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I am not entirely sure whether or not they are compatable with one another for SLI, although I would assume so. Your power supply might be a bit risky for those components, and you should definately check if that is 700W continuous or peak. If it is 700W peak, you should definately look into finding a new PSU. A quick serach on Newegg shows that Thermaltake seems to label theirs primarily (if not totally) by maximum power rather than continuous, so definately check if yours will be enough.</p

A Chuck Norris Borg... now THAT would be awesome. "We are the Borg. You will be Assimilated. You will now be roundhouse kicked in the face."

Introducing Frog 2009! Frog 2009? You haven't gone and made yourself into an AI now have you...

[quote who="Jedmonds24" reply="14" id="2031239"] When all of you hear about the island nation in the Pacific going rogue with an army of genetically enhanced/ninja/cyborg/zombie monkeys, you will know it was me. [/quote] If we hear about it, you're doing it wrong... The first step in any invasion is to cut off their communications!

[quote who="pigeonpigeon" reply="11" id="2030490"] I could be wrong but large-scale properties like hardness and malleability (especially malleability) might be extremely difficult, maybe even impossible, to predict without an insane attention to detail. For example, the hardness and malleability of smelted steel will depend heavily on how it was smelted. And it would be difficult to turn the smelting process into a set of parameters to input into a simulation or model.

I would probably have a race of sentient nanites/replicators. It would be somewhat of a hive mind, with all the nanites within an area controlled by a central 'brain.' These central 'brains' would let regions of nanites far apart communicate to one another for more important decision making, but would be fairly autonomous allowing for day to day operations (since communications can only travel so fast...) without the need for constant communication. The central 'brains' would be somewhat simi

Gandalf.... unless Yoda took his ring of power. Yoda may be a good jumper, but remember Gandalf has his buddies the eagles! But of course Chuck Norris could take on Yoda, Gandalf, and Mr. Rogers all at once and come out unscathed.

Thanks! Those links have pretty much answered my questions. I realize the computational power for doing complex reactions is very high, but I won't have a use for it until after I am done with college (probably about 5 years from now) and even then it might be a while til I can use it in the way I am thinking of...

[quote who="Alfonse" reply="1" id="2029540"] And complex interactions aren't easily predictable. [/quote] I never asked if it is easily predictable, I asked if it is predictable... Nano scale would be sufficient I would think, just have enough atoms simulated that it averages out to very close to what it would be in reality.

First off, I would like to know if it is possible to use a computer program to relatively accurately predict the properties of the resulting mixture/compounds of various elements mixed together under predefined conditions. Second, if it is possible, how would one go about figuring out the results? Would it just be complex equations or would it require a much more complex atomic scale simulation of the individual atoms? The sorts of data I would like to find are things like how

Yep, this is pre-beta discussion period! The whole point of these forums is for us to sling around our thoughts in hope of the devs getting some nice inspiration from them which in the end improves the game as a whole...

Or round up the excess and make em into a wonderfully delightful appetizer :D A Modest Proposal : Read it! It is some excellent satire...

[quote who="pigeonpigeon" reply="4" id="2027331"]benevolent leader [/quote] lol :P [quote who="Luckmann" reply="5" id="2027450"] The obvious problem being, of course, that even cannon fodder takes upkeep, eat my food and contribute to my nation's general discontent. [/quote] Which is why they are cannon fodder not 'Sit and defend the city' troops. The quicker they die the less you pay [e digicons]:thumbsup:[/e] Sure they will still eat food and such, b

[quote who="Luckmann" reply="5" id="2027454"]Why do you keep mocking us with these toys most of us will never afford before they're out of style? I mean, Jesus Christ, that thing is over an €1600 average! [/quote] Don't worry Luckmann! All you have to do is stop eating for a meager 2-4 years (depending on how much you normally eat) and you will be able to afford one of them with the money you saved!

Halt population growth? I would rather use the excess as cannon fodder to wear down my enemy's army... Legions of unarmed peasants ftw!

Make it a Dyson Sphere map.... Of, if it were globe shaped, an interesting idea would be a planet which doesn't rotate. This would leave the side facing the sun always an extremely hot desert with little to no water where it is day all the time, and the side facing away from the sun would be an extremely cold, icy region which would always be dark. And then there would be the circular ring around the planet where it is always somewhat of a twilight, where it would be habitable. Hehe,

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I wonder what font size this is... Edit: aw man... cant use different font sizes on the forums... Thats one more thing to add to that list of about 33 things we can't do but I wish we could...

I might be misunderstanding you, but it seems to evaluate to 0/0. (2x 4 -30x 3 +104x 2 +120x-448)/(x 3 -13x 2 +26x+112) (2*4096-30*512+104*64+120*8-448)/(512-13*64+26*8+112) (8192-15360+6656+960-448)/(512-832+208+112) (-7168+7168)/(-320+320) 0/0 PS: lim x->8 (2x 2 -18x+16)/(x-8)

lim x->7 (2x 3 -7x 2 -64x+105)/(x 2 -2x-35) edit: aw... you beat me to 11.... now i gotta make up another :( lim x->8 (2x 4 -30x 3 +104x 2 +120x-448)/(x 3 -13x 2 +26x+112) Enjoy :D

lim x->5 (x 2 -25)/(x-5)

Heres an interesting article about sea levels rising as it pertains to our water supply. http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=could-the-oceans-rise-enough It basicly says as the sea levels continue to rise, many coastal regions will have to deal with the big problem of salt water contaminating their groundwater.

[quote who="pigeonpigeon" reply="19" id="2016079"] So is the One Ring (and other rings of power) magic or technology? What about magic swords and armour and all sorts of items scattered all throughout the fantasy genre? If you want my opinion, I'd call them a combination of magic and technology (unless of course the item or device were created solely by magic - in which case it's just magic). I'd say the rings of power are examples of such a combination - Sauron crafted them using a comb

[quote who="Tamren" reply="14" id="2015057"]In a closed setting you also have to be careful to give your magic a cost. If you don't then magic is essentially free. People would have nothing to stop them from solving every problem with magic. Conversly you have no good reason to stop them from using magic when it would do a lot of good. [/quote] That assumes it is very broad magic. Books like Harry Potter have this sort of magic with a huge range of effects, probably infinite rang

[quote who="landisaurus" reply="10" id="2014913"] Just imagine what cavemen would think if you gave them a box of matches. he probebly wouldn't think much of them at all, since he wouldn't bother to try to strike them on the funny side of the box. [/quote] Followed by him clubbing you on the head for trying to steal his mate, or so he thought. The point is, the major difference between technology and magic is that magic cannot be fully understood, ot