Very little wind? You've never been on the bad side of a supercell, have you:)
The gust front alone is enough to knock you over at times. Straightline winds, hail, rain shafts, and the occasional random 80mph gust make stable filming very difficult no matter what equipment you have. The other problem is that when you're jumping in and out of a vehicle trying to get to a point where you're close enough to see it but not close enough to get hit AND trying to stay away from the hail shaft, you don't want to be loaded down with equipment. You always ALWAYS need to be ready to quickly get back in and get the hell outta the way.
It wasn't intentional, I actually don't know why they didn't link that one to the larger version. When I get home tonight I'll have to remember to upload some of the pics to my personal gallery. I have some great post-tornado damage pics from that same storm.
You laugh, but that's just about right. After having storm chased with the meteorology students at college and some of the USAF meteorologists, I can tell you some of the stuff that's done on TV is often laughable and downright dangerous at times. They're melodramatic and they push the limits more than is safe, because it makes for a good show.
That's not to say we never did anything stupid... just never on purpose in order to have a good story. Here and here are some of the photos we've gotten (I'm Becky). The seventh set down on that second page were an accident. We almost got caught in that one - took a wrong turn and got stuck in a residential area near Indianapolis. Let's just say, when you start seeing the blue flash from power pylons blowing up closer and closer to you... well, you know you're in the wrong place at the wrong time.
It may look cool on TV but it worries me the number of people who think you can go do this without having a ground support team. Even trained people can make mistakes.
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It has "[sic]" after it because the fragment is unclear. Whose credibility did Microsoft destroy; its own, its partner's, or someone else's? The fragment should have an object such as "Now we have an upset partner, Microsoft destroyed their credibility," or "Now we have an upset partner, Microsoft has destroyed its credibility, and my own credibility is shot as well."
Basically, that sentence has a number of grammar issues.
Pot, or kettle? (Fixed those grammar issues for you.);)
I've just been calling it "an E-PC" but have no idea what the proper title is. I assumed when Wiki says it's "pronounced as the letter e" they just meant the "Eee" part, not the entire name. I'd also love some enlightenment on this!
Apparently Owen Garriott spent time aboard SpaceLab, and Richard will be the first second-generation American astronaut. I'd say they're pointing out the relation because it's so significant, not because they're downplaying his own fame.
This is hardly a "force-in". It's the consumer's responsibility to read the terms of their contract. There have been several times where I have decided not to invest in a service because I found some fine print that I didn't like. Just because it's hard to find and often overlooked doesn't mean they're forcing you to agree to use their service and any terms it entails.
As an aside, I think that there should also be an option to opt OUT at any time.
Hardware being elegantly designed is hardly customer service, it's just creating a good product. Big difference there. You could make the best-looking car, but if I go in to buy it and I'm treated like crap, I'm not giving a dime to that brand.
As far as their hardware and software working seamlessly together, aren't you REQUIRED to use iTunes to load your iPod, and they have to be synchronized so that it's a pain to use on multiple computers? Lack of choices doesn't sound like treating your customers well, it sounds like a monopoly. Not only that, but unless they've made some big changes, you can't even change your own battery - you have to pay to send it in to them.
I made the BSOD my wallpaper once... on my Mac at work *grin* Disabled all desktop icons, hid the dock... the only giveaway was the menu at the top, but you should have seen peoples' faces when they saw my Mac had a Windows error. Not a bad April Fool's Day joke.
Not positive, but I don't think that's what the parent was getting at... rather the fact that if you go after such a high-profile company, you're bound to have someone come down on you, and these guys should have been expecting that. If they had gone after Joe Blow, they probably could have gotten away with a slap on the wrist with a wet noodle, because Joe Blow isn't going to have the power, time, or money to prosecute.
Part of me wants to agree that these "usability issues" should be recognized early on, but at the same time this is a whole different ballgame than learning Windows or even MacOS. Those are the platforms you learn when you're a kid and your parents or teacher or whoever first sits you in front of a computer. You watch them, you see what little tricks they do to make it work how they want it, and you then copy those when you play with the system. They don't sit you down in front of something you've never seen before and say, "Alright kiddo, go to it," that would be ludicrous.
I would imagine that if you had a kid and let them watch you use Linux, then finally let them use it themselves one day, it would be the same situation. Surely Linux is user-friendly enough for that.
It just seems to me that this is almost like giving someone a book in a language they don't know, then saying there must be something wrong with the language because the person takes a long time to understand it.
This amuses me because our SoundOff column in the newspaper today had this gem: "I am guilty of just passing a yellow light that I cut a little bit short, because I saw the red light come on just as I went under it, but I was okay because five other people came through behind me."
The sad part is, they weren't exaggerating. I see this happen all the time, and I wish Biloxi would come down harder on people who run the intersections like that. There's got to be a happy medium between letting people keep going through even after the other people get their green, and ticketing people who just happen to be in the intersection WHEN it turns red.
Sadly I've gotten to the point where I'm so frustrated about it, I'll start to go when my light turns green, even if they're still in the intersection. You should see the looks on their faces when a big-ass pickup truck is headed right for them. Am I in the wrong? Probably. But damn is it fun!
"The Wikimedia Foundation has never accepted nor solicited donations in order to protect or make edits to a Wikipedia article - nor has Jimmy Wales." (emphasis mine) I believe that's what you were looking for?
You see, I work as a professional thief. I used to have to drive around the city looking for good areas, which wasted a lot of time and money on my part. Google has taken out the crappy part of my job, though! Now all I have to do is log on and take a look at who has a plasma TV, game console, or home theater that's easily accessible from the front of their house. I can even see if there's a nearby vacant lot where I can set up shop without anyone noticing.
I figure I ought to be able to crank up productivity at least another 50%. All you haters need to think of the people like me who are making a hard-earned living off this!
I'm pretty sure this article ran earlier, right? Something about finding methane on another planet?
They claimed that it suggests biochemical processes are occurring, but I say it just proves the existence of beans elsewhere in the universe. Now they're saying there's a smell? It doesn't take a rocket scientist to deduce that!
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Very little wind? You've never been on the bad side of a supercell, have you :)
The gust front alone is enough to knock you over at times. Straightline winds, hail, rain shafts, and the occasional random 80mph gust make stable filming very difficult no matter what equipment you have. The other problem is that when you're jumping in and out of a vehicle trying to get to a point where you're close enough to see it but not close enough to get hit AND trying to stay away from the hail shaft, you don't want to be loaded down with equipment. You always ALWAYS need to be ready to quickly get back in and get the hell outta the way.
It wasn't intentional, I actually don't know why they didn't link that one to the larger version. When I get home tonight I'll have to remember to upload some of the pics to my personal gallery. I have some great post-tornado damage pics from that same storm.
You laugh, but that's just about right. After having storm chased with the meteorology students at college and some of the USAF meteorologists, I can tell you some of the stuff that's done on TV is often laughable and downright dangerous at times. They're melodramatic and they push the limits more than is safe, because it makes for a good show.
That's not to say we never did anything stupid... just never on purpose in order to have a good story. Here and here are some of the photos we've gotten (I'm Becky). The seventh set down on that second page were an accident. We almost got caught in that one - took a wrong turn and got stuck in a residential area near Indianapolis. Let's just say, when you start seeing the blue flash from power pylons blowing up closer and closer to you... well, you know you're in the wrong place at the wrong time.
It may look cool on TV but it worries me the number of people who think you can go do this without having a ground support team. Even trained people can make mistakes.
Evolving ROCKS, 'cuz knowledge is power!
It has "[sic]" after it because the fragment is unclear. Whose credibility did Microsoft destroy; its own, its partner's, or someone else's? The fragment should have an object such as "Now we have an upset partner, Microsoft destroyed their credibility," or "Now we have an upset partner, Microsoft has destroyed its credibility, and my own credibility is shot as well."
Basically, that sentence has a number of grammar issues.
Pot, or kettle? (Fixed those grammar issues for you.) ;)
Why, how many do YOU have? Most of the humans I've known haven't been missing their maxilla or mandible. Maybe you're the alien?? :tinfoil:
I've just been calling it "an E-PC" but have no idea what the proper title is. I assumed when Wiki says it's "pronounced as the letter e" they just meant the "Eee" part, not the entire name. I'd also love some enlightenment on this!
Just being silly because of their use of recursive acronyms. GNU amuses me!
Close.... GIMP ToolKit. (Okay, so that's an anal-retentive reply, sorry)
Apparently Owen Garriott spent time aboard SpaceLab, and Richard will be the first second-generation American astronaut. I'd say they're pointing out the relation because it's so significant, not because they're downplaying his own fame.
This is hardly a "force-in". It's the consumer's responsibility to read the terms of their contract. There have been several times where I have decided not to invest in a service because I found some fine print that I didn't like. Just because it's hard to find and often overlooked doesn't mean they're forcing you to agree to use their service and any terms it entails.
As an aside, I think that there should also be an option to opt OUT at any time.
Whoa, whoa.
Hardware being elegantly designed is hardly customer service, it's just creating a good product. Big difference there. You could make the best-looking car, but if I go in to buy it and I'm treated like crap, I'm not giving a dime to that brand.
As far as their hardware and software working seamlessly together, aren't you REQUIRED to use iTunes to load your iPod, and they have to be synchronized so that it's a pain to use on multiple computers? Lack of choices doesn't sound like treating your customers well, it sounds like a monopoly. Not only that, but unless they've made some big changes, you can't even change your own battery - you have to pay to send it in to them.
One out of three ain't bad...
I made the BSOD my wallpaper once... on my Mac at work *grin* Disabled all desktop icons, hid the dock... the only giveaway was the menu at the top, but you should have seen peoples' faces when they saw my Mac had a Windows error. Not a bad April Fool's Day joke.
Arrrrrr, me torrents are driving me nuts!
Do you also have econs?
How do I get voyeur privileges? Is it pay-per-view? What's the ratio of male flashers to female flashers?
These are the important questions.
Not positive, but I don't think that's what the parent was getting at... rather the fact that if you go after such a high-profile company, you're bound to have someone come down on you, and these guys should have been expecting that. If they had gone after Joe Blow, they probably could have gotten away with a slap on the wrist with a wet noodle, because Joe Blow isn't going to have the power, time, or money to prosecute.
OMG PONIED!
(I gave up my mod points for that little gem.)
Part of me wants to agree that these "usability issues" should be recognized early on, but at the same time this is a whole different ballgame than learning Windows or even MacOS. Those are the platforms you learn when you're a kid and your parents or teacher or whoever first sits you in front of a computer. You watch them, you see what little tricks they do to make it work how they want it, and you then copy those when you play with the system. They don't sit you down in front of something you've never seen before and say, "Alright kiddo, go to it," that would be ludicrous.
I would imagine that if you had a kid and let them watch you use Linux, then finally let them use it themselves one day, it would be the same situation. Surely Linux is user-friendly enough for that.
It just seems to me that this is almost like giving someone a book in a language they don't know, then saying there must be something wrong with the language because the person takes a long time to understand it.
This amuses me because our SoundOff column in the newspaper today had this gem:
"I am guilty of just passing a yellow light that I cut a little bit short, because I saw the red light come on just as I went under it, but I was okay because five other people came through behind me."
The sad part is, they weren't exaggerating. I see this happen all the time, and I wish Biloxi would come down harder on people who run the intersections like that. There's got to be a happy medium between letting people keep going through even after the other people get their green, and ticketing people who just happen to be in the intersection WHEN it turns red.
Sadly I've gotten to the point where I'm so frustrated about it, I'll start to go when my light turns green, even if they're still in the intersection. You should see the looks on their faces when a big-ass pickup truck is headed right for them. Am I in the wrong? Probably. But damn is it fun!
I believe that's what you were looking for?
You see, I work as a professional thief. I used to have to drive around the city looking for good areas, which wasted a lot of time and money on my part. Google has taken out the crappy part of my job, though! Now all I have to do is log on and take a look at who has a plasma TV, game console, or home theater that's easily accessible from the front of their house. I can even see if there's a nearby vacant lot where I can set up shop without anyone noticing.
I figure I ought to be able to crank up productivity at least another 50%. All you haters need to think of the people like me who are making a hard-earned living off this!
I'm pretty sure this article ran earlier, right? Something about finding methane on another planet?
They claimed that it suggests biochemical processes are occurring, but I say it just proves the existence of beans elsewhere in the universe. Now they're saying there's a smell? It doesn't take a rocket scientist to deduce that!
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