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by bliti 13y ago
Not due to the twin charging, but due to it being a VAG auto.
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by bliti 13y ago
Yes, you are right. It was the Rabbit diesel that started damaging the public's perception of diesel. But then GM, Volvo, and Ford kept the "flame" alive during the 80s.
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by bliti 13y ago
Ford and GM have been selling supercharged vehicles since the 80's. GM doing it in their standard family sedan lines across their many brands. Supercharging is a bit easier to manage and pull off in terms of emissions and packaging. Th
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by bliti 13y ago
I'm still a bit confused with the article. It does mention that they are not using wastegates. Excerpt: Instead of a waste-gate, the motor will convert that excess energy into electricity by preventing the turbo from over-speeding. I
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by bliti 13y ago
Yes, there are less gas stations that sell Diesel. Most are located around common routes used by the shipping industry. Also, the requirements for Diesel fuel in the USA is different than in Europe. Plus the price of diesel is actually high
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by bliti 13y ago
You should give the WRC series a good look. Here is Round 8 in Finland of the 2013 season. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82FgaYyXYwE
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by bliti 13y ago
CAFE ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_Average_Fuel_Economy ) is the reason more new cars are being produced with small turbocharged engines. Manufacturers are able to get the same power from a small turbocharged
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by bliti 13y ago
You are right. My point was that there not many petrol or gasoline powered turbocharged autos. Diesels powered autos are commonly turbocharged. In the USA, diesel autos are not common. Thus, turbos are mostly seen in high-performance vehicl
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by bliti 13y ago
The interesting bit here is the development of the turbochargers. This is an area that has been slow to change over the years, due to the small amount of turbocharged vehicles available new[1]. Most turbos are used in heavy machinery (garba
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by bliti 13y ago
I've used (Python library) http://www.reportlab.com/software/opensource/ in the past with an internal API to interface PDF generation between two systems.
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by bliti 13y ago
May you expand on the type of systems you are building with Scala? I have previous work experience in a multinational bank that ran Java or C# on everything.
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Hi, Just dropping by to say hello. How are things going? Regards, $yourName
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You can always shoot me an email (profile). I'm always up for talking about nerdy stuff. Currently writing code for a robot as a I type this message.
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What are the terms of service?
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>The recent ford recall had nothing to do with gasoline. I disagree with this point. A fire in a gasoline powered vehicle always has to do with gasoline. Even if the fire did not start due to an issue in the fuel delivery system. This sy
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by bliti 13y ago
Gasoline powered vehicles are not exempt from fire issues. Fact is, one of the best selling vehicles[1] in the U.S. had a recall due to how it would catch fire while parked . I personally saw one on fire on a parking lot. It was baffling.
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by bliti 13y ago
HN has a bias towards what's currently in . Windows 8 is not really cool to the startup crowd, so it gets ignored. I saw the app and it looks nice. So, good job! If you want to get HNs attention, you must use node.js with Mongo and wr
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by bliti 13y ago
Hi Tom, It would be nice if you put the programs up on github, bitbucket or alternative. If you need help doing so, let me know. My email is in my profile.
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by bliti 13y ago
I'm currently developing one to scratch my own itch. I had a problem of sharing data between embedded devices. My search for a solution led me to find out that there was no simple API to simply interchange data between devices. Less so
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by bliti 13y ago
1. The ability to develop a solution within the tight confines of the problem. 2. Being able to recognize a bad design and improve upon it. 3. Not wanting to re-invent the wheel every time the code base stinks. 4. The understanding that no
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by bliti 13y ago
Before my current MBP(2012 model), I had a Lenovo R61e for about 5 years. It ran Ubuntu, and still works very well (except the battery, which is toast). It cost $400.
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by bliti 13y ago
>There's nothing that PHP is very good at that Python, Ruby, Perl or C# can't do nearly as well. That's why it attracts so much criticism. PHP does have a very important thing going for it. Its super easy to throw in a PHP
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by bliti 13y ago
If you have access to the battery and it is not a sealed type: Check the battery fluid level. If its low, you may use some bottled water to fill it up. Chances are the car will startup and allow you to get home. Note that you should replace
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by bliti 13y ago
Java seems to fit your needs, given how you have experience with C#. Play is a good framework to work with.
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by bliti 13y ago
It might be that the Karma system here depends on the validation of the user by the community. HN might keep a score of how many upvotes other users have given you and not allow your upvotes to count until you hit a certain threshold. Accou
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by bliti 13y ago
Very, very true. > when you work for people who don't understand how software can change the way that their business operates (who tend to not be technical). This is rather frustrating for me. I love automating labor, and making thi
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by bliti 13y ago
Schrödinger's cat comes into mind. They looked at the cat, and it was healthy and alive. If later on, they check again and find it dead, then they can action. Otherwise, if it passes regulation, its not cheating. You can't really
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by bliti 13y ago
Like the use of carbon fiber, active dynamic suspensions, aerodynamics that improve fuel consumption, stronger alloys, etc.
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Exactly. They can program the KERS to increase its resistance under given situations, and then tune the suspension to better respond to it. I can speculate about how this might seem less upsetting to the chassis, because it is not using for
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It can't be cheating if they pass inspections. Developing an advantage is not something to be punished for. This is racing after all.

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