from a black man, that the word nigger has nothing to do with being black. For all we know, his definition of "nigger" includes white people, too.