"At a news conference announcing Childs' arrest, District Attorney Kamala Harris was tightlipped about what his motive may have been."
I think there's more going on here than we're being told.
You have to understand the nepotism and corruption that runs SF. The DA is purportedly Willie Brown's ex-girlfriend. She probably hasn't been told what to say yet because her handlers have been locked out of their computers. They have to cover up the corruption that contributed to this (or was merely exposed) first, then they'll decide what he did and throw the book at him.
I'm not drinking the Apple kool-aid until they have an established ecosystem of 3rd party apps. Until then it's just a way for Apple to sell me stuff.
I used to like my Handspring, and my wife likes her Tungsten, so... We were due for new phones and picked up a couple Centro's earlier this year. I figured "hey, I'm sort of a software guy, and PalmOS is Windows 3.1 era in terms of complexity, how hard can it be?" I found the O'Reilley "Palm OS Programming" book at Half-Price Books, and tried to get the SDK and (Gcc derived...) C compiler. Had to register at three different websites, and I still don't have the whole kit. I haven't worked up enough enthusiasm to continue the attempt. I figure by the time I get the whole kit, the 2nd gen iPhone will be out, and Apple will drop the SDK on my Mac with an Xcode update. Live and learn...
90% certain you guys are breaking the rules, but I'll give you a chance to explain.
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Again, I don't want to unjustifiably throw accusations at you, but you have to understand the inconsistency in your story I see, and I'd appreciate if you'd clarify. Wow... There's a lot of assumptions in there. I understand what you're saying, but I don't think he ever took advantage beyond what he was entitled to. He's been dead for 13 years, so it's kind of moot. He didn't even make it to 50.
There's a lot of deaths and permanent disfigurements tied up in the OSHA reg. book. Take care of your health. If you don't have it, you have nothing. I just wanted to point out that you can appear healthy, and still be quite sick, and point out to the GP that the crcumstances that lead to the disabled placard/plate also usually constrain the driver's finances such that a vehicle switch may not be prudent or even possible. His judging on outward appearances is a form of prejudice.
Ok... So... Someone is supposed to take a $10k trade in hit on their paid-for 18 mpg SUV (which they purchased back when gas was $2/gal) so they can have a 30 mpg car with half the capacity, have a car payment again (which if they're disabled they probably can't afford), and maybe save $1k in fuel costs per year... just to make you happy.
My father-in-law had a permanent handicap plate. He looked slim and healthy, but couldn't walk 50 feet without getting out of breath. A dozen heart attacks will do that to you. He kept driving the car he had when he got medically retired. When people like you gave him trouble for using the handicap parking, he'd lift his shirt and show off his chest scar.
I was thinking the same thing. The NorCal pot growers are not very kind to trespassers. They don't care. They'll just shoot you. Worse, some of them rig booby traps, and hang fish hooks across trails.
I have a 1971 VW bug in my garage that I'm currently restoring. It's tech straight from the 1930's. Even with its horrible Dc of 0.46 it can get 30+ mpg. A project run recently by a VW mag managed to build a motor capable of 38+ mpg.
But... If I had to choose which car to get in a head on collision in, a 2008 Yaris or a 1971 Bug, I'd pick the Yaris. The airbags, crush zones, sculpted dash, and passive safety systems are a quantum leap ahead. Those items add weight, and cost money. That's why a Yaris costs $12k and only gets 36mpg.
If I had the money, I could probably get another 10-15mpg by installing a turbo, 9 speed manual, over/underdrive, and 3 speed rear end. No, you could not. I have a later model F-250 with the 6.0l diesel engine, which has a turbo, 5 speed auto, and a 3.73ls read end. It gets 18 mpg, just like yours, and just like the 1986 6.9l non-turbo truck I had prior. Why? Because it takes a certain amount of power to move a brick through the atmosphere at 65 mph. All your extra gears and HW will just add weight, and not get used. You'd be outside your power band. As the motor slows, the turbo spools down, and you loose power/efficiency. There are more tradeoffs than I care to count.
When I hitch up my 5th wheel, my mileage drops to just under 12 mpg. Why? More atmospheric drag.
The only thing I've found that really improves the mileage of these beasts is minimizing starts from a standstill, and driving slower. If they'd make a parallel hybrid with a diesel, I bet it could get 25+mpg in urban delivery service. Long haul would not benefit.
The other way I've found to cut my fuel costs is to simply not drive. I now commute to the office 2 days a week. Keeping the diesel and driving less is lots cheaper than panicking and buying an econobox.
A) Can I use biodiesel? I've come to the conclusion that bio-D is going to have a "green feel good tax" stuck on it for another decade. The people producing it refuse to even try and be price competitive with PD. They refer to it as a "premium alternative". So we're stuck making it ourselves, which isn't that hard really. But the quality varies with the feedstock, and nobody is going to honor a warranty...
B) Can I install a propane injection system like a normal diesel? That could put milage well over 100mpg if you could. Propane fumigation does wonders for HP output. It's not injected, just introduced to the intake air. You could even plumb it up to the air filter box. But you're being somewhat disingenuous. Propane is not free.
You seem unclear on the concept of "rights". A "right" is something that a government has decided you may do. This government has decided that they do not have this "right". You can't wave a magic BS stick in the air and make it so that they do. They don't have the right because the EU government bloody well says they don't, and that's all there is to it. In the US, a "right" is inalienable, and not generally subject to the spot approval of the current power brokers holding the reins of government. This is one of the huge differences between the US definition of "right" and the EU definition of "right". Not defending Microsoft.... Just keep in mind that this clouds the discussion, as parties in each locale are using the same word to describe a subtly different concept.
In their backyard, and Sun gets the job instead. (Maybe this is why Dell has started offering AMD?) Sun has a reasonably large Austin presence as well. That's where they designed the Niagara processor.
I've often wondered what aliens might think if they were to visit earth and see us shooting missles at our own satellites as means of getting them down. On one side of the coin, we might look really badass. Ever read "The Killing Star"?
Solaris xVM is Xen. They can't call it that because Citrix bought Xen and the naming rights. Solaris xVM is getting pretty good. They're contributing to the various open source management tools & API's. One of the neat things that a Solaris Dom0 can do is actually catch the stack trace of the hypervisor when it fails. That's huge!
Looks like VB has some interesting USB capabilities.
Interesting. I don't feel threatened and have no need for an army to defend me. I'd feel even safer with less trained-to-kill people around. One of my old managers was on a business trip having breakfast in a NYC one September day a few years ago... The remains of a large jet engine landed in the street in front of the hotel cafe where he was eating. It had been attached to a plane that was carrying one of our colleagues, a father, a fine executive manager, and all around great guy. Suffice to say, you and I disagree.
I worry far more about the ignorant demagogues that are arrayed against us at this point. Including the ones we have created in our fumbling since that day. Part of that fumbling was because we had our head in the sand, adopted idealistic utopian fantasies as truth, and were not prepared.
Well, the "You go where we tell you to go" and the whole killing and dying thing kind of obliterates all those (perceived) advantages.
Even if this geek squad isn't directly involved with the killing and dying, it's still a part of the whole thing - something not everyone is all that comfortable with. Not everyone agrees with you. Some of us sleep much better at night knowing there are people with "sharp pointy things that go bang" standing watch while we sleep. Some of us appreciate their sacrifice so much that when we're sorting resumes, the ones with significant verifiable military service just kind of magically pass thru the first sorting & cull. 4 and out, you got your college money, and my respect. 6+, you have my attention. Do 20+ and I'll actively try and find a way to get you past HR. Ex-military guys make great IT people. They're very trainable, and follow instructions without all the BS attitude. Once they have their site specific training taken care of, you can hand 'em the run book, and not worry.
FWIW - If you don't like what the military is doing, odds are it's your politicians you're angry with. Even if you don't realize it, or refuse to admit it.
Mmmm. That bug (and all associated bugs) seem to relate specifically to interop with Solaris... Well the reproducible test case is against Solaris. The Sun crew are pretty sharp, and I know they're aware of the problem. I'm not trying to claim Solaris is some kind of reference implementation of IPsec, But... If their end was broken, it'd be fixed by now, and I don't think it's unreasonable to expect Solaris and OS X to communicate via IPsec.
though I'm not sufficiently knowledgable on the subject to actually know what else uses NAT-OA. Me neither. The workaround is to hang on to your Tiger version of Racoon when upgrading. That's the galling thing... It was working just fine. That's why I'm lumping this one on Apple.
Am I the only one who thinks Apple is getting out of control with the animal naming conventions? I'm not sure if you're talking about an operating system or a show on animal planet. Apple did not create it. I believe Racoon comes out of the KAME project. The original free IPv6 stack that has been widely adopted by the various *BSD derivatives. Note the misspelling too, it's Racoon, not Raccoon.
If it can be hacked, and converted into an inertial navigation system... Then the Wii will run afoul of ITAR export regulations... Truly the mark of all sufficiently advanced video game systems.:-P
your smog point is incorrect. if you have a catalytic converter, a EGR system and a fuel vapor reclaimation device your 1961 beetle will have no more smog than a 2009 toyota prius.
Uhhh... No. A 71 Bug has a evap canister, but you haven't been able to find new carbon can for them in 10+ years. Not that they're hard to make or refurbish, but... It does not have a catalytic converter, nor an EGR valve. These things came in around 1973.
IF you have none of those anti pollution features, you are in fact polluting more, but it is easily added and you are actually not putting out smog but other pollutants.
It is most definitely *NOT* easily added for reasons I mentioned in another post. In addition to those, keep in mind the old VW's used an air-cooled boxer configuration, which requires loose machining tolerances. Finally, I said "emissions". "Smog" is a somewhat generic term used to describe the outcome of unburnt hydrocarbons and NOx and UV light.
Before you consider carrying this argument any further... Consider this minor appeal to personal authority: I have applied for a received environmental air discharge permits in 5 different California counties, including a zero treatment direct discharge permit in San Mateo under the BAAQMD "best available control" rules. (And to paraphrase Merlin in the movie Excalibur... "Never again!")
Cat's were not required until 1973 in the US. It's a carburated engine, so if you add one, the extremely rich mixture causes the exotherm to exceed 750 deg/C and destroys the catalyst. They couldn't add a catalytic converter until they could control the mixture enough to prevent it.
This is why there were so many mechanical fuel injection systems and oddball "electric carburator's" in the 70's.
I have this argument monthly with PRius and other hybrid owners that hate it when you pierce their cloud. I drive Suzuki cars. I have a Suzuki 4WD SUV that get's 32mpg, and a Suzuki(geo) car that regularly get's 44mpg both achieving "hybrid" mileage with far lower technology engine and drivetrain systems. My point in regular car milage debates is that we have had the tech to get high mileage for decades, it's that the car makers in the USA refuse to make them.
The Prius and Civic hybrids are "look at me" cars. The TDI's are easily their equal with 10+ year old tech, and the VW Lupo (not available in the US...) is just in a different class altogether.
I have a '71 Super Beetle in my garage currently being restored. It has a 1940's technology air cooled 1.6l flat 4 in it that can be coerced to get around 35 mpg. The only difference I can see between the modern domestic compact cars and it are: 1. Safety, airbags & crumple zones. 2. Smog. The Bug will put out 100x more emissions than any modern car. (Which is why it might get converted to electric...)
Furthermore, he should be able to "fudge" the stratum of one of his servers to a slightly higher priority so that his entire organization drifts as a whole, rather than each machine independently.
I've owned a Oregon Scientific WWVB clock since the late 90's. Used it both in the SF bay area, and central Texas. Worked fine in both places. It did provide some portable amusement once... It was my one and only visible Y2K bug. It fixed itself the next day. Weird...
They can be interfered with. They don't like dimmers, touch lamps, and some CFL bulbs.
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"At a news conference announcing Childs' arrest, District Attorney Kamala Harris was tightlipped about what his motive may have been."
I think there's more going on here than we're being told.
You have to understand the nepotism and corruption that runs SF. The DA is purportedly Willie Brown's ex-girlfriend. She probably hasn't been told what to say yet because her handlers have been locked out of their computers. They have to cover up the corruption that contributed to this (or was merely exposed) first, then they'll decide what he did and throw the book at him.
I'm not drinking the Apple kool-aid until they have an established ecosystem of 3rd party apps. Until then it's just a way for Apple to sell me stuff.
I used to like my Handspring, and my wife likes her Tungsten, so... We were due for new phones and picked up a couple Centro's earlier this year. I figured "hey, I'm sort of a software guy, and PalmOS is Windows 3.1 era in terms of complexity, how hard can it be?" I found the O'Reilley "Palm OS Programming" book at Half-Price Books, and tried to get the SDK and (Gcc derived...) C compiler. Had to register at three different websites, and I still don't have the whole kit. I haven't worked up enough enthusiasm to continue the attempt. I figure by the time I get the whole kit, the 2nd gen iPhone will be out, and Apple will drop the SDK on my Mac with an Xcode update. Live and learn...
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Again, I don't want to unjustifiably throw accusations at you, but you have to understand the inconsistency in your story I see, and I'd appreciate if you'd clarify. Wow... There's a lot of assumptions in there. I understand what you're saying, but I don't think he ever took advantage beyond what he was entitled to. He's been dead for 13 years, so it's kind of moot. He didn't even make it to 50.
There's a lot of deaths and permanent disfigurements tied up in the OSHA reg. book. Take care of your health. If you don't have it, you have nothing. I just wanted to point out that you can appear healthy, and still be quite sick, and point out to the GP that the crcumstances that lead to the disabled placard/plate also usually constrain the driver's finances such that a vehicle switch may not be prudent or even possible. His judging on outward appearances is a form of prejudice.
Ok... So... Someone is supposed to take a $10k trade in hit on their paid-for 18 mpg SUV (which they purchased back when gas was $2/gal) so they can have a 30 mpg car with half the capacity, have a car payment again (which if they're disabled they probably can't afford), and maybe save $1k in fuel costs per year... just to make you happy.
My father-in-law had a permanent handicap plate. He looked slim and healthy, but couldn't walk 50 feet without getting out of breath. A dozen heart attacks will do that to you. He kept driving the car he had when he got medically retired. When people like you gave him trouble for using the handicap parking, he'd lift his shirt and show off his chest scar.
I was thinking the same thing. The NorCal pot growers are not very kind to trespassers. They don't care. They'll just shoot you. Worse, some of them rig booby traps, and hang fish hooks across trails.
I have a 1971 VW bug in my garage that I'm currently restoring. It's tech straight from the 1930's. Even with its horrible Dc of 0.46 it can get 30+ mpg. A project run recently by a VW mag managed to build a motor capable of 38+ mpg.
But... If I had to choose which car to get in a head on collision in, a 2008 Yaris or a 1971 Bug, I'd pick the Yaris. The airbags, crush zones, sculpted dash, and passive safety systems are a quantum leap ahead. Those items add weight, and cost money. That's why a Yaris costs $12k and only gets 36mpg.
When I hitch up my 5th wheel, my mileage drops to just under 12 mpg. Why? More atmospheric drag.
The only thing I've found that really improves the mileage of these beasts is minimizing starts from a standstill, and driving slower. If they'd make a parallel hybrid with a diesel, I bet it could get 25+mpg in urban delivery service. Long haul would not benefit.
The other way I've found to cut my fuel costs is to simply not drive. I now commute to the office 2 days a week. Keeping the diesel and driving less is lots cheaper than panicking and buying an econobox.
B) Can I install a propane injection system like a normal diesel? That could put milage well over 100mpg if you could. Propane fumigation does wonders for HP output. It's not injected, just introduced to the intake air. You could even plumb it up to the air filter box. But you're being somewhat disingenuous. Propane is not free.
Solaris xVM is Xen. They can't call it that because Citrix bought Xen and the naming rights. Solaris xVM is getting pretty good. They're contributing to the various open source management tools & API's. One of the neat things that a Solaris Dom0 can do is actually catch the stack trace of the hypervisor when it fails. That's huge!
Looks like VB has some interesting USB capabilities.
I worry far more about the ignorant demagogues that are arrayed against us at this point. Including the ones we have created in our fumbling since that day. Part of that fumbling was because we had our head in the sand, adopted idealistic utopian fantasies as truth, and were not prepared.
Even if this geek squad isn't directly involved with the killing and dying, it's still a part of the whole thing - something not everyone is all that comfortable with. Not everyone agrees with you. Some of us sleep much better at night knowing there are people with "sharp pointy things that go bang" standing watch while we sleep. Some of us appreciate their sacrifice so much that when we're sorting resumes, the ones with significant verifiable military service just kind of magically pass thru the first sorting & cull. 4 and out, you got your college money, and my respect. 6+, you have my attention. Do 20+ and I'll actively try and find a way to get you past HR. Ex-military guys make great IT people. They're very trainable, and follow instructions without all the BS attitude. Once they have their site specific training taken care of, you can hand 'em the run book, and not worry.
FWIW - If you don't like what the military is doing, odds are it's your politicians you're angry with. Even if you don't realize it, or refuse to admit it.
Here's the man page at NetBSD...
Linux picked it up too...
NAT problem. See Apple bug 5565096.
They didn't fix Racoon (IPsec IKE key manager). It's still busted. Worked fine in Tiger...
If it can be hacked, and converted into an inertial navigation system... Then the Wii will run afoul of ITAR export regulations... Truly the mark of all sufficiently advanced video game systems.
your smog point is incorrect. if you have a catalytic converter, a EGR system and a fuel vapor reclaimation device your 1961 beetle will have no more smog than a 2009 toyota prius.
Uhhh... No. A 71 Bug has a evap canister, but you haven't been able to find new carbon can for them in 10+ years. Not that they're hard to make or refurbish, but... It does not have a catalytic converter, nor an EGR valve. These things came in around 1973.
IF you have none of those anti pollution features, you are in fact polluting more, but it is easily added and you are actually not putting out smog but other pollutants.
It is most definitely *NOT* easily added for reasons I mentioned in another post. In addition to those, keep in mind the old VW's used an air-cooled boxer configuration, which requires loose machining tolerances. Finally, I said "emissions". "Smog" is a somewhat generic term used to describe the outcome of unburnt hydrocarbons and NOx and UV light.
Before you consider carrying this argument any further... Consider this minor appeal to personal authority: I have applied for a received environmental air discharge permits in 5 different California counties, including a zero treatment direct discharge permit in San Mateo under the BAAQMD "best available control" rules. (And to paraphrase Merlin in the movie Excalibur... "Never again!")
You've GOT to be kidding me? A look at me car?
The Prius has got to be just about the most fugly car I've ever seen?!?!
Different value system. "Look how green I am! See how I'm saving the Earth!" (bleh... as if we could destroy it...)
Have you seen the GM Aztec? Now that's ugly!
Cat's were not required until 1973 in the US. It's a carburated engine, so if you add one, the extremely rich mixture causes the exotherm to exceed 750 deg/C and destroys the catalyst. They couldn't add a catalytic converter until they could control the mixture enough to prevent it.
This is why there were so many mechanical fuel injection systems and oddball "electric carburator's" in the 70's.
I have this argument monthly with PRius and other hybrid owners that hate it when you pierce their cloud. I drive Suzuki cars. I have a Suzuki 4WD SUV that get's 32mpg, and a Suzuki(geo) car that regularly get's 44mpg both achieving "hybrid" mileage with far lower technology engine and drivetrain systems. My point in regular car milage debates is that we have had the tech to get high mileage for decades, it's that the car makers in the USA refuse to make them.
The Prius and Civic hybrids are "look at me" cars. The TDI's are easily their equal with 10+ year old tech, and the VW Lupo (not available in the US...) is just in a different class altogether.
I have a '71 Super Beetle in my garage currently being restored. It has a 1940's technology air cooled 1.6l flat 4 in it that can be coerced to get around 35 mpg. The only difference I can see between the modern domestic compact cars and it are: 1. Safety, airbags & crumple zones. 2. Smog. The Bug will put out 100x more emissions than any modern car. (Which is why it might get converted to electric...)
Furthermore, he should be able to "fudge" the stratum of one of his servers to a slightly higher priority so that his entire organization drifts as a whole, rather than each machine independently.
I've owned a Oregon Scientific WWVB clock since the late 90's. Used it both in the SF bay area, and central Texas. Worked fine in both places. It did provide some portable amusement once... It was my one and only visible Y2K bug. It fixed itself the next day. Weird...
They can be interfered with. They don't like dimmers, touch lamps, and some CFL bulbs.