Wait till they get the black rose perfected. Then the goth's will all love biotech. Can you imagine going into a lab with folks who look like they've been smacked in the face with a tackle box, wearing black finger nail polish, and trech coats genetically engineering so they can turn every flower black?
Actually, I would say that if the improvement Linus has claimed by using BK, then he did make the pragamatic and best choice at the time. Now that the situation has changed Linus is able to move to another version control system (whether more free than BK's original license or not is to be seen).
The files are not locked into BK, and are still accessible for use. There is no lockin preventing the movement of the linux source tree to another system. Certainly there will be a bit of pain in changing systems for Linus (and anyone else using the BK), but that is to be expected any time changing systems.
All this "I told you so" talk is silly. The options were simpley not ready for use when Linus chose BK. Quite possibley the other options now are not acceptable, but BK has lowered their value to the point where another version control system might better for use.
Two bulbs on garage outside. Two bulbs on front entry outside. Two bulbs in garage door opener. Two bulbs in garage. One bulbs in front entry. Ten bulbs in kitchen. Thirteen bulbs in great room (dinning room and living room). One bulbs in stairs. Seven bulbs in main floor bath. Two bulbs in hallway. Two bulbs in guest bedroom. Two bulbs in office. Four bulbs in master bedroom. Six bulbs in master bath. Twelve bulbs in basement.
My bad... my original rough count was off by ten. Either way, once we get around to furnishing a couple of the rooms lamps will be added and the count will still rise. I don't think our place is too terribley outside the mainstream either in size or lighting.
Anyways, my original point still stands. Personally, yeah, I don't mind spending a couple hundred dollars on more efficient lights because I can. However, I am not exactly average when it comes to attitudes on conservation. My father, he'd look at the original outlay and say its cheaper to go with the regular bulbs.
I have changed over every bulb in my house. It cost me well under $100.
At around 80 bulbs inside and outside the house, we still did pretty well. There were certain bulbs that cost a us over $8 because of the fixture they had to fit into.
We just recently built a house and looked into energy saving ideas. Going with CF bulbs was a good idea for energy savings, but there are some drawbacks.
First, and most obvious, is cost. To outfit our house with all CF was nearly $350. While in the long run they should save quite a bit, they still are expensive compared to incandecents.
Another drawback is that they do not fit in all fixtures. We broke a couple bulbs by trying to get them into smaller fixtures. Also, the swirly bulbs look terrible in track lights and uncovered can lights. You can find some that have a second shaped bulb around them though that look like regular bulbs.
There also is a bit of a delay to lighting up, but this is only a minor annoyance (~1/2 second). Also, most bulbs do not give out full light until about 1-5 minutese after they are turned on. This is fine in the bathroom in the morning since it gives your eyes a couple minutes. However when you want good light right away CF lights do not cut it.
All that said, I do prefer the idea of savings associated with the CF lights and the problems are mostly annoyances...
He has confidence that he is right. Rightly so if his life shows fruit.
And what do you base your evaluation that his assesment is wrong? Again, he does not seem to be placing his trust in himself, his works, or anything other than a promise made by the one who's life bought his redemption.
The thief on the cross showed no good work to earn his redemption. The fruit that was evident in his life did not even happen until the last moments before he died. But the thief, through God's grace knew his salvation was assured as he humbled himself before Christ on the cross and testified to who he was.
Confidence in one's salvation is not a sin. No matter how one is attacked from outside, how the world might pervert the idea that being confident in one's salvation through Christ would be wrong, it does not change the fact.
Just as it is not for a Christian to judge, as that is God's arena alone, you are also judging this fellow. What harm is there in his belief? Does it somehow harm you? No, certainly not. Somehow I doubt that your question was out of concern for him, but more out of concern for trying to be insulting and earn "props" from others.
What most take Christians as being judgemental is a misunderstanding of those who are joyful for their assurance in salvation. Then, they realize that their own sin is what brought about Christ's death. They then try to live according to the law out of thanksgiving (not requirement). They also seek to share this good news with others. They become enemies to sin by nature then and seek to remove it wherever they are.
Anyways, this is far from the topic of original story.
Its a bad assumption that you are taking a terribley long time implementing. The only painstakingly slow part of the process should be the design of the interfaces. The rest of the code after that point should be modular enough to replace a poorly performing module, but the interface still exists.
This allows the best use of developer time by producing "cheap" code for most work. Then the "expensive" code can be written only in the cases where it is needed. Certainly there will be a certain amount of rewrite as the expensive code replaces the cheap code, but that only happens where necessary. Also, the second iteration through the development alone will usually help the situation because the problem domain is better known.
Arrogance is. But, when you consider the statement you realize that he attributes the source of eternal life to Christ, not himself. That is not arrogance, but humility. Perhaps you do not understand?
You see, many misunderstand Christians (granted some do not understand themselves). A Christian perspective is not one of self-righteousness, but reliance on the righteousness of Christ. Christians should understand that it is not their work or life that is pleasing to God, but Christ's. We have all heard, "For Christ's sake!" For Christ's glory indeed.
You can find Paul teaching in his letters that boasting in ourselves is fruitless. But boasting in Christ is giving glory to Him who deserves it (Galatians 6:14).
Here I would disagree. Performance should rarely even be a consideration until the product works.
As such, this does not mean to use braindead implementations, but worry about a working product first.
The first setp to a serious project is to work through the design. This means looking at the interfaces that the software will provide. Whether those are UI or API. Those are your targets that your users will work with.
Then you will need to have test cases for the interfaces that you have agreed on. These test cases should validate the accuracy of the system. Accuracy is key, far more than performance.
Finally, work on implementation. The implementation of the project is the most fluid of the rest of the system. You do not want to be changing APIs or UIs after they have been agreed upon unless absolutely necessary.
Performance, while not exactly an after thought should only be worried about once the problem is known to exist. Often more/better hardware can be thrown at the situation, if not now, 6 months down the road. If there is a problem with the algorithm, then you can change the implementation without affecting the interface.
Wireless. I don't know how many other places have access to it, but I have microwave through michwave. Only requirement is LoS to the tower. Seems like rural areas with lots of farmland could really benefit from microwave.
Isn't 9/11 an issue Bush can run on? And his subsequent response to it? I see no issue with Bush pointing out that we were attacked, the attack came at a time when our economy was still burdened with the dot-bomb and a couple corporate fiascos. So, it does pertain to his handling of the economy and our national defense.
What pray tell is Bush's options to run for reelection if he cannot talk about his handling of the economy and national defense?
And here you exemplify the reason I find the reference offensive. To you it is nothing more than a mass of tissue. To me it is a life. Not just a life, but a human life. I'll spare you any religious arguments behind it as they would be a waste of electrons from your viewpoint.
However, as we are unable to determine at what point a child would survive on their own, as certainly there are some children who have reach the point of maturity that they would be able to continue living outside the mother yet are still aborted, we must bestow human right to life upon the child even within the mother. Since there is no other point that is definitive besides birth, which is really an inadequate demarcation of human life, and conception, conception must be the mark of when a life becomes human. As such, to take that life it is murder.
However, you still fail to explain, or argue in any fashion why stem cells must be taken when other sources are abundant and being discovered regularly. It is this disdain for human life that is so abhorrent to those who argue against stem cell research from using aborted children.
Many a pregnant woman has moments when her fetus seems like a little parasite, all take, take, take.
That seems to be the most offensive viewpoint I think a parent could take towards their child. Surely they could have come up with a better description? The rest of the article is pretty upbeat about mothers, but starting the article off like that is really offensive.
Anyways, as someone who is very pro-life I find this excellent. Stem cell research does not need to require the death of a child. There are plenty of other sources of stem cells that can be used. When someone is pushing for aborted children to be used for harvesting stem cells, they have an agenda. Stem cells can also come from a number of other sources, such as baby teeth, amniotic fluid, and a number of other places. The scientists that want to study stem cells have a number of other places to get them, and they can get them without causing a political movement around them. And now it looks like there is another source of stem cells to be used.
Bravo for the scientists that are searching for new sources of stem cells and side stepping the moral issues associated with abortion.
You sound like the RIAA who believe that it is their right to make money.
Maybe if I ran a site that gave away firearms for free, in the hopes of getting them to buy firearms from Smith and Wesson so I could get a commission, you'd be cool with that?
Or howabout something more patriotic, fireworks. I don't need to check age or residency laws, I just pack them up and send them to you with several advertisements for other fireworks companies.
Smokes? Hit his link, I mail you some smokes, no age verification.
Beer. I send you a sample beer from a distributor in the hopes of getting you to buy some more and getting the commission.
Do you see the issue? Just because you are not charging for something does not relieve you of the responsiblity of verifying the who is getting your product.
It always seems odd to me when folks trot that idea out. The set of people who are asked if they thought before they acted are in prison. Ask the majority of the population if they don't commit crimes because thy are worried they will get caught. In short, the idea of asking people who have been caught for commiting crimes are only a small subset of the population.
Farmers need to put fuel in their tractors. The food needs to be transported. The stores need to run cooling to keep the food from spoiling.
That is just the agriculture industry.
Look at any industry and you see that fuel prices increase, you slow down the economy in every way because everything relies on energy. And you know what happens when the economy slows down? Companies cannot pay employees as much, they have to redirect money from R&D to cover the additional costs.
Does that seem like such a good idea anymore? Sure, it saves the environment, but what if some R&D project gets cut that would have allowed us to find a better method to aquire energy? Sorry... That didn't happen.
Conservation is a fine idea, but keep in mind who is able to use conservation ideas. I am building a house this year, and we are seriously looking at geothermal for the heat and cooling for the house. Also if I have the money, next spring I will be installing a wind turbine. However, if because of gas prices this year, or next, I cannot afford a wind turbine, or the initial outlay for the geothermal then I'll have to use more conventional systems for power.
Just a guess, but they probably went with 'X' because this is supposed to be a new series of card. The previous series was the 9x00 cards (which was assumed meant dx9 support). Since there is not a dx10 (afaik), it doesn't make sense to rename a new series of cards, but hey, that's ATI's issue.
In First Dem Debate, Kerry Strongly Supported President's Action In Iraq. KERRY: "George, I said at the time I would have preferred if we had given diplomacy a greater opportunity, but I think it was the right decision to disarm Saddam Hussein, and when the President made the decision, I supported him, and I support the fact that we did disarm him." (ABC News, Democrat Presidential Candidate Debate, Columbia, SC, 5/4/03)
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He's the one without the gun... Its easy I tell you.
Wait till they get the black rose perfected. Then the goth's will all love biotech. Can you imagine going into a lab with folks who look like they've been smacked in the face with a tackle box, wearing black finger nail polish, and trech coats genetically engineering so they can turn every flower black?
Actually, I would say that if the improvement Linus has claimed by using BK, then he did make the pragamatic and best choice at the time. Now that the situation has changed Linus is able to move to another version control system (whether more free than BK's original license or not is to be seen).
The files are not locked into BK, and are still accessible for use. There is no lockin preventing the movement of the linux source tree to another system. Certainly there will be a bit of pain in changing systems for Linus (and anyone else using the BK), but that is to be expected any time changing systems.
All this "I told you so" talk is silly. The options were simpley not ready for use when Linus chose BK. Quite possibley the other options now are not acceptable, but BK has lowered their value to the point where another version control system might better for use.
Two bulbs on garage outside.
Two bulbs on front entry outside.
Two bulbs in garage door opener.
Two bulbs in garage.
One bulbs in front entry.
Ten bulbs in kitchen.
Thirteen bulbs in great room (dinning room and living room).
One bulbs in stairs.
Seven bulbs in main floor bath.
Two bulbs in hallway.
Two bulbs in guest bedroom.
Two bulbs in office.
Four bulbs in master bedroom.
Six bulbs in master bath.
Twelve bulbs in basement.
My bad... my original rough count was off by ten. Either way, once we get around to furnishing a couple of the rooms lamps will be added and the count will still rise. I don't think our place is too terribley outside the mainstream either in size or lighting.
Anyways, my original point still stands. Personally, yeah, I don't mind spending a couple hundred dollars on more efficient lights because I can. However, I am not exactly average when it comes to attitudes on conservation. My father, he'd look at the original outlay and say its cheaper to go with the regular bulbs.
You might want to comparison-shop just a bit...
I have changed over every bulb in my house. It cost me well under $100.
At around 80 bulbs inside and outside the house, we still did pretty well. There were certain bulbs that cost a us over $8 because of the fixture they had to fit into.
We just recently built a house and looked into energy saving ideas. Going with CF bulbs was a good idea for energy savings, but there are some drawbacks.
First, and most obvious, is cost. To outfit our house with all CF was nearly $350. While in the long run they should save quite a bit, they still are expensive compared to incandecents.
Another drawback is that they do not fit in all fixtures. We broke a couple bulbs by trying to get them into smaller fixtures. Also, the swirly bulbs look terrible in track lights and uncovered can lights. You can find some that have a second shaped bulb around them though that look like regular bulbs.
There also is a bit of a delay to lighting up, but this is only a minor annoyance (~1/2 second). Also, most bulbs do not give out full light until about 1-5 minutese after they are turned on. This is fine in the bathroom in the morning since it gives your eyes a couple minutes. However when you want good light right away CF lights do not cut it.
All that said, I do prefer the idea of savings associated with the CF lights and the problems are mostly annoyances...
He has confidence that he is right. Rightly so if his life shows fruit.
And what do you base your evaluation that his assesment is wrong? Again, he does not seem to be placing his trust in himself, his works, or anything other than a promise made by the one who's life bought his redemption.
The thief on the cross showed no good work to earn his redemption. The fruit that was evident in his life did not even happen until the last moments before he died. But the thief, through God's grace knew his salvation was assured as he humbled himself before Christ on the cross and testified to who he was.
Confidence in one's salvation is not a sin. No matter how one is attacked from outside, how the world might pervert the idea that being confident in one's salvation through Christ would be wrong, it does not change the fact.
Just as it is not for a Christian to judge, as that is God's arena alone, you are also judging this fellow. What harm is there in his belief? Does it somehow harm you? No, certainly not. Somehow I doubt that your question was out of concern for him, but more out of concern for trying to be insulting and earn "props" from others.
What most take Christians as being judgemental is a misunderstanding of those who are joyful for their assurance in salvation. Then, they realize that their own sin is what brought about Christ's death. They then try to live according to the law out of thanksgiving (not requirement). They also seek to share this good news with others. They become enemies to sin by nature then and seek to remove it wherever they are.
Anyways, this is far from the topic of original story.
Its a bad assumption that you are taking a terribley long time implementing. The only painstakingly slow part of the process should be the design of the interfaces. The rest of the code after that point should be modular enough to replace a poorly performing module, but the interface still exists.
This allows the best use of developer time by producing "cheap" code for most work. Then the "expensive" code can be written only in the cases where it is needed. Certainly there will be a certain amount of rewrite as the expensive code replaces the cheap code, but that only happens where necessary. Also, the second iteration through the development alone will usually help the situation because the problem domain is better known.
Arrogance is. But, when you consider the statement you realize that he attributes the source of eternal life to Christ, not himself. That is not arrogance, but humility. Perhaps you do not understand?
You see, many misunderstand Christians (granted some do not understand themselves). A Christian perspective is not one of self-righteousness, but reliance on the righteousness of Christ. Christians should understand that it is not their work or life that is pleasing to God, but Christ's. We have all heard, "For Christ's sake!" For Christ's glory indeed.
You can find Paul teaching in his letters that boasting in ourselves is fruitless. But boasting in Christ is giving glory to Him who deserves it (Galatians 6:14).
Here I would disagree. Performance should rarely even be a consideration until the product works.
As such, this does not mean to use braindead implementations, but worry about a working product first.
The first setp to a serious project is to work through the design. This means looking at the interfaces that the software will provide. Whether those are UI or API. Those are your targets that your users will work with.
Then you will need to have test cases for the interfaces that you have agreed on. These test cases should validate the accuracy of the system. Accuracy is key, far more than performance.
Finally, work on implementation. The implementation of the project is the most fluid of the rest of the system. You do not want to be changing APIs or UIs after they have been agreed upon unless absolutely necessary.
Performance, while not exactly an after thought should only be worried about once the problem is known to exist. Often more/better hardware can be thrown at the situation, if not now, 6 months down the road. If there is a problem with the algorithm, then you can change the implementation without affecting the interface.
After McCain-Fiengold? Nope. Against he wall with him. Or atleast out with him.
I don't even need a wire for broadband...
Wireless. I don't know how many other places have access to it, but I have microwave through michwave. Only requirement is LoS to the tower. Seems like rural areas with lots of farmland could really benefit from microwave.
It'd only be that voltage if they were wired in a series. It is possible to wire them parallel to not have such a high voltage.
Isn't 9/11 an issue Bush can run on? And his subsequent response to
it? I see no issue with Bush pointing out that we were attacked, the
attack came at a time when our economy was still burdened with the
dot-bomb and a couple corporate fiascos. So, it does pertain to his
handling of the economy and our national defense.
What pray tell is Bush's options to run for reelection if he cannot talk
about his handling of the economy and national defense?
And here you exemplify the reason I find the reference offensive. To
you it is nothing more than a mass of tissue. To me it is a life. Not
just a life, but a human life. I'll spare you any religious arguments
behind it as they would be a waste of electrons from your viewpoint.
However, as we are unable to determine at what point a child would
survive on their own, as certainly there are some children who have
reach the point of maturity that they would be able to continue living
outside the mother yet are still aborted, we must bestow human right to
life upon the child even within the mother. Since there is no other
point that is definitive besides birth, which is really an inadequate
demarcation of human life, and conception, conception must be the mark
of when a life becomes human. As such, to take that life it is murder.
However, you still fail to explain, or argue in any fashion why stem
cells must be taken when other sources are abundant and being discovered
regularly. It is this disdain for human life that is so abhorrent to
those who argue against stem cell research from using aborted children.
Many a pregnant woman has moments when her fetus seems like a little
parasite, all take, take, take.
That seems to be the most offensive viewpoint I think a parent could
take towards their child. Surely they could have come up with a better
description? The rest of the article is pretty upbeat about mothers,
but starting the article off like that is really offensive.
Anyways, as someone who is very pro-life I find this excellent. Stem
cell research does not need to require the death of a child. There are
plenty of other sources of stem cells that can be used. When someone is
pushing for aborted children to be used for harvesting stem cells, they
have an agenda. Stem cells can also come from a number of other
sources, such as baby teeth, amniotic fluid, and a number of other
places. The scientists that want to study stem cells have a number of
other places to get them, and they can get them without causing a
political movement around them. And now it looks like there is another
source of stem cells to be used.
Bravo for the scientists that are searching for new sources of stem
cells and side stepping the moral issues associated with abortion.
Sorry, when did it become a right to make money?
You sound like the RIAA who believe that it is their right to make money.
Maybe if I ran a site that gave away firearms for free, in the hopes of
getting them to buy firearms from Smith and Wesson so I could get a
commission, you'd be cool with that?
Or howabout something more patriotic, fireworks. I don't need to check
age or residency laws, I just pack them up and send them to you with
several advertisements for other fireworks companies.
Smokes? Hit his link, I mail you some smokes, no age verification.
Beer. I send you a sample beer from a distributor in the hopes of
getting you to buy some more and getting the commission.
Do you see the issue? Just because you are not charging for something
does not relieve you of the responsiblity of verifying the who is
getting your product.
Point is accuracy counts. And you missed.
Actually, hands is a measurement. 4 inches if I remember right. Usually used with measuring horses or dogs.
It always seems odd to me when folks trot that idea out. The set of people who are asked if they thought before they acted are in prison. Ask the majority of the population if they don't commit crimes because thy are worried they will get caught. In short, the idea of asking people who have been caught for commiting crimes are only a small subset of the population.
Ever visit this site?
Which also means, higher prices for everything...
Farmers need to put fuel in their tractors. The food needs to be transported. The stores need to run cooling to keep the food from spoiling.
That is just the agriculture industry.
Look at any industry and you see that fuel prices increase, you slow down the economy in every way because everything relies on energy. And you know what happens when the economy slows down? Companies cannot pay employees as much, they have to redirect money from R&D to cover the additional costs.
Does that seem like such a good idea anymore? Sure, it saves the environment, but what if some R&D project gets cut that would have allowed us to find a better method to aquire energy? Sorry... That didn't happen.
Conservation is a fine idea, but keep in mind who is able to use conservation ideas. I am building a house this year, and we are seriously looking at geothermal for the heat and cooling for the house. Also if I have the money, next spring I will be installing a wind turbine. However, if because of gas prices this year, or next, I cannot afford a wind turbine, or the initial outlay for the geothermal then I'll have to use more conventional systems for power.
Just a guess, but they probably went with 'X' because this is supposed to be a new series of card. The previous series was the 9x00 cards (which was assumed meant dx9 support). Since there is not a dx10 (afaik), it doesn't make sense to rename a new series of cards, but hey, that's ATI's issue.
I think the term you are looking for is: slog. Like you have to slog through all the bad puns to get to any decent comments.
Only a reply to your sig...
In First Dem Debate, Kerry Strongly Supported President's Action In Iraq.
KERRY: "George, I said at the time I would have preferred if we had given diplomacy a greater opportunity, but I think it was the right decision to disarm Saddam Hussein, and when the President made the decision, I supported him, and I support the fact that we did disarm him."
(ABC News, Democrat Presidential Candidate Debate, Columbia, SC, 5/4/03)