Many of the improvements in Firefox are not immediately apparent to a novice. For example, how many beginners will notice the lack of spyware and viruses installing themselves? Further, you don't notice a lack of pop-ups, just when they DO appear with IE. Those are both important and useful but go unnoticed by people not looking for them.
Please show me where anyone is advocating disallowing Family First to speak. Disallowing them to enforce their values on those who do not share them is not censorship.
Ok, show me a left wing Christian political party. One that promotes birth control, abortion rights, free speech, and keeping their religious beliefs to themselves. Please, do that.
Did you see where I said BEFORE THIS YEAR? There was a good chunk of time between the cancellation of the Camaro and the introduction of the Magnum. That's what the people here are talking about.
Before this year, though, they weren't. The Camaro was cancelled and there simply were NO suitably fast and cheap rear drive cars available, except the Crown Vic but if Ford decided to abuse the position of being the only company to make a rear drive sedan...
Granted, the D15 is less extreme than the F22. However, the F22 is better built and uses better oil. I think this will have to be the end of this, as we can't accomplish anything else without more data, but I've enjoyed this and am glad it didn't degenerate into a flame war. I have 20$ in my pocket I'd put that an S2000 will work fine after 10 years if the bet were feasible.
You've enlightened me some about rotaries, which I'm thankful for, but I won't believe they have the ability to produce more power or economy than pistons until I see it, they're just too close now with the same tools to design them.
Hmm. If what you're saying about the RX-7 is true I'm impressed. I've heard a lot of horror stories from the rotary-freaks on campus about engines blowing up long before 100,000 miles. However, you don't need to wait until 2010 to see an engine with 27 moving parts last 10 years. My mom's current car is a '93 Civic Del Sol with 120,000 miles on it and only a timing belt change and oil changes. No rebuilds.
Come to think of it I know a LOT of 10 year old Hondas with no engine rebuilds. In fact, I can't even think of a rebuilt Honda engine owned by anyone I know.
I'll grant that the Wankel may have more improvement possible. However, it's not like progress on the Wankel is proceeding at the same pace as on reciprocating engines minus 50 years. Mazda has done all the engineering on it our current technology allows, as compared to when piston engines were 50 years old and being drawn by hand based on rough hand calculations. Both the F22 and Renesis (don't know its engine code) are very highly refined engines. I find it striking that they're almost identical.
Also, it bothers me that Mazda goes on and on about the Renesis being 90lbs lighter than an equivalent engine and the RX-8 is still a porker. But to check fuel economy find someone with an '04 S2000 and put a 194lb passenger in in addition to the driver. Check milage compared to RX-8 with only the same driver. I don't know anyone with these cars personally but I'd be very interested in the results.
First of all I'd LOVE to know where you got the engine weight on these cars. Second, the S2000 has to contend with the extra drag from its convertible top for milage, making it not a direct comparison to the very smooth RX-8. Third, let's talk reliability of these two. Hitting the rev limiter in the RX-8 even once has a large chance of damaging the seals, leading to costly complicated repairs. The S2000 is much more tolerant.
All I'm meaning to say here is that Felix Wankel made a lot of initial promises that the rotary engine was more powerful and more efficient and more reliable than the reciprocating piston engine. Ever since Mazda began using it this has just not been true. Also, bear in mind that Road & Track found the RX-8's milage fell more than the S2000's when driven hard. Normal driving for these cars is not exactly the EPA cycle.
The S2000 and RX-8 are more or less direct competitors and their engines are just ever so slightly different on all counts, with the S2000 having a slight edge. The only benefit to the rotary is the lower center of gravity. For my money I'll stick to pistons until I see proof of Renesis cars going at least 10 years without an engine rebuild.
For me, spelling, sentence structure, and argumentation were learned through recreational reading long before they were introduced in the classroom. Those classes consisted of me confirming I knew at least as much as was being presented and daydreaming the rest of the time.
Logic was not presented at all K-12, though I had a better grasp of it than my peers.
Statistics was available as an AP course for seniors only and was actively discouraged because "Calculus is what you need in life, not statistics." I went to a very good school compared to most, being half private, and I know for a fact many if not most public schools do not offer statistics at all.
I wish logic and statistics were offered K-12, as early as possible, but the fact is they basically aren't and the English language skills came from my own time, not school.
A cap 5 times what they have charged so far this quarter. The cap is less than double what they have charged total for the case, which is now $22.5 million.
Right, so because YOUR life doesn't involve on no one needs them? What about a 16 year old with a car and license who wants to be able to call if he gets lost or gets into an accident without needing to find a pay phone? What about a 12 year old living in New York City who takes the subway to school and wants to be able to call 911 in an emergency or to tell his parents he'll be late because of a delay in the schedule? I know parents who expect children to tell them if they will be more than 5 minutes late. It 's not always possible to find a pay phone in that situation. Your life may not be made simpler or better by having one but why the FUCK are you saying what the fuck to the thought of young people having a use for them?
The Sony Discman has the Compact Disc Digital Audio logo on it. This certifies that the player has been tested and will correctly play any CD bearing the same Compact Disc Digital Audio logo. Please show me the equivalent logo on an iPod certifying that it will work with any purchased music file.
I'll give you a hint: it's not there. This would be no different from expecting the Discman to play a DVD-R of music because it's music on a disc that fits in the Discman.
Buy CD online. Rip to MP3 or AAC. Copy to iPod. Enjoy.
I know what you mean by "buying music online." However, it is hardly as if the only way to use an iPod is by buying music from Apple. Your argument also applies very nicely to game consoles with their exclusive titles. I have a PS2 but I want to play Project Gotham Racing 2. Do I get to say Microsoft has a monopoly on console games because they get to choose what platforms you can play their games on?
That, however, does not justify police brutality. Being a criminal does not give a cop the right to abuse you in whatever manner he likes. Every one of those officers should be in jail.
Great. Most of these cars are unavailable in the US. We have the Golf but the only AWD is the expensive R32. Volvos have AWD as an option on the high-end trims of their models; a 4x4 Volvo will cost almost $30,000. We had Daihatsu in 1991 and 1992 but only the Charade and the Rocky. Only the Rocky was AWD and I've never even seen a picture of one. Fiat and SEAT we don't have at all. The only GM/Subaru/Suzuki car with AWD in America is the Subaru lineup, which is not to many people's taste. We also lack the Hyundai H1. The hybrid Escape is not primarily targetted at Europeans, it is targeted at getting us Americans somewhat off the oil teat. Seriously, this is a good thing. Also, believe me, try taking four adults on a week-long vacation in Winter in just about any sedan on the American market.
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Nader could have said he wouldn't have crusaded against a car that was proven to be as safe as any other car of its period.
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Many of the improvements in Firefox are not immediately apparent to a novice. For example, how many beginners will notice the lack of spyware and viruses installing themselves? Further, you don't notice a lack of pop-ups, just when they DO appear with IE. Those are both important and useful but go unnoticed by people not looking for them.
trying to censor the Christians
Please show me where anyone is advocating disallowing Family First to speak. Disallowing them to enforce their values on those who do not share them is not censorship.
Ok, show me a left wing Christian political party. One that promotes birth control, abortion rights, free speech, and keeping their religious beliefs to themselves. Please, do that.
So as long as the medical marijuana is homegrown you believe the federal government should have no power over it?
Did you see where I said BEFORE THIS YEAR? There was a good chunk of time between the cancellation of the Camaro and the introduction of the Magnum. That's what the people here are talking about.
Before this year, though, they weren't. The Camaro was cancelled and there simply were NO suitably fast and cheap rear drive cars available, except the Crown Vic but if Ford decided to abuse the position of being the only company to make a rear drive sedan...
My mistake, friend ;). Maybe I'll catch you the next time there's a car chat on here.
Wow, you made me a foe over this?
Granted, the D15 is less extreme than the F22. However, the F22 is better built and uses better oil. I think this will have to be the end of this, as we can't accomplish anything else without more data, but I've enjoyed this and am glad it didn't degenerate into a flame war. I have 20$ in my pocket I'd put that an S2000 will work fine after 10 years if the bet were feasible.
You've enlightened me some about rotaries, which I'm thankful for, but I won't believe they have the ability to produce more power or economy than pistons until I see it, they're just too close now with the same tools to design them.
Hmm. If what you're saying about the RX-7 is true I'm impressed. I've heard a lot of horror stories from the rotary-freaks on campus about engines blowing up long before 100,000 miles. However, you don't need to wait until 2010 to see an engine with 27 moving parts last 10 years. My mom's current car is a '93 Civic Del Sol with 120,000 miles on it and only a timing belt change and oil changes. No rebuilds.
Come to think of it I know a LOT of 10 year old Hondas with no engine rebuilds. In fact, I can't even think of a rebuilt Honda engine owned by anyone I know.
I'll grant that the Wankel may have more improvement possible. However, it's not like progress on the Wankel is proceeding at the same pace as on reciprocating engines minus 50 years. Mazda has done all the engineering on it our current technology allows, as compared to when piston engines were 50 years old and being drawn by hand based on rough hand calculations. Both the F22 and Renesis (don't know its engine code) are very highly refined engines. I find it striking that they're almost identical.
Also, it bothers me that Mazda goes on and on about the Renesis being 90lbs lighter than an equivalent engine and the RX-8 is still a porker. But to check fuel economy find someone with an '04 S2000 and put a 194lb passenger in in addition to the driver. Check milage compared to RX-8 with only the same driver. I don't know anyone with these cars personally but I'd be very interested in the results.
First of all I'd LOVE to know where you got the engine weight on these cars. Second, the S2000 has to contend with the extra drag from its convertible top for milage, making it not a direct comparison to the very smooth RX-8. Third, let's talk reliability of these two. Hitting the rev limiter in the RX-8 even once has a large chance of damaging the seals, leading to costly complicated repairs. The S2000 is much more tolerant.
All I'm meaning to say here is that Felix Wankel made a lot of initial promises that the rotary engine was more powerful and more efficient and more reliable than the reciprocating piston engine. Ever since Mazda began using it this has just not been true. Also, bear in mind that Road & Track found the RX-8's milage fell more than the S2000's when driven hard. Normal driving for these cars is not exactly the EPA cycle.
The S2000 and RX-8 are more or less direct competitors and their engines are just ever so slightly different on all counts, with the S2000 having a slight edge. The only benefit to the rotary is the lower center of gravity. For my money I'll stick to pistons until I see proof of Renesis cars going at least 10 years without an engine rebuild.
For me, spelling, sentence structure, and argumentation were learned through recreational reading long before they were introduced in the classroom. Those classes consisted of me confirming I knew at least as much as was being presented and daydreaming the rest of the time.
Logic was not presented at all K-12, though I had a better grasp of it than my peers.
Statistics was available as an AP course for seniors only and was actively discouraged because "Calculus is what you need in life, not statistics." I went to a very good school compared to most, being half private, and I know for a fact many if not most public schools do not offer statistics at all.
I wish logic and statistics were offered K-12, as early as possible, but the fact is they basically aren't and the English language skills came from my own time, not school.
Honda S2000: more horsepower and torque than Mazda RX-8, with better fuel economy. Felix Wankel may shut up now.
I realize it's possible; I just didn't know you got karma for mods done to anonymously posted comments.
Well good, I'm glad the anonymous coward got rewarded for his efforts. ;)
A cap 5 times what they have charged so far this quarter. The cap is less than double what they have charged total for the case, which is now $22.5 million.
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Right, so because YOUR life doesn't involve on no one needs them? What about a 16 year old with a car and license who wants to be able to call if he gets lost or gets into an accident without needing to find a pay phone? What about a 12 year old living in New York City who takes the subway to school and wants to be able to call 911 in an emergency or to tell his parents he'll be late because of a delay in the schedule? I know parents who expect children to tell them if they will be more than 5 minutes late. It
's not always possible to find a pay phone in that situation. Your life may not be made simpler or better by having one but why the FUCK are you saying what the fuck to the thought of young people having a use for them?
The Sony Discman has the Compact Disc Digital Audio logo on it. This certifies that the player has been tested and will correctly play any CD bearing the same Compact Disc Digital Audio logo. Please show me the equivalent logo on an iPod certifying that it will work with any purchased music file.
I'll give you a hint: it's not there. This would be no different from expecting the Discman to play a DVD-R of music because it's music on a disc that fits in the Discman.
Buy CD online. Rip to MP3 or AAC. Copy to iPod. Enjoy.
I know what you mean by "buying music online." However, it is hardly as if the only way to use an iPod is by buying music from Apple. Your argument also applies very nicely to game consoles with their exclusive titles. I have a PS2 but I want to play Project Gotham Racing 2. Do I get to say Microsoft has a monopoly on console games because they get to choose what platforms you can play their games on?
That, however, does not justify police brutality. Being a criminal does not give a cop the right to abuse you in whatever manner he likes. Every one of those officers should be in jail.
Great. Most of these cars are unavailable in the US. We have the Golf but the only AWD is the expensive R32. Volvos have AWD as an option on the high-end trims of their models; a 4x4 Volvo will cost almost $30,000. We had Daihatsu in 1991 and 1992 but only the Charade and the Rocky. Only the Rocky was AWD and I've never even seen a picture of one. Fiat and SEAT we don't have at all. The only GM/Subaru/Suzuki car with AWD in America is the Subaru lineup, which is not to many people's taste. We also lack the Hyundai H1.
The hybrid Escape is not primarily targetted at Europeans, it is targeted at getting us Americans somewhat off the oil teat. Seriously, this is a good thing. Also, believe me, try taking four adults on a week-long vacation in Winter in just about any sedan on the American market.
What happened to Katie T has no effect on the legitimacy of her actions. It is simply irrelevant.
Wrong yourself.