Probably not, since you have the ability to fix that yourself (either by writing the code yourself, or switching OS). With TV ads there is no option. You either watch TV or you don't. I'm happy with the latter, but I know there are plenty of people who have nothing better to do with their lives than watch ads.
PS have you tried this?
syndaemon -i 0.5 -d
Change 0.5 to the number of seconds that you want the touchpad disabled after typing.
Not for a few years now no, and you are kind of bringing back memories of rather loud Counter-Strike crashes, but usually I try to set my volume levels appropriately where possible.
The diesels I have driven drive nothing like the petrol cars I've driven, because the gearing is usually so much shorter. In the case of Landrovers and SUVs for example you want the lower gearing so that you can use the car for hauling some extra weight rather than gearing up for speed.
The only proper diesel sports car I know of is the Audi R8, and that's way out of my price range:(
Seems more like it would be the other way round? Only a Slashdotter could consider girls a fantasy?
And besides, like I said this isn't fantasy stuff for me. Fantasy stuff would involve anti-gravity devices, personal spacecraft, immortality, chi fireballs, etc, but stuff like buying a house, an expensive car or a jetpack are all real possibilities, if I was actually set on them.
As for girls, I've had a few girlfriends and there's potential for another in the immediate future, so again that doesn't fall into the realm of fantasy in my book:p
Um. Okay. That's pretty much exactly what I said in my 3rd and 4th paragraphs.
Assholes already know that running someone over is likely to kill them, yet they still drive drunk or in unsafe vehicles because they think it won't happen to them.
You shouldn't be "scared shitless" of hitting another car, you should just learn how to drive "defensively", ie be observant and aware of potential hazards. And if someone is going to run into me in their car, I'd rather I was in my own car than walking down the street or on my bike.
Some accidents are not caused by drivers btw, though short of "acts of god" you're right that there is always some blame somewhere in any "accident".
A small irritant? Would you like it if your desktop sound effects were far louder than your gaming volume, so every time an alert popped up it scared the hell out of you? That would get old pretty fast. Or how about if the indicators in your car were louder than the radio? Or everyone in the world sounded like Darth Vader when they breathed? Okay that might be cool, but nevertheless.. I can imagine the commercial thing would be very annoying, if I actually watched them.
Duh. The commercials must obviously be operating at near to peak levels with little dynamic range, whereas the TV shows are save a little range for swelling dramatic music, explosions etc.
I have the same problem with BBC Radio 1, the presenters are far too loud in comparison with the music. If I ever listen to the radio these days I tend to be fiddle with the volume a lot.
I thought the point being made was what happens if it breaks at speed.
You think simply replacing an electric motor is going to be more difficult than trying to diagnose problems on a combustion engine? I'd expect it wouldn't be much more difficult or complex than fitting a new alternator or brake discs for example. At very worst it would be like fitting a new gearbox.
The drive-trains in electric cars are amazingly simple compared to those in a combustion engine, and the rest is pretty much the same as a regular car.
My little Fabia vRS has a 6 speed gearbox and an intercooler (though in a crappy position where it tends to heat up - you can get conversion kits to mount it on the front rather than the side), plus I had the ECU remapped for more aggressive use of the turbo.
My MR2 definitely edges it out in straight line speed because of the extra rev range and aerodynamics though, and it would even take it in the corners due to being much lower and having much stiffer suspension. Getting a V6 conversion isn't too expensive, and would pretty much make it perfect to drive, but insurers over here don't really like that kind of thing.. the insurance over a couple of years would probably cost more than the engine conversion unfortunately.
Ah, I was pretty sure that car engines were around 30-40%, should have paid more attention when I was reading that 50% figure as it does mention ships. I read "low speed" and just assumed it was for small cars, bleh.
The torque you get with diesel engines certainly is fun if you're only driving around town, but at the moment I prefer having the rev range for driving on country roads. My next car will either have a turbo or a larger displacement so that I can get both.. an electric vehicle would be even better, but they aren't at reasonable prices yet.
I'm not talking about fantasy limit, was just talking real money. I don't think having a jetpack is a fantasy. If I properly wanted one I would get one, but if I'm going to be either spending a windfall or getting into debt, then it goes house, car, jetpack.
Ah. After some research I see that turbines seem to be around 40% efficient while diesel engines can be over 50%. I think the turbine efficiency was for converting heat to kinetic energy though which may not be a fair comparison for converting chemical energy to kinetic..
I can't imagine turbine->electric->battery->motors is an efficient drive train.
Sounds way more efficient to me than a normal combustion engined and gearbox drive-train.
Then again, I'm not an engineer, but from the little I know it sounds very likely. I think normal petrol engines are less than 50% efficient, while turbines are very high.
You can already get turbo-prop jet packs, or at least you soon can, I'm not that bothered since if I had that kind of cash lying around I'd be putting it towards a house.
The size of the engine doesn't matter, you can do the same on cars with tiny engines if you're careful. The wussiest car I ever drove was the 16v 1.2 that my instructor had, and even that was fine starting off even up up a slight slope with no throttle.
This is a worldwide problem, I wouldn't say it has much to do with democracy. It's just a result of poorly controlled organic growth of a small project into a much larger one. It happens all the time in computing..
People will not fix anything with low impact or low frequency. This is why auto accidents aren't addressed more seriously by society as a whole - the loss of a few lives, or even 40,000 / year in a population of 300 million, is "low impact"
That does sound pretty low impact to me.
I just looked up some odds and (if the figures are accurate) the average person has more chance of dying from slipping when having a bath/shower than you do from dying in a car accident. Why isn't society as a whole outraged at all these idiots who are risking life and limb by having a wash, possibly while DRUNK, or HIGH?
Or are you more bothered about people risking others' lives than their own?
I'm thinking the majority of car accidents are caused by assholes who drive drunk, or outside of their ability and not taking account of conditions. This is not a problem of society as a whole - this is a problem of some humans being assholes.
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We were more talking about one of the electric motors giving out rather than the turbine, but I agree it's about time we got rid of ICEs in cars.
Probably not, since you have the ability to fix that yourself (either by writing the code yourself, or switching OS). With TV ads there is no option. You either watch TV or you don't. I'm happy with the latter, but I know there are plenty of people who have nothing better to do with their lives than watch ads.
PS have you tried this?
syndaemon -i 0.5 -d
Change 0.5 to the number of seconds that you want the touchpad disabled after typing.
Not for a few years now no, and you are kind of bringing back memories of rather loud Counter-Strike crashes, but usually I try to set my volume levels appropriately where possible.
The diesels I have driven drive nothing like the petrol cars I've driven, because the gearing is usually so much shorter. In the case of Landrovers and SUVs for example you want the lower gearing so that you can use the car for hauling some extra weight rather than gearing up for speed.
The only proper diesel sports car I know of is the Audi R8, and that's way out of my price range :(
Seems more like it would be the other way round? Only a Slashdotter could consider girls a fantasy?
And besides, like I said this isn't fantasy stuff for me. Fantasy stuff would involve anti-gravity devices, personal spacecraft, immortality, chi fireballs, etc, but stuff like buying a house, an expensive car or a jetpack are all real possibilities, if I was actually set on them.
As for girls, I've had a few girlfriends and there's potential for another in the immediate future, so again that doesn't fall into the realm of fantasy in my book :p
Sorry to spoil the joke a little.
Um. Okay. That's pretty much exactly what I said in my 3rd and 4th paragraphs.
Assholes already know that running someone over is likely to kill them, yet they still drive drunk or in unsafe vehicles because they think it won't happen to them.
You shouldn't be "scared shitless" of hitting another car, you should just learn how to drive "defensively", ie be observant and aware of potential hazards. And if someone is going to run into me in their car, I'd rather I was in my own car than walking down the street or on my bike.
Some accidents are not caused by drivers btw, though short of "acts of god" you're right that there is always some blame somewhere in any "accident".
A small irritant? Would you like it if your desktop sound effects were far louder than your gaming volume, so every time an alert popped up it scared the hell out of you? That would get old pretty fast. Or how about if the indicators in your car were louder than the radio? Or everyone in the world sounded like Darth Vader when they breathed? Okay that might be cool, but nevertheless.. I can imagine the commercial thing would be very annoying, if I actually watched them.
Duh. The commercials must obviously be operating at near to peak levels with little dynamic range, whereas the TV shows are save a little range for swelling dramatic music, explosions etc.
I have the same problem with BBC Radio 1, the presenters are far too loud in comparison with the music. If I ever listen to the radio these days I tend to be fiddle with the volume a lot.
Insightful? Seriously? I think the guys this joke was meant to insult are modding today, and don't even realise when they're being trolled.
I thought the point being made was what happens if it breaks at speed.
You think simply replacing an electric motor is going to be more difficult than trying to diagnose problems on a combustion engine? I'd expect it wouldn't be much more difficult or complex than fitting a new alternator or brake discs for example. At very worst it would be like fitting a new gearbox.
The drive-trains in electric cars are amazingly simple compared to those in a combustion engine, and the rest is pretty much the same as a regular car.
My little Fabia vRS has a 6 speed gearbox and an intercooler (though in a crappy position where it tends to heat up - you can get conversion kits to mount it on the front rather than the side), plus I had the ECU remapped for more aggressive use of the turbo.
My MR2 definitely edges it out in straight line speed because of the extra rev range and aerodynamics though, and it would even take it in the corners due to being much lower and having much stiffer suspension. Getting a V6 conversion isn't too expensive, and would pretty much make it perfect to drive, but insurers over here don't really like that kind of thing.. the insurance over a couple of years would probably cost more than the engine conversion unfortunately.
Ah, I was pretty sure that car engines were around 30-40%, should have paid more attention when I was reading that 50% figure as it does mention ships. I read "low speed" and just assumed it was for small cars, bleh.
The torque you get with diesel engines certainly is fun if you're only driving around town, but at the moment I prefer having the rev range for driving on country roads. My next car will either have a turbo or a larger displacement so that I can get both.. an electric vehicle would be even better, but they aren't at reasonable prices yet.
I'm not talking about fantasy limit, was just talking real money. I don't think having a jetpack is a fantasy. If I properly wanted one I would get one, but if I'm going to be either spending a windfall or getting into debt, then it goes house, car, jetpack.
On a more serious note, I'm hoping/assuming they'd have safety mechanisms that allow a wheel to just free-wheel if its motor gives out.
Ah. After some research I see that turbines seem to be around 40% efficient while diesel engines can be over 50%. I think the turbine efficiency was for converting heat to kinetic energy though which may not be a fair comparison for converting chemical energy to kinetic..
I can't imagine turbine->electric->battery->motors is an efficient drive train.
Sounds way more efficient to me than a normal combustion engined and gearbox drive-train.
Then again, I'm not an engineer, but from the little I know it sounds very likely. I think normal petrol engines are less than 50% efficient, while turbines are very high.
Also, I wonder what happens if one or more of the electric motors goes bad or stop working for any reason.
I'm taking a wild guess here, but I'm thinking you probably will need to get it fixed.
You can already get turbo-prop jet packs, or at least you soon can, I'm not that bothered since if I had that kind of cash lying around I'd be putting it towards a house.
DEAR GOD!!! You're right! What is the point.. of ANYTHING?! *harakiri*
Or you could use Chrome or Opera where online bookmark synch is built in.
The size of the engine doesn't matter, you can do the same on cars with tiny engines if you're careful. The wussiest car I ever drove was the 16v 1.2 that my instructor had, and even that was fine starting off even up up a slight slope with no throttle.
Next time you teach someone to drive a manual, don't let them touch the accelerator until they learn how to use the clutch..?
That's what the genetically modified spiders are for!
This is a worldwide problem, I wouldn't say it has much to do with democracy. It's just a result of poorly controlled organic growth of a small project into a much larger one. It happens all the time in computing..
People will not fix anything with low impact or low frequency. This is why auto accidents aren't addressed more seriously by society as a whole - the loss of a few lives, or even 40,000 / year in a population of 300 million, is "low impact"
That does sound pretty low impact to me.
I just looked up some odds and (if the figures are accurate) the average person has more chance of dying from slipping when having a bath/shower than you do from dying in a car accident. Why isn't society as a whole outraged at all these idiots who are risking life and limb by having a wash, possibly while DRUNK, or HIGH?
Or are you more bothered about people risking others' lives than their own?
I'm thinking the majority of car accidents are caused by assholes who drive drunk, or outside of their ability and not taking account of conditions. This is not a problem of society as a whole - this is a problem of some humans being assholes.