I always get a chuckle when I hear about these flywheels. Sure, all modern engines have one, but the kind needed to store that much potential energy is a disaster waiting to happen.
1. Taking a highway ramp to another perpendicular highway at 50Mph is stressful enough. Imagine how changing direction with a fucking GYRO will do. You'll end up in the wall eventually.
2. Imagine getting into a car wreck with that thing fully spooled up. There had better be some form of safety device in place, because I'd hate for that flywheel to fragment like a hand grenade!
In short, these might be great for a bus or 18 wheeler assuming the engineering problems are worked out. But no way in hell would I want one in a 4 door sedan or smaller.
You see, because of these legalities now, all ISP business will be taken over and run by the local or federal government. That's exactly what the MPAA and RIAA want! They want the service to be controlled and laws enforced by the same orginization.
Oh, and paid for by your tax dollars for sub-par reliablility and performance...naturally.
My older ATI x1950 XTX card came with 512MB of GDDR4 while the newer nVidia 8800GT uses GDDR3. Obviously the 8800GT is a faster card in every way in comparison. That said, what do bet there will be another G8 series using the new GDDR5?
First: Diplomacy almost never works. Sure, you can try it over and over again. But eventually, war is the answer between factions of irreconcilable differences. In such instances, peace can only be obtained when one side wins and/or the other side surrenders unconditionally.
Words mean things. Please re-read the above statement if your still confused.
Second: The US and the rest of the world have been very diplomatic regarding both Iraq (UN resolutions) and Iran. We know what happed with Iraq, given the current situation; it's a no-brainer as to what's going to happen with Iran. Question to ask yourself; who's going to lay down the hardware?
Just like Nixon, Clinton, and now Bush, the whole peace process between Israel and Palestine will go no where. It'll just prolong the inevitable bouts of warfare between the two nations. Personally, I'd say we arm them all and let them have at it. Duke it out, winner takes all. If Israel loses...tough shit. If Palestine loses...tough shit again. Just stop the endless constipation and get it over with already. The world is waiting.
FYI, I do hope I'm wrong about the new peace process. I'm just stating the historical fact, that's all.
CFL bulbs are great for seedlings, but you'll need to use HID for best resaults. Time = Money. For these guys, they want to grow their pot and sell it ASAP. They also do it on a large scale. Say, an entire garage retrofitted for this scheme. HID bulbs range from 250 to 1000w each!
Ever study a godless society or those in power that don't believe in God (or "higher power" more specifically)? You get a nasty form of hubris and arrogance hell bent on power and selfishness.
On the flip side of the coin, I wouldn't want to live in the days of the crusades or modern radical Islam either. But don't wish for a Godless society. It's just as bad.
Marijuana hydroponics is a huge issue for Houston. The only way for police to get probable cause is via IR satellite, or helicopter imagery or by subpoenaing the suspects electric bill. Either way, running a hydroponic requires an enormous amount of electricity and in turn releases a large amount of IR seen from the roof tops and walls.
That said, anyone want to guess what a drone equiped with an IR camara will provide? Care to guess its efficiency over the previous methods?
This AC comment is a perfect example of an arrogant, elitist, condescending attitude.
*sarcasm* What do I know. I'm just a pleb along with the rest of the voting public. This AC should be anointed with authoritarian power to point us in the right direction. *sarcasm*
I think there is the potential for much more than that if a newly minted Democratically-controlled federal government does the environmentally sound thing and attacks coal...
Fine. But just as long as you know that cheap energy will be a thing of the past once this happens.
Coal is that cheap energy you enjoy. Even if it's not part of your electric plan, you're still using it when shopping for other goods and services that are using it. Unless you plan on replacing it with something as cheep, everyone will feel the pain.
I only ask this. Once the cost of electricity goes through the roof because you were in favor of getting rid of coal; don't bitch about it! If you and your supporters are ok with this ramification, then by all means go for it.
George Bush has looked at Putin's soul and pronounced it excellent.
It's true, Bush did say something along those lines. To this day, that leaves me scratching my head till all my hair falls out. I've been keeping up with politics for a long time. But this...THIS leaves me confused! Seriously, WTF?
To be rational about it however, I can only think of a few reasons why he would say this.
1. He's trying to befriend Putin so he can get him to change his ways. You know the drill "Keep your friends close, keep your enemies closer"
2. Putin is a psychopath , and equally as dangerous as Mahmoud Ahmadinjad. Bush it kissing major ass in order to keep him from doing something the world will regret. It's one thing to stop someone trying to acquire WMDs, it's another dealing with someone who already has them.
I'm putting my money on #2. I feel like America is being blackmailed some how. Particularly with energy and their support of Iran.
All of the landfills I've visted in and around the Houston area have methane capture power generation. It's a standard thing to have in place from what I hear.
has been reported that PALs have been installed on Pakistan's nuclear weapons...
I've always wondered. Given the state of Pakistan and all that, I can truely sleep better at night knowing this. I just hope we're not deluded into a false sense of security.
Just because you can link all devices to the Net, doesn't mean you have to.
Tell that to my washing machine and toaster. They'll get lonely when I'm away and will want someone to talk too. So when they send you an IM, please be nice and respond back ok? And while your at it, think of the potentially billions of devices that get lonely too!
Please, don't snuff them out with IP4. Give them a voice by supporting IP6!
Oh ya, almost forgot... Next time you hear from that chrome covered slotted bitch, tell it not to burn my toast. I HATE THAT!
Define Terrorists please. If you're talking about Al-Queda, you're wrong. This group hates democracy as it goes against Sharia law to the most extreme. Anything governed outside this religious foundation is seen as an act of Hubris and thus punishable by death in the eyes of Allah (Arabic word for God).
Next time, educate yourself about our sworn western enemies before justifying their cause. Bluntly put, I don't give a damn about their cause. These people need to die like the parasites they are on humanity.
Thank for America, and thank God for our men in uniform protecting the freedoms you take for granted!
Vista might not be the utter stinking turd that ME was but it's a painful bowel movement nonetheless.
What bowel movement? I've been running Vista on my laptop for over six months now, and I'm still left constipated.
I sware, if my manager ever gave me the order to roll out Vista on our client's network, I'll quit and look for another job. I'll be damned if I'm held responsible for that cluster-fuck move!
you find that some data centers are moving to converting from AC to DC outside of the cases and transporting DC directly to the servers.
See, that's what I don't get. Where on Gods green Earth can I find Dell PowerEdge servers running directly off DC? The only PSU options available are your standard AC/DC design. So what Brand/Make/Model servers have DC/DC PSU options?
I'm all for the idea of running DC in a data center. I just find it to be a chick/egg problem. Are the data centers going to DC in hopes of achieving the "if we build it, they will come" dream? That's quite an investment gamble!
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I always get a chuckle when I hear about these flywheels. Sure, all modern engines have one, but the kind needed to store that much potential energy is a disaster waiting to happen.
1. Taking a highway ramp to another perpendicular highway at 50Mph is stressful enough. Imagine how changing direction with a fucking GYRO will do. You'll end up in the wall eventually.
2. Imagine getting into a car wreck with that thing fully spooled up. There had better be some form of safety device in place, because I'd hate for that flywheel to fragment like a hand grenade!
In short, these might be great for a bus or 18 wheeler assuming the engineering problems are worked out. But no way in hell would I want one in a 4 door sedan or smaller.
You see, because of these legalities now, all ISP business will be taken over and run by the local or federal government. That's exactly what the MPAA and RIAA want! They want the service to be controlled and laws enforced by the same orginization.
Oh, and paid for by your tax dollars for sub-par reliablility and performance...naturally.
Am I the only one thinking Planet of the Apes after reading this?
GDDR4 was available for the ATI Radeon x1950 XTX, 2600 XT, and 2900 XT cards.
My older ATI x1950 XTX card came with 512MB of GDDR4 while the newer nVidia 8800GT uses GDDR3. Obviously the 8800GT is a faster card in every way in comparison. That said, what do bet there will be another G8 series using the new GDDR5?
Remember folks. It's the seriousness of the charge, not the lack of evidence that's important.
Guilty until proven innocent seems to be the mime around here.
An umbrella?
First: Diplomacy almost never works. Sure, you can try it over and over again. But eventually, war is the answer between factions of irreconcilable differences. In such instances, peace can only be obtained when one side wins and/or the other side surrenders unconditionally.
Words mean things. Please re-read the above statement if your still confused.
Second: The US and the rest of the world have been very diplomatic regarding both Iraq (UN resolutions) and Iran. We know what happed with Iraq, given the current situation; it's a no-brainer as to what's going to happen with Iran. Question to ask yourself; who's going to lay down the hardware?
Just like Nixon, Clinton, and now Bush, the whole peace process between Israel and Palestine will go no where. It'll just prolong the inevitable bouts of warfare between the two nations. Personally, I'd say we arm them all and let them have at it. Duke it out, winner takes all. If Israel loses...tough shit. If Palestine loses...tough shit again. Just stop the endless constipation and get it over with already. The world is waiting.
FYI, I do hope I'm wrong about the new peace process. I'm just stating the historical fact, that's all.
To slow. Should go for the bear trap instead.
Bet they get paid more than you do (and me for that matter). After all, they have a fancy title. That's all you need to make the big bucks.
CFL bulbs are great for seedlings, but you'll need to use HID for best resaults. Time = Money. For these guys, they want to grow their pot and sell it ASAP. They also do it on a large scale. Say, an entire garage retrofitted for this scheme. HID bulbs range from 250 to 1000w each!
I've always viewed the U.N as a corrupt orginization and an enemy of the US. I'm sure many agree.
Ever study a godless society or those in power that don't believe in God (or "higher power" more specifically)? You get a nasty form of hubris and arrogance hell bent on power and selfishness.
On the flip side of the coin, I wouldn't want to live in the days of the crusades or modern radical Islam either. But don't wish for a Godless society. It's just as bad.
Marijuana hydroponics is a huge issue for Houston. The only way for police to get probable cause is via IR satellite, or helicopter imagery or by subpoenaing the suspects electric bill. Either way, running a hydroponic requires an enormous amount of electricity and in turn releases a large amount of IR seen from the roof tops and walls.
That said, anyone want to guess what a drone equiped with an IR camara will provide? Care to guess its efficiency over the previous methods?
I know I shouldn't feed the trolls, but...
This AC comment is a perfect example of an arrogant, elitist, condescending attitude.
*sarcasm*
What do I know. I'm just a pleb along with the rest of the voting public. This AC should be anointed with authoritarian power to point us in the right direction.
*sarcasm*
I think there is the potential for much more than that if a newly minted Democratically-controlled federal government does the environmentally sound thing and attacks coal...
Fine. But just as long as you know that cheap energy will be a thing of the past once this happens.
Coal is that cheap energy you enjoy. Even if it's not part of your electric plan, you're still using it when shopping for other goods and services that are using it. Unless you plan on replacing it with something as cheep, everyone will feel the pain.
I only ask this. Once the cost of electricity goes through the roof because you were in favor of getting rid of coal; don't bitch about it! If you and your supporters are ok with this ramification, then by all means go for it.
George Bush has looked at Putin's soul and pronounced it excellent.
It's true, Bush did say something along those lines. To this day, that leaves me scratching my head till all my hair falls out. I've been keeping up with politics for a long time. But this...THIS leaves me confused! Seriously, WTF?
To be rational about it however, I can only think of a few reasons why he would say this.
1. He's trying to befriend Putin so he can get him to change his ways. You know the drill "Keep your friends close, keep your enemies closer"
2. Putin is a psychopath , and equally as dangerous as Mahmoud Ahmadinjad. Bush it kissing major ass in order to keep him from doing something the world will regret. It's one thing to stop someone trying to acquire WMDs, it's another dealing with someone who already has them.
I'm putting my money on #2. I feel like America is being blackmailed some how. Particularly with energy and their support of Iran.
Well I would have no problem sending them a heaping pile of dung First Class. Can't say they could do the same for me.
All of the landfills I've visted in and around the Houston area have methane capture power generation. It's a standard thing to have in place from what I hear.
I've always wondered. Given the state of Pakistan and all that, I can truely sleep better at night knowing this. I just hope we're not deluded into a false sense of security.
Just because you can link all devices to the Net, doesn't mean you have to.
Tell that to my washing machine and toaster. They'll get lonely when I'm away and will want someone to talk too. So when they send you an IM, please be nice and respond back ok? And while your at it, think of the potentially billions of devices that get lonely too!
Please, don't snuff them out with IP4. Give them a voice by supporting IP6!
Oh ya, almost forgot... Next time you hear from that chrome covered slotted bitch, tell it not to burn my toast. I HATE THAT!
Define Terrorists please. If you're talking about Al-Queda, you're wrong. This group hates democracy as it goes against Sharia law to the most extreme. Anything governed outside this religious foundation is seen as an act of Hubris and thus punishable by death in the eyes of Allah (Arabic word for God).
Next time, educate yourself about our sworn western enemies before justifying their cause. Bluntly put, I don't give a damn about their cause. These people need to die like the parasites they are on humanity.
Thank for America, and thank God for our men in uniform protecting the freedoms you take for granted!
Vista might not be the utter stinking turd that ME was but it's a painful bowel movement nonetheless.
What bowel movement? I've been running Vista on my laptop for over six months now, and I'm still left constipated.
I sware, if my manager ever gave me the order to roll out Vista on our client's network, I'll quit and look for another job. I'll be damned if I'm held responsible for that cluster-fuck move!
Some of us are waking up with a hangover you insensitive clod! To hell with your Lucky Charms.
See, that's what I don't get. Where on Gods green Earth can I find Dell PowerEdge servers running directly off DC? The only PSU options available are your standard AC/DC design. So what Brand/Make/Model servers have DC/DC PSU options?
I'm all for the idea of running DC in a data center. I just find it to be a chick/egg problem. Are the data centers going to DC in hopes of achieving the "if we build it, they will come" dream? That's quite an investment gamble!