When working on laptops, popping the battery is one of the first steps before you start to dig into the guts. Is there a physical disconnect switch on this Dell? What if the battery is bad as shipped? Who swaps the battery out if/when needed, and does that void the warranty?
next up from stoned science: "dude, did you ever look at your hand, no, i mean really look at it?: curing phantom limb symptoms by really looking at your hand"
Y'must be high. If your hand is completely there, you'd not have a problem with it being nonexistent and itchy, would ya?
The threshold of hearing is assigned a sound level of 0 decibels (abbreviated 0 dB); this sound corresponds to an intensity of 1*10-12 W/m2. A sound which is 10 times more intense ( 1*10-11 W/m2) is assigned a sound level of 10 dB. A sound which is 10*10 or 100 times more intense ( 1*10-10 W/m2) is assigned a sound level of 20 db. A sound which is 10*10*10 or 1000 times more intense ( 1*10-9 W/m2) is assigned a sound level of 30 db.
You don't have to, but sticking with XP at this point is like staying in an abusive relationship where you get a black eye every time you overcook the green beans.
Actually, Ms. "Hit you over green beens" is threatening to leave and replace herself with her ugly sister.. y'know, the 450-lb Jack-Daniels-swilling redneck that'll put you in the hospital for 3 weeks because you wouldn't shave her toe hair.
I may not like a black eye, but it sure as hell beats the alternative.
And I had a debt collector threaten to show up at my house with the sheriff and have me arrested once. So what? People need to learn their rights and stand up for them.
Amen to that. It's horrifying to watch people jump through hoops because of empty threats.
I've had many situations like that. Security guards are notorious for this stuff. "Give me your ID NOW!" gets a response of "Fine, present your ID as a peace officer of (or for) the state of Texas, or any local or federal agency."
Wal-Mart? "We'd like to stop you to check your receipt." get a hearty "Actually, no. Did you see me steal anything? Since you didn't, you can't assert 'shopkeepers privilege' and I'm under no obligation to assist in your "loss prevention program" after the sale is completed unless you plan to compensate me for my time."
My personal fave came from a check-cashing venue. A client of mine had bounced a check, and for whatever reason they called threatening me for payment. I was told that I'd better comply, because "we have more power than a bank!"
I spent the next five minutes laughing at the rep, repeating "but wait, you have more power than... a BANK! ie, you have nothing and need to stop bothering me." I never heard back from them again.
If you don't know your rights, they WILL be abused unless you stand for them.
The argument has traditionally been that search engines and aggregators
provide players like guardian.co.uk with traffic in return for the use of our
content, and this is enough to make the relationship symbiotic and equal.
However, there is a vast over-supply in the market of advertising inventory, and
yields have come under severe downward pressure. As a result, the value of
the traffic generated by search engines and aggregators has reduced
significantly.
Am I the only one that parses that as:
We were happy to have the aggregators while ad revenue was at its peak. The bottom dropped out of the online ad market and we didn't react until too late. So let's take full advantage of our shortsightedness and keep even MORE traffic from the partially-ad-supported websites. That'll fix the problem!
Wouldn't the average still be exactly 1 G? Well, maybe not if one were to spinn the centrifuge at different speeds in different parts of the circulation but it still seems stupid.
But before I sign up for the Moon Colony Mission, I would like to know the effects of Lunar Gravity on my preferred diet: Philly Cheesesteaks, beer, canned Chilli, chips, Taco Cabana take-out, another cheesesteak, more beer . ..
With that diet, I'd be more worried about the effects of methane buildup on the lunar habs..
Can we blame them? After all when people have met all of societies requirements and educated themselves and have shown that they are more than willing to work hard they have completed their end of the social contract.
I'd venture that since part of "societies requirements" is that you're expected not to commit crimes, they've not actually met their end of the social contract.
AFAIK, NDAs can't be used to cover up illegal behavior. Contract law, I believe; you can't bind to contract something that's illegal. It's kind of like getting someone to sign a form to provide you contract killing for a given rate. Won't wash in court.
Even looking back, the only "option" I can see was maybe quitting my job, getting an even lower-paying job at the Wendy's three miles away, and somehow scraping together enough money to get a bike. With the reduction in income there I'd never have been able to pull myself out.
There was your solution, had you chosen it: a bicycle.
The point is, having a car and being poor doesn't mean one purchased a car one couldn't afford; this isn't analogous to the idiots extending credit they don't have to buy houses they can't afford.
It's trying to live beyond your means before you're able. We'd like to own a dog, for example, but with bills being tight, we're responsible enough to make the choice to wait until we can AFFORD to own the dog. In short, they bought a dog, can't afford to FEED it, and wonder why it bites them in the leg later... TCO {total cost of ownership} at work here.
And in many ways, the current traffic laws are discriminatory against the poor: Even a simple, non-moving violation can run a few hundred dollars, which is disasterous for someone who can barely afford rent.
As indicated earlier, we're tight on rent at my house.... which means that I have the responsibility to NOT operate my car in a manner that'll get me a ticket. Do I feel discriminated against? Of course not. I drive safe, and so don't garner any violations. Being broke doesn't mean you have to make bone-headed decisions.
If the point is deterrence, then the fine should scale to the person's income.
As indicated by many municipalities, this has nothing to do with deterence... and good luck with the fine-scaling. While I wholeheartedly agree with the fairness of such a doctrine, there's not a snowball's chance in Hell that'll you'll ever get it implemented.
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I don't know what causes touch screen drift, but my DS systems haven't suffered from it, as far as I can tell.
It does happen.
The wireless providers billing records could serve as a permanent record of who voted and how.
Are you sure?
I can't remove the battery.
When working on laptops, popping the battery is one of the first steps before you start to dig into the guts. Is there a physical disconnect switch on this Dell? What if the battery is bad as shipped? Who swaps the battery out if/when needed, and does that void the warranty?
next up from stoned science: "dude, did you ever look at your hand, no, i mean really look at it?: curing phantom limb symptoms by really looking at your hand"
Y'must be high. If your hand is completely there, you'd not have a problem with it being nonexistent and itchy, would ya?
Kim Ono: Yoko's illegitmate love child. Next question?
Wrong. 20dB is 10x the power.
Measuring from 0dB? Are you sure?
From the link a few of us are too lazy to click:
The threshold of hearing is assigned a sound level of 0 decibels (abbreviated 0 dB); this sound corresponds to an intensity of 1*10-12 W/m2. A sound which is 10 times more intense ( 1*10-11 W/m2) is assigned a sound level of 10 dB. A sound which is 10*10 or 100 times more intense ( 1*10-10 W/m2) is assigned a sound level of 20 db. A sound which is 10*10*10 or 1000 times more intense ( 1*10-9 W/m2) is assigned a sound level of 30 db.
You don't have to, but sticking with XP at this point is like staying in an abusive relationship where you get a black eye every time you overcook the green beans.
Actually, Ms. "Hit you over green beens" is threatening to leave and replace herself with her ugly sister.. y'know, the 450-lb Jack-Daniels-swilling redneck that'll put you in the hospital for 3 weeks because you wouldn't shave her toe hair.
I may not like a black eye, but it sure as hell beats the alternative.
And I had a debt collector threaten to show up at my house with the sheriff and have me arrested once. So what? People need to learn their rights and stand up for them.
Amen to that. It's horrifying to watch people jump through hoops because of empty threats.
I've had many situations like that. Security guards are notorious for this stuff. "Give me your ID NOW!" gets a response of "Fine, present your ID as a peace officer of (or for) the state of Texas, or any local or federal agency."
Wal-Mart? "We'd like to stop you to check your receipt." get a hearty "Actually, no. Did you see me steal anything? Since you didn't, you can't assert 'shopkeepers privilege' and I'm under no obligation to assist in your "loss prevention program" after the sale is completed unless you plan to compensate me for my time."
My personal fave came from a check-cashing venue. A client of mine had bounced a check, and for whatever reason they called threatening me for payment. I was told that I'd better comply, because "we have more power than a bank!"
I spent the next five minutes laughing at the rep, repeating "but wait, you have more power than... a BANK! ie, you have nothing and need to stop bothering me." I never heard back from them again.
If you don't know your rights, they WILL be abused unless you stand for them.
Personally, I like the cross-platform streaming.
I use it to stream video from my Ubuntu TV rig to VLC on my fiancee's WinXP box.
Plutonium is a non-renewable resource.
Are you sure?
What caught my eye was this section:
The argument has traditionally been that search engines and aggregators provide players like guardian.co.uk with traffic in return for the use of our content, and this is enough to make the relationship symbiotic and equal. However, there is a vast over-supply in the market of advertising inventory, and yields have come under severe downward pressure. As a result, the value of the traffic generated by search engines and aggregators has reduced significantly.
Am I the only one that parses that as:
We were happy to have the aggregators while ad revenue was at its peak. The bottom dropped out of the online ad market and we didn't react until too late. So let's take full advantage of our shortsightedness and keep even MORE traffic from the partially-ad-supported websites. That'll fix the problem!
One example is a death threat to the POTUS.
Who'd do that?!? Sure, maybe Lump was overplayed a bit, but death threats?!?
If they're giving it away for free, I wonder what'll that'd do the the "value" of the songs they keep insisting are worth hundreds of bucks each.
Actually, here in America, you don't have to "prove your innocence." You're presumed innocent, and it's up to the prosecution to prove you guilty.
Not always. Just ask Richard Jewell.
Wouldn't the average still be exactly 1 G? Well, maybe not if one were to spinn the centrifuge at different speeds in different parts of the circulation but it still seems stupid.
Read "Neutron Star", Larry Niven.
But before I sign up for the Moon Colony Mission, I would like to know the effects of Lunar Gravity on my preferred diet: Philly Cheesesteaks, beer, canned Chilli, chips, Taco Cabana take-out, another cheesesteak, more beer . . .
With that diet, I'd be more worried about the effects of methane buildup on the lunar habs..
...and of course, the judge will look at your living situation and agree that you can break the law all you want 'cause your job sucks.
While that may be considered justification for many, the law's not gonna see it the same way.
Can we blame them? After all when people have met all of societies requirements and educated themselves and have shown that they are more than willing to work hard they have completed their end of the social contract.
I'd venture that since part of "societies requirements" is that you're expected not to commit crimes, they've not actually met their end of the social contract.
One can use the most current hardware and software and STILL have clients that use legacy systems... some clients for 15 years plus.
Richter?!? Damn near killed 'er!
Unless it is one of the two front tires.
Actually, the load would still be supported if one or even both the front tires blew. It may not be under control, but that's another story....
AFAIK, NDAs can't be used to cover up illegal behavior. Contract law, I believe; you can't bind to contract something that's illegal. It's kind of like getting someone to sign a form to provide you contract killing for a given rate. Won't wash in court.
So, how long HAVE you been against eugenics, anyway...?
{Ba dum *ding*}
Short answer:
Yes. You can flash from within Windows now.
Even looking back, the only "option" I can see was maybe quitting my job, getting an even lower-paying job at the Wendy's three miles away, and somehow scraping together enough money to get a bike. With the reduction in income there I'd never have been able to pull myself out.
There was your solution, had you chosen it: a bicycle.
The point is, having a car and being poor doesn't mean one purchased a car one couldn't afford; this isn't analogous to the idiots extending credit they don't have to buy houses they can't afford.
It's trying to live beyond your means before you're able. We'd like to own a dog, for example, but with bills being tight, we're responsible enough to make the choice to wait until we can AFFORD to own the dog. In short, they bought a dog, can't afford to FEED it, and wonder why it bites them in the leg later... TCO {total cost of ownership} at work here.
And in many ways, the current traffic laws are discriminatory against the poor: Even a simple, non-moving violation can run a few hundred dollars, which is disasterous for someone who can barely afford rent.
As indicated earlier, we're tight on rent at my house.... which means that I have the responsibility to NOT operate my car in a manner that'll get me a ticket. Do I feel discriminated against? Of course not. I drive safe, and so don't garner any violations. Being broke doesn't mean you have to make bone-headed decisions.
If the point is deterrence, then the fine should scale to the person's income.
As indicated by many municipalities, this has nothing to do with deterence... and good luck with the fine-scaling. While I wholeheartedly agree with the fairness of such a doctrine, there's not a snowball's chance in Hell that'll you'll ever get it implemented.