Absolutely correct that the steering and the brake systems are completely independent. In fact the power boost systems come from completely different sources - power boost to steering usually works off of engine rotation and the power boost to braking usually works off of engine vacuum.
I would agree that it's more likely that low steering fluid would cause vibration and hard steering than low brake fluid.
The only mechanism by which low brake fluid could cause problems is that it might cause the power brake booster to work harder than normal and cause vacuum drops which might affect engine performance and thus steering. (this assumes power brakes:-))
One other possibility would involve more incompetence and serendipity, so beware of a fairly dull Occam's razor here.
The possibility here is a slipping power steering belt - so the power steering unit is sometimes working full time, other times slipping which would definitely cause vibration in steering as well as hard steering, particularly at low speeds (where power steering is most needed and you feel trouble the most).
So why would the last mechanic solve the problem in this scenario?
A common "street" method to recondition belts and improve traction of the belts is to put a little bit of brake fluid on the belts - it swells them a bit and sometimes is the difference between grip and slip. So perhaps the last mechanic was sloppy and spilled brake fluid on the belts, fixing the problem.
Now if this doesn't explain, perhapos a car analog is in order here....
But, then, it's not often you see enterprise software fail quite so badly and publicly as was the case with the LSE
A quote from another source is appropriate here:
This is a good death. There's no shame in this, in a man's death. A man who has done fine works. We're making a better world. All of them - better worlds.
article:
So, might I suggest to the LSE that they consider Linux as the foundation for their next stock software infrastructure?
SImple solution, that has been used in the past:
Apply law only to new cars.
Or reporting of mileage is to be performed during vehicle inspection (I assume that all states require that?)
Movies aside, freezing things does not always make them brittle.
Dry ice at its freezing point is 194K; liquid nitrogen around 77K
I handle liquid nitrogen in my job; the only things that get brittle at that temperature tend to be plastics and materials with water (like your finger:-)).
Certain steels can become brittle and shatter at that temperature, but I figure that NASA probably plans worst case for all materials used in space craft and probably will not select a metal that will shatter...
. Patients are ranked on a list using a complex algorithm that determines how critical the need is.
Anne Paschke, a UNOS spokeswoman, said the organization conducts random audits of transplant cases to ensure that organs are allocated fairly according to its rules. If a transplant center is found to have violated those rules, consequences can range from a reprimand to revocation of the center's status as a transplant facility.
If the center that took care of Jobs allowed him to get the liver ahead of other patients, that would be patently unfair and the center would end up with more problems than it would be worth
(even if we imagine that Steve provided a substantial contribution for such a favor)
As D-Cypell posted, nothing morally wrong with the doctor accepting extra $$ supposing he was offered to work overtime.
Unless he bumped other patient out of surgery or it conflicted with some agreement he has with his employer - the latter most likely taken care of with paperwork.
Yes, but I doubt if they use a significant amount of helium.
How much do those ballons use?
Compare to cooling down a NMR magnet, which consumes more than 1000 liters liquid ( > 700,000 liters gas).
Sadly there is a helium shortage, not so much that we are hitting the point of end of resources (which will eventually come), but because not all the natural gas fields that could capture - are capturing helium.
http://www.purchasing.com/article/CA6518723.html http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6444180
"It's better with Windows" has something to do with XP, Microsoft Works, and your teen daughter uploading pictures of herself from wherever she's roaming unattended while you've abandoned her and your hot Latina wife to be on the road spilling coffee on yourself. Yeah, that's living the dream.
Oh wow, after watching the video I realized that I want those things so I'll immediately get rid of my Linux and OSX systems and purchase some Windows licenses to install.
BTW there was a feeling of deja-vu during the second half of the video, even though I did not see any black cats.
For example, if you have a tiny cache or a badly designed one, your processor is going to keep hitting main memory, which wastes a ton of cycles, so most of the clock cycles will be wasted waiting for memory to respond anyway.
Yeah, sigh, that's what my girlfriend always tells me.
However in spite of that my memory responds quite well, thank you very much.
comparing Mhz between different processors is often like comparing apples to oranges
I was about to post something about the MHz myth and that Apple now uses Intel processors for quite a while and why Windows are like oranges but then I thought about it and since it would date myself and had absolutely nothing to do with analogies to cars, I thought better and stopped myself.
We are probably going to use Google mail/calendar/docs and unlocked BlackBerrys for communications.
In which case any platform should be sufficient and you don't even need the latest or the greatest, since there will not be any computing intensive stuff being done. Maybe some highly portable netbooks.
For the Blackberries, be sure to bring backup in the form of some Pringles cans and lots of string. Then you can feed the crew and if the phones go down, you can still communicate:-)
Besides, this is Slashdot, there needs to be some techie information or link, such as, how did they determine that currency has traces of drugs?
Mass spectrometry, using "Direct Analysis in Real Time" ion source. You wave the thing you want analyzed in the instrument and you get your mass peaks data. No sample prep required (don't have to cut up your money or dissolving it up)
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I would agree that it's more likely that low steering fluid would cause vibration and hard steering than low brake fluid. The only mechanism by which low brake fluid could cause problems is that it might cause the power brake booster to work harder than normal and cause vacuum drops which might affect engine performance and thus steering. (this assumes power brakes :-))
One other possibility would involve more incompetence and serendipity, so beware of a fairly dull Occam's razor here. The possibility here is a slipping power steering belt - so the power steering unit is sometimes working full time, other times slipping which would definitely cause vibration in steering as well as hard steering, particularly at low speeds (where power steering is most needed and you feel trouble the most).
So why would the last mechanic solve the problem in this scenario?
A common "street" method to recondition belts and improve traction of the belts is to put a little bit of brake fluid on the belts - it swells them a bit and sometimes is the difference between grip and slip. So perhaps the last mechanic was sloppy and spilled brake fluid on the belts, fixing the problem.
Now if this doesn't explain, perhapos a car analog is in order here....
oh, wait a sec
It is one thing to punch someone in the nose and call him "idiot" ("assault")
and another to punch him in the nose and say something about his ethnicity or origin ("hate crime")
But, then, it's not often you see enterprise software fail quite so badly and publicly as was the case with the LSE
A quote from another source is appropriate here:
This is a good death. There's no shame in this, in a man's death. A man who has done fine works. We're making a better world. All of them - better worlds.
article:
So, might I suggest to the LSE that they consider Linux as the foundation for their next stock software infrastructure?
SImple solution, that has been used in the past: Apply law only to new cars. Or reporting of mileage is to be performed during vehicle inspection (I assume that all states require that?)
Dry ice at its freezing point is 194K; liquid nitrogen around 77K
I handle liquid nitrogen in my job; the only things that get brittle at that temperature tend to be plastics and materials with water (like your finger :-)).
Certain steels can become brittle and shatter at that temperature, but I figure that NASA probably plans worst case for all materials used in space craft and probably will not select a metal that will shatter...
Remember that size, temperature and speed will be variable within each type.
Mod this post up - interesting.
My girlfriend told me that just the other day (although I think she was sparing my feelings)
Your failure in design just cost your company a million dollars and several man-years of effort.
Does this mean I'm fired?
Nah, you've fulfilled government criteria for promotion.
Unless you object, you will be bumped up a level your salary will now increase by 1.5x.
. Patients are ranked on a list using a complex algorithm that determines how critical the need is.
Anne Paschke, a UNOS spokeswoman, said the organization conducts random audits of transplant cases to ensure that organs are allocated fairly according to its rules. If a transplant center is found to have violated those rules, consequences can range from a reprimand to revocation of the center's status as a transplant facility.
If the center that took care of Jobs allowed him to get the liver ahead of other patients, that would be patently unfair and the center would end up with more problems than it would be worth (even if we imagine that Steve provided a substantial contribution for such a favor)
As D-Cypell posted, nothing morally wrong with the doctor accepting extra $$ supposing he was offered to work overtime.
Unless he bumped other patient out of surgery or it conflicted with some agreement he has with his employer - the latter most likely taken care of with paperwork.
Kraft also sells "Cracker Barrel" branded cheese, also pretty good. I've had better, I've also had worse.
Try one of the "off brands".
Or for real thrills, try the "Imitation American Process Cheese"
(whose only ingredient comprehensible to the layman : "oil")
BTW - what do you think they put into McDonalds/Burger King/Wendys/White Castle cheeseburgers - ain't cheddar
people have been beating this dead horse for too long now.
Oh wait...
It's the US company that getting exclusive rights to spy on broadband in Africa. At least your CCTV cameras are domestic...
More than likely they'll just make it into yet another cable channel so the cable companies can proclaim "more value for your money!"
click!
Guy with beard yelling at you to sell some ineffectual product ("and if you order now, you'll get two...")
click!
CSPAN
click!
Court's Lobby
click!
Reality TV - What's doing in Africa - View from above
click!
Dishwashing Network
Or maybe you're right - perhaps English gents use umbrellas all the time because of the floating cameras...
Yes, but I doubt if they use a significant amount of helium.
How much do those ballons use?
Compare to cooling down a NMR magnet, which consumes more than 1000 liters liquid ( > 700,000 liters gas).
Sadly there is a helium shortage, not so much that we are hitting the point of end of resources (which will eventually come), but because not all the natural gas fields that could capture - are capturing helium.
http://www.purchasing.com/article/CA6518723.html
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6444180
They're also uploading to SGI since the Sun only has one core.
ducks
Would be even funnier if they change the law such that you can only apply for a name change once. Now that would be cool!
fly 240,000 miles (give or take a few orbits) one way, and park within walking distance of a rover sent up 3 years earlier.
I can really appreciate that living in New York City - finding a parking spot with walking distance? - woo hoo!
and leaving a rover in the same spot for 3 years and it didn't get towed?
Unimaginable!
But in all seriousness, and since this is SlashDot, mention should be made that they did all this given the computing resources of the day.
Now that is freaking impressive!
"It's better with Windows" has something to do with XP, Microsoft Works, and your teen daughter uploading pictures of herself from wherever she's roaming unattended while you've abandoned her and your hot Latina wife to be on the road spilling coffee on yourself. Yeah, that's living the dream.
Oh wow, after watching the video I realized that I want those things so I'll immediately get rid of my Linux and OSX systems and purchase some Windows licenses to install.
BTW there was a feeling of deja-vu during the second half of the video, even though I did not see any black cats.
For example, if you have a tiny cache or a badly designed one, your processor is going to keep hitting main memory, which wastes a ton of cycles, so most of the clock cycles will be wasted waiting for memory to respond anyway.
Yeah, sigh, that's what my girlfriend always tells me.
However in spite of that my memory responds quite well, thank you very much.
Sniff Sniff.
comparing Mhz between different processors is often like comparing apples to oranges
I was about to post something about the MHz myth and that Apple now uses Intel processors for quite a while and why Windows are like oranges but then I thought about it and since it would date myself and had absolutely nothing to do with analogies to cars, I thought better and stopped myself.
oh wait...
But you're absolutely correct - physicists (as well as other enlightened and intelligent people) refer to parameters as dimensions.
You need them so that you don't overlap with yourself and become a Bose.
Thumbs up & high five (one for each dimension).
High six if you have an extra finger.
We are probably going to use Google mail/calendar/docs and unlocked BlackBerrys for communications.
In which case any platform should be sufficient and you don't even need the latest or the greatest, since there will not be any computing intensive stuff being done. Maybe some highly portable netbooks.
For the Blackberries, be sure to bring backup in the form of some Pringles cans and lots of string. Then you can feed the crew and if the phones go down, you can still communicate :-)
First you get " Bull S#!^"
then you get "More of the Same"
and finally it's "Piled higher & Deeper" !
always wondered about double majors...
Mass spectrometry, using "Direct Analysis in Real Time" ion source. You wave the thing you want analyzed in the instrument and you get your mass peaks data. No sample prep required (don't have to cut up your money or dissolving it up)
http://www.ionsense.com/drugsoncurrency.php
and a here is nice site describing the technique:
http://www.jeolusa.com/DesktopModules/Bring2mind/DMX/Download.aspx?TabId=337&DMXModule=693&Command=Core_Download&EntryId=171&PortalId=2
A newer mass spectral ionization technique, called DESI or "desorption electrospray ionization" is also used:
http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2007a/070227T-CooksDesi.html
also:
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ac071114x