But how would you know if you got true hydrogen? If the government started printing hydrogen, forgers would have nearly perfect replicas out within weeks, even days! They'd even copy the holograms perfectly!
Invented more than 100 years ago, it's been refined to a point where it is very reliable and reasonabally effecient (from a chemical energy perspective).
Even a modern engine is still basically the same as the Ford Model T. We've just made it more effecient.
My first car, a 1975 Buick LeSaber had an Olds 455 that sucked so much gas I needed to take out a loan to fill the tank (and gas was $.34/l). My latest car, a 2003 Mercury Marauder has a 4.6l Cobra Engine that would kick that old 455 easily. It uses 1/6 the fuel with 3/4 the displacement developing 40% more ponies, and won't need to be rebuilt as often.
That's exactally the mental image I had at reading "Raging Cow". A temper-challenged bovine with vertical hold problems. Betcha that'll sell well in the UK.
I bet you the most common traveler abroad right now is an American claiming to be a Canadian.;)
Probabally happens more often than you think:-)
I was in Abu-Dhabi a few years ago, and some salesman came up to me and said something like "I give good deal to Americans" trying to get me to buy his wares. I scolded him and said "How dare you call me American. I am insulted." And walked off. He ran after me, very upset he had insulted me (a big faux-pas in the middle east). Long story short, I talked him down to $50 CAD for a 6' X 8' hand made persian rug - and made him throw in a prayer mat.
Haggling is the best part of the market over there. Especially when the broker has insulted you, and he's over the proverbial barrel:-)
I found the email fascinating because of how weird and out-of-touch the Americans look.
Barring the sort who hang out on a site such as this, with a large international base, I have only one question.
"and out-of-touch the Americans look." Look?
With all the fasionable Canadian bashing going on in recent days, I've read comments by a few Americans that claim Canadians are more like their cousins or friends to the Americans. We've been telling Americans for years that the world sees them as bullies - perhaps now some of them will listen to us! We weren't saying those things out of malice, it was out of friendship. *ding* *ding* *ding* Wake UP!
Proud Owner of a Newton 503. It still does my calendar, time accounting and notes to self.
The only game on it is Lunar Lander, and I've got the LCARS Tricorder on it. Nothing like hitting the "Red Alert" button when the boss walks into a meeting.
The company gave me an iPAQ, which I like. It has an IBM 1G microdrive that I use for movies while I travel. But it just isn't the same....
The US governemnt is already doing some of these things. Back in October they deported a Canadian Citizen travelling from Tunisia, where he was vacationing, back home to Montreal.
During his stop over in New York, they discovered he was born in Syria, so they arrested him, and put him on a plane to Syria (despite being a Canadian Citizen). Since the law in Syria requires men over 18 to perform military service (he left when he was still pre-teen), Syrian Police locked him up for not performing his duty. He's been there ever since.
Nice, eh!
I wonder what kind of backlash would happen if something similar happened to an American Citizen while travelling through Canada. Perhaps then the American people will awake.
My First and Surname are very common in my family. The family name comes from a parish in England, and the "family first name" was used starting with someone with the title "Sir". He was brother in law to a King back in the 1300's (Henry II?), so the first name has always been given to first born males.
It kinda got confusing with so many people with the same first/last name, so I am refered to by my middle name.
It could be confusing for formal mail, governement or banking info, as unless they include the middle name, it could be for me, my uncle, my grandfather etc. It's happened a few times, where a branch of my Great Grandfathers family (his brother) lives near my, and I'd get mail for him as well. Plus he was a deadbeat, so bill collectors calling for him would end up calling me on a whim...most annoying.
How does the content of your post relate to your subject: Linux?
Did you use the subject 'Linux' in the hopes some anti-MS moderator would mod you up based on the subject alone? Or is it just co-incidence that 90% of your post use that subject?
Sure, but this is how a good community is made.
A good community, such as K5 or/. is made by discussing a subject, and adding you own insight to the content of the community, and in doing so, contribute to the overall knowledge of everyone, not trolling for mod points.
Airline ticket agents since 9-11 in Canada have been asking me a doosy: "Is there anything in your bag of which you are not aware..."
Huh? How the he11 would I know?
Good thing the last few time I've flown, it's been on a charter. I bring my own flats of beer. Note to the community: Don't drink lots of beer on a 4 hour flight in a plane with no 'facilities'.
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Invented more than 100 years ago, it's been refined to a point where it is very reliable and reasonabally effecient (from a chemical energy perspective).
Even a modern engine is still basically the same as the Ford Model T. We've just made it more effecient.
My first car, a 1975 Buick LeSaber had an Olds 455 that sucked so much gas I needed to take out a loan to fill the tank (and gas was $.34/l). My latest car, a 2003 Mercury Marauder has a 4.6l Cobra Engine that would kick that old 455 easily. It uses 1/6 the fuel with 3/4 the displacement developing 40% more ponies, and won't need to be rebuilt as often.
Probabally happens more often than you think :-)
I was in Abu-Dhabi a few years ago, and some salesman came up to me and said something like "I give good deal to Americans" trying to get me to buy his wares. I scolded him and said "How dare you call me American. I am insulted." And walked off. He ran after me, very upset he had insulted me (a big faux-pas in the middle east). Long story short, I talked him down to $50 CAD for a 6' X 8' hand made persian rug - and made him throw in a prayer mat.
Haggling is the best part of the market over there. Especially when the broker has insulted you, and he's over the proverbial barrel :-)
I haven't heard much that came out of WEF, and this letter gave me some insight into the stuff they don't tell us.
I wonder if it will have an effect on the world as a whole. The "Global Economy is FUBAR" - so the global economy shrinks because of it.
Barring the sort who hang out on a site such as this, with a large international base, I have only one question.
"and out-of-touch the Americans look." Look?
With all the fasionable Canadian bashing going on in recent days, I've read comments by a few Americans that claim Canadians are more like their cousins or friends to the Americans. We've been telling Americans for years that the world sees them as bullies - perhaps now some of them will listen to us! We weren't saying those things out of malice, it was out of friendship. *ding* *ding* *ding* Wake UP!
The only game on it is Lunar Lander, and I've got the LCARS Tricorder on it. Nothing like hitting the "Red Alert" button when the boss walks into a meeting.
The company gave me an iPAQ, which I like. It has an IBM 1G microdrive that I use for movies while I travel. But it just isn't the same....
When you press F8, to get the "Safe mode" "Safe Mode With Networking"..."Lask Known Good" menu, one of the options will be "Recovery Console".
That is all.
The US governemnt is already doing some of these things. Back in October they deported a Canadian Citizen travelling from Tunisia, where he was vacationing, back home to Montreal.
During his stop over in New York, they discovered he was born in Syria, so they arrested him, and put him on a plane to Syria (despite being a Canadian Citizen). Since the law in Syria requires men over 18 to perform military service (he left when he was still pre-teen), Syrian Police locked him up for not performing his duty. He's been there ever since.
Nice, eh!
I wonder what kind of backlash would happen if something similar happened to an American Citizen while travelling through Canada. Perhaps then the American people will awake.
Is this a dream?
No, dubiously, this is reality.
Then you have not been paying attention.
Think duct tape and plastic tarps.
Did anyone else read that as "Swiss Researchers Find A-Hole In SSL" and think, "How did he get there?"
It kinda got confusing with so many people with the same first/last name, so I am refered to by my middle name.
It could be confusing for formal mail, governement or banking info, as unless they include the middle name, it could be for me, my uncle, my grandfather etc. It's happened a few times, where a branch of my Great Grandfathers family (his brother) lives near my, and I'd get mail for him as well. Plus he was a deadbeat, so bill collectors calling for him would end up calling me on a whim...most annoying.
I always tell my woman, "'Blow' is just an expression".
Did you use the subject 'Linux' in the hopes some anti-MS moderator would mod you up based on the subject alone? Or is it just co-incidence that 90% of your post use that subject?
Sure, but this is how a good community is made.
A good community, such as K5 or /. is made by discussing a subject, and adding you own insight to the content of the community, and in doing so, contribute to the overall knowledge of everyone, not trolling for mod points.
Huh? How the he11 would I know?
Good thing the last few time I've flown, it's been on a charter. I bring my own flats of beer. Note to the community: Don't drink lots of beer on a 4 hour flight in a plane with no 'facilities'.