The Official 2nd Gen RAM Forum OT thread
#5403
01-03-2013, 02:45 PM
Grand Champion
Mark Twain, a feller wiser than myself, once said, "If you don't read the newspaper you are uninformed; if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed". And that was before Hearst and Pulitzer decided that a nice little war would sell newspapers and set out to convince the American populace that one of its military vessels was sunk in an act of terrorism.
People don't look at the news to become informed. They look at it to become afraid. It brings an energy into their lives that they can't readily get in any other way because most of the time there's nothing in their lives to be afraid of.
People don't look at the news to become informed. They look at it to become afraid. It brings an energy into their lives that they can't readily get in any other way because most of the time there's nothing in their lives to be afraid of.
#5405
01-03-2013, 02:56 PM
True, because the most accurate method of measuring displacement is Watts.
#5406
01-03-2013, 03:00 PM
Grand Champion
That's a script, man, not a program. And I don't even feel bad for being pedantic about it.
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#5407
01-03-2013, 03:01 PM
Grand Champion
I'm sure there's a joke in there somewhere but I can't find it. Care to elaborate?
#5408
01-03-2013, 03:03 PM
Well over 2 HOURS in the waiting room, I was there for nearly 4 hours all together. And the doctor was even sure it was/is posion ivy, he said there was only a vestibule or two that looked like it, but he was a bit shocked at how bad the rash is on my arms...
Crazy. Tons of prednisone and 50mg of benadryl every 4 hours.
Crazy. Tons of prednisone and 50mg of benadryl every 4 hours.
#5409
01-03-2013, 03:21 PM
Champion
You'll notice it's just as complex of source as any program. Only difference is that it is written in a run-time compilation language, more commonly referred to as a script.
Other languages such as C, C++, etc. are programs too and have just as complicated source, except these are not run-time compilation languages. They are compiled permanently.
Scripting languages can do anything other languages can do. Here's one for you: In case you never knew, the installation program on Slackware Linux has ALWAYS been written in BASH.
Yet you go to the Debian installation program, it is not written in BASH, but uses the exact same libraries behind the scenes (libncurses primarily). You'll just have to try it out and see what you think when I finish writing it.
#5410
01-03-2013, 03:26 PM
It's no joke, my friend. The article is chock full of information.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horsepower
Horsepower (hp) is the name of several units of measurement of power, the rate at which work is done. The most common conversion factor, especially for electrical power, is 1 hp = 746 watts. The term was adopted in the late 18th century by Scottish engineer James Watt to compare the output of steam engines with the power of draft horses. It was later expanded to include the output power of other types of piston engines, as well as turbines, electric motors and other machinery.[1][2] The definition of the unit varied between geographical regions. Most countries now use the SI unit watt for measurement of power. With the implementation of the EU Directive 80/181/EEC on January 1, 2010, the use of horsepower in the EU is only permitted as supplementary unit.