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by Unklejoe 10y ago
And crankshaft thrust bearings, which could ultimately lead to crank walk. It's more of an issue on high performance AWD cars which require extremely strong clutches. All of that clamping force (probably thousands of pounds) is essenti
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by Unklejoe 10y ago
Not trying to be confrontational, but I have to say... I don't buy that story at all. Automatic transmissions back then didn't even have lock-up torque converters. You could always stop the car unless the throttle got stuck. The t
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by Unklejoe 10y ago
It locks up after 8 mph probably because if it locked up at any lower of a speed, the engine would be too close to stalling. Also, the ZF 6HPxx (and newer) transmissions behave the same way. My 2011 335i will lock up in first gear (probably
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by Unklejoe 10y ago
"Jake Braking" is similar, but pertains more to diesel engines which have a special valve to support this since they work differently. Engine braking on a gasoline engine is actually quieter than normal operation.
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by Unklejoe 10y ago
It's definitely a real thing. It's usually referred to as "brake fade" in car enthusiast communities. It’s usually more of an issue when racing, but it can happen if you have to do many hard stops during regular driving
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by Unklejoe 10y ago
I don’t have data on hand, but there are some issues with your claims. They're accurate when comparing a manual transmission to an automatic from the 70's, but newer automatics have essentially closed any efficiency gap. 1. On mos
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by Unklejoe 10y ago
[When we found that some programmers were simply not using pointers, we eliminated the ability to pass structures to functions, enforcing their use in even the simplest applications.] I'm confused. You can pass a structure to a functio
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by Unklejoe 10y ago
Can someone help me better understand how this works, or perhaps point me to a decent article explaining more of the details? Most of the articles I can find just briefly explain the exploit, but not really how it works (in detail). From lo
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by Unklejoe 10y ago
What gets me is the fact that they did the recall and produced a new version of the phone which was supposed to fix the issue, yet now there are reports of the replacement units doing the same thing. Seems like they either jumped to conclus
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by Unklejoe 10y ago
I just want to point out that batteries are often connected in series in regular devices. Many devices where there are two AA batteries (TV remotes, etc...) usually have the batteries wired in series. They need to do it to get the voltage h
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by Unklejoe 10y ago
True. I often wonder if it is intentional or if it is just a result of running software which was designed for faster hardware. Either way, non removable lithium batteries usually take care of the obsolescence issue anyway. After two years,
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by Unklejoe 10y ago
iPhones receive OS updates for like 4 years after release where as most Android phones seem to be forgotten as soon as the next model comes out. As an Android user, this is one thing that I have to admit Apple wins at. Not to mention the fa
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by Unklejoe 10y ago
Sorry if this isn't the right place to ask, but has there been any information released regarding whether the bootloader can be unlocked or not? I guess what I'm really asking is if I will be able to flash a custom "ROM"
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by Unklejoe 10y ago
Yeah true. It seems like that's the trend for a lot of shows. The events and characters keep getting more and more ridiculous. I guess they have to keep introducing new things to keep the show interesting. I think it’s starting to happ
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by Unklejoe 10y ago
They all had their quirks, but overall, they were all meant to be relatable to in their own way. Of course, some were really out there (Kramer, Soup Nazi, etc...), but I think Jerry, George, and Elaine were all kind of normal. I believe tha
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by Unklejoe 10y ago
Well, I think the answer to that is going to vary a lot based on the personal experiences of the person answering, so here's my take: I can’t speak for everyone, but it’s been my personal experience that many groups of friends partake
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by Unklejoe 10y ago
Except Seinfeld, of course.
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by Unklejoe 10y ago
There's something extremely gratifying about watching things do what they were designed to do, and do it beautifully. You always hear stories about engineering failures, but it's good to see such a nice success story.
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by Unklejoe 10y ago
I was basing my guess on the fact that he's claimed that he will release them after the audit is complete. Of course, there's always the possibility he's just saying that in hopes that we will have forgotten about it by then
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by Unklejoe 10y ago
There may not be a legal reason he couldn't release them now (I don't know if he claimed there was), but there is probably a political reason. My guess: There are probably some questionable things on the return. Perhaps they'
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by Unklejoe 10y ago
I guess Windows is at a disadvantage here since it doesn't know the physical layout of the components on the hardware it's running on. It would be up to the laptop manufacturers to include a driver to do such.
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by Unklejoe 10y ago
A large percentage. However, a surprisingly high number of my friends are rocking their phones without a case lately. It makes me nervous considering how fragile they are, but I think there's some appeal to going caseless, though I&#x2
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by Unklejoe 10y ago
I think that's partly because the idea of using your phone as an actual music player also happened to take off around the same time. I remember when phones had the smaller version, but it was used primarily for headsets.
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by Unklejoe 10y ago
I don't think so. Not until there's a true unified standard (on the Android side at least). Maybe I'm wrong. I'll check back in 4 years.
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by Unklejoe 10y ago
I'm sure there will be at least some who go out of their way to maintain the 3.5mm jack just to differentiate themselves. If I had to guess, I would say that Samsung would be one of the manufacturers to abandon the jack, but I feel lik
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by Unklejoe 10y ago
I see your point. I guess for something like this to work, bigotry/racism/whatever would have to decrease in popularity to the point where you would be shunned harder if you were a bigot than if you were a person who openly object
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by Unklejoe 10y ago
I see. I honestly didn't know much about the specifics of protected classes before today. So, currently, political affiliation is not a protected class, but it is considered a gray area by many. Many may feel that political affiliation
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by Unklejoe 10y ago
What determines if something is a protected class?
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by Unklejoe 10y ago
[If you have personal preferences about whom you conduct business with, you shouldn't be allowed to conduct business with anyone.] Why? If someone chooses to discriminate, why not let them suffer the consequences of lost potential reve
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by Unklejoe 10y ago
Yeah, you're right. I bet it would work anywhere you grabbed the analog signal from. You could probably even repurpose a set of bluetooth headphones for it. I don't know why I didn't think of that.

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