User: tweel

Re:Much better is possible

On: Spider-Like Catamaran Travels 5,000 Miles On One Tank

My trawler yacht has a 130 ton displacement with a 24 litre diesel engine .
At 1000 rpm (cruising) it does 9 knots which gives it 12000 miles range on
10,000 US gallon tanks or 1.23 gallons per mile. However my payload is 10 people
and 25 tons of equipment.

Re:Stable OS != Stable company

On: Novell Missteps Not Affecting SuSE

4.1x ?? Some of us down south are still happy with 3.2. Still is a good file and printserver for DOS accounting structures.

Re:not THAT unusual

On: Your Thoughts on the Great Ozone Debate?

Isn't a penguin just a chicken in a tuxedo?

Re:"I know it when I see it" is all very well but.

On: Senator Carper Calls for Tax on Online Porn

Then under the doctrine of 'No taxation without representation' should the Senate be made up of 25% pornstars and retired hookers... or do they already meet that reqirement.

Re:What a strange comparison

On: Japan Tests New Bullet Train

In Shanghai we have a Maglev traveling between the city and Pudong airport. 40KM distance, travel time 7 minutes, max speed 415km/h.Cost $8 US It is totally electric and quiet.Intercity have big double decker trains, slow units 120km/hr, high speed units at 160-230 km/hr carry up to 3000 people.Trains leave every hour.By the time you have gone to the airport, waited for 1 hr to leave ,flown to destination, waited for baggage, a walk-on walk-off train can be a lot quicker for up to 300km trips.

Re:dumarses

On: Windows XP Starter Edition Snubs P4, Athlon

It looks like a very good opening for
the Via C3 family