No, he just copied a method of attack that's been common in Europe for _years_. The criminals doing this over here have perfected their methods and manipulated ATMs are basically indistinguishable from clean ones without using force. They basically have "kits" for each type of ATM.
That depends on how you're going about logging the keys. If you manage to put a fake keypad over the real one, you've got all the keys that were pressed. Same thing goes for putting a camera in the right spot.
In any case the bridge was visibly in resonance torquing in its second harmonic.
No. The way it was vibrating was the _shape_ of the second torsional mode (not harmonic), but not the _frequency_ of the second torsional mode of the bridge. In case of resonance, you would see both the shape and the frequency of the mode in question.
It's just a matter of time until some chunk of space rock comes along and obliterates the whole landing site, bootprints, flags, rovers and all. Where do they think all the craters on the moon come from?
Yes, with gasoline that American customers don't want to pay for. "What, $0.30 more per gallon? No way, I'm sticking with my 7L V8 and pay so much less per gallon.". Nevermind that the charged downsized engine gets twice the mileage. I'm not saying that I follow this reasoning, it's just what I have observed.
Actually, if you decide that you can live without and register a completely different address then tell them all of the alternative versions they've missed that you can come up with. Even if it is just a small fee per variation for them to register you are doing your bit to make the whole thing less profitable.
"Here's a non-exhaustive list of possible alternatives we are considering: *insert half a bajillion randomly-created combinations of letters (checked for potential trademarks or alread-existing sites)*."
(And whatever the answer to that question is - never, ever give it to the cybersquatter).
Don't sound too interested when talking to them, mention possible alternatives. Lower your offer if the negotiations drag out - cybersquatters are in this for the money, and not selling the name means that they're not making any.
how do you guarantee that the wind doesn't induce fatal vibrations matching the resonant frequency of the bridge.
Quote from the linked page:
"In the case of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, there was no resonance."
That bridge came down due to a profoundly nonlinear positive feedback effect (the deformation caused by the wind increased the area of attack, which lead to more deformation, etc), not due to the bridge resonating.
So you obviously do not need to increase the displacement in order to increase the torque.
But the American customer wants high torque at low RPM, and definitely from a gasoline engine because diesel is considered sooooooo dirty. Of course, the result are high-displacement, gas-guzzling engines.
And if you want torque, then you should be driving a diesel. VW's 2.0TDI generates 320Nm @ 1750-2500RPM.
Unfortunately, the poor quality of the diesel fuel in the US (lower cetane number, impurities, etc) poses serious problems for these modern, fuel-injected diesel engines (buddy of mine works for Bosch and he's swearing like a drunk sailor every time that topic comes up). But the engine you mention is a sweet piece of engineering, I usually get 40+ mpg (45+ on highways) with my Touran.
The twincharged engine I mentioned runs on normal 95E gasoline,
And that's premium by US standards (and usually 10-30 cents more expensive per gallon). Regular is the stuff that goes by 91 octanes (*) in Europe and is about to be phased out here (since there are pretty much no cars that use it, and thanks to the US' thirst for it it's about as expensive as premium anyway).
(*) Be aware that the US and Europe use different ways to determine octane numbers - "87 octane" (US, "regular") is comparable to "91 octane" (Europe, "normal"), and "91 octane" (US, "premium") is comparable to "95 octane" (Europe, "super").
Heck, in some places (high elevation, e.g. some parts of Colorado) you can even get 85 octane gasoline, since the low air pressure at those elevations reduces the tendency to knock. Just be sure you don't go back down that mountain until you've used up most of the gas in your tank, and refill once you're down.
What benefit is there in having 3+ liter engine, as opposed to having a smaller turbocharged engine? Seriously?
Everything runs on regular in the US. Americans would never spend the additional 5-10% for premium, even if they got 10% more mileage out of it. And downsized, multi-turbocharged engines pretty much require premium, or even higher quality gasoline.
It is the product of 2000 years of the best legal minds of our civilization.
I think the Romans would disagree.
You cannot abolish precedent.
Odd. There's no such thing as precedent in civil law systems, apparently it's not necessary for a legal system to function.
Second, most precedent is recent.
... unless it's not. And recent precedent may still be based on not-so-recent precedent.
The legislature does hire competent attorneys to write the actual text of the laws, and they do aim for clarity and precision.
i.e. they write laws so that other lawyers can understand them. It's kind of like letting engineers design the user interfaces of their own devices - you'll end up with devices that can only be operated by other engineers.
Money for nothing! You mean I don't have to pay for any of this? Some other sucker will? Great, sign me up!
Yes, please step over here for your free leg amputation, root canal, colonoscopy, spinal tap, chemotherapy and radiation treatment. I hope you'll enjoy every fscking minute of them. They're free, why would you say "No, get the hell away from me you !*#% !!!"?.
If Saab became an independant car company again, they would have a decent chance at survival. Hey, if Skoda can become a fairly well selling car brand, Saab could easily do the same thing.
Skoda is anything but independent. They're part of VW.
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Yes. However, many didn't know that gravity always pointed to the center of the Earth, and not simply "down".
No, you're not paying 71% tax on your petrol, but 71% of the price of your petrol is taxes. Slight difference here.
No, you left out the fact that you're going downhill to get 50 mpg with the Impala.
Or Richard Garriot is goign to be mad (and/or send an army of lawyers after you).
No, he just copied a method of attack that's been common in Europe for _years_. The criminals doing this over here have perfected their methods and manipulated ATMs are basically indistinguishable from clean ones without using force. They basically have "kits" for each type of ATM.
Keyloggers don't work on ATMs.
That depends on how you're going about logging the keys. If you manage to put a fake keypad over the real one, you've got all the keys that were pressed. Same thing goes for putting a camera in the right spot.
No. The way it was vibrating was the _shape_ of the second torsional mode (not harmonic), but not the _frequency_ of the second torsional mode of the bridge. In case of resonance, you would see both the shape and the frequency of the mode in question.
People who spray paint anything on the Grand Canyon should be shot on sight.
Great, then you get partially-finished graffiti _and_ blood stains on the walls.
It's just a matter of time until some chunk of space rock comes along and obliterates the whole landing site, bootprints, flags, rovers and all. Where do they think all the craters on the moon come from?
Yes, with gasoline that American customers don't want to pay for. "What, $0.30 more per gallon? No way, I'm sticking with my 7L V8 and pay so much less per gallon.". Nevermind that the charged downsized engine gets twice the mileage. I'm not saying that I follow this reasoning, it's just what I have observed.
Actually, if you decide that you can live without and register a completely different address then tell them all of the alternative versions they've missed that you can come up with. Even if it is just a small fee per variation for them to register you are doing your bit to make the whole thing less profitable.
"Here's a non-exhaustive list of possible alternatives we are considering: *insert half a bajillion randomly-created combinations of letters (checked for potential trademarks or alread-existing sites)*."
Sounds like fun. ;)
Clarification: Mention the existence of possible alternatives, but not what they are (or they'll be cybersquatted, too).
Don't sound too interested when talking to them, mention possible alternatives. Lower your offer if the negotiations drag out - cybersquatters are in this for the money, and not selling the name means that they're not making any.
Quote from the linked page:
"In the case of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, there was no resonance."
That bridge came down due to a profoundly nonlinear positive feedback effect (the deformation caused by the wind increased the area of attack, which lead to more deformation, etc), not due to the bridge resonating.
But the American customer wants high torque at low RPM, and definitely from a gasoline engine because diesel is considered sooooooo dirty. Of course, the result are high-displacement, gas-guzzling engines.
And if you want torque, then you should be driving a diesel. VW's 2.0TDI generates 320Nm @ 1750-2500RPM.
Unfortunately, the poor quality of the diesel fuel in the US (lower cetane number, impurities, etc) poses serious problems for these modern, fuel-injected diesel engines (buddy of mine works for Bosch and he's swearing like a drunk sailor every time that topic comes up). But the engine you mention is a sweet piece of engineering, I usually get 40+ mpg (45+ on highways) with my Touran.
And that's premium by US standards (and usually 10-30 cents more expensive per gallon). Regular is the stuff that goes by 91 octanes (*) in Europe and is about to be phased out here (since there are pretty much no cars that use it, and thanks to the US' thirst for it it's about as expensive as premium anyway).
(*) Be aware that the US and Europe use different ways to determine octane numbers - "87 octane" (US, "regular") is comparable to "91 octane" (Europe, "normal"), and "91 octane" (US, "premium") is comparable to "95 octane" (Europe, "super").
Heck, in some places (high elevation, e.g. some parts of Colorado) you can even get 85 octane gasoline, since the low air pressure at those elevations reduces the tendency to knock. Just be sure you don't go back down that mountain until you've used up most of the gas in your tank, and refill once you're down.
This is, by the way, direct from the "Cynical, paranoid /.ers guide to government."
No, it's a paraphrased and originally from Ayn Rand. And even the original quote has more logic holes in it than Swiss cheese.
Everything runs on regular in the US. Americans would never spend the additional 5-10% for premium, even if they got 10% more mileage out of it. And downsized, multi-turbocharged engines pretty much require premium, or even higher quality gasoline.
I think the Romans would disagree.
You cannot abolish precedent.
Odd. There's no such thing as precedent in civil law systems, apparently it's not necessary for a legal system to function.
Second, most precedent is recent.
The legislature does hire competent attorneys to write the actual text of the laws, and they do aim for clarity and precision.
i.e. they write laws so that other lawyers can understand them. It's kind of like letting engineers design the user interfaces of their own devices - you'll end up with devices that can only be operated by other engineers.
Yes, please step over here for your free leg amputation, root canal, colonoscopy, spinal tap, chemotherapy and radiation treatment. I hope you'll enjoy every fscking minute of them. They're free, why would you say "No, get the hell away from me you !*#% !!!"?.
So, essentially the same thing as private health insurance then.
No, no, no. In private health insurance, the motive is profit, not efficiency. Profit is good. Efficiency is bad.
The reason North Korea remains undealt with is because they are effectively holding 1-2 million South Korean citizens hostage.
And of course the complete lack of any interesting resources (oil, pipeline routes, etc).
Skoda is anything but independent. They're part of VW.
What, are you saying that there's a car that runs on water?
"If you try to swim in rough water, the first thing to do is _not_ to chain an iron ball to your ankle."