That almost *had* to be Needles, CA. There's a place that I *always* hated driving through, no matter what I was driving. 100 miles from anywhere, and it always seemed that I didn't plan for it. Last time I did it it was with my 1983 Jeep Wagoneer. That 360ci AMC motor was always hungry.:) Towed everything I threw behind it, tho.
Data from independent product-testing organization Consumer Reports indicates that hybrid cars get less than 60 percent of EPA estimates while navigating city streets. In Consumer Reports' real-world driving test, the Civic Hybrid averaged 26 mpg in the city, while the Toyota Prius averaged 35 mpg, much less than their respective EPA estimates of 47 and 60 mpg. Hybrid cars performed much closer to EPA estimates in Consumer Reports' highway tests.
uhh... I'm not shure what you're thinking. The cars are flattened for easy transport to a recycling facility where they usually have big ass shredders to turn large objects such as cars to tiny shreds. The batteries have most likely already been removed and recycled by GM. Here's the first link I came up with referring to this: http://www.environmentaldefense.org/documents/892_ GC_salvage.htm
Umm "zealot" might be a strong word. "Advocate" would be better. Besides, this may be fixed in the latest builds (I only use.debs for sarge). And like the previous respondent: The cost of the software outweighs the minor problems that, if I dug into the issue, could probably be addressed. If it hasn't already been addressed by the latest builds.
I work for a government agency. I'd like to save myself, and all of the taxpayers that I work for, as much cash as possible, so I can divert what we *do* get to something more productive. That's why I'm testing Linux on the desktop at work.
I have several people in the office I work for that use Publisher. I have yet to see anything that can even *read* these files, much less do the same thing.
Then again, I may not know what I'm looking for either.:)
BTW, Gnumeric is a great replacement for XL, but I can't get it to print to my laser printer properly.:/
On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 07:45:11 +0200, Shachar Shemesh wrote: > In any case, at least from a technical point of view, going around such > test ought to be fairly simple
I don't think we want to go there. I demonstrated a way of checking for Wine to Rob last night that we really cannot fix or workaround, and if I can think of it they certainly can too.
Basically if we start integrating workarounds into Wine, it'll lead to an arms race we cannot possibly win. Better to ensure our users don't need anything from that website.
umm, I was shure they required smog imspection every year to re-register the car. I know that's what they have in AZ. If the car's under x years old, you can get 2 years. Your car doesn't pass smog, you don't get a tag. Had this happen to my motorcycle because of a carb that was mis-adjusted the last time it was tuned.
The amount of detail in this series is pretty staggering, spanning literally hundreds of years. They get into some neat ideas, but overall, the entire series is kinda tedious to read. I made it about 100 pages into the third book before I put down the series for good, after reading the first two.
Sounds good, but can I get a refund on all the money they've already taken?
It's the Government. They're worse than business when it comes to giving you your money back. Lemme put it like this: if I can get the 7% that I give from my check, plus %3.5 of the 7% that my employer gives to this program (heck, all 7 would be nice, but I'll play nice with my employer here) on every paycheck from now until I quit working, I'd be happy.
Joe H. SixPack on a pogostick!!! WTH do you think the government is supposed to do?
I, for one, welcome the demise of the social security system, government sponsered welfare, and all of the other crap that the government does "for the good of the people". When will people start taking responsibilty for themselves and get themselves out of their own messes that they put themselves into?
I've lived by one simple philosophy, and will continue to do so until I die: You don't work, you don't eat. Period.
I've worked fast food. I've pumped gas. I've worked telephone support. I've washed dishes. I've dug holes and poured concrete. All of these things in the name of putting food on the table and a roof over my head, and many for minimum wadge. I've finally gotten to where I work somewhere that I can actually use my brain with, and even though I don't get paid near enough for what I do, I still try to put some back into an IRA. So if social security doesn't pan out (I'm not holding my breath), then I at least have something to fall back on *if* I can't work until I leave the planet.
Grow up. The national government isn't your mother and father.
Oh, and to those people who say that you can't have a family on minimum wadge? The question I would ask is the following: Was it fiscally responsible for those to can't work at a higher level than minimum wadge to have a family?
I'd rather not reboot my boxes because that seems to be when the hardware fails. Much as most light bulbs that blow seem to blow when you turn them on.
This is the exact reason why I'd *want* to reboot the systems myself, instead of wait for the inevitable 0300 power sag+UPS failure. Planned maintenence is a hell of a lot easier to deal with than having your users call at 0330 saying "I can't access x, can you fix it?".
Not to be facetious, but how do you know it's the comments, not the code, that are wrong? Most coders update the code, not the comments. If the code works, and the comments don't corrospond, it's the comments that are borked, IMO.
Hell, I've even been guilty of this stuff on my own projects, even tho they're only simple PERL stuff. I go back 3 months later to add functionality and say "This is what I said, but I'm obviously not doing that anymore". I usually take the time and correct the comments then, however.:D
The Campaign for Real Time (Preservation? Been too long) referred to in the Grandparent is actually in one of the books (I can't recall which one), and actually reads very similar to a diatribe that DNA wrote in one of the books, IIRC.
It has been a few years since I've read the series. Gotta stop loaning out my copies of the book. They seem to never come back.:D
Education needs to be destroyed, and rebuilt from the ground up. There is no salvaging the current system. A nation-wide education system and qualification system MUST be established.
So, what you're saying is that the current government education system is irreparably broken, and needs to be scrapped and replaced by *another* government education system that will eventually devolve into more of the same?
Can't say as I'm with you on this one. Anything government run will eventually devolve to a "money grab" for some constituents by a "typical" politician. Entropy reigns in government.
I like my paycheck the size that it is right now. The proposal to rebuild a behemoth like the government ed system will invariably lead to higher taxes.
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I thought that was metroid?
That almost *had* to be Needles, CA. There's a place that I *always* hated driving through, no matter what I was driving. 100 miles from anywhere, and it always seemed that I didn't plan for it. Last time I did it it was with my 1983 Jeep Wagoneer. That 360ci AMC motor was always hungry. :) Towed everything I threw behind it, tho.
Quoted from http://www.wired.com/news/autotech/0,2554,63413,0
Uhh... most reports for the Jetta TDI have it sitting between 40 and 55 mpg.
uhh... I'm not shure what you're thinking. The cars are flattened for easy transport to a recycling facility where they usually have big ass shredders to turn large objects such as cars to tiny shreds. The batteries have most likely already been removed and recycled by GM._ GC_salvage.htm
Here's the first link I came up with referring to this: http://www.environmentaldefense.org/documents/892
It is well known that blizzard does very little original. They *are* known for getting the basics done well.
My understanding is that many under him/her will often refer to the XO as the "Extra Officer".
Umm "zealot" might be a strong word. "Advocate" would be better. Besides, this may be fixed in the latest builds (I only use .debs for sarge). And like the previous respondent: The cost of the software outweighs the minor problems that, if I dug into the issue, could probably be addressed. If it hasn't already been addressed by the latest builds.
I work for a government agency. I'd like to save myself, and all of the taxpayers that I work for, as much cash as possible, so I can divert what we *do* get to something more productive. That's why I'm testing Linux on the desktop at work.
I have several people in the office I work for that use Publisher. I have yet to see anything that can even *read* these files, much less do the same thing.
:)
:/
Then again, I may not know what I'm looking for either.
BTW, Gnumeric is a great replacement for XL, but I can't get it to print to my laser printer properly.
I've usually seen it as simply "XO".
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Linkage? I haven't heard of this, but I and a few of my Lan Party friends would *love* to see this, if we aren't going to have StarCraft 2.
You make it sound like this is a problem...
:)
Well, OK, Daikatana had 5 years and still sucked...
But I'll chalk that one up to "poor management".
I'm inclined to agree with this assessment.
umm, I was shure they required smog imspection every year to re-register the car. I know that's what they have in AZ. If the car's under x years old, you can get 2 years. Your car doesn't pass smog, you don't get a tag. Had this happen to my motorcycle because of a carb that was mis-adjusted the last time it was tuned.
:D
If I'm wrong, linkage would be appreciated.
How am I looking now? Still looking good!
How about now? *Still* looking good!
Or even better when Cat was taking the bullhorn around the ship announcing his availability to all females aboard and requesting them to form a queue.
Good times.
The amount of detail in this series is pretty staggering, spanning literally hundreds of years. They get into some neat ideas, but overall, the entire series is kinda tedious to read. I made it about 100 pages into the third book before I put down the series for good, after reading the first two.
obligatory bn link:
The Mars Series, by Kim Stanley Robinson]
If you can get to 104 in a Ford Festiva, I'd be highly impressed, and probably call you a very stupid person. :)
Sounds good, but can I get a refund on all the money they've already taken?
It's the Government. They're worse than business when it comes to giving you your money back. Lemme put it like this: if I can get the 7% that I give from my check, plus %3.5 of the 7% that my employer gives to this program (heck, all 7 would be nice, but I'll play nice with my employer here) on every paycheck from now until I quit working, I'd be happy.
Joe H. SixPack on a pogostick!!! WTH do you think the government is supposed to do?
I, for one, welcome the demise of the social security system, government sponsered welfare, and all of the other crap that the government does "for the good of the people". When will people start taking responsibilty for themselves and get themselves out of their own messes that they put themselves into?
I've lived by one simple philosophy, and will continue to do so until I die: You don't work, you don't eat. Period.
I've worked fast food. I've pumped gas. I've worked telephone support. I've washed dishes. I've dug holes and poured concrete. All of these things in the name of putting food on the table and a roof over my head, and many for minimum wadge. I've finally gotten to where I work somewhere that I can actually use my brain with, and even though I don't get paid near enough for what I do, I still try to put some back into an IRA. So if social security doesn't pan out (I'm not holding my breath), then I at least have something to fall back on *if* I can't work until I leave the planet.
Grow up. The national government isn't your mother and father.
Oh, and to those people who say that you can't have a family on minimum wadge? The question I would ask is the following: Was it fiscally responsible for those to can't work at a higher level than minimum wadge to have a family?
Personal responibility. Learn it.
I hate lugging that 40# sob up the stairs is why I like 17" CRTs. best compromise between size and portability.
Of course, the price of good gaming LCD's are still coming down...
I'd rather not reboot my boxes because that seems to be when the hardware fails. Much as most light bulbs that blow seem to blow when you turn them on.
This is the exact reason why I'd *want* to reboot the systems myself, instead of wait for the inevitable 0300 power sag+UPS failure. Planned maintenence is a hell of a lot easier to deal with than having your users call at 0330 saying "I can't access x, can you fix it?".
That can tell you what is actually happening, but not what the original programmer wanted to happen, or why he needs it to happen.
:D
Best example of the above: Mel.
Not to be facetious, but how do you know it's the comments, not the code, that are wrong?
Most coders update the code, not the comments. If the code works, and the comments don't corrospond, it's the comments that are borked, IMO.
Hell, I've even been guilty of this stuff on my own projects, even tho they're only simple PERL stuff. I go back 3 months later to add functionality and say "This is what I said, but I'm obviously not doing that anymore". I usually take the time and correct the comments then, however.
The Campaign for Real Time (Preservation? Been too long) referred to in the Grandparent is actually in one of the books (I can't recall which one), and actually reads very similar to a diatribe that DNA wrote in one of the books, IIRC.
:D
It has been a few years since I've read the series. Gotta stop loaning out my copies of the book. They seem to never come back.
Education needs to be destroyed, and rebuilt from the ground up. There is no salvaging the current system. A nation-wide education system and qualification system MUST be established.
So, what you're saying is that the current government education system is irreparably broken, and needs to be scrapped and replaced by *another* government education system that will eventually devolve into more of the same?
Can't say as I'm with you on this one. Anything government run will eventually devolve to a "money grab" for some constituents by a "typical" politician. Entropy reigns in government.
I like my paycheck the size that it is right now. The proposal to rebuild a behemoth like the government ed system will invariably lead to higher taxes.
I'd have to disagree with the sign thing. How many people test the "wet paint" sign?