But I liked all the movies so far. I guess I have the ability to just enjoy a movie without criticizing every thing about it.
About the name of the movie, why the shit-fits from all the people? It's simple, and very much similar to the rest of the titles of all of them, including the older ones.
What are you all talking about? I had a Pentium II 350MHz until this summer, and I could play Warcraft III without much issue.
Wing commander... That was from back in the Pentium-100 days wasn't it? I think you're underestimating or overstating, or doing something totally wrong, hehe.
I think what you are missing is the fact that the RIAA/MPAA _have_ been doing stuff like going to people's houses, monitoring on the internet, etc. in order to accomplish just that. And on the off chance that you are legitimately (morally) just backing up your stuff, you can still rammed in the dumper by the **AA's.
I think it's been established that the only reason why MS isn't doing the same thing is that they'd rather have the customer base. Let the pirates have their free copy, it just perpetuates the use of all of their other software. Give 'em a taste, then they're hooked
Honda has a new Diesel powered car that isn't a hybrid, and is getting 76 MPG (U.S. gallons) in real-world testing by the FIA. It's also breaking speed records for its class in the FIA testing (with the exact same cars used for the fuel efficiency test). I'm curious as to why diesel powered cars aren't more popular in the US, they can be much more efficient, and with recent advances in catalytic converters, and technology, these new diesel engines run very clean and very quietly.
There's no batteries to worry about, and you get a fullsize (well... not subcompact like most hybrids anyway, hehe) car with a full trunk to use.
The parent said that the "mainstream media" glosses over him being gay when mentioning his accomplishments. I don't like my accomplishments to be prefaced by "hetero" or "white", and I'm sure Hawking doesn't like his accomplishments to be prefaced by something like "Despite suffering from ALS". The parent poster is just pointing his prejudice finger (without even RTFA no less). I don't think that an uncommon (though being homosexual isn't _that_ uncommon) feature is worth mentioning if it has no relevance to the topic at hand. Why not mention he liked to have his nipples tweaked while we're at it?
You are right though that it's not good to hide facts like he was persecuted for being homosexual, I just don't think it should be listed alongside, or despite his accomplishments.
But that was a long time ago, when that was the accepted practice. I'm not defending it, just explaining that's not how it is today. I think for most educated people nowadays, it doesn't matter what sexual orientation you are. You don't introduce yourself: "Hi, I'm Bob, and I'm straight"... You're just Bob, and that's who you are. "Stamping out anti-anything bias" is the wrong thing to do, just don't be biassed at all. People are people, and nothing more. I hate all the special priveleges special interest groups get nowadays. You have to hire X amount of black and/or gay and/or female people... Why can't I just hire whoever is most qualified for the job hmmm?
Why is that important? Do you list whether or not a person is heterosexual in an article or biography about someone? What about the color of their skin or hair.
I can just imagine all the articles. Joe Schmoe, a straight white man with brown hair, accomplished much in his life blah blah.
Oh noooo, it's a conspiracy against the gay! Let's all point the prejudice finger.
The reason is an automotive turbocharger is designed to provide a lot of pressure at a modest flow rate. It does this with particular sizes of intake and exhaust turbines (amongst other things). A car engine (compared to a jet engine) ingests air slowly, so higher pressure at this slower rate is what is needed to turbocharge a car engine. In a jet engine, you need a much higher flow rate, which is much better suited to a different design of turbine.
What you end up with if you use an automotive turbo is a wonky contraption that once you finally get it working under its own power doesn't run for very long, is terrifyingly loud, and produces next to no thrust.
RTS and RPG games also have quite a lot of merit on a handheld. Why not slay a few slimes, or move some tanks around while you get your hair cut. Time to go? Just save game, and pick up later.
It's like playing a long-term chess game with an opponent who will wait forever.
Agreed, you can't just say "current kills", that's for the ignorant folk:D
But I would like to add that wattage is also important. If whatever is supplying the power has a low maximum wattage (as in electric fence drivers) even with low resistance, the current will still remain low, and just drive down the voltage. I suppose this basically equates to a high internal resistance, but it's splitting hairs:D
It's like static electricity. You can build up a huuuge charge on your body, with a voltage of over 100,000 volts, but touch that doorknob, and all you get is a fun buzz. There's just not enough Watts, because you can only hold so many electrons.
How and/or why do you say that? Did someone run electrodes directly to their heart, and then see how much it could take? How do you propose to convince electricity that's where it wants to go?
That 20,000 volts for the HID isn't a problem, because the wattage is low. If you stuck your finger in it, it'd shock you for an instant, and then not be able to provide enough current to keep shocking you. You'd be 100% A-OK Super-great deal A+++
Amperage is what matters, but you can't have Amps without the Volts. Also in the case of your electric fence, it also doesn't have the Watts to maintain the Volts to supply the Amps. Even though it's a 10,000 volt line, when you touch it, the power supply can't give enough juice, so it'll actually drop to around 100 volts or so (measure it with a multimeter! fun science experiment!) while you're touching it.
If you were to touch a 10,000 volt power line though, that would be a different story alltogether, because it has enough watts going for it, that when you touch it, you get the full 10,000.
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Well... he said almost 0 friction. But if it were 0 friction, wouldn't the players just slide right on through the ice?
-Jesse
Oh good :) I was starting to feel isolated.
But I liked all the movies so far. I guess I have the ability to just enjoy a movie without criticizing every thing about it.
About the name of the movie, why the shit-fits from all the people? It's simple, and very much similar to the rest of the titles of all of them, including the older ones.
-Jesse, likes all of them.
I have a tongue piercing, and my girlfriend will assure you... it's practical :D
-Jesse
You must be being sarcastic right?
Because if you're not, I have some funny news for you.
-Jesse
Soon, it'll be eXtRemE!! ... now why does that look familiar? :D
-Jesse
What are you all talking about? I had a Pentium II 350MHz until this summer, and I could play Warcraft III without much issue.
Wing commander... That was from back in the Pentium-100 days wasn't it? I think you're underestimating or overstating, or doing something totally wrong, hehe.
-Jesse
I think what you are missing is the fact that the RIAA/MPAA _have_ been doing stuff like going to people's houses, monitoring on the internet, etc. in order to accomplish just that. And on the off chance that you are legitimately (morally) just backing up your stuff, you can still rammed in the dumper by the **AA's.
I think it's been established that the only reason why MS isn't doing the same thing is that they'd rather have the customer base. Let the pirates have their free copy, it just perpetuates the use of all of their other software. Give 'em a taste, then they're hooked
-Jesse
Here's a bet he does :D Lusers never learn. Next we'll be getting warnings from Adobe about fake software causing problems for Lusers.
-Jesse
Honda has a new Diesel powered car that isn't a hybrid, and is getting 76 MPG (U.S. gallons) in real-world testing by the FIA. It's also breaking speed records for its class in the FIA testing (with the exact same cars used for the fuel efficiency test). I'm curious as to why diesel powered cars aren't more popular in the US, they can be much more efficient, and with recent advances in catalytic converters, and technology, these new diesel engines run very clean and very quietly.
There's no batteries to worry about, and you get a fullsize (well... not subcompact like most hybrids anyway, hehe) car with a full trunk to use.
-Jesse
The parent said that the "mainstream media" glosses over him being gay when mentioning his accomplishments. I don't like my accomplishments to be prefaced by "hetero" or "white", and I'm sure Hawking doesn't like his accomplishments to be prefaced by something like "Despite suffering from ALS". The parent poster is just pointing his prejudice finger (without even RTFA no less). I don't think that an uncommon (though being homosexual isn't _that_ uncommon) feature is worth mentioning if it has no relevance to the topic at hand. Why not mention he liked to have his nipples tweaked while we're at it?
You are right though that it's not good to hide facts like he was persecuted for being homosexual, I just don't think it should be listed alongside, or despite his accomplishments.
-Jesse
But that was a long time ago, when that was the accepted practice. I'm not defending it, just explaining that's not how it is today. I think for most educated people nowadays, it doesn't matter what sexual orientation you are. You don't introduce yourself: "Hi, I'm Bob, and I'm straight"... You're just Bob, and that's who you are. "Stamping out anti-anything bias" is the wrong thing to do, just don't be biassed at all. People are people, and nothing more. I hate all the special priveleges special interest groups get nowadays. You have to hire X amount of black and/or gay and/or female people... Why can't I just hire whoever is most qualified for the job hmmm?
-Jesse, in a ranting mood.
Why is that important? Do you list whether or not a person is heterosexual in an article or biography about someone? What about the color of their skin or hair.
I can just imagine all the articles. Joe Schmoe, a straight white man with brown hair, accomplished much in his life blah blah.
Oh noooo, it's a conspiracy against the gay! Let's all point the prejudice finger.
-Jesse
I'm sure this has already been answered 100 times since I refreshed the page
But a handheld user is a user who uses a handheld (computer), like a Palm etc?
-Jesse -Master of the obvious
...does not a good thrust turbine make.
The reason is an automotive turbocharger is designed to provide a lot of pressure at a modest flow rate. It does this with particular sizes of intake and exhaust turbines (amongst other things). A car engine (compared to a jet engine) ingests air slowly, so higher pressure at this slower rate is what is needed to turbocharge a car engine. In a jet engine, you need a much higher flow rate, which is much better suited to a different design of turbine.
What you end up with if you use an automotive turbo is a wonky contraption that once you finally get it working under its own power doesn't run for very long, is terrifyingly loud, and produces next to no thrust.
-Jesse
How'd they come across this?
Hey Joe... Let's take some water... and add some cornstarch.. and then. hmm... apply a really high frequency, and then puff some air down into it.
Ya know Bob, that's a really great idea.
-Jesse
RTS and RPG games also have quite a lot of merit on a handheld. Why not slay a few slimes, or move some tanks around while you get your hair cut. Time to go? Just save game, and pick up later.
It's like playing a long-term chess game with an opponent who will wait forever.
-Jesse
Hehe, good point
:D
Conclusion: Don't play with high voltage, said and done
-Jesse
Agreed, you can't just say "current kills", that's for the ignorant folk :D
:D
But I would like to add that wattage is also important. If whatever is supplying the power has a low maximum wattage (as in electric fence drivers) even with low resistance, the current will still remain low, and just drive down the voltage. I suppose this basically equates to a high internal resistance, but it's splitting hairs
It's like static electricity. You can build up a huuuge charge on your body, with a voltage of over 100,000 volts, but touch that doorknob, and all you get is a fun buzz. There's just not enough Watts, because you can only hold so many electrons.
-Jesse
But I've never heard of it outside that link, what I meant. Maybe I've just lived an insulated life :D
-Jesse
Not to berate you, fellow EE, but it's "current", and you should probably know that.
-Jesse
How and/or why do you say that? Did someone run electrodes directly to their heart, and then see how much it could take? How do you propose to convince electricity that's where it wants to go?
-Jesse
I've never heard of that before. I just know that in general, anywhere near 1 amp is generally considered "lethal".
-Jesse
That 20,000 volts for the HID isn't a problem, because the wattage is low. If you stuck your finger in it, it'd shock you for an instant, and then not be able to provide enough current to keep shocking you. You'd be 100% A-OK Super-great deal A+++
-Jesse
Amperage is what matters, but you can't have Amps without the Volts. Also in the case of your electric fence, it also doesn't have the Watts to maintain the Volts to supply the Amps. Even though it's a 10,000 volt line, when you touch it, the power supply can't give enough juice, so it'll actually drop to around 100 volts or so (measure it with a multimeter! fun science experiment!) while you're touching it.
If you were to touch a 10,000 volt power line though, that would be a different story alltogether, because it has enough watts going for it, that when you touch it, you get the full 10,000.
-Jesse IAAEE