This boat is an Incat fast ferry, built in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
... something the article conveniently neglected to mention.
I saw the HSV 2 Swift (from a distance) in Hobart last year while at the SAGE-AU conference.
Nearby was another Aussie-built naval vessel, a Huon-class coastal minehunter - I forget which one, probably HMAS Yarra. You wouldn't know from looking at them that they have a glass-reinforced plastic hull!
"... watch me pull a lawsuit out of my butt!"
"Again?! That trick never works."
"Hey presto!"
(Screams and splattered blood as Darlwinkle is torn asunder by the defence legal team.)
Amen. I switched from RedHat to Gentoo about six months ago, and haven't looked back. The key reasons for me were:
Source-based. I need the source code for many packages at work to install under Solaris. Rather than trawl through X websites, I just run "emerge sync; emerge -efD world" and I have the "latest" source packages ready to go. The down side is compiling takes time, even on a fast computer. I think of it as an investment - what I spend now I reap in the future.
Customisable. You still get some instances of dependency hell, but in most cases once you have tuned the USE flags, you get a system built the way you like it (and optimized for your hardware.)
No big downloads for trivial bug fixes. What really annoyed me with RPM packages were having to download tens of megabytes of packages because of a 10 byte security fix (e.g. file permissions.) You still have some big packages to download (e.g. OpenOffice 1.1.1 - grrr....) but less frequently.
Always up to date. No more 3 x ISO images every few months - emerge sync; emerge -uD world.
Err, last time I checked Glasgow was in Scotland, not England. I suspect that you may be about to learn the phrase "Stitch that, Jimmy!" from our Scottish brethren who are less understanding...
Apparently not "the better" as you voted to keep her has head of state not five years ago.
Not so - my state (territory, actually) was one of the few in which a majority voted in favour of a republic, despite the politically crippled model put forward. (A majority of voters in a majority of states are required to vote in favour of a referendum for it to succeed.)
If the Prime Minister, John Howard, wanted to give Australians a say in whether Australia should become a republic, he should have held a plebiscite asking "Do you want Australia to become a republic?" If he did, there would have been a resounding "YES!" vote - which is precisely why he didn't do this.
Instead, he held a convention of monarchists and republicans to debate the issue, and put forward a proposed model for the republic. This was designed to split the republic factions into those who wanted a directly elected president (like the US), and those that wanted a joint parliamentary committee to choose the president (largely a ceremonial role, like the current Governor General.)
The result of the convention was a politically compromised minimalist republic model that split the republican camp - precisely what the monarchists wanted (if you can't beat 'em, split 'em...) With the waters well and truly muddied, the voters opted on the side of caution and the referendum was (as usual) defeated - precisely what John Howard wanted. He may have won the battle (by default), but he won't win the war...
I saw a live demonstration of the desktop at a Sun briefing.
The desktop is really a 3D-enhanced traditional desktop, so it might actually work in practice... Instead of multiple virtual desktops, you have a 360 degree panoramic view - just turn around to find a clean section of desktop. Window stacking uses "depth" to push inactive windows away from you; you can also "flick" between active windows (kind of like
flicking between two pages of a book.) There were various other eye candy features, but I don't remember the details.
My overall impression was that it was pretty neat - I was pretty pissed off when I found that the "demo" was just a movie and not something I could demonstrate to colleagues.
Kind of. Hematite is a dark grey rock with a metallic sheen, and feels surprisingly heavy.
It gets its name (literally "blood stone") from the blood red colour it produces when scratched/ground. Fine-grained hematite that takes a fine polish is often used for jewelery.
The real final test is for the robot to know what the fruit is, but is able to lie about it:
Lister: OK try again what is it?
Kryten: It's a banana
Lister: No it isn't. What is it?
Kryten: It's a banana
Lister: No it isn't! What is it?
Kryten: It's an orrrrrr its an orrrrrrr
Lister: It's an orange say it. IT IS AN ORANGE.
Kryten: It's an orrrrrr it's an orrrrrr It's no use sir I can't do it
Lister: You can. I'm going to teach you. (Puts down banana picks up apple) Ok what is it?
Kryten: It's an apple
Lister: No No No. What is it?
Kryten: Oo it's no use sir I just can't lie I'm programmed to always tell the truth.
Lister: Kryten it's easy look. (holding an apple) It's an orange (picks up orange) it's a melon (holding a banana) it's a female aardvark.
Kryten: Oo that is just so superb sir. How d'ya do that, especially calling a banana an aardvark. An aardvark isn't even a fruit. It's total genius.
I actually enjoyed reading GEB - it's one of those books that once you get into it, it's very difficult to put down until you've finished it. It also stands up to multiple readings - there are layers upon layers of information in it.
One book that I'd love to read but has utterly defeated me is "On Growth and Form" by D'Arcy Thompson. The ideas in it are fascinating, but trying to read even a chapter is a monumental battle to simply get past the language! Pop Science it ain't...
Yep, just as soon as the PCI-X video cards are available. Problem is, the video card manufacturers won't produce PCI-X video cards until there are motherboards to plug them into. Catch-22.
The 1953 movie was utterly camp, despite assertions of playing off cold war fears, but expect it to look good in comparison.
Don't forget its heavy religious overtones - I was rooting for the Martians: "Zap that #@%^$! preacher so we can get on with the story!"
The remake could turn into another Battlefield Earth.
Try sotto voce (subvocal) whistling instead. If you use the speech parts of the brain, it's quite easy to slip up and say something you didn't intend. If you whistle, it's very difficult - if not impossible - to accidentally say anything; you have to stop whistling first, switching focus from your mouth (which is where the whistle is generated) to your vocal cords (for speech.)
It's like letting a wild cat loose in a house full of mice, then catching the cat.
The problem is, the wild cat sprays your walls and furniture, uses your curtains and carpet as a scratching post, and leaves "calling cards" in your shoes. Sure, the house is free from mice, but it will take considerable effort to get the house back the way it was - and you never know for sure if there's another surprise waiting for you in the cupboard...
Just because AOL - and especially Microsoft - are fighting spam, doesn't mean they are doing so for the right reasons. It may be a PR exercise ("Company X are fighting spam - aren't they wonderful!"), it may be a distraction ("look at that shiny spammer over there!"), it may be a cunning plan to twist email standards in their favour (email "stamps" etc.) By all means let them do the legwork in chasing down spammers, but keep your eyes on the magician's hands at all times.
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This boat is an Incat fast ferry, built in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
... something the article conveniently neglected to mention.
I saw the HSV 2 Swift (from a distance) in Hobart last year while at the SAGE-AU conference.
Nearby was another Aussie-built naval vessel, a Huon-class coastal minehunter - I forget which one, probably HMAS Yarra. You wouldn't know from looking at them that they have a glass-reinforced plastic hull!
What's Russian for "fool of a Took!"?
"Tooks fool you!" ?
Taikonaut = Chinese
Are you sure there isn't a Japanese Taikonaut on the ISS? That would explain the drumming noise.
"... watch me pull a lawsuit out of my butt!"
"Again?! That trick never works."
"Hey presto!"
(Screams and splattered blood as Darlwinkle is torn asunder by the defence legal team.)
Why do you think they're nude? "Hand over your designer jeans, shirt, sneakers, sunglasses, bling bling, iPod - and the lupins!"
Imagine the death certificate. CAUSE: Buckyballs.
I thought "Buckyballs" was an injury suffered by rodeo riders, like "Tennis elbow".
They say that the first accent was a grave mistake...
Glaswegian?
Err, last time I checked Glasgow was in Scotland, not England. I suspect that you may be about to learn the phrase "Stitch that, Jimmy!" from our Scottish brethren who are less understanding...
Apparently not "the better" as you voted to keep her has head of state not five years ago.
:-)
Not so - my state (territory, actually) was one of the few in which a majority voted in favour of a republic, despite the politically crippled model put forward. (A majority of voters in a majority of states are required to vote in favour of a referendum for it to succeed.)
If the Prime Minister, John Howard, wanted to give Australians a say in whether Australia should become a republic, he should have held a plebiscite asking "Do you want Australia to become a republic?" If he did, there would have been a resounding "YES!" vote - which is precisely why he didn't do this.
Instead, he held a convention of monarchists and republicans to debate the issue, and put forward a proposed model for the republic. This was designed to split the republic factions into those who wanted a directly elected president (like the US), and those that wanted a joint parliamentary committee to choose the president (largely a ceremonial role, like the current Governor General.)
The result of the convention was a politically compromised minimalist republic model that split the republican camp - precisely what the monarchists wanted (if you can't beat 'em, split 'em...) With the waters well and truly muddied, the voters opted on the side of caution and the referendum was (as usual) defeated - precisely what John Howard wanted. He may have won the battle (by default), but he won't win the war...
Here endeth the lesson.
Sorry to pick nits here, but Australia is a sovereign nation ...
... and the sooner we ditch our foreign sovereign, the better.
I saw a live demonstration of the desktop at a Sun briefing.
The desktop is really a 3D-enhanced traditional desktop, so it might actually work in practice... Instead of multiple virtual desktops, you have a 360 degree panoramic view - just turn around to find a clean section of desktop. Window stacking uses "depth" to push inactive windows away from you; you can also "flick" between active windows (kind of like flicking between two pages of a book.) There were various other eye candy features, but I don't remember the details.
My overall impression was that it was pretty neat - I was pretty pissed off when I found that the "demo" was just a movie and not something I could demonstrate to colleagues.
"Hi. I am your browser. What can I do for you?"
SHUT UP!
"Are you sure you want to close the window?"
Kind of. Hematite is a dark grey rock with a metallic sheen, and feels surprisingly heavy. It gets its name (literally "blood stone") from the blood red colour it produces when scratched/ground. Fine-grained hematite that takes a fine polish is often used for jewelery.
I'M-ASOL?
The real final test is for the robot to know what the fruit is, but is able to lie about it:
Lister: OK try again what is it?
Kryten: It's a banana
Lister: No it isn't. What is it?
Kryten: It's a banana
Lister: No it isn't! What is it?
Kryten: It's an orrrrrr its an orrrrrrr
Lister: It's an orange say it. IT IS AN ORANGE.
Kryten: It's an orrrrrr it's an orrrrrr It's no use sir I can't do it
Lister: You can. I'm going to teach you. (Puts down banana picks up apple) Ok what is it?
Kryten: It's an apple
Lister: No No No. What is it?
Kryten: Oo it's no use sir I just can't lie I'm programmed to always tell the truth.
Lister: Kryten it's easy look. (holding an apple) It's an orange (picks up orange) it's a melon (holding a banana) it's a female aardvark.
Kryten: Oo that is just so superb sir. How d'ya do that, especially calling a banana an aardvark. An aardvark isn't even a fruit. It's total genius.
I actually enjoyed reading GEB - it's one of those books that once you get into it, it's very difficult to put down until you've finished it. It also stands up to multiple readings - there are layers upon layers of information in it.
One book that I'd love to read but has utterly defeated me is "On Growth and Form" by D'Arcy Thompson. The ideas in it are fascinating, but trying to read even a chapter is a monumental battle to simply get past the language! Pop Science it ain't...
I am sure AMD boards will have PCI Express soon.
Yep, just as soon as the PCI-X video cards are available. Problem is, the video card manufacturers won't produce PCI-X video cards until there are motherboards to plug them into. Catch-22.
The 1953 movie was utterly camp, despite assertions of playing off cold war fears, but expect it to look good in comparison.
Don't forget its heavy religious overtones - I was rooting for the Martians: "Zap that #@%^$! preacher so we can get on with the story!"
The remake could turn into another Battlefield Earth.
Try sotto voce (subvocal) whistling instead. If you use the speech parts of the brain, it's quite easy to slip up and say something you didn't intend. If you whistle, it's very difficult - if not impossible - to accidentally say anything; you have to stop whistling first, switching focus from your mouth (which is where the whistle is generated) to your vocal cords (for speech.)
Try this:
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=satire
It's like letting a wild cat loose in a house full of mice, then catching the cat.
The problem is, the wild cat sprays your walls and furniture, uses your curtains and carpet as a scratching post, and leaves "calling cards" in your shoes. Sure, the house is free from mice, but it will take considerable effort to get the house back the way it was - and you never know for sure if there's another surprise waiting for you in the cupboard...
incendentally adv. Unintential flaming.
That's Big Bunny to you...
Those aren't "blueberries" - they're petrified rabbit droppings!
The enemy of my enemy is still my enemy...
Just because AOL - and especially Microsoft - are fighting spam, doesn't mean they are doing so for the right reasons. It may be a PR exercise ("Company X are fighting spam - aren't they wonderful!"), it may be a distraction ("look at that shiny spammer over there!"), it may be a cunning plan to twist email standards in their favour (email "stamps" etc.) By all means let them do the legwork in chasing down spammers, but keep your eyes on the magician's hands at all times.