A CART race was postponed last year when drivers complained of dizziness and difficulty breathing with G forces around 5, though it was for fairly sustained periods.
Elementary physics will tell you that the maximum friction forces that can apply to a body on a flat surface can't be higher than the gravity force applied to that body. Thus horizontal accelerations in a car (forward/bacward/lateral) can never be higher than 1G as long as the car doesn't hit something.
Now because tyre rubber and asphalt are not ideal materials (one is rugged, the other is sticky) Formula 1 and CART cars can achieve accelerations marginally higher than 1G, namely 1.xx
So could you point me to where you saw those 5Gs in a CART being mentioned? My suspicion is that the vibration and the slight yumps (resulting in almost 0G) on the track were more likely the culprit of the dizzyness. Or maybe it was 1.5G?
I tend to buy the latest neatest motherboard available and the cheapest processor it supports. Then a year or two later I'll buy the fastest processor supported by the same MBD and maybe some more memory. This way I get a system that's reasonably fast all the time and upgrades are much more affordable (never get to buy $300 CPUs).
that logic seems backwards. If you put $10,000 in a pay pal account, you have $10,000 to throw around, probably more, and can afford a lawyer.
If $25 goes missing or gets frozen, it's probably not worth your time to bother.
nope, i don't think it's backwards. the point is that the number of people who run thousands through paypal is small, while that of the people who run $25 is huge. they can make some extra profit by messing with a few big accts and they'll have few complaints. trying to get the same extra cash from many small accts would prolly put and end to their bussiness. also, affording a lawyer was until now moot, as you couldn't sue them if you used them.
i can confirm too that i've had thousands of $50 and under transactions and not a single problem ever. i wouldn't dare accept anything over $300 though.
As far as I know if a company makes false claims about their product to gain customers from competitors, they not only have to give my money back but pay non-zero punitive damages as well so they have an incentive not to do it again.
I don't think this has anything to do with Security through Obscurity. StO means you keep the flaws secret, while a fake AP flooding is an entirely different matter.
Not saying it's bulletproof, but if it makes it harder to get in and the cost is small then there's no reason not to do it.
>No way does Microsoft just give such low prices
>without obtaining the revenue somehow else.
No, they don't. The thing is, if M$ manages to get the kids used to using M$ all the time they'll want to keep using it later when they get a job and have their own $$. It's all about brainwashing mah man...
Paying $150 a year for being able to use a TV set without being continuously brainwashed? Any time!
As for you -- I can see that they've successfully brainwashed you to the point of believing anyone who doesn't have their brains fucked is a socialist. Congrats!
On the second page of the article it says: a pile of 500 computers contains 717kg of lead, 1.36kg of cadmium, 863 grams of chromium and 287 grams of mercury . So where is my PC hiding that almost 1.5kg (about 3 pounds) of lead??
The biggest problem I find with junk email/phone/fax/SMS/etc is that their action is in fact an unauthorised use of a device I own. The device is private property (fax, phone, well email acct is prolly rented but still...) and I think using it should always require my specific permission. I understand that publishing your number in a phone book or on your web page is customarily giving anyone reading it permission to call you, but that custom refers to personal matters only, not to advertising.
I don't quite understand how bussinesses can violate basic private property laws (isn't that a constitutional clause too?) in the name of free speech.
If I was sick and bound to my bed in my house, unable to use the phone or email, does that give them the right to enter my house without my consent just to try an talk me into buying their discount coffin?
it's not that the 2000 elections were bough, but rather that the system degenerated over time to a state where the highest bidder can buy the govt. in 2000 it was just way more obvious than before, since they got greedier than usual and bush really sux at playing theatre.
Human brain doesn't develop, or maybe it does it very slowly. Machine speed doubles every so often. You've got a flat line and an exponential. Sooner or later they will intersect, and after that it's all hopeles... Is it news?
When the fax law was written people were being charged for receiving faxes as well as sending (by the telephone companies). So spam targets were able to argue they were actually loosing money when receiving unwanted faxes. It's a bit harder to argue you're loosing money from receiving spam.
Although if you ask me, I'll tell you why: the govt is representing the bussinesses, not the consumer. The receiving end of fax spam were bussinesses (few people have fax at home) thus it's illegal. The receiving end of email spam is all consumers, thus it's ok.
>whereby cars automatically drive themselves on a
>stretch of a highway equipped with magnetic
>strips down the centre of the lane.
sorry, but this is useless. you spend just as much gas whether you drive or your laptop is. that's the biggest problem right now. and since the laptop has to be "safe" your car will move slower and contribute to congestions.
>Set Junk Mail Filter to "high" and Junk Mail
>Deletion to "automatic"
The trouble with this is that it sometimes takes legitimate emails as spam. I've had this happen several times with Ebay or Paypal confirmation emails, before I had to switch the filter to "low".
well, not sure you got my point... i didn't mean i'd do this right away, but seeing that there were lawsuits on this topic, if they tried to sue me for usiung their patented stuff then that's what my response would be. and i can't wait to see them prove the GM corn isn't a biological abomiation and that it has absolutely no negative effects on either humans or animals.
Slashdot Mirror
"Mr. President, our spies have learned that the Russians are sending a mission to the Moon to paint it red. What should we do about it?"
:p
"Er, that's all right, don't worry about it."
Next day:
"Mr. President, the Russians are in orbit around the Moon and started painting it!!"
"C'mon, calm down please. It's all right, stop worrying."
Next day:
"Mr. President! The Moon is all red now!!! What do we dooo???"
"Ah, Jesus, I told you to calm down please. I've just sent a shuttle to write Coca Cola on it."
duh, forgot about you 'muricans, thought CART courses were like formula 1. ok on a banked surface you can get to higher Gs indeed, so nevermind.
Elementary physics will tell you that the maximum friction forces that can apply to a body on a flat surface can't be higher than the gravity force applied to that body. Thus horizontal accelerations in a car (forward/bacward/lateral) can never be higher than 1G as long as the car doesn't hit something.
Now because tyre rubber and asphalt are not ideal materials (one is rugged, the other is sticky) Formula 1 and CART cars can achieve accelerations marginally higher than 1G, namely 1.xx
So could you point me to where you saw those 5Gs in a CART being mentioned? My suspicion is that the vibration and the slight yumps (resulting in almost 0G) on the track were more likely the culprit of the dizzyness. Or maybe it was 1.5G?
sell on ebay or throw away depending on it's value at the time.
I tend to buy the latest neatest motherboard available and the cheapest processor it supports. Then a year or two later I'll buy the fastest processor supported by the same MBD and maybe some more memory. This way I get a system that's reasonably fast all the time and upgrades are much more affordable (never get to buy $300 CPUs).
nope, i don't think it's backwards. the point is that the number of people who run thousands through paypal is small, while that of the people who run $25 is huge. they can make some extra profit by messing with a few big accts and they'll have few complaints. trying to get the same extra cash from many small accts would prolly put and end to their bussiness. also, affording a lawyer was until now moot, as you couldn't sue them if you used them.
i can confirm too that i've had thousands of $50 and under transactions and not a single problem ever. i wouldn't dare accept anything over $300 though.
As far as I know if a company makes false claims about their product to gain customers from competitors, they not only have to give my money back but pay non-zero punitive damages as well so they have an incentive not to do it again.
No, it's not a troll, what I want to know is if what they give me has any value or is just thin air.
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Not saying it's bulletproof, but if it makes it harder to get in and the cost is small then there's no reason not to do it.
Nah, it'll be just enough to push it a wee bit to the left so it lands in friendly Chinese teritory, rather than US.
your dumbness is 100% american though.
>without obtaining the revenue somehow else.
No, they don't. The thing is, if M$ manages to get the kids used to using M$ all the time they'll want to keep using it later when they get a job and have their own $$. It's all about brainwashing mah man...
As for you -- I can see that they've successfully brainwashed you to the point of believing anyone who doesn't have their brains fucked is a socialist. Congrats!
On the second page of the article it says: a pile of 500 computers contains 717kg of lead, 1.36kg of cadmium, 863 grams of chromium and 287 grams of mercury . So where is my PC hiding that almost 1.5kg (about 3 pounds) of lead??
I don't quite understand how bussinesses can violate basic private property laws (isn't that a constitutional clause too?) in the name of free speech.
If I was sick and bound to my bed in my house, unable to use the phone or email, does that give them the right to enter my house without my consent just to try an talk me into buying their discount coffin?
it's not that the 2000 elections were bough, but rather that the system degenerated over time to a state where the highest bidder can buy the govt. in 2000 it was just way more obvious than before, since they got greedier than usual and bush really sux at playing theatre.
hmm, talk about improved pr0n viewing experience :p
true, and memory doubles every so often too.
Human brain doesn't develop, or maybe it does it very slowly. Machine speed doubles every so often. You've got a flat line and an exponential. Sooner or later they will intersect, and after that it's all hopeles... Is it news?
>on solicited fax advertising is in violation of
>the first amendment[...] The FCC fine is a joke.
From the initial post:
>after blatantly ignoring requests by the FCC to
>discontinue the activity of sending unsolicited faxes.
See where the problem is?
Although if you ask me, I'll tell you why: the govt is representing the bussinesses, not the consumer. The receiving end of fax spam were bussinesses (few people have fax at home) thus it's illegal. The receiving end of email spam is all consumers, thus it's ok.
>whereby cars automatically drive themselves on a >stretch of a highway equipped with magnetic >strips down the centre of the lane. sorry, but this is useless. you spend just as much gas whether you drive or your laptop is. that's the biggest problem right now. and since the laptop has to be "safe" your car will move slower and contribute to congestions.
>Set Junk Mail Filter to "high" and Junk Mail >Deletion to "automatic" The trouble with this is that it sometimes takes legitimate emails as spam. I've had this happen several times with Ebay or Paypal confirmation emails, before I had to switch the filter to "low".
well, not sure you got my point... i didn't mean i'd do this right away, but seeing that there were lawsuits on this topic, if they tried to sue me for usiung their patented stuff then that's what my response would be. and i can't wait to see them prove the GM corn isn't a biological abomiation and that it has absolutely no negative effects on either humans or animals.