I just tried your suggestion, using a 5.6V zener (BZV55-C5V6), and a 500 mA polyfuse (1210 size, but don't know part#) in series. It worked fine connecting to a 20V bench power supply, but when I tried connecting to a charged 1000 uF electrolytic, the zener diode died before the polyfuse could protect it.
It's a stupid standard, then. What they should have said that it every power receiving device should be able to handle the maximum voltage, and that every power sending device should be able to deal with any load, including shorts.
Like I said, in "most" cases. There are always a few elite users like yourself who can pride themselves on generating so much material, not even a 16TB disk can hold it.
That's not a 5.1V zener, but a crowbar. It also relies on the power supply to be able to handle shorts, and, depending on the supplying device, may have to dissipate so much power it can overheat and cause a fire. A fuse isn't really an answer in a small USB gadget that typically can't be opened to replace it.
A much better solution would be to add a suitable power regulator so that it can just handle the 20V gracefully instead of shorting it. Now get off my lawn.
They could also go the other way. Right now, the company has 3860 staff and 35+ offices around the world, which sound a bit extensive for maintenance of a simple messaging system. Get rid of most of the people and offices, and keep doing simple stuff.
I didn't say the brain wasn't malleable, or that you could predict the personality of a 37 year old by scanning their brain when they were 13. Try to address the actual argument, instead of making one up.
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That would imply that it would be good to keep some not-so-well-educated people around for testing purposes.
I just tried your suggestion, using a 5.6V zener (BZV55-C5V6), and a 500 mA polyfuse (1210 size, but don't know part#) in series. It worked fine connecting to a 20V bench power supply, but when I tried connecting to a charged 1000 uF electrolytic, the zener diode died before the polyfuse could protect it.
If you get a $2 extension cord to hook up your AC, it's your own damn fault when it sets on fire
And if the store sells the same cable for $50, it is no longer your our damn fault ?
No, the main reason is bad standards and poor regulation. Even for the well educated, there's no good way to tell apart a bad device from a good one.
It's a stupid standard, then. What they should have said that it every power receiving device should be able to handle the maximum voltage, and that every power sending device should be able to deal with any load, including shorts.
If you can't generate 16TB of your own data, you probably shouldn't be on a technology forum.
True. That's why I'm on slashdot.
Like I said, in "most" cases. There are always a few elite users like yourself who can pride themselves on generating so much material, not even a 16TB disk can hold it.
It's still not your data. As long as you keep the originals, you can do it again.
That's not a 5.1V zener, but a crowbar. It also relies on the power supply to be able to handle shorts, and, depending on the supplying device, may have to dissipate so much power it can overheat and cause a fire. A fuse isn't really an answer in a small USB gadget that typically can't be opened to replace it. A much better solution would be to add a suitable power regulator so that it can just handle the 20V gracefully instead of shorting it. Now get off my lawn.
If you put 20V on a 5.1V zener diode, the diode is going to die, and you can no longer use the design anyway.
Probably never. Hydrogen is reactive and will also migrate easily into other materials.
I just divide it into two equal partitions, and make copies of everything.
IF THEY IMPROVED TEN TIMES OVER, it would still be crap.
I read it, but I figured nobody would be stupid enough to say that without actually testing it.
a 16TB drive means that there is more of your data to lose
In most cases, if you can fill a 16 TB disk, that data isn't actually yours.
You seem to be quite knowledgeable about the change that will get rolled out in 2017. Where did you test it ?
Since when is a language a race ?
Plus a thermonuclear winter could nicely offset the global warming...
They could also go the other way. Right now, the company has 3860 staff and 35+ offices around the world, which sound a bit extensive for maintenance of a simple messaging system. Get rid of most of the people and offices, and keep doing simple stuff.
There's at least a little more reason to think brain structure affects brain behavior.
In fact, it is fairly trivial to demonstrate that altering the brain structure (e.g. with a knitting needle) changes behavior.
I didn't say the brain wasn't malleable, or that you could predict the personality of a 37 year old by scanning their brain when they were 13. Try to address the actual argument, instead of making one up.
In the meantime we'll stay here and find a way to coexist, ok?
Unfortunately, wanting to coexist with others doesn't mean that others will want to coexist with you.
Advertising can make the difference where I buy the things I do need.
If ads become less obnoxious, it will only get easier to ignore them.
"affects" doesn't mean "totally determines"
Since there's no way to tell between "regular people" and "p-zombies", why even assume there is a difference at all ?