Back when I was a scout (not the US mutation), a core element of activities was bushcraft. We had to build our own fires, shelters, bridges, atom bomb etc.
It sounds like what they really need is an Open Source Programming merit badge, emblazoned with the GNU; bonus points if you build your own OS.
You don't need an SUV to do that - that a look at modern car styling with the pillbox window slits and slab sides/back. The driver can't see out properly, hence all of the reversing sensors and cameras; what hope does the car next to them have of seeing through them?
Ah, the anthropic principle: "it tends to be invoked by theorists whenever they do not have a good enough theory to explain the observed facts." Roger Penrose, The Emperor's New Mind. (It's a good book - well worth reading.)
I'm glad to see the continuing trend of creatively "dumbing down" units of measure (in this case, flops) to the point where they are not only practically useless, but entirely divorced from reality.
Yes - are they regular (infix) or Reverse Polish (postfix) notation calculators? Dumbed-down minds need to know!
When they work in a foreign country and their family hates it and they are tired of weird squishy food and odd customs they will wish they had not gone.
When I was in Bali I ate several different varieties of banana, and they were all much more tasty than the "bog-standard" Cavendish.
The variety may play a part, but I bet the bananas you ate were locally grown and picked when ripe - not green and shoved into cold storage. The fruit and veg. sold in supermarkets is selected for long shelf life - not flavour.
Its always baffled me why Stonehenge gets all the attention
In a word, trilithons. Stone circles are impressive, but raising large lintel stones and fitting them with mortise and tenon joints to the even larger sarsen stones is very impressive.
Spinal Tap references aside, there's something about the trilithons that is deeply iconic: a mastery of stone, and thus nature. The later use of arches, vaulted ceilings and domes in religious buildings is no accident; people may not "get" religion, but suspend several tonnes of stone over their heads and they can't help but be impressed.
As far as a performance of a song, one owes royalties to the publishing company (usually either ASCAP or BMI) that published the song.
If he was performing the published version of the song, e.g. from the printed sheet music, they might have a case - but what if he "did a Mozart" and was performing "Creep" by ear? Surely in that case the music publisher can go whistle - or is that a violation of someone's copyright too?
4) CPUs spend most of their time in idle - Nano uses 100mW here for all but the highest-end Nano.
That's the bit I didn't understand: why does the 1.8GHz Nano idle at 500mW, five times the idle power of the 1.0GHz to 1.6GHz parts? Either it's a typo, or perhaps it's not a "Nano" core at all.
Actually, no-one other than the British do, AFAIK.
Australia has switched wall outlets; New Zealand shares the same plug/socket format, so they probably do too. It might have something to do with having 240V mains power (vs. 110V) and/or more stringent safety regulations e.g. we have earth pins on all outlets too.
Ars Technica: "SN 2007uy's collapse caused an X-ray burst of about 10^39 joules, most likely due to the 'shock break out' when the energy of the core's collapse finally reached the neutron star's surface."
I think they mean SN 2008D, the new supernova that was just detected by its X-ray flash. SN 2007uy was the old (31 Dec 2007) supernova they were observing at the time that SN 2008D went off.
One of the things we have to keep in mind is to time the TMS pulse while the vertical refresh is at the top of the screen, otherwise we get annoying screen artifacts (which look like a horizontal line) caused by the TMS pulse deflecting the beam from the electron gun inside the CRT.
No, they're not; fingerprints are still an eyesore on monitors.
There are some appalling grotty screens around work - and they're not touch screens! Some people feel the urge to not just point at the screen, but tap it with their finger for emphasis. Plastic LCD screens aren't as abrasion-resistant as the CRT monitors that replaced them, so when they do clean the thing with whatever dust-laden rag was handy, they often leave a permanent scuff mark.
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Back when I was a scout (not the US mutation), a core element of activities was bushcraft. We had to build our own fires, shelters, bridges, atom bomb etc.
It sounds like what they really need is an Open Source Programming merit badge, emblazoned with the GNU; bonus points if you build your own OS.
You don't need an SUV to do that - that a look at modern car styling with the pillbox window slits and slab sides/back. The driver can't see out properly, hence all of the reversing sensors and cameras; what hope does the car next to them have of seeing through them?
It's a little known fact that the Czechs invented SMS txt msgs.
"Actually, it does shine out of my ass." - Sol.
Ah, the anthropic principle: "it tends to be invoked by theorists whenever they do not have a good enough theory to explain the observed facts." Roger Penrose, The Emperor's New Mind. (It's a good book - well worth reading.)
I'm glad to see the continuing trend of creatively "dumbing down" units of measure (in this case, flops) to the point where they are not only practically useless, but entirely divorced from reality.
Yes - are they regular (infix) or Reverse Polish (postfix) notation calculators? Dumbed-down minds need to know!
When they work in a foreign country and their family hates it and they are tired of weird squishy food and odd customs they will wish they had not gone.
Exactly - no one likes weird squishy food and odd customs.
"Do not stick needle in remaining eye."
It's a trap - don't openpandora.box!
When I was in Bali I ate several different varieties of banana, and they were all much more tasty than the "bog-standard" Cavendish.
The variety may play a part, but I bet the bananas you ate were locally grown and picked when ripe - not green and shoved into cold storage. The fruit and veg. sold in supermarkets is selected for long shelf life - not flavour.
Its always baffled me why Stonehenge gets all the attention
In a word, trilithons. Stone circles are impressive, but raising large lintel stones and fitting them with mortise and tenon joints to the even larger sarsen stones is very impressive.
Spinal Tap references aside, there's something about the trilithons that is deeply iconic: a mastery of stone, and thus nature. The later use of arches, vaulted ceilings and domes in religious buildings is no accident; people may not "get" religion, but suspend several tonnes of stone over their heads and they can't help but be impressed.
As far as a performance of a song, one owes royalties to the publishing company (usually either ASCAP or BMI) that published the song.
If he was performing the published version of the song, e.g. from the printed sheet music, they might have a case - but what if he "did a Mozart" and was performing "Creep" by ear? Surely in that case the music publisher can go whistle - or is that a violation of someone's copyright too?
A dark story with a non-happy ending doesn't sit very well with focus groups.
... Which is why the bulk of Hollywood movies are utterly boring, homogeneous pap.
4) CPUs spend most of their time in idle - Nano uses 100mW here for all but the highest-end Nano.
That's the bit I didn't understand: why does the 1.8GHz Nano idle at 500mW, five times the idle power of the 1.0GHz to 1.6GHz parts? Either it's a typo, or perhaps it's not a "Nano" core at all.
Actually, no-one other than the British do, AFAIK.
Australia has switched wall outlets; New Zealand shares the same plug/socket format, so they probably do too. It might have something to do with having 240V mains power (vs. 110V) and/or more stringent safety regulations e.g. we have earth pins on all outlets too.
One guy. Vs the whole freaking Saxon army.
Allegedly one guy - but most importantly a bridge. The right terrain can be a huge force multiplier e.g. the Battle of Thermopylae.
Puts a whole new perspective on the ol' "long drop toilet".
Pity God is such a wuss these days; OT God would have smote him real good.
Ars Technica: "SN 2007uy's collapse caused an X-ray burst of about 10^39 joules, most likely due to the 'shock break out' when the energy of the core's collapse finally reached the neutron star's surface."
I think they mean SN 2008D, the new supernova that was just detected by its X-ray flash. SN 2007uy was the old (31 Dec 2007) supernova they were observing at the time that SN 2008D went off.
I'm still waiting for them to find all the missing socks.
I bet it's those damn "??? Profit" gnomes again.
One of the things we have to keep in mind is to time the TMS pulse while the vertical refresh is at the top of the screen, otherwise we get annoying screen artifacts (which look like a horizontal line) caused by the TMS pulse deflecting the beam from the electron gun inside the CRT.
Or you could use an LCD display?
I must assume Keanu Reeves will play that robot since that's his acting style, anyway.
Whoa!
This cover, caused a bit of a stir too - talk about a storm in a tea cup.
It's also worth noting that all of the above sites are managed using the MediaWiki software.
Um, why? Does it have built-in backdoors for the Wiki cabal to censor your documents?
Now, people are much less greasy and sweaty.
No, they're not; fingerprints are still an eyesore on monitors.
There are some appalling grotty screens around work - and they're not touch screens! Some people feel the urge to not just point at the screen, but tap it with their finger for emphasis. Plastic LCD screens aren't as abrasion-resistant as the CRT monitors that replaced them, so when they do clean the thing with whatever dust-laden rag was handy, they often leave a permanent scuff mark.
Look, but don't touch.