Engine braking is only on the driven wheels and you have less control of modulation. So for a front drive car it may induce understeer and loss of steering control and in a rear drive car it may induce oversteer (for experienced drivers this is preferable). Under most normal conditions engine braking is fine though.
On a 4x4 the engine braking is more even but may still give you mixed results compared to the cars braking system that is better balanced and with all the electronic assistance of ABS EBC ASC etc.
When in doubt put it in neutral and use brakes carefully. Again that's not necessarily the best result. A skilled driver can still modulate the engine revs to match road speed and gain more control. But 98% of people on the road are not skilled. (did I type that out loud?)
Why is there so much effort in making things effortless? No mechanical buttons, no leavers, no wheels.... Are humans trying to evolve into non-corporeal beings?
We need tactile feedback, and physical effort to operate, be efficient and accurate and help our brains learn new tasks.
We have evolved in a physical world. I'm certain there will be more and more consequences on health with these technologies including obesity, RSI, tendon and muscle damage, nervous system complaints, depression and other mental illnesses.
Who else immediately thought of the solar powered car in the Logan's Run TV series? I could never understand why the solar collector glowed... now I know!
How the hell would Larry know? This is a question for Oracle. He should be allowed to refer the question to advisors if he can't remember or be certain, even if he has answered it before. Oddly enough he's only human (although he may not think of himself that way).
I work in IT and race a Mazda RX7 on the weekends. I rebuilt and modified the motor and programmed the ECU! I've been wanting to build an electric race car like this for years and now I can get a head start with this project. Fantastic!
Crikey! That's just sensible work organisation. I guess if you find something that works and always do it that way you might call it a ritual. My ritual is to get in the car and go to work every morning... that way I can do, well you know... WORK!
Its all to do with susceptibility. I know people who's lives have been severely impacted and yet others like you who damn near live and breath computers with no ill effect.
I believe there will be people who have had early exposure to poor ergonomics and repetitive type injuries that will be far worse off.
It is more of a silent epidemic. I have family members who are limited in what they can do in their jobs and I am aware of a lot more people in computer related work that are affected. But 30+ years ago these types of injuries were unheard of.
The point is that it would be good if there was a study that was more comprehensive. What do you base your comments on?
I certainly don't know if there is a tie up between obesity and gaming, or what the long term effects are on tendon injuries. I could postulate that there is something worth investigating though. There is nothing wrong with long periods of rest if you also have regular intensive physical activity, that's basically how the body is designed to work, how muscles grow and strengthen. But is sitting at a keyboard, mouse, game controller etc a healthy type of resting?
What I do know is that my children have the attention span to be able to play video games almost all day if you let them, and that they can get sore wrists in a matter of a few hours. I know other families that do not put limits on their children and they do play for what I consider far too long. I have taught my children to take micro breaks and are limited to only a couple of hours a week, but this is based purely on my experience with computers as an adult.
I agree that children recover from such injuries far quicker, but I don't know if anyone has considered the long term exposure to such injuries for later life.
I do know that tendon injuries such as micro tears caused by over use are complex. When a tendon repairs itself, it does not do as good a job as say a broken bone.
Seriously, the long term implication of what we are exposing our children to is simply not understood.
Don't use people coolers, those stand alone AC units are not designed for 24x7 operation. I have seen computer rooms fry when they have been used because when they fail they fail spectacularly!
Bight the bullet and install a proper unit. The first time your people cooler dies, it will cost you more than proper AC.
Lucky the $100k includes a couple of guys to hold it for you!
I suspect he either needs a fly by wire computer that manages stability or a third fan. Either way I think we're a wee way off from a production model.
I think everyone is thinking about this wrong. Think tablet PC (or giant iTouch) with an additional monitor. The tablet is your input device and replaces the keyboard and mouse. You use it like a sheet of paper, or a keyboard, or a touch pad. Plus you sit back and view the monitor to save neck strain.
Any gesture input would have to be limited to when you invoke it on purpose, like turning pages of a book.
Has anyone considered what the impact on the environment these wind farms have? Surely large scale wind farms will reduce the wind currents across the continents and cause a series of climate changes that no one expects?
Perhaps it will reduce heat transfer and cause a portion of the planet to fall into an ice age? Who knows?
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Engine braking is only on the driven wheels and you have less control of modulation. So for a front drive car it may induce understeer and loss of steering control and in a rear drive car it may induce oversteer (for experienced drivers this is preferable). Under most normal conditions engine braking is fine though.
On a 4x4 the engine braking is more even but may still give you mixed results compared to the cars braking system that is better balanced and with all the electronic assistance of ABS EBC ASC etc.
When in doubt put it in neutral and use brakes carefully. Again that's not necessarily the best result. A skilled driver can still modulate the engine revs to match road speed and gain more control. But 98% of people on the road are not skilled. (did I type that out loud?)
I remember it well. 1996, while at a conference in Melbourne I attended a seminar by Microsoft.
They proudly exclaimed they discovered the Internet and were now working out what to do with it.
Shortly after, the browser wars began.
Why is there so much effort in making things effortless? No mechanical buttons, no leavers, no wheels.... Are humans trying to evolve into non-corporeal beings?
We need tactile feedback, and physical effort to operate, be efficient and accurate and help our brains learn new tasks.
We have evolved in a physical world. I'm certain there will be more and more consequences on health with these technologies including obesity, RSI, tendon and muscle damage, nervous system complaints, depression and other mental illnesses.
Who else immediately thought of the solar powered car in the Logan's Run TV series? I could never understand why the solar collector glowed... now I know!
How the hell would Larry know? This is a question for Oracle. He should be allowed to refer the question to advisors if he can't remember or be certain, even if he has answered it before. Oddly enough he's only human (although he may not think of himself that way).
Me, me! I'm a gear head and an electronics nerd.
I work in IT and race a Mazda RX7 on the weekends. I rebuilt and modified the motor and programmed the ECU! I've been wanting to build an electric race car like this for years and now I can get a head start with this project. Fantastic!
If your going to be like that, then Buses have been transporting people for over 100 years.
Bus? That is so 70's and 80's!
What about the crossbar switch? They were in fashion in the 90's and are pretty much the core architecture of any multi CPU system.
Next they'll be saying you can have multiple users on the same computer!!
Don't worry, the oil rich countries can lend you the $1tn. Not a problem, they have the money.
There's audio?
Why would the Klingons use such a geeky OS as Linux? I'm pretty sure they're using the more warrior like operating environment, IBM System 3.
Why they need anti-virus for M$, I have no idea. Maybe it's integrated in their transporter?
Crikey! That's just sensible work organisation. I guess if you find something that works and always do it that way you might call it a ritual. My ritual is to get in the car and go to work every morning... that way I can do, well you know... WORK!
If it was at all probable, then it is also probable that other alien beings are already travelling the universe at FTL.
In which case the probability of being visited by these alleged aliens is far far higher than Fermi or Hart have considered.
In which case Fermi had a very good questions. "Where are the aliens?"
Who in their right mind would ever put their own personal information on the web?
If people are stupid enough to do it, then let them be the victim of their own stupidity.
Anon.
Oh wait, it says rocks! I thought it said
Its all to do with susceptibility. I know people who's lives have been severely impacted and yet others like you who damn near live and breath computers with no ill effect.
I believe there will be people who have had early exposure to poor ergonomics and repetitive type injuries that will be far worse off.
It is more of a silent epidemic. I have family members who are limited in what they can do in their jobs and I am aware of a lot more people in computer related work that are affected. But 30+ years ago these types of injuries were unheard of.
The point is that it would be good if there was a study that was more comprehensive. What do you base your comments on?
I certainly don't know if there is a tie up between obesity and gaming, or what the long term effects are on tendon injuries. I could postulate that there is something worth investigating though. There is nothing wrong with long periods of rest if you also have regular intensive physical activity, that's basically how the body is designed to work, how muscles grow and strengthen. But is sitting at a keyboard, mouse, game controller etc a healthy type of resting?
What I do know is that my children have the attention span to be able to play video games almost all day if you let them, and that they can get sore wrists in a matter of a few hours. I know other families that do not put limits on their children and they do play for what I consider far too long. I have taught my children to take micro breaks and are limited to only a couple of hours a week, but this is based purely on my experience with computers as an adult.
I agree that children recover from such injuries far quicker, but I don't know if anyone has considered the long term exposure to such injuries for later life.
I do know that tendon injuries such as micro tears caused by over use are complex. When a tendon repairs itself, it does not do as good a job as say a broken bone.
Seriously, the long term implication of what we are exposing our children to is simply not understood.
Repetitive strain injuries (RSI, OOS whatever you want to call it) and obesity are not mentioned. Other than the over weight dude in the picture.
Games are definitely a social activity for my children which is positive, but we limit their access simply because it is physically unhealthy.
Don't use people coolers, those stand alone AC units are not designed for 24x7 operation. I have seen computer rooms fry when they have been used because when they fail they fail spectacularly!
Bight the bullet and install a proper unit. The first time your people cooler dies, it will cost you more than proper AC.
Dude, if you were cooking a pizza at the time, there's no losses at all!
When it comes to quantum mechanics, a theorist is not far removed from a terrorist!
Lucky the $100k includes a couple of guys to hold it for you!
I suspect he either needs a fly by wire computer that manages stability or a third fan. Either way I think we're a wee way off from a production model.
I think everyone is thinking about this wrong. Think tablet PC (or giant iTouch) with an additional monitor. The tablet is your input device and replaces the keyboard and mouse. You use it like a sheet of paper, or a keyboard, or a touch pad. Plus you sit back and view the monitor to save neck strain.
Any gesture input would have to be limited to when you invoke it on purpose, like turning pages of a book.
Maybe?
Has anyone considered what the impact on the environment these wind farms have? Surely large scale wind farms will reduce the wind currents across the continents and cause a series of climate changes that no one expects?
Perhaps it will reduce heat transfer and cause a portion of the planet to fall into an ice age? Who knows?
Ummmm, Oracle. In order for it to run DISM on Solaris it needs setuid.
Bloody hell, I'm letting my real identity escape now!