As I understand it, one atmosphere (1 bar) = 14.7 PSI. When you pull a vacuum, the best you can do is reduce that to zero, or close to it.
That said, when the combined fluid in the straw reached a certain weight, 14.7 PSI of pressure is no longer enough to "push" more fluid up higher (the other end is 0 PSI of course).
Which leads me to my question. Why is 32 feet the limit? Given what I just stated, one would think the maximum height would change depending on two factors. 1. The diameter of the straw. 2. The weight of the fluid per unit volume.
No, your wrong because deregulation is working out AWSOME in Houston, TX. I suggest looking again at the failures in Cali. Only if they had more local power generation available...
Good, I'm glad! I hope Texas (my state) fucks over Cali for being retarded enough not to build more power plants.
Repeat after me. Environmentalism and Economies HATE each other. You can't have one without messing up the other! Cali made their choice to be "Green". Now they can reap what they sow.
Every week, I've been renting movies from MovieLink.com. It's always been blistering fast. Last Thursday however, it was slow as hell. It was downloading less than 1 Mbit/s and not the full 4.5 I've been used too.
It could have been a problem with MovieLink's connection, but I'll try it again next week.
Dude!!! If only I had a boogie board, then I could ride the ash fountain to the top! What? George Lucas wants to use the idea for his next Starwars movie? Bummer:(
Most cable co's are (if not all) franchises. As such, each cable co in each city has their own contract with the networks. With competition from Dish Networks and soon Telco (IPTV technology), they can't afford to piss of the popular media vendors. That would be the networks in this case.
you should try it again, you should get superior picture by it going directly to the TV instead of having to pass the signal through another box.
If your using a DVI or HDMI cable, this simply is not true. When using these cables, you get an uncompressed video feed from the box. In fact, I've often found the cable box to provide BETTER video output than the card. For some reason, the MPEG decoder chips built into these TVs sucks ass. Or at least that was the case with first generation cable card ready TVs.
It's the networks that are pushing DRM, not the cable co.
If Cox, Comcast, or Dish Networks (sat TV provider) objected to using DRM technology, the networks would tell them to kiss off or pay an extra charge for not protecting THEIR (the networks) content via DRM. Also, paying for new hardware that is DRM compliant is a huge capital expense.
On the other hand Time Warner owns a crapload of other media. In this case, it would be beneficial for them to enforce DRM. Oh well, at least their RoadRunner service never let me down. It's always fast and reliable, but I digress:)
...but I believe as a general principle there's no way an EULA could be enforced.
That may be true in the other 49 states, but I'm not so sure about Louisiana. You see, the legal system is based on "Napoleonic code". A judge in that state doesn't rule what's "wright" or "wrong", but rather how the source code (contract) is parsed. Basically, this judge is nothing more than a glorified lawer who has the final word. Also, judicial precedent does NOT come into play. Judicial precedent is practiced in English common law which the other 49 states do subscribe to.
Put it to you this way. If you signed a contract in the state of Louisiana, it's very legally binding!
I have hundreds of Yodabytes of data stored in BRAIN format. However, the media tends to crash giving me a huge headache! Next comes bouts of depression.
Maybe I should forget more often on purpose, then I would have less to worry about when I lose my data on purpose.
Now that I think about it, I should apply this lesson to my computer data too:)
Don't worry, that will change to Vista ONLY when released.
Reason?
Ummm, MS needed to add some "Features" that requires DirectX 10. Or, they could just be honest and say... "we need to push more Vista sales. This program will act as the conduit to achieve that goal."
Five years ago, I LOVED WiFi technology. Now...I hate it with a passion. I'm tired of dealing with random disconnects and interrupted file transfers. That's what I get living in an apartment complex where WiFi routers and WiFi enabled printers are the norm.
Going back to networking basics has eliminated a vast amount of stress in my life. 802.11 technology has been raped and abused. Effectively, it's now "spent"!
According to whom? Would the sources be inside or outside Russia? If they are from inside, I would have serious doubts about that sources reputation. Hell, even doing international business with Russia is dubious at best.
I don't mean to sound like an ass, but Russia is corrupt as hell. Just WHO would you trust there? I feel sorry for them. I put far more trust in China's political and economic system than Russia's. That's saying a lot!
Of course, you would need some magical method to reconstruct this DNA and put it into an egg at the right timing, which would likely form an approximation of the identical twin of a person. The technology for this is not here yet.
How about "cyber synthetic biology"? Basically, digitally grow the organism via emulation. I bet this technology will be used to study and digitally dissect a dinosaur long before one is actually cloned.
Throw enough CPU power at it to emulate neural activity...and it might be "alive"
Could happen in the next 50 years. Ya never know;)
This may be an urban legend, but I've been told on numerous occasions that a large volume of Telescope sales can be traced back to New York. Given the tall buildings and high level of light pollution, wanna take a guess what they're really used for?
Keep in mind that our Military is voluntary. It doesn't really matter though, because they're also civilians whom have family and friends that are not in the service.
No, I would expect a civil war. Both sides would contain civilians and military personnel. God forbid the H-Bombs get divided up among the factions.
Atomic civil war. Now that's a thought worth pondering...
All that's true about second/third hand nuclear power... but so what?
Because our sun is reliable fusion reactor that has been burning brightly for billions of years now. It's a safe bet that it will continue to burn long after the human race dies off...or evolves into "something else" of than humanity as we know it.
Point is, if we can harness the power of our sun efficiently, the quality of life will improve for everyone on this planet: both environmentally and economically.
I agree that your average listener will not be able to discern audio quality from DRM vs. Non-DRM. However, let's say you have two MP3s encoded at 128kbps @ 44Khz. One file has DRM, the other does not. Also, both files just so happen to have the same file size. Technically, the Non-DRMed file will be of better quality because none of its bits per frame are being chewed up with DRM binary. In such a case, it's not a theory, but a mathematical fact!
The same issue applies to MP3s encoded with Error Correction. Taken from the CDex manual... "When enabled, it will add a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) code in each frame, allowing [the decoding software] to detect transmission errors that could occur on the MP3 stream. However, it takes 16 bits per frame that would otherwise be used for encoding, and therefore will slightly (probably imperceptibly) reduce the sound quality."
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We're talking about sucking water up a straw, tube, or pipe by pulling a vacuum at the top.
Pumping fluid from the bottom isn't an issue. But sucking fluid from the top is. Hence the limitation.
That statement only applies to the loser, not the victor. As such, war has and always will continue due to the risk/reward possibilities.
It's 0% if you play "Global Thermonuclear War". The only winning strategy is not to play.
Sounds like fun. Let's test this theory =)
As I understand it, one atmosphere (1 bar) = 14.7 PSI. When you pull a vacuum, the best you can do is reduce that to zero, or close to it.
That said, when the combined fluid in the straw reached a certain weight, 14.7 PSI of pressure is no longer enough to "push" more fluid up higher (the other end is 0 PSI of course).
Which leads me to my question. Why is 32 feet the limit? Given what I just stated, one would think the maximum height would change depending on two factors. 1. The diameter of the straw. 2. The weight of the fluid per unit volume.
No, your wrong because deregulation is working out AWSOME in Houston, TX. I suggest looking again at the failures in Cali. Only if they had more local power generation available...
It's a straw hut for you. Hippy! Haha
Good, I'm glad! I hope Texas (my state) fucks over Cali for being retarded enough not to build more power plants.
Repeat after me. Environmentalism and Economies HATE each other. You can't have one without messing up the other! Cali made their choice to be "Green". Now they can reap what they sow.
Every week, I've been renting movies from MovieLink.com. It's always been blistering fast. Last Thursday however, it was slow as hell. It was downloading less than 1 Mbit/s and not the full 4.5 I've been used too.
It could have been a problem with MovieLink's connection, but I'll try it again next week.
It does make me wonder...
Dude!!! If only I had a boogie board, then I could ride the ash fountain to the top! What? George Lucas wants to use the idea for his next Starwars movie? Bummer :(
QQ and ICQ are very popular in China. I'm not sure why, but I thought I'd mention it.
Most cable co's are (if not all) franchises. As such, each cable co in each city has their own contract with the networks. With competition from Dish Networks and soon Telco (IPTV technology), they can't afford to piss of the popular media vendors. That would be the networks in this case.
you should try it again, you should get superior picture by it going directly to the TV instead of having to pass the signal through another box.
If your using a DVI or HDMI cable, this simply is not true. When using these cables, you get an uncompressed video feed from the box. In fact, I've often found the cable box to provide BETTER video output than the card. For some reason, the MPEG decoder chips built into these TVs sucks ass. Or at least that was the case with first generation cable card ready TVs.
It's the networks that are pushing DRM, not the cable co.
:)
If Cox, Comcast, or Dish Networks (sat TV provider) objected to using DRM technology, the networks would tell them to kiss off or pay an extra charge for not protecting THEIR (the networks) content via DRM. Also, paying for new hardware that is DRM compliant is a huge capital expense.
On the other hand Time Warner owns a crapload of other media. In this case, it would be beneficial for them to enforce DRM. Oh well, at least their RoadRunner service never let me down. It's always fast and reliable, but I digress
That may be true in the other 49 states, but I'm not so sure about Louisiana. You see, the legal system is based on "Napoleonic code". A judge in that state doesn't rule what's "wright" or "wrong", but rather how the source code (contract) is parsed. Basically, this judge is nothing more than a glorified lawer who has the final word. Also, judicial precedent does NOT come into play. Judicial precedent is practiced in English common law which the other 49 states do subscribe to.
Put it to you this way. If you signed a contract in the state of Louisiana, it's very legally binding!
I have hundreds of Yodabytes of data stored in BRAIN format. However, the media tends to crash giving me a huge headache! Next comes bouts of depression.
:)
Maybe I should forget more often on purpose, then I would have less to worry about when I lose my data on purpose.
Now that I think about it, I should apply this lesson to my computer data too
They're called telomeres.
Don't worry, that will change to Vista ONLY when released.
Reason?
Ummm, MS needed to add some "Features" that requires DirectX 10. Or, they could just be honest and say... "we need to push more Vista sales. This program will act as the conduit to achieve that goal."
You are so fucking intelligent!!! No, really, you are!
That said; you're either wrong, or you've just insulted yourself by thinking I lack intelligence.
Haha
***stroking my CAT5e cable with happiness*** :)
Five years ago, I LOVED WiFi technology. Now...I hate it with a passion. I'm tired of dealing with random disconnects and interrupted file transfers. That's what I get living in an apartment complex where WiFi routers and WiFi enabled printers are the norm.
Going back to networking basics has eliminated a vast amount of stress in my life. 802.11 technology has been raped and abused. Effectively, it's now "spent"!
According to whom? Would the sources be inside or outside Russia? If they are from inside, I would have serious doubts about that sources reputation. Hell, even doing international business with Russia is dubious at best.
I don't mean to sound like an ass, but Russia is corrupt as hell. Just WHO would you trust there? I feel sorry for them. I put far more trust in China's political and economic system than Russia's. That's saying a lot!
How about "cyber synthetic biology"? Basically, digitally grow the organism via emulation. I bet this technology will be used to study and digitally dissect a dinosaur long before one is actually cloned.
Throw enough CPU power at it to emulate neural activity...and it might be "alive"
Could happen in the next 50 years. Ya never know
This may be an urban legend, but I've been told on numerous occasions that a large volume of Telescope sales can be traced back to New York. Given the tall buildings and high level of light pollution, wanna take a guess what they're really used for?
Keep in mind that our Military is voluntary. It doesn't really matter though, because they're also civilians whom have family and friends that are not in the service.
No, I would expect a civil war. Both sides would contain civilians and military personnel. God forbid the H-Bombs get divided up among the factions.
Atomic civil war. Now that's a thought worth pondering...
Oh hell... Why doesn't Dell move its HQ from Austin to India? Just get it over with.
Because our sun is reliable fusion reactor that has been burning brightly for billions of years now. It's a safe bet that it will continue to burn long after the human race dies off...or evolves into "something else" of than humanity as we know it.
Point is, if we can harness the power of our sun efficiently, the quality of life will improve for everyone on this planet: both environmentally and economically.
I agree that your average listener will not be able to discern audio quality from DRM vs. Non-DRM. However, let's say you have two MP3s encoded at 128kbps @ 44Khz. One file has DRM, the other does not. Also, both files just so happen to have the same file size. Technically, the Non-DRMed file will be of better quality because none of its bits per frame are being chewed up with DRM binary. In such a case, it's not a theory, but a mathematical fact!
The same issue applies to MP3s encoded with Error Correction. Taken from the CDex manual... "When enabled, it will add a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) code in each frame, allowing [the decoding software] to detect transmission errors that could occur on the MP3 stream. However, it takes 16 bits per frame that would otherwise be used for encoding, and therefore will slightly (probably imperceptibly) reduce the sound quality."