I looked into it, and the university actually has an unlimited license of sorts, but we had no increased rates because they are spending no more than they were to supply the labs. Anyway, seems like a pretty good deal to me. Considering the retail price of all the MS software I've gotten from the deal is more than my tuition for a year =]
We get 'free' MS products. As far as I know, the only time we shell out money for them is if we want an actual CD, then we pay $5 for the cd (which supposedly covers the universities cost to produce the CD. MS does not give us cds, just ISOs or whatever, and we have to make the CDs.) Alternatively, we can download most stuff for free online.
MS benefits from these deals because it creates a user base, they probably lose money at the beginning, since they are giving away $1000s worth of software. (if you go by retail price anyway).
Archaic spelling or not, you don't necessarily go around changing the titles of works because their spellings are archaic. The book is the "Domesday Book." If it were written today, we might refer to it as the "Doomsday Book," but it wasn't written today.
Actually, according to this, the labelling of it as a 'virus' was started by a government spokesperson, whom much of the media followed.
That is more a case of unfamiliarity with the subject. You would think that when you are dealing with a specific news area, the people posting the articles should have the sense to know what is what, or at least the ability to research it.
Yeah, this is first time editor mistakes have really mislead me, since it was something I was unaware of. Most of the time if they make a mistake, I know what is going on, and can shrug it off.
I wonder would happen to a newspaper editor that let one blatant error slide each day?
You can't threaten any person. I received a death-threat via e-mail once, forwarded it to the authorities, and the people responsible were convicted of Class C Felonies (whatever that means.)
Posting a resume doesn't always mean you are looking for a new job. Every professor at my school has their resume available online, it's so you can see their qualifications, etc. Thus, this is a way of showing how their CEO is competent.
I was even watching Looney Toons on Cartoon Network this morning. I wonder if maybe this isn't why they weren't showing a lot of seemingly older ones, or do they always do that?
Usually if I see a ThinkGeek ad, it just reminds me, "oh yeah, I was going to buy such and such,", and so I click on ThinkGeek in my favorites list. I wonder how they see that. heh.
a href="http://pearl1.lanl.gov/periodic/elements/13. html">this will give you a brief story on the history of the name. For those too lazy to go there and read it:
(L. alumen, alum) The ancient Greeks and Romans used alum as an astringent and as a mordant in dyeing. In 1761 de Morveau proposed the name alumine for the base in alum, and Lavoisier, in 1787, thought this to be the oxide of a still undiscovered metal.
Wohler is generally credited with having isolated the metal in 1827, although an impure form was prepared by Oersted two years earlier. In 1807, Davy proposed the name aluminum for the metal, undiscovered at that time, and later agreed to change it to aluminum. Shortly thereafter, the name aluminum was adopted to conform with the "ium" ending of most elements, and this spelling is now in use elsewhere in the world.
Aluminium was also the accepted spelling in the U.S. until 1925, at which time the American Chemical Society officially decided to use the name aluminum thereafter in their publications.
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There was a comment posted awhile ago on another article that stated that the original name of the element was 'Aluminum', but in England they felt it should follow most of the other elements and end in ium, so they changed it to allow a 2nd spelling, 'Aluminium'.
So, that would make those of us in the US at least spelling it the original way =]
1. Very Public Boycotts of companies that use Spam tactics.
I have yet to receive SPAM from a company I could even Boycott. Since I don't regular buy goods or services from Jerry's Triangle Scheme, or Joe-Bob's Porn site, a boycott isn't going to do much. Maybe if Subway started spamming me I'd stop going there, but I don't get any SPAM from any companies I've ever even heard of before.
Actually, I think all the SPAM I get can be put into a few categories:
There's your get-rich-quick SPAM, covering a myriad of pryamid schemes and others. Then there's your 'insider information' SPAM telling you what stock to buy. 'Porno SPAM' speaks for itself. 'Weight loss and Sexual medicine' group has to be one of my favorites. You can lump the rest into 'actual seems like they're trying to sell me something' group or the 'wtf is this?' group.
Isn't there a much easier way to do this? I know a lot of people that have simple proxies set up on an address that they know isn't blocked, then you can access everything you need to through them. (HTTP at least). Very simple solution to the problem.
Aside - I first read cDc as 'Center for Disease Control', heh, sure changed the article.
Then how come my whole room is a nice neutral color, including all the furniture, and I'm still hungry all the time? Unless you count my mouse pads, they're the only red thing around.
Someone who starts driving at 23 will tend to have a more level head and think more responsibly than someone who starts driving at 16. This is related to the same reason why being married tends to lower your insurance rates, you're seen as a more responsible person, and therefore a safer driver. Okay, so IANAInsurance persn, so if someone out there is, feel free to correct me.
Anyway, I think a 16 year old is more likely to take their car out on a back road and see how fast it can go than a 23 year old is. Come to think of it, that was me. 16-18 I drove like an idiot and picked up about 8 speeding tickets. Since then, I've screwed my head on straight, and now drive a lot safer than I used to. I was pretty lucky not to get in accident.
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I looked into it, and the university actually has an unlimited license of sorts, but we had no increased rates because they are spending no more than they were to supply the labs. Anyway, seems like a pretty good deal to me. Considering the retail price of all the MS software I've gotten from the deal is more than my tuition for a year =]
MS benefits from these deals because it creates a user base, they probably lose money at the beginning, since they are giving away $1000s worth of software. (if you go by retail price anyway).
Archaic spelling or not, you don't necessarily go around changing the titles of works because their spellings are archaic. The book is the "Domesday Book." If it were written today, we might refer to it as the "Doomsday Book," but it wasn't written today.
That is more a case of unfamiliarity with the subject. You would think that when you are dealing with a specific news area, the people posting the articles should have the sense to know what is what, or at least the ability to research it.
I wonder would happen to a newspaper editor that let one blatant error slide each day?
Little Boy (Hiroshima) was 12.5 kilotons.
Fat Man (Nagasaki) was 22 kilotons.
You're close enough, I just thought some people might be interested in the actually statistics. Aren't the atomic bombs we have now into the megatons?
I think you have a much greater chance of dying in a car accident than most things, except maybe smoking and heart disease.
About the only differences I know with cars is emissions standards in CA. Not that big of a deal, nor that expensive.
The store doesn't pay nearly the same that you and I do to put MS software on all those computers.
What I can't figure out is that either people didn't have bad sight until fairly recently, or it must not have mattered too much! =]
You can't threaten any person. I received a death-threat via e-mail once, forwarded it to the authorities, and the people responsible were convicted of Class C Felonies (whatever that means.)
Posting a resume doesn't always mean you are looking for a new job. Every professor at my school has their resume available online, it's so you can see their qualifications, etc. Thus, this is a way of showing how their CEO is competent.
I wonder if the cost of public transportation like buses would go up with this?
Yeah, I was going to say, most normal winter coats cost around 150-300 on average, so $500 isn't that bad.
I was even watching Looney Toons on Cartoon Network this morning. I wonder if maybe this isn't why they weren't showing a lot of seemingly older ones, or do they always do that?
Usually if I see a ThinkGeek ad, it just reminds me, "oh yeah, I was going to buy such and such,", and so I click on ThinkGeek in my favorites list. I wonder how they see that. heh.
Some people run commercial websites on them
Most ISP's terms of service prohibit you from using free personal space for commercial businesses.
If his information is from years ago, then there is no way he can verify that claim.
(L. alumen, alum) The ancient Greeks and Romans used alum as an astringent and as a mordant in dyeing. In 1761 de Morveau proposed the name alumine for the base in alum, and Lavoisier, in 1787, thought this to be the oxide of a still undiscovered metal.
Wohler is generally credited with having isolated the metal in 1827, although an impure form was prepared by Oersted two years earlier. In 1807, Davy proposed the name aluminum for the metal, undiscovered at that time, and later agreed to change it to aluminum. Shortly thereafter, the name aluminum was adopted to conform with the "ium" ending of most elements, and this spelling is now in use elsewhere in the world.
Aluminium was also the accepted spelling in the U.S. until 1925, at which time the American Chemical Society officially decided to use the name aluminum thereafter in their publications.
So, that would make those of us in the US at least spelling it the original way =]
I have yet to receive SPAM from a company I could even Boycott. Since I don't regular buy goods or services from Jerry's Triangle Scheme, or Joe-Bob's Porn site, a boycott isn't going to do much. Maybe if Subway started spamming me I'd stop going there, but I don't get any SPAM from any companies I've ever even heard of before.
Actually, I think all the SPAM I get can be put into a few categories:
There's your get-rich-quick SPAM, covering a myriad of pryamid schemes and others. Then there's your 'insider information' SPAM telling you what stock to buy. 'Porno SPAM' speaks for itself. 'Weight loss and Sexual medicine' group has to be one of my favorites. You can lump the rest into 'actual seems like they're trying to sell me something' group or the 'wtf is this?' group.
General Motors: 29.2%
Ford: 18.1%
Honda: 9.8%
Toyota: 9.1%
Chrysler: 8.5%
GM has acquired Saab since then, and I'm sure a few other small companies have changed hands, but their numbers are small enough to not really matter.
Apparently Chrysler is no longer 1 of the Big 3.. but GM and Ford look pretty untouchable right now. (Doesn't mean it will always be that way.)
Aside - I first read cDc as 'Center for Disease Control', heh, sure changed the article.
Then how come my whole room is a nice neutral color, including all the furniture, and I'm still hungry all the time? Unless you count my mouse pads, they're the only red thing around.
Anyway, I think a 16 year old is more likely to take their car out on a back road and see how fast it can go than a 23 year old is. Come to think of it, that was me. 16-18 I drove like an idiot and picked up about 8 speeding tickets. Since then, I've screwed my head on straight, and now drive a lot safer than I used to. I was pretty lucky not to get in accident.