You can't normally use every drop of gas in the tank as the tank's bottom isn't shaped like a funnel. (standard saddle tanks are 17 gallon or 19 gallon, a 20 gallon tank would be unusual to find)
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Then Ford should advertise that the gas tank is 17 gallons lah. My bike is listed as 3.5 liters but when it reaches empty I can pump in 3.7 liters.
Shall I sue Ford for not making a perfectly smooth gas tank that lets me use all of the gas in my tank?
No, but I'll would keep that that in mind for my next car purchase
This reminded me of an old SF story by Asimov. Humans stranded on hostile environment planet, struggling to terraform the environment. Dying one by one, their bodies finally providing the soil for the earth seedstock, but alas not in time for the last survivor. Sniff.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Founding_Father_(short_story)
Exactly, back in 2006-2009 when manufacturers started coming out with low cost AMD Desktops and laptops, most fried or had to get their coolers replaced (sadly most people could only afford to do this for desktops) after a year. Heck, it was a lot worst in my country where the ambient temp is 35 degrees Celsius and 100 per cent humidity.
Anyway, considering all the TLC that US has been treating Israel to, you'd think they (Israel) is from sort of protectorate (like Purta Rico) or favorite trading partner.
Hence all the conspiracy theories I'd keep hearing about. Seriously, Illuminati? US Senate are all Jews? What the heck have my country mates been drinking?
Or, if you're looking for a laugh, ehow says you should consider making a sculpture.
Please don't. I live in a 3rd world country where lots of us are still using C2D as primary/sole machines. And those with motherboards that can accept DDR3 would go gaga for these RAM.
Personally, I am pleased that a goverment is pro-actively taking account of new technologies and laying out a road-map.
Until recently, in my country, electric cars were not allowed to being driven on the roads (except on private land), because there was a law requiring each car to have paid road tax. That same law also stated that road tax were calculated based on engine displacement , which is not present on an electric car (duh). As such, until the law was ammended in 2010 (and set to take effect in 2011), the only ECars were golf carts and demo-cars that were ferried on trucks.
Open water piracy would take a dent as there would be no crew to kidnap, and there would be no incentive for ship owners to follow pirates' demands to reroute ships. After all, if you're going to lose a ship and its cargo either way, then might as well do it by not appeasing pirates.
Dude, methinks ye have not been reading enough sci-fic.
Piracy will still exist, as long the ship or cargo is valuable to someone. Maybe the pirates will involve the services of a hacker or insider. I can imagine boarding a ship to subvert the computer or sending false "storm avoidance orders" and ordering the ship to hangout at a certain port. Many ways to skin a cat, there is.
The differences between an AK-47 and an M-16 is that an M-16 is a finicky beast, but its also a more accurate beast - you will achieve rates of fire and accuracy with an M-16 that you wouldn't with an AK-47, but it comes at the price of higher maintenance requirements.
True true. While both designers of the AK-47 and M-16 (AR-15) were WWII veterans, work on the rifles that eventually resulted in the AK-47 started during WWII itself (SKS, Mikhtim) was started due to the designer's (Mikhail Kalashnikov) complains with their Soviet rifles, hence reliability in the field was prioritized.
Yes, hence the original purpose of the patent system, to give the original researchers a chance to recover their investment and thus motivate research
Apple
I wonder how much they invested to get the rectangular box with curved edges design which they are currently using to sue their competitors out of the tablet market...
At this rate, IF WE TAKE ONE EVOLUTION PATH to the extreme, men are going to be reduced to a set of shaft and balls. Kept in male "libraries" until some female wants it and then... er.. checked out as needed.
Sorry, but in my point of view, "Evolution" is just natural selection. It's not pro-human, it doesn't gurantee that humans will develop and implement an alternative in time.
In fact, evolution will see that if humans fall, something else will evolve to replace them. Unless something stops evolution, like killing all life off the planet.
I can just imagine the Police investigating the accident playing back the video from the glasses with the crash trajectory information overlay-ed... cool
Malaysia has this thing called the Internal Security Act
Please note that the ISA (Internal Security Act) was enacted by the British during the post WW2 period for use against communist insurgents that were plaguing the country then. ISA was then extended due to activities by Indonesian saboteurs and the 1969 racial/political riots.
It has been used frequently to put down opposition, most notably during the 1980s as part of Operation Lalang.
The current usage of the ISA as a brickbat was introduced then PM when he was voted out of the ruling political party. Much progress on Malaysia's democracy was lost that time.
nasty about their God, when these people will kill you for drawing a fricking cartoon,
The tweets was about Mohammed, not God. Anyway, it was more like a one to one talk between 2 men (the journalist and Mohammed).
to get away you go to ANOTHER crazy jihad country!
actually he was on the way to New Zealand. And Malaysia was just a transit point. It's easier to get out of SA to another Islamic country than straight to NZ. Plain dumb luck that Saudi pushed the warrant through Interpol fast.
does that mean, society is ok with getting repressed as long as they can talk against it, even if it doesnt provide any fruits ?
It seems modern man is much more obedient than medieval peasant.
Yes, considering that quite recently (relatively) "complaining" about repression was considered sedition and will get ya jailled for it. In fact, Malaysia has a ton of anti-sedition laws that is still being used to slap down on opposition.
It's not that moderm man is more obedient, it just that we're less anonymous. A medieval man can run to the next country and start a new life, but not a modern man
Apple has money to spare. And the damage is already done. With the Christmas shopping started, early buyers would have settled on the Ipad2 instead of the Galaxy Tab as gifts. Question now is whether there enought Galaxy Tabs in stock for the rest of the Christmas season
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well, they had to be sure he wasn't coming back, you know. Also, rent the steamroller, get permits, approvals from local council/neighbours/etc
But seriously, it's a hard disk, there could have been accounting stuff/family pictures/etc in there. Best to check first.
RIP Sir Terry Practchett, see ya at the dark side of the sun
"Everyone uses the American Date format, that is MM/DD/YYYY", 'nuff said
You can't normally use every drop of gas in the tank as the tank's bottom isn't shaped like a funnel. (standard saddle tanks are 17 gallon or 19 gallon, a 20 gallon tank would be unusual to find)
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Then Ford should advertise that the gas tank is 17 gallons lah. My bike is listed as 3.5 liters but when it reaches empty I can pump in 3.7 liters.
Shall I sue Ford for not making a perfectly smooth gas tank that lets me use all of the gas in my tank?
No, but I'll would keep that that in mind for my next car purchase
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Funny you should mention zombies and rabies in an article about a flu pandemic.
John Ringo just published a fictional book about a zombie apocalypse involving a customized rabies virus hiding in a flu stain
Under a Graveyard Sky - http://www.baenebooks.com/chapters/9781451639193/9781451639193.htm?blurb
This reminded me of an old SF story by Asimov. Humans stranded on hostile environment planet, struggling to terraform the environment. Dying one by one, their bodies finally providing the soil for the earth seedstock, but alas not in time for the last survivor. Sniff.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Founding_Father_(short_story)
Now we know who sent the bomb
U.S. nuclear submarine fire linked to vacuum cleaner - http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/06/us-usa-submarine-fire-cause-idUSBRE8551DT20120606
So yeah, AMD is a hot mess
Exactly, back in 2006-2009 when manufacturers started coming out with low cost AMD Desktops and laptops, most fried or had to get their coolers replaced (sadly most people could only afford to do this for desktops) after a year. Heck, it was a lot worst in my country where the ambient temp is 35 degrees Celsius and 100 per cent humidity.
... the KJV Bible ... it used to take the scribes a year to make a single copy. It would also cost a centurion's annual salary.
Eh? Wasn't the KJV Bible published in 1611? There were still Roman Centurion's then? Or are ye refering to the Byzantine (East Roman Empire)?
Hence all the conspiracy theories I'd keep hearing about. Seriously, Illuminati? US Senate are all Jews? What the heck have my country mates been drinking?
there is no way on earth that a kidney is worth an iPad and an iPhone.
You saying the kidney is worth less than the iPad/iPhone? (GRIN)
Anyway, the case happened some time ago, so I bet the kid's crying now for the new model ipad/iphone.
Pilot V5 RT. It's the 0.5 mm Pilot V5 Rollerball in a clickable package. Ink looks great, dries much more quickly than gel ink.
Loved the V5 RT, but the metal clip keeps catching on my shirt pocket and damaging it. Nowadays I use the Pilot G2 housing with a V5 RT refill.
Or, if you're looking for a laugh, ehow says you should consider making a sculpture.
Please don't. I live in a 3rd world country where lots of us are still using C2D as primary/sole machines. And those with motherboards that can accept DDR3 would go gaga for these RAM.
Personally, I am pleased that a goverment is pro-actively taking account of new technologies and laying out a road-map.
Until recently, in my country, electric cars were not allowed to being driven on the roads (except on private land), because there was a law requiring each car to have paid road tax. That same law also stated that road tax were calculated based on engine displacement , which is not present on an electric car (duh). As such, until the law was ammended in 2010 (and set to take effect in 2011), the only ECars were golf carts and demo-cars that were ferried on trucks.
Open water piracy would take a dent as there would be no crew to kidnap, and there would be no incentive for ship owners to follow pirates' demands to reroute ships. After all, if you're going to lose a ship and its cargo either way, then might as well do it by not appeasing pirates.
Dude, methinks ye have not been reading enough sci-fic.
Piracy will still exist, as long the ship or cargo is valuable to someone. Maybe the pirates will involve the services of a hacker or insider. I can imagine boarding a ship to subvert the computer or sending false "storm avoidance orders" and ordering the ship to hangout at a certain port. Many ways to skin a cat, there is.
The differences between an AK-47 and an M-16 is that an M-16 is a finicky beast, but its also a more accurate beast - you will achieve rates of fire and accuracy with an M-16 that you wouldn't with an AK-47, but it comes at the price of higher maintenance requirements.
True true. While both designers of the AK-47 and M-16 (AR-15) were WWII veterans, work on the rifles that eventually resulted in the AK-47 started during WWII itself (SKS, Mikhtim) was started due to the designer's (Mikhail Kalashnikov) complains with their Soviet rifles, hence reliability in the field was prioritized.
Then you just copy the end result.
Yes, hence the original purpose of the patent system, to give the original researchers a chance to recover their investment and thus motivate research
Apple
I wonder how much they invested to get the rectangular box with curved edges design which they are currently using to sue their competitors out of the tablet market...
At this rate, IF WE TAKE ONE EVOLUTION PATH to the extreme, men are going to be reduced to a set of shaft and balls. Kept in male "libraries" until some female wants it and then ... er.. checked out as needed.
A planet full of women? Maybe I've been reading too much manga, but that somehow sounds kinky.
I blame /u/ for this.
Sorry, but in my point of view, "Evolution" is just natural selection. It's not pro-human, it doesn't gurantee that humans will develop and implement an alternative in time.
In fact, evolution will see that if humans fall, something else will evolve to replace them. Unless something stops evolution, like killing all life off the planet.
I can just imagine the Police investigating the accident playing back the video from the glasses with the crash trajectory information overlay-ed ... cool
Malaysia has this thing called the Internal Security Act
Please note that the ISA (Internal Security Act) was enacted by the British during the post WW2 period for use against communist insurgents that were plaguing the country then. ISA was then extended due to activities by Indonesian saboteurs and the 1969 racial/political riots.
It has been used frequently to put down opposition, most notably during the 1980s as part of Operation Lalang.
The current usage of the ISA as a brickbat was introduced then PM when he was voted out of the ruling political party. Much progress on Malaysia's democracy was lost that time.
nasty about their God, when these people will kill you for drawing a fricking cartoon,
The tweets was about Mohammed, not God. Anyway, it was more like a one to one talk between 2 men (the journalist and Mohammed).
to get away you go to ANOTHER crazy jihad country!
actually he was on the way to New Zealand. And Malaysia was just a transit point. It's easier to get out of SA to another Islamic country than straight to NZ. Plain dumb luck that Saudi pushed the warrant through Interpol fast.
does that mean, society is ok with getting repressed as long as they can talk against it, even if it doesnt provide any fruits ?
It seems modern man is much more obedient than medieval peasant.
Yes, considering that quite recently (relatively) "complaining" about repression was considered sedition and will get ya jailled for it. In fact, Malaysia has a ton of anti-sedition laws that is still being used to slap down on opposition.
It's not that moderm man is more obedient, it just that we're less anonymous. A medieval man can run to the next country and start a new life, but not a modern man
have other, bigger problems to deal with in the everyday life ... remote Transylvanian villages
Vampires?
Apple has money to spare. And the damage is already done. With the Christmas shopping started, early buyers would have settled on the Ipad2 instead of the Galaxy Tab as gifts. Question now is whether there enought Galaxy Tabs in stock for the rest of the Christmas season