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  1. Re:My experiance with speed cameras on Aussie Speed Cameras in Doubt Because of MD5 · · Score: 1

    A fully engaged clutch that's slipping? Doesn't sound good.

    IANAME, but I asked one:

    Yes, even a fully engaged clutch has slight (~1%, maybe less) slipping.

    Heck, even gears have some slipping.

  2. Re:If so many people are speeding... on Aussie Speed Cameras in Doubt Because of MD5 · · Score: 1
    The law they have on the autobahn, get the hell out of the left lane unless you're passing.

    Actually, many drivers interpret this as "Get the hell outta my way if you're slower than I", and will point this out to you in a variety of ways. Like being 3 m from your rear bumper and flashing their lights, while you're already going 160 km/h.

  3. Re:My experiance with speed cameras on Aussie Speed Cameras in Doubt Because of MD5 · · Score: 1
    speed is a measure of movement. Distance over time.



    "to speed" is a verb, and therefore grammatically and otherwise different from the noun "speed".

    If not, how do you define when someone is "speeding"?

    Easy: Going more than the legal limit. Which might be different from place to place. 130 km/h on the Autobahn (with no speed limits posted) is not speeding, 130 km/h in a residential area definitely is.

  4. Re:An asside... on Aussie Speed Cameras in Doubt Because of MD5 · · Score: 1
    In accidents where you're car catches on fire, you're more likely to be burned if you do wear a seatbelt (if the clasp mechanism is jammed from the heat, or you simply are too panicked to open it) than if you don't.

    For exactly this case, the market offers easy-to-use seatbelt-cutting tools. Carry one in your car if you are afraid to be caught in burning (or, for another case: sinking) vehicle.

  5. Re:Depends on the state on Aussie Speed Cameras in Doubt Because of MD5 · · Score: 1
    Long ago I thought it would be cool to have an LCD screen covering your number plate, so you could mask it all black or even change characters at the press of a button.

    Usually, tricks like that are being considered something along the lines "alteration of an official document" (your license plate), and carry much, much, much more serious penalties than speeding.

  6. Re:Depends on the state on Aussie Speed Cameras in Doubt Because of MD5 · · Score: 1

    It's Euphemicspeak for penalty/bad guy/.. points. Points that you _don't_ want to rack up.

  7. Re:Toll Fees on Aussie Speed Cameras in Doubt Because of MD5 · · Score: 1
    Speeding tickets are another term for "random toll road fee".



    So why do they take your license away if you're caught repeatedly and/or vastly exceeding the speed limit ? By your logic, they're just making sure they're missing out on truckloads of money.

  8. Re:Almost Home on Shuttle Discovery Lands Safely · · Score: 1

    Several reasons why it cannot:

    1. Aerodynamics. The shuttle is designed for landing only, not for take-off or cruising.
    2. Propulsion. The shuttle does not have jet engines, and atmospheric flight with its rocket engines is not feasible.
    3. The landing gear. Once it's out, it stays out. And it would need to be out for take-off.

  9. Re:We're still new here on Shuttle Discovery Lands Safely · · Score: 1
    But just launch, orbit, tests and re-entry.

    Technically, getting stuff off the ground and back on the ground (in one piece) are the most complicated parts about flying (regardless of whether one stays within the atmosphere or not). And do compare the safety of todays cars to the "safe" cars 50 years ago.

  10. Re:What is with that foam on the ET? on Shuttle Discovery Lands Safely · · Score: 2, Informative

    Why does the foam on the external tank need to be there? When you're dealing with liquid hydrogen and oxygen, you do want some insulation, for example to prevent the external tank from turning into the world's largest popsicle.

  11. Re:Waste on Shuttle Discovery Lands Safely · · Score: 1

    What can we find over there we can't find down here? Room to expand. Lots of real estate that is completely devoid of terrorists. And lots of other things, once we run out of them down here or our demand increases to levels that "down here" cannot support anymore. There is a reason for animals not being found in space. Two, actually. Number one, we haven't really been looking hard enough. Number two, evolution on earth arrived at sentience before it arrived at natural spaceworthiness.

  12. Bogus physics on CNN ... on Shuttle Discovery Lands Safely · · Score: 1

    During the approach, there was an article on cnn.com that said something along the lines of "when the shuttle speed drops from supersonic to subsonic, there is a sonic boom ..."

    Yikes. Horrendously bogus physics, on international news.

  13. Re:Sarcasm on Robot Catches High Speed Objects · · Score: 0

    Of course.

    "You've got two choices. Number one: Talk, number two: Be thrown down a twenty-story building, but don't worry, our Robotic Hand is there to catch you."

  14. What a waste ... on Making Fire From Water · · Score: 1

    ... of perfectly good electricity.

  15. IN SOVIET RUSSIA ... on Successful Strategies for Commenting Your Code · · Score: 1

    code comments you.

  16. Re:Easier... on FreeBSD Based Gaming Router · · Score: 1

    Can you give us a link? What's the version number for this new firmware?

    The version number is 4.70.6, and it is publicly available at www.linksys.com.

    The QoS features and settings are not nearly as detailed as in the Sveasoft FW, however. I liked the features of the Sveasoft Alchemy FW, but since it is based on a Linksys FW that is bugged (loses connection frequently when playing WoW), I switched to the official Linksys FW again.

  17. Re:Easier... on FreeBSD Based Gaming Router · · Score: 1

    This "analysis" is not very significant.

    How much is "very little" traffic ? How many connection attempts per second ?

    How high is the ping without QoS ?

  18. Re:Easier... on FreeBSD Based Gaming Router · · Score: 1

    Was it a license that allows modification and redistribution?

    GPL. And yes, they do provide the source code.

    That is why the Sveasoft FW looks so remarkably like the Linksys FW. It is the Linksys FW, with lots and lots of extra stuff added to it.

  19. Re:GPS? on Fiber Optics Bring the Sun Indoors · · Score: 1

    ... just what I was thinking.

    I'd guess that "GPS" carries a lot more impact in marketingspeak than "we used four photoresistors and some electronics".

  20. What ?! on Free Beer That's Free as in Speech · · Score: 1

    They add stuff besides barley malt, yeast, hops and water to the brew and _dare_ to call it beer ?

    Blasphemy !

  21. The first rule of the PATRIOT ACT ... on U.S. House Votes to Extend Patriot Act · · Score: 1

    ... you do not talk about the PATRIOT ACT. The second rule of the PATRIOT ACT ... ... you DO NOT TALK about the PATRIOT ACT. Third rule of the PATRIOT ACT ... ... if someone yells "Stop!", goes limp, taps out, he's a suspected terrorist. Fourth rule, only two suspected terrorists to a cell. Fifth rule, one terrorist at a time. Sixth rule, no clothes if it helps with the interrogation. Seventh rule, the war on terror will go on as long as it has to. And the eighth and final rule, if you're arrested for the first time under the PATRIOT ACT, you're screwed.

  22. Re:You're kidding? on U.S. House Votes to Extend Patriot Act · · Score: 1

    Fighting a determined civilian populace is every commander's worst nightmare;

    Only if they're worried about collateral damage.

    Don't forget that not too long ago "revenge quotas" were an usual and accepted way to deal with partisan activity. Round up and shoot X random civilians for every soldier killed by partisans, where X can range from 10 to 100.

  23. Re:It won't get any better. on U.S. House Votes to Extend Patriot Act · · Score: 3, Insightful

    As the ratio of people per square mile increases, the rights of that population decreases. It is a harsh reality. The Dutch, the Swiss and the Russians might disagree here.

  24. It doesn't matter that they change the socket. on AMD to Adopt DDR2 Next Year · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Really, it doesn't. Since the memory controller is integrated in the CPU, there is no way to make one of these things run in todays DDR1 mainboards, regardless of the pin count. And since DDR2 has a different pin count than DDR1, of course the pin count of the memory contoller has to change, hence the pin count of the CPU changes.

    Anyone complaining about "yet another socket" apparently hasn't understood this.

  25. Re:Ethanol vs. methanol on Ethanol More Trouble Than It's Worth? · · Score: 2, Informative

    Why ethanol? (basically the same alcohol from the drinks). I thought that it is methanol that should be cheaper and more vehicle-efficiency-friendly.

    It is also much more poisonous (and you can bet that some dumbass is going to try and drink the stuff) and dangerous (Methanol flames are invisible).