[Archive c 17.03.2008] Humour [Archive to 28.04.2012] - page 166

 

Translation: "Scientists at RAND Corporation have created this 2004 model of a personal computer..."

What's with the steering wheel?

 
gpwr:

Translation: "Scientists at RAND Corporation have created this 2004 model of a personal computer..."

What's with the steering wheel?

It must be a prototype mouse.
 
sergeev:
this must be the prototype of the mouse.
No, it's a prototype of an analogue joystick. :)
 
xrust:

What's so funny and humorous about it?
the wording is
 

This is a US nuclear submarine simulator. Future kamikazes are trained on it.

And in the left corner is Captain Nemo, not yet has a pirate with an oar and a map of the hidden treasure.

)))

 
gpwr:

It's unclear why the steering wheel?

It's to browse the program text - back and forth - to look for an error in case the Windows hangs up :)
 
The rudder is probably not a discrete, but an analogue part of a computer, and is probably intended for continuous input of values. This is the kind of thing used in military technology for targeting.
 
(A recipe for an ordinary apple pie, written especially for men)
1. Take 10 eggs from the fridge, put the remaining 7 on the table, wipe the floor and be extra careful next time.
2. Take a basin and smash the eggs against the corner of it, then pour the contents into the basin.
3. Wipe the table with the yolks, be careful.
Now we've got five yolks in the basin.
4. Now take the mixer, insert the whisk and start whipping the yolks.
5. Try putting the whiskers in again - now until you hear a click.
6. Whisk.
7. Wash your face, neck, arms and back and pour the yolk out of your ears.
You'll end up with two whipped yolks left in the basin too, just the way we need them for the cake.
8. Cover the walls and ceiling of the kitchen with newspaper, cover the furniture with some kind of cloth.
9. Time to get the flour.
10. Pour 200g of flour into a glass, then pour it into the bowl with the egg yolks. Gently gather the remaining 800g of flour back into the bag.
11. Making sure the ceiling and wallpaper are covered with newspaper, start whisking.
12. Take a shower.
13. Take four apples and a sharp knife.
14. Run to the chemist beforehand and buy iodine, plaster and bandages.
It is time to start peeling the apples. Treat the thumb with iodine and bandage it.
15. Dice the apples and knead - we'll need 2 apples, so that only half can be eaten in the cooking process. Brush the index and middle fingers with iodine.
16. Dump the only remaining and already sliced apple into a basin, pick up the fallen pieces off the floor and rinse them with water.
17. Whisk everything with a mixer, scrub the fridge, then dry it out - you won't wash it off.
18. Now pour the contents into a pan and place in the oven.
19. Wait an hour and, seeing no noticeable change, turn on the oven.
20. When you wake up, don't call 01. Open the windows and the oven....
 
drknn:
The rudder is probably not a discrete, but an analogue part of a computer, and is probably intended for continuous input of values. This is the kind of thing used in military technology for targeting.
And then there were the parameter knobs in the analogue training computers. There is probably only one parameter, but a very important one.