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Me too. 27 is way too young to die. :(

The now defunct GM Precept had a Cd of 0.16. Looks perfectly driveable to me. I'm guessing it could be even a bit better with fairings over the front well wheels. Here's one with a Cd of 0.10 (the Pac-Car II): http://www.paccar.ethz.ch/pac_car_nogaro/image It really the combination of Cd...

Actually the opposite is true. Cold air is denser, which in turn means more air drag. However, the drag coefficient, which is just the ratio of the drag of the vehicle compared to a flat plate, is the same regardless of temperature. 0.27/0.28 isn't bad, but it's a shame we have stylists...

Thanks for clearing that up. With lossless compression that is quite good for a 12 megapixel file. I think my mom's digicam can save in uncompressed TIFFs, but I honestly didn't see much difference compared to the jpegs and the file size was ~20 times larger.

I can, too. I was just wondering what LM uses that he requires 16 MB per frame. Even your 16.7 megapixel camera should be able to get a frame in about 5 MB. BTW, I read somewhere that 8 megapixels is about equal to 35 mm film. Interesting that even commodity digicams are approaching that.

I'm just saying that my internal case temps generally stay less than 10°C above ambient without a case fan. A case fan might lower them a few degrees, but if your CPU is that close to the edge of stability that a few degrees make a difference then there are other issues. I consider cases fans...

I get 300+ frames of 1600x1200 on the 128 MB card in my mom's digicam. With 8 GB that would be more like ~20000 frames ( or maybe 10,000 plus with today's 5 or so megapixel digicams). 500 frames on 8 GB is a whopping 16 MB per frame. I think that NASA earth picture I downloaded once was...

I've found that case fans don't do squat. In fact, I disconnect them in my machines as a matter of course since all they do is make noise and blow dust into the case. Want to know what really helps? Get a Seasonic or other power supply with a 120 mm fan. They move a ton of air with very...

I feel exactly the same way. The Academy Awards is just an annual stupidity where all the stars with already massively inflated egos massage each other's ego's yet more with BS awards. I wish the whole thing would disappear along with the Grammys, Emmys, and all the other pointless celebrity...

Up?! :o Are the traffic engineers/road designers brain dead? If anything entrances should have a healthy downgrade and exits an equivalent upgrade. Geez, I though New Jersey's roads were bad but what you described borders on the insane. How on Earth do trucks/buses merge when they probably...

They go 75 mph even in the slow (right) lane? This seems a bit strange to me because I vividly remember design parameters for Interstate highways taking into account the time for the slowest vehicles to get up to speed. Not disputing you, but this sounds more like a design problem. I'd be...

No, I'm not, and especially for city driving it's plenty adequate. I frequently pull away from stoplights on my bicycle and cars don't catch me for a few blocks, and then only because my poor aerodynamics means I can't maintain much over 25 mph for any length of time, not because I'm not...

The only I really find lacking in the 20 HP version is top speed. 0 to 60 in 20 seconds is certainly adequate for everyday driving although 99 mph isn't really enough if you drive on rural Interstates (although it's plenty for the city). Regardless, great aerodynamics to be able to go 99 mph...

I'm also looking, and in the same price range. Because of space constraints anything larger than 37" is out, and it needs bottom mounted speakers (maximum size with side mounted speakers would be 32"). I'm probably going to wait a bit until 37" LCDs hit $1000. As for relative...

My sister recently installed the latest version of Tubo Tax on her system. She did her federal return, and went to download the state information. She said she got an "error 29". She also got "error 29" when she tried to find any updates. Turbo Tax tech support said it was caused by...

And I'll point out it's the last step of the whole women's emancipation movement. First women wanted equal rights. Once that once achieved the (unstated) goal became to make men subservient, and perhaps eventually to make them useless altogether. If you think about it, nowadays a women...

My type (at least the type I would consider for dating/girlfriend/wife) is Asian (Chinese is actually what I like best), height in the 4'8" to 4'10" area, body in proportion to their height and on the thin side, flat (as if you didn't already know that ;) ), long straight hair, very delicate...

Honestly, she's just not my type irrespective of IQ or lack of it. I've always been really particular about what turns me on, and tall blonds with big boobs just don't cut it with me. Maybe that's from overexposure to that type thanks to Hollywood, and maybe just from what I'm used to looking...

It's quick and dirty though for someone who doesn't have much experience working with electronics. Also, since 3 white LEDs take 10 of the 12 volts, it's actually about 83% efficient under the circumstance I mentioned, which isn't horrible. If I were to drive a bunch of power LEDs off 12 volts...

Actually, they both make me want to vomit. Jessica Simpson is so stupid it's mind boggling. Her IQ is less than her breast size for sure. In fact, the combined IQs of her, Ashlee, and Brittany Spears are less than that of any of the regulars here.

:diablo: Actually, they need a constant current source because even a small change in voltage can result in a huge change in current. Not only that, but LEDs differ greatly in their forward voltage at nominal current, even among the same bin. Anyway, the best way to drive LEDs off your power...

I recently did a "cool" experiment with an LED. I thought the results might be of interest.

I wonder how the Fibonacci sequence relates to breast size? :mrgrn: While that's certainly true there are some (non-gay) guys who just don't like them. Besides that, there are two other drawbacks to breasts. They tend to sag as the person ages, and I've noticed that those with larger...

That's as good an analysis as any regarding the current situation. Funny that I read somewhere about Tom Cruise having to stand on a platform in a lot of his movies owing to the trend you're talking about. That really hits home because Tom Cruise is my height-5'9". Now I certainly don't...

Nice pic of you two, and happy belated first anniversary! BTW, me and Groltz thought the same thing because some people are funny about pictures of them being posted online. To date I haven't posted a picture of myself anywhere, much less one of someone I know. Maybe one of these days when I...

Funny, I was thinking the exact same thing but maybe SD asked his wife if it was OK. My sister for sure would put her husband in the hospital if he tried a stunt like that without her approval.

Well, compared to Pamela Anderson or by Hollywood standards in general they are. ;) Point taken, though. I guess she falls into that other 10%. BTW, when did you get married? My point here is that what you see in movies is totally out of proportion to the people you encounter in everyday...

More from the B-list actually, but the majority of A-list actresses look bigger today than they did 5 years ago. OK, they didn't get huge implants, but nevertheless it's obvious something was done. As for the masculine part, I'm just comparing them to some of the opposite sex I've known...

My CRT cost me $0. I found it by the curb. The only CRT I did buy (also 15") cost me $180 in early 1999. I almost bought a 19" CRT which was $99 last year but decided to hold off until LCDs dropped in price some more. I really don't want another bulky CRT. Right now my price point is ~$200...

Speaking of native resolution, I've been looking into purchasing a 19" LCD monitor but they all seem to be 1280x1024. I'd like 1600x1200 but that resolution only seems available for the much more expensive 21" and up displays. BTW, I'm currently using 1024x768 on a second-hand 15" monitor.

I'm guessing then that probably 90% of Asian females remind you of guys, especially with short hair. I'm not big on short hair myself, but I can still tell the sexes apart easily even without huge headlights which scream "I'm a female!", or long hair. Merc hit it on the head. To add to his...

It would be better if Hollywood just got over their juvenile obsession with breasts and stopped padding their actresses altogether. Believe it or not, some people actually like females with small or even flat chests. The balloons which pass for breasts these days are freakish to say the least.

Let's put this way-FDR's New Deal was the start of the big government welfare state which exists today. Passing Social Security was the biggest deception ever done to the American people. The initial tax rate was only 1% so as to make the program politically palatable. In reality, that...

Given a choice between getting on an aeroplane and getting on that thing, I'd choose the blimp in a heartbeat. At least if the engines fail it still has some inherent bouyancy. That being said, if there is that big of a market for 18-hour cross country trips instead of 6 to 7 hours via regular...

It got into the 50s today (~15°C for those who use metric), and I feel hot. I can certainly tolerate low temperatures but above about 70°F I prefer to just stay inside with the A/C on. Maybe I'm one of the few who is hoping the Gulf Stream shuts down so the temperatures in New York fall by 15...

I blame the movie stations like HBO on that for me personally but nevertheless I feel the same way. The problem is that commercial breaks have gotten more frequent and longer. Yes, commercials have also become a lot more irritating, especially those moronic car commercials where they try to...

The only problem with soldering all the leads together is if one fan goes bad it's a pain to disconnect it and replace it. If you have the room in the case you mght try putting phono plugs on all the fans, and then wiring one of those panels with several phono jacks so that you can plug each fan...

I feel exactly the same way. It's been literally decades since the major networks have had anything I consider worth watching. Sure, there may be an occasional good show, but given the penchant of the networks for cancelling the shows I like all the time I can't be bothered wading through the...

I too never understood the blind urge to procreate. When you think about it, it's really senseless. We can all have children, and then you'll have twice the number of people all living like crap, or most can not procreate, and everyone can live much better. I heard thanks to Mexico's...

Exactly. It's really annoyed me that environmentalists have fixated on global warming as the reason to stop burning fossil fuels. Honestly, I consider the pollution problem much more important. When 600,000 people die annually in the US alone from pollution-induced cancers, plus millions more...

There's a 10% or so slope a few miles from me. It's long enough that I have to slow to 10 or 11 mph in order to not be pooped out when I reach the top. Sadly, the downhill direction isn't enough fun to make up for the climb since the road ends at an intersection at the bottom of the hill. You...

Actually, I think anything much over the mid-50s is too hot. Winter is my favorite season by a mile. Summers? Well, I suppose it has to be warm some time so we can grow food but I generally hate summers with a purple passion. Heat, humidity, insects, polluted air, ozone alerts, etc. You can...

If it's any solace there is a growing environmental movement on the right, so the days of environmentally irresponsible Republicans might be numbered. I consider myself a right-wing conservative in most things but I'm also an avid environmentalist and a big supporter of public transportation...

It'll take more than that to get around. Here's my house: And here's one of my street: I measured the accumulations at about 20" so far. BTW, I got plenty of good exercise clearing the sidewalks. :mrgrn:

Sure, TV is one cause of the dumbing down of America but it's far from the only culprit. If you're selective about what you what TV can actually be a benefit. Problem is most people choose the path of least resistance and watch whatever crap is in at the moment. I'm often amazed when I have...

I'm the same way. Even where I live now is less than ideal since I need to take a bus to the subway. At least the bus is only a few blocks away. I would never live someplace where public transportation wasn't within easy walking distance (say 1 mile or less), or wasn't frequent enough to be...

That's about a 43 mph average speed, which is similar to what the electrified lines here offer. OK, so the problem definitely isn't that you don't have decent trains there. I guess that some areas are just too far from train stations to making commuting practical. We have that problem here as...

Since we're doing comparisons here's what I used to do when I commuted from my house to college in Princeton: walk to 164th Street bus stop (0.2 miles): 2 minutes Q65A bus from 164th Street stop to Forest Hills subway station (2.7 miles): 15 minutes E train to Penn Station (10 miles): 25...

You have to love marketing: All that means is you'll have less power per square mm of chip. If you have more area, you can still have more power than today's CPUs. Not that I mind, though. All these high-powered processors mean an assortment of nice, cheap, efficient heat sinks suited for my...

Sure. I'll PM you with my address. The cards might have expired by now, but I can just have the money transferred to a fresh card at a token booth. Crowding is a downside when train travel is popular. That's one reason we need the Second Avenue subway. The trains in Manhattan especially are...