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- 781: Carburetion Versus Fuel Injection
- ... continually reminds me of the way things used to be when he was young. Despite the outstanding performance of carbuated cars on the racetrack, I believe that the future of the automotive world lies in computer controlled fuel injection systems. In order to understand the benefits of carburetors and fuel injectors, one must understand what they do. The carburetor is quite simply a fuel-metering device that operates under the logical ... resulting a finely atomized mist similar to that of a paint gun spray mist (Motor World 1). The same effect is accomplished with E.F.I. by using high-pressure fuel rails and injectors. The computer electronically determines the amount of fuel the injector disperses to accomplish an optimal air/fuel ratio. Fuel injection verses carburetion is a major issue in the automotive world. People are split 50/50 in favor ... friendly. Starting a carbureted car on a cold morning is often difficult. It takes a much longer time for a carbureted engine to warm up than a fuel injected engine. Through the use of a computer, E.F.I. has solved the cold start problem. Yet, carburetors have been around for a long time and many people don t mind the inconveniences. The idea of a carburetor first came from ...
- 782: Death
- ... penalty is a controversial sentence. Not everyone feels the same way, but I believe that, in America, the death penalty for murderers is beneficial to the economy and it's a punishment that fits the crime. Anti-death penalty supporters argue the death penalty is unconstitutional -- "Capital punishment is a barbaric remnant of an uncivilized society. It is immoral in principle, and unfair and discriminatory in practice. It assures the execution of some innocent people. As a remedy for crime, it has no purpose and no effect (American Civil Liberties Union National Office 2-16-95)." In 1972, the Supreme Court in Furman v. Georgia ruled that the death penalty for murder was unconstitutional. They ... death penalty for murder is constitutional (AAE "Capital Punishment"). The death penalty is also fair and serves it justice -- surveyed police chiefs and sheriffs choose the death penalty as a primary method to combat violent crime (Montgomery 2-25-95). It cost less in the long run as well. How does the economy benefit from the death penalty? First of all, the American economy has enough problems as it is. ...
- 783: Natural Language Processing
- ... they crunch numbers and process information with blazing speed. In truth, computers are nothing but dumb slaves who only understand on or off and are limited to exact instructions. But since the invention of the computer, scientists have been attempting to make computers not only appear intelligent but be intelligent. A truly intelligent computer would not be limited to rigid computer language commands, but instead be able to process and understand the English language. This is the concept behind Natural Language Processing. The phases a message would go through during NLP would consist of message, ...
- 784: As A Technology, It Is Called Multimedia
- ... it is the sum of many revolutions wrapped into one: A revolution in communication that combines the audio visual power of television, the publishing power of the printing press, and the interactive power of the computer. Multimedia is the convergence of these different professions, once thought independent of one another, coming together to form a new technological approach to the way information and ideas are shared. What will society look like ... We can expect to see: movies-on-demand, video games, databases, educational programming, home shopping, telephone services, telebanking, teleconferencing, even the complex simulations of virtual reality. This souped-up television will itself be a powerful computer. This, many believe, will be the world's biggest media group, letting consumers tune into anything, anywhere, anytime. The most extraordinary thing about the multimedia boom, is that so many moguls are spending such vast ... network in Florida with a range of interactive services. These two announcements signaled the start of a mad multimedia scramble in America, home market to many of the world's biggest media, publishing, telecoms and computer companies, almost all of which have entered the fray. The reasons are simple: greed and fear: greed for new sources of revenue; fear that profits from current businesses may fall as a result of ...
- 785: How to Surf the Internet
- How to Surf the Internet The term "Internet," or "The Net" as it is commonly in known in the computer business, is best described as an assortment of over one thousand computer networks with each using a common set of technical transfers to create a worldwide communications medium. The Internet is changing, most profoundly, the way people conduct research and will in the near future be the chief source of mass information. No longer will a student have to rely on the local library to finish a research essay - anybody with a computer, a modem, and an Internet Service Provider can find a wealth of information on the Net. Anybody with a disease or illness and who has access to the Internet can obtain the vital information ...
- 786: Model Train Building And Compu
- ... been a part of Model Train building with the adding of lights, bells, and whistles to capture your interest and imagination. But with the latest generation of building comes the influx of technology and the computer. The computer brings along a new breed of builders who plan track layout, buy parts on the Internet, receive updated news, and chat with other enthusiast. The most notable difference that computers have brought to the world ... an electronic template and ensuring that all measurements in the layout will work before a single piece of track is laid. Many of these software programs even play off on the hype of using a computer for design in their name, with names of CyberTrack, The Right Track Software, and Design Your Own Railroad, who could not want to become involved in there use. This software ties into many other ...
- 787: Grace Murray Hopper
- ... to active duty August 1967. She was appointed on 8 November 1983 as Commodore; the title of that grade changed to Rear Admiral on November 1985. She also was a senior mathematician at Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corp. in Philadelphia, and programed the UNIVAC I, the first commercial large-scale electronic computer. She stayed untill when it was bought by Remington Rand and latter merged with Sperry Corporation. At her retirement ceremony aboard the U.S.S. Constitution in Boston, Navy Secretary John F. Lehmann Jr. presented ... with the Distinguished Service Medal. More than 40 colleges and universities have conferred honorary degrees on Admiral Hopper, and she has been honored by her on several occasions. She was the recipient of the first Computer Sciences "Man of the Year" award presented by the Data Processing Management Association. Her entry in "Who's Who" requires 34 lines to thumbnail her accomplishments, appointments, and honors. Grace Murray Hopper spent a ...
- 788: The Influence That Hsi Yu Chi
- ... as he is strong, but always watches out for the Dharma. The three disciples of Hsuan Tsang have a lot in common despite their ugliness. All three once held office in Heaven, but for some crime, they were all punished. Sun Wu K'ung had waged war on Heaven and attempted to force the Emperor of Heaven to abdicate, Chi Wu Neng had 'dallied' with the Goddess of the Moon when ... the bandits as "nothing but six hairy brigands" before "knocking the bean curd out of them" (i.e. Bashing their brains out.) The clever part comes when Hsuan Tsang scolds the Monkey for committing a crime. Hsuan Tsang does not understand as Wu K'ung does, how the five senses and the mind can weaken the Dharma since the Tang Monk is of Mortal Stock (non divine). As the Ego, Wu ... finally released by Hsuan Tsang, the powers which made him supreme to Heaven before, were now quite obsolete and powerless compared to the new magic. Compare this with a person who buys the most powerful computer available and locks himself in a room for ten years to write a novel. When he comes out, the computer which was once the most powerful, is outdated by models which are much faster. ...
- 789: The Influence That Hsi Yu Chi
- ... as he is strong, but always watches out for the Dharma. The three disciples of Hsuan Tsang have a lot in common despite their ugliness. All three once held office in Heaven, but for some crime, they were all punished. Sun Wu K'ung had waged war on Heaven and attempted to force the Emperor of Heaven to abdicate, Chi Wu Neng had 'dallied' with the Goddess of the Moon when ... the bandits as "nothing but six hairy brigands" before "knocking the bean curd out of them" (i.e. Bashing their brains out.) The clever part comes when Hsuan Tsang scolds the Monkey for committing a crime. Hsuan Tsang does not understand as Wu K'ung does, how the five senses and the mind can weaken the Dharma since the Tang Monk is of Mortal Stock (non divine). As the Ego, Wu ... finally released by Hsuan Tsang, the powers which made him supreme to Heaven before, were now quite obsolete and powerless compared to the new magic. Compare this with a person who buys the most powerful computer available and locks himself in a room for ten years to write a novel. When he comes out, the computer which was once the most powerful, is outdated by models which are much faster. ...
- 790: Marxism vs. Capitalism
- ... all people are treated equal. A doctor would be equally important as a cab driver and would both make comparable salaries. This practice eliminates the division of society into classes, and decreases the amount of crime because if everyone has the same personal possessions, then there is no reason to steal from one another. Also under this system, there is no unemployment. Because the government owns the means of production, it ... the other means necessary to prosper by exploiting common people who actually do the work by denying them an equal share of the profits from the products they produce. Let us pretend there was a computer company that for all intensive purposes has a monopoly on the market. Bob works for this company on the assembly line and is getting paid about thirty thousand a year. The presidents capital is ... savings, had to get a job working for the president. Twenty years down the road, Bob and his family will be struggling to get by while the president is staying at home and watching his computer empire grow to the point where he is the richest man in the world. This creates the division of the populace into classes according to how much money they make. Depending on what economic ...
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