Where in the world *isn't* there a natural disaster waiting to happen.
That would be Finland. No (absolutely none) earthquakes, no floods (if there are any, they are extremely limited), no hurricanes, no extreme weather (same note as for floods).
The Handy Board is, without a doubt, very nice, but it's based on 68HC11, a microcontroller that is both extremely limited by today's standards, and not produced by Motorola anymore.
And this from a guy who loves legacy electronics and computing, but the 68HC11 is really old. If you really want to learn computing on a legacy platform, I would rather go with a Z80 - at least, Zilog still makes them.
Obama camp chooses an "attack dog" in Biden, and he in fact comes out all guns blazing. Should McCain camp also chose a hard-boiled "attack dog"?
No.
Choose a target that Biden simply can't attack. 44 years old middle class (certainly no millionaire) woman mother of 5. Went against republican and won, went against democrat and won. Sports fan. She's pro-life but it's hard to dismember her there, too, because she "puts her money where her mouth is" - she knew she had a baby with a down syndrome long before birth, and had the baby nonetheless.
Inexperience: she's a vicepresident candidate and has MORE government experience than Obama, the PRESIDENTIAL candidate! I find it hilarious when Obama camp supporters attack her lack of experience - forgetting that Obama has LESS!
So what the heck is Biden the attack dog going to attack? Suddenly, his blazing guns don't seem to be very effective.
And McCain is probably going to pick up at least a few female voters from the democratic camp, and at least a few catholic votes, too. He doesn't need much, as the race is close, and even a bit in favour of McCain.
I think this was a game-changer move. Maybe it's curtains for Obama.
Disclaimer: I equally dislike Obama and McCain. I liked Hillary Clinton and I must admit, I kinda like Palin, too.
One example I like to make is this: in an old house my mother owns, switches in most rooms were made by Siemens - before WW2! They are all still working fine. Nowadays, you'd be happy if a switch would last 10 years. Things are made to last just a bit over their warranty period, not made to be really good. I have noticed the shift to the industry of the disposable sometimes in the 90's.
That's because most middle and top managers in publicly hold corporations are marginal psychopats that care only about their very own well-being. It's well known that the chaotic nature of today's business environment benefits that type of people. They'll manipulate their way to the top, charming most, eliminating others. But always focused on the short term, on appearing efficient and reaping benefits for themselves.
And when they suck dry their ship, they jump to the next one.
nanotechnology is today's "basic science research".
You sound like a PHB. Cram a few buzzwords/soundbites into one sentence to appear smart to those that are even more clueless than you are.
Of course, you would have no idea how to do actual nano-scientific research without materials science research, because it can't be done; materials science research is crucial to nanotechnology innovation.
But I guess when the PHBs were at the meeting to decide to close basic and materials science research, a phrase just like yours was heard and met with much (empty) head-nodding. Maybe the *ahem* was necessary, too, to refresh that stagnant air in their heads:)
Pulling out from materials science research AND focus on nanotechnology and high-speed electronics? That's nonsense.
Look at Intel: what keeps them one step ahead from an otherwise very creative company as AMD, (apart from the great team Intel has in Haifa) is huge and continuous investments in materials science. A little bit less electromigration, a bit better control of dielectric coefficients, a few nanometers less here and there - it all adds up.
As a researcher in nanotechnology, I have huge, HUGE respect for my materials science colleagues (as well as physical chemists).
Additionally, methanol is increasingly being used in portable as well as automotive technologies as a fuel. Methanol reformers are by now a well-understood technology, and methanol has much less CO2 emission (to energy) than conventional fuel. Most importantly, methanol can be generated from biomass, hence creating a zero-emission cycle.
Apple seeds contain a poison/carcinogen. Yet, in order to have a risk of getting cancer from it along the lines of winning the lottery - you'd have to practically eat your body mass in seeds.
That's not correct. Half a coffeecup of apple seeds will, in fact, cause the death of an adult human. They do have to be ingested fresh (that is, soon after removed from the fruit). Apple seeds have been "recommended" by some suicide websites, as an effective an easily accessible poison.
I agree with you, I don't find touchscreens too useful, either. The trend of installing touchscreens in the Eee PCs, for example, leaves me cold and puzzled.
With 3G, at least here in Finland, we have internet everywhere. I see no reason why this wouldn't be possible in any country with mobile phone infrastructure. Only the mobile phone operators need to be connected to an Internet backbone, that's all.
I don't believe it. Maybe your friend was mistaken, but I believe this can't be.
Unless they are working in R&D, in which case they are not really IT, albeit their field of expertise may be IT. I worked for several years in R&D for a very large company in the field of mobile phones and mobile phone networks, and although my job looked like some kind of unix administration, it still was implementation/development. I wasn't in charge of a live infrastructure, I was configuring the storage OS services on our products' platforms.
In a related vein, can devout Jews use thrusters (light a fire) on the Sabbath?
While I am not a Jew myself, maybe I can try to answer that.
First of all: the things that a Jew should not do during the Shabbat are the ones that, according to the Bible, were performed to construct the first temple. The Shabbat was the day they rested and did none of those things related to the construction - among them, using fire.
OK, now having said that, there's a very wide range of interpretations of what these things they shouldn't do, really are. Of Jews is said that where there are two of them, there are three opinions, i.e. it's hard to find two Jews that will completely agree on all the points regarding anything, let alone their religion and observances.
But there is one thing they all agree: if it is for saving someone's life, the rules about the Shabbat rest can be ignored.
I've never heard of most of these "activists" before the Olympics and I've got a feeling we won't be hearing much from them afterwards. If people have been involved with pro-Tibet, pro-Darfur, pro-democracy, pro-whatever stuff all along, then good for them. But most of these loudmouths getting press recently seem to only be interested in complaining when their neighbors are taking pleasure in something China-related.
I can just picture you, sitting on your ass and posting these comments on Slashdot, criticizing someone who did at least something, however little (and did indeed risk imprisonment by an oppressive regime), spewing your self-righteous shite.
And for this feces of yours, you get the highest reward you can expect - being "Modded Up" - but that's also all the reward cowards like you can expect. You'll go to sleep tonight without having achieved anything of interest in your squalid little existence, save for a pat on your back by a few other losers like you, who just happened to have mod points tonight.
Watching the roadkill feeding magpies cooly walk around just behind the white road lines, you can tell they have worked out a pretty solid theory for how cars move and that they understand how the cars are dangerous hazards but nevertheless predictable and avoidable. Other birds simply take flight in panic and some don't even recognize cars as a hazard - dumb turkeys and pheasants dumbly just obliviously waddle out in traffic.
In Tokyo crows - corvid relatives of magpies - have been observed figuring out how to exploit the traffic signal cycles. The crows drop nuts in the path of the cars, in the middle of the pedestrian crossings, and patiently sit overhead waiting for the light to change so they can go down and have a look and pick up the nuts crushed by the car tires. Maybe these crows developed a theory of cars as practical and dependable "thing crushers" - producing crispy roadkill and other delicious crush jobs.
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I am sorry to hear this, and I sympathize with you. All I can say is, do not give up!
He was eliminated, and your post is nothing but pandering to the numerous pro-Putin Slashdotters.
Where in the world *isn't* there a natural disaster waiting to happen.
That would be Finland. No (absolutely none) earthquakes, no floods (if there are any, they are extremely limited), no hurricanes, no extreme weather (same note as for floods).
The Handy Board is, without a doubt, very nice, but it's based on 68HC11, a microcontroller that is both extremely limited by today's standards, and not produced by Motorola anymore.
And this from a guy who loves legacy electronics and computing, but the 68HC11 is really old. If you really want to learn computing on a legacy platform, I would rather go with a Z80 - at least, Zilog still makes them.
That's an eye opener, thank you.
Well, actually I am not completely surprised, either. I came to expect anything from humankind.
Since when has trend-setting _not_ helped Intel?
Maybe Itanium was an exception.
You "rounded down" Palin's years, but didn't round down Obama's.
Whoever modded this up is an idiot.
Obama camp chooses an "attack dog" in Biden, and he in fact comes out all guns blazing. Should McCain camp also chose a hard-boiled "attack dog"?
No.
Choose a target that Biden simply can't attack. 44 years old middle class (certainly no millionaire) woman mother of 5. Went against republican and won, went against democrat and won. Sports fan. She's pro-life but it's hard to dismember her there, too, because she "puts her money where her mouth is" - she knew she had a baby with a down syndrome long before birth, and had the baby nonetheless.
Inexperience: she's a vicepresident candidate and has MORE government experience than Obama, the PRESIDENTIAL candidate! I find it hilarious when Obama camp supporters attack her lack of experience - forgetting that Obama has LESS!
So what the heck is Biden the attack dog going to attack? Suddenly, his blazing guns don't seem to be very effective.
And McCain is probably going to pick up at least a few female voters from the democratic camp, and at least a few catholic votes, too. He doesn't need much, as the race is close, and even a bit in favour of McCain.
I think this was a game-changer move. Maybe it's curtains for Obama.
Disclaimer: I equally dislike Obama and McCain. I liked Hillary Clinton and I must admit, I kinda like Palin, too.
I have a 8800GTS, and it is "mysteriously" failing. I couldn't figure what the heck is with this card. Now I have a hunch.
Modern? At what point wasn't it like that?
One example I like to make is this: in an old house my mother owns, switches in most rooms were made by Siemens - before WW2! They are all still working fine. Nowadays, you'd be happy if a switch would last 10 years. Things are made to last just a bit over their warranty period, not made to be really good. I have noticed the shift to the industry of the disposable sometimes in the 90's.
That's because most middle and top managers in publicly hold corporations are marginal psychopats that care only about their very own well-being. It's well known that the chaotic nature of today's business environment benefits that type of people. They'll manipulate their way to the top, charming most, eliminating others. But always focused on the short term, on appearing efficient and reaping benefits for themselves.
And when they suck dry their ship, they jump to the next one.
One of the best posts I've ever read on Slashdot.
nanotechnology is today's "basic science research".
You sound like a PHB. Cram a few buzzwords/soundbites into one sentence to appear smart to those that are even more clueless than you are.
Of course, you would have no idea how to do actual nano-scientific research without materials science research, because it can't be done; materials science research is crucial to nanotechnology innovation.
But I guess when the PHBs were at the meeting to decide to close basic and materials science research, a phrase just like yours was heard and met with much (empty) head-nodding. Maybe the *ahem* was necessary, too, to refresh that stagnant air in their heads :)
Pulling out from materials science research AND focus on nanotechnology and high-speed electronics? That's nonsense.
Look at Intel: what keeps them one step ahead from an otherwise very creative company as AMD, (apart from the great team Intel has in Haifa) is huge and continuous investments in materials science. A little bit less electromigration, a bit better control of dielectric coefficients, a few nanometers less here and there - it all adds up.
As a researcher in nanotechnology, I have huge, HUGE respect for my materials science colleagues (as well as physical chemists).
Additionally, methanol is increasingly being used in portable as well as automotive technologies as a fuel. Methanol reformers are by now a well-understood technology, and methanol has much less CO2 emission (to energy) than conventional fuel.
Most importantly, methanol can be generated from biomass, hence creating a zero-emission cycle.
Apple seeds contain a poison/carcinogen. Yet, in order to have a risk of getting cancer from it along the lines of winning the lottery - you'd have to practically eat your body mass in seeds.
That's not correct. Half a coffeecup of apple seeds will, in fact, cause the death of an adult human. They do have to be ingested fresh (that is, soon after removed from the fruit).
Apple seeds have been "recommended" by some suicide websites, as an effective an easily accessible poison.
I agree with you, I don't find touchscreens too useful, either. The trend of installing touchscreens in the Eee PCs, for example, leaves me cold and puzzled.
'nuff said. There were millions sold, and people were using them quite a lot, even for reading ebooks (for example).
Without landlines, there's no internet.
With 3G, at least here in Finland, we have internet everywhere. I see no reason why this wouldn't be possible in any country with mobile phone infrastructure. Only the mobile phone operators need to be connected to an Internet backbone, that's all.
I don't believe it. Maybe your friend was mistaken, but I believe this can't be.
Unless they are working in R&D, in which case they are not really IT, albeit their field of expertise may be IT. I worked for several years in R&D for a very large company in the field of mobile phones and mobile phone networks, and although my job looked like some kind of unix administration, it still was implementation/development. I wasn't in charge of a live infrastructure, I was configuring the storage OS services on our products' platforms.
"Intents and purposes." Somewhere, an English teacher cries.
It was on purpose. You know, humour and such?
Somewhere a comedian cries.
I woleheartedly agree - screw StupidBar. And the other FF3 UI "improvements".
At this point Imight just go for Opera. I hate the Opera UI compared to FF2, but I hate it less than FF3.
In a related vein, can devout Jews use thrusters (light a fire) on the Sabbath?
While I am not a Jew myself, maybe I can try to answer that.
First of all: the things that a Jew should not do during the Shabbat are the ones that, according to the Bible, were performed to construct the first temple. The Shabbat was the day they rested and did none of those things related to the construction - among them, using fire.
OK, now having said that, there's a very wide range of interpretations of what these things they shouldn't do, really are. Of Jews is said that where there are two of them, there are three opinions, i.e. it's hard to find two Jews that will completely agree on all the points regarding anything, let alone their religion and observances.
But there is one thing they all agree: if it is for saving someone's life, the rules about the Shabbat rest can be ignored.
I've never heard of most of these "activists" before the Olympics and I've got a feeling we won't be hearing much from them afterwards. If people have been involved with pro-Tibet, pro-Darfur, pro-democracy, pro-whatever stuff all along, then good for them. But most of these loudmouths getting press recently seem to only be interested in complaining when their neighbors are taking pleasure in something China-related.
I can just picture you, sitting on your ass and posting these comments on Slashdot, criticizing someone who did at least something, however little (and did indeed risk imprisonment by an oppressive regime), spewing your self-righteous shite.
And for this feces of yours, you get the highest reward you can expect - being "Modded Up" - but that's also all the reward cowards like you can expect. You'll go to sleep tonight without having achieved anything of interest in your squalid little existence, save for a pat on your back by a few other losers like you, who just happened to have mod points tonight.
Watching the roadkill feeding magpies cooly walk around just behind the white road lines, you can tell they have worked out a pretty solid theory for how cars move and that they understand how the cars are dangerous hazards but nevertheless predictable and avoidable. Other birds simply take flight in panic and some don't even recognize cars as a hazard - dumb turkeys and pheasants dumbly just obliviously waddle out in traffic.
In Tokyo crows - corvid relatives of magpies - have been observed figuring out how to exploit the traffic signal cycles. The crows drop nuts in the path of the cars, in the middle of the pedestrian crossings, and patiently sit overhead waiting for the light to change so they can go down and have a look and pick up the nuts crushed by the car tires. Maybe these crows developed a theory of cars as practical and dependable "thing crushers" - producing crispy roadkill and other delicious crush jobs.
That's positively awesome. Didn't know that.