People act without thinking?!
People follow the crowd in making bad decisions?!
People buy products without researching them?!
Bad products actually sell because of this?!
WOW!
If the do-not-call list gets blocked in Oklahoma, will the list be blocked all over the United States or just in Oklahoma? Will telemarketers in Oklahoma be allowed to bother me in New York? Will telemarketers in New York be able to call people in Oklahoma?
... who buys one of these getting in an accident, bending a door slightly. Ten minutes later they drive into the river without thinking and sink their car. Then if it's in the US, they sue the manufacturer for not telling them they couldn't do it. The company, of course, never thought someone would be that stupid so they are forced to notify everyone in the future.
Then the whole story gets on This is True and I get to laugh at them.
I'm going to start downloading all sorts of music that I already own on CD, not share it, and hope they catch me. Then I can say, "but I already own that song and I wasn't sharing it with anyone! What was I doing wrong!?"
In my experience, NiCD doesn't hold a charge too long at all, while the NiMH ones hold them as long as alkalines and then some. They're expensive, yes - but I find that they don't have a "memory" like NiCD and charge faster, too.
Being a Mechanical Engineering student and a mountain biker, I serioususly doubt that bamboo would make a good mountain bike. From my limited experience, bamboo tends to splinter and split longitudinally when it's bent enough.
Just think of the force you apply to the handlebars when you turn hard, and imagine what would happen to the frame if a stick got lodged in the spokes. Think of how hard you need to hit the brakes when going downhill, and how strong the forks must be to handle the bike being dropped off a 15-foot drop right on the front wheel and being able to ride away. What about trying to ride over logs when you mess up and slam the sprocket into the log; that puts a HUGE strain on the pedals and frame. Also, you would need to mount a derailer somewhere or else have a real hard time going off-road, up and down all the hills that come with the sport.
As for shock absorbing qualities, I think that the bamboo would give a rather smooth ride, even more so if someone could make a floating swing-arm for the back wheel.
No, the bamboo bike is destined to stay on the roads and out of the woods unless someone finds a way to significantly increase bamboo's strength - maybe an epoxy resin covering the entire thing, or fiberglass. But that defeats the entire purpose, doesn't it?
How about:
1. Control Websites.
2. Try to get companies to pay so their websites aren't shut down.
3. A little profit, and a lot of complaints.
4. Get sued.
5. Go out of business.
So since they were only possible damages, can he sell the device and do up to $180 million in damages before they can charge him again because of double jeopardy? i mean, that sounds like a $180 million credit to do damages.
No, because this time (the way I read it) he was charged with attempting to sell these devices. If he went and actually did it, he could be charged with actually selling them, a whole new crime. Plus he could be hit with a civil suit on top of this (think the OJ Simpson case).
I'm rapidly losing faith in our legal system, but I blame a lot of this on bad juries. I mean, who wants to be tried by 12 people who weren't clever enough to avoid jury duty?;-)
Because he can.
Because by putting this on the internet, now someone else can who may not have been able to before.
Because of the joy of building something.
Because it's quieter now.
... is employees who know where the really good stuff is.
From my experience, the clerks in music stores - with a few notable exceptions - mostly listen to rap, metal, or old rock. What I want is to walk into a store, talk to someone, and have them guide me to where the good (!!!), relatively unknown music is. I love going to my friends with a new CD and saying, "Check this out, I bet you've never heard of them, but they're an excellent band!"
Until that happens, I'll listen to shoutcast and download the good stuff. I'll do the work myself.
am trying to understand what you are saying, but it simply doesn't make sense (despite your little jab about logic and whatnot).
What doesn't make sense about it? I'll try to clarify it for you. Feel free to contact me at RowsNSkis@yahoo.com if you really want to talk about it. The slashdot forums are not the place for this discussion.
Yes, I know they're small piezoelectric particles to generate voltage when compressed, but those can't last forever.
You're halfway right.
When a material is deformed by stretching, compressing, twisting, or bending (which is really a combination of stretching and compressing), there is a region called the elastic region where the material will return to its original size and shape when the force deforming it is released. Beyond the elastic region is the plastic region, where the material will remain deformed. If the material is deformed in such a way that the deformation never reaches the plastic region, the material(with a few exceptions) can be cycled (deformed and returned) infinitely without failing. The amount beyond the elastic region that the material is deformed determines how long the material will last. Think about bending a paper clip or a pencil in your hands.
There's a whole field of study devoted to understanding this process better, and to make the existing equations fit the real world better.
Any inaccuracies or typos are because I'm tired and it's late, feel free to correct me if you know what you're talking about.b
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I remember hearing about this a few years ago. Then when I got to college (RPI), I noticed that the weather tends to be nicer earlier in the week.
Good to know, I also admit I didn't read the article very closely and I was not familiar with his work. :)
Thanks
Amazing research!
People act without thinking?!
People follow the crowd in making bad decisions?!
People buy products without researching them?!
Bad products actually sell because of this?!
WOW!
If the do-not-call list gets blocked in Oklahoma, will the list be blocked all over the United States or just in Oklahoma? Will telemarketers in Oklahoma be allowed to bother me in New York? Will telemarketers in New York be able to call people in Oklahoma?
... who buys one of these getting in an accident, bending a door slightly. Ten minutes later they drive into the river without thinking and sink their car. Then if it's in the US, they sue the manufacturer for not telling them they couldn't do it. The company, of course, never thought someone would be that stupid so they are forced to notify everyone in the future.
Then the whole story gets on This is True and I get to laugh at them.
... this guy I knew freshman year in college. He used to sell his used underwear and socks and things like that.
He was a weird guy.
Here's a link to the previous story.
"Did it hurt really?" "Oh yeah!"
IANAL, but since he's not selling it, I don't think anyone would care that he "broke" a patent.
I'm going to start downloading all sorts of music that I already own on CD, not share it, and hope they catch me. Then I can say, "but I already own that song and I wasn't sharing it with anyone! What was I doing wrong!?"
NiMH all the away.
In my experience, NiCD doesn't hold a charge too long at all, while the NiMH ones hold them as long as alkalines and then some. They're expensive, yes - but I find that they don't have a "memory" like NiCD and charge faster, too.
I hear that marijuana can cure glaucoma ... maybe that's another solution :)
I've never heard that expression before, did you make it up yourself? :)
Being a Mechanical Engineering student and a mountain biker, I serioususly doubt that bamboo would make a good mountain bike. From my limited experience, bamboo tends to splinter and split longitudinally when it's bent enough.
Just think of the force you apply to the handlebars when you turn hard, and imagine what would happen to the frame if a stick got lodged in the spokes. Think of how hard you need to hit the brakes when going downhill, and how strong the forks must be to handle the bike being dropped off a 15-foot drop right on the front wheel and being able to ride away. What about trying to ride over logs when you mess up and slam the sprocket into the log; that puts a HUGE strain on the pedals and frame. Also, you would need to mount a derailer somewhere or else have a real hard time going off-road, up and down all the hills that come with the sport.
As for shock absorbing qualities, I think that the bamboo would give a rather smooth ride, even more so if someone could make a floating swing-arm for the back wheel.
No, the bamboo bike is destined to stay on the roads and out of the woods unless someone finds a way to significantly increase bamboo's strength - maybe an epoxy resin covering the entire thing, or fiberglass. But that defeats the entire purpose, doesn't it?
Right from the article, bamboo is actually a grass, not wood. But I can see how chainsaws would hurt it nonetheless.
Doesn't really roll off your tongue like mine does, though.
:)
True enough
1. Control Websites
2. ???
3. Profit!!!
How about:
1. Control Websites.
2. Try to get companies to pay so their websites aren't shut down.
3. A little profit, and a lot of complaints.
4. Get sued.
5. Go out of business.
I sure hope so at least
I immediately don't trust any website that throws that many popups at me.
So since they were only possible damages, can he sell the device and do up to $180 million in damages before they can charge him again because of double jeopardy? i mean, that sounds like a $180 million credit to do damages.
;-)
No, because this time (the way I read it) he was charged with attempting to sell these devices. If he went and actually did it, he could be charged with actually selling them, a whole new crime. Plus he could be hit with a civil suit on top of this (think the OJ Simpson case).
I'm rapidly losing faith in our legal system, but I blame a lot of this on bad juries. I mean, who wants to be tried by 12 people who weren't clever enough to avoid jury duty?
Actually I think you may be right. I think it depends on the "damages" though.
I can just imagine 100 million people being arrested by the FBI due to copyright infringements...
IANAL, but I'm pretty sure copyright infringement is a civil crime and hence is not an arrestable offense. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
If you're not overclocking why even bother?
Because he can.
Because by putting this on the internet, now someone else can who may not have been able to before.
Because of the joy of building something.
Because it's quieter now.
... is employees who know where the really good stuff is.
From my experience, the clerks in music stores - with a few notable exceptions - mostly listen to rap, metal, or old rock. What I want is to walk into a store, talk to someone, and have them guide me to where the good (!!!), relatively unknown music is. I love going to my friends with a new CD and saying, "Check this out, I bet you've never heard of them, but they're an excellent band!"
Until that happens, I'll listen to shoutcast and download the good stuff. I'll do the work myself.
am trying to understand what you are saying, but it simply doesn't make sense (despite your little jab about logic and whatnot).
What doesn't make sense about it? I'll try to clarify it for you.
Feel free to contact me at RowsNSkis@yahoo.com if you really want to talk about it. The slashdot forums are not the place for this discussion.
Yes, I know they're small piezoelectric particles to generate voltage when compressed, but those can't last forever.
You're halfway right.
When a material is deformed by stretching, compressing, twisting, or bending (which is really a combination of stretching and compressing), there is a region called the elastic region where the material will return to its original size and shape when the force deforming it is released. Beyond the elastic region is the plastic region, where the material will remain deformed. If the material is deformed in such a way that the deformation never reaches the plastic region, the material(with a few exceptions) can be cycled (deformed and returned) infinitely without failing. The amount beyond the elastic region that the material is deformed determines how long the material will last. Think about bending a paper clip or a pencil in your hands.
There's a whole field of study devoted to understanding this process better, and to make the existing equations fit the real world better.
Any inaccuracies or typos are because I'm tired and it's late, feel free to correct me if you know what you're talking about.b