heh, completely in agreement on the Dell. I'm currently working on a Toshiba, and the only major problems I've dealt with are cooling and the hard drive...er....exploding..for lack of a better word. Like I said, really, no major problems.
I've never actually worked with an HP for an extended period of time, but I'd venture to say I won't be buying HP any time soon. I'd go buy a Vaio first, even an Inspiron...well...not an Inspiron. Haven't had good expereinces with "home" pc's overall.
And here comes the opposite - neither of my parents are very adept with technology, especially computers. They barely understand what coding is, but they know software and hardware engineering are emerging as highly desirable fields. I was never pressured to get into a specific field, but I've chosen computer engineering/ computer science and I find I really enjoy what I study/take apart/blow up. It's all about personal preference. I started with Barbie dolls and now I'm into robotics. If women want to do engineering let them. If men want to do ballet, let them. As many others have said, stop arguing over something unimportant. And no, I do not have facial hair or otherwise oddly high levels of testosterone, thank you very much. I just like playing with wires and making things do my bidding in my ultimate plans for world domination....er...I mean...ponies!
That's all terrific and such, but I'm still more interested in nano- hard drive technology. Like that Wired thing about them using extremophile viruses from Yellowstone geisers by harvesting their superprotein shells and using that for data storage - 50 gigs? meh, 500 terrabytes. I have to give the creators of these batteries credit for the attempt though. My laptop still has yet to explode, thankfully.
Well the good news so to speak is that we'll all be dead by the time global warming, if that's truly the cause, gets serious. Makes me wonder about the state of some of the other planets in our system in relation to what's happening to ours.
on another note, I want to learn Inuit...
Wikipedia - under water intoxication
On January 12, 2007, Jennifer Strange, a 28-year-old woman from Sacramento, California, was found dead in her home by her mother hours after trying to win a Wii game console in KDND 107.9 "The End" radio station's "Hold Your Wee for a Wii" contest, which involved drinking large quantities of water without urinating. Every 15 minutes contestants were given a bottle of water to drink. It is reported that original amounts were very small (250 mL, 8 fl. oz.) and the bottle size increased as contestants progressed. It should be noted though that this information is a preliminary finding, not an official determination. [7][8][9][10]
another part of the article:
Note that a person's innate sense of thirst is more sensitive to overall dehydration than to changes in electrolytes. Thus, it is possible to develop water intoxication while trying to satisfy thirst, if one drinks a great deal of water over a short period. A dangerous drop in electrolytes, such as the hyponatremia that leads to water intoxication, will not have any effect on thirst if one is sufficiently dehydrated.
Initial symptoms typically include light-headedness, sometimes accompanied by nausea, vomiting, headache and/or malaise. - so she had to have had some idea that something was wrong pre-collapse
Let's see...Japan is an extremely wealthy series of islands...I'd say they're doing pretty good in world standing regardless. And since when is there ever enough support for research? We have yet to get another shuttle up.
True, but if you were feeling the symptoms...that might...I don't know...alert you to the fact that you might be sick. or dying. and should maybe stop. immediately.
As admirable a cause as global suffering is, I'm sure there was quite a bit of $ in the move. Call him an environmentalist. Also, I've been reading about how IBM is starting to fade - no idea if it's true or not, but that's a bit of a flag right there. Pardon my ignorance if I'm misinformed.
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textbook sociological assessment there. bravo
Archaeologist: *presses button*
grave: "Use the force, Luke"
Archaeologist: "How unoriginal..."
Less printing, we need to do more e-mail and electronic transfer/storage of documents. Ebooks!
I noticed you conveniently left out "brain" under control devices.
heh, completely in agreement on the Dell. I'm currently working on a Toshiba, and the only major problems I've dealt with are cooling and the hard drive...er....exploding..for lack of a better word. Like I said, really, no major problems. I've never actually worked with an HP for an extended period of time, but I'd venture to say I won't be buying HP any time soon. I'd go buy a Vaio first, even an Inspiron...well...not an Inspiron. Haven't had good expereinces with "home" pc's overall.
but we geeks are supposed to know these things...
And here comes the opposite - neither of my parents are very adept with technology, especially computers. They barely understand what coding is, but they know software and hardware engineering are emerging as highly desirable fields. I was never pressured to get into a specific field, but I've chosen computer engineering/ computer science and I find I really enjoy what I study/take apart/blow up. It's all about personal preference. I started with Barbie dolls and now I'm into robotics. If women want to do engineering let them. If men want to do ballet, let them. As many others have said, stop arguing over something unimportant. And no, I do not have facial hair or otherwise oddly high levels of testosterone, thank you very much. I just like playing with wires and making things do my bidding in my ultimate plans for world domination....er...I mean...ponies!
...and more commonly known as moobs
two words: man boobs that's all I have to say
That's all terrific and such, but I'm still more interested in nano- hard drive technology. Like that Wired thing about them using extremophile viruses from Yellowstone geisers by harvesting their superprotein shells and using that for data storage - 50 gigs? meh, 500 terrabytes. I have to give the creators of these batteries credit for the attempt though. My laptop still has yet to explode, thankfully.
Well the good news so to speak is that we'll all be dead by the time global warming, if that's truly the cause, gets serious. Makes me wonder about the state of some of the other planets in our system in relation to what's happening to ours. on another note, I want to learn Inuit...
Wikipedia - under water intoxication On January 12, 2007, Jennifer Strange, a 28-year-old woman from Sacramento, California, was found dead in her home by her mother hours after trying to win a Wii game console in KDND 107.9 "The End" radio station's "Hold Your Wee for a Wii" contest, which involved drinking large quantities of water without urinating. Every 15 minutes contestants were given a bottle of water to drink. It is reported that original amounts were very small (250 mL, 8 fl. oz.) and the bottle size increased as contestants progressed. It should be noted though that this information is a preliminary finding, not an official determination. [7][8][9][10] another part of the article: Note that a person's innate sense of thirst is more sensitive to overall dehydration than to changes in electrolytes. Thus, it is possible to develop water intoxication while trying to satisfy thirst, if one drinks a great deal of water over a short period. A dangerous drop in electrolytes, such as the hyponatremia that leads to water intoxication, will not have any effect on thirst if one is sufficiently dehydrated. Initial symptoms typically include light-headedness, sometimes accompanied by nausea, vomiting, headache and/or malaise. - so she had to have had some idea that something was wrong pre-collapse
Let's see...Japan is an extremely wealthy series of islands...I'd say they're doing pretty good in world standing regardless. And since when is there ever enough support for research? We have yet to get another shuttle up.
True, but if you were feeling the symptoms...that might...I don't know...alert you to the fact that you might be sick. or dying. and should maybe stop. immediately.
As admirable a cause as global suffering is, I'm sure there was quite a bit of $ in the move. Call him an environmentalist. Also, I've been reading about how IBM is starting to fade - no idea if it's true or not, but that's a bit of a flag right there. Pardon my ignorance if I'm misinformed.