Modern technology can prevent this problem. Electric latches controlled by vehicle speed and some sensing to ensure positive latch operation.
One advantage of this configuration is that the hinge, spring, counterweight assemblies are closer to the center of the vehicle. Important for a high performance, lightweight design.
<rant>Doors that swing upwards are also an advantage for smaller, lower vehicles parking in tighter spots. The "Compact Car" marked spots are nearly useless for smaller and lower two door cars (compact cars) with normal outward swinging doors. In fact, in some tight spots, the only vehicles that can be exited or entered are SUVs. You can crack the door and get in or out standing straight up. Where its not possible to open a door far enough to lean over and enter a standard sedan.</rant>
But I suspect that the Lykan incorporates these because they look cool.
I'd replace the 1/4" plate with layered armor. A few sheets of steel sandwiching Kevlar or something akin to Chobham armour. The key might be to put some energy absorbing material (or even an air space) between the armor plate and the batteries, so even an impact that distorts the plate doesn't puncture a battery.
When's the last time you heard of a gas powered car catching fire because it ran over something without crashing.
Ford Expedition. One pulled in to the parking lot next to me some years ago. When I came out of the store, it was smoking pretty badly from the engine compartment*. By the time the fire trucks got there, the front end of the vehicle was fully engulfed in flames.
*I called 911 and moved my truck away. When a cop showed up and I told him that, he just chuckled and said all that crap about vehicles exploding was just TV stuff. Right then, there was a loud 'Bang' and one of the Expedition's pneumatic hood pistons exploded, launching the steel rod about 100 feet across the parking lot. The cop said, "We'd better get further away."
When they grow up, these kids will be moving out into the northern woods to live in a cabin with no company other than their trusty malamute and the neighborhood moose. So getting them used to no human contact might be a good idea.
ISPs purposefully sabotage remote desktop and VPN because it's a threat to their business model.
For you and I, the peon consumers, yes. But there are others out there looking for similar solutions. And they have their own Intranets, over dedicated fiber-optic lines.
What Wayland will save us from is the traditional X11 break between graphical clients and desktops. Once we can get everything (almost) ported to native Wayland, we can stick you with a per display license for each client. Instead of load leveling a small set of X11 clients on the back room servers and handing them out to users where needed.
Wayland is the old Microsoft PC/Windows way of doing business. Each piece of glass gets its own seat license for each application.
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This may explain why no Martians have signed up for Obamacare.
The intoxication wears off.
'We have no comment to make on this particular story.' It added: 'All GCHQ's work is carried out ....
Sure looks like a comment to me.
It made a horrible noise when squeezed.
Google "three ball trailer hitch"
With Safe Search turned on, of course.
Modern technology can prevent this problem. Electric latches controlled by vehicle speed and some sensing to ensure positive latch operation.
One advantage of this configuration is that the hinge, spring, counterweight assemblies are closer to the center of the vehicle. Important for a high performance, lightweight design.
<rant>Doors that swing upwards are also an advantage for smaller, lower vehicles parking in tighter spots. The "Compact Car" marked spots are nearly useless for smaller and lower two door cars (compact cars) with normal outward swinging doors. In fact, in some tight spots, the only vehicles that can be exited or entered are SUVs. You can crack the door and get in or out standing straight up. Where its not possible to open a door far enough to lean over and enter a standard sedan.</rant>
But I suspect that the Lykan incorporates these because they look cool.
...our mass transit systems will become self sustaining.
Just hop over to /b/ on 4chan.
Well, I have a middle name as well in real life:
"Your Name Here".
Wait. I'm the evil one. Never mind.
All I can see are terrorists.
-- TSA Employee
I'd replace the 1/4" plate with layered armor. A few sheets of steel sandwiching Kevlar or something akin to Chobham armour. The key might be to put some energy absorbing material (or even an air space) between the armor plate and the batteries, so even an impact that distorts the plate doesn't puncture a battery.
When's the last time you heard of a gas powered car catching fire because it ran over something without crashing.
Ford Expedition. One pulled in to the parking lot next to me some years ago. When I came out of the store, it was smoking pretty badly from the engine compartment*. By the time the fire trucks got there, the front end of the vehicle was fully engulfed in flames.
*I called 911 and moved my truck away. When a cop showed up and I told him that, he just chuckled and said all that crap about vehicles exploding was just TV stuff. Right then, there was a loud 'Bang' and one of the Expedition's pneumatic hood pistons exploded, launching the steel rod about 100 feet across the parking lot. The cop said, "We'd better get further away."
Or just sit back and see how many data centers the NSA dedicates to breaking the 'timothy' code.
Subtle variations in spelling and grammar in Slashdot posts are the only means we have left to conceal communications from the NSA.
Who do these French think they are? Americans?
oblig
This takes the Streisand effect to new depths.
FTFY.
When they grow up, these kids will be moving out into the northern woods to live in a cabin with no company other than their trusty malamute and the neighborhood moose. So getting them used to no human contact might be a good idea.
ISPs purposefully sabotage remote desktop and VPN because it's a threat to their business model.
For you and I, the peon consumers, yes. But there are others out there looking for similar solutions. And they have their own Intranets, over dedicated fiber-optic lines.
What Wayland will save us from is the traditional X11 break between graphical clients and desktops. Once we can get everything (almost) ported to native Wayland, we can stick you with a per display license for each client. Instead of load leveling a small set of X11 clients on the back room servers and handing them out to users where needed.
Wayland is the old Microsoft PC/Windows way of doing business. Each piece of glass gets its own seat license for each application.
Bedevere: "Wait. Wait ... tell me, what also floats on water?"
Villagers: "Bread? No, no, no. Apples .... gravy ... very small rocks ..."
Arthur: "A duck."
Bevedere: "Exactly. So... logically ..."
Villager: "If it ... weighs the same as a duck ... it's made of wood."
Bevedere: "And therefore?"
Villagers: "A witch! ..."
its got netflix support
What doesn't? I think my hedge clippers have Netflix..
Yeah. I've seen quite a few pixels in my day.