Gameworks has the same thing. There are about 10 or so moving (side to side tilting) Nascars linked together with force feedback in the steeering wheel. Pretty cool.
They have many locations.
Oh. ok. Thanks for the clarification.
Well no shit it would work. Relative to each other the are moving at 0 mi/hr. Why wouldn't the laws of physics apply.....?
Stupid article.
Wait... if you are travelling 120 mi/hr, that equals 176 ft/sec. The articles says "distances of nearly 400 feet while falling 120 miles an hour". If you are going 120 mi/hr about 2 seconds (400/176) before you hit the ground... I dont think you would be alive to test out the networking capabilites.
Can somebody explain this?
Why do people keep saying that MS is "forcing" users to install it? Its being downloaded only if you have selected the "Always Download and Install without prompt" option. This is not "stuffing the patch down our throats". I hate all you MAC fanboys who post FUD.
Why is it that when I post a usefull comment giving Amazon links to the Hugo Nominated books here I get modded down and called a "Karma Whore", but this guy copy/pastes the article and gets modded up?
Are you modders on crack??
No offense mellon, but that is why the general public is not allowed to vote. There is no guarantee that someone has read or atleast knows about more than 1 book. I assume the people who are voting have.
From the site: The machine works as follows:
1. The alarm clock rings, and an arm attached to the winder knocks over a CD case.
2. The falling case tips up a ramp holding four batteries, which roll off into the waiting box.
3. The weight of the batteries causes the box to fall, activating a pulley system which turns the model figure.
4. The figure knocks over a row of CDs ending with a book falling off the ledge.
5. The book is attached to one end of a long piece of string through an eyelet, which raises the catch holding the green ball in place on the rails.
6. The green ball rolls down and knocks the blue ball off the door ledge. This ball is attached by string to the end of the ledge, and swings across.
7. As it falls, it knocks a wire lever which causes the yellow ball to roll down the coathanger ramp.
8. This knocks into a red ball which activates the VCR eject feature by means of another lever.
9. The ejected cassette knocks over some more cassettes and a book, the last of which causes half a snooker cue to fall.
10. The binder, propped up by the snooker cue, starts to fall but is hinged at the bottom to the stool on the desk.
11. There is a piece of string attached to the binder and wound round the thread of the stool, so that as the binder falls the stool turns.
12. The screw part of the stool tips up the chute containing the golf ball, which proceeds on down the spiral ramp.
13. The ball rolls under the dart cannon (see later) and is directed onto the leaning chair.
14. The impact of the golf ball causes the chair to fall, pulling the jar off the table.
15. The jar is attached by an arm to the Rubik's cube, solving it in two moves as it is pulled across the table and falls.
16. As the jar falls, it knocks the lid of a filing box which closes, pulling a book off the desk.
17. The book releases the trigger of the dart cannon, which consists of a small carriage on rails, supported by the other half of the snooker cue and sprung with elastic bands.
18. The dart hits the dartboard, knocking it over.
19. The falling dartboard causes another book, hidden behind the table, to fall.
20. As the book falls, it pulls on a lever which causes the lighter to ignite.
21. The flame burns through the string which holds up the bottom of the poster.
22. As the string breaks, a second cube suspended beneath the poster falls, opening out the paper for the finale.
Does anyone realize the irony in posting that a certain website now has _more_ bandwith?? By posting this link on/. , Wikipedia now _really_ needs help from Google!!
On another note: **tin foil hat** Google will one day take over the world.
Slashdot Mirror
Someone set up a torrent so I dont have to wait 40 min for it to download? thaanks
Gameworks has the same thing. There are about 10 or so moving (side to side tilting) Nascars linked together with force feedback in the steeering wheel. Pretty cool.
They have many locations.
Oh. ok. Thanks for the clarification.
Well no shit it would work. Relative to each other the are moving at 0 mi/hr. Why wouldn't the laws of physics apply.....?
Stupid article.
Wait... if you are travelling 120 mi/hr, that equals 176 ft/sec. The articles says "distances of nearly 400 feet while falling 120 miles an hour". If you are going 120 mi/hr about 2 seconds (400/176) before you hit the ground... I dont think you would be alive to test out the networking capabilites.
Can somebody explain this?
**puts on tin foil hat**
"This auction is for a digital copy of the above magazine article" RTFA
Why do people keep saying that MS is "forcing" users to install it? Its being downloaded only if you have selected the "Always Download and Install without prompt" option. This is not "stuffing the patch down our throats". I hate all you MAC fanboys who post FUD.
Uh, I do?? I just went to amazon and copied the links. Didn't know I get money for it.....
Why is it that when I post a usefull comment giving Amazon links to the Hugo Nominated books here I get modded down and called a "Karma Whore", but this guy copy/pastes the article and gets modded up?
Are you modders on crack??
The best for defining Acronyms is AcronymFinder
Is this finally for real?
(didn't RTFA)
SnoozAlert is freaken awesome.. I would _so_ pay money for that.
Instead of taking 2 pills to regulate my life, ill take a super all-in-one pill!!
WTF asshole. I was providing information about these books that are being nominated, since the article has NONE.
No offense mellon, but that is why the general public is not allowed to vote. There is no guarantee that someone has read or atleast knows about more than 1 book. I assume the people who are voting have.
The Algebraist by Iain M. Banks
Amazon Link
Iron Council by China Mieville
Amazon Link
Iron Sunrise by Charles Stross
Amazon Link
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell: A Novel by Susanna Clarke
Amazon Link
River of Gods by Ian McDonald
Amazon Link
ok. n/m. just fixed...
You spelled torrent wrong
What University are you at? I know the University of Florida blocks all P2P activity no matter what. Legal or Illegal.
Previously covered: here
Wow.. thats like the most number of links I have ever seen.. Which one do I click first..
What happens when some crazy guy with AIDS starts shooting his blood at people and infecting them?? Hmm???? (fp)
Wow. That was one of the most useless comments I have ever seen.....
I didnt review before I submitted it.... It looked formatted in this little text box : )
From the site: The machine works as follows: 1. The alarm clock rings, and an arm attached to the winder knocks over a CD case. 2. The falling case tips up a ramp holding four batteries, which roll off into the waiting box. 3. The weight of the batteries causes the box to fall, activating a pulley system which turns the model figure. 4. The figure knocks over a row of CDs ending with a book falling off the ledge. 5. The book is attached to one end of a long piece of string through an eyelet, which raises the catch holding the green ball in place on the rails. 6. The green ball rolls down and knocks the blue ball off the door ledge. This ball is attached by string to the end of the ledge, and swings across. 7. As it falls, it knocks a wire lever which causes the yellow ball to roll down the coathanger ramp. 8. This knocks into a red ball which activates the VCR eject feature by means of another lever. 9. The ejected cassette knocks over some more cassettes and a book, the last of which causes half a snooker cue to fall. 10. The binder, propped up by the snooker cue, starts to fall but is hinged at the bottom to the stool on the desk. 11. There is a piece of string attached to the binder and wound round the thread of the stool, so that as the binder falls the stool turns. 12. The screw part of the stool tips up the chute containing the golf ball, which proceeds on down the spiral ramp. 13. The ball rolls under the dart cannon (see later) and is directed onto the leaning chair. 14. The impact of the golf ball causes the chair to fall, pulling the jar off the table. 15. The jar is attached by an arm to the Rubik's cube, solving it in two moves as it is pulled across the table and falls. 16. As the jar falls, it knocks the lid of a filing box which closes, pulling a book off the desk. 17. The book releases the trigger of the dart cannon, which consists of a small carriage on rails, supported by the other half of the snooker cue and sprung with elastic bands. 18. The dart hits the dartboard, knocking it over. 19. The falling dartboard causes another book, hidden behind the table, to fall. 20. As the book falls, it pulls on a lever which causes the lighter to ignite. 21. The flame burns through the string which holds up the bottom of the poster. 22. As the string breaks, a second cube suspended beneath the poster falls, opening out the paper for the finale.
These guys should be fined to Hell for that. If the government lets this go without any punishment, it will just keep happening.
Does anyone realize the irony in posting that a certain website now has _more_ bandwith?? By posting this link on /. , Wikipedia now _really_ needs help from Google!!
On another note: **tin foil hat** Google will one day take over the world.