With regard to: "You can have an open jar of elemental mercury on your desk beside you, the same kind used in switches and it will do nothing to you." It depends... Mercury does have a vapor pressure. Go ahead and google it using the terms Mercury and Vapor Pressure. One of the articles I found was on the MIT web site: http://web.mit.edu/cohengroup/.... It is possible to ingest mercury by being exposed to metallic mercury for a long period of time. I don't think a one time exposure due to broken CFL is going to harm you. On the other hand, deliberately exposing yourself to mercury just to show it is harmless makes no sense.
After you have traveled one mile south you would travel west on a rhumb line course. From Wikipedia, "In navigation, a rhumb line (or loxodrome) is an arc crossing all meridians of longitude at the same angle, i.e. a path with constant bearing as measured relative to true or magnetic north." In this case, you would want to measure relative to true north since the north magnetic isn't close and magnetic compasses don't work well at all at that high of a latitude. Wikipedia reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R...
Billy Mitchell most certainly did get listened to. However, the message was not well received and they "shot" the messenger. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B... It is worth reading and provides some very good background information.
The dose makes the poison: There is an excellent book by that name: http://www.amazon.com/Dose-Mak... It should be required reading before posting on this topic.
If I had Mod points, I would give you bonus points for an extraordinary memory. I've done a lot of upgrading and haven't done anything with RLL or MFM drives for 25 to 30 years. The only reason I remember, was that I was upgrading a friend's computer, had selected a hard drive and controller that was either MFM or RLL and a pushy salesperson tried to get me to select the other type (for a considerably higher cost.) This was back when you looked at print ads in computer magazines and called toll free numbers.
Based on the time-frame I would think that the drive is IDE and a IDE/SATA to USB bridge would be the way to go.
CMU isn't going to do anything about this to those affected by this mistake. Their accrediting agency, Middle States Commission on Higher Education, http://www.msche.org/ will make you jump through numerous hoops before doing nothing. If you can get them to pony up a t-shirt, you'll be doing well. Take the t-shirt and move on to Plan B.
I switched years ago and it is just as easy and convenient as Turbo-Tax. It costs a lot less too. Companies occasionally attempt a massive price increase, not understanding that there are alternatives. A massive loss of sales and market share will be the slap in the face that Intuit needs to be reminded that this is a competitive market.
Just curious, is he leaving the business? Everything can still be done via web, phone, or ever snail mail. The only thing I could think of is that your state requires a license and he doesn't want the expense. If that doesn't work, maybe he could recommend someone.
I talked with one of them on Saturday. After spending about 25 minutes acting like a total doofus - I asked him if it made any difference which enter key I used because they are shaped differently. It was really fun thinking up stupid things to ask him. After about 25 minutes, we were at the point where he wanted to open an internet connection, I called him out and hung up. (I had also drank a lot of coffee and really needed use the bathroom) He called back 5 times to cuss me out. Name an insult and he used it (I have one, but I'm not one!) After the third call, my wife wanted to talk to them and he asked her for oral sex, she accused him of stalking and said she would notify law enforcement. Perhaps we could start a contest to see how badly the scammers have been annoyed.
The Packers had games blocked out? You've got to be kidding, every one of the home games was on the Milwaukee station. The average wait for season tickets is 30 years: http://www.packers.com/fan-zon... See bottom of page. I think a playoff game might not have sold out due to some refund policy, but that was an aberration. The 3 biggest religions in Wisconsin are Lutheran, Catholic, and the Green Bay Packers and I'm pretty sure I have them reversed.
I think we were talking about two different things. When I wrote my comment I was referring to your comment about the use of Excel for database functions. I think you read way too much into the comment as I was not referring to the examples that you cite or the environment. In fact, for the two examples you cite in your latest post, we agree. The process used by the military for getting software applications is as convoluted and inefficient as the one used for building construction. Viven was talking about using non-approved methods for his support job because of the time factor and my post was written in the same context.
Hussain invaded Kuwait on Sunday, my unit called Monday night and we deployed Tuesday. You go with what you have and make it work. I did backups to floppy disks because that is all we had, the backups were critical, and it worked.
If you have been in the service it's not hard to understand at all. I received an Aerial Achievement Medal during Desert Storm. Some of the things that I did was to write a DOS Batch file that backed up our flight plans (routing etc. was coordinated with other units to prevent midair collisions), fixed a glitch in the Mission Planning software (ANGPLAN forever!), and prepared more mission packages than I can count. This helped our unit earn a Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (we did not miss a single refueling) Everybody has to do their job for a unit to perform at peak level.
In regard to: "Internet sales" for the win. Get a bid, no negotiating. You walk in and THAT'S the price you will get. No ripoffs... no talking to the manager.
That's how we bought our last car, except they forgot the doc fee. Our old car was dead and we were in a bind. They stuck us for that, an extra $100. The delivery consisted of here are your keys, good bye!
Next time I buy a car, I'll be ready to walk as soon as the bull starts. The previous posters are right, most dealers are scum!
The Air Force developed celestial precomp programs for the HP 41CV. It was nice because if you were doing day celestial you didn't have to remember whether or not the declination of the sun was "contrary" or "same" and it supplied the GHA and declination. (No Air Almanac required for sun shots) You could plot out of your DR position and not have to worry about an assumed position. (This made for small, easy to calculate intercepts) It also applied the coriolis/rhumb line correction. Also, with regard to Hamsterdan, Wikipedia is correct in that you needed to plug in a card reader to update the programs. The N size batteries were kind of a PITA to find, but all in all it was a really useful piece of technology. It kind of funny that this thread was spawned by someone posting in a SAS context. I use Enterprise Guide every day so I guess I span a long range of technology. (Or I'm getting old - but I keep updating my skills)
The 911 location technology has its limits. I use Vonage and I had to configure my account to enter the address information so that it will come up on 911. I suppose that I could have entered the address of the police station. I think it's time to look at modifying the system to make this more difficult to accomplish. I originally used prevent, but I'm sure that no matter how rigorous the security is, someone will break it.
You seem to have the wrong website for this. You should post this on Schneier on Security, https://www.schneier.com/blog/... You'll need to work in the NSA as being behind it. However, I think you missed this year's contest, but there's always next year!
There is some substance behind the charge that the current system favors the cartels. The Institute for Justice, https://ij.org/milwaukee-taxis... has some interesting background on this. The current system freezes all newcomers out of the market and gives the current (limited by law) permit holders a monopoly. The present system has been ruled unconstitutional: http://www.jsonline.com/news/m... The ordinance as drafted: "The proposal requires permits for all public passenger vehicles, and all vehicles must be inspected. In addition there are penalties for operating a public passenger vehicle without a permit and driving a public passenger vehicle without a license." so public safety is protected. Lyft and Uber could require drivers offering rides to have the proper licensing. These services aren't going to go away, its time to completely legitimize them.
The additional information certainly changes things. You said you contacted the State Department. How about the constituent services office of your Congressman or Senators? Most government agencies don't like to have to answer congressional inquiries. It may or may not help, but it will draw a lot of attention to that individual - something that his supervisor's won't appreciate.
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Should read: I'll stand by my previous post that #4 birdshot is still more fun, plus it is mirror resistant.
I'll stand by my previous post that #4 birdshot is still more fun, plus it it mirror resistant.
Number 4 bird shot also has a sound that be effective against drones.
With regard to: "You can have an open jar of elemental mercury on your desk beside you, the same kind used in switches and it will do nothing to you."
It depends... Mercury does have a vapor pressure. Go ahead and google it using the terms Mercury and Vapor Pressure. One of the articles I found was on the MIT web site: http://web.mit.edu/cohengroup/.... It is possible to ingest mercury by being exposed to metallic mercury for a long period of time. I don't think a one time exposure due to broken CFL is going to harm you. On the other hand, deliberately exposing yourself to mercury just to show it is harmless makes no sense.
The real winners with "Net Neutrality" is the lawyers. Always the lawyers.
After you have traveled one mile south you would travel west on a rhumb line course. From Wikipedia, "In navigation, a rhumb line (or loxodrome) is an arc crossing all meridians of longitude at the same angle, i.e. a path with constant bearing as measured relative to true or magnetic north." In this case, you would want to measure relative to true north since the north magnetic isn't close and magnetic compasses don't work well at all at that high of a latitude. Wikipedia reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R...
Billy Mitchell most certainly did get listened to. However, the message was not well received and they "shot" the messenger. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B... It is worth reading and provides some very good background information.
The dose makes the poison: There is an excellent book by that name: http://www.amazon.com/Dose-Mak... It should be required reading before posting on this topic.
If I had Mod points, I would give you bonus points for an extraordinary memory. I've done a lot of upgrading and haven't done anything with RLL or MFM drives for 25 to 30 years. The only reason I remember, was that I was upgrading a friend's computer, had selected a hard drive and controller that was either MFM or RLL and a pushy salesperson tried to get me to select the other type (for a considerably higher cost.) This was back when you looked at print ads in computer magazines and called toll free numbers.
Based on the time-frame I would think that the drive is IDE and a IDE/SATA to USB bridge would be the way to go.
They used PT Barnum for their marketing analysis: (paraphrased) "There is a potential customer born every minute."
CMU isn't going to do anything about this to those affected by this mistake. Their accrediting agency, Middle States Commission on Higher Education, http://www.msche.org/ will make you jump through numerous hoops before doing nothing. If you can get them to pony up a t-shirt, you'll be doing well. Take the t-shirt and move on to Plan B.
You should spend your time on google: "import turbo tax data into taxact"
Numerous article come up, try:
http://www.taxact.com/tsupport...
I switched years ago and it is just as easy and convenient as Turbo-Tax. It costs a lot less too. Companies occasionally attempt a massive price increase, not understanding that there are alternatives. A massive loss of sales and market share will be the slap in the face that Intuit needs to be reminded that this is a competitive market.
Just curious, is he leaving the business? Everything can still be done via web, phone, or ever snail mail. The only thing I could think of is that your state requires a license and he doesn't want the expense. If that doesn't work, maybe he could recommend someone.
I talked with one of them on Saturday. After spending about 25 minutes acting like a total doofus - I asked him if it made any difference which enter key I used because they are shaped differently. It was really fun thinking up stupid things to ask him. After about 25 minutes, we were at the point where he wanted to open an internet connection, I called him out and hung up. (I had also drank a lot of coffee and really needed use the bathroom) He called back 5 times to cuss me out. Name an insult and he used it (I have one, but I'm not one!) After the third call, my wife wanted to talk to them and he asked her for oral sex, she accused him of stalking and said she would notify law enforcement. Perhaps we could start a contest to see how badly the scammers have been annoyed.
The Packers had games blocked out? You've got to be kidding, every one of the home games was on the Milwaukee station. The average wait for season tickets is 30 years: http://www.packers.com/fan-zon... See bottom of page. I think a playoff game might not have sold out due to some refund policy, but that was an aberration. The 3 biggest religions in Wisconsin are Lutheran, Catholic, and the Green Bay Packers and I'm pretty sure I have them reversed.
I think we were talking about two different things. When I wrote my comment I was referring to your comment about the use of Excel for database functions. I think you read way too much into the comment as I was not referring to the examples that you cite or the environment. In fact, for the two examples you cite in your latest post, we agree. The process used by the military for getting software applications is as convoluted and inefficient as the one used for building construction. Viven was talking about using non-approved methods for his support job because of the time factor and my post was written in the same context.
Hussain invaded Kuwait on Sunday, my unit called Monday night and we deployed Tuesday. You go with what you have and make it work. I did backups to floppy disks because that is all we had, the backups were critical, and it worked.
If you have been in the service it's not hard to understand at all. I received an Aerial Achievement Medal during Desert Storm. Some of the things that I did was to write a DOS Batch file that backed up our flight plans (routing etc. was coordinated with other units to prevent midair collisions), fixed a glitch in the Mission Planning software (ANGPLAN forever!), and prepared more mission packages than I can count. This helped our unit earn a Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (we did not miss a single refueling) Everybody has to do their job for a unit to perform at peak level.
In regard to: "Internet sales" for the win. Get a bid, no negotiating. You walk in and THAT'S the price you will get. No ripoffs... no talking to the manager.
That's how we bought our last car, except they forgot the doc fee. Our old car was dead and we were in a bind. They stuck us for that, an extra $100. The delivery consisted of here are your keys, good bye!
Next time I buy a car, I'll be ready to walk as soon as the bull starts. The previous posters are right, most dealers are scum!
The Air Force developed celestial precomp programs for the HP 41CV. It was nice because if you were doing day celestial you didn't have to remember whether or not the declination of the sun was "contrary" or "same" and it supplied the GHA and declination. (No Air Almanac required for sun shots) You could plot out of your DR position and not have to worry about an assumed position. (This made for small, easy to calculate intercepts) It also applied the coriolis/rhumb line correction. Also, with regard to Hamsterdan, Wikipedia is correct in that you needed to plug in a card reader to update the programs. The N size batteries were kind of a PITA to find, but all in all it was a really useful piece of technology. It kind of funny that this thread was spawned by someone posting in a SAS context. I use Enterprise Guide every day so I guess I span a long range of technology. (Or I'm getting old - but I keep updating my skills)
The 911 location technology has its limits. I use Vonage and I had to configure my account to enter the address information so that it will come up on 911. I suppose that I could have entered the address of the police station. I think it's time to look at modifying the system to make this more difficult to accomplish. I originally used prevent, but I'm sure that no matter how rigorous the security is, someone will break it.
You seem to have the wrong website for this. You should post this on Schneier on Security, https://www.schneier.com/blog/...
You'll need to work in the NSA as being behind it. However, I think you missed this year's contest, but there's always next year!
There is some substance behind the charge that the current system favors the cartels. The Institute for Justice, https://ij.org/milwaukee-taxis... has some interesting background on this. The current system freezes all newcomers out of the market and gives the current (limited by law) permit holders a monopoly. The present system has been ruled unconstitutional: http://www.jsonline.com/news/m... The ordinance as drafted: "The proposal requires permits for all public passenger vehicles, and all vehicles must be inspected. In addition there are penalties for operating a public passenger vehicle without a permit and driving a public passenger vehicle without a license." so public safety is protected. Lyft and Uber could require drivers offering rides to have the proper licensing. These services aren't going to go away, its time to completely legitimize them.
The additional information certainly changes things. You said you contacted the State Department. How about the constituent services office of your Congressman or Senators? Most government agencies don't like to have to answer congressional inquiries. It may or may not help, but it will draw a lot of attention to that individual - something that his supervisor's won't appreciate.