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Old Dickens: remove dead link

2022-02-10T05:38:00Z

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	I read Qu as a pun on the character of Q in the James Bond stories who supplies the hero with all sorts of technologically bizarre weapons.		I read Qu as a pun on the character of Q in the James Bond stories who supplies the hero with all sorts of technologically bizarre weapons.
	:That's what it says in [[Qu]], and I agree --[[User:Iron Hippo\|Iron Hippo]] 19:06, 18 November 2009 (UTC)		:That's what it says in [[Qu]], and I agree --[[User:Iron Hippo\|Iron Hippo]] 19:06, 18 November 2009 (UTC)

	~~==Life imitates art==~~
	[https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fd1u9mglwzjxvkn.cloudfront.net%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fcontent%2Fdam%2Felp%2Fonline-articles%2F2016%2F11%2Fstornetic%2520energy%2520storage%2520elp.png&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.power-grid.com%2Fder-grid-edge%2Fflywheel-energy-storage-device-to-be-installed-near-paris%2F&tbnid=ePEwRGmnwdXhxM&vet=12ahUKEwi4xa3g97rvAhWNe6wKHcqiA8oQMygKegUIARDXAQ..i&docid=zW0MmtEJfj9vwM&w=618&h=442&q=flywheel%20energy%20storage&client=ubuntu&ved=2ahUKEwi4xa3g97rvAhWNe6wKHcqiA8oQMygKegUIARDXAQ A Roundworld procrastinator hall]. The massive flywheels in the cylinders store energy rather than time, but what's one without the other? --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens\|talk]]) 03:27, 3 May 2018 (UTC)

	==Engineering==		==Engineering==
	I've usually seen illustrated and assumed that the procrastinators spun on a vertical axis. This seems intuitive and puts most of the stress on the bottom bearing which can be buttered quickly by the attendant. {{NW}}, however, mentions the set Lu-Tze uses in Ankh-Morpork which "look like your grannie's mangle". "Backpack" personal models would need to work in any orientation, so it's the old problem of priorities. --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens\|talk]]) 01:34, 16 March 2021 (UTC)		I've usually seen illustrated and assumed that the procrastinators spun on a vertical axis. This seems intuitive and puts most of the stress on the bottom bearing which can be buttered quickly by the attendant. {{NW}}, however, mentions the set Lu-Tze uses in Ankh-Morpork which "look like your grannie's mangle". "Backpack" personal models would need to work in any orientation, so it's the old problem of priorities. --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens\|talk]]) 01:34, 16 March 2021 (UTC)

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	==Life imitates art==		==Life imitates art==
	[~~http~~://~~ibnservice~~.com/wp-content~~/uploads/2018/04/Flywheel~~-~~Energy~~-~~Storage~~.~~png~~ A Roundworld procrastinator hall]. The massive flywheels in the cylinders store		[https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fd1u9mglwzjxvkn.cloudfront.net%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fcontent%2Fdam%2Felp%2Fonline-articles%2F2016%2F11%2Fstornetic%2520energy%2520storage%2520elp.png&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.power-grid.com%2Fder-grid-edge%2Fflywheel-energy-storage-device-to-be-installed-near-paris%2F&tbnid=ePEwRGmnwdXhxM&vet=12ahUKEwi4xa3g97rvAhWNe6wKHcqiA8oQMygKegUIARDXAQ..i&docid=zW0MmtEJfj9vwM&w=618&h=442&q=flywheel%20energy%20storage&client=ubuntu&ved=2ahUKEwi4xa3g97rvAhWNe6wKHcqiA8oQMygKegUIARDXAQ A Roundworld procrastinator hall]. The massive flywheels in the cylinders store energy rather than time, but what's one without the other? --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens\|talk]]) 03:27, 3 May 2018 (UTC)
	energy rather than time, but what's one without the other? --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens\|talk]]) 03:27, 3 May 2018 (UTC)

	==Engineering==		==Engineering==
	I've usually seen illustrated and assumed that the procrastinators spun on a vertical axis. This seems intuitive and puts most of the stress on the bottom bearing which can be buttered quickly by the attendant. {{NW}}, however, mentions the set Lu-Tze uses in Ankh-Morpork which "look like your grannie's mangle". "Backpack" personal models would need to work in any orientation, so it's the old problem of priorities. --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens\|talk]]) 01:34, 16 March 2021 (UTC)		I've usually seen illustrated and assumed that the procrastinators spun on a vertical axis. This seems intuitive and puts most of the stress on the bottom bearing which can be buttered quickly by the attendant. {{NW}}, however, mentions the set Lu-Tze uses in Ankh-Morpork which "look like your grannie's mangle". "Backpack" personal models would need to work in any orientation, so it's the old problem of priorities. --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens\|talk]]) 01:34, 16 March 2021 (UTC)

Old Dickens at 01:34, 16 March 2021

2021-03-16T01:34:50Z

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	[http://ibnservice.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Flywheel-Energy-Storage.png A Roundworld procrastinator hall]. The massive flywheels in the cylinders store		[http://ibnservice.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Flywheel-Energy-Storage.png A Roundworld procrastinator hall]. The massive flywheels in the cylinders store
	energy rather than time, but what's one without the other? --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens\|talk]]) 03:27, 3 May 2018 (UTC)		energy rather than time, but what's one without the other? --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens\|talk]]) 03:27, 3 May 2018 (UTC)

			==Engineering==
			I've usually seen illustrated and assumed that the procrastinators spun on a vertical axis. This seems intuitive and puts most of the stress on the bottom bearing which can be buttered quickly by the attendant. {{NW}}, however, mentions the set Lu-Tze uses in Ankh-Morpork which "look like your grannie's mangle". "Backpack" personal models would need to work in any orientation, so it's the old problem of priorities. --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens\|talk]]) 01:34, 16 March 2021 (UTC)

Old Dickens: Roundworld parallel

2018-05-03T03:27:01Z

Roundworld parallel

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	I read Qu as a pun on the character of Q in the James Bond stories who supplies the hero with all sorts of technologically bizarre weapons.		I read Qu as a pun on the character of Q in the James Bond stories who supplies the hero with all sorts of technologically bizarre weapons.
	:That's what it says in [[Qu]], and I agree --[[User:Iron Hippo\|Iron Hippo]] 19:06, 18 November 2009 (UTC)		:That's what it says in [[Qu]], and I agree --[[User:Iron Hippo\|Iron Hippo]] 19:06, 18 November 2009 (UTC)

			==Life imitates art==
			[http://ibnservice.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Flywheel-Energy-Storage.png A Roundworld procrastinator hall]. The massive flywheels in the cylinders store
			energy rather than time, but what's one without the other? --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens\|talk]]) 03:27, 3 May 2018 (UTC)

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2012-12-26T03:16:47Z

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I read Qu as a pun on the character of Q in the James Bond stories who supplies the hero with all sorts of technologically bizarre weapons.
:That's what it says in [[Qu]], and I agree --[[User:Iron Hippo|Iron Hippo]] 19:06, 18 November 2009 (UTC)