The last time I was in Japan they had 8 digit phone numbers. In China the area code is 4 digits and the number 8 digits (XXXX XXXX-XXXX). It's not much of a change compared with the US system, but (theoretically) it's 1000% more numbers.
So, why can't the Segways use the bike lane (or curb area) too?
I live in Boston. What is this "bike lane" you speak of? Is that the area where cars double park? I have not seen said "bike lane" before. What is this curb area? Is that where the plowed snow sloidifies to provide a guard rail in case a car crashes? Around here there really is no option. Either you ride on the street where you risk getting killed by the notoriously aggressive Boston drivers (you with the Yankees cap, sit down), or you ride on the sidewalk with the protection of the parked and double parked cars. But then you run into the pedestrians on cellphones with their heads stuck up their asses. So there really is no "good" option here for cyclists. Personally I prefer riding a bicycle at 25 mph on the sidewalks weaving through pedestrian traffic. If you approach fast enough the pedestrians won't do that stupid turn left-right thing. I slow down when i'm near doors, of course, but with some pedestrians i use an airhorn i keep on the bike. I usually get some response of "is that necessary?!!" and i reply.. wait.. what was my point again?
Um.. WTF?!! I'm not a greenie, but the Durango is rated 14/19MPG. That's still quite a bit of gas. Maybe you're thinking of the Dakota. I have a friend with a '99 Dakota Sport with stick shift, and he can squeeze 30 MPG out of it.
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I would rather it blows the hot air to the other PCI cards than to the CPU. Most modern CPUs are already hot enough by itself. So putting the GPU on the other side will essentially blow the hot air towards the CPU, which would make it hotter still.
In Communist China...:P Media piracy is pretty much a way of life. I was in Beijing in Aug 2002, and if I visited 10 music/video/game stores (not counting sketchy men with rolling suitcases filled with CDs), 8 would be pirated, 1 would be on CDRs, and 1 would be legit. The legit one would have prices three times more than the others, a smaller selection, and a dozen people watching you to make sure you don't steal stuff. At the legit stores, the only way to tell that the product was legit was that the prices were in the stratosphere. That's how good the pirated copies have become. Without a price label there would be no way to tell the difference.
From some articles I read in the past, IIRC, IBM is known for having some of the slowest management progression out there. I hope AMD isn't getting itself into an Apple/MOT stalemate.
Imagine a house with a central vacuum system. Now imagine a house with two vacuum systems, except the second one doesn't have the vacuum motor in the basement. Instead the pipes does one of the following:
a) blow filtered A/C air during the summer or filtered outdoor air during the winter
b) Suck at 70cfm, except that the manifold and the pipe from the computer to the wall is aerodynamic enough to not cause noise.
Fooling around with the thermostat wasn't going to solve the problem since it would make the rest of the house uncomfortable.
Hey, ever hear of multi-zone thermostats? Or if you're too cheap for that, window ACs / space heaters? Sounds more like a product for people ignorant of HVAC technologies.
Just a side observation: I've noticed that most issues people have involving computer(s) and the local environment can be solved with products already on the market. The real issue is how much money they're willing to spend.
The cost originates from the Force. The Force is an energy field that occurs naturally in the galaxy. It has a light side (1), a dark side (0), and binds all things together in a great worldwide web of existence.
You can still get keyboards that click. A good number of businesses still have these things lying in closets. Ask the tech guy at your company if they've got some they're willing to donate. My dad's company had a bunch, so now we have a pile of backup IBM, Compaq, and Apple keyboards around.
Oh and spend some hours doing problem sets. As an engineering student that's what half my life consists of at the moment. Grab a stack of paper from the recycle bin, sit down and do it.
I would check out a few textbooks. Make sure you have solution sets to them. Major science ones that I feel are important:
Calc 1 & 2 (decent book, 3rd ed. is cheap and plentiful)
Differentiation & Integration
Physics 1
Newtonian mechanics. Make sure you get a physics book, not an Engineering mechanics book.
Chem 1 (Chem for scientists & engineers)
Find a syllabus for a Mechanical Engineering major. It should be mostly physical chemistry (thermodynamics, stoichiometry, etc.)
That's the college level stuff that I've found most useful. Review Algebra & Trig if you're not too sure about your skills. Good luck.
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Get an HP Jornada 820
USB Host, PC Card, Compact Flash, VGA out, onboard modem, etc.
Why not do the Tom-Cruise-Minority-Report thing with the gloves? Now THAT would be cool.
The last time I was in Japan they had 8 digit phone numbers. In China the area code is 4 digits and the number 8 digits (XXXX XXXX-XXXX). It's not much of a change compared with the US system, but (theoretically) it's 1000% more numbers.
Ditto.
Why not release 2 versions? Make 80% of the cards on the PCI side and the rest on the other. Users will decide for themslves which one they want.
(Yes, I'm serious.)
Then it goes by RIAA math.
I hope they don't do RIAA math on this one:
P2 450 = 1 CPU
P4 3.06 = 6.8 CPUs
and if you have HT it doubles your CPU count
In Communist China... :P
Media piracy is pretty much a way of life. I was in Beijing in Aug 2002, and if I visited 10 music/video/game stores (not counting sketchy men with rolling suitcases filled with CDs), 8 would be pirated, 1 would be on CDRs, and 1 would be legit. The legit one would have prices three times more than the others, a smaller selection, and a dozen people watching you to make sure you don't steal stuff. At the legit stores, the only way to tell that the product was legit was that the prices were in the stratosphere. That's how good the pirated copies have become. Without a price label there would be no way to tell the difference.
From some articles I read in the past, IIRC, IBM is known for having some of the slowest management progression out there. I hope AMD isn't getting itself into an Apple/MOT stalemate.
Imagine a house with a central vacuum system. Now imagine a house with two vacuum systems, except the second one doesn't have the vacuum motor in the basement. Instead the pipes does one of the following:
a) blow filtered A/C air during the summer or filtered outdoor air during the winter
b) Suck at 70cfm, except that the manifold and the pipe from the computer to the wall is aerodynamic enough to not cause noise.
Just a side observation: I've noticed that most issues people have involving computer(s) and the local environment can be solved with products already on the market. The real issue is how much money they're willing to spend.
This may not be that old (c. '98), but the HP Jornada 820 is also a great portable terminal, although these are as tough as fingernails.
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You can still get keyboards that click. A good number of businesses still have these things lying in closets. Ask the tech guy at your company if they've got some they're willing to donate. My dad's company had a bunch, so now we have a pile of backup IBM, Compaq, and Apple keyboards around.
180 spin = Bicycle kick
Oh and spend some hours doing problem sets. As an engineering student that's what half my life consists of at the moment. Grab a stack of paper from the recycle bin, sit down and do it.
- Calc 1 & 2 (decent book, 3rd ed. is cheap and plentiful)
- Physics 1
- Chem 1 (Chem for scientists & engineers)
That's the college level stuff that I've found most useful. Review Algebra & Trig if you're not too sure about your skills. Good luck.Differentiation & Integration
Newtonian mechanics. Make sure you get a physics book, not an Engineering mechanics book.
Find a syllabus for a Mechanical Engineering major. It should be mostly physical chemistry (thermodynamics, stoichiometry, etc.)
Did you look up -kz S÷SílH?