So... it's web services. The same thing that was tried and never really took off over the last few years, but now it's got a pukesomely 'trend-enabled' new moniker and so it's news again? Sometimes I hate the internet.
I didn't mean to overcomplicate things, but simply to make a point. As you say, things aren't that easy, yet long term I think the overall equation gives a good idea of what's what.
Apparently those orange stickers are either a powerful explosive or an extremely efficient oxidizer. (In that case we should all cringe when we see a DHL cargo plane go overhead.) Everyone knows that rectangular orange markings denote an enemy of the United States.
The 15-minute recording (which can be seen here as Part 1 and Part 2) clearly shows that the pilots saw the orange markings on the convoy but decided they could have been enemy rocket launchers. When one pilot suggested a return to base, the other said: "I think killing these damn rocket launchers, it would be great." At least your rent-a-cop wasn't in charge of a tactical CAS fighter.
What will happen to the value of all those homes in Alberta when this highly inefficient short term industry dries up? Well, I don't know the specifics of these homes, but I'll let you in on a secret - the population of the Earth is increasing, and the habitable surface area isn't. Cost = Demand / Supply, you see, and Demand is increasing while Supply remains constant. Long term, land prices do not fall, and they do not stay constant.
Also, remember that income from oil will be constant regardless of production volume, until said volume falls by a *substantial* percentage.
Congrats!:) I popped the question to my own chiXX0r last Saturday.:D Admittedly she was a diamond in the rough when I found her, she'd never used computers other than for email, but now she's got a couple of mid-40s WoW characters and is working in tech support. Oh, and she does the whole medieval style thing too. And she's hawt too!;) (no, you in the back, no pix:P )
If we have any boys (holding off on the kids until we can buy a place) I'm sure they'll impress your younger daughters by building a time machine and sending stink bombs back in time to all their birthday parties or something.;)
Given the ratio of geek girls to geek guys, and the likelihood of a geek guy getting with a geek girl, and the pre-existing propensity of geek guys to like the internet... yeah. I can see 'sex' being negatively correlated with 'internet'. Not causation, though. Definitely. Never causation.:P
So into which group (the gun-totin' law abiding citizens or the gun-totin' law breaking gangsters) do the loud-mouthed students belong? To the defenseless 'easy target' group. Sorry.
And the police will be the only ones who have one? Police already wear body armour as a matter of course in civil unrest situations. I'm sure a layer of tinfoil won't make it weigh much more.
"it causes no injury, and it prevents potential harm to innocents" Possibly the most worrying thing I've seen is the trend towards viewing 'deliberately inflicted agonizing pain upon potential innocents' as better than 'potential harm to innocents'.
Also the cane, combined with dark glasses, is a big, obvious "get the fuck outta my way I can't see you" which probably helps a good deal in navigating crowds. But still, stuff like this (IR shoes, sensor headband) is definitely hella cool, I'd want that stuff if I were blind. Who's to say blind people can't be geeks too?!:)
Using anything stronger than mild language on cops will get you beat upside the head with a phonebook at the very least. Most likely using anything that will cause a cop to fall down in agony will get you shot in the face quick smart.
Then again, if you had something like this and a reasonable internal map of your surroundings (for instance walking around your own home at night) you wouldn't need to wave your hands around because you'd be able to 'feel' the distance to the walls in each direction.
It's definitely cool, possibly better even than the tongue electrode sensor thingy a few weeks ago. I'm tempted to build one myself, the sensors and micro-vibratey-motors should be cheap enough these days.:)
If this meteorite was ferrous (heavy metal type), it's much more likely that the impact and subsequent vaporizing of material containing heavy metals (lead, copper are the immediate suspects) will cause these symptoms. You're saying that heavy metal causes headaches? On that point, sir, we agree! Not that there aren't some excellent heavy metal bands.;)
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So... it's web services. The same thing that was tried and never really took off over the last few years, but now it's got a pukesomely 'trend-enabled' new moniker and so it's news again? Sometimes I hate the internet.
Well ok, cost ~ f(demand, supply, price) * demand / supply
I didn't mean to overcomplicate things, but simply to make a point. As you say, things aren't that easy, yet long term I think the overall equation gives a good idea of what's what.
Also, remember that income from oil will be constant regardless of production volume, until said volume falls by a *substantial* percentage.
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
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So that would make Super Mario Bros. the best game of all time, would it?
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...well, yes, actually it would, but that isn't the point!
...well crap.
"Chief Warrant" doesn't quite have the same ring to it, somehow...
Congrats! :) I popped the question to my own chiXX0r last Saturday. :D Admittedly she was a diamond in the rough when I found her, she'd never used computers other than for email, but now she's got a couple of mid-40s WoW characters and is working in tech support. Oh, and she does the whole medieval style thing too. And she's hawt too! ;) (no, you in the back, no pix :P )
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If we have any boys (holding off on the kids until we can buy a place) I'm sure they'll impress your younger daughters by building a time machine and sending stink bombs back in time to all their birthday parties or something.
My God, it's full of stars! :O
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Given the ratio of geek girls to geek guys, and the likelihood of a geek guy getting with a geek girl, and the pre-existing propensity of geek guys to like the internet... yeah. I can see 'sex' being negatively correlated with 'internet'. Not causation, though. Definitely. Never causation. :P
Why are you even here? If giving yourself spidey sense isn't cool to you you must not be a nerd. :P
Furthermore I surmise that there is a world market for about five of these units.
A wet burka probably will.
Also the cane, combined with dark glasses, is a big, obvious "get the fuck outta my way I can't see you" which probably helps a good deal in navigating crowds. But still, stuff like this (IR shoes, sensor headband) is definitely hella cool, I'd want that stuff if I were blind. Who's to say blind people can't be geeks too?! :)
Using anything stronger than mild language on cops will get you beat upside the head with a phonebook at the very least. Most likely using anything that will cause a cop to fall down in agony will get you shot in the face quick smart.
Then again, if you had something like this and a reasonable internal map of your surroundings (for instance walking around your own home at night) you wouldn't need to wave your hands around because you'd be able to 'feel' the distance to the walls in each direction.
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It's definitely cool, possibly better even than the tongue electrode sensor thingy a few weeks ago. I'm tempted to build one myself, the sensors and micro-vibratey-motors should be cheap enough these days.
If you look at it one way it's a wizard. The other way, it's a cowboy with a goatee. :P