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Hi Doug- Powertrain guys really care about cooling & underhood temperatures and the front/rear fascia group would be involved (along with powertrain) in the engineering of air flow to help them out. However, vehicle profiles and all show surfaces are basically dictated by styling (aka the...

Well, seeing as my current group is more of an analytical simulation technique and test correlation development group...it is/was a great job. I've been able to teach myself how to use multiple FEA codes (Dyna3D, Nastran, Abaqus). So I've been able to do analysis work, physical test work and...

Merc- Working on the 'vette would be kind of neat but they're all basically the same to me. When you work in the industry, especially in engineering where you're not really dealing with a running vehicle until the end of a program. they're all just structures & parts. Working on SUVs and...

BTW: Thanks for the congrats! :oops:

I'm on the side that has to figure out how to make those designs that the artsy-fartsy "design" guys come up with actually work. :-?

I'm excited! I've been working on it for about a year but it looks like I finally got the new job I was looking for. You guys can think of me when you see the next generation Chevy Trailblazer & Trailblazer EXT, the GMC Envoy & GMC Envoy XL , the GMC Envoy XUV, the Saab 9-7X or (oddly enough)...

Thanks Greg. I appreciate your sympathy. The killing was not gang related AFAIK as we don't have any known 'gangs' in SH and crime here is not a problem. I'm viewing Officer Sawyers death as a cold calculated murder. Here are some fun facts about my great city:

I think this answers Andy's question. The newer Raptors are not worth the price premium.

Wedding party? What a laugh:

For the first time in the history of my city, a Sterling Heights Police Officer was killed while performing his duties. What was he doing? He was sitting in a quiet parking lot of a local Target store (2 miles from my old house) and filing a report on his computer, when a man in a red Chevy...

Congrats! :cooler:

jtr- One of the few times we TOTALLY agree on something. :oops: Good post! C

While the Raptor (and any other newer SATA/IDE drive) will definitely have higher STR when compared to the older SCSI drives he's using, I doubt that will translate into very much of a 'felt' speed difference given the other nice specifications of the SCSI units. Nonetheless, I highly doubt the...

Andy- I recommend eBaying all your SCSI stuff while it is still worth something and just going IDE or SATA. I left SCSIville a long time ago and never noticed a big difference stepping down from an X15-36LP with a pair of 10K cheetahs backing it up. A couple things are a little slower with IDE...

LMFAO! I have to show this to all my cop relatives. Thanks! C

Yeah..linky no worky.

Oh this should be fun. Please keep us up-to-date. And skip the being nice routine...the guy is an ass-hole from the sound of it and he deserves what he gets. C

Thanks Doug. I got it installed. Unfortunately, now I can see why VRML died. :lol: C

I'm building a model of the basement I will be finishing. My software package has an option to output a VRML file to look at but I can't try it because it doesn't seem to work with IE6. Is VRML dead? Is there a way I can look at a VRML file in a browser of some sort? Thanks, C

I'm looking to buy a USB Spaceball. If you have one, PM me or post here. Thanks, C

Can you get this right without cheating and looking at one? http://www.exploratorium.edu/exhibits/common_cents/index.html C

No mail-in rebate (just an 'instant' rebate): http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?&ref=cj&pfp=cj&product_code=302225 C

Man...that bites big nuts, Merc. Just go in there and change the channel...it isn't like you're snooping his data or anything and you will both probably benefit. No one will ever know, especially if you erase any potential logs on the router ;-) . Too bad you could not run some type of...

Now THIS is an effective use of hybrid technology:

Can these things even compare to flash drives when it comes to durability?

The other day, I lifted up the frame for the next generation Z06...by myself. :roll: It's very...very light.

A lot of people could learn from Mr. Cosby's words, IMO: http://www.sunherald.com/mld/thesunherald/news/editorial/8751968.htm C

Hi blake... My neighbor's linksys is assigning me an IP. It appears I'm the only computer accessing the router as the routers address is xxx.xxx.0.17 and my machines IP is xxx.xxx.0.18 I'll just check it out occasionally to see what he's up to and if he ever connects anything... :wink:

I have the same situation here at my new house. I'm picking up a Linksys 802.11g router which must be at one of my neighbors houses. The signal strenth is pretty low but it is good enough (abou 5mbps). I was able to log in to the router since they didn't change the defaults too. Only...

Here's a guy who is telling his story with Hybrids. Seems that Honda is taking a very long time to get back with him.... http://hybridbuzz.blogspot.com/ C

14,000 Watts Continuous Power More details here: http://www.gm.com/company/gmability/edu_k-12/5-8/fc_energy/pht_poster.pdf

I'm not sure of the limit but I will talk to a guy in our electrical lab to find out if he knows. I DO know they are industrial type outlets and are designed for supplying power at a typical construction worksite (which should be pretty high). I also have heard that they are good enough for a...

I agree with you, somewhat. However, that is exactly what Toyota and Honda are doing with hybrid vehicles that don't perform close to what the mileage sticker says. Example: If I bought a motherboard from some manufacturer that promised new levels of performance because of their new...

While I agree with that line of thinking, I highly doubt that the suckers who actually paid a preium for one of the hybrid cars out right now were thinking that way.

The bottom line is people paid a premium thinking they were getting a vehicle that would get much better mileage than it actually does in real world usage. Hybrids are much more sensitive to driving style than conventional gas engine vehicles and represent more of a comprise with respect to...

Not everyone is so clear on that issue...unfortunately.

I have an Indian guy friend named Sangeet. Somebody told me that Sangeet is actually a girls name? Is that true? I might enjoy getting a few digs into him... C

Thanks for the advice, btw. I would have replied sooner but the forums were not responding that day... C

We are no longer accepting any offers on our house! Yee-Haw! Dis item will be sold by the 27th! :-)

THis might be useful: http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

I don't think I've ever heard a human make sounds like this before: http://www.971fm.com/images/mcm/atlantagrape.mpeg 14MB C

Got this at annoyances.org:

Thanks for all your kind offers. I will be following up here in the next few days. C

That's a very nice offer. I'll talk to the President and see what he thinks. It probably would not fly though as there is already a 'webmaster' for the site and I doubt he'd take the kind of criticism that the website deserves very kindly. I don't mean to knock the guy at all, however. He's...

Yeah...something that is WYSIWYG would be nice. I'll check those out. Thanks, C

It works good enough but I don't want to make the Emerald Society put out the $ to buy a copy. C

What is that & what do you mean?

Hi Guys- I might do some stuff for this website. Are there any free (or close to free) website authoring tools available that are any good? Thanks, C

BTW: If anyone has any suggestions about that...I'd appreciate it!