For those who are curious, the guy actually tried to take me to court...and the case was thrown out almost instantly, due to there being no correlation between chaging his air filter and O2 sensors with his brakes "not working".
The fact that we never even took the tires off his car, and the fact that his car stopped fine even after the accident occured, was all the judge needed to hear.
Not exactly. Underneath the images is the domain name where the image resides, and if you click on the image it still takes you to the page with a frame on top displaying the smaller version of the image.
No, but if I made billions of dollars per quarter in profits, I would take the few million it would cost to ensure I was making that profit as safely as possible.
Do you write your car off as a loss whenever it gets in a fender bender, or do you see if you can save it first?
Irrelevant, in this case. We are talking about a fucking oil well. had they not concerned themselves with saving it, the leak could potentially have been stopped weeks ago. The loss of income from that one well would be FAR less than the amount of money they have to shell out now to clean it up...not to mention the environment, economic, and social impact.
A completely different environment and set of circumstances to what's happening now. Apples, meet oranges. That said, it's nice that we learn how to deal with engineering failures like this in a more easily accessible location than a less hospitable one.
Agreed, that it's good we are learning how to deal with engineering failures like this one in a more "easily accessible" location, but it is still a valid comparison. Drilling is drilling.
"And he brought me into a vast farmlands of our own midwest. And as we descended, cries of impending doom rose from the soil. One thousand, nay a million voices full of fear. And terror possesed me then. And I begged, "Angel of the Lord, what are these tortured screams?" And the angel said unto me, "These are the cries of the carrots, the cries of the carrots! You see, Reverend Maynard, tomorrow is harvest day and to them it is the holocaust." And I sprang from my slumber drenched in sweat like the tears of one million terrified brothers and roared, "Hear me now, I have seen the light! They have a consciousness, they have a life, they have a soul! Damn you! Let the rabbits wear glasses! Save our brothers!" -Disgustipated, from the album Undertow, by Tool
if we get into a car accident, we're quick to shrug it off as just that: an accident. Nobody's fault. We pick up the pieces and move on.
I would just like to say that, as a former mechanic, I've been blamed for accidents caused by a completely unrelated item I worked on.
"You worked on my car, and I got in an accident three days later! It's your fault!" "Sir, I replaced your air filter and both O2 sensors." "And now my car didn't stop in time!" "Sir, what happend exactly" "I was texting my wife, and next thing I knew I had run into someone! I tried to stop but I couldn't!" (What I wanted to say): "Sir, life isn't like Mechwarrior, you can't stop instantly." (What I actually said): "Sir, why were you texting and driving?"
Odd...I didn't read the article linked in the summary because I had seen this story elsewhere before. In the other stories (seen on CBS and CNN), they mentioned the use of concrete, not a mixture...I wonder which one is right?
Why didn't they just do this in the first place? Why muck about with wholly unproven methods? They should have sealed this thing up weeks ago. They greed and attempts to keep the well usable are a fucking disgrace.
but Bill Gates has done a LOT of good with his and his wife's foundation. A lot of good. Troll post should be modded troll.
Cue the asshats claiming he is only doing it for the tax break. My answer: I don't give a fuck why he's doing it. The guy has given away literally billions of dollars of his own money. I don't care if he is doing it as a front for a cocaine operation...he is giving away billions of dollars of his own money. Full stop.
...predicting the future of technology is always a difficult thing to do. Just 30 years ago, the current state of the Internet was almost unfathomable. Think about it: in just 30 years, we've gone from cell phones being prohibitively expensive and the size of briefcases, to cell phones that fit in your pocket and allow you to access the whole of human knowledge in a matter of seconds. In 50 years, we've gone from computers being the size of rooms, to the iPhone, or Android phones.
My cell phone, an HTC Ozone, is more powerful than my computer from the late 90's. Aside from the video card, my cell phone is technically powerful enough to run Deus Ex...and my cell phone is far from the best one on the market.
Seriously. Come on IBM. You're one of the biggest names in the industry, you hold thousands of patents...and you can't ensure you give devices that have already been secured to conference goers?::obligatory::
gah, right...been a while since I've heard it:-) Still, leave it to Maynard to write a song that sounds like a pissed off Nazi, but is really a baking recipe:p
It was only weird when some music synced up to what I was playing, purely by chance.
The SNES version of Lemmings and Tool...specifically the Ænima album. "Die Eir von Satan" matches up scarily perfect...I know it's a song about a brownie recipe, but the droning beat and the angry German, combined with the marching of the Lemmings and the waving flags...seriously, just try it for yourself. The whole album works, but ESPECIALLY that track.
I remember how amazing the AWE64 Gold was...worth every penny I spent on it way back in the day. I still have the glossy cover that came on the front of the box, it's hanging up in my gaming room:-)
People. You don't have to use a dash when writing "god". That is used when writing god's name on paper, because you aren't technically supposed to physically destroy god's name.
I gotta say, I'm not all that surprised...think about it, you're just an average college student, and not a few years later you're a billionaire. That's gonna fuck with your ego, no matter who you are.
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::shrug:: my manager thought it was funny :p
For those who are curious, the guy actually tried to take me to court...and the case was thrown out almost instantly, due to there being no correlation between chaging his air filter and O2 sensors with his brakes "not working".
The fact that we never even took the tires off his car, and the fact that his car stopped fine even after the accident occured, was all the judge needed to hear.
Not exactly. Underneath the images is the domain name where the image resides, and if you click on the image it still takes you to the page with a frame on top displaying the smaller version of the image.
Heh. Frames.
"Improving the site"? You guys can fuck all the way off.
Do you work for free?
No, but if I made billions of dollars per quarter in profits, I would take the few million it would cost to ensure I was making that profit as safely as possible.
Do you write your car off as a loss whenever it gets in a fender bender, or do you see if you can save it first?
Irrelevant, in this case. We are talking about a fucking oil well. had they not concerned themselves with saving it, the leak could potentially have been stopped weeks ago. The loss of income from that one well would be FAR less than the amount of money they have to shell out now to clean it up...not to mention the environment, economic, and social impact.
A completely different environment and set of circumstances to what's happening now. Apples, meet oranges. That said, it's nice that we learn how to deal with engineering failures like this in a more easily accessible location than a less hospitable one.
Agreed, that it's good we are learning how to deal with engineering failures like this one in a more "easily accessible" location, but it is still a valid comparison. Drilling is drilling.
The rest of your post, I more or less agree with.
From what I can tell, there are hugely involved and expensive processes in place to prevent this sort of disaster.
In the last three months of 2009, BP posted $3.45 billion in profits. That isn't gross income, that's PROFIT.
I think they can afford a few million to make sure their shit is set up correctly and safely.
"And he brought me into a vast farmlands of our own midwest. And as we descended, cries of impending doom rose from the soil. One thousand, nay a million voices full of fear. And terror possesed me then. And I begged, "Angel of the Lord, what are these tortured screams?" And the angel said unto me, "These are the cries of the carrots, the cries of the carrots! You see, Reverend Maynard, tomorrow is harvest day and to them it is the holocaust." And I sprang from my slumber drenched in sweat like the tears of one million terrified brothers and roared, "Hear me now, I have seen the light! They have a consciousness, they have a life, they have a soul! Damn you! Let the rabbits wear glasses! Save our brothers!" -Disgustipated, from the album Undertow, by Tool
if we get into a car accident, we're quick to shrug it off as just that: an accident. Nobody's fault. We pick up the pieces and move on.
I would just like to say that, as a former mechanic, I've been blamed for accidents caused by a completely unrelated item I worked on.
"You worked on my car, and I got in an accident three days later! It's your fault!"
"Sir, I replaced your air filter and both O2 sensors."
"And now my car didn't stop in time!"
"Sir, what happend exactly"
"I was texting my wife, and next thing I knew I had run into someone! I tried to stop but I couldn't!"
(What I wanted to say): "Sir, life isn't like Mechwarrior, you can't stop instantly."
(What I actually said): "Sir, why were you texting and driving?"
Odd...I didn't read the article linked in the summary because I had seen this story elsewhere before. In the other stories (seen on CBS and CNN), they mentioned the use of concrete, not a mixture...I wonder which one is right?
Why didn't they just do this in the first place? Why muck about with wholly unproven methods? They should have sealed this thing up weeks ago. They greed and attempts to keep the well usable are a fucking disgrace.
You do realize that article is from 2006, while the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has been around since 1994.
I also find it funny that you linked to CNN, considering your sig.
Oh, and I almost forgot:
Save a cow. Eat a person.
What do PETA people call themselves
People for the Eating of Tasty Animals!
Some other favorites:
Meat is murder. Tasty, tasty murder.
And:
For every animal you refuse to eat, I'm going to eat three.
but Bill Gates has done a LOT of good with his and his wife's foundation. A lot of good. Troll post should be modded troll.
Cue the asshats claiming he is only doing it for the tax break. My answer: I don't give a fuck why he's doing it. The guy has given away literally billions of dollars of his own money. I don't care if he is doing it as a front for a cocaine operation...he is giving away billions of dollars of his own money. Full stop.
...predicting the future of technology is always a difficult thing to do. Just 30 years ago, the current state of the Internet was almost unfathomable. Think about it: in just 30 years, we've gone from cell phones being prohibitively expensive and the size of briefcases, to cell phones that fit in your pocket and allow you to access the whole of human knowledge in a matter of seconds. In 50 years, we've gone from computers being the size of rooms, to the iPhone, or Android phones.
My cell phone, an HTC Ozone, is more powerful than my computer from the late 90's. Aside from the video card, my cell phone is technically powerful enough to run Deus Ex...and my cell phone is far from the best one on the market.
The point is the celebration of a load bearing pillar in gaming history, not the fact that JavaScript was used to do it.
A Microsoft product with security problems? Say it ain't so, Joe!
Thanks for that. Nothing like a healthy dose of depression on Friday :/
I literally JUST posted this same link on my own website not 5 minutes ago.
Wait a minute....Slashdot...are you stalking me? No! NO! I have no quarrel with you! IT'S EATING MY HEAD! IT'S EATING MY HEEEEAAAAAAAAAAD!
Seriously. Come on IBM. You're one of the biggest names in the industry, you hold thousands of patents...and you can't ensure you give devices that have already been secured to conference goers? ::obligatory::
We can go to the moon...
gah, right...been a while since I've heard it :-) Still, leave it to Maynard to write a song that sounds like a pissed off Nazi, but is really a baking recipe :p
No, but they will tell you how the mid-range is full-sounding while the high range has just a flutter of harshness ;-)
It was only weird when some music synced up to what I was playing, purely by chance.
The SNES version of Lemmings and Tool...specifically the Ænima album. "Die Eir von Satan" matches up scarily perfect...I know it's a song about a brownie recipe, but the droning beat and the angry German, combined with the marching of the Lemmings and the waving flags...seriously, just try it for yourself. The whole album works, but ESPECIALLY that track.
I remember how amazing the AWE64 Gold was...worth every penny I spent on it way back in the day. I still have the glossy cover that came on the front of the box, it's hanging up in my gaming room :-)
People. You don't have to use a dash when writing "god". That is used when writing god's name on paper, because you aren't technically supposed to physically destroy god's name.
It is irrelevant when written on a computer.
I gotta say, I'm not all that surprised...think about it, you're just an average college student, and not a few years later you're a billionaire. That's gonna fuck with your ego, no matter who you are.