As old as your Fiero is, you'd probably have more miles on it if it didn't spend so much time in the shop....
I *loved* the Fiero when it was first revealed in the magazines, but I went with the CRX (and later bought a CRX Si and an Integra LS) after I saw the price. The MR2 I looked at at that time fit like a glove, but was also out of my price range.
If I may permit myself some self indulgent memories here, the Integra motor would just sweep up to redline while the Honda's would bitch a bit. That Integra engine was sweet.
my preferences and experience with tires leads me to believe that Michelin have the best build quality and durability for a non-commercial tire. If you feel the sidewall it's perfectly smooth inside and out. If it isn't, it's defective for a Michelin.
You might want to read up on how tires are manufactured (hint: high pressure industrial gases are likely involved). If you find that Michelin tires are better, try to find out why.
Are you aware that N2-inflated tires last longer than compressed air-inflated tires for heavy-use vehicules?
Buying Google keywords doesn't redirect searches. It just determines what sponsered links show up.
And most people that are looking for unbiased information (and know what they are doing) ignore the sponsored links for the most part because they are obviously "payed-for" (sic).
Disclaimer: I work in the petroleum industry, and therefore only have experience with extremely high pressure/small scale fluid dynamics. My extrapolations may not hold true to the broader field of fluid dynamics.
Intuitively, it seems to make sense: if a typical flow disruption pattern is known (and contained, as within a piping system), then it should be possible to counteract that disruption pattern. Of course, the upstream conditions need to be stable for this to work.
"There are many fine workers performing outsourced tasks around the world. Yet, it is more difficult to maintain control over customer information, security, development, and other critical issues, when work is performed distantly or under completely different laws. The opportunities for errors, mischief, and serious misdeeds are alarming, to say the least. Businesses and governments need to carefully consider the manners in which outsourcing can be reasonably exploited, and how it must be controlled."
Quote: "But isn't part of this country's vitality its ability to make these kinds of changes?" I counter. "We've done it before - going from farm to factory, from factory to knowledge work, and from knowledge work to whatever's next."
She looks at me. Then she says, "I'd like to know where you go from knowledge." Unquote. Further down in the piece it's alluded that those that lost jobs will move on to something higher-end, like generating ideas for India et al to work on/implement.
and
Quote: A century ago, 40 percent of Americans worked on farms. Today, the farm sector employs about 3 percent of our workforce. But our agriculture economy still outproduces all but two countries. Fifty years ago, most of the US labor force worked in factories. Today, only about 14 percent is in manufacturing. But we've still got the largest manufacturing economy in the world - worth about $1.9 trillion in 2002. We've seen this movie before - and it's always had a happy ending. The only difference this time is that the protagonists are forging pixels instead of steel. And accountants, financial analysts, and other number crunchers, prepare for your close-up. Your jobs are next. After all, to export sneakers or sweatshirts, companies need an intercontinental supply chain. To export software or spreadsheets, somebody just needs to hit Return. Unquote.
The nice thing for would-be Martian terraformers is that you only have to double Mars's surface pressure to begin to make liquid water stable in low-lying parts of the surface. Even there, it would freeze solid every night and most days, but you'd get *some* periods where the water might stay liquid for hours at a time during the local afternoon.
Yeah, but assuming enough zero-gravity hamsters...
0 F is the stabilized temperature when equal amounts of ice, water, and salt are mixed and 96 F
I think you are undervaluing the usefulness of armpits, you can make fart sounds and confuse aliens with them.
I'm in Montreal and currently freezing my nuts off (despite Hydroelectricity), so I consider myself an expert on these things. Self-generated fart sounds and teeth-chattering, that is. And maybe some masturbastion, but I won't admit to more than that! D'oh!
I like hobby stuff and I've hosted the rebuilding story of a real steam car at http://stanleysteamer.pipingdesign.com for the past couple of years. Check it out if you like rebuilding originals.
Koogle -- obscure peanut butter spreads
(Barney) Google -- search for obscure cartoon characters Bloogle -- Google Blogs
Farfagnoogle -- german words used in American Advertising to "emote" good engineering viv-a-vis aautomobiles
I once worked on contract (back in those days, the one CAD/computer guy was isolated in a seperate part of the trailer because of the smel^^^^ sensitivity of the equipment) onsite at a chemical processing facility. We were the guys that had to wander around the plant and take dimensions, notes and data from the equipment in this Carbidely Unionized place.
We were all in construction trailers making drawings while normal plant operations went on around us. It was always a bit unnerving to see HazMat-suited teams emerge from the unit we were supposed to survey.
Since then, I've found the third arm to actually be useful and a hit at parties.
I dunno, "Buyukkokten" sounds too much like "buy you out then" if I phonetically word it out and assume a few mispellings. Is Piping Design Central still #1 at Google? I shudder to think if I've innocently offended the Google overlords with this post.
You took a rather odd view of Canada's involvement
As a Canadian, I tend to downplay my own importance and that of my country. What won WW2 was massive force supplied by our neighbours to the south.
We *were* a formidable force at that time because it was needed then, but now we are only known as Peacekeepers and world-class snipers (and maybe comedians). I don't speak for all Canucks, but I think we like it that way.
But not only were german civilians grilled alive by tens or hundreds of thousands; allied also lost over 100k air force personnel during the war; most of them during bomb raids. And yet many still consider generals who devised these strategic bombing campaings heroes. Sad how winners can write and rewrite history.
I'm not a real big scholar on WW2 history, but do you think the incessant dropping of "give up" leaflets on the German troops would have caused them to surrender? At the time, Germany was the ne plus ultra evil and was experimenting with ballistic missiles.
While we are handing out credit for the victory in WW2, let's not forget about our friends, the Russians.
While we are handing out credit regarding WW2, it might be relevant that there was a non-agression pact signed at one point between Nazi Germany and Stalin. Maybe I'm wrong on this.
My grandfather was a pilot, (Air Force test pilot & private planes) and he always said that the first rule of flying was that if you absolutely had to be somewhere at a certain time, don't fly. A pilot has to be willing and able to scrub a flight if everything doesn't look exactly like it should. If you don't have that mindset, it will eventually catch up with you.
Bingo. Air travel is associated with importance, when it shouldn't be. If you're important, you can dictate mode of travel. If not, you are just a courrier that thinks it's cool that the company sent you on a plane.
Whoever was responsible in portraying the capture of an Enigma machine as the work of the USA, when it was in fact done by Brits aboard HMS Aubretia, should be shot
Well, I wouldn't go *that* far, the winners of any war get to decide what the history books say. The US has a glorified opinion of itself (not entirely without reason) but it also has a bad memory.
The Canucks were also involved pre-1941 (via Britain proxy) by providing materials via convoys and training spys to be inserted into German-occupied territories.
The massive bombings by the US air power and the ability to provide 5 Sherman tanks to counter each Tiger/Panther sealed Germany's fate.
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As old as your Fiero is, you'd probably have more miles on it if it didn't spend so much time in the shop....
I *loved* the Fiero when it was first revealed in the magazines, but I went with the CRX (and later bought a CRX Si and an Integra LS) after I saw the price. The MR2 I looked at at that time fit like a glove, but was also out of my price range.
If I may permit myself some self indulgent memories here, the Integra motor would just sweep up to redline while the Honda's would bitch a bit. That Integra engine was sweet.
my preferences and experience with tires leads me to believe that Michelin have the best build quality and durability for a non-commercial tire. If you feel the sidewall it's perfectly smooth inside and out. If it isn't, it's defective for a Michelin.
You might want to read up on how tires are manufactured (hint: high pressure industrial gases are likely involved). If you find that Michelin tires are better, try to find out why.
Are you aware that N2-inflated tires last longer than compressed air-inflated tires for heavy-use vehicules?
Based on Slashdot advice, it's pretty simple.
Start your own company, make tons of money, buy out whoever was hosting your site before.
Done, and none of those annoying 3. ??? steps!
Buying Google keywords doesn't redirect searches. It just determines what sponsered links show up.
And most people that are looking for unbiased information (and know what they are doing) ignore the sponsored links for the most part because they are obviously "payed-for" (sic).
Disclaimer: I work in the petroleum industry, and therefore only have experience with extremely high pressure/small scale fluid dynamics. My extrapolations may not hold true to the broader field of fluid dynamics.
I found this interesting: Cheng Rotation Vane.
Intuitively, it seems to make sense: if a typical flow disruption pattern is known (and contained, as within a piping system), then it should be possible to counteract that disruption pattern. Of course, the upstream conditions need to be stable for this to work.
you might be surprised at the kinds of things you can model using simple bouncing-ball-like objects
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Yeah, but I think the parent was referring to the lack of thermodynamics-type stuff, like snow or ice's reaction due to the heat of friction.
Discovery.ca recently had a short spot on some kids studying freezing blown bubbles, see http://www.exn.ca/video/?Video=exn20040126-snowbu
From: http://www.pfir.org/outsourced-cacm
"There are many fine workers performing outsourced tasks around the world. Yet, it is more difficult to maintain control over customer information, security, development, and other critical issues, when work is performed distantly or under completely different laws. The opportunities for errors, mischief, and serious misdeeds are alarming, to say the least. Businesses and governments need to carefully consider the manners in which outsourcing can be reasonably exploited, and how it must be controlled."
Then the Indians will start their own companies, and eat our lunches.
That's a natural progression, since someone has already moved the cheese.
Or that large benefits are given to those who refuse to do so. Probably the latter, as I prefer to use the carrot than the stick...
Don't you think that this will lead to a form of extortion? I.E., "Gimme big tax break or I outsource?"
Quote: "But isn't part of this country's vitality its ability to make these kinds of changes?" I counter. "We've done it before - going from farm to factory, from factory to knowledge work, and from knowledge work to whatever's next."
She looks at me. Then she says, "I'd like to know where you go from knowledge." Unquote. Further down in the piece it's alluded that those that lost jobs will move on to something higher-end, like generating ideas for India et al to work on/implement.
and
Quote: A century ago, 40 percent of Americans worked on farms. Today, the farm sector employs about 3 percent of our workforce. But our agriculture economy still outproduces all but two countries. Fifty years ago, most of the US labor force worked in factories. Today, only about 14 percent is in manufacturing. But we've still got the largest manufacturing economy in the world - worth about $1.9 trillion in 2002. We've seen this movie before - and it's always had a happy ending. The only difference this time is that the protagonists are forging pixels instead of steel. And accountants, financial analysts, and other number crunchers, prepare for your close-up. Your jobs are next. After all, to export sneakers or sweatshirts, companies need an intercontinental supply chain. To export software or spreadsheets, somebody just needs to hit Return. Unquote.
What REALLY pisses me off is that the *real*, legitimate penis enlargement comapanies are being painted with this broad brush.
Don't bomb me - the above is a joke.
I am getting angrier and angrier. [shuttles around with helmet-bouncing and mumbling threats to Earth.]
- Marvin
The nice thing for would-be Martian terraformers is that you only have to double Mars's surface pressure to begin to make liquid water stable in low-lying parts of the surface. Even there, it would freeze solid every night and most days, but you'd get *some* periods where the water might stay liquid for hours at a time during the local afternoon.
Yeah, but assuming enough zero-gravity hamsters...
0 F is the stabilized temperature when equal amounts of ice, water, and salt are mixed and 96 F
I think you are undervaluing the usefulness of armpits, you can make fart sounds and confuse aliens with them.
I'm in Montreal and currently freezing my nuts off (despite Hydroelectricity), so I consider myself an expert on these things. Self-generated fart sounds and teeth-chattering, that is.
And maybe some masturbastion, but I won't admit to more than that! D'oh!
I like hobby stuff and I've hosted the rebuilding story of a real steam car at http://stanleysteamer.pipingdesign.com for the past couple of years. Check it out if you like rebuilding originals.
OK, then, why not:
Koogle -- obscure peanut butter spreads
(Barney) Google -- search for obscure cartoon characters
Bloogle -- Google Blogs
Farfagnoogle -- german words used in American Advertising to "emote" good engineering viv-a-vis aautomobiles
I once worked on contract (back in those days, the one CAD/computer guy was isolated in a seperate part of the trailer because of the smel^^^^ sensitivity of the equipment) onsite at a chemical processing facility. We were the guys that had to wander around the plant and take dimensions, notes and data from the equipment in this Carbidely Unionized place.
We were all in construction trailers making drawings while normal plant operations went on around us. It was always a bit unnerving to see HazMat-suited teams emerge from the unit we were supposed to survey.
Since then, I've found the third arm to actually be useful and a hit at parties.
I dunno, "Buyukkokten" sounds too much like "buy you out then" if I phonetically word it out and assume a few mispellings. Is Piping Design Central still #1 at Google? I shudder to think if I've innocently offended the Google overlords with this post.
You took a rather odd view of Canada's involvement
As a Canadian, I tend to downplay my own importance and that of my country. What won WW2 was massive force supplied by our neighbours to the south.
We *were* a formidable force at that time because it was needed then, but now we are only known as Peacekeepers and world-class snipers (and maybe comedians). I don't speak for all Canucks, but I think we like it that way.
CEA study? I'm sure this analysis was unbiased and only considered opinions from appropriate participants. Plus, kdkgjdjig
Whoops, sorry, I got an orgasm while washing my hair.
But not only were german civilians grilled alive by tens or hundreds of thousands; allied also lost over 100k air force personnel during the war; most of them during bomb raids. And yet many still consider generals who devised these strategic bombing campaings heroes. Sad how winners can write and rewrite history.
I'm not a real big scholar on WW2 history, but do you think the incessant dropping of "give up" leaflets on the German troops would have caused them to surrender? At the time, Germany was the ne plus ultra evil and was experimenting with ballistic missiles.
While we are handing out credit for the victory in WW2, let's not forget about our friends, the Russians.
While we are handing out credit regarding WW2, it might be relevant that there was a non-agression pact signed at one point between Nazi Germany and Stalin. Maybe I'm wrong on this.
OK, my only experience with fluid dynamics is in the theoretical world of piping design. I defer to your race car knowledge.
I still think if you put stickers on there it'd go faster.
My grandfather was a pilot, (Air Force test pilot & private planes) and he always said that the first rule of flying was that if you absolutely had to be somewhere at a certain time, don't fly. A pilot has to be willing and able to scrub a flight if everything doesn't look exactly like it should. If you don't have that mindset, it will eventually catch up with you.
Bingo. Air travel is associated with importance, when it shouldn't be. If you're important, you can dictate mode of travel. If not, you are just a courrier that thinks it's cool that the company sent you on a plane.
Whoever was responsible in portraying the capture of an Enigma machine as the work of the USA, when it was in fact done by Brits aboard HMS Aubretia, should be shot
Well, I wouldn't go *that* far, the winners of any war get to decide what the history books say. The US has a glorified opinion of itself (not entirely without reason) but it also has a bad memory.
As someone else has mentioned, the Poles played a huge part as well.
The Canucks were also involved pre-1941 (via Britain proxy) by providing materials via convoys and training spys to be inserted into German-occupied territories.
The massive bombings by the US air power and the ability to provide 5 Sherman tanks to counter each Tiger/Panther sealed Germany's fate.