How many gigawatts could be put back into the grid if we hooked those dynamos up to some Slashdotter forearms now that all those Natalie Portman nudie pix have hit the net?
And before you go all pissy about May's PhD not being "real", you might want to research the degee-granting process at accredited universities. He's legitimately allowed to call himself Doctor if he wants to, and the university will back him on it.
As an educated, rational person who has been marginalized by loud-mouthed, stupid ideologues, I would like to offer Homer Jacobson my most sincere thanks. By withdrawing his paper, he reminds us of how the scientific method is really supposed to work, and why it is the most powerful problem-solving tool yet created by man. It is this power that both tempts and terrifies religious zealots.
Dr. Jacobson also reminds us that science is more than the current crop of grant-whores chasing corporate bucks with the same intensity as a Congressman chases a teenaged page.
They could test the software by letting it count the smiles in an audience as they watch marketing managers being put to death in various off-beat and creative ways. A dunk tank full of piranha, rolls of toilet paper in a parachute pack...that sort of thing.
Actually, Canada's system is pretty much the same, and we didn't lag much in the broadband area. As a matter of fact, there's considerably more area to cover, and only about a tenth the population.
I have to tell you that your concern about Canadians having larger penises is true. Did you think your girlfriend was coming up here to canoe, for crap sake? It's just common sense. Canada is always so cold the well-documented Unheated Swimming Pool Effect would render us unable to breed if we didn't have bigger penises.
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I'm wondering how we could be expected to know that from such a statistically insignificant sample, especially without comparing notes.
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I have one of the oldest GMail accounts. No IMAP for me, so far. Whatever system they're using to determine who gets offered IMAP first, it has nothing to do with when your joined up.
It would be lovely just to use the system I like. The problem is that Microsoft will quit supporting it and leave me with a potential security nightmare. I have no major complaints with XP Pro, and would happily stay with it for the next 10 years. That's pretty much what happened when I moved from Windows 98 to XP. Since I don't like an intrusive OS that's going to second-guess me every step of the way, my next move will be to whatever flavour of Linux happens to be around when XP is no longer tenable.
This sounds a lot like getting the camel's nose into the tent. Once it's established that there are two or more "classes" of information, and those classes can be treated differently, there's endless opportunities to make some customers "a little more equal" than others. And charge them a premium, of course.
I'm thinking of an airline that's planning to ensure that if you fly coach, your bags will be the last ones off the plane.
"They are not interested in your searches for marginal photos. They are interested in the security leaks."
How do you know what "they" are interested in? Hoover spent years amassing files on people who might one day reach positions of power. Then he blackmailed them. With virtually unlimited storage capacity, increasingly effective database management and an ethically-challenged government, I wouldn't make too many definitive statements about what is or isn't a matter of interest.
You might want to check out the history of England's Court of Star Chamber, and comments concerning it by some Americans who have stood for freedom when it wasn't safe or convenient to do so (I'm thinking of poet Edgar Lee Masters, but there were others). One of the things I respect about the U.S. is its dedication to an open justice system. In the long run, secrecy in such matters always costs more than it's worth.
Well, if they're going to flush your civil rights down the toilet, at least somebody can make a few bucks off 'em as they go. I think it was Nikita Khrushchev who said an American was somebody who would sell you the rope you were going to hang him with.
Damn! The Constitution was such a magnificent document, too.
I'm afraid I've managed to get addicted to the Tungsten E2. My work involves graphics, so I need a screen with decent definition. The 2G SD card I added provides quite a bit of storage. The keyboard/bluetooth gives me a wee, tiny little notebook with internet access when I need it. I also have to take verbatim notes sometimes. I can do that easily with the keyboard. Recording and transcribing later would be a huge pain in the ass. I like to listen to music and play the odd video file. It plugs very nicely into just about any audio/video system you can think of with the right patch cord, which has gotten me major brownie points for being able to provide emergency music a couple of times. And a lot of people I deal with have compatible PDA's, so we can swap data around quickly and easily.
In short, it's like somebody designed the damned thing for me personally, and I can't imagine getting along without it anymore. Oh, and I get to spend time cooling my heels at City Hall from time to time, so I've got a few novels on there, too. The only thing missing is a built-in microphone.
I don't know the Visor. Would it have suited my needs better?
One of the projects that Golden didn't get his greasy, micromanaging little fingers very far into. When politicians and their drones stay at arm's length, NASA does a pretty good job.
Take a look at my earlier comment and the one immediately following it and how the two are scored (Only a matter of time, -1 Off topic vs OK But, +2 Funny), then tell me the grader isn't an asshole.
If Congress gets its act together and refuses to grant the telcoms immunity for helping to illegally wiretap U.S. citizens, it's going to be AT&T's turn in the barrel. Hope they brought lots of Vaseline.
Well, I guess you'd have to follow rigorous scientific protocol and sacrifice the subjects at the end of the experiment. Disposal should be easy enough. Once you clean all the crap out of a lawyer, what's left should fit into a baggie.
The battle's not over yet. Radiohead is an established band with a loyal fan base, and they can make something like this work. We still need much stronger methods for allowing talented new bands to establish themselves. They'd be swamped by all the poseurs, spammers and wannabe's under the usual internet-dominated marketing model.
I'm certain this can be done, but there's a lot of work ahead.
It's long been an annoyance to me that RealPlayer is installed by default on my Palm Tungsten E2, and there's no way to remove it without risk. It squats like a toad in my small pool of on-board RAM, taking up space I bought and paid for. On my PC, of course, it's just a smelly, fading memory, replaced ages ago by less toxic alternatives.
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How many gigawatts could be put back into the grid if we hooked those dynamos up to some Slashdotter forearms now that all those Natalie Portman nudie pix have hit the net?
Get your own facts right. May was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science degree by Hertfordshire University in 2002.
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And before you go all pissy about May's PhD not being "real", you might want to research the degee-granting process at accredited universities. He's legitimately allowed to call himself Doctor if he wants to, and the university will back him on it.
As an educated, rational person who has been marginalized by loud-mouthed, stupid ideologues, I would like to offer Homer Jacobson my most sincere thanks. By withdrawing his paper, he reminds us of how the scientific method is really supposed to work, and why it is the most powerful problem-solving tool yet created by man. It is this power that both tempts and terrifies religious zealots.
Dr. Jacobson also reminds us that science is more than the current crop of grant-whores chasing corporate bucks with the same intensity as a Congressman chases a teenaged page.
"So while the lawyers do profit, it is my belief that profit is both incidental and necessary"
So what you're saying is that in order to attain the desirable end of keeping the mink plump and healthy, I have to feed the weasels and rats as well.
Please don't pick at the analogy...it leaves a nasty scab.
They could test the software by letting it count the smiles in an audience as they watch marketing managers being put to death in various off-beat and creative ways. A dunk tank full of piranha, rolls of toilet paper in a parachute pack...that sort of thing.
Actually, Canada's system is pretty much the same, and we didn't lag much in the broadband area. As a matter of fact, there's considerably more area to cover, and only about a tenth the population.
I have to tell you that your concern about Canadians having larger penises is true. Did you think your girlfriend was coming up here to canoe, for crap sake? It's just common sense. Canada is always so cold the well-documented Unheated Swimming Pool Effect would render us unable to breed if we didn't have bigger penises.
Idiot.
I have one of the oldest GMail accounts. No IMAP for me, so far. Whatever system they're using to determine who gets offered IMAP first, it has nothing to do with when your joined up.
It would be lovely just to use the system I like. The problem is that Microsoft will quit supporting it and leave me with a potential security nightmare. I have no major complaints with XP Pro, and would happily stay with it for the next 10 years. That's pretty much what happened when I moved from Windows 98 to XP. Since I don't like an intrusive OS that's going to second-guess me every step of the way, my next move will be to whatever flavour of Linux happens to be around when XP is no longer tenable.
So does this mean there's no mandatory retirement age for porn stars? Granny will want to hear about this.
This sounds a lot like getting the camel's nose into the tent. Once it's established that there are two or more "classes" of information, and those classes can be treated differently, there's endless opportunities to make some customers "a little more equal" than others. And charge them a premium, of course.
I'm thinking of an airline that's planning to ensure that if you fly coach, your bags will be the last ones off the plane.
"They are not interested in your searches for marginal photos. They are interested in the security leaks."
How do you know what "they" are interested in? Hoover spent years amassing files on people who might one day reach positions of power. Then he blackmailed them. With virtually unlimited storage capacity, increasingly effective database management and an ethically-challenged government, I wouldn't make too many definitive statements about what is or isn't a matter of interest.
You might want to check out the history of England's Court of Star Chamber, and comments concerning it by some Americans who have stood for freedom when it wasn't safe or convenient to do so (I'm thinking of poet Edgar Lee Masters, but there were others). One of the things I respect about the U.S. is its dedication to an open justice system. In the long run, secrecy in such matters always costs more than it's worth.
Damn! The Constitution was such a magnificent document, too.
In short, it's like somebody designed the damned thing for me personally, and I can't imagine getting along without it anymore. Oh, and I get to spend time cooling my heels at City Hall from time to time, so I've got a few novels on there, too. The only thing missing is a built-in microphone.
I don't know the Visor. Would it have suited my needs better?
If you can afford nearly five million bucks just to get your car to the door of your apartment, believe me, getting a girlfriend won't be a problem.
One of the projects that Golden didn't get his greasy, micromanaging little fingers very far into. When politicians and their drones stay at arm's length, NASA does a pretty good job.
Take a look at my earlier comment and the one immediately following it and how the two are scored (Only a matter of time, -1 Off topic vs OK But, +2 Funny), then tell me the grader isn't an asshole.
Hey, I can dream, can't I?
Can underpants be far behind?
If Congress gets its act together and refuses to grant the telcoms immunity for helping to illegally wiretap U.S. citizens, it's going to be AT&T's turn in the barrel. Hope they brought lots of Vaseline.
Well, I guess you'd have to follow rigorous scientific protocol and sacrifice the subjects at the end of the experiment. Disposal should be easy enough. Once you clean all the crap out of a lawyer, what's left should fit into a baggie.
The battle's not over yet. Radiohead is an established band with a loyal fan base, and they can make something like this work. We still need much stronger methods for allowing talented new bands to establish themselves. They'd be swamped by all the poseurs, spammers and wannabe's under the usual internet-dominated marketing model.
I'm certain this can be done, but there's a lot of work ahead.
It's long been an annoyance to me that RealPlayer is installed by default on my Palm Tungsten E2, and there's no way to remove it without risk. It squats like a toad in my small pool of on-board RAM, taking up space I bought and paid for. On my PC, of course, it's just a smelly, fading memory, replaced ages ago by less toxic alternatives.