Author Topic: Somewhat Useful Facts Thread (Read 204592 times)

Senator · « **Reply #1760 on:** February 20, 2010, 01:30:24 PM »

Google has been granted the right to buy (and sell) electricity in bulk like a utility company.

On a completely unrelated thing, Google has also launched the Google PowerMeter, which will be linking to hardware devices measuring power consumption in peoples homes, if they get one:
http://www.google.org/powermeter/index.html

Mustang · « **Reply #1761 on:** February 20, 2010, 10:33:10 PM »

Quote from: Senator

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You obviously didn't see Blue Harvest.

An electronic gear-shifting system for bicycles can shift faster than a traditional mechanical system and calibrate itself to minimize maintenance.

Kirk · « **Reply #1762 on:** February 21, 2010, 06:52:06 PM »

Quote from: Mustang on February 20, 2010, 10:33:10 PM

An electronic gear-shifting system for bicycles can shift faster than a traditional mechanical system and calibrate itself to minimize maintenance.

An automatic bicycle? Must've been of American design. I love my country. :facepalm

JimmyB76 · « **Reply #1763 on:** February 25, 2010, 02:33:24 PM »

spinach consumption in the U.S. rose 33% after the Popeye comic strip became a hit in 1931...

Senator · « **Reply #1764 on:** March 09, 2010, 08:07:05 AM »

I have been poking a bit around with the display drivers, and I found that if you go in the Ati Catalyst Control Center, in the Desktop & Display section, and select to configure a display. From Avivo Colour tab you can turn the saturation down to zero. Aka basically its as if you apply a big black & white effect on your entire display output.

It turns all games into games noir.

JimmyB76 · « **Reply #1765 on:** March 09, 2010, 04:20:09 PM »

the recent major earthquake in Chile, of magnitude 8.8 on the Richter scale, moved the city of Concepci?n more than 10 feet... NASA scientists say that the earthquake was also responsible for shifting the Earth's axis enough to create shorter days by one microsecond...

limey BSc. · « **Reply #1766 on:** March 09, 2010, 04:23:18 PM »

Quote from: JimmyB76 on March 09, 2010, 04:20:09 PM

shorter days by one microsecond...

1.26 to be exact :arms:

Nothing compared to the 6 or so mircoseconds the quake that triggered the Asian Tsunami a few years back caused.

JimmyB76 · « **Reply #1767 on:** March 12, 2010, 10:00:25 PM »

more than 10% of the world's salt is used to de-ice American roads...

Senator · « **Reply #1768 on:** March 13, 2010, 08:09:12 AM »

Go go jaws!

Nebula · « **Reply #1769 on:** March 13, 2010, 07:28:33 PM »

heh now this is interesting....

Senator · « **Reply #1770 on:** March 15, 2010, 08:56:43 PM »

Go Go Goblin shark!

Senator · « **Reply #1771 on:** March 16, 2010, 08:37:00 PM »

China proposes trans-Eurasian rail system from London to Beijing
http://www.boingboing.net/2010/03/16/china-proposes-trans.html

Awesome! I think.

captain_obvious · « **Reply #1772 on:** March 19, 2010, 03:48:48 PM »

Quote from: Senator on March 16, 2010, 08:37:00 PM

China proposes trans-Eurasian rail system from London to Beijing
http://www.boingboing.net/2010/03/16/china-proposes-trans.html

Awesome! I think.

The Chinese are asking for trouble with that thing judging by the state parts of the continent are in. What're the odds that mohammed bin ali and his muckers will be hitting it if it was ever built?

JimmyB76 · « **Reply #1773 on:** March 19, 2010, 04:19:17 PM »

more steel in the United States is used to make bottle caps than to manufacture automobile bodies...

Villain · « **Reply #1774 on:** March 20, 2010, 05:33:37 AM »

Granted, this could just as easily go in the Awesome Stuff Thread, but it's also a very, VERY useful fact, IMO.

Enjoy, and think!

JimmyB76 · « **Reply #1775 on:** March 21, 2010, 03:25:01 PM »

no president of the United States was an only child...

captain_obvious · « **Reply #1776 on:** March 21, 2010, 04:51:59 PM »

Quote from: JimmyB76 on March 21, 2010, 03:25:01 PM

no president of the United States was an only child...

That's my chances of becoming president well and truly knackered then!

This was done in 1968 according to this site http://technologizer.com/2010/03/21/1968-ascii-animation-from-russia/. I picked it up on slashdot about 5 mins ago. Pretty impressive in my view. It would be tough to replicate!

So the lolcat turns 42 this year!

limey BSc. · « **Reply #1777 on:** March 23, 2010, 06:51:52 PM »

Patrick Stewart is the Chancellor of the University of Huddersfield. He also won TV Guides "Sexiest Man on Television" in 1992.

Nebula · « **Reply #1778 on:** March 23, 2010, 11:04:18 PM »

Text 2.0... The future? thoughts??

Senator · « **Reply #1779 on:** March 23, 2010, 11:28:47 PM »

Quote from: Nebula on March 23, 2010, 11:04:18 PM

Text 2.0... The future? thoughts??

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