No - and while I love what it will do for computer battery life, I'm afraid I'm really excited about what it will do for electric cars. Cause if you you can have a battery that only loses 1% of capicity per 1,000 discharge cycles it might last 10,000 cycles. (A battery is considered usable so long as it has 90% or above capability.) And if you had batteries that lasted 10,000 cycles that would be the life of the car - which brings down total cost of ownership of electric vehicles to something comparable to normal cars.
Jayne: We was just about to spring into action, Captain. Complicated escape and rescue op. Wash: I was going to watch. It was very exciting.
'Shindig'
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Typo Boy - May 15, 2005 8:48:54 am PDT #2928 of 10003
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Volans - May 15, 2005 10:33:03 am PDT #2929 of 10003
move out and draw fire
And less messy than that new tech the Japanese have invented that runs on blood.
§ ita § - May 15, 2005 11:33:16 am PDT #2930 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Blood is lifeenergy, lackbrain. Why do you think we eat it? It's what keeps you going, makes you warm, makes you hard, makes you other than dead.
meara - May 15, 2005 12:42:58 pm PDT #2931 of 10003
Have bought camera! Nikon Coolpix 5600. Haven't opened it yet, as am waiting for my sister to tell me what sort of camera she has that they would be willing to send me (long story, they found it, and don't need it...). If hers isn't spiffy, I'm keeping this one.
Also the 1gig memory card was on sale for the same price as the 512, so I got it. Hoping it'll be enough. No clue, really, though I don't really remember ot take pictures a lot, even when travelling.
Jessica - May 15, 2005 1:02:14 pm PDT #2932 of 10003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I'm going to be ordering more RAM for my G5 when it arrives (which should be tomorrow or Tuesday, depending on FedEx), and I know ND recommended Other World Computing a while back. Are there differences I should know about among the brands they carry? (Samsung, Techworks, and their own.)
Steph L. - May 15, 2005 1:15:41 pm PDT #2933 of 10003
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Jess, dealram.com is a comparison site for RAM prices that you might want to check. Though that's just price comparison, not brand comparison. And I know nothing about brands.
So I was pretty unhelpful just now.
dcp - May 15, 2005 1:41:25 pm PDT #2934 of 10003
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Yay! for new-camera-having, meara. I'm envious. And applause for picking a model that doesn't use proprietary batteries.
When your sister reports in with the type of camera she has to spare, you can probably find comparison info here: [link]
Rio - May 15, 2005 2:10:35 pm PDT #2935 of 10003
Are you ready to be strong?
Hey, geex, I want to get some new earphones for my iPod--the ones that come w/ it hurt my ears after a while. What are good ones to get?
Dana - May 15, 2005 4:28:12 pm PDT #2936 of 10003
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I got the ones from the Apple store that come with rubber-ish earpieces in three different sizes. They've been great.
meara - May 15, 2005 5:43:17 pm PDT #2937 of 10003
And applause for picking a model that doesn't use proprietary batteries
Yeah, I figure it may eat through AAs, but at least when I'm travelling, I'll be able to find more. Recharging not always easier.
I've been thinking of getting new headphones...possibly ones that are not white and screaming "I've got an iPod! Mug me!", given my neighborhood. But I do love how the earbuds take up next to no space in my bag/pocket/etc.