Hey! I played Star Trek on my dad's IMSAI 8080 (yeah, that's the one from Wargames). Good times. At the time, I was too young to really understand what was going on, but I know that 'X' usually resulted in something fun, at least the first time you pressed it!
(For those who haven't played, X was the key for the eXperimental ray, which caused all manner of funky stuff to happen...)
Or, you could still use the panels, by charging batteries, then running the current at night through some compact fluorescent (for higher efficiency) lights, so that the solar panels could generate electricity to charge your car!
I don't think he said that they are parasites, but that they don't create anything. This is true to a point, though they can definitely help others to create and influence other things....
Time of war? What are you talking about? I don't see any war! I don't see any declaration of war! What about the utter desparation of whatever "war" we're apparently in gives anyone the right to infringe on freedom? This "time of war" bullshit is really wearing on me, given that Vietnam was much worse of a conflict than the Iraq conflict, and even THAT wasn't a WAR.
What is the difference between what Lincoln did during the Civil War and what President Bush is doing right now?
Um, that we were actually at war in our home country? That we are looking at Lincoln through the rose-tinted lenses of Uber-patriotism instilled by our public schools (i.e., NO American president ever did anything that was just WRONG, it only took a while to be appreciated)? Personally, I don't see him as one of our greatest presidents, he was just in at the right time, much like 9/11 Giuliani.
Add me to this sentiment, as a Navy veteran. I think we're all trained to think of ourselves (Americans) as being superior to everyone else, much the same as in other countries/cultures, and it continues today by news sources reporting only the American dead in Iraq, ignoring the hundreds of thousands of Iraqis killed.
I think the sticky part is the "stuff that don't belong to you." If the owner of something gives it to you, isn't it yours? It's more complicated than you make it out to be.
H2 engines are pretty much the same as gasoline engines so I'm not sure why you think they would be more dangerous to work on. Working with an electrical system capable of delivering thousands of watts for an extended period of time doesn't sound exactly safe either.
Not to be pedantic or anything, but if the conversation is about a hydrogen fuel cell, then it will be powering an electric motor. The fuel cell/hydrogen combo is the energy storage mechanism in an electric vehicle, the fuel cell being the component which oxidizes the hydrogen to produce electric current and water. A hydrogen car with an engine burning hydrogen would not require a fuel cell, as it would just combust the hydrogen as if it were a gasoline/diesel/natural gas engine.
True, but they 'cheat' by using forced induction. HP/L being compared on the S200 is for naturally aspirated. That is why there is a good HP/L rating for the solstice, because shoving all the air into the engine is similar in effect to increasing the displacement, in that more fuel/air react.
Mileage, yes. "Hybrid," no. Your car's hybrid system (electric motor/generator) shuts off at 35MHz, and can't possibly help your gas mileage, in any way, above that speed.
I think you may be overlooking one of the big wins of a hybrid drivetrain. They are more efficient at highway speeds than a comparable car because the gasoline engines simply take less fuel.
The reason for this is that engines are sized to give a certain amount of performance based on the peak acceleration the car should be able to make, or something related to that. Since there is electrical assist available on a hybrid, then the gas engine can be made smaller and more efficient. This smaller, more efficient engine uses less fuel during highway cruising than a larger engine would use producing the same amount of power because it is designed that way.
Pedantic point: Honda has been doing this since 1991 with their VTEC (Variable valve Timing and Electronic lift Control) technology. Pretty cool stuff, and the S2000 roadster produces 240 horsepower from a 2.0 liter engine, for 120 hp/liter. I have heard that it is rather top-end loaded, but it is a sports roadster and all...
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(For those who haven't played, X was the key for the eXperimental ray, which caused all manner of funky stuff to happen...)
Or, you could still use the panels, by charging batteries, then running the current at night through some compact fluorescent (for higher efficiency) lights, so that the solar panels could generate electricity to charge your car!
Matter of fact, I think Will Wright called it a "Massively Singleplayer Online Game".
More like: WARNING: If accidentally read, vomit inducing.
I don't think he said that they are parasites, but that they don't create anything. This is true to a point, though they can definitely help others to create and influence other things....
No, Democracy requires an education in every mind. Without informed voters, Democracy falls apart. Which, I think, is a part of the problem.
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Yeah, check the bill: "This note is legal tender for all debts, public and private." I'm pretty sure that companies BY LAW have to accept cash.
Time of war? What are you talking about? I don't see any war! I don't see any declaration of war! What about the utter desparation of whatever "war" we're apparently in gives anyone the right to infringe on freedom? This "time of war" bullshit is really wearing on me, given that Vietnam was much worse of a conflict than the Iraq conflict, and even THAT wasn't a WAR.
Um, that we were actually at war in our home country? That we are looking at Lincoln through the rose-tinted lenses of Uber-patriotism instilled by our public schools (i.e., NO American president ever did anything that was just WRONG, it only took a while to be appreciated)? Personally, I don't see him as one of our greatest presidents, he was just in at the right time, much like 9/11 Giuliani.
Add me to this sentiment, as a Navy veteran. I think we're all trained to think of ourselves (Americans) as being superior to everyone else, much the same as in other countries/cultures, and it continues today by news sources reporting only the American dead in Iraq, ignoring the hundreds of thousands of Iraqis killed.
What about Main Street, cracked and broken?
But, for the love of god, WILL IT RUN LINUX?!?
I think the sticky part is the "stuff that don't belong to you." If the owner of something gives it to you, isn't it yours? It's more complicated than you make it out to be.
Day after tomorrow: Big plane to airlift truck with large tank of water carrying shark-mounted lasers.
Not to be pedantic or anything, but if the conversation is about a hydrogen fuel cell, then it will be powering an electric motor. The fuel cell/hydrogen combo is the energy storage mechanism in an electric vehicle, the fuel cell being the component which oxidizes the hydrogen to produce electric current and water. A hydrogen car with an engine burning hydrogen would not require a fuel cell, as it would just combust the hydrogen as if it were a gasoline/diesel/natural gas engine.
I would like to add 4. Similar performance per watt consumed.
...you have a Ford Focus that runs on diesel fuel? I'm jealous now...
True, but they 'cheat' by using forced induction. HP/L being compared on the S200 is for naturally aspirated. That is why there is a good HP/L rating for the solstice, because shoving all the air into the engine is similar in effect to increasing the displacement, in that more fuel/air react.
Are you from Lansing? I grew up there.... Go Spartans!
And furthermore, the ancient Greeks knew the earth was round and in fact made an estimate of its size over 2000 years ago. It was not new stuff.
How many is that in Libraries of Congress per hogshead?
I think you may be overlooking one of the big wins of a hybrid drivetrain. They are more efficient at highway speeds than a comparable car because the gasoline engines simply take less fuel.
The reason for this is that engines are sized to give a certain amount of performance based on the peak acceleration the car should be able to make, or something related to that. Since there is electrical assist available on a hybrid, then the gas engine can be made smaller and more efficient. This smaller, more efficient engine uses less fuel during highway cruising than a larger engine would use producing the same amount of power because it is designed that way.
Too true, anyone can fork off Redhat, see: CentOS. Full RedHat built off of source repositories, but without any trademarked items.
Pedantic point: Honda has been doing this since 1991 with their VTEC (Variable valve Timing and Electronic lift Control) technology. Pretty cool stuff, and the S2000 roadster produces 240 horsepower from a 2.0 liter engine, for 120 hp/liter. I have heard that it is rather top-end loaded, but it is a sports roadster and all...