 | | Re: Historical fudging...
|
|
(...) That's a good question. It seems to me that he should get greater recognition, but would he have built the control system if the Wright brothers hadn't invented the motor-glider? If he would have, then there's no question that his name should (...) (22 years ago, 18-Dec-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
|
| |
| | Re: Historical fudging...
|
|
(...) That's why you make composite wings ;-) Actually, current research is moving away from the "ugly" or "dirty" flaps to wings that flex. Less drag, more control. -- Tom Stangl ***(URL) Visual FAQ home ***(URL) Bay Area DSMs (22 years ago, 18-Dec-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
|
| |
| | Re: Brickshelf speed
|
|
(...) Yes. But SLA's are rarely enforced because apparently dropping a screwdriver in a DMS battery frame is considered an act of god. Calum (formerly employed by Canada's largest backbone provider) (22 years ago, 18-Dec-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
|
| |
| | Re: Brickshelf speed
|
|
(...) Is that something that gets promised in the SLA?* ;) Allan B. *Service Level Agreement - a term that gets bandied about in our offices... especially when something's gone down and someone needs to point a finger. (22 years ago, 18-Dec-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
|
| |
| | Hello Kitty Clone Bricks
|
|
Hey clone fans, I found this a couple months ago at a Japanese grocery store in Seattle. It was one of four sets all Hello Kitty themed. I kept the box somewhere safe so I could take a picture of that too, it's so safe I can't find it now : ( (URL) (...) (22 years ago, 18-Dec-02, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
|
| |
| | Re: Historical fudging...
|
|
(...) Actually, that is innacurate; what the pre-colombian civilizations had were *more complex* calendars, and perhaps slightly more accurate on the long run. The calendar used in Europe during late Roman times (Julian calendar) was pretty (...) (22 years ago, 17-Dec-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
|
| |
| | Re: Historical fudging...
|
|
(...) So... by today's standards, the Wright Bros. invented the *Motor-glider*, and brazilian inventor Santos-Dumond invented the *Airplane*. I only say this cuz' the WB control system *was not used in subsequent Airplanes* - I mean, it is not (...) (22 years ago, 17-Dec-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
|
| |
| | Re: Historical fudging...
|
|
(...) Well, actually, the article talks about the contender being in Texas, and although some Texans I have met love to rave about how they can leave the Union at will, they are still American enough, that if someone were only concerned about having (...) (22 years ago, 17-Dec-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
|
| |
| | Re: Historical fudging...
|
|
(...) And in a pure historical context, the ancient Incas and Aztecs had working calendars far before most other civilizations. I heard it said that Inca's had suspension bridges, 'paved' walkways, and glass, and just about everything, except they (...) (22 years ago, 17-Dec-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
|
| |
| | Re: Historical fudging...
|
|
(...) Impossible! We're the greatest nation in the country! Actually, I think the real test of an invention's precedence comes in its fecundity. It's all well and good that the ancient Greeks developed the principle of the steam engine, but if it (...) (22 years ago, 17-Dec-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
|
