I wonder if the power comes from the urine, or if urine is acting as an electrolyte that allows the energy stored in the "paper, soaked in copper chloride, sandwiched between layers of magnesium and copper" to be released.
I think my favorite bit from the blurb is the statement that it "delivers near silent operation". Using an electromagnetic pump might do away with the enormous fans that make current cards sound like a hovercraft.
Based on the earbursting noise produced by my current computer, I've pretty much decided that the next one I build is going to be as silent as possible. Maybe we won't have to give up graphics power for silence.
For one thing, spaceships don't make whooshing or rumbling sounds - scenes in space are completely silent.:-)
That's neat, but for some reason spaceships in the series burn their engines continuously, and when they run out of gas they stop moving entirely... I love the show, but it would have been neat if they had given more than just that little nod to physics.
Wenlin is a neat program, but for a free alternative, visit http://www.popjisyo.com. It will display popup hints over text you paste into it, or over any webpage (great for reading Chinese websites, and it works for Japanese too).
I've been learning Chinese for a few years as well, and especially when I started, I didn't like the available flashcards programs, because they too closely mimic their paper counterparts. When learning Chinese, you basically need three-sided flashcards: one side for the character(s), another for the pronunciation, and another for the translation. Eventually I just wrote myself a little flashcard program with Excel and VBA, and added in the features I needed (mark for review, different types of randomization, group by lesson, keyboard shortcuts). It wasn't complicated and helped tremendously.
Most people here could probably roll their own, but if you're interested (and you trust that my VBA macro is benign), reply with contact information and I'll email it to you.
Popfile does this, I believe. Haven't used it myself (because it only works with POP3), but some people swear by it.
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P2P searching? The Ask Slashdot section does P2P searching already (in a less fancy-schmancy way), moreso than some would like:-)
Q: What is $search_term and how does it work?
A: A simple google search shows that $search_term is $blahblah and you use it like $this (repeated a hundred times)
Add another hundred replies about how the poster should search before submitting, and how AskSlashdot is degenerating into AskPeopleToGoogleForYou, and there you have it. P2P searching in all its glory.
... use Metric for chrissakes... I once read a recipe : "1 cup banana"... no kidding.
Would you have preferred: 20cm of banana?
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Isn't it great how there are advertisements for inkjet printers on the second, third, fourth pages of the article? Now you know, those things just pay for themselves if you use them right:-)
I got tired of waiting for my flying car, so I got a pilot's license. Doesn't help the daily commute, but it does mean the end of dreadful roadtrips. Aaah...
Anyway, when the flying cars do show up, you can bet you'll need a pilot's license. And then, I'll be ready.
Yeah, but just kind of "slipping" into a sideways tunnel and back out the other side wouldn't be fast enough for the true futurist. Pack some enormous magnets in there to give the subway pod a good kick in the back and have it boosted from NY to LA at Mach 5, then you have something that can fill a center spread in Life magazine. Isn't that what so much of this rubbish was all about?
if the description doesn't fit the checkout assistant won't allow the sale.
It might not be so easy, especially with electronic items that can look similar but vary wildly in pricing, especially if even the brand matches. The cashier would actually have to know something about the products to tell the difference, and at Walmart I doubt that's the case. Switch tags on hard drives, video cards, digital cameras. You think the cashier is going to notice that you got the Schmony CyberShmot 2000 instead of the CyberShmot 1000 in the description? It would work, and people would do it...
The other good thing about the Sport Pilot license is that initial flight training becomes much cheaper. Per hour rental of these ultralights can't be much, and you can still start learning the controls, aerodynamics, and many of the maneuvers. After that, transitioning to a "real" plane (say a Skyhawk) for a private pilot license shouldn't take too long, and would certainly be cheaper than the complete training in a Skyhawk.
Cheaper training means more potential interest in general aviation, which means more support for those of us who already fly.
If Methane falls on Titan, and nobody is around to hear it (assuming there's no sentient life there), does it make a sound?
Apparently yes, and it sounds like an angry weasel.
But that's different, it clears *all* your history, cache, etc, but sometimes you want to keep most of your history around (because it's useful), just not those "private" moments. It's certainly a good feature, and probably has applications beyond pr0n. I also hope to see a Firefox extension that does this sometime.
What the hell is ROR? Is that what happens if you write LOL on a Dvorak keyboard? Is that how you say LOL in Japanese? Is it some teenage slang like "froody" or "clam" that I'm too old to understand? (that's what they say nowadays, isn't it...) Is it an acronym for Really Offtopic Response?
Lord of the Rings, for instance. Don't let Star Wars and the Matrix sequels embitter you forever, decent movies will still get made every once in a while. I'm sure the filmmakers appreciate it if there's some excitement building, and that's the way to bring people who didn't watch the TV series into the cinema.
The first site gives the range as 40-60 miles, but Myers Motors says 20-40 miles. That makes a huge difference! Basically, if you drive 20 miles to your job, you might not have enough juice to make it back home according to Myers!
In any case, note that since top speed is 70mph, you'll only be able to drive 20 to 30 minutes at that speed. That hardly even qualifies as a commute by many people's standards!
It's a neat idea, but the batteries just aren't there. Still, I'm sure that battery technology has advanced a bit since 2000, right? Maybe they'll produce yet another upgraded version soon.
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Nope the next headline will be "Artist Suggesting Ways Around Copy Protection".
I wonder if the power comes from the urine, or if urine is acting as an electrolyte that allows the energy stored in the "paper, soaked in copper chloride, sandwiched between layers of magnesium and copper" to be released.
Based on the earbursting noise produced by my current computer, I've pretty much decided that the next one I build is going to be as silent as possible. Maybe we won't have to give up graphics power for silence.
That's neat, but for some reason spaceships in the series burn their engines continuously, and when they run out of gas they stop moving entirely ... I love the show, but it would have been neat if they had given more than just that little nod to physics.
In Soviet Russia, Sean Connery loves YOU!
I've been learning Chinese for a few years as well, and especially when I started, I didn't like the available flashcards programs, because they too closely mimic their paper counterparts. When learning Chinese, you basically need three-sided flashcards: one side for the character(s), another for the pronunciation, and another for the translation. Eventually I just wrote myself a little flashcard program with Excel and VBA, and added in the features I needed (mark for review, different types of randomization, group by lesson, keyboard shortcuts). It wasn't complicated and helped tremendously.
Most people here could probably roll their own, but if you're interested (and you trust that my VBA macro is benign), reply with contact information and I'll email it to you.
Always carry a full complement of SHHH cards: Shhh.pdf
Popfile does this, I believe. Haven't used it myself (because it only works with POP3), but some people swear by it.
Q: What is $search_term and how does it work?
A: A simple google search shows that $search_term is $blahblah and you use it like $this (repeated a hundred times)
Add another hundred replies about how the poster should search before submitting, and how AskSlashdot is degenerating into AskPeopleToGoogleForYou, and there you have it. P2P searching in all its glory.
Would you have preferred: 20cm of banana?
Isn't it great how there are advertisements for inkjet printers on the second, third, fourth pages of the article? Now you know, those things just pay for themselves if you use them right :-)
I got tired of waiting for my flying car, so I got a pilot's license. Doesn't help the daily commute, but it does mean the end of dreadful roadtrips. Aaah... Anyway, when the flying cars do show up, you can bet you'll need a pilot's license. And then, I'll be ready.
Yeah, but just kind of "slipping" into a sideways tunnel and back out the other side wouldn't be fast enough for the true futurist. Pack some enormous magnets in there to give the subway pod a good kick in the back and have it boosted from NY to LA at Mach 5, then you have something that can fill a center spread in Life magazine. Isn't that what so much of this rubbish was all about?
It might not be so easy, especially with electronic items that can look similar but vary wildly in pricing, especially if even the brand matches. The cashier would actually have to know something about the products to tell the difference, and at Walmart I doubt that's the case. Switch tags on hard drives, video cards, digital cameras. You think the cashier is going to notice that you got the Schmony CyberShmot 2000 instead of the CyberShmot 1000 in the description? It would work, and people would do it...
And of course, don't forget the DOOM comic!
Cheaper training means more potential interest in general aviation, which means more support for those of us who already fly.
Be careful what you wish for, you might have to wait FOREVER!
If Methane falls on Titan, and nobody is around to hear it (assuming there's no sentient life there), does it make a sound?
Apparently yes, and it sounds like an angry weasel.
But that's different, it clears *all* your history, cache, etc, but sometimes you want to keep most of your history around (because it's useful), just not those "private" moments. It's certainly a good feature, and probably has applications beyond pr0n. I also hope to see a Firefox extension that does this sometime.
And when they're not in the Van Allen belt, the elevator speakers are playing Van Halen, which is at least equally deadly.
What the hell is ROR? Is that what happens if you write LOL on a Dvorak keyboard? Is that how you say LOL in Japanese? Is it some teenage slang like "froody" or "clam" that I'm too old to understand? (that's what they say nowadays, isn't it...) Is it an acronym for Really Offtopic Response?
Lord of the Rings, for instance. Don't let Star Wars and the Matrix sequels embitter you forever, decent movies will still get made every once in a while. I'm sure the filmmakers appreciate it if there's some excitement building, and that's the way to bring people who didn't watch the TV series into the cinema.
In any case, note that since top speed is 70mph, you'll only be able to drive 20 to 30 minutes at that speed. That hardly even qualifies as a commute by many people's standards!
It's a neat idea, but the batteries just aren't there. Still, I'm sure that battery technology has advanced a bit since 2000, right? Maybe they'll produce yet another upgraded version soon.
1. Meet opposite-sex partner.
2. Have kid.
3. Make kid mow lawn for allowance.
Easy cheesy too, but you won't be able to patent it, there's probably some prior art somewhere.
It seems oddly inappropriate to have a metric story posted on the front page with a foot icon...