ALL INVENTION STOPPED IN 1971 STOP THE PRESSES (which we still use BTW because it's 1971-tech)
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what about: 8675309?
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Don't have those either. Has the 101-key keyboard finally gone obsolete?
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Why do you turn every topic into this boring dreck? Oh let's all discuss typing characters. Whee. What fun.
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hmm... either that or one of our humour sensors is on the fritz again.
;-)
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My humor sensor is part RNG and part undefined behavior.
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are you @SockBot's long lost twin brother?
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ensmallerizing
Von Smallhausen!
Hmmmm, my first thought was:
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Why do you turn every topic into this boring dreck? Oh let's all discuss typing characters. Whee. What fun.
Would you rather we talked about the shit that is discourse?
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Would you rather we talked about the shit that is discourse?
there's a well that will never go dry.
it's also a well that will never have potable water in it... if this community is to be believed anyway.
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astro-
element active in English word formation from mid-18c. and meaning "star or celestial body; outer space," from Greek astro-, stem and comb. form of astron "star," related to aster "star" (see star (n.)). In ancient Greek, aster typically was "a star" and astron mostly in plural, "the stars." In singular it mostly meant "Sirius" (the brightest star).-ology
word-forming element indicating "branch of knowledge, science," now the usual form of -logy. Originally used c.1800 in nonce formations (commonsensology, etc.), it gained legitimacy by influence of the proper formation in geology, mythology, etc., where the -o- is a stem vowel in the previous element.So, in essence, it is "knowledge of stars or outer space." And this is, oddly, logical.
I also read somewhere that -ology means "study of," which would make more sense (CBA to dig it up). On the other hand, arrogant presumption of many things was rampant back in those days (not to say it's extinct now, but that's another discussion), so knowledge fits in that context. *shrugs*
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Summon + Blakeyrat
Sys Rq
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hmm... either that or one of our humour sensors is on the fritz again.
Whoosh badges all around!
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the one that allows hybrids to combine power from gasoline and electric driveshafts (you know, the one everybody who isn't a pedantic dickweed means when they say "continuously-variable transmission") is a very recent invention.
You mean the Planetary Gear hybrid cars use?
That's been around since 500BC.
To your point, though, the application of it to hybrid cars is the recent innovation.
@abarker mentions the invention of the blue LED in the 1990's, which is an evolution of the red and green LED as blue was the missing third primary color needed to create all the colors we can see, thus making color LED screens possible. LEDs were first invented in 1907 and it wasn't until the 1960's that we had visible light LEDs of any color. So it took nearly 90 years to make the jump in technology that enables the creation and use of smartphones and tablets as we see them today.
So far, it all depends on your point of view, which I am now switching over:
the guy who claims human progress stopped in 1971
All I can say is, his definition of human progress is messed up. Next time he ends up in a hospital, they should throw out all the stuff invented after 1971 so he's not offended & see how effective his treatment is. Maybe they should bring back bloodletting just for him while they're at it. ;-)
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I make an edit in less than a minute, but discourse counts it now?
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@redwizard - Days Since Last Discourse Bug: 0
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You mean the Planetary Gear hybrid cars use?
Wow, there are planetary gears that are larger than some universal joints.
Filed under: solar system synchro
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driving in stop-and-go city traffic, which seems like it would suck for a manual.
BTDT. It does.
it was all subconsciously automatic for me,
Sure, your mind processes the shifting at the barely-conscious, if not subconscious, level, but if you're sitting in stop-and-go traffic for an hour, your left leg still gets tired.
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but if you're sitting in stop-and-go traffic for an hour, your left leg still gets tired.
That never happened for me, so YMMV.
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That never happened for me, so YMMV.
Does your left leg happen to be twice the size of the right one?
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Does your left leg happen to be twice the size of the right one?
Twice? No. But my left leg is about 1/4" longer than my right so you were more correct than you probably expected.
It has something to do with my boots, I think I was able to jam my heel into the mat in such a way that friction held everything together. I didn't know that was a thing until I drove in tennis shoes and found it took actual work to hold down the clutch.
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Automatics don't use swishing oil anymore, and haven't for some time.
There's still hydraulics going on in order to fuss with all the clutches, bands, etal. The only thing they don't do any longer is send power through the torque converter when 1:1 is asked for out of that element (it locks up instead). Otherwise, today's transmissions wouldn't be nearly as picky about their lubricant/fluid (AIUI ATF is closer to an industrial hydraulic fluid than it is to manual-transmission gear oil, and is used in commercial and industrial light-duty -- or even some heavy-duty -- hydraulic work as a result of its wide availability) as they are now.
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In fact my old '88 Chevy Cavalier had a Torque Converter Clutch. Something I sorely found out about when my car started usually stalling when I got off the highway :3
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I remember driving a FWD car and having to deal with torque steer...
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All invention has stopped! <\waves_cane>
Didn't you think you'd be flying Pan-Am to the moon by now?
Pan-Am doesn't even exist any more!
Yes it does.
Nope, gone again.
I think someone's operating as Pan-Am again, tho.And yes, I actually do appreciate all the "invisible" progress required to get what looks like incremental progress.
I mean think about laser-printer toner, amazing.
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In traffic like that, it's going to suck.
Traffic like that sucks regardless, it just sucks less if you're driving an automatic.
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I guess this is old news:
Herrera, a special operations officer, was paralyzed from the chest down in June 2012 when he was hit by a sniper's bullet... He now has a robotic exoskeleton called the "ReWalk" that helps him walk....Herrera has remained active, despite his injuries. He has participated in 10 kilometer races and triathlons, earned a business degree and renovated his house. He also was one of the first Americans to use the ReWalk in their home after the Food and Drug Administration approved the device for use outside of medical settings.
I'm sure I've never run 10 kilometers in one go.
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I make an edit in less than a minute, but discourse counts it now?
That should read <1m for a ninja edit. An unadorned discominute will be anything from 60.000001s to 119.999999s. And is outside the ninja window.
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@redwizard said:
commonsensology
This needs to be taught in schools again.That implies that it was ever taught which I'm not so sure about.
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That implies that it was ever taught which I'm not so sure about.
then it needs to be taught in schools.
it should be mandatory for graduation! must pass with an A or else!
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That implies that it was ever taught which I'm not so sure about.
Which also implies that it can be taught, which I'm also not so sure about.
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then it needs to be taught in schools.
Which also implies that it can be taught, which I'm also not so sure about.
I kinda agree with boomzilla that you can't really teach it, but at the same time critical thinking is a skill that you can help develop (which is a major component there of) so I also agree with accalia. So, you are both kinda right? But it depends how you are defining your terms.
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But it depends how you are defining your terms.
Yes, I don't think common sense necessarily requires critical thinking. But I'm also skeptical about how many people can really apply critical thinking.
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Yes, I don't think common sense necessarily requires critical thinking.
Hrrmm, I think I see how that could work (though I disagree*). Common sense as more of a "don't do this risky thing", "silly mistake", and "this will obviously make someone mad" kind of way, correct?
*of course I also do stupid shit all the time and like to think of myself as having critical thinking skills so maybe I'll agree after thinking about it for a bit
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Common sense is very situation dependent. And it's often totally wrong.
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Yeah, "buy"...
It is convenient though. The nav systems in German cars automatically default to Warsaw for their destination.
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the one everybody who isn't a pedantic dickweed means when they say "continuously-variable transmission"
Really? Because no one I can think of would think that. Most people who know enough to think about CVT's would think about: snowmobiles, ATV's, various historical motorcycles of note, 1970's Volvos, belt-driven lawnmowers, shitloads of gas-engined Japanese cars, and a shitload of different heavy machinery. Parallel hybrid architecture is in the extreme minority when it comes to CVT. I would say that most people would not think of parallel hybrids when they think of CVT.
Automatics don't use swishing oil anymore, and haven't for some time.
Yes they do, and you are just fucking clueless on the subject if that is what you actually believe. Fundamentally, with the exception of dual-clutch and "automatic manual" or "flappy paddle" gearboxes, there is not a whole lot of difference between automatic transmissions of the 1950's and today. The technology has advanced, but it is still using "swishing oil" (sorry to get so technical on you) to accomplish its work. It is just that now the valve bodies are largely computer controlled. For reference, take a look at the schematics for the new MB 9G-Tronic transmissions. Fundamentally, it is very similar to a Turbo-Hydramatic transmission that was used on a 1940 Oldsmobile.
You need to stick to shit that you know about because once you get outside of C#, your knowledge becomes very limited.
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That should read <1m for a ninja edit. An unadorned discominute will be anything from 60.000001s to 119.999999s. And is outside the ninja window.
True for the ninja edit, except for 2 factors:
- I immediately went back in to fix one word. Should have been 15 seconds tops. Not sure why that read as over a minute in Discourse.
- I thought we weren't charged for an edit unless it went past the 2 minute mark. Am I wrong? Or did that setting change?
Thanks.
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then it needs to be taught in schools.
it should be mandatory for graduation! must pass with an A or else!
or else...what? You're not allowed to live?
*Breaks out guillotine*
Which also implies that it can be taught, which I'm also not so sure about.
To illustrate @boomzilla's point:
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or else...what? You're not allowed to live?
natch. if i have that level of power to enforce that edict well then i'm making it a requirement to have children. i'll put chemicals in the air such that everyone is sterile unless they get a parent license and gain access to anti-anti-fertility drugs.
i mean if i'm going to go evil, why mess about? go big or go home.
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Not sure why that read as over a minute in Discourse.
Considering the margin of error on every other unit of time, that sort of thing should be expected.
Discotime <> time.
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i mean if i'm going to go evil, why mess about? go big or go home.
Weren't you saying something about not being evil to someone else a bit ago? Remember reading something from you saying that today, but I've also been slowly catching up on stuff I missed over my vacation so it may have been said a couple days ago.
Edit: also, why would reproduction limitations be evil? In the past they have been implemented in ways that could easily be classified as such, but that is separate from the concept itself.