A HUGELY VERSATILE, INNOVATION-PACKED GT
The Ferrari California joins the Prancing Horse’s 8-cylinder family which has always been defined by power and performance. It also flanks the flagship 612 Scaglietti in the prestige sporty Grand Tourer segment.
The new Ferrari California will satisfy even the most demanding of owners in term of its superb vehicle dynamics and driving pleasure. The new model will be available exclusively as a convertible with a folding hard top. Both chassis and bodywork are aluminium, in line with the rest of the current range. The California will be powered by a new V8 engine mounted for the first time in the marque’s history in the mid-front position.
In line with Ferrari tradition, the new model also features several innovations. Apart from its folding hard top, these include the original 2+ concept which guarantees exceptional versatility of use in the rear of the car. The California’s 4,300 cc V8 engine features direct fuel injection and a “flat” crankshaft. It generates 460 CV at 7,500 rpm with a torque curve that enhances vehicle dynamics and provides maximum driving pleasure which is typical for Ferrari.
As per the traditional Ferrari transaxle layout, the engine, which allows the Ferrari California to sprint from 0 to 100 km/h in less than 4.0 seconds, will be coupled to a 7-speed dual clutch transmission that boosts the car’s performance while enhancing the driving pleasure, improves ride comfort and reduces fuel consumption and emissions (c.310 g/km CO2). The comfort is further enhanced by a new multilink rear suspension system. The Ferrari California is also equipped with the exclusive F1-Trac traction control system which made its debut on the 599 GTB Fiorano and has been further honed to suit the typical driving conditions expected for this new GT. Brembo brakes featuring carbon-ceramic material disks as standard guarantee superbly efficient braking.
In addition to sporting the marque’s classic styling cues, the cabin has also been beautifully trimmed using quality materials by Ferrari’s own skilled artisans. New accessories and equipment, such as the seats, steering wheel, instrument panel and infotainment system, together with optimised aerodynamics ensure that this is a highly ergonomic and enjoyable car to drive regardless of whether the top is up or down.
The Ferrari California is aimed at owners who desire a car which embodies everything the Prancing Horse represents in terms of sporty design and innovation, but also seek a car with greater versatility than ever.
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Saturday, April 12, 2008
A True Gamer knows.......
Insane! Wicked! The Hobby of a Schmuck!
Who gives a.......Brrrrrrr-rat-a-tat- rat-a-tat-brrp-brrp-there goes the #$%^&* into the corner-boom-boom-boom-brrrrrr-aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaggggggggggghhhhhhh...
Got Him!
Phew. Just another hard day on the job.
Mothers hate them ( "What do they know anyway?"), psychologists analyse them ("&*^%$ you, Shrink") and the media says they are the footsoldiers of a mindless army that is corrupting our culture ("Nyah! Nyah! Nyah") But Only the true gamer knows that his life is not a hobby, its a religion.
It has been more than thirty years since electronically mediated, entertainment oriented games have made their debut upon this unsuspecting world. In the rollicking three decades since, they have gone from butt end of accusations of being mindlessly violent("Grrrrrr..."), hopelessly depraved (" right on, Padre!"), explicitly sexual ("Yeaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh") to Gasp! Horror of Horrors! Actually good for you!
When was it that psychologists, social analysts and other fossils of that age, went from being passionate, articulate anti-gamers to being milksops who argue that "...immersive reality interactions are definitely a powerful means of improving hand-eye co-ordination and reflexive abilities. And in limited abilities they may actually be beneficial for the catharisis of negative emotions brought about by urban stress." Sheeeesh. It's almost enough to make a guy gve up his joy stick. Why the hell can't they leave a peaceable group of anti-social, testosterone-drugged maniacs alone and not try dragging them into respectability? What next? Game reviews in India Today? Well, now that gaming is teetering close to being a the edge of being a decent social past time, us fringe extremists need our own trenches, our own battle ground.
It's time for Computer Gaming World. The way out wild magazine that has been covering the gritty edge of our cult for more than fifteen years. Yes! whwn John Carmack was still learning PhotoShop and you were still pissing in your bed clothes.
The worldwide gaming authority is now in India. And if you brought Computer Gaming World thinking this would have tips for chess, put it down RIGHT NOW! YOU $%&* WIMP......... Brrrrrrr-rat-a-tat- rat-a-tat-a-brrrrrp-brrrrp-boom-boom-brrrrrr.... Back to work.
Gourav Jaswal,
PUBLISHING DIRECTOR for the legendary CGW, for the Inaugural Issue in India,
Autumn 1999
find more about this on en.Wikipedia.org
Who gives a.......Brrrrrrr-rat-a-tat- rat-a-tat-brrp-brrp-there goes the #$%^&* into the corner-boom-boom-boom-brrrrrr-aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaggggggggggghhhhhhh...
Got Him!
Phew. Just another hard day on the job.
Mothers hate them ( "What do they know anyway?"), psychologists analyse them ("&*^%$ you, Shrink") and the media says they are the footsoldiers of a mindless army that is corrupting our culture ("Nyah! Nyah! Nyah") But Only the true gamer knows that his life is not a hobby, its a religion.
It has been more than thirty years since electronically mediated, entertainment oriented games have made their debut upon this unsuspecting world. In the rollicking three decades since, they have gone from butt end of accusations of being mindlessly violent("Grrrrrr..."), hopelessly depraved (" right on, Padre!"), explicitly sexual ("Yeaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh") to Gasp! Horror of Horrors! Actually good for you!
When was it that psychologists, social analysts and other fossils of that age, went from being passionate, articulate anti-gamers to being milksops who argue that "...immersive reality interactions are definitely a powerful means of improving hand-eye co-ordination and reflexive abilities. And in limited abilities they may actually be beneficial for the catharisis of negative emotions brought about by urban stress." Sheeeesh. It's almost enough to make a guy gve up his joy stick. Why the hell can't they leave a peaceable group of anti-social, testosterone-drugged maniacs alone and not try dragging them into respectability? What next? Game reviews in India Today? Well, now that gaming is teetering close to being a the edge of being a decent social past time, us fringe extremists need our own trenches, our own battle ground.
It's time for Computer Gaming World. The way out wild magazine that has been covering the gritty edge of our cult for more than fifteen years. Yes! whwn John Carmack was still learning PhotoShop and you were still pissing in your bed clothes.
The worldwide gaming authority is now in India. And if you brought Computer Gaming World thinking this would have tips for chess, put it down RIGHT NOW! YOU $%&* WIMP......... Brrrrrrr-rat-a-tat- rat-a-tat-a-brrrrrp-brrrrp-boom-boom-brrrrrr.... Back to work.
Gourav Jaswal,
PUBLISHING DIRECTOR for the legendary CGW, for the Inaugural Issue in India,
Autumn 1999
find more about this on en.Wikipedia.org
Saturday, March 8, 2008
eXtreme Hack
The temperature of Heaven can be rather accurately computed. Our
authority is Isaiah 30:26, 'Moreover, the light of the Moon shall be as
the light of the Sun and the light of the Sun shall be sevenfold, as
the light of seven days.' Thus Heaven receives from the Moon as much
radiation as we do from the Sun, and in addition 7*7 (49) times as much
as the Earth does from the Sun, or 50 times in all. The light we
receive from the Moon is one 1/10,000 of the light we receive from the
Sun, so we can ignore that... The radiation falling on Heaven will heat
it to the point where the heat lost by radiation is just equal to the
heat received by radiation, i.e., Heaven loses 50 times as much heat as
the Earth by radiation. Using the Stefan-Boltzmann law for radiation,
(H/E)^4 = 50, where E is the absolute temperature of the earth (-300K),
gives H as 798K (525C). The exact temperature of Hell cannot be
computed... [However] Revelations 21:8 says 'But the fearful, and
unbelieving... shall have their part in the lake whic
- "Applied Optics" vol. 11, A14, 1972
authority is Isaiah 30:26, 'Moreover, the light of the Moon shall be as
the light of the Sun and the light of the Sun shall be sevenfold, as
the light of seven days.' Thus Heaven receives from the Moon as much
radiation as we do from the Sun, and in addition 7*7 (49) times as much
as the Earth does from the Sun, or 50 times in all. The light we
receive from the Moon is one 1/10,000 of the light we receive from the
Sun, so we can ignore that... The radiation falling on Heaven will heat
it to the point where the heat lost by radiation is just equal to the
heat received by radiation, i.e., Heaven loses 50 times as much heat as
the Earth by radiation. Using the Stefan-Boltzmann law for radiation,
(H/E)^4 = 50, where E is the absolute temperature of the earth (-300K),
gives H as 798K (525C). The exact temperature of Hell cannot be
computed... [However] Revelations 21:8 says 'But the fearful, and
unbelieving... shall have their part in the lake whic
- "Applied Optics" vol. 11, A14, 1972
What Software Licenses actually mean
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great, but it's up to you to decide. If they don't work -- tough. If
you lose millions of dollars because something here doesn't work --
tough. If you don't like this disclaimer -- tough. We reserve the right
to do the absolute minimum provided by law -- up to and including
nothing. This is basically the same disclaimer that comes with a large
number of software packages but this is in plain English and the rest
are in legalese. We didn't really want to include any disclaimer at all
but our lawyers made us.
great, but it's up to you to decide. If they don't work -- tough. If
you lose millions of dollars because something here doesn't work --
tough. If you don't like this disclaimer -- tough. We reserve the right
to do the absolute minimum provided by law -- up to and including
nothing. This is basically the same disclaimer that comes with a large
number of software packages but this is in plain English and the rest
are in legalese. We didn't really want to include any disclaimer at all
but our lawyers made us.
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