Comments for Churning Madness http://web.cynd.net/~willo A weblog of Charles L. Wilcox, Esq. Wed, 13 Apr 2011 20:16:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Axial Vector Engine (was DynaCam Engine.) by Corydon S. Bagley http://web.cynd.net/~willo/axial-vector-engine-was-dynacam-engine/comment-page-1/#comment-11251 Corydon S. Bagley Wed, 13 Apr 2011 20:16:38 +0000 http://web.cynd.net/~willo/axial-vector-engine-was-dynacam-engine/#comment-11251 It seems to me that this is a design that could be the answer to a number of problems in producing en economical, simple, light weight, low RPM high torque and efficient engine. This is a relitive old design so patent should be no object. A lot of money has been spent on gear reduction systems and their inherant compexities. It seems to me that if all the time, effort and money that has been spent trying to make the wankel viable had been put into this engine we would have something worthwhile. It seems to me that this is a design that could be the answer to a number of problems in producing en economical, simple, light weight, low RPM high torque and efficient engine. This is a relitive old design so patent should be no object.
A lot of money has been spent on gear reduction systems and their inherant compexities. It seems to me that if all the time, effort and money that has been spent trying to make the wankel viable had been put into this engine we would have something worthwhile.

]]> Comment on RPG Annoyances by willo http://web.cynd.net/~willo/rpg-annoyances/comment-page-1/#comment-10448 willo Sat, 04 Dec 2010 16:21:45 +0000 http://web.cynd.net/~willo/rpg-annoyances/#comment-10448 Re-reading this post, I noticed that point three has some disjoint issues. Specifically, the second half about "....the rules don’t make much sense, or the rules seem overly complicated for what they set out to emulate / accomplish...." really belongs apart for this point. It likely is an aspect for the first point, about gaming systems should be easy to learn quickly, which implies making intuitive, or at least consistent, sense. Re-reading this post, I noticed that point three has some disjoint issues. Specifically, the second half about “….the rules don’t make much sense, or the rules seem overly complicated for what they set out to emulate / accomplish….” really belongs apart for this point. It likely is an aspect for the first point, about gaming systems should be easy to learn quickly, which implies making intuitive, or at least consistent, sense.

]]> Comment on “Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets” by “The Long Tail: Why The Future of Business Is Selling Less of More” | Churning Madness http://web.cynd.net/~willo/fooled-by-randomness-the-hidden-role-of-chance-in-life-and-in-the-markets/comment-page-1/#comment-9953 “The Long Tail: Why The Future of Business Is Selling Less of More” | Churning Madness Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:04:52 +0000 http://web.cynd.net/~willo/?p=63#comment-9953 [...] and through related web-searches regarding concepts of non-gaussian distributions from Nassin Nicholas Taleb’s Fooled By Randomness and Benoît Mandelbrot’s The Mis-Behavior of Markets such as power-law distributions.  [...] [...] and through related web-searches regarding concepts of non-gaussian distributions from Nassin Nicholas Taleb’s Fooled By Randomness and Benoît Mandelbrot’s The Mis-Behavior of Markets such as power-law distributions.  [...]

]]> Comment on Site Upgrade to WordPress 3.0 by willo http://web.cynd.net/~willo/site-upgrade-to-wordpress-3-0/comment-page-1/#comment-9945 willo Mon, 06 Sep 2010 19:27:49 +0000 http://web.cynd.net/~willo/?p=111#comment-9945 I upgraded from wordpress-2.9.2 to wordpress-3.0. My upgrade definitely took me under two hours, probably less than that. Most of my time was google-ing around for answers. ( It's been awhile now, can't remember the details. ) As always, backup the MySQL database before preceding. :-D I upgraded from wordpress-2.9.2 to wordpress-3.0.

My upgrade definitely took me under two hours, probably less than that. Most of my time was google-ing around for answers. ( It’s been awhile now, can’t remember the details. )

As always, backup the MySQL database before preceding. :-D

]]> Comment on Site Upgrade to WordPress 3.0 by mvoorhis http://web.cynd.net/~willo/site-upgrade-to-wordpress-3-0/comment-page-1/#comment-9892 mvoorhis Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:37:54 +0000 http://web.cynd.net/~willo/?p=111#comment-9892 I've got a WP-2.8.6 install over here with NN (NNN?) users on it, and I'm sorta dreading upgrading it, especially during the academic year as it appears I'll have to eventually... Can you say how much time you spent on your own update? What version did you go to 3.0 from? I’ve got a WP-2.8.6 install over here with NN (NNN?) users on it, and I’m sorta dreading upgrading it, especially during the academic year as it appears I’ll have to eventually…

Can you say how much time you spent on your own update? What version did you go to 3.0 from?

]]> Comment on “Power to Save the World: The Truth About Nuclear Energy” by Churning Madness » Blog Archive » “Big Coal: The Dirty Secret Behind America’s Energy Future” http://web.cynd.net/~willo/power-to-save-the-world-the-truth-about-nuclear-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-7825 Churning Madness » Blog Archive » “Big Coal: The Dirty Secret Behind America’s Energy Future” Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:19:56 +0000 http://web.cynd.net/~willo/?p=66#comment-7825 [...] Secret Behind America’s Energy Future“.  I came across this book after reading “Power To Save The World: The Truth About Nuclear Energy“; it seems appropriate to read up on what’s actually powering us now, instead of the [...] [...] Secret Behind America’s Energy Future“.  I came across this book after reading “Power To Save The World: The Truth About Nuclear Energy“; it seems appropriate to read up on what’s actually powering us now, instead of the [...]

]]> Comment on “The Colours of Infinity: The Beauty and Power of Fractals” by Churning Madness » Blog Archive » “The (Mis)Behavior of Markets: A Fractal View of Risk, Ruin, and Reward” http://web.cynd.net/~willo/the-colours-of-infinity-the-beauty-and-power-of-fractals/comment-page-1/#comment-6239 Churning Madness » Blog Archive » “The (Mis)Behavior of Markets: A Fractal View of Risk, Ruin, and Reward” Sun, 13 Apr 2008 16:04:30 +0000 http://web.cynd.net/~willo/?p=62#comment-6239 [...] reading “The Colour of Infinity“, specifically chapter 7, I went back to the library and grabbed “The (Mis)Behavior of [...] [...] reading “The Colour of Infinity“, specifically chapter 7, I went back to the library and grabbed “The (Mis)Behavior of [...]

]]> Comment on RPG Annoyances: Dice Dictating Story by Churning Madness » Blog Archive » RPG Design Goals http://web.cynd.net/~willo/rpg-annoyances-dice-dictating-story/comment-page-1/#comment-296 Churning Madness » Blog Archive » RPG Design Goals Thu, 08 Mar 2007 02:49:29 +0000 http://web.cynd.net/~willo/rpg-annoyances-dice-dictating-story/#comment-296 [...] Dice Dictating Story [...] [...] Dice Dictating Story [...]

]]> Comment on RPG Annoyances: Lacking Context by Churning Madness » Blog Archive » RPG Design Goals http://web.cynd.net/~willo/rpg-annoyances-lacking-context/comment-page-1/#comment-303 Churning Madness » Blog Archive » RPG Design Goals Thu, 08 Mar 2007 02:49:24 +0000 http://web.cynd.net/~willo/rpg-annoyances-lacking-context/#comment-303 [...] Lacking Context [...] [...] Lacking Context [...]

]]> Comment on RPG Annoyances: Scalability by Churning Madness » Blog Archive » RPG Design Goals http://web.cynd.net/~willo/rpg-annoyances-scalability/comment-page-1/#comment-304 Churning Madness » Blog Archive » RPG Design Goals Thu, 08 Mar 2007 02:48:59 +0000 http://web.cynd.net/~willo/rpg-annoyances-scalability/#comment-304 [...] Scalability [...] [...] Scalability [...]

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