I hate the light given off by fluorescent bulbs. I only buy the Reveal incandescents; they give off a much nicer, natural light. I'll put the fluorescents in storage rooms or areas I don't use often and need only temporary light, but I can't stand them otherwise. Additionally, you can't install them with nice dimmer switches.
(As I peel your smugness off of my skin...) Tell me where you learned we must be able to pronounce an acronymn like a normal word, because Merriam-Webster seems to think otherwise:
Acronym: a word (as NATO, radar, or laser) formed from the initial letter or letters of each of the successive parts or major parts of a compound term; also : an abbreviation (as FBI) formed from initial letters
Some other common acronymns: IRA, SAT, SQL, CD-ROM, BBC, DNA, LED, IEEE, VISA, GNU. These don't seem to follow your rule.
Just a note, but did anyone else notice the discrepancy between the two acronymns? Early in the post, it's "High Definition Content Protection". Later, it's "high-bandwidth digital content protection". I believe the actual acronymn is the latter of the two.
Knowledge is not a prerequisite for a Darwin award, though lack thereof often is.
I disagree. The author of darwinawards.com lays out "Excelennce", or an "Astounding misapplication of judgement" as a prerequisite. Look at the other comments on this page. Many people didn't think drinking large quantities of water could kill you...just not something everyone thinks of.
"The universal vaccines focus on a different protein called M2, which has barely changed during the last 100 years."
I bet it will change in the next 5 years...
I think your thought begs for elaboration. I thought the exact same thing (that it could change in the next several years) when I read the recap of the article. Though it has "barely changed" during the last 100 years, this doesn't mean it couldn't spontaneously change soon after the creation of the "universal" vaccine. Additionally, this could happen two different ways; the change could happen as a direct result of the new vaccine because the very nature of viruses forces them to evolve for survival, OR it could happen as a completely unrelated event (happening simply because it was already time for this particular protein to naturally evolve).
Left Behind is not the Bible, it is a fictional story and accordingly, situations resulting from the stories' post-apocalyptic time-frame are used to encourage gamers to think about matters of eternal significance, a topic largely ignored by modern games.
But what social networks do folks here use? Is there a good one that offers the benefits of a Facebook or Myspace, while being less superficial and spammy?
I joined MySpace not too long ago just to see what all the fuss was about...not long afterward, I was disgusted by the unappealing stock profile set before me, so it's become more of a trial-and-error game to see how aesthetically pleasing I can make it...I'll chat back and forth with a few of my buddies every now and again, but I mostly just enjoy trying to find ways to hack the hell out of it without butchering the general appearance.
"machine intelligence" is the answer to this unwelcome stasis
This is exactly what I was thinking when I read the title. In fact, this is where everything is going. One shining example is my company, who uses machine learning algorithms in their software to boost the productivity of workers in the GIS industry. In time, and with the proper people involved, we'll all see more examples of "intelligent" software to decrease the workload people have...this isn't, however, complete automation as some might suspect (we still have a ways to go for Skynet); most of these programs will (at least at first) require a person to guide them. The object right away will to use machine learning tactics to do the dirty work.
I worked as an IT guy for 3 years awhile back...I found some of the nastiest stuff in/on people's machines...spiders' nests, beehives, horrible grime (especially the tar from cigarettes...you would not believe how hard that sh** is to get off your fingers)...we even had one computer a customer's child had pissed in (she couldn't figure out why it didn't work anymore):-(
I've seen plenty of grammatically incorrect user submissions posted on the front page...figured Slashdot editors didn't seem to care about simple things like this and, given the context and purpose of Slashdot, shouldn't really be a big deal. If it were for something in print, or meant for a different audience (or actually the article itself that messed up), it would be a different story (as is the case with your work as an editor).
I don't think they let it "get past" them, I just don't believe this is the biggest thing on their plates. And still I see no admission that your original reply was off-base, just another reply (and on another tangent).:-(
I also think this entire conversation has gotten horribly off-topic (as the mod noted).
Mick Bailey writes "A Perth company and it's director have
...from the Slashdot post, NOT the article itself (There was nothing wrong with the "its" in the article). The Slashdot editors don't need to edit a user submission, even if the user mistyped something from the original article.
If I'm not mistaken, the editor was quoting something someone else said. They can't "quote" a reader if they edit what he wrote...the information was posted for ITS content, not ITS proper form.
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Check that...they've got three-way CFL's now, so you can use them on three way switches...does anyone know if you can use them on true dimmers?
I hate the light given off by fluorescent bulbs. I only buy the Reveal incandescents; they give off a much nicer, natural light. I'll put the fluorescents in storage rooms or areas I don't use often and need only temporary light, but I can't stand them otherwise. Additionally, you can't install them with nice dimmer switches.
Kudos for the informative and articulate response. ;-)
Hehe, I suppose VISA does... :-D And we try to make guh-knew and see-quhl words...
Some other common acronymns: IRA, SAT, SQL, CD-ROM, BBC, DNA, LED, IEEE, VISA, GNU. These don't seem to follow your rule.
Just a note, but did anyone else notice the discrepancy between the two acronymns? Early in the post, it's "High Definition Content Protection". Later, it's "high-bandwidth digital content protection". I believe the actual acronymn is the latter of the two.
I agree. The darwinaward tag made me frown...not everyone knew it could be fatal.
Good to see our tax dollars hard at work.
Sad...someone posted the link just before me :(
...to promote their product?
http://www.enchantedoffice.com/
Maybe it would be different if this was actually entertaining...
I hope we're wrong.
Just give us a few months and we'll see about that...
Enseñemos a nuestros cabritos a utilizar Linux con Dora!
I know, I know...but did you have to go and throw a serious twist on my sarcastic comment!? :-)
So now this might get Vista running half as fast as every other operating system, right?
I joined MySpace not too long ago just to see what all the fuss was about...not long afterward, I was disgusted by the unappealing stock profile set before me, so it's become more of a trial-and-error game to see how aesthetically pleasing I can make it...I'll chat back and forth with a few of my buddies every now and again, but I mostly just enjoy trying to find ways to hack the hell out of it without butchering the general appearance.
I worked as an IT guy for 3 years awhile back...I found some of the nastiest stuff in/on people's machines...spiders' nests, beehives, horrible grime (especially the tar from cigarettes...you would not believe how hard that sh** is to get off your fingers)...we even had one computer a customer's child had pissed in (she couldn't figure out why it didn't work anymore) :-(
I've seen plenty of grammatically incorrect user submissions posted on the front page...figured Slashdot editors didn't seem to care about simple things like this and, given the context and purpose of Slashdot, shouldn't really be a big deal. If it were for something in print, or meant for a different audience (or actually the article itself that messed up), it would be a different story (as is the case with your work as an editor).
:-(
I don't think they let it "get past" them, I just don't believe this is the biggest thing on their plates. And still I see no admission that your original reply was off-base, just another reply (and on another tangent).
I also think this entire conversation has gotten horribly off-topic (as the mod noted).
Pay attention before you post such a response.
...from the Slashdot post, NOT the article itself (There was nothing wrong with the "its" in the article). The Slashdot editors don't need to edit a user submission, even if the user mistyped something from the original article.
If I'm not mistaken, the editor was quoting something someone else said. They can't "quote" a reader if they edit what he wrote...the information was posted for ITS content, not ITS proper form.
Does anyone know which variety of Linux these machines run? All I can seem to find is the term "Linux-based."