Every poet is a cannibal and every artist is a thief.
Honestly the person who takes something obscure (by a local or a widespread standard) and makes it "accessible" or "relevant" is as much of an artist as the original creator...
And as far as attribution goes you're applying a more modern standard than was ever considered at the time. The same accusation could be made against The Beatles, Dylan, Clapton, Sabbath, Muddy Waters... Leadbelly, Blind Lemon. (if that list doesn't make the point then very likely you're just prejudiced against old music)
While they may never have given official credit in a way that would be required now they did successfully turn many people on to the music of blues heroes like Willie Dixson.
p.s. Consider a relevant translation of artwork.. who would know a classic movie like Kurasowa's The Seven Samurai if it wasn't for the Magnificent Seven? Or is "The Departed" less of a great piece of art because it is an Americanization of a foreign film?
Try out "CapitalofascistNeocracy" you'll still be understood and misunderstood by the same groups of people... but it makes their nitpicks stand out as blatant asshat-ery rather than sounding legit.:-P
I believe he thinks that any savings will not be passed on in the form of lowered tuition...
His analogy at least sort of fit the real world, I'd like to see you come up with a believable one explaining the concept of institutional savings being passed on to individuals.
I'm a licensed water well driller and pump tech in NY, although I've been out of the business for a few years.
There is A LOT of shallow natural gas around here and I'm very familiar with running into it. When it's in very small proportions you can only tell by a slight discoloration on the tools, when it's moderate you can taste it slightly (if you know what you're looking for) and when it's extensive you can hear it in the well.... You can also do a lot of fun things like light the bathtub on fire, and place a bucket over the well to accumulate the gas... then toss a match into it to for a nice fireball to really impress the homeowner.
There are indeed methods of extraction, I've seen heaters and outside lamps run off of wells... although I have doubts about the insurabilty of houses using some of the more creative methods. But generally speaking there are few safety issues with even large amounts of gas in a private well, since water systems are a very inefficient method for transferring natural gas and there are some rather simple methods of avoiding/minimizing it.
The simplest (and IMO best) method is a PVC boot to go around the pump itself; the gas does not mix with the water but is constantly rising out of it, so a proper pvc boot forces the pump to draw water from above itself as the water is drawn down the gas continues to rise. Follow that with a decent water filter and you can remove all traces of gas by the time it reaches your tap.
The net cost of this is a slightly lessened lifespan of the pump itself due to heat buildup.
now the fun stuff.....
We got a call once from an older lady who swore that neighbor kids were hiding her well-cap and she wanted to buy a lockable one, while there we noticed deep grooves that had dug into the well casing from the cap screws. The only way for that to happen was if someone were pulling the cap off without loosening the screws, judging from the depth of the grooves that was NOT happening unless her neighbor kid was Chuck Norris (sorry obligitory reference...). A little further inspection revealed a bare spot on a wire that would arc when the water level was low enough. It was igniting the semi-trapped gas and blowing the cap off like a 40 foot potato gun.
I once blew my eyelashes off, most of my eyebrows, and singed the hair on my temples... when I accidently ignited a very active bubbler. I had jerked my head back instantly but it wasn't fast enough. The sudden wash of flame rising out of that pitchblack depth was one of the coolest things I have ever seen; and for a while I thought it would be the last thing I'd ever see, then I realized that my eyelashes had melted together and I simply couldn't open my eyes.
I don't know what the purpose is, but I have to say I like the option personally.
Does blood spatter enhance the game for you? Then go for it, but for my taste many gore effects just help to juvenilize most games; it's like endless penis jokes in an Adam Sandler movie, if I had the option to turn off "13 year old mode" I'd actually be able to enjoy the experience.
Crichton is often derided for posing as a scientist, what he actually was was a supreme researcher. Research on theoretical subjects provides a clouded overall view. Global warming IS a theoretical subject. Climate is changing, is it natural, is it carbon based, is it salinity based, how do what pollutants affect it? These are the questions posed by state of fear. The message is âoepretending we know will screw the futureâ. The theme is responsible action (as exemplified by the absurdism of a conservationist with a private jet) not religio-science of either persuasion.
No his science is not precise, and some conclusions are misleading. But the message seems to be the following:
Is the theory of "global warming" correct in it's assessment of cause? Maybe. The reality is that if we could globally stop treating earth like a whore we would never have to know.
It is science that deals in terms of belief, and personal responsibility that is subject to denial.
The man knew how to write towards a climax damned well but has no idea how to resolve the story afterwards. Andromeda Strain is just one of the most jarring in that regard.
To me this represents not a failing of imagination, but evokes a feeling of realism. A feeling of individuals struggling against their doom; disaster, when unleashed in Crichton's world and our own, are larger than we can overcome. The overall picture is outside our control, we can only struggle within our own personal context until the crisis resolves. The worst that can be said about Crichton in this area is that he resolves every crisis happily... for some characters. In fact his choice of setting events in a real world limits him to certain parameters of crisis resolution, they are all stories that take place in a recent past; none are futuristic. They are not something that will happen and change our future, they are something that did happen and nearly destroyed our present. They are all endings that could plausibly have been hushed up.
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Does your home insurance cover "Black hole damage"
Insurance IS a black hole (and is on a much faster path toward destroying civilization)
Every poet is a cannibal and every artist is a thief.
Honestly the person who takes something obscure (by a local or a widespread standard) and makes it "accessible" or "relevant" is as much of an artist as the original creator...
And as far as attribution goes you're applying a more modern standard than was ever considered at the time. The same accusation could be made against The Beatles, Dylan, Clapton, Sabbath, Muddy Waters... Leadbelly, Blind Lemon. (if that list doesn't make the point then very likely you're just prejudiced against old music)
While they may never have given official credit in a way that would be required now they did successfully turn many people on to the music of blues heroes like Willie Dixson.
p.s.
Consider a relevant translation of artwork.. who would know a classic movie like Kurasowa's The Seven Samurai if it wasn't for the Magnificent Seven?
Or is "The Departed" less of a great piece of art because it is an Americanization of a foreign film?
Someone has set him up... Led Zeppelin is the bomb
Try out "CapitalofascistNeocracy" you'll still be understood and misunderstood by the same groups of people... but it makes their nitpicks stand out as blatant asshat-ery rather than sounding legit. :-P
I hope out of consideration for the rich history of British music that it included some of the classics...
like the Sex Pistols http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_Save_the_Queen_(Sex_Pistols_song)
what about the "Media Usable Through Heuristic Art-intell" branch of the "Free and Open Cloud Alliance"?
those MUTHA FOCAs have a real PR nightmare ahead of them.
... now we really know that /. overdid the April Fools jokes.
I actually stared at the new updates for 30 seconds before I noticed it was a virgin thread.
Really I'm just looking to boost my achievements.
lol first?
We have seen SKYNET!!!! ... and it is Boxxy
I'm queued up for the "Linux Rules Mac Droolz" arena.
I believe he thinks that any savings will not be passed on in the form of lowered tuition...
His analogy at least sort of fit the real world, I'd like to see you come up with a believable one explaining the concept of institutional savings being passed on to individuals.
then only criminals will save lives!!
...why does it have to be in idle?
I'm a licensed water well driller and pump tech in NY, although I've been out of the business for a few years.
There is A LOT of shallow natural gas around here and I'm very familiar with running into it. When it's in very small proportions you can only tell by a slight discoloration on the tools, when it's moderate you can taste it slightly (if you know what you're looking for) and when it's extensive you can hear it in the well.... You can also do a lot of fun things like light the bathtub on fire, and place a bucket over the well to accumulate the gas... then toss a match into it to for a nice fireball to really impress the homeowner.
There are indeed methods of extraction, I've seen heaters and outside lamps run off of wells... although I have doubts about the insurabilty of houses using some of the more creative methods. But generally speaking there are few safety issues with even large amounts of gas in a private well, since water systems are a very inefficient method for transferring natural gas and there are some rather simple methods of avoiding/minimizing it.
The simplest (and IMO best) method is a PVC boot to go around the pump itself; the gas does not mix with the water but is constantly rising out of it, so a proper pvc boot forces the pump to draw water from above itself as the water is drawn down the gas continues to rise. Follow that with a decent water filter and you can remove all traces of gas by the time it reaches your tap.
The net cost of this is a slightly lessened lifespan of the pump itself due to heat buildup.
now the fun stuff.....
We got a call once from an older lady who swore that neighbor kids were hiding her well-cap and she wanted to buy a lockable one, while there we noticed deep grooves that had dug into the well casing from the cap screws. The only way for that to happen was if someone were pulling the cap off without loosening the screws, judging from the depth of the grooves that was NOT happening unless her neighbor kid was Chuck Norris (sorry obligitory reference...). A little further inspection revealed a bare spot on a wire that would arc when the water level was low enough. It was igniting the semi-trapped gas and blowing the cap off like a 40 foot potato gun.
I once blew my eyelashes off, most of my eyebrows, and singed the hair on my temples... when I accidently ignited a very active bubbler. I had jerked my head back instantly but it wasn't fast enough. The sudden wash of flame rising out of that pitchblack depth was one of the coolest things I have ever seen; and for a while I thought it would be the last thing I'd ever see, then I realized that my eyelashes had melted together and I simply couldn't open my eyes.
I don't know what the purpose is, but I have to say I like the option personally. Does blood spatter enhance the game for you? Then go for it, but for my taste many gore effects just help to juvenilize most games; it's like endless penis jokes in an Adam Sandler movie, if I had the option to turn off "13 year old mode" I'd actually be able to enjoy the experience.
MJ can preempt alzheimers the same way Norton can prevent viruses. If you've got the one you'll never notices a difference when you get the other
Crichton is often derided for posing as a scientist, what he actually was was a supreme researcher. Research on theoretical subjects provides a clouded overall view. Global warming IS a theoretical subject. Climate is changing, is it natural, is it carbon based, is it salinity based, how do what pollutants affect it? These are the questions posed by state of fear. The message is âoepretending we know will screw the futureâ. The theme is responsible action (as exemplified by the absurdism of a conservationist with a private jet) not religio-science of either persuasion. No his science is not precise, and some conclusions are misleading. But the message seems to be the following: Is the theory of "global warming" correct in it's assessment of cause? Maybe. The reality is that if we could globally stop treating earth like a whore we would never have to know. It is science that deals in terms of belief, and personal responsibility that is subject to denial.
The man knew how to write towards a climax damned well but has no idea how to resolve the story afterwards. Andromeda Strain is just one of the most jarring in that regard.
To me this represents not a failing of imagination, but evokes a feeling of realism. A feeling of individuals struggling against their doom; disaster, when unleashed in Crichton's world and our own, are larger than we can overcome. The overall picture is outside our control, we can only struggle within our own personal context until the crisis resolves. The worst that can be said about Crichton in this area is that he resolves every crisis happily... for some characters. In fact his choice of setting events in a real world limits him to certain parameters of crisis resolution, they are all stories that take place in a recent past; none are futuristic. They are not something that will happen and change our future, they are something that did happen and nearly destroyed our present. They are all endings that could plausibly have been hushed up.