NAC: *ramblings* Re: Withdrawal symptoms, cylinder index, CPU index?

[Eric S]

Mike Arman said:

> One item we never did resolve is the CI of a wankel engine. Is it "1", or
> is it "3" or is it "the equivalent number of cylinders in a recip engine
> which makes the same power" or something else entirely? My CI is now
> somewhere between 24 and 27, depending on how we count the rotary engine.

LOL, great stuff.  I do like the displacement index as well that was
suggested.  Now, will bikes factor in too?

Current CI: 25
w bikes: 29

Current DI: 14.38
DI with bikes: 16.013

As you can see, I don't seem to buy large displacement engines...and my 2
turbo charged ones are diesel...that could be extra? (or would you
consider that a negative, LOL).  (didn't include the blown 22R motor in
the garage...that should be leaving soon anyway).

> I propose, therefore, that we create an additional index as a measure of
> geekdom - the CPU index. How many computers do we have laying around?
> Ground rules - they all have to be assembled and working, parts in a box
> don't count. There are multipliers, as well - a working Linux system which
> you installed yourself is worth "2", anything with a 486 or less is worth
> ".8", and anything that runs CPM is worth "3" and belongs in a museum.
> Hacked iOpeners that run are worth 1.5. So let's see, that puts my CPU
> index at 12.8, which makes me a candidate for propeller-head geekdom.

Linux isn't really a challenge to install anymore. (damn near 0 effort
really)

What would my dual 300 mhz 64 bit Sun Ultra 2 be worth? Solaris 9 (of
course installed by myself, compiled all sofware needed as well), 2 RSM
219 trays, running my website in my sig below off my DSL line?

What about my dual boot laptop? (Win XP and Solaris 10 x86)
Mac OS X laptop? (I've been told the G4 tis a dual core proc?)
HP 200 LX Palmtop computer? (8088 running DOS, 5mb flash card)
2 gaming AMD based desktops as well...win xp (game support)

Face it, geekdom is universal...car geeks, computer geeks...all the same
to me, we just seem to get into stuff that we like.  ;-)

-- 
Eric
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