1895 - "Geologists think that the world may be frozen up again" - New York Times
1912 - "The human race will have to fight for it's existence against cold" - Los Angeles Times
1912 - "The titanic strikes an iceberg and sinks" "An ice age is encroaching" - The New York Times
1923 - "Scientist says Arctic ice will wipe out Canada and parts of Europe and Asia, and Switzerland would be entirely obliterated." - Chicago Tribune
1923 - "The Ice Age is coming here." - Washington Post
1930s - Searing heat and drought turn the nations midsection into a dust bowl
1933 - "America is in longest warm spell since 1776, with temperatures in a 25 year rise." - The New York Times
1939 - "Weathermen have no doubt that the world, at least for the time being is growing warmer" - TIME
Early to mid 1950s - North America experiences above-normal temperatures, droughts, and on the East Coast, devastating hurricanes.
1952 - "Melting glaciers are the trump card of global warming" - The New York Times
1960s - Brutal cold prevails worldwide.
1970s - The chill continues. TIME and Newsweek magazines report on the coming ice age.
1976-1979 - The United States and many other parts of the Western Hemisphere experience the coldest contiguous winters on record.
1979 - "Plan for the Study of Dome over town is approved" [Winooski, Vermont; to protect the city from the cold] - The New York Times
1980 - A brutal summer heat wave occurs in much of the United States. (Resident of Winooski realize that they would of fried to death under the dome)
1980-2000 - Temperatures rise globally, interrupted only by the cooling effects of major volcanic eruptions: El Chichon in Mexico (1982) and Pinatubo in the Philippines (1991).
1988 - Record heat and drought in eastern and central United States cause over $40 billion in crop losses.
1991 - "Volcanic eruptions in Philippines may counteract with global warming" - The New York Times
1997-1998 - A super El Nino results in the warmest temperatures on record world wide.
1998 - "Earth temperature in 1998 is reported at record high" - The New York Times
2007 - "First major snow in Buenos Aires since 1918" - International Herald Tribune
2007 - Australia records it's coldest June ever and Chile experiences it's toughest winter in 50 years. Johannesburg, South Africa, get's it's first significant snow in a half century. Despite the bitter cold throughout much of the Southern Hemisphere, NASA's James Hansen declares 2007 the second warmest year on record.
2008 - The coldest weather since 1964 hits the middle east, while China experiences unusually heavy snow and freezing temperatures.
2008 - "Snow day in Baghdad" - International Herald Tribune
Fire and Ice
Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.
From what I've tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.
Just got an email...
With the success of Viagra, many new performance drugs for men go into development:
--PROJECTRA: Men given this experimental new drug were far more likely to actually finish a household repair project before starting a new one.
--COMPLIMENTRA: In clinical trials, 82% of middle-aged men noticed that their wives had a new hairstyle. Currently being tested to see if its effects extend to noticing new clothing.
--BUYAGRA: Married men report a sudden urge to buy their wives gifts after taking this drug for only two days. Still to be ascertained: whether the results extend to not minding when women spend money on themselves.
--ANTI-AGRA: Promises the exact opposite effect of Viagra. Currently undergoing clinical trials on U.S. Senators.
--NOSPORTAGRA: This drug makes men want to turn off televised sports and actually converse with other family members.
--FLATULAGRA: This complex drug converts men's noxious intestinal gases into air freshener.
--FLYAGRA: This drug shows great promise in treating men with O.F.D. (Open Fly Disorder).
--LIAGRA: This drug helps men lie more successfully when asked about their sexual affairs. Will be available in Regular, Grand Jury and Political Strength versions.
"This security update is rated Critical for all supported editions of Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and rated Important for all supported editions of Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008."
All sheep (PC Users) have a tendency to congregate close to other members of a flock, although this behavior varies with breed.
Farmers (Stores) exploit this behavior to keep sheep together on unfenced pastures and to move them more easily. Shepherds (Sales people) may also use sheepdogs (Corporate types) in this effort, whose highly bred herding ability can assist in moving flocks.
Sheep are also extremely food-oriented (Windows only software), and association of humans (Sales people) with regular feeding often results in sheep soliciting people for food.
Those who are moving sheep may exploit this behavior by leading sheep with buckets of feed, rather than forcing their movements with herding.
"storing electronic, digital or analog data, and which includes any data storage facility or communications facility directly related to or operating in conjunction with such device."
Carry a phone with internet/email access, they can look at all of it. Even if it is not on your phone!
Sling box video to your phone? We need your house and we will let you know when you might get it back.
Blue tooth phone to your car? We need that too.
BTW, all these papers you have marked "Confidential", that's Analog data. We need them too.
IANAL. but I did sleep at a Holiday Inn.
I will now remove my tin foil hat.
Slashdot Mirror
This looks like a job for Mega Maid!
http://datacore.sciflicks.com/spaceballs/images/spaceballs_large_15.jpg
Where are my mod points when I need them?!?
Funny +3
1895 - "Geologists think that the world may be frozen up again" - New York Times
1912 - "The human race will have to fight for it's existence against cold" - Los Angeles Times
1912 - "The titanic strikes an iceberg and sinks" "An ice age is encroaching" - The New York Times
1923 - "Scientist says Arctic ice will wipe out Canada and parts of Europe and Asia, and Switzerland would be entirely obliterated." - Chicago Tribune
1923 - "The Ice Age is coming here." - Washington Post
1930s - Searing heat and drought turn the nations midsection into a dust bowl
1933 - "America is in longest warm spell since 1776, with temperatures in a 25 year rise." - The New York Times
1939 - "Weathermen have no doubt that the world, at least for the time being is growing warmer" - TIME
Early to mid 1950s - North America experiences above-normal temperatures, droughts, and on the East Coast, devastating hurricanes.
1952 - "Melting glaciers are the trump card of global warming" - The New York Times
1960s - Brutal cold prevails worldwide.
1970s - The chill continues. TIME and Newsweek magazines report on the coming ice age.
1976-1979 - The United States and many other parts of the Western Hemisphere experience the coldest contiguous winters on record.
1979 - "Plan for the Study of Dome over town is approved" [Winooski, Vermont; to protect the city from the cold] - The New York Times
1980 - A brutal summer heat wave occurs in much of the United States. (Resident of Winooski realize that they would of fried to death under the dome)
1980-2000 - Temperatures rise globally, interrupted only by the cooling effects of major volcanic eruptions: El Chichon in Mexico (1982) and Pinatubo in the Philippines (1991).
1988 - Record heat and drought in eastern and central United States cause over $40 billion in crop losses.
1991 - "Volcanic eruptions in Philippines may counteract with global warming" - The New York Times
1997-1998 - A super El Nino results in the warmest temperatures on record world wide.
1998 - "Earth temperature in 1998 is reported at record high" - The New York Times
2007 - "First major snow in Buenos Aires since 1918" - International Herald Tribune
2007 - Australia records it's coldest June ever and Chile experiences it's toughest winter in 50 years. Johannesburg, South Africa, get's it's first significant snow in a half century. Despite the bitter cold throughout much of the Southern Hemisphere, NASA's James Hansen declares 2007 the second warmest year on record.
2008 - The coldest weather since 1964 hits the middle east, while China experiences unusually heavy snow and freezing temperatures.
2008 - "Snow day in Baghdad" - International Herald Tribune
Fire and Ice
Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.
From what I've tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.
Robert Frost
From TFA: "A first appraisal at 7:44 am UTC gave an estimate of the following impact on the voice traffic..."
So the 82% applies to voice phone service, not computer data. Voice can still be packet-switched, sure... but usually isn't.
Just got an email...
With the success of Viagra, many new performance drugs for men go into development:
--PROJECTRA: Men given this experimental new drug were far more likely to actually finish a household repair project before starting a new one.
--COMPLIMENTRA: In clinical trials, 82% of middle-aged men noticed that their wives had a new hairstyle. Currently being tested to see if its effects extend to noticing new clothing.
--BUYAGRA: Married men report a sudden urge to buy their wives gifts after taking this drug for only two days. Still to be ascertained: whether the results extend to not minding when women spend money on themselves.
--ANTI-AGRA: Promises the exact opposite effect of Viagra. Currently undergoing clinical trials on U.S. Senators.
--NOSPORTAGRA: This drug makes men want to turn off televised sports and actually converse with other family members.
--FLATULAGRA: This complex drug converts men's noxious intestinal gases into air freshener.
--FLYAGRA: This drug shows great promise in treating men with O.F.D. (Open Fly Disorder).
--LIAGRA: This drug helps men lie more successfully when asked about their sexual affairs. Will be available in Regular, Grand Jury and Political Strength versions.
I missed out due to timing (Probably a script beat me) but a proper search, with auto refresh added to page does just fine.
EAL0? Is there such a rating?
Obligatory BORK BORK BORK
Ya Ya Ya I know, Danish not Swiss......
Still makes as much sense...
"This security update is rated Critical for all supported editions of Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and rated Important for all supported editions of Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008."
At least my Win95 & Win98 is secure!
All sheep (PC Users) have a tendency to congregate close to other members of a flock, although this behavior varies with breed.
Farmers (Stores) exploit this behavior to keep sheep together on unfenced pastures and to move them more easily. Shepherds (Sales people) may also use sheepdogs (Corporate types) in this effort, whose highly bred herding ability can assist in moving flocks.
Sheep are also extremely food-oriented (Windows only software), and association of humans (Sales people) with regular feeding often results in sheep soliciting people for food.
Those who are moving sheep may exploit this behavior by leading sheep with buckets of feed, rather than forcing their movements with herding.
Modified from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheep#Behavior_and_intelligence
The part that scares me is the
"storing electronic, digital or analog data, and which includes any data storage facility or communications facility directly related to or operating in conjunction with such device."
Carry a phone with internet/email access, they can look at all of it. Even if it is not on your phone!
Sling box video to your phone? We need your house and we will let you know when you might get it back.
Blue tooth phone to your car? We need that too.
BTW, all these papers you have marked "Confidential", that's Analog data. We need them too.
IANAL. but I did sleep at a Holiday Inn. I will now remove my tin foil hat.
Why does a box running a CNC machine need internet access?
Have you ever seen porn on a green screen? What else would someone running a CNC do while it's running?