Sentences with phrase «thing as mechanic»

To me, it means the same thing as mechanic.

About the stop leak fluids: may or may not be a good idea; usually, there is no such thing as a mechanic in a can (or bottle).

Although this doesn't directly answer the question, it should be mentioned that usually there is no such thing as a mechanic in a can (or bottle).

Not exact matches

Unless you work in the media, or have a fascination with things like the mechanics of Javascript calls in publishing software, you might have missed the launch of a Google project known as Accelerated Mobile Pages or AMP.

The thing about Star Wars, as with all great cultural phenomenons, is that the setting and mechanics of the story are incidental.

believe there is absolutely no mysticism — no spirit world... everything has a cause, a reason for why things unfold as they do... even if we don't quite have the mechanics down.

Just as quantum mechanics is needed to, and does perfectly, fill the gap between the atomic structure of crystals and their beautiful shape in space, so too it will be needed to link the biochemistry of genetic code and cellular processes to the growth and shape of living things — provided, that is, that such a link can be found at all.

That'll have to wait for some later election, however, as I'm bound in Europe working on other stuff... Till then, I'll stalk the campaigns via coverage from the usual sources, I've grown particularly fond of the Financial Times «Richard McGregor, who reports a lot from the ground and pays attention to campaign mechanics like few other journalists, and of course continue to follow Sasha Issenberg's great work at Slate.com and various stuff from TechPresident to keep up on the technology side of things.

She said the list of convicted paedophiles published in the campaign was a bit harsh, as they'd got the criteria wrong, but says the overall «mechanic» was «the right thing to do».

Quantum mechanics lays out a set of mind - bending rules on how very small things move and behave, such as their ability to absorb energy only in discrete amounts (or quanta) and be in two different states at the same time.

As you rightly say there began two theories of quantum mechanics: The Schrödinger one, where you look at things like electrons, subatomic matter, in terms of waves, you look at their behavior in terms of waves.

String theory has emerged as the most promising approach to unifying quantum mechanics — the laws governing very, very small things such as atoms, nuclei and quarks — with general relativity, which describes the world on a scale as large as that of stars and galaxies.

Working with Cambridge colleagues Raymond Goldstein and Grae Worster, he left a cylindrical block of ice in a warm room and watched how its shape changed over time, exploring how things such as the rate of heat transfer to and from the block and its own material consistency changed matters (Journal of Fluid Mechanics, vol 647, p 287).

The first thing you need to understand, when approaching Frostpunk, is that it is not an ordinary city builder, but a survival experience that uses management mechanics as a means to support, on a playful level, the elements of social engineering and nihilism that define it.

That is certainly not a bad thing though, as the result is a puzzler with interesting gameplay mechanics and an engaging storyline (albeit with some loose ends left to the imagination).

Still, the important thing is the game content right now, not only for its mechanics, but for its atmosphere and its loyal community that are fascinating as well.

Relying upon the language of the field is often too difficult an affectation to escape, as is falling prey to the manipulative mechanics; indeed, depictions of all things illusion - oriented are frequently guilty of styling their content and construction with an ample use of both.

The thing that differentiates Splatoon from GoldenEye paintball mode is that in Splatoon the paint acts as both censorship and a unique gameplay mechanic that could not be achieved with bullets.

They evolve each time, increasing in complexity as you gain additional colours and adding in new mechanics to keep things constantly engaging.

SoulCalibur VI promises to shake things up considerably with new gameplay mechanics, such as Reversal Edge.

But things aren't quite as fans had been anticipating, with a shift in the combat mechanics turning Bloodborne into an all out offensive attacking romp rather than the plodding experience of hiding behind a shield and patiently waiting for a window of opportunity to strike before quickly going back on the offensive.

So the combination of these things, plus the mechanic of using explosions as your primary means of dealing with any obstacle, just sounds like something I'd...

, as well as The Council, a game that does some seriously new and impressive things with adventure game mechanics.

On the other hand, that's also a good thing as DKR stood out with its supercreative leveldesign and great gameplay mechanics.

It's not a terrible thing, as the studio is carving out their own identity in a similar fashion to Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest, yet when the rest of the game feels like a patchwork quilt of classic JRPG mechanics and conventions, the result doesn't resonate as well.

As well as the new healing mechanic, Black Ops 4 aims to make things more thoughtful with specific characters who specialise in different skills, from assault medics to heavy weapons experts who focus on area deniaAs well as the new healing mechanic, Black Ops 4 aims to make things more thoughtful with specific characters who specialise in different skills, from assault medics to heavy weapons experts who focus on area deniaas the new healing mechanic, Black Ops 4 aims to make things more thoughtful with specific characters who specialise in different skills, from assault medics to heavy weapons experts who focus on area denial.

Enter Colin Ferrell as Peter Lake, a Moses - like character with a knack for mechanics and breaking into things, who as a child was denied entry to the promised land and was set adrift in New York harbor.

Vlad becomes a temporary vampire (It's a good thing they explain the mechanics of how this works again, since the cave scene is too enjoyable to take in such trivial details as how the mechanics of a «temporary vampire» work), and his wife Mirena (Sarah Gadon) accepts her husband's new state of being with a blank stare.

The rest of the crew is played by the great Hiroyuki Sanada, British standout Ariyon Bakare (he plays the curious biologist who's kinda to blame for the whole thing), Olga Dihovichnaya (who looks so much like Gina McKee it's a little unnerving), and Ryan Reynolds as a cocky mechanic, because what else would Ryan Reynolds play in this movie.

It all adds up to an addictive blend of mechanics that's incredibly rewarding to master as you progress and things become more challenging.

And those are just base game mechanics — things quickly become more complicated as you level your team's Skill Trees, giving them abilities to attack multiple characters in range during your movement turn, or even unlock new special and attack actions, each of these paving the way for new possibilities.

Our State of Decay 2 Review - It is a good game that lacks a bit of ambition when it comes to deliver certain things such as multiplayer and other core mechanics that could've been smoothed up.

«So, really, whether a child ends up being a bus driver, or a mechanic, working as a chef or designer, or even a developer, the things that they learn as young computer programmers gives them a basic foundation for computational thinking - which makes them incredibly innovative thinkers.»

More than 20 years removed from iambic pentameter and rhyming verse, one of the few things I remembered about it was that poetry was an expression of personal feelings where most of the rules of language mechanics weren't as strict.

Most amateur mechanics build up their toolkits over a number of years, gradually adding new things as and when they need them.

Sometimes a novice mechanic will work on an engine and change things such as Distributor Wire that he got from another car and not realize that a wire or two was incorrect because he didn't match it up with the old one but tried to use them anyway only to find out later on that the boots were not the correct size for the cylinder depth..

Think of it as your way to see the crazy things that a VW mechanic sees, with out getting dirty.

As an auto mechanic, I see some crazy things from time to time.

The previous poster have great examples of rotors in need of replacement but I worked as a mechanic for years and rotors have become so cheap for most vehicles the easiest thing to do is replace them as paying someone to resurface often costs more on labor than buying new rotors.

on the liability side of things, if I was the mechanic / shop, I'd want more than some initials backing me up if I let someone drive away with something as dangerous as the original post's scenario.

It should come as no surprise that mechanics see some strange things.

I would love to hear your thoughts on Flat Rate, or any thing regarding getting paid as a mechanic, or being charged as a customer.

As you might imagine, auto mechanics see some interesting things.

OP is clearly not a mechanic as any mechanic would know the first thing to do would be to get codes and do a compression test.

Oh, one other thing they have great mechanics as well.

Among them was Jim Marietta, a fan of all things Shelby who worked as a mechanic in the Venice shop, and Pete Brock, a 21 - year - old design genius who created everything from the Corvette Stingray to the Shelby Daytona Cobra Coupe.

During my tour as a service manager, I came across a fair share of «Mountain Man Mechanics,» which is the politically correct thing to call them.

No staff member from Adams Auto Group has even attempted to get back to me regarding the situation, aside from a mechanic a few weeks back who was under the impression that I was bringing the car in for repair even though I never said any such thing as we live in Georgia, not North Carolina.

Coming from a 1994 Toyota Corolla I wasn't expecting much and it was a good thing I wasn't, as the 300m is a hunk of junk that no respectable mechanic will even give a look at because of how many issues and how poorly built the car is.

Many people may think the reaper doesn't «look» as good, and the numbers may differ a little bit, but one thing is for sure, when people start having to push there 575hp POS ford down the road as they call there mechanic, theyr probably going to think twice about the reaper as one stops to hook up chains to Help drag there broken raptor home