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Push-button-to-start ignition...like it?

I have a 14 Focus ST with push button start and absolutely love it. I will never have another car without it. My keys never have to come out of pocket.
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- Post #28
- Jul 2, 2016
- Forum: The Garage
Status of TRIM on Linux?

Whoops, somehow the rest of the post was cut off. I ran several tests before and after the change. Consistently, reads were substantially higher. run 1 Timing buffered disk reads: 1478 MB in 3.00 seconds = 492.20 MB/sec run 2 Timing buffered disk reads: 1492 MB in 3.00 seconds = 497.04...
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- Post #7
- Dec 9, 2014
- Forum: Open Source
Status of TRIM on Linux?

There is a fair amount of info on the net that claims adding discard to fstab noticeably affect performance. If you're using systemd: sudo systemctl enable fstrim.timer && sudo systemctl start fstrim.timer I tested disk performance before and after: sudo hdparm -t /dev/sdx
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- Post #5
- Dec 9, 2014
- Forum: Open Source
SR-72

Interesting, the last time I read up on the subject, it wasn't confirmed. I just sifted through some documents released under FOI and it confirms that his U-2 was brought down by the concussion of one of the 14 SA-2s (NATO codename for the V-75) fired at Powers. Very interesting stuff...
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- Post #54
- Nov 2, 2013
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
SR-72

I agree. However, the U-2 maintained high altitudes through efficiency on the ragged edge of its operating envelope. Relative to interceptors and SAMs, the U-2 was barely moving. It is still not known what brought down Gary Powers' U-2 but he did recall seeing another parachute on the way...
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- Post #47
- Nov 2, 2013
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
SR-72

Guidance was the largest weakspot. Defence analysts were worried when the Soviet Defence Net was first equipped with SA-5 as it was capable of reaching altitudes of 110,000 ft+. The problem was guidance. As you said, a course change and increase in speed virtually assured evasion. When the...
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- Post #39
- Nov 2, 2013
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
SR-72

That is very true but in the context of today's missile technology, I wonder how it would fare.
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- Post #37
- Nov 2, 2013
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
SR-72

Indeed. I'd question the aircraft's survivability considering today's radar and missile technology.
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- Post #35
- Nov 2, 2013
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
SR-72

The problem with missiles since the beginning is that once fired, thats it. ICBMs were forecast to be the future and that large strategic bomber forces of SAC and the Soviet Union were obsolete. It is true that an ICBM can be fired and hit a target anywhere in the world within an hour with...
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- Post #33
- Nov 2, 2013
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
SR-72

A bit of an exaggeration. They never took off empty and even for an SR-71, it would be impossible to rendezvous with a tanker within 4 minutes. Fully fuelled, the aircraft would leak without a high enough total air temperature to heat the sections of the fuselage. They had plenty of time and...
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- Post #29
- Nov 1, 2013
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
SR-72

The satellites and other methods were not anywhere near as good as getting intel as the SR-71. Re-positioning assets in orbit takes a long time and is very expensive. It is also known when most of these satellites are overhead. The SR-71, on the other hand, could get intel into the hands of...
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- Post #25
- Nov 1, 2013
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
Ubuntu Edge, $32,000,000 Indiegogo Campaign

Does anyone else think that the idea that a large corporation with an Indiegogo campaign a bad idea?
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- Post #20
- Sep 15, 2013
- Forum: Open Source
Apt, YUM, Zypper, Pacman, Urpmi

Arch is impractical to deploy on anything other than a netbook? I'm curious as to why you would say that/
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- Post #14
- Jun 20, 2013
- Forum: Open Source
Apt, YUM, Zypper, Pacman, Urpmi

pacman. I feel that apt is too verbose
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- Post #10
- Apr 6, 2013
- Forum: Open Source
The unofficial *nix screenshot thread!

I'm glad to see it back as it was just updated on 2/17 for Gnome 3.6.
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- Post #130
- Feb 21, 2013
- Forum: Open Source

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