This is the first year that I actually remembered it was April Fool's day before I read Slashdot. The last few years were... interesting. I would relay a incredible story I read on Slashdot (I know! Can you believe it?) and it would turn out to be an April Fool's joke.
The article mentions using a 6-speed manual--the same transmission used in the Ford GT. I would have a few questions about this:
Why go manual instead of automatic? (I'm guessing because it's a race car;-)
Can the transmission handle the torque? In my understanding, electric motors generally have an even amount of torque throughout the rpm range. Can this transmission handle the extra juice on startup? I have no idea how much torque a Ford GT has in comparison to what this thing can output.
How about the clutch?
I had Calculus these last two semesters at university, and I am very glad I wasn't allowed to use a calculator. Not only did I learn how things work, I had a great sense of accomplishment doing it by hand. In fact, I wondered why someone would go through so much trouble learning to use a calclulator for things that can be accomplished so simply with pencil and paper.
What does Slackware offer the newbie Linux user that something like Ubuntu doesn't?
One of the great things about Slackware is how fast it is. By keeping it simple (fewer services running on a standard new installation), Slackware is one of the fastest distributions I've used. This is important to me when I install Linux on older boxes. Ubuntu is awesome (I use it on my main desktop where I have the hardware for it), but for project boxes, even Xubuntu feels a little sluggish. So I use Slackware:-)
If a kid is running around Wal-mart yelling and screaming, most of the time people just look the other way and mutter under their breath. But that is doing a huge disservice to the child who will not learn proper behavior.
I don't neccessarily think so. If I was a parent, I don't think I would want strangers telling my kid what was right and wrong, I would want to teach my kid myself. I think it's the parents responsibility to watch what their kids are doing.
But even I can see that the diversity of Linux is one of its strengths....
Well said.
If Linux stops being diverse, it won't be true to its nature. Linux fills a necessary void in computing, and by consolidating distributions, a lot of creativity would be lost.
I would imagine newer projects would fill the creative space that Linux currently does if Linux were to be consolidated.
While I don't think it's Open Source, I do think that America's Army is good example of what a free game can be. Many of my friends prefer it to their store-bought games. (And there's a Linux version.)
I would definitely switch to OSX if it was available for x86 architechture. If they came out with it tomorrow, I would buy it, immediately. I like that OSX is built on a BSD core- and I like the ease of use. To me, it is the closest scoring OS on all fronts. If you are a power user and like to use terminal applications or whatever, you can do it. And if you are an entire novice to computing- OSX is very intuitive and easy to use. I realize device drivers could mean some instability if OS X was on x86 hardware, but I wouldn't care. It's such an attrictive environment!
Am I the only one who thinks it would too cool just to see that eplosion? Not that I would want to harm anyone or their property. 16ft high wave? That is just way to neat.
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This is the first year that I actually remembered it was April Fool's day before I read Slashdot. The last few years were... interesting. I would relay a incredible story I read on Slashdot (I know! Can you believe it?) and it would turn out to be an April Fool's joke.
Then I found five dollars.
The universe was written in Lisp, you insensitive clod!
The article mentions using a 6-speed manual--the same transmission used in the Ford GT. I would have a few questions about this: ;-)
Why go manual instead of automatic? (I'm guessing because it's a race car
Can the transmission handle the torque? In my understanding, electric motors generally have an even amount of torque throughout the rpm range.
Can this transmission handle the extra juice on startup? I have no idea how much torque a Ford GT has in comparison to what this thing can output.
How about the clutch?
This thing looks so cool!
"The six data centers currently take up over 8 million square feet, or the size of nearly 140 football fields."
Yeah, but how many Libraries of Congress is that?
I had Calculus these last two semesters at university, and I am very glad I wasn't allowed to use a calculator. Not only did I learn how things work, I had a great sense of accomplishment doing it by hand. In fact, I wondered why someone would go through so much trouble learning to use a calclulator for things that can be accomplished so simply with pencil and paper.
What does Slackware offer the newbie Linux user that something like Ubuntu doesn't?
:-)
One of the great things about Slackware is how fast it is. By keeping it simple (fewer services running on a standard new installation), Slackware is one of the fastest distributions I've used. This is important to me when I install Linux on older boxes. Ubuntu is awesome (I use it on my main desktop where I have the hardware for it), but for project boxes, even Xubuntu feels a little sluggish. So I use Slackware
I thought we could already play .MPG on almost all modern CPUs!
If a kid is running around Wal-mart yelling and screaming, most of the time people just look the other way and mutter under their breath. But that is doing a huge disservice to the child who will not learn proper behavior.
I don't neccessarily think so. If I was a parent, I don't think I would want strangers telling my kid what was right and wrong, I would want to teach my kid myself. I think it's the parents responsibility to watch what their kids are doing.
But even I can see that the diversity of Linux is one of its strengths.... Well said. If Linux stops being diverse, it won't be true to its nature. Linux fills a necessary void in computing, and by consolidating distributions, a lot of creativity would be lost. I would imagine newer projects would fill the creative space that Linux currently does if Linux were to be consolidated.
Seen something like this before?
I need better measurement! How fast is that in Libraries of Congress/GHZ?
With a name like ScamCore, er, ConScore, woops, I mean ComScore, no wonder people are suspicious!
Man, Neight feet tall, that's humongous! Almost ine feet!
Man, looks like their servers runs from an iPod Shuffle! (Had to see if your 4 step process works!)
This is definitely cool. Good timing for me, I was going to get a Mac Mini, but the expensive RAM was a worry. Now it seems rather easy to get inside!
"Overweight moon turns to Atkins diet as last resort"
While I don't think it's Open Source, I do think that America's Army is good example of what a free game can be. Many of my friends prefer it to their store-bought games. (And there's a Linux version.)
Paper is affected by air as it falls! Astounding. ;-)
20 Machines with 512 processors? I think of that more as 10420 machines, not just twenty. Impressive!
I would definitely switch to OSX if it was available for x86 architechture. If they came out with it tomorrow, I would buy it, immediately. I like that OSX is built on a BSD core- and I like the ease of use. To me, it is the closest scoring OS on all fronts. If you are a power user and like to use terminal applications or whatever, you can do it. And if you are an entire novice to computing- OSX is very intuitive and easy to use. I realize device drivers could mean some instability if OS X was on x86 hardware, but I wouldn't care. It's such an attrictive environment!
Am I the only one who thinks it would too cool just to see that eplosion? Not that I would want to harm anyone or their property. 16ft high wave? That is just way to neat.