Traction control has been in high and low end cars for quite some time. Even the lowly Saturn comes with ABS (optional) since the early 90's.
You need to be modded insightful - the fact the drivers felt comfortable probably added to the spinouts etc.
But then again, back in my day, brakes were optional - when we had to slow down, we waited for a hill (or scrapped a few trees. And we ENJOYED spinnning on the ice (origin of "lets go oout for a spin!")
What I want to know is:
1) Was he wearing a long trench coat at the time?
2) When he did it, were the girls on the floor, crying their eyes out in laughter?
3) re: #2, did he explain this was only version 1.0, wait unless they see the upgrade
4) Did anyone call the police & report this?
Yeah, my physics prof used to go around with a stick and bop us if we ever used the "D" word with the "K" word.
...and then bop us again if we forget the "D" word with the "C" or the "F" word
(two bops if you used the "F" word after the first bop)
...and no one on slahdot wonders what happened to Hobbs with all this discussion of Kelvin.....what a minute...
>and almost all heat transfer occurs by blackbody radiation, which is amazingly inefficient.
Oh my goodness - did I waste money buying those Low-E windows with the Titanium thin layer coating?
(The one where the guys demos with a heat lamp - "feel the heat go through with normal double pane" then produces double pane with fiberglass insulation stuffed inside - same thing then their low E glass - only a little gets through)
Batteries run on chemical reactions, which are dependent on temperature. Power source would have to be specially designed to work at those temps
another note to slash dotters waiting on the corner with their PC for the next bus to Pluto::
All because you hear of supercomputers running at low - K temps doesn't mean you can take you trusty old PC, dunk it in liquid nitrogen (at 77K & a few $ per liter) or if you have $ to burn, dunk the shebang in liquid Helium (at 4K & about $10/liter) and expect it to work, even if you remove the batteries.
Other problems with electronics at extreme temperatures:
frozen battery:-)
Some components use liquids/pastes e.g.: electrolytic caps - probably will freeze & damage internals
Semiconductors have to be designed to operate at these low temps - other effects (like quantum stuff) might dominate and the semi will do things that the designers didn't expect
Above - timing may change
Do I dare pun: cold solder joint?
Oblig: "10 K? Ha! I for one welcome our new frosty overlords!
Oblig2: "On Pluto, the COLD get YOU!":-)
Makes sense - at even lower temps - in dewars that hold liquid Helium (which must remain below 4 K - 1 degree above deep deep space - to stay liquid), there are bunches of foil sheets between chambers for insulation. Otherwise if it did go as T^4, the dewars would probably horrendously large.
> People that are going to Heaven (usually believers) and people that are going to Hell (usually everyone else).
You just described one or two religions (albeit a rather large ones with muliple sects)
Not all religions believe the same.
> I think that religion should stay in churches (for example) and science should stay in schools, universities, etc. Everything has its time and place.
Cool! Ecclesiastes! And a neat song too!
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven
A while back one of the museums that I visited had a steam engine that was about 200 years old (hope I remember that right:-)). What I got out of the demo was:
1) It is fairly simple, construction is simplier than an ICE (internal combustion engine). Someone who knows how to service an ICE can learn to service steam quickly. Of course the question is how easy is it for the mechanic to master the interface between the two engines.
2) Steam engines are very reliable and last a loooong time. If we had steam engines in cars there would be a lot fewer engine problems.
3) Problem with steam engines applied to cars is that warm-up takes quite a while (you need to boil the water...)
4) But supposedly in a pinch it could be designed to use almost any fuel
5) For emissions a steam engine is highly desirable - ICE needs to provide peak energy and burn efficiently at the same time while steam can leisurely build up power and apply it at different time.
For the article, 4 & 5 are not applicable since its using waste heat from an ICE, but it's still food for thought.
>Admittedly they'll never get around keystroke loggers or other such malware,
Solution to that is easy - instead of keying in sensitive information such as SS#, password, and so on, put up a virtual keyboard that the user has to click on. Put the keys in different positions each time so that click loggers don't catch it.
But that wouldn't solve the problem of your nosey neighbor with his brand new telephoto lens peeking over your shoulder as you type/click:-)
Actually, you're sort of right - guess why in certain cancers there is greater vascularization in tumors?
And areas of tumors that don't have the extra blood vessels tend to be necrotic.
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A very common solvent used for decaffeination is CO2 which leaves absolutely no traces of the solvent in the product, since it turns to gas at normal pressures. (compressed to a pressure such that it has liquid properties - for more info, google Super Critical Fluid Extraction)
>when other machines were such a pain to work with
We could say a lot about how they had great machines, etc. but the company itself was very difficult to work with. The few times that I had problems with SGIs I had unbelieveable difficulties with their support - even for something as simple as ordering a part (and of course their parts had special connectors so it was difficult to obtain third party sources).
Too bad. Until OSX came around, they had the best GUI for UNIX IMHO.
Back in the earlier days of credit cards, it wasn't uncommon for the merchant to take the customer's card and cut it in half if something was amiss.
At least until there was a lawsuit where a customer was tramatized and publicly embarassed over the incident (and won the suit)
On another note, all those cc offers in the mail today aren't too bad - back in the old days the credit card companies would send you cards in the mail - unsolicited. Talk about risks!
I remember the Chip Merchant when it was discussed on newsgroups - well before the WWW.
You're right - when a company takes over the name, they take over the obligations.
Else they ruin the reputation that they paid for.
Too many companies forget that it's more expensive to obtain new customers than to hold on to loyal old customers. And when they start to lose their old customers a new base is even more difficult to obtain.
uhhh... the virus hasn't mutated yet to be transmitted to people. Any vaccines against the bird infectious form is ineffective in people, since the virus hasn't changed yet. Only after it changes can a vaccine can be made.
Actually, never mind the moving pictures, I just thought of a great $$$ maker -
Just print out cage liners (to size specs of common cages) of figures that
people like to be... besmirched by their pets, like
Slashdot Mirror
Ba
Da
Bing!
Also - whats wrong with the Bing? Say that to his face!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bing_Crosby
But then some people would like to see such ads.
Some people, like this friend of a friend of a friend I know... :-)
:-) :-) :-)
Hmmm, From my observations, nowadays it takes one man an afternoon with an excavator and 4 men to watch him work.
You need to be modded insightful - the fact the drivers felt comfortable probably added to the spinouts etc.
But then again, back in my day, brakes were optional - when we had to slow down, we waited for a hill (or scrapped a few trees. And we ENJOYED spinnning on the ice (origin of "lets go oout for a spin!")
Hm. If time was of the essence, when that happened, Spielberg should have directed the reviewers to the site that has the Munich BitTorrent...
Then you could restrict IPs, but then that hurts innocent users who use public terminals
It only makes it marginally more difficult for the trouble maker to submit their articles, and, as Samara said, "it wouldn't stop"
What I want to know is:
1) Was he wearing a long trench coat at the time?
2) When he did it, were the girls on the floor, crying their eyes out in laughter?
3) re: #2, did he explain this was only version 1.0, wait unless they see the upgrade
4) Did anyone call the police & report this?
you see darling, I get these urges...
(two bops if you used the "F" word after the first bop)
Oh my goodness - did I waste money buying those Low-E windows with the Titanium thin layer coating?
(The one where the guys demos with a heat lamp -
"feel the heat go through with normal double pane"
then produces double pane with fiberglass insulation stuffed inside - same thing
then their low E glass - only a little gets through)
Batteries run on chemical reactions, which are dependent on temperature.
Power source would have to be specially designed to work at those temps
another note to slash dotters waiting on the corner with their PC for the next bus to Pluto::
All because you hear of supercomputers running at low - K temps doesn't mean you can take you trusty old PC, dunk it in liquid nitrogen (at 77K & a few $ per liter) or if you have $ to burn, dunk the shebang in liquid Helium (at 4K & about $10/liter) and expect it to work, even if you remove the batteries.
Other problems with electronics at extreme temperatures:
Oblig: "10 K? Ha! I for one welcome our new frosty overlords! :-)
Oblig2: "On Pluto, the COLD get YOU!"
Makes sense - at even lower temps - in dewars that hold liquid Helium (which must remain below 4 K - 1 degree above deep deep space - to stay liquid), there are bunches of foil sheets between chambers for insulation. Otherwise if it did go as T^4, the dewars would probably horrendously large.
You just described one or two religions (albeit a rather large ones with muliple sects)
Not all religions believe the same.
> I think that religion should stay in churches (for example) and science should stay in schools, universities, etc. Everything has its time and place.
Cool! Ecclesiastes! And a neat song too!
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven
I tried but she slapped me.
Then I tried embracing my computer, and while it let me, the screen broke.
SO much for that, back to my roots - heavenly father, forgive me? :-)
dang, the screen is still broke :-)
A while back one of the museums that I visited had a steam engine that was about 200 years old (hope I remember that right :-)). What I got out of the demo was:
1) It is fairly simple, construction is simplier than an ICE (internal combustion engine). Someone who knows how to service an ICE can learn to service steam quickly. Of course the question is how easy is it for the mechanic to master the interface between the two engines.
2) Steam engines are very reliable and last a loooong time. If we had steam engines in cars there would be a lot fewer engine problems.
3) Problem with steam engines applied to cars is that warm-up takes quite a while (you need to boil the water...)
4) But supposedly in a pinch it could be designed to use almost any fuel
5) For emissions a steam engine is highly desirable - ICE needs to provide peak energy and burn efficiently at the same time while steam can leisurely build up power and apply it at different time.
For the article, 4 & 5 are not applicable since its using waste heat from an ICE, but it's still food for thought.
Solution to that is easy - instead of keying in sensitive information such as SS#, password, and so on, put up a virtual keyboard that the user has to click on. Put the keys in different positions each time so that click loggers don't catch it.
But that wouldn't solve the problem of your nosey neighbor with his brand new telephoto lens peeking over your shoulder as you type/click :-)
Sometimes only a little change or a smal amount of explanation makes the software orders of magnitude more useable.
Print it out and post it on your monitor (and someone mod the post up - quickly)
Actually, you're sort of right - guess why in certain cancers there is greater vascularization in tumors? And areas of tumors that don't have the extra blood vessels tend to be necrotic.
A very common solvent used for decaffeination is CO2 which leaves absolutely no traces of the solvent in the product, since it turns to gas at normal pressures. (compressed to a pressure such that it has liquid properties - for more info, google Super Critical Fluid Extraction)
We could say a lot about how they had great machines, etc. but the company itself was very difficult to work with. The few times that I had problems with SGIs I had unbelieveable difficulties with their support - even for something as simple as ordering a part (and of course their parts had special connectors so it was difficult to obtain third party sources).
Too bad. Until OSX came around, they had the best GUI for UNIX IMHO.
At least until there was a lawsuit where a customer was tramatized and publicly embarassed over the incident (and won the suit)
On another note, all those cc offers in the mail today aren't too bad - back in the old days the credit card companies would send you cards in the mail - unsolicited. Talk about risks!
You're right - when a company takes over the name, they take over the obligations.
Else they ruin the reputation that they paid for.
Too many companies forget that it's more expensive to obtain new customers than to hold on to loyal old customers. And when they start to lose their old customers a new base is even more difficult to obtain.
Will the non-U.S. market want this restriction as standard?
uhhh... the virus hasn't mutated yet to be transmitted to people. Any vaccines against the bird infectious form is ineffective in people, since the virus hasn't changed yet. Only after it changes can a vaccine can be made.
That's what happens when you park your Polar Lander in the wrong neighborhood! :-)
Just print out cage liners (to size specs of common cages) of figures that
people like to be... besmirched by their pets, like
George Bush
J Kerry
Annan
Gates
Madonna
etc.
3) Profit!
:-))