It's actually easy to make long, straight, well controlled and perfectly perpendicular cuts using a handheld circular saw.
All you need to make first is a set of guiders, which are rulers glued flush to the edge of thin plywood sheets of the same length. You then cut the plywood using your saw set at 90* and with the edge of the bottom plate sliding along the ruler. To do a straight cut in your material of choice, you simply place the plywood edge of the guider on the marked line (the kerf will be outside the guider), clamp it down, then slide the saw along it. Perfect cuts every time!
Sorry, but if you're shopping at IKEA, you should choose wisely.
Most furniture at IKEA is made from either particleboard or pine (or similar softwood). Never, ever pick the particleboard crap.
I covered a full wall with bookshelves bought there; they have (or had) a model tall enough to reach up to the ceiling; for a perfect fit I had to make one of the 3 sections narrower, tied together all sections with sunken wide-headed nuts&bolts and glued all joints (no removable shelves). It looks good, holds most of our books and was significantly cheaper ($400) than a custom solution ($15000). I also expect it to last.
I've seen this "we saved them two times" being spouted a lot regarding US helping France in a war context.
Yes, WWII is clearly a situation in which US, along with USSR, bore most of the war effort on the Allied side.
But WWI? Come on! US contribution to that ugly war was at best minor and had little to do with that war's outcome. It actually helped more the US Army than its allies, as they finally figured out how utterly unprepared they were for a large-scale "modern" conflict; between the (un)Civil War and WWI, the only significant US engagements were against much weaker opponents (mostly Spain and its colonies).
Therefore, the proper way to say it is ", yeah, we saved their ass once already".
Your logic is twisted. I bet that the majority of the world's population did ingest alcohol at one time or another (excepting those who observe some sort of religion forbidding this). Most who did are not alcohol-dependent.
If the study's questionnaire is as bad as the FA posted on/., then there is no surprise that they reached the conclusions they did.
You see, there is a much higher likelihood of a kid drinking a small glass of sweet wine at the family reunion than smoking pot, therefore "72.2 percent of students reporting alcohol consumption at some point in their lifetime" may mean nothing if the frequency and amount of consumption are not considered.
One should distinguish between pre-election polling and the exit polls.
Exit polls have been consistently proven to be very accurate, except the rare situations where they weren't (read: when the particular election results have been tampered with, e.g. Ohio 2004).
This is what you get when the school system relies heavily on grading using the "multiple choice" method.
Yes, it's much easier to check the results and removes any subjective bias from the evaluation, but it also completely kills the cognitive development, as the kids must only remember which answer seems more plausible. Instead of concept development, we have memory training.
Of course, the "multiple choice" type of testing is nowadays quite popular outside US, so I guess that the lack of reasoning skill is not US-bound.
The V6 quality decline must have been caused by the production moving from Japan to China (somewhere around 2002-2003).
I have both pre- and post-move V6s and the sound quality of the China-made ones is significantly lower. Yes, they look the same but don't sound as good.
Remember when your mammy told you to proofread before hitting the "Submit" button? Should have listened then, now you look like an idiot for mis-reading the 450mm wafer size for 450nm (presumably the minimal process feature), then trying to be a smart-ass about the perceived incompetence of one of the the largest silicon manufacturers in the whole world.
The thing is that few if any think about this distorted perception and accept half-baked memes as "truth".
In American history, George Washington is a stark example. We have a state, the federal capital and untold number of cities named after the guy. Mediocre education, sub-par military ability (he lost many more battles than he won), he prevailed at Yorktown against his will (it was de Rochambeau who forced him to attack), and so on. Basically his great qualities are the "survivor skill" and that he refused to be coronated as King.
Yet he's looked at as the second Messiah's incarnation, kids in school shed tears when they hear his name and everyone reveres him. Really?
Yeah, Stock Options are regular income if sold less than 12 months after exercise and Long-Term Capital Gains (taxed far lower) if after. However, in the second case, I really don't see how he could avoid some AMT penalty...
In Larry's case, is he paid in Stock Options or in Stock (common or restricted)? 'cos if it's the latter, he still pays the standard income tax on the face value at vesting time and can pay the low rate only on the spread when he sells.
Does this mean that the "the Perfect Storm" depiction of how the Andea Gail sunk was technically inaccurate? In that film, the ship went with its bow straight into the freak wave but could not reach the top and fell over.
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I wonder how he's spelling his own name on the Driving License... Very likely with "a" and not with "â"
He, he, this bit of information reveals where you live (or work); yeah, it's a pity that we are now limited to the Fry's on Arques...
It's actually easy to make long, straight, well controlled and perfectly perpendicular cuts using a handheld circular saw.
All you need to make first is a set of guiders, which are rulers glued flush to the edge of thin plywood sheets of the same length. You then cut the plywood using your saw set at 90* and with the edge of the bottom plate sliding along the ruler. To do a straight cut in your material of choice, you simply place the plywood edge of the guider on the marked line (the kerf will be outside the guider), clamp it down, then slide the saw along it. Perfect cuts every time!
Sorry, but if you're shopping at IKEA, you should choose wisely.
Most furniture at IKEA is made from either particleboard or pine (or similar softwood). Never, ever pick the particleboard crap.
I covered a full wall with bookshelves bought there; they have (or had) a model tall enough to reach up to the ceiling; for a perfect fit I had to make one of the 3 sections narrower, tied together all sections with sunken wide-headed nuts&bolts and glued all joints (no removable shelves). It looks good, holds most of our books and was significantly cheaper ($400) than a custom solution ($15000). I also expect it to last.
Bottomline is: don't discount all IKEA furniture.
Hey,
I've seen this "we saved them two times" being spouted a lot regarding US helping France in a war context.
Yes, WWII is clearly a situation in which US, along with USSR, bore most of the war effort on the Allied side.
But WWI? Come on! US contribution to that ugly war was at best minor and had little to do with that war's outcome. It actually helped more the US Army than its allies, as they finally figured out how utterly unprepared they were for a large-scale "modern" conflict; between the (un)Civil War and WWI, the only significant US engagements were against much weaker opponents (mostly Spain and its colonies).
Therefore, the proper way to say it is ", yeah, we saved their ass once already".
Yes, you're right. My bad!
Nope. AC is correct. In fact, that was the original definition of 1 calorie (energy needed to heat 1 liter of water by 1 *C).
Now why one nutritional calorie equals 1kCal (4.18kJ) - from where you confusion most likely arises - is anyone's guess.
Don't waste your time. Deorus is clearly impaired in his/her cognitive skills. Not a troll, just a slow person.
Your logic is twisted. I bet that the majority of the world's population did ingest alcohol at one time or another (excepting those who observe some sort of religion forbidding this). Most who did are not alcohol-dependent.
If the study's questionnaire is as bad as the FA posted on /., then there is no surprise that they reached the conclusions they did.
You see, there is a much higher likelihood of a kid drinking a small glass of sweet wine at the family reunion than smoking pot, therefore "72.2 percent of students reporting alcohol consumption at some point in their lifetime" may mean nothing if the frequency and amount of consumption are not considered.
One should distinguish between pre-election polling and the exit polls.
Exit polls have been consistently proven to be very accurate, except the rare situations where they weren't (read: when the particular election results have been tampered with, e.g. Ohio 2004).
This is slashdot, after all. Most youngsters are already avoiding this harmful radiation by hiding in their mother's basement...
You should have your eyes checked. If you can't distinguish between an iPad and a G.T., you have pretty shitty vision acuity.
Obviously, the key element to a perfectly baked turkey is brining the bird for 12-16 hours, then placing it in the medium-hot oven...
This is what you get when the school system relies heavily on grading using the "multiple choice" method.
Yes, it's much easier to check the results and removes any subjective bias from the evaluation, but it also completely kills the cognitive development, as the kids must only remember which answer seems more plausible. Instead of concept development, we have memory training.
Of course, the "multiple choice" type of testing is nowadays quite popular outside US, so I guess that the lack of reasoning skill is not US-bound.
were you trying for the Funny mod?
The V6 quality decline must have been caused by the production moving from Japan to China (somewhere around 2002-2003).
I have both pre- and post-move V6s and the sound quality of the China-made ones is significantly lower. Yes, they look the same but don't sound as good.
Remember when your mammy told you to proofread before hitting the "Submit" button? Should have listened then, now you look like an idiot for mis-reading the 450mm wafer size for 450nm (presumably the minimal process feature), then trying to be a smart-ass about the perceived incompetence of one of the the largest silicon manufacturers in the whole world.
You're right, of course. I remember reading about how USS Thresher was lost at sea.
I was just playing the man's fame of being supremely obsessed about quality control.
is uncomfortably spinning in his grave...
The thing is that few if any think about this distorted perception and accept half-baked memes as "truth".
In American history, George Washington is a stark example. We have a state, the federal capital and untold number of cities named after the guy. Mediocre education, sub-par military ability (he lost many more battles than he won), he prevailed at Yorktown against his will (it was de Rochambeau who forced him to attack), and so on. Basically his great qualities are the "survivor skill" and that he refused to be coronated as King.
Yet he's looked at as the second Messiah's incarnation, kids in school shed tears when they hear his name and everyone reveres him. Really?
he, he! another one going for that sig!
In defense of the GGP, check out the rationale, I'd say he's pretty much right, Washington included.
AC is talking about the 50k/y fee to maintain a patent, per his/her proposal, not the filing fees.
A very good read about this is Good Germs, Bad Germs
Yeah, Stock Options are regular income if sold less than 12 months after exercise and Long-Term Capital Gains (taxed far lower) if after. However, in the second case, I really don't see how he could avoid some AMT penalty...
In Larry's case, is he paid in Stock Options or in Stock (common or restricted)? 'cos if it's the latter, he still pays the standard income tax on the face value at vesting time and can pay the low rate only on the spread when he sells.
Does this mean that the "the Perfect Storm" depiction of how the Andea Gail sunk was technically inaccurate? In that film, the ship went with its bow straight into the freak wave but could not reach the top and fell over.