I thought lotteries worked by taking disposable income from citizens and then turning it into state funds.. kind of like a tax on those stupid enough to play more than a few times. Giving that money back to the people would just redistribute money the people were already spending.. which wouldn't really help people financially.
The point of having a computer is that it maximizes bottom time by calculating air consumption continuously (calculus vs algebra, if you will). Thus, you'd expect to stay down longer than the tables would let you. I agree that it's better safe than sorry and probably a good idea to at least consult a dive table to find a ballpark figure, but there's no point in shelling out $200 for a computer if you're not going to reap any benefit.
I saw the Home of the Future a couple of years ago; I wasn't really impressed. Microsoft must be looking to get some advertising, though, because they made me sign an NDA when I visited. Oh, and when I went, they actually did track people's location in the house with motion sensors. I guess it was seen as a little too invasive, even for Microsoft.
The article implies that the problem lies almost entirely with the web authors and developers. The fact is, even the latest versions of Netscape and Opera lag behind IE in basic interpretation of HTML. They'll add unwarranted pixels, screw up framesets, and generally make nuisances of themselves. If these browsers weren't so obviously flawed, more users would gravitate towards them and thus more sites would shift away from proprietary IE functions. In order for a standards-compliant internet to work, browser and WYSIWYG editor developers need to make their products effective enough to be competitive.
He said the government was moving in the right direction, not solving all the world's problems. Remember, the longest journey begins with a single step.
I am, unfortunately, living in South Carolina. I wouldn't mind participating in such a movement, but I don't think that many South Carolina folk would get fired up over a computer issue. Anyway, Hollings is an idiot. Let's just hope he's a harmless one.
Why not add.xxx? ICANN could offer to switch existing porn sites to.xxx; filtration systems would become very efficient and actually worthwhile... ICANN is making a big mistake.
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I thought lotteries worked by taking disposable income from citizens and then turning it into state funds.. kind of like a tax on those stupid enough to play more than a few times. Giving that money back to the people would just redistribute money the people were already spending.. which wouldn't really help people financially.
"Bitty" usually starts with a "B" =]
I made LN2 ice cream for my 7th grade science fair project. It was a huge hit.
The point of having a computer is that it maximizes bottom time by calculating air consumption continuously (calculus vs algebra, if you will). Thus, you'd expect to stay down longer than the tables would let you. I agree that it's better safe than sorry and probably a good idea to at least consult a dive table to find a ballpark figure, but there's no point in shelling out $200 for a computer if you're not going to reap any benefit.
FWIW, I'm also a certified rescue diver.
I saw the Home of the Future a couple of years ago; I wasn't really impressed. Microsoft must be looking to get some advertising, though, because they made me sign an NDA when I visited. Oh, and when I went, they actually did track people's location in the house with motion sensors. I guess it was seen as a little too invasive, even for Microsoft.
The article implies that the problem lies almost entirely with the web authors and developers. The fact is, even the latest versions of Netscape and Opera lag behind IE in basic interpretation of HTML. They'll add unwarranted pixels, screw up framesets, and generally make nuisances of themselves. If these browsers weren't so obviously flawed, more users would gravitate towards them and thus more sites would shift away from proprietary IE functions. In order for a standards-compliant internet to work, browser and WYSIWYG editor developers need to make their products effective enough to be competitive.
I've been using Dvorak for a few months now, and I love it. I'm not sure I want to spend the time switching again, though.
He said the government was moving in the right direction, not solving all the world's problems. Remember, the longest journey begins with a single step.
I am, unfortunately, living in South Carolina. I wouldn't mind participating in such a movement, but I don't think that many South Carolina folk would get fired up over a computer issue. Anyway, Hollings is an idiot. Let's just hope he's a harmless one.
Why not add .xxx? ICANN could offer to switch existing porn sites to .xxx; filtration systems would become very efficient and actually worthwhile... ICANN is making a big mistake.