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On Fri, Sep 05, 2003 at 04:53:53PM +0100, Pigeon wrote:
The diesel-electrics and fuel-cell busses are taller by about a foot
and a half due to a very large unit on the roof, but it doesn't seem
to be an issue since they still come in shorter
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On Fri, Sep 05, 2003 at 10:42:55AM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote:
The angle of the photo is really bad for identifying the weapon, but
it looks like an AK-47. Not familiar with HK to know what they look
like.
But the point is that NATO-country
On Sat, 2003-09-06 at 02:38, Paul Johnson wrote:
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On Fri, Sep 05, 2003 at 04:53:53PM +0100, Pigeon wrote:
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Not really, they sound like they're the identical engine. The
difference is hydraulic and manual transmissions waste serious,
On Sat, 2003-09-06 at 02:40, Paul Johnson wrote:
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On Fri, Sep 05, 2003 at 10:42:55AM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote:
The angle of the photo is really bad for identifying the weapon, but
it looks like an AK-47. Not familiar with HK to know what
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On Sat, Sep 06, 2003 at 04:44:56AM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote:
H, I wonder where diesel oil comes from? Ooo, ooo, I know!
Diesel oil comes from the Diesel Oil Fairy, who comes around pumping
it into filling station tanks every night
Where
On Sat, 6 Sep 2003 03:24:38 -0700,
Paul Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message
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Like, say, all those people in the Hindenburg?
That was a far larger amount of hydrogen wrapped in a highly flammable
material. The design was stupid. Do you not realize that the
Paul Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] [06 Sep 2003 00:09 -0700]:
On Fri, Sep 05, 2003 at 10:42:55AM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote:
The angle of the photo is really bad for identifying the weapon, but
it looks like an AK-47. Not familiar with HK to know what they look
like.
But the point is
On Sat, Sep 06, 2003 at 12:38:48AM -0700, Paul Johnson wrote:
On Fri, Sep 05, 2003 at 04:53:53PM +0100, Pigeon wrote:
Well, it does sound like they have much bigger engines than what they
replace.
Not really, they sound like they're the identical engine. The
difference is hydraulic and
On Sat, Sep 06, 2003 at 03:24:38AM -0700, Paul Johnson wrote:
On Sat, Sep 06, 2003 at 04:44:56AM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote:
And poorly maintained diesel engines burn soo much cleaner than
gasoline engines, why it just takes my breath away! NOT!
A poorly maintained diesel still runs
On Sat, 2003-09-06 at 11:36, Pigeon wrote:
On Sat, Sep 06, 2003 at 03:24:38AM -0700, Paul Johnson wrote:
On Sat, Sep 06, 2003 at 04:44:56AM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote:
[snip]
I think Ron's point was, though, that the people in the Hindenburg may
not necessarily have agreed that burning up in a
On Sat, 2003-09-06 at 05:24, Paul Johnson wrote:
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On Sat, Sep 06, 2003 at 04:44:56AM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote:
H, I wonder where diesel oil comes from? Ooo, ooo, I know!
Diesel oil comes from the Diesel Oil Fairy, who comes around pumping
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On Thu, Sep 04, 2003 at 01:59:03PM +0100, Pigeon wrote:
Fascinating. How do they compare on raw bhp and power-to-weight ratio?
The diesel-electrics and fuel-cell busses are taller by about a foot
and a half due to a very large unit on the roof, but
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On Thu, Sep 04, 2003 at 04:41:22PM +0200, Pim Bliek | PingWings.nl wrote:
No flame intended, but I signup to a mailinglist called debian-user to get
emails about the use of debian. I understand that threads might go
offtopic after a while.
Read
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On Thu, Sep 04, 2003 at 02:34:29PM -0400, Greg Folkert wrote:
Well... just eat some beans and drink some beer... you'll have a REALLY
GOOD Fuel Self... and it CAN ride a bike as well.
That's a good way to suffer some nasty bloating while riding
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On Thu, Sep 04, 2003 at 11:51:03AM -0400, David Z Maze wrote:
I'm actually curious about how various bus technologies do in San
Francisco, where there's a lot of wired-electric busses but also a lot
of steep hills. But I haven't spent that much
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On Thu, Sep 04, 2003 at 02:29:21PM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote:
Wait, wait, wait...is that a bobby with a Kalishnikov in that picture?
An AK-x HK, probably.
The angle of the photo is really bad for identifying the weapon, but
it looks like an
Paul Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] [04 Sep 2003 23:09 -0700]:
Vancouver, BC has a similar
issue, though the steep stuff doesn't hit until you hit the outskirts
of town well past the end of the electrified grid, so your closest
stop is at the bottom of the hill and you get to go hike.
I guess you
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On Fri, Sep 05, 2003 at 04:00:59AM -0400, Geordie Birch wrote:
I guess you never took the 257 Horseshoe Bay Express.
No, I didn't. I haven't spent much time in the Vancouver area north
of the Burrard Inlet, and when I'm up there, I used to stay at
Paul Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] [05 Sep 2003 01:09 -0700]:
On Fri, Sep 05, 2003 at 04:00:59AM -0400, Geordie Birch wrote:
I guess you never took the 257 Horseshoe Bay Express.
No, I didn't. I haven't spent much time in the Vancouver area north
of the Burrard Inlet, and when I'm up there, I
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On Fri, Sep 05, 2003 at 04:57:15AM -0400, Geordie Birch wrote:
You must have seen the bus serviced ghost town of Ioco (yes it means
Imperial Oil Company) in your travels near Buntzen Lake.
I think Ioco was the last stop on the line, to be honest.
On Fri, 2003-09-05 at 01:26, Paul Johnson wrote:
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On Thu, Sep 04, 2003 at 02:29:21PM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote:
Wait, wait, wait...is that a bobby with a Kalishnikov in that picture?
An AK-x HK, probably.
The angle of the photo is
On Thu, Sep 04, 2003 at 11:04:02PM -0700, Paul Johnson wrote:
On Thu, Sep 04, 2003 at 01:59:03PM +0100, Pigeon wrote:
Fascinating. How do they compare on raw bhp and power-to-weight ratio?
The diesel-electrics and fuel-cell busses are taller by about a foot
and a half due to a very large
On Fri, 2003-09-05 at 10:53, Pigeon wrote:
On Thu, Sep 04, 2003 at 11:04:02PM -0700, Paul Johnson wrote:
On Thu, Sep 04, 2003 at 01:59:03PM +0100, Pigeon wrote:
[snip]
range with a lead-acid battery; a fuel cell sounds great, as long as
it runs on methanol or some other convenient fuel rather
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On Wed, Sep 03, 2003 at 10:07:39AM +0100, Karsten M. Self wrote:
More significantly though, for long
trains, is the elimination of the stringlining problem. This is the
result of having all your motive force at one end of a long line of
cars,
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On Thu, Sep 04, 2003 at 01:56:57AM +0200, Arnt Karlsen wrote:
..an invitation? I'll pass. ;-)
http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30100-12759012,00.html
Wait, wait, wait...is that a bobby with a Kalishnikov in that picture?
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On Thu, Sep 04, 2003 at 03:04:58AM -0700, Paul Johnson wrote:
Interestingly enough, if you're in the north Willamette Valley, get
yourself to downtown or Northeast Portland and hop on the 8 NE 15th
Ave to Portland or the 8 JACKSON PARK to US-VA Hospital. This is a
very steep bus route, TriMet
No flame intended, but I signup to a mailinglist called debian-user to get
emails about the use of debian. I understand that threads might go
offtopic after a while. So I suggest, when this happens, we kindly ask the
people discussing to move on with their discussion in a seperate 'special
OT'
Paul Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
If you have a Windows box laying around, Microsoft Train Sim has
several scenarios running with power set up like this as well if you
wanted to try your hand at it. Controls are synched between all
power units automatically (iRL and in the game).
On Thu, 2003-09-04 at 08:59, Pigeon wrote:
Fuel cells? Already? Cool. I want one for my bicycle.
Well... just eat some beans and drink some beer... you'll have a REALLY
GOOD Fuel Self... and it CAN ride a bike as well.
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greg, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
REMEMBER ED CURRY!
On Thu, 04 Sep 2003 11:51:03 -0400,
David Z Maze [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message
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Paul Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
If you have a Windows box laying around, Microsoft Train Sim has
several scenarios running with power set up like this as well if you
wanted to
On Thu, 2003-09-04 at 05:19, Paul Johnson wrote:
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On Thu, Sep 04, 2003 at 01:56:57AM +0200, Arnt Karlsen wrote:
..an invitation? I'll pass. ;-)
http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30100-12759012,00.html
Wait, wait, wait...is that a bobby
on Sat, Aug 30, 2003 at 02:19:39AM -0700, Paul Johnson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
On Sat, Aug 30, 2003 at 01:44:43AM +0200, Arnt Karlsen wrote:
..2 reason diesel-electric locomotives are popular; they are
about as clean as your average power utility, and they dont
put heavy loads on the
Karsten M. Self wrote:
on Sat, Aug 30, 2003 at 02:19:39AM -0700, Paul Johnson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
On Sat, Aug 30, 2003 at 01:44:43AM +0200, Arnt Karlsen wrote:
..2 reason diesel-electric locomotives are popular; they are
about as clean as your average power utility, and they dont
put
On Wednesday 03 September 2003 21:18, Russell Shaw wrote:
Electric traction offers a few benefits:
- Quieter.
- Less (near zero) right-of-way (RoW) pollution.
- Better high-speed performance.
- Fewer ventilation issues for tunnels or enclosed operations (e.g.:
RR
On Wed, Sep 03, 2003 at 10:07:39AM +0100, Karsten M. Self wrote:
on Sat, Aug 30, 2003 at 02:19:39AM -0700, Paul Johnson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
On Sat, Aug 30, 2003 at 01:44:43AM +0200, Arnt Karlsen wrote:
..2 reason diesel-electric locomotives are popular; they are
about as clean as
On Wed, 3 Sep 2003 20:14:25 +0100,
Pigeon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message
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..ok, we have OT, Wildly OT, Locomotive Transmittions, Traction, which
are the next up; Trundling OT, Freight trains on the loco move, Runaway
tunnel pluggers and Plug blower? ;-)
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