Well, it's not really a "map of disease"
breakouts. In fact the map part is rather just
a shiny pony?
A list could have done just the same amount
of good. Since for the most part each area has
one pushpin that just sums up the area.
[FWIW, I only looked at US pins.]
At least if it was a cluster map I could
look at an area and think, "I sure as heck
ain't traveling there for work this week."
I think if public interaction would be
allowed, that would turn up the dial to
a more 'fine' resolution rather than the
grainy "Cryptosporidium in local pools"
that I already know about cause I read
the local paper. Or that the measles
outbreak is almost contained. I can get
that from the 10pm news.
That further detracts from the usefulness
of this website as it stands, because I
doubt someone that reads the news less
than I do, would be more likely to go to
a website and search what new diseases
popped up this week. [All hypochondriacs
aside]
It's a good seed/foundation as long as
they have the financial stamina to keep
it going.
I was just reading yesterday that
when the scientists dumped too much
material to be processed and then
subsequently shook the lab to get
some material, they may have caused
the short that caused other delays.
It was that first oven test that led to the problematic electrical short. The scoop dumped so much soil that it clogged a mesh screen filter over the oven. To break up the dirt, technicians shook the instrument for several days.
Engineers think the shaking caused the short circuit, and an independent engineering group reported that the problem could happen again if an oven is turned on.
Now, FTFA it says they were trying
to shake the arm.
Over the weekend, scientists sent the robotic arm instructions to pull the fork out of the ground and keep it vertical while moving it to the side and shaking any excess soil off of it.
However, the movement was forcing the robotic arm to twist its wrist too far. The robot realized that it was about to damage itself so it moved the other way and then realized that it no longer had the proper coordinates for what to do next, so it left the fork sticking up in the air, stuck its scoop in the ground and stalled itself.
I propose: Limit the shaking of the
expensive
and difficult to replace
robotic device.
We had an old 8ft dish. My dad and I covered the mounting holes with stainless mesh, filled it with good soil and compost and planted a nice selection of butterfly/hummingbird flowers in it.
This kept certain plants from roaming beyond the area desired. Use plants that trellis or hang to cover the ugly sides/underside.
That oversized planter has been going for over a decade now. The plants do a good job of reseeding every year.
Now, only if other people besides
the "elite" can get their names on
a list to be eligible to buy one of
these things at some distant time
in the future for a price less than
that teaser price of $100k.
I would love to be a: Signed-Up-Future-Tesla-Owner
but they will
have to get their act
in gear (all pun
intended) to become
viable before
another...
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I am old, unfrickin fortunately, I feel it every time I stand up.
And I am NOT under any condition getting in one of those planes. Ever? No, I will maybe someday... if they are still flying in 10 years+ and Acid rain and airborne sand don't decay the wings into shreds.
Maybe it was modded offtopic for a dialected speech? One from the south? Have something against people from the south? There's a few of us.
Or was I modded offtopic cause I hit second place? Sorry... I was bored and when I read it, I decided to post a quip that was true to intention and it was second place.
This damn phone I'm on crashes so frequently, I just automatically soft reset if I know I want to use it for more than 5 min in a row.
I'll admit, it's probably my fault! I did install programs on it. Silly me.
So, as I always say, Windows OS's work great til you actually use them. Then it's all downhill from there. -tis a joke, I'm an equal opportunity offender.
--------- And by focusing on low-income areas, the plan is more politically acceptable and possibly open to future funding - either from government sources or private companies interested in boosting philanthropy, he said. --from tfa ---------
Ummm, are they just being a bunch of self-serving political idiots? (Rhet)
They are leaving this at the political level, yay, hooray for us... we're giving the 'inner city' net access. Right, ok. Who's gonna give them the computer or Smartphone to utilize that intertoob access?
Fricking stoopid! Have they set foot into those communities? I do outreach work... no one there has a computer. [This superlative is used for expression not to represent actuality]
Man, honestly I'd love to become a politician someday but really, this stuff just takes the wind out of my sails because I know I will have to argue against some asshat that says,
"HEY, I GOT AN IDEA! Let's use that money, stick some wifi access of our own (My kid knows computers, he can do it for you) in the low-income. Then they can get on the internet and find jobs and we look like heroes and next time we ask for something everyone will be like, hey it's the heroes, give them what they want, they did good for the low-income people, they gave them access to the tubes so they can get jobs."
Jeeze, it is just too late in the day to read an article like that.
It does hurt. Mainly for a selfish reason, he was one of the people on my list to meet someday.
What hurts more, so was Gary Gygax (Although it's my fault for never attending a con that he was at)
And, what may be a slightly less pain for the majority of others here, Boyd Coddington passed. And he was just here in November and being so swamped with work, I was like, I'll catch him at the car show next year. Joke's on me.
While not possessing the greatest of social graces, he did a lot for the classic car community. That means, I was more interested in having met the legend than the person in this case.
I just hope the silly adage that they come in 3's (and this is the 3) is true and the dead pool remains dry for the remainder of the year.
-AI (btw, my moniker is a multi-level homage to all of the great sci-fi writers, especially, Arthur C Clarke!)
I don't even know where the battery is on my Concorde, let alone the water pump. -- I suspect that the reason you knew where it was on your '74 LeMans was that you had to do it - probably more than once.
The water pump is easy to find - it's got to be attached to a belt!
Ahh, how those late adopters miss out on new technology.
I would like to think positively in that
regard. I do fear that success of this
sort will only lead to backlash and a
more intense milking of the failing biz
plan that they are clinging to like the
parasites they are.
Ever scorch a set-in tick? They bite harder.
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Well, it's not really a "map of disease"
breakouts. In fact the map part is rather just
a shiny pony?
A list could have done just the same amount
of good. Since for the most part each area has
one pushpin that just sums up the area.
[FWIW, I only looked at US pins.]
I was expecting a cluster map, like you see on...
Wunderground Wundermaps
or on...
http://www.housingmaps.com/
At least if it was a cluster map I could
look at an area and think, "I sure as heck
ain't traveling there for work this week."
I think if public interaction would be
allowed, that would turn up the dial to
a more 'fine' resolution rather than the
grainy "Cryptosporidium in local pools"
that I already know about cause I read
the local paper. Or that the measles
outbreak is almost contained. I can get
that from the 10pm news.
That further detracts from the usefulness
of this website as it stands, because I
doubt someone that reads the news less
than I do, would be more likely to go to
a website and search what new diseases
popped up this week. [All hypochondriacs
aside]
It's a good seed/foundation as long as
they have the financial stamina to keep
it going.
-AI
I was just reading yesterday that
when the scientists dumped too much
material to be processed and then
subsequently shook the lab to get
some material, they may have caused
the short that caused other delays.
It was that first oven test that led to the problematic electrical short. The scoop dumped so much soil that it clogged a mesh screen filter over the oven. To break up the dirt, technicians shook the instrument for several days.
Engineers think the shaking caused the short circuit, and an independent engineering group reported that the problem could happen again if an oven is turned on.
Now, FTFA it says they were trying
to shake the arm.
Over the weekend, scientists sent the robotic arm instructions to pull the fork out of the ground and keep it vertical while moving it to the side and shaking any excess soil off of it.
However, the movement was forcing the robotic arm to twist its wrist too far. The robot realized that it was about to damage itself so it moved the other way and then realized that it no longer had the proper coordinates for what to do next, so it left the fork sticking up in the air, stuck its scoop in the ground and stalled itself.
I propose:
Limit the shaking of the expensive
and difficult to replace robotic device.
-AI
Literally.
We had an old 8ft dish. My dad and I covered
the mounting holes with stainless mesh, filled
it with good soil and compost and planted a
nice selection of butterfly/hummingbird flowers
in it.
This kept certain plants from roaming beyond
the area desired. Use plants that trellis or
hang to cover the ugly sides/underside.
That oversized planter has been going for over
a decade now. The plants do a good job of
reseeding every year.
-AI
Great, they are being delivered.
Now, only if other people besides
the "elite" can get their names on
a list to be eligible to buy one of
these things at some distant time
in the future for a price less than
that teaser price of $100k.
I would love to be a:
Signed-Up-Future-Tesla-Owner
but they will have to get their act
in gear (all pun intended) to become
viable before another...
Who Killed the Electric Car?
-AI
/me runs off to patent 'Cavern Glue!'
Cavern Glue...! Do you have a leaky Cavern?
Try Cavern Glue!
It fills gaps! Cavern Glue!
It seals openings! Cavern Glue!
Cavern Glue! will make your Cavern impermeable or your money back!*
*Cavern Glue! guarantee does not apply to Helium and
other certain Noble Gasses. Please see website for list
of gasses excluded. Core samples must be submitted
with claims.
[Rule of seven =) ]
I think those guys are full of vast hot air.
So... I get modded Offtopic why?
I am old, unfrickin fortunately, I feel it
every time I stand up.
And I am NOT under any condition getting
in one of those planes. Ever? No, I will
maybe someday... if they are still flying
in 10 years+ and Acid rain and airborne
sand don't decay the wings into shreds.
Maybe it was modded offtopic for a dialected
speech? One from the south? Have something
against people from the south? There's a few
of us.
Or was I modded offtopic cause I hit second
place? Sorry... I was bored and when I read
it, I decided to post a quip that was true
to intention and it was second place.
Can't figure it out... offtopic, hmmm.
-AI
anyone with a spare point for the parent?
No frickin shat!
This damn phone I'm on crashes
so frequently, I just automatically
soft reset if I know I want to use
it for more than 5 min in a row.
I'll admit, it's probably my fault!
I did install programs on it. Silly
me.
So, as I always say, Windows OS's
work great til you actually use them.
Then it's all downhill from there.
-tis a joke, I'm an equal opportunity
offender.
-AI
I'm old... and I ain't gittin in one of them
thar newfangled plastic planes never no-how!
Delivery date met or not!
Dadnabit!
Git off my larn!
-AI
Ok that is not actually true, I do "get it".
Money, politics, blah, blah, blah...
---------
And by focusing on low-income areas, the plan is more politically acceptable and possibly open to future funding - either from government sources or private companies interested in boosting philanthropy, he said.
--from tfa
---------
Ummm, are they just being a bunch of self-serving
political idiots? (Rhet)
They are leaving this at the political level, yay,
hooray for us... we're giving the 'inner city' net
access. Right, ok. Who's gonna give them the computer
or Smartphone to utilize that intertoob access?
Fricking stoopid! Have they set foot into those
communities? I do outreach work... no one there has
a computer. [This superlative is used for expression
not to represent actuality]
Man, honestly I'd love to become a politician someday
but really, this stuff just takes the wind out of my
sails because I know I will have to argue against some
asshat that says,
"HEY, I GOT AN IDEA! Let's use that money, stick some
wifi access of our own (My kid knows computers, he can
do it for you) in the low-income. Then they can get on
the internet and find jobs and we look like heroes and
next time we ask for something everyone will be like,
hey it's the heroes, give them what they want, they did
good for the low-income people, they gave them access
to the tubes so they can get jobs."
Jeeze, it is just too late in the day to read an article like that.
-AI
A really good girlfriend of mine,
(20 years ago now) bought me
the out of print book that contained
(and I believe was named as well)
"The Nine Billion Names of God"
For all of you Clarke fans that haven't...
READ THAT STORY!
In fact, I'm glad I googled, here... enjoy!
[ http://lucis.net/stuff/clarke/9billion_clarke.html ]
Let me know what you think.
-AI
It does hurt. Mainly for a selfish reason, he was
one of the people on my list to meet someday.
What hurts more, so was Gary Gygax (Although it's
my fault for never attending a con that he was at)
And, what may be a slightly less pain for the
majority of others here, Boyd Coddington passed.
And he was just here in November and being so swamped
with work, I was like, I'll catch him at the car show
next year. Joke's on me.
While not possessing the greatest of social graces,
he did a lot for the classic car community. That
means, I was more interested in having met the legend
than the person in this case.
I just hope the silly adage that they come in
3's (and this is the 3) is true and the dead pool
remains dry for the remainder of the year.
-AI
(btw, my moniker is a multi-level homage to all of
the great sci-fi writers, especially, Arthur C Clarke!)
--
I suspect that the reason you knew where it was on your '74 LeMans was that you had to do it - probably more than once.
The water pump is easy to find - it's got to be attached to a belt!
Ahh, how those late adopters miss out on new technology.
[ http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=MOR-63539&N=700+115&autoview=sku ]
Belt unneeded.
=)Although, I wouldn't call something I've been using on my LT1
for a good dozen years, 'new'.
I would like to think positively in that regard. I do fear that success of this sort will only lead to backlash and a more intense milking of the failing biz plan that they are clinging to like the parasites they are. Ever scorch a set-in tick? They bite harder.