Re:Making Emacs Popular Again (2020)
by rurban on Thursday November 04, 2021 @01:05PM
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Having worked in F1 that's entirely wrong. A Honda Civic will not even beat a F1 car in the first gear, which goes up to 180km/h. With an unlimited engine of ~24k rpm and a chassis which sucks around each curve nothing can be compared to a F1. If there are curves. On a straight track there are faster cars for about 4 seconds, but then the F1 overtakes. Our usual estimate was that everything in a F1 car was about 1000x better than in other cars. Gearbox? Engine? Chassis? ECU, TCU, tires, you name it
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You're really claiming that an F1 will beat a Civic on a gravel track? Or perhaps you misread?
How about in the snow? How about a road with random 2-inch-high debris? How about a road with lanes of uneven pavement? And how's that air conditioning in the F1? Great for transporting kids too.
The F1 is designed to do exactly one thing exceptionally well, at the expense of practically everything else. It is the opposite of flexible.
Re:Making Emacs Popular Again (2020)
by h2odragon on Thursday November 04, 2021 @05:54PM
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Gimme an F1 chassis and i'll put tractor tires on it for the snow. I'd be delighted to give it a try. I'm sure my mechanic buddy would help for the giggles too.
Our usual estimate was that everything in a F1 car was about 1000x better than in other cars.
And none of that will matter after the first time you drive over a 6 inch rock
Re:Making Emacs Popular Again (2020)
by ReleaseCandidat on Thursday November 04, 2021 @01:52PM
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> Our usual estimate was that everything in a F1 car was about 1000x better than in other cars.
Well, I can't say that I like cars or enjoy driving them, but the biggest advantage of a car compared to a bike is its roof - at least, when it rains.