- A car jumps over something without a launching pad
- guy on skateboard falls into gorge, gets rescued by helicopter stretcher hoist, gets placed in ambulance, ambulance crashes into tree (opening back doors), guy wheels out and back down the gorge
There are times when it is worth the (ahem) "extra cost" of not using computers. I think this is one of them, and you have to know when to put the foot down. Insert appropriate Monty Python imagery here.
I don't think I'm alone when I say that managers (and elected politicians are just that, popularly-chosen managers) tend to not be the sharpest bricks in the bag of hammers when it comes to technology.
I was just wondering, since a frozen puck has a bit more mass than a bullet (but of course travels much, much slower) if the impact over a larger area would defeat the device.
If this is the case, I can see the enemy counter-deploying innocent-looking devices with lots of frontal area. Say, like, maybe a stuffed, fuzzy bunny with nasty, pointy teeth.
...a low power DVD player would be much better, watching movies really sucks the life out of a battery.
I've never understood this watching-movies-on-a-computer-screen thing. Tiny window, crappy sound (especially on a laptop), none of the ambience of a VHS tape or DVD on a decent-sized TV or in a theatre. Someone please explain.
graphite was found to be a much better substititute.
Just a note for posterity: "Plastic lead" was used on Mylar for drafting purposes for a few years before CAD became dominant for engineering drawings. It did not smudge.
Similar to saying "I had a burger and coke for lunch," when you really had a burger and Pepsi. TiVo is becomming part of American culture.
I think you are referring to English language ambiguities in pop culture (which are encouraged by marketers because trademarking is easier), like "sick" means "cool", "props" is a shortened version of another phrase that makes no logical sense, "loose" vs. "lose", and "becomming" replacing "becoming". I put that last period at the end because I didn't want the '"' to fall off during transmission.
Tim: That's the most foul, cruel, and bad-tempered rodent you ever set eyes on!
Robin: You tit! I soiled my armour I was so scared!
Tim: Look, that rabbit's got a vicious streak a mile wide! It's a killer!
...is the antifreeze you find in coolant and windshield wiper fluid and I assure you it is very toxic
I don't think the idea is to drink the stuff. Presumably, there would be the risk of it getting into shrapnel wounds, but I'd imagine that there'd be a barrier layer to mitigate this.
The good thing (imho) is that you, and I, are able to give our kids the *choice* of how to spend money.
Well said. I was thrilled to be able to buy a 15 watt Pioneer "high-fi" system ($500 at the time) and cool trucks for my skateboard - I think they were, like, 2" wide or something.
There used to be regulations regarding marketing to kids on TV, did that go away at some point? When did Levi-wearing explode into brandism for every possible product that children might use? I'm guessing that happened right around the time that the average investor ceased to give a shit about traditional stocks and started to get greedy.
One thing I cannot fathom is the branding phenomenon. My son, 13, had a couple of hundred dollars to spend recently and he decided to spend it on a pair of sneakers that cost $150!
Which is the worst part:
A) They probably won't fit him in 6 months
B) He can't wear them outdoors, because they are "indoor" shoes
C) Kids are now scammed into buying expensive crap due to peer pressure or perceived "coolness"
4. The number of artists creating music that I enjoy has decreased significantly.
Music tends to be very important for younger people (IIRC, this phenomenon started in the 50s - am I wrong here?). If you are "older" now, you likely enjoy listening to songs of your era, not the "rap-filled crap" that the loose pants, basketball-fixated boys listen to these days.
Ok how come the toaster manufacturers and automobile manufacturers don't seem to have this supply and demand problem?
That's likely because toasters don't need liquid nitrogen, Xenon, LH2, etc., for their manufacture. As a designer of the plants that make this stuff, I can tell you that we are all getting payed about $8000/hour. That pushes prices up.
No problem. I still have the 8MB from my old 486DX66. I'll just sell it and buy another 514MB for my current machine. It must qualify as a collectible antique by now, no?
My job is collecting data about highways, mostly pavement quality. It's done from a platform (van) moving at highway speeds, and can involve a fair amount of erratic driving.
What do you do, swerve to hit all the potholes?
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You'll be lucky if they just honk and wave their middle finger.
Isn't that more properly referred to as the driving finger?
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105 m of fire hose, which is itself ludicrous
Getting enough head?
See also Fluide Design.
Cool! Momentum, weight transfer and fluid dynamics all wrapped up in one post!
- A car jumps over something without a launching pad
- guy on skateboard falls into gorge, gets rescued by helicopter stretcher hoist, gets placed in ambulance, ambulance crashes into tree (opening back doors), guy wheels out and back down the gorge
Don't mind me, I'm just an old fogey.
"I used to be with 'it', but then they changed what 'it' was. Now what I'm with isn't 'it' anymore and what's 'it' seems weird and scary."
There are times when it is worth the (ahem) "extra cost" of not using computers. I think this is one of them, and you have to know when to put the foot down. Insert appropriate Monty Python imagery here.
I don't think I'm alone when I say that managers (and elected politicians are just that, popularly-chosen managers) tend to not be the sharpest bricks in the bag of hammers when it comes to technology.
I was just wondering, since a frozen puck has a bit more mass than a bullet (but of course travels much, much slower) if the impact over a larger area would defeat the device.
If this is the case, I can see the enemy counter-deploying innocent-looking devices with lots of frontal area. Say, like, maybe a stuffed, fuzzy bunny with nasty, pointy teeth.
Sorry. Need more sleep, less beer.
Shame on you for replying to a joke from a much higher (ooh... shiny, that sounds *important*, "higher") UID. Sheesh.
Cheers,
Paul
Notsurewhere in Montreal
...a low power DVD player would be much better, watching movies really sucks the life out of a battery.
I've never understood this watching-movies-on-a-computer-screen thing. Tiny window, crappy sound (especially on a laptop), none of the ambience of a VHS tape or DVD on a decent-sized TV or in a theatre. Someone please explain.
So, props to them for getting with it.
Click, click, click, understand.
Oh, you meant, "respect".
That's just, like, totally sick! And by, "sick" I mean "cool". But not "cool" is in "not hot", "cool" as in interesting and pop culture-worthy.
graphite was found to be a much better substititute.
Just a note for posterity: "Plastic lead" was used on Mylar for drafting purposes for a few years before CAD became dominant for engineering drawings. It did not smudge.
Similar to saying "I had a burger and coke for lunch," when you really had a burger and Pepsi. TiVo is becomming part of American culture.
I think you are referring to English language ambiguities in pop culture (which are encouraged by marketers because trademarking is easier), like "sick" means "cool", "props" is a shortened version of another phrase that makes no logical sense, "loose" vs. "lose", and "becomming" replacing "becoming". I put that last period at the end because I didn't want the '"' to fall off during transmission.
Tim: That's the most foul, cruel, and bad-tempered rodent you ever set eyes on!
Robin: You tit! I soiled my armour I was so scared!
Tim: Look, that rabbit's got a vicious streak a mile wide! It's a killer!
Apparently, it works by distributing the force of impact because it's a lattice of stiff plasticy stuff
The orientation of the fibres suspended within the matrix also is a factor, apparently. Isn't this the speculation about Chobham armour?
Fluid when handled gently, but it becomes rigid when subjected to a sharp impact.
I can see a huge market for this in sports gear (protective equipment). How would it react to an Al MacInnis slapshot?
...is the antifreeze you find in coolant and windshield wiper fluid and I assure you it is very toxic
I don't think the idea is to drink the stuff. Presumably, there would be the risk of it getting into shrapnel wounds, but I'd imagine that there'd be a barrier layer to mitigate this.
Do you think they could test it out here also:
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He plays his stereo too loud at inappropriate times.
The good thing (imho) is that you, and I, are able to give our kids the *choice* of how to spend money.
Well said. I was thrilled to be able to buy a 15 watt Pioneer "high-fi" system ($500 at the time) and cool trucks for my skateboard - I think they were, like, 2" wide or something.
There used to be regulations regarding marketing to kids on TV, did that go away at some point? When did Levi-wearing explode into brandism for every possible product that children might use? I'm guessing that happened right around the time that the average investor ceased to give a shit about traditional stocks and started to get greedy.
I'm over 40, so I'm completely lost anyway.
One thing I cannot fathom is the branding phenomenon. My son, 13, had a couple of hundred dollars to spend recently and he decided to spend it on a pair of sneakers that cost $150!
Which is the worst part:
A) They probably won't fit him in 6 months
B) He can't wear them outdoors, because they are "indoor" shoes
C) Kids are now scammed into buying expensive crap due to peer pressure or perceived "coolness"
Coolhunters are evil.
4. The number of artists creating music that I enjoy has decreased significantly.
Music tends to be very important for younger people (IIRC, this phenomenon started in the 50s - am I wrong here?). If you are "older" now, you likely enjoy listening to songs of your era, not the "rap-filled crap" that the loose pants, basketball-fixated boys listen to these days.
Ok how come the toaster manufacturers and automobile manufacturers don't seem to have this supply and demand problem?
That's likely because toasters don't need liquid nitrogen, Xenon, LH2, etc., for their manufacture. As a designer of the plants that make this stuff, I can tell you that we are all getting payed about $8000/hour. That pushes prices up.
No problem. I still have the 8MB from my old 486DX66. I'll just sell it and buy another 514MB for my current machine. It must qualify as a collectible antique by now, no?
Ever notice there are two types of drivers? The morons in front of you and the idiots behind you?
Have you ever noticed? Anybody going slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a moron.
- George Carlin
And don't forget Otto West's famous driving word.
My job is collecting data about highways, mostly pavement quality. It's done from a platform (van) moving at highway speeds, and can involve a fair amount of erratic driving.
What do you do, swerve to hit all the potholes?
You'll be lucky if they just honk and wave their middle finger.
Isn't that more properly referred to as the driving finger?
Really though, is counting to two that difficult?
Since I got into computers the only numbers I now know are 0 and 1. Does that make me a binary idjit?