No, it would read US Army signs $0 Deal for Linux software if we wanted our soldiers to "RTFM, j00 n00b l4m3r" instead of, say, killing people and breaking things.
This lets the Army concentrate on the killing, without having to worry about the breaking things, at least as far as the computers are concerned, it's taken care of automatically, as part of the OS (oid).
Not just with computers, even down to calculators. My friend worked in a shop that involved working out the odds on horse races - there was a course involved, which gave up a large book of formulas and a flashy "business" style calculator. The math was quite involved, but the book of formulas was in the style of -'enter stake..press (...enter odds..press)..press *...press (... etc you get the picture.
seems that a lot of people are not taught to use the machine, just the method by rote.
Did you know that everyone has traces of plutonium in there bodies now. An element not found before an American space craft blew up and spewed it into the atmosphere
Whew! And here I was thinking that everyone had plutonium in their systems from all of the A-Bomb and H-bombs that have been set off in the atmosphere over the years. Good job plutonium didnt exist then.....
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I agree with the plug comment, and as for the voltage thing, why not go to AC for the car system, say 400Hz,(smaller transformers), then we could use aircraft surplus, HUDs, radar, missile systems etc, etc. heh heh
Seriously though, an AC dist system could be very flexible.(IANNT -I am not Nikola Tesla:0)
Trueish. The current depends directly on the voltage. 20Mv would seek you out in rubber bootsand follow a path though you to ground - the resulting current would kill you. As you say, 1v would not harm you, unless applied directly to wet juicy organs such as the brain or heart, and then would probably just be quite annoying. It would be very difficult for 1v to pass a dangerous current through the body, unless it was as conductive as a metal
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No, resting car batteries have a current of Zero. A shorted car battery has a current of >500Amp. Between the two extremes, the Voltage changes from about 13.5V for a freshly charged battery, to >1volt for a well shorted one- (before it boils the electrolyte, the H2 given off catches and *bam* - it's gone.)
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Unfortunately, stepping the 12v up to 42 to jump start would reduce the current available. Ypu need a *lot* of current when jump-starting another car, which is why it is often necessary to rev up the 'donor' car's engine to get the other to turn over, particularly if it's battery is completely flat. (This is a hoot with cheap skinny jump leads, as they get hot, droop, and sometimes the insulation falls off or catches fire...)
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Then what are all these moving lumps of meat and vegetable material that seem to surround me?
Aaarg! What am I ?!?!?!
*gibber*
This lets the Army concentrate on the killing, without having to worry about the breaking things, at least as far as the computers are concerned, it's taken care of automatically, as part of the OS (oid).
*ducks*
Excellent!
Should that not read: "The rules they taught you in 7th grade english are not unbreakable, sometimes to great effect." ?
seems that a lot of people are not taught to use the machine, just the method by rote.
I thought that was the next release..? ;+>
To wean off Bindows, run from CD. After getting the hang of Linux, use the HD install and move on.
"well, (I've never seen one, but)such and such would be impossible because..( and I'm an expert so there)
even in the face of physical evidence. They just can't get their head around the fact that it has happened.
See the difference?
The valley of the Dolls?
Knifepoint.
Whew! And here I was thinking that everyone had plutonium in their systems from all of the A-Bomb and H-bombs that have been set off in the atmosphere over the years. Good job plutonium didnt exist then.....
Seriously though, an AC dist system could be very flexible.(IANNT -I am not Nikola Tesla :0)
Trueish. The current depends directly on the voltage. 20Mv would seek you out in rubber bootsand follow a path though you to ground - the resulting current would kill you. As you say, 1v would not harm you, unless applied directly to wet juicy organs such as the brain or heart, and then would probably just be quite annoying. It would be very difficult for 1v to pass a dangerous current through the body, unless it was as conductive as a metal
No, resting car batteries have a current of Zero. A shorted car battery has a current of >500Amp. Between the two extremes, the Voltage changes from about 13.5V for a freshly charged battery, to >1volt for a well shorted one- (before it boils the electrolyte, the H2 given off catches and *bam* - it's gone.)
Unfortunately, stepping the 12v up to 42 to jump start would reduce the current available. Ypu need a *lot* of current when jump-starting another car, which is why it is often necessary to rev up the 'donor' car's engine to get the other to turn over, particularly if it's battery is completely flat. (This is a hoot with cheap skinny jump leads, as they get hot, droop, and sometimes the insulation falls off or catches fire...)
ah! 16k ram pack luxury..
No, just curious. Makes the post stand out somewhat, so perhaps it works for you..
And then a grin and bear it posture..
Oblate. That's the word.
Do you use a typewriter and then scan the post into ./?
IBM: "Anyone hear an annoying buzzing noise - like a gnat or something?"
Amen to that!
Take heed of a worthy adult post. Let this be your example! Bushbabies of the world, shake off your AC predudice and be heard!!
bah.