I can't remember what version I used at the time, probably 3.6, or whatever came right after that. I tried the game in FF 9, and it wouldn't work at all (possibly my fault, and I don't really have the time to debug it right now). But I tried the box2dweb demo, and it ran much better. There was none of the jerkiness I saw before.
If we're talking about JavaScript execution, then yeah, the difference is at least that much. Last year, I tried writing a game in JavaScript, since all the cool kids are dropping Flash nowadays. It worked fine on Chrome, but was completely unusable on FF. Running it in WebKit on Android, on hardware that's puny compared to my desktop, it still ran better than in FF.
Which is a real shame, because overall, FF is my favorite browser. I like the configurability, I like the wide selection of plugins, I like the fact that it's 100% free software, unlike Chrome.
I don't know about the TSA, but the Border Patrol regularly harasses people at the Rochester, NY bus/train station. If you don't believe me, just go over there, you can't miss them. Apparently those guys can stop and question people anywhere at or near the border. Which sounds innocuous, except they use an incredibly liberal definition of "near the border": anywhere within a 100 miles of a land border, or a sea coast, or the coast of the Great Lakes.
Facebook credits are like the old Soviet-block currencies. If you were an American visiting the USSR, you could exchange your dollars for rubles when you arrived. But there was no way to exchange them back. And rubles were worthless outside the USSR.
My records are worthless to anyone but me, so why the hell would anyone want to steal them? OK, there are all the friendly insurance companies, who want to ensure that I'm not stealing their God-given profits by hiding some pre-existing condition... but they already have better access to my information than I do.
You're trying to invent some reason why people should not have access to their own records, and failing miserably.
I actually have no idea what the amount of heat would be, I was just throwing the idea out there. But you seem pretty confident - what's the basis of your assertion?
Let me explain it another way. You have a hot car engine. You shut off the engine. The engine will radiate heat, until eventually it reaches equilibrium with the surrounding environment.
But if the cooling system keeps running, and pumping coolant through the engine and the radiator, the heat will be transferred faster.
In both cases, the amount of heat energy transferred into the air is the same. So on a geological time scale, it would all even out. But on a human time scale, we'd see a rise in atmospheric temperature.
If a solar or wind generator gets destroyed by an earthquake, it doesn't render the entire area uninhabitable.
When people compare the costs of various methods of making energy, they usually consider the scenarios where everything works like it's supposed to - they don't think about the costs of catastrophic failure. Which is bound to happen sooner or later.
I'd also question the assertion that the frame has no seams, unless it is cast or MIM or the like. If so, I can't figure how that would be an advantage over a traditional butted or welded Al frame.
"Simple brakes" is also an hilarious callout, to describe what are likely off the shelf cable pulled calipers not significantly different in design from every bike in stock at Wal-Mart.
Well, yeah. That's the point. Cable-actuated brakes are reliable, and when they do break, they're much easier to fix in the field than hydraulic brakes. They don't have quite as much stopping power as hydraulics, but for a mostly flat ride, that won't be a problem.
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I can't remember what version I used at the time, probably 3.6, or whatever came right after that. I tried the game in FF 9, and it wouldn't work at all (possibly my fault, and I don't really have the time to debug it right now). But I tried the box2dweb demo, and it ran much better. There was none of the jerkiness I saw before.
So yeah, it did improve.
Honestly, Chrome is 3X faster than Firefox.
If we're talking about JavaScript execution, then yeah, the difference is at least that much. Last year, I tried writing a game in JavaScript, since all the cool kids are dropping Flash nowadays. It worked fine on Chrome, but was completely unusable on FF. Running it in WebKit on Android, on hardware that's puny compared to my desktop, it still ran better than in FF.
Which is a real shame, because overall, FF is my favorite browser. I like the configurability, I like the wide selection of plugins, I like the fact that it's 100% free software, unlike Chrome.
The 21st is intact for now, but MAAD is working hard to get rid of it.
On the other hand, the Third is doing great. When's the last time you had a soldier quartered in your home?
I don't know about the TSA, but the Border Patrol regularly harasses people at the Rochester, NY bus/train station. If you don't believe me, just go over there, you can't miss them. Apparently those guys can stop and question people anywhere at or near the border. Which sounds innocuous, except they use an incredibly liberal definition of "near the border": anywhere within a 100 miles of a land border, or a sea coast, or the coast of the Great Lakes.
Facebook credits are like the old Soviet-block currencies. If you were an American visiting the USSR, you could exchange your dollars for rubles when you arrived. But there was no way to exchange them back. And rubles were worthless outside the USSR.
tidal and wave influences
This is the Mediterranean. Tides aren't really a factor.
This guy even ordered a meal at one of the restaurants on the ship after he drove his ship against the wall.
The cooks got suspicious when he ordered it to-go.
The lower Mississippi especially. Check out the state borders on this map.
Seems like they've worked on it since the last time you checked: http://www.dartlang.org/support/faq.html#hello-world-js-size
People will lose them ... or they'll be stolen.
My records are worthless to anyone but me, so why the hell would anyone want to steal them? OK, there are all the friendly insurance companies, who want to ensure that I'm not stealing their God-given profits by hiding some pre-existing condition... but they already have better access to my information than I do.
You're trying to invent some reason why people should not have access to their own records, and failing miserably.
Which proves that the Lesser Depression was caused by a rise in the price of copper.
The people who read Slashdot have already heard of SOPA, and already have an opinion of it. So I don't see the point.
I actually have no idea what the amount of heat would be, I was just throwing the idea out there. But you seem pretty confident - what's the basis of your assertion?
Are you stupid, or trolling? This is a serious question. I really can't tell.
Let me explain it another way. You have a hot car engine. You shut off the engine. The engine will radiate heat, until eventually it reaches equilibrium with the surrounding environment.
But if the cooling system keeps running, and pumping coolant through the engine and the radiator, the heat will be transferred faster.
In both cases, the amount of heat energy transferred into the air is the same. So on a geological time scale, it would all even out. But on a human time scale, we'd see a rise in atmospheric temperature.
I know it's being transferred anyways. I said that this would accelerate the transfer.
What's so hard to understand about this? You're introducing a heat-transfer mechanism that wasn't there before. The waterwheel analogy makes no sense.
OR
You're accelerating the transfer of heat from the mantle into the atmosphere, which increases global warming.
Absolutely true. Moderate drinking is harmless, even in large quantities. Slainte!
when a solar or wind generator gets *built* it renders the entire area uninhabitable
I don't even know what the hell you're talking about. I can't put solar panels on my roof? I can't build a house within a mile of a windmill?
If a solar or wind generator gets destroyed by an earthquake, it doesn't render the entire area uninhabitable.
When people compare the costs of various methods of making energy, they usually consider the scenarios where everything works like it's supposed to - they don't think about the costs of catastrophic failure. Which is bound to happen sooner or later.
And don't forget the clouds. This is Britain, after all.
If they got no salary, and no "campaign donations" either, they'd vote exactly the same way.
Stop it, you're killing me.
Wealthy and influential persons don't ride the subway. I think even the the TSA knows that.
I'd also question the assertion that the frame has no seams, unless it is cast or MIM or the like. If so, I can't figure how that would be an advantage over a traditional butted or welded Al frame.
I think they're talking about the tubes that the frame is made from. See under "seamless": http://sheldonbrown.com/gloss_sa-o.html
"Simple brakes" is also an hilarious callout, to describe what are likely off the shelf cable pulled calipers not significantly different in design from every bike in stock at Wal-Mart.
Well, yeah. That's the point. Cable-actuated brakes are reliable, and when they do break, they're much easier to fix in the field than hydraulic brakes. They don't have quite as much stopping power as hydraulics, but for a mostly flat ride, that won't be a problem.
So JC was a pirate? I knew it! Arrrr!