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If you are into very heavy media streaming (from a server) over an internal network, implementing a teaming solution might be worth looking into.-40hz (November 05, 2014, 01:17 PM)
http://www.repubblic...684737/1/?ref=fbpr#1-Giampy (November 04, 2014, 05:14 AM)
... mad dog 20/20[/url] (MD 20/20)-crabby3 (November 03, 2014, 09:35 AM)
...B*gger and b*st*rd are another couple.In NZ as well, mate.-4wd (November 02, 2014, 08:11 PM)
Reminds me of the time I was driving my souped-up MGB Roadster back from the docks, having just picked it up from the wharf where it had landed after being freighted over from the UK. The car was misfiring as I drove it in 3rd gear at the foot of the very steep Kaurangahape Gorge (just outside Wellington). Figuring that the sparkplugs were a bit fouled up, I dropped it down a cog (2nd gear) and booted it, thinking that that should clear the problem (it usually would).
The engine was a small ally Buick 3.5L V8 design (made by Rover UK under license) with high compression heads and fed by a single twin-choke 40DCOE Weber carb (carefully jetted by yours truly). Being ally and a V8, the engine was lighter than the standard cast-iron block, 4-cyl 1,800cc engine that it replaced, and rode more amidships than the 4-cyl block. The latter made it roughly 50-50 weight distribution, and with approx 100bhp output and lighter weight, the original power-to-weight ratio was roughly doubled.
What this meant was that whenever the loud pedal was pressed, the car had an electrifying response. It shot up the long hill at over 100mph and when I finally got to the top I put it into top overdrive and let it idle back to the statutory speed limit. The engine wasn't misfiring anymore.
A minute or so later, an unmarked police car (a Ford GT Cortina) pulled me over.
Apparently I had overtaken it at great speed at the bottom of the hill, and the cop said he couldn't even begin to keep up with me and I was due for a speeding ticket.
I apologised, saying that I had not intentionally been breaking the speed limit, but just wanted to put the engine under load as it was misfiring on a couple of cylinders from sooty plugs.
"A couple of cylinders?!" the cop exclaimed, "But you've only got four in this engine!".
Recognising that he might know a bit about cars, I explained to him what the engine was. The car otherwise looked like a bog standard MGB Roadster - its suspension and other mods were not visible to the onlooker). No bumps in the bonnet or anything. The only inkling that it was different was a slightly larger diameter tailpipe and an inconspicuously small V8 badge on the front grille.
It turned out the cop was a motor enthusiast, and he asked me to lift the bonnet, and when I did so, he said "You sneaky bastard!", but I figured it was said appreciatively.
I got off without a ticket, and was given a verbal warning and told that now they knew what the car was, I wouldn't get off lightly if I was caught speeding.-IainB (November 03, 2014, 01:42 AM)
Here in the states we would call that a sleeper - It doesn't look like much, until the light turns green...and then it's too late. I'm a huge fan of Sleepers. what is the limitation of today's GPS technology and we can't position someone/something within let's say a meter accuracy?-kalos (November 01, 2014, 02:35 PM)
Tricky and IQ Questions-Arizona Hot (October 31, 2014, 02:08 PM)
without answers (see attachment in previous post)well, you're supposed to login (which I wouldnt do anyway, not being registered) but the login link doesnt work here anyway (see attachment in previous post)-tomos (October 31, 2014, 03:15 PM)
I think I want to try one of those. What type of onion do they use?-40hz (September 12, 2012, 02:30 PM)
They look like white.Devious, demented, harmless idea.
-crabby3 (October 31, 2014, 05:39 AM)
I still think the old fashioned mechanical SD-10 air raid sirens that went off at noon every Saturday post WWII till about 1980 were the most reliable.-40hz (October 28, 2014, 02:14 PM)
I can still hear that damn thing now.You can't have an EMS on something like the Internet as the Internet doesn't guarantee transmission.
Radio waves are more reliable. Blah. Stuff like that.-Renegade (October 28, 2014, 08:43 AM)
How would radio waves inform anyone if they are staring at a computer screen or cell phone?
The internet is already clogged with useless crap... why not a little more?-crabby3 (October 28, 2014, 08:56 AM)
I can see it now.. Alert! This is not a test! This is not a drill! Emergency information vital to your survival is available now. But first please update to the most recent version of your browser.-MilesAhead (October 28, 2014, 09:18 AM)
While this may sound gimmicky, removing windows has the added benefit of weight reduction and would also simplify plane construction. It would also allow greater flexibility when designing the interior of the plane.
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Read more at http://www.iflscienc...#k77557fLHpV346hZ.99-Stephen66515 (August 22, 2014, 07:18 PM)
What? The windows on planes I've been on feel like some kind of plastic. How is replacing a bunch of windows with a couple huge displays and the wiring needed for them going to decrease weight?-Deozaan (October 27, 2014, 02:50 PM)
ABS attempts to stop a skid -- sometimes, in some conditions, releasing & reapplying the brakes *may* help, by essentially giving the tires a 2nd, 3rd etc. chance to grab.-mikiem (October 26, 2014, 11:46 AM)
Skids can be intentional, sometimes directed, sometimes controlled, and skids to some extend can often be countered. Control is not always completely lost, though it requires the driver not panic, & it obviously helps of they've prepared themselves beforehand, e.g. by practicing to know their vehicle's characteristics & limits.-mikiem (October 26, 2014, 11:46 AM)
Florida law says that if you rear-end someone, then the accident is automatically your fault.
Ahh, but did you know FL traffic laws also favor direction, as in North or South? I got broadsided at a 4-way stop. Traditional common sense would say that they idiot who hit me was at fault, but in FL, Not So. That everyone was at a complete stop was never in dispute -- that I got there 1st was never in dispute. But because I was traveling East->West [as far as I can remember] the idiot who hit me had the right of way!-mikiem (October 26, 2014, 11:46 AM)
I've never seen rubber brake lines.-SeraphimLabs (October 26, 2014, 12:14 PM)
Of course, my next question is, what's the best approach if you think you've already been infected-bit (October 24, 2014, 11:13 PM)
What I would do if hit with something like this, is;
-Shut down.
...-bit (October 24, 2014, 09:06 AM)
Fail ... That is what they want you to do.-Stoic Joker (October 24, 2014, 11:50 AM)
I think if you take it in the context it was given, ie. prelude to wiping all HDDs from read-only media, then the methodology is fine.-4wd (October 24, 2014, 09:36 PM)
However, if you were to power on the system after the shutdown in the hopes that it would come up on the original OS OK ... then you may have a problem.-4wd (October 24, 2014, 09:36 PM)
I have saved machines from the above discussed malady...but it always depended on when the user thought to call for help. 'I'm not clear what you are saying...' you're not hosting if it's a photo or link here?-crabby3 (October 24, 2014, 01:26 PM)
What I would do if hit with something like this, is;
-Shut down.
...-bit (October 24, 2014, 09:06 AM)
Interesting read. Were you able to remove the malware?-crabby3 (October 24, 2014, 09:27 AM)
Hyper vigilant? Even i know to go to the programs site.-crabby3 (October 24, 2014, 09:27 AM)
Fake download buttons are hard to judge. Some are marked Ad... some are not.-crabby3 (October 24, 2014, 09:27 AM)
^ I hesitated before i clicked your link...
-crabby3 (October 24, 2014, 09:27 AM)
I insist it's useless and you know why? because if we want to monitor health of frail individuals, we should do it constantly, not only inside the car-kalos (October 23, 2014, 07:28 AM)