The only reason corporations don't run completely amuck is beacaue the goverments won't let them. Usually.
If all the corporations banded together (OPEC could almost do this by themselves) they could overthrow the governments and do whatever, whenever, for any reason, ALL THE TIME.
In general, the larger a body is (gov't or corp) the slower reacting and less "representative" they usually are.
1. Wrong! Hi revs is a matter of bore to stroke ratio. New bikes motors are over square, ie bore > stroke. On the order of 1.5 to 1.0. Similar to "stroking" a motor to get better torque, you "bore" it for higher rpm capabilities (with the right pistons/rings/con rods/valves/springs etc) for each idea of course.
2. Variable valve timing is to make up for inadeqaute port flow. Clean up the intake/exhaust ports and the need is very much reduced for this kinda thing.
3. Not realistic is it;-)
4. Don't bring torque into this... 'there is no replacement for displacement' *cough* when you are talking torque. This is where reciprocating mass is important.
Anyways... hi tech is hydraulic valves, Ti components etc. What most, not all, but most, guys do to their Civics is what guys have been doing to their Chevy/Ford/Mopar for decades now. Cheap, effective mods.
The Ford Mustang has had the DOHC EFI V8 for some time now. The displacement went from 5.0 to 4.7 but the power stayed about the same. Hardly the "double the power output" that you claim.
4700cc making ~300 hp, at the crank, is no big deal. Especially in the 2 wheeled world where 599cc makes over 105hp, at the rear wheel (120ish at the crank).
As far as cubic inches versus hp, it is not a linear relationship. The higher the cubes, the less hp per cube. That is why a Chevy 454 makes not much more power than a 350. You would expect more, until you account for the fact that the 350 can rev faster, longer, and more reliably than the 454 can.
In a 737 for example, the gauges are all in the same place for the same model (737-300 or whatever).
New display/guages means new training. This is the FAA, and the secure flying of millions of people every year that we are talking about. There is no other choice but to re-train the pilots.
In computer terms, think of the change from OS 9 to OS X. Different but better, right? Depends who you ask (me says OS X better). Either way, it took time for people to adapt to the "new way" to do things.
I don't want a pilot "learning" as he/she flys me at 530mph at 30,000 feet off the ground.
airline industry is not one that can afford to do something like this. would only be practical for boeing or airbus to do on the new planes coming off of the assembly line.
Why not just have a whitelist of allowed IP's to access? It is not dificult to block access to certain ports also...
Enough "Connection Refused" pages accompanied with loud embarrassing noises will probably cause students to look for other forms of entertainment, maybe even the prof?!
Emulate does not mean to blatantly copy everything.
My point was that Windows 98 is the accepted standard interface for the personal computer as of right now. Sure, win2k and winxp are newer and function differently, but the look is more or less the same (depending on your settings...xp...)
KDE and Gnome look like win98. That doesn't mean that everything operates the same as win98...
You could make the argument that OS X emulates all of them combined... just not as rigorously in the style department, but more in the functionality department (GUI with 'windows', a CLI etc etc).
As *soon* as Linux give him a reason to go through the hassle of installing and learning a new OS environment
When was the last time you installed a major distro? They all are easy to do now. A few require more input that say, installing Windows 2000, but then again it is easy.
Please stop spreading the FUD that it is hard to install/setup a linux machine. It just isn't true anymore.
And your reference of "learning a new OS environment" is weak also. Gnome/KDE are very close copies of Windows 98. Instead of it being the "Start" button it is called something else. It still acts the same, producing the same results (more or less).
Whether they should emulate win98 some much or not is for a different discussion...
I am one of those users that has just enough information to be dangerous. I understand the user concept and some basic command line stuff. I can install/update/remove RPM's (why do they still use RPM's?). I can install from source, if there are no big issues (dependency hell reminds me of DLL hell from win 3.11 days...).
I would like to learn more, from one comprehensive source. My "teacher" (old roommate who moved to another state) just barks at me to 'look it up online' somewhere.
If I have the time, this could be the book for me, if I go back to using redhat.
A faster plane would be preferable to may people than a marginally cheaper ticket.
As you probably know, people will want both. Faster flight, and cheaper tickets.
The idea of a service being provided is no longer relevant to most people. They just want to pay less.
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also of note, a $399 PC is a piece of junk compared to any Mac
Your price reference is for the processor alone (my original intention). For that money one can purchase a high quality AMD processor and motherboard of your choice. When looking at total cost of the PC vs homemade Mac, you can get far nicer, all brand new, components for the PC. And it will be the latest generation.
Note that the motherboard referred to in the article was $199 and it was a refurbished unit. High quality or not, for that much scratch, I want new stuff.
Gigabit ethernet is useless for 99% of Mac users, other than for bragging rights. A Gigabit solution is just now getting to the point of being affordable. It is still useless if you are mainly concerned with internet usage.
The 970's, if they do come down the pipeline, sound really cool.
In reality, the Macintosh market is not one of customization, it is one of reliability and ease of use. Something the PC still can't do.
My father died of a cancer that sounds similar to what this guy had. Small tumors that spread over everything. Starts in the lung or liver, usually, and then spreads throughout all organs, eventually into the lymph system. Once in the lymph system, you are done.
The beauty of this treatment is, it seems like such a simple idea. Why not take out the effected organ, if you can safely?
My comparison was on the basis of enduring popularity. That usually means that the product(s) are of a high quality.
I think he has achieved a god-like status based on the fact that he dragged a company, and a industry into the forefront. IMHO, not much different than another revered man, John Carmack.
The sales of his Mario series alone has done $7billion. Comparison in the article to the Star Wars movies doing only $3.5billion.
His games are entertaining, and playable. A kid can enjoy them all, and adults usally enjoy most of them. Just because you are the opinion that his games suck, or are lame, boring, whatever; is fine. There are other games out there for you. But there should be games for the little guys too, just as there were when we were younger (I was 10 when the NES came out).
I say let Sony and Microsoft ignore the 'kids games' and let the master do what he shall.
The company as a whole has been convicted. This does not mean all people that work there are evil, immoral bastards.
This is no different that saying all priests are homosexual, child screwing rapists.
Neither of the above statements is true. Our emotions might sway us to think otherwise, but our rationality is supposed over-ride that.
Unfortunately, the time for being on top of the ivory tower of ethics is gone. Most people are just happy to have a half-way decent job right now. Those of us that are the most adament about ethics are either students, or lucky enough to have kick ass jobs. Me, I am in the second group, but not in the tech sector.
I have the feeling that this is due to the fact that there will be no evolutionary jump in Mac hardware for the next 6 months, so to continue shipping machines with OS 9 and OS X is no big deal.
Qaurk's market has shrunken noticably enough that not offering OS X ported version is no big deal...
So in an Emergency just how do you protect your self with these unloaded locked up guns?
My original statement ended with: ("Protection" is not why I own a gun)
I own guns for sporting reasons, not for the idea of protecting my personal property. This may sound odd to you, but I prefer to use my intelligence to get myself out of sticky situations. Of course, I am 6'4" tall and 220 lbs so most things that flare up are 'resolved' quickly, and usually peacefully.
Personal protection is one of the weaker planks of the anti gun control platform.
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The only reason corporations don't run completely amuck is beacaue the goverments won't let them. Usually.
If all the corporations banded together (OPEC could almost do this by themselves) they could overthrow the governments and do whatever, whenever, for any reason, ALL THE TIME.
In general, the larger a body is (gov't or corp) the slower reacting and less "representative" they usually are.
We are all screwed either way.
1. Wrong! Hi revs is a matter of bore to stroke ratio. New bikes motors are over square, ie bore > stroke. On the order of 1.5 to 1.0. Similar to "stroking" a motor to get better torque, you "bore" it for higher rpm capabilities (with the right pistons/rings/con rods/valves/springs etc) for each idea of course.
;-)
2. Variable valve timing is to make up for inadeqaute port flow. Clean up the intake/exhaust ports and the need is very much reduced for this kinda thing.
3. Not realistic is it
4. Don't bring torque into this... 'there is no replacement for displacement' *cough* when you are talking torque. This is where reciprocating mass is important.
Anyways... hi tech is hydraulic valves, Ti components etc. What most, not all, but most, guys do to their Civics is what guys have been doing to their Chevy/Ford/Mopar for decades now. Cheap, effective mods.
That has already been done.
The Ford Mustang has had the DOHC EFI V8 for some time now. The displacement went from 5.0 to 4.7 but the power stayed about the same. Hardly the "double the power output" that you claim.
4700cc making ~300 hp, at the crank, is no big deal. Especially in the 2 wheeled world where 599cc makes over 105hp, at the rear wheel (120ish at the crank).
As far as cubic inches versus hp, it is not a linear relationship. The higher the cubes, the less hp per cube. That is why a Chevy 454 makes not much more power than a 350. You would expect more, until you account for the fact that the 350 can rev faster, longer, and more reliably than the 454 can.
In a 737 for example, the gauges are all in the same place for the same model (737-300 or whatever).
New display/guages means new training. This is the FAA, and the secure flying of millions of people every year that we are talking about. There is no other choice but to re-train the pilots.
In computer terms, think of the change from OS 9 to OS X. Different but better, right? Depends who you ask (me says OS X better). Either way, it took time for people to adapt to the "new way" to do things.
I don't want a pilot "learning" as he/she flys me at 530mph at 30,000 feet off the ground.
who pays for all the pilots to be re-trained?
who pays for all the new cockpit instruments?
thats right... I do! (think airline seat prices)
airline industry is not one that can afford to do something like this. would only be practical for boeing or airbus to do on the new planes coming off of the assembly line.
Studies are starting to show that computers are not helping in education. In fact, they might be harmful.
If I think about it, instead of figuring something out for myself, I just do a google search for what I am looking for...
This does not make me smarter, just lazier.
Why not just have a whitelist of allowed IP's to access? It is not dificult to block access to certain ports also...
Enough "Connection Refused" pages accompanied with loud embarrassing noises will probably cause students to look for other forms of entertainment, maybe even the prof?!
*SIGH*
Emulate does not mean to blatantly copy everything.
My point was that Windows 98 is the accepted standard interface for the personal computer as of right now. Sure, win2k and winxp are newer and function differently, but the look is more or less the same (depending on your settings...xp...)
KDE and Gnome look like win98. That doesn't mean that everything operates the same as win98...
You could make the argument that OS X emulates all of them combined... just not as rigorously in the style department, but more in the functionality department (GUI with 'windows', a CLI etc etc).
As *soon* as Linux give him a reason to go through the hassle of installing and learning a new OS environment
When was the last time you installed a major distro? They all are easy to do now. A few require more input that say, installing Windows 2000, but then again it is easy.
Please stop spreading the FUD that it is hard to install/setup a linux machine. It just isn't true anymore.
And your reference of "learning a new OS environment" is weak also. Gnome/KDE are very close copies of Windows 98. Instead of it being the "Start" button it is called something else. It still acts the same, producing the same results (more or less).
Whether they should emulate win98 some much or not is for a different discussion...
I am one of those users that has just enough information to be dangerous. I understand the user concept and some basic command line stuff. I can install/update/remove RPM's (why do they still use RPM's?). I can install from source, if there are no big issues (dependency hell reminds me of DLL hell from win 3.11 days...).
I would like to learn more, from one comprehensive source. My "teacher" (old roommate who moved to another state) just barks at me to 'look it up online' somewhere.
If I have the time, this could be the book for me, if I go back to using redhat.
in a lot of facilities the hdd does not stay in the pc during the night time. locked in a safe somewhere.
I rather enjoyed that!
.doc format, that will get changed soon), if you don't mind. If you do, please let me know.
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A faster plane would be preferable to may people than a marginally cheaper ticket.
As you probably know, people will want both. Faster flight, and cheaper tickets.
The idea of a service being provided is no longer relevant to most people. They just want to pay less.
also of note, a $399 PC is a piece of junk compared to any Mac
Your price reference is for the processor alone (my original intention). For that money one can purchase a high quality AMD processor and motherboard of your choice. When looking at total cost of the PC vs homemade Mac, you can get far nicer, all brand new, components for the PC. And it will be the latest generation.
Note that the motherboard referred to in the article was $199 and it was a refurbished unit. High quality or not, for that much scratch, I want new stuff.
Gigabit ethernet is useless for 99% of Mac users, other than for bragging rights. A Gigabit solution is just now getting to the point of being affordable. It is still useless if you are mainly concerned with internet usage.
The 970's, if they do come down the pipeline, sound really cool.
In reality, the Macintosh market is not one of customization, it is one of reliability and ease of use. Something the PC still can't do.
For the price of the processor you can have a reasonable PC.
This is not a troll, just a note of what happens when hardware is made in small quantities, and is not actively updated as fast as the competition.
In the land of PC's, people that want the absolute best, or the absolute cheapest build their own.
In the land of Apple, if you want the best, buy it directly from Apple. Cheapest? Probably eBay.
I assume that Microsoft will argue that the 'standard' is 'open' to interpretation... ;-)
My father died of a cancer that sounds similar to what this guy had. Small tumors that spread over everything. Starts in the lung or liver, usually, and then spreads throughout all organs, eventually into the lymph system. Once in the lymph system, you are done.
The beauty of this treatment is, it seems like such a simple idea. Why not take out the effected organ, if you can safely?
What a difference six and a half years make...
My comparison was on the basis of enduring popularity. That usually means that the product(s) are of a high quality.
I think he has achieved a god-like status based on the fact that he dragged a company, and a industry into the forefront. IMHO, not much different than another revered man, John Carmack.
The sales of his Mario series alone has done $7billion. Comparison in the article to the Star Wars movies doing only $3.5billion.
His games are entertaining, and playable. A kid can enjoy them all, and adults usally enjoy most of them. Just because you are the opinion that his games suck, or are lame, boring, whatever; is fine. There are other games out there for you. But there should be games for the little guys too, just as there were when we were younger (I was 10 when the NES came out).
I say let Sony and Microsoft ignore the 'kids games' and let the master do what he shall.
Drool proof keyboard that happens to be blue. I saw a kid spill a 32oz soda on one... worked fine, other than being sticky.
Speakeasy is growing in area. Check them out. They have plans for 2 IP addresses right now.
The company as a whole has been convicted. This does not mean all people that work there are evil, immoral bastards.
This is no different that saying all priests are homosexual, child screwing rapists.
Neither of the above statements is true. Our emotions might sway us to think otherwise, but our rationality is supposed over-ride that.
Unfortunately, the time for being on top of the ivory tower of ethics is gone. Most people are just happy to have a half-way decent job right now. Those of us that are the most adament about ethics are either students, or lucky enough to have kick ass jobs. Me, I am in the second group, but not in the tech sector.
What he tries to accomplish is based on where he works.
If he can only push a Microsoft product, then he will.
If he can evaluate each job and use what they specifically require, then he will.
No different than any of us. We do what we can when we can.
I have the feeling that this is due to the fact that there will be no evolutionary jump in Mac hardware for the next 6 months, so to continue shipping machines with OS 9 and OS X is no big deal.
Qaurk's market has shrunken noticably enough that not offering OS X ported version is no big deal...
Dinosaurs...
So in an Emergency just how do you protect your self with these unloaded locked up guns?
My original statement ended with: ("Protection" is not why I own a gun)
I own guns for sporting reasons, not for the idea of protecting my personal property. This may sound odd to you, but I prefer to use my intelligence to get myself out of sticky situations. Of course, I am 6'4" tall and 220 lbs so most things that flare up are 'resolved' quickly, and usually peacefully.
Personal protection is one of the weaker planks of the anti gun control platform.
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I am pro personal rights. I am for gun ownership, abortion etc etc. To bad there is no political party for me...