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I don't understand why everybody thinks it's bad for Microsoft to do stuff like make a search bar on their OS use _shock/horror_ THEIR SEARCH FUNCTION!! NO! Not that!
I never liked that at all. MS Should have every right and ability to do what they like with their own OS, including disabling other software, defaulting to IE, etc, etc. It's just software. If you don't like it, don't use it, nobody is forced to.
If they had their way, and my way, all copies of Windows would have to run Microsoft approved stuff, and I believe people would migrate away from it more quickly.
Mach 1 is always the speed of sound at any temperature or pressure, Mach is just easier to say than "speed of sound". It's the actual MPH vs. Mach number that varies.
Good replies everybody. I hadn't thought it through far enough. I have been reading about creating an electric car lately, and battery technology is _really_ crappy right now, but there are some things on the horizon that address each one of these issues. I guess I'm just wishing for more research into batteries than extending the use of conventional explosion+surface to push on = wheels go 'round.
From what I understand, there are new sulfur-based batteries that can be recharged nearly as fast as you can dump power into them that are also fairly lightweight and have a high energy per weight and volume density. You would be able to recharge your batteries at any place power is available in a few minutes (or a few seconds, if we had specific "power stations" that could deliver a lot more current than standard household). Unfortunately they are in the lab stages of development right now, and would be prohibitively expensive to get out into the real world.
If my information is correct, most hydrogen is generated through breakdown of other substances (primarily water) by electricity.
Why not just cut out the middle man and go direct to electric power? It seems like you're adding in so many steps (each with its own losses in energy due to inefficiencies in energy transformation) that are completely unnecessary. Electric energy could go directly from a Nuclear/Solar/Wind plant into a battery/capacitor bank, and then out the battery into the electric motor. With hydrogen, you've got the electricity from the plant, which "turns into" hydrogen, which is compressed, which is burned and physically pushes on pistons or rotors or turbines, and then turns back into water. There are going to be tons more losses with the hydrogen route.
I understand that it's difficult to switch from one technology (gasoline) to another (electricity) without some intermediate steps (alternative fuel) to get the idiot masses used to the idea of doing things differently, but I just don't understand why so little research on batteries and electric motor technology. Eventually, it's going to be the only way to go; there isn't much for fossil fuels or water to break into hydrogen in space.
C'mon, at 8 PM when you just need a spool of wire NOW, the rad-sack will suffice. It's also funny to give them fake names when they ask at the register.
Yeah, I understood the original point of it:) I was just making my own point of the poorly thought out situation used to illustrate said point.
I live in the US, and personally I wish we did things differently, but at the same time, I'm glad I live here. If I were the man in charge, I'd cut down on a bit of military spending, but still keep it fairly big, make a big effort to spend the military budget more wisely, instead of just throwing myriad dollars at it.
-Jesse
Well how 'bout that:) Learn something new every day. Thanks for the info. I haven't had the luxury of seeing the world yet, so the internet is my travel ticket.
Can't say I had. I've never seen a streetcorner disk-based media seller before. I go to Boston all the time too. Maybe I'm just isolated or something, but even in shoddy little markets I've never seen any fake CDs or DVDs.
Arr matey, two disk set off the starboard bow, arr. Raise the mizzen mast and spin up the CD Burner.
That being said, WTF is a Physical CD Pirate? I think all of the music we download physically comes from somewhere in the physical realm. Maybe they mean thieves, people who actually steal the CDs off of shelves? I don't see that happening too much.
All of those rocks orbiting Saturn are _really_ far away from Saturn. There is effectively zero drag up there, however there is still a non-zero amount of drag, and after many billions and billions of years, yes Saturn will have no rings because they all will have fallen inward, just like how eventually all of the planets would fall into the sun (if the sun didn't blow up first). It has been thought that the earth had a very slight ring at one point in history, though I can't remember why it was thought that, or when exactly.
I third the grandparent's post, and second the parent's post. Rain-X is great when it's raining, and less than great when it's not. In order to avoid the streakiness / glare, you need to apply a very thin layer that doesn't stay on very long and doesn't shed water as much. The same story for their Fog-X. It does a great job at preventing moisture from collecting on the windows, if you can stand the streaks.
I never thought about the windshield wiper thing... I've always wondered why mine seem to work not so well.
The "Mindless Microsoft Zombie" symptoms are just a side-effect of wanting to play games.
I'm an extremely bored Linux user now, when I'm not an extremely frustrated Linux user. BZFlag is just about the only interesting game I've found to play.
It's funny you post that article about the Corvair. It points out that Chevy wasn't selling a faulty product, and that Nader was pointing out supposed flaws in a car that he had never even driven (or any car, he didn't have his drivers license).
Gee, maybe it's not high powered lasers? I'm sure you're being sarcastic / playing dumb, but just because it's a laser doesn't mean it's going to harm your eyes.
Look at the scale on the left, it's only moving up and down on average less than 100 feet. Compared to the X-axis scale, it's extremely flat, also, in the description under the picture RTFD, it says that most of the up/downness of it is probably noise, so it's even flatter.
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I don't understand why everybody thinks it's bad for Microsoft to do stuff like make a search bar on their OS use _shock/horror_ THEIR SEARCH FUNCTION!! NO! Not that!
I never liked that at all. MS Should have every right and ability to do what they like with their own OS, including disabling other software, defaulting to IE, etc, etc. It's just software. If you don't like it, don't use it, nobody is forced to.
If they had their way, and my way, all copies of Windows would have to run Microsoft approved stuff, and I believe people would migrate away from it more quickly.
-Jesse
Mach 1 is always the speed of sound at any temperature or pressure, Mach is just easier to say than "speed of sound". It's the actual MPH vs. Mach number that varies.
-Jesse
Neither of these are as fun as "more evil than poop" but I guess they can't all be cool.
-Jesse
Good replies everybody. I hadn't thought it through far enough. I have been reading about creating an electric car lately, and battery technology is _really_ crappy right now, but there are some things on the horizon that address each one of these issues. I guess I'm just wishing for more research into batteries than extending the use of conventional explosion+surface to push on = wheels go 'round.
From what I understand, there are new sulfur-based batteries that can be recharged nearly as fast as you can dump power into them that are also fairly lightweight and have a high energy per weight and volume density. You would be able to recharge your batteries at any place power is available in a few minutes (or a few seconds, if we had specific "power stations" that could deliver a lot more current than standard household). Unfortunately they are in the lab stages of development right now, and would be prohibitively expensive to get out into the real world.
Yo Colin!
-Jesse
If my information is correct, most hydrogen is generated through breakdown of other substances (primarily water) by electricity.
Why not just cut out the middle man and go direct to electric power? It seems like you're adding in so many steps (each with its own losses in energy due to inefficiencies in energy transformation) that are completely unnecessary. Electric energy could go directly from a Nuclear/Solar/Wind plant into a battery/capacitor bank, and then out the battery into the electric motor. With hydrogen, you've got the electricity from the plant, which "turns into" hydrogen, which is compressed, which is burned and physically pushes on pistons or rotors or turbines, and then turns back into water. There are going to be tons more losses with the hydrogen route.
I understand that it's difficult to switch from one technology (gasoline) to another (electricity) without some intermediate steps (alternative fuel) to get the idiot masses used to the idea of doing things differently, but I just don't understand why so little research on batteries and electric motor technology. Eventually, it's going to be the only way to go; there isn't much for fossil fuels or water to break into hydrogen in space.
-Jesse
C'mon, at 8 PM when you just need a spool of wire NOW, the rad-sack will suffice. It's also funny to give them fake names when they ask at the register.
-Jesse
Yeah, I understood the original point of it :) I was just making my own point of the poorly thought out situation used to illustrate said point.
I live in the US, and personally I wish we did things differently, but at the same time, I'm glad I live here. If I were the man in charge, I'd cut down on a bit of military spending, but still keep it fairly big, make a big effort to spend the military budget more wisely, instead of just throwing myriad dollars at it. -Jesse
Why would you militarize Antarctica? It's not easy to bomb anybody from there.
-Jesse
Well how 'bout that :) Learn something new every day. Thanks for the info. I haven't had the luxury of seeing the world yet, so the internet is my travel ticket.
-Jesse
Can't say I had. I've never seen a streetcorner disk-based media seller before. I go to Boston all the time too. Maybe I'm just isolated or something, but even in shoddy little markets I've never seen any fake CDs or DVDs.
-Jesse
Arr matey, two disk set off the starboard bow, arr. Raise the mizzen mast and spin up the CD Burner.
That being said, WTF is a Physical CD Pirate? I think all of the music we download physically comes from somewhere in the physical realm. Maybe they mean thieves, people who actually steal the CDs off of shelves? I don't see that happening too much.
-Jesse
Those same effects could very well apply, but I meant in a general "all else equal" sort of way :) Friction is the enemy that will always win.
-Jesse
All of those rocks orbiting Saturn are _really_ far away from Saturn. There is effectively zero drag up there, however there is still a non-zero amount of drag, and after many billions and billions of years, yes Saturn will have no rings because they all will have fallen inward, just like how eventually all of the planets would fall into the sun (if the sun didn't blow up first). It has been thought that the earth had a very slight ring at one point in history, though I can't remember why it was thought that, or when exactly.
-Jesse
Apparently I got voted overrated or something. To prove it, here
-Jesse
I still use mine. Mostly I just make happy SID noises, and palette shifts.
-Jesse
NO! I don't think YOU Understand :)
:D
100% of the lefties are anti-nuclear pot-smoking hippies who shoot sunshine out of their collective buttockses.
AND, 100% of the righties are suit-wearing corporation owners who are jerks.
I think YOU'VE got it wrong sir!
*please note the extreme sarcasm and humor in this post.
-Jesse
I third the grandparent's post, and second the parent's post. Rain-X is great when it's raining, and less than great when it's not. In order to avoid the streakiness / glare, you need to apply a very thin layer that doesn't stay on very long and doesn't shed water as much. The same story for their Fog-X. It does a great job at preventing moisture from collecting on the windows, if you can stand the streaks.
I never thought about the windshield wiper thing... I've always wondered why mine seem to work not so well.
-Jesse
I think the line refers to "on the auction block", which is a perfectly valid expression.
-Jesse
The "Mindless Microsoft Zombie" symptoms are just a side-effect of wanting to play games.
I'm an extremely bored Linux user now, when I'm not an extremely frustrated Linux user. BZFlag is just about the only interesting game I've found to play.
-Jesse
It's funny you post that article about the Corvair. It points out that Chevy wasn't selling a faulty product, and that Nader was pointing out supposed flaws in a car that he had never even driven (or any car, he didn't have his drivers license).
-Jesse
The earth is cool and all, but I think that looking after our own bodies and exploring them would be a lot cooler.
Our bodies are cool and all, but I think that looking after our molecules and exploring them would be a lot cooler.
Repeat unto infinity.
Exploration can happen in parallel dude, without it, we'd still be stuck in the cave ages trying to figure out some mundane detail.
-Jesse
Gee, maybe it's not high powered lasers? I'm sure you're being sarcastic / playing dumb, but just because it's a laser doesn't mean it's going to harm your eyes.
-Jesse
Look at the scale on the left, it's only moving up and down on average less than 100 feet. Compared to the X-axis scale, it's extremely flat, also, in the description under the picture RTFD, it says that most of the up/downness of it is probably noise, so it's even flatter.
-Jesse
I'm a Sox fan! I'm allowed, because my team is better than yours!
Wow, I'm burning through Karma today like it's burnable karma.
-Jesse
Redundant? To what?
I might be offtopic, but... Redundant?
-Jesse