when MS was criticized for the trademark filing, they took great pains to explain that the trademark was for "microsoft windows," not "windows."
A necessity, both because "windows" is a single common word, and because it was already in widewspread use to describe a section of the screen on a computer.
As to changes over the years, pork itself has become a fairly lean meat, so there is less fat in the average processed pig than there was 30 years ago.
Even more than that.
Today's commercial pork are a different breed. The old breed is in serious danger of dropping below the minimal threshold for genetic viability, and there are actually conservation programs for it! [I'd offer linkins, but it's been a while. Be sure to include "iowa state" in the search if you google for these, as it's *certain* to be involved.]
And Iowa seems to keep the best pork for themselves:) I was shocked at the difference in quality once I left. Pork steaks were on sale for.99/lb about 50 weeks a year at Fareway [which has a full-scale butcher counter in ever store--no pre-packaged stuff out in the aisles], and it was comparable to a beef cut several times the price. The roasts were also, in terms of flavor and leanness, comparable to beef at several times the cost.
hawk, who wants his Fareway counter back, but doesn't find it worth the weather
Also, there were dire warnings of "the imminent death of the usenet."
It *did* happen. Most of the newsgroups ended up as smoking wreckage. In a few, many people reported abuse, adds, clueless aolers, and the like, and exist as productive forums to this day.
At Communion several years ago in college, I did a double-take at a cup that appeared to be full of grape juice rather than wine.
The priest explained afterwards.
It was indeed "wine," but unfermented. His treatment program alternated their favorite poison with warm salt water.
They *did* get conditioned to avoid their former favorite, and even to have a very unpleasant association with it.
Unfermented wine has been approved for use by priests with alcohol problems. He commented that the Church didn't want priests, uhm, getting ill all over the alter, which would be his natural (well, conditioned) reaction to smelling the wine.
In addidition to convenience, autonomous, or even street-directed, vehicles could nearly eliminate the problem with DUI.
With smart streets, traffic control could also be much improved, with, for example, the freeway directing vehicles to shift position slightly for injection of merging vehicles.
Speeds could be significantly increased, and vehicles could be placed on bulk carriers (e.g., trains).
With good enough control and timing (many years after initial introduction), vehicles could be sent through intersections in the holes in cross-traffic . . .
I disagree. In another 10 or 15 years your going to be looking back on todays technology like we do NES.
Another crack like that and I'm going to hit you over the head with my Atari 2600. A five contact joystick and 128 bytes of RAM is all that *real* games need:)
Belive me, you got *plenty* of feedback as the contacts or wires wore out.
hawk, who won't admit to the quantity of the things that he rebuilt back then
NOt really. They're actually playing the Prisoner's dilemma. The Tragedy of the commons describes overuse in general, and certaianly covers the same principles.
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when MS was criticized for the trademark filing, they took great pains to explain that the trademark was for "microsoft windows," not "windows."
A necessity, both because "windows" is a single common word, and because it was already in widewspread use to describe a section of the screen on a computer.
hawk
As to changes over the years, pork itself has become a fairly lean meat, so there is less fat in the average processed pig than there was 30 years ago.
:) I was shocked at the difference in quality once I left. Pork steaks were on sale for .99/lb about 50 weeks a year at Fareway [which has a full-scale butcher counter in ever store--no pre-packaged stuff out in the aisles], and it was comparable to a beef cut several times the price. The roasts were also, in terms of flavor and leanness, comparable to beef at several times the cost.
Even more than that.
Today's commercial pork are a different breed. The old breed is in serious danger of dropping below the minimal threshold for genetic viability, and there are actually conservation programs for it! [I'd offer linkins, but it's been a while. Be sure to include "iowa state" in the search if you google for these, as it's *certain* to be involved.]
And Iowa seems to keep the best pork for themselves
hawk, who wants his Fareway counter back, but doesn't find it worth the weather
Civilian equivelent of the C rations I had in the military, way back when.
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I read something a few years back about Audrey Murphy (?), the most decorated man in WWII.
Upon returning home, a neighbor had him over for dinner, and served her prize spam casserole.
She said he was very polite when he explained that he couldn't eat it, as it was c-rations . .
hawk
Look under the fingerail of Satan's right-hand ring finger.
Nearby, on the thumb, you will find Microsoft's soul.
hawk
Also, there were dire warnings of "the imminent death of the usenet."
It *did* happen. Most of the newsgroups ended up as smoking wreckage. In a few, many people reported abuse, adds, clueless aolers, and the like, and exist as productive forums to this day.
hawk
[*nods*]
Yep, AOL had the "give away junk disks by mail" market *cornered*.
hawk, who found it hysterical when his XP installation disk resurfaced, after his wife mistook it for a coaster
Of the new media companies, AOL, M$, Napster, MP3.COM, only M$ is left and they are owned.
:)
Damned root kits
hawk
I've wanted a DB bus about the house, particularly the kitchen counter and bathroom, for eons. So many little appliances that would be useful.
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I could extend this to the whole house for computers . .
hawk
Damn that Newton and his FUD.
He's been unbearably cranky ever since Leibnitz stole the Calculus from him.
hawk
But didn't it need to be redone periodically? admittedly, my memory on the dtails is a bit hazy after all this time.
hawk
Contrary to the nasty and malicious rumors, it's on schedule and will happen. I'm typing this from an early production model.
It sits right next to my brand new Amiga, whose operating system is based upon a release candidate of the Hurd kernel . .
hawk
hawk
At Communion several years ago in college, I did a double-take at a cup that appeared to be full of grape juice rather than wine.
The priest explained afterwards.
It was indeed "wine," but unfermented. His treatment program alternated their favorite poison with warm salt water.
They *did* get conditioned to avoid their former favorite, and even to have a very unpleasant association with it.
Unfermented wine has been approved for use by priests with alcohol problems. He commented that the Church didn't want priests, uhm, getting ill all over the alter, which would be his natural (well, conditioned) reaction to smelling the wine.
hawk
When it climbs the wall, it sure makes it difficult.
>or "kudzu stops lawn mowing"
[*nods*]
Yep, jams the mower up but good.
>or "kudzu stops grocery shopping" or "kudzu stops carjackings" or
Only if you trip, or if it made the alcohol to strong to find the car . .
hawk
> Luckily, alcohol is much less addictive than cocaine.
However, crack is staggeringly more addictive than cocaine (thus the amazingly higher penalties).
Just to play with your analogy, might kudzulcohol be far more addictive than alcohol?
hawk
Just what an alcoholic needs: more effective booze . .
However, it might be useful for alcoholics on a diet
hawk
hawk
I told you so!
They *are* putting MS Windows into cars!
hawk
When they dumped "Indians," the administration supressed the overwhelming first choice in the student vote: "Robber Barons."
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Apparently, checking your sense of humor and history at the door is a requirement to be an administrator there, too . .
hawk
t there are points where the vehicle must do an obstacle course and avoiding it or jumping over it is banned.
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Swell.
*Now* what am I supposed to do with this JATO unit?
I suppose that I could mount it in the back of my father's old Chevy wagon . .
hawk
In addidition to convenience, autonomous, or even street-directed, vehicles could nearly eliminate the problem with DUI.
With smart streets, traffic control could also be much improved, with, for example, the freeway directing vehicles to shift position slightly for injection of merging vehicles.
Speeds could be significantly increased, and vehicles could be placed on bulk carriers (e.g., trains).
With good enough control and timing (many years after initial introduction), vehicles could be sent through intersections in the holes in cross-traffic . . .
I disagree. In another 10 or 15 years your going to be looking back on todays technology like we do NES.
:)
Another crack like that and I'm going to hit you over the head with my Atari 2600. A five contact joystick and 128 bytes of RAM is all that *real* games need
Belive me, you got *plenty* of feedback as the contacts or wires wore out.
hawk, who won't admit to the quantity of the things that he rebuilt back then
Could that be because MS was spending so many years trying to move hotmail from FreeBSD to Windows?
hawk
I think that "privacy.popups.disable_from_plugins" set to "integer, 2" is the setting that solves that. (type about:config into the address bar).
Now why I can't selecttext from that page, or the various other info screens (e.g., page info) is beyond me . . .
NOt really. They're actually playing the Prisoner's dilemma. The Tragedy of the commons describes overuse in general, and certaianly covers the same principles.
:)
OK, he should read both
hawk