>He used the flying crowbars in the Footfall [wikipedia.org] novel. >Now there's a blockbuster movie waiting to happen, I'm surprised >it's never made it to the big screen.
Let's just be thankful that it hasn't. I shudder to think of what Hollywood would do to Footfall.
>I don't think a bunch of misspellings from somebody claiming to >be President Bush would be a tipoff of something wrong. No >misspellings would be a tipoff!
Good one! I wish that I still had some mod points left.
The problem is that there are a lot of people out there who have no clue what the science actually is, have not studied the issue beyond readying a few Web sites, and then claim to be informed skeptics. In fact, most of them are just denying something that they barely understand, which is not skepticism. Denial is a good term to describe many of the people who claim that they do not believe in climate change. Belief has nothing do do with it. It is a matter of science, not belief.
>$850/month is expensive for mortage/utilities/prop > taxes/maintenance!?
That is about what I was paying in DC for my old house, which I bought about five years ago. The secret is not to buy a McMansion and to keep up with the maintenance. It is far cheaper to replace the washers on a faucet than it is to let them drip hot water.
>What!?! How can this group afford the monthly charges?
Many of them do not have a land line. Land lines in the US (at least where I live) cost about US$100 per month for approximately the same telephone features that an iPhone has. An iPhone may actually be the economical choice for some people.
>All engineered to standards that don't even exist yet.
That is brilliant! I think that in my next paper I will make a point of analysing data that has not even been collected yet. That will give me a jump on the CalTech group!
The first two tips are wrong from basic physics. Speed needs to be adjusted to respond to road conditions, and to keep an appropriate RPM on the engine. Acceleration is more efficient if it is smooth rather than jerky. This does not mean that the acceleration has to be slow, but it should not be sudden.
I disagree. Noise reduction or isolation is fine at home, or anywhere else where one does not need to be acoustically aware of your surroundings, but it is downright dangerous if you are walking to a bus stop, or walking to ones car in an underground parking lot, or waiting for a train, or in any environment where one may need to react to something. I use big sound-blocking headphones at home (they are great when I want a little me time), but I find that outside my home noise cancelling headphones are a far better choice, at least for me.
>> what the hell is hoovering?
>We don't use this much in the United States,
Yes we do. It is a common frat-boy term for a certain sexual act where I live.
>> She ended the discussion by adding "iPod" to our grocery list
>> and leaving the kitchen.
> We have never needed a "+1, Gosh Darn That's Cute!" option so > sorely.
A Sarah Palin knob.
Back when I was using CFHT there was no high-pass filtering done on the data. That would change the noise properties of the data, which could render the data useless for certain types of analysis. The big space savings were done using lossless data compression. Depending on the type of data one can reduce the disk space required by up to about 90%. A second space-saving technique was to combine calibration data, such as bias frames and flats. In many cases combined calibration data is just as good as the individual frames, and in some cases better. Roughly half of the data collected each night is calibration data, so this can result in a big saving in space. I have not used CFHT since the 1990s, so I have no idea how they deal with their data now.
>Well, as they say, an Ubuntu user is just a windows fan who's
> used Vista.
I have been quite happy with Vista. I know, I am as surprised as you are, but really, Vista works well for me.
> Think of how many lives daylight savings saves regarding traffic
Actually, that is a myth. To make matters worse, what little affect there is on traffic safety depends on what side of the time zone that one is on, so the tiny benefit gained in cities on one edge is balanced by the cities on the other edge. The reality is that DST has far more effect on one shopping habits than it does on safety. DST is just another example of social engineering.
Now, that said, it is nice to have a few hours of daylight in the evening. However, I would prefer to have that extra light in the morning, when I am trying to wake up, rather than when I am trying to go to sleep.
The original Star Wars movie was just titled "Star Wars". There was no "A New Hope" and no "Episode 4" in the title. Lucas retrofitted those into the movie a year or two after the original release when he decided to use the backstory material to make prequels.
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>He used the flying crowbars in the Footfall [wikipedia.org] novel.
>Now there's a blockbuster movie waiting to happen, I'm surprised >it's never made it to the big screen.
Let's just be thankful that it hasn't. I shudder to think of what Hollywood would do to Footfall.
>I don't think a bunch of misspellings from somebody claiming to
>be President Bush would be a tipoff of something wrong. No
>misspellings would be a tipoff!
Good one! I wish that I still had some mod points left.
> Taking half of whatever remained of his in the process.
The frightening part is that this is probably what would happen if she divorced him.
I can boot Vista out of one of my Windows in about four seconds.
>Clearly you don't understand the difference between skins and
>themes.
So, please explain the difference.
>Use the "Off" button when you're out for a movie, on a date with
>your girlfriend or having a beer with your buddies.
What's a girlfriend?
The problem is that there are a lot of people out there who have no clue what the science actually is, have not studied the issue beyond readying a few Web sites, and then claim to be informed skeptics. In fact, most of them are just denying something that they barely understand, which is not skepticism. Denial is a good term to describe many of the people who claim that they do not believe in climate change. Belief has nothing do do with it. It is a matter of science, not belief.
>$850/month is expensive for mortage/utilities/prop
> taxes/maintenance!?
That is about what I was paying in DC for my old house, which I bought about five years ago. The secret is not to buy a McMansion and to keep up with the maintenance. It is far cheaper to replace the washers on a faucet than it is to let them drip hot water.
>What!?! How can this group afford the monthly charges?
Many of them do not have a land line. Land lines in the US (at least where I live) cost about US$100 per month for approximately the same telephone features that an iPhone has. An iPhone may actually be the economical choice for some people.
>From Apple's Macbook mini-site:
>All engineered to standards that don't even exist yet.
That is brilliant! I think that in my next paper I will make a point of analysing data that has not even been collected yet. That will give me a jump on the CalTech group!
The first two tips are wrong from basic physics. Speed needs to be adjusted to respond to road conditions, and to keep an appropriate RPM on the engine. Acceleration is more efficient if it is smooth rather than jerky. This does not mean that the acceleration has to be slow, but it should not be sudden.
I disagree. Noise reduction or isolation is fine at home, or anywhere else where one does not need to be acoustically aware of your surroundings, but it is downright dangerous if you are walking to a bus stop, or walking to ones car in an underground parking lot, or waiting for a train, or in any environment where one may need to react to something. I use big sound-blocking headphones at home (they are great when I want a little me time), but I find that outside my home noise cancelling headphones are a far better choice, at least for me.
That is true, but needing something does not make it a right. In the US most people need a car, but driving is still a privilege, not a right.
>> what the hell is hoovering? >We don't use this much in the United States, Yes we do. It is a common frat-boy term for a certain sexual act where I live.
>> She ended the discussion by adding "iPod" to our grocery list >> and leaving the kitchen. > We have never needed a "+1, Gosh Darn That's Cute!" option so > sorely. A Sarah Palin knob.
Back when I was using CFHT there was no high-pass filtering done on the data. That would change the noise properties of the data, which could render the data useless for certain types of analysis. The big space savings were done using lossless data compression. Depending on the type of data one can reduce the disk space required by up to about 90%. A second space-saving technique was to combine calibration data, such as bias frames and flats. In many cases combined calibration data is just as good as the individual frames, and in some cases better. Roughly half of the data collected each night is calibration data, so this can result in a big saving in space. I have not used CFHT since the 1990s, so I have no idea how they deal with their data now.
>Well, as they say, an Ubuntu user is just a windows fan who's > used Vista. I have been quite happy with Vista. I know, I am as surprised as you are, but really, Vista works well for me.
> Think of how many lives daylight savings saves regarding traffic Actually, that is a myth. To make matters worse, what little affect there is on traffic safety depends on what side of the time zone that one is on, so the tiny benefit gained in cities on one edge is balanced by the cities on the other edge. The reality is that DST has far more effect on one shopping habits than it does on safety. DST is just another example of social engineering. Now, that said, it is nice to have a few hours of daylight in the evening. However, I would prefer to have that extra light in the morning, when I am trying to wake up, rather than when I am trying to go to sleep.
The original Star Wars movie was just titled "Star Wars". There was no "A New Hope" and no "Episode 4" in the title. Lucas retrofitted those into the movie a year or two after the original release when he decided to use the backstory material to make prequels.
The sexier a girl's e-mail address is, the lower the odds that the person is a female.
The end is near Drink more beer
Make a point of walking any distance under a mile. Swim for half an hour twice a week. Learn tai chi. Play tag with your kids.
You really need to develop some skill and comprehending written English. He was saying the same thing that you are, only much more elegantly.