So, I understand that you have the main loop and then off ramps for loading/unloading passengers.
1. So I assume they drop people off in one area and then move along to the pick-up area. Hopefully there is a pool of pods waiting in the pickup area further along the off ramp section otherwise people will be waiting for their ride if there are none available.
If there are none available, will there be a 'pool' of pods at every loading/unloading location to call one from (if no travellers are currently due to arrive at this location) or will there be empty spares wasting time on the main loop, reducing throughput?
If there is a pool, and it fills up as not enough people are calling a pod, I guess the computer can just send some pods off without passengers to a different pool or a central storage depot if there is no space in any other pools. This would be needed to prevent a backlog which could prevent people from getting to the unloading area.
2. People unloading. Come on, we all know how hopeless the masses are, the scenario is Easter weekend or xmas or newyears or some other high throughput day at Heathrow. A gazillion numpties want to get to T5. Then the gobshites can't get out in time and start causing an 'unloading' backlog. This backlog backs up along the off ramp until it reaches the main loop. The main loop clogs.
Although I questioned the use of page files in this day and age, I do recognize that there are edge case usages.
Although I use no swap on my 6GB Linux at home, one of our dev Solaris boxes at work, with 16GB physical RAM does indeed use a lot of swap. We had to enable 16GB of swap on this box. It sounds awful, but we have a case where the main workload of this box is a gazillion Weblogic JVMs running and for the most part sitting idle (but devs want them always on, typical).
This works for us as buying an extra 16GB ram would just be a waste as 99.9% of the time the JVMs sit idly in the swap file. Performance is not crucial so it's fine.
Naturally we would not do this in a production environment.
What would be the point in getting DRAM chips on an extra card so that you can simulate a swap file that is effectively only there cos of a lack of... DRAM cips.
It doesn't make sense (unless you have maxed out the motherboard capabilities, but then you probably have bigger issues anyways)
I really don't get this obsession with page files these days. Say you have 4GB ram and an 4GB page file. Memory is cheap these days, so rather than using 4GB of (relatively slow) SSD, why not just get another 4GB ram?
I think the original poster may be correct on this one.
He was not implying that the object would stay still, rather that after the 'shove', the object would now be in a different orbit. The two orbits initially intersect at the point that the 'shove' finishes and no more force has been exerted in changing it's orbit.
Now picture two orbital paths around the planet, but one is at a slightly different angle to the other. They intersect at 2 points, 180 degrees apart. Therefore, the object would stop moving away, relative to you, after 1/4 an orbit. After half an orbit, the orbits would intersect again and you could pick up the spanner.
This, of course assumes that the 'shove' only had a lateral (left/right) component. Any component of force that was up,down, forwards or backwards relative to the initial direction of traffic would complicate that a lot and I do not know how to "in my head" work that out.
The chances of *only* giving the tool a force in the correct plane is, however, pretty unlikely, so the spanner is likely lost for sure.
"bleeding edge type of processor known as a 64-bit CPU"
Since when is a processor architecture that has been available for years, and is the architecture of almost any computer you can buy right now, classed as "Bleeding Edge"
Glad some people here have sense when it comes to this.
I just moved away from Germany and the lane discipline there is great (except the twats, often, I must add, on GB plates, who decide to ignore the laws).
I moved to Canada and it's horrendous, not even the remotest concept of lane discipline on the 40x highways.
Before Germany, I was in the UK and it wasn't much better there. The best standard of motorway driving that I have seen to date is Germany by a country mile.
I missed this. You sir, are an idiot. The last thing we need are people flinging their cars around discovering their limits. Why? Because part of discovering that is exceeding your limits, and on public roads, that gets people killed. I'm a former professional driver, and I've seen what can happen way too many times.
2 points here.
1. The people driving at the limit around other cars/pedestrians are idiots. Those that only do it in empty car parks or on sections of road with no other users are only risking themselves, their car and the tree/pole/ditch. Unfortunately there are way too many people that decide to drive like that around other people and they are, indeed, idiots.
2. Exceeding the cars' limit does not mean coming off the road/having a crash. If you impose upon yourself an artificially tight line then when you, for example, brake too deep into the corner, you still have room to work around it. With the unpredictable nature of public roads, this margin should always be kept. You can still drive well within the safe limit for any given road and still put your car, quite safely, at and beyond the limit. But again, there are too many idiots out there who drive to the limits of the conditions, not allowing for the unpredictable. These are the idiots.
Driving fast does not kill people. Not knowing how to drive fast in a safe manner kills people.
Or, I dunno, why not just try braking properly? Every driver *should* know their car well enough to brake on the limit for any given conditions. It's really not very hard, there is no need for cadence braking in most conditions if you can get this right. Granted it is the thing to do when you overstep the mark on the brakes though.
I think the reason that people can't manage this is cos they spend all their time driving round like pussies and not discovering the limits of their cars. All very well and very "safe" until you get into a situation where knowing the limit of your car can be a life saver.
Do you see racers cadence braking? No, cos there is a much faster way to brake.
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So, I understand that you have the main loop and then off ramps for loading/unloading passengers.
1. So I assume they drop people off in one area and then move along to the pick-up area. Hopefully there is a pool of pods waiting in the pickup area further along the off ramp section otherwise people will be waiting for their ride if there are none available.
If there are none available, will there be a 'pool' of pods at every loading/unloading location to call one from (if no travellers are currently due to arrive at this location) or will there be empty spares wasting time on the main loop, reducing throughput?
If there is a pool, and it fills up as not enough people are calling a pod, I guess the computer can just send some pods off without passengers to a different pool or a central storage depot if there is no space in any other pools. This would be needed to prevent a backlog which could prevent people from getting to the unloading area.
2. People unloading. Come on, we all know how hopeless the masses are, the scenario is Easter weekend or xmas or newyears or some other high throughput day at Heathrow. A gazillion numpties want to get to T5. Then the gobshites can't get out in time and start causing an 'unloading' backlog. This backlog backs up along the off ramp until it reaches the main loop. The main loop clogs.
Looplock.
Nice
Tom...
I am aware of this but, if you noticed, I was replying to someone who said "Don't install Flash. Flash is evil."
No amount of white-listing will let you watch a youtube vid if you don't have flash installed.
Tom...
But I like watching youtube vids...
Quick, someone call Slartibartfast.
Lowering the RPM to maintain the speed? You know, changing up a gear has that effect, right?
I don't see how adjusting the lift profile of the valves can affect RPM vs Speed...
Although I questioned the use of page files in this day and age, I do recognize that there are edge case usages.
Although I use no swap on my 6GB Linux at home, one of our dev Solaris boxes at work, with 16GB physical RAM does indeed use a lot of swap. We had to enable 16GB of swap on this box. It sounds awful, but we have a case where the main workload of this box is a gazillion Weblogic JVMs running and for the most part sitting idle (but devs want them always on, typical).
This works for us as buying an extra 16GB ram would just be a waste as 99.9% of the time the JVMs sit idly in the swap file. Performance is not crucial so it's fine.
Naturally we would not do this in a production environment.
I hope you are going for +1 Funny...
What would be the point in getting DRAM chips on an extra card so that you can simulate a swap file that is effectively only there cos of a lack of... DRAM cips.
It doesn't make sense (unless you have maxed out the motherboard capabilities, but then you probably have bigger issues anyways)
Tom...
I really don't get this obsession with page files these days. Say you have 4GB ram and an 4GB page file. Memory is cheap these days, so rather than using 4GB of (relatively slow) SSD, why not just get another 4GB ram?
if the force was in the correct vector, the velocity would not be different
I think the original poster may be correct on this one.
He was not implying that the object would stay still, rather that after the 'shove', the object would now be in a different orbit. The two orbits initially intersect at the point that the 'shove' finishes and no more force has been exerted in changing it's orbit.
Now picture two orbital paths around the planet, but one is at a slightly different angle to the other. They intersect at 2 points, 180 degrees apart. Therefore, the object would stop moving away, relative to you, after 1/4 an orbit. After half an orbit, the orbits would intersect again and you could pick up the spanner.
This, of course assumes that the 'shove' only had a lateral (left/right) component. Any component of force that was up,down, forwards or backwards relative to the initial direction of traffic would complicate that a lot and I do not know how to "in my head" work that out.
The chances of *only* giving the tool a force in the correct plane is, however, pretty unlikely, so the spanner is likely lost for sure.
Tom...
I thought "naah that article was not like that" But upon reading it again, I concur.
My sarcasm must have been broken yesterday.
FTA:
"bleeding edge type of processor known as a 64-bit CPU"
Since when is a processor architecture that has been available for years, and is the architecture of almost any computer you can buy right now, classed as "Bleeding Edge"
Bleedin 'ell
Won't the bread come out a bit smelly though?
Tom...
Oh really?
bash-3.00$ uname -sr
SunOS 5.10
bash-3.00$ grep -r foo .
grep: illegal option -- r
Usage: grep -hblcnsviw pattern file . . .
Don't assume that everyone has the same grep you have on your Linux. Especially in a Unix tricks thread :)
Tom...
Well surely the special meat vats would be designed with this in mind and have built in electrical stimulus to exercise the meat.
Maybe it can come pre-peppered.
Mmmmmmm
Tom...
Surely
10 PRINT "YAY!"
20 GOTO 10
RUN
It's so old they made a song about it last century ffs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCurWzyu7fM
Tom...
Glad some people here have sense when it comes to this.
I just moved away from Germany and the lane discipline there is great (except the twats, often, I must add, on GB plates, who decide to ignore the laws).
I moved to Canada and it's horrendous, not even the remotest concept of lane discipline on the 40x highways.
Before Germany, I was in the UK and it wasn't much better there. The best standard of motorway driving that I have seen to date is Germany by a country mile.
Tom...
Mod parent up. (And the flamebait one too I guess)
I am so fed up with people who think they are in the right when they hold up traffic.
They should have their licenses revoked, they are a danger on the roads.
Tom...
Aye, it uses infrablue not infrared
I missed this. You sir, are an idiot. The last thing we need are people flinging their cars around discovering their limits. Why? Because part of discovering that is exceeding your limits, and on public roads, that gets people killed. I'm a former professional driver, and I've seen what can happen way too many times.
2 points here.
1. The people driving at the limit around other cars/pedestrians are idiots. Those that only do it in empty car parks or on sections of road with no other users are only risking themselves, their car and the tree/pole/ditch. Unfortunately there are way too many people that decide to drive like that around other people and they are, indeed, idiots.
2. Exceeding the cars' limit does not mean coming off the road/having a crash. If you impose upon yourself an artificially tight line then when you, for example, brake too deep into the corner, you still have room to work around it. With the unpredictable nature of public roads, this margin should always be kept. You can still drive well within the safe limit for any given road and still put your car, quite safely, at and beyond the limit. But again, there are too many idiots out there who drive to the limits of the conditions, not allowing for the unpredictable. These are the idiots.
Driving fast does not kill people. Not knowing how to drive fast in a safe manner kills people.
Tom...
Or, I dunno, why not just try braking properly? Every driver *should* know their car well enough to brake on the limit for any given conditions. It's really not very hard, there is no need for cadence braking in most conditions if you can get this right. Granted it is the thing to do when you overstep the mark on the brakes though.
I think the reason that people can't manage this is cos they spend all their time driving round like pussies and not discovering the limits of their cars. All very well and very "safe" until you get into a situation where knowing the limit of your car can be a life saver.
Do you see racers cadence braking? No, cos there is a much faster way to brake.
Tom...
Aye, along with all the people above who Missed The Point.
OK, now the same scenario, but at 40 in a 40, on an otherwise empty road, just to shut up all the people about the speed.
I forgot how detailed you had to be on /. when trying to give scenarios.
Tom...