Boeing doesn't have it's own runway exactly; what they do have is property right next-door to both Paine Field and Boeing Field. You probably saw Boeing Field since it's only about 3 miles north of SeaTac, but I've come in on approaches to SeaTac where you can see both of the other fields.
I have a friend with a 6 cylinder Mustang and watching the way he drives, I'd be willing to bet I get twice the mileage he does.
Do I know you?:)
The V6es can be thirsty if you've got a heavy right foot, but mine still gets up around 22 mpg, and it's over 20 years old. Sure, it's slow, but at least it's a good lookin' car (Unlike some of the junk being slapped together these days...).
I know, what an idjut, replying to himself. Spare me.
Doing some further research, I find that my beloved keyboard is *not* the 84 key IBM PC/AT but it's predecesor (sp?), the 83 key IBM PC/XT.
Whole different can of worms there. I may have to dig out the old 8086 to see if this keyboard still works. Of course, that assumes that the 8086 would even boot assuming I could make a DOS boot disk with a 5.25" floppy, also assuming that one of the dual floppy drives still works, and also assuming that the yellow monochrome monitor still works after almost 10 years sitting on the damp dirt floor of my garage... Probably would give me cancer just from being in the same room if it did.
I've got one of these IBM AT keyboards on my lap right now (heavy sumbitches, aren't they?) with one of those stupid MS Word templates stuck to the top (Part No. 04295). It must be an ancient version of Word, because the keyboard was attached to my dad's 8086 from ~1985, and he never seriously upgraded it untill he stepped up to a 486/DX2 in 1992. The reason he moved up was because the 20MB hard drive finally gave up the ghost. The 8086 is now sitting in my closet intact along side the recently retired 486.
I can't remember if the keyboard is still functional, because I can't seem to find a working computer with that AT keyboard connector. I heard a rumor that there is one around at my community college, and I'll have to follow it up.
I grew up with this keyboard, and to this day I still use the numpad with NumLock off for my arrows instead of the seperate arrow keys. That is, when I'm not using WADS for my arrow keys.:0)
In a scam auction, the goal is to set the reserve higher than anyone will bid.
That shouldn't be a problem in this case, because the auction is now at $75,000 (!!).
If I were the seller, I'd worry about the bidder's rating, since it's at 0 as well. For such a high dollar item, I hope the bidder doesn't skip out on payment.
Is Solitare considered a seperate application? I think M$ has a strong argument for Solitare being a crucial part of the OS... Definitely the most popular "utility" in the history of Windows:0)
While electric cars that can do wheelstands may be cool, they probably aren't too pratical. Check out the Vehicle Research Institute at Western Washington University. They have some really cool alternative fuel vehicles, everything from solar to electric to hybrids. The best engine they have developed so far is what they call the Midnight Sun. Check out the webpage for more details, but the gist of it is this: The engine is composed of very efficient burners which burn methane (I think). The trick is that the car doesn't get it's power from the heat, rather from the light energy. Highly efficient "solar cells" are located very close to the flame, and those charge banks of batteries. A very cool setup indeed. Not to mention the fact that this thing can ALSO peel out for a full block:0)
Well, maybe never is too strong of a word. I hope that it won't go away for a very long time though. I discovered R.A.M.F.M.* about a year ago, and it is just like having a second family.
Long live R.A.M.F.M.!!!
* For those of you who don't know it, R.A.M.F.M. stands for rec.auto.makers.ford.mustang. Gotta love them Stangs:0) Hence the nick "V6stang"
These are obviously just artist's rendition of the actual system, but I think that they are correct about how the road sign would appear.
Since their night vision system is based on infrared thermal imaging, only items with heat signatures will show up (animals, cars, people) Roadsigns would be almost exactly the same temperature as the air around them, so would not show up very well, if at all.
One thing is certain - this system will supplement headlights, NOT replace them. This is for the very puropse of being able to see signs and whatnot. I read somewhere that the road retains it's heat long after the sun goes down, but it would still be hard to see without lights
I would call you lucky if IE5 only crashes once a week on your box. I can barely keep it running long enough to do Windows update. NS4.7, on the other hand, has only crashed on me while (stupid me) I tried to open NS and a MS office product at the same time. Time to swich to StarOffice.
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Boeing doesn't have it's own runway exactly; what they do have is property right next-door to both Paine Field and Boeing Field. You probably saw Boeing Field since it's only about 3 miles north of SeaTac, but I've come in on approaches to SeaTac where you can see both of the other fields.
Do I know you? :)
The V6es can be thirsty if you've got a heavy right foot, but mine still gets up around 22 mpg, and it's over 20 years old. Sure, it's slow, but at least it's a good lookin' car (Unlike some of the junk being slapped together these days...).
I know, what an idjut, replying to himself. Spare me.
:0)
Doing some further research, I find that my beloved keyboard is *not* the 84 key IBM PC/AT but it's predecesor (sp?), the 83 key IBM PC/XT.
Whole different can of worms there. I may have to dig out the old 8086 to see if this keyboard still works. Of course, that assumes that the 8086 would even boot assuming I could make a DOS boot disk with a 5.25" floppy, also assuming that one of the dual floppy drives still works, and also assuming that the yellow monochrome monitor still works after almost 10 years sitting on the damp dirt floor of my garage... Probably would give me cancer just from being in the same room if it did.
Still, sounds like an interesting project!
I've got one of these IBM AT keyboards on my lap right now (heavy sumbitches, aren't they?) with one of those stupid MS Word templates stuck to the top (Part No. 04295). It must be an ancient version of Word, because the keyboard was attached to my dad's 8086 from ~1985, and he never seriously upgraded it untill he stepped up to a 486/DX2 in 1992. The reason he moved up was because the 20MB hard drive finally gave up the ghost. The 8086 is now sitting in my closet intact along side the recently retired 486.
:0)
I can't remember if the keyboard is still functional, because I can't seem to find a working computer with that AT keyboard connector. I heard a rumor that there is one around at my community college, and I'll have to follow it up.
I grew up with this keyboard, and to this day I still use the numpad with NumLock off for my arrows instead of the seperate arrow keys. That is, when I'm not using WADS for my arrow keys.
Enough of my rambling!
That shouldn't be a problem in this case, because the auction is now at $75,000 (!!).
If I were the seller, I'd worry about the bidder's rating, since it's at 0 as well. For such a high dollar item, I hope the bidder doesn't skip out on payment.
Got the following error:
Error in brand lookup: Specified brand: wego.com does not exist.
Attempt #1 at Netcraft: www.hotmail.com is running Apache/1.3.6 (Unix) mod_ssl/2.2.8 SSLeay/0.9.0b on FreeBSD
Attempt #2: www.hotmail.com is running Microsoft-IIS/5.0 on Windows 2000
So... They DO already have some Win2k servers helping out.
Is Solitare considered a seperate application? I think M$ has a strong argument for Solitare being a crucial part of the OS... Definitely the most popular "utility" in the history of Windows :0)
While electric cars that can do wheelstands may be cool, they probably aren't too pratical. Check out the Vehicle Research Institute at Western Washington University. They have some really cool alternative fuel vehicles, everything from solar to electric to hybrids. The best engine they have developed so far is what they call the Midnight Sun. Check out the webpage for more details, but the gist of it is this: The engine is composed of very efficient burners which burn methane (I think). The trick is that the car doesn't get it's power from the heat, rather from the light energy. Highly efficient "solar cells" are located very close to the flame, and those charge banks of batteries. A very cool setup indeed. Not to mention the fact that this thing can ALSO peel out for a full block :0)
Check out http://www.nic.cc
Hope that helps!
Well, maybe never is too strong of a word.
:0) Hence the nick "V6stang"
I hope that it won't go away for a very long time though. I discovered R.A.M.F.M.* about a year ago, and it is just like having a second family.
Long live R.A.M.F.M.!!!
* For those of you who don't know it, R.A.M.F.M. stands for rec.auto.makers.ford.mustang. Gotta love them Stangs
I thought I read somewhere last week that someone had already jokingly said we should use d.net to search for the "lost" radio signals.
:0)
Or maybe I am stuck in some sort of time warp a la Star Trek
How about not having them in the first place? That should be kept in mind when designing in the first place.
Like the subject says... But, it still was one of the greatest sci-fi movies of all time, IMHO.
-Garth
These are obviously just artist's rendition of the actual system, but I think that they are correct about how the road sign would appear.
Since their night vision system is based on infrared thermal imaging, only items with heat signatures will show up (animals, cars, people) Roadsigns would be almost exactly the same temperature as the air around them, so would not show up very well, if at all.
One thing is certain - this system will supplement headlights, NOT replace them. This is for the very puropse of being able to see signs and whatnot. I read somewhere that the road retains it's heat long after the sun goes down, but it would still be hard to see without lights
-V6stang
I would call you lucky if IE5 only crashes once a week on your box. I can barely keep it running long enough to do Windows update. NS4.7, on the other hand, has only crashed on me while (stupid me) I tried to open NS and a MS office product at the same time. Time to swich to StarOffice.