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Once again it's the attack of bad science! Not to mention a lack of regard for units.... Assuming all four wheels carry the same load (bad assumption) and the point of application of the load on the tire is constrained to a point (another horrible assumption), the pressure on the top face of the micro drive would be.25 * W_car (lbs) / A_disk (in^2). Note that this completely ignores St. Venant's principle, which is a nifty thing that explains how shear and normal stress is distributed along any given member. In reality, the stress wouldn't be uniform throughout the disk and would likely puncture the top of the drive before damaging the middle section.
Forgive me for the pedantry, but being a mechanical engineering student, I'm always irritated when people talk about pounds of pressure or use a kilogram as a measurement of weight. Argh!
It's true, those little Cruzer Micros are very rugged and pretty quick with data transfer. I doubt I could whittle with it though, or open a bottle of wine. Top that, SanDisk!
I love a vague or misleading sentence as much as the next slashdotter, but I can't resist the opportunity to comment. A call can technically be a visit, at least if you've read lots of old literature. "A gentleman caller" was a young man who visited a woman to take her out. The same sort of thing could apply to businessmen. A sales call could, and probably was, an in-person visit between two businessmen.
Of course, the invention of the telephone and its corresponding telephone call do much to muddy the original meaning of the word. Hooray for language!
I've always felt that the reason DRM and content restrictive licenses don't drum up more outrage is simply because most people are entertainment sinks. Media and content goes into their ears and eyes and then doesn't do anything. The creative types, the young folks learning about mixed media on computers, and the artists are in such small number that their outrage over being stifled goes unnoticed by everyone else.
If more people actually used the media as a means of creative expression and not just a disposable good, we wouldn't have this issue. Note that I have no idea how to fix it, I'm just bitching about cause/effect.
I'm in the same boat as you. I've considered moving to the per-minute plans with no free minutes, simply because I make about 30 minutes of calls per month. I leave it off most of the time, but it's a handy thing to have around during emergencies and to check voice messages. I can't always be around my email!
The possibility of a cheap publicity stunt notwithstanding, we're still blessed with an open source WMV decoder. It will improve the quality of A/V on Linux, and I can't help but think that's a good thing(TM).
For those not knowing what the hell I'm talking about, check out this blog entry about it.
x86_64 users have the option of compiling a 32-bit version of mplayer to use the 32-bit codecs from MS. You are correct about wmv10. It's not a terribly convenient way to do things, since 32-bit plugins can't be used by 64-bit programs (read: mplayerplug-in in 64-bit firefox). It's a big mess really, but it's hard to wean people from the.wmv teat. I've always loved ffmpeg for encoding, and I've heard that within the last week VC-1 decoding has been improved in ffmpeg to allow WMV decoding natively. Exciting stuff!
For anyone here looking for PC silencing information, head to http://www.silentpcreview.com/, it's a great resource. I silenced my AMD64 system last year using their product reviews and help from the enthusiasts on the forums.
Indeed, but only when free markets are effectively in place. Once you get to a Rockefellerian or J.P. Morganian level of power, the free market cannot rein you back in! It's fortunate for us that AMD makes such great products and is able to compete so well with Intel, despite their anti-competitive behavior. Additionally, AMD seems to be against the whole idea of on-chip DRM which should make some of us here feel warm and fuzzy.
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Once again it's the attack of bad science! Not to mention a lack of regard for units.... Assuming all four wheels carry the same load (bad assumption) and the point of application of the load on the tire is constrained to a point (another horrible assumption), the pressure on the top face of the micro drive would be .25 * W_car (lbs) / A_disk (in^2). Note that this completely ignores St. Venant's principle, which is a nifty thing that explains how shear and normal stress is distributed along any given member. In reality, the stress wouldn't be uniform throughout the disk and would likely puncture the top of the drive before damaging the middle section.
Forgive me for the pedantry, but being a mechanical engineering student, I'm always irritated when people talk about pounds of pressure or use a kilogram as a measurement of weight. Argh!
It's true, those little Cruzer Micros are very rugged and pretty quick with data transfer. I doubt I could whittle with it though, or open a bottle of wine. Top that, SanDisk!
I love a vague or misleading sentence as much as the next slashdotter, but I can't resist the opportunity to comment. A call can technically be a visit, at least if you've read lots of old literature. "A gentleman caller" was a young man who visited a woman to take her out. The same sort of thing could apply to businessmen. A sales call could, and probably was, an in-person visit between two businessmen.
Of course, the invention of the telephone and its corresponding telephone call do much to muddy the original meaning of the word. Hooray for language!
It may be feasible.... is snake venom explosive when combined with paranoia and sensationalism? Brilliant!
I've always felt that the reason DRM and content restrictive licenses don't drum up more outrage is simply because most people are entertainment sinks. Media and content goes into their ears and eyes and then doesn't do anything. The creative types, the young folks learning about mixed media on computers, and the artists are in such small number that their outrage over being stifled goes unnoticed by everyone else. If more people actually used the media as a means of creative expression and not just a disposable good, we wouldn't have this issue. Note that I have no idea how to fix it, I'm just bitching about cause/effect.
I'm in the same boat as you. I've considered moving to the per-minute plans with no free minutes, simply because I make about 30 minutes of calls per month. I leave it off most of the time, but it's a handy thing to have around during emergencies and to check voice messages. I can't always be around my email!
The possibility of a cheap publicity stunt notwithstanding, we're still blessed with an open source WMV decoder. It will improve the quality of A/V on Linux, and I can't help but think that's a good thing(TM). For those not knowing what the hell I'm talking about, check out this blog entry about it.
x86_64 users have the option of compiling a 32-bit version of mplayer to use the 32-bit codecs from MS. You are correct about wmv10. It's not a terribly convenient way to do things, since 32-bit plugins can't be used by 64-bit programs (read: mplayerplug-in in 64-bit firefox). It's a big mess really, but it's hard to wean people from the .wmv teat. I've always loved ffmpeg for encoding, and I've heard that within the last week VC-1 decoding has been improved in ffmpeg to allow WMV decoding natively. Exciting stuff!
Yes, with the same caveat of requiring closed-source modules. In mplayer's case, codecs.
Seriously! I've only read a few of the +2 and above replied to GP, but I fear that the subtle humor has been lost on my sibling posters.
Irrefutable!
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Only in your imagination my friend. Now get with the program, puff puff give!
For maximum enjoyment, I suggest listening to Stewart and looking at the girls.
It wouldn't be necessarily easy. However, the project being open-source means we get the benefit of it being possible!
/mnt/raid? Now you're just being cocky! The RIAA folks would be all over that subdirectory.
For you non-moderators, this means that the above poster wants a +5, Funny.
For anyone here looking for PC silencing information, head to http://www.silentpcreview.com/, it's a great resource. I silenced my AMD64 system last year using their product reviews and help from the enthusiasts on the forums.
The lad doth protest too much, methinks.
Indeed, but only when free markets are effectively in place. Once you get to a Rockefellerian or J.P. Morganian level of power, the free market cannot rein you back in! It's fortunate for us that AMD makes such great products and is able to compete so well with Intel, despite their anti-competitive behavior. Additionally, AMD seems to be against the whole idea of on-chip DRM which should make some of us here feel warm and fuzzy.
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