Get with the program here. We've abandoned kilo altogether. I propose the "big ejac" and the "ejac" (regular inferred). As an alternate I will also propose the "Holy Crap! Not in my eye! ejac".
AMD chips weren't always hotter than Intel chip. It's really only the Athlons that are hotter. The P60 and P66's were so hot (running at 5 volts) that people actually claimed that the computers they came in would occasionally catch fire.
Most of the time, the Intel chips actually ran hotter. I had an AMD 486 running at 160MHz that didn't even need a fan, just a heatsink.
Even as late as the Pentium III, Intel chips ran very hot.
You also have to consider the typical "My chip is way too hot" source. My stock Athlon is running at 44C under load. However, my overclocked running at 2.2v Athlon rarely dips below 62C. People overclocking (and AMD is more overclocking friendly) are going to have more "I'm overheating" stories.
Prehaps it could be marketed as a small pocket heater
They will probably list this right under, "It makes perfect Julian fries!"
The Sun Will Explode In Less Than Six Years!
Wednesday September 18, 2002
By GEORGE SANFORD
The Sun is overheating and will soon blow up . . . taking Earth and the rest of the solar system with it, scientists warn.
The alert was issued after an international satellite photographed a massive explosion on the surface of the Sun that sent a plume of fire 30 times longer than the diameter of Earth blasting into space.
"It's a sign that the Sun is ready to blow . . . I don't know if I can put it any more plainly than that," says Dutch astrophysicist Dr. Piers Van der Meer, a top expert affiliated with the European Space Agency.
"It will be like a nuclear bomb trillions of times more powerful than the one dropped on Hiroshima going off at the center of our solar system.
"When that happens Earth will be instantly incinerated along with all life on it. It's like when a marshmallow falls into a fire, blackens and melts."
Scientists say the problem is the Sun is literally getting too hot.
The core temperature of the Sun is normally 27 million degrees Fahrenheit. But in recent years it's climbed to an alarming 49 million degrees, says Dr. Van der Meer, leader of a team of Amsterdam-based space scientists who've been tracking the changes in the Sun.
"It's quite similar to when a star goes supernova at the end of its life," Dr. Van der Meer explains. "Over the past 11 years, we've seen our Sun go through changes frighteningly like those that took place in Kepler's Star right before it was observed going supernova in 1604."
Temperatures on the surface of the Sun have been steadily climbing over the past decade, the scientists say.
"This, we believe, not man-made pollution, is responsible for global warming and the alarming effects that we've seen take place on Earth such as the melt-down of the Antarctic ice shelves," asserted Dr. Van der Meer.
The July 1 images were taken by the space-based Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO), a satellite designed to study the internal structure of the Sun and operated jointly by NASA and the European Space Agency.
"The explosion . . . known technically as an eruptive prominence . . . was colossal," said Dr. Van der Meer. "This is the final warning sign we've all been dreading."
The Dutch scientists calculate that if temperatures keep climbing at the current rate the Sun will be unable to sustain itself.
"It will blow apart like an out-of-control nuclear reactor within six years," predicts Dr. Van der Meer.
NASA refuses to confirm the Euro-pean scientists' assertions and a White House source said, "We don't need anyone spreading more panic now."
Lawmakers were quick to criticize the court's decision, arguing that they had given the FTC the authority to implement the list.
"We are confident this ruling will be overturned and the nearly 50 million Americans who have signed up for the do-not-call list will remain free from unwanted telemarketing calls in the privacy of their own homes," Reps. Billy Tauzin and John Dingell said in a statement.
Having a sofa that says "Hello Bob" is all well and good. Right up until it starts saying "Hello Fat Cousin Rita" when you put on a few pounds over the holidays.
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Your bed is very comfortable. Via lito estas tre komfortiga.
Never pee into the wind. Neniam pisu en la venton.
I work like a Japanese beaver. Mi laboras kiel japana kastoro.
Zamenhof sure knew how to party! Zamenhof ja estis festemulo!
Useful Phrases.
Get with the program here. We've abandoned kilo altogether. I propose the "big ejac" and the "ejac" (regular inferred). As an alternate I will also propose the "Holy Crap! Not in my eye! ejac".
Most of the time, the Intel chips actually ran hotter. I had an AMD 486 running at 160MHz that didn't even need a fan, just a heatsink.
Even as late as the Pentium III, Intel chips ran very hot.
You also have to consider the typical "My chip is way too hot" source. My stock Athlon is running at 44C under load. However, my overclocked running at 2.2v Athlon rarely dips below 62C. People overclocking (and AMD is more overclocking friendly) are going to have more "I'm overheating" stories.
They will probably list this right under, "It makes perfect Julian fries!"The Sun Will Explode In Less Than Six Years!
The Sun Will Explode In Less Than Six Years! Wednesday September 18, 2002
By GEORGE SANFORD
The Sun is overheating and will soon blow up . . . taking Earth and the rest of the solar system with it, scientists warn.
The alert was issued after an international satellite photographed a massive explosion on the surface of the Sun that sent a plume of fire 30 times longer than the diameter of Earth blasting into space.
"It's a sign that the Sun is ready to blow . . . I don't know if I can put it any more plainly than that," says Dutch astrophysicist Dr. Piers Van der Meer, a top expert affiliated with the European Space Agency.
"It will be like a nuclear bomb trillions of times more powerful than the one dropped on Hiroshima going off at the center of our solar system.
"When that happens Earth will be instantly incinerated along with all life on it. It's like when a marshmallow falls into a fire, blackens and melts."
Scientists say the problem is the Sun is literally getting too hot.
The core temperature of the Sun is normally 27 million degrees Fahrenheit. But in recent years it's climbed to an alarming 49 million degrees, says Dr. Van der Meer, leader of a team of Amsterdam-based space scientists who've been tracking the changes in the Sun.
"It's quite similar to when a star goes supernova at the end of its life," Dr. Van der Meer explains. "Over the past 11 years, we've seen our Sun go through changes frighteningly like those that took place in Kepler's Star right before it was observed going supernova in 1604."
Temperatures on the surface of the Sun have been steadily climbing over the past decade, the scientists say.
"This, we believe, not man-made pollution, is responsible for global warming and the alarming effects that we've seen take place on Earth such as the melt-down of the Antarctic ice shelves," asserted Dr. Van der Meer.
The July 1 images were taken by the space-based Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO), a satellite designed to study the internal structure of the Sun and operated jointly by NASA and the European Space Agency.
"The explosion . . . known technically as an eruptive prominence . . . was colossal," said Dr. Van der Meer. "This is the final warning sign we've all been dreading."
The Dutch scientists calculate that if temperatures keep climbing at the current rate the Sun will be unable to sustain itself.
"It will blow apart like an out-of-control nuclear reactor within six years," predicts Dr. Van der Meer.
NASA refuses to confirm the Euro-pean scientists' assertions and a White House source said, "We don't need anyone spreading more panic now."
I thought about doing a quick web search for "bang-path" ... Then I thought about having to explain "bang-path" searches on company time to my boss ....
Well at least we didn't all just give our numbers to the telemarketers...
Having a sofa that says "Hello Bob" is all well and good. Right up until it starts saying "Hello Fat Cousin Rita" when you put on a few pounds over the holidays.