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Japan Demands Probe of iPod Nano Flameouts
iminplaya sends in an item from TechNewsWorld that begins, "Several incidents of iPod Nanos bursting into flames have created consumer jitters in gadget-happy Japan. Apple is downplaying the problem, pointing out that no major injuries or damage have been reported. The problem is due to defective batteries, the company said, and only a tiny percentage of the devices have caught on fire." Japan has seen 14 such incidents so far, two in recent days. iminplaya adds, "I like that. Only a 'tiny percentage'... Is anybody beginning to understand why I would prefer that these devices not be allowed on airplanes?"
Well it is good to have hope! And I do like getting distracted... tho I can't say I've ever noticed any signs of 'groupthink' on here... haha okay that last one was a joke. That AC poster below seems real unimpressed, (whispers) but judging by the strength of his response, I'd say he's probably already having a bad day! Or of course just heard someone say "burnung coal" recently and has been waiting for any chance to pull that one out on someone! Is polite enough to say 'please' and 'thanks' so doesn't have the courage of conviction required to just deliver the message; has to try and look polite and clever ("look, I can use sarcasm!"). Either way, I don't think you have to worry, am sure we can all chalk this one up to a lesson :-p
The revolution will not be televised... but it will have a page on Wikipedia
I'm confused, are you criticizing groupthink or whoring it out? Or both? Come on, it's not THAT cheap of a whore. Get some respect!
Apropos. Is there a gammatical reference for englist, which is in EBNF or at least a similar proper and complete form? Preferably without the vocabulary normally used to explain grammar.
And more like a language reference.
I *detest* those chaotic (meaning: on structure, no consistency, no logic) pseudo-easy (meanin: too dumbed down to be usable) grammar books that you can get from amazon.
I would even put real money on the table if I could get a high-quality reference like described above.
Any sufficiently advanced intelligence is indistinguishable from stupidity.
Oh, and please:
"Learning by example(s)" is the exact opposite of what I'm searching.
Any sufficiently advanced intelligence is indistinguishable from stupidity.
The air pressure at cruising altitude is usually about only 0.25 atm. Since the luggage compartment is unpressurized and because fires don't like low partial pressures for oxygen, it would be very difficult to start a fire. As a practical example, try lighting a cigarette lighter at 10,000 ft. You won't be successful unless you buy a high-altitude lighter.
My reply was an allusion to a Senator Obama remark and the resulting blowback.
Get thee glass eyes, and, like a scurvy politician, seem to see things thou dost not.--King Lear